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  1. wastrel
    someone who squanders resources or time
  2. appurtenance
    equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles
  3. phalanx
    any closely ranked crowd of people
  4. manticore
    a monster having the head of man and the body of a lion
  5. olfactory
    of or relating to the sense of smell
  6. prima donna
    a vain and temperamental person
  7. turgid
    ostentatiously lofty in style
  8. bedizen
    decorate tastelessly
  9. macerate
    soften and cause to disintegrate as a result
  10. austral
    of the south or coming from the south
  11. inveterate
    habitual
  12. askance
    with suspicion or disapproval
  13. regatta
    a series of boat races
  14. mordant
    harshly ironic or sinister
  15. apperception
    the process whereby an object is related to past experiences
  16. jejune
    lacking interest or significance or impact
  17. variegated
    having an assortment of colors
  18. wanderlust
    very strong or irresistible impulse to travel
  19. withers
    the highest part of the back at the base of an animal's neck
  20. flaccid
    drooping without elasticity
  21. votary
    a priest or priestess in a non-Christian religion or cult
  22. emasculate
    deprive of strength or vigor
  23. nihilist
    someone who rejects all theories of morality
  24. solipsism
    the philosophical theory that the self is all that exists
  25. fulsome
    unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating
  26. parlay
    exploit a skill or resource in order to get something of greater value
  27. motility
    ability to move spontaneously and independently
  28. nettled
    aroused to impatience or anger
  29. killjoy
    someone who spoils the pleasure of others
  30. lilliputian
    very small
  31. quixotic
    not sensible about practical matters
Created on 一月 14, 2014 (updated 二月 27, 2014)

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