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Group 3 - Matching Quizzes
meretricious 
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 | (惡毒的) deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred |
| (拒不屈服,反抗) stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate |
| (華而不實的,俗豔的) of or pertaining to prostitutes; tastelessly showy; lustful; deceptive; misleading |
| (預言,疾病警告) forecasted course of a disease; forecast or prediction; likelihood of recovery from a disease |
mettle
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| (石化) convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike |
| (推崇之至) formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as public compliment |
| (勇氣,精神) quality of endurance and courage; good temperament and character |
| (華而不實的,俗豔的) of or pertaining to prostitutes; tastelessly showy; lustful; deceptive; misleading |
microcosm
3
| (微觀世界) small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something |
| (世俗的,日常的) belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary |
| (發布,公佈) proclaim doctrine or law; make known by official publication |
| (惡毒的) deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred |
murky
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| (彎曲,蜿蜒) follow a winding and turning course; move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction |
| (細讀) read or examine, typically with great care |
| (暗的,模糊的,曖昧的) dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague |
| (鬱悶的,乖僻的) ill humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent |
nettle
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| (書生氣的) marked by narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points |
| (偏愛,偏好) condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference |
| (悖論) something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
| (煩惱,激怒,蕁麻) cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex |
panegyric
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| (陡峭的,急躁的) extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward |
| (拙劣的模仿) work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |
| (推崇之至) formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as public compliment |
| (暗的,模糊的,曖昧的) dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague |
pecuniary
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| (錢的,貨幣的) relating to money; requiring payment of money |
| (輕罪,輕微冒犯) slight offense; small sin or fault |
| (消除,排除 避免) bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of |
| (航海的) relating to ships, sailors, or navigation |
pedantic
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| (臨時的) temporary; provided for present need only |
| (書生氣的) marked by narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points |
| (偏愛,偏好) condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference |
| (插手,強入,衝出) push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude |
peremptory
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| (過時的,無用的) no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated |
| (微觀世界) small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something |
| (專制的,強硬的,專橫的) offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal |
| (解釋,批註,註釋) restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others |
petrify
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| (夜的) of or relating to or occurring in the night; most active at night |
| (拙劣的模仿) work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |
| (石化) convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike |
| (想家,鄉愁) homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past. |