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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 |
| (特权) privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command |
| (唯利是图) interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |
| (假定,冒昧) act of presuming, or believing upon probable evidence; act of assuming; belief upon incomplete proof |
mercenary
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| (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. |
| (华而不实的,俗艳的) of or pertaining to prostitutes; tastelessly showy; lustful; deceptive; misleading |
| (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 |
monologue
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| (悖论) something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
| (独白,个人长篇演说) speech uttered by a person alone; dramatic soliloquy |
| (拒不屈服,反抗) stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate |
| (小心翼翼的) excessively careful; marked by extreme care in treatment of details |
noisome
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| (书生气的) marked by narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points |
| (世俗的,日常的) belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary |
| (有害的,有毒的,恶臭的) foul-smelling; offensive by arousing disgust; harmful or dangerous |
| (悖论) something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
nostalgia
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| (包治百病的药,灵丹妙药) remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
| (勇气,精神) quality of endurance and courage; good temperament and character |
| (想家,乡愁) homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past. |
| (航海的) relating to ships, sailors, or navigation |
obtrusive
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| (特权) privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command |
| (序,先驱,先导) introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface |
| (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. |
| (声望,威信) impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance |
obviate
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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 |
| (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. |
| (消除,排除,避免) bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of |
| (假名,笔名) pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role |
onus
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| (推崇之至) formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as public compliment |
| (学究式人物) one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning |
| (推迟,延期) postpone or delay needlessly; put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness |
| (负担,责任) burden or obligation; difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity |
panacea
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| (预言,疾病警告) forecasted course of a disease; forecast or prediction; likelihood of recovery from a disease |
| (放逐) exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote |
| (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 |
panegyric
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| (郁闷的,乖僻的) ill humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent |
| (消除,排除,避免) bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of |
| (模仿,摹拟) copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression |
| (推崇之至) formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as public compliment |