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Group 3 - Matching Quizzes
meretricious 
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 | (惡毒的) deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred |
| (華而不實的,俗豔的) of or pertaining to prostitutes; tastelessly showy; lustful; deceptive; misleading |
| (夜的) of or relating to or occurring in the night; most active at night |
| (專制的,強硬的,專橫的) offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal |
mettle
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| (惡意) enmity of heart; malevolence; ill will; spirit delighting in harm or misfortune to another |
| (假名,筆名) pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role |
| (臨時的) temporary; provided for present need only |
| (勇氣,精神) quality of endurance and courage; good temperament and character |
murky
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| (鬱悶的,乖僻的) ill humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent |
| (專制的,強硬的,專橫的) offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal |
| (學究式人物) one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning |
| (暗的,模糊的,曖昧的) dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague |
myriad
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| (發布,公佈) proclaim doctrine or law; make known by official publication |
| (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 |
| (無數,非常多) of very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand |
| (預言,疾病警告) forecasted course of a disease; forecast or prediction; likelihood of recovery from a disease |
nocturnal
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| (夜的) of or relating to or occurring in the night; most active at night |
| (無數,非常多) of very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand |
| (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 |
obtrude
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| (微觀世界) small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something |
| (負擔,責任) burden or obligation; difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity |
| (普通的,一般的) moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace |
| (插手,強入,衝出) push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude |
ostensible
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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. |
| (夜的) of or relating to or occurring in the night; most active at night |
| (陳詞濫調) dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |
| (顯然的,虛假的) put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown |
panegyric
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| (推遲,延期) postpone or delay needlessly; put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness |
| (有害的,有毒的,惡臭的) foul-smelling; offensive by arousing disgust; harmful or dangerous |
| (無數,非常多) of very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand |
| (推崇之至) formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as public compliment |
paradox
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| (解釋,批註,註釋) restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others |
| (多愁善感) tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental |
| (負擔,責任) burden or obligation; difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity |
| (悖論) something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
paraphrase
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| (無所不能的,全能的) all-powerful; having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force |
| (偏愛,偏好) condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference |
| (顯然的,虛假的) put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown |
| (解釋,批註,註釋) restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others |