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  1. Stygian
    dark and dismal as of the river in Hades
  2. augury
    an event indicating important things to come
  3. lugubrious
    excessively mournful
  4. dudgeon
    a feeling of intense righteous anger
  5. umbrage
    a feeling of anger caused by being offended
  6. torpidity
    a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility
  7. amenable
    disposed or willing to comply
  8. fatuous
    devoid of intelligence
  9. insensate
    devoid of feeling and consciousness and animation
  10. rapprochement
    the reestablishing of cordial relations
  11. petrify
    change into stone
  12. upbraid
    express criticism towards
  13. hortatory
    giving strong encouragement
  14. oleaginous
    containing an unusual amount of grease or oil
  15. alimentary
    of or providing nourishment
  16. addle
    mix up or confuse
  17. carmine
    of the color between orange and purple in the color spectrum
  18. explicate
    elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
  19. pabulum
    any substance that can be used as food
  20. ambrosia
    the food and drink of the gods
  21. cipher
    a secret method of writing
  22. protean
    taking on different forms
  23. dextrality
    preference for using the right hand
  24. sinistrality
    preference for using the left hand
  25. laterality
    localization of function on either the right or left sides of the brain
  26. anathema
    a formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication
  27. deliquescent
    tending to liquefy or dissolve by absorbing moisture from the air
  28. pleonastic
    repetition of same sense in different words
  29. maelstrom
    a powerful circular current of water
  30. porcine
    relating to pigs or swine
  31. felonious
    involving or being or having the nature of a crime
  32. crepuscular
    like or relating to twilight; dim
  33. teetotaler
    someone who abstains from drinking alcoholic beverages
  34. profligate
    unrestrained by convention or morality
  35. spendthrift
    someone who spends money freely or wastefully
  36. tessera
    a small square tile of stone or glass used in making mosaics
  37. impenitent
    not remorseful
  38. panache
    distinctive and stylish elegance
  39. schism
    division of a group into opposing factions
  40. incendiary
    capable of causing fires or catching fire spontaneously
  41. recidivism
    habitual relapse into crime
  42. grandstand
    a covered structure with tiers of seats for spectators
  43. evanescent
    short-lived; tending to vanish or disappear
  44. gaffe
    a socially awkward or tactless act
  45. palpable
    capable of being perceived
Created on 九月 24, 2007

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