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fehiepsi (Vietnam)
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  1. dissipate
    cause to separate and go in different directions
  2. squander
    spend thoughtlessly; throw away
  3. indulge
    yield to; give satisfaction to
  4. sensual
    marked by the appetites and passions of the body
  5. diurnal
    having a daily cycle or occurring every day
  6. occur
    come to pass
  7. doff
    remove
  8. doggerel
    a comic verse of irregular measure
  9. crude
    belonging to an early stage of technical development
  10. informal
    not in accord with established conventions and requirements
  11. dossier
    papers containing detailed information about a person
  12. document
    a representation of a person's thinking with symbolic marks
  13. record
    anything providing permanent evidence about past events
  14. Draconian
    imposing a harsh code of laws
  15. severe
    very harsh or strict, especially when dealing with others
  16. harsh
    disagreeable to the senses
  17. dulcet
    pleasing to the ear
  18. melodious
    having a musical sound; especially a pleasing tune
  19. effete
    excessively self-indulgent, affected, or decadent
  20. exhausted
    depleted of energy, force, or strength
  21. vitality
    the property of being able to survive and grow
  22. elan
    enthusiastic and assured vigor and liveliness
  23. vigor
    forceful exertion
  24. distinctive
    of a feature that helps to identify a person or thing
  25. elegant
    refined and tasteful in appearance, behavior, or style
  26. style
    how something is done or how it happens
  27. elliptical
    rounded like an egg
  28. obscure
    not clearly understood or expressed
  29. encomium
    a formal expression of praise
  30. eulogy
    a formal expression of praise for someone who has died
  31. praise
    an expression of approval and commendation
  32. native
    belonging to one by birth
  33. specific
    stated explicitly or in detail
  34. region
    the extended spatial location of something
  35. enervate
    weaken physically, mentally, or morally
  36. ennui
    the feeling of being bored by something tedious
  37. boredom
    the feeling of being tired of something tedious
  38. ensconce
    fix firmly
  39. settle
    become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet
  40. secure
    free from danger or risk
  41. inferior
    of or characteristic of low rank or importance
  42. substitute
    a person or thing that can take the place of another
  43. erudite
    having or showing profound knowledge
  44. learned
    having or showing profound knowledge
  45. glimpse
    a brief or incomplete view
  46. descry
    catch sight of
  47. ethnocentric
    centered on a specific ethnic group, usually one's own
  48. superiority
    the quality of being better than someone or something
  49. ethnic
    distinctive of the ways of living of a group of people
  50. evanescent
    short-lived; tending to vanish or disappear
  51. vanish
    become invisible or unnoticeable
  52. brief
    of short duration or distance
  53. exemplar
    a person or thing to be imitated; ideal model
  54. excellent
    very good; of the highest quality
  55. model
    a representation of something, often on a smaller scale
  56. typical
    exhibiting the qualities that identify a group or kind
  57. example
    an item of information that is typical of a class or group
  58. exigent
    demanding immediate attention
  59. urgent
    compelling immediate action
  60. demand
    request urgently and forcefully
  61. prompt
    according to schedule or without delay
  62. extirpate
    destroy completely, as if down to the roots
  63. abolish
    do away with
  64. annihilate
    kill in large numbers
  65. facetious
    cleverly amusing in tone
  66. humorous
    characterized by the power to cause laughter
  67. inappropriate
    not suitable for a particular occasion or use
  68. clumsy
    lacking grace in movement or posture
  69. fauna
    all the animal life in a particular region or period
  70. feckless
    generally incompetent and ineffectual
  71. responsibility
    the social force that binds you to a course of action
  72. ineffective
    not producing an intended consequence
  73. fecund
    capable of producing offspring or vegetation
  74. fertile
    capable of reproducing
  75. productive
    capable of bringing forth, especially abundantly
  76. fruitful
    productive or conducive to producing in abundance
  77. feral
    wild and menacing
  78. savage
    without civilizing influences
  79. fetter
    a shackle for the ankles or feet
  80. impede
    be a hindrance or obstacle to
  81. restrain
    hold back
  82. hamper
    prevent the progress or free movement of
  83. fey
    suggestive of an elf in strangeness and otherworldliness
  84. foment
    try to stir up
  85. incite
    provoke or stir up
  86. forswear
    formally reject or disavow
  87. retract
    formally reject or disavow
  88. renounce
    turn away from; give up
  89. recant
    formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief
  90. fusillade
    rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
  91. rapid
    characterized by speed
  92. gainsay
    take exception to
  93. deny
    declare untrue; contradict
  94. urchin
    a poor and often mischievous city child
  95. charm
    attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
  96. garrulous
    full of trivial conversation
  97. talkative
    friendly and open and willing to communicate
  98. gerrymander
    divide voting districts unfairly and to one's advantage
  99. divide
    a serious disagreement between two groups of people
  100. election
    a vote choosing the winner of a position or political office
  101. gain
    obtain
  102. political
    involving or characteristic of governing or social power
  103. advantage
    the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
  104. gestalt
    a whole that cannot be described as a sum of its parts
  105. structure
    a complex entity made of many parts
  106. gesticulate
    show, express, or direct through movement
  107. gesture
    motion of hands or body to emphasize a thought or feeling
  108. gird
    bind with something round or circular
  109. invest
    lay out money or resources in an enterprise
  110. authority
    the power or right to give orders or make decisions
  111. brace
    a support that steadies or strengthens something else
  112. corpus
    a collection of writings
  113. determine
    find out or learn with certainty, as by making an inquiry
  114. legality
    lawfulness by virtue of conformity to a statute
  115. sentence
    a string of words satisfying grammatical rules of a language
  116. halitosis
    offensive breath
  117. rigid
    incapable of or resistant to bending
  118. inflexible
    resistant to being bent
  119. histrionic
    overly dramatic or emotional
  120. dramatic
    characteristic of a stage performance
  121. theatrical
    of or relating to the stage
  122. deliberately
    in a careful unhurried manner
  123. affected
    influenced
  124. hoary
    having gray or white hair as with age
  125. ancient
    belonging to times long past
  126. stale
    lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration
  127. husbandry
    the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
  128. judicious
    marked by the exercise of common sense in practical matters
  129. resource
    aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed
  130. ignominious
    deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
  131. imbroglio
    an intricate and confusing interpersonal situation
  132. difficult
    requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish
  133. confused
    unable to think with clarity or act intelligently
  134. situation
    physical position in relation to the surroundings
  135. complicated
    difficult to analyze or understand
  136. impecunious
    not having enough money to pay for necessities
  137. impervious
    not admitting of passage or capable of being affected
  138. allow
    make it possible for something to happen
  139. impenetrable
    not admitting of passage into or through
  140. implacable
    incapable of being appeased or pacified
  141. capable
    having ability
  142. appease
    make peace with
  143. mollify
    cause to be more favorably inclined
  144. impugn
    attack as false or wrong
  145. integrity
    an undivided or unbroken completeness with nothing wanting
  146. inchoate
    only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
  147. organized
    methodical and efficient in arrangement or function
  148. incomplete
    not total or final
  149. iniquitous
    characterized by injustice or wickedness
  150. unjust
    not fair; marked by injustice or partiality or deception
  151. insouciant
    marked by unconcern
  152. nonchalant
    marked by casual unconcern or indifference
  153. interregnum
    the time between two reigns or governments
  154. period
    an amount of time
  155. successive
    following in order without gaps
  156. pause
    stop an action temporarily
  157. series
    similar things placed in order or one after another
  158. intransigent
    impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, or reason
  159. stubborn
    refusing to change one's mind or ways; difficult to convince
  160. inveterate
    habitual
  161. habitual
    commonly used or practiced
  162. established
    brought about or set up or accepted
  163. irascible
    quickly aroused to anger
  164. temper
    a characteristic state of feeling
  165. cranky
    easily irritated or annoyed
  166. itinerant
    traveling from place to place to work
  167. juggernaut
    a massive inexorable force
  168. massive
    containing a great quantity of matter
  169. object
    a tangible and visible entity
  170. junta
    a group of officers who rule a country after seizing power
  171. coup
    a sudden and decisive change of government by force
  172. coup d'etat
    a sudden and decisive change of government by force
  173. generous
    willing to give and share unstintingly
  174. philanthropy
    the act of donating money or time to promote human welfare
  175. lassitude
    a feeling of lack of interest or energy
  176. lethargy
    inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy
  177. leitmotif
    a recurring melody in a piece of music
  178. dominant
    most frequent or common
  179. recurring
    coming back
  180. theme
    the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
  181. levee
    an embankment built to prevent a river from overflowing
  182. design
    the act of working out the form of something
  183. prevent
    keep from happening or arising; make impossible
  184. flood
    the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto land
  185. libation
    the act of pouring a liquid offering as a religious ceremony
  186. liquid
    fluid matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume
  187. religious
    having or showing belief in and reverence for a deity
  188. ceremony
    a formal event performed on a special occasion
  189. libidinous
    driven by lust
  190. lascivious
    driven by lust
  191. lope
    run easily
  192. steady
    securely in position; not shaky
  193. macerate
    soften and cause to disintegrate as a result
  194. machination
    a crafty and involved plot to achieve your ends
  195. scheming
    concealing crafty designs for advancing your own interest
  196. purpose
    what something is used for
  197. malapropism
    misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar
  198. malfeasance
    wrongful conduct by a public official
  199. illegal
    prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules
Created on 十月 24, 2012 (updated 十月 26, 2012)

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