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  1. acclaim
    enthusiastic approval
  2. bigot
    a prejudiced person who is intolerant of differing opinions
  3. covet
    wish, long, or crave for
  4. deceased
    someone who is no longer alive
  5. formidable
    extremely impressive in strength or excellence
  6. ghetto
    a poor densely populated city district
  7. momentous
    of very great significance
  8. oppress
    come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
  9. overwhelm
    overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
  10. perceive
    become aware of through the senses
  11. premiere
    the first public performance of a play or movie
  12. prospective
    of or concerned with or related to the future
  13. spurn
    reject with contempt
  14. staunch
    firm and dependable especially in loyalty
  15. theme
    the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
  16. adverse
    in an opposing direction
  17. aloof
    distant, cold, or detached in manner
  18. alternative
    one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
  19. canine
    a dog, wolf, jackal, or other closely related mammal
  20. compulsory
    required by rule
  21. consecutive
    one after the other
  22. desolate
    providing no shelter or sustenance
  23. dispatch
    the act of sending off something
  24. distinction
    a discrimination between things as different
  25. endure
    undergo or be subjected to
  26. fluctuate
    move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern
  27. grueling
    characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion
  28. maul
    injure badly
  29. participate
    be involved in
  30. robust
    sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction
  31. apathy
    an absence of emotion or enthusiasm
  32. badger
    sturdy carnivorous burrowing mammal with strong claws
  33. compel
    force somebody to do something
  34. delude
    be dishonest with
  35. deplore
    express strong disapproval of
  36. detriment
    a damage or loss
  37. derelict
    a person without a home, job, or property
  38. diversity
    noticeable variety
  39. emit
    give off, send forth, or discharge
  40. foster
    providing nurture though not related by blood or legal ties
  41. inanimate
    not endowed with life
  42. incentive
    a positive motivational influence
  43. omen
    a sign of a thing about to happen
  44. species
    taxonomic group whose members can interbreed
  45. toxic
    of or relating to or caused by a poison
Created on 六月 10, 2011

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