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Group 4 - Matching Quizzes
quixotic 
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 | (闲职,报纸茶水的工作) well-paid position with little responsibility |
| (反驳) disprove; prove to be false or incorrect |
| (庄严的,值得尊重的) deserving high respect; impressive by reason of age; profoundly honored |
| (空想的,狂想的) idealistic without regard to practicality |
raconteur
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| (善谈的人,满肚子故事的人) storyteller; one who tells stories and anecdotes with skill and wit |
| (放弃,拒绝) reject disdainfully or contemptuously; scorn |
| (靠着的,斜躺的,不动的,休息的) reclining; lying down completely or in part |
| (暂缓) usually short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment |
recumbent
3
| (报复) action taken in return for injury or offense |
| (靠着的,斜躺的,不动的,休息的) reclining; lying down completely or in part |
| (聪慧,洞察力) quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment; shrewdness |
| (无所不在的) being or existing everywhere; omnipresent |
retribution
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| (复仇,补偿,惩罚) something justly deserved; recompense; compensation; punishment for offenses |
| (变节者) disloyal person; traitor or rebel |
| (薄板,外表) thin layer; coating consisting of thin layer; ornamental coating to a building |
| (纤细的) long and thin; slender; having little substance |
scourge
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| (鞭笞,蹂躏) whip used to inflict punishment; severe punishment |
| (转运) change, especially in one's life or fortunes; regular change or succession of one thing to another; alternation |
| (彻底摧毁) destroy completely; scrape or shave off |
| (聪慧,洞察力) quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment; shrewdness |
sinister
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| (责骂的) marked by harsh spoken or written abuse; scolding |
| (精明的,有远见的,有洞察力的) perceptive; shrewd; having insight |
| (纤细的) long and thin; slender; having little substance |
| (邪恶的) suggesting or threatening evil |
sordid
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| (无所不在的) being or existing everywhere; omnipresent |
| (肮脏,卑鄙) filthy; unethical or dishonest; dirty; foul; morally degraded |
| (概括,总结) summarize; repeat in concise form |
| (弹性的) elastic; having power of springing back or recover readily |
tenet
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| (原则,信条) opinion, doctrine, or principle held as being true by person or organization |
| (责骂的) marked by harsh spoken or written abuse; scolding |
| (随意,冲动) sudden turn or start of mind; temporary eccentricity; fancy; capricious notion |
| (邪恶的) suggesting or threatening evil |
tenuous
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| (责骂的) marked by harsh spoken or written abuse; scolding |
| (纤细的) long and thin; slender; having little substance |
| (鞭笞,蹂躏) whip used to inflict punishment; severe punishment |
| (肮脏,卑鄙) filthy; unethical or dishonest; dirty; foul; morally degraded |
tranquil
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| (嘲笑,讥笑) reproach in a mocking, insulting, or contemptuous manner; make fun of , often in an aggressive manner |
| (报复) action taken in return for injury or offense |
| (宁静的,安静的) free from disturbance; pacific |
| (无常的,古怪的) determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; capricious |