1. instinctual /?n?st??kt???l/ ADJ. An instinctual feeling, action, or idea is one based on instinct. 本能的 2. vehement /?vi??m?nt/ ADJ. If a person or their actions or comments are vehement, the person has very strong feelings or opinions and expresses them forcefully. (人) 激動的; (行為或評論) 激烈的 3. deregulation /di??r?ɡj??le???n/ N-UNCOUNT Deregulation is the removal of controls and restrictions in a particular area of business or trade. 解除管制 4.blase /?blɑ?ze?/ adjective. unimpressed with or indifferent to something because one has experienced or seen it so often before. 厭倦的，司空見慣的 5. repeal /r??pi?l/ V-T If the government repeals a law, it officially ends it, so that it is no longer valid. 撤銷; 廢止 (法令) 6. provision /pr??v???n/ N-COUNT A provision in a law or an agreement is an arrangement which is included in it. 規(guī)定 7. ominous /??m?n?s/ ADJ. If you describe something as ominous, you mean that it worries you because it makes you think that something bad is going to happen. 不祥的，不吉利的 8. curative /?kj??r?t?v/ ADJ. Something that has curative properties can cure people's illnesses. 有療效的 9. glean /ɡli?n/ (gleaning, gleaned, gleans) V-T If you glean something such as information or knowledge, you learn or collect it slowly and patiently, and perhaps indirectly. 慢慢地收集 10. condescending /?k?nd??s?nd??/ ADJ. If you say that someone is condescending, you are showing your disapproval of the fact that they talk or behave in a way which shows that they think they are superior to other people. 顯得高人一等的表不滿 11. complacent /k?m?ple?s?nt/ ADJ A complacent person is very pleased with themselves or feels that they do not need to do anything about a situation, even though the situation may be uncertain or dangerous. 自滿的; 盲目樂觀的表不滿 12. a long leash (Idioms) to allow someone a lot of freedom to do what they want, rather than controlling them very strictly.