List 35&36 Flashcards
Obstinate
Stubborn
Obsolete
On longer in use
Obstreperous
Noisy
Obtrude
To force or impose
Obtuse
Dull, insensitive
Obverse
The front or main surface
Occlude
To prevent the passage of
Occult
Hidden, conceal
Ocular
Of the eye
Odium
Hatred
Odometer
汽车里程表
Of fish
Distant and reserved
Ogle
媚眼
Ointment
油膏
Oleaginous
Relating to oil
Olfactory
Of the sense of smell
Omnipresent
Present in all places at all times
Omniscient
Knowing all things
Omnivorous
杂食的,兴趣杂的
Onset
Beginning, attack, assault
Onslaught
A fierce attack
Onus
A difficult responsibility
Ooze
To leak out slowly
Opulence
Wealth, affluence
Oracle
神谕
Ordain
任命神职
Ordinance
A government statue of regulation
Ornate
Showy or flowery
Ornery
Having an irritable disposition
Orotund
洪亮的
Orthodox
正统的
Oscillate
To swing regularly
Osmosis
渗透,潜移默化
Osseous
多骨的
Ostensible
Apparent, seeming
Ostracism
排斥,放逐
Other-directed
Directed by others
Oriose
Useless
Outfox
To out wit, 以机智取胜
Outlandish
Very odd
Outmaneuver
以策略取胜
Overbearing
Arrogant, domineering
Overhaul
To check thoroughly
Overreach
To go to excess
Overriding
Chief, principal
Oversee
To watch, supervise
Oversight
疏忽
Overthrow
To throw over
Overweening
Arrogant
Pagan
A person who has little religion
Palate
Sense of taste
Palaver
Idle chatter
Palette
调色板
Palliate
To reduce pain
Pallid
Lacking liveliness
Palpitate
To beat rapidly
Pall
To become boring
Pamper
To treat with excess care
Pandemonium
A wild uproar
Pander
T cater to the low desires
Pane
窗格玻璃
Parch
To toast
Paren
To diminish or reduce
Parley
A conference with an enemy
Parlous
Full of danger
Parry
Evade
Particularize
To give the details of something one by one
Partition
Division
Parturition
分娩
Passé
Past one’s prime 已过盛年的
Pastiche
混合拼凑的作品
Patch
一小片
Pauper
A very poor person
Pavid
Exhibiting fear, timid
Pawn
典当
Peachy
Unusually fine
Peculate
挪用公款
Pedagogy
教育
Peep
偷看
Peers
Curious
Pellucid
Transparent
Pelt
To throw
Penance
自我惩罚
Pendulum
钟摆
Penury
Severe poverty
Perambulat
巡视
Perch
栖息
Percolate
过滤出
Peremptory
不容反抗的
Perfidy
The quality of being faithless
Perforate
To make a hole through
Periphrastic
迂回的
Perish
死
Perishing
Very cold
Perjure
To tell a lie under oath
Perk
恢复
Persecute
To oppress with ill treatment
Persiflage
挖苦
Pertain
To belong as a part
Pertinacious
Stubbornly persistent
Peruse
To read something in a careful way
Perverse
刚愎自用
Pervert
To corrupt
Pervious
Accessible, permeable
Pester
To harass with petty irritations
Pettish
Peevish
Pharisaic
伪善的
Philately
Stamp-collecting
Phony
Not genuine or real
Picayunish
Of little value
Piddle
To spend time aimlessly
Piddling
琐碎
Piecemeal
一件一件的
Pigment
天然色素
Pilfer
To steal in small quantities
Piquant
刺激的,开胃的
Pique
To arouse anger
Piteous
可怜的
Pith
The essential part
Pittance
微薄的薪酬
Plagiarize
剽窃,抄袭
Plait
编成辫
Plangent
凄惨的
Plaster
灰泥
Platonic
Theoretical
Plaudit
To praise
Plebeian
Of the common people
Pledge
A solemn promise
Plenary
全体出席的
Pleonastic
Using more words than necessary
Plod
To walk heavily
Plough
犁地
Ploy
A tacit
Plumber
管子工
Plummet
垂直落下
Pluralist
兼职者
Plush
Notably luxurious
Poach
偷猎
Podium
讲坛
Polemic
An aggressive attack
Ponder
To weigh in the mind
Portentous
Ominous
Posit
To assume the existence of
Potation
The act of drinking
Potboiler
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Potentate
Sovereign
Potentiate
To make affective or active
Pouch
小袋
Pound
To strike heavily or repeatedly
Prance
To move about proudly and confidently
Prank
Trick
Prate
To talk long and idly
Preamble
前言
Precept
箴言
Precocious
Premature
Predilection
A special liking that has become a habit
Prefigure
预示,预想
Prehensile
Capable of grasping or holding
Premium
保险费
Preponderant
To exceed
Prepossessing
Tending to create a favorable impression
Preposterous
Contradictory to nature or common sense
Presage
An intuition or feeling of the future
Presentment
预感
Prestige
威望,影响力
Presumption
放肆,傲慢,假定
Pretext
借口
Prevaricate
To deviate from the truth
Prime
全盛时期
Privation
Lack of what is needed
Probe
To search into and explore
Proceeds
The total amount brought in
Procession
行列
Proclaim
To declare officially
Procrastinate
To put off intentionally
Procrustean
强求一致
Profane
To treat with abuse
Proffer
To present for acceptance