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  1. sesquipedalian
    a very long word (a foot and a half long)
  2. snakebite
    a bite from a snake, usually venomous
  3. susurration
    an indistinct sound, as of whispering or rustling
  4. syzygy
    the straight line configuration of three celestial bodies
  5. ullage
    the amount that a container lacks of being full
  6. umlaut
    a diacritical mark (two dots) placed over a vowel in German
  7. wassail
    a punch made of sweetened ale or wine heated with spices and roasted apples; especially at Christmas
  8. litotes
    understatement for rhetorical effect
  9. Gogh
    Dutch Post-impressionist painter noted for his use of color
  10. enfranchise
    grant freedom to, as from slavery or servitude
  11. quasar
    a starlike object that may send out radio waves
  12. participle
    a form of the verb used as an adjective
  13. phloem
    plant tissue that conducts synthesized food substances
  14. xylem
    plant tissue that conducts water and dissolved nutrients
  15. kitsch
    excessively gaudy or sentimental art
  16. mantra
    a sacred utterance or poetic hymn in Vedism
  17. fait accompli
    an irreversible accomplishment
  18. nouveau-riche
    characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position
  19. red herring
    something intended to distract attention from the main issue
  20. Svengali
    someone (usually maleficent) who tries to persuade or force another person to do his bidding
  21. white elephant
    an unwanted possession that is hard to get rid of or to maintain
  22. alga
    primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves
  23. archaean
    of or relating to the earliest known rocks formed during the Precambrian Eon
  24. artesian well
    a well drilled through impermeable strata into strata that receive water from a higher altitude so there is pressure to force the water to flow upward
  25. Bering
    Danish explorer who explored the northern Pacific Ocean for the Russians and discovered the Bering Strait (1681-1741)
  26. metrification
    the act of changing from imperial units of measurement to metric units: meters, grams, seconds
  27. histone
    a simple protein containing mainly basic amino acids
  28. rubber bullet
    a bullet made of hard rubber
  29. kwashiorkor
    severe malnutrition in children resulting from a diet excessively high in carbohydrates and low in protein
  30. monotreme
    the most primitive mammals comprising the only extant members of the subclass Prototheria
  31. Munchausen syndrome
    syndrome consisting of feigning acute and dramatic illness for which no clinical evidence is ever found
  32. pahoehoe
    freely flowing lava
  33. prion
    an infectious protein particle lacking DNA or RNA
  34. roentgen ray
    electromagnetic radiation of short wavelength produced when high-speed electrons strike a solid target
  35. teratogen
    any agent that interferes with normal embryonic development: alcohol or thalidomide or X-rays or rubella are examples
  36. hominian
    characterizing the family Hominidae, which includes Homo sapiens as well as extinct species of manlike creatures
  37. hypha
    any of the threadlike filaments forming the mycelium of a fungus
  38. krill
    small shrimp-like crustaceans
  39. stipendiary
    receiving or eligible for compensation
  40. xerophyte
    plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water
Created on 八月 28, 2008

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