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Group 3 - Matching Quizzes
masquerade 
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 | (微觀世界) small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something |
| (接近,親近) state of being proximate; nearness in place, time, or relation |
| (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 |
| (序,先驅,先導) introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface |
maudlin
2
| (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 |
| (插手,強入,衝出) push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude |
| (多愁善感) tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental |
mediocre
3
| (學究式人物) one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning |
| (有害的,有毒的,惡臭的) foul-smelling; offensive by arousing disgust; harmful or dangerous |
| (拙劣的模仿) work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |
| (普通的,一般的) moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace |
mercenary
4
| (放逐) exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote |
| (顯然的,虛假的) put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown |
| (拒不屈服,反抗) stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate |
| (唯利是圖) interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |
motley
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| (多彩的,雜色的,混合的) multi-colored; mixed; having elements of great variety |
| (夜的) of or relating to or occurring in the night; most active at night |
| (序,先驅,先導) introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface |
| (輕罪,輕微冒犯) slight offense; small sin or fault |
mundane
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| (放逐) exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote |
| (書生氣的) marked by narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points |
| (執拗的,頑固的) hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
| (世俗的,日常的) belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary |
nocturnal
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| (多愁善感) tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental |
| (夜的) of or relating to or occurring in the night; most active at night |
| (不正當的,邪惡的,做作的) stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good |
| (唯利是圖) interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |
paraphrase
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| (解釋,批註,註釋) restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others |
| (多彩的,雜色的,混合的) multi-colored; mixed; having elements of great variety |
| (入迷,固執的念頭) compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion |
| (拙劣的模仿) work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |
peccadillo
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| (石化) convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike |
| (鬱悶的,乖僻的) ill humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent |
| (陳詞濫調) dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |
| (輕罪,輕微冒犯) slight offense; small sin or fault |
pedant
10
| (學究式人物) one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning |
| (掠奪的,食肉的) living by preying on other animals |
| (華而不實的,俗豔的) of or pertaining to prostitutes; tastelessly showy; lustful; deceptive; misleading |
| (模仿,摹擬) copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression |