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  1. abate
    become less in amount or intensity
  2. arduous
    characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion
  3. strenuous
    taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance
  4. belie
    be in contradiction with
  5. castigation
    verbal punishment
  6. diatribe
    thunderous verbal attack
  7. craven
    lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful
  8. exacerbate
    make worse
  9. ingenuous
    lacking in sophistication or worldliness
  10. dissemble
    behave unnaturally or affectedly
  11. furtive
    secret and sly
  12. garrulous
    full of trivial conversation
  13. impudent
    improperly forward or bold
  14. irascible
    quickly aroused to anger
  15. obdurate
    stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
  16. obsequious
    attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
  17. onerous
    burdensome or difficult to endure
  18. opprobrium
    a state of extreme dishonor
  19. assuage
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  20. enervate
    weaken physically, mentally, or morally
  21. ephemeral
    anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day
  22. inchoate
    only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
  23. intransigent
    impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, or reason
  24. inundate
    fill or cover completely, usually with water
  25. invigoration
    the activity of giving vitality and vigour to something
  26. proliferate
    grow rapidly
  27. precursor
    something indicating the approach of something or someone
  28. apocryphal
    being of questionable authenticity
  29. pertinent
    being of striking appropriateness
  30. pertinent
    being of striking appropriateness
  31. pertinent
    being of striking appropriateness
  32. arrant
    complete and without qualification
  33. asperity
    harshness of manner
  34. bane
    something causing misery or death
  35. beatify
    make blessedly happy
  36. blandish
    praise somewhat dishonestly
  37. blithe
    carefree and happy and lighthearted
  38. cadge
    obtain or seek to obtain by wheedling
  39. caparison
    stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse
  40. cavil
    raise trivial objections
  41. coalesce
    fuse or cause to come together
  42. disdain
    lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
  43. corrigible
    capable of being corrected or set right
  44. countenance
    the appearance conveyed by a person's face
  45. cozen
    be dishonest with
  46. curmudgeon
    an irascible, cantankerous person full of stubborn ideas
  47. misappropriate
    take possession of fraudulently for one's own use
  48. denouement
    the outcome of a complex sequence of events
  49. discourse
    an extended communication dealing with some particular topic
  50. din
    a loud, harsh, or strident noise
  51. dirge
    a song or hymn of mourning as a memorial to a dead person
  52. disaffect
    arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness
  53. discursive
    tending to cover a wide range of subjects
  54. dissolution
    separation into component parts
  55. edacious
    devouring or craving food in great quantities
  56. dulcet
    pleasing to the ear
  57. dross
    worthless or dangerous material that should be removed
  58. edacious
    devouring or craving food in great quantities
  59. effrontery
    audacious behavior that you have no right to
  60. effusive
    uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm
  61. encomium
    a formal expression of praise
  62. endemic
    native to or confined to a certain region
  63. enormity
    the quality of extreme wickedness
  64. ephemeral
    anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day
  65. epicure
    a person who takes great pleasure in fine food and drink
  66. equipoise
    equality of distribution
  67. expatiate
    add details to clarify an idea
  68. expiate
    make amends for
  69. expostulate
    reason with for the purpose of dissuasion
  70. dissuasion
    a communication that dissuades you
  71. extirpate
    destroy completely, as if down to the roots
  72. fallow
    left unplowed and unseeded during a growing season
  73. feckless
    generally incompetent and ineffectual
  74. felicitous
    exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style
  75. fetid
    offensively malodorous
  76. incite
    provoke or stir up
  77. forbearance
    a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges
  78. forestall
    keep from happening or arising; make impossible
  79. facade
    the front of a building
  80. forswear
    formally reject or disavow
  81. fracas
    a noisy, angry argument or fight between people
  82. frieze
    an ornament consisting of a horizontal sculptured band
  83. gainsay
    take exception to
  84. gambol
    play or run boisterously
  85. guile
    shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
  86. idiosyncrasy
    a behavioral attribute peculiar to an individual
  87. mendacious
    given to lying
  88. mitigate
    lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
  89. mollify
    cause to be more favorably inclined
  90. neophyte
    a participant with no experience with an activity
  91. obdurate
    stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
  92. obviate
    do away with
  93. opprobrium
    a state of extreme dishonor
  94. partisan
    a fervent and even militant proponent of something
  95. stint
    supply sparingly and with restricted quantities
  96. philistine
    a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits
  97. trivial
    (informal) small and of little importance
  98. score
    a number that expresses accomplishment in a game or contest
  99. brook
    a natural stream of water smaller than a river
  100. exact
    marked by strict and complete accordance with fact
  101. flip
    turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse
  102. grouse
    popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs
  103. obtain
    come into possession of
  104. occult
    supernatural forces and events and beings collectively
  105. pedestrian
    a person who travels by foot
  106. pied
    having sections or patches colored differently and brightly
  107. rail
    a horizontal bar, usually of wood or metal
  108. rent
    a payment or series of payments made by a lessee to an owner
  109. quail
    a small game bird
  110. qualify
    prove capable or fit; meet requirements
  111. despicable
    morally reprehensible
  112. contemptible
    deserving of scorn or disrespect
  113. steep
    having a sharp inclination
  114. table
    furniture having a smooth flat top supported by legs
  115. inept
    generally incompetent and ineffectual
  116. forthright
    directly and without evasion; not roundabout
  117. gravity
    the force of attraction between all masses in the universe
  118. noisome
    causing or able to cause nausea
  119. savant
    a learned person
  120. perceptible
    capable of being grasped by the mind or senses
Created on 八月 18, 2010 (updated 九月 5, 2010)

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