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Group 3 - Matching Quizzes
mercenary 
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 | (包治百病的药,灵丹妙药) remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
| (唯利是图) interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |
| (轻罪,轻微冒犯) slight offense; small sin or fault |
| (遗忘的,出神的) inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful |
meticulous
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| (有害的,有毒的,恶臭的) foul-smelling; offensive by arousing disgust; harmful or dangerous |
| (偏爱,偏好) condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference |
| (小心翼翼的) excessively careful; marked by extreme care in treatment of details |
| (陡峭的,急躁的) extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward |
mettle
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| (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 |
| (勇气,精神) quality of endurance and courage; good temperament and character |
| (细读) read or examine, typically with great care |
| (不确定的,冒风险) uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability |
microcosm
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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 |
| (遗忘的,出神的) inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful |
| (想家,乡愁) homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past. |
| (微观世界) small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something |
nettle
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| (多愁善感) tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental |
| (烦恼,激怒,荨麻) cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex |
| (无所不能的,全能的) all-powerful; having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force |
| (执拗的,顽固的) hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
noisome
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| (有害的,有毒的,恶臭的) foul-smelling; offensive by arousing disgust; harmful or dangerous |
| (学究式人物) one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning |
| (新手) beginner; person new to a field or activity |
| (插手,强入,冲出) push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude |
nostalgia
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| (想家,乡愁) homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past. |
| (无数,非常多) of very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand |
| (学究式人物) one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning |
| (拒不屈服,反抗) stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate |
oblivious
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| (恶毒的) deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred |
| (消除,排除,避免) bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of |
| (遗忘的,出神的) inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful |
| (插手,强入,冲出) push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude |
obsession
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| (臭名昭著的,声名狼藉的) disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous |
| (入迷,固执的念头) compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion |
| (专制的,强硬的,专横的) offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal |
| (拒不屈服,反抗) stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate |
obviate
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| (掠夺的,食肉的) living by preying on other animals |
| (唯利是图) interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |
| (包治百病的药,灵丹妙药) remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
| (消除,排除,避免) bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of |