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Group (4) - Matching Quizzes
obtuse 
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 | (鈍的,遲鈍的,愚蠢的) lacking in insight or discernment; stupid |
| (硬化,骨化,化石化) change or form into bone; become set in a rigidly conventional pattern; change from soft tissue to hard bony tissue |
| (過度儉省,吝嗇) extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily |
| (模範) model of excellence or perfection; peerless example |
officious
2
| (多管閒事的) marked by excessive eagerness in offering unwanted services or advice to others |
| (嗅覺的) relating to, or contributing to sense of smell |
| (迷惑,困惑,增加不必要的複雜性) confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex |
| (躲避) avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing |
olfactory
3
| (原告) one who brings a suit in civil law against a defendant; accuser |
| (嗅覺的) relating to, or contributing to sense of smell |
| (拋媚眼,送秋波) look at amorously; cast glances as in fondness or to attract notice |
| (極為重要的) foremost in importance; supreme in rank |
ostentatious
4
| (賣弄的,企圖惹人注意的,譁眾取寵的) showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention |
| (過度儉省,吝嗇) extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily |
| (可飲用的) suitable for drinking; drinkable |
| (剝奪,驅逐) expel; eject from a position or place; force out |
overt
5
| (歇斯底里的) extremely disturbed from emotion |
| (明顯的,公然的) open to view; not secret or hidden |
| (贊助人,資助人,(會員性的)顧客) benefactor; regular customer |
| (消滅,杜絕) make impossible, as by action taken in advance; prevent; eliminate |
overwrought
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| (蒼白的,慘淡的) abnormally pale; lacking intensity of color or luminousness |
| (歇斯底里的) extremely disturbed from emotion |
| (剝奪,驅逐) expel; eject from a position or place; force out |
| (寄生,寄生體) animal or plant living on another |
paradox
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| (悖論) something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
| (躲避) avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing |
| (剝奪,驅逐) expel; eject from a position or place; force out |
| (似是而非的) likely but not certain to be or become true or real |
paragon
8
| (似是而非的) likely but not certain to be or become true or real |
| (撒謊,支吾,搪塞,糊弄) lie; stray from or evade truth; behave in evasive way such as to delay action |
| (模範) model of excellence or perfection; peerless example |
| (迷惑,困惑,增加不必要的複雜性) confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex |
parry
9
| (垂直落下) fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply |
| (歇斯底里的) extremely disturbed from emotion |
| (躲避) avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing |
| (模範) model of excellence or perfection; peerless example |
parsimony
10
| (過度儉省,吝嗇) extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily |
| (過時的,無用的) no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated |
| (有效的) powerful; having power to influence or convince; having great control or authority |
| (模範) model of excellence or perfection; peerless example |