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Group 3 - Matching Quizzes
meander 
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 | (多愁善感) tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental |
| (錢的,貨幣的) relating to money; requiring payment of money |
| (彎曲,蜿蜒) follow a winding and turning course; move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction |
| (假定,冒昧) act of presuming, or believing upon probable evidence; act of assuming; belief upon incomplete proof |
monologue
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| (細讀) read or examine, typically with great care |
| (學究式人物) one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning |
| (假名,筆名) pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role |
| (獨白,個人長篇演說) speech uttered by a person alone; dramatic soliloquy |
mottled
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| (有斑點的,弄髒的) spotted with different shades or colors |
| (錢的,貨幣的) relating to money; requiring payment of money |
| (悖論) something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
| (偏愛,偏好) condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference |
nostalgia
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| (悖論) something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
| (彎曲,蜿蜒) follow a winding and turning course; move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction |
| (過時的,無用的) no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated |
| (想家,鄉愁) homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past. |
obtrude
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| (插手,強入,衝出) push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude |
| (石化) convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike |
| (放逐) exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote |
| (序,先驅,先導) introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface |
obtrusive
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| (負擔,責任) burden or obligation; difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity |
| (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. |
| (書生氣的) marked by narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points |
| (惡毒的) deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred |
obviate
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| (石化) convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike |
| (無所不能的,全能的) all-powerful; having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force |
| (消除,排除 避免) bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of |
| (多彩的,雜色的,混合的) multi-colored; mixed; having elements of great variety |
ostracize
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| (有斑點的,弄髒的) spotted with different shades or colors |
| (岬,海角) natural elevation, especially a rock that projects into the sea; cliff; headland; high cape |
| (勇氣,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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| (插手,強入,衝出) push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude |
| (悖論) something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
| (沉重的,笨重的,呆板的,冗長的) slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull |
| (微觀世界) small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something |
pecuniary
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| (臨時的) temporary; provided for present need only |
| (微觀世界) small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something |
| (聲望,威信) impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance |
| (錢的,貨幣的) relating to money; requiring payment of money |