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Group (5) - Matching Quizzes
microcosm 
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 | (微观世界) small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something |
| (入迷,固执的念头) compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion |
| (厌恶人类的人,憎人者) one who hates or mistrusts mankind |
| (变节者) disloyal person; traitor or rebel |
nostalgia
2
| (推迟,延期) postpone or delay needlessly; put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness |
| (陈词滥调) dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |
| (想家,乡愁) homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past. |
| (错误的名字,写错名字,用词不当) error in naming person or place; name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or an object |
notorious
3
| (突出的,炫耀的) inclined to intrude or thrust one's self or one's opinions upon others; enter uninvited; forward; pushing; intrusive. |
| (执拗的,顽固的) hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
| (臭名昭著的,声名狼藉的) disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous |
| (沉重的,笨重的,呆板的,冗长的) slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull |
oblivion
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| (轻罪,轻微冒犯) slight offense; small sin or fault |
| (遗忘,赦免) condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty |
| (靠着的,斜躺的,不动的,休息的) reclining; lying down completely or in part |
| (突出的,炫耀的) inclined to intrude or thrust one's self or one's opinions upon others; enter uninvited; forward; pushing; intrusive. |
obsession
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| (掠夺的,食肉的) living by preying on other animals |
| (专制的,强硬的,专横的) offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal |
| (善谈的人,满肚子故事的人) storyteller; one who tells stories and anecdotes with skill and wit |
| (入迷,固执的念头) compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion |
obsolete
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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 |
| (插手,强入,冲出) push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude |
| (过时的,无用的) no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated |
| (彻底摧毁) destroy completely; scrape or shave off |
obviate
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| (臭名昭著的,声名狼藉的) disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous |
| (靠着的,斜躺的,不动的,休息的) reclining; lying down completely or in part |
| (掠夺的,食肉的) living by preying on other animals |
| (消除,排除,避免) bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of |
parody
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| (重申,重复) say, state, or perform again or repeatedly |
| (拙劣的模仿) work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |
| (陡峭的,急躁的) extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward |
| (专制的,强硬的,专横的) offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal |
pensive
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| (沉思默想的,忧心忡忡的) deeply, often dreamily thoughtful; engaged in serious thought or reflection; contemplative |
| (陡峭的,急躁的) extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward |
| (变节者) disloyal person; traitor or rebel |
| (暗的,模糊的,暧昧的) dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague |
peremptory
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| (陈词滥调) dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |
| (郁闷的,乖僻的) ill humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent |
| (专制的,强硬的,专横的) offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal |
| (暗的,模糊的,暧昧的) dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague |