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Group 3 - Matching Quizzes
mediocre 
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 | (臭名昭著的,聲名狼藉的) disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous |
| (獨白,個人長篇演說) speech uttered by a person alone; dramatic soliloquy |
| (普通的,一般的) moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace |
| (航海的) relating to ships, sailors, or navigation |
mercenary
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| (早熟的) advanced in development; appearing or developing early |
| (唯利是圖) interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |
| (不確定的,冒風險) uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability |
| (放逐) exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote |
microcosm
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| (接近,親近) state of being proximate; nearness in place, time, or relation |
| (微觀世界) small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something |
| (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 |
morose
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| (拒不屈服,反抗) stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate |
| (惡意) enmity of heart; malevolence; ill will; spirit delighting in harm or misfortune to another |
| (鬱悶的,乖僻的) ill humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent |
| (接近,親近) state of being proximate; nearness in place, time, or relation |
murky
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| (不正當的,邪惡的,做作的) stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good |
| (解釋,批註,註釋) restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others |
| (序,先驅,先導) introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface |
| (暗的,模糊的,曖昧的) dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague |
oblivious
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| (遺忘的,出神的) inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful |
| (普通的,一般的) moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace |
| (入迷,固執的念頭) compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion |
| (模仿,摹擬) copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression |
obsolete
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| (過時的,無用的) no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated |
| (發布,公佈) proclaim doctrine or law; make known by official publication |
| (接近,親近) state of being proximate; nearness in place, time, or relation |
| (航海的) relating to ships, sailors, or navigation |
ostensible
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| (獨白,個人長篇演說) speech uttered by a person alone; dramatic soliloquy |
| (發布,公佈) proclaim doctrine or law; make known by official publication |
| (顯然的,虛假的) put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown |
| (輕罪,輕微冒犯) slight offense; small sin or fault |
ostracize
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| (不正當的,邪惡的,做作的) stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good |
| (放逐) exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote |
| (不確定的,冒風險) uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability |
| (惡毒的) deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred |
paradox
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| (負擔,責任) burden or obligation; difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity |
| (悖論) something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
| (書生氣的) marked by narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points |
| (夜的) of or relating to or occurring in the night; most active at night |