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obdurate 
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 | (倾向,自然倾向) inclination; natural tendency; readiness; facility of learning |
| (典范,模式) one that serves as a pattern or model; system of assumptions, concepts, and practices that constitutes a way of viewing reality |
| (狭小的,地方的) narrow in outlook; related to local church community |
| (执拗的,顽固的) hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
objective
2
| (自命不凡,华而不实,自大) intended to attract notice and impress others; making unjustified claims; overly ambitious |
| (不为情所动的,公平的,客观的) not influenced by emotions; having actual existence or reality |
| (易于领会的,明显的) tangible; easily perceptible; unmistakable |
| (迷惑,困惑,增加不必要的复杂性) confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex |
opaque
3
| (暗的,不透明的) impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster |
| (模范) model of excellence or perfection; peerless example |
| (有能力的,有影响力的,有优势的) powerful; having power to influence or convince; having great control or authority |
| (贱民,被社会遗弃的人) social outcast; person who is rejected from society or home |
ossify
4
| (子孙,后裔) descendants collectively; the race that proceeds from a progenitor; future generations |
| (贱民,被社会遗弃的人) social outcast; person who is rejected from society or home |
| (硬化,骨化,化石化) change or form into bone; become set in a rigidly conventional pattern; change from soft tissue to hard bony tissue |
| (剥夺,驱逐) expel; eject from a position or place; force out |
oust
5
| (迷惑,困惑,增加不必要的复杂性) confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex |
| (消灭,杜绝) make impossible, as by action taken in advance; prevent; eliminate |
| (相等,势均力敌,奇偶) equality in status or amount; similarity or close |
| (剥夺,驱逐) expel; eject from a position or place; force out |
pallid
6
| (卖弄的,企图惹人注意的,哗众取宠的) showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention |
| (多管闲事的) marked by excessive eagerness in offering unwanted services or advice to others |
| (消灭,杜绝) make impossible, as by action taken in advance; prevent; eliminate |
| (苍白的,惨淡的) abnormally pale; lacking intensity of color or luminousness |
palpable
7
| (易于领会的,明显的) tangible; easily perceptible; unmistakable |
| (装模作样的人,邯郸学步) person who pretends to be sophisticated, elegant to impress others |
| (不为情所动的,公平的,客观的) not influenced by emotions; having actual existence or reality |
| (剥夺,驱逐) expel; eject from a position or place; force out |
pariah
8
| (装模作样的人,邯郸学步) person who pretends to be sophisticated, elegant to impress others |
| (贱民,被社会遗弃的人) social outcast; person who is rejected from society or home |
| (辩论的,好辩的) aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious |
| (拙劣的模仿) work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |
parry
9
| (撒谎,支吾,搪塞,糊弄) lie; stray from or evade truth; behave in evasive way such as to delay action |
| (消除,排除,避免) bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of |
| (沉重的,笨重的,呆板的,冗长的) slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull |
| (躲避) avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing |
pathos
10
| (拙劣的模仿) work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |
| (痛苦,悲怆,哀婉) tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings |
| (剥夺,驱逐) expel; eject from a position or place; force out |
| (指定,规定,任命,命令) decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine |