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 mutiny n. 反叛 (detect the mutiny in his eyes)

mutter v. 含糊地說, 抱怨 (mutter<>speak distinctly)

myopic a. 近視的 (myopic<>discerning/prescience)

myriad a. 無數的 (myriad<>few/scarce/scanty)

nadir n. 最低點, 無底 (nadir<>summit/acme)

nag v. 不斷地嘮叨, 惱人

naive a. 天真的, 樸素的 (guile:naif=tardy:prompt)

narcissism n. 自戀 (guilt:blame=narcissism:love)

narrative n. 敘述, 記敘文 (skit:play=anecdote:narrative)

nascent a. 新生的 (moribund<>beginning/nascent)

natty a. 整潔的, 漂亮的 (natty<>sloppy/slovenly)

nauseate v. 作嘔, 厭惡 (vertigo:nauseate=treat:cure)

naysayer n. 否定者, 懷疑主義者 (concur<>naysay)

nebulous a. 模糊不清的, 雲狀的 (nebulous<>distinct/unambiguous/clear cut)

needy a. 貧窮的 (affluent<>needy)

nefarious a. 邪惡的 (nefarious<>exemplary) (nefarious:wickedness=generous:liberality)

negation n. 否定, 拒絕 (negation<>affirmation)

neglect v. 忽略 (erudite:fathom=oblivious:neglect) (negligence<>care)

negotiate v. 談判, 交涉 (clog:drainage=stalemate:negotiations)

neologism n. 新語 (neologism<>archaism/well-established expression)

neophyte n. 初學者, 新手 (inexperience:neophyte=irresponsibility:wastrel)

nepotism n. 裙帶關係 (nepotism:relative=cronyism:friend) (nepotism:kinship=jingoist:nationality)

nerve v. 鼓起勇氣 (diffident/appall<>nerve)

nettle v. 煩憂, 激怒 (nettle<>conciliate/mollify)

neutralize v. 壓制

nexus n. 連結, 核心 (nexus<>disconnected components/trivial point)

nibble v. 小口咬 (quaff:sip=gobble:nibble)

nip v. 一小口 n. 嚴寒 (nip:eat=jot:write)

nitpicking a. 挑剔的 (fluent:glib=meticulous:nitpick/finicky)

nocturnal a. 夜的 (nocturnal<>happen during daytime/diurnal)

noisome a. 惡臭的, 有害的 (noisome<>appealing/pleasant/attractively fragrant/beneficial/healthy)

nomad n. 流浪者, 遊牧民 (nomad:domicile=freelancer:employer)

nominal a. 名義上的, 不重要的 (nominal:significance=disjunctive:unity) (nominal:figurehead=absolute:autocrat)

nonchalant a. 冷漠的 (anonymous:identify=nonchalant:excite)

nondescript a. 平凡的 (nondescript<>conspicuous/remarkable/striking)

nonentity n. 不重要, 非實在 (dilettante:commitment=nonentity:consequence)

nonflammable a. 不燃燒的

nonplus n. 迷惑 (infuriate:rage=nonplus:perplexity)

nonsense n. 胡言亂語 (nonsensical:drivel=pompous:bombast)

notch v. 刻凹痕 (serrated<>without notches)

notoriety n. 惡名昭彰 (notoriety<>??)

notwithstanding prep. 儘管, 雖然

novelty n. 新奇 (banal/threadbare/timeworn:novelty=labyrinthine:directness)

noxious a. 有害的, 有毒的 (noxious<>beneficial/salubrious)

nuance n. 細微的差異 (nuance<>patent difference/lack of subtlety/sharp distinction/patent)

nucleate v. 集結, 有核的 (scatter/disseminate<>garner/nucleate)

nudge v. 用肘輕推, 引起注意 (doze:sleep=nudge:prod)

nugatory a. 無關緊要的 (nugatory<>consequential)

nurture v. 養育 (nurture<>impede/stunt)

oafish a. 呆子的, 白癡的

oasis n. 綠洲 (glade:wood=oasis:desert)

oath n. 誓言 (oath:promise=contract:agreement)

obdurate a. 固執的, 頑固的 (energetic:frenetic=firm:obdurate=frugal:penurious)

obedient a. 服從的, 孝順的 (obedient<>contumacious/imperial)

obeisance n. 鞠躬, 敬禮 (obeisant<>impertinent/impudent/imperious)

obese a. 肥胖的 (obese<>gangly)

obfuscate v. 使困惑, 使迷惑 (equivocation:truth=euphemism:offense=obfuscation:clarity)

obfusticate v. 使困惑, 使迷惑 (obfuscated/obfusticated<>lucid)

obituary n. 訃告 (roster:staff=obituary:death)

objective a. 客觀的 (encyclopedia:compendious=abstract:condensed)

obligatory a. 強制性的, 義務的 (obligatory<>discretionary/selective/elective)

oblige v. 施恩惠, 幫忙 (visionary:idealistic=officious:obliging) (oblige<>discommode)

oblique a. 斜的, 不坦率的 (oblique<>direct)

obliterate v. 全部刪掉, 全部抹去 (ineffable:description=irradicable:obliterate) (inexpurgate<>obliterate)

oblivious a. 遺忘的 (cognizant<>oblivious/unaware) (erudite:fathom=oblivious:neglect)

obloquy n. 漫罵, 譭謗 (adulation<>obloquy)

obscure a. 暗的, 模糊的, 無名的 (explicit/manifest/celebrity<>obscurity)

obsequious a. 諂媚的, 奉承的 (condescending:patronize=obsequious:fawn)

observatory n. 天文臺 (conservatory:music=seminary:theology=observatory:astronomy)

obsess v. 過份關心, 非常著迷 (agonized:distress=obsessed:concern)

obsolete a. 荒廢的, 陳舊的

obstacle n. 障礙

obstinate a. 固執的 (complaisance<>obstinacy)

obstreperous a. 吵鬧的, 難管束的 (resolute:dissuade=obstreperous:control)

obstruct v. 阻塞, 截斷 (obstruct<>facilitate/unocclude/abet)

obtrusive a. 顯眼的, 冒失的 (blatant<>unobtrusive)

obtuse a. 愚笨的, 不銳利的 (impertinent:propriety=keen:obtuseness)

obviate v. 除去, 排除 (emulate:exemplary=obviate:unnecessary)

occlude v. 阻塞, 截斷 (occluded<>unobstructed)

occult a. 神秘的, 不可思議的 (occult<>bare/manifest/patent/readily fathomable)

occurrence n. 發生, 事件

ode n. 頌詩, 賦 (ode:poetry=spoof:parody)

odious a. 可憎的, 討厭的

odium n. 憎惡 (esteem/hankering/infatuation<>odium/lack of desire)

offbeat a. 不平常的, 弱拍 (offbeat<>bathetic/hackneyed/conventional)

offend v. 冒犯, 得罪

offhand a. 即席的 (offhand<>premeditated)

officious a. 好管嫌事的 (attentive:officious=refined:snobbish)

offish a. 冷淡的 (offish<>sociable)

olfaction n. 嗅覺 (olfaction:odor=gustation:flavor)

ominous a. 惡兆的, 預兆的 (auspicious<>ominous)

omniscient a. 無所不知的 (vacuous<>omniscient)

onerous a. 繁重的, 有償的 (onerous<>requiring little effort)

opacity n. 不透明  (translucent<>opacity/opaque) (opacity:light=impermeability:fluid=nonporous:liquid)

opaque a. 不透明的, 難懂的

opera n. 歌劇

opine v. 表達觀點 (augur:predict=pundit:opine=recidivism:relapse)

opportune a. 合適的, 適當的 (opportune<>inconvenient)

oppose v. 反對, 反抗

oppression n. 壓抑, 沈悶

opprobrious a. 無禮的, 粗野的 (opprobrious<>irreproachable/good repute) (irreproachable<>opprobrious)

optimization n. 最佳化

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 opulent a. 富裕的, 充足的

oracle n. 神諭 (mentor:guidance=oracle:prophecy)

oration n. 演說, 致辭 (oration:heard=novel:read)

oratorio n. 清唱劇 (ditty:oratorio=anecdote:novel)

orchestra n. 管弦樂隊

ordeal n. 苦難, 折磨 (idyll:carefree=ordeal:difficult)

orient v. 確定方向, 使適應 (orient<>confuse)

original a. 有創意的, 原始的 (babble:sense=parrot:originality)

ornamentation n. 裝飾 (epitomize:brevity=embellish:ornamentation) (frieze:ornament=pillar:support)

ornithology n. 鳥類學 (ornithology:eagle=astronomy:planet)

orthodoxy n. 信奉正教 (religion:devoutness=canon:orthodoxy)

oscillate v. 使動搖, 振盪 (oscillate<>remain static/absence of variation)

ossify v. 硬化, 僵化 (ossify<>transcend conventions)

ossilate v. 使骨化, 使硬化 (ligneous:wood=osseous:bone)

ostentatious a. 誇示的, 華美的 (ostentatious<>meek/unassuming)

ostracism n. 放逐, 排斥 (pariah:ostracize=prisoner:confine)

oust v. 剝奪, 取代 (instate<>oust)

outfit n. 大場合穿的套裝 (trade:carpentry=clothing:outfit)

outgoing a. 外向的, 即將離去的 (extrovert:outgoing=perfectionist:exacting)

outlandish a. 古怪的, 奇異的 (outlandish<>conventional)

outmaneuver v. 以策略制勝, 智取 (outmaneuver<>yield)

outset n. 開端, 開始 (outset<>termination)

outshine v. 勝過, 強過 (fastidious:outshine=recalcitrant:resist)

outwit v. 瞞騙, 智取 (taunt:provoke=plot:outwit)

overbearing a. 傲慢的 (overbearing<>meek/unassuming)

overdose n. 配藥量過多

overexposure a. 過度暴露

overlap v. 重疊, 重復 (inconsonant:concord=scatter:overlap)

overlook n. 忽略, 俯瞰 (subtle:overlook=tractable:lead)

oversee v. 俯瞰, 檢查

overt a. 公開的 (clandestine:secretly=overt:openly)

overture n. 前奏曲, 初步提案 (overture/preamble:introduction=caveat:warning/cautionary)

overwhelm v. 淹沒, 受打擊, 制服, 壓倒

overwrought a. 過度緊張[興奮]的

oxymoron n. 矛盾修飾法 (apophasis:claim=oxymoron:paradox) (oxymoron:contradictory=mishap:catastrophic)

pace n. 步伐 (expedite:process=accelerate:pace)

pachyderm n. 厚皮動物, 遲鈍的人 (pachyderm:animal=ant:insect)

pacify v. 使平靜, 安慰 (solace:grief=pacification:anger)

pack n. 一群 (orchestra:musician=pack:wolf)

pact n. 契約, 協定

padding n. 墊充, 填料 (disguise:recognition=padding:damage=levee:flooding)

paean n. 讚美歌 (paean<>harshly lampoon) (paean:song=elegy:poem)

painstaking a. 辛苦的, 勤勉的 (slipshod<>painstaking)

palatable a. 普通美味的, 愉快的 (palatable:savory=discernible:manifest)

palatial a. 宮殿般的, 宏偉的 (hovel:palatial=metropolis:bucolic)

palette n. 調色板, 顏料 (palette:color=repertoire:play)

pall v. 失去興趣 (pall<>interest/intrigue)

palliate v. 減輕, 掩飾 (pain:analgesic=symptom:palliative)

pallid a. 蒼白的, 暗淡的 (pallid<>rubicund/piquant)

pallor n. 蒼白 (chaos:predictability=pallor:color)

palmy a. 繁榮的 (palmy:prosperity=draconian:severity)

palpable a. 明顯的, 易覺察的 (palpable<>subtle) (impalpable<>clear)

palpitate v. 持續急跳動 (grow:burgeon=beat:palpitate)

palter v. 欺騙 (palter:candor=diehard:budge)

paltry a. 無價值的 (paltry<>significant)

pan v. 嚴厲批評 (pan:harsh=barb:caustic)

panache n. 誇示, 炫耀 (panache<>humility/dullness/unremarkable behavior)

pancreas n. 胰腺 (insulin:pancreas=bile:liver)

pandemic a. 全國流行的 (pandemic<>limited)

pandemonium n. 喧嘩, 混亂 (pandemonium<>serene)

pander v. 迎合, 拉皮條

panegyric n. 讚揚, 誇大的頌詞 (panegyric:eulogize=lampoon:satirize)

panorama n. 全景, 概論  (panoramic<>narrow)

pantechnicon n. 搬家用大卡車 (pantechnicon:furniture=??)

panther n. 豹 (talon:eagle=claw:panther)

pantry n. 食品櫃, 餐具室 (pantry:food=armory:weapons=closet/wardrobe:clothes)

parable n. 寓言, 比喻 (parable:story=homily:lecture)

paradigm n. 典範 (anomaly:paradigmatic=blemish:flawless)

paradise n. 天堂 (pleasurable:paradisical=melodious:lyrical)

paradox n. 似非而是的論點, 自相矛盾的話 (paradox:contradictory=epigram:wise) (paradoxical<>common)

paragon n. 模範, 典型 (travesty<>paragon)

parallel  a. 平行的, 相似的

paramount a. 最重要的, 最高權力的 (paramount<>ancillary)

paranoia n. 偏執狂 (suspicious:paranoid=admiring:idolatrous)

paraphrase v. 引申釋義 (paraphrase:verbatim=approximate:precise)

parasite n. 寄生蟲 (host:parasite=medium:bacterium)

parch v. 使乾透, 使冷乾皺縮 (steep<>parch)

parenthesis n. 插入語, 圓括號 (enclose:parentheses=separate:comma)

pariah n. 賤民, 被社會遺棄者 (pariah:ostracize=prisoner:confine)

parity n. 同等 (parity<>inequality/incommensurateness)

parlance n. 語法, 語調 (parlance:speak=gait:walk)

parochial a. 教區的, 地方性的, 狹小的

parody n. 模仿格式, 諷刺文章 (parody:style=mime:gesture)

paroxysm n. 發作, 突發 (paroxysm:sudden=ruse:deceived)

parquetry n. 鑲木地板 (fresco:wall=parquetry:floor)

parrot n. 模仿, 鸚鵡 (parrot:originality=babble:sense)

parry v. 擋開, 避開 (parry:question=shirk:duty)

parse v. 從語法上分析 (parse:grammatical=scan:metrical)

parsimony n. 過度節儉, 吝嗇 (parsimonious:profligacy=impetuous:hesitance)

partiality n. 偏袒 (partial<>dispassionate)

particularize v. 詳細說明 (particularize:details=illustrate:pictures)

partisan n. 黨羽 (dilettante:superficiality=partisan:bias) (allegiance:partisans=authoritativeness:pundits)

passionate a. 多情的, 熱烈的

pastiche n. 模仿, 混成曲 (pastiche<>original work)

patent a. 專利的, 顯著的, 新奇的 (patent<>abstruse/not evident/occult/recondite)

pathology n. 病理學 (demography:population=meteorology:weather=pathology:disease)

patina n. 外層部分, 銅綠鏽 (patina<>essential quality)

patrician n. 貴族 (base<>patrician)

patriot n. 愛國者 (patriot:country=partisan:course)

patronize v. 叫人領情, 贊助 (patronizing:condescending=peeved:annoyed)

paucity n. 少量, 缺乏 (paucity<>slew/plethora/profusion)

paunchy a. 大肚子的 (paunchy and awkward<>svelte)

pauper n. 貧民

pebble n. 小圓石 (colossus:figurine=boulder:pebble)

peccadillo n. 小過失 (peccadillo:sin=admonishment:castigation)

peck n. 輕啄, <口語>大量 (peck:kiss=glance:look)

peculiar a. 罕見的, 獨特的 (peculiar<>common)

pedagogue n. 教師 (pedagogue:indoctrinate=stickler:exacting)

pedant n. 學究式人物 (pedantic:learned=moralistic:principled)

pedestal n. 底座, 基礎 (pedestal:statue=foundation:house)

pedestrian a. 缺乏想像的, 呆板的, 行人 (pedestrian<>imaginative/marvelous/inspired)

pediatrics n. 小兒科 (pediatrics:children=dermatology:skin)

peel v. 剝落, 脫去 (topsoil:erode=paint:peel)

peep v. 小吱吱聲, 偷看 (peck:kiss=peep:sound)

peerless a. 出類拔萃的, 無可匹敵的 (peerlessness<>equality)

peeve v. 氣惱, 怨恨 (peeved=annoyed 無程度不同) (peeved:annoyed=patronizing:condescending)

pejorative a. 貶低的 (pejorative<>laudatory)

pelf n. 錢財, 不義之財 (experience:green=pelf:impecunious)

pellucid a. 清晰的 (venial:excuse=pellucid:understand) (murky<>clear/limpid/pellucid)

pen n. 雌天鵝 (swan:pen=sheep:ewe)

penalty n. 刑罰 (pardon:penalty=exempt:liability)

penchant n. 偏好, 傾向 (penchant<>aversion/dislike)

penetrate v. 穿透, 滲透, 看穿

penitent a. 悔過的 (penitent:obdurate=skeptic:credulous) (impenitent<>contrite)

pensive a. 沈思的, 憂傷的 (museful:ruminative=lamentable:pensive)

penury n. 貧窮 (penurious<>lavish/largesse)

perambulate v. 巡行 (foot:perambulate=eye:observe)

perceptible a. 可察覺的, 能感覺到的 (appreciable<>imperceptible) (invincible:conquer=negligible:perceive)

peremptory a. 專橫的, 不容反抗的 (peremptory:dispute=prohibitive:purchase)

perennial a. 永久的, 反覆的 (perennial<>ephemeral)

perfervid a. 非常熱心的 (perfervid<>impassive)

perfidy n. 不誠實, 背信 (exorbitant:moderation=perfidious:loyalty)

perforate v. 打孔 (perforate:hole=pleat:fold)

perfunctory a. 無創意的, 敷衍的 (insolently:veneration=perfunctorily:inspiration)

perilous a. 危險的, 冒險的 (perilous:danger=??)

perimeter n. 周長, 周界 (circle:perimeter=country:border)

periodical a. 周期的, 期刊 (magazine:periodical=mystery:fiction)

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 peripatetic a. 巡遊的 (peripatetic<>rooted/sedentary/stationary)

peripheral a. 邊緣的, 周邊的 (peripheral:center=immaterial:relevance)

perish v. 毀滅, 死亡 (perish<>survive)

perjury n. 偽誓, 偽證 (perjury<>truthful deposition)

permanence n. 永久, 持久 (erratic:permanent=heroic:craven)

permeable a. 能滲透過的 (penetrate:permeable=knead:malleable)

permissiveness n. 放任, 放縱 (=tolerant)

pernicious a. 有害的 (pernicious:injure=disingenuous:mislead)

peroration n. 演講結束語 (peroration:speech=coda:sonata)

perpetual a. 永存的, 不斷的 (extinction<>perpetuation) (constant:perpetuate=transient:vanish)

perplex v. 費解, 困難 (infuriate:rage=nonplus:perplexity)

persecute v. 虐待 (persecute:injure=haunt:remember)

persevere v. 堅持不懈, 不屈不撓 (obstinate:preserve=tactless/insensitive:offend)

persiflage n. 挖苦, 嘲弄 (persiflage:incite=exhortation:motivate=invective:discredit=obloquy:discredit)

persistence n. 堅持, 持續 (persistence<>inconstancy)

personable a. 優雅的, 貌美的 (personable<>unattractive)

perspective n. 遠景, 看法, 透視

perspicacious a. 獨具慧眼的 (perspicacious<>obtuse/undiscerned/dull)

perspicuity n. 明晰, 簡明  (perspicuity<>opacity/dull)

pertain v. 適合, 有關 (pertain<>be irrelevant)

pertinacious a. 頑固的 (pliable<>pertinacious) (inexperience:green=pertinacity:refractory)

pertinent a. 相關的, 中肯的 (immaterial<>pertinent/germane) (pertinent:relevance=redundant:superfluity)

perturb v. 使擔憂, 擾亂 (impassive:perturb=voracious:satisfy)

peruse v. 細讀 (peruse:smattering=stare:leer) (peruse<>glance at)

pervade v. 彌漫, 滲透 (pervasive<>limited distribution)

pessimism n. 悲觀, 悲觀主義

pest n. 討厭的東西, 害蟲 (pest:irksome=expert:proficient)

pesticide n. 殺蟲劑 (insect:pesticide=plant:herbicide)

pestle n. 杵, 乳缽槌 (pestle:grind=flint stone:sharpen)

petition v. 請求, 懇求 (minion:dependent=groveler:petitioner)

petrify v. 石化, 嚇呆 (petrify:stone=evaporate:vapor)

petroglyph n. 岩石雕刻 (petroglyph:rock=mural:wall)

petrography n. 岩石分類學

petty a. 小的, 不重要的 (petty:notice=mysterious:explain)

petulance n. 易怒, 暴躁

phenomenal a. 非凡的, 顯著的 (phenomenal<>ordinary/unexceptional/commonplace)

philanthropic a. 博愛的 (philanthropic:geniality=resourceful足智多謀:inventiveness善於創造)

philatelist n. 集郵家 (philatelist:stamps=numismatist:coins)

philistine n. 庸人, 市儈 (philistine<>aesthete)

philosophical  a. 哲學的, 冷靜的, 哲學上的

phlegmatic a. 冷淡的, 多痰的 (phlegmatic<>vivacious) (phlegmatic:provoke=intractable:manage)

photorespiration n. 光呼吸作用

piddling a. 無用的, 瑣屑的 (restive:calmness=piddling:considerable)

piebald a. 雜色的 (monotonous<>piebald/vociferous) (pied<>solid-colored)

pierce v. 刺穿 (awl:pierce=pestle:hash)

pigment n. 天然色素 (albino:pigment=prairie:tree)

pilfer v. 偷竊 <小額慣竊> (pilfer:take=abscond:depart)

pilgrim n. 朝聖者 (shrine:pilgrim=peak:climber)

pillar n. 柱子, 棟梁 (derelict<>pillar of society)

pillory n. 公開大指責 (chide:pillory=humor:mollycoddle) (pillory:ridicule=guillotine:execute)

pilot n. 飛行員, 領航員 (pilot:ship=conductor:orchestra)

pine v. 渴望, 憔悴, 松樹 (longing:pine=remorse:rue) (needle:pine=leaf:oak) (pine<>become invigorated)

pinnacle n. 小尖塔, 高峰 (pinnacle<>low point)

pinpoint a. 精確的, 極少量 (pinpoint<>exam cursorily/imprecise/profusion大量)

piquant a. 辛辣的, 開胃的 (piquant<>vapid/flat/insipid/pallid)

pique n. 不滿, 憤怒 (pique<>mollify)

pirate n. 海盜, 盜版者 (pirate:take=forge:copy)

pitch n. 音調, 程度 (pitch:sound=color:light)

pithy a. 有內容的, 精簡的 (pithy<>prolix/verbose/diffuse/wordy/insubstantial/insignificance)

pitiless a. 無情的, 冷酷的 (clement<>pitiless/ruthlessness)

pittance n. 少量供應 (pittance<>crop/cornucopia)

pivotal a. 中樞的, 重要的 (marginal:pivotal=??)

pixel n. 圖素 (mosaic:tile=image:pixel) (pittance:allowance=rivulet:stream)

placate v. 安撫, 和解 (irascible:placate=insensate:conscious=inalienable:surrendered)

placebo n. 安慰劑, 人死晚頌 (placebo:painkiller=backdrop:vista) (placebo:innocuous=venom:toxious=salve:unctuous)

plagiarize v. 剽竊, 抄襲 (plagiarism:ideas=rustling:cattle=forgery:documents)

plain a. 容易的, 明白的 (plain:tough=??)

plaintive a. 悲傷的 (museful:ruminative=lamentable:plaintive)

plait v. 編織 (knit:yarn=plait:hair)

plangent a. 轟鳴響的, 悲哀的 (plangent<>muffled)

plantation n. 大農場, 殖民地 (plantation:tobacco=media:bacteria)

plaque n. 血小板 (artery:plaque=channel:silt)

plasticity n. 可塑性, 塑性 (plasticity<>rigidity)

plateau n. 穩固, 高原 (plateau:change=respite:activity)

platitude n. 平凡, 陳詞濫調 (platitude:banal=equivocation:ambiguous)

platonic  a. 柏拉圖主義的, 唯心的

plaudit n. 讚美 (plaudit<>disapprobation)

plausible a. 看似真實合理的 (rationalization:plausible=obfuscation:indiscernible)

playoff n. 季後賽

pleat v. 打褶 (perforate:hole=pleat:fold)

pledge n. 保證, 典押 (renounce:pledge=rescind:order)

plentitude n. 充分 (plentitude<>dearth)

plethora n. 過量, 過剩 (plethora<>dearth/paucity/scarcity)

pliable a. 柔軟的, 圓滑的 (pliable<>rigid/difficult to crumble/pertinacious) (static:moving=pliable:inflexible)

pliant a. 易受影響的, 易彎的 (pliant<>mulish/intransigence/intractable/incorrigible/unbending)

plight n. 困境, 誓約 (plight<>favorable condition/advantage)

plodding a. 沈重緩慢的, 單調乏味的 (flit/meteoric<>plod)

plot n. 密謀, 小塊土地 (taunt:provoke=plot:outwit)

pluck n. 勇氣, 猛拉豎琴 (pluck:quit=pride:grovel) (harp:pluck=horn:blow)

plumage n. 鳥類羽毛, 翅膀

plumb v. 量測深度, 用鉛錘量測 (plumb:depth=assess:value=measure:dimensions=calibrate:diameter)

plummet v. 急劇下落 (plummet:fall=swerve:turn)

plump a. 豐滿的, 直率的, 突然掉下的 (svelte<>plump)

plunge v. 俯衝 (crouch:spring=hover:plunge)

plurality n. 複數, 多數

plutocracy n. 富豪統治 (plutocracy:wealth=geroncracy:age)

podiatrist n. 足病醫生 (podiatrist:feet=dermatologist:skin)

polarize v. 兩極分化 (polarize<>coalesce/make compatible/unity)

polemic a. 好爭論的 (polemic:disputatious=invective:abusive)

polish a. 擦亮的, 優美的 (polished<>rustic/untutored/gauche)

politic a. 圓滑的, 慎重的 (politic:offend=aloof:associate)

pollster n. 民意測驗家 (pollster:canvass=exponent:advocate)

pollyanna n. 盲目樂觀的人

pompous a. 自大的, 誇大的 (pontificate:pompous=scoff:derisive=bluster:loud=prate:aimless)

ponder v. 仔細考慮 (ponder:consider=scrutinize:observe)

ponderable a. 有價值的, 有重量的 (ponderable<>inappreciable)

ponderous a. 笨重的, 笨拙的 (ponderous<>ethereal/gossamer/lively/slight/vibrant/briskly)

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 pontificate v. 自大傲慢地說 (pontificate:speak=strut:walk)

porcelain n. 瓷, 瓷器 (glaze:porcelain=varnish:wood=veneer:furniture)

pore n. 毛孔, 氣孔, 細孔 (pore:membrane=door:room)

porous a. 可滲透的, 多孔的 (porous:penetrate=fragile:break)

portentous a. 重要的, 驚奇的, 不祥的 (portentous<>inconsequential/insignificant/insipid/regular)

portfolio n. 公事包, 部長職務 (portfolio:securities=dossier:reports)

portrait n. 肖像, 人像, 半身像, 人物描寫

poseur n. 裝模作樣的人 (recluse:gregariousness=poseur:sincerity)

posit v. 假定, 認為 (posit<>deny as false)

possess v. 佔有 (cede<>possess) (preempt:precedence=acquire:possession)

posterity n. 後代

postscript n. 附言, 後記

postulate v. 假設是真的, 要求 (postulate<>deny as false)

posture v. 裝腔作勢 (posturer:unaffected=bigot:tolerant)

pot n. 捕魚簍捕捉鰻魚, 其他魚類或甲殼類動物用的捕具

potable a. 適於飲用的 (potable:beverage=habitable:dwelling)

potboiler n. 粗制文章 (doggerel:verse=potboiler:article)

potentate n. 當權者 (potentate:power=virtuoso:skill)

potentiate v. 加強, 賦與力量 (potentiate<>deactivate)

pout v. 撅嘴生氣 (grin<>pout) (pout:displeasure=wince:pain=smile:pleasure=sneer:contempt)

practitioner n. 從業者, 實踐者 (quack<>honest practitioner)

prairie n. 大草原, 牧場 (prairie:tree=albino:pigment)

prate v. 閒聊 (prate:speak=saunter:walk) (pontificate:pompous=scoff:derisive=bluster:loud=prate:aimless)

preach v. 傳道, 說教 (preacher:sermon=nitpicker:criticize=quibbler:cavil)

precarious a. 不安全的, 不穩定的 (precarious<>safe/stable) (precarious:stability=spent:efficacy)

precedent a. 前面的, 有前例的, 典範 (unique:precedent=unexceptionable:oppose)

precipice n. 懸崖, 災難邊緣 (precipitous<>level) (precipice:steepness=defile:narrowness)

precipitant n. 沈澱劑, 急促的 (solvent<>precipitant)

precipitate a. 促成, 匆忙的 (forestall<>abet/precipitate) (precipitate<>retard/dilatory/deliberate)

precipitation n. 降水<雨及雪>, 急躁 (snow:precipitation=hurricane:cyclone)

precipitous a. 陡峭的 (precipitous<>level/gradually sloping/slope slowly)

précis n. 概要, 大意 (cipher:cryptic=précis:concise)

preclude v. 預先排除, 阻止 (preclude<>to make possible/enclose)

precursor n. 先驅者 (precursor<>sequela/derivative)

predecessor n. 前輩, 以前的東西 (legacy:predecessor=gift:donor)

predestine v. 預定, 注定 (predestine<>leave to chance)

predilection n. 愛好, 偏袒 (predilection<>propensity to dislike)

preeminent a. 卓越的, 顯著的 (preeminence:importance=preponderance:weight) (preeminent<>negligibility) (efface<>aggrandize/blazon/emboss/bring to preeminent)

preempt v. 以先買權取得, 取代 (preempt:precedence=acquire:possession)

preen v. 打扮修飾, 整理羽毛 (preen<>rumple) (ingenuous:dissemble=raffish:preen=polite:snub)

preface n. 序文, 緒言, 前言 (preface<>epilogue/conclusive)

pregnant a. 含有深意的, 含蓄的, 懷孕的 (inane<>expressive/meaningful/pregnant/significant/weighty)

prejudice n. 偏見, 損害

preliminary a. 初步的, 開始的, 預備的

premeditated a. 預謀的 (premeditated<>offhand/spontaneous)

preoccupation n. 關注的事物 (preoccupation<>unconcern)

preponderant a. 有優勢的, 壓倒性的 (preponderant<>commensurate/subsidiary)

prepossessing a. 討人歡喜的, 有魅力的 (unprepossessing<>entrancing/winsome)

preposterous a. 荒謬的, 可笑的 (preposterous<>commonsensical)

presage v. 預言 (harbinger:presage=archetype:exemplify)

prescience n. 預知, 先見 (prescience:future=erudition:esoteric)

prescription n. 處方, 命令, 指示 (overdose:prescription=indiscretion:convention)

presentiment n. 預感, 預覺

preservative n. 防腐劑 (preservative:decay=anchor:drifting=seal:leakage)

press v. 極力勸說, 壓榨 (press<>withdrawal)

prestige n. 威望, 威信 (eclipse:prestige=enfeeble:vigor)

presumptuous a. 放肆的 (presumptuous:propriety=transgression:morality)

pretense n. 假裝, 藉口 (pretense:deceive=admonition:reprove)

pretentious a. 自負的, 狂妄的

preternatural a. 超自然的 (preternatural<>ordinary/prosaic)

prevail v. 戰勝, 流行 (prevail<>yielding)

prevalent a. 流行的, 普遍的 (prevalent<>unusual/absent)

prevaricate v. 撒謊, 搪塞 (equivocation:clarity=prevarication:truth) (philanthropist:endow=prevaricater:mislead)

prickly a. 易動怒的, 刺痛的 (prickly<>good natured)

primordial a. 原始的, 初發的 (primordial<>most recent)

primp v. 打扮, 裝飾 (gloat:smug=primp:vain)

principal a. 主要的, 首要的 (principal<>subordinate)

prissy a. 神經質的, 為小事顧慮的 (prissy<>desultory)

pristine a. 原始的, 純淨的 (pristine:decay=stable:fluctuation=still:movement)

privation n. 缺乏, 剝奪 (privation<>repletion)

privilege n. 特權, 優惠

probe v. 仔細探測 (probe:investigate=cavil:criticize)

probity n. 正直 (disinterested:partisanship=venal:probity) (probity<>unscrupulousness/shiftness)

proclivity n. 傾向, 氣質 (proclivity<>aversion/antipathy/disinclination)

procrastinate v. 耽擱, 拖延 (procrastination<>diligence) (equivocate:commitment=procrastinate:action)

proctor n. 監考人 (proctor:supervise=prodigal:squander)

procure v. 獲得, 促成 (procure<>relinquish)

prod v. 戳, 刺激 (doze:sleep=nudge:prod)

prodigal n. 浪子, 浪費的 (proctor:supervise=prodigal:squander)

prodigy / prodigious n. 神童, 奇蹟 (prodigy:person=miracle:occurrence) (prodigious:amaze=disgusting:sicken)

profane v. 褻瀆, 玷污 (profane<>treat relevantly/unviolated/inviolable)

proffer v. 提供給人接受  (proffer<>retain/withhold)

proficient a. 精通的, 熟練的 (proficient<>inept/incompetent)

profligate a. 浪費的 (profligate:money=querulous:words)

profound a. 深奧的, 深刻的 (demotic<>profound) (profundity<>superficiality)

profusion n. 豐富, 慷慨 (profusion<>paucity/scanty)

projection n. 凸出, 投射 (projection<>concavity)

proliferate v. 擴散 (proliferate<>decrease in mount/dwindle/barren)

prolix a. 囉嗦的, 冗長的 (prolix<>pithy)

prologue n. 序言 (prologue:novel=preamble:statute) (prologue<>epilogue)

prolong v. 延長 (prolong<>truncate)

prominent a. 卓越的 (prominent<>inconspicuous)

promote v. 促進, 創辦

prompt v. 迅速的, 激起 (guile:naif=tardy:prompt)

promulgate v. 發佈 (promulgate<>keep secret)

propagate v. 散播, 繁殖 (check<>propagate/goad/hasten) (propagation<>extirpation)

propensity n. 傾向, 習性 (propensity<>aversion)

prophetic a. 預言的, 先知的 (mentor:guidance=oracle:prophecy)

propitiate v. 安撫, 和解 (propitiate<>incense/antagonize/arouse hostility)

propitious a. 吉祥的 (unfavorable/inauspicious/untoward<>propitious)

proponent n. 建議者, 支持者 (proponent<>detractor)

propriety n. 適當 (indecorous:propriety=boorish:sensitivity)

prosaic a. 平凡的, 單調的 (preternatural/exceptional<>commonplace/prosaic)

proscribe v. 禁止, 排斥 (proscribe<>sanction/permission)

prose n. 散文 (epilogue:prose=finale:munic)

prosecution n. 起訴, 經營 (mediation:compromise=prosecution:conviction)

proselytize v. 改變信仰, 變節 (proselytizer:convert=salesperson:buy)

prospect v. 勘探, 尋找 (prospect:mineral=investigate:information)

prosperous a. 繁盛的, 順利的 (palmy:prosperity=draconian:severity)

prostrate a. 伏地的, 沮喪的 (prostrate<>erect/upright)

protean a. 千變萬化的 (circular:asymmetrical=protean:rigid)

protest v. 反對, 抗議 (protest:dissuade=supplicate:entreat)

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protocol n. 外交禮節, 協議 (protocol:blunder=bumper:damage)

protract v. 延長, 拖延 (protract:length=throng:number)

protrude v. 使突出 (protrude/protuberant<>concave)

protuberant a. 突起的, 顯著的 (protuberant<>depressed/concave)

provident a. 節儉的, 深謀遠慮的 (provident<>profligate)

providential a. 幸運的 (providential<>unfortunate/mishap)

provincial a. 鄉下樸素的, 狹隘的 (provincial<>sophisticated)  (provincial:cosmopolitan=bigot:tolerant)

provisional a. 暫時的 (provisional<>definitive)

provisory a. 有條件的, 暫時的 (provisory<>unconditional)

provocative a. 刺激的, 挑撥的 (taunt:provoke=plot:outwit)

provoke v. 激怒, 惹起 (attack:vanquished=goad:provoked)

prowess n. 英勇 (prowess<>timid)

prowl v. 為獵食徘徊, 潛行 (prowl:prey=reconnoiter:information)

proximal a. 最接近的 (distal<>proximal)

prude n. 過分正經的 (prude:proper=fanatic:devoted)

prudent a. 慬慎的, 精明的, 節儉的 (prudence:daredevil=sagacity:simpleton) (fool<>prudent)

prudish a. 過分規矩的  (prudish:propriety=finicky:quality)

prune n. 梅子乾, 修剪  (prune:plum=raisin:grape) (prune:hedge=trim:hair)

pry v. 刺探 (connive:cooperate=pry:watch) (prying:inquisitive=garish:colorful)

pseudonym n. 假名, 筆名 (pseudonym:name=mask:face)

psychology n. 心理學 (motivation:psychologist=fungi:ecologist)

pucker v. 收縮, 噘嘴 (astringent:pucker=coagulant:congeal) (pucker:mouth=squint:eye)

puckish a. 愛惡作劇的 (puckish<>sober/grave/staid)

puerile a. 幼稚的 (puerile<>sagacious)

puissance n. 權勢 (puissance<>powerlessness)

pulchritude n. 美麗 (ugliness/homeliness/hideous<>pulchritudinous)

pullet n. 小母雞, 小姑娘 (pullet:chicken=filly:horse)

pulverize v. 破壞, 粉碎 (pulverize<>solidify)

pun n. 俏皮雙關語 (pun:joke=supernova:star=termite白蟻:insect)

punch line n. 妙語, 最有力的一句話 (joke:punch line=plot情節:denouement結局)

punctilious a. 一絲不苟的 (punctilious<>remiss/slipshod)

pundit n. 博學者, 權威人士 (authoritativeness:pundits=allegiance:partisans)

pungent a. 刺激性的, 嚴厲的 (pungent:odor=caustic:comment) (pungency<>blandness)

puny a. 微不足道的 (measly:contemptibly=puny:weakly)

purchase n. 緊抓 (ballast:instability=purchase:slippery)

purebred a. 純血統的 (mongrel<>purebred)

purgatory n. 滌罪, 死後煉獄

purity n. 純淨 (purification:dross=desalinization:salt)

purlieu n. 常去的地方, 森林邊緣地 (taut:commodious=extraordinary:purlieu)

purloin v. 偷竊 (lurk:wait=purloin:appropriate=abscond:depart)

pursue v. 追趕

purvey v. 供給 (vendor:purvey=censor:expurgate)

pusillanimous a. 懦弱的 (pusillanimous<>stouthearted/dauntless/valiancy)

quack n. 冒牌醫生, 騙子, 呷呷叫 (uncouth:churl=flamboyant:quack) (quack<>honest practitioner)

quaff v. 大口喝 (quaff:sip=stride:mince)

quail v. 畏縮, 膽怯 (quail<>become resolute/give bold)

quaint a. 奇怪的

qualified a. 受限制的, 合格的 (qualified<>unreserved/absolute/categorical) (qualify:general=mitigate:severe)

qualm n. 疑慮, 擔心 (demur:qualms=waver:irresoluteness)

quandary n. 困惑 (quandary<>state of complete certainty) (quandary:perplex=??)

quarantine n. 隔離檢疫期 (quarantine:contact=embargo:commerce)

quarry n. 採石場, 獵物, 目標 (mine:ore=quarry:rock) (aspirant:quarry=hunter:prey)

quartet n. 四重唱 (quartet:singer=triptych:panel)

quash v. 鎮壓, 取消 (quash/quell<>engender/foment)

quatrain n. 四行詩 (quatrain:stanza=??)

quell v. 鎮壓, 取消 (quash/quell<>engender/foment) (irrepressible:quell=obdurate:move)

quench v. 冷浸, 熄滅 (damp:quench=tint:suffuse)

querulous a. 抱怨的, 多牢騷的 (querulous:words=profligate:money)

queue v. 排長隊

quibble n. 挑剔, 推託 (encomiast:eulogize=quibbler:cavil=faultfinding:criticize)

quiescent a. 平靜的 (quiescent<>rambunctious/tumult/action/restless activity)

quilt n. 補過的被子 (quilt:patch=??)

quip n. 諷刺語, 名言

quisling n. 背叛者 (jaggernaut:crush=quisling:betray)

quixotic a. 狂想的, 唐吉訶德式的 (quixotic:idealistic=touchy:sensitive)

quota n. 限額, 配額 (quota<>unlimited number)

quotidian a. 平凡的, 每日的 (quotidian<>remarkable/striking/extraordinary/unusual)

rabble n. 烏合之眾, 暴民 (people:rabble=items:hodgepodge)

rabid a. 瘋狂的, 猛烈的 (rabid<>logical/detached)

racketeer n. 敲詐者

raconteur n. 健談者, 善長講故事者 (raconteur:storytelling=wordsmith:writing)

racy a. 活潑生動的, 辛辣的 (tame<>racy)

radiant a. 光芒四射的 (lackluster<>radiant)

raffish a. 粗俗花俏的 (ingenuous:dissemble=raffish:preen)

raffle n. 彩卷售貨 (lottery:raffle=ticket:admission)

rafter n. 屋頂支柱  (roof:rafter=table:leg)

rage n. 狂怒 (irk:enrage=suggest:urge) (rage:anger=bigotry:dedication)

ragged a. 破爛的, 刺耳的 (cloth:ragged=furniture:rickety)

ragtime n. 滑稽的, 拉格泰姆音樂

rail v. 責罵, 欄杆 (rail:vehemence=entreat:urgency)

raisin n. 葡萄乾 (prune:plum=raisin:grape)

rakish a. 放蕩的 (rakish:restraint=slothful:assiduity)

ramble v. 漫步 (travel:ramble=draw:doodle)

rambunctious a. 騷亂的, 難控制的 (quiescent<>rambunctious/tumult/action/restless activity)

ramify v. 使分歧 (converge<>spread out/ramify)

rampart n. 壁壘, 城牆 (edifice:tower=barrier:rampart)

ramshackle a. 搖搖欲墜的 (ramshackle:soundness=garbled:clarity)

rancid a. 腐臭的  (=fetid, nidorous, noisome)

rancor n. 仇恨 (rancor<>goodwill/charitableness)

range n. 山脈, 射程, 行列

ranger n. 守林人, 騎警 (ranger:forest=curator:museum)

rank a. 惡臭的, 繁茂的

rankle v. 使疼痛, 使怨恨 (rankle/fester<>pacify/calm/mollify)

rant v. 咆哮 (fear:cower=anger:rant)

rapacious a. 過度貪婪的, 強奪的 (mania:enthusiasm=rapacity:covetous=distraught:troubled)

rapport n. 和睦, 意見一致 (rapport<>discord)

rapprochement n. 恢復友誼 (rapprochement<>estrangement)

rapscallion n. 流氓, 惡棍 (rapscallion:mischievous=sluggard:lazy)

rapt a. 全神貫注的 (intrepid:deter=rapt:distract)

rarefy v. 稀薄 (rarefy<>concentrate/condense/make denser) (rarefaction<>condensation)

rascal n. 流氓 (dastard:craven=rascal:mischievous)

rash a. 輕率的, 魯莽的 (rash:adventurous=obsessed:attracted) (rash:circumspective=imperious:servile)

raspy a. 刺耳的 (mellifluous<>raspy)

ratify v. 認可, 批准 (repeal:ratification=repatriate:emigration)

ratiocination n. 推理, 推論 (ratiocination:thinking=articulation:talking)

ration n. 配給, 定量 (ration:food=dose:medicine)

rationalize v. 找理由使合理化 (rationalization:plausible=obfuscation:indiscernible)