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Group 4 - Matching Quizzes
quixotic 
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 | (不重要的,普通的) unimportant; of little significance or value; ordinary; commonplace |
| (鞭笞,蹂躏) whip used to inflict punishment; severe punishment |
| (暂缓) usually short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment |
| (空想的,狂想的) idealistic without regard to practicality |
reiterate
2
| (重申,重复) say, state, or perform again or repeatedly |
| (原则,信条) opinion, doctrine, or principle held as being true by person or organization |
| (鸣不平的,易发牢骚的) habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance |
| (同等的) equivalent in effect or value |
respite
3
| (变节者) disloyal person; traitor or rebel |
| (随意,冲动) sudden turn or start of mind; temporary eccentricity; fancy; capricious notion |
| (暂缓) usually short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment |
| (放弃,拒绝) reject disdainfully or contemptuously; scorn |
retrieve
4
| (多汁的) full of juicy; full of richness; highly interesting or enjoyable; delectable |
| (重新得到,找回) recover; find and bring in; get back |
| (概括,总结) summarize; repeat in concise form |
| (精明的,有远见的,有洞察力的) perceptive; shrewd; having insight |
sanctimonious
5
| (暂缓) usually short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment |
| (无常的,古怪的) determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; capricious |
| (重申,重复) say, state, or perform again or repeatedly |
| (假正经的,假装神圣的) excessively or hypocritically pious; possessing sanctity; sacred; holy; saintly; religious |
scourge
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| (鸣不平的,易发牢骚的) habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance |
| (鞭笞,蹂躏) whip used to inflict punishment; severe punishment |
| (暂时放弃,屈从) give up temporarily; yield; give up voluntarily; defer |
| (热心的,狂热的) enthusiastic; filled with or motivated by zeal |
sordid
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| (宁静的,安静的) free from disturbance; pacific |
| (重新得到,找回) recover; find and bring in; get back |
| (鞭笞,蹂躏) whip used to inflict punishment; severe punishment |
| (肮脏,卑鄙) filthy; unethical or dishonest; dirty; foul; morally degraded |
succulent
8
| (震荡的) marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking; timid or fearful; timorous |
| (暂缓) usually short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment |
| (多汁的) full of juicy; full of richness; highly interesting or enjoyable; delectable |
| (鞭笞,蹂躏) whip used to inflict punishment; severe punishment |
tangible
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| (根本的,激进的) drastic; extreme; arising from or going to a root or source; basic |
| (变节者) disloyal person; traitor or rebel |
| (无常的,古怪的) determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; capricious |
| (可触摸的,真实的) able to be touched; real or concrete; palpable |
temerity
10
| (暂时放弃,屈从) give up temporarily; yield; give up voluntarily; defer |
| (热心的,狂热的) enthusiastic; filled with or motivated by zeal |
| (震荡的) marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking; timid or fearful; timorous |
| (鲁莽的) boldness; rashness; foolhardy disregard of danger |