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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 |
| (先驅,先兆) forerunner; an indication of approach of something or someone |
| (不能滲透的,不為所動的,不受影響的) impenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed |
| (誇大的講話) noisy speech; speech or piece of writing with strong feeling or expression |
entreat
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| (丟臉,抹黑,恥辱) deep disgrace; shame or dishonor |
| (浪費的) thriftless; not providing for future; incautious |
| (懇求) plead; make earnest request of; ask for earnestly |
| (不屈服的,不可被征服的) unconquerable; incapable of being overcome |
ephemeral
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| (推論,推斷,推斷的結果,結論) inferring by deduction or induction; truth or proposition drawn from another which is admitted or supposed to be true; conclusion; deduction |
| (朝生暮死,短暫,短命) short-lived; enduring a very short time |
| (會意的,意會而不言傳,暗示的) implied or understood though not directly expressed |
| (陌生的,外來的,奇異的,異國情調) from another part of the world; foreign; strikingly strange or unusual |
facetious
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| (不合時宜的玩笑,幽默) joking ,often inappropriately; humorous |
| (不合適,不恰當) improper act; improper or unacceptable usage in speech or writing |
| (無害的,無辜的) having no adverse effect; harmless |
| (輕蔑的,不理睬的) unaware, without noticing; unmindful or thoughtless |
feign
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| (假裝,捏造) make false appearance of; disguise; conceal; invent or imagine |
| (尖銳,深刻,激烈) penetrating, clear, and sharp, as in operation or expression |
| (炙熱的,熱情洋溢) extremely hot; eager; impassioned; burning |
| (伎倆,小聰明) act intended to deceive or trick; practical joke |
fleeting
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| (短暫的,飛逝的) transient; brief; temporary; passing quickly |
| (長命不老) long life; great duration of life; long duration or continuance, as in an occupation |
| (解釋,啟迪) make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify |
| (即將到來,逼近的) near at hand; close in time; about to occur |
hail
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| (不合時宜的玩笑,幽默) joking ,often inappropriately; humorous |
| (請求,敬禮,致意) call for; salute; greet; praise vociferously |
| (伎倆,小聰明) act intended to deceive or trick; practical joke |
| (土產的,本地的) native; originating where it is found |
histrionic
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| (戲劇性的) characteristic of acting or stage performance |
| (刺穿) pierce; kill by piercing with a spear or sharp |
| (免疫,抵抗) resistant to; free or exempt from; not subject to |
| (不合時宜的玩笑,幽默) joking ,often inappropriately; humorous |
immune
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| (推論,推斷,推斷的結果,結論) inferring by deduction or induction; truth or proposition drawn from another which is admitted or supposed to be true; conclusion; deduction |
| (免疫,抵抗) resistant to; free or exempt from; not subject to |
| (不屈服的,不可被征服的) unconquerable; incapable of being overcome |
| (尖銳,深刻,激烈) penetrating, clear, and sharp, as in operation or expression |
incumbent
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| (刺穿) pierce; kill by piercing with a spear or sharp |
| (奇怪的,不可預測的) no fixed or regular course; wandering |
| (義不容辭的,職責在身���) imposed as an obligation or duty; currently holding an office |
| (暗示,旁側敲擊,暗諷,諷刺,冷嘲熱諷) hint; indirect implication , usually malicious |