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  1. ablate
    wear away through erosion or vaporization
  2. acatalectic
    metrically complete
  3. acaulescent
    (of plants) having no apparent stem above ground
  4. adscititious
    added or derived from something outside; not inherent
  5. anagogic
    based on or exemplifying anagoge
  6. animadvert
    express blame or censure or make a harshly critical remark
  7. anlage
    an organ in its earliest stage of development
  8. antrum
    a natural cavity or hollow in a bone
  9. baluster
    one of a number of closely spaced supports for a railing
  10. birl
    cause to spin
  11. Boeotian
    of or relating to ancient Boeotia or its people or to the dialect spoken there in classical times
  12. boreas
    a wind that blows from the north
  13. cacoethes
    an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
  14. caespitose
    (of plants) growing in small dense clumps or tufts
  15. caulescent
    (of plants) producing a well-developed stem above ground
  16. cauliflower
    a plant having an edible head of crowded white buds
  17. baculiform
    formed like a bacillus
  18. barbette
    (formerly) a mound of earth inside a fort from which heavy gun can be fired over the parapet
  19. bruxism
    involuntarily or unconsciously clenching or grinding the teeth, typically during sleep
  20. burgoo
    a thick, rustic, slow-simmered stew of meat and vegetables
  21. burke
    get rid of, silence, or suppress
  22. cachou
    a scented lozenge used to sweeten the breath
  23. caducous
    shed at an early stage of development
  24. caitiff
    a cowardly and despicable person
  25. callithump
    a noisy mock serenade to a newly married couple
  26. canescent
    covered with fine whitish hairs or down
  27. cauline
    (of plants) producing a well-developed stem above ground
  28. chine
    backbone of an animal
  29. chirk
    make a shrill creaking, squeaking, or noise, as of a door, mouse, or bird
  30. chivy
    annoy continually or chronically
  31. cicerone
    a guide who conducts and informs sightseers
  32. cocker
    a small breed with wavy silky hair
  33. corrade
    wear away
  34. culverin
    a medieval musket
  35. declivity
    a downward slope or bend
  36. Dido
    a princess of Tyre who was the founder and queen of Carthage
  37. discalced
    barefoot or wearing only sandals
  38. dislogistic
    expressing disapproval
  39. dissimulate
    hide feelings from other people
  40. doggo
    quietly in concealment
  41. ecdysis
    periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles
  42. ecdysiast
    a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music
  43. eleemosynary
    generous in assistance to the poor
  44. emmer
    hard red wheat grown especially in Russia and Germany
  45. ephemeris
    an annual publication containing astronomical tables that give the positions of the celestial bodies throughout the year
  46. epistaxis
    bleeding from the nose
  47. erethism
    an abnormally high degree of irritability or sensitivity to stimulation of an organ or body part
  48. exoteric
    suitable for the general public
  49. expatiate
    add details to clarify an idea
  50. famulus
    a close attendant (as to a scholar)
  51. florilegium
    an anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads etc.
  52. geniculate
    bent at a sharp angle
  53. hastate
    like a spear point, with flaring pointed lobes at the base
  54. helicon
    a tuba that coils over the shoulder of the musician
  55. Hyperborean
    (Greek mythology) one of a people that the ancient Greeks believed lived in a warm and sunny land north of the source of the north wind
  56. incognito
    without revealing one's identity
  57. indaba
    a council at which indigenous peoples of southern Africa meet to discuss some important question
  58. jaconet
    a lightweight cotton cloth with a smooth and slightly stiff finish; used for clothing and bandages
  59. jaggery
    unrefined brown sugar made from palm sap
  60. janissary
    elite Turkish soldier who was a member of the Sultan’s guard
  61. mandible
    the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth
  62. mangonel
    an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles
  63. melilot
    erect annual or biennial plant grown extensively especially for hay and soil improvement
  64. mordant
    harshly ironic or sinister
  65. morello
    any of several cultivated sour cherry trees bearing fruit with dark skin and juice
  66. muliebrity
    the state of being an adult woman
  67. nevus
    a blemish on the skin that is formed before birth
  68. nisus
    an effortful attempt to attain a goal
  69. nitid
    bright with a steady but subdued shining
  70. noesis
    the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
  71. noetic
    of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind
  72. oblate
    having the equatorial diameter greater than the polar diameter; being flattened at the poles
  73. omphalos
    a scar where the umbilical cord was attached
  74. onomastic
    of or related to onomastics
  75. onomatopoeia
    using words that imitate the sound they denote
  76. outrider
    an escort who rides ahead (as a member of the vanguard)
  77. palliasse
    mattress consisting of a thin pad filled with straw or sawdust
  78. paillasse
    mattress consisting of a thin pad filled with straw or sawdust
  79. palmy
    very lively and profitable
  80. pangolin
    a toothless mammal with horny scales and a long snout
  81. paronomasia
    a humorous play on words
  82. pasquinade
    a composition that humorously imitates somebody's style
  83. passim
    used to refer to cited works
  84. pastiche
    a work of art that imitates the style of some previous work
  85. postiche
    something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
  86. pullulate
    produce buds, branches, or germinate
  87. pung
    a one-horse sleigh consisting of a box on runners
  88. raptus
    a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
  89. rebato
    a wired or starched collar of intricate lace
  90. recondite
    difficult to understand
  91. rubato
    a flexible tempo, not strictly on the beat
  92. saleratus
    a white soluble compound (NaHCO3) used in effervescent drinks and in baking powders and as an antacid
  93. sciolism
    pretentious superficiality of knowledge
  94. seidel
    a glass for beer
  95. sententious
    concise and full of meaning
  96. sidereal
    of or relating to the stars or constellations
  97. skep
    a domed beehive made of twisted straw
  98. slumgullion
    a thin stew of meat and vegetables
  99. Spica
    the brightest star in Virgo
  100. stover
    the dried stalks and leaves of a field crop (especially corn) used as animal fodder after the grain has been harvested
  101. threnody
    a song or hymn of mourning
  102. truckle
    a low bed to be slid under a higher bed
  103. tsuris
    (Yiddish) aggravating trouble
  104. tumulus
    (archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs
  105. verruca
    a firm abnormal elevated blemish on the skin
  106. verrucose
    covered with warts or projections that resemble warts
  107. cruciform
    shaped like a cross
  108. videlicet
    as follows
  109. welkin
    the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
  110. xeric
    being deficient in or requiring little moisture
Created on 一月 24, 2008 (updated 一月 24, 2008)

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