关于牛津辩论：智慧大于美貌的学习
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ramification
n. The ramifications of a decision, plan, or event are all its consequences and effects, especially ones that are not obvious at first. (尤指最初并不明显的) 后果 e.g. The ramifications were felt far and wide. 2.
abject
adj You use abject to emphasize that a situation or quality is extremely bad. 强调糟糕透顶
squalid
adj. Squalid means dirty, untidy, and in bad condition. 脏乱的(此处指道德败坏的)
disavowal
n. A disavowal of something is a statement that you are not connected with it or responsible for it, or that you no longer agree with or believe in it. 否认 e.g. Even Winston Churchill condemned that abject, squalid shameless disavowal. 3.
thought-provoking
adj. If something such as a book or a movie is thought-provoking, it contains interesting ideas that make people think seriously. (书籍、电影等)发人深省的; 引人深思的 e.g.You will liberate all future generations to a life of literature, humorous and thought-provoking conversation 4.
gaunt
adj. If someone looks gaunt, they look very thin, usually because they have been very ill or worried. 憔悴的 e.g. Giving that I stand before you tonight as a skinny, pale and rather gaunt second-year English student, you can see that I really am debating from the side of experience. 5.
vacuous
adj. If you describe a person or their comments as vacuous, you are critical of them because they lack intelligent thought or ideas. adj. 思想贫乏的 e.g. Voting with the opposition means that you are actively deciding for your vacuous claims rather than your concrete points of experience. 6.
pageant
n. A pageant or a beauty pageant is a competition in which young women are judged to decide which one is the most beautiful. 选美大赛 e.g. Instead of being a speaking and debating society the union will become a pageant show. 7.
mediocre
adj. If you describe something as mediocre, you mean that it is of average quality but you think it should be better. 平庸的 e.g. Wit is the capacity for inventive thought and quick understanding, while being pretty is actually quite a mediocre complement. 8.
flashiness
n. tasteless showiness 灿烂，花哨，艳俗 synonyms(近义词):
brashness, garishness, gaudiness, glitz, loudness, meretriciousness, tawdriness
e.g. Vote proposition for those who value substance over style, for those who value thought over flashiness.
