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Group 3 - Matching Quizzes
meander 
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 | (弯曲,蜿蜒) follow a winding and turning course; move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction |
| (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 |
| (发布,公布) proclaim doctrine or law; make known by official publication |
| (陡峭的,急躁的) extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward |
meretricious
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| (有斑点的,弄脏的) spotted with different shades or colors |
| (多愁善感) tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental |
| (悖论) something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
| (华而不实的,俗艳的) of or pertaining to prostitutes; tastelessly showy; lustful; deceptive; misleading |
meticulous
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| (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 |
| (想家,乡愁) homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past. |
| (小心翼翼的) excessively careful; marked by extreme care in treatment of details |
| (偏爱,偏好) condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference |
misnomer
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| (微观世界) small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something |
| (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 |
| (掠夺的,食肉的) living by preying on other animals |
| (推迟,延期) postpone or delay needlessly; put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness |
mundane
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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. |
| (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 |
| (掠夺的,食肉的) living by preying on other animals |
nocturnal
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| (学究式人物) one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning |
| (入迷,固执的念头) compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion |
| (夜的) of or relating to or occurring in the night; most active at night |
| (航海的) relating to ships, sailors, or navigation |
nostalgia
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| (石化) convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike |
| (入迷,固执的念头) compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion |
| (想家,乡愁) homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past. |
| (解释,批注,注释) restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others |
oblivion
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| (偏爱,偏好) condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference |
| (过时的,无用的) no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated |
| (勇气,精神) quality of endurance and courage; good temperament and character |
| (遗忘,赦免) condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty |
ostracize
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| (放逐) exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote |
| (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 |
| (世俗的,日常的) belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary |
| (剽窃) theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original |
paradox
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| (放逐) exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote |
| (拒不屈服,反抗) stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate |
| (夜的) of or relating to or occurring in the night; most active at night |
| (悖论) something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |