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  1. badinage
    frivolous banter
  2. milliner
    someone who makes and sells hats
  3. crotchety
    having a difficult and contrary disposition
  4. peripatetic
    traveling especially on foot
  5. primogeniture
    right of inheritance belonging exclusively to the eldest son
  6. metastasize
    spread throughout the body
  7. eugenics
    the promotion of controlled breeding in human populations
  8. sepulcher
    a chamber that is used as a grave
  9. scepter
    a ceremonial or emblematic staff
  10. senescent
    growing old
  11. endogenous
    derived or originating internally
  12. indigent
    poor enough to need help from others
  13. stentorian
    very loud or booming
  14. curmudgeon
    an irascible, cantankerous person full of stubborn ideas
  15. veneer
    coating consisting of a thin layer of wood
  16. prestidigitation
    manual dexterity in the execution of tricks
  17. superannuated
    too old to be useful
  18. incipient
    only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
  19. expeditious
    marked by speed and efficiency
  20. organelle
    a specialized part of a cell; analogous to an organ
  21. demure
    shy or modest, often in a playful or provocative way
  22. peristalsis
    wavelike muscle contractions of the alimentary tract
  23. necromancy
    conjuring up the dead, especially for prophesying
  24. proscenium
    the part of a stage between the curtain and the orchestra
  25. invidious
    containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice
  26. upbraid
    express criticism towards
  27. opprobrium
    a state of extreme dishonor
  28. odium
    hate coupled with disgust
  29. malediction
    the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil
  30. imprecation
    the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil
  31. canard
    a deliberately misleading fabrication
Created on 一月 12, 2014 (updated 二月 27, 2014)

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