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Group 3 - Matching Quizzes
masquerade 
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 | (暗的,模糊的,曖昧的) dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague |
| (普通的,一般的) moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace |
| (化裝舞會,偽裝) assembly of persons wearing masks, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions; dramatic performance by actors in masks |
| (世俗的,日常的) belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary |
mercenary
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| (惡意) enmity of heart; malevolence; ill will; spirit delighting in harm or misfortune to another |
| (勇氣,精神) quality of endurance and courage; good temperament and character |
| (接近,親近) state of being proximate; nearness in place, time, or relation |
| (唯利是圖) interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |
monologue
3
| (錯誤的名字,寫錯名字,用詞不當) error in naming person or place; name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or an object |
| (獨白,個人長篇演說) speech uttered by a person alone; dramatic soliloquy |
| (臭名昭著的,聲名狼藉的) disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous |
| (唯利是圖) interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |
morose
4
| (過時的,無用的) no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated |
| (新手) beginner; person new to a field or activity |
| (發布,公佈) proclaim doctrine or law; make known by official publication |
| (鬱悶的,乖僻的) ill humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent |
motley
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| (航海的) relating to ships, sailors, or navigation |
| (多彩的,雜色的,混合的) multi-colored; mixed; having elements of great variety |
| (想家,鄉愁) homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past. |
| (特權) privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command |
mundane
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| (專制的,強硬的,專橫的) offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal |
| (負擔,責任) burden or obligation; difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity |
| (世俗的,日常的) belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary |
| (入迷,固執的念頭) compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion |
murky
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| (插手,強入,衝出) push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude |
| (負擔,責任) burden or obligation; difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity |
| (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 |
nettle
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| (悖論) something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
| (顯然的,虛假的) put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown |
| (航海的) relating to ships, sailors, or navigation |
| (煩惱,激怒,蕁麻) cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex |
obsolete
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| (鬱悶的,乖僻的) ill humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent |
| (新手) beginner; person new to a field or activity |
| (過時的,無用的) no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated |
| (航海的) relating to ships, sailors, or navigation |
paraphrase
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| (特權) privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command |
| (不確定的,冒風險) uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability |
| (解釋,批註,註釋) restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others |
| (無所不能的,全能的) all-powerful; having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force |