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Group 3 - Matching Quizzes
meander 
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 | (化裝舞會,偽裝) assembly of persons wearing masks, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions; dramatic performance by actors in masks |
| (彎曲,蜿蜒) follow a winding and turning course; move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction |
| (鬱悶的,乖僻的) ill humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent |
| (臨時的) temporary; provided for present need only |
meretricious
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| (暗的,模糊的,曖昧的) dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague |
| (假定,冒昧) act of presuming, or believing upon probable evidence; act of assuming; belief upon incomplete proof |
| (華而不實的,俗豔的) of or pertaining to prostitutes; tastelessly showy; lustful; deceptive; misleading |
| (負擔,責任) burden or obligation; difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity |
monologue
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| (獨白,個人長篇演說) speech uttered by a person alone; dramatic soliloquy |
| (多愁善感) tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental |
| (假定,冒昧) act of presuming, or believing upon probable evidence; act of assuming; belief upon incomplete proof |
| (無數,非常多) of very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand |
nettle
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| (序,先驅,先導) introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface |
| (煩惱,激怒,蕁麻) cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex |
| (獨白,個人長篇演說) speech uttered by a person alone; dramatic soliloquy |
| (鬱悶的,乖僻的) ill humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent |
nostalgia
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| (過時的,無用的) no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated |
| (想家,鄉愁) homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past. |
| (惡毒的) deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred |
| (岬,海角) natural elevation, especially a rock that projects into the sea; cliff; headland; high cape |
obdurate
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| (執拗的,頑固的) hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
| (包治百病的藥,靈丹妙藥) remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
| (沉重的,笨重的,呆板的,冗長的) slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull |
| (唯利是圖) interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |
oblivion
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| (書生氣的) marked by narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points |
| (勇氣,精神) quality of endurance and courage; good temperament and character |
| (細讀) read or examine, typically with great care |
| (遺忘,赦免) condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty |
onus
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| (包治百病的藥,靈丹妙藥) remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
| (負擔,責任) burden or obligation; difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity |
| (執拗的,頑固的) hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
| (惡毒的) deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred |
panacea
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| (多愁善感) tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental |
| (包治百病的藥,靈丹妙藥) remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
| (陳詞濫調) dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |
| (微觀世界) small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something |
paradox
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| (彎曲,蜿蜒) follow a winding and turning course; move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction |
| (沉重的,笨重的,呆板的,冗長的) slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull |
| (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. |
| (悖論) something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |