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Group (5) - Matching Quizzes
renown 
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 | (名望) fame; quality of being widely honored and acclaimed |
| (智者,圣人) one celebrated for wisdom, experience, and judgment; various plants of the genus Salvia |
| (护身符,避邪物) charm to bring good luck and avert misfortune; something that apparently has magic power |
| (技巧,策略,计谋) trick; use of artifice or trickery; deceptive maneuver, especially to avoid capture |
rigor
2
| (非常神圣的) regarded as sacred and inviolable |
| (严格,苛刻,精确) strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure |
| (神经质的笑) laugh in a restrained, nervous way; giggle |
| (迟到的,缓慢的) late; delayed; moving slowly |
ruse
3
| (安慰) comfort or relieve in sorrow, misfortune, or distress |
| (技巧,策略,计谋) trick; use of artifice or trickery; deceptive maneuver, especially to avoid capture |
| (阻碍,挫败) hinder or prevent of ; frustrate |
| (未掺杂的,纯粹的) not alloyed; not reduced by foreign admixture; unmixed; unqualified; pure |
sanctimonious
4
| (讽刺的) disdainful or ironically humorous; cynical; scornful and mocking |
| (解除神职) strip a priest or minister of church authority; remove from status as member of clergy |
| (假正经的,假装神圣的) excessively or hypocritically pious; possessing sanctity; sacred; holy; saintly; religious |
| (空前的) having no previous example; novel; unparalleled |
sanction
5
| (专家,学者) scholar; man of learning or science; one eminent for learning |
| (迟钝,麻木,不活泼) state of mental or physical inactivity or insensibility; sluggishness; dormancy |
| (超越,超过) pass over or beyond; surpass |
| (批准,许可) give authorization or approval to something; penalize a state, especially for violating international law |
scale
6
| (理想主义的,空想的) idealistic but usually impractical social reformer |
| (爬升,升高) climb up or over; alter according to a standard; estimate or measure; remove in layers |
| (名望) fame; quality of being widely honored and acclaimed |
| (迟到的,缓慢的) late; delayed; moving slowly |
seminary
7
| (智者,圣人) one celebrated for wisdom, experience, and judgment; various plants of the genus Salvia |
| (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 |
| (迟钝,麻木,不活泼) state of mental or physical inactivity or insensibility; sluggishness; dormancy |
| (严格,苛刻,精确) strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure |
smelt
8
| (冶炼,精炼) melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition |
| (迟钝,麻木,不活泼) state of mental or physical inactivity or insensibility; sluggishness; dormancy |
| (陈腐的) repeated too often; over familiar through overuse; worn out by use |
| (批准,许可) give authorization or approval to something; penalize a state, especially for violating international law |
thwart
9
| (安慰) comfort or relieve in sorrow, misfortune, or distress |
| (闹哄哄的,令人捧腹大笑的) characterized by loud, confused noise, or by noisy and uncontrollable laughter |
| (阻碍,挫败) hinder or prevent of ; frustrate |
| (害怕的) fearful; demonstrating fear; weakly hesitant |
trite
10
| (巨大的) impressively great in size, force, or extent; enormous |
| (陈腐的) repeated too often; over familiar through overuse; worn out by use |
| (不知情的) not intended; not knowing; unaware; ignorant |
| (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 |