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  1. abeyance
    temporary cessation or suspension
  2. alacrity
    liveliness and eagerness
  3. artless
    simple and natural; without cunning or deceit
  4. assuage
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  5. aver
    declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
  6. belie
    be in contradiction with
  7. bolster
    support and strengthen
  8. bombastic
    ostentatiously lofty in style
  9. boorish
    ill-mannered and coarse in behavior or appearance
  10. burgeon
    grow and flourish
  11. buttress
    a support usually of stone or brick
  12. castigation
    verbal punishment
  13. caustic
    capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
  14. chicanery
    the use of tricks to deceive someone
  15. coda
    the closing section of a musical composition
  16. commensurate
    corresponding in size or degree or extent
  17. compendium
    a publication containing a variety of works
  18. complaisant
    showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others
  19. compliant
    disposed to act in accordance with someone's wishes
  20. conciliatory
    making or willing to make concessions
  21. condone
    excuse, overlook, or make allowances for
  22. confound
    be confusing or perplexing to
  23. connoisseur
    an expert able to appreciate a field
  24. contention
    the act of competing as for profit or a prize
  25. contentious
    showing an inclination to disagree
  26. contrite
    feeling or expressing pain or sorrow
  27. conundrum
    a difficult problem
  28. converge
    be adjacent or come together
  29. convoluted
    highly complex or intricate
  30. craven
    lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful
  31. daunt
    cause to lose courage
  32. decorum
    propriety in manners and conduct
  33. default
    an option that is selected automatically
  34. deference
    courteous regard for people's feelings
  35. delineate
    represented accurately or precisely
  36. denigrate
    attack the good name and reputation of someone
  37. deride
    treat or speak of with contempt
  38. derivative
    a compound obtained from another compound
  39. desiccate
    lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless
  40. desultory
    marked by lack of definite plan, purpose, or enthusiasm
  41. deterrent
    something immaterial that interferes with action or progress
  42. diatribe
    thunderous verbal attack
  43. dichotomy
    a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses
  44. diffidence
    lack of self-assurance
  45. diffuse
    spread out; not concentrated in one place
  46. digression
    a message that departs from the main subject
  47. dirge
    a song or hymn of mourning as a memorial to a dead person
  48. disabuse
    free somebody from an erroneous belief
  49. discerning
    having or revealing keen insight and good judgment
  50. discordant
    not in agreement or harmony
  51. discredit
    the state of being held in low esteem
  52. discrepancy
    a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions
  53. discrete
    constituting a separate entity or part
  54. disingenuous
    not straightforward or candid
  55. disinterested
    unaffected by concern for one's own welfare
  56. disjointed
    taken apart at the points of connection
  57. dismiss
    stop associating with
  58. disparage
    express a negative opinion of
  59. disparate
    fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind
  60. dissemble
    behave unnaturally or affectedly
  61. disseminate
    cause to become widely known
  62. dissolution
    separation into component parts
  63. dissonance
    disagreeable sounds
  64. distend
    cause to expand as if by internal pressure
  65. distill
    undergo condensation
  66. diverge
    move or draw apart
  67. divest
    take away possessions from someone
  68. documental
    relating to or consisting of or derived from documents
  69. dogmatic
    pertaining to a code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
  70. dormant
    inactive but capable of becoming active
  71. dupe
    fool or hoax
  72. ebullient
    joyously unrestrained
  73. eclectic
    selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas
  74. effrontery
    audacious behavior that you have no right to
  75. elegy
    a mournful poem; a lament for the dead
  76. elicit
    call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
  77. embellish
    make more attractive, as by adding ornament or color
  78. empirical
    derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
  79. emulate
    strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
  80. endemic
    native to or confined to a certain region
  81. enervate
    weaken physically, mentally, or morally
  82. engender
    call forth
  83. enhance
    increase
  84. ephemeral
    anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day
  85. equanimity
    steadiness of mind under stress
  86. equivocate
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
  87. erudite
    having or showing profound knowledge
  88. esoteric
    understandable only by an enlightened inner circle
  89. eulogy
    a formal expression of praise for someone who has died
  90. euphemism
    an inoffensive expression substituted for an offensive one
  91. exacerbate
    make worse
  92. exculpate
    pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
  93. exigency
    a pressing or urgent situation
  94. extrapolation
    an inference about the future based on known facts
  95. facetious
    cleverly amusing in tone
  96. facilitate
    make easier
  97. fatuous
    devoid of intelligence
  98. fallacious
    containing or based on incorrect reasoning
  99. fawning
    attempting to win favor by flattery
  100. felicitous
    exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style
  101. fervor
    feelings of great warmth and intensity
  102. Flag Day
    commemorating the adoption of the United States flag in 1777
  103. flout
    treat with contemptuous disregard
  104. foment
    try to stir up
  105. forestall
    keep from happening or arising; make impossible
  106. frugality
    prudence in avoiding waste
  107. futile
    producing no result or effect
  108. gainsay
    take exception to
  109. garrulous
    full of trivial conversation
  110. goad
    stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick
  111. gouge
    an impression in a surface, as made by a blow
  112. grandiloquent
    lofty in style
  113. gregarious
    temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others
  114. guileless
    innocent and free of deceit
  115. gullible
    naive and easily deceived or tricked
  116. harangue
    a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
  117. homogeneous
    all of the same or similar kind or nature
  118. hyperbole
    extravagant exaggeration
  119. iconoclastic
    characterized by attack on established beliefs
  120. idolatry
    the worship of objects or images as gods
  121. immutable
    not subject or susceptible to change or variation
  122. impair
    make worse or less effective
  123. impassive
    having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
  124. impede
    be a hindrance or obstacle to
  125. impermeable
    preventing especially liquids to pass or diffuse through
  126. imperturbable
    marked by extreme calm and composure
  127. impervious
    not admitting of passage or capable of being affected
  128. implacable
    incapable of being appeased or pacified
  129. implicit
    suggested though not directly expressed
  130. implode
    burst inward
  131. inadvertently
    without knowledge or intention
  132. inchoate
    only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
  133. incongruity
    the quality of disagreeing
  134. inconsequential
    lacking worth or importance
  135. incorporate
    make into a whole or make part of a whole
  136. indeterminate
    not fixed or known in advance
  137. indigence
    a state of extreme poverty or destitution
  138. indolent
    disinclined to work or exertion
  139. inert
    unable to move or resist motion
  140. ingenuous
    lacking in sophistication or worldliness
  141. inherent
    existing as an essential constituent or characteristic
  142. innocuous
    not injurious to physical or mental health
  143. insensible
    barely able to be perceived
  144. insinuate
    suggest in an indirect or covert way; give to understand
  145. insipid
    lacking interest or significance or impact
  146. insularity
    lack of openness to new ideas; narrow-mindedness
  147. intractable
    difficult to manage or mold
  148. intransigence
    stubborn refusal to compromise or change
  149. inundate
    fill or cover completely, usually with water
  150. inured
    made tough by habitual exposure
  151. invective
    abusive language used to express blame or censure
  152. irascible
    quickly aroused to anger
  153. irresolute
    uncertain how to act or proceed
  154. itinerary
    an established line of travel or access
  155. laconic
    brief and to the point
  156. lassitude
    a feeling of lack of interest or energy
  157. latent
    potentially existing but not presently evident or realized
  158. laud
    praise, glorify, or honor
  159. lethargic
    deficient in alertness or activity
  160. on leave
  161. levity
    a manner lacking seriousness
  162. log
    a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches
  163. loquacious
    full of trivial conversation
  164. lucid
    transparently clear; easily understandable
  165. luminous
    softly bright or radiant
  166. magnanimity
    nobility and generosity of spirit
  167. malleable
    capable of being shaped or bent
  168. malingerer
    someone shirking duty by feigning illness or incapacity
  169. maverick
    someone who exhibits independence in thought and action
  170. mendacious
    given to lying
  171. metamorphosis
    striking change in appearance or character or circumstances
  172. meticulous
    marked by precise accordance with details
  173. misanthrope
    someone who dislikes people in general
  174. mitigate
    lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
  175. mollify
    cause to be more favorably inclined
  176. morose
    showing a brooding ill humor
  177. mundane
    found in the ordinary course of events
  178. negate
    make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of
  179. neophyte
    a participant with no experience with an activity
  180. obdurate
    stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
  181. obsequious
    attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
  182. obviate
    do away with
  183. occlude
    block passage through
  184. officious
    intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
  185. onerous
    burdensome or difficult to endure
  186. opprobrium
    a state of extreme dishonor
  187. oscillate
    move or swing from side to side regularly
  188. ostentatious
    intended to attract notice and impress others
  189. paragon
    a perfect embodiment of a concept
  190. partisan
    a fervent and even militant proponent of something
  191. pathological
    relating to the study of diseases
  192. paucity
    an insufficient quantity or number
  193. pedantic
    marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning
  194. penchant
    a strong liking or preference
  195. penury
    a state of extreme poverty or destitution
  196. perennial
    lasting an indefinitely long time
  197. perfidious
    tending to betray
  198. perfunctory
    hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
  199. permeable
    allowing fluids or gases to pass or diffuse through
  200. pervasive
    spreading or spread throughout
  201. phlegmatic
    showing little emotion
  202. piety
    righteousness by virtue of being religiously devout
  203. placate
    cause to be more favorably inclined
  204. plasticity
    the property of being physically malleable
  205. platitude
    a trite or obvious remark
  206. plethora
    extreme excess
  207. plummet
    drop sharply
  208. porous
    full of holes
  209. pragmatic
    concerned with practical matters
  210. preamble
    a preliminary introduction, as to a statute or constitution
  211. precarious
    not secure; beset with difficulties
  212. precipitate
    bring about abruptly
  213. precursor
    something indicating the approach of something or someone
  214. presumptuous
    going beyond what is appropriate, permitted, or courteous
  215. prevaricate
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
  216. no-par stock
    stock with no par value specified in the corporate charter or on the stock certificate
  217. probity
    complete and confirmed integrity
  218. problematic
    making great mental demands
  219. prodigal
    recklessly wasteful
  220. profound
    situated at or extending to great depth
  221. prohibitive
    tending to discourage, especially of prices
  222. proliferate
    grow rapidly
  223. propensity
    a natural inclination
  224. propitiate
    make peace with
  225. propriety
    correct behavior
  226. proscribe
    command against
  227. pungent
    strong and sharp to the sense of taste or smell
  228. qualified
    meeting the proper standards and requirements for a task
  229. quibble
    evade the truth of a point by raising irrelevant objections
  230. quiescent
    being quiet or still or inactive
  231. rarefied
    of high moral or intellectual value
  232. recalcitrant
    stubbornly resistant to authority or control
  233. recant
    formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief
  234. recluse
    one who lives in solitude
  235. recondite
    difficult to understand
  236. refractory
    stubbornly resistant to authority or control
  237. refute
    overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof
  238. relegate
    assign to a lower position
  239. reproach
    express criticism towards
  240. reprobate
    a person without moral scruples
  241. repudiate
    refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid
  242. rescind
    cancel officially
  243. resolution
    a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner
  244. resolve
    find a solution or answer
  245. nurturant
    providing physical and emotional care and nourishment
  246. reverent
    feeling or showing profound respect or veneration
  247. sage
    a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics
  248. salubrious
    promoting health
  249. sanction
    official permission or approval
  250. satiate
    fill to satisfaction
  251. saturate
    infuse or fill completely
  252. savor
    a particular taste or smell, especially an appealing one
  253. secrete
    generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids
  254. shard
    a broken piece of a brittle artifact
  255. skeptic
    someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs
  256. solicitous
    full of anxiety and concern
  257. soporific
    inducing sleep
  258. specious
    plausible but false
  259. spectrum
    a broad range of related objects, values, or qualities
  260. sporadic
    recurring in scattered or unpredictable instances
  261. stigma
    a symbol of disgrace or infamy
  262. stint
    supply sparingly and with restricted quantities
  263. stipulate
    make an express demand or provision in an agreement
  264. stolid
    having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
  265. striate
    marked with stripes
  266. strut
    walk in a proud, confident way
  267. subpoena
    a writ issued to compel the attendance of a witness
  268. subside
    wear off or die down
  269. substantiate
    establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
  270. supersede
    take the place or move into the position of
  271. supposition
    the cognitive process of conjecturing
  272. tacit
    implied by or inferred from actions or statements
  273. tangential
    of superficial relevance if any
  274. tenuous
    lacking substance or significance
  275. tirade
    a speech of violent denunciation
  276. torpor
    a state of motor and mental inactivity
  277. tortuous
    marked by repeated turns and bends
  278. tractable
    easily managed
  279. transgression
    the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle
  280. truculence
    stubborn and defiant aggressiveness
  281. vacillate
    be undecided about something
  282. venerate
    regard with feelings of respect and reverence
  283. veracious
    habitually speaking the truth
  284. verbose
    using or containing too many words
  285. viable
    capable of life or normal growth and development
  286. viscous
    having a relatively high resistance to flow
  287. vituperative
    marked by harshly abusive criticism
  288. volatile
    liable to lead to sudden change or violence
  289. warranted
  290. wary
    marked by keen caution and watchful prudence
  291. welter
    a confused multitude of things
  292. whimsical
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
  293. Zealot
    a member of an ancient Jewish sect in Judea in the first century who fought to the death against the Romans and who killed or persecuted Jews who collaborated with the Romans
  294. acerbic
    sour or bitter in taste
  295. allude
    make an indirect reference to
  296. allusion
    passing reference or indirect mention
  297. altruism
    the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others
  298. amalgam
    a combination or blend of diverse things
  299. apposite
    being of striking appropriateness and pertinence
  300. arcane
    requiring secret or mysterious knowledge
  301. archetype
    something that serves as a model
  302. arid
    lacking sufficient water or rainfall
  303. articulate
    express or state clearly
  304. aspersion
    a disparaging remark
  305. astringent
    tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue
  306. atrophy
    a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse
  307. autocracy
    a theory favoring unlimited authority by an individual
  308. autocrat
    a cruel and oppressive dictator
  309. baleful
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  310. bilateral
    having two sides or parts
  311. bombast
    pompous or pretentious talk or writing
  312. cacophony
    loud confusing disagreeable sounds
  313. cant
    a slope in the turn of a road or track
  314. caprice
    a sudden desire
  315. catharsis
    purging the body to stimulate evacuation of the bowels
  316. girlishness
    being characteristic of a girl
  317. circumlocution
    an indirect way of expressing something
  318. cloture
    a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body
  319. cloying
    overly sweet
  320. codify
    organize into a system, such as a body of law
  321. cogitate
    consider carefully and deeply
  322. cognitive
    relating to or involving the mental process of knowing
  323. cognizant
    having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization
  324. coherent
    marked by an orderly and consistent relation of parts
  325. cohesion
    the state of sticking together
  326. comeliness
    the quality of being good looking and attractive
  327. commodious
    large and roomy
  328. complaisance
    a tendency to try to please or yield to the will of others
  329. connotative
    implying or suggesting something extra
  330. constraint
    the state of being physically limited
  331. contravene
    go against, as of rules and laws
  332. coterie
    an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
  333. crass
    so unrefined as to be offensive or insensitive
  334. debacle
    a sudden and complete disaster
  335. debilitate
    make weak
  336. decorous
    characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste
  337. deleterious
    harmful to living things
  338. deprecate
    express strong disapproval of; deplore
  339. derision
    the act of treating with contempt
  340. diffident
    showing modest reserve
  341. disputation
    a formal debate
  342. dissonant
    harmonically unresolved
  343. ebullience
    eager enjoyment or approval
  344. ellipsis
    a mark indicating that words have been omitted
  345. elucidate
    make clear and comprehensible
  346. emollient
    a substance with a soothing effect when applied to the skin
  347. encomium
    a formal expression of praise
  348. evanescent
    short-lived; tending to vanish or disappear
  349. exigent
    demanding immediate attention
  350. extemporize
    perform or speak without preparation
  351. extrapolate
    draw from specific cases for more general cases
  352. feign
    make believe with the intent to deceive
  353. iconoclast
    someone who attacks cherished ideas or institutions
  354. impugn
    attack as false or wrong
  355. incisive
    demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
  356. incredulous
    not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving
  357. indigenous
    originating where it is found
  358. inept
    generally incompetent and ineffectual
  359. intransigent
    impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, or reason
  360. intrepid
    invulnerable to fear or intimidation
  361. macerate
    soften and cause to disintegrate as a result
  362. maculate
    morally blemished; stained or impure
  363. ossify
    become bony
  364. palpable
    capable of being perceived
  365. panegyric
    formally expressing praise
  366. paradigm
    a standard or typical example
  367. paradox
    a statement that contradicts itself
  368. parsimonious
    excessively unwilling to spend
  369. penurious
    excessively unwilling to spend
  370. petulant
    easily irritated or annoyed
  371. putrefaction
    the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
  372. putrefy
    decay with an offensive smell
  373. rancor
    a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
  374. sagacious
    acutely insightful and wise
  375. sinuous
    curved or curving in and out
  376. spurious
    plausible but false
  377. squalid
    foul and run-down and repulsive
  378. subjugate
    make subservient; force to submit or subdue
  379. taciturn
    habitually reserved and uncommunicative
  380. truculent
    defiantly aggressive
  381. ubiquitous
    being present everywhere at once
  382. allusive
    characterized by indirect references
Created on 十二月 2, 2007

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