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  1. ontology
    the metaphysical study of the nature of being and existence
  2. opprobrium
    a state of extreme dishonor
  3. ostensible
    appearing as such but not necessarily so
  4. ostentation
    pretentious or showy or vulgar display
  5. palliate
    lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
  6. peccadillo
    a petty misdeed
  7. pedantic
    marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning
  8. pedantry
    an ostentatious and inappropriate display of learning
  9. penurious
    excessively unwilling to spend
  10. peremptory
    putting an end to all debate or action
  11. perfidious
    tending to betray
  12. perfidy
    an act of deliberate betrayal
  13. perfunctory
    hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
  14. permeate
    spread or diffuse through
  15. pert
    characterized by a lightly saucy or impudent quality
  16. petulant
    easily irritated or annoyed
  17. phlegmatic
    showing little emotion
  18. piquant
    having an agreeably pungent taste
  19. pithy
    concise and full of meaning
  20. pittance
    an inadequate payment
  21. precipitate
    bring about abruptly
  22. presage
    a foreboding about what is about to happen
  23. prevaricate
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
  24. probity
    complete and confirmed integrity
  25. proliferate
    grow rapidly
  26. promulgate
    state or announce
  27. propinquity
    the property of being close together
  28. propitiate
    make peace with
  29. propitious
    presenting favorable circumstances
  30. prosaic
    lacking wit or imagination
  31. prudence
    discretion in practical affairs
  32. puissant
    powerful
  33. pusillanimous
    lacking in courage, strength, and resolution
  34. qualify
    prove capable or fit; meet requirements
  35. querulous
    habitually complaining
  36. quiescent
    being quiet or still or inactive
  37. quotidian
    found in the ordinary course of events
  38. raillery
    light teasing
  39. ramify
    have or develop complicating consequences
  40. rapprochement
    the reestablishing of cordial relations
  41. rarify
    make more complex, intricate, or richer
  42. recondite
    difficult to understand
  43. recreant
    having deserted a cause or principle
  44. recumbent
    lying down; in a position of comfort or rest
  45. redoubtable
    inspiring fear
  46. refractory
    stubbornly resistant to authority or control
  47. relegate
    assign to a lower position
  48. remonstrate
    argue in protest or opposition
  49. renege
    fail to fulfill a promise or obligation
Created on 五月 23, 2013 (updated 六月 3, 2013)

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