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  1. accept
    receive willingly something given or offered
  2. except
    raise an objection to
  3. advice
    a proposal for an appropriate course of action
  4. advise
    give advice to
  5. affect
    have an influence upon
  6. effect
    a phenomenon that is caused by some previous phenomenon
  7. a lot
    to a very great degree or extent
  8. allot
    give out
  9. allude
    make an indirect reference to
  10. elude
    escape, either physically or mentally
  11. allusion
    passing reference or indirect mention
  12. illusion
    an erroneous mental representation
  13. altogether
    to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent
  14. all together
    used of a group whose members acted or were acted upon collectively and when `all' and `together' can be separated by other words
  15. appraise
    consider in a comprehensive way
  16. apprise
    inform somebody of something
  17. bare
    lacking its natural or customary covering
  18. bear
    bring forth
  19. breathe
    draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
  20. breath
    the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
  21. capital
    a large alphabetic character used in writing or printing
  22. Capitol
    the government building in Washington where the United States Senate and the House of Representatives meet
  23. coarse
    rough to the touch
  24. course
    a connected series of events or actions or developments
  25. complement
    something added to embellish or make perfect
  26. compliment
    a remark expressing praise and admiration
  27. compose
    form the substance of
  28. comprise
    be made of
  29. desert
    leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
  30. dessert
    a dish served as the last course of a meal
  31. elicit
    call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
  32. illicit
    contrary to accepted morality or convention
  33. allude
    make an indirect reference to
  34. elude
    escape, either physically or mentally
  35. envelop
    enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
  36. envelope
    a flat container for a letter or thin package
  37. empathy
    understanding and entering into another's feelings
  38. sympathy
    sharing the feelings of others, especially sorrow or anguish
  39. fewer
    quantifier meaning a smaller number of
  40. less
    a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree
  41. forth
    forward in time, order, or degree
  42. fourth
    following the third position
  43. farther
    more distant in especially space or time
  44. further
    to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage
  45. grisly
    shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
  46. grizzly
    powerful brownish-yellow bear of western North America
  47. elicit
    call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
  48. illicit
    contrary to accepted morality or convention
  49. allusion
    passing reference or indirect mention
  50. illusion
    an erroneous mental representation
  51. imply
    express or state indirectly
  52. infer
    conclude by reasoning
  53. lay
    put into a certain place
  54. lie
    be prostrate; be in a horizontal position
  55. fewer
    quantifier meaning a smaller number of
  56. less
    a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree
  57. lose
    fail to keep or to maintain
  58. loose
    not affixed
  59. moral
    concerned with principles of right and wrong
  60. morale
    a state of individual psychological well-being
  61. moot
    of no legal significance, as having been previously decided
  62. mute
    expressed without speech
  63. pass
    go across or through
  64. past
    earlier than the present time; no longer current
  65. plane
    a fixed-wing aircraft that is powered by propellers or jets
  66. plain
    simple
  67. precede
    be earlier in time
  68. proceed
    move ahead; travel onward in time or space
  69. principal
    main or most important
  70. principle
    a basic generalization that is accepted as true
  71. role
    the actions and activities assigned to a person or group
  72. roll
    move by turning over or rotating
  73. stationary
    not capable of being moved
  74. stationery
    paper cut to an appropriate size for writing letters
  75. censor
    a person authorized to suppress unacceptable material
  76. sensor
    a device that responds to a signal or stimulus
  77. censure
    harsh criticism or disapproval
  78. too
    to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
  79. two
    the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one
  80. vein
    a blood vessel that carries blood toward the heart
  81. vane
    the flattened weblike part of a feather
  82. vain
    having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
  83. waist
    the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips
  84. waste
    use inefficiently or inappropriately
  85. weather
    atmospheric conditions such as temperature and precipitation
  86. wether
    male sheep especially a castrated one
  87. uninterested
    not having or showing a sense of concern or curiosity
  88. disinterested
    unaffected by concern for one's own welfare
  89. cite
    make reference to
  90. site
    the piece of land on which something is located
  91. sight
    the ability to see; the visual faculty
  92. wear
    exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain
  93. ware
    commodities offered for sale
Created on 十一月 28, 2013 (updated 十二月 14, 2013)

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