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Group 2 - Matching Quizzes
edify 
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 | (难以理解的,深奥的) hard to understand; known only in a particular group |
| (教导,启迪,陶冶) instruct or correct, especially so as to encourage intellectual, moral, or spiritual improvement |
| (不能渗透的,不为所动的,不受影响的) impenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed |
| (招摇,炫耀) display proudly or shamelessly; show oneself off |
emissary
2
| (华丽的) elaborately or excessively ornamented |
| (阻碍,挫败) make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment |
| (代理,信使,使者) agent sent on a mission to represent or advance the interests of another |
| (免疫,抵抗) resistant to; free or exempt from; not subject to |
ephemeral
3
| (朝生暮死,短暂,短命) short-lived; enduring a very short time |
| (耐心) patience; restraint of passions; act of forbearing or waiting |
| (措辞巧妙的,精巧的) apt; suitably expressed; well chosen |
| (心无城府的,天真的,幼稚的,可信的) naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated |
extirpate
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| (根除) root out; eradicate, literally or figuratively; destroy wholly |
| (增加) process of increasing in number, size, quantity, or extent |
| (心无城府的,天真的,幼稚的,可信的) naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated |
| (冒充者,冒名顶替的人) someone who assumes a false identity |
facade
5
| (增加) process of increasing in number, size, quantity, or extent |
| (阐释,博览会) exhibition; part of a play that provides the background information; opening section of a fugue |
| (无疑的,无可争议的) indisputable; not open to question |
| (正面的,表面的,肤浅的) front of building; superficial or false appearance |
flagrant
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| (过分的) offensively flattering or insincere; offensive; disgusting |
| (冒充者,冒名顶替的人) someone who assumes a false identity |
| (非常坏的,残忍的,恶名昭著的) obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous; flaming into notice |
| (请求,敬礼,致意) call for; salute; greet; praise vociferously |
flamboyant
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| (华丽的) elaborately or excessively ornamented |
| (囚禁) imprison; put into jail; shut up or enclose |
| (根除) root out; eradicate, literally or figuratively; destroy wholly |
| (招摇,炫耀) display proudly or shamelessly; show oneself off |
fulsome
8
| (紊乱的,不受限制的) exceeding reasonable limits; excessive; not regulated; disorderly |
| (过分的) offensively flattering or insincere; offensive; disgusting |
| (假装,捏造) make false appearance of; disguise; conceal; invent or imagine |
| (非常坏的,残忍的,恶名昭著的) obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous; flaming into notice |
hyperbole
9
| (夸张) figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis; overstatement |
| (浪费的,大方的) liberal; wasteful; excessive spending |
| (暗示,旁侧敲击,暗讽,讽刺,冷嘲热讽) hint; indirect implication , usually malicious |
| (根除) root out; eradicate, literally or figuratively; destroy wholly |
impale
10
| (不能渗透的,不为所动的,不受影响的) impenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed |
| (华丽的) elaborately or excessively ornamented |
| ((贸易)进口) bring in from another country |
| (刺穿) pierce; kill by piercing with a spear or sharp |