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Group 3 - Matching Quizzes
maudlin 
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 | (多愁善感) tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental |
| (有斑点的,弄脏的) spotted with different shades or colors |
| (世俗的,日常的) belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary |
| (陈词滥调) dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |
mercenary
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| (包治百病的药,灵丹妙药) remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
| (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 |
| (唯利是图) interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |
| (假定,冒昧) act of presuming, or believing upon probable evidence; act of assuming; belief upon incomplete proof |
mimic
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| (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. |
| (唯利是图) interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |
| (负担,责任) burden or obligation; difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity |
| (模仿,摹拟) copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression |
misnomer
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| (世俗的,日常的) belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary |
| (暗的,模糊的,暧昧的) dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague |
| (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 |
| (航海的) relating to ships, sailors, or navigation |
myriad
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| (石化) convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike |
| (显然的,虚假的) put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown |
| (序,先驱,先导) introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface |
| (无数,非常多) of very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand |
noisome
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| (轻罪,轻微冒犯) slight offense; small sin or fault |
| (恶意) enmity of heart; malevolence; ill will; spirit delighting in harm or misfortune to another |
| (模仿,摹拟) copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression |
| (有害的,有毒的,恶臭的) foul-smelling; offensive by arousing disgust; harmful or dangerous |
oblivion
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| (不确定的,冒风险) uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability |
| (新手) beginner; person new to a field or activity |
| (遗忘,赦免) condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty |
| (暗的,模糊的,暧昧的) dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague |
obtrusive
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| (世俗的,日常的) belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary |
| (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 |
| (不确定的,冒风险) uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability |
obviate
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| (世俗的,日常的) belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary |
| (消除,排除,避免) bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of |
| (航海的) relating to ships, sailors, or navigation |
| (预言,疾病警告) forecasted course of a disease; forecast or prediction; likelihood of recovery from a disease |
pertinacious
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| (包治百病的药,灵丹妙药) remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
| (陡峭的,急躁的) extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward |
| (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 |
| (拒不屈服,反抗) stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate |