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Group (2) - Matching Quizzes
circumspect 
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 | (放逐,被放逐者) someone who has withdrawn from his native land |
| (秘密的,神秘的) having hidden meaning; mystifying; using code or cipher |
| (慎重,周到) carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious |
| (措辞巧妙的,精巧的) apt; suitably expressed; well chosen |
circumvent
2
| (放逐,被放逐者) someone who has withdrawn from his native land |
| (假的,误导的) false; tending to mislead; deceptive |
| (礼貌,温文尔雅) propriety in manners and conduct; good taste in manners; conventions or requirements of polite behavior |
| (智取,包围) surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit |
cynical
3
| (愤世嫉俗) skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic |
| (轻信的,易信的) apt to believe on slight evidence; easily imposed upon; unsuspecting; believed too readily |
| (可信的,可靠的) capable of being credited or believed; worthy of belief; entitled to confidence; trustworthy |
| (悔恨) feel or express strong disapproval of; condemn; express sorrow or grief over; regret |
decorum
4
| (礼貌,温文尔雅) propriety in manners and conduct; good taste in manners; conventions or requirements of polite behavior |
| (狂热的,入迷的,不理智的) crazy; frenetic |
| (亵渎) violate with violence, especially to sacred place |
| (阐释,博览会) exhibition; part of a play that provides the background information; opening section of a fugue |
defunct
5
| (有害的) causing damage or harm; injurious |
| (阐释,博览会) exhibition; part of a play that provides the background information; opening section of a fugue |
| (停止,中止) cease to proceed or act; stop; forbear |
| (死的,不存在的,报废的) dead; no longer in use or existence |
deplore
6
| (合适的,有利的,策略性的) suitable; appropriate to a purpose; serving to promote your interest |
| (产生,导致) cause; bring into existence; give rise to |
| (难以理解的,深奥的) hard to understand; known only in a particular group |
| (悔恨) feel or express strong disapproval of; condemn; express sorrow or grief over; regret |
deride
7
| (书信的) consisting of letters; written in form of or carried on by letters |
| (打趣,取消) ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt |
| (产生,导致) cause; bring into existence; give rise to |
| (区别,辨别,歧视) make a clear distinction; distinguish; make sensible decisions; judge wisely |
desecrate
8
| (语源学) study of historical development of languages, particularly as manifested in individual words |
| (亵渎) violate with violence, especially to sacred place |
| (打趣,取消) ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt |
| (热情,激情) intensity of feeling; warmth of feeling; intense, heated emotion |
dirge
9
| (哀歌,凄凉之曲调) a piece of music of a mournful character, to accompany funeral rites; funeral hymn |
| (热情,激情) intensity of feeling; warmth of feeling; intense, heated emotion |
| (有害的) causing damage or harm; injurious |
| (隐蔽的,暗地里的,偷偷摸摸的) secretive, not openly shown |
discriminate
10
| (变化无常的,薄情的) not fixed or firm; liable to change; unstable; of a changeable mind |
| (秘密的,神秘的) having hidden meaning; mystifying; using code or cipher |
| (可信的,可靠的) capable of being credited or believed; worthy of belief; entitled to confidence; trustworthy |
| (区别,辨别,歧视) make a clear distinction; distinguish; make sensible decisions; judge wisely |