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Group (5) - Matching Quizzes
misnomer 
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 | (書生氣的) marked by narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points |
| (錯誤的名字,寫錯名字,用詞不當) error in naming person or place; name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or an object |
| (臨時的) temporary; provided for present need only |
| (接近,親近) state of being proximate; nearness in place, time, or relation |
morose
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| (岬,海角) natural elevation, especially a rock that projects into the sea; cliff; headland; high cape |
| (沉重的,笨重的,呆板的,冗長的) slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull |
| (鬱悶的,乖僻的) ill humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent |
| (入迷,固執的念頭) compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion |
mottled
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| (重新得到,找回) recover; find and bring in; get back |
| (消除,排除 避免) bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of |
| (有斑點的,弄髒的) spotted with different shades or colors |
| (善談的人,滿肚子故事的人) storyteller; one who tells stories and anecdotes with skill and wit |
oblivion
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| (有味道的,有香味兒的) fragrant; odorous; suggestive of odor |
| (消除,排除 避免) bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of |
| (遺忘,赦免) condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty |
| (懲罰的) punishing; involving punishment; awarding or inflicting punishment |
ostensible
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| (剽竊) theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original |
| (顯然的,虛假的) put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown |
| (反駁) disprove; prove to be false or incorrect |
| (推遲,延期) postpone or delay needlessly; put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness |
ostracize
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| (石化) convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike |
| (多彩的,雜色的,混合的) multi-colored; mixed; having elements of great variety |
| (模仿,摹擬) copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression |
| (放逐) exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote |
panacea
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| (接近,親近) state of being proximate; nearness in place, time, or relation |
| (懲罰的) punishing; involving punishment; awarding or inflicting punishment |
| (悖論) something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
| (包治百病的藥,靈丹妙藥) remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
paraphrase
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| (多彩的,雜色的,混合的) multi-colored; mixed; having elements of great variety |
| (顯然的,虛假的) put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown |
| (解釋,批註,註釋) restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others |
| (暫緩) usually short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment |
plebeian
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| (岬,海角) natural elevation, especially a rock that projects into the sea; cliff; headland; high cape |
| (遺忘的,出神的) inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful |
| (平民,老百姓,平民的,粗俗的,粗魯的) crude or coarse; unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar |
| (重申,重複) say, state, or perform again or repeatedly |
ponderous
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| (沉重的,笨重的,呆板的,冗長的) slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull |
| (有味道的,有香味兒的) fragrant; odorous; suggestive of odor |
| (無數,非常多) of very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand |
| (怨恨,憤恨) indignation; deep sense of injury; strong displeasure |