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  1. fiefdom
    the domain controlled by a feudal lord
  2. carte blanche
    complete freedom or authority to act
  3. schizoid
    of or relating to or characteristic of schizophrenia
  4. polyglot
    a person who speaks more than one language
  5. preceptorship
    the position of preceptor
  6. spiel
    artful or slick talk used to persuade
  7. antithetical
    sharply contrasted in character or purpose
  8. splay
    widen or spread apart
  9. straitlaced
    exaggeratedly proper or morally strict
  10. luminary
    a celebrity who is an inspiration to others
  11. miscegenation
    marriage or reproduction by people of different races
  12. sounding board
    a person whose reactions to something serve as an indication of its acceptability
  13. insuperable
    incapable of being surpassed or excelled
  14. bravura
    brilliant and showy technical skill
  15. virtuoso
    someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
  16. echolalia
    mechanical and meaningless repetition of another's words
  17. denizen
    a plant or animal naturalized in a region
  18. unctuous
    unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating
  19. querulous
    habitually complaining
  20. doyenne
    the most experienced or respected woman in some field
  21. Gordian
    extremely intricate; usually in phrase `Gordian knot'
  22. jocular
    characterized by jokes and good humor
  23. corrade
    wear away
  24. brabble
    argue over petty things
  25. turncoat
    a disloyal person who betrays or deserts a cause
  26. endue
    give qualities or abilities to
  27. pantywaist
    a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive
  28. jorum
    a large drinking bowl
  29. anomia
    inability to name objects
  30. poetiser
    a writer who composes rhymes; a maker of poor verses
  31. mysophobia
    a morbid fear of dirt or contamination
  32. desultory
    marked by lack of definite plan, purpose, or enthusiasm
  33. reactionary
    extremely conservative or resistant to change
  34. concupiscent
    vigorously passionate
  35. paleogeography
    the study of the geography of ancient times or ancient epochs
  36. claque
    a group of followers hired to applaud at a performance
  37. brazen
    not held back by conventional ideas of behavior
  38. etiolate
    make weak by stunting the growth or development of
  39. lancinate
    painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
  40. miasma
    an unwholesome atmosphere
  41. recant
    formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief
  42. odious
    extremely repulsive or unpleasant
  43. narcissism
    an exceptional interest in and admiration for yourself
  44. effusion
    an unrestrained expression of emotion
  45. Micawber
    fictional character created by Charles Dickens
  46. avocation
    an auxiliary activity
  47. inure
    cause to accept or become hardened to
  48. adumbrate
    describe roughly or give the main points or summary of
  49. collier
    someone who works in a coal mine
  50. pastiche
    a work of art that imitates the style of some previous work
  51. nouveau-riche
    characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position
  52. hircine
    relating to or suggestive of a goat, especially in odor
  53. hirsutism
    excessive hairiness
  54. porcine
    relating to pigs or swine
  55. anserine
    of or resembling a goose
  56. pinata
    plaything consisting of a container filled with toys and candy; suspended from a height for blindfolded children to break with sticks
  57. stupefy
    make someone dazed or foolish
  58. stupefying
    making physically stupid or dull or insensible
  59. coronary
    surrounding the heart like a crown
  60. mountebank
    a flamboyant deceiver
  61. nubile
    (of young women) attractive and eligible to marry
  62. parvenu
    a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status
  63. parvenue
    of or characteristic of a parvenu
  64. talus
    the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint
  65. fugue
    a musical form consisting of a repeated theme
  66. cicatrize
    form a scar, after an injury
  67. recondite
    difficult to understand
  68. reconditeness
    the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand
  69. perspicuous
    transparently clear; easily understandable
  70. refulgent
    radiating or as if radiating light
  71. plenary
    full in all respects
  72. head up
    be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel
  73. sarcophagus
    a stone coffin, usually bearing sculpture or inscriptions
  74. odoriferous
    emitting a smell, especially an unpleasant smell
  75. iridescent
    varying in color when seen in different lights
  76. heterodox
    characterized by departure from accepted standards
  77. prevaricate
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
  78. polymath
    a person of great and varied learning
  79. arcane
    requiring secret or mysterious knowledge
  80. caprice
    a sudden desire
  81. capricious
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
  82. portmanteau
    a large travelling bag made of stiff leather
  83. portmanteau word
    a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings
  84. vade mecum
    a concise reference book providing specific information
  85. enchiridion
    a concise reference book providing specific information
  86. postulate
    maintain or assert
  87. allopathy
    the usual method of treating disease with remedies that produce effects differing from those produced by the disease itself
  88. misogynist
    a misanthrope who dislikes women in particular
  89. misogynistic
    hating women in particular
  90. onomasticon
    a list of proper nouns naming persons or places
  91. predilection
    a predisposition in favor of something
  92. disingenuous
    not straightforward or candid
  93. venal
    capable of being corrupted
  94. venally
    in a corrupt and deceitful manner
  95. venality
    susceptibility or openness to bribery and corruption
  96. vituperation
    abusive or venomous language to express blame or censure
  97. aberration
    a state or condition markedly different from the norm
  98. intransigent
    impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, or reason
  99. diaphanous
    so thin as to transmit light
  100. castigate
    inflict severe punishment on
  101. forficate
    resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches
  102. apopemptic
    addressed to one who is departing
  103. chutzpah
    unbelievable gall; insolence; audacity
  104. serendipitous
    lucky in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries
  105. manque
    unfulfilled or frustrated in realizing an ambition
  106. rive
    tear or be torn violently
  107. syzygy
    the straight line configuration of three celestial bodies
  108. kine
    domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
  109. Paraclete
    the third person in the Trinity
  110. cacique
    black-and-red or black-and-yellow orioles of the American tropics
  111. wampum
    small cylindrical beads made from polished shells and fashioned into strings or belts; used by certain Native American peoples as jewelry or currency
  112. mantissa
    the positive fractional part of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the mantissa is .808
  113. dragoman
    an interpreter and guide in the Near East
  114. redolent
    having a strong pleasant odor
  115. equable
    not varying
  116. Terre Adelie
    a costal region of Antarctica to the south of Australia
  117. hegemony
    the dominance or leadership of one social group over others
  118. baldachin
    ornamented canopy supported by columns or suspended from a roof or projected from a wall (as over an altar)
  119. egalitarian
    favoring social equality
  120. meritocracy
    a social system in which power goes to superior intellects
  121. elite
    a group or class of persons enjoying superior status
  122. contrition
    sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation
  123. abstruse
    difficult to understand
  124. orthogonal
    meeting at right angles
  125. concerted
    involving the joint activity of two or more
  126. antecedent
    a preceding occurrence or cause or event
  127. homburg
    a hat made of felt with a creased crown
  128. irascible
    quickly aroused to anger
  129. unequivocal
    admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding
  130. surmise
    infer from incomplete evidence
  131. efficacy
    capacity or power to produce a desired result
  132. feudal
    relating to a system where vassals are protected by lords
  133. serf
    (Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord
  134. pernicious
    exceedingly harmful
  135. fallow
    left unplowed and unseeded during a growing season
  136. singular
    being a single and separate person or thing
  137. parochial
    relating to or supported by or located in a parish
  138. miscegenation
    marriage or reproduction by people of different races
  139. implacable
    incapable of being appeased or pacified
  140. trite
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  141. ecclesiastical
    of or associated with a church
  142. abstemious
    marked by temperance in indulgence
  143. caveat
    a warning against certain acts
  144. insipid
    lacking interest or significance or impact
  145. staunch
    firm and dependable especially in loyalty
  146. ignominy
    a state of dishonor
  147. deleterious
    harmful to living things
  148. idyll
    a short poem descriptive of rural or pastoral life
  149. farce
    a comedy characterized by broad satire
  150. smorgasbord
    a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
  151. voyeur
    a viewer who enjoys seeing the sex acts or organs of others
  152. aphorism
    a short pithy instructive saying
  153. al dente
    cooked so as to still be firm when eaten
  154. existential
    relating to or dealing with the state of being
  155. lachrymose
    showing sorrow
  156. dictum
    an authoritative declaration
  157. tote
    carry with difficulty
  158. seedy
    shabby and untidy
  159. take the cake
    rank first; used often in a negative context
  160. basset hound
    smooth-haired breed of hound with short legs and long ears
  161. monstrosity
    a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
  162. good authority
    testimony by someone who should know
  163. scuff
    walk without lifting the feet
  164. scruffy
    shabby and untidy
  165. raw deal
    unfair treatment
  166. flail
    an implement with a handle and a free swinging stick
  167. spiffy
    marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
  168. brook
    a natural stream of water smaller than a river
  169. arcane
    requiring secret or mysterious knowledge
  170. hunker
    squat, hunch, or crouch down
  171. decadent
    relating to indulgence in something pleasurable
  172. exuberant
    joyously unrestrained
  173. tremulous
    quivering as from weakness or fear
  174. swashbuckling
    flamboyantly reckless and boastful behavior
  175. viscous
    having a relatively high resistance to flow
  176. viscous
    having a relatively high resistance to flow
  177. thrall
    the state of being under the control of another person
  178. elemental
    of or being the essential or basic part
  179. aphrodisiac
    a drug or other agent that stimulates sexual desire
  180. rasp
    scrape with a coarse file
  181. pristine
    immaculately clean and unused
  182. writhe
    move in a twisting or contorted motion
  183. dissipate
    cause to separate and go in different directions
  184. antiquarian
    of or relating to artifacts or objects from the past
  185. cryptography
    the science of analyzing and deciphering codes
  186. flamboyant
    tending to attract attention; marked by ostentatious display
  187. hors d'oeuvre
    a dish served as an appetizer before the main meal
  188. sanguine
    confidently optimistic and cheerful
  189. palindrome
    a word or phrase that reads the same backward as forward
  190. salvific
    pertaining to the power of salvation or redemption
  191. Seljuk
    of or relating to the Seljuks
  192. protagonist
    the principal character in a work of fiction
  193. esoteric
    understandable only by an enlightened inner circle
  194. efficacy
    capacity or power to produce a desired result
  195. itinerant
    traveling from place to place to work
  196. compendium
    a publication containing a variety of works
  197. edifice
    a structure that has a roof and walls
  198. tabula rasa
    an opportunity to start over without prejudice
  199. probity
    complete and confirmed integrity
  200. proscribed
    excluded from use or mention
  201. plenitude
    a full supply
  202. ineffable
    defying expression or description
  203. adduce
    advance evidence for
  204. hospice
    a lodging for travelers
  205. girl Friday
    a female assistant who has a range of duties
  206. cheek by jowl
    in close proximity
  207. noblesse oblige
    the duty of the privileged to be honorable and generous
  208. denouement
    the outcome of a complex sequence of events
  209. pied-a-terre
    lodging for occasional or secondary use
  210. calliope
    a musical instrument with steam whistles played from a keyboard
  211. flat-hat
    fly very close to the ground
  212. parisology
    the use of ambiguous words
  213. jezebel
    a shameless impudent scheming woman
  214. Schadenfreude
    delight in another person's misfortune
  215. panjandrum
    an important or influential (and often overbearing) person
  216. high muckamuck
    an important or influential (and often overbearing) person
  217. logorrhea
    pathologically excessive and often incoherent talking
  218. necrology
    a list of people who died recently
  219. susurrus
    the indistinct sound of people whispering
  220. tintinnabulation
    the sound of a bell ringing
  221. Rube Goldberg
    United States cartoonist who drew intricate diagrams of very complicated and impractical contraptions that accomplished little or nothing (1883-1970)
  222. flatus-relieving
    relieving gas in the alimentary tract
  223. roman fleuve
    a French novel in the form of a long chronicle of a family or other social group
  224. shlemiel
    (Yiddish) a dolt who is a habitual bungler
  225. omnibus
    a vehicle carrying many passengers
  226. Augean
    extremely filthy from long neglect
  227. Augean stables
    (Greek mythology) the extremely dirty stables that were finally cleaned by Hercules who diverted two rivers through them
  228. picaresque
    (of fiction) involving clever rogues or adventurers
  229. soliloquy
    speech you make to yourself
  230. soliloquize
    talk to oneself
  231. proclivity
    a natural inclination
  232. artisan
    a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft
  233. aplomb
    great coolness and composure under strain
  234. nest egg
    a fund of money put by as a reserve
  235. inchoate
    only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
  236. hors d'oeuvre
    a dish served as an appetizer before the main meal
  237. abstemiousness
    moderation in eating and drinking
  238. ineffable
    defying expression or description
  239. tacit
    implied by or inferred from actions or statements
  240. analogous
    similar or equivalent in some respects
  241. anarchy
    a state of lawlessness and disorder
  242. nebulous
    lacking definite form or limits
  243. militate
    have force or influence; bring about an effect or change
  244. cosmopolitan
    composed of people from many parts of the world
  245. primordial
    having existed from the beginning
  246. axiomatic
    evident without proof or argument
  247. adherent
    someone who believes and helps to spread a doctrine
  248. bogus
    fraudulent; having a misleading appearance
  249. forestall
    keep from happening or arising; make impossible
  250. unimpeachable
    beyond doubt or reproach
  251. surrogate
    someone or something that takes the place of another
  252. moribund
    being on the point of death
  253. curmudgeon
    an irascible, cantankerous person full of stubborn ideas
  254. sanctimonious
    excessively or hypocritically pious
  255. unconscionable
    greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
  256. judder
    shake or vibrate rapidly and intensively
  257. magniloquence
    high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation
  258. fatuous
    devoid of intelligence
  259. Schadenfreude
    delight in another person's misfortune
  260. dyscalculia
    impaired ability to learn grade-appropriate mathematics
  261. fallacious
    containing or based on incorrect reasoning
  262. tendentious
    having a strong bias, especially a controversial one
  263. bifurcation
    a separation into two branches
  264. belie
    be in contradiction with
  265. provident
    giving something useful for the future
  266. dross
    worthless or dangerous material that should be removed
  267. clairvoyant
    someone who can perceive things not present to the senses
  268. dolorous
    showing sorrow
  269. waif
    a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned
  270. browbeat
    discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner
  271. rumbustious
    noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline
  272. behest
    an authoritative command or request
  273. desultory
    marked by lack of definite plan, purpose, or enthusiasm
  274. smarmy
    unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating
  275. iniquity
    absence of moral or spiritual values
  276. sommelier
    a waiter who manages wine service in a hotel or restaurant
  277. warble
    sing or play with trills
  278. churlish
    having a bad disposition; surly
  279. vendetta
    a blood feud between members of opposing parties
  280. laud
    praise, glorify, or honor
  281. extemporaneous
    with little or no preparation or forethought
  282. edict
    a formal or authoritative proclamation
  283. barrage
    the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area
  284. effulgence
    the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
  285. gratis
    costing nothing
  286. bucolic
    devoted to raising sheep or cattle
  287. alimentary
    of or providing nourishment
  288. hobgoblin
    (folklore) a small, ugly creature that causes trouble
  289. carabiner
    an oblong metal ring with a spring clip
  290. ensconce
    fix firmly
  291. calcify
    become impregnated with calcium salts
  292. fiat money
    money that the government declares to be legal tender although it cannot be converted into standard specie
  293. bereft
    lacking or deprived of something
  294. corral
    a pen for cattle
  295. hedonic
    devoted to pleasure
  296. inertia
    the tendency of something to stay in rest or motion
  297. militate
    have force or influence; bring about an effect or change
  298. conundrum
    a difficult problem
  299. yawp
    make a raucous noise
  300. ephemeral
    anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day
  301. auspices
    kindly endorsement and guidance
  302. sluice
    conduit that carries a rapid flow of water
  303. skulk
    lie in wait or behave in a sneaky and secretive manner
  304. swelter
    be uncomfortably hot
  305. abrogate
    revoke formally
  306. scourge
    something causing misery or death
  307. denigrate
    attack the good name and reputation of someone
  308. welter
    a confused multitude of things
  309. engender
    call forth
  310. ramify
    have or develop complicating consequences
  311. adroit
    quick or skillful or adept in action or thought
  312. grandiloquent
    lofty in style
  313. heterodox
    characterized by departure from accepted standards
  314. hedonist
    someone motivated by desires for sensual pleasures
  315. iniquitous
    characterized by injustice or wickedness
  316. cadence
    the accent in a metrical foot of verse
  317. supersede
    take the place or move into the position of
  318. quagmire
    a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
  319. insurgent
    in opposition to a civil authority or government
  320. intubate
    introduce a cannula or tube into
  321. chord
    a combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously
  322. overweening
    presumptuously arrogant
  323. feral
    wild and menacing
Created on 四月 10, 2011 (updated 五月 26, 2019)

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