12/10英文單字
jostle[ˋdʒɑs!]:to push against someone because you are trying to move past them in a crowd
verb
Ex:We managed to jostle our way to the front.
confederate[kənˋfɛdərɪt]:someone who works with you to achieve something, often something secret or illegal
noun
EX:Eddie's technique was to jostle a victim toward a confederate who would then slip the man's wallet out of his back pocket while Eddie was stammering an apology to the confused dupe.
dupe[djup]:to trick someone into believing something that is not true or into doing something that is stupid or illegal
verb
EX:Eddie's technique was to jostle a victim toward a confederate who would then slip the man's wallet out of his back pocket while Eddie was stammering an apology to the confused dupe.
incipient[ɪnˋsɪpɪənt]:just beginning to appear or develop
adjective
EX:Within a week the incipient crimewave came to an end when Slippery Eddie inadvertently chose the chief of police for his victim.
inadvertently[͵ɪnədˋvɝtntlɪ]:not deliberately, and without realizing what you are doing
adverb
EX:Within a week the incipient crimewave came to an end when Slippery Eddie inadvertently chose the chief of police for his victim.
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