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  1. foresight
    seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing
  2. predict
    make a guess about what will happen in the future
  3. candid
    openly straightforward and direct without secretiveness
  4. diplomatic
    relating to negotiation between nations
  5. capricious
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
  6. impulsive
    without forethought
  7. purchase
    acquire by means of a financial transaction
  8. shopaholic
    a compulsive shopper
  9. whim
    an odd or fanciful or capricious idea
  10. neurosurgeon
    someone who does surgery on the nervous system
  11. surgeon
    a physician who specializes in surgery
  12. treat
    apply a process to with the aim of preparing for a purpose
  13. cure
    a medicine or therapy that treats disease or relieves pain
  14. incurable
    incapable of being remedied
  15. tractable
    easily managed
  16. maintain
    keep in a certain state, position, or activity
  17. maintenance
    activity involved in keeping something in good working order
  18. visceral
    relating to or affecting the internal organs
  19. deliberate
    carefully thought out in advance
  20. instinctive
    unthinking
  21. ossify
    become bony
  22. stratagem
    an elaborate or deceitful scheme to deceive or evade
  23. scheme
    an elaborate and systematic plan of action
  24. bureaucracy
    a government administered primarily by nonelective officials
  25. whistle
    the sound made when someone forces breath through pursed lips
  26. moan
    an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
  27. disapproval
    an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group
  28. whip
    an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash
  29. telescope
    a magnifier of images of distant objects
  30. microscope
    magnifier of the image of small objects
  31. atop
    on, to, or at the top
  32. slide
    move smoothly along a surface
  33. glance
    take a brief look at
  34. glance
    take a brief look at
  35. irony
    incongruity between what might be expected and what occurs
  36. anthropomorphize
    ascribe human features to something
  37. inspire
    serve as the inciting cause of
  38. inspiration
    arousal of the mind to unusual activity or creativity
  39. perspiration
    salty fluid secreted by sweat glands
  40. celebrity
    the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
  41. lineage
    the kinship relation between an individual and progenitors
  42. adopt
    take into one's family
  43. adapt
    make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
  44. memoir
    an account of the author's personal experiences
  45. offer
    present for acceptance or rejection
  46. present
    happening or existing now
Created on 八月 27, 2012 (updated 八月 27, 2012)

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