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  1. aloof
    distant, cold, or detached in manner
  2. skittish
    unpredictably excitable, especially of horses
  3. placid
    calm and free from disturbance
  4. ubiquity
    the state of being everywhere at once
  5. conspicuous
    obvious to the eye or mind
  6. frivolity
    the trait of being not serious or sensible
  7. disquieting
    causing mental discomfort
  8. diffidence
    lack of self-assurance
  9. volubility
    the quality of being facile in speech and writing
  10. prosaic
    lacking wit or imagination
  11. fortuitous
    lucky; occurring by happy chance
  12. indecorous
    lacking propriety and good taste in manners and conduct
  13. tenuous
    lacking substance or significance
  14. avid
    marked by active interest and enthusiasm
  15. acumen
    shrewdness shown by keen insight
  16. fastidious
    giving careful attention to detail
  17. didacticism
    communication that is suitable for or intended to be instructive
  18. scathe
    the act of damaging something or someone
  19. mired
    entangled or hindered
  20. endure
    undergo or be subjected to
  21. preternatural
    existing outside of or not in accordance with nature
  22. ascribe
    attribute or credit to
  23. stark
    severely simple
  24. rife
    excessively abundant
  25. incongruous
    lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness
  26. foreground
    the part of a scene that is near the viewer
  27. forage
    collect or look around for, as food
  28. schism
    division of a group into opposing factions
  29. demur
    politely refuse or take exception to
  30. modicum
    a small or moderate or token amount
  31. dissent
    a difference of opinion
  32. gawkiness
    the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are extremely ungainly and inelegant
  33. gawky
    awkward and clumsy in movement or posture
  34. quixotic
    not sensible about practical matters
  35. flout
    treat with contemptuous disregard
  36. jeer
    laugh at with contempt and derision
  37. derision
    the act of treating with contempt
  38. posthumous
    occurring or coming into existence after a person's death
  39. dismay
    the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
  40. cloak
    a loose outer garment
  41. trite
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  42. solemnity
    a trait of dignified seriousness
  43. elate
    fill with high spirits
  44. lurid
    glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism
  45. heedful
    giving close and thoughtful attention
  46. circumspect
    careful to consider potential consequences and avoid risk
  47. frontispiece
    an illustration facing the title page of a book
  48. allegory
    a short moral story
  49. profligate
    unrestrained by convention or morality
  50. probity
    complete and confirmed integrity
  51. wary
    marked by keen caution and watchful prudence
  52. tendentious
    having a strong bias, especially a controversial one
  53. antithesis
    exact opposite
  54. mediacy
    the quality of being mediate
  55. reconcile
    come to terms
  56. paradigm
    a standard or typical example
  57. misnomer
    an incorrect or unsuitable name
  58. peculiar
    beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
  59. altogether
    to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent
  60. strive
    attempt by employing effort
  61. pellucidity
    passing light without diffusion or distortion
  62. ample
    more than enough in size or scope or capacity
  63. haphazard
    dependent upon or characterized by chance
  64. surfeit
    indulge (one's appetite) to satiety
  65. overreach
    fail by aiming too high or trying too hard
  66. peasant
    one of a class of agricultural laborers
  67. hypocritical
    professing feelings or virtues one does not have
  68. deprecate
    express strong disapproval of; deplore
  69. lecherous
    given to excessive indulgence in sexual activity
  70. effeminate
    lacking traits typically associated with men or masculinity
  71. bestial
    resembling an animal, especially by being vicious or cruel
  72. octogenarian
    being from 80 to 89 years old
  73. exhort
    spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
  74. breech
    opening in the barrel of a gun where bullets can be loaded
  75. palindrome
    a word or phrase that reads the same backward as forward
  76. turpitude
    a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice
  77. dichotomy
    a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses
  78. tycoon
    a very wealthy or powerful businessperson
  79. descry
    catch sight of
  80. egregious
    conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
  81. encomium
    a formal expression of praise
  82. gregarious
    temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others
  83. shun
    avoid and stay away from deliberately
  84. epitaph
    an inscription in memory of a buried person
  85. avert
    turn away or aside
  86. absolve
    grant remission of a sin to
  87. cursory
    hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
  88. epitome
    a standard or typical example
  89. expatiate
    add details to clarify an idea
  90. expiate
    make amends for
  91. fatuous
    devoid of intelligence
  92. fealty
    the loyalty that one owes to a country, sovereign, or lord
  93. filial
    designating the generation following the parental generation
  94. treacherous
    dangerously unstable and unpredictable
  95. extraneous
    not belonging to that in which it is contained
  96. peruse
    examine or consider with attention and in detail
  97. cunning
    showing inventiveness and skill
  98. slight
    small in quantity or degree
  99. supplant
    take the place or move into the position of
  100. makeshift
    done or made using whatever is available
  101. propitious
    presenting favorable circumstances
  102. contrive
    make or work out a plan for; devise
  103. coeval
    of the same period
  104. wrought
    shaped to fit by altering the contours of a pliable mass
  105. erstwhile
    belonging to some prior time
  106. inscrutable
    difficult or impossible to understand
  107. outstrip
    go far ahead of
  108. patent
    a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention
  109. anoint
    administer an oil or ointment to, often ceremonially
  110. anoint
    administer an oil or ointment to, often ceremonially
  111. vanquish
    defeat in a competition, race, or conflict
  112. credence
    the mental attitude that something is believable
  113. collude
    act in unison and in secret towards a deceitful purpose
  114. spurious
    plausible but false
  115. peddle
    sell or offer for sale from place to place
  116. fetch
    go or come after and bring or take back
  117. malapropism
    misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar
  118. legerdemain
    an illusory feat
  119. feat
    a notable achievement
  120. jettison
    throw away, of something encumbering
  121. jest
    activity characterized by good humor
  122. debased
    mixed with impurities
  123. slingshot
    a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones
  124. hodgepodge
    a motley assortment of things
  125. evanescent
    short-lived; tending to vanish or disappear
  126. recrudescent
    the revival of an unfortunate situation after a period of abatement
Created on 八月 21, 2011 (updated 九月 26, 2011)

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