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Group 3 - Matching Quizzes
malicious 
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 | (恶毒的) deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred |
| (声望,威信) impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance |
| (偏爱,偏好) condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference |
| (恶意) enmity of heart; malevolence; ill will; spirit delighting in harm or misfortune to another |
masquerade
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| (唯利是图) interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |
| (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 |
| (入迷,固执的念头) compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion |
| (细读) read or examine, typically with great care |
mercenary
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| (解释,批注,注释) restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others |
| (有斑点的,弄脏的) spotted with different shades or colors |
| (多愁善感) tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental |
| (唯利是图) interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |
meretricious
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| (序,先驱,先导) introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface |
| (包治百病的药,灵丹妙药) remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
| (轻罪,轻微冒犯) slight offense; small sin or fault |
| (华而不实的,俗艳的) of or pertaining to prostitutes; tastelessly showy; lustful; deceptive; misleading |
microcosm
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| (独白,个人长篇演说) speech uttered by a person alone; dramatic soliloquy |
| (包治百病的药,灵丹妙药) remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
| (钱的,货币的) relating to money; requiring payment of money |
| (微观世界) small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something |
motley
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| (掠夺的,食肉的) living by preying on other animals |
| (悖论) something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
| (显然的,虚假的) put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown |
| (多彩的,杂色的,混合的) multi-colored; mixed; having elements of great variety |
novice
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| (新手) beginner; person new to a field or activity |
| (假定,冒昧) act of presuming, or believing upon probable evidence; act of assuming; belief upon incomplete proof |
| (钱的,货币的) relating to money; requiring payment of money |
| (唯利是图) interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |
obtrude
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| (独白,个人长篇演说) speech uttered by a person alone; dramatic soliloquy |
| (恶毒的) deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred |
| (多愁善感) tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental |
| (插手,强入,冲出) push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude |
paradox
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| (悖论) something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
| (接近,亲近) state of being proximate; nearness in place, time, or relation |
| (多彩的,杂色的,混合的) multi-colored; mixed; having elements of great variety |
| (郁闷的,乖僻的) ill humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent |
parody
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| (假名,笔名) pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role |
| (有斑点的,弄脏的) spotted with different shades or colors |
| (郁闷的,乖僻的) ill humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent |
| (拙劣的模仿) work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |