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Group (5) - Matching Quizzes
mimic 
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 | (報復) action taken in return for injury or offense |
| (學究式人物) one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning |
| (特權) privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command |
| (模仿,摹擬) copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression |
noisome
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| (撒謊,支吾,搪塞,糊弄) lie; stray from or evade truth; behave in evasive way such as to delay action |
| (假定,冒昧) act of presuming, or believing upon probable evidence; act of assuming; belief upon incomplete proof |
| (臭名昭著的,聲名狼藉的) disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous |
| (有害的,有毒的,惡臭的) foul-smelling; offensive by arousing disgust; harmful or dangerous |
oblivious
3
| (拙劣的模仿) work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |
| (微觀世界) small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something |
| (遺忘的,出神的) inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful |
| (怨恨,憤恨) indignation; deep sense of injury; strong displeasure |
panacea
4
| (包治百病的藥,靈丹妙藥) remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
| (分叉) act or process of branching out or dividing into branches; subdivision or branch |
| (聲望,威信) impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance |
| (想家,鄉愁) homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past. |
paraphrase
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| (沉思默想的,憂心忡忡的) deeply, often dreamily thoughtful; engaged in serious thought or reflection; contemplative |
| (微觀世界) small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something |
| (解釋,批註,註釋) restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others |
| (臭名昭著的,聲名狼藉的) disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous |
parody
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| (推遲,延期) postpone or delay needlessly; put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness |
| (拙劣的模仿) work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |
| (新手) beginner; person new to a field or activity |
| (煩惱,激怒,蕁麻) cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex |
pedant
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| (臭名昭著的,聲名狼藉的) disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous |
| (序,先驅,先導) introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface |
| (學究式人物) one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning |
| (專制的,強硬的,專橫的) offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal |
pensive
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| (靠著的,斜躺的,不動的,休息的) reclining; lying down completely or in part |
| (假名,筆名) pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role |
| (消除,排除 避免) bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of |
| (沉思默想的,憂心忡忡的) deeply, often dreamily thoughtful; engaged in serious thought or reflection; contemplative |
peremptory
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| (遺忘的,出神的) inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful |
| (無數,非常多) of very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand |
| (新手) beginner; person new to a field or activity |
| (專制的,強硬的,專橫的) offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal |
precipitous
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| (怨恨,憤恨) indignation; deep sense of injury; strong displeasure |
| (復仇,補償,懲罰) something justly deserved; recompense; compensation; punishment for offenses |
| (陡峭的,急躁的) extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward |
| (消除,排除 避免) bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of |