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Group 3 - Matching Quizzes
meander 
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 | (彎曲,蜿蜒) follow a winding and turning course; move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction |
| (插手,強入,衝出) push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude |
| (特權) privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command |
| (剽竊) theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original |
mediocre
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| (普通的,一般的) moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace |
| (拒不屈服,反抗) stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate |
| (錢的,貨幣的) relating to money; requiring payment of money |
| (華而不實的,俗豔的) of or pertaining to prostitutes; tastelessly showy; lustful; deceptive; misleading |
meretricious
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| (華而不實的,俗豔的) of or pertaining to prostitutes; tastelessly showy; lustful; deceptive; misleading |
| (微觀世界) small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something |
| (推崇之至) formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as public compliment |
| (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 |
meticulous
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| (惡意) enmity of heart; malevolence; ill will; spirit delighting in harm or misfortune to another |
| (臨時的) temporary; provided for present need only |
| (小心翼翼的) excessively careful; marked by extreme care in treatment of details |
| (平民,老百姓,平民的,粗俗的,粗魯的) crude or coarse; unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar |
microcosm
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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 |
| (拙劣的模仿) work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |
| (書生氣的) marked by narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points |
| (微觀世界) small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something |
mundane
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| (臭名昭著的,聲名狼藉的) disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous |
| (輕罪,輕微冒犯) slight offense; small sin or fault |
| (世俗的,日常的) belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary |
| (顯然的,虛假的) put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown |
murky
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| (暗的,模糊的,曖昧的) dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague |
| (遺忘的,出神的) inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful |
| (解釋,批註,註釋) restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others |
| (掠奪的,食肉的) living by preying on other animals |
obsession
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| (學究式人物) one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning |
| (入迷,固執的念頭) compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion |
| (消除,排除 避免) bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of |
| (解釋,批註,註釋) restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others |
panegyric
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| (推崇之至) formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as public compliment |
| (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. |
| (世俗的,日常的) belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary |
| (惡毒的) deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred |
paraphrase
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| (普通的,一般的) moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace |
| (厭惡人類的人,憎人者) one who hates or mistrusts mankind |
| (解釋,批註,註釋) restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others |
| (多愁善感) tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental |