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  1. aberrant
    markedly different from an accepted norm
  2. abscond
    run away, often taking something or somebody along
  3. acedia
    apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue
  4. acerbic
    sour or bitter in taste
  5. adjudicate
    hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
  6. adjunct
    something added to another thing but not essential to it
  7. advice
    a proposal for an appropriate course of action
  8. advise
    give advice to
  9. advocate
    a person who pleads for a person, cause, or idea
  10. aggrandize
    embellish; increase the scope, power, or importance of
  11. aggregate
    a sum total of many heterogeneous things taken together
  12. allusion
    passing reference or indirect mention
  13. amalgamate
    bring or combine together or with something else
  14. ambage
    a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things
  15. ambiguous
    having more than one possible meaning
  16. ambivalent
    uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow
  17. ambrosial
    worthy of the gods
  18. anachronism
    locating something at a time when it couldn't have existed
  19. anarchy
    a state of lawlessness and disorder
  20. ancillary
    furnishing added support
  21. anomalous
    deviating from the general or common order or type
  22. anomic
    socially disoriented
  23. antagonist
    someone who offers opposition
  24. antediluvian
    of or relating to the period before the biblical flood
  25. antipathy
    a feeling of intense dislike
  26. antipode
    direct opposite
  27. antithesis
    exact opposite
  28. arbitrary
    based on or subject to individual discretion or preference
  29. arrogate
    seize and take control without authority
  30. artifact
    a man-made object
  31. assimilate
    make alike
  32. assuage
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  33. attenuate
    become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude
  34. attest
    provide evidence for
  35. audacious
    disposed to venture or take risks
  36. auspicious
    indicating favorable circumstances and good luck
  37. austere
    of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor
  38. autonomy
    political independence
  39. aver
    declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
  40. avid
    marked by active interest and enthusiasm
  41. banal
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  42. belligerent
    characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
  43. bemoan
    regret strongly
  44. bemused
    perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements
  45. benevolent
    showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding
  46. betoken
    be a signal for or a symptom of
  47. bias
    a partiality preventing objective consideration of an issue
  48. breach
    an opening, especially a gap in a dike or fortification
  49. burgeon
    grow and flourish
  50. buttress
    a support usually of stone or brick
  51. cadge
    obtain or seek to obtain by wheedling
  52. cantankerous
    stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate
  53. caprice
    a sudden desire
  54. castigate
    inflict severe punishment on
  55. caustic
    capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
  56. chicanery
    the use of tricks to deceive someone
  57. chimera
    a grotesque product of the imagination
  58. complaisance
    a tendency to try to please or yield to the will of others
  59. complaisant
    showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others
  60. connotation
    an idea that is implied or suggested
  61. contiguous
    having a common boundary or edge
  62. contingent
    determined by conditions or circumstances that follow
  63. copious
    large in number or quantity
  64. corporeal
    having material or physical form or substance
  65. correlation
    a reciprocal connection between two or more things
  66. corroborate
    give evidence for
  67. counterintuitive
    contrary to what common sense would suggest
  68. craven
    lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful
  69. culpable
    deserving blame or censure as being wrong or injurious
  70. dearth
    an insufficient quantity or number
  71. deference
    courteous regard for people's feelings
  72. deferment
    act of putting off to a future time
  73. deprecate
    express strong disapproval of; deplore
  74. depreciate
    decline in value
  75. depredation
    an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding
  76. descry
    catch sight of
  77. desiccant
    a substance that promotes drying
  78. desiccate
    lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless
  79. diatribe
    thunderous verbal attack
  80. diffidence
    lack of self-assurance
  81. diffident
    showing modest reserve
  82. disabuse
    free somebody from an erroneous belief
  83. discern
    perceive, recognize, or detect
  84. disinter
    dig up for reburial or for medical investigation
  85. disparaging
    expressive of low opinion
  86. disparity
    inequality or difference in some respect
  87. dispassionate
    unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
  88. dissemble
    behave unnaturally or affectedly
  89. dissertation
    a treatise advancing a point of view resulting from research
  90. distrait
    having the attention diverted especially because of anxiety
  91. dogged
    stubbornly unyielding
  92. dogmatic
    pertaining to a code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
  93. eclectic
    selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas
  94. ecumenical
    concerned with promoting unity among churches or religions
  95. efficacy
    capacity or power to produce a desired result
  96. effluent
    water mixed with waste matter
  97. embargo
    a government order imposing a trade barrier
  98. eminent
    standing above others in quality or position
  99. emollient
    a substance with a soothing effect when applied to the skin
  100. emulate
    strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
  101. encomium
    a formal expression of praise
  102. endeavor
    attempt by employing effort
  103. endemic
    native to or confined to a certain region
  104. enervate
    weaken physically, mentally, or morally
  105. engender
    call forth
  106. enigma
    something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
  107. ephemeral
    anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day
  108. equivocal
    open to two or more interpretations
  109. erudite
    having or showing profound knowledge
  110. esoteric
    understandable only by an enlightened inner circle
  111. ethics
    motivation based on ideas of right and wrong
  112. exacerbate
    make worse
  113. exculpate
    pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
  114. exorbitant
    greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
  115. expedite
    process fast and efficiently
  116. explicit
    precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable
  117. exposition
    a collection of things for public display
  118. extant
    still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost
  119. extrovert
    a person directed toward others as opposed to the self
  120. factitious
    not produced by natural forces; artificial or fake
  121. fathom
    a linear unit of measurement for water depth
  122. fawn
    a young deer
  123. fawning
    attempting to win favor by flattery
  124. feign
    make believe with the intent to deceive
  125. fervent
    characterized by intense emotion
  126. fervid
    characterized by intense emotion
  127. fledgling
    young bird that has just become capable of flying
  128. florid
    elaborately or excessively ornamented
  129. fortuitous
    lucky; occurring by happy chance
  130. foundering
    (of a ship) sinking
  131. garbled
    lacking orderly continuity
  132. garrulous
    full of trivial conversation
  133. gesticulate
    show, express, or direct through movement
  134. gossamer
    a gauze fabric with an extremely fine texture
  135. guile
    shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
  136. guileless
    innocent and free of deceit
  137. hapless
    unfortunate and deserving pity
  138. headlong
    with the upper or anterior part of the body foremost
  139. homogenous
    all of the same or similar kind or nature
  140. iconoclast
    someone who attacks cherished ideas or institutions
  141. imbibe
    take in liquids
  142. imbibition
    the act of consuming liquids
  143. imminent
    close in time; about to occur
  144. impecunious
    not having enough money to pay for necessities
  145. imperialism
    a policy of extending your rule over foreign countries
  146. imperious
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  147. impervious
    not admitting of passage or capable of being affected
  148. impetuous
    characterized by undue haste and lack of thought
  149. implication
    something that is inferred
  150. improvidence
    a lack of prudence, care, or foresight
  151. inadvertent
    happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally
  152. inauguration
    the ceremonial induction into a position
  153. inception
    an event that is a beginning
  154. inchoate
    only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
  155. incongruous
    lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness
  156. inconspicuous
    not prominent or readily noticeable
  157. incorrigible
    impervious to correction by punishment
  158. indelible
    not able to be forgotten, removed, or erased
  159. indict
    accuse formally of a crime
  160. indifferent
    marked by a lack of interest
  161. indite
    produce a literary work
  162. ineffable
    defying expression or description
  163. infer
    conclude by reasoning
  164. ingenious
    showing inventiveness and skill
  165. inhibit
    limit the range or extent of
  166. innate
    present at birth but not necessarily hereditary
  167. innocuous
    not injurious to physical or mental health
  168. insipid
    lacking interest or significance or impact
  169. intransigent
    impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, or reason
  170. intrinsic
    belonging to a thing by its very nature
  171. irascible
    quickly aroused to anger
  172. laborious
    characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion
  173. laconic
    brief and to the point
  174. latent
    potentially existing but not presently evident or realized
  175. laudable
    worthy of high praise
  176. leviathan
    the largest or most massive thing of its kind
  177. lissome
    moving and bending with ease
  178. loquacious
    full of trivial conversation
  179. malevolent
    wishing or appearing to wish evil to others
  180. misanthrope
    someone who dislikes people in general
  181. misnomer
    an incorrect or unsuitable name
  182. misogynist
    a misanthrope who dislikes women in particular
  183. mitigate
    lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
  184. munificent
    given or giving freely, generously, or without restriction
  185. muse
    reflect deeply on a subject
  186. nefarious
    extremely wicked
  187. noisome
    causing or able to cause nausea
  188. nonconformist
    someone who refuses to conform to standards of conduct
  189. obdurate
    stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
  190. obviate
    do away with
  191. occlude
    block passage through
  192. ominous
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  193. opaque
    not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy
  194. ossified
    set in a rigid pattern of behavior, habits, or beliefs
  195. panegyric
    formally expressing praise
  196. peccadillo
    a petty misdeed
  197. pedantic
    marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning
  198. perfidious
    tending to betray
  199. perpetual
    continuing forever or indefinitely
  200. perpetuate
    cause to continue or prevail
  201. petulant
    easily irritated or annoyed
  202. philanthropy
    the act of donating money or time to promote human welfare
  203. phlegmatic
    showing little emotion
  204. placate
    cause to be more favorably inclined
  205. plethora
    extreme excess
  206. ponderous
    having great mass and weight and unwieldiness
  207. pragmatic
    concerned with practical matters
  208. precipitate
    bring about abruptly
  209. precursor
    something indicating the approach of something or someone
  210. prevaricate
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
  211. prodigal
    recklessly wasteful
  212. propitiate
    make peace with
  213. proprietary
    protected by trademark or patent or copyright
  214. proxy
    a person authorized to act for another
  215. pun
    a humorous play on words
  216. pusillanimous
    lacking in courage, strength, and resolution
  217. quiescence
    a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction
  218. rarefy
    lessen the density or solidity of
  219. reproof
    an act or expression of criticism and censure
  220. rescind
    cancel officially
  221. retrospect
    contemplation of things past
  222. rhetoric
    study of the technique for using language effectively
  223. sagacious
    acutely insightful and wise
  224. sanguine
    confidently optimistic and cheerful
  225. sate
    fill to contentment
  226. saturnine
    bitter or scornful
  227. sedulous
    marked by care and persistent effort
  228. specious
    plausible but false
  229. superficial
    of, affecting, or being on or near the surface
  230. surly
    unfriendly and inclined toward anger or irritation
  231. systemic
    affecting an entire structure, network, or complex of parts
  232. tacit
    implied by or inferred from actions or statements
  233. taciturn
    habitually reserved and uncommunicative
  234. temperate
    not extreme
  235. theoretical
    concerned with hypotheses and not practical considerations
  236. tirade
    a speech of violent denunciation
  237. tortuous
    marked by repeated turns and bends
  238. tractable
    easily managed
  239. treatise
    a formal text that treats a particular topic systematically
  240. turpitude
    a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice
  241. tyro
    someone new to a field or activity
  242. unobstructed
    free from impediment or hindrance
  243. vacuous
    devoid of matter
  244. venerate
    regard with feelings of respect and reverence
  245. verbose
    using or containing too many words
  246. viscous
    having a relatively high resistance to flow
  247. voracious
    devouring or craving food in great quantities
  248. waiver
    a formal written statement of relinquishment
  249. waver
    pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
  250. wretched
    deserving or inciting pity
  251. zeal
    a feeling of strong eagerness
  252. pithy
    concise and full of meaning
  253. unscrupulous
    without principles
Created on 五月 14, 2011 (updated 五月 14, 2011)

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