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  1. ablate
    wear away through erosion or vaporization
  2. acatalectic
    metrically complete
  3. acaulescent
    (of plants) having no apparent stem above ground
  4. adscititious
    added or derived from something outside; not inherent
  5. afflatus
    a strong creative impulse; divine inspiration
  6. anagogic
    based on or exemplifying anagoge
  7. animadvert
    express blame or censure or make a harshly critical remark
  8. anlage
    an organ in its earliest stage of development
  9. antrum
    a natural cavity or hollow in a bone
  10. archimandrite
    the superior of an abbey of monks
  11. baluster
    one of a number of closely spaced supports for a railing
  12. banausic
    (formal) ordinary and not refined
  13. benne
    East Indian annual erect herb
  14. birl
    cause to spin
  15. Boeotian
    of or relating to ancient Boeotia or its people or to the dialect spoken there in classical times
  16. boreas
    a wind that blows from the north
  17. brocket
    male red deer in its second year
  18. cacoethes
    an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
  19. caespitose
    (of plants) growing in small dense clumps or tufts
  20. caracole
    make a half turn on a horse, in dressage
  21. caulescent
    (of plants) producing a well-developed stem above ground
  22. cauliflower
    a plant having an edible head of crowded white buds
  23. cavalla
    large mackerel with long pointed snout
  24. cervid
    a deer or closely related animal with hooves and antlers
  25. baculiform
    formed like a bacillus
  26. barbette
    (formerly) a mound of earth inside a fort from which heavy gun can be fired over the parapet
  27. bruxism
    involuntarily or unconsciously clenching or grinding the teeth, typically during sleep
  28. burgoo
    a thick, rustic, slow-simmered stew of meat and vegetables
  29. burke
    get rid of, silence, or suppress
  30. cachou
    a scented lozenge used to sweeten the breath
  31. caducous
    shed at an early stage of development
  32. caitiff
    a cowardly and despicable person
  33. callithump
    a noisy mock serenade to a newly married couple
  34. canescent
    covered with fine whitish hairs or down
  35. cauline
    (of plants) producing a well-developed stem above ground
  36. chine
    backbone of an animal
  37. chirk
    make a shrill creaking, squeaking, or noise, as of a door, mouse, or bird
  38. chivy
    annoy continually or chronically
  39. cicerone
    a guide who conducts and informs sightseers
  40. cocker
    a small breed with wavy silky hair
  41. corrade
    wear away
  42. costa
    a riblike part of a plant or animal
  43. costalgia
    pain in the chest caused by inflammation of the muscles between the ribs
  44. culverin
    a medieval musket
  45. declivity
    a downward slope or bend
  46. decussate
    crossed or intersected in the form of an X
  47. Dido
    a princess of Tyre who was the founder and queen of Carthage
  48. discalced
    barefoot or wearing only sandals
  49. dislogistic
    expressing disapproval
  50. dissimulate
    hide feelings from other people
  51. doggo
    quietly in concealment
  52. ecdysis
    periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles
  53. ecdysiast
    a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music
  54. eleemosynary
    generous in assistance to the poor
  55. emmer
    hard red wheat grown especially in Russia and Germany
  56. ephemeris
    an annual publication containing astronomical tables that give the positions of the celestial bodies throughout the year
  57. epigone
    an inferior imitator or follower of someone
  58. epistaxis
    bleeding from the nose
  59. erethism
    an abnormally high degree of irritability or sensitivity to stimulation of an organ or body part
  60. exiguous
    extremely scanty
  61. exoteric
    suitable for the general public
  62. expatiate
    add details to clarify an idea
  63. famulus
    a close attendant (as to a scholar)
  64. florilegium
    an anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads etc.
  65. geniculate
    bent at a sharp angle
  66. hastate
    like a spear point, with flaring pointed lobes at the base
  67. helicon
    a tuba that coils over the shoulder of the musician
  68. hispid
    (of animals or plants) having stiff coarse hairs or bristles
  69. hortative
    serving to urge or call to action
  70. hortatory
    giving strong encouragement
  71. Hyperborean
    (Greek mythology) one of a people that the ancient Greeks believed lived in a warm and sunny land north of the source of the north wind
  72. incognito
    without revealing one's identity
  73. indaba
    a council at which indigenous peoples of southern Africa meet to discuss some important question
  74. jaconet
    a lightweight cotton cloth with a smooth and slightly stiff finish; used for clothing and bandages
  75. jaggery
    unrefined brown sugar made from palm sap
  76. janissary
    elite Turkish soldier who was a member of the Sultan’s guard
  77. lambrequin
    short and decorative hanging for a shelf edge or top of a window casing
  78. leister
    a spear with three or more prongs; used for spearing fish
  79. mandible
    the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth
  80. mangonel
    an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles
  81. melilot
    erect annual or biennial plant grown extensively especially for hay and soil improvement
  82. mordant
    harshly ironic or sinister
  83. morello
    any of several cultivated sour cherry trees bearing fruit with dark skin and juice
  84. muliebrity
    the state of being an adult woman
  85. nevus
    a blemish on the skin that is formed before birth
  86. nisus
    an effortful attempt to attain a goal
  87. nitid
    bright with a steady but subdued shining
  88. noesis
    the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
  89. noetic
    of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind
  90. oblate
    having the equatorial diameter greater than the polar diameter; being flattened at the poles
  91. omphalos
    a scar where the umbilical cord was attached
  92. onomastic
    of or related to onomastics
  93. onomatopoeia
    using words that imitate the sound they denote
  94. outrider
    an escort who rides ahead (as a member of the vanguard)
  95. palliasse
    mattress consisting of a thin pad filled with straw or sawdust
  96. paillasse
    mattress consisting of a thin pad filled with straw or sawdust
  97. palmy
    very lively and profitable
  98. pangolin
    a toothless mammal with horny scales and a long snout
  99. paronomasia
    a humorous play on words
  100. pasquinade
    a composition that humorously imitates somebody's style
  101. passim
    used to refer to cited works
  102. pastiche
    a work of art that imitates the style of some previous work
  103. pleach
    form or weave into a braid or braids
  104. postiche
    something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
  105. pullulate
    produce buds, branches, or germinate
  106. pung
    a one-horse sleigh consisting of a box on runners
  107. raptus
    a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
  108. rebato
    a wired or starched collar of intricate lace
  109. recondite
    difficult to understand
  110. rubato
    a flexible tempo, not strictly on the beat
  111. saleratus
    a white soluble compound (NaHCO3) used in effervescent drinks and in baking powders and as an antacid
  112. sciolism
    pretentious superficiality of knowledge
  113. seidel
    a glass for beer
  114. sententious
    concise and full of meaning
  115. sidereal
    of or relating to the stars or constellations
  116. skep
    a domed beehive made of twisted straw
  117. slumgullion
    a thin stew of meat and vegetables
  118. Spica
    the brightest star in Virgo
  119. splanchnic
    relating to or affecting the viscera
  120. stover
    the dried stalks and leaves of a field crop (especially corn) used as animal fodder after the grain has been harvested
  121. threnody
    a song or hymn of mourning
  122. truckle
    a low bed to be slid under a higher bed
  123. tsuris
    (Yiddish) aggravating trouble
  124. tumulus
    (archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs
  125. verruca
    a firm abnormal elevated blemish on the skin
  126. verrucose
    covered with warts or projections that resemble warts
  127. cruciform
    shaped like a cross
  128. videlicet
    as follows
  129. welkin
    the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
  130. xeric
    being deficient in or requiring little moisture
  131. zori
    a sandal attached to the foot by a thong over the toes
Created on 一月 27, 2008 (updated 一月 27, 2008)

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