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Group 3 - Matching Quizzes
masquerade 
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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 |
| (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 |
| (消除,排除,避免) bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of |
| (唯利是图) interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |
maudlin
2
| (多愁善感) tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental |
| (临时的) temporary; provided for present need only |
| (臭名昭著的,声名狼藉的) disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous |
| (厌恶人类的人,憎人者) one who hates or mistrusts mankind |
morose
3
| (暗的,模糊的,暧昧的) dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague |
| (无数,非常多) of very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand |
| (郁闷的,乖僻的) ill humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent |
| (偏爱,偏好) condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference |
nocturnal
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| (多愁善感) tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental |
| (遗忘的,出神的) inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful |
| (陈词滥调) dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |
| (夜的) of or relating to or occurring in the night; most active at night |
notorious
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| (多彩的,杂色的,混合的) multi-colored; mixed; having elements of great variety |
| (恶意) enmity of heart; malevolence; ill will; spirit delighting in harm or misfortune to another |
| (臭名昭著的,声名狼藉的) disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous |
| (微观世界) small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something |
novice
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| (郁闷的,乖僻的) ill humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent |
| (轻罪,轻微冒犯) slight offense; small sin or fault |
| (新手) beginner; person new to a field or activity |
| (岬,海角) natural elevation, especially a rock that projects into the sea; cliff; headland; high cape |
onus
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| (专制的,强硬的,专横的) offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal |
| (岬,海角) natural elevation, especially a rock that projects into the sea; cliff; headland; high cape |
| (负担,责任) burden or obligation; difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity |
| (微观世界) small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something |
peccadillo
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| (轻罪,轻微冒犯) slight offense; small sin or fault |
| (微观世界) small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something |
| (负担,责任) burden or obligation; difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity |
| (执拗的,顽固的) hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
peruse
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| (偏爱,偏好) condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference |
| (细读) read or examine, typically with great care |
| (推迟,延期) postpone or delay needlessly; put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness |
| (航海的) relating to ships, sailors, or navigation |
plagiarism
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| (剽窃) theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original |
| (推迟,延期) postpone or delay needlessly; put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness |
| (郁闷的,乖僻的) ill humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent |
| (特权) privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command |