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  1. abjure
    formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief
  2. arrogate
    seize and take control without authority
  3. bilk
    cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money
  4. blight
    any plant disease resulting in withering without rotting
  5. blithe
    carefree and happy and lighthearted
  6. burgeon
    grow and flourish
  7. calumny
    a false accusation of an offense
  8. caustic
    capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
  9. assiduous
    marked by care and persistent effort
  10. relinquish
    turn away from; give up
  11. contrite
    feeling or expressing pain or sorrow
  12. contumacious
    willfully obstinate; stubbornly disobedient
  13. insurgent
    in opposition to a civil authority or government
  14. mutiny
    open rebellion against constituted authority
  15. corroborate
    give evidence for
  16. undermine
    weaken or impair, especially gradually
  17. craven
    lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful
  18. abject
    of the most contemptible kind
  19. deference
    courteous regard for people's feelings
  20. demur
    politely refuse or take exception to
  21. deride
    treat or speak of with contempt
  22. contempt
    lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
  23. diffident
    showing modest reserve
  24. dilatory
    wasting time
  25. disparate
    fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind
  26. droll
    comical in an odd or whimsical manner
  27. dupe
    fool or hoax
  28. epicure
    a person who takes great pleasure in fine food and drink
  29. eschew
    avoid and stay away from deliberately
  30. ethos
    the distinctive spirit of a culture or an era
  31. elegy
    a mournful poem; a lament for the dead
  32. exacerbate
    make worse
  33. exonerate
    pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
  34. exigent
    demanding immediate attention
  35. expurgate
    edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
  36. fallow
    left unplowed and unseeded during a growing season
  37. fatuous
    devoid of intelligence
  38. ludicrous
    inviting ridicule
  39. grovel
    show submission or fear
  40. fecund
    capable of producing offspring or vegetation
  41. auspicious
    indicating favorable circumstances and good luck
  42. fervid
    characterized by intense emotion
  43. ardent
    characterized by intense emotion
  44. fetid
    offensively malodorous
  45. flag
    a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
  46. flamboyant
    tending to attract attention; marked by ostentatious display
  47. ostentatious
    intended to attract notice and impress others
  48. instigate
    provoke or stir up
  49. foment
    try to stir up
  50. ford
    cross a river where it's shallow
  51. fortuitous
    lucky; occurring by happy chance
  52. propitious
    presenting favorable circumstances
  53. fractious
    easily irritated or annoyed
  54. frenzied
    affected with or marked by mania uncontrolled by reason
  55. rabid
    marked by excessive enthusiasm for a cause or idea
  56. furtive
    secret and sly
  57. surreptitious
    marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
  58. caper
    a playful leap or hop
  59. boisterous
    marked by exuberance and high spirits
  60. fierce
    marked by extreme and violent energy
  61. garner
    assemble or get together
  62. glean
    gather, as of natural products
  63. effusive
    uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm
  64. gestation
    the period during which an embryo develops
  65. scowl
    frown with displeasure
  66. gradation
    relative position in a ranked series
  67. affable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  68. congenial
    suitable to your needs
  69. dire
    fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
  70. duplicity
    the act of deceiving or acting in bad faith
  71. motley
    consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
  72. hoary
    having gray or white hair as with age
  73. hyperbole
    extravagant exaggeration
  74. maverick
    someone who exhibits independence in thought and action
  75. furrow
    a long shallow trench in the ground
  76. permeate
    spread or diffuse through
  77. penurious
    excessively unwilling to spend
  78. serene
    not agitated
  79. impetuous
    characterized by undue haste and lack of thought
  80. impious
    lacking piety or reverence for a god
  81. inexorable
    impossible to prevent, resist, or stop
  82. imprecation
    the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil
  83. slander
    words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another
  84. inchoate
    only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
  85. inculcate
    teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
  86. indolent
    disinclined to work or exertion
  87. obdurate
    stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
  88. obstinate
    refusing to change one's mind or ways; difficult to convince
  89. relentless
    never-ceasing
  90. fawn
    a young deer
  91. inimical
    tending to obstruct or cause harm
  92. iniquity
    absence of moral or spiritual values
  93. insipid
    lacking interest or significance or impact
  94. inter
    place in a grave or tomb
  95. deluge
    a heavy rain
  96. inundate
    fill or cover completely, usually with water
  97. inure
    cause to accept or become hardened to
  98. investiture
    the ceremonial promotion of a person to an office or rank
  99. invidious
    containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice
  100. irascible
    quickly aroused to anger
  101. cantankerous
    stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate
  102. jargon
    technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject
  103. jettison
    throw away, of something encumbering
  104. jingoism
    fanatical patriotism
  105. belligerent
    characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
  106. prudent
    marked by sound judgment
  107. sagacious
    acutely insightful and wise
  108. confluence
    a place where things merge or flow together
  109. obtuse
    of an angle, between 90 and 180 degrees
  110. knell
    the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death
  111. peal
    a deep prolonged sound
  112. kudos
    an expression of approval and commendation
  113. lachrymose
    showing sorrow
  114. curt
    brief and to the point
  115. pithy
    concise and full of meaning
  116. pompous
    puffed up with vanity
  117. deplore
    express strong disapproval of
  118. lampoon
    ridicule with satire
  119. languid
    lacking spirit or liveliness
  120. lapidary
    relating to precious stones or the art of working with them
  121. larceny
    the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
  122. debilitation
    serious weakening and loss of energy
  123. lavish
    given or giving freely, generously, or without restriction
  124. leery
    openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
  125. levity
    a manner lacking seriousness
  126. bounteous
    given or giving freely
  127. latitudinarian
    unwilling to accept authority or dogma
  128. hedonist
    someone motivated by desires for sensual pleasures
  129. limpid
    clear and bright
  130. diligent
    quietly and steadily persevering in detail or exactness
  131. lionize
    assign great social importance to
  132. lissome
    moving and bending with ease
  133. livid
    furiously angry
  134. lugubrious
    excessively mournful
  135. lurch
    move suddenly or as if unable to control one's movements
  136. lumber
    the wood of trees prepared for use as building material
  137. lustrous
    reflecting light
  138. incandescent
    emitting light as a result of being heated
  139. resplendent
    having great beauty
  140. maelstrom
    a powerful circular current of water
  141. tycoon
    a very wealthy or powerful businessperson
  142. malleable
    capable of being shaped or bent
  143. mannered
    having unnatural behavioral attributes
  144. mar
    cause to become imperfect
  145. maudlin
    very sentimental or emotional
  146. saccharine
    overly sweet
  147. mendacious
    given to lying
  148. mendicant
    a pauper who lives by begging
  149. pauper
    a person who is very poor
  150. meretricious
    tastelessly showy
  151. meticulous
    marked by precise accordance with details
  152. mirth
    great merriment
  153. missive
    a written message addressed to a person or organization
  154. molt
    cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers
  155. secluded
    hidden from general view or use
  156. monastic
    relating to life in an isolated religious community
  157. drone
    make a monotonous low dull sound
  158. mores
    the conventions embodying the fundamental values of a group
  159. myopic
    unable to see distant objects clearly
  160. obloquy
    state of disgrace resulting from public abuse
  161. nadir
    the lowest point of anything
  162. nascent
    being born or beginning
  163. tenacious
    stubbornly unyielding
  164. oblique
    slanting or inclined in direction or course or position
  165. occlude
    block passage through
  166. officious
    intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
  167. onerous
    burdensome or difficult to endure
  168. arduous
    characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion
  169. opprobrium
    a state of extreme dishonor
  170. orotund
    overly formal and pompous in style
  171. aureate
    elaborately or excessively ornamented
  172. ossify
    become bony
  173. ostensible
    appearing as such but not necessarily so
  174. overwrought
    deeply agitated especially from emotion
  175. palliate
    lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
  176. pallid
    pale, as of a person's complexion
  177. panache
    distinctive and stylish elegance
  178. verve
    an energetic style
  179. panoply
    a complete and impressive array
  180. paragon
    a perfect embodiment of a concept
  181. pare
    strip the skin off
  182. pariah
    a person who is rejected from society or home
  183. derelict
    a person without a home, job, or property
  184. leper
    a pariah who is avoided by others
  185. parry
    impede the movement of
  186. pastiche
    a work of art that imitates the style of some previous work
  187. pathogenic
    able to cause disease
  188. morbid
    suggesting the horror of death and decay
  189. peccadillo
    a petty misdeed
  190. pedant
    a person who is preoccupied with rules and learning
  191. peregrinate
    travel around, through, or over, especially on foot
  192. perfidious
    tending to betray
  193. pervade
    spread or diffuse through
  194. philistine
    a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits
  195. bourgeois
    being of the property-owning class
  196. phlegmatic
    showing little emotion
  197. plebeian
    of or associated with the great masses of people
  198. polyglot
    a person who speaks more than one language
  199. posit
    take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom
  200. potentate
    a powerful ruler, especially one who is unconstrained by law
  201. blather
    talk foolishly
  202. precipitate
    bring about abruptly
  203. nuptial
    of or relating to a wedding
  204. precis
    a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument
  205. prevaricate
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
  206. perjure
    make oneself guilty of telling untruths in a court of law
  207. pristine
    immaculately clean and unused
  208. immaculate
    completely neat and clean
  209. propensity
    a natural inclination
  210. prodigal
    recklessly wasteful
  211. profligate
    unrestrained by convention or morality
  212. proliferate
    grow rapidly
  213. propitiate
    make peace with
  214. propriety
    correct behavior
  215. prudence
    discretion in practical affairs
  216. puerile
    displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
  217. pugilism
    boxing with bare hands
  218. pungent
    strong and sharp to the sense of taste or smell
  219. quiescent
    being quiet or still or inactive
  220. quixotic
    not sensible about practical matters
  221. sublime
    of high moral or intellectual value
  222. redress
    make reparations or amends for
  223. rejoinder
    a quick reply to a question or remark
  224. replete
    filled to satisfaction with food or drink
  225. requite
    make repayment for or return something
  226. fretful
    nervous and unable to relax
  227. oratory
    the act of addressing an audience formally
  228. ribald
    humorously vulgar
  229. bucolic
    devoted to raising sheep or cattle
  230. salient
    conspicuous, prominent, or important
  231. salubrious
    promoting health
  232. sanguine
    confidently optimistic and cheerful
  233. sardonic
    disdainfully or ironically humorous
  234. snide
    expressive of contempt
  235. gorge
    a deep ravine, usually with a river running through it
  236. speck
    a very small spot
  237. sedition
    an illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority
  238. seraphic
    having a sweet nature befitting an angel
  239. sinecure
    a job that involves minimal duties
  240. slake
    satisfy, as thirst
  241. sobriquet
    a familiar name for a person
  242. solecism
    a socially awkward or tactless act
  243. slumberous
    inclined to or marked by drowsiness
  244. spartan
    unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment
  245. sophistic
    of or pertaining to sophists
  246. sportive
    given to merry frolicking
  247. frisky
    playful like a lively kitten
  248. stasis
    inactivity resulting from a balance between opposing forces
  249. stentorian
    very loud or booming
  250. stigma
    a symbol of disgrace or infamy
  251. stolid
    having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
  252. feint
    any distracting or deceptive maneuver
  253. ruse
    a deceptive maneuver, especially to avoid capture
  254. sully
    make dirty or spotty
  255. taint
    place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
  256. defile
    make dirty or spotty
  257. supplant
    take the place or move into the position of
  258. surly
    unfriendly and inclined toward anger or irritation
  259. testy
    easily irritated or annoyed
  260. sybarite
    a person addicted to luxury and pleasures of the senses
  261. symbiosis
    the relation between two interdependent species of organisms
  262. syncopation
    a musical rhythm accenting a normally weak beat
  263. talon
    a sharp hooked claw especially on a bird of prey
  264. vulture
    a large diurnal bird of prey feeding chiefly on carrion
  265. tawdry
    tastelessly showy
  266. mundane
    found in the ordinary course of events
  267. tellurian
    of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the sea or air
  268. tirade
    a speech of violent denunciation
  269. fulmination
    the act of exploding with noise and violence
  270. trenchant
    having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought
  271. turgid
    ostentatiously lofty in style
  272. fledgling
    young bird that has just become capable of flying
  273. tenderfoot
    an inexperienced person
  274. umbrage
    a feeling of anger caused by being offended
  275. asperity
    harshness of manner
  276. upbraid
    express criticism towards
  277. rebuke
    an act or expression of criticism and censure
  278. usury
    the act of lending money at an exorbitant rate of interest
  279. falter
    move hesitatingly, as if about to give way
  280. variegated
    having an assortment of colors
  281. veracity
    unwillingness to tell lies
  282. probity
    complete and confirmed integrity
  283. long-winded
    using or containing too many words
  284. prolix
    tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at length
  285. verdure
    green foliage
  286. vernal
    suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh
  287. vestige
    an indication that something has been present
  288. condescension
    showing arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior
  289. relic
    an antiquity that has survived from the distant past
  290. chafe
    become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
  291. gall
    a digestive juice secreted by the liver
  292. vicissitude
    a variation in circumstances or fortune
  293. viscous
    having a relatively high resistance to flow
  294. vituperate
    spread negative information about
  295. volatile
    liable to lead to sudden change or violence
  296. wan
    pale, as of a person's complexion
  297. wily
    marked by skill in deception
  298. winsome
    charming in a childlike or naive way
  299. wizened
    lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
  300. gnarl
    make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath
  301. wraith
    a ghostly figure, especially one seen shortly before death
  302. vigil
    a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe
  303. xenophobia
    a fear of foreigners or strangers
  304. yoke
    a wooden frame across the shoulders for carrying buckets
  305. fervor
    feelings of great warmth and intensity
  306. zealot
    a fervent and even militant proponent of something
  307. zephyr
    a slight wind
  308. dearth
    an insufficient quantity or number
  309. scad
    any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae
  310. trench
    any long ditch cut in the ground
  311. oust
    remove from a position or office
  312. squander
    spend thoughtlessly; throw away
  313. transience
    the attribute of being brief or fleeting
  314. protrusion
    something that bulges out or projects from its surroundings
  315. recess
    a state when work or action are paused
  316. entice
    provoke someone to do something through persuasion
  317. sumptuous
    rich and superior in quality
  318. dank
    unpleasantly cool and humid
  319. dissipated
    unrestrained by convention or morality
  320. retribution
    a justly deserved penalty
  321. limber
    easily bent
  322. obliquity
    the quality of being deliberately vague or deceptive
  323. slur
    utter indistinctly
  324. apotheosis
    model of excellence or perfection of a kind
  325. acquiesce
    agree or express agreement
  326. abrogate
    revoke formally
  327. ratify
    approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation
  328. sloth
    a disinclination to work or exert yourself
  329. spunk
    the courage or spirit to carry on
  330. admonish
    scold or reprimand; take to task
  331. chary
    characterized by great caution
  332. brash
    offensively bold
  333. fickle
    liable to sudden unpredictable change
  334. ungainly
    lacking grace in movement or posture
  335. petulant
    easily irritated or annoyed
  336. hallow
    render holy by means of religious rites
  337. desecrate
    violate the sacred character of a place or language
  338. harangue
    a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
  339. harbinger
    something indicating the approach of something or someone
  340. spur
    a prod on a rider's heel used to urge a horse onward
  341. luminary
    a celebrity who is an inspiration to others
  342. nefarious
    extremely wicked
  343. begrudge
    be envious of or feel annoyance toward
  344. cavil
    raise trivial objections
  345. commend
    present as worthy of regard, kindness, or confidence
  346. crass
    so unrefined as to be offensive or insensitive
  347. recalcitrant
    stubbornly resistant to authority or control
  348. prim
    affectedly dainty or refined
  349. repugnance
    intense aversion
  350. pugnacious
    ready and able to resort to force or violence
  351. callous
    emotionally hardened
  352. paltry
    contemptibly small in amount or size
  353. munificent
    given or giving freely, generously, or without restriction
  354. exhort
    spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
  355. extol
    praise, glorify, or honor
  356. exalt
    praise, glorify, or honor
  357. exalted
    of high moral or intellectual value
  358. scathe
    the act of damaging something or someone
  359. fetter
    a shackle for the ankles or feet
  360. recoil
    spring back; spring away from an impact
  361. opaque
    not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy
  362. predilection
    a predisposition in favor of something
  363. seedy
    shabby and untidy
  364. ruffle
    stir up (water) so as to form ripples
  365. repudiate
    refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid
  366. hidebound
    stubbornly inflexible and narrow-minded
  367. gambol
    play or run boisterously
  368. exuberant
    joyously unrestrained
  369. plod
    walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
  370. raucous
    unpleasantly loud and harsh
  371. mellifluous
    pleasing to the ear
  372. buoyant
    tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas
  373. contentious
    showing an inclination to disagree
  374. taper
    diminish gradually
  375. diminution
    change toward something smaller or lower
  376. embroil
    force into some kind of situation or course of action
  377. refute
    overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof
  378. vouchsafe
    grant in a condescending manner
  379. condescend
    behave in a patronizing manner
  380. salvage
    rescuing a ship or its crew from a shipwreck or a fire
  381. muffle
    deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
  382. plucky
    showing courage
  383. gamely
    in a plucky or sporting manner
  384. crestfallen
    brought low in spirit
  385. haughty
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  386. desultory
    marked by lack of definite plan, purpose, or enthusiasm
  387. pulchritude
    physical beauty, especially of a woman
  388. rancor
    a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
  389. panegyric
    formally expressing praise
  390. sentient
    endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness
  391. conspicuous
    obvious to the eye or mind
  392. dispassionate
    unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
  393. heedless
    marked by or paying little attention
  394. abet
    assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
  395. deter
    turn away from as by fear or persuasion
  396. prudish
    exaggeratedly proper
  397. gaunt
    very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold
  398. amiable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  399. cognizant
    having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization
  400. obsequious
    attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
  401. oblivious
    lacking conscious awareness of
  402. unwise
    showing or resulting from lack of judgment or wisdom
  403. thoughtful
    exhibiting or characterized by careful consideration
  404. zeal
    a feeling of strong eagerness
  405. coarseness
    the quality of being composed of relatively large particles
  406. wrath
    intense anger
  407. impudence
    the trait of being rude and impertinent
  408. chicanery
    the use of tricks to deceive someone
  409. invective
    abusive language used to express blame or censure
  410. vim
    a healthy capacity for vigorous activity
  411. plagiarism
    taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own
  412. staggering
    so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm
  413. impudent
    improperly forward or bold
Created on 一月 13, 2008 (updated 一月 13, 2008)

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