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  1. recommence
    cause to start anew
  2. recommencement
    beginning again
  3. gear
    a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism
  4. circumscribe
    draw a geometric figure around another figure
  5. succinct
    briefly giving the gist of something
  6. subside
    wear off or die down
  7. lodestone
    a permanent magnet consisting of magnetite that possess polarity and has the power to attract as well as to be attracted magnetically
  8. severe
    very harsh or strict, especially when dealing with others
  9. severely
    to a severe or serious degree
  10. shallow
    lacking physical depth
  11. litigation
    a legal proceeding in a court
  12. burgeon
    grow and flourish
  13. annihilate
    kill in large numbers
  14. emit
    give off, send forth, or discharge
  15. item
    a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group
  16. discernible
    perceptible by the senses or intellect
  17. adventitious
    associated by chance and not an integral part
  18. debauch
    a wild gathering
  19. wean
    gradually deprive of mother's milk
  20. occupation
    the principal activity in one's life to earn money
  21. exchequer
    the funds of a government or institution or individual
  22. tweed
    thick woolen fabric used for clothing
  23. sigh
    breathe out deeply and heavily
  24. sight
    the ability to see; the visual faculty
  25. drizzle
    very light rain
  26. queue up
    form a queue, form a line, stand in line
  27. adamant
    very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem
  28. adamantly
    inflexibly; unshakably
  29. patch up
    come to terms
  30. wander
    move or cause to move in a sinuous or circular course
  31. parry
    impede the movement of
  32. footprint
    a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface
  33. footprint evidence
    evidence in the form of footprints
  34. dreadful
    exceptionally bad or displeasing
  35. dreadfulness
    a quality of extreme unpleasantness
  36. layout
    a plan or design of something that is laid out
  37. relieve
    free from a burden, evil, or distress
  38. relieved
    made easier to bear
  39. reliever
    someone who takes the place of another
  40. ungainly
    lacking grace in movement or posture
  41. might
    physical strength
  42. cornucopia
    a horn filled with fruit and grain symbolizing prosperity
  43. hedge
    a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes
  44. hedge fund
    a flexible investment company for a small number of large investors (usually the minimum investment is $1 million); can use high-risk techniques (not allowed for mutual funds) such as short-selling and heavy leveraging
  45. hedgehog cereus
    cactus of the genus Echinocereus
  46. hedge nettle
    perennial herb with an odorless rhizome widespread in moist places in northern hemisphere
  47. hedge maple
    shrubby Eurasian maple often used as a hedge
  48. hence
    from that fact or reason or as a result
  49. henceforth
    from this time forth; from now on
  50. henceforward
    from this time forth; from now on
  51. regretfully
    with sadness or remorse
  52. embedded
    enclosed firmly in a surrounding mass
  53. tout
    advertise in strongly positive terms
  54. touter
    someone who advertises for customers in an especially brazen way
  55. barefoot
    without shoes
  56. barefooted
    without shoes
  57. hobble
    walk unevenly due to pain, injury, or weakness
  58. stream
    a natural body of water flowing on or under the earth
  59. streamlined
    made efficient by stripping off nonessentials
  60. streambed
    a channel occupied (or formerly occupied) by a stream
  61. streamliner
    a streamlined train
  62. vocation
    the particular occupation for which you are trained
  63. sallow
    unhealthy looking
  64. hazardous
    involving risk or danger
  65. underlying
    in the nature of something though not readily apparent
  66. pragmatic
    concerned with practical matters
  67. plenty
    a full supply
  68. dire
    fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
  69. hackneyed
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  70. trite
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  71. heckling
    shouting to interrupt a speech with which you disagree
  72. heckle
    challenge aggressively
  73. despise
    look down on with disdain or disgust
  74. despised
    treated with contempt
  75. badger
    sturdy carnivorous burrowing mammal with strong claws
  76. bristle
    a stiff hair
  77. stiff
    incapable of or resistant to bending
  78. stiffly
    in a rigid manner
  79. assert
    declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
  80. connoisseur
    an expert able to appreciate a field
  81. dissipate
    cause to separate and go in different directions
  82. emulate
    strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
  83. momentum
    the product of a body's mass and its velocity
  84. fluctuation
    an instance of change
  85. foist
    force onto another
  86. profusion
    the property of being extremely abundant
  87. teetotalism
    abstaining from alcohol
  88. bluff
    a high steep bank
  89. eclectic
    selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas
  90. muggy
    hot or warm and humid
  91. retinue
    the group following and attending to some important person
  92. harbor
    a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
  93. economic
    of or relating to production and management of wealth
  94. biased
    favoring one person or side over another
  95. confound
    be confusing or perplexing to
  96. cession
    the act of surrendering possession or control
  97. capitulate
    surrender under agreed conditions
  98. pugilist
    someone who fights with fists for sport
  99. gawk
    look with amazement
  100. jeopardy
    a source of danger
Created on 六月 2, 2011

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