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Group (5) - Matching Quizzes
monologue 
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 | (独白,个人长篇演说) speech uttered by a person alone; dramatic soliloquy |
| (假定,冒昧) act of presuming, or believing upon probable evidence; act of assuming; belief upon incomplete proof |
| (撒谎,支吾,搪塞,糊弄) lie; stray from or evade truth; behave in evasive way such as to delay action |
| (消除,排除,避免) bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of |
motley
2
| (专制的,强硬的,专横的) offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal |
| (多彩的,杂色的,混合的) multi-colored; mixed; having elements of great variety |
| (显然的,虚假的) put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown |
| (有利益的,有报酬的) compensating; rewarding; profitable or paying |
noisome
3
| (有害的,有毒的,恶臭的) foul-smelling; offensive by arousing disgust; harmful or dangerous |
| (特权) privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command |
| (撒谎,支吾,搪塞,糊弄) lie; stray from or evade truth; behave in evasive way such as to delay action |
| (专制的,强硬的,专横的) offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal |
pertinacious
4
| (多彩的,杂色的,混合的) multi-colored; mixed; having elements of great variety |
| (暂缓) usually short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment |
| (拒不屈服,反抗) stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate |
| (专制的,强硬的,专横的) offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal |
plagiarism
5
| (剽窃) theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original |
| (负担,责任) burden or obligation; difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity |
| (无数,非常多) of very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand |
| (互相的,互动的,互惠的) concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting |
ponderous
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| (过时的,无用的) no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated |
| (沉重的,笨重的,呆板的,冗长的) slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull |
| (航海的) relating to ships, sailors, or navigation |
| (世俗的,日常的) belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary |
precarious
7
| (弹性的) elastic; having power of springing back or recover readily |
| (不确定的,冒风险) uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability |
| (微观世界) small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something |
| (包治百病的药,灵丹妙药) remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
prerogative
8
| (偏爱,偏好) condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference |
| (新手) beginner; person new to a field or activity |
| (特权) privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command |
| (学究式人物) one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning |
prevaricate
9
| (推崇之至) formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as public compliment |
| (负担,责任) burden or obligation; difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity |
| (撒谎,支吾,搪塞,糊弄) lie; stray from or evade truth; behave in evasive way such as to delay action |
| (专制的,强硬的,专横的) offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal |
procrastinate
10
| (推迟,延期) postpone or delay needlessly; put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness |
| (暂缓) usually short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment |
| (报复) action taken in return for injury or offense |
| (航海的) relating to ships, sailors, or navigation |