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Group 3 - Matching Quizzes
mediocre 
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 | (不确定的,冒风险) uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability |
| (过时的,无用的) no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated |
| (普通的,一般的) moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace |
| (航海的) relating to ships, sailors, or navigation |
meretricious
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| (华而不实的,俗艳的) of or pertaining to prostitutes; tastelessly showy; lustful; deceptive; misleading |
| (无数,非常多) of very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand |
| (轻罪,轻微冒犯) slight offense; small sin or fault |
| (化装舞会,伪装) assembly of persons wearing masks, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions; dramatic performance by actors in masks |
microcosm
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| (掠夺的,食肉的) living by preying on other animals |
| (过时的,无用的) no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated |
| (微观世界) small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something |
| (声望,威信) impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance |
mimic
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| (模仿,摹拟) copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression |
| (特权) privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command |
| (包治百病的药,灵丹妙药) remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
| (剽窃) theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original |
nocturnal
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| (微观世界) small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something |
| (有斑点的,弄脏的) spotted with different shades or colors |
| (过时的,无用的) no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated |
| (夜的) of or relating to or occurring in the night; most active at night |
nostalgia
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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 |
| (不正当的,邪恶的,做作的) stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good |
| (想家,乡愁) homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past. |
| (多愁善感) tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental |
oblivious
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| (遗忘的,出神的) inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful |
| (航海的) relating to ships, sailors, or navigation |
| (掠夺的,食肉的) living by preying on other animals |
| (拒不屈服,反抗) stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate |
obsession
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| (恶意) enmity of heart; malevolence; ill will; spirit delighting in harm or misfortune to another |
| (入迷,固执的念头) compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion |
| (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 |
panacea
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| (包治百病的药,灵丹妙药) remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
| (拙劣的模仿) work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |
| (夜的) of or relating to or occurring in the night; most active at night |
| (显然的,虚假的) put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown |
paradox
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| (剽窃) theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original |
| (普通的,一般的) moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace |
| (弯曲,蜿蜒) follow a winding and turning course; move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction |
| (悖论) something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |