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 Group 3 - Spelling Practices
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/mæskə'reɪd/;/mæskə'rɛd/ n.
(化装舞会,伪装) assembly of persons wearing masks, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions; dramatic performance by actors in masks


Spelling Word: masquerade
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/mɪ'ændə(r)/ v.
(弯曲,蜿蜒) follow a winding and turning course; move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction


Spelling Word: meander
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/mɪ'tɪkjʊləs/ a. Syn. scrupulous; cautious
(小心翼翼的) excessively careful; marked by extreme care in treatment of details


Spelling Word: meticulous
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/'maɪkrəkɒz(ə)m/ n.
(微观世界) small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something


Spelling Word: microcosm
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/mɪs'noʊmə(r)/ n.
(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


Spelling Word: misnomer
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/'ɒbdjʊrɪt/;/'ɑbdərɪt/ a. Syn. stubborn; inflexible
(执拗的,顽固的) hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion


Spelling Word: obdurate
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/'ɒbsəli:t/ a. Syn. outmoded; antiquated
(过时的,无用的) no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated


Spelling Word: obsolete
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/pænɪ'dʒɪrɪk/ n.
(推崇之至) formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as public compliment


Spelling Word: panegyric
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/pɪ'dəntɪk/ a. Syn. bookish
(书生气的) marked by narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points


Spelling Word: pedantic
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/pri:dɪ'lɛkʃ(ə)n/;/prɛdl'ɛkʃən/ n. Syn. partiality; preference
(偏爱,偏好) condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference


Spelling Word: predilection