novelty N. /新奇/something new; newness. The computer is no longer a novelty at work; every desk in our office has
one. novel, ADJ.
novice N. /新手/beginner. Even a novice at working with computers can install Barron's Computer Study Program for
the SAT by following the easy steps outlined in the user's manual.
noxious ADJ. /有害的/harmful. We must trace the source of these noxious gases before they asphyxiate us. nuance N. /细微差别/shade of difference in meaning or color; subtle distinction. Jody gazed at the Monet
landscape for an hour, appreciating every subtle nuance of color in the painting.
nullify V. /使无效/to make invalid. Once the contract was nullified, it no longer had any legal force.
numismatist N. /硬币收藏家/person who collects coins. The numismatist had a splendid collection of antique coins. nuptial ADJ. /婚姻的/related to marriage. Reluctant to be married in a traditional setting, they decided to hold their
nuptial ceremony at the carousel in Golden Gate Park.
nurture V. /养育;教育/nourish; educate; foster. The Head Start program attempts to nurture pre-kindergarten children
so that they will do well when they enter public school. also N.
nutrient N. /营养品/nourishing substance. As a budding nutritionist, Kim has learned to design diets that contain foods
rich in important basic nutrients.
oaf N. /愚蠢的人/stupid, awkward person. "Watch what you're doing, you clumsy oaf!" Bill shouted at the
waiter who had drenched him with iced coffee.
obdurate ADJ. /执拗的;顽固的/stubborn. He was obdurate in his refusal to listen to our complaints. obese ADJ. /肥胖的/fat. It is advisable that obese people try to lose weight.
obfuscate V. /迷惑，困惑;增加不必要的复杂性/confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex. Was the
president's spokesman trying to clarify the Whitewater mystery, or was he trying to obfuscate the issue so the voters would never figure out what went on?
obituary ADJ. /讣告/death notice. I first learned of her death when I read the obituary column in the newspaper. also N. objective ADJ. /不为情所动的;公平的/not influenced by emotions; fair. Even though he was her son, she tried to be
objective about his behavior.
objective N. /目标/goal; aim. A degree in medicine was her ultimate objective.
obligatory ADJ. /必须的/binding; required. It is obligatory that books borrowed from the library be returned within two
weeks.
oblique ADJ. /间接的;倾斜的;无诚意的/indirect; slanting (deviating from the perpendicular or from a straight line). Casting
a quick, oblique glance at the reviewing stand, the sergeant ordered the company to march "Oblique Right."
obliterate V. /彻底摧毁/destroy completely. The tidal wave obliterated several island villages,
oblivion N. /遗忘;舎免/obscurity; forgetfulness. After a decade of popularity, Hurston's works had fallen into oblivion;
no one bothered to read them any more.
oblivious ADJ. /遗忘的;出神的/inattentive or unmindful; wholly absorbed. Deep in her book, Nancy was oblivious to the
noisy squabbles of her brother and his friends.
obnoxious ADJ. /讨厌的;冒犯的/offensive. I find your behavior obnoxious; please mend your ways.
obscure ADJ. /模糊的，不明了的，暗淡的/dark; vague; unclear. Even after I read the poem a fourth time, its meaning was
still obscure. obscurity, N.
obscure V. /使模糊;使暗淡/darken; make unclear. At times he seemed purposely to obscure his meaning, preferring
mystery to clarity.
obsequious ADJ. /谄媚的;拍马屁的;奴性的/slavishly attentive; servile; sycophantic. Helen liked to be served by people
who behaved as if they respected themselves; nothing irritated her more than an excessively obsequious waiter or a fawning salesclerk.
obsessive ADJ. /强迫性的，入迷的;出神的/related to thinking about something constantly; preoccupying. Ballet, which had been a hobby, began to dominate his life: his love of dancing became obsessive. obsession, N.
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