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Group (5) - Matching Quizzes
misnomer 
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 | (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 |
| (声望,威信) impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance |
| (可怕的) formidable; arousing fear or awe; worthy of respect or honor |
| (剽窃) theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original |
obsession
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| (入迷,固执的念头) compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion |
| (变节者) disloyal person; traitor or rebel |
| (书生气的) marked by narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points |
| (想家,乡愁) homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past. |
obtrude
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| (拙劣的模仿) work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |
| (插手,强入,冲出) push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude |
| (分叉) act or process of branching out or dividing into branches; subdivision or branch |
| (根本的,激进的) drastic; extreme; arising from or going to a root or source; basic |
obviate
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| (重新得到,找回) recover; find and bring in; get back |
| (消除,排除,避免) bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of |
| (空想的,狂想的) idealistic without regard to practicality |
| (陈词滥调) dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |
perverse
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| (岬,海角) natural elevation, especially a rock that projects into the sea; cliff; headland; high cape |
| (有利益的,有报酬的) compensating; rewarding; profitable or paying |
| (假名,笔名) pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role |
| (不正当的,邪恶的,做作的) stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good |
plagiarism
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| (剽窃) theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original |
| (重新得到,找回) recover; find and bring in; get back |
| (遗忘,赦免) condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty |
| (早熟的) advanced in development; appearing or developing early |
platitude
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| (陈词滥调) dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |
| (有利益的,有报酬的) compensating; rewarding; profitable or paying |
| (过时的,无用的) no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated |
| (假定,冒昧) act of presuming, or believing upon probable evidence; act of assuming; belief upon incomplete proof |
precipitous
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| (根本的,激进的) drastic; extreme; arising from or going to a root or source; basic |
| (陡峭的,急躁的) extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward |
| (暂缓) usually short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment |
| (夜的) of or relating to or occurring in the night; most active at night |
predilection
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| (插手,强入,冲出) push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude |
| (偏爱,偏好) condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference |
| (暂缓) usually short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment |
| (假名,笔名) pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role |
prerogative
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| (不确定的,冒风险) uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability |
| (书生气的) marked by narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points |
| (特权) privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command |
| (包治百病的药,灵丹妙药) remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |