Why Evolution Is True

Roy C. (United States of America)
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  1. mantra
    a sacred utterance or poetic hymn in Vedism
  2. inanity
    the quality of being meaningless or foolish
  3. inadvertently
    without knowledge or intention
  4. neutrino
    an elementary particle with zero charge and zero mass
  5. myriad
    a large indefinite number
  6. ineffably
    to an inexpressible degree
  7. wilt
    become limp
  8. contrivance
    the faculty of inventive skill
  9. Victorian
    a person who lived during the nineteenth century
  10. copious
    large in number or quantity
  11. steadfastly
    with resolute determination
  12. gnaw
    bite or chew on with the teeth
  13. angst
    an acute but unspecific feeling of anxiety
  14. starkly
    in a stark manner
  15. rife
    excessively abundant
  16. vociferous
    conspicuously and offensively loud
  17. dire
    fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
  18. dissuade
    turn away from by persuasion
  19. nihilist
    someone who rejects all theories of morality
  20. cog
    tooth on the rim of gear wheel
  21. celestial
    relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
  22. contrivance
    the faculty of inventive skill
  23. grandeur
    the quality of being magnificent or splendid
  24. ingenuity
    the power of creative imagination
  25. waft
    a long flag; often tapering
  26. plumed
    having an ornamental plume or feathery tuft
  27. conundrum
    a difficult problem
  28. tenet
    a basic principle or belief that is accepted as true
  29. efface
    remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing
  30. bemoan
    regret strongly
  31. sparse
    not dense or plentiful
  32. rudimentary
    being in the earliest stages of development
  33. furrow
    a long shallow trench in the ground
  34. ineluctably
    by necessity
  35. consummate
    having or revealing supreme mastery or skill
  36. succulent
    tasty and full of juice
  37. inscrutable
    difficult or impossible to understand
  38. whim
    an odd or fanciful or capricious idea
  39. sleuthing
    a police investigation to determine the perpetrator
  40. disparate
    fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind
  41. ransacked
    wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value
  42. miser
    a stingy hoarder of money and possessions
  43. nuptials
    the social event at which the marriage ceremony is performed
  44. solipsism
    the philosophical theory that the self is all that exists
  45. hegemony
    the dominance or leadership of one social group over others
  46. caprice
    a sudden desire
  47. valiant
    having or showing heroism or courage
  48. demarcate
    set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something
  49. cachet
    an indication of approved or superior status
  50. encapsulate
    enclose in or as if in a small container
  51. scintilla
    a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
  52. parlor
    a room in a house where people can sit, relax, and talk
  53. contortion
    a tortuous and twisted shape or position
  54. palimpsest
    a manuscript on which more than one text has been written
  55. corral
    a pen for cattle
  56. miffed
    aroused to impatience or anger
  57. atavistic
    characteristic of a throwback
  58. palimpsest
    a manuscript on which more than one text has been written
  59. obstetrician
    a physician specializing in childbirth
  60. prowess
    a superior skill learned by study and practice
  61. prowess
    a superior skill learned by study and practice
  62. perforate
    make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation
Created on 八月 26, 2010 (updated 十一月 19, 2010)

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