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Group 3 - Matching Quizzes
malice 
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 | (恶意) enmity of heart; malevolence; ill will; spirit delighting in harm or misfortune to another |
| (想家,乡愁) homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past. |
| (假名,笔名) pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role |
| (假定,冒昧) act of presuming, or believing upon probable evidence; act of assuming; belief upon incomplete proof |
meander
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| (早熟的) advanced in development; appearing or developing early |
| (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 |
| (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 |
mimic
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| (模仿,摹拟) copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression |
| (早熟的) advanced in development; appearing or developing early |
| (钱的,货币的) relating to money; requiring payment of money |
| (临时的) temporary; provided for present need only |
murky
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| (世俗的,日常的) belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary |
| (唯利是图) interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |
| (暗的,模糊的,暧昧的) dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague |
| (弯曲,蜿蜒) follow a winding and turning course; move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction |
nostalgia
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| (悖论) something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
| (不正当的,邪恶的,做作的) stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good |
| (想家,乡愁) homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past. |
| (沉重的,笨重的,呆板的,冗长的) slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull |
obtrusive
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| (多彩的,杂色的,混合的) multi-colored; mixed; having elements of great variety |
| (普通的,一般的) moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace |
| (突出的,炫耀的) inclined to intrude or thrust one's self or one's opinions upon others; enter uninvited; forward; pushing; intrusive. |
| (无所不能的,全能的) all-powerful; having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force |
paradox
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| (学究式人物) one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning |
| (唯利是图) interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |
| (序,先驱,先导) introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface |
| (悖论) something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
pedant
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| (预言,疾病警告) forecasted course of a disease; forecast or prediction; likelihood of recovery from a disease |
| (多彩的,杂色的,混合的) multi-colored; mixed; having elements of great variety |
| (学究式人物) one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning |
| (暗的,模糊的,暧昧的) dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague |
peremptory
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| (小心翼翼的) excessively careful; marked by extreme care in treatment of details |
| (专制的,强硬的,专横的) offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal |
| (接近,亲近) state of being proximate; nearness in place, time, or relation |
| (新手) beginner; person new to a field or activity |
peruse
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| (细读) read or examine, typically with great care |
| (有斑点的,弄脏的) spotted with different shades or colors |
| (臭名昭著的,声名狼藉的) disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous |
| (唯利是图) interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |