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Group (5) - Matching Quizzes
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 | (好色的,淫荡的) lustful; suggestive of or tending to moral looseness |
| (护身符,避邪物) charm to bring good luck and avert misfortune; something that apparently has magic power |
| (精明的,有远见的,有洞察力的) perceptive; shrewd; having insight |
| (禁止) command against; banish; outlaw |
reprieve
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| (暂缓,缓刑) temporary relief from harm or discomfort; postponement or cancellation of punishment |
| (穿过) go through or across, often under difficult conditions |
| (反复咀嚼,消化,深思,反刍) chew over and over mentally, or like cows physically; mull over; ponder |
| (害怕的) fearful; demonstrating fear; weakly hesitant |
repudiate
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| (批判) disown; refuse to acknowledge; reject validity or authority of |
| (功利的,实利的) practical and functional, not just for show |
| (好色的,淫荡的) lustful; suggestive of or tending to moral looseness |
| (治疗的,治疗学的) curative; having or exhibiting healing powers; relating to healing art |
reticent
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| (纤细的) long and thin; slender; having little substance |
| (迟到的,缓慢的) late; delayed; moving slowly |
| (试探性的,尝试的,暂时的) hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive |
| (沉默不语的) inclined to keep silent; reserved; uncommunicative. |
scale
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| (爬升,升高) climb up or over; alter according to a standard; estimate or measure; remove in layers |
| (沉默不语的) inclined to keep silent; reserved; uncommunicative. |
| (辉煌的,光辉的) dazzling; glorious; shining with brilliant luster; very bright |
| (俗丽的,便宜且华而不实) cheap in nature or appearance; tastelessly showy; shameful or indecent |
servile
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| (健壮的) vigorous; full of health and strength; vigorous |
| (文雅的,高雅的,彬彬有礼的) showing a high degree of refinement |
| (奴隶的,奴性的) slavish; suitable to slave or servant; relating to servitude or forced labor |
| (责备) severely criticize; reprimand; reprove sharply |
tenuous
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| (无家可归的人) person without home or job; bird found outside its species' usual range |
| (俗丽的,便宜且华而不实) cheap in nature or appearance; tastelessly showy; shameful or indecent |
| (纤细的) long and thin; slender; having little substance |
| (新手) beginner in learning something; novice |
torpid
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| (懒散的,死气沉沉的) having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed |
| (犹豫不定,踌躇不决) sway unsteadily from one side to the other; oscillate |
| (禁止) command against; banish; outlaw |
| (精明的,有远见的,有洞察力的) perceptive; shrewd; having insight |
traverse
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| (功利的,实利的) practical and functional, not just for show |
| (精明的,有远见的,有洞察力的) perceptive; shrewd; having insight |
| (未掺杂的,纯粹的) not alloyed; not reduced by foreign admixture; unmixed; unqualified; pure |
| (穿过) go through or across, often under difficult conditions |
trepidation
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| (功利的,实利的) practical and functional, not just for show |
| (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 |
| ((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 |
| (惧怕) state of alarm or dread; nervous apprehension; involuntary trembling or quivering |