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  1. mores
    the conventions embodying the fundamental values of a group
  2. heterogeneity
    the quality of being diverse and not comparable in kind
  3. pathos
    a quality that arouses emotions, especially pity or sorrow
  4. poignancy
    a quality that arouses emotions, especially pity or sorrow
  5. ethos
    the distinctive spirit of a culture or an era
  6. Zeitgeist
    the spirit of the time
  7. hegemony
    the dominance or leadership of one social group over others
  8. vituperation
    abusive or venomous language to express blame or censure
  9. vitriol
    abusive or venomous language to express blame or censure
  10. invective
    abusive language used to express blame or censure
  11. lascivious
    driven by lust
  12. libidinous
    driven by lust
  13. equanimity
    steadiness of mind under stress
  14. taciturn
    habitually reserved and uncommunicative
  15. reticent
    reluctant to draw attention to yourself
  16. loquacious
    full of trivial conversation
  17. anathema
    a formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication
  18. bete noire
    a detested person or thing
  19. turpitude
    a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice
  20. depravity
    moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles
  21. ardor
    feelings of great warmth and intensity
  22. elan
    enthusiastic and assured vigor and liveliness
  23. panache
    distinctive and stylish elegance
  24. leitmotif
    a recurring melody in a piece of music
  25. cause celebre
    an incident that attracts great public attention
  26. bete noire
    a detested person or thing
  27. coup de grace
    the blow that kills (usually mercifully)
  28. de rigueur
    required by etiquette, custom, or fashion
  29. ennui
    the feeling of being bored by something tedious
  30. fait accompli
    an irreversible accomplishment
  31. femme fatale
    a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive
  32. mea culpa
    an acknowledgment of your error or guilt
  33. modus operandi
    an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
  34. nouveau-riche
    characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position
  35. persona non grata
    an individual who for some reason is not wanted or welcome
  36. raison d'etre
    the reason why something exists
  37. risque
    suggestive of sexual impropriety
  38. savoir-faire
    social skill
  39. sui generis
    constituting a class of its own; unique
  40. terra incognita
    an unknown and unexplored region
  41. quasi
    having some resemblance
  42. nebulous
    lacking definite form or limits
  43. pithy
    concise and full of meaning
  44. peremptory
    putting an end to all debate or action
  45. avatar
    the manifestation of a Hindu deity in human or animal form
  46. antinomianism
    the theological doctrine that by faith and God's grace a Christian is freed from all laws (including the moral standards of the culture)
  47. abstruse
    difficult to understand
  48. heterogeneous
    consisting of elements not of the same kind or nature
  49. sycophant
    a person who tries to please someone to gain an advantage
  50. obeisance
    bending the head or body in reverence or submission
  51. sophism
    a deliberately invalid argument intended to deceive
  52. predilection
    a predisposition in favor of something
  53. profligate
    unrestrained by convention or morality
  54. profligate
    unrestrained by convention or morality
  55. degenerate
    a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable
  56. dissipated
    unrestrained by convention or morality
  57. libertine
    unrestrained by convention or morality
  58. degraded
    lowered in value
  59. debased
    mixed with impurities
  60. teleological
    explaining phenomena by their ends or purposes
  61. antinomy
    a contradiction between two equally reasonable statements
  62. vis-a-vis
    a person or thing having the same characteristics as another
Created on 十一月 28, 2008 (updated 十月 1, 2010)

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