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Group (5) - Matching Quizzes
mundane 
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 | (懲罰的) punishing; involving punishment; awarding or inflicting punishment |
| (厭惡人類的人,憎人者) one who hates or mistrusts mankind |
| (世俗的,日常的) belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary |
| (沉重的,笨重的,呆板的,冗長的) slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull |
nocturnal
2
| (夜的) of or relating to or occurring in the night; most active at night |
| (世俗的,日常的) belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary |
| (厭惡人類的人,憎人者) one who hates or mistrusts mankind |
| (互相的,互動的,互惠的) concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting |
obsession
3
| (發布,公佈) proclaim doctrine or law; make known by official publication |
| (不確定的,冒風險) uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability |
| (入迷,固執的念頭) compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion |
| (徹底摧毀) destroy completely; scrape or shave off |
parody
4
| (錢的,貨幣的) relating to money; requiring payment of money |
| (厭惡人類的人,憎人者) one who hates or mistrusts mankind |
| (拙劣的模仿) work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |
| (有利益的,有報酬的) compensating; rewarding; profitable or paying |
pecuniary
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| (重申,重複) say, state, or perform again or repeatedly |
| (序,先驅,先導) introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface |
| (鳴不平的,易發牢騷的) habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance |
| (錢的,貨幣的) relating to money; requiring payment of money |
pedant
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| (專制的,強硬的,專橫的) offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal |
| (輕罪,輕微冒犯) slight offense; small sin or fault |
| (學究式人物) one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning |
| (重新得到,找回) recover; find and bring in; get back |
petrify
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| (重新得到,找回) recover; find and bring in; get back |
| (暫緩) usually short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment |
| (變節者) disloyal person; traitor or rebel |
| (石化) convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike |
precarious
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| (不確定的,冒風險) uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability |
| (靠著的,斜躺的,不動的,休息的) reclining; lying down completely or in part |
| (徹底摧毀) destroy completely; scrape or shave off |
| (重申,重複) say, state, or perform again or repeatedly |
predilection
9
| (石化) convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike |
| (懲罰的) punishing; involving punishment; awarding or inflicting punishment |
| (偏愛,偏好) condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference |
| (不正當的,邪惡的,做作的) stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good |
promulgate
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| (聲望,威信) impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance |
| (發布,公佈) proclaim doctrine or law; make known by official publication |
| (預言,疾病警告) forecasted course of a disease; forecast or prediction; likelihood of recovery from a disease |
| (岬,海角) natural elevation, especially a rock that projects into the sea; cliff; headland; high cape |