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Group 3 - Matching Quizzes
maudlin 
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 | (預言,疾病警告) forecasted course of a disease; forecast or prediction; likelihood of recovery from a disease |
| (推崇之至) formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as public compliment |
| (多愁善感) tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental |
| (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
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| (執拗的,頑固的) hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
| (無數,非常多) of very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand |
| (入迷,固執的念頭) compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion |
| (唯利是圖) interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |
meticulous
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| (小心翼翼的) excessively careful; marked by extreme care in treatment of details |
| (煩惱,激怒,蕁麻) cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex |
| (掠奪的,食肉的) living by preying on other animals |
| (無數,非常多) of very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand |
microcosm
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| (獨白,個人長篇演說) speech uttered by a person alone; dramatic soliloquy |
| (微觀世界) small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something |
| (普通的,一般的) moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace |
| (偏愛,偏好) condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference |
misnomer
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| (拒不屈服,反抗) stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate |
| (普通的,一般的) moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace |
| (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 |
| (過時的,無用的) no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated |
mundane
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| (世俗的,日常的) belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary |
| (包治百病的藥,靈丹妙藥) remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
| (多愁善感) tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental |
| (勇氣,精神) quality of endurance and courage; good temperament and character |
myriad
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| (早熟的) advanced in development; appearing or developing early |
| (剽竊) theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original |
| (無數,非常多) of very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand |
| (包治百病的藥,靈丹妙藥) remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
nostalgia
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| (想家,鄉愁) homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past. |
| (錢的,貨幣的) relating to money; requiring payment of money |
| (入迷,固執的念頭) compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion |
| (預言,疾病警告) forecasted course of a disease; forecast or prediction; likelihood of recovery from a disease |
obdurate
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| (無所不能的,全能的) all-powerful; having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force |
| (早熟的) advanced in development; appearing or developing early |
| (執拗的,頑固的) hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
| (微觀世界) small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something |
obsession
10
| (執拗的,頑固的) hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
| (入迷,固執的念頭) compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion |
| (不正當的,邪惡的,做作的) stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good |
| (接近,親近) state of being proximate; nearness in place, time, or relation |