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Group 3 - Matching Quizzes
misnomer 
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 | (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 |
| (钱的,货币的) relating to money; requiring payment of money |
| (掠夺的,食肉的) living by preying on other animals |
| (臭名昭著的,声名狼藉的) disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous |
motley
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| (恶毒的) deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred |
| (陡峭的,急躁的) extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward |
| (多彩的,杂色的,混合的) multi-colored; mixed; having elements of great variety |
| (模仿,摹拟) copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression |
murky
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| (暗的,模糊的,暧昧的) dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague |
| (多彩的,杂色的,混合的) multi-colored; mixed; having elements of great variety |
| (无所不能的,全能的) all-powerful; having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force |
| (想家,乡愁) homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past. |
nostalgia
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| (想家,乡愁) homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past. |
| (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 |
| (解释,批注,注释) restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others |
| (唯利是图) interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |
oblivious
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| (过时的,无用的) no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated |
| (遗忘的,出神的) inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful |
| (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 |
| (多彩的,杂色的,混合的) multi-colored; mixed; having elements of great variety |
obsession
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| (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 |
| (石化) convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike |
| (早熟的) advanced in development; appearing or developing early |
| (入迷,固执的念头) compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion |
ostensible
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| (发布,公布) proclaim doctrine or law; make known by official publication |
| (预言,疾病警告) forecasted course of a disease; forecast or prediction; likelihood of recovery from a disease |
| (显然的,虚假的) put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown |
| (早熟的) advanced in development; appearing or developing early |
paradox
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| (悖论) something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
| (接近,亲近) state of being proximate; nearness in place, time, or relation |
| (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 |
| (推崇之至) formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as public compliment |
paraphrase
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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 |
| (解释,批注,注释) restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others |
| (轻罪,轻微冒犯) slight offense; small sin or fault |
| (岬,海角) natural elevation, especially a rock that projects into the sea; cliff; headland; high cape |
peremptory
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| (陡峭的,急躁的) extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward |
| (执拗的,顽固的) hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
| (专制的,强硬的,专横的) offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal |
| (临时的) temporary; provided for present need only |