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Group 3 - Matching Quizzes
mercenary 
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 | (唯利是圖) interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |
| (入迷,固執的念頭) compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion |
| (悖論) something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
| (厭惡人類的人,憎人者) one who hates or mistrusts mankind |
microcosm
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| (微觀世界) small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something |
| (臭名昭著的,聲名狼藉的) disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous |
| (接近,親近) state of being proximate; nearness in place, time, or relation |
| (假定,冒昧) act of presuming, or believing upon probable evidence; act of assuming; belief upon incomplete proof |
monologue
3
| (錢的,貨幣的) relating to money; requiring payment of money |
| (假定,冒昧) act of presuming, or believing upon probable evidence; act of assuming; belief upon incomplete proof |
| (獨白,個人長篇演說) speech uttered by a person alone; dramatic soliloquy |
| (錯誤的名字,寫錯名字,用詞不當) error in naming person or place; name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or an object |
mottled
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| (有斑點的,弄髒的) spotted with different shades or colors |
| (無所不能的,全能的) all-powerful; having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force |
| (細讀) read or examine, typically with great care |
| (顯然的,虛假的) put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown |
mundane
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| (世俗的,日常的) belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary |
| (早熟的) advanced in development; appearing or developing early |
| (想家,鄉愁) homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past. |
| (推遲,延期) postpone or delay needlessly; put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness |
obsession
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| (厭惡人類的人,憎人者) one who hates or mistrusts mankind |
| (入迷,固執的念頭) compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion |
| (華而不實的,俗豔的) of or pertaining to prostitutes; tastelessly showy; lustful; deceptive; misleading |
| (臨時的) temporary; provided for present need only |
paradox
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| (學究式人物) one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning |
| (推遲,延期) postpone or delay needlessly; put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness |
| (不確定的,冒風險) uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability |
| (悖論) something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
pedant
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| (放逐) exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote |
| (顯然的,虛假的) put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown |
| (陳詞濫調) dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |
| (學究式人物) one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning |
petrify
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| (石化) convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike |
| (早熟的) advanced in development; appearing or developing early |
| (多愁善感) tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental |
| (多彩的,雜色的,混合的) multi-colored; mixed; having elements of great variety |
platitude
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| (發布,公佈) proclaim doctrine or law; make known by official publication |
| (假定,冒昧) act of presuming, or believing upon probable evidence; act of assuming; belief upon incomplete proof |
| (陳詞濫調) dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |
| (推崇之至) formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as public compliment |