List 19 Flashcards
Nominal
Insignificant
Nomad
游牧民,居无定所的人
Nonchalant
Having an air of easy unconcern or indifference
Nondescript
Lacking distinctive or interesting quality
Nonentity
A person of thing of little consequence or significance
Nonplus
迷惑
Notch
刻痕
Nuance
A subtle distinction or variation细微的差别
Nucleate
To bring together into a nucleus
Nudge
用肘推以引起注意
Nugatory
Of little consequence 无关紧要
Nurture
To supply with nourishment, to educate
Oath
誓言
Obdurate
Resistance to persuasion
Obeisance
鞠躬,敬礼
Obfuscate
To make so confused to be difficult to understand
Obituary
A notice of a person’s death
Obligatory
Compulsory
Obliging
Willing to do favors
Oblique
Not straightforward
Obliterate
To remove from existence
Oblivious
Lacking conscious awareness
Obloquy
谩骂,诽谤
Obsequious
谄媚的,奴性的
Observatory
天文台
Obstinate
Perversely adhering to an opinion in spite of reason or persuasion
Obstreperous
Stubbornly resistant to control
Obstruct
To interfere with
Obtuse
Lacking sharpness of sensibility
Obviate
To prevent or make unnecessary
Occult
Hidden from view
Ode
颂诗,赋
Odium
Strong dislike
Offbeat
Unconventional, not conforming to an ordinary type
Offhand
即兴的,即席的
Officious
Meddlesome, 多管闲事的
Of fish
Inclined to be distant , aloof
Off-key
走调的
Olfaction
The sense of smell
Omniscient
Possessed of complete knowledge
Onerous
Troublesome, burdensome
Opaque
Impenetrable by light, obscure
Opine
To express opinion
Opportune
Suitable or convenient for a particular occurrence
Opprobrious
辱骂的,臭名昭著的
Oracle
先知的
Oration
A formal speech
Orient
确定方向的
Ornithology
鸟类学
Orthodox
Traditional
Oscillate
振动,摇晃
Ossify
硬化,僵化
Ostentation
炫耀卖弄的
Ostracize
To exclude from a group
Oust
To eject from a position
Outfit
整套服装
Outlandish
Strikingly out of the ordinary
Outmaneuver
以策略取胜
Outset
Beginning
Outwit
To surpass in cleverness or cunning
Overbearing
Arrogant
Overlap
To occupy the same area in part
Overt
明显的,公开的
Oxymoron
矛盾修饰法
Pachyderm
厚皮类动物
Pacify
To ease the anger
Padding
填塞物
Paean
A joyous song of praise
Painstaking
煞费苦心的
Palatable
味道凑和可以吃
Palatial
宫殿般奢华的
Palette
A particular range of color
Pall
To lose in interest of attraction
Palliative
To make less severe, mitigate
Pallid
无生气的,苍白的
Palmy
Marked by prosperity
Palpable
Capable of being touched
Plater
To act insincerely
Paltry
Lacking in importance or worth
Pan
A harsh criticism
Panache
Dash or flamboyance in style
Panel
单独的画板
Pancreas
胰腺
Pandemic
大范围流行
Pandemonium
Wild uproar or noise
Panegyrics
赞颂之词
Pantry
食品室