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  1. motivation
    psychological feature arousing action toward a desired goal
  2. ability
    the quality of having the means or skills to do something
  3. attitude
    a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings
  4. technique
    a practical method or art applied to some particular task
  5. engage
    consume all of one's attention or time
  6. goal
    the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve
  7. focus
    the concentration of attention or energy on something
  8. monitor
    someone who observes to ensure fairness or prevent mistakes
  9. locus
    the scene of any event or action
  10. external
    happening or arising outside some limits or surface
  11. internal
    located inward
  12. fulfill
    meet a want or need
  13. prophecy
    a prediction uttered under divine inspiration
  14. easing
    the act of reducing something unpleasant
  15. active
    characterized by energetic movement
  16. phrase
    an expression consisting of one or more words
  17. monetary
    relating to or involving money
  18. margin
    the boundary line or area immediately inside the boundary
  19. price
    the amount of money needed to purchase something
  20. mnemonic
    of or relating to the practice of aiding the memory
  21. dormant
    inactive but capable of becoming active
  22. entreat
    ask for or request earnestly
  23. context
    the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation
  24. synonym
    a word that expresses the same or similar meaning
  25. oxyhemoglobin
    the bright red hemoglobin that is a combination of hemoglobin and oxygen from the lungs
  26. confederation
    the state of being allied
  27. psychokinesis
    the power to move something by thinking about it without the application of physical force
  28. reflection
    the phenomenon of a wave being thrown back from a surface
  29. extrinsic
    not forming an essential part of a thing
  30. intrinsic
    belonging to a thing by its very nature
  31. comprehension
    an ability to understand the meaning of something
  32. passive
    lacking in energy or will
  33. culture
    all the knowledge and values shared by a society
  34. material
    the substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
  35. nonmaterial
    not consisting of matter
  36. cultural
    relating to the shared knowledge and values of a society
  37. relativism
    the doctrine that judgment is based on situational context
  38. culture shock
    a condition of disorientation affecting someone who is suddenly exposed to an unfamiliar culture or way of life or set of attitudes
  39. values
    beliefs of a group in which they have emotional investment
  40. psychological
    mental or emotional as opposed to physical in nature
  41. position
    the particular part of space occupied by something
  42. focusing
    the concentration of attention or energy on something
  43. dyad
    two items of the same kind
  44. expropriate
    deprive of possessions
  45. adherent
    someone who believes and helps to spread a doctrine
  46. stimulus
    any information or event that acts to arouse action
  47. debilitating
    impairing strength and vitality
  48. autocratic
    characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule
  49. web page
    a document connected to the World Wide Web and viewable by anyone connected to the internet who has a web browser
  50. infectious
    relating to the invasion of germs that cause disease
  51. impasse
    a situation in which no progress can be made
  52. malign
    speak unfavorably about
  53. prevailing
    most frequent or common
  54. norm
    a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical
  55. gentry
    people having high social status or power in a society
  56. milieu
    the environmental condition
  57. conventional
    following accepted customs and proprieties
  58. reformulate
    develop again, of an improved theory or hypothesis
  59. implemented
    forced or compelled or put in force
  60. pneumonia
    a serious illness of the lungs that makes it difficult to breathe
  61. ultra
    far beyond the norm
  62. micro
    extremely small in scale or scope or capability
  63. etymology
    a history of a word
  64. bribe
    payment made to corrupt a person in a position of trust
  65. analogy
    drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity
  66. annotating
    the act of adding notes
  67. denotation
    the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression
  68. ombudsman
    an official who investigates public complaints or disputes
  69. thesaurus
    a book containing a classified list of synonyms
  70. analogy
    drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity
  71. acronym
    a word formed from the initial letters of several words
  72. distinguish
    mark as different
  73. homonym
    a word pronounced or spelled the same with another meaning
  74. surfeit
    indulge (one's appetite) to satiety
  75. subservient
    compliant and obedient to authority
  76. substantiate
    establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
  77. subsequent
    following in time or order
  78. ambidextrous
    equally skillful with each hand
  79. ambiguous
    having more than one possible meaning
  80. ambivalent
    uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow
  81. dialect
    the usage or vocabulary characteristic of a group of people
  82. dialogue
    a conversation between two persons
  83. subsidiary
    functioning in a supporting capacity
  84. diatribe
    thunderous verbal attack
  85. denouement
    the outcome of a complex sequence of events
  86. genre
    a kind of literary or artistic work
  87. criterial
    serving as a basis for evaluation
  88. dehumanization
    the act of degrading people with respect to their best qualities
  89. staphylococci
    spherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections
  90. prestidigitation
    manual dexterity in the execution of tricks
  91. convalescent
    returning to health after illness or debility
  92. defiant
    boldly resisting authority or an opposing force
  93. incessant
    uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
  94. dominant
    most frequent or common
  95. homeostasis
    metabolic equilibrium maintained by biological mechanisms
  96. pulchritude
    physical beauty, especially of a woman
  97. candid
    openly straightforward and direct without secretiveness
  98. surmise
    infer from incomplete evidence
  99. ambition
    a strong drive for success
  100. vandal
    someone who willfully destroys or defaces property
  101. scapegoat
    someone who is punished for the errors of others
  102. convert
    change the nature, purpose, or function of something
  103. colloquialism
    an expression that seeks to imitate informal speech
  104. introvert
    a person who tends to shrink from social contacts
  105. subvert
    overthrow or destroy completely
  106. polyandrist
    a woman with two or more husbands
  107. prone
    having a tendency
Created on 六月 16, 2011 (updated 六月 16, 2011)

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