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Group 3 - Matching Quizzes
masquerade 
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 | (顯然的,虛假的) put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown |
| (發布,公佈) proclaim doctrine or law; make known by official publication |
| (聲望,威信) impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance |
| (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 |
mercenary
2
| (唯利是圖) interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |
| (輕罪,輕微冒犯) slight offense; small sin or fault |
| (暗的,模糊的,曖昧的) dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague |
| (航海的) relating to ships, sailors, or navigation |
murky
3
| (悖論) something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
| (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. |
| (航海的) relating to ships, sailors, or navigation |
| (暗的,模糊的,曖昧的) dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague |
noisome
4
| (有害的,有毒的,惡臭的) foul-smelling; offensive by arousing disgust; harmful or dangerous |
| (惡毒的) deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred |
| (執拗的,頑固的) hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
| (發布,公佈) proclaim doctrine or law; make known by official publication |
nostalgia
5
| (新手) beginner; person new to a field or activity |
| (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. |
| (想家,鄉愁) homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past. |
| (不正當的,邪惡的,做作的) stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good |
novice
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| (新手) beginner; person new to a field or activity |
| (接近,親近) state of being proximate; nearness in place, time, or relation |
| (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. |
obsession
7
| (特權) privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command |
| (入迷,固執的念頭) compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion |
| (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. |
| (航海的) relating to ships, sailors, or navigation |
onus
8
| (唯利是圖) interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |
| (負擔,責任) burden or obligation; difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity |
| (特權) privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command |
| (普通的,一般的) moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace |
pedant
9
| (航海的) relating to ships, sailors, or navigation |
| (多愁善感) tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental |
| (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 |
pedantic
10
| (暗的,模糊的,曖昧的) dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague |
| (書生氣的) marked by narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points |
| (航海的) relating to ships, sailors, or navigation |
| (無數,非常多) of very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand |