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Group 3 - Matching Quizzes
maudlin 
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 | (多愁善感) tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental |
| (悖论) something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
| (假定,冒昧) act of presuming, or believing upon probable evidence; act of assuming; belief upon incomplete proof |
| (厌恶人类的人,憎人者) one who hates or mistrusts mankind |
mediocre
2
| (臭名昭著的,声名狼藉的) disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous |
| (普通的,一般的) moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace |
| (细读) read or examine, typically with great care |
| (预言,疾病警告) forecasted course of a disease; forecast or prediction; likelihood of recovery from a disease |
mundane
3
| (微观世界) small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something |
| (世俗的,日常的) belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary |
| (有斑点的,弄脏的) spotted with different shades or colors |
| (化装舞会,伪装) assembly of persons wearing masks, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions; dramatic performance by actors in masks |
myriad
4
| (预言,疾病警告) forecasted course of a disease; forecast or prediction; likelihood of recovery from a disease |
| (不正当的,邪恶的,做作的) stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good |
| (掠夺的,食肉的) living by preying on other animals |
| (无数,非常多) of very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand |
nettle
5
| (普通的,一般的) moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace |
| (世俗的,日常的) belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary |
| (烦恼,激怒,荨麻) cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex |
| (陡峭的,急躁的) extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward |
nostalgia
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| (想家,乡愁) homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past. |
| (不正当的,邪恶的,做作的) stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good |
| (新手) beginner; person new to a field or activity |
| (剽窃) theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original |
ostracize
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| (放逐) exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote |
| (烦恼,激怒,荨麻) cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex |
| (钱的,货币的) relating to money; requiring payment of money |
| (多愁善感) tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental |
paradox
8
| (解释,批注,注释) restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others |
| (多彩的,杂色的,混合的) multi-colored; mixed; having elements of great variety |
| (有斑点的,弄脏的) spotted with different shades or colors |
| (悖论) something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
pedant
9
| (学究式人物) one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning |
| (微观世界) small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something |
| (世俗的,日常的) belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary |
| (臭名昭著的,声名狼藉的) disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous |
pedantic
10
| (书生气的) marked by narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points |
| (唯利是图) interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |
| (厌恶人类的人,憎人者) one who hates or mistrusts mankind |
| (沉重的,笨重的,呆板的,冗长的) slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull |