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  1. minuscule
    very small
  2. diminutive
    very small
  3. slight
    small in quantity or degree
  4. frail
    physically weak
  5. microcosm
    a miniature model of something
  6. homunculus
    a person who is tiny or diminutive
  7. inconsequential
    lacking worth or importance
  8. towering
    of imposing height; especially standing out above others
  9. gargantuan
    of great mass; huge and bulky
  10. humongous
    very large
  11. colossal
    so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
  12. prodigious
    great in size, force, extent, or degree
  13. behemoth
    someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
  14. mammoth
    extinct elephant widely distributed in the Pleistocene
  15. leviathan
    the largest or most massive thing of its kind
  16. gigantic
    exceedingly large or extensive
  17. titanic
    of great force or power
  18. obviate
    do away with
  19. necessitate
    require as useful, just, or proper
  20. warrant
    formal and explicit approval
  21. foster
    providing nurture though not related by blood or legal ties
  22. surrogate
    someone or something that takes the place of another
  23. nurture
    provide with nourishment
  24. asylum
    a shelter from danger or hardship
  25. harbor
    a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
  26. haven
    a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
  27. finicky
    fussy, especially about details
  28. squeamish
    easily disturbed or disgusted by unpleasant things
  29. persnickety
    characterized by excessive attention to trivial details
  30. stickler
    someone who insists on something
  31. undermine
    weaken or impair, especially gradually
  32. undergird
    make secure underneath
  33. hypothetical
    a conjectural possibility or circumstance
  34. empirical
    derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
  35. hedonism
    an ethical system that values the pursuit of pleasure
  36. sybarite
    a person addicted to luxury and pleasures of the senses
  37. infer
    conclude by reasoning
  38. conjecture
    believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
  39. deduce
    reason from the general to the particular
  40. construe
    make sense of; assign a meaning to
  41. surmise
    infer from incomplete evidence
  42. putative
    purported
  43. extrapolate
    draw from specific cases for more general cases
  44. allude
    make an indirect reference to
  45. insinuate
    suggest in an indirect or covert way; give to understand
  46. innuendo
    an indirect and usually malicious implication
  47. hue
    the quality of a color determined by its dominant wavelength
  48. implicit
    suggested though not directly expressed
  49. nuance
    a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
  50. subtle
    difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
  51. euphemism
    an inoffensive expression substituted for an offensive one
  52. finesse
    subtly skillful handling of a situation
  53. tacit
    implied by or inferred from actions or statements
  54. blatant
    without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious
  55. explicit
    precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable
  56. dissertation
    a treatise advancing a point of view resulting from research
  57. thesis
    an unproved statement advanced as a premise in an argument
  58. discourse
    an extended communication dealing with some particular topic
  59. rhetoric
    study of the technique for using language effectively
  60. pettifog
    argue over insignificant things
  61. sophistry
    a deliberately invalid argument in the hope of deceiving
  62. candid
    openly straightforward and direct without secretiveness
  63. forthright
    directly and without evasion; not roundabout
  64. candor
    the quality of being honest and straightforward
  65. mot juste
    the appropriate word or expression
  66. tactless
    lacking what is considerate in dealing with others
  67. gaffe
    a socially awkward or tactless act
  68. faux pas
    a socially awkward or tactless act
  69. malapropism
    misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar
  70. peripatetic
    traveling especially on foot
  71. itinerant
    traveling from place to place to work
  72. bolster
    support and strengthen
  73. prop
    a support placed beneath or against something to hold it up
  74. fortify
    make strong or stronger
  75. buttress
    a support usually of stone or brick
  76. stalwart
    having rugged physical strength
  77. bastion
    projecting part of a rampart or other fortification
  78. pariah
    a person who is rejected from society or home
  79. shun
    avoid and stay away from deliberately
  80. taboo
    a ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion
  81. proscribe
    command against
  82. excommunicate
    expel from a church or a religious community
  83. ostracize
    expel from a community or group
  84. outlaw
    a criminal, especially one on the run from police
  85. adjunct
    something added to another thing but not essential to it
  86. abut
    lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
  87. contiguous
    having a common boundary or edge
  88. juxtapose
    place side by side
  89. adjacent
    having a common boundary or edge
  90. balk
    refuse to proceed or comply
  91. falter
    move hesitatingly, as if about to give way
  92. faze
    disturb the composure of
  93. grudging
    petty or reluctant in giving or spending
  94. inure
    cause to accept or become hardened to
  95. immune
    of the condition in which an organism can resist disease
  96. inveterate
    habitual
  97. habituate
    familiarize psychologically or physically
  98. chronic
    long-lasting or characterized by long suffering
  99. casual
    without or seeming to be without plan or method; offhand
  100. occasional
    occurring from time to time
  101. comprehend
    get the meaning of something
  102. fathom
    a linear unit of measurement for water depth
  103. apprehend
    anticipate with dread or anxiety
  104. flimsy
    a thin strong lightweight translucent paper
  105. gossamer
    a gauze fabric with an extremely fine texture
  106. sheer
    so thin as to transmit light
  107. intangible
    incapable of being perceived by the senses, especially touch
  108. tenuous
    lacking substance or significance
  109. substantial
    real; having a material or factual existence
  110. palpable
    capable of being perceived
  111. ponderous
    having great mass and weight and unwieldiness
  112. agnostic
    a person who claims the existence of God is unknowable
  113. atheist
    someone who denies the existence of god
  114. theism
    the doctrine or belief in the existence of a God or gods
  115. augment
    enlarge or increase
  116. aggregate
    a sum total of many heterogeneous things taken together
  117. enumerate
    specify individually
  118. theology
    the rational and systematic study of religion
  119. proselytize
    convert or try to convert someone to another religion
  120. bemused
    perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements
Created on 八月 23, 2012 (updated 九月 6, 2012)

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