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  1. assignation
    a secret rendezvous (especially between lovers)
  2. miscegenation
    marriage or reproduction by people of different races
  3. congenital
    present at birth but not necessarily hereditary
  4. progeny
    the immediate descendants of a person
  5. suffuse
    cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across
  6. infuse
    fill, as with a certain quality
  7. refractory
    stubbornly resistant to authority or control
  8. peevish
    easily irritated or annoyed
  9. pettish
    easily irritated or annoyed
  10. fractious
    easily irritated or annoyed
  11. duress
    compulsory force or threat
  12. slothful
    disinclined to work or exertion
  13. dissuade
    turn away from by persuasion
  14. deferential
    showing courteous regard for people's feelings
  15. mea culpa
    an acknowledgment of your error or guilt
  16. recumbent
    lying down; in a position of comfort or rest
  17. cursory
    hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
  18. placate
    cause to be more favorably inclined
  19. chronometer
    an accurate clock (especially used in navigation)
  20. discreet
    marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint
  21. discrete
    constituting a separate entity or part
  22. antecedent
    a preceding occurrence or cause or event
  23. corporal
    affecting the body as opposed to the mind or spirit
  24. recant
    formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief
  25. bewitch
    cast a spell over someone or something
  26. recidivist
    someone who lapses into undesirable patterns of behavior
  27. decadent
    relating to indulgence in something pleasurable
  28. benediction
    a blessing or ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection
  29. autocrat
    a cruel and oppressive dictator
  30. sovereign
    a nation's ruler usually by hereditary right
  31. monarch
    a nation's ruler usually by hereditary right
  32. desertion
    withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility
  33. apocryphal
    being of questionable authenticity
  34. apogee
    the farthest point in an orbit around the Earth
  35. Apocalypse
    the last book of the New Testament
  36. diametrical opposition
    diametrically opposed; exactly opposite
  37. antipodal
    relating to or situated at opposite sides of the earth
  38. antipathy
    a feeling of intense dislike
  39. antigen
    any substance that stimulates an immune response in the body
  40. inamorata
    a woman with whom one is in love
  41. excogitate
    reflect deeply on a subject
  42. cogitate
    consider carefully and deeply
  43. cadre
    a nucleus of military personnel capable of expansion
  44. annals
    a chronological account of events in successive years
  45. allegory
    a short moral story
  46. alimony
    support paid by one spouse to another after separation
  47. ignoramus
    a person who lacks intelligence or sophistication
  48. obstreperous
    noisily and stubbornly defiant
  49. obsequious
    attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
  50. obfuscate
    make obscure or unclear
  51. omniscient
    knowing, seeing, or understanding everything
  52. panegyric
    formally expressing praise
  53. pantheon
    a temple to all the gods of antiquity
  54. parody
    a composition that imitates or misrepresents a style
  55. paragon
    a perfect embodiment of a concept
  56. impassive
    having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
  57. passive
    lacking in energy or will
  58. puerile
    displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
  59. pusillanimous
    lacking in courage, strength, and resolution
  60. penitent
    feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds
  61. peripatetic
    traveling especially on foot
  62. itinerant
    traveling from place to place to work
  63. impetuous
    characterized by undue haste and lack of thought
  64. complaisant
    showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others
  65. complacent
    contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions
  66. expound
    add details to clarify an idea
  67. supplicate
    ask for humbly or earnestly, as in prayer
  68. entreat
    ask for or request earnestly
  69. abrogate
    revoke formally
  70. execrable
    unequivocally detestable
  71. conspicuous
    obvious to the eye or mind
  72. insolent
    marked by casual disrespect
  73. indolent
    disinclined to work or exertion
  74. unconscionable
    greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
  75. conscript
    enroll into service compulsorily
  76. proscribe
    command against
  77. secede
    withdraw from an organization or polity
  78. sequester
    keep away from others
  79. sedition
    an illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority
  80. dissolution
    separation into component parts
  81. dissolute
    unrestrained by convention or morality
  82. absolution
    the act of being formally forgiven
  83. convivial
    occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
  84. vile
    morally reprehensible
  85. revile
    spread negative information about
  86. vilify
    spread negative information about
  87. convoke
    call together
  88. volition
    the act of making a choice
  89. circumspect
    careful to consider potential consequences and avoid risk
  90. perspicacious
    mentally acute or penetratingly discerning
  91. subterfuge
    something intended to misrepresent the nature of an activity
  92. tenuous
    lacking substance or significance
  93. supercilious
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  94. tenacious
    stubbornly unyielding
  95. tenable
    based on sound reasoning or evidence
  96. pertinacious
    stubbornly unyielding
  97. destitute
    poor enough to need help from others
  98. apostasy
    rejection of religious beliefs, political party, or cause
  99. apotheosis
    model of excellence or perfection of a kind
  100. intransigent
    impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, or reason
  101. transcendent
    exceeding or surpassing usual limits
  102. transgress
    act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
  103. tendentious
    having a strong bias, especially a controversial one
  104. distend
    cause to expand as if by internal pressure
  105. extenuate
    lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or degree of
  106. contentious
    showing an inclination to disagree
  107. contravene
    go against, as of rules and laws
  108. adventitious
    associated by chance and not an integral part
  109. aver
    declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
  110. verisimilitude
    the appearance of truth; the quality of seeming to be true
  111. verdant
    characterized by abundance of vegetation and green foliage
  112. verdure
    green foliage
  113. covert
    secret or hidden
  114. clandestine
    conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
  115. inadvertent
    happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally
  116. dauntless
    invulnerable to fear or intimidation
  117. fatuous
    devoid of intelligence
  118. hackneyed
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  119. insipid
    lacking interest or significance or impact
  120. acrimonious
    marked by strong resentment or cynicism
  121. caustic
    capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
  122. asperity
    harshness of manner
  123. mordacious
    biting or given to biting
  124. mordant
    harshly ironic or sinister
  125. trenchant
    having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought
  126. burgeon
    grow and flourish
  127. callow
    young and inexperienced
  128. engender
    call forth
  129. inchoate
    only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
  130. dilettante
    an amateur engaging in an activity without serious intention
  131. fledgling
    young bird that has just become capable of flying
  132. neophyte
    a participant with no experience with an activity
  133. novitiate
    the period during which you are a novice
  134. proselyte
    a new convert, especially to a religion
  135. tyro
    someone new to a field or activity
  136. bilious
    relating to a digestive juice secreted by the liver
  137. dudgeon
    a feeling of intense righteous anger
  138. indignation
    a feeling of righteous anger
  139. irascible
    quickly aroused to anger
  140. pique
    call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
  141. querulous
    habitually complaining
  142. umbrage
    a feeling of anger caused by being offended
  143. waspish
    very irritable
  144. synopsis
    a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument
  145. terse
    brief and to the point
  146. precipitate
    bring about abruptly
  147. abet
    assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
  148. ancillary
    furnishing added support
  149. countenance
    the appearance conveyed by a person's face
  150. espouse
    choose and follow a theory, idea, policy, etc.
  151. mainstay
    a prominent supporter
  152. munificent
    given or giving freely, generously, or without restriction
  153. stalwart
    having rugged physical strength
  154. sustenance
    the act of providing a means of subsistence or survival
  155. abnegate
    deny or renounce
  156. ascetic
    someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
  157. spartan
    unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment
  158. temperate
    not extreme
  159. mercurial
    liable to sudden unpredictable change
  160. quicksilver
    a metallic element that is liquid at ordinary temperatures
  161. factitious
    not produced by natural forces; artificial or fake
  162. paradigm
    a standard or typical example
  163. precursor
    something indicating the approach of something or someone
  164. harbinger
    something indicating the approach of something or someone
  165. quintessence
    the most typical example or representative of a type
  166. vicarious
    experienced at secondhand
  167. despotic
    having the characteristics of a tyrannical ruler
  168. dogmatic
    pertaining to a code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
  169. imperious
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  170. peremptory
    putting an end to all debate or action
  171. factious
    dissenting with the majority opinion
  172. shrewd
    marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
  173. statute
    an act passed by a legislative body
  174. mores
    the conventions embodying the fundamental values of a group
  175. nonconformist
    someone who refuses to conform to standards of conduct
  176. martinet
    someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms
  177. crotchety
    having a difficult and contrary disposition
  178. carp
    any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae
  179. chicane
    the use of tricks to deceive someone
  180. emote
    give expression to, in a stage or movie role
  181. nettle
    plant having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation
  182. abash
    cause to be embarrassed
  183. ennoble
    give a title to someone
Created on 一月 31, 2009

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