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Group (4) - Matching Quizzes
meander 
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 | (弯曲,蜿蜒) follow a winding and turning course; move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction |
| (先例) act or instance that may be used as example in subsequent similar cases |
| (自大,轻狂,专横) overconfident; going beyond what is right or proper; excessively forward |
| (前任,前辈) former occupant of post; ancestor or forefather |
noxious
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| (消灭,杜绝) make impossible, as by action taken in advance; prevent; eliminate |
| (可接受的,美味的) acceptable; sufficiently agreeable in flavor to be eaten |
| (有害的) harmful to living things; injurious to health |
| (暗的,不透明的) impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster |
oblique
3
| (间接的,倾斜的,无诚意的) having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined |
| (一边倒的) one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party |
| (指挥台,检阅台) platform raised above surrounding level to give prominence to person on it |
| (倾向,自然倾向) inclination; natural tendency; readiness; facility of learning |
obliterate
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| (暗的,不透明的) impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster |
| (彻底摧毁) destroy completely; do away with completely so as to leave no trace |
| (不确定的,冒风险) uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability |
| (间接的,倾斜的,无诚意的) having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined |
obsolete
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| (过时的,无用的) no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated |
| (硬化,骨化,化石化) change or form into bone; become set in a rigidly conventional pattern; change from soft tissue to hard bony tissue |
| (悬崖,危险的位置) cliff; overhanging or extremely steep mass of rock; dangerous position |
| (撒谎,支吾,搪塞,糊弄) lie; stray from or evade truth; behave in evasive way such as to delay action |
overwrought
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| (特权) privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command |
| (抛媚眼,送秋波) look at amorously; cast glances as in fondness or to attract notice |
| (规则) rule or principle prescribing particular action or conduct; authorized direction or order |
| (歇斯底里的) extremely disturbed from emotion |
palatable
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| (拙劣的模仿) work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |
| (圆滑的,柔韧的,弯曲的) flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped |
| (可接受的,美味的) acceptable; sufficiently agreeable in flavor to be eaten |
| (暗的,不透明的) impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster |
paradigm
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| (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 |
| (硬化,骨化,化石化) change or form into bone; become set in a rigidly conventional pattern; change from soft tissue to hard bony tissue |
| (歇斯底里的) extremely disturbed from emotion |
| (瘦的,贫乏的,不足的) deficient in quantity, fullness, or extent; inadequate; feeble |
plumage
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| (鸟类的羽毛) covering of feathers on bird; feathers used ornamentally; elaborate dress |
| (悬崖,危险的位置) cliff; overhanging or extremely steep mass of rock; dangerous position |
| (过时的,无用的) no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated |
| (弯曲,蜿蜒) follow a winding and turning course; move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction |
posterity
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| (可恨的,可耻的) hateful; arousing strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure |
| (悬崖,危险的位置) cliff; overhanging or extremely steep mass of rock; dangerous position |
| (赞助人,资助人,(会员性的)顾客) benefactor; regular customer |
| (子孙,后裔) descendants collectively; the race that proceeds from a progenitor; future generations |