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Group 1 - Matching Quizzes
affable 
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 | (接合,结合,合并) combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite |
| (出名的大奖) award of merit; expression of approval; praise |
| (平易近人的) easily approachable; warmly friendly |
| (尸体似的,苍白的) like corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body |
allusion
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| (对立面) contrast; direct contrast; opposition |
| (缺乏的) completely lacking; barren or empty |
| (暗指,暗示) indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor |
| (可信的,可靠的) capable of being credited or believed; worthy of belief; entitled to confidence; trustworthy |
ambiguous
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| (率直的,坦白的) straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial |
| (模棱两可的) unclear or doubtful in meaning |
| (拐弯抹角的,偏僻的) departing from correct or accepted way; misleading; not straightforward |
| (勉强,让步,屈从) admit; yield; give up physical control of another |
anthology
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| (选集) book of literary selections by various authors |
| (平易近人的) easily approachable; warmly friendly |
| (好斗的,好战的) warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having impulse to be combative |
| (愤世嫉俗) skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic |
approbation
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| (盲目自大) offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing |
| (模棱两可的) unclear or doubtful in meaning |
| (同意,批准) expression of warm approval; praise |
| (率直的,坦白的) straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial |
aristocracy
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| (和谐的) harmonious; having similar disposition and tastes |
| (演讲,谈话) formal, lengthy discussion of a subject; verbal exchange; conversation |
| (对立面) contrast; direct contrast; opposition |
| (贵族) hereditary nobility; privileged class |
boorish
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| (粗鲁,笨拙) rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners |
| (内阁) small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests |
| (疏忽职务的,有过失的) failing in duty; offending by neglect of duty. |
| (节制（饮食）,调节) sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate |
cadaverous
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| (匿名的) having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name |
| (勉强,让步,屈从) admit; yield; give up physical control of another |
| (尸体似的,苍白的) like corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body |
| (贵族) hereditary nobility; privileged class |
chauvinist
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| (可爱的,友好的,惬意的) good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly |
| (盲目爱国主义) person with prejudiced belief in superiority of own kind |
| (可信的,可靠的) capable of being credited or believed; worthy of belief; entitled to confidence; trustworthy |
| (大为吃惊,（极度的）惊愕,惊恐) intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror |
circumspect
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| (慎重,周到) carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious |
| (对立面) contrast; direct contrast; opposition |
| (警告) gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning |
| (吊慰,就某一不幸向某人表示慰问) grieve; express sympathy; speak sympathetically to one in pain, grief, or misfortune |