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  1. hedonistic
    devoted to pleasure
  2. laconic
    brief and to the point
  3. cacophonous
    having an unpleasant sound
  4. serendipity
    good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries
  5. dystopia
    state in which the conditions of life are extremely bad
  6. pedagogical
    relating to the study of teaching
  7. fastidious
    giving careful attention to detail
  8. eugenics
    the promotion of controlled breeding in human populations
  9. pneumatic
    relating to or using air or a similar gas
  10. ennui
    the feeling of being bored by something tedious
  11. monogamy
    having only one spouse at a time
  12. psychedelic
    producing distorted sensory perceptions and feelings
  13. burgeon
    grow and flourish
  14. viviparous
    producing living young and not eggs
  15. waggish
    witty or joking
  16. demijohn
    large bottle with a short narrow neck
  17. aseptic
    free of pathological microorganisms
  18. posthumous
    occurring or coming into existence after a person's death
  19. surreptitious
    marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
  20. incongruous
    lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness
  21. axiomatic
    evident without proof or argument
  22. simian
    relating to or resembling an ape or a monkey
  23. annihilating
    wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction
  24. imperiously
    in a manner showing arrogant superiority
  25. vicariously
    indirectly, as, by, or through a substitute
  26. ruminate
    reflect deeply on a subject
  27. queue
    a line of people or vehicles waiting for something
  28. imploringly
    in a pleading manner
  29. impotence
    an inability (usually of the male animal) to copulate
  30. asceticism
    rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint
  31. zenith
    the highest point of something
  32. diminuendo
    a gradual decrease in loudness
  33. perennially
    in a perennial manner; repeatedly
  34. atonement
    the act of making amends for sin or wrongdoing
  35. lout
    an awkward, foolish person
  36. galvanic
    pertaining to electric current by chemical action
  37. liturgy
    a rite or body of rites prescribed for public worship
  38. supine
    lying face upward
  39. satiety
    being satisfactorily full and unable to take on more
  40. blasphemy
    profane language
  41. voluptuous
    displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses
  42. cajolery
    flattery intended to persuade
  43. scrupulously
    with careful attention and effort to do something correctly
  44. solecism
    a socially awkward or tactless act
  45. intrinsically
    with respect to its inherent nature
  46. obsidian
    glass formed by the cooling of lava without crystallization
  47. emaciated
    very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold
  48. innocuous
    not injurious to physical or mental health
  49. multitudinous
    too numerous to be counted
  50. incarnadine
    redden or make pinkish
  51. squaw
    an American Indian woman
  52. lecherous
    given to excessive indulgence in sexual activity
  53. kava
    an alcoholic drink made from the aromatic roots of the kava shrub
  54. octoroon
    an offspring of a quadroon and a white parent
  55. deferential
    showing courteous regard for people's feelings
  56. recapitulate
    summarize briefly
  57. dynamo
    a coil that rotates between the poles of an electromagnet
  58. portentous
    of momentous or ominous significance
  59. ignominy
    a state of dishonor
  60. coquettishly
    in a flirtatious manner
  61. undulate
    move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
  62. obliquity
    the quality of being deliberately vague or deceptive
  63. scatological
    dealing pruriently with excrement and excretory functions
  64. mirth
    great merriment
  65. prognathous
    having a projecting lower jaw
  66. arpeggio
    a chord whose notes are played in rapid succession
  67. languor
    inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy
  68. ignoble
    dishonorable in character or purpose
  69. wheedle
    influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
  70. exultation
    the utterance of sounds expressing great joy
  71. sepulchral
    of or relating to a chamber that is used as a grave
  72. subversive
    in opposition to an established system or government
  73. inexorably
    in a manner impervious to change or persuasion
  74. magnanimity
    nobility and generosity of spirit
  75. odious
    extremely repulsive or unpleasant
  76. sententious
    concise and full of meaning
  77. sanctimonious
    excessively or hypocritically pious
  78. abstemious
    marked by temperance in indulgence
  79. moribund
    being on the point of death
  80. senility
    the state of being infirm with age
  81. imbecile
    a person of subnormal intelligence
  82. sexagenarian
    someone whose age is in the sixties
  83. menial
    relating to unskilled work, especially domestic work
  84. peremptorily
    in an imperative and commanding manner
  85. propitiation
    the act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity
  86. ardour
    feelings of great warmth and intensity
  87. indignation
    a feeling of righteous anger
  88. obscure
    not clearly understood or expressed
  89. deprecating
    tending to diminish or disparage
  90. impunity
    exemption from punishment or loss
  91. parenthetical
    qualifying or explaining
  92. obstinately
    in a stubborn unregenerate manner
  93. chary
    characterized by great caution
  94. platitude
    a trite or obvious remark
  95. sedulous
    marked by care and persistent effort
  96. superfluous
    more than is needed, desired, or required
  97. vindictively
    in a vindictive, revengeful manner
  98. flagrant
    conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
  99. compunction
    a feeling of deep regret, usually for some misdeed
  100. ingratiating
    capable of winning favor
  101. gregarious
    temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others
  102. ribald
    humorously vulgar
  103. quaint
    attractively old-fashioned
  104. subservience
    being something that is useful in carrying out a plan
  105. precarious
    not secure; beset with difficulties
  106. bulwark
    an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
  107. syndicate
    an association of companies for some definite purpose
  108. centrifugal
    tending to move away from the middle
  109. contemptible
    deserving of scorn or disrespect
  110. jargon
    technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject
  111. dogma
    a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
  112. pecuniary
    relating to or involving money
  113. coeval
    of the same period
  114. anachronism
    locating something at a time when it couldn't have existed
  115. ignominious
    deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
  116. symposium
    a meeting for the public discussion of some topic
  117. vaunt
    show off
  118. profundity
    the quality of being physically deep
  119. erroneous
    containing or characterized by mistakes
  120. sophistry
    a deliberately invalid argument in the hope of deceiving
  121. writ
    a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer
  122. fetid
    offensively malodorous
Created on 六月 11, 2011 (updated 六月 11, 2011)

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