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  1. apparition
    a ghostly appearing figure
  2. smite
    inflict a heavy blow on, with the hand, a tool, or a weapon
  3. brazen
    not held back by conventional ideas of behavior
  4. emulate
    strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
  5. portentous
    of momentous or ominous significance
  6. harbinger
    something indicating the approach of something or someone
  7. prologue
    an introductory section of a novel or other literary work
  8. omen
    a sign of a thing about to happen
  9. privy
    informed about something secret or not generally known
  10. malicious
    having the nature of threatening evil
  11. auspicious
    indicating favorable circumstances and good luck
  12. mirth
    great merriment
  13. dirge
    a song or hymn of mourning as a memorial to a dead person
  14. impotent
    (of a male) unable to copulate
  15. visage
    the human face
  16. filial
    designating the generation following the parental generation
  17. obsequious
    attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
  18. obstinate
    refusing to change one's mind or ways; difficult to convince
  19. impious
    lacking piety or reverence for a god
  20. peevish
    easily irritated or annoyed
  21. impart
    bestow a quality on
  22. retrograde
    moving or directed or tending in a backward direction
  23. accord
    concurrence of opinion
  24. jocund
    full of or showing high-spirited merriment
  25. cannon
    a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels
  26. rouse
    cause to become awake or conscious
  27. canon
    a collection of books accepted as holy scripture
  28. unrighteous
    not righteous
  29. dexterity
    adroitness in using the hands
  30. ancestor
    someone from whom you are descended
  31. countenance
    the appearance conveyed by a person's face
  32. tenable
    based on sound reasoning or evidence
  33. requite
    make repayment for or return something
  34. chaste
    abstaining from unlawful sexual intercourse
  35. importunity
    insistent solicitation and entreaty
  36. prodigal
    recklessly wasteful
  37. imminent
    close in time; about to occur
  38. dalliance
    the act of delaying and playing instead of working
  39. precept
    a rule of personal conduct
  40. grapple
    work hard to come to terms with or deal with something
  41. censure
    harsh criticism or disapproval
  42. apparel
    clothing in general
  43. behoove
    be appropriate or necessary
  44. scanner
    someone who scans verse to determine the number and prosodic value of the syllables
  45. parley
    a negotiation between enemies
  46. tether
    restraint consisting of a rope or chain
  47. beguile
    attract; cause to be enamored
  48. slander
    words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another
  49. canonized
    accorded sacrosanct or authoritative standing
  50. sepulcher
    a chamber that is used as a grave
  51. interred
    placed in a grave
  52. disposition
    your usual mood
  53. summit
    the top or extreme point of something
  54. sovereignty
    the authority of a state to govern another state
  55. fathom
    a linear unit of measurement for water depth
  56. purge
    rid of impurities
  57. harrow
    a cultivator that pulverizes or smooths the soil
  58. vigor
    forceful exertion
  59. pernicious
    exceedingly harmful
  60. arrant
    complete and without qualification
  61. philosophy
    the rational investigation of existence and knowledge
  62. encumbered
    loaded to excess or impeded by a heavy load
  63. ambiguous
    having more than one possible meaning
  64. spite
    meanness or nastiness
  65. wanton
    a lewd or immoral person
  66. incontinency
    involuntary urination or defecation
  67. inclination
    the act of bending forward
  68. perusal
    the act of examining or reading carefully
  69. discretion
    power of making choices unconstrained by external agencies
  70. sovereign
    a nation's ruler usually by hereditary right
  71. impotence
    an inability (usually of the male animal) to copulate
  72. rebuke
    an act or expression of criticism and censure
  73. Dominion
    one of the self-governing nations in the British Commonwealth
  74. expostulate
    reason with for the purpose of dissuasion
  75. tediousness
    dullness owing to length or slowness
  76. beseech
    ask for or request earnestly
  77. carrion
    the dead and rotting body of an animal; unfit for human food
  78. sterile
    incapable of reproducing
  79. promontory
    a natural elevation
  80. quintessence
    the most typical example or representative of a type
  81. gratis
    costing nothing
  82. pastoral
    devoted to raising sheep or cattle
  83. repugnant
    offensive to the mind
  84. calefaction
    the property of being warming
  85. aloof
    distant, cold, or detached in manner
  86. niggard
    a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend
  87. affliction
    a cause of great suffering and distress
  88. wonted
    commonly used or practiced; usual
  89. consummation
    the act of bringing to completion or fruition
  90. calamity
    an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
  91. contumely
    rude language intended to offend or hurt
  92. pang
    a sudden sharp feeling
  93. quietist
    a religious mystic who follows quietism
  94. bodkin
    a dagger with a slender blade
  95. paradox
    a statement that contradicts itself
  96. inoculate
    inject or treat with the germ of a disease to render immune
  97. dowry
    money brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
  98. calumny
    a false accusation of an offense
  99. melancholy
    a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed
  100. torrent
    an overwhelming number or amount
  101. tempest
    a violent commotion or disturbance
  102. beget
    have children
  103. temperance
    the trait of avoiding excesses
  104. clemency
    leniency and compassion shown toward offenders
  105. vouchsafe
    grant in a condescending manner
  106. purgation
    purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels
  107. choler
    a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the liver and to cause irritability and anger
  108. distemper
    any of various infectious viral diseases of animals
  109. proverb
    a condensed but memorable saying embodying an important fact
  110. contagion
    an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
  111. boisterous
    marked by exuberance and high spirits
  112. fetter
    a shackle for the ankles or feet
  113. partial
    being or affecting only a segment
  114. gilded
    made from or covered with gold
  115. repentance
    remorse for your past conduct
  116. idle
    not in action or at work
  117. bulwark
    an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
  118. hypocrite
    a person who professes beliefs that he or she does not hold
  119. Grace
    one of three sisters who were the givers of beauty and charm
  120. ecstasy
    a state of elated bliss
  121. abstinence
    the trait of refraining from something, especially alcohol
  122. mandate
    a formal statement of a command to do something
  123. scourge
    something causing misery or death
  124. maggot
    fly larva commonly found in decaying organic matter
  125. rendezvous
    a meeting planned at a certain time and place
  126. Garrison
    United States abolitionist who published an anti-slavery journal (1805-1879)
  127. importunate
    making persistent or urgent requests
  128. battalion
    an army unit consisting of a headquarters and companies
  129. superfluous
    more than is needed, desired, or required
  130. bastardy
    the status of being born to parents who were not married
  131. cuckoldom
    the state of a husband whose wife has committed adultery
  132. Harlow
    United States film actress who made several films with Clark Gable (1911-1937)
  133. incensed
    angered at something unjust or wrong
  134. remembrance
    the ability to recall past occurrences
  135. columbine
    a plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy spurred flowers; north temperate regions especially mountains
  136. commune
    share or interact intimately with
  137. obscure
    not clearly understood or expressed
  138. ostentation
    pretentious or showy or vulgar display
  139. conjunctive
    serving or tending to connect
  140. postscript
    a note appended to a letter after the signature
  141. forgery
    criminal falsification by making or altering an instrument
  142. peruse
    examine or consider with attention and in detail
  143. unction
    anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual
  144. gallows
    an instrument from which a person is executed by hanging
  145. cudgel
    a club that is used as a weapon
  146. Doomsday
    (New Testament) day at the end of time following Armageddon when God will decree the fates of all individual humans according to the good and evil of their earthly lives
  147. conveyance
    something that serves as a means of transportation
  148. equivocation
    intentional vagueness or ambiguity
  149. abhor
    feel hatred or disgust toward
  150. Requiem
    a Mass celebrated for the dead
  151. indiscretion
    the trait of lacking good judgment or tact
  152. yeoman
    a free man who cultivates his own land
  153. insinuation
    an indirect (and usually malicious) implication
  154. perdition
    the place or state in which one suffers eternal punishment
  155. extolment
    an expression of approval and commendation
  156. augury
    an event indicating important things to come
  157. Providence
    the capital and largest city of Rhode Island
  158. felicity
    pleasing and appropriate manner or style
  159. carnal
    of or relating to the body or flesh
  160. amiss
    in an improper or mistaken manner
Created on 十一月 9, 2010

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