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  1. psychometric test
    any standardized procedure for measuring sensitivity or memory or intelligence or aptitude or personality etc
  2. insuperable
    incapable of being surpassed or excelled
  3. contraindicate
    suggest that something (e.g., a treatment) is inadvisable
  4. contravene
    go against, as of rules and laws
  5. contraband
    distributed or sold illicitly
  6. contraceptive
    an agent or device intended to prevent conception
  7. aspersion
    a disparaging remark
  8. abduction
    the criminal act of carrying someone away by force
  9. affusion
    the act of baptizing someone by pouring water on their head
  10. astasia
    inability to stand due to muscular incoordination
  11. diffusion
    the act of dispersing something
  12. denotative
    having the power of explicitly denoting or designating or naming
  13. annotate
    add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments
  14. preterite
    a term formerly used to refer to the simple past tense
  15. sinecure
    a job that involves minimal duties
  16. succumb
    give in, as to overwhelming force, influence, or pressure
  17. recumbent
    lying down; in a position of comfort or rest
  18. incumbent
    necessary as a duty or responsibility; morally binding
  19. sufficient
    of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement
  20. syllogism
    reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises
  21. castigate
    inflict severe punishment on
  22. diatribe
    thunderous verbal attack
  23. excoriate
    express strong disapproval of
  24. gainsay
    take exception to
  25. harangue
    a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
  26. impugn
    attack as false or wrong
  27. objurgate
    censure severely
  28. inveigh
    complain bitterly
  29. obloquy
    state of disgrace resulting from public abuse
  30. opprobrium
    a state of extreme dishonor
  31. pillory
    a wooden instrument of punishment on a post
  32. vituperate
    spread negative information about
  33. apocryphal
    being of questionable authenticity
  34. canard
    a deliberately misleading fabrication
  35. chicanery
    the use of tricks to deceive someone
  36. dissemble
    behave unnaturally or affectedly
  37. prevaricate
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
  38. perfidy
    an act of deliberate betrayal
  39. ersatz
    an artificial or inferior substitute or imitation
  40. specious
    plausible but false
  41. spurious
    plausible but false
  42. histrionics
    a performance of a play
  43. panoptic
    including everything visible in one view
  44. parse
    analyze the sentence structure of
  45. panacea
    hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases
  46. pandemonium
    a state of extreme confusion and disorder
  47. venal
    capable of being corrupted
  48. pediatrician
    a medical specialist in the care of children
  49. aberration
    a state or condition markedly different from the norm
  50. sanguine
    confidently optimistic and cheerful
  51. sophomore
    a second-year undergraduate
  52. esoteric
    understandable only by an enlightened inner circle
  53. rife
    excessively abundant
  54. anomaly
    deviation from the normal or common order, form, or rule
  55. equivocal
    open to two or more interpretations
  56. lucid
    transparently clear; easily understandable
  57. assuage
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  58. opaque
    not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy
  59. prodigal
    recklessly wasteful
  60. fervid
    characterized by intense emotion
  61. abstain
    refrain from doing, consuming, or partaking in something
  62. audacious
    disposed to venture or take risks
  63. desiccate
    lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless
  64. gullible
    naive and easily deceived or tricked
  65. laudable
    worthy of high praise
  66. pedantic
    marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning
  67. vacillate
    be undecided about something
  68. loquacious
    full of trivial conversation
  69. homogenous
    all of the same or similar kind or nature
  70. engender
    call forth
  71. adulterate
    make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance
  72. volatile
    liable to lead to sudden change or violence
  73. pragmatic
    concerned with practical matters
  74. corroborate
    give evidence for
  75. apathy
    an absence of emotion or enthusiasm
  76. ephemeral
    anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day
  77. propriety
    correct behavior
  78. mitigate
    lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
  79. laconic
    brief and to the point
  80. belie
    be in contradiction with
  81. endemic
    native to or confined to a certain region
  82. ignominious
    deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
  83. opprobrious
    expressing offensive reproach
  84. infamous
    known widely and usually unfavorably
  85. incongruous
    lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness
  86. salubrious
    promoting health
  87. provocation
    a means of arousing or stirring to action
  88. debunk
    expose while ridiculing
  89. dearth
    an insufficient quantity or number
  90. aesthetic
    characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste
  91. ontology
    the metaphysical study of the nature of being and existence
  92. luminary
    a celebrity who is an inspiration to others
  93. petulant
    easily irritated or annoyed
  94. eschew
    avoid and stay away from deliberately
  95. imbue
    spread or diffuse through
  96. inter
    place in a grave or tomb
  97. arrogate
    seize and take control without authority
  98. apogee
    the farthest point in an orbit around the Earth
  99. capitulate
    surrender under agreed conditions
  100. regression
    returning to a former state
  101. digress
    wander from a direct or straight course
  102. acrimony
    a rough and bitter manner
  103. cacophony
    loud confusing disagreeable sounds
  104. levy
    impose and collect
  105. diminutive
    very small
  106. ebullience
    eager enjoyment or approval
  107. duress
    compulsory force or threat
  108. baneful
    evil or sinister
  109. baleful
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  110. vociferous
    conspicuously and offensively loud
  111. nonplussed
    filled with bewilderment
  112. doleful
    filled with or evoking sadness
  113. dolorous
    showing sorrow
  114. mislead
    take someone in the wrong direction or give wrong directions
  115. illustrate
    depict with a visual representation
  116. abstruse
    difficult to understand
  117. prosaic
    lacking wit or imagination
  118. inimical
    tending to obstruct or cause harm
  119. inimitable
    matchless
  120. reticent
    reluctant to draw attention to yourself
  121. brusque
    rudely abrupt or blunt in speech or manner
  122. scurrilous
    expressing offensive, insulting, or scandalous criticism
  123. arcane
    requiring secret or mysterious knowledge
  124. pan
    shallow container made of metal
  125. abjure
    formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief
  126. bemusement
    confusion resulting from failure to understand
  127. befuddlement
    confusion resulting from failure to understand
  128. malfeasance
    wrongful conduct by a public official
  129. supercilious
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  130. fatuous
    devoid of intelligence
  131. ribald
    humorously vulgar
  132. toothsome
    extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
  133. comestible
    suitable for use as food
  134. ingenuous
    lacking in sophistication or worldliness
  135. affectation
    a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
  136. acridity
    extreme bitterness
  137. trenchancy
    keenness and forcefulness of thought or expression or intellect
  138. acumen
    shrewdness shown by keen insight
  139. mellifluous
    pleasing to the ear
  140. euphony
    any pleasing and harmonious sounds
  141. strident
    unpleasantly loud and harsh
  142. erratic
    liable to sudden unpredictable change
  143. irregular
    not level or flat or symmetrical
  144. extirpate
    destroy completely, as if down to the roots
  145. recondite
    difficult to understand
  146. bedlam
    a state of extreme confusion and disorder
  147. punctilious
    marked by precise accordance with details
  148. waggish
    witty or joking
  149. croupier
    someone who collects and pays bets at a gaming table
  150. mien
    a person's appearance, manner, or demeanor
  151. repudiate
    refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid
  152. convalescence
    gradual healing through rest after sickness or injury
  153. recuperate
    restore to good health or strength
  154. evocative
    serving to bring to mind
  155. reminiscent
    serving to bring to mind
  156. truculent
    defiantly aggressive
  157. panegyrical
    formally expressing praise
  158. phlegmatic
    showing little emotion
  159. deplore
    express strong disapproval of
  160. dilettantish
    showing frivolous or superficial interest; amateurish
  161. eclectic
    selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas
  162. apex
    the highest point of something
  163. forgo
    do without or cease to hold or adhere to
  164. deprecate
    express strong disapproval of; deplore
  165. interpolation
    an action or remark that interrupts something
  166. interpolate
    insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
  167. redact
    formulate in a particular style or language
  168. attrition
    the act of rubbing together
  169. devaluation
    the reduction of something's worth
  170. evisceration
    the act of removing the bowels or viscera
  171. collusive
    acting together in secret toward a fraudulent or illegal end
  172. democratization
    the action of making something democratic
  173. democratic
    based upon the principles of social equality
  174. reflect
    throw or bend back from a surface
  175. mimic
    imitate, especially for satirical effect
  176. precarious
    not secure; beset with difficulties
  177. elusive
    skillful at evading capture
  178. unstudied
    not by design or artifice; unforced and impromptu
  179. paschal
    of or relating to Passover or Easter
  180. litany
    a prayer consisting of a series of invocations by the priest with responses from the congregation
  181. hubris
    overbearing pride or presumption
  182. extenuate
    lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or degree of
  183. palliate
    lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
  184. abrogation
    an official or legal cancellation
  185. orison
    reverent petition to a deity
  186. chassis
    the skeleton of a motor vehicle
  187. cabal
    a clique that seeks power usually through intrigue
  188. matriculate
    enroll as a student
  189. Jesuitical
    having qualities characteristic of Jesuits or Jesuitism
Created on 十月 1, 2011

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