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Group 3 - Matching Quizzes
maudlin 
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 | (掠夺的,食肉的) living by preying on other animals |
| (执拗的,顽固的) hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
| (多愁善感) tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental |
| (包治百病的药,灵丹妙药) remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
meticulous
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| (推迟,延期) postpone or delay needlessly; put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness |
| (特权) privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command |
| (小心翼翼的) excessively careful; marked by extreme care in treatment of details |
| (细读) read or examine, typically with great care |
monologue
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| (推迟,延期) postpone or delay needlessly; put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness |
| (独白,个人长篇演说) speech uttered by a person alone; dramatic soliloquy |
| (烦恼,激怒,荨麻) cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex |
| (勇气,精神) quality of endurance and courage; good temperament and character |
murky
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| (包治百病的药,灵丹妙药) remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
| (恶意) enmity of heart; malevolence; ill will; spirit delighting in harm or misfortune to another |
| (暗的,模糊的,暧昧的) dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague |
| (微观世界) small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something |
nostalgia
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| (无所不能的,全能的) all-powerful; having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force |
| (专制的,强硬的,专横的) offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal |
| (想家,乡愁) homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past. |
| (入迷,固执的念头) compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion |
notorious
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| (包治百病的药,灵丹妙药) remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
| (臭名昭著的,声名狼藉的) disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous |
| (航海的) relating to ships, sailors, or navigation |
| (想家,乡愁) homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past. |
oblivious
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| (解释,批注,注释) restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others |
| (臭名昭著的,声名狼藉的) disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous |
| (遗忘的,出神的) inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful |
| (预言,疾病警告) forecasted course of a disease; forecast or prediction; likelihood of recovery from a disease |
obviate
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| (有害的,有毒的,恶臭的) foul-smelling; offensive by arousing disgust; harmful or dangerous |
| (岬,海角) natural elevation, especially a rock that projects into the sea; cliff; headland; high cape |
| (消除,排除,避免) bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of |
| (接近,亲近) state of being proximate; nearness in place, time, or relation |
ostracize
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| (岬,海角) natural elevation, especially a rock that projects into the sea; cliff; headland; high cape |
| (陡峭的,急躁的) extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward |
| (弯曲,蜿蜒) follow a winding and turning course; move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction |
| (放逐) exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote |
peremptory
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| (微观世界) small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something |
| (专制的,强硬的,专横的) offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal |
| (细读) read or examine, typically with great care |
| (世俗的,日常的) belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary |