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  1. flamboyant
    elaborately or excessively ornamented
    “He was a very flamboyant, likable guy,” Mr. Andretti said in an interview on Wednesday. New York Times (Feb 4, 2012)
  2. stark
    severely simple
    It’s always easier to cast an opponent in stark, caricatured terms. New York Times (Feb 1, 2012)
  3. snag
    an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
    When crossing in front of the airport, a taxicab snagged one of my pant legs, tearing it. New York Times (Jan 13, 2012)
  4. strung-out
    addicted to a drug
    Suede album covers almost invariably featured strung-out people splayed out on bare mattresses.
  5. cliche
    a trite or obvious remark
    All the old cliches about statistics are doubly true about labor force data. BusinessWeek (Jan 10, 2012)
  6. balaclava
    a tight knit cap that covers the entire head and neck
    Unidentified gunmen dressed in black clothes and balaclavas were seen among the demonstrators.
  7. flux
    a state of constant change
    The Amazon rainforest is in flux, thanks to agricultural expansion and climate change. Scientific American (Jan 19, 2012)
  8. profane
    grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred
    Munich contains several stately Buildings, both sacred and profane. P?llnitz, Karl Ludwig von
  9. malice
    the desire to see others suffer
    The man made a sign of acquiescence, though there was malice in his eyes. Bindloss, Harold
  10. fathom
    a linear unit of measurement for water depth
    Nevertheless a boat, lowered to try for soundings, found no bottom at 45 fathoms. Scherzer, Karl Ritter von
    पूर्ण रूप से समझना
  11. delineated
    represented accurately or precisely
    Certainly the flat, shallow plane, delineated shapes and activated surfaces of Japanese prints heavily influenced Van Gogh.
  12. denizen
    a plant or animal naturalized in a region
    On the other hand, the denizens of the financial world have never been shrinking violets.
    निवासी
  13. grisly
    shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
    Half the shattered headpiece fell upon his shoulders, and the sword cutting through the coif made a grisly wound. Mason, Eugene
    भयानक
  14. repellent
    serving or tending to cause aversion
  15. sightseer
    a tourist who is visiting sights of interest
  16. boulevard
    a wide street or thoroughfare
    A wide street, typically lined with trees.
  17. bistro
    a small informal restaurant; serves wine
  18. Parisian
    of or relating to or characteristic of Paris or its inhabitants
  19. stroll
    a leisurely walk
  20. leisurely
    not hurried or forced
  21. baguette
    a long, narrow loaf of French bread
  22. Francophile
    an admirer of France and everything French
  23. lunatic
    an insane person
    मूर्खतापूर्ण
  24. fanatic
    a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm
    कट्टर
  25. demented
    affected with madness or insanity
    पागलों की तरह
  26. freeload
    live off somebody's generosity
    The show sounds far more interesting and appealing for a large audience compared to that guy who freeloads around the world. New York Times (Jan 29, 2010)
  27. taken with
    marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness
    The smaller girls were very much taken with Tom Jonah. Hill, Grace Brooks
  28. taken for granted
    evident without proof or argument
  29. taken up
    having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
  30. pseudo
    not genuine but having the appearance of
    pseudo intellctual
  31. swampland
    low land that is seasonally flooded
  32. cartel
    a consortium formed to limit commercial competition
  33. fallacy
    a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning
    Now, who can point out any fallacy in this reasoning? Fisk, Wilbur
    भ्रम
  34. epitaph
    an inscription in memory of a buried person
  35. Monsieur
    used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English `Mr'
    श्रीमान
  36. pheromone
    a chemical that influences physiology or behavior in animals
    Their entire lives are spent searching for a female, using their highly advanced olfactory senses to find her pheromone trail. Scientific American (Feb 18, 2011)
  37. tannic
    derived from tannin
  38. tannin
    any of various complex phenolic substances of plant origin
  39. killjoy
    someone who spoils the pleasure of others
  40. prose
    ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
    His prose works, particularly his history of Scotland, are characterized by clearness and research. Turnbull, Robert
  41. critique
    appraise or judge in an analytical way
  42. appraise
    consider in a comprehensive way
  43. meretricious
    tastelessly showy
  44. burnish
    polish and make shiny
Created on 二月 6, 2012 (updated 二月 24, 2012)

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