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Group (1) - Matching Quizzes
abdicate 
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 | (苦行,禁欲) leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere |
| (暗指,暗示) indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor |
| (放弃) give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim |
| (无神论者) nonbeliever; one who denies the existence of god |
abridge
2
| (田园的) rustic; pastoral; agricultural; relating to country affairs, or to shepherd's life and occupation |
| (帮助,鼓励) aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage |
| (平凡,陈腐,老生常谈) obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality |
| (删节,节选) condense; shorten; reduce length of written text |
accelerate
3
| (加速) move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected |
| (诱惑,引诱) attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive |
| (偏见的,偏差) favoring one person or side over another; prejudiced |
| (平易近人的) easily approachable; warmly friendly |
acrimonious
4
| (挖苦的,尖酸的（语言,行为）) bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner |
| (平易近人的) easily approachable; warmly friendly |
| (警告) gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning |
| (盲目自大) offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing |
adversity
5
| (匿名的) having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name |
| (暗指,暗示) indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor |
| (贫困,不幸) state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune |
| (逮捕,惧怕,领会) take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive |
analogous
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| (庇护所) place of refuge or shelter; protection |
| (使难堪) embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert |
| (漠不关心) lack of caring; indifference |
| (类似的) comparable; similar or alike |
animus
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| (有服从义务的,随时服从的) responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable |
| (加速) move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected |
| (讨厌,敌意) in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose |
| (敌意) feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition |
apathy
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| (放弃) give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim |
| (田园的) rustic; pastoral; agricultural; relating to country affairs, or to shepherd's life and occupation |
| (平凡,陈腐,老生常谈) obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality |
| (漠不关心) lack of caring; indifference |
articulate
9
| (丑角,缺乏教养之人) one who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures; droll; mimic; clown |
| (粗鲁,笨拙) rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners |
| (有效的,清晰的) expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language |
| (一致,协议) settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states |
ascetic
10
| (苦行,禁欲) leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere |
| (有效的,清晰的) expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language |
| (荒芜的) dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants |
| (挖苦的,尖酸的（语言,行为）) bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner |