poignant

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  1. poignant
    keenly distressing to the mind or feelings
  2. vesicle
    a small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure
  3. helix
    a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone
  4. slew
    a large number or amount or extent
  5. bewitched
    under a spell
  6. enchanted
    influenced as by charms or incantations
  7. congeal
    solidify, thicken, or come together
  8. uncanny
    surpassing the ordinary or normal
  9. foist
    force onto another
  10. gruesome
    shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
  11. complacency
    the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
  12. intrepid
    invulnerable to fear or intimidation
  13. chicanery
    the use of tricks to deceive someone
  14. respite
    a pause from doing something
  15. paean
    a hymn of praise
  16. scintillate
    emit or reflect light in a flickering manner
  17. acclaim
    enthusiastic approval
  18. quash
    declare invalid
  19. maul
    injure badly
  20. cavalcade
    a procession of people traveling by foot, horse, or vehicles
  21. aegis
    armor plate that protects the chest
  22. concur
    happen simultaneously
  23. glum
    moody and sorrowful
  24. unremitting
    uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
  25. jest
    activity characterized by good humor
  26. anoint
    administer an oil or ointment to, often ceremonially
  27. execrable
    unequivocally detestable
  28. ominous
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  29. edifice
    a structure that has a roof and walls
  30. circumscribe
    draw a geometric figure around another figure
  31. guile
    shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
  32. cursory
    hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
  33. judicious
    marked by the exercise of common sense in practical matters
  34. penurious
    excessively unwilling to spend
  35. elicit
    call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
  36. sardonic
    disdainfully or ironically humorous
  37. aloof
    distant, cold, or detached in manner
  38. homage
    respectful deference
  39. wheeze
    the act of breathing with a husky or whistling sound
  40. aftermath
    the consequences of an event, especially a catastrophic one
  41. endorse
    approve of
Created on 七月 23, 2010 (updated 九月 29, 2010)

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