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  1. bauble
    cheap showy jewelry or ornament
  2. deign
    do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
  3. limpid
    clear and bright
  4. interstice
    small opening between things
  5. meld
    mix or become mixed together
  6. lucid
    transparently clear; easily understandable
  7. caesura
    a break or pause in the middle of a verse line
  8. prognosticate
    make a prediction about; tell in advance
  9. nebulous
    lacking definite form or limits
  10. bastion
    projecting part of a rampart or other fortification
  11. ruminate
    reflect deeply on a subject
  12. incongruous
    lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness
  13. deficit
    an amount that is less than expected or required
  14. collude
    act in unison and in secret towards a deceitful purpose
  15. onerous
    burdensome or difficult to endure
  16. persiflage
    light teasing
  17. condescend
    behave in a patronizing manner
  18. glib
    artfully persuasive in speech
  19. cant
    a slope in the turn of a road or track
  20. abet
    assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
  21. facile
    arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth
  22. cloister
    residence that is a place of religious seclusion
  23. refute
    overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof
  24. incandescent
    emitting light as a result of being heated
  25. shortcoming
    a failing or deficiency
Created on 十一月 23, 2009 (updated 十一月 23, 2009)

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