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Question 1

nuance

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细微的差异：subtle distinction

Question 2

nudge

Answer 2

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

Question 5

oath

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誓言：formal promise

Question 6

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

Question 12

oblique

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斜的：inclined or twisted

Question 13

obliterate

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除去：remove

Question 14

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

Question 19

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

Question 29

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

Question 37

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

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outmaneuver

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以谋略取胜：overcome

Question 50

outset

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