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  1. epoch
    a period marked by distinctive character
  2. vicissitude
    a variation in circumstances or fortune
  3. tenure
    the term during which some position is held
  4. tempestuous
    characterized by violent emotions or behavior
  5. gouty
    suffering from gout
  6. rheumatic
    of or pertaining to arthritis
  7. venerable
    profoundly honored
  8. arduous
    characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion
  9. zeal
    a feeling of strong eagerness
  10. pious
    having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity
  11. incumbency
    a duty that is incumbent upon you
  12. mouldy
    covered with or smelling of mold
  13. sagaciously
    in a wise or thoughtful manner
  14. eulogium
    a formal expression of praise for someone who has died recently
  15. jollity
    feeling jovial and full of good humor
  16. phosphorescent
    emitting light without appreciable heat
  17. dotage
    mental infirmity as a consequence of old age
  18. unction
    anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual
  19. latter
    the second of two or the second mentioned of two
  20. lieu
    the post or function properly occupied or served by another
  21. imbue
    spread or diffuse through
  22. sable
    marten of northern Asian forests having dark brown fur
  23. maw
    the mouth, jaws, or throat
  24. detriment
    a damage or loss
  25. palsied
    affected with palsy or uncontrollable tremor
  26. balustrade
    a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony
  27. unmalleable
    difficult or impossible to shape or work
  28. polemical
    of or involving dispute or controversy
  29. scythe
    an edge tool for cutting grass
  30. evanescent
    short-lived; tending to vanish or disappear
  31. uncouth
    lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
  32. valor
    courage when facing danger
  33. heraldic
    indicative of or announcing something to come
  34. intricacy
    the quality of having elaborately complex detail
  35. dexterity
    adroitness in using the hands
  36. esoteric
    understandable only by an enlightened inner circle
  37. impunity
    exemption from punishment or loss
  38. propriety
    correct behavior
  39. encumbrance
    an onerous or difficult concern
  40. ream
    a quantity of paper
  41. dearth
    an insufficient quantity or number
  42. cogitate
    consider carefully and deeply
  43. relic
    an antiquity that has survived from the distant past
  44. lubrication
    the condition of having been made smooth or slippery by the application of a lubricant
  45. indefatigable
    showing sustained enthusiasm with unflagging vitality
  46. torpor
    a state of motor and mental inactivity
  47. anthracite
    a hard natural coal that burns slowly and gives intense heat
  48. phial
    a small bottle that contains liquid medicine
  49. tenure
    the term during which some position is held
  50. betimes
    in good time
  51. cholera
    a contagious disease that affects the small intestine
  52. accrued
    periodically accumulated over time
  53. predilection
    a predisposition in favor of something
  54. forlorn
    marked by or showing hopelessness
  55. predecessor
    one who goes before you in time
Created on 十月 5, 2010

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