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  1. melancholy
    a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed
  2. solicit
    request urgently or persistently
  3. utter
    without qualification
  4. ingenious
    showing inventiveness and skill
  5. ardor
    feelings of great warmth and intensity
  6. arbor
    a framework that supports climbing plants
  7. armor
    protective covering made of metal and used in combat
  8. clangor
    a loud resonant repeating noise
  9. enamour
    attract; cause to be enamored
  10. hoodwink
    conceal one's true motives from
  11. endeavour
    a purposeful or industrious undertaking
  12. fervor
    feelings of great warmth and intensity
  13. vigor
    forceful exertion
  14. vicarious
    experienced at secondhand
  15. abash
    cause to be embarrassed
  16. remuneration
    paying for goods or services or to recompense for losses
  17. plaintiff
    a person who brings an action in a court of law
  18. billow
    a large sea wave
  19. cower
    crouch or curl up
  20. espionage
    the systematic use of spies to obtain secrets
  21. aphorism
    a short pithy instructive saying
  22. diaphanous
    so thin as to transmit light
  23. calumniate
    charge falsely or with malicious intent
  24. castigate
    inflict severe punishment on
  25. augury
    an event indicating important things to come
  26. wag
    a movement from side to side
  27. mince
    cut into small pieces
  28. quixotic
    not sensible about practical matters
  29. tout
    advertise in strongly positive terms
  30. glib
    artfully persuasive in speech
  31. perfunctory
    hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
  32. furtive
    secret and sly
  33. sordid
    foul and run-down and repulsive
  34. exuberant
    joyously unrestrained
  35. churlish
    having a bad disposition; surly
  36. staid
    characterized by dignity and propriety
  37. savory
    pleasing to the sense of taste
  38. obtrusive
    sticking out; protruding
  39. expatriate
    a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country
  40. moot
    of no legal significance, as having been previously decided
  41. discreet
    marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint
  42. meek
    humble in spirit or manner
  43. docile
    easily handled or managed
  44. feisty
    showing spirit and courage
  45. condign
    fitting or appropriate and deserved
  46. supercilious
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  47. ponderous
    having great mass and weight and unwieldiness
  48. macabre
    shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
  49. ad hoc
    for or concerned with one specific purpose
  50. intrepid
    invulnerable to fear or intimidation
  51. impertinent
    improperly forward or bold
  52. impoverish
    make poor
  53. redress
    make reparations or amends for
  54. pestle
    a hand tool for grinding and mixing substances in a mortar
  55. nostrum
    patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable
  56. frenetic
    fast and energetic in an uncontrolled or wild way
  57. subtle
    difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
  58. rapacious
    living by preying on other animals
  59. ponder
    reflect deeply on a subject
  60. patriarch
    the male head of family or tribe
  61. wit
    mental ability
  62. resurrect
    cause to become alive again
  63. endeavor
    attempt by employing effort
  64. didactic
    instructive, especially excessively
  65. inscrutable
    difficult or impossible to understand
  66. foible
    a minor weakness or peculiarity in someone's character
  67. callous
    emotionally hardened
  68. descry
    catch sight of
  69. voyeurism
    receiving gratification from seeing others' sexual behavior
  70. autocracy
    a theory favoring unlimited authority by an individual
  71. slander
    words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another
  72. extrapolate
    draw from specific cases for more general cases
  73. sway
    move back and forth
  74. ignominious
    deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
  75. contemplate
    think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes
  76. jubilant
    full of high-spirited delight
  77. poignant
    keenly distressing to the mind or feelings
  78. denizen
    a plant or animal naturalized in a region
  79. sheer
    so thin as to transmit light
  80. idyllic
    charmingly simple and serene
  81. torrid
    characterized by intense emotion
  82. banish
    expel, as if by official decree
  83. thwart
    hinder or prevent, as an effort, plan, or desire
  84. legitimate
    in accordance with accepted standards or principles
  85. demonise
    make into a demon
  86. gratuitous
    unnecessary and unwarranted
  87. pejorative
    expressing disapproval
  88. diabolic
    showing cunning or ingenuity or wickedness
  89. trope
    language used in a nonliteral sense
  90. vociferous
    conspicuously and offensively loud
  91. blatant
    without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious
  92. heinous
    extremely wicked or deeply criminal
  93. indecorous
    lacking propriety and good taste in manners and conduct
  94. ineluctable
    impossible to avoid or evade
  95. inevitable
    incapable of being avoided or prevented
  96. dialect
    the usage or vocabulary characteristic of a group of people
  97. vitality
    the property of being able to survive and grow
  98. lexically
    by means of words
  99. truce
    a state of peace agreed to between opponents
  100. grotesque
    distorted and unnatural in shape or size
  101. mediocre
    moderate to inferior in quality
  102. impeccable
    without error or flaw
  103. unenviable
    so undesirable as to be incapable of arousing envy
  104. contrived
    showing effects of planning or manipulation
  105. bemused
    perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements
  106. untenable
    incapable of being defended or justified
  107. inclement
    severe, of weather
  108. vacuous
    devoid of matter
  109. regale
    occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
  110. raconteur
    a person skilled in telling anecdotes
  111. curmudgeon
    an irascible, cantankerous person full of stubborn ideas
  112. revamp
    patch up or renovate; repair or restore
  113. flippantly
    in a flippant manner
  114. perjury
    criminal offense of making false statements under oath
  115. defection
    withdrawing support or help despite allegiance
  116. ellipsis
    a mark indicating that words have been omitted
  117. sentient
    endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness
  118. barrister
    a British lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law
  119. fussy
    exacting especially about details
  120. pariah
    a person who is rejected from society or home
  121. reprieve
    postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal
  122. hypochondria
    abnormal anxiety about imaginary symptoms and ailments
  123. hypochondriac
    a patient with imaginary symptoms and ailments
  124. sybarite
    a person addicted to luxury and pleasures of the senses
  125. spite
    meanness or nastiness
  126. sorbate
    a material that has been or is capable of being taken up by another substance by either absorption or adsorption
  127. parochial
    relating to or supported by or located in a parish
  128. abrogate
    revoke formally
  129. ecclesiastical
    of or associated with a church
  130. pusillanimous
    lacking in courage, strength, and resolution
  131. mercenary
    a person hired to fight for another country than their own
  132. wield
    handle effectively
  133. precision
    the quality of being exact
  134. sonorous
    full and loud and deep
  135. puerile
    displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
  136. meander
    move or cause to move in a winding or curving course
  137. amble
    walk leisurely
  138. stifled
    held in check or kept back with difficulty
  139. foolhardy
    marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences
  140. trepidation
    a feeling of alarm or dread
  141. apprehend
    anticipate with dread or anxiety
Created on 十一月 5, 2011

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