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  1. cacophonous
    having an unpleasant sound
  2. castigation
    verbal punishment
  3. catalyst
    substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction
  4. caustic
    capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
  5. chicanery
    the use of tricks to deceive someone
  6. coagulate
    change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state
  7. coda
    the closing section of a musical composition
  8. cogent
    powerfully persuasive
  9. compendium
    a publication containing a variety of works
  10. compliant
    disposed to act in accordance with someone's wishes
  11. compliance
    the act of submitting, usually surrendering power to another
  12. confound
    be confusing or perplexing to
  13. connoisseur
    an expert able to appreciate a field
  14. contention
    the act of competing as for profit or a prize
  15. contrite
    feeling or expressing pain or sorrow
  16. conundrum
    a difficult problem
  17. converge
    be adjacent or come together
  18. convoluted
    highly complex or intricate
  19. craven
    lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful
  20. daunt
    cause to lose courage
  21. denigrate
    attack the good name and reputation of someone
  22. desiccate
    lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless
  23. desultory
    marked by lack of definite plan, purpose, or enthusiasm
  24. diatribe
    thunderous verbal attack
  25. dichotomy
    a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses
  26. diffidence
    lack of self-assurance
  27. diffuse
    spread out; not concentrated in one place
  28. dirge
    a song or hymn of mourning as a memorial to a dead person
  29. disabuse
    free somebody from an erroneous belief
  30. discrete
    constituting a separate entity or part
  31. disingenuous
    not straightforward or candid
  32. disinterested
    unaffected by concern for one's own welfare
  33. disparate
    fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind
  34. dissemble
    behave unnaturally or affectedly
  35. dissolution
    separation into component parts
  36. dissonance
    disagreeable sounds
  37. distend
    cause to expand as if by internal pressure
  38. divest
    take away possessions from someone
  39. efficacy
    capacity or power to produce a desired result
  40. effrontery
    audacious behavior that you have no right to
  41. elegy
    a mournful poem; a lament for the dead
  42. elicit
    call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
  43. empirical
    derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
  44. encomium
    a formal expression of praise
  45. endemic
    native to or confined to a certain region
  46. enervate
    weaken physically, mentally, or morally
  47. engender
    call forth
  48. equanimity
    steadiness of mind under stress
  49. equivocate
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
  50. erudition
    profound scholarly knowledge
  51. eulogize
    praise formally and eloquently
  52. euphemism
    an inoffensive expression substituted for an offensive one
  53. exculpate
    pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
  54. exigent
    demanding immediate attention
  55. extrapolation
    an inference about the future based on known facts
  56. fallacy
    a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning
  57. fawning
    attempting to win favor by flattery
  58. felicitous
    exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style
  59. flag
    a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
  60. fledgling
    young bird that has just become capable of flying
  61. florid
    elaborately or excessively ornamented
  62. flout
    treat with contemptuous disregard
  63. forestall
    keep from happening or arising; make impossible
  64. frenetic
    fast and energetic in an uncontrolled or wild way
  65. gainsay
    take exception to
  66. garrulity
    the quality of being wordy and talkative
  67. harangue
    a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
  68. heterodox
    characterized by departure from accepted standards
  69. homogeneity
    the quality of being similar or of having a uniform composition
  70. hyperbolic
    enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness
  71. iconoclastic
    characterized by attack on established beliefs
  72. idiosyncrasy
    a behavioral attribute peculiar to an individual
  73. idolatrous
    relating to or practicing idolatry
  74. illusory
    having the nature of something unreal or deceptive
  75. impassive
    having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
  76. imperiousness
    the trait of being imperious and overbearing
  77. imperious
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  78. impermeable
    preventing especially liquids to pass or diffuse through
  79. imperturbable
    marked by extreme calm and composure
  80. impervious
    not admitting of passage or capable of being affected
  81. implacable
    incapable of being appeased or pacified
  82. implicit
    suggested though not directly expressed
  83. impregnable
    incapable of being attacked or tampered with
  84. inchoate
    only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
  85. inconsequential
    lacking worth or importance
  86. indeterminate
    not fixed or known in advance
  87. inert
    unable to move or resist motion
  88. ingenuousness
    the quality of innocent naivete
  89. insularity
    lack of openness to new ideas; narrow-mindedness
  90. intractable
    difficult to manage or mold
  91. intransigence
    stubborn refusal to compromise or change
  92. inundate
    fill or cover completely, usually with water
  93. inured
    made tough by habitual exposure
  94. invective
    abusive language used to express blame or censure
  95. irresolute
    uncertain how to act or proceed
  96. lassitude
    a feeling of lack of interest or energy
  97. latent
    potentially existing but not presently evident or realized
  98. loquacious
    full of trivial conversation
  99. lumber
    the wood of trees prepared for use as building material
  100. malingerer
    someone shirking duty by feigning illness or incapacity
  101. maverick
    someone who exhibits independence in thought and action
  102. mendacious
    given to lying
  103. mercurial
    liable to sudden unpredictable change
  104. metamorphosis
    striking change in appearance or character or circumstances
  105. morose
    showing a brooding ill humor
  106. neophyte
    a participant with no experience with an activity
  107. obdurate
    stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
  108. obsequious
    attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
  109. obviate
    do away with
  110. occlude
    block passage through
  111. officious
    intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
  112. onerous
    burdensome or difficult to endure
  113. opprobrium
    a state of extreme dishonor
  114. oscillate
    move or swing from side to side regularly
  115. ostentation
    pretentious or showy or vulgar display
  116. palpable
    capable of being perceived
  117. pane
    sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors
  118. panegyric
    formally expressing praise
  119. paragon
    a perfect embodiment of a concept
  120. parsimony
    extreme stinginess
  121. pathological
    relating to the study of diseases
  122. paucity
    an insufficient quantity or number
  123. peccadillo
    a petty misdeed
  124. pedantic
    marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning
  125. penchant
    a strong liking or preference
  126. penury
    a state of extreme poverty or destitution
  127. perennial
    lasting an indefinitely long time
  128. perfidious
    tending to betray
  129. plasticity
    the property of being physically malleable
  130. permeable
    allowing fluids or gases to pass or diffuse through
  131. platitude
    a trite or obvious remark
  132. plethora
    extreme excess
  133. plummet
    drop sharply
  134. porous
    full of holes
  135. preamble
    a preliminary introduction, as to a statute or constitution
  136. precipitate
    bring about abruptly
Created on 三月 22, 2012 (updated 四月 13, 2012)

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