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Group 3 - Matching Quizzes
masquerade 
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 | (执拗的,顽固的) hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
| (唯利是图) interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |
| (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 |
| (暗的,模糊的,暧昧的) dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague |
mercenary
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| (唯利是图) interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |
| (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 |
| (拒不屈服,反抗) stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate |
| (细读) read or examine, typically with great care |
meretricious
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| (勇气,精神) quality of endurance and courage; good temperament and character |
| (华而不实的,俗艳的) of or pertaining to prostitutes; tastelessly showy; lustful; deceptive; misleading |
| (假定,冒昧) act of presuming, or believing upon probable evidence; act of assuming; belief upon incomplete proof |
| (沉重的,笨重的,呆板的,冗长的) slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull |
misnomer
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| (声望,威信) impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance |
| (序,先驱,先导) introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface |
| (假名,笔名) pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role |
| (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 |
nettle
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| (不确定的,冒风险) uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability |
| (学究式人物) one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning |
| (烦恼,激怒,荨麻) cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex |
| (臭名昭著的,声名狼藉的) disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous |
obdurate
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| (石化) convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike |
| (执拗的,顽固的) hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
| (早熟的) advanced in development; appearing or developing early |
| (模仿,摹拟) copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression |
ostracize
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| (独白,个人长篇演说) speech uttered by a person alone; dramatic soliloquy |
| (有害的,有毒的,恶臭的) foul-smelling; offensive by arousing disgust; harmful or dangerous |
| (执拗的,顽固的) hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
| (放逐) exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote |
panegyric
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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 |
| (新手) beginner; person new to a field or activity |
| (剽窃) theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original |
| (推崇之至) formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as public compliment |
pedant
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| (学究式人物) one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning |
| (临时的) temporary; provided for present need only |
| (小心翼翼的) excessively careful; marked by extreme care in treatment of details |
| (轻罪,轻微冒犯) slight offense; small sin or fault |
peremptory
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| (多彩的,杂色的,混合的) multi-colored; mixed; having elements of great variety |
| (轻罪,轻微冒犯) slight offense; small sin or fault |
| (专制的,强硬的,专横的) offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal |
| (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 |