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  1. acerbic
    sour or bitter in taste
  2. apparatchik
    a communist who was a member of the administrative system of a communist party
  3. artifice
    the use of deception or trickery
  4. banal
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  5. besotted
    marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness
  6. centime
    a current or former small money unit of several countries
  7. circumlocution
    an indirect way of expressing something
  8. commodious
    large and roomy
  9. convivial
    occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
  10. coterie
    an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
  11. demimonde
    a class of woman not considered respectable because of indiscreet or promiscuous behavior
  12. desultory
    marked by lack of definite plan, purpose, or enthusiasm
  13. domesticity
    the quality of being domestic or domesticated
  14. dotage
    mental infirmity as a consequence of old age
  15. encomium
    a formal expression of praise
  16. evanescent
    short-lived; tending to vanish or disappear
  17. felucca
    a fast narrow sailing ship of the Mediterranean
  18. fete
    an elaborate party, often outdoors
  19. fixity
    the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment
  20. garrulous
    full of trivial conversation
  21. hauteur
    overbearing pride with a superior manner toward inferiors
  22. hob
    a shelf beside an open fire where something can be kept warm
  23. hovel
    small crude shelter used as a dwelling
  24. immolation
    killing or offering as a sacrifice
  25. impecunious
    not having enough money to pay for necessities
  26. impedimenta
    the baggage and equipment carried by an army
  27. impresario
    a sponsor who books and stages public entertainments
  28. insouciant
    marked by unconcern
  29. laconic
    brief and to the point
  30. lassitude
    a feeling of lack of interest or energy
  31. loquacity
    the quality of being wordy and talkative
  32. majolica
    highly decorated earthenware with a glaze of tin oxide
  33. malodorous
    having an unpleasant smell
  34. manque
    unfulfilled or frustrated in realizing an ambition
  35. miasma
    an unwholesome atmosphere
  36. niggle
    worry unnecessarily or excessively
  37. obfuscate
    make obscure or unclear
  38. obsequious
    attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
  39. onerous
    burdensome or difficult to endure
  40. opprobrium
    a state of extreme dishonor
  41. pamper
    treat with excessive indulgence
  42. parsimony
    extreme stinginess
  43. peccadillo
    a petty misdeed
  44. peregrinate
    travel around, through, or over, especially on foot
  45. praetorian
    of or relating to a Roman praetor
  46. retinue
    the group following and attending to some important person
  47. riposte
    a counterattack made immediately after successfully parrying
  48. ruminate
    reflect deeply on a subject
  49. sagacious
    acutely insightful and wise
  50. salubrious
    promoting health
  51. simian
    relating to or resembling an ape or a monkey
  52. soiree
    a party of people assembled in the evening
  53. suffuse
    cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across
  54. taciturn
    habitually reserved and uncommunicative
  55. theatricality
    an artificial and mannered quality
  56. vacuous
    devoid of matter
  57. vainglorious
    feeling self-importance
  58. venal
    capable of being corrupted
  59. venality
    susceptibility or openness to bribery and corruption
  60. voluble
    marked by a ready flow of speech
Created on 六月 24, 2009 (updated 七月 1, 2009)

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