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Group 3 - Matching Quizzes
meticulous 
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 | (小心翼翼的) excessively careful; marked by extreme care in treatment of details |
| (推崇之至) formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as public compliment |
| (插手,强入,冲出) push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude |
| (临时的) temporary; provided for present need only |
microcosm
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| (接近,亲近) state of being proximate; nearness in place, time, or relation |
| (细读) read or examine, typically with great care |
| (遗忘,赦免) condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty |
| (微观世界) small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something |
morose
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| (岬,海角) natural elevation, especially a rock that projects into the sea; cliff; headland; high cape |
| (早熟的) advanced in development; appearing or developing early |
| (郁闷的,乖僻的) ill humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent |
| (悖论) something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
mundane
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| (掠夺的,食肉的) living by preying on other animals |
| (解释,批注,注释) restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others |
| (华而不实的,俗艳的) of or pertaining to prostitutes; tastelessly showy; lustful; deceptive; misleading |
| (世俗的,日常的) belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary |
obdurate
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| (有斑点的,弄脏的) spotted with different shades or colors |
| (普通的,一般的) moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace |
| (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 |
| (执拗的,顽固的) hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
oblivious
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| (遗忘的,出神的) inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful |
| (华而不实的,俗艳的) of or pertaining to prostitutes; tastelessly showy; lustful; deceptive; misleading |
| (序,先驱,先导) introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface |
| (专制的,强硬的,专横的) offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal |
obsession
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| (模仿,摹拟) copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression |
| (临时的) temporary; provided for present need only |
| (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 |
| (入迷,固执的念头) compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion |
obtrude
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| (不正当的,邪恶的,做作的) stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good |
| (烦恼,激怒,荨麻) cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex |
| (掠夺的,食肉的) living by preying on other animals |
| (插手,强入,冲出) push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude |
peremptory
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| (拙劣的模仿) work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |
| (唯利是图) interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |
| (细读) read or examine, typically with great care |
| (专制的,强硬的,专横的) offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal |
pertinacious
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| (拒不屈服,反抗) stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate |
| (包治百病的药,灵丹妙药) remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
| (独白,个人长篇演说) speech uttered by a person alone; dramatic soliloquy |
| (厌恶人类的人,憎人者) one who hates or mistrusts mankind |