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Group (6) - Matching Quizzes
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 | (暂时的) not lasting forever; limited by time; secular or civil; of material world; worldly |
| (翻腾) move in twisting or contorted motion; contort in pain |
| (卫星) small body revolving around a larger one; subordinate |
| (鲁莽的) boldness; rashness; foolhardy disregard of danger |
sinecure
2
| (闲职,报纸茶水的工作) well-paid position with little responsibility |
| (仔细检查) examine closely and critically |
| (卫星) small body revolving around a larger one; subordinate |
| (肮脏,卑鄙) filthy; unethical or dishonest; dirty; foul; morally degraded |
sinister
3
| (不重要的,普通的) unimportant; of little significance or value; ordinary; commonplace |
| (闲职,报纸茶水的工作) well-paid position with little responsibility |
| (邪恶的) suggesting or threatening evil |
| (零星的) occurring at irregular intervals; having no pattern or order in time |
soporific
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| (闲职,报纸茶水的工作) well-paid position with little responsibility |
| (催眠的) sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness |
| (非常神圣的) regarded as sacred and inviolable |
| (庄严的,值得尊重的) deserving high respect; impressive by reason of age; profoundly honored |
stupendous
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| (肿胀的) swollen; distended; excessively ornate or complex in style or language |
| (狂热者) fanatically committed person; person who shows excessive zeal |
| (纤细的) long and thin; slender; having little substance |
| (巨大的,大得惊人的) astonishing; wonderful; amazing, especially, astonishing in magnitude or elevation |
taunt
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| (嘲笑,讥笑) reproach in a mocking, insulting, or contemptuous manner; make fun of , often in an aggressive manner |
| (卫星) small body revolving around a larger one; subordinate |
| (肿胀的) swollen; distended; excessively ornate or complex in style or language |
| (仔细检查) examine closely and critically |
temporize
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| (拖延时间,见风使舵) act evasively in order to gain time, avoid argument, or postpone a decision |
| (痴笑,傻笑) smirk; smile in artificial way to make an impression |
| (不重要的,普通的) unimportant; of little significance or value; ordinary; commonplace |
| (野蛮,粗鲁) aggressiveness; ferocity; ferociously cruel actions or behavior |
tenet
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| (放弃,拒绝) reject disdainfully or contemptuously; scorn |
| (原则,信条) opinion, doctrine, or principle held as being true by person or organization |
| (随意,冲动) sudden turn or start of mind; temporary eccentricity; fancy; capricious notion |
| (转运) change, especially in one's life or fortunes; regular change or succession of one thing to another; alternation |
tenuous
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| (无常的,古怪的) determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; capricious |
| (纤细的) long and thin; slender; having little substance |
| (功利的,实利的) practical and functional, not just for show |
| (征服,击溃) conquer; overcome; come out better in a competition |
transgress
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| (超越,超过) pass over or beyond; surpass |
| (残暴的,凶狠的,野蛮的,言词刻毒的,粗野的) disposed to fight; belligerent; aggressively hostile |
| (责骂的) marked by harsh spoken or written abuse; scolding |
| (不重要的,普通的) unimportant; of little significance or value; ordinary; commonplace |