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Group (2) - Matching Quizzes
candid 
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 | (缺乏的) completely lacking; barren or empty |
| (慢性的) lasting for long period; marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases |
| (率直的,坦白的) straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial |
| (難以討好的,吹毛求疵的,愛挑毛病的) intended to confuse in an argument |
cantankerous
2
| (強辯,狡辯,欺騙) mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry |
| (悲傷,沮喪) sad; cheerless; gloomy; hopeless or not expecting |
| (脾氣壞,易發怒) ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious |
| (咒罵,批評) condemn openly; criticize; make known in formal manner |
chicanery
3
| (威逼,強迫) use of force to get someone to obey |
| (強辯,狡辯,欺騙) mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry |
| (智取,包圍) surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit |
| (世界主義) sophisticated; of worldwide scope |
cogent
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| (有說服力的) reasonable and convincing; based on evidence; forcefully persuasive |
| (吊慰,就某一不幸向某人表示慰問) grieve; express sympathy; speak sympathetically to one in pain, grief, or misfortune |
| (豐富的,很多的) plentiful; containing plenty; affording ample supply |
| (使人愉快的) delightful; delicious; extremely pleasing to the sense of taste |
compunction
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| (智取,包圍) surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit |
| (後悔) feeling of deep regret; strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt |
| (畏縮,諂媚,奉承) shrink or recoil, as in fear, disgust or embarrassment; bend or crouch with base humility |
| (忍受,接受) give sanction or support to; tolerate or approve |
consternation
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| (大為吃驚,（極度的）驚愕,驚恐) intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror |
| (忍受,接受) give sanction or support to; tolerate or approve |
| (咒罵,批評) condemn openly; criticize; make known in formal manner |
| (難以討好的,吹毛求疵的,愛挑毛病的) intended to confuse in an argument |
convivial
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| (秘密的,神秘的) having hidden meaning; mystifying; using code or cipher |
| (歡樂,高興) festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company |
| (咒罵,批評) condemn openly; criticize; make known in formal manner |
| (歪曲,漫畫,諷刺畫) representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect |
countenance
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| (畏縮,諂媚,奉承) shrink or recoil, as in fear, disgust or embarrassment; bend or crouch with base humility |
| (歪曲,漫畫,諷刺畫) representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect |
| (忍受,接受) give sanction or support to; tolerate or approve |
| (強辯,狡辯,欺騙) mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry |
curt
9
| (極重要的,有決定性的) of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance |
| (簡略的,草率的,粗魯的,三言兩語的) having been shortened; effectively cut short; rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner |
| (強辯,狡辯,欺騙) mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry |
| (悲傷,沮喪) sad; cheerless; gloomy; hopeless or not expecting |
dearth
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| (稀缺,缺乏) scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops |
| (缺乏的) completely lacking; barren or empty |
| (肥胖) very fat; large in body; overweight |
| (描繪,描述) portray; depict; draw or trace outline of; sketch out |