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  1. profligate
    unrestrained by convention or morality
    He is particularly concerned over our profligate use of natural resources such as energy, water, agricultural land and minerals.
  2. stalwart
    having rugged physical strength
  3. spurious
    plausible but false
  4. circumvent
    surround so as to force to give up
  5. fervid
    characterized by intense emotion
    Both stood steeped in the fervid warmth, one absorbing, the other reflecting it. Hillern, Wilhelmine von
    Fervid can be used to describe something that is physically hot such as “a fervid day in August,” but it is more often used to describe heated emotions like anger, love, or desire.
  6. restive
    in a very tense state
  7. profligate
    unrestrained by convention or morality
  8. quotidian
    found in the ordinary course of events
    Once embedded, though, he moves carefully beyond all this quotidian stuff.
    Quotidian is a fancy way of saying "daily" or "ordinary." Quotidian events are the everyday details of life.
  9. nonsectarian
    not restricted to one religious or political group
  10. tenable
    based on sound reasoning or evidence
    If your teacher says your position on the benefits of abolishing homework is not tenable, she means it is not based in fact. To be tenable is to be evidence-based and well-founded.
  11. nudge
    push against gently
  12. revel
    take delight in
  13. impair
    make worse or less effective
  14. vitiate
    make imperfect
    As some sneaky five-year-olds know, crossing one’s fingers while making a promise is an effective way to vitiate, or destroy the validity of, an agreement.
  15. docile
    easily handled or managed
    if someone is docile, he is easily taught or handled. If you suddenly became a trouble-maker in class, your teachers would long for the days when you were sweet and docile.
Created on 十月 27, 2012 (updated 十一月 4, 2012)

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