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Group 3 - Matching Quizzes
masquerade 
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 | (臭名昭著的,声名狼藉的) disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous |
| (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 |
| (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 |
| (不正当的,邪恶的,做作的) stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good |
meretricious
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| (剽窃) theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original |
| (偏爱,偏好) condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference |
| (华而不实的,俗艳的) of or pertaining to prostitutes; tastelessly showy; lustful; deceptive; misleading |
| (悖论) something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
obsession
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| (接近,亲近) state of being proximate; nearness in place, time, or relation |
| (悖论) something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
| (假定,冒昧) act of presuming, or believing upon probable evidence; act of assuming; belief upon incomplete proof |
| (入迷,固执的念头) compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion |
ostracize
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| (假定,冒昧) act of presuming, or believing upon probable evidence; act of assuming; belief upon incomplete proof |
| (恶意) enmity of heart; malevolence; ill will; spirit delighting in harm or misfortune to another |
| (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 |
| (放逐) exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote |
panacea
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| (解释,批注,注释) restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others |
| (包治百病的药,灵丹妙药) remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
| (勇气,精神) quality of endurance and courage; good temperament and character |
| (华而不实的,俗艳的) of or pertaining to prostitutes; tastelessly showy; lustful; deceptive; misleading |
paradox
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| (悖论) something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
| (包治百病的药,灵丹妙药) remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
| (偏爱,偏好) condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference |
| (推崇之至) formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as public compliment |
parody
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| (拙劣的模仿) work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |
| (不确定的,冒风险) uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability |
| (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 |
peccadillo
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| (轻罪,轻微冒犯) slight offense; small sin or fault |
| (华而不实的,俗艳的) of or pertaining to prostitutes; tastelessly showy; lustful; deceptive; misleading |
| (特权) privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command |
| (有斑点的,弄脏的) spotted with different shades or colors |
pedant
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| (学究式人物) one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning |
| (世俗的,日常的) belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary |
| (序,先驱,先导) introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface |
| (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 |
peremptory
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| (专制的,强硬的,专横的) offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal |
| (世俗的,日常的) belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary |
| (包治百病的药,灵丹妙药) remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
| (遗忘的,出神的) inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful |