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Group (5) - Matching Quizzes
morose 
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 | (新手) beginner; person new to a field or activity |
| (接近,亲近) state of being proximate; nearness in place, time, or relation |
| (发布,公布) proclaim doctrine or law; make known by official publication |
| (郁闷的,乖僻的) ill humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent |
novice
2
| (重新得到,找回) recover; find and bring in; get back |
| (夜的) of or relating to or occurring in the night; most active at night |
| (推迟,延期) postpone or delay needlessly; put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness |
| (新手) beginner; person new to a field or activity |
obsolete
3
| (重新得到,找回) recover; find and bring in; get back |
| (根本的,激进的) drastic; extreme; arising from or going to a root or source; basic |
| (执拗的,顽固的) hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
| (过时的,无用的) no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated |
ostensible
4
| (专制的,强硬的,专横的) offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal |
| (显然的,虚假的) put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown |
| (遗忘的,出神的) inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful |
| (想家,乡愁) homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past. |
parody
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| (拙劣的模仿) work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |
| (拒不屈服,反抗) stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate |
| (负担,责任) burden or obligation; difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity |
| (反驳) disprove; prove to be false or incorrect |
peremptory
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| (专制的,强硬的,专横的) offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal |
| (模仿,摹拟) copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression |
| (空想的,狂想的) idealistic without regard to practicality |
| (可怕的) formidable; arousing fear or awe; worthy of respect or honor |
precarious
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| (空想的,狂想的) idealistic without regard to practicality |
| (特权) privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command |
| (解释,批注,注释) restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others |
| (不确定的,冒风险) uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability |
prerogative
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| (夜的) of or relating to or occurring in the night; most active at night |
| (特权) privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command |
| (空想的,狂想的) idealistic without regard to practicality |
| (暗的,模糊的,暧昧的) dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague |
presumption
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| (假定,冒昧) act of presuming, or believing upon probable evidence; act of assuming; belief upon incomplete proof |
| (暗的,模糊的,暧昧的) dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague |
| (显然的,虚假的) put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown |
| (想家,乡愁) homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past. |
prognosis
10
| (预言,疾病警告) forecasted course of a disease; forecast or prediction; likelihood of recovery from a disease |
| (掠夺的,食肉的) living by preying on other animals |
| (模仿,摹拟) copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression |
| (反驳) disprove; prove to be false or incorrect |