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  1. somatic
    characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit
  2. acuate
    ending in a sharp point
  3. malefactor
    someone who has committed a crime
  4. machinator
    a member of a conspiracy
  5. pillion
    a seat behind the rider of a horse or motorbike etc.
  6. industrious
    characterized by hard work and perseverance
  7. gumptious
    working hard to promote an enterprise
  8. crawler
    a person who crawls or creeps along the ground
  9. toady
    a person who tries to please someone to gain an advantage
  10. genuflect
    bend the knees and bow in a servile manner
  11. octogenarian
    being from 80 to 89 years old
  12. sexagenarian
    someone whose age is in the sixties
  13. nonagenarian
    being from 90 to 99 years old
  14. venerable
    profoundly honored
  15. cognate
    related by blood
  16. consanguine
    related by blood
  17. fete
    an elaborate party, often outdoors
  18. syndicalist
    an advocate of anarchism
  19. impeccant
    free from sin
  20. vestal
    a chaste woman
  21. Vesta
    (Roman mythology) goddess of the hearth and its fire whose flame was tended by vestal virgins; counterpart of Greek Hestia
  22. stint
    supply sparingly and with restricted quantities
  23. scant
    less than the correct or legal or full amount
  24. scrimp
    be very thrifty or frugal
  25. vaticinator
    an authoritative person who divines the future
  26. invidious
    containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice
  27. slight
    small in quantity or degree
  28. disputation
    a formal debate
  29. proposition
    a suggestion offered for acceptance or rejection
  30. proffer
    present for acceptance or rejection
  31. stratum
    one of several parallel layers of material
  32. cogent
    powerfully persuasive
  33. glib
    artfully persuasive in speech
  34. scrupulous
    characterized by extreme care and great effort
  35. apparitional
    resembling or characteristic of a phantom
  36. spectral
    resembling or characteristic of a phantom
  37. orbit
    the path of a celestial body in its revolution about another
  38. rove
    move about aimlessly or without any destination
  39. tramp
    travel on foot, especially on a walking expedition
  40. footslog
    walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
  41. plod
    walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
  42. slog
    walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
  43. swig
    a large and hurried swallow
  44. draught
    a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg
  45. draft
    a current of air
  46. potation
    the act of drinking (especially an alcoholic drink)
  47. tipple
    drink moderately but regularly
  48. bib
    a napkin tied under the chin of a child while eating
  49. oppugn
    challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
  50. sibilant
    of speech sounds forcing air through a constricted passage
  51. sibilate
    make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval
  52. specter
    a ghostly appearing figure
  53. wraith
    a ghostly figure, especially one seen shortly before death
  54. locomotion
    the power or ability to move
  55. motivity
    the power or ability to move
  56. motif
    a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work
  57. azygos
    occurring singly; not one of a pair
  58. entropy
    a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome
  59. eructation
    a reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth
  60. myopic
    unable to see distant objects clearly
  61. foresight
    seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing
  62. invidious
    containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice
  63. compartment
    a partitioned section within a larger enclosed area
  64. sine qua non
    a prerequisite
  65. remittal
    an abatement in intensity or degree
  66. subsidence
    a gradual sinking to a lower level
  67. remission
    an abatement in intensity or degree
  68. remission of sin
    the act of absolving or remitting
  69. myopia
    eyesight abnormality in which distant objects appear blurred
  70. courtier
    an attendant for a monarch
  71. sword of Damocles
    a constant and imminent peril
  72. scupper
    drain that allows water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboard
  73. ambuscade
    the act of hiding and waiting to make a surprise attack
  74. ad lib
    without advance preparation
  75. modus vivendi
    a manner of living that reflects the person's values and attitudes
  76. dour
    showing a brooding ill humor
  77. imbroglio
    an intricate and confusing interpersonal situation
  78. sine die
    without a date fixed (as of an adjournment)
  79. tautology
    useless repetition
  80. droll
    comical in an odd or whimsical manner
  81. tongue-in-cheek
    cleverly amusing in tone
  82. cognoscente
    an expert able to appreciate a field
  83. pithy
    concise and full of meaning
  84. sententious
    concise and full of meaning
  85. ersatz
    an artificial or inferior substitute or imitation
  86. dragoon
    compel by coercion, threats, or crude means
  87. synoptic
    presenting a summary or general view of a whole
  88. bagnio
    a building containing public baths
  89. houri
    in Islam, a beauty believed to live in Paradise
  90. profligacy
    the trait of spending extravagantly
  91. appendage
    a part that is joined to something larger
  92. appendage
    a part that is joined to something larger
  93. desuetude
    a state of inactivity or disuse
  94. posterity
    all future generations
  95. Luddite
    any opponent of technological progress
  96. aplomb
    great coolness and composure under strain
  97. declaim
    recite in a skilled and formal way
  98. picayune
    small and of little importance
Created on 二月 13, 2012 (updated 六月 26, 2012)

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