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Group 3 - Matching Quizzes
mercenary 
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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 |
| (唯利是图) interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |
| (解释,批注,注释) restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others |
morose
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| (航海的) relating to ships, sailors, or navigation |
| (华而不实的,俗艳的) of or pertaining to prostitutes; tastelessly showy; lustful; deceptive; misleading |
| (小心翼翼的) excessively careful; marked by extreme care in treatment of details |
| (郁闷的,乖僻的) ill humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent |
myriad
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| (无数,非常多) of very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand |
| (细读) read or examine, typically with great care |
| (解释,批注,注释) restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others |
| (华而不实的,俗艳的) of or pertaining to prostitutes; tastelessly showy; lustful; deceptive; misleading |
nettle
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| (烦恼,激怒,荨麻) cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex |
| (学究式人物) one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning |
| (多彩的,杂色的,混合的) multi-colored; mixed; having elements of great variety |
| (华而不实的,俗艳的) of or pertaining to prostitutes; tastelessly showy; lustful; deceptive; misleading |
nostalgia
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| (厌恶人类的人,憎人者) one who hates or mistrusts mankind |
| (拒不屈服,反抗) stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate |
| (消除,排除,避免) bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of |
| (想家,乡愁) homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past. |
obdurate
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| (序,先驱,先导) introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface |
| (执拗的,顽固的) hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
| (推崇之至) formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as public compliment |
| (遗忘,赦免) condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty |
obtrude
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| (有斑点的,弄脏的) spotted with different shades or colors |
| (沉重的,笨重的,呆板的,冗长的) slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull |
| (消除,排除,避免) bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of |
| (插手,强入,冲出) push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude |
obviate
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| (消除,排除,避免) bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of |
| (郁闷的,乖僻的) ill humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent |
| (执拗的,顽固的) hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
| (想家,乡愁) homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past. |
onus
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| (无所不能的,全能的) all-powerful; having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force |
| (负担,责任) burden or obligation; difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity |
| (预言,疾病警告) forecasted course of a disease; forecast or prediction; likelihood of recovery from a disease |
| (臭名昭著的,声名狼藉的) disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous |
pecuniary
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| (负担,责任) burden or obligation; difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity |
| (微观世界) small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something |
| (序,先驱,先导) introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface |
| (钱的,货币的) relating to money; requiring payment of money |