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  1. loofah
    the loofah climber that has cylindrical fruit
  2. ammonite
    an extinct mollusk or its fossilized shell
  3. quintessential
    representing the perfect example of a class or quality
  4. introvert
    a person who tends to shrink from social contacts
  5. amitosis
    the direct method of cell division characterized by simple division of the nucleus without formation of chromosomes
  6. glandular
    relating to or affecting or functioning as a gland
  7. polygamous
    having more than one mate at a time
  8. iambic
    of metrical units having an unstressed/stressed pattern
  9. thiamine
    a B vitamin that prevents beriberi
  10. portentous
    of momentous or ominous significance
  11. corpulent
    excessively large
  12. polyandrous
    having more than one husband at a time
  13. scarlatina
    an acute communicable disease (usually in children) characterized by fever and a red rash
  14. portulaca
    a plant of the genus Portulaca having pink or red or purple or white ephemeral flowers
  15. preeminence
    high status importance owing to marked superiority
  16. embarkation
    the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft
  17. misquotation
    an incorrect quotation
  18. isopropanol
    alcohol used as antifreeze or a solvent
  19. opulence
    wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living
  20. vigilant
    carefully observant or attentive
  21. polysemous
    having many meanings
  22. pretentious
    creating an appearance of importance or distinction
  23. retention
    the act of keeping something
  24. gregarious
    temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others
  25. formalism
    the practice of scrupulous adherence to prescribed or external forms
  26. precedent
    an example that is used to justify similar occurrences
  27. saquinavir
    a weak protease inhibitor used in treating HIV
  28. unassertive
    inclined to timidity or lack of self-confidence
  29. Lothringen
    an eastern French region rich in iron-ore deposits
  30. hypoglycemia
    abnormally low blood sugar usually resulting from excessive insulin or a poor diet
  31. hypertrophy
    abnormal enlargement of a body part or organ
  32. hypothyroidism
    an underactive thyroid gland
  33. claque
    a group of followers hired to applaud at a performance
  34. poikilothermic
    of animals except birds and mammals
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  35. coprophagia
    eating feces; in human a symptom of some kinds of insanity
  36. ascetically
    in an ascetic manner
  37. calciferous
    bearing or producing or containing calcium or calcium carbonate or calcite
Created on 十一月 18, 2009 (updated 二月 17, 2010)

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