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Group 3 - Matching Quizzes
mettle 
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 | (勇气,精神) quality of endurance and courage; good temperament and character |
| (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. |
| (新手) beginner; person new to a field or activity |
| (岬,海角) natural elevation, especially a rock that projects into the sea; cliff; headland; high cape |
mimic
2
| (不正当的,邪恶的,做作的) stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good |
| (显然的,虚假的) put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown |
| (拙劣的模仿) work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |
| (模仿,摹拟) copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression |
nettle
3
| (烦恼,激怒,荨麻) cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex |
| (假定,冒昧) act of presuming, or believing upon probable evidence; act of assuming; belief upon incomplete proof |
| (放逐) exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote |
| (多彩的,杂色的,混合的) multi-colored; mixed; having elements of great variety |
nostalgia
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| (想家,乡愁) homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past. |
| (恶意) enmity of heart; malevolence; ill will; spirit delighting in harm or misfortune to another |
| (暗的,模糊的,暧昧的) dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague |
| (悖论) something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
novice
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| (新手) beginner; person new to a field or activity |
| (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 |
| (显然的,虚假的) put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown |
oblivion
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| (遗忘,赦免) condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty |
| (轻罪,轻微冒犯) slight offense; small sin or fault |
| (推迟,延期) postpone or delay needlessly; put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness |
| (厌恶人类的人,憎人者) one who hates or mistrusts mankind |
omnipotent
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| (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 |
| (无所不能的,全能的) all-powerful; having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force |
| (解释,批注,注释) restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others |
panegyric
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| (暗的,模糊的,暧昧的) dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague |
| (推崇之至) formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as public compliment |
| (新手) beginner; person new to a field or activity |
| (过时的,无用的) no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated |
paradox
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| (不正当的,邪恶的,做作的) stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good |
| (悖论) something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
| (插手,强入,冲出) push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude |
| (特权) privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command |
peccadillo
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| (轻罪,轻微冒犯) slight offense; small sin or fault |
| (消除,排除,避免) bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of |
| (拙劣的模仿) work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |
| (厌恶人类的人,憎人者) one who hates or mistrusts mankind |