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  1. abeyance
    temporary cessation or suspension
  2. adulterate
    make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance
  3. alacrity
    liveliness and eagerness
  4. artless
    simple and natural; without cunning or deceit
  5. assuage
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  6. aver
    declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
  7. belie
    be in contradiction with
  8. bolster
    support and strengthen
  9. bombastic
    ostentatiously lofty in style
  10. boorish
    ill-mannered and coarse in behavior or appearance
  11. burgeon
    grow and flourish
  12. buttress
    a support usually of stone or brick
  13. castigation
    verbal punishment
  14. caustic
    capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
  15. chicanery
    the use of tricks to deceive someone
  16. coda
    the closing section of a musical composition
  17. commensurate
    corresponding in size or degree or extent
  18. compendium
    a publication containing a variety of works
  19. complaisant
    showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others
  20. compliant
    disposed to act in accordance with someone's wishes
  21. conciliatory
    making or willing to make concessions
  22. condone
    excuse, overlook, or make allowances for
  23. confound
    be confusing or perplexing to
  24. connoisseur
    an expert able to appreciate a field
  25. contention
    the act of competing as for profit or a prize
  26. contentious
    showing an inclination to disagree
  27. contrite
    feeling or expressing pain or sorrow
  28. conundrum
    a difficult problem
  29. converge
    be adjacent or come together
  30. convoluted
    highly complex or intricate
  31. craven
    lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful
  32. daunt
    cause to lose courage
  33. decorum
    propriety in manners and conduct
  34. default
    an option that is selected automatically
  35. deference
    courteous regard for people's feelings
  36. delineate
    represented accurately or precisely
  37. denigrate
    attack the good name and reputation of someone
  38. deride
    treat or speak of with contempt
  39. derivative
    a compound obtained from another compound
  40. desiccate
    lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless
  41. desultory
    marked by lack of definite plan, purpose, or enthusiasm
  42. deterrent
    something immaterial that interferes with action or progress
  43. diatribe
    thunderous verbal attack
  44. dichotomy
    a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses
  45. diffidence
    lack of self-assurance
  46. diffuse
    spread out; not concentrated in one place
  47. digression
    a message that departs from the main subject
  48. dirge
    a song or hymn of mourning as a memorial to a dead person
  49. disabuse
    free somebody from an erroneous belief
  50. discerning
    having or revealing keen insight and good judgment
  51. discordant
    not in agreement or harmony
  52. discredit
    the state of being held in low esteem
  53. discrepancy
    a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions
  54. discrete
    constituting a separate entity or part
  55. disingenuous
    not straightforward or candid
  56. disinterested
    unaffected by concern for one's own welfare
  57. disjointed
    taken apart at the points of connection
  58. dismiss
    stop associating with
  59. disparage
    express a negative opinion of
  60. disparate
    fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind
  61. dissemble
    behave unnaturally or affectedly
  62. disseminate
    cause to become widely known
  63. dissolution
    separation into component parts
  64. dissonance
    disagreeable sounds
  65. distend
    cause to expand as if by internal pressure
  66. distill
    undergo condensation
  67. diverge
    move or draw apart
  68. divest
    take away possessions from someone
  69. documental
    relating to or consisting of or derived from documents
  70. dogmatic
    pertaining to a code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
  71. dormant
    inactive but capable of becoming active
  72. dupe
    fool or hoax
  73. ebullient
    joyously unrestrained
  74. eclectic
    selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas
  75. effrontery
    audacious behavior that you have no right to
  76. elegy
    a mournful poem; a lament for the dead
  77. elicit
    call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
  78. embellish
    make more attractive, as by adding ornament or color
  79. empirical
    derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
  80. emulate
    strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
  81. endemic
    native to or confined to a certain region
  82. enervate
    weaken physically, mentally, or morally
  83. engender
    call forth
  84. enhance
    increase
  85. ephemeral
    anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day
  86. equanimity
    steadiness of mind under stress
  87. equivocate
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
  88. erudite
    having or showing profound knowledge
  89. esoteric
    understandable only by an enlightened inner circle
  90. eulogy
    a formal expression of praise for someone who has died
  91. euphemism
    an inoffensive expression substituted for an offensive one
  92. exacerbate
    make worse
  93. exculpate
    pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
  94. exigency
    a pressing or urgent situation
  95. extrapolation
    an inference about the future based on known facts
  96. facetious
    cleverly amusing in tone
  97. facilitate
    make easier
  98. fatuous
    devoid of intelligence
  99. fallacious
    containing or based on incorrect reasoning
  100. fawning
    attempting to win favor by flattery
  101. felicitous
    exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style
  102. fervor
    feelings of great warmth and intensity
  103. Flag Day
    commemorating the adoption of the United States flag in 1777
  104. flout
    treat with contemptuous disregard
  105. foment
    try to stir up
  106. forestall
    keep from happening or arising; make impossible
  107. frugality
    prudence in avoiding waste
  108. futile
    producing no result or effect
  109. gainsay
    take exception to
  110. garrulous
    full of trivial conversation
  111. goad
    stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick
  112. gouge
    an impression in a surface, as made by a blow
  113. grandiloquent
    lofty in style
  114. gregarious
    temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others
  115. guileless
    innocent and free of deceit
  116. gullible
    naive and easily deceived or tricked
  117. harangue
    a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
  118. homogeneous
    all of the same or similar kind or nature
  119. hyperbole
    extravagant exaggeration
  120. iconoclastic
    characterized by attack on established beliefs
  121. idolatry
    the worship of objects or images as gods
  122. immutable
    not subject or susceptible to change or variation
  123. impair
    make worse or less effective
  124. impassive
    having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
  125. impede
    be a hindrance or obstacle to
  126. impermeable
    preventing especially liquids to pass or diffuse through
  127. imperturbable
    marked by extreme calm and composure
  128. impervious
    not admitting of passage or capable of being affected
  129. implacable
    incapable of being appeased or pacified
  130. implicit
    suggested though not directly expressed
  131. implode
    burst inward
  132. inadvertently
    without knowledge or intention
  133. inchoate
    only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
  134. incongruity
    the quality of disagreeing
  135. inconsequential
    lacking worth or importance
  136. incorporate
    make into a whole or make part of a whole
  137. indeterminate
    not fixed or known in advance
  138. indigence
    a state of extreme poverty or destitution
  139. indolent
    disinclined to work or exertion
  140. inert
    unable to move or resist motion
  141. ingenuous
    lacking in sophistication or worldliness
  142. inherent
    existing as an essential constituent or characteristic
  143. innocuous
    not injurious to physical or mental health
  144. insensible
    barely able to be perceived
  145. insinuate
    suggest in an indirect or covert way; give to understand
  146. insipid
    lacking interest or significance or impact
  147. insularity
    lack of openness to new ideas; narrow-mindedness
  148. intractable
    difficult to manage or mold
  149. intransigence
    stubborn refusal to compromise or change
  150. inundate
    fill or cover completely, usually with water
  151. inured
    made tough by habitual exposure
  152. invective
    abusive language used to express blame or censure
  153. irascible
    quickly aroused to anger
  154. irresolute
    uncertain how to act or proceed
  155. itinerary
    an established line of travel or access
  156. laconic
    brief and to the point
  157. lassitude
    a feeling of lack of interest or energy
  158. latent
    potentially existing but not presently evident or realized
  159. laud
    praise, glorify, or honor
  160. lethargic
    deficient in alertness or activity
  161. on leave
  162. levity
    a manner lacking seriousness
  163. log
    a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches
  164. loquacious
    full of trivial conversation
  165. lucid
    transparently clear; easily understandable
  166. luminous
    softly bright or radiant
  167. magnanimity
    nobility and generosity of spirit
  168. malleable
    capable of being shaped or bent
  169. malingerer
    someone shirking duty by feigning illness or incapacity
  170. maverick
    someone who exhibits independence in thought and action
  171. mendacious
    given to lying
  172. metamorphosis
    striking change in appearance or character or circumstances
  173. meticulous
    marked by precise accordance with details
  174. misanthrope
    someone who dislikes people in general
  175. mitigate
    lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
  176. mollify
    cause to be more favorably inclined
  177. morose
    showing a brooding ill humor
  178. mundane
    found in the ordinary course of events
  179. negate
    make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of
  180. neophyte
    a participant with no experience with an activity
  181. obdurate
    stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
  182. obsequious
    attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
  183. obviate
    do away with
  184. occlude
    block passage through
  185. officious
    intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
  186. onerous
    burdensome or difficult to endure
  187. opprobrium
    a state of extreme dishonor
  188. oscillate
    move or swing from side to side regularly
  189. ostentatious
    intended to attract notice and impress others
  190. paragon
    a perfect embodiment of a concept
  191. partisan
    a fervent and even militant proponent of something
  192. pathological
    relating to the study of diseases
  193. paucity
    an insufficient quantity or number
  194. pedantic
    marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning
  195. penchant
    a strong liking or preference
  196. penury
    a state of extreme poverty or destitution
  197. perennial
    lasting an indefinitely long time
  198. perfidious
    tending to betray
  199. perfunctory
    hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
  200. permeable
    allowing fluids or gases to pass or diffuse through
  201. pervasive
    spreading or spread throughout
  202. phlegmatic
    showing little emotion
  203. piety
    righteousness by virtue of being religiously devout
  204. placate
    cause to be more favorably inclined
  205. plasticity
    the property of being physically malleable
  206. platitude
    a trite or obvious remark
  207. plethora
    extreme excess
  208. plummet
    drop sharply
  209. porous
    full of holes
  210. pragmatic
    concerned with practical matters
  211. preamble
    a preliminary introduction, as to a statute or constitution
  212. precarious
    not secure; beset with difficulties
  213. precipitate
    bring about abruptly
  214. precursor
    something indicating the approach of something or someone
  215. presumptuous
    going beyond what is appropriate, permitted, or courteous
  216. prevaricate
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
  217. no-par stock
    stock with no par value specified in the corporate charter or on the stock certificate
  218. probity
    complete and confirmed integrity
  219. problematic
    making great mental demands
  220. prodigal
    recklessly wasteful
  221. profound
    situated at or extending to great depth
  222. prohibitive
    tending to discourage, especially of prices
  223. proliferate
    grow rapidly
  224. propensity
    a natural inclination
  225. propitiate
    make peace with
  226. propriety
    correct behavior
  227. proscribe
    command against
  228. pungent
    strong and sharp to the sense of taste or smell
  229. qualified
    meeting the proper standards and requirements for a task
  230. quibble
    evade the truth of a point by raising irrelevant objections
  231. quiescent
    being quiet or still or inactive
  232. rarefied
    of high moral or intellectual value
  233. recalcitrant
    stubbornly resistant to authority or control
  234. recant
    formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief
  235. recluse
    one who lives in solitude
  236. recondite
    difficult to understand
  237. refractory
    stubbornly resistant to authority or control
  238. refute
    overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof
  239. relegate
    assign to a lower position
  240. reproach
    express criticism towards
  241. reprobate
    a person without moral scruples
  242. repudiate
    refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid
  243. rescind
    cancel officially
  244. resolution
    a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner
  245. resolve
    find a solution or answer
  246. nurturant
    providing physical and emotional care and nourishment
  247. reverent
    feeling or showing profound respect or veneration
  248. sage
    a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics
  249. salubrious
    promoting health
  250. sanction
    official permission or approval
  251. satiate
    fill to satisfaction
  252. saturate
    infuse or fill completely
  253. savor
    a particular taste or smell, especially an appealing one
  254. secrete
    generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids
  255. shard
    a broken piece of a brittle artifact
  256. skeptic
    someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs
  257. solicitous
    full of anxiety and concern
  258. soporific
    inducing sleep
  259. specious
    plausible but false
  260. spectrum
    a broad range of related objects, values, or qualities
  261. sporadic
    recurring in scattered or unpredictable instances
  262. stigma
    a symbol of disgrace or infamy
  263. stint
    supply sparingly and with restricted quantities
  264. stipulate
    make an express demand or provision in an agreement
  265. stolid
    having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
  266. striate
    marked with stripes
  267. strut
    walk in a proud, confident way
  268. subpoena
    a writ issued to compel the attendance of a witness
  269. subside
    wear off or die down
  270. substantiate
    establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
  271. supersede
    take the place or move into the position of
  272. supposition
    the cognitive process of conjecturing
  273. tacit
    implied by or inferred from actions or statements
  274. tangential
    of superficial relevance if any
  275. tenuous
    lacking substance or significance
  276. tirade
    a speech of violent denunciation
  277. torpor
    a state of motor and mental inactivity
  278. tortuous
    marked by repeated turns and bends
  279. tractable
    easily managed
  280. transgression
    the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle
  281. truculence
    stubborn and defiant aggressiveness
  282. vacillate
    be undecided about something
  283. venerate
    regard with feelings of respect and reverence
  284. veracious
    habitually speaking the truth
  285. verbose
    using or containing too many words
  286. viable
    capable of life or normal growth and development
  287. viscous
    having a relatively high resistance to flow
  288. vituperative
    marked by harshly abusive criticism
  289. volatile
    liable to lead to sudden change or violence
  290. warranted
  291. wary
    marked by keen caution and watchful prudence
  292. welter
    a confused multitude of things
  293. whimsical
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
  294. Zealot
    a member of an ancient Jewish sect in Judea in the first century who fought to the death against the Romans and who killed or persecuted Jews who collaborated with the Romans
  295. acerbic
    sour or bitter in taste
  296. allude
    make an indirect reference to
  297. allusion
    passing reference or indirect mention
  298. altruism
    the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others
  299. amalgam
    a combination or blend of diverse things
  300. apposite
    being of striking appropriateness and pertinence
  301. arcane
    requiring secret or mysterious knowledge
  302. archetype
    something that serves as a model
  303. arid
    lacking sufficient water or rainfall
  304. articulate
    express or state clearly
  305. aspersion
    a disparaging remark
  306. astringent
    tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue
  307. atrophy
    a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse
  308. autocracy
    a theory favoring unlimited authority by an individual
  309. autocrat
    a cruel and oppressive dictator
  310. baleful
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  311. bilateral
    having two sides or parts
  312. bombast
    pompous or pretentious talk or writing
  313. cacophony
    loud confusing disagreeable sounds
  314. cant
    a slope in the turn of a road or track
  315. caprice
    a sudden desire
  316. catharsis
    purging the body to stimulate evacuation of the bowels
  317. girlishness
    being characteristic of a girl
  318. circumlocution
    an indirect way of expressing something
  319. cloture
    a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body
  320. cloying
    overly sweet
  321. codify
    organize into a system, such as a body of law
  322. cogitate
    consider carefully and deeply
  323. cognitive
    relating to or involving the mental process of knowing
  324. cognizant
    having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization
  325. coherent
    marked by an orderly and consistent relation of parts
  326. cohesion
    the state of sticking together
  327. comeliness
    the quality of being good looking and attractive
  328. commodious
    large and roomy
  329. complaisance
    a tendency to try to please or yield to the will of others
  330. connotative
    implying or suggesting something extra
  331. constraint
    the state of being physically limited
  332. contravene
    go against, as of rules and laws
  333. coterie
    an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
  334. crass
    so unrefined as to be offensive or insensitive
  335. debacle
    a sudden and complete disaster
  336. debilitate
    make weak
  337. decorous
    characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste
  338. deleterious
    harmful to living things
  339. deprecate
    express strong disapproval of; deplore
  340. derision
    the act of treating with contempt
  341. diffident
    showing modest reserve
  342. disputation
    a formal debate
  343. dissonant
    harmonically unresolved
  344. elucidate
    make clear and comprehensible
  345. emollient
    a substance with a soothing effect when applied to the skin
  346. encomium
    a formal expression of praise
  347. evanescent
    short-lived; tending to vanish or disappear
  348. exigent
    demanding immediate attention
  349. extemporize
    perform or speak without preparation
  350. extrapolate
    draw from specific cases for more general cases
  351. feign
    make believe with the intent to deceive
  352. iconoclast
    someone who attacks cherished ideas or institutions
  353. impugn
    attack as false or wrong
  354. incisive
    demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
  355. incredulous
    not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving
  356. indigenous
    originating where it is found
  357. inept
    generally incompetent and ineffectual
  358. intransigent
    impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, or reason
  359. intrepid
    invulnerable to fear or intimidation
  360. macerate
    soften and cause to disintegrate as a result
  361. maculate
    morally blemished; stained or impure
  362. ossify
    become bony
  363. palpable
    capable of being perceived
  364. panegyric
    formally expressing praise
  365. paradigm
    a standard or typical example
  366. paradox
    a statement that contradicts itself
  367. parsimonious
    excessively unwilling to spend
  368. penurious
    excessively unwilling to spend
  369. petulant
    easily irritated or annoyed
  370. putrefaction
    the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
  371. putrefy
    decay with an offensive smell
  372. rancor
    a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
  373. sagacious
    acutely insightful and wise
  374. sinuous
    curved or curving in and out
  375. spurious
    plausible but false
  376. squalid
    foul and run-down and repulsive
  377. subjugate
    make subservient; force to submit or subdue
  378. taciturn
    habitually reserved and uncommunicative
  379. truculent
    defiantly aggressive
  380. ubiquitous
    being present everywhere at once
  381. allusive
    characterized by indirect references
  382. chasm
    a deep opening in the earth's surface
  383. gap
    an open or empty space in or between things
  384. tarnish
    make or become dirty or dull, as by exposure to air
  385. concise
    expressing much in few words
Created on 十二月 16, 2007 (updated 三月 16, 2008)

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