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Group (2) - Matching Quizzes
circumscribe 
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 | (智取,包围) surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit |
| (彻底的,完全的) treating all parts or aspects without omission; comprehensive |
| (愚蠢的,不可理喻的,不理智的) foolish or silly, especially in self-satisfied way |
| (限制) limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle |
cryptic
2
| (限制) limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle |
| (奇怪的,不可预测的) no fixed or regular course; wandering |
| (秘密的,神秘的) having hidden meaning; mystifying; using code or cipher |
| (朝生暮死,短暂,短命) short-lived; enduring a very short time |
deference
3
| (赞美) praise highly; glorify; celebrate |
| (尊重的,尊重他人的) willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect |
| (彻底的,完全的) treating all parts or aspects without omission; comprehensive |
| (合适的,有利的,策略性的) suitable; appropriate to a purpose; serving to promote your interest |
defoliate
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| (合适的,有利的,策略性的) suitable; appropriate to a purpose; serving to promote your interest |
| (落叶) strip leaves or branches from; cause leaves of plant, tree, or forest to fall off, especially by use of chemicals |
| (非常糟糕的) very bad; extremely inferiorl; intolerable; very hateful |
| (阐释,博览会) exhibition; part of a play that provides the background information; opening section of a fugue |
degradation
5
| (降级,降格,退化) humiliation; debasement; decline to a lower condition, quality, or level |
| (灵巧的,右撇子) skillful in the use of the hands; having mental skill |
| (落叶) strip leaves or branches from; cause leaves of plant, tree, or forest to fall off, especially by use of chemicals |
| (困境,进退两难) predicament; state of uncertainty or between equally unfavorable options |
demur
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| (反对,犹豫) object because of doubts; hesitate |
| (美食者,享乐主义者) a person with refined taste, especially in food and wine |
| (堕落,腐坏) extreme corruption or degradation; wickedness |
| (谜) puzzle; difficult problem |
deter
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| (威慑,吓住) keep from; stop; prevent or discourage from acting |
| (降级,降格,退化) humiliation; debasement; decline to a lower condition, quality, or level |
| (愚蠢的,不可理喻的,不理智的) foolish or silly, especially in self-satisfied way |
| (有害的) having harmful effect; injurious; having quality of destroying life; noxious; poisonous |
dexterous
8
| (产生,导致) cause; bring into existence; give rise to |
| (灵巧的,右撇子) skillful in the use of the hands; having mental skill |
| (可信的,可靠的) capable of being credited or believed; worthy of belief; entitled to confidence; trustworthy |
| (冲突的,不和谐的) conflict; lack of agreement among persons, groups, or things |
discord
9
| (朝生暮死,短暂,短命) short-lived; enduring a very short time |
| (冲突的,不和谐的) conflict; lack of agreement among persons, groups, or things |
| (奇怪的,不可预测的) no fixed or regular course; wandering |
| (难以理解的,深奥的) hard to understand; known only in a particular group |
engender
10
| (假的,误导的) false; tending to mislead; deceptive |
| (语源学) study of historical development of languages, particularly as manifested in individual words |
| (产生,导致) cause; bring into existence; give rise to |
| (停止,中止) cease to proceed or act; stop; forbear |