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  1. indolent
    disinclined to work or exertion
  2. esoteric
    understandable only by an enlightened inner circle
  3. veracious
    habitually speaking the truth
  4. deride
    treat or speak of with contempt
  5. obdurate
    stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
  6. obstinate
    refusing to change one's mind or ways; difficult to convince
  7. inadvertently
    without knowledge or intention
  8. harangue
    a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
  9. flout
    treat with contemptuous disregard
  10. salubrious
    promoting health
  11. precursor
    something indicating the approach of something or someone
  12. fawning
    attempting to win favor by flattery
  13. presumptuous
    going beyond what is appropriate, permitted, or courteous
  14. tractable
    easily managed
  15. tractable
    easily managed
  16. reverent
    feeling or showing profound respect or veneration
  17. penchant
    a strong liking or preference
  18. laconic
    brief and to the point
  19. denigrate
    attack the good name and reputation of someone
  20. disinterested
    unaffected by concern for one's own welfare
  21. appease
    make peace with
  22. mendicant
    a pauper who lives by begging
  23. exigency
    a pressing or urgent situation
  24. felicitous
    exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style
  25. engender
    call forth
  26. assuage
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  27. inundate
    fill or cover completely, usually with water
  28. officious
    intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
  29. abeyance
    temporary cessation or suspension
  30. invective
    abusive language used to express blame or censure
  31. perfidious
    tending to betray
  32. maverick
    someone who exhibits independence in thought and action
  33. elegy
    a mournful poem; a lament for the dead
  34. renounce
    turn away from; give up
  35. effrontery
    audacious behavior that you have no right to
  36. chicanery
    the use of tricks to deceive someone
  37. subservient
    compliant and obedient to authority
  38. abstemious
    marked by temperance in indulgence
  39. inconsequential
    lacking worth or importance
  40. exuberant
    joyously unrestrained
  41. quiescent
    being quiet or still or inactive
  42. belittle
    cause to seem lesser or inferior
  43. stint
    supply sparingly and with restricted quantities
  44. whimsical
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
  45. buttress
    a support usually of stone or brick
  46. onerous
    burdensome or difficult to endure
  47. gainsay
    take exception to
  48. facetious
    cleverly amusing in tone
  49. implode
    burst inward
  50. erudite
    having or showing profound knowledge
  51. perdition
    the place or state in which one suffers eternal punishment
  52. inured
    made tough by habitual exposure
  53. gouge
    an impression in a surface, as made by a blow
  54. diffidence
    lack of self-assurance
  55. distend
    cause to expand as if by internal pressure
  56. morose
    showing a brooding ill humor
  57. glum
    moody and sorrowful
  58. precarious
    not secure; beset with difficulties
  59. welter
    a confused multitude of things
  60. dirge
    a song or hymn of mourning as a memorial to a dead person
  61. guileless
    innocent and free of deceit
  62. burnish
    polish and make shiny
  63. coda
    the closing section of a musical composition
  64. rescind
    cancel officially
  65. malingerer
    someone shirking duty by feigning illness or incapacity
  66. opprobrium
    a state of extreme dishonor
  67. pervasive
    spreading or spread throughout
  68. mendacious
    given to lying
  69. itinerary
    an established line of travel or access
  70. stipulate
    make an express demand or provision in an agreement
  71. mollify
    cause to be more favorably inclined
  72. solicitous
    full of anxiety and concern
  73. vituperative
    marked by harshly abusive criticism
  74. propriety
    correct behavior
  75. plummet
    drop sharply
  76. recluse
    one who lives in solitude
  77. rarefied
    of high moral or intellectual value
  78. lassitude
    a feeling of lack of interest or energy
  79. recalcitrant
    stubbornly resistant to authority or control
  80. recant
    formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief
  81. perfunctory
    hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
  82. dissemble
    behave unnaturally or affectedly
  83. craven
    lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful
  84. subpoena
    a writ issued to compel the attendance of a witness
  85. desultory
    marked by lack of definite plan, purpose, or enthusiasm
  86. wary
    marked by keen caution and watchful prudence
  87. inchoate
    only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
  88. incipient
    only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
  89. impassive
    having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
  90. analogous
    similar or equivalent in some respects
  91. evoke
    call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
  92. fledgling
    young bird that has just become capable of flying
  93. contrite
    feeling or expressing pain or sorrow
  94. diatribe
    thunderous verbal attack
  95. hyperbole
    extravagant exaggeration
  96. reticent
    reluctant to draw attention to yourself
  97. stolid
    having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
  98. frenetic
    fast and energetic in an uncontrolled or wild way
  99. emulate
    strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
  100. delineate
    represented accurately or precisely
  101. piety
    righteousness by virtue of being religiously devout
  102. piety
    righteousness by virtue of being religiously devout
  103. tangential
    of superficial relevance if any
  104. reproach
    express criticism towards
  105. truculence
    stubborn and defiant aggressiveness
  106. disseminate
    cause to become widely known
  107. disseminate
    cause to become widely known
  108. foment
    try to stir up
  109. approbation
    official acceptance or agreement
  110. contention
    the act of competing as for profit or a prize
  111. precipitate
    bring about abruptly
  112. embellish
    make more attractive, as by adding ornament or color
  113. imperturbable
    marked by extreme calm and composure
  114. insipid
    lacking interest or significance or impact
  115. ebullient
    joyously unrestrained
  116. ameliorate
    make better
  117. paragon
    a perfect embodiment of a concept
  118. dissonance
    disagreeable sounds
  119. stint
    supply sparingly and with restricted quantities
  120. gouge
    an impression in a surface, as made by a blow
  121. goad
    stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick
  122. spur
    a prod on a rider's heel used to urge a horse onward
  123. proponent
    a person who argues for a cause or puts forward an idea
  124. warrant
    formal and explicit approval
  125. flag
    a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
  126. hasten
    move fast
  127. incipient
    only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
  128. hoarse
    deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness
  129. verdant
    characterized by abundance of vegetation and green foliage
  130. droop
    sink or settle from pressure or loss of tautness
  131. penitent
    feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds
  132. nuptial
    of or relating to a wedding
  133. self-effacing
    reluctant to draw attention to yourself
  134. scoff
    laugh at with contempt and derision
  135. secrete
    generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids
  136. delectable
    extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
  137. progenitor
    an ancestor in the direct line
  138. astute
    marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
  139. masticate
    bite and grind with the teeth
  140. despoil
    plunder or steal goods
  141. whiff
    a short light gust of air
  142. tenuous
    lacking substance or significance
  143. tirade
    a speech of violent denunciation
  144. feint
    any distracting or deceptive maneuver
  145. phlegmatic
    showing little emotion
  146. meretricious
    tastelessly showy
  147. apprise
    inform somebody of something
  148. amorous
    inclined toward or displaying love
  149. luscious
    having strong sexual appeal
  150. sanction
    official permission or approval
  151. peremptory
    putting an end to all debate or action
  152. beatific
    resembling or befitting an angel or saint
  153. demur
    politely refuse or take exception to
  154. aver
    declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
  155. efface
    remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing
  156. conflagration
    a very intense and uncontrolled fire
  157. partisan
    a fervent and even militant proponent of something
  158. ingenuous
    lacking in sophistication or worldliness
  159. deference
    courteous regard for people's feelings
  160. strut
    walk in a proud, confident way
  161. intransigence
    stubborn refusal to compromise or change
  162. boorish
    ill-mannered and coarse in behavior or appearance
  163. probity
    complete and confirmed integrity
  164. indeterminate
    not fixed or known in advance
  165. conundrum
    a difficult problem
  166. satiate
    fill to satisfaction
  167. iridescent
    varying in color when seen in different lights
  168. presentiment
    a feeling of evil to come
  169. colossus
    someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
  170. chagrin
    strong feelings of embarrassment
  171. melancholy
    a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed
  172. exasperated
    greatly annoyed; out of patience
  173. indulgent
    given to yielding to the wishes of someone
  174. insoluble
    incapable of being dissolved
  175. conviction
    an unshakable belief in something without need for proof
  176. derivative
    a compound obtained from another compound
Created on 九月 15, 2013 (updated 十二月 21, 2013)

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