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nutritious

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	(遗忘,赦免) condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty
	(有营养成分的,营养的) of or providing nourishment; promoting growth, or preventing decay
	(强迫性的,入迷,出神的) excessive in degree or nature; preoccupying
	(寡头政治) government by a few persons, especially by a small faction of persons or families

obituary

2

	(营养品) a source of materials to nourish the body
	(讣告) death notice; list of dead
	(欢乐歌,赞美歌) song of praise or joy; loud and joyous song; song of triumph
	(演讲者) skilled public speaker; person who pronounces discourse publicly on some special occasion, as pleader or lawyer

oblivion

3

	(可能的机会,几率) probability of a specified outcome; likelihood of the occurrence of one thing, as in a contest
	(卖弄的,企图惹人注意的,哗众取宠的) showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention
	(强迫性的,入迷,出神的) excessive in degree or nature; preoccupying
	(遗忘,赦免) condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty

obtuse

4

	(前奏曲,序曲) an opening or aperture; recess; introductory section or part, as of a poem
	(胡说,废话) silliness; words or signs having no intelligible meaning
	(钝的,迟钝的,愚蠢的) lacking in insight or discernment; stupid
	(无所不知的) having total knowledge; knowing everything

omnivorous

5

	(无所不吃的,杂食的) eating both plant and animal food; devouring everything; having interest in a variety of subjects
	(棕榈,棕榈叶,手掌,手心) inner surface of the hand between bases of fingers and wrist; tropical evergreen trees of the family Palmae
	(前奏曲,序曲) an opening or aperture; recess; introductory section or part, as of a poem
	(叫花子,很可怜的人) very poor person; one living on or eligible for public charity

orientation

6

	(过时的,无用的) no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated
	(无所不吃的,杂食的) eating both plant and animal food; devouring everything; having interest in a variety of subjects
	(定位（在社会上）) act of finding oneself position; position or alignment relative to points of directions; course introducing new situation
	(可能的机会,几率) probability of a specified outcome; likelihood of the occurrence of one thing, as in a contest

ostentatious

7

	(卖弄的,企图惹人注意的,哗众取宠的) showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention
	(推翻,翻倒,倾覆) reverse; overthrow; upset something
	(参数,参量) characteristic or feature that distinguishes something from others
	(前奏曲,序曲) an opening or aperture; recess; introductory section or part, as of a poem

ostracize

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	(过时的,无用的) no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated
	(上腭,口味,爱好) roof of the mouth; sense of taste
	(放逐) exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote
	(棕榈,棕榈叶,手掌,手心) inner surface of the hand between bases of fingers and wrist; tropical evergreen trees of the family Palmae

outlandish

9

	(无所不吃的,杂食的) eating both plant and animal food; devouring everything; having interest in a variety of subjects
	(田园的,乡下的) rural; relating to shepherds or herders; relating to the country or country life
	(奇异的,偏僻的,前卫的) unconventional; strikingly unfamiliar; located far from civilized areas
	(暗的,不透明的) impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster

palliate

10

	(减轻) lessen violence of disease; moderate intensity; gloss over with excuses
	(使无效) make invalid; make null; invalidate; counteract force or effectiveness of
	(极为重要的) foremost in importance; supreme in rank
	(演讲者) skilled public speaker; person who pronounces discourse publicly on some special occasion, as pleader or lawyer

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