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Group 3 - Matching Quizzes
mercenary 
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 | (華而不實的,俗豔的) of or pertaining to prostitutes; tastelessly showy; lustful; deceptive; misleading |
| (唯利是圖) interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |
| (推崇之至) formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as public compliment |
| (推遲,延期) postpone or delay needlessly; put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness |
meretricious
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| (微觀世界) small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something |
| (細讀) read or examine, typically with great care |
| (拙劣的模仿) work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |
| (華而不實的,俗豔的) of or pertaining to prostitutes; tastelessly showy; lustful; deceptive; misleading |
misnomer
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| (勇氣,精神) quality of endurance and courage; good temperament and character |
| (發布,公佈) proclaim doctrine or law; make known by official publication |
| (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 |
| (特權) privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command |
motley
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| (煩惱,激怒,蕁麻) cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex |
| (陡峭的,急躁的) extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward |
| (拙劣的模仿) work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |
| (多彩的,雜色的,混合的) multi-colored; mixed; having elements of great variety |
nettle
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| (多彩的,雜色的,混合的) multi-colored; mixed; having elements of great variety |
| (微觀世界) small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something |
| (煩惱,激怒,蕁麻) cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex |
| (華而不實的,俗豔的) of or pertaining to prostitutes; tastelessly showy; lustful; deceptive; misleading |
nocturnal
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| (沉重的,笨重的,呆板的,冗長的) slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull |
| (推遲,延期) postpone or delay needlessly; put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness |
| (夜的) of or relating to or occurring in the night; most active at night |
| (顯然的,虛假的) put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown |
noisome
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| (有害的,有毒的,惡臭的) foul-smelling; offensive by arousing disgust; harmful or dangerous |
| (掠奪的,食肉的) living by preying on other animals |
| (細讀) read or examine, typically with great care |
| (惡毒的) deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred |
obtrude
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| (插手,強入,衝出) push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude |
| (多彩的,雜色的,混合的) multi-colored; mixed; having elements of great variety |
| (不正當的,邪惡的,做作的) stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good |
| (偏愛,偏好) condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference |
peruse
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| (掠奪的,食肉的) living by preying on other animals |
| (接近,親近) state of being proximate; nearness in place, time, or relation |
| (細讀) read or examine, typically with great care |
| (多愁善感) tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental |
ponderous
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| (唯利是圖) interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |
| (沉重的,笨重的,呆板的,冗長的) slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull |
| (惡毒的) deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred |
| (消除,排除 避免) bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of |