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  1. sheaf
    a package of several things tied together
  2. fealty
    the loyalty that one owes to a country, sovereign, or lord
  3. standoff
    the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided
  4. lash out
    attack, especially in speech or writing
  5. lambast
    censure severely or angrily
  6. freeload
    live off somebody's generosity
  7. deflate
    release contained air or gas from
  8. gossamer
    a gauze fabric with an extremely fine texture
  9. splintering
    the act of chipping something
  10. aloof
    distant, cold, or detached in manner
  11. dovetail
    a mortise joint formed by interlocking parts
  12. brooding
    deeply or seriously thoughtful
  13. interloper
    someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another
  14. supremely
    to the maximum degree
  15. personable
    pleasant in manner and appearance
  16. supple
    moving and bending with ease
  17. supplant
    take the place or move into the position of
  18. tin ear
    an inability to distinguish differences in pitch
  19. hide
    prevent from being seen or discovered
  20. luminary
    a celebrity who is an inspiration to others
  21. obviate
    do away with
  22. berate
    censure severely or angrily
  23. swift
    moving very fast
  24. flabbergasted
    as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise
  25. apoplectic
    marked by extreme anger
  26. stakeout
    surveillance of some place or some person by the police
  27. saturated
    unable to dissolve still more of a substance
  28. expunge
    remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
  29. omerta
    a code of silence practiced by the Mafia
  30. dissipate
    cause to separate and go in different directions
  31. candour
    the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
  32. brash
    offensively bold
  33. recluse
    one who lives in solitude
  34. precocious
    characterized by exceptionally early development
  35. vigilant
    carefully observant or attentive
  36. collusion
    secret agreement
  37. showdown
    a hostile disagreement face-to-face
  38. blunder
    an embarrassing mistake
  39. mollify
    cause to be more favorably inclined
  40. ploy
    a maneuver in a game, conversation, or situation
  41. relish
    vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
  42. placid
    calm and free from disturbance
  43. succinct
    briefly giving the gist of something
  44. ingenious
    showing inventiveness and skill
  45. quip
    a witty saying
  46. relentless
    never-ceasing
  47. sublimation
    a change directly from the solid to the gaseous state
  48. fanciful
    indulging in or influenced by the imagination
  49. spurn
    reject with contempt
Created on 五月 22, 2011 (updated 五月 22, 2011)

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