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Group (5) - Matching Quizzes
microcosm 
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 | (悖論) something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
| (偏愛,偏好) condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference |
| (遺忘,赦免) condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty |
| (微觀世界) small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something |
mimic
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| (陳詞濫調) dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |
| (解釋,批註,註釋) restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others |
| (模仿,摹擬) copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression |
| (放逐) exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote |
misnomer
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| (錯誤的名字,寫錯名字,用詞不當) error in naming person or place; name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or an object |
| (懲罰的) punishing; involving punishment; awarding or inflicting punishment |
| (石化) convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike |
| (可怕的) formidable; arousing fear or awe; worthy of respect or honor |
notorious
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| (根本的,激進的) drastic; extreme; arising from or going to a root or source; basic |
| (臭名昭著的,聲名狼藉的) disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous |
| (特權) privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command |
| (懲罰的) punishing; involving punishment; awarding or inflicting punishment |
novice
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| (岬,海角) natural elevation, especially a rock that projects into the sea; cliff; headland; high cape |
| (模仿,摹擬) copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression |
| (預言,疾病警告) forecasted course of a disease; forecast or prediction; likelihood of recovery from a disease |
| (新手) beginner; person new to a field or activity |
omnipotent
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| (拒不屈服,反抗) stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate |
| (解釋,批註,註釋) restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others |
| (無所不能的,全能的) all-powerful; having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force |
| (放逐) exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote |
ostracize
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| (微觀世界) small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something |
| (撒謊,支吾,搪塞,糊弄) lie; stray from or evade truth; behave in evasive way such as to delay action |
| (放逐) exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote |
| (包治百病的藥,靈丹妙藥) remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
paraphrase
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| (根本的,激進的) drastic; extreme; arising from or going to a root or source; basic |
| (解釋,批註,註釋) restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others |
| (遺忘的,出神的) inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful |
| (無所不能的,全能的) all-powerful; having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force |
plagiarism
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| (剽竊) theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original |
| (變節者) disloyal person; traitor or rebel |
| (空想的,狂想的) idealistic without regard to practicality |
| (臭名昭著的,聲名狼藉的) disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous |
precarious
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| (偏愛,偏好) condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference |
| (放逐) exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote |
| (序,先驅,先導) introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface |
| (不確定的,冒風險) uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability |