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Group 3 - Matching Quizzes
maudlin 
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 | (假名,笔名) pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role |
| (臭名昭著的,声名狼藉的) disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous |
| (早熟的) advanced in development; appearing or developing early |
| (多愁善感) tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental |
meander
2
| (多愁善感) tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental |
| (书生气的) marked by narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points |
| (入迷,固执的念头) compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion |
| (弯曲,蜿蜒) follow a winding and turning course; move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction |
meticulous
3
| (新手) beginner; person new to a field or activity |
| (岬,海角) natural elevation, especially a rock that projects into the sea; cliff; headland; high cape |
| (模仿,摹拟) copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression |
| (小心翼翼的) excessively careful; marked by extreme care in treatment of details |
nocturnal
4
| (多愁善感) tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental |
| (夜的) of or relating to or occurring in the night; most active at night |
| (临时的) temporary; provided for present need only |
| (放逐) exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote |
noisome
5
| (多彩的,杂色的,混合的) multi-colored; mixed; having elements of great variety |
| (细读) read or examine, typically with great care |
| (剽窃) theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original |
| (有害的,有毒的,恶臭的) foul-smelling; offensive by arousing disgust; harmful or dangerous |
obsession
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| (多愁善感) tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental |
| (显然的,虚假的) put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown |
| (不确定的,冒风险) uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability |
| (入迷,固执的念头) compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion |
omnipotent
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| (无所不能的,全能的) all-powerful; having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force |
| (发布,公布) proclaim doctrine or law; make known by official publication |
| (序,先驱,先导) introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface |
| (早熟的) advanced in development; appearing or developing early |
ostensible
8
| (岬,海角) natural elevation, especially a rock that projects into the sea; cliff; headland; high cape |
| (显然的,虚假的) put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown |
| (独白,个人长篇演说) speech uttered by a person alone; dramatic soliloquy |
| (序,先驱,先导) introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface |
petrify
9
| (石化) convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike |
| (陡峭的,急躁的) extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward |
| (独白,个人长篇演说) speech uttered by a person alone; dramatic soliloquy |
| (小心翼翼的) excessively careful; marked by extreme care in treatment of details |
platitude
10
| (入迷,固执的念头) compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion |
| (执拗的,顽固的) hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
| (弯曲,蜿蜒) follow a winding and turning course; move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction |
| (陈词滥调) dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |