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  1. prostrate
    stretched out and lying at full length along the ground
  2. ethos
    the distinctive spirit of a culture or an era
  3. disparate
    fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind
  4. percolate
    cause to pass through a permeable substance
  5. polemical
    of or involving dispute or controversy
  6. diffidence
    lack of self-assurance
  7. accede
    yield to another's wish or opinion
  8. ruminate
    reflect deeply on a subject
  9. verisimilitude
    the appearance of truth; the quality of seeming to be true
  10. cornucopia
    a horn filled with fruit and grain symbolizing prosperity
  11. inevitability
    the quality of being unavoidable
  12. equanimity
    steadiness of mind under stress
  13. profuse
    produced or growing in extreme abundance
  14. reprehensible
    bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
  15. ulterior
    lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed
  16. aberration
    a state or condition markedly different from the norm
  17. penury
    a state of extreme poverty or destitution
  18. habitue
    a regular patron
  19. denigrate
    attack the good name and reputation of someone
  20. predispose
    make susceptible
  21. coddle
    cook in nearly boiling water
  22. execrate
    curse or declare to be evil or anathema
  23. contrive
    make or work out a plan for; devise
  24. austere
    of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor
  25. solace
    comfort offered to one who is disappointed or miserable
  26. pomposity
    lack of elegance from being puffed up with vanity
  27. astute
    marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
  28. contiguous
    having a common boundary or edge
  29. amicable
    characterized by friendship and good will
  30. galvanize
    stimulate (muscles) by administering a shock
  31. enervate
    weaken physically, mentally, or morally
  32. cosset
    treat with excessive indulgence
  33. impalpable
    not perceptible to the touch
  34. impartial
    free from undue bias or preconceived opinions
  35. presume
    take to be the case or to be true
  36. ideology
    an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group
  37. propriety
    correct behavior
  38. rhetoric
    study of the technique for using language effectively
  39. tenuous
    lacking substance or significance
  40. florid
    elaborately or excessively ornamented
  41. contextual
    relating to the set of facts surrounding a situation
  42. context
    the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation
  43. overestimate
    make too high an approximation of
  44. propaganda
    information that is spread to promote some cause
  45. deduce
    reason from the general to the particular
  46. inductive
    influencing or causing to arise
  47. induct
    place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position
  48. induction
    the act of bringing about something
  49. ethic
    the principles of right and wrong for an individual or group
  50. moral
    concerned with principles of right and wrong
  51. condone
    excuse, overlook, or make allowances for
  52. acumen
    shrewdness shown by keen insight
  53. patent
    a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention
  54. diffident
    showing modest reserve
  55. fastidious
    giving careful attention to detail
  56. meticulous
    marked by precise accordance with details
  57. capricious
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
  58. liberal
    showing or characterized by broad-mindedness
  59. copious
    large in number or quantity
  60. didactic
    instructive, especially excessively
  61. miserly
    characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity
  62. scathing
    marked by harshly abusive criticism
  63. unscathed
    not injured
  64. iconoclastic
    characterized by attack on established beliefs
  65. acerbic
    sour or bitter in taste
  66. inept
    generally incompetent and ineffectual
  67. facetious
    cleverly amusing in tone
  68. monotonous
    sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch
  69. autonomous
    existing as an independent entity
  70. affable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  71. apathy
    an absence of emotion or enthusiasm
  72. milieu
    the environmental condition
  73. rife
    excessively abundant
  74. pertinent
    being of striking appropriateness
  75. deliberate
    carefully thought out in advance
  76. indefinite
    vague or not clearly defined or stated
  77. collusion
    secret agreement
  78. confound
    be confusing or perplexing to
  79. repudiate
    refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid
  80. anticipate
    regard something as probable or likely
  81. polarize
    cause to divide into conflicting positions
  82. candid
    openly straightforward and direct without secretiveness
  83. opaque
    not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy
  84. anoint
    administer an oil or ointment to, often ceremonially
  85. construe
    make sense of; assign a meaning to
  86. trivial
    (informal) small and of little importance
  87. locale
    the scene of any event or action
  88. vexation
    anger produced by some annoying irritation
  89. cunning
    showing inventiveness and skill
  90. naivete
    lack of sophistication or worldliness
  91. ubiquitous
    being present everywhere at once
  92. inclusive
    encompassing much or everything
  93. munificent
    given or giving freely, generously, or without restriction
  94. irresolute
    uncertain how to act or proceed
  95. laconic
    brief and to the point
  96. taciturn
    habitually reserved and uncommunicative
  97. avarice
    reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth
  98. baseness
    unworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values
  99. negate
    make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of
  100. quandary
    state of uncertainty in a choice between unfavorable options
  101. cogent
    powerfully persuasive
  102. inchoate
    only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
  103. efficacy
    capacity or power to produce a desired result
  104. veritable
    not counterfeit or copied
  105. dilapidated
    in a state of decay, ruin, or deterioration
  106. naive
    marked by or showing unaffected simplicity
  107. doctrinaire
    a stubborn person of arbitrary or arrogant opinions
  108. peruse
    examine or consider with attention and in detail
  109. indefatigable
    showing sustained enthusiasm with unflagging vitality
  110. pugnacious
    ready and able to resort to force or violence
  111. pragmatic
    concerned with practical matters
  112. haughty
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  113. lament
    a cry of sorrow and grief
  114. caricature
    a representation of a person exaggerated for comic effect
  115. propagate
    multiply through reproduction
  116. reverberate
    ring or echo with sound
  117. abrasive
    causing irritation or erosion by friction
  118. eclectic
    selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas
  119. affirm
    declare solemnly and formally as true
  120. blight
    any plant disease resulting in withering without rotting
  121. picturesque
    suggesting or suitable for an artistic composition
  122. apposite
    being of striking appropriateness and pertinence
  123. irascible
    quickly aroused to anger
  124. fitful
    occurring in spells and often abruptly
  125. inscrutable
    difficult or impossible to understand
  126. disdain
    lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
  127. diplomat
    an official engaged in international negotiations
  128. delegate
    a person appointed or elected to represent others
  129. pervasive
    spreading or spread throughout
  130. pervade
    spread or diffuse through
  131. dubious
    fraught with uncertainty or doubt
  132. orthodox
    adhering to what is commonly accepted
  133. cynical
    believing the worst of human nature and motives
  134. orthography
    representing the sounds of a language by written symbols
  135. pretentious
    creating an appearance of importance or distinction
  136. remediate
    set straight or right
  137. inveigle
    influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
  138. intractable
    difficult to manage or mold
  139. discomfit
    cause to lose one's composure
  140. imminent
    close in time; about to occur
  141. timorous
    shy and fearful by nature
  142. evanescent
    short-lived; tending to vanish or disappear
  143. laudable
    worthy of high praise
  144. resurgence
    bringing again into activity and prominence
  145. debase
    make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance
  146. pernicious
    exceedingly harmful
  147. objective
    the goal intended to be attained
  148. transitory
    lasting a very short time
  149. viable
    capable of life or normal growth and development
  150. infallible
    incapable of failure or error
  151. subjective
    taking place within the mind and modified by individual bias
  152. profligate
    unrestrained by convention or morality
  153. profound
    situated at or extending to great depth
  154. gentile
    a Christian as contrasted with a Jew
Created on 七月 19, 2011 (updated 十一月 3, 2013)

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