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Group 3 - Matching Quizzes
masquerade 
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 | (执拗的,顽固的) hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
| (厌恶人类的人,憎人者) one who hates or mistrusts mankind |
| (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 |
| (小心翼翼的) excessively careful; marked by extreme care in treatment of details |
mercenary
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| (预言,疾病警告) forecasted course of a disease; forecast or prediction; likelihood of recovery from a disease |
| (多愁善感) tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental |
| (唯利是图) interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |
| (华而不实的,俗艳的) of or pertaining to prostitutes; tastelessly showy; lustful; deceptive; misleading |
meticulous
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| (放逐) exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote |
| (小心翼翼的) excessively careful; marked by extreme care in treatment of details |
| (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. |
| (发布,公布) proclaim doctrine or law; make known by official publication |
nettle
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| (序,先驱,先导) introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface |
| (推崇之至) formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as public compliment |
| (烦恼,激怒,荨麻) cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex |
| (解释,批注,注释) restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others |
oblivion
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| (执拗的,顽固的) hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
| (假定,冒昧) act of presuming, or believing upon probable evidence; act of assuming; belief upon incomplete proof |
| (拙劣的模仿) work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |
| (遗忘,赦免) condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty |
ostracize
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| (不确定的,冒风险) uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability |
| (小心翼翼的) excessively careful; marked by extreme care in treatment of details |
| (勇气,精神) quality of endurance and courage; good temperament and character |
| (放逐) exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote |
paradox
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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. |
| (学究式人物) one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning |
| (细读) read or examine, typically with great care |
| (悖论) something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
parody
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| (模仿,摹拟) copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression |
| (拙劣的模仿) work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |
| (序,先驱,先导) introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface |
| (有害的,有毒的,恶臭的) foul-smelling; offensive by arousing disgust; harmful or dangerous |
peruse
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| (学究式人物) one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning |
| (陈词滥调) dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |
| (细读) read or examine, typically with great care |
| (遗忘的,出神的) inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful |
perverse
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| (遗忘,赦免) condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty |
| (推迟,延期) postpone or delay needlessly; put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness |
| (不正当的,邪恶的,做作的) stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good |
| (偏爱,偏好) condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference |