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  1. Byzantine
    of or relating to or characteristic of the Byzantine Empire or the ancient city of Byzantium
  2. labyrinthine
    resembling a maze in form or complexity
  3. by-line
    a line giving the name of the writer of a story or article
  4. parody
    a composition that imitates or misrepresents a style
  5. travesty
    a composition that imitates or misrepresents a style
  6. burlesque
    a theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor
  7. charade
    a word acted out in an episode of a game
  8. lampoon
    ridicule with satire
  9. pasquinade
    a composition that humorously imitates somebody's style
  10. bumptious
    offensively self-assertive
  11. bucolic
    devoted to raising sheep or cattle
  12. arcadian
    idyllically rustic
  13. idyll
    a short poem descriptive of rural or pastoral life
  14. buck
    mature male of certain mammals, especially deer or antelope
  15. brusque
    rudely abrupt or blunt in speech or manner
  16. furcate
    divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork
  17. brook
    a natural stream of water smaller than a river
  18. browbeat
    discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner
  19. hector
    talk to or treat someone in a bossy or bullying way
  20. swagger
    walk with a lofty proud gait
  21. gait
    an animal's manner of moving
  22. tetrapod
    a vertebrate animal having four feet or legs or leglike appendages
  23. billow
    a large sea wave
  24. parboil
    cook (vegetables) briefly
  25. blanch
    turn pale, as if in fear
  26. blench
    turn pale, as if in fear
  27. palaver
    loud and confused and empty talk
  28. blandishment
    flattery intended to persuade
  29. inveigle
    influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
  30. wheedle
    influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
  31. blarney
    flattery designed to gain favor
  32. blasphemy
    profane language
  33. blight
    any plant disease resulting in withering without rotting
  34. blowhard
    a very boastful and talkative person
  35. vaunter
    a very boastful and talkative person
  36. line-shooter
    a very boastful and talkative person
  37. blurb
    a promotional statement, as on the dust jacket of a book
  38. bravado
    a swaggering show of courage
  39. gasconade
    an instance of boastful talk
  40. braggadocio
    vain and empty boasting
  41. rodomontade
    vain and empty boasting
  42. rodeo
    an exhibition of cowboy skills
  43. bluster
    be gusty, as of wind
  44. boggle
    overcome with amazement
  45. sleeveless
    having no sleeves
  46. bootless
    unproductive of success
  47. bravura
    brilliant and showy technical skill
  48. tawdry
    tastelessly showy
  49. specious
    plausible but false
  50. plausible
    apparently reasonable, valid, or truthful
  51. bridle
    headgear for a horse
  52. exigent
    demanding immediate attention
  53. exhort
    spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
  54. fiat
    a legally binding command or decision
  55. fervid
    characterized by intense emotion
  56. torrid
    characterized by intense emotion
  57. perfervid
    characterized by intense emotion
  58. exonerate
    pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
  59. exculpate
    pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
  60. assoil
    pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
  61. expansive
    able or tending to extend in one or more directions
  62. expedience
    the quality of being suited to the end in view
  63. expiate
    make amends for
  64. abye
    make amends for
  65. explicate
    elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
  66. exponent
    notation of how many times to multiply a quantity by itself
  67. expound
    add details to clarify an idea
  68. expostulate
    reason with for the purpose of dissuasion
  69. expurgate
    edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
  70. bowdlerise
    edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
  71. extant
    still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost
  72. extemporaneous
    with little or no preparation or forethought
  73. extenuate
    lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or degree of
  74. mitigate
    lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
  75. palliate
    lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
  76. extirpation
    the act of pulling up or out
  77. ablation
    the erosive process that reduces the size of glaciers
  78. extol
    praise, glorify, or honor
  79. extricate
    release from entanglement or difficulty
  80. exude
    release in drops or small quantities
  81. exult
    feel extreme happiness or elation
  82. facetious
    cleverly amusing in tone
  83. facile
    arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth
  84. factotum
    a servant employed to do a variety of jobs
  85. fallible
    wanting in moral strength, courage, or will
  86. fastidious
    giving careful attention to detail
  87. fathom
    a linear unit of measurement for water depth
  88. fatuous
    devoid of intelligence
  89. asinine
    devoid of intelligence
  90. faucet
    a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid
  91. faze
    disturb the composure of
  92. fecundity
    the state of being fertile or capable of producing offspring
  93. feint
    any distracting or deceptive maneuver
  94. felon
    someone who has been legally convicted of a crime
  95. malefactor
    someone who has committed a crime
  96. felicitous
    exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style
  97. feral
    wild and menacing
  98. ferine
    wild and menacing
  99. fetid
    offensively malodorous
  100. putrid
    of or relating to the process of decay
  101. debacle
    a sudden and complete disaster
  102. fiasco
    a complete failure or collapse
  103. execrate
    curse or declare to be evil or anathema
  104. abhor
    feel hatred or disgust toward
  105. abominate
    find repugnant
  106. loathe
    dislike intensely; feel disgust toward
  107. perspicacious
    mentally acute or penetratingly discerning
  108. discern
    perceive, recognize, or detect
  109. perspicuous
    transparently clear; easily understandable
  110. penitent
    feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds
  111. impenitent
    not remorseful
  112. penurious
    excessively unwilling to spend
  113. parsimonious
    excessively unwilling to spend
  114. impecunious
    not having enough money to pay for necessities
Created on 九月 7, 2008

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