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  1. chiasmus
    inversion in the second of two parallel phrases
  2. duty period
    the time period during which you are at work
  3. acacia
    any of various spiny trees or shrubs
  4. glossolalia
    repetitive nonmeaningful speech
  5. koan
    a paradoxical anecdote or a riddle that has no solution
  6. maharajah
    a great raja
  7. nictate
    briefly shut the eyes
  8. nudnik
    (Yiddish) someone who is a boring pest
  9. sesquipedalian
    a very long word (a foot and a half long)
  10. susurration
    an indistinct sound, as of whispering or rustling
  11. syzygy
    the straight line configuration of three celestial bodies
  12. ullage
    the amount that a container lacks of being full
  13. umlaut
    a diacritical mark (two dots) placed over a vowel in German
  14. wassail
    a punch made of sweetened ale or wine heated with spices and roasted apples; especially at Christmas
  15. litotes
    understatement for rhetorical effect
  16. Gogh
    Dutch Post-impressionist painter noted for his use of color
  17. enfranchise
    grant freedom to, as from slavery or servitude
  18. participle
    a form of the verb used as an adjective
  19. phloem
    plant tissue that conducts synthesized food substances
  20. xylem
    plant tissue that conducts water and dissolved nutrients
  21. kitsch
    excessively gaudy or sentimental art
  22. mantra
    a sacred utterance or poetic hymn in Vedism
  23. fait accompli
    an irreversible accomplishment
  24. nouveau-riche
    characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position
  25. red herring
    something intended to distract attention from the main issue
  26. Svengali
    someone (usually maleficent) who tries to persuade or force another person to do his bidding
  27. archaean
    of or relating to the earliest known rocks formed during the Precambrian Eon
  28. metrification
    the act of changing from imperial units of measurement to metric units: meters, grams, seconds
  29. histone
    a simple protein containing mainly basic amino acids
  30. kwashiorkor
    severe malnutrition in children resulting from a diet excessively high in carbohydrates and low in protein
  31. monotreme
    the most primitive mammals comprising the only extant members of the subclass Prototheria
  32. Munchausen syndrome
    syndrome consisting of feigning acute and dramatic illness for which no clinical evidence is ever found
  33. pahoehoe
    freely flowing lava
  34. prion
    an infectious protein particle lacking DNA or RNA
  35. roentgen ray
    electromagnetic radiation of short wavelength produced when high-speed electrons strike a solid target
  36. teratogen
    any agent that interferes with normal embryonic development: alcohol or thalidomide or X-rays or rubella are examples
  37. hominian
    characterizing the family Hominidae, which includes Homo sapiens as well as extinct species of manlike creatures
  38. hypha
    any of the threadlike filaments forming the mycelium of a fungus
  39. krill
    small shrimp-like crustaceans
  40. stipendiary
    receiving or eligible for compensation
  41. xerophyte
    plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water
  42. shibboleth
    a favorite saying of a sect or political group
  43. anthropomorphic
    suggesting human features for animals or inanimate things
Created on 九月 3, 2008 (updated 十月 20, 2009)

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