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  1. austere
    of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor
  2. quotidian
    found in the ordinary course of events
  3. refractory
    stubbornly resistant to authority or control
  4. defiant
    boldly resisting authority or an opposing force
  5. profane
    grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred
  6. fervid
    characterized by intense emotion
  7. perpetual
    continuing forever or indefinitely
  8. triumph
    a successful ending of a struggle or contest
  9. obsequious
    attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
  10. saturnine
    bitter or scornful
  11. swarthy
    naturally having skin of a dark color
  12. morose
    showing a brooding ill humor
  13. abstemious
    marked by temperance in indulgence
  14. condemn
    express strong disapproval of
  15. surreptitious
    marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
  16. restive
    in a very tense state
  17. augur
    predict from an omen
  18. aghast
    struck with fear, dread, or consternation
  19. obstinate
    refusing to change one's mind or ways; difficult to convince
  20. staid
    characterized by dignity and propriety
  21. convulsion
    a violent uncontrollable contraction of muscles
  22. commotion
    a disorderly outburst or tumult
  23. avalanche
    a slide of large masses of snow, ice and mud down a mountain
  24. dour
    showing a brooding ill humor
  25. sullen
    showing a brooding ill humor
  26. revile
    spread negative information about
  27. mundane
    found in the ordinary course of events
  28. noisome
    causing or able to cause nausea
  29. gratuitous
    unnecessary and unwarranted
  30. exalt
    praise, glorify, or honor
  31. drudge
    a laborer who is obliged to do menial work
  32. deplorable
    of very poor quality or condition
  33. apropos
    of a suitable, fitting, or pertinent nature
  34. sanguine
    confidently optimistic and cheerful
  35. ascetic
    someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
  36. flounder
    move clumsily or struggle to move, as in mud or water
  37. toil
    work hard
  38. flail
    an implement with a handle and a free swinging stick
  39. fervent
    characterized by intense emotion
  40. sycophant
    a person who tries to please someone to gain an advantage
  41. comely
    according with custom or propriety
  42. renegade
    someone who rebels and becomes an outlaw
  43. ethereal
    characterized by lightness and insubstantiality
  44. spartan
    unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment
  45. abysmal
    exceptionally bad or displeasing
  46. cacophony
    loud confusing disagreeable sounds
  47. atrocious
    shockingly brutal or cruel
  48. evasive
    avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger
  49. fragile
    easily broken or damaged or destroyed
  50. reticent
    reluctant to draw attention to yourself
  51. manifest
    clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
  52. confiscate
    take temporary possession of a security by legal authority
  53. denounce
    speak out against
  54. embellishment
    the act of adding extraneous decorations to something
  55. fortuitous
    lucky; occurring by happy chance
  56. redolent
    having a strong pleasant odor
  57. sacred
    made, declared, or believed to be holy
  58. fanatic
    a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm
  59. conjure
    summon into action or bring into existence
  60. pervade
    spread or diffuse through
  61. embellish
    make more attractive, as by adding ornament or color
  62. restive
    in a very tense state
  63. schlep
    pull along heavily, like a heavy load against a resistance
  64. fray
    wear away by rubbing
  65. pious
    having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity
  66. resilient
    recovering readily from adversity, depression, or the like
  67. gallimaufry
    a motley assortment of things
  68. impish
    naughtily or annoyingly playful
  69. sybaritic
    displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses
  70. tumult
    a state of commotion and noise and confusion
Created on 十一月 10, 2013 (updated 十一月 15, 2013)

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