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Group 3 - Matching Quizzes
malicious 
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 | (消除,排除,避免) bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of |
| (剽窃) theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original |
| (假名,笔名) pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role |
| (恶毒的) deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred |
maudlin
2
| (过时的,无用的) no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated |
| (临时的) temporary; provided for present need only |
| (拒不屈服,反抗) stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate |
| (多愁善感) tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental |
meander
3
| (恶毒的) deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred |
| (弯曲,蜿蜒) follow a winding and turning course; move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction |
| (显然的,虚假的) put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown |
| (不正当的,邪恶的,做作的) stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good |
misanthrope
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| (插手,强入,冲出) push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude |
| (假名,笔名) pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role |
| (过时的,无用的) no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated |
| (厌恶人类的人,憎人者) one who hates or mistrusts mankind |
motley
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| (多彩的,杂色的,混合的) multi-colored; mixed; having elements of great variety |
| (接近,亲近) state of being proximate; nearness in place, time, or relation |
| (插手,强入,冲出) push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude |
| (执拗的,顽固的) hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
nostalgia
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| (想家,乡愁) homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past. |
| (拒不屈服,反抗) stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate |
| (负担,责任) burden or obligation; difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity |
| (书生气的) marked by narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points |
oblivious
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| (遗忘的,出神的) inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful |
| (书生气的) marked by narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points |
| (掠夺的,食肉的) living by preying on other animals |
| (特权) privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command |
obtrude
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| (不正当的,邪恶的,做作的) stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good |
| (插手,强入,冲出) push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude |
| (多愁善感) tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental |
| (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 |
obviate
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| (推迟,延期) postpone or delay needlessly; put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness |
| (剽窃) theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original |
| (消除,排除,避免) bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of |
| (多彩的,杂色的,混合的) multi-colored; mixed; having elements of great variety |
perverse
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| (不正当的,邪恶的,做作的) stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good |
| (推迟,延期) postpone or delay needlessly; put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness |
| (新手) beginner; person new to a field or activity |
| (华而不实的,俗艳的) of or pertaining to prostitutes; tastelessly showy; lustful; deceptive; misleading |