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Group (3) - Matching Quizzes
dissolute 
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 | (放纵,挥霍) lacking moral restraint; indulging in sensual pleasures or vices |
| (代理,信使,使者) agent sent on a mission to represent or advance the interests of another |
| (得出) draw out; bring forth or to light; generate or provoke as response or answer |
| (墓志铭,挽联) inscription on tombstone in memory |
distraught
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| (警句,讽刺民谣) witty thought or saying, usually short; short, witty poem expressing a single thought or observation |
| (弱的,无活力的) acting in strength, firmness, or resilience |
| (灭绝的,不再活跃的,熄灭的) no longer existing or living; vanished; dead |
| (使悲伤,使焦虑) deeply agitated, as from emotional conflict; mad; insane |
dogmatic
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| (墓志铭,挽联) inscription on tombstone in memory |
| (肤浅的,不重要的) not essential; coming from outside |
| (独断的,教条的,固执的) stubbornly adhering to insufficiently proven beliefs; inflexible, rigid |
| (争吵,混战) noisy, disorderly fight or quarrel; disturbance |
edict
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| (不正当的利用,开发) make use of, sometimes unjustly |
| (家谱) account or history of descent of person or family from ancestor; lineage |
| (法令,号令,布告) decree ,especially issued by a sovereign; official command |
| (朝生暮死,短暂,短命) short-lived; enduring a very short time |
ensue
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| (产生,导致) cause; bring into existence; give rise to |
| (招摇,炫耀) display proudly or shamelessly; show oneself off |
| (难以理解的,深奥的) hard to understand; known only in a particular group |
| (随之发生) pursue; follow or come afterward; follow as a consequence |
entreat
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| (招摇,炫耀) display proudly or shamelessly; show oneself off |
| (弱的,无活力的) acting in strength, firmness, or resilience |
| (恳求) plead; make earnest request of; ask for earnestly |
| (使多样化,多元化) give variety to; spread out activities or investments |
ephemeral
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| (招摇,炫耀) display proudly or shamelessly; show oneself off |
| (朝生暮死,短暂,短命) short-lived; enduring a very short time |
| (难以理解的,深奥的) hard to understand; known only in a particular group |
| (愚蠢的,不可理喻的,不理智的) foolish or silly, especially in self-satisfied way |
epigram
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| (朝生暮死,短暂,短命) short-lived; enduring a very short time |
| (假的,误导的) false; tending to mislead; deceptive |
| (争吵,混战) noisy, disorderly fight or quarrel; disturbance |
| (警句,讽刺民谣) witty thought or saying, usually short; short, witty poem expressing a single thought or observation |
erratic
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| (奇怪的,不可预测的) no fixed or regular course; wandering |
| (清除,净化) clean; remove offensive parts of book |
| (灭绝的,不再活跃的,熄灭的) no longer existing or living; vanished; dead |
| (难以理解的,深奥的) hard to understand; known only in a particular group |
expurgate
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| (陌生的,外来的,奇异的,异国情调) from another part of the world; foreign; strikingly strange or unusual |
| (正面的,表面的,肤浅的) front of building; superficial or false appearance |
| (清除,净化) clean; remove offensive parts of book |
| (离开,启程) departure of a large number of people |