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Group 3 - Matching Quizzes
mediocre 
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 | (弯曲,蜿蜒) follow a winding and turning course; move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction |
| (入迷,固执的念头) compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion |
| (细读) read or examine, typically with great care |
| (普通的,一般的) moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace |
mercenary
2
| (唯利是图) interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |
| (不正当的,邪恶的,做作的) stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good |
| (弯曲,蜿蜒) follow a winding and turning course; move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction |
| (放逐) exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote |
meticulous
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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. |
| (拒不屈服,反抗) stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate |
| (独白,个人长篇演说) speech uttered by a person alone; dramatic soliloquy |
| (小心翼翼的) excessively careful; marked by extreme care in treatment of details |
microcosm
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| (放逐) exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote |
| (模仿,摹拟) copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression |
| (小心翼翼的) excessively careful; marked by extreme care in treatment of details |
| (微观世界) small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something |
mimic
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| (特权) privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command |
| (模仿,摹拟) copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression |
| (岬,海角) natural elevation, especially a rock that projects into the sea; cliff; headland; high cape |
| (钱的,货币的) relating to money; requiring payment of money |
misanthrope
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| (唯利是图) interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |
| (偏爱,偏好) condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference |
| (厌恶人类的人,憎人者) one who hates or mistrusts mankind |
| (模仿,摹拟) copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression |
nocturnal
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| (临时的) temporary; provided for present need only |
| (插手,强入,冲出) push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude |
| (假定,冒昧) act of presuming, or believing upon probable evidence; act of assuming; belief upon incomplete proof |
| (夜的) of or relating to or occurring in the night; most active at night |
noisome
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| (悖论) something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
| (陡峭的,急躁的) extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward |
| (有害的,有毒的,恶臭的) foul-smelling; offensive by arousing disgust; harmful or dangerous |
| (不确定的,冒风险) uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability |
obtrude
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| (放逐) exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote |
| (执拗的,顽固的) hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
| (插手,强入,冲出) push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude |
| (发布,公布) proclaim doctrine or law; make known by official publication |
ostensible
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| (钱的,货币的) relating to money; requiring payment of money |
| (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 |
| (显然的,虚假的) put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown |
| (假定,冒昧) act of presuming, or believing upon probable evidence; act of assuming; belief upon incomplete proof |