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  1. surreptitious
    marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
  2. taciturn
    habitually reserved and uncommunicative
  3. bolero
    a Spanish dance in triple time accompanied by guitar
  4. lacerate
    cut or tear irregularly
  5. expatiate
    add details to clarify an idea
  6. vacuity
    the absence of matter
  7. countervail
    oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions
  8. inculcate
    teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
  9. garrotte
    an instrument of execution for execution by strangulation
  10. visceral
    relating to or affecting the internal organs
  11. cryptanalysis
    the science of analyzing and deciphering codes and ciphers and cryptograms
  12. thermotropism
    an orienting response to warmth
  13. ensconce
    fix firmly
  14. preterist
    a theologian who believes that the Scripture prophecies of the Apocalypse (the Book of Revelation) have already been fulfilled
  15. speakeasy
    (during Prohibition) an illegal barroom
  16. porcine
    relating to pigs or swine
  17. fusillade
    rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
  18. refectory
    a communal dining-hall, usually in a monastery
  19. blandishment
    flattery intended to persuade
  20. outlaw
    a criminal, especially one on the run from police
  21. assiduous
    marked by care and persistent effort
Created on 十月 29, 2009 (updated 四月 21, 2010)

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