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Group (4) - Matching Quizzes
obdurate 
1
 | (卖弄的,企图惹人注意的,哗众取宠的) showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention |
| (执拗的,顽固的) hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
| (有威胁的,恶兆的) threatening; foreshadowing evil or tragic developments |
| (行政区) district or division of city; place or enclosure by definite limits |
obfuscate
2
| (装模作样的人,邯郸学步) person who pretends to be sophisticated, elegant to impress others |
| (繁重的) burdensome or oppressive; not easily borne; wearing |
| (相等,势均力敌,奇偶) equality in status or amount; similarity or close |
| (迷惑,困惑,增加不必要的复杂性) confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex |
oblivious
3
| (装模作样的人,邯郸学步) person who pretends to be sophisticated, elegant to impress others |
| (典范,模式) one that serves as a pattern or model; system of assumptions, concepts, and practices that constitutes a way of viewing reality |
| (喝彩) enthusiastically worded approval; round of applause |
| (遗忘的,出神的) inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful |
odious
4
| (指定,规定,任命,命令) decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine |
| (可恨的,可耻的) hateful; arousing strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure |
| (出色的,出类拔萃的) outstanding; superior to or notable above all others |
| (撒谎,支吾,搪塞,糊弄) lie; stray from or evade truth; behave in evasive way such as to delay action |
ordain
5
| (明显的,公然的) open to view; not secret or hidden |
| (特权) privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command |
| (指定,规定,任命,命令) decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine |
| (悖论) something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
ostentatious
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| (小气的,吝啬的,太节省的) excessively unwilling to spend; excessively sparing or frugal |
| (卖弄的,企图惹人注意的,哗众取宠的) showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention |
| (剥夺,驱逐) expel; eject from a position or place; force out |
| (指定,规定,任命,命令) decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine |
overt
7
| (过剩,过多) excess; over-fullness in any respect; superabundance |
| (自命不凡,华而不实,自大) intended to attract notice and impress others; making unjustified claims; overly ambitious |
| (迷惑,困惑,增加不必要的复杂性) confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex |
| (明显的,公然的) open to view; not secret or hidden |
paradigm
8
| (卖弄的,企图惹人注意的,哗众取宠的) showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention |
| (辩论的,好辩的) aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious |
| (典范,模式) one that serves as a pattern or model; system of assumptions, concepts, and practices that constitutes a way of viewing reality |
| (实际的,注重实效的) practical as opposed to idealistic; concerned with the practical worth or impact of something |
paragon
9
| (特权) privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command |
| (预感) sense that something is about to occur; anticipatory fear; premonition |
| (可接受的,美味的) acceptable; sufficiently agreeable in flavor to be eaten |
| (模范) model of excellence or perfection; peerless example |
parody
10
| (一边倒的) one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party |
| (拙劣的模仿) work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |
| (繁重的) burdensome or oppressive; not easily borne; wearing |
| (相等,势均力敌,奇偶) equality in status or amount; similarity or close |