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  1. actuate
    put in motion
  2. adolescent
    a person who is older than 12 but younger than 20
  3. apprentice
    someone who works for an expert to learn a trade
  4. awry
    turned or twisted to one side
  5. behead
    cut the head of
  6. beige
    of a light grayish-brown color
  7. brink
    the edge of a steep place
  8. cliche
    a trite or obvious remark
  9. competitive
    involving rivalry over something
  10. conjure
    summon into action or bring into existence
  11. contrive
    make or work out a plan for; devise
  12. crooked
    having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned
  13. dainty
    something considered choice to eat
  14. decapitate
    cut the head off of
  15. decency
    the quality of conforming to rules of propriety and morality
  16. deface
    mar or spoil the appearance of
  17. defile
    make dirty or spotty
  18. demoralize
    lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
  19. desert
    leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
  20. digest
    convert food into absorbable substances
  21. doff
    remove
  22. ecstasy
    a state of elated bliss
  23. efface
    remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing
  24. efficacy
    capacity or power to produce a desired result
  25. expatiate
    add details to clarify an idea
  26. exquisite
    delicately beautiful
  27. filial
    designating the generation following the parental generation
  28. filthy
    disgustingly dirty
  29. flabbergasted
    as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise
  30. formulate
    prepare according to instructions
  31. foul
    highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
  32. gleaming
    bright with a steady but subdued shining
  33. havoc
    violent and needless disturbance
  34. hotshot
    someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
  35. impersonate
    pretend to be someone you are not
  36. incendiary
    capable of causing fires or catching fire spontaneously
  37. insane
    afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement
  38. leery
    openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
  39. maniacal
    wildly disordered
  40. massacre
    the savage and excessive killing of many people
  41. mediocre
    moderate to inferior in quality
  42. militate
    have force or influence; bring about an effect or change
  43. mollify
    cause to be more favorably inclined
  44. novice
    someone new to a field or activity
  45. panegyric
    formally expressing praise
  46. permeable
    allowing fluids or gases to pass or diffuse through
  47. prodigy
    an unusually gifted or intelligent person
  48. radiant
    emanating or as if emanating light
  49. recapitulate
    summarize briefly
  50. recoup
    regain or make up for
  51. recuperate
    restore to good health or strength
  52. relieved
    made easier to bear
  53. retaliate
    make a counterattack and return like for like
  54. revolting
    highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
  55. seclusion
    the act of isolating oneself from others
  56. severe
    very harsh or strict, especially when dealing with others
  57. so-called
    doubtful or suspect
  58. stark
    severely simple
  59. stolid
    having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
  60. stupefied
    as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise
  61. turbulent
    characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
  62. vigilance
    the process of paying close and continuous attention
  63. vulnerable
    capable of being wounded or hurt
Created on 六月 4, 2011 (updated 十月 17, 2011)

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