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VII-VIII-grade-spelling
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  1. establishment
    the act of forming something
  2. unkempt
    not properly maintained or cared for
  3. sashay
    walk with a lofty proud gait, often to impress others
  4. preliminary
    preceding or in preparation for something more important
  5. onus
    a burdensome or difficult concern
  6. feverishly
    in a feverish manner
  7. capillary
    a minute blood vessel connecting arterioles with venules
  8. writhe
    move in a twisting or contorted motion
  9. suffrage
    a legal right to vote
  10. bombastic
    ostentatiously lofty in style
  11. pedicure
    professional care for the feet and toenails
  12. desolate
    providing no shelter or sustenance
  13. vintage
    the oldness of wines
  14. sanitary
    free from filth and pathogens
  15. counterclockwise
    in a direction opposite to the direction in which the hands of a clock move
  16. zoology
    the branch of biology that studies animals
  17. speculate
    reflect deeply on a subject
  18. versatile
    having great diversity or variety
  19. rhombus
    a parallelogram with four equal sides
  20. engineer
    a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve problems
  21. semester
    one of two divisions of an academic year
  22. exoskeleton
    the exterior protective or supporting structure or shell of many animals (especially invertebrates) including bony or horny parts such as nails or scales or hoofs
  23. tangential
    of superficial relevance if any
  24. misinterpret
    construe wrongly
  25. gimmick
    any clever maneuver
  26. enzyme
    a complex protein produced by cells that acts as a catalyst
  27. solicit
    request urgently or persistently
  28. abominable
    unequivocally detestable
  29. grievance
    a complaint about a wrong that causes resentment
  30. ultramarine
    blue pigment made of powdered lapis lazuli
  31. thespian
    a theatrical performer
  32. literacy
    the ability to read and write
  33. whisperer
    one who speaks in a whisper
  34. yokel
    a person who is not intelligent or interested in culture
  35. testimony
    something that serves as evidence
  36. indomitable
    impossible to subdue
  37. despicable
    morally reprehensible
  38. raspberry
    a thorny shrub that produces edible berries
  39. prejudice
    a partiality preventing objective consideration of an issue
  40. adorned
    decorated or dressed up to be more beautiful or distinct
  41. intellectual
    of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind
  42. abracadabra
    gibberish and nonsense
  43. delicacy
    the quality of being exquisitely fine in appearance
  44. unanimous
    in complete agreement
  45. impromptu
    with little or no preparation or forethought
  46. supremacy
    power to dominate or defeat
  47. grammarian
    a linguist who specializes in the study of syntax
  48. unchangeable
    not changeable or subject to change
  49. medallion
    a round piece of metal given as an award or commemoration
  50. inoculate
    inject or treat with the germ of a disease to render immune
  51. feral
    wild and menacing
  52. Kelvin
    British physicist who invented the Kelvin scale of temperature and pioneered undersea telegraphy (1824-1907)
  53. aborigine
    an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
  54. cistern
    a sac or cavity containing fluid
  55. elocution
    an expert manner of speaking involving control of voice
  56. succinct
    briefly giving the gist of something
  57. quotient
    the number obtained by division
  58. yeti
    a large hairy creature said to live in the Himalayas
  59. monstrosity
    a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
  60. rambunctious
    noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline
  61. surmountable
    capable of being surmounted or overcome
  62. curmudgeon
    an irascible, cantankerous person full of stubborn ideas
  63. herringbone
    a pattern that looks like zigzagging V's
  64. millennium
    a span of 1000 years
  65. convivial
    occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
  66. papyrus
    tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber
  67. impudent
    improperly forward or bold
  68. legalese
    the specialized words and expressions used by law professionals
  69. concomitant
    following or accompanying as a consequence
  70. jalapeno
    hot green or red pepper
  71. lugubrious
    excessively mournful
  72. Olympiad
    one of the four-year intervals between Olympic Games
  73. woebegone
    affected by or full of grief
  74. supplicate
    ask for humbly or earnestly, as in prayer
  75. abacus
    a manual calculator with counters on rods or in grooves
  76. uvula
    a small pendant fleshy lobe at the back of the soft palate
  77. peripheral
    on or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary
  78. hexagonal
    having six sides or divided into hexagons
  79. affectation
    a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
  80. effervescent
    giving off bubbles
  81. propaganda
    information that is spread to promote some cause
  82. cinematographer
    a specialist in charge of filming a movie
  83. narcoleptic
    of a disorder characterized by episodes of deep sleep
  84. quizzical
    perplexed
  85. anthropology
    science of the origins and social relationships of humans
  86. tandoor
    a clay oven used in northern India and Pakistan
  87. magnificently
    extremely well
  88. lackadaisical
    idle or indolent especially in a dreamy way
  89. non-negotiable
    cannot be bought or sold
  90. decaffeinate
    remove caffeine from (coffee)
  91. gigabyte
    a unit of information equal to 1000 megabytes or 10^9 bytes
  92. entrepreneur
    someone who organizes a business venture
  93. hypochondria
    abnormal anxiety about imaginary symptoms and ailments
  94. variegated
    having an assortment of colors
  95. sabotage
    a deliberate act of destruction or disruption
  96. pestilence
    any epidemic disease with a high death rate
  97. incendiary
    capable of causing fires or catching fire spontaneously
  98. malleable
    capable of being shaped or bent
  99. annexation
    incorporation by joining or uniting
  100. quadrilateral
    a four-sided polygon
  101. reticulate
    resembling or forming a network
  102. tempestuous
    characterized by violent emotions or behavior
  103. endocrine
    of or belonging to glands that secrete hormones
  104. mauve
    a moderate purple
  105. intermittent
    stopping and starting at irregular intervals
  106. aquiline
    curved down like an eagle's beak
  107. serotonin
    a neurotransmitter involved in e.g. sleep and depression and memory
  108. crepuscular
    like or relating to twilight; dim
  109. polypeptide
    a peptide containing 10 to more than 100 amino acids
  110. jingoism
    fanatical patriotism
  111. daughterly
    befitting a daughter
  112. nebulously
    in a nebulous and indefinite manner
  113. virulently
    in a virulent manner
  114. bereavement
    state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
  115. regurgitate
    pour or rush back
  116. arabesque
    position in which the dancer has one leg raised behind
  117. elucidate
    make clear and comprehensible
  118. phalanx
    any closely ranked crowd of people
  119. cytoplasm
    the substance inside a cell, not including the nucleus
  120. resplendence
    brilliant, radiant beauty
  121. nepotism
    favoritism shown to relatives or friends by those in power
  122. Pompeii
    ancient city to the southeast of Naples that was buried by a volcanic eruption from Vesuvius
  123. flagellum
    a lash-like appendage used for locomotion
  124. grotesqueness
    ludicrous or incongruous unnaturalness or distortion
  125. duodenum
    the part of the small intestine between the stomach and the jejunum
  126. seismologist
    a scientist who studies earthquakes
  127. euphonious
    having a pleasant sound
  128. hermetically
    in an airtight manner
  129. ululate
    emit long loud cries
  130. effulgent
    radiating or as if radiating light
  131. plantigrade
    walking on the whole sole of the foot
  132. tenebrific
    dark and gloomy
  133. silhouette
    a filled-in drawing of the outline of an object
  134. leviathan
    the largest or most massive thing of its kind
  135. kinesiology
    the study of the mechanics and anatomy of human movement
  136. apocalyptic
    of or relating to a catastrophe
  137. cumulonimbus
    a dark cloud of great vertical extent charged with electricity; associated with thunderstorms
  138. oscillation
    a complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon
  139. roux
    a mixture of fat and flour heated and used as a basis for sauces
  140. yeoman
    a free man who cultivates his own land
Created on 十二月 8, 2010

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