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Group 3 - Matching Quizzes
maudlin 
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 | (遺忘,赦免) condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty |
| (陳詞濫調) dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |
| (拒不屈服,反抗) stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate |
| (多愁善感) tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental |
meticulous
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| (岬,海角) natural elevation, especially a rock that projects into the sea; cliff; headland; high cape |
| (小心翼翼的) excessively careful; marked by extreme care in treatment of details |
| (陳詞濫調) dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |
| (厭惡人類的人,憎人者) one who hates or mistrusts mankind |
misanthrope
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| (世俗的,日常的) belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary |
| (有害的,有毒的,惡臭的) foul-smelling; offensive by arousing disgust; harmful or dangerous |
| (岬,海角) natural elevation, especially a rock that projects into the sea; cliff; headland; high cape |
| (厭惡人類的人,憎人者) one who hates or mistrusts mankind |
mundane
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| (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 |
| (世俗的,日常的) belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary |
| (序,先驅,先導) introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface |
| (早熟的) advanced in development; appearing or developing early |
nocturnal
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| (華而不實的,俗豔的) of or pertaining to prostitutes; tastelessly showy; lustful; deceptive; misleading |
| (煩惱,激怒,蕁麻) cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex |
| (假名,筆名) pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role |
| (夜的) of or relating to or occurring in the night; most active at night |
obviate
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| (專制的,強硬的,專橫的) offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal |
| (聲望,威信) impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance |
| (消除,排除 避免) bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of |
| (多愁善感) tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental |
pecuniary
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| (微觀世界) small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something |
| (錢的,貨幣的) relating to money; requiring payment of money |
| (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 |
| (預言,疾病警告) forecasted course of a disease; forecast or prediction; likelihood of recovery from a disease |
pedant
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| (華而不實的,俗豔的) of or pertaining to prostitutes; tastelessly showy; lustful; deceptive; misleading |
| (預言,疾病警告) forecasted course of a disease; forecast or prediction; likelihood of recovery from a disease |
| (假定,冒昧) act of presuming, or believing upon probable evidence; act of assuming; belief upon incomplete proof |
| (學究式人物) one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning |
pedantic
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| (多愁善感) tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental |
| (悖論) something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
| (特權) privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command |
| (書生氣的) marked by narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points |
platitude
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| (書生氣的) marked by narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points |
| (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 |
| (陳詞濫調) dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |
| (專制的,強硬的,專橫的) offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal |