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Group 3 - Matching Quizzes
maudlin 
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 | (勇气,精神) quality of endurance and courage; good temperament and character |
| (多愁善感) tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental |
| (微观世界) small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something |
| (学究式人物) one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning |
mimic
2
| (陈词滥调) dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |
| (早熟的) advanced in development; appearing or developing early |
| (模仿,摹拟) copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression |
| (有害的,有毒的,恶臭的) foul-smelling; offensive by arousing disgust; harmful or dangerous |
misanthrope
3
| (多愁善感) tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental |
| (厌恶人类的人,憎人者) one who hates or mistrusts mankind |
| (暗的,模糊的,暧昧的) dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague |
| (解释,批注,注释) restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others |
monologue
4
| (多愁善感) tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental |
| (独白,个人长篇演说) speech uttered by a person alone; dramatic soliloquy |
| (暗的,模糊的,暧昧的) dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague |
| (负担,责任) burden or obligation; difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity |
noisome
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| (拒不屈服,反抗) stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate |
| (推崇之至) formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as public compliment |
| (有害的,有毒的,恶臭的) foul-smelling; offensive by arousing disgust; harmful or dangerous |
| (夜的) of or relating to or occurring in the night; most active at night |
obsolete
6
| (勇气,精神) quality of endurance and courage; good temperament and character |
| (想家,乡愁) homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past. |
| (悖论) something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
| (过时的,无用的) no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated |
onus
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| (勇气,精神) quality of endurance and courage; good temperament and character |
| (负担,责任) burden or obligation; difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity |
| (遗忘的,出神的) inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful |
| (包治百病的药,灵丹妙药) remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
peremptory
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| (专制的,强硬的,专横的) offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal |
| (有斑点的,弄脏的) spotted with different shades or colors |
| (早熟的) advanced in development; appearing or developing early |
| (恶毒的) deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred |
platitude
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| (沉重的,笨重的,呆板的,冗长的) slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull |
| (过时的,无用的) no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated |
| (包治百病的药,灵丹妙药) remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
| (陈词滥调) dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |
ponderous
10
| (沉重的,笨重的,呆板的,冗长的) slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull |
| (普通的,一般的) moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace |
| (世俗的,日常的) belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary |
| (陈词滥调) dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |