Siri Hustvedt: What I loved

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  1. scathing
    marked by harshly abusive criticism
  2. oxymoron
    conjoined contradictory terms
  3. relegate
    assign to a lower position
  4. maudlin
    very sentimental or emotional
  5. gloat
    dwell on with satisfaction
  6. reprieve
    postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal
  7. slovenly
    negligent of neatness especially in dress and person
  8. Saran Wrap
    a thin plastic film made of saran that sticks to itself
  9. petticoat
    undergarment worn under a skirt
  10. trompe l'oeil
    a painting with so much detail that it looks real
  11. facetious
    cleverly amusing in tone
  12. tarp
    a sheet of waterproofed canvas
  13. enunciate
    express or state clearly
  14. busboy
    a restaurant attendant who sets tables and assists waiters and clears away dirty dishes
  15. morose
    showing a brooding ill humor
  16. pithy
    concise and full of meaning
  17. attenuated
    reduced in strength
  18. flagging
    weak from exhaustion
  19. varicose
    abnormally swollen or knotty
  20. dumbbell
    an exercising weight held in one hand
  21. diffident
    showing modest reserve
  22. uncanny
    surpassing the ordinary or normal
  23. subvert
    overthrow or destroy completely
  24. automaton
    a mechanism that can move independently of external control
  25. wilt
    become limp
  26. sashay
    walk with a lofty proud gait, often to impress others
  27. runty
    (used especially of persons) of inferior size
  28. funk
    a state of nervous depression
  29. emaciated
    very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold
  30. barrette
    a small clip for holding hair in place
  31. underhanded
    marked by deception
  32. dilatory
    wasting time
  33. waif
    a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned
  34. lintel
    a horizontal beam over a door or window
  35. innocuous
    not injurious to physical or mental health
  36. obnoxious
    causing disapproval or protest
  37. enema
    an injection of a liquid through the anus to stimulate evacuation; sometimes used for diagnostic purposes
  38. hyperbole
    extravagant exaggeration
  39. titillate
    stimulate or excite
  40. excrete
    eliminate from the body
  41. scoot
    run or move very quickly or hastily
  42. slouch
    assume a drooping posture or carriage
  43. adage
    a condensed but memorable saying embodying an important fact
  44. ineffable
    defying expression or description
  45. piecemeal
    one thing at a time
  46. sleuth
    a detective who follows a trail
  47. inviolate
    not injured physically or mentally
  48. conduit
    a passage through which water or electric wires can pass
  49. received
    widely accepted as true or worthy
  50. oblique
    slanting or inclined in direction or course or position
  51. glower
    look angry or sullen as if to signal disapproval
  52. contrite
    feeling or expressing pain or sorrow
  53. pallor
    an unnatural lack of color in the skin
  54. unctuous
    unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating
  55. pat
    hit lightly
  56. flighty
    guided by whim and fancy
  57. peevish
    easily irritated or annoyed
  58. succor
    assistance in time of difficulty
  59. flounder
    move clumsily or struggle to move, as in mud or water
  60. inscrutable
    difficult or impossible to understand
  61. crick
    a painful muscle spasm, especially in the neck or back
  62. gaunt
    very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold
  63. belligerence
    hostile or warlike attitude or nature
  64. desiccated
    thoroughly dried out
  65. perfunctory
    hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
  66. vituperative
    marked by harshly abusive criticism
  67. metonymy
    substituting the name of a feature for the name of the thing
  68. hermeneutic
    interpretive or explanatory
Created on 八月 10, 2012 (updated 九月 30, 2012)

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