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  1. adjudicate
    hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
  2. lavish
    given or giving freely, generously, or without restriction
  3. promulgate
    state or announce
  4. captivate
    attract; cause to be enamored
  5. bristle
    a stiff hair
  6. appurtenance
    equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles
  7. spry
    moving quickly and lightly
  8. exceptionable
    likely to cause objection or disapproval
  9. imbibe
    take in liquids
  10. privation
    the act of stripping someone of food, money, or rights
  11. torrid
    characterized by intense emotion
  12. calorifacient
    producing heat; usually used of foods
  13. compunction
    a feeling of deep regret, usually for some misdeed
  14. insensate
    devoid of feeling and consciousness and animation
  15. maudlin
    very sentimental or emotional
  16. prospectus
    a document that sets forth a plan for a business enterprise
  17. indignant
    angered at something unjust or wrong
  18. fecund
    capable of producing offspring or vegetation
  19. rift
    a narrow fissure in rock
  20. amity
    a state of friendship and cordiality
  21. chafe
    become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
  22. rendition
    a performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role
  23. stem
    cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
  24. rendition
    a performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role
  25. cataclysm
    a sudden violent change in the earth's surface
  26. educe
    construe a meaning or elicit a principle
  27. incidental
    minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature
  28. carouse
    celebrate or enjoy something in a noisy or wild way
  29. swill
    drink large quantities of
  30. sorghum
    economically important Old World tropical cereal grass
  31. revenant
    a person who returns after a lengthy absence
  32. immure
    lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
  33. immure
    lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
  34. forestall
    keep from happening or arising; make impossible
  35. foreclosure
    proceedings initiated to repossess the collateral for a loan
  36. portmanteau
    a large travelling bag made of stiff leather
  37. portend
    indicate by signs
  38. nonpareil
    model of excellence or perfection of a kind
  39. redoubtable
    inspiring fear
  40. congenital
    present at birth but not necessarily hereditary
  41. encumber
    hold back, impede, or weigh down
  42. scourge
    something causing misery or death
  43. inculcate
    teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
  44. bate
    moderate or restrain; lessen the force of
  45. proffer
    present for acceptance or rejection
  46. invidious
    containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice
  47. asperity
    harshness of manner
  48. behemoth
    someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
  49. ephemeral
    anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day
  50. doggerel
    a comic verse of irregular measure
  51. interloper
    someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another
  52. otiose
    serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
  53. abstruse
    difficult to understand
  54. caustic
    capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
  55. thespian
    a theatrical performer
  56. hovel
    small crude shelter used as a dwelling
  57. foray
    a sudden short attack
Created on 一月 12, 2011 (updated 三月 2, 2011)

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