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  1. abundant
    present in great quantity
    “The United States has an abundant supply of natural gas resources that are currently supporting millions of jobs throughout the country,” said Fallin.
  2. accomplished
    highly skilled
    He attended college in the Tokyo area, where he had an accomplished though not extraordinary running career.
  3. achieve
    gain with effort
    The plan that my team and I put in place achieves a balanced budget within eight years and does so without raising taxes. BusinessWeek (Aug 9, 2012)
  4. active
    characterized by energetic movement
    You can gain a better understanding of each person's needs and motivations by practicing active listening and asking relevant questions.
  5. admirable
    inspiring approval
    The qualifications are strict: qualifiers must represent models and years that participated in the original rallies and have an admirable sporting history. New York Times (May 18, 2012)
  6. adorable
    lovable especially in a childlike or naive way
    But, at ninety, she was still beautiful, still alluring and adorable, as men continued to learn. Terhune, Albert Payson
  7. adventurous
    willing to undertake new and daring enterprises
    He said, 'It just seems adventurous and a little bit dangerous.'
  8. admired
    regarded with admiration
    About artists he admired, like Lucian Freud, he cast the stakes in nothing less than heroic terms. New York Times (Aug 7, 2012)
  9. affluent
    having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
    Experts say that younger and less affluent shoppers in particular are looking for low-cost alternatives. New York Times (Jul 19, 2012)
  10. agreeable
    pleasing to one's own tastes, feelings, or nature
    Atlantic Station was agreeable under previous management, but room and cost issues proved prohibitive. New York Times (Jul 21, 2012)
  11. alert
    warn or arouse to a sense of danger
    The weather bureau issued a new weather alert as the downpour hit, only hours after lifting an earlier warning. New York Times (Aug 8, 2012)
  12. aligned
    in a straight line
    Apart from Sandberg, the company's board is made up of seven Caucasian men, largely Silicon Valley insiders aligned closely with Zuckerberg. Reuters (Jun 26, 2012)
  13. alive
    possessing life
    The same media outlets later quoted the officer by name as saying he was alive and in Moscow. New York Times (Aug 8, 2012)
  14. amazing
    inspiring awe or admiration or wonder
  15. appealing
    able to attract interest or draw favorable attention
  16. appreciate
    be fully aware of; realize fully
  17. artistic
    relating to the products of human creativity
  18. astounding
    bewildering or striking dumb with wonder
  19. astute
    marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
  20. attentive
    taking heed
  21. attractive
    pleasing to the eye or mind as through beauty or charm
  22. auspicious
    indicating favorable circumstances and good luck
  23. authentic
    not counterfeit or copied
  24. awake
    not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
  25. aware
    having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization
  26. beaming
    radiating or as if radiating light
  27. beautiful
    pleasing to the senses
  28. best
    having the most positive qualities
  29. blessed
    highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
  30. bliss
    a state of extreme happiness
  31. bold
    fearless and daring
  32. bright
    emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
  33. brilliant
    full of light; shining intensely
  34. brisk
    quick and energetic
  35. buoyant
    tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas
  36. calm
    not agitated; without losing self-possession
  37. capable
    having ability
  38. centered
    being or placed in the center
  39. certain
    established beyond doubt or question; definitely known
  40. charming
    pleasing or delighting
  41. cheerful
    being full of or promoting cheer
  42. clear
    readily apparent to the mind
  43. clever
    mentally quick and resourceful
  44. competent
    properly or sufficiently qualified, capable, or efficient
  45. complete
    having all necessary qualities
  46. confident
    having or marked by assurance
  47. connected
    joined or linked together
  48. conscious
    having awareness of surroundings and sensations and thoughts
  49. considerate
    showing concern for the rights and feelings of others
  50. convenient
    suited to your comfort or purpose or needs
  51. courageous
    able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
  52. creative
    having the ability or power to invent or make something
  53. daring
    a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
  54. dazzling
    amazingly impressive
  55. delicious
    extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
  56. delightful
    greatly pleasing or entertaining
  57. desirable
    worth having or seeking or achieving
  58. determined
    having been learned or found especially by investigation
  59. diligent
    quietly and steadily persevering in detail or exactness
  60. discerning
    having or revealing keen insight and good judgment
  61. discover
    determine the existence, presence, or fact of
  62. dynamic
    characterized by action or forcefulness of personality
  63. eager
    having or showing keen interest or intense desire
  64. easy
    posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
  65. efficient
    being effective without wasting time, effort, or expense
  66. effortless
    requiring or apparently requiring no work
  67. elegant
    refined and tasteful in appearance, behavior, or style
  68. eloquent
    expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
  69. energetic
    possessing or displaying forceful exertion
  70. endless
    having no known beginning and presumably no end
  71. enhance
    increase
  72. engaging
    attracting or delighting
  73. enormous
    extraordinarily large in size or extent or degree
  74. enterprising
    marked by initiative and readiness to undertake new projects
  75. enthusiastic
    having or showing great excitement and interest
  76. enticing
    highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire
  77. excellent
    very good; of the highest quality
  78. exceptional
    surpassing what is common or usual or expected
  79. exciting
    creating or arousing uncontrolled emotion
  80. experienced
    having knowledge or skill from observation or participation
  81. exquisite
    delicately beautiful
  82. fabulous
    extremely pleasing
  83. fair
    free from favoritism, bias, or deception
  84. fascinating
    capable of arousing and holding the attention
  85. fine
    free from impurities
  86. flattering
    showing or representing to advantage
  87. flourishing
    very lively and profitable
  88. fortunate
    having unexpected good luck
  89. free
    able to act at will
  90. friendly
    characteristic of or befitting an ally
  91. fulfilled
    completed to perfection
  92. fun
    activities that are enjoyable or amusing
  93. generous
    willing to give and share unstintingly
  94. genuine
    not fake or counterfeit
  95. gifted
    endowed with special talent or talents
  96. glorious
    having or deserving or conferring high honor
  97. glowing
    highly enthusiastic
  98. good
    having desirable or positive qualities
  99. good-looking
    pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
  100. gorgeous
    dazzlingly beautiful
  101. graceful
    characterized by beauty of movement, style, or form
  102. gracious
    characterized by kindness and warm courtesy
  103. grand
    large and impressive in physical size or extent
  104. great
    a person who has achieved distinction in some field
  105. handsome
    pleasing in appearance
  106. happy
    marked by good fortune
  107. hardy
    having rugged physical strength
  108. harmonious
    exhibiting equivalence or correspondence among constituents
  109. healed
    freed from illness or injury
  110. healthy
    free from infirmity or disease
  111. helpful
    providing assistance or serving a useful function
  112. honest
    marked by truth
  113. humorous
    characterized by the power to cause laughter
  114. ideal
    a principle or value that one hopes to attain or conform to
  115. imaginative
    marked by independence and creativity in thought or action
  116. impressive
    making a strong or vivid mental image
  117. industrious
    characterized by hard work and perseverance
  118. ingenious
    showing inventiveness and skill
  119. innovative
    introducing new ideas or creative methods
  120. inspired
    of surpassing excellence
  121. intelligent
    having the capacity for thought and reason to a high degree
  122. interested
    showing curiosity or fascination or concern
  123. interesting
    catching or holding your attention
  124. intuitive
    spontaneously derived from or prompted by a natural tendency
  125. inventive
    marked by independence and creativity in thought or action
  126. invincible
    incapable of being overcome or subdued
  127. inviting
    attractive and tempting
  128. irresistible
    impossible to withstand; overpowering
  129. joyous
    full of or characterized by happiness
  130. judicious
    marked by the exercise of common sense in practical matters
  131. keen
    intense or sharp
  132. kind
    having a tender and considerate and helpful nature
  133. knowing
    alert and fully informed
  134. limitless
    without limits in extent or size or quantity
  135. lively
    full of life and energy
  136. loving
    feeling or showing love and affection
  137. lucky
    having or bringing good fortune
  138. luminous
    softly bright or radiant
  139. magical
    possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers
  140. magnificent
    characterized by grandeur
  141. marvellous
    extraordinarily good or great
  142. masterful
    having or revealing supreme mastery or skill
  143. mighty
    having or showing great strength, force, or intensity
  144. miraculous
    peculiarly fortunate, as if by divine intervention
  145. motivated
    strongly driven to succeed or achieve something
  146. natural
    relating to or concerning the physical world
  147. neat
    clean or organized
  148. nice
    pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
  149. nurture
    provide with nourishment
  150. noble
    of or belonging to hereditary aristocracy
  151. optimistic
    hopeful that the best will happen in the future
  152. outstanding
    of major significance or importance
  153. passionate
    having or expressing strong emotions
  154. peaceful
    not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war
  155. perfect
    being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
  156. persevering
    quietly and steadily persevering especially in detail or exactness
  157. persistent
    stubbornly unyielding
  158. playful
    full of fun and high spirits
  159. pleasing
    giving pleasure and satisfaction
  160. plentiful
    existing in great number or quantity
  161. positive
    characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance
  162. powerful
    having great force or effect
  163. precious
    of high worth or cost
  164. prepared
    made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
  165. productive
    capable of bringing forth, especially abundantly
  166. profound
    situated at or extending to great depth
  167. prompt
    according to schedule or without delay
  168. prosperous
    in fortunate circumstances financially
  169. proud
    feeling self-respect, self-esteem, or self-importance
  170. qualified
    meeting the proper standards and requirements for a task
  171. quick
    moving rapidly and lightly
  172. radiant
    emanating or as if emanating light
  173. reasonable
    showing sound judgment
  174. refined
    cultivated and genteel
  175. refreshing
    imparting vitality and energy
  176. relaxing
    affording physical or mental rest
  177. reliable
    able to be depended on; consistent or steady
  178. remarkable
    unusual or striking
  179. resolute
    firm in purpose or belief
  180. resourceful
    adroit or imaginative
  181. respected
    receiving deferential regard
  182. rewarding
    providing personal satisfaction
  183. robust
    sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction
  184. safe
    free from danger or the risk of harm
  185. satisfied
    filled with contentment
  186. secure
    free from danger or risk
  187. seductive
    tending to entice into a desired action or state
  188. self-reliant
    (of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment
  189. sensational
    relating to elementary awareness of stimulation
  190. sensible
    able to feel or perceive
  191. sensitive
    responsive to physical stimuli
  192. serene
    not agitated
  193. sharing
    unselfishly willing to partake with others
  194. skilful
    having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
  195. smart
    characterized by quickness and ease in learning
  196. smashing
    very good
  197. smooth
    having a surface free from roughness or irregularities
  198. sparkling
    shining with brilliant points of light like stars
  199. spiritual
    lacking material body or form or substance
  200. splendid
    characterized by grandeur
  201. strong
    having strength or power greater than average or expected
  202. stunning
    causing bewilderment, shock, or insensibility
  203. successful
    having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
  204. superb
    surpassingly good
  205. swift
    moving very fast
  206. talented
    endowed with talent or talents
  207. tenacious
    stubbornly unyielding
  208. terrific
    extraordinarily good or great
  209. thankful
    feeling or showing gratitude
  210. thrilling
    causing a surge of emotion or excitement
  211. thriving
    very lively and profitable
  212. timely
    done or happening at the appropriate moment
  213. trusting
    inclined to believe or confide readily
  214. truthful
    expressing or given to expressing the truth
  215. ultimate
    furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme
  216. unique
    the single one of its kind
  217. valiant
    having or showing heroism or courage
  218. valuable
    having worth or merit
  219. versatile
    having great diversity or variety
  220. vibrant
    vigorous and animated
  221. victorious
    having won
  222. vigorous
    characterized by forceful and energetic action or activity
  223. vivacious
    vigorous and animated
  224. vivid
    having striking color
  225. warm
    having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
  226. wealthy
    having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
  227. well
    in a good or satisfactory manner or to a high standard
  228. whole
    all of something, including all of its elements or parts
  229. wise
    marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense
    It’s wise to know where your dining dollars are going. Salon (Jul 24, 2012)
  230. wonderful
    extraordinarily good or great
    Bees are wonderful and, in their own way, charming.
  231. worthy
    an important, honorable person
    Housing will be competing for funds with education, health and transport – all worthy recipients in their own right.
  232. young
    in an early period of life or development or growth
    Your young life is too exciting to be interrupted by an unintended pregnancy or horrifying STD. New York Times (Aug 11, 2012)
  233. youthful
    suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh
    Many cultures stage elaborate initiation ceremonies, presided over by older men, which help channel youthful aggression into productive social roles. Salon (Jul 30, 2012)
  234. zeal
    a feeling of strong eagerness
    Undoubtedly, prosecutors, in their underpaid zeal, come to believe that they are brave for pursuing such righteous but complicated cases.
  235. zest
    vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
    Concert reading brings out unsuspected beauties of thought, and the hymn will be sung afterward with fresh zest and with fuller intelligence. Wells, Amos R.
Created on 八月 10, 2012 (updated 八月 10, 2012)

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