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Group 3 - Matching Quizzes
malicious 
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 | (掠夺的,食肉的) living by preying on other animals |
| (沉重的,笨重的,呆板的,冗长的) slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull |
| (悖论) something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
| (恶毒的) deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred |
mettle
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| (遗忘,赦免) condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty |
| (新手) beginner; person new to a field or activity |
| (多愁善感) tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental |
| (勇气,精神) quality of endurance and courage; good temperament and character |
mundane
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| (突出的,炫耀的) inclined to intrude or thrust one's self or one's opinions upon others; enter uninvited; forward; pushing; intrusive. |
| (世俗的,日常的) belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary |
| (微观世界) small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something |
| (假名,笔名) pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role |
nautical
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| (航海的) relating to ships, sailors, or navigation |
| (想家,乡愁) homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past. |
| (解释,批注,注释) restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others |
| (偏爱,偏好) condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference |
obtrude
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| (假名,笔名) pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role |
| (烦恼,激怒,荨麻) cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex |
| (突出的,炫耀的) inclined to intrude or thrust one's self or one's opinions upon others; enter uninvited; forward; pushing; intrusive. |
| (插手,强入,冲出) push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude |
ostensible
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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 |
| (偏爱,偏好) condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference |
| (临时的) temporary; provided for present need only |
| (陡峭的,急躁的) extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward |
panacea
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| (多愁善感) tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental |
| (勇气,精神) quality of endurance and courage; good temperament and character |
| (不确定的,冒风险) uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability |
| (包治百病的药,灵丹妙药) remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
paraphrase
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| (遗忘的,出神的) inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful |
| (弯曲,蜿蜒) follow a winding and turning course; move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction |
| (解释,批注,注释) restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others |
| (消除,排除,避免) bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of |
pecuniary
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| (弯曲,蜿蜒) follow a winding and turning course; move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction |
| (钱的,货币的) relating to money; requiring payment of money |
| (无数,非常多) of very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand |
| (厌恶人类的人,憎人者) one who hates or mistrusts mankind |
peremptory
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| (插手,强入,冲出) push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude |
| (专制的,强硬的,专横的) offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal |
| (多彩的,杂色的,混合的) multi-colored; mixed; having elements of great variety |
| (拙劣的模仿) work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |