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Group 3 - Matching Quizzes
masquerade 
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 | (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 |
| (遗忘的,出神的) inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful |
| (唯利是图) interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |
| (世俗的,日常的) belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary |
maudlin
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| (弯曲,蜿蜒) follow a winding and turning course; move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction |
| (恶意) enmity of heart; malevolence; ill will; spirit delighting in harm or misfortune to another |
| (不正当的,邪恶的,做作的) stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good |
| (多愁善感) tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental |
meander
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| (悖论) something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
| (臭名昭著的,声名狼藉的) disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous |
| (夜的) of or relating to or occurring in the night; most active at night |
| (弯曲,蜿蜒) follow a winding and turning course; move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction |
meticulous
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| (小心翼翼的) excessively careful; marked by extreme care in treatment of details |
| (包治百病的药,灵丹妙药) remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
| (悖论) something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
| (遗忘的,出神的) inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful |
microcosm
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| (错误的名字,写错名字,用词不当) error in naming person or place; name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or an object |
| (早熟的) advanced in development; appearing or developing early |
| (临时的) temporary; provided for present need only |
| (微观世界) small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something |
misnomer
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| (错误的名字,写错名字,用词不当) error in naming person or place; name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or an object |
| (有害的,有毒的,恶臭的) foul-smelling; offensive by arousing disgust; harmful or dangerous |
| (声望,威信) impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance |
| (细读) read or examine, typically with great care |
nostalgia
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| (想家,乡愁) homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past. |
| (勇气,精神) quality of endurance and courage; good temperament and character |
| (厌恶人类的人,憎人者) one who hates or mistrusts mankind |
| (学究式人物) one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning |
oblivion
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| (遗忘,赦免) condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty |
| (细读) read or examine, typically with great care |
| (微观世界) small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something |
| (无数,非常多) of very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand |
paraphrase
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| (解释,批注,注释) restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others |
| (包治百病的药,灵丹妙药) remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
| (遗忘的,出神的) inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful |
| (郁闷的,乖僻的) ill humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent |
peruse
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| (细读) read or examine, typically with great care |
| (无所不能的,全能的) all-powerful; having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force |
| (推迟,延期) postpone or delay needlessly; put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness |
| (厌恶人类的人,憎人者) one who hates or mistrusts mankind |