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Group (5) - Matching Quizzes
monologue 
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 | (微观世界) small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something |
| (偏爱,偏好) condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference |
| (推崇之至) formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as public compliment |
| (独白,个人长篇演说) speech uttered by a person alone; dramatic soliloquy |
obdurate
2
| (分叉) act or process of branching out or dividing into branches; subdivision or branch |
| (拙劣的模仿) work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |
| (执拗的,顽固的) hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
| (弹性的) elastic; having power of springing back or recover readily |
obsession
3
| (入迷,固执的念头) compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion |
| (偏爱,偏好) condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference |
| (包治百病的药,灵丹妙药) remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
| (悖论) something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
onus
4
| (插手,强入,冲出) push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude |
| (细读) read or examine, typically with great care |
| (钱的,货币的) relating to money; requiring payment of money |
| (负担,责任) burden or obligation; difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity |
panacea
5
| (包治百病的药,灵丹妙药) remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
| (假名,笔名) pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role |
| (早熟的) advanced in development; appearing or developing early |
| (夜的) of or relating to or occurring in the night; most active at night |
panegyric
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| (推崇之至) formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as public compliment |
| (悖论) something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
| (变节者) disloyal person; traitor or rebel |
| (概括,总结) summarize; repeat in concise form |
paradox
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| (悖论) something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
| (想家,乡愁) homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past. |
| (重新得到,找回) recover; find and bring in; get back |
| (变节者) disloyal person; traitor or rebel |
parody
8
| (书生气的) marked by narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points |
| (陡峭的,急躁的) extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward |
| (入迷,固执的念头) compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion |
| (拙劣的模仿) work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |
peccadillo
9
| (变节者) disloyal person; traitor or rebel |
| (石化) convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike |
| (轻罪,轻微冒犯) slight offense; small sin or fault |
| (想家,乡愁) homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past. |
precarious
10
| (过时的,无用的) no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated |
| (不确定的,冒风险) uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability |
| (细读) read or examine, typically with great care |
| (沉重的,笨重的,呆板的,冗长的) slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull |