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 Group 3 - Spelling Practices
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/mæskə'reɪd/;/mæskə'rɛd/ n.
(化裝舞會,偽裝) assembly of persons wearing masks, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions; dramatic performance by actors in masks


Spelling Word: masquerade
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/mi:dɪ'oʊkə(r)/ a. Syn. ordinary; commonplace; average
(普通的,一般的) moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace


Spelling Word: mediocre
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/'mɪmɪk/ v. Syn. imitate; copy
(模仿,摹擬) copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression


Spelling Word: mimic
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/'mɒtlɪ/ a. Syn. mixed; heterogeneous
(多彩的,雜色的,混合的) multi-colored; mixed; having elements of great variety


Spelling Word: motley
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/'mɜrkɪ/ a. Syn. vague
(暗的,模糊的,曖昧的) dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague


Spelling Word: murky
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/'ɒbdjʊrɪt/;/'ɑbdərɪt/ a. Syn. stubborn; inflexible
(執拗的,頑固的) hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion


Spelling Word: obdurate
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/'oʊnəs/ n. Syn. burden; responsibility
(負擔,責任) burden or obligation; difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity


Spelling Word: onus
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/'pærədɒks/ n. Syn. contradiction
(悖論) something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct


Spelling Word: paradox
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/'pɛdənt/ n.
(學究式人物) one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning


Spelling Word: pedant
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/pɪ'dəntɪk/ a. Syn. bookish
(書生氣的) marked by narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points


Spelling Word: pedantic