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  1. abase
    cause to feel shame
  2. aberrant
    markedly different from an accepted norm
  3. abeyance
    temporary cessation or suspension
  4. accost
    approach and speak to someone aggressively or insistently
  5. acuity
    sharpness of vision
  6. adjunct
    something added to another thing but not essential to it
  7. ague
    chills and fever that are symptomatic of malaria
  8. allegory
    a short moral story
  9. ambivalent
    uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow
  10. ampersand
    a punctuation mark (&) that represents the conjunction "and"
  11. androgynous
    having both male and female characteristics
  12. anomie
    lack of moral standards in a society
  13. anthropomorphic
    suggesting human features for animals or inanimate things
  14. aperitif
    alcoholic beverage taken before a meal as an appetizer
  15. aphasia
    inability to use language because of a brain lesion
  16. apprise
    inform somebody of something
  17. ardor
    feelings of great warmth and intensity
  18. ascertain
    learn or discover with confidence
  19. assay
    a test of a substance to determine its components
  20. asunder
    into parts or pieces
  21. atavistic
    characteristic of a throwback
  22. attenuate
    become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude
  23. augur
    predict from an omen
  24. augment
    enlarge or increase
  25. averse
    strongly opposed
  26. baleful
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  27. balk
    refuse to proceed or comply
  28. banal
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  29. bathos
    a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one
  30. bazaar
    a street of small shops, especially in the Middle East
  31. bedlam
    a state of extreme confusion and disorder
  32. billet doux
    a personal letter to a loved one expressing affection
  33. bloc
    a group united for a particular purpose
  34. bon mot
    a witty or clever remark
  35. bon vivant
    a sociable person who enjoys fine food and luxury
  36. bosky
    covered with or consisting of bushes or thickets
  37. bough
    any of the larger branches of a tree
  38. bowdlerize
    edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
  39. brazen
    not held back by conventional ideas of behavior
  40. broach
    bring up a topic for discussion
  41. brouhaha
    a confused disturbance far greater than its cause merits
  42. bucolic
    devoted to raising sheep or cattle
  43. bulwark
    an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
  44. butte
    a hill that rises abruptly from the surrounding region
  45. cache
    a hidden storage space
  46. cachet
    an indication of approved or superior status
  47. cajole
    influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
  48. callow
    young and inexperienced
  49. calumny
    a false accusation of an offense
  50. canon
    a collection of books accepted as holy scripture
  51. castigate
    inflict severe punishment on
  52. catharsis
    purging the body to stimulate evacuation of the bowels
  53. cede
    give over
  54. censorious
    harshly critical or expressing censure
  55. chide
    scold or reprimand severely or angrily
  56. churlish
    having a bad disposition; surly
  57. cipher
    a secret method of writing
  58. circumlocution
    an indirect way of expressing something
  59. circumspect
    careful to consider potential consequences and avoid risk
  60. claque
    a group of followers hired to applaud at a performance
  61. codger
    an eccentric elderly man
  62. cognoscente
    an expert able to appreciate a field
  63. comity
    a state or atmosphere of harmony or mutual civility
  64. commodious
    large and roomy
  65. complicity
    guilt as a confederate in a crime or offense
  66. macabre
    shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
  67. superficiality
    lack of depth of knowledge or thought or feeling
  68. ameliorate
    make better
  69. improvisation
    a performance given without planning or preparation
  70. subjective
    taking place within the mind and modified by individual bias
  71. rife
    excessively abundant
  72. incongruous
    lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness
  73. equitable
    fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience
  74. fortuitous
    lucky; occurring by happy chance
  75. dichotomise
    divide into two opposing groups or kinds
  76. milieu
    the environmental condition
  77. didactic
    instructive, especially excessively
  78. iconoclast
    someone who attacks cherished ideas or institutions
  79. corroborate
    give evidence for
  80. debunk
    expose while ridiculing
Created on 七月 25, 2011 (updated 七月 25, 2011)

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