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  1. grapheme
    a written symbol that is used to represent speech
  2. bespot
    mark with, or as if with, spots
  3. offset
    a compensating equivalent
  4. equipoise
    equality of distribution
  5. bespoke
    custom-made
  6. circumpolar
    located or found throughout a polar region
  7. slant
    incline or bend from a vertical position
  8. camber
    a slight convexity (as of the surface of a road)
  9. marmorean
    of or relating to or characteristic of marble
  10. marmoreal
    of or relating to or characteristic of hard crystalline rock
  11. circuitous
    deviating from a straight course
  12. circuit
    a journey or route all the way around a place or area
  13. ebullition
    an unrestrained expression of emotion
  14. roundabout
    a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island
  15. teetotum
    a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin
  16. tintinnabulation
    the sound of a bell ringing
  17. tintinnabulate
    ring or sound like a small bell
  18. semilunar
    resembling the new moon in shape
  19. lunation
    the period between successive new moons (29.531 days)
  20. counterpoise
    a weight that balances another weight
  21. countervail
    oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions
  22. doppelganger
    a person who is almost identical to another
  23. Angst
  24. delectation
    a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction
  25. umbo
    a slight rounded elevation where the malleus attaches to the eardrum
  26. carrefour
    a junction where one street or road crosses another
  27. bellwether
    someone who assumes leadership of a movement or activity
  28. lineation
    the act of marking or outlining with lines
  29. concatenation
    the act of linking together as in a series or chain
  30. quadrangle
    a four-sided polygon
  31. quaternary
    consisting of or arranged in sets of four
  32. mandril
    any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts
  33. perturbation
    the act of causing disorder
  34. quartette
    a musical composition for four performers
  35. tetrad
    the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
  36. quaternion
    the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
  37. absquatulate
    run away, taking something or somebody along
  38. sforzando
    with sudden force or strong accent; a musical instruction
  39. origination
    the act of starting something for the first time
  40. retrograde
    moving or directed or tending in a backward direction
  41. constellate
    form a cluster, as of stars
  42. self-evident truth
    an assumption that is basic to an argument
  43. constatation
    an assumption that is basic to an argument
  44. chill
    coldness due to a cold environment
  45. frisson
    an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
  46. gelidity
    coldness due to a cold environment
  47. quiver
    shake with fast, tremulous movements
  48. holla
    a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
  49. holloa
    a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
  50. obnubilate
    make less visible or unclear
  51. intrastate
    relating to or existing within the boundaries of a state
  52. interstate
    of relations between individual divisions of a country
  53. diploid
    an organism or cell having the normal amount of DNA per cell
  54. trilogy
    a set of three literary or dramatic works related in subject
  55. quadrate
    a cubelike object
  56. foursquare
    (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
  57. struttura
    a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
  58. forme
    constitution of the human body
  59. conformation
    acting according to certain accepted standards
  60. luna
    any natural satellite of a planet
  61. celestial
    relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
  62. vivere
    have life, be alive
  63. acc?s
  64. topografia
    precise detailed study of the surface features of a region
  65. carr?
  66. reprise
    a repetition of a short musical passage
  67. grille
    a framework of metal bars used as a partition or a grate
  68. carte
    a list of dishes available at a restaurant
  69. plano
    a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it)
  70. sublunar
    situated between the earth and the moon
  71. treillage
    latticework used to support climbing plants
  72. counterbalance
    a weight that balances another weight
  73. umber
    an earth pigment
  74. umbra
    a region of complete shadow resulting from total obstruction of light
  75. penumbra
    a region of light shadow around the darkest part of a shadow
  76. bibliotics
    the scientific study of documents and handwriting
  77. evolution
    sequence of events involved in the development of a species
  78. devolution
    the process of declining from a higher to a lower level
  79. anamorphism
    a distorted projection or perspective
  80. elegiac
    resembling or characteristic of a lament for the dead
  81. grillage
    a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air
  82. circularity
    the roundness of a 2-dimensional figure
  83. lumi?re
  84. splendore
    the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
  85. shine
    emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light
  86. contingence
    a possible event or occurrence or result
  87. eventuality
    a possible event or occurrence or result
  88. occurrent
    presently occurring (either causally or incidentally)
  89. epifania
    a clear appearance
  90. disambiguation
    clarification that follows from the removal of confusion
  91. contrappeso
    a weight that balances another weight
  92. ?chiquier
  93. redundant
    more than is needed, desired, or required
  94. divorare
    eat greedily
  95. accendere
    cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat
  96. corvid?s
  97. scarlatto
    a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge
  98. mati?re
  99. materia
    that which has mass and occupies space
  100. detritus
    loose material that is worn away from rocks
  101. detrito
    loose material (stone fragments and silt etc) that is worn away from rocks
  102. construction
    the act of building something
  103. struttura
    a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
  104. luccicare
    become bubbly or frothy or foaming
  105. scintillare
    be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity
  106. scintiller
    gleam or glow intermittently
  107. scintillate
    emit or reflect light in a flickering manner
  108. vasija
    a vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handles
  109. fluoresce
    exhibit or undergo fluorescence
  110. sollevare
    move upwards
  111. elevare
    raise from a lower to a higher position
  112. magia
    an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
  113. pr?sage
  114. presage
    a foreboding about what is about to happen
  115. portent
    a sign of something about to happen
  116. volare
    travel through the air; be airborne
  117. grotta
    a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
  118. grotto
    a small cave, usually with attractive features
  119. ojo
    the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions
  120. indice
    a list of divisions (chapters or articles) and the pages on which they start
  121. cursor
    (computer science) indicator consisting of a movable spot of light (an icon) on a visual display; moving it allows the user to point to commands or screen positions
  122. carminio
    a variable color averaging a vivid red
  123. carmine
    of the color between orange and purple in the color spectrum
  124. cimarr?n
  125. conciare
    treat skins and hides with tannic acid so as to convert them into leather
  126. carminio
    a variable color averaging a vivid red
  127. carminio
    a variable color averaging a vivid red
  128. evanescence
    the event of fading and gradually vanishing from sight
  129. interchange
    cause to change places
  130. assemblage
    several things grouped together or considered as a whole
  131. variet?
  132. roundabout
    a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island
  133. colloquium
    an academic meeting, conference, or seminar
  134. patch
    a small contrasting part of something
  135. murmuration
    a low, continuous, indistinct sound
  136. threnody
    a song or hymn of mourning
  137. ordre
    (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families
  138. way
    how something is done or how it happens
  139. ventaglio
    a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces
  140. salmagundi
    cooked meats and eggs and vegetables usually arranged in rows around the plate and dressed with a salad dressing
  141. quest
    the act of searching for something
  142. pursuance
    a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
  143. continuance
    the property of enduring or continuing in time
  144. finale
    the closing section of a musical composition
  145. misanthrope
    someone who dislikes people in general
  146. biografia
    an account of the series of events making up a person's life
  147. stopping point
    the temporal end; the concluding time
  148. articulation
    the manner in which things come together and are connected
  149. spring up
    come into existence; take on form or shape
  150. euphony
    any pleasing and harmonious sounds
Created on 九月 27, 2008 (updated 九月 18, 2014)

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