List 7

Question 1

nonchalant

Answer 1

lack of concern

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nondescript

Answer 2

difficult to distinguish

Question 3

nonplus

Answer 3

to perplex; to puzzle

Question 4

nostalgic

Answer 4

being homesick

Question 5

notorious

Answer 5

known widely and usually unfavourably; infamous

Question 6

novelty

Answer 6

something new or unusual

Question 7

nuance

Answer 7

a subtle degree of difference

Question 8

nudge

Answer 8

the act of complaining or carping persistently

Question 9

obdurate

Answer 9

stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing

Question 10

obfuscate

Answer 10

to make obscure

Question 11

obliterate

Answer 11

to remove

Question 12

oblivious

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forgotten

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obsequious

Answer 13

obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree

Question 14

obsolescent

Answer 14

becoming obsolete; dying out; disappearing

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obsolete

Answer 15

no longer in use

Question 16

obstinate

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stubbornly adhering to an attitude or opinion

Question 17

obstreperous

Answer 17

noisy and difficult to control

Question 18

occlusion

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the complete obstruction

闭塞

Question 19

odoriferous

Answer 19

giving off an odor

Question 20

officious

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intrusively enthusiastic in offering help or advice

多管闲事的

Question 21

onerous

Answer 21

burdensome

繁重的

Question 22

opt

Answer 22

to make a choice or decision

Question 23

opulent

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great wealth; affluent

Question 24

ossify

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to cause something to become unable to change

硬化

Question 25

ostensible

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stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily so | 表面的

Question 26

oust

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to force out

Question 27

outmode

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to make unfashionable or obsolete

Question 28

overhaul

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to examine thoroughly

Question 29

oversight

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an unintentional omission or mistake | 疏忽

Question 30

overweening

Answer 30

arrogant; overbearing

Question 31

pacifist

Answer 31

和平主义者

Question 32

palliative

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easing; lessening

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palpable

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easily perceived

Question 34

panache

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flamboyant confidence of style or manner | 假威风；炫耀

Question 35

panoply

Answer 35

a full suit of armor

Question 36

pantomime

Answer 36

手势；哑剧

Question 37

paradigm

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an example

Question 38

paragon

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a person or thing regarded as a perfect example of a particular quality 模范

Question 39

paramount

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superior to all others; supreme

Question 40

parch

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to make extremely dry

Question 41

parochial

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having a limited or narrow outlook or scope | 地方性的；狭小的

Question 42

pathos

Answer 42

sympathy

Question 43

paucity

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smallness of number

Question 44

pedant

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one who makes a show of knowledge 学究；卖弄学问者 adj: pedantic

Question 45

peer

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to gaze

Question 46

pejorative

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disparaging; belittling

Question 47

penchant

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a strong or habitual liking; predilection | 嗜好

Question 48

penitent

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feeling or expressing remorse

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penurious

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extremely poor

Question 50

peremptory

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imperative; not allowing contradiction | dogmatic; overweening

Question 51

perennial

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lasting or existing for a long or apparently infinite time; enduring or continually recurring

Question 52

polemic

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a strong verbal or written attack on someone

Question 53

polymath

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a person of great learning | 博学者

Question 54

pomp

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a show of magnificence; ostentatious display | adj: pompous

Question 55

portent

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omen, sign | 前兆

Question 56

posthumous

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occurring ofter one's death

Question 57

potentate

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ruler, sovereign

Question 58

pragmatic

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practical

Question 59

preachy

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having a tendency to give moral advice in a tedious or self-righteous way; didactic

Question 60

precarious

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dangerously lacking security or stability

Question 61

preclude

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to prevent

Question 62

precocious

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indicative of early development

Question 63

predilection

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a disposition in favour of something; penchant

Question 64

prefatory

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introductory

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prescience

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foreknowledge of events

Question 66

prestigious

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having high status, respect, and admiration

Question 67

presumptuous

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going beyond what is right or proper

Question 68

pretentious

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assumption of undeserved dignity or importance

Question 69

preternatural

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supernatural

Question 70

pretext

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an excuse

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pristine

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remaining in a pure state; uncorrupted by civilization

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proclaim

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to announce officially and publicly

Question 73

procurement

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采购；获得

Question 74

prod

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to incite; to poke

Question 75

prodigious

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extraordinary; marvellous

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profusion

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abundance

Question 77

progenitor

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an ancestor or parent; an originator

Question 78

prognosis

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a forecast or prediction

Question 79

proleptic

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预期的

Question 80

prolific

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producing offspring or fruit in great abundance

Question 81

proliferation

Answer 81

to increase in number