transience, ethereal, curmudgeon

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  1. transience
    the attribute of being brief or fleeting
  2. ethereal
    characterized by lightness and insubstantiality
  3. curmudgeon
    an irascible, cantankerous person full of stubborn ideas
  4. ardent
    characterized by intense emotion
  5. magnanimity
    nobility and generosity of spirit
  6. anachronistic
    chronologically misplaced
  7. anemone
    a marine polyp that resembles a flower
  8. onerous
    burdensome or difficult to endure
  9. trepidation
    a feeling of alarm or dread
  10. topography
    the configuration of a surface and its features
  11. oeuvre
    the total output of a writer or artist
  12. conversely
    with the terms of the relation reversed
  13. prosaic
    lacking wit or imagination
  14. raucous
    unpleasantly loud and harsh
  15. cerulean
    bright blue in color, like a clear sky
  16. harem
    living quarters for wives in some Muslim households
  17. palliative
    moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear
  18. assuage
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  19. desultory
    marked by lack of definite plan, purpose, or enthusiasm
  20. ennui
    the feeling of being bored by something tedious
Created on 九月 14, 2012 (updated 九月 14, 2012)

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