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Group 3 - Matching Quizzes
mercenary 
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 | (唯利是圖) interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |
| (臨時的) temporary; provided for present need only |
| (掠奪的,食肉的) living by preying on other animals |
| (石化) convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike |
meretricious
2
| (沉重的,笨重的,呆板的,冗長的) slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull |
| (學究式人物) one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning |
| (華而不實的,俗豔的) of or pertaining to prostitutes; tastelessly showy; lustful; deceptive; misleading |
| (彎曲,蜿蜒) follow a winding and turning course; move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction |
mottled
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| (有斑點的,弄髒的) spotted with different shades or colors |
| (新手) beginner; person new to a field or activity |
| (錢的,貨幣的) relating to money; requiring payment of money |
| (多愁善感) tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental |
murky
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| (獨白,個人長篇演說) speech uttered by a person alone; dramatic soliloquy |
| (假名,筆名) pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role |
| (暗的,模糊的,曖昧的) dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague |
| (惡毒的) deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred |
nautical
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| (學究式人物) one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning |
| (航海的) relating to ships, sailors, or navigation |
| (獨白,個人長篇演說) speech uttered by a person alone; dramatic soliloquy |
| (推崇之至) formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as public compliment |
notorious
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| (臭名昭著的,聲名狼藉的) disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous |
| (學究式人物) one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning |
| (拒不屈服,反抗) stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate |
| (沉重的,笨重的,呆板的,冗長的) slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull |
obsolete
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| (序,先驅,先導) introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface |
| (過時的,無用的) no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated |
| (惡毒的) deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred |
| (細讀) read or examine, typically with great care |
obtrusive
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| (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. |
| (剽竊) theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original |
| (石化) convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike |
| (厭惡人類的人,憎人者) one who hates or mistrusts mankind |
obviate
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| (消除,排除 避免) bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of |
| (新手) beginner; person new to a field or activity |
| (不正當的,邪惡的,做作的) stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good |
| (沉重的,笨重的,呆板的,冗長的) slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull |
omnipotent
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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 |
| (唯利是圖) interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |
| (無所不能的,全能的) all-powerful; having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force |
| (勇氣,精神) quality of endurance and courage; good temperament and character |