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Group (6) - Matching Quizzes
sanctimonious 
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 | (鲁莽的) boldness; rashness; foolhardy disregard of danger |
| (假正经的,假装神圣的) excessively or hypocritically pious; possessing sanctity; sacred; holy; saintly; religious |
| (严厉的,迫切的) demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; binding; rigid |
| (拖延时间,见风使舵) act evasively in order to gain time, avoid argument, or postpone a decision |
scourge
2
| (巨大的,大得惊人的) astonishing; wonderful; amazing, especially, astonishing in magnitude or elevation |
| (鞭笞,蹂躏) whip used to inflict punishment; severe punishment |
| (超越,超过) pass over or beyond; surpass |
| (万能的,通用的,多面手的) having many talents; capable of working in many fields |
sinecure
3
| (邪恶的) suggesting or threatening evil |
| (纤细的) long and thin; slender; having little substance |
| (责骂的) marked by harsh spoken or written abuse; scolding |
| (闲职,报纸茶水的工作) well-paid position with little responsibility |
sinister
4
| (肿胀的) swollen; distended; excessively ornate or complex in style or language |
| (邪恶的) suggesting or threatening evil |
| (裁缝的,缝纫机的) relating to a tailor, tailoring, or tailored clothing |
| (纤细的) long and thin; slender; having little substance |
soporific
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| (催眠的) sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness |
| (不重要的,普通的) unimportant; of little significance or value; ordinary; commonplace |
| (高度自制者,坚忍克己之人) indifferent to or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure, or pain |
| (拖延时间,见风使舵) act evasively in order to gain time, avoid argument, or postpone a decision |
sporadic
6
| (零星的) occurring at irregular intervals; having no pattern or order in time |
| (催眠的) sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness |
| (可触摸的,真实的) able to be touched; real or concrete; palpable |
| (肮脏,卑鄙) filthy; unethical or dishonest; dirty; foul; morally degraded |
tangible
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| (庄严的,值得尊重的) deserving high respect; impressive by reason of age; profoundly honored |
| (可触摸的,真实的) able to be touched; real or concrete; palpable |
| (随意,冲动) sudden turn or start of mind; temporary eccentricity; fancy; capricious notion |
| (放弃,拒绝) reject disdainfully or contemptuously; scorn |
temporize
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| (裁缝的,缝纫机的) relating to a tailor, tailoring, or tailored clothing |
| (拖延时间,见风使舵) act evasively in order to gain time, avoid argument, or postpone a decision |
| (万能的,通用的,多面手的) having many talents; capable of working in many fields |
| (代理的,代理人的) acting as substitute; done by deputy; experienced at secondhand |
trivial
9
| (宁静的,安静的) free from disturbance; pacific |
| (可触摸的,真实的) able to be touched; real or concrete; palpable |
| (不重要的,普通的) unimportant; of little significance or value; ordinary; commonplace |
| (拖延时间,见风使舵) act evasively in order to gain time, avoid argument, or postpone a decision |
truculence
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| (野蛮,粗鲁) aggressiveness; ferocity; ferociously cruel actions or behavior |
| (原则,信条) opinion, doctrine, or principle held as being true by person or organization |
| (鞭笞,蹂躏) whip used to inflict punishment; severe punishment |
| (高兴的,有希望的,乐天的) cheerfully confident; optimistic; of healthy reddish color; ruddy |