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Group (4) - Matching Quizzes
meander 
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 | (身後的,遺腹的) after death, as of child born after father's death or book published after author's death |
| (彎曲,蜿蜒) follow a winding and turning course; move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction |
| (一邊倒的) one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party |
| (拙劣的模仿) work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |
menagerie
2
| (動物園) collection of live wild animals on exhibition; enclosure in which wild animals are kept |
| (裝模作樣的人,邯鄲學步) person who pretends to be sophisticated, elegant to impress others |
| (一邊倒的) one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party |
| (多管閒事的) marked by excessive eagerness in offering unwanted services or advice to others |
obdurate
3
| (躲避) avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing |
| (剝奪,驅逐) expel; eject from a position or place; force out |
| (執拗的,頑固的) hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
| (狹小的,地方的) narrow in outlook; related to local church community |
ostentatious
4
| (喝彩) enthusiastically worded approval; round of applause |
| (自大,輕狂,專橫) overconfident; going beyond what is right or proper; excessively forward |
| (賣弄的,企圖惹人注意的,譁眾取寵的) showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention |
| (間接的,傾斜的,無誠意的) having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined |
panacea
5
| (指揮台,檢閱台) platform raised above surrounding level to give prominence to person on it |
| (喝彩) enthusiastically worded approval; round of applause |
| (前任,前輩) former occupant of post; ancestor or forefather |
| (包治百病的藥,靈丹妙藥) remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
parasite
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| (拙劣的模仿) work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |
| (寄生,寄生體) animal or plant living on another |
| (賣弄的,企圖惹人注意的,譁眾取寵的) showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention |
| (可恨的,可恥的) hateful; arousing strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure |
parochial
7
| (規則) rule or principle prescribing particular action or conduct; authorized direction or order |
| (狹小的,地方的) narrow in outlook; related to local church community |
| (指揮台,檢閱台) platform raised above surrounding level to give prominence to person on it |
| (明顯的,公然的) open to view; not secret or hidden |
parsimony
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| (剝奪,驅逐) expel; eject from a position or place; force out |
| (過度儉省,吝嗇) extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily |
| (拙劣的模仿) work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |
| (前任,前輩) former occupant of post; ancestor or forefather |
plaintiff
9
| (自大,輕狂,專橫) overconfident; going beyond what is right or proper; excessively forward |
| (原告) one who brings a suit in civil law against a defendant; accuser |
| (前提,基於的假定) essential premise; underlying assumption |
| (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 |
plaudit
10
| (一邊倒的) one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party |
| (歇斯底里的) extremely disturbed from emotion |
| (喝彩) enthusiastically worded approval; round of applause |
| (史前的,質樸的) uncorrupted by civilization; primitive; remaining free from dirt or decay |