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Group 3 - Matching Quizzes
mercenary 
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 | (包治百病的药,灵丹妙药) remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
| (解释,批注,注释) restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others |
| (唯利是图) interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |
| (不确定的,冒风险) uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability |
meticulous
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| (接近,亲近) state of being proximate; nearness in place, time, or relation |
| (平民,老百姓,平民的,粗俗的,粗鲁的) crude or coarse; unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar |
| (小心翼翼的) excessively careful; marked by extreme care in treatment of details |
| (书生气的) marked by narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points |
morose
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| (显然的,虚假的) put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown |
| (航海的) relating to ships, sailors, or navigation |
| (入迷,固执的念头) compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion |
| (郁闷的,乖僻的) ill humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent |
mundane
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| (世俗的,日常的) belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary |
| (岬,海角) natural elevation, especially a rock that projects into the sea; cliff; headland; high cape |
| (唯利是图) interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |
| (无数,非常多) of very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand |
nettle
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| (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 |
| (厌恶人类的人,憎人者) one who hates or mistrusts mankind |
| (专制的,强硬的,专横的) offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal |
obtrude
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| (临时的) temporary; provided for present need only |
| (预言,疾病警告) forecasted course of a disease; forecast or prediction; likelihood of recovery from a disease |
| (陈词滥调) dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |
| (插手,强入,冲出) push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude |
obviate
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| (细读) read or examine, typically with great care |
| (臭名昭著的,声名狼藉的) disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous |
| (恶意) enmity of heart; malevolence; ill will; spirit delighting in harm or misfortune to another |
| (消除,排除,避免) bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of |
omnipotent
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| (石化) convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike |
| (烦恼,激怒,荨麻) cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex |
| (无所不能的,全能的) all-powerful; having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force |
| (消除,排除,避免) bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of |
onus
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| (负担,责任) burden or obligation; difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity |
| (遗忘,赦免) condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty |
| (恶意) enmity of heart; malevolence; ill will; spirit delighting in harm or misfortune to another |
| (石化) convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike |
peccadillo
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| (假名,笔名) pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role |
| (不正当的,邪恶的,做作的) stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good |
| (沉重的,笨重的,呆板的,冗长的) slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull |
| (轻罪,轻微冒犯) slight offense; small sin or fault |