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Group 2 - Matching Quizzes
emissary 
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 | (代理,信使,使者) agent sent on a mission to represent or advance the interests of another |
| (法令,号令,布告) decree ,especially issued by a sovereign; official command |
| (恐怖的) horrible; inspiring shock; extremely unpleasant or bad |
| (紊乱的,不受限制的) exceeding reasonable limits; excessive; not regulated; disorderly |
erudite
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| (尖锐,深刻,激烈) penetrating, clear, and sharp, as in operation or expression |
| (清除,净化) clean; remove offensive parts of book |
| (非常坏的,残忍的,恶名昭著的) obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous; flaming into notice |
| (博学的) learned; scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books |
exploit
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| (不正当的利用,开发) make use of, sometimes unjustly |
| (紊乱的,不受限制的) exceeding reasonable limits; excessive; not regulated; disorderly |
| (黑话,行话,胡话) language used by a special group; technical terminology; nonsensical or meaningless talk |
| (冒充者,冒名顶替的人) someone who assumes a false identity |
expurgate
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| (爱哭的) weeping or inclined to weep; tearful; showing sorrow |
| (光滑,柔顺,口齿伶俐,圆滑) performed with a natural or offhand ease |
| (不屈服的,不可被征服的) unconquerable; incapable of being overcome |
| (清除,净化) clean; remove offensive parts of book |
fiasco
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| (暗示,旁侧敲击,暗讽,讽刺,冷嘲热讽) hint; indirect implication , usually malicious |
| (家谱) account or history of descent of person or family from ancestor; lineage |
| (陌生的,外来的,奇异的,异国情调) from another part of the world; foreign; strikingly strange or unusual |
| (彻底失败) complete failure; sudden and violent collapse |
flamboyant
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| (恳求) plead; make earnest request of; ask for earnestly |
| (家谱) account or history of descent of person or family from ancestor; lineage |
| (领会,调查,测量) measure the depth; come to understand |
| (华丽的) elaborately or excessively ornamented |
frustrate
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| (请求,敬礼,致意) call for; salute; greet; praise vociferously |
| (教导,启迪,陶冶) instruct or correct, especially so as to encourage intellectual, moral, or spiritual improvement |
| (阻碍,挫败) make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment |
| (彻底失败) complete failure; sudden and violent collapse |
glib
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| (墓志铭,挽联) inscription on tombstone in memory |
| (光滑,柔顺,口齿伶俐,圆滑) performed with a natural or offhand ease |
| (恐怖的) horrible; inspiring shock; extremely unpleasant or bad |
| (欢乐,适当) great happiness; pleasing and appropriate manner or style |
histrionic
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| (紊乱的,不受限制的) exceeding reasonable limits; excessive; not regulated; disorderly |
| (易怒的,暴躁的) irritable; easily angered; excited by or arising from anger |
| (戏剧性的) characteristic of acting or stage performance |
| (尖锐,深刻,激烈) penetrating, clear, and sharp, as in operation or expression |
idiosyncrasy
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| (特性,特质,古怪的,离心的) behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual |
| (不合时宜的玩笑,幽默) joking ,often inappropriately; humorous |
| (发源,源头) coming into being of something; origin |
| (正面的,表面的,肤浅的) front of building; superficial or false appearance |