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  1. abate
    become less in amount or intensity
  2. acidulous
    being sour to the taste
  3. waver
    pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
  4. ambiguous
    having more than one possible meaning
  5. vernal
    suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh
  6. apathy
    an absence of emotion or enthusiasm
  7. unconscionable
    greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
  8. attenuate
    become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude
  9. tangential
    of superficial relevance if any
  10. blight
    any plant disease resulting in withering without rotting
  11. sully
    make dirty or spotty
  12. candid
    openly straightforward and direct without secretiveness
  13. sobriquet
    a familiar name for a person
  14. coalesce
    fuse or cause to come together
  15. sagacious
    acutely insightful and wise
  16. craven
    lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful
  17. repast
    the food served and eaten at one time
  18. demagogue
    a leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions
  19. pugilism
    boxing with bare hands
  20. dilettante
    an amateur engaging in an activity without serious intention
  21. prevaricate
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
  22. divine
    a clergyman or other person in religious orders
  23. plucky
    showing courage
  24. effigy
    a representation of a person
  25. perspicacious
    mentally acute or penetratingly discerning
  26. enumerate
    specify individually
  27. pastiche
    a work of art that imitates the style of some previous work
  28. eulogy
    a formal expression of praise for someone who has died
  29. palliate
    lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
  30. fanatical
    marked by excessive enthusiasm for a cause or idea
  31. officious
    intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
  32. fortuitous
    lucky; occurring by happy chance
  33. nettle
    plant having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation
  34. gradation
    relative position in a ranked series
  35. molt
    cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers
  36. homogenous
    all of the same or similar kind or nature
  37. mendicant
    a pauper who lives by begging
  38. impetuous
    characterized by undue haste and lack of thought
  39. machination
    a crafty and involved plot to achieve your ends
  40. ingrate
    a person who shows no thankfulness or appreciation
  41. licentious
    lacking moral discipline
  42. intransigent
    impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, or reason
  43. largess
    liberality in bestowing gifts
  44. jingoism
    fanatical patriotism
  45. kindle
    catch fire
Created on 二月 9, 2008

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