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Group (4) - Matching Quizzes
obdurate 
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 | (圆滑的,柔韧的,弯曲的) flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped |
| (装模作样的人,邯郸学步) person who pretends to be sophisticated, elegant to impress others |
| (执拗的,顽固的) hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
| (传统的,保守的) traditional; conservative in belief; adhering to established faith, especially in religion |
obscure
2
| (使暗淡,使模糊,隐藏) darken; make dim or indistinct; conceal in obscurity |
| (辩论的,好辩的) aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious |
| (彻底摧毁) destroy completely; do away with completely so as to leave no trace |
| (可接受的,美味的) acceptable; sufficiently agreeable in flavor to be eaten |
obtuse
3
| (负担,责任) burden or obligation; difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity |
| (钝的,迟钝的,愚蠢的) lacking in insight or discernment; stupid |
| (指定,规定,任命,命令) decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine |
| (模范) model of excellence or perfection; peerless example |
orthodox
4
| (狭小的,地方的) narrow in outlook; related to local church community |
| (贱民,被社会遗弃的人) social outcast; person who is rejected from society or home |
| (传统的,保守的) traditional; conservative in belief; adhering to established faith, especially in religion |
| (使无效) make invalid; make null; invalidate; counteract force or effectiveness of |
ostentatious
5
| (卖弄的,企图惹人注意的,哗众取宠的) showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention |
| (倾向,自然倾向) inclination; natural tendency; readiness; facility of learning |
| (原告) one who brings a suit in civil law against a defendant; accuser |
| (抛媚眼,送秋波) look at amorously; cast glances as in fondness or to attract notice |
pallid
6
| (模范) model of excellence or perfection; peerless example |
| (执拗的,顽固的) hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
| (动物园) collection of live wild animals on exhibition; enclosure in which wild animals are kept |
| (苍白的,惨淡的) abnormally pale; lacking intensity of color or luminousness |
paradigm
7
| (苍白的,惨淡的) abnormally pale; lacking intensity of color or luminousness |
| (先例) act or instance that may be used as example in subsequent similar cases |
| (一边倒的) one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party |
| (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 |
plaudit
8
| (彻底摧毁) destroy completely; do away with completely so as to leave no trace |
| (原告) one who brings a suit in civil law against a defendant; accuser |
| (一边倒的) one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party |
| (喝彩) enthusiastically worded approval; round of applause |
pliable
9
| (过时的,无用的) no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated |
| (圆滑的,柔韧的,弯曲的) flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped |
| (彻底摧毁) destroy completely; do away with completely so as to leave no trace |
| (使无效) make invalid; make null; invalidate; counteract force or effectiveness of |
poseur
10
| (装模作样的人,邯郸学步) person who pretends to be sophisticated, elegant to impress others |
| (无所不能的,全能的) all-powerful; having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force |
| (彻底摧毁) destroy completely; do away with completely so as to leave no trace |
| (出色的,出类拔萃的) outstanding; superior to or notable above all others |