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Group 3 - Matching Quizzes
maudlin 
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 | (突出的,炫耀的) inclined to intrude or thrust one's self or one's opinions upon others; enter uninvited; forward; pushing; intrusive. |
| (石化) convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike |
| (多愁善感) tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental |
| (推迟,延期) postpone or delay needlessly; put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness |
mediocre
2
| (世俗的,日常的) belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary |
| (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 |
| (消除,排除,避免) bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of |
| (普通的,一般的) moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace |
meticulous
3
| (小心翼翼的) excessively careful; marked by extreme care in treatment of details |
| (沉重的,笨重的,呆板的,冗长的) slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull |
| (预言,疾病警告) forecasted course of a disease; forecast or prediction; likelihood of recovery from a disease |
| (新手) beginner; person new to a field or activity |
mettle
4
| (发布,公布) proclaim doctrine or law; make known by official publication |
| (勇气,精神) quality of endurance and courage; good temperament and character |
| (预言,疾病警告) forecasted course of a disease; forecast or prediction; likelihood of recovery from a disease |
| (放逐) exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote |
nocturnal
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| (夜的) of or relating to or occurring in the night; most active at night |
| (推迟,延期) postpone or delay needlessly; put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness |
| (包治百病的药,灵丹妙药) remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
| (沉重的,笨重的,呆板的,冗长的) slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull |
obdurate
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| (多愁善感) tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental |
| (唯利是图) interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |
| (执拗的,顽固的) hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
| (无数,非常多) of very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand |
oblivion
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| (专制的,强硬的,专横的) offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal |
| (小心翼翼的) excessively careful; marked by extreme care in treatment of details |
| (发布,公布) proclaim doctrine or law; make known by official publication |
| (遗忘,赦免) condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty |
obsolete
8
| (包治百病的药,灵丹妙药) remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
| (无所不能的,全能的) all-powerful; having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force |
| (过时的,无用的) no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated |
| (悖论) something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
paraphrase
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| (悖论) something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
| (普通的,一般的) moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace |
| (解释,批注,注释) restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others |
| (假定,冒昧) act of presuming, or believing upon probable evidence; act of assuming; belief upon incomplete proof |
pedant
10
| (唯利是图) interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |
| (多愁善感) tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental |
| (学究式人物) one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning |
| (沉重的,笨重的,呆板的,冗长的) slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull |