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Group 3 - Matching Quizzes
maudlin 
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 | (序,先驱,先导) introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface |
| (多愁善感) tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental |
| (陈词滥调) dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |
| (无所不能的,全能的) all-powerful; having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force |
mediocre
2
| (普通的,一般的) moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace |
| (解释,批注,注释) restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others |
| (临时的) temporary; provided for present need only |
| (陈词滥调) dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |
mercenary
3
| (唯利是图) interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |
| (包治百病的药,灵丹妙药) remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
| (假名,笔名) pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role |
| (掠夺的,食肉的) living by preying on other animals |
misnomer
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| (消除,排除,避免) bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of |
| (遗忘,赦免) condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty |
| (错误的名字,写错名字,用词不当) error in naming person or place; name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or an object |
| (厌恶人类的人,憎人者) one who hates or mistrusts mankind |
monologue
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| (独白,个人长篇演说) speech uttered by a person alone; dramatic soliloquy |
| (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. |
| (负担,责任) burden or obligation; difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity |
| (推崇之至) formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as public compliment |
motley
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| (临时的) temporary; provided for present need only |
| (遗忘的,出神的) inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful |
| (多彩的,杂色的,混合的) multi-colored; mixed; having elements of great variety |
| (放逐) exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote |
nocturnal
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| (普通的,一般的) moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace |
| (夜的) of or relating to or occurring in the night; most active at night |
| (拒不屈服,反抗) stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate |
| (错误的名字,写错名字,用词不当) error in naming person or place; name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or an object |
notorious
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| (臭名昭著的,声名狼藉的) disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous |
| (唯利是图) interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |
| (过时的,无用的) no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated |
| (错误的名字,写错名字,用词不当) error in naming person or place; name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or an object |
paraphrase
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| (放逐) exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote |
| (遗忘,赦免) condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty |
| (解释,批注,注释) restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others |
| (剽窃) theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original |
parody
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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 |
| (插手,强入,冲出) push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude |
| (恶毒的) deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred |
| (陈词滥调) dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |