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Group 3 - Matching Quizzes
mercenary 
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 | (唯利是图) interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |
| (临时的) temporary; provided for present need only |
| (华而不实的,俗艳的) of or pertaining to prostitutes; tastelessly showy; lustful; deceptive; misleading |
| (不确定的,冒风险) uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability |
mettle
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| (解释,批注,注释) restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others |
| (勇气,精神) quality of endurance and courage; good temperament and character |
| (拒不屈服,反抗) stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate |
| (暗的,模糊的,暧昧的) dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague |
misnomer
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| (平民,老百姓,平民的,粗俗的,粗鲁的) crude or coarse; unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar |
| (接近,亲近) state of being proximate; nearness in place, time, or relation |
| (插手,强入,冲出) push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude |
| (错误的名字,写错名字,用词不当) error in naming person or place; name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or an object |
murky
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| (发布,公布) proclaim doctrine or law; make known by official publication |
| (暗的,模糊的,暧昧的) dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague |
| (包治百病的药,灵丹妙药) remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
| (拒不屈服,反抗) stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate |
nostalgia
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| (轻罪,轻微冒犯) slight offense; small sin or fault |
| (想家,乡愁) homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past. |
| (专制的,强硬的,专横的) offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal |
| (声望,威信) impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance |
notorious
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| (平民,老百姓,平民的,粗俗的,粗鲁的) crude or coarse; unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar |
| (夜的) of or relating to or occurring in the night; most active at night |
| (微观世界) small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something |
| (臭名昭著的,声名狼藉的) disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous |
oblivion
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| (细读) read or examine, typically with great care |
| (钱的,货币的) relating to money; requiring payment of money |
| (沉重的,笨重的,呆板的,冗长的) slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull |
| (遗忘,赦免) condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty |
obsession
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| (发布,公布) proclaim doctrine or law; make known by official publication |
| (小心翼翼的) excessively careful; marked by extreme care in treatment of details |
| (错误的名字,写错名字,用词不当) error in naming person or place; name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or an object |
| (入迷,固执的念头) compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion |
obtrusive
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| (有斑点的,弄脏的) spotted with different shades or colors |
| (钱的,货币的) relating to money; requiring payment of money |
| (细读) read or examine, typically with great care |
| (突出的,炫耀的) inclined to intrude or thrust one's self or one's opinions upon others; enter uninvited; forward; pushing; intrusive. |
panacea
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| (解释,批注,注释) restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others |
| (包治百病的药,灵丹妙药) remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
| (勇气,精神) quality of endurance and courage; good temperament and character |
| (恶毒的) deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred |