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Group (4) - Matching Quizzes
grimace 
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 | (怒气) anger; wrath; keen resentment; irritate |
| (扭曲的脸,做鬼脸) facial distortion to show feeling such as pain, disgust |
| (盗窃) unlawful taking and removing of another's personal property; theft |
| (多愁善感) tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental |
harangue
2
| (义不容辞的,职责在身的) imposed as an obligation or duty; currently holding an office |
| (夸大的讲话) noisy speech; speech or piece of writing with strong feeling or expression |
| (少数意见,异端) opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion |
| (华而不实的,俗艳的) of or pertaining to prostitutes; tastelessly showy; lustful; deceptive; misleading |
haughty
3
| (傲慢的,自大的) high; lofty; bold; arrogant; overbearing |
| (华而不实的,俗艳的) of or pertaining to prostitutes; tastelessly showy; lustful; deceptive; misleading |
| (蛛丝,薄纱,轻而薄的) sheer, light, delicate, or tenuous |
| (浪费的) thriftless; not providing for future; incautious |
hyperbole
4
| (土产的,本地的) native; originating where it is found |
| (夸张) figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis; overstatement |
| (推论,推断,推断的结果,结论) inferring by deduction or induction; truth or proposition drawn from another which is admitted or supposed to be true; conclusion; deduction |
| (明晰的,聪明的) easily understood; clear; intelligible |
implicit
5
| (驱使,激励,鼓动) goad or urge forward; provoke; incite |
| (会意的,意会而不言传,暗示的) implied or understood though not directly expressed |
| (不能平静的) incapable of being pacified; not to be relieved; |
| (暗示,旁侧敲击,暗讽,讽刺,冷嘲热讽) hint; indirect implication , usually malicious |
improvident
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| (土产的,本地的) native; originating where it is found |
| (浪费的) thriftless; not providing for future; incautious |
| (义不容辞的,职责在身的) imposed as an obligation or duty; currently holding an office |
| (迷宫) maze; complex structure of interconnecting passages |
increment
7
| (黑话,行话,胡话) language used by a special group; technical terminology; nonsensical or meaningless talk |
| (尖锐,深刻,激烈) penetrating, clear, and sharp, as in operation or expression |
| (增加) process of increasing in number, size, quantity, or extent |
| (普通的,一般的) moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace |
incumbent
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| (迷宫) maze; complex structure of interconnecting passages |
| (义不容辞的,职责在身的) imposed as an obligation or duty; currently holding an office |
| (推论,推断,推断的结果,结论) inferring by deduction or induction; truth or proposition drawn from another which is admitted or supposed to be true; conclusion; deduction |
| (盗窃) unlawful taking and removing of another's personal property; theft |
indomitable
9
| (不屈服的,不可被征服的) unconquerable; incapable of being overcome |
| (增加) process of increasing in number, size, quantity, or extent |
| (巡回的) wandering; traveling place to place, especially to perform work or duty |
| (普通的,一般的) moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace |
innuendo
10
| (尖锐,深刻,激烈) penetrating, clear, and sharp, as in operation or expression |
| (轻蔑的,不理睬的) unaware, without noticing; unmindful or thoughtless |
| (弯曲,蜿蜒) follow a winding and turning course; move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction |
| (暗示,旁侧敲击,暗讽,讽刺,冷嘲热讽) hint; indirect implication , usually malicious |