GKV 19

Question 1

nostalgia

(nahs TAL juh)

Answer 1

怀旧

n. sentimental longing for the past; homesickness

Question 2

notorious

(noh TOR ee us)

Answer 2

臭名昭著

adj. famous for something bad

Question 3

novel

(NAHV ul)

Answer 3

小说

adj. new; original

Question 4

noxious

(NAHK shus)

Answer 4

有害的

adj. harmful; offiensive

Question 5

nuance

(NOO ahns)

Answer 5

细微差别

n. a subtle difference or distinction

Question 6

obdurate

(AHB duh rit)

Answer 6

固执的

adj. stubborn and insensitive

Question 7

obfuscate

(AHB fuh skayt)

Answer 7

混淆

v. to darken; to confuse; to make confusing

Question 8

oblique

(oh BLEEK)

Answer 8

斜

adj. indirect; at an angle

Question 9

oblivion

(oh BLIV ee un)

Answer 9

遗忘

n. total forgetfulness; the state of being forgotten

Question 10

obscure

(ub SKYOOR)

Answer 10

朦胧

adj. unknown; hard to understand; dark

Question 11

obsequious

(ub SEE kwee us)

Answer 11

低三下四

adj. fawning; subservient; sucking up to

Question 12

obtuse

(ahb TOOS)

Answer 12

钝

adj. insensitive; blockheaded

Question 13

officious

(uh FISH us)

Answer 13

好管闲事

adj. annoyingly eager to help or advise

Question 14

onerous

(AHN ur us)

Answer 14

繁重的

adj. burdensome; oppressive

Question 15

opaque

(oh PAYK)

Answer 15

不透明

adj. impossible to see through; impossible to understand

Question 16

opulent

(AHP yuh lunt)

Answer 16

富丽堂皇

adj. luxurious

Question 17

orthodox

(OR thuh dahks)

Answer 17

正统

adj. conventional; adhering to established principles or doctrines, especially in religion; by the book

Question 18

ostensible

(uh STEN such bul)

Answer 18

表面上的

adj. apparent (but misleading); professed

Question 19

ostentatious

(ahs ten TAY shus)

Answer 19

炫耀的

adj. excessively conspicuous; showy

Question 20

pacify

(PAS uh fye)

Answer 20

安抚

v. to calm someone down; to placate

Question 21

painstaking

(PAYN stay king)

Answer 21

煞费苦心

adj. extremely careful; taking pains

Question 22

palliate

(PAL ee ayt)

Answer 22

缓和

v. to relieve or alleviate something without getting rid of the problem; to assuage; to mitigate

Question 23

palpable

(PAL puh bul)

Answer 23

扪及

adj. capable of being touched; obvious; tangible

Question 24

paltry

(PAWL tree)

Answer 24

微不足道的

adj. insignificant; worthless

Question 25

panacea | (pan uh SEE uh)

Answer 25

灵丹妙药 *n.* something that cures everything

Question 26

paradigm | (PAR uh dime)

Answer 26

范例 *n.* a model or example

Question 27

paradox | (PAR uh dahks)

Answer 27

悖论 *n.* a true independent statement of a phenomenon that nonetheless seems to contradict itself; an untrue statement or phenomenon that nonetheless seems logical

Question 28

parochial | (puh ROH kee ul)

Answer 28

狭隘的 *adj.* narrow or confined in point of view; provincial

Question 29

parody | (PAR uh dee)

Answer 29

戏仿 *n.* a satirical limitation

Question 30

parsimonious | (pahr suh MOH nee us)

Answer 30

吝啬 *adj.* stingy