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Nominal

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Insignificant

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Nomad

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游牧民,居无定所的人

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Nonchalant

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Having an air of easy unconcern or indifference

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Nondescript

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Lacking distinctive or interesting quality

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Nonentity

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A person of thing of little consequence or significance

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Nonplus

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迷惑

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Notch

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刻痕

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Nuance

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A subtle distinction or variation细微的差别

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Nucleate

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To bring together into a nucleus

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Nudge

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用肘推以引起注意

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Nugatory

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Of little consequence 无关紧要

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Nurture

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To supply with nourishment, to educate

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Oath

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誓言

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Obdurate

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Resistance to persuasion

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Obeisance

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鞠躬,敬礼

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Obfuscate

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To make so confused to be difficult to understand

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Obituary

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A notice of a person’s death

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Obligatory

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Compulsory

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Obliging

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Willing to do favors

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Oblique

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Not straightforward

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Obliterate

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To remove from existence

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Oblivious

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Lacking conscious awareness

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Obloquy

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谩骂,诽谤

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Obsequious

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谄媚的,奴性的

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Observatory

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天文台

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Obstinate

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Perversely adhering to an opinion in spite of reason or persuasion

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Obstreperous

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Stubbornly resistant to control

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Obstruct

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To interfere with

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Obtuse

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Lacking sharpness of sensibility

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Obviate

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To prevent or make unnecessary

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Occult

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Hidden from view

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Ode

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颂诗,赋

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Odium

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Strong dislike

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Offbeat

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Unconventional, not conforming to an ordinary type

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Offhand

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即兴的,即席的

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Officious

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Meddlesome, 多管闲事的

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Of fish

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Inclined to be distant , aloof

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Off-key

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走调的

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Olfaction

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The sense of smell

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Omniscient

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Possessed of complete knowledge

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Onerous

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Troublesome, burdensome

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Opaque

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Impenetrable by light, obscure

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Opine

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To express opinion

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Opportune

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Suitable or convenient for a particular occurrence

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Opprobrious

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辱骂的,臭名昭著的

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Oracle

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先知的

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Oration

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A formal speech

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Orient

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确定方向的

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Ornithology

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鸟类学

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Orthodox

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Traditional

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Oscillate

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振动,摇晃

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Ossify

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硬化,僵化

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Ostentation

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炫耀卖弄的

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Ostracize

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To exclude from a group

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Oust

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To eject from a position

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Outfit

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整套服装

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Outlandish

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Strikingly out of the ordinary

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Outmaneuver

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以策略取胜

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Outset

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Beginning

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Outwit

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To surpass in cleverness or cunning

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Overbearing

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Arrogant

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Overlap

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To occupy the same area in part

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Overt

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明显的,公开的

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Oxymoron

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矛盾修饰法

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Pachyderm

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厚皮类动物

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Pacify

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To ease the anger

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Padding

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填塞物

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Paean

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A joyous song of praise

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Painstaking

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煞费苦心的

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Palatable

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味道凑和可以吃

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Palatial

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宫殿般奢华的

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Palette

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A particular range of color

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Pall

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To lose in interest of attraction

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Palliative

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To make less severe, mitigate

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Pallid

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无生气的,苍白的

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Palmy

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Marked by prosperity

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Palpable

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Capable of being touched

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Plater

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To act insincerely

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Paltry

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Lacking in importance or worth

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Pan

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A harsh criticism

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Panache

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Dash or flamboyance in style

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Panel

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单独的画板

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Pancreas

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胰腺

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Pandemic

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大范围流行

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Pandemonium

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Wild uproar or noise

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Panegyrics

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赞颂之词

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Pantry

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食品室