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Group 3 - Matching Quizzes
misnomer 
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 | (临时的) temporary; provided for present need only |
| (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 |
| (陈词滥调) dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |
| (推崇之至) formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as public compliment |
motley
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| (新手) beginner; person new to a field or activity |
| (多彩的,杂色的,混合的) multi-colored; mixed; having elements of great variety |
| (多愁善感) tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental |
| (普通的,一般的) moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace |
murky
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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 |
| (书生气的) marked by narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points |
| (世俗的,日常的) belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary |
| (暗的,模糊的,暧昧的) dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague |
myriad
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| (无数,非常多) of very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand |
| (勇气,精神) quality of endurance and courage; good temperament and character |
| (普通的,一般的) moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace |
| (模仿,摹拟) copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression |
nocturnal
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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 |
| (夜的) of or relating to or occurring in the night; most active at night |
| (偏爱,偏好) condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference |
| (预言,疾病警告) forecasted course of a disease; forecast or prediction; likelihood of recovery from a disease |
nostalgia
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| (想家,乡愁) homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past. |
| (包治百病的药,灵丹妙药) remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
| (烦恼,激怒,荨麻) cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex |
| (拙劣的模仿) work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |
obsession
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| (入迷,固执的念头) compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion |
| (夜的) of or relating to or occurring in the night; most active at night |
| (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 |
| (世俗的,日常的) belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary |
ostracize
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| (书生气的) marked by narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points |
| (无数,非常多) of very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand |
| (放逐) exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote |
| (接近,亲近) state of being proximate; nearness in place, time, or relation |
paraphrase
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| (新手) beginner; person new to a field or activity |
| (放逐) exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote |
| (弯曲,蜿蜒) follow a winding and turning course; move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction |
| (解释,批注,注释) restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others |
pertinacious
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| (烦恼,激怒,荨麻) cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex |
| (陈词滥调) dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |
| (拙劣的模仿) work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |
| (拒不屈服,反抗) stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate |