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  1. abject
    of the most contemptible kind
  2. abscond
    run away, often taking something or somebody along
  3. abstruse
    difficult to understand
  4. acrid
    strong and sharp, as a taste or smell
  5. addled
    confused and vague; used especially of thinking
  6. adjure
    command solemnly
  7. adroit
    quick or skillful or adept in action or thought
  8. arcane
    requiring secret or mysterious knowledge
  9. askance
    with suspicion or disapproval
  10. askew
    turned or twisted to one side
  11. augur
    predict from an omen
  12. auspice
    a favorable omen
  13. auspices
    kindly endorsement and guidance
  14. austere
    of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor
  15. austral
    of the south or coming from the south
  16. avail
    be of use to, be useful to
  17. baleful
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  18. bawdy
    humorously vulgar
  19. befitting
    appropriate to
  20. bemoan
    regret strongly
  21. bemused
    perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements
    Most were foreign tourists, bemused by the spectacle and wholly ignorant of Mr Gove's existence before today.
  22. blithe
    carefree and happy and lighthearted
  23. boorish
    ill-mannered and coarse in behavior or appearance
  24. bridle
    the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess
  25. brusque
    rudely abrupt or blunt in speech or manner
  26. cadre
    a small unit serving as part of a larger political movement
  27. caitiff
    a cowardly and despicable person
  28. caliph
    the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state
  29. callow
    young and inexperienced
  30. captious
    tending to find and call attention to faults
  31. carping
    persistent petty and unjustified criticism
  32. cavil
    raise trivial objections
  33. ceaseless
    uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
  34. chagrin
    strong feelings of embarrassment
  35. churlish
    having a bad disposition; surly
  36. cloister
    residence that is a place of religious seclusion
  37. cloying
    overly sweet
  38. comport
    behave in a certain manner
  39. condign
    fitting or appropriate and deserved
    The toleration of such views might bring upon this generation the wrath of God, who would visit the race with condign affliction.
  40. confute
    prove to be false
  41. couch
    formulate in a particular style or language
  42. craven
    lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful
  43. declaim
    speak against in an impassioned manner
  44. demure
    shy or modest, often in a playful or provocative way
  45. discrete
    constituting a separate entity or part
  46. doleful
    filled with or evoking sadness
  47. dowse
    use a divining rod in search of underground water or metal
  48. droll
    comical in an odd or whimsical manner
    In a recent phone interview, he was simultaneously droll and thoughtful on what he’s brought to the company and how he’s settling in. Seattle Times (Apr 9, 2014)
  49. efface
    remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing
    There’s none of that in his portrayal of Douglas, who with a deprecating wave of his long, elegant fingers can efface himself still further.
  50. elude
    escape, either physically or mentally
  51. erstwhile
    belonging to some prior time
  52. exhort
    spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
    When he sang in Zulu exhorting mankind to respect the environment and end wars, he followed up with a translation.
  53. extant
    still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost
  54. factious
    dissenting with the majority opinion
    Born in extremest poverty, he has struggled upward against the crushing weight of factious systems, to an influential position in society. Stanton, Henry B.
  55. feckless
    generally incompetent and ineffectual
  56. flinty
    showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings
    Margaret Thatcher’s flinty brand of British conservatism acquired a namesake “ism” all its own.
  57. foist
    force onto another
  58. forlorn
    marked by or showing hopelessness
  59. fraught
    marked by distress
  60. fuddle
    a confused jumble
  61. furtive
    secret and sly
  62. gambit
    a strategic maneuver
  63. gamely
    in a plucky or sporting manner
  64. genteel
    marked by refinement in taste and manners
  65. gentry
    people having high social status or power in a society
  66. gird
    bind with something round or circular
  67. glean
    gather, as of natural products
  68. graft
    the practice of offering something for an illegal advantage
  69. graft
    the practice of offering something for an illegal advantage
  70. guile
    shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
  71. harangue
    a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
  72. heady
    extremely exciting as if by alcohol or a narcotic
  73. heedless
    marked by or paying little attention
  74. Holy See
    the smallest sovereign state in the world
  75. idyll
    a short poem descriptive of rural or pastoral life
  76. imbibe
    take in liquids
    Since Vietnam all media organizations had imbibed the conventional wisdom about the public’s apparent averseness to casualties. Salon (Feb 23, 2014)
  77. impish
    naughtily or annoyingly playful
  78. impugn
    attack as false or wrong
  79. ingress
    the act of entering
  80. intoned
    uttered in a monotonous cadence or rhythm as in chanting
  81. inured
    made tough by habitual exposure
  82. inured
    made tough by habitual exposure
  83. inveigh
    complain bitterly
  84. knave
    a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
  85. laconic
    brief and to the point
  86. laity
    members of a religious community who are not clergy
  87. lithe
    moving and bending with ease
  88. louche
    of questionable taste or morality
  89. malady
    impairment of normal physiological function
  90. maraud
    raid and rove in search of plunder
  91. maven
    one who is very skilled in or knowledgeable about a field
  92. meme
    an amusing image that spreads rapidly through social media
  93. mettle
    the courage to carry on
  94. mien
    a person's appearance, manner, or demeanor
  95. mien
    a person's appearance, manner, or demeanor
  96. moraine
    accumulated earth and stones deposited by a glacier
  97. mordant
    harshly ironic or sinister
  98. nonplussed
    filled with bewilderment
  99. obtrude
    push to thrust outward
  100. paean
    a hymn of praise
  101. pallid
    pale, as of a person's complexion
  102. palter
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead
  103. pasted
    affixed or as if affixed with glue or paste
    1: to strike hard at
    2: to beat or defeat soundly ( Intellectually pasted )
  104. peckish
    somewhat hungry
  105. peevish
    easily irritated or annoyed
  106. pert
    characterized by a lightly saucy or impudent quality
  107. piteous
    deserving or inciting a feeling of sympathy and sorrow
  108. pithy
    concise and full of meaning
  109. ponce
    a man who is effeminate in his manner and fussy in the way he dresses
  110. posit
    take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom
  111. prefect
    a chief officer or chief magistrate
  112. prig
    a person regarded as arrogant and annoying
  113. profane
    grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred
  114. puerile
    displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
  115. purloin
    make off with belongings of others
  116. purvey
    supply with provisions
  117. purview
    the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated
  118. quasi
    having some resemblance
  119. rapine
    the act of despoiling a country in warfare
  120. redress
    make reparations or amends for
  121. regale
    occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
  122. regnant
    exercising power or authority
  123. repast
    the food served and eaten at one time
  124. reprise
    a repetition of a short musical passage
  125. reproach
    express criticism towards
  126. reprove
    reprimand, scold, or express dissatisfaction with
  127. requite
    make repayment for or return something
  128. restive
    in a very tense state
  129. revile
    spread negative information about
  130. ribald
    humorously vulgar
  131. rife
    excessively abundant
  132. riposte
    a counterattack made immediately after successfully parrying
  133. ruddy
    inclined to a healthy reddish color
  134. salvo
    an outburst resembling the discharge of firearms
    So much candor about powerful Democrats makes me doubt this is the opening salvo of a presidential race. Salon (Apr 23, 2014)
  135. sap
    deplete
  136. signet
    a seal (especially one used to mark documents officially)
  137. simper
    smile in an insincere, unnatural, or coy way
  138. skulk
    lie in wait or behave in a sneaky and secretive manner
  139. sodden
    wet through and through; thoroughly wet
  140. spry
    moving quickly and lightly
  141. sublime
    inspiring awe
  142. subsume
    contain or include
  143. suffuse
    cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across
  144. svelte
    being of delicate or slender build
  145. swathe
    wrap in or as if in strips of cloth
  146. tactile
    of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch
  147. tendril
    slender structure by which some plants attach to an object
  148. tome
    a large and scholarly book
  149. traduce
    speak unfavorably about
  150. travail
    use of physical or mental energy; hard work
  151. truncated
    cut short in duration
  152. tryst
    a secret rendezvous, especially a romantic one
  153. tumult
    a state of commotion and noise and confusion
  154. turgid
    ostentatiously lofty in style
    The first scene is particularly turgid as characters offer carefully reasoned speeches almost entirely devoid of action.
  155. unwary
    not alert to danger or deception
  156. urbane
    showing a high degree of refinement
  157. verve
    an energetic style
  158. vicar
    a Catholic priest who acts for a higher-ranking clergyman
  159. vignette
    a brief literary description
  160. waft
    a long flag; often tapering
  161. wastrel
    someone who squanders resources or time
  162. welter
    a confused multitude of things
  163. wily
    marked by skill in deception
  164. wither
    lose freshness, vigor, or vitality
  165. wrought
    shaped to fit by altering the contours of a pliable mass
  166. wry
    humorously sarcastic or mocking
  167. wry
    humorously sarcastic or mocking
  168. yen
    the basic unit of money in Japan
Created on 一月 18, 2014 (updated 九月 20, 2020)

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