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Group 3 - Matching Quizzes
masquerade 
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 | (插手,强入,冲出) push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude |
| (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 |
| (航海的) relating to ships, sailors, or navigation |
| (勇气,精神) quality of endurance and courage; good temperament and character |
microcosm
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| (微观世界) small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something |
| (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 |
| (陈词滥调) dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |
| (推迟,延期) postpone or delay needlessly; put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness |
morose
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| (无所不能的,全能的) all-powerful; having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force |
| (轻罪,轻微冒犯) slight offense; small sin or fault |
| (放逐) exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote |
| (郁闷的,乖僻的) ill humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent |
nautical
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| (假名,笔名) pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role |
| (拙劣的模仿) work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |
| (多愁善感) tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental |
| (航海的) relating to ships, sailors, or navigation |
obdurate
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| (执拗的,顽固的) hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
| (解释,批注,注释) restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others |
| (悖论) something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
| (学究式人物) one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning |
obsolete
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| (执拗的,顽固的) hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
| (显然的,虚假的) put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown |
| (小心翼翼的) excessively careful; marked by extreme care in treatment of details |
| (过时的,无用的) no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated |
obtrude
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| (接近,亲近) state of being proximate; nearness in place, time, or relation |
| (郁闷的,乖僻的) ill humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent |
| (插手,强入,冲出) push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude |
| (特权) privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command |
obtrusive
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| (新手) beginner; person new to a field or activity |
| (剽窃) theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original |
| (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. |
omnipotent
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| (唯利是图) interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |
| (无所不能的,全能的) all-powerful; having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force |
| (放逐) exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote |
| (微观世界) small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something |
ostracize
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| (放逐) exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote |
| (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 |
| (遗忘,赦免) condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty |