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Group (5) - Matching Quizzes
mimic 
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 | (声望,威信) impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance |
| (模仿,摹拟) copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression |
| (无所不能的,全能的) all-powerful; having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force |
| (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. |
misnomer
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| (复仇,补偿,惩罚) something justly deserved; recompense; compensation; punishment for offenses |
| (错误的名字,写错名字,用词不当) error in naming person or place; name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or an object |
| (执拗的,顽固的) hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
| (书生气的) marked by narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points |
mundane
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| (复仇,补偿,惩罚) something justly deserved; recompense; compensation; punishment for offenses |
| (剽窃) theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original |
| (有利益的,有报酬的) compensating; rewarding; profitable or paying |
| (世俗的,日常的) belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary |
nostalgia
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| (烦恼,激怒,荨麻) cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex |
| (重申,重复) say, state, or perform again or repeatedly |
| (陡峭的,急躁的) extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward |
| (想家,乡愁) homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past. |
obdurate
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| (互相的,互动的,互惠的) concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting |
| (惩罚的) punishing; involving punishment; awarding or inflicting punishment |
| (学究式人物) one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning |
| (执拗的,顽固的) hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
obtrusive
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| (无所不能的,全能的) all-powerful; having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force |
| (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. |
| (彻底摧毁) destroy completely; scrape or shave off |
| (放逐) exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote |
onus
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| (彻底摧毁) destroy completely; scrape or shave off |
| (负担,责任) burden or obligation; difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity |
| (错误的名字,写错名字,用词不当) error in naming person or place; name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or an object |
| (无所不能的,全能的) all-powerful; having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force |
peremptory
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| (接近,亲近) state of being proximate; nearness in place, time, or relation |
| (负担,责任) burden or obligation; difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity |
| (过时的,无用的) no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated |
| (专制的,强硬的,专横的) offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal |
plagiarism
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| (想家,乡愁) homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past. |
| (有利益的,有报酬的) compensating; rewarding; profitable or paying |
| (消除,排除,避免) bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of |
| (剽窃) theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original |
ponderous
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| (学究式人物) one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning |
| (沉重的,笨重的,呆板的,冗长的) slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull |
| (空想的,狂想的) idealistic without regard to practicality |
| (包治百病的药,灵丹妙药) remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |