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Group 3 - Matching Quizzes
malice 
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 | (独白,个人长篇演说) speech uttered by a person alone; dramatic soliloquy |
| (解释,批注,注释) restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others |
| (想家,乡愁) homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past. |
| (恶意) enmity of heart; malevolence; ill will; spirit delighting in harm or misfortune to another |
maudlin
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| (臭名昭著的,声名狼藉的) disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous |
| (唯利是图) interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |
| (剽窃) theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original |
| (多愁善感) tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental |
mundane
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| (唯利是图) interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |
| (石化) convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike |
| (臭名昭著的,声名狼藉的) disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous |
| (世俗的,日常的) belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary |
murky
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| (暗的,模糊的,暧昧的) dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague |
| (遗忘的,出神的) inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful |
| (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 |
nettle
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| (恶意) enmity of heart; malevolence; ill will; spirit delighting in harm or misfortune to another |
| (烦恼,激怒,荨麻) cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex |
| (负担,责任) burden or obligation; difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity |
| (声望,威信) impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance |
oblivious
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| (臭名昭著的,声名狼藉的) disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous |
| (掠夺的,食肉的) living by preying on other animals |
| (恶意) enmity of heart; malevolence; ill will; spirit delighting in harm or misfortune to another |
| (遗忘的,出神的) inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful |
obsession
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| (偏爱,偏好) condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference |
| (序,先驱,先导) introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface |
| (入迷,固执的念头) compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion |
| (华而不实的,俗艳的) of or pertaining to prostitutes; tastelessly showy; lustful; deceptive; misleading |
obviate
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| (悖论) something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
| (消除,排除,避免) bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of |
| (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 |
panegyric
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| (想家,乡愁) homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past. |
| (烦恼,激怒,荨麻) cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex |
| (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 |
paradox
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| (悖论) something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
| (遗忘的,出神的) inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful |
| (沉重的,笨重的,呆板的,冗长的) slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull |
| (恶毒的) deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred |