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Group 3 - Matching Quizzes
malice 
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 | (恶意) enmity of heart; malevolence; ill will; spirit delighting in harm or misfortune to another |
| (悖论) something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
| (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 |
| (暗的,模糊的,暧昧的) dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague |
meander
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| (华而不实的,俗艳的) of or pertaining to prostitutes; tastelessly showy; lustful; deceptive; misleading |
| (弯曲,蜿蜒) follow a winding and turning course; move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction |
| (接近,亲近) state of being proximate; nearness in place, time, or relation |
| (航海的) relating to ships, sailors, or navigation |
mediocre
3
| (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 |
| (烦恼,激怒,荨麻) cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex |
| (想家,乡愁) homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past. |
| (普通的,一般的) moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace |
obdurate
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| (发布,公布) proclaim doctrine or law; make known by official publication |
| (恶意) enmity of heart; malevolence; ill will; spirit delighting in harm or misfortune to another |
| (放逐) exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote |
| (执拗的,顽固的) hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
oblivion
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| (恶意) enmity of heart; malevolence; ill will; spirit delighting in harm or misfortune to another |
| (遗忘,赦免) condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty |
| (恶毒的) deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred |
| (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 |
obsession
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| (显然的,虚假的) put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown |
| (恶毒的) deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred |
| (入迷,固执的念头) compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion |
| (序,先驱,先导) introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface |
ostensible
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| (放逐) exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote |
| (假定,冒昧) act of presuming, or believing upon probable evidence; act of assuming; belief upon incomplete proof |
| (接近,亲近) state of being proximate; nearness in place, time, or relation |
| (显然的,虚假的) put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown |
ostracize
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| (夜的) of or relating to or occurring in the night; most active at night |
| (放逐) exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote |
| (专制的,强硬的,专横的) offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal |
| (序,先驱,先导) introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface |
panegyric
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| (郁闷的,乖僻的) ill humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent |
| (解释,批注,注释) restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others |
| (不正当的,邪恶的,做作的) stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good |
| (推崇之至) formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as public compliment |
paraphrase
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| (偏爱,偏好) condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference |
| (遗忘,赦免) condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty |
| (解释,批注,注释) restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others |
| (郁闷的,乖僻的) ill humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent |