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  1. emend
    make corrections to
  2. ameliorate
    make better
  3. meliorate
    to make better
  4. facile
    arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth
  5. Stygian
    dark and dismal as of the river in Hades
  6. presentiment
    a feeling of evil to come
  7. anthropomorphic
    suggesting human features for animals or inanimate things
  8. spinous
    shaped like a spine or thorn
  9. acanthoid
    shaped like a spine or thorn
  10. acanthous
    shaped like a spine or thorn
  11. gild
    decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold
  12. clairvoyant
    someone who can perceive things not present to the senses
  13. minatory
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  14. victual
    any substance that can be used as food
  15. mulct
    money extracted as a penalty
  16. Weltschmerz
    sadness on thinking about the evils of the world
  17. precocious
    characterized by exceptionally early development
  18. minaret
    a slender tower with balconies, especially on a mosque
  19. radius
    a straight line from the center to the perimeter of a circle
  20. omnifarious
    of all varieties or forms or kinds
  21. tomfoolery
    silly or senseless behavior
  22. feint
    any distracting or deceptive maneuver
  23. garrulous
    full of trivial conversation
  24. ecchymosis
    the purple or black-and-blue area resulting from a bruise
  25. velleity
    a mere wish, unaccompanied by effort
  26. volition
    the act of making a choice
  27. dashiki
    a loose and brightly colored African shirt
  28. narcolepsy
    a disorder characterized by sudden episodes of deep sleep
  29. anhinga
    a fish-eating bird found near warm inland waters
  30. jonquil
    widely cultivated ornamental plant native to southern Europe but naturalized elsewhere having fragrant yellow or white clustered flowers
  31. histrionics
    a performance of a play
  32. deodar
    tall East Indian cedar having spreading branches with nodding tips; highly valued for its appearance as well as its timber
  33. desuetude
    a state of inactivity or disuse
  34. cathexis
    (psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object
  35. rhapsody
    a state of elated bliss
  36. ascetic
    someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
  37. austere
    of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor
  38. spartan
    unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment
  39. moue
    a disdainful grimace
  40. caryatid
    a supporting column carved in the shape of a person
  41. wysiwyg
  42. glasnost
    a Soviet policy allowing freer discussion of social problems
  43. mackinaw
    a heavy woolen cloth heavily napped and felted, often with a plaid design
  44. deracinate
    pull up by or as if by the roots
  45. collet
    a cone-shaped chuck used for holding cylindrical pieces in a lathe
  46. ferrule
    a metal cap or band placed on a wooden pole to prevent splitting
  47. spavined
    (of horses) afflicted with a swelling of the hock-joint
  48. gemmation
    asexual reproduction in which a local growth on the surface or in the body of the parent becomes a separate individual
  49. pullulation
    asexual reproduction in which a local growth on the surface or in the body of the parent becomes a separate individual
  50. samsara
    (Hinduism and Buddhism) the endless cycle of birth and suffering and death and rebirth
  51. fungible
    freely exchangeable for something of like nature
  52. flocculent
    having a fluffy or woolly character or appearance
  53. oneiric
    of or relating to or suggestive of dreams
  54. paucity
    an insufficient quantity or number
  55. dearth
    an insufficient quantity or number
  56. Weltanschauung
    a comprehensive view of the world and human life
  57. deglutition
    the act of swallowing
  58. amanuensis
    someone skilled in the transcription of speech
Created on 四月 15, 2008

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