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Group 2 - Matching Quizzes
engender 
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 | (神职的) minister or priest; cleric; one holding an office in the Christian ministry |
| (义不容辞的,职责在身的) imposed as an obligation or duty; currently holding an office |
| (偶然的) accidental; by chance; coming or occurring without any cause |
| (产生,导致) cause; bring into existence; give rise to |
ephemeral
2
| (视野,知识领域) understanding; knowledge; range of vision |
| (家谱) account or history of descent of person or family from ancestor; lineage |
| (无疑的,无可争议的) indisputable; not open to question |
| (朝生暮死,短暂,短命) short-lived; enduring a very short time |
esoteric
3
| (谩骂,非难,恶言相加) abusive language used to express blame or ill will |
| (打击,挑战) dispute or contradict, often in insulting way; challenge |
| (难以理解的,深奥的) hard to understand; known only in a particular group |
| (解释,启迪) make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify |
fallible
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| (浪费的) thriftless; not providing for future; incautious |
| (容易犯错的) likely to fail or be inaccurate |
| (投弃货物) throw overboard; eject from boat, submarine, aircraft, or spaceship |
| (长命不老) long life; great duration of life; long duration or continuance, as in an occupation |
felicitous
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| (措辞巧妙的,精巧的) apt; suitably expressed; well chosen |
| (限制,防止,阻碍) restrain; prevent or forbid; hold back |
| (浪费的) thriftless; not providing for future; incautious |
| (可以反对的,提出异议的) open or liable to objection or debate; liable to cause disapproval |
fluctuate
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| (波动的,起伏的,摇摆不定的) rise and fall in or as if in waves; shift; vary irregularly |
| (光滑,柔顺,口齿伶俐,圆滑) performed with a natural or offhand ease |
| (打击,挑战) dispute or contradict, often in insulting way; challenge |
| (心无城府的,天真的,幼稚的,可信的) naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated |
genealogy
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| (家谱) account or history of descent of person or family from ancestor; lineage |
| (产生,导致) cause; bring into existence; give rise to |
| (谩骂,非难,恶言相加) abusive language used to express blame or ill will |
| (朝生暮死,短暂,短命) short-lived; enduring a very short time |
gossamer
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| (蛛丝,薄纱,轻而薄的) sheer, light, delicate, or tenuous |
| (光滑,柔顺,口齿伶俐,圆滑) performed with a natural or offhand ease |
| (囚禁) imprison; put into jail; shut up or enclose |
| (非常坏的,残忍的,恶名昭著的) obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous; flaming into notice |
harbinger
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| (家谱) account or history of descent of person or family from ancestor; lineage |
| (长命不老) long life; great duration of life; long duration or continuance, as in an occupation |
| (先驱,先兆) forerunner; an indication of approach of something or someone |
| (无疑的,无可争议的) indisputable; not open to question |
hiatus
10
| (打击,挑战) dispute or contradict, often in insulting way; challenge |
| (偶然的) accidental; by chance; coming or occurring without any cause |
| (肤浅的,不重要的) not essential; coming from outside |
| (缝隙,短暂的空白) gap; interruption in duration or continuity; pause |