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Question 1

nuance

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细微的差异：subtle distinction

Question 2

nudge

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用肘推以引起注意：push elbow；说服某人做某事：persuade

Question 3

nugatory

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无关紧要的：consequence, inconsequential

Question 4

nurture

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提供营养：nourishment；培育，培养：provide with understanding

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oath

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誓言：formal promise

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obdurate

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固执的：resistant influences；冷酷无情的：lack of sympathy

Question 7

obedient

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服从的，顺从的：submissive authority

Question 8

obeisance

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敬礼，尊重：respect, submission

Question 9

obfuscate

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使困惑，使模糊：confused, opaque

Question 10

obligatory

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强制性的：compulsory；（见得多以至于）无聊的：dull

Question 11

obliging

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乐于助人的：do favors

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oblique

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斜的：inclined or twisted

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obliterate

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除去：remove

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oblivious

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不知道的，不知情的：lacking awareness, not informed

Question 15

obloquy

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谩骂，诽谤：abusively language；恶名，耻辱：lost the esteem

Question 16

obscure

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含义模糊的：not clearly, veiled, uncertain meaning；平凡的，不知名的：famous；使模糊：indistinct

Question 17

obsequious

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谄媚的，奴性的：fawning attentiveness

Question 18

obsess

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迷住的，使困扰：haunt

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obstinate

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固执的：in spite of persuasion；难以减轻或治愈的：mot easily subdued

Question 20

obstreperous

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难驾驭的，任性的：unruly；吵闹的：loud and insistent cries

Question 21

obstruct

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妨碍，给…制造困难：impede, create difficulty；阻挡：prevent passage

Question 22

obtuse

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愚钝的：absorb ideas readily

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obviate

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排除，使不必要：unnecessary

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occult

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难以理解的：not easily apprehended, mysterious；使隐藏或神秘：keep secret

Question 25

odium

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憎恶，讨厌：strong dislike

Question 26

offbeat

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不平常的：different from generally found

Question 27

offhand

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即兴的，没有准备的：without preparation

Question 28

officious

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多管闲事的：thrusting oneself

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offish

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冷淡的：aloof

Question 30

off-key

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不寻常的，不合适的：out of accord with

Question 31

ominous

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凶兆的：omen, evil

Question 32

omniscient

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无所不知的：complete knowledge

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onerous

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费时间花心思的：requiring much time, effort

Question 34

opaque

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不透光的：impenetrable by light, neither transparent translucent；晦涩的：obscure

Question 35

opine

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表达观点；想，认为：express opinions

Question 36

opportune

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合适的，恰当的：convenient

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opprobrious

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辱骂的：reproach；臭名昭著的，令人鄙视的：infamous

Question 38

oration

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（颇有野心、自高自大的）演说：high-flown or pompous manner

Question 39

orient

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使确定方向，使熟悉或适应：determine position, make familiar

Question 40

original

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创新的：creative, inventive；最初的，最早的：before

Question 41

orthodox

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传统的：established form, custom, or rules

Question 42

oscillate

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振动，摇晃：swing；犹豫，变化：vary

Question 43

ossify

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（使）硬化，（使）僵化：hardened, conventional, opposed to change

Question 44

ostentatious

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卖弄炫耀的：conspicuous, pretentious

Question 45

ostracize

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驱逐：exclude

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oust

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免职：remove from；驱逐：drive out

Question 47

outgoing

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友好的，外向的：extroverted

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outlandish

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古怪的，奇异的：out of the ordinary, bizarre

Question 49

outmaneuver

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以谋略取胜：overcome

Question 50

outset

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开端，开始：beginning

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outwit

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瞒骗，以智取胜：surpass cunning

Question 52

overbearing

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专横傲慢的：arrogant；压倒一切的，（在力量或重要性上）势不可挡的；支配的，显著的：overwhelming in power

Question 53

overlap

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（与…）部分重叠：same area

Question 54

overt

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明显的，公开的：open

Question 55

overture

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前言：introductory, preclude；序曲：introduction opera

Question 56

oxymoron

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矛盾修饰法：combination contradictory

Question 57

pacify

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使平静，安慰：ease the anger

Question 58

padding

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夸张，废话：go beyond the facts

Question 59

paean

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欢乐颂：joyous song praise

Question 60

painstaking

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煞费苦心的：diligent care

Question 61

palatable

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感到愉悦满足的：pleasure or contentment

Question 62

palatial

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宫殿般奢华的：ornateness

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pall

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失去兴趣：interest attraction

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palliate

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平息，减轻：less severe intense

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pallid

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无生气的，缺乏活力的：lacking radiance vitality；苍白无血色的：pale

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palmy

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繁荣的：prosperity

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palpable

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摸得到的：capable touched；明显的，易觉察的：obvious

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palter

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欺骗，讨价还价：insincerely deceitfully

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paltry

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无价值的，微不足道的：importance；让人厌恶的，让人鄙视的：loathing and disgust

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pan

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严厉批评：harsh criticism

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panache

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炫耀：flamboyance

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pandemic

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大范围流行的：widespread

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pandemonium

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喧嚣，骚动：noise

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panegyric

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赞颂之词，颂文：eulogistic

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panoramic

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全景的：complete view

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parable

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寓言：teach a basic truth

Question 77

paradigm

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典范，模范：pattern

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paradise

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天堂，极乐世界：perfection and happiness；快乐，狂喜：pleasurable emotion

Question 79

paradox

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表面矛盾实际可能正确的话，悖论：opposed to commonsense

Question 80

paragon

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优秀模范：example；把…比作，显示相似：compare

Question 81

paramount

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最重要的：chief importance

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paranoid

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多疑的，对他人极端恐惧和怀疑的：extreme fear of distrust

Question 83

paraphrase

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转述，意译，改写；in different words

Question 84

parch

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炽，烤，烤干：dry

Question 85

parenthesis 

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间断：interruption

Question 86

pariah

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被排斥或鄙视的人：despised or rejected

Question 87

parity

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相称，同等，平等：being equal

Question 88

parody

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（以嘲笑原作作者的）模仿作品：imitated for ridicule；模仿（以嘲弄）：copy to make fun

Question 89

paroxysm

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（感情、动作的）突发：outburst；（政治、社会领域呃）大动荡：disturbance

Question 90

parrot

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（机械地）模仿，复制：imitate without understanding

Question 91

parry 

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躲避（问题）：evade

Question 92

parsimonious

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过度节俭的，吝啬的：stinginess

Question 93

partial

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偏袒的，偏爱的：biased；部分的，不完整的：lacking

Question 94

particularize

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详述：give details

Question 95

partisan

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跟随者，信徒：follows；（狂热。坚定的）拥护者，支持者：excessively devoted；偏袒的：one side

Question 96

pastiche

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（带嘲讽的）模仿：imitates with satirical intent；大杂烩：hodgepodge

Question 97

partition

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分割，划分：dividing

Question 98

patent

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显而易见的，明显的：readily visible

Question 99

pathological

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不正常的，病态的：markedly abnormal

Question 100

patina

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外表：superficial；（由内而外散发的）氛围，气场：appearance or aura