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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 |
| (航海的) relating to ships, sailors, or navigation |
| (过时的,无用的) no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated |
| (普通的,一般的) moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace |
microcosm
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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 |
| (烦恼,激怒,荨麻) cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex |
| (微观世界) small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something |
| (石化) convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike |
murky
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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 |
| (小心翼翼的) excessively careful; marked by extreme care in treatment of details |
| (恶毒的) deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred |
| (暗的,模糊的,暧昧的) dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague |
nettle
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| (无所不能的,全能的) all-powerful; having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force |
| (烦恼,激怒,荨麻) cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex |
| (序,先驱,先导) introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface |
| (接近,亲近) state of being proximate; nearness in place, time, or relation |
ostensible
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| (假定,冒昧) act of presuming, or believing upon probable evidence; act of assuming; belief upon incomplete proof |
| (临时的) temporary; provided for present need only |
| (臭名昭著的,声名狼藉的) disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous |
| (显然的,虚假的) put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown |
ostracize
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| (放逐) exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote |
| (化装舞会,伪装) assembly of persons wearing masks, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions; dramatic performance by actors in masks |
| (臭名昭著的,声名狼藉的) disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous |
| (细读) read or examine, typically with great care |
panegyric
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| (特权) privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command |
| (烦恼,激怒,荨麻) cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex |
| (推崇之至) formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as public compliment |
| (想家,乡愁) homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past. |
paraphrase
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| (解释,批注,注释) restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others |
| (拒不屈服,反抗) stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate |
| (推迟,延期) postpone or delay needlessly; put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness |
| (轻罪,轻微冒犯) slight offense; small sin or fault |
parody
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| (钱的,货币的) relating to money; requiring payment of money |
| (拙劣的模仿) work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |
| (书生气的) marked by narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points |
| (执拗的,顽固的) hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
peccadillo
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| (暗的,模糊的,暧昧的) dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague |
| (执拗的,顽固的) hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
| (夜的) of or relating to or occurring in the night; most active at night |
| (轻罪,轻微冒犯) slight offense; small sin or fault |