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Group (1) - Matching Quizzes
abstruse 
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 | (骗) defraud or cheat; frustrate or disappoint; evade or escape from |
| (批判的) critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure |
| (中产阶级,平庸的) middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional |
| (难以理解的,复杂的) obscure; profound; difficult to understand. |
acrophobia
2
| (波涛翻滚) swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms |
| (模棱两可) state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty |
| (提高) make or become better; improve; grow better |
| (恐高症) fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places |
adversity
3
| (脑的,智力的) relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional |
| (矛盾的观点或情绪) state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate |
| (批判的) critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure |
| (贫困,不幸) state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune |
ambivalence
4
| (平静,安抚) bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve |
| (接手) append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit |
| (欢快的情绪) cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness |
| (矛盾的观点或情绪) state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate |
anecdote
5
| (欢快的情绪) cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness |
| (矛盾的观点或情绪) state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate |
| (奇闻轶事) short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography |
| (熟练,有技巧) skillful and adept under pressing conditions |
apathy
6
| (漠不关心) lack of caring; indifference |
| (壁垒) earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends |
| (强辩,狡辩,欺骗) mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry |
| (波涛翻滚) swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms |
bolster
7
| (难以理解的,复杂的) obscure; profound; difficult to understand. |
| (支持,增援) support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion |
| (模棱两可) state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty |
| (自夸,吹嘘) boaster; one given to loud, empty boasting; very talkative person |
boorish
8
| (恐惧的,担心的) capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive |
| (奉承,恭维) excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise |
| (支持,增援) support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion |
| (粗鲁,笨拙) rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners |
braggart
9
| (提高) make or become better; improve; grow better |
| (迂回的) being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course; going round in a circuit; not direct |
| (自夸,吹嘘) boaster; one given to loud, empty boasting; very talkative person |
| (亵渎) act of claiming for oneself the attributes and rights of God; utterance or writing concerning God or a sacred entity |
broach
10
| (接手) append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit |
| (分离,保留) apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote |
| (难以理解的,复杂的) obscure; profound; difficult to understand. |
| (介绍,提出,引见) introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce |