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  1. kindle
    catch fire
    Little chips kindle the fire and big logs sustain it.
  2. glimmer
    a flash of light
  3. warmth
    the quality of having a moderate degree of heat
  4. surreal
    characterized by fantastic and incongruous imagery
    The city's many strange, surreal places make dining here an almost mythical experience.
  5. dab
    a light touch or stroke
  6. exotic
    characteristic of another place or part of the world
  7. adorable
    lovable especially in a childlike or naive way
  8. concupiscence
    a desire for sexual intimacy
    Mary used her considerable charms, and the naivety and concupiscence of her young husband as her means of persuasion.
  9. lulu
    a very attractive or seductive looking woman
  10. mantrap
    a trap for catching trespassers
  11. promiscuous
    casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
  12. provocative
    serving or tending to excite or stimulate
  13. superfecta
    a bet that you can pick the first four finishers in a race in the right order
  14. unprecedented
    novel; having no earlier occurrence
    The level of ambition is exceptional, if not unprecedented.
  15. vituperation
    abusive or venomous language to express blame or censure
    As they must have anticipated, the essay has run into a firestorm of vituperation and refutation.
  16. osculate
    kiss
    And the Marquis, whose rough, red beard was trembling with emotion, effusively osculated the ducal paw
    to kiss
  17. effusive
    uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm
    He greeted the other prisoners effusively, shaking their hands and clapping them on the back. Four new, effusively praised dramas are competing in that category.
    unduly demonstrative; lacking reserve:
  18. vocation
    the particular occupation for which you are trained
    Gordon goes on to paraphrase Levitte’s opinion that, “the Bucharest summit declaration was very clear that NATO had an open door and Ukraine and Georgia have a vocation in NATO."
    -a strong feeling of suitability for a particular career/occupation. [not all of us have a vocation to be nurses]
    -a person's employment or main occupation, especially regarded as particularly worthy and requiring great dedication [her vocation as a poet]
  19. aphorism
    a short pithy instructive saying
    Watch this space for updates, and possibly also witty aphorisms.
    - a pithy observation that contains a general truth, such as, “if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
    - a concise statement of a scientific principle, typically by an ancient classical author.
  20. pithy
    concise and full of meaning
    There is an excellent point in that pithy excerpt you chose.
    brief, forceful, and meaningful in expression; full of vigor, substance, or meaning; terse; forcible:
    a pithy observation.
Created on 五月 10, 2009 (updated 九月 3, 2014)

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