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Group (5) - Matching Quizzes
prosaic 
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 | (无产阶级的,蓝领的) member of working class; blue collar person |
| (害怕的) fearful; demonstrating fear; weakly hesitant |
| (事实的,平淡的,缺乏想象力的) dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact; factual |
| (爬升,升高) climb up or over; alter according to a standard; estimate or measure; remove in layers |
protagonist
2
| ((小说中的)主角,领导者,积极参加者) principal character in a work of fiction; main character in a drama; leader of a cause; champion |
| (小规模战争,小打小闹) minor battle in war; minor or preliminary conflict or dispute |
| (仔细检查) examine closely and critically |
| (未掺杂的,纯粹的) not alloyed; not reduced by foreign admixture; unmixed; unqualified; pure |
respite
3
| (明白清楚的) admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; clear and unambiguous |
| (暂缓) usually short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment |
| (简洁,扼要的) effectively concise; appearing as if wiped or rubbed, as smooth |
| (可触摸的,真实的) able to be touched; real or concrete; palpable |
reticent
4
| (沉默不语的) inclined to keep silent; reserved; uncommunicative. |
| (冶炼,精炼) melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition |
| (吵闹,混乱) noise, as made by a crowd; riot or uprising |
| (多产的,丰富的) producing offspring or fruit in great abundance; fertile |
ruse
5
| (事实的,平淡的,缺乏想象力的) dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact; factual |
| (多产的,丰富的) producing offspring or fruit in great abundance; fertile |
| (锯齿状的) saw-like; having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections |
| (技巧,策略,计谋) trick; use of artifice or trickery; deceptive maneuver, especially to avoid capture |
sage
6
| (健壮的) vigorous; full of health and strength; vigorous |
| (顽强的) sticking together; stubbornly unyielding; holding together firmly |
| ((小说中的)主角,领导者,积极参加者) principal character in a work of fiction; main character in a drama; leader of a cause; champion |
| (智者,圣人) one celebrated for wisdom, experience, and judgment; various plants of the genus Salvia |
scrutinize
7
| (穿过) go through or across, often under difficult conditions |
| (无家可归的人) person without home or job; bird found outside its species' usual range |
| (技巧,策略,计谋) trick; use of artifice or trickery; deceptive maneuver, especially to avoid capture |
| (仔细检查) examine closely and critically |
seminary
8
| ((小说中的)主角,领导者,积极参加者) principal character in a work of fiction; main character in a drama; leader of a cause; champion |
| (神学院,学院,发祥地) school, especially a theological school for training of priests, ministers, or rabbis; school of higher education, especially for girls |
| (反复咀嚼,消化,深思,反刍) chew over and over mentally, or like cows physically; mull over; ponder |
| (试探性的,尝试的,暂时的) hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive |
sequester
9
| (隐退,隔离) isolate; retire from public life; segregate; seclude |
| (无产阶级的,蓝领的) member of working class; blue collar person |
| (功利的,实利的) practical and functional, not just for show |
| (不重要的,普通的) unimportant; of little significance or value; ordinary; commonplace |
smelt
10
| (不知情的) not intended; not knowing; unaware; ignorant |
| (仔细检查) examine closely and critically |
| (冶炼,精炼) melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition |
| (功利的,实利的) practical and functional, not just for show |