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Group 3 - Matching Quizzes
mediocre 
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 | (预言,疾病警告) forecasted course of a disease; forecast or prediction; likelihood of recovery from a disease |
| (普通的,一般的) moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace |
| (显然的,虚假的) put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown |
| (陡峭的,急躁的) extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward |
microcosm
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| (解释,批注,注释) restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others |
| (微观世界) small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something |
| (无数,非常多) of very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand |
| (过时的,无用的) no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated |
nautical
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| (发布,公布) proclaim doctrine or law; make known by official publication |
| (特权) privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command |
| (拙劣的模仿) work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |
| (航海的) relating to ships, sailors, or navigation |
nostalgia
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| (声望,威信) impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance |
| (想家,乡愁) homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past. |
| (预言,疾病警告) forecasted course of a disease; forecast or prediction; likelihood of recovery from a disease |
| (不正当的,邪恶的,做作的) stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good |
notorious
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| (臭名昭著的,声名狼藉的) disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous |
| (推崇之至) formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as public compliment |
| (普通的,一般的) moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace |
| (放逐) exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote |
obsession
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| (入迷,固执的念头) compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion |
| (岬,海角) natural elevation, especially a rock that projects into the sea; cliff; headland; high cape |
| (沉重的,笨重的,呆板的,冗长的) slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull |
| (多彩的,杂色的,混合的) multi-colored; mixed; having elements of great variety |
obsolete
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| (郁闷的,乖僻的) ill humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent |
| (无数,非常多) of very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand |
| (有斑点的,弄脏的) spotted with different shades or colors |
| (过时的,无用的) no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated |
panacea
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| (早熟的) advanced in development; appearing or developing early |
| (不正当的,邪恶的,做作的) stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good |
| (包治百病的药,灵丹妙药) remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
| (偏爱,偏好) condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference |
panegyric
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| (臭名昭著的,声名狼藉的) disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous |
| (推崇之至) formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as public compliment |
| (拒不屈服,反抗) stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate |
| (微观世界) small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something |
perverse
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| (不正当的,邪恶的,做作的) stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good |
| (假定,冒昧) act of presuming, or believing upon probable evidence; act of assuming; belief upon incomplete proof |
| (拒不屈服,反抗) stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate |
| (夜的) of or relating to or occurring in the night; most active at night |