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  1. laconic
    brief and to the point
  2. metaphor
    a figure of speech that suggests a non-literal similarity
  3. nebula
    an immense cloud of gas and dust in interstellar space
  4. ozone
    a colorless gas that is a screen for ultraviolet radiation
  5. polygon
    a closed plane figure bounded by straight sides
  6. alliteration
    use of the same consonant at the beginning of each word
  7. analogy
    drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity
  8. aspire
    have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
  9. boisterous
    marked by exuberance and high spirits
  10. boycott
    refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization
  11. chronology
    an arrangement of events in time
  12. commemorate
    call to remembrance
  13. cower
    crouch or curl up
  14. deduction
    the act of removing a part from the whole
  15. divulge
    make known to the public information previously kept secret
  16. exult
    feel extreme happiness or elation
  17. fallacy
    a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning
  18. hypocrisy
    pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not have
  19. polygonal
    having many sides or relating to a surface marked by polygons
  20. Polygonum orientale
    annual with broadly ovate leaves and slender drooping spikes of crimson flowers; southeastern Asia and Australia; naturalized in North America
  21. Polygonum fagopyrum
    an annual Asian plant with edible seeds and pinkish-white flowers
  22. Polygonum aubertii
    twining perennial vine having racemes of fragrant greenish flowers; western China to Russia
  23. Polygonia comma
    anglewing butterfly with a comma-shaped mark on the underside of each hind wing
  24. Polygonia
    comma butterflies
  25. Polygonatum commutatum
    North American perennial herb with smooth foliage and drooping tubular greenish flowers
Created on 五月 23, 2011

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