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  1. gloaming
    the time of day immediately following sunset
  2. solipsism
    the philosophical theory that the self is all that exists
  3. sui generis
    constituting a class of its own; unique
  4. anodyne
    capable of relieving pain
  5. quotidian
    found in the ordinary course of events
  6. alfresco
    in the open air
  7. ruminant
    cud-chewing hoofed mammal with a stomach with compartments
  8. ignominy
    a state of dishonor
  9. mesa
    flat tableland with steep edges
  10. arroyo
    a stream or brook
  11. screed
    a long, tedious rant
  12. perspicacity
    the ability to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly
  13. carapace
    hard outer covering or case of certain organisms
  14. penury
    a state of extreme poverty or destitution
  15. supernal
    of heaven or the spirit
  16. palaver
    loud and confused and empty talk
  17. autodidact
    a person who has taught himself
  18. sui generis
    constituting a class of its own; unique
  19. penury
    a state of extreme poverty or destitution
  20. screed
    a long, tedious rant
  21. oleaginous
    containing an unusual amount of grease or oil
  22. abjection
    a low or downcast state
  23. imprecation
    the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil
  24. farrago
    a motley assortment of things
  25. ineluctable
    impossible to avoid or evade
  26. benighted
    overtaken by darkness
  27. simulacrum
    a representation of a person
  28. peroration
    the concluding section of a rhetorical address
  29. polyglot
    a person who speaks more than one language
  30. effulgent
    radiating or as if radiating light
  31. pellucid
    transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity
  32. esurient
    extremely hungry
  33. edacious
    devouring or craving food in great quantities
  34. rapacious
    living by preying on other animals
  35. quay
    wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline
  36. phatic speech
    conversational speech used to communicate sociability more than information
  37. verisimilitude
    the appearance of truth; the quality of seeming to be true
  38. bathos
    a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one
  39. pathos
    a quality that arouses emotions, especially pity or sorrow
  40. peroration
    the concluding section of a rhetorical address
  41. parapet
    a low wall along the edge of a roof or balcony
  42. denouement
    the outcome of a complex sequence of events
  43. polymath
    a person of great and varied learning
  44. atelier
    a studio especially for an artist or designer
  45. variegated
    having an assortment of colors
  46. choleric
    characterized by anger
  47. hypocritical
    professing feelings or virtues one does not have
  48. unalloyed
    free from admixture
  49. postprandial
    following a meal, especially dinner
  50. oligopoly
    a market in which a few producers control a commodity
  51. sang-froid
    great coolness and composure under strain
  52. surcease
    a stopping
  53. gourmand
    a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess
  54. gourmet
    a person highly knowledgeable and appreciative of fine food and drink
  55. lambent
    softly bright or radiant
  56. enervating
    causing weakness or debilitation
  57. panegyric
    formally expressing praise
  58. ad hominem
    appealing to personal considerations rather than to reason
  59. paean
    a hymn of praise
  60. phlegmatic
    showing little emotion
  61. execrable
    unequivocally detestable
  62. perfidious
    tending to betray
  63. contumely
    rude language intended to offend or hurt
  64. senescent
    growing old
  65. jejune
    lacking interest or significance or impact
  66. probity
    complete and confirmed integrity
  67. Luddite
    any opponent of technological progress
  68. scurrilous
    expressing offensive, insulting, or scandalous criticism
  69. pharisaical
    excessively or hypocritically pious
  70. reprove
    reprimand, scold, or express dissatisfaction with
  71. gloaming
    the time of day immediately following sunset
  72. benighted
    overtaken by darkness
  73. deciduous
    shedding foliage at the end of the growing season
  74. misogamy
    hatred of marriage
  75. misogyny
    hatred of women
  76. prole
    a member of the working class (not necessarily employed)
  77. lumpen
    mentally sluggish
  78. culminate
    end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage
  79. anodyne
    capable of relieving pain
  80. abseil
    a descent down a cliff using a fixed rope wrapped around the body
  81. apophasis
    mentioning something by saying it will not be mentioned
  82. verisimilitude
    the appearance of truth; the quality of seeming to be true
  83. paralipsis
    suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omitted
  84. pendulous
    hanging loosely or bending downward
  85. tautology
    useless repetition
  86. requite
    make repayment for or return something
  87. disingenuous
    not straightforward or candid
  88. ingenuous
    lacking in sophistication or worldliness
  89. metier
    an occupation for which you are especially well suited
  90. sophistry
    a deliberately invalid argument in the hope of deceiving
  91. fatuity
    a ludicrous folly
  92. insuperable
    incapable of being surpassed or excelled
  93. tenebrous
    dark and gloomy
  94. saturnine
    bitter or scornful
  95. salutary
    tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health
  96. vagary
    an unexpected and inexplicable change in something
  97. divine
    a clergyman or other person in religious orders
  98. rill
    a small stream
  99. Sisyphean
    both extremely effortful and futile
  100. primrose path
    a life of ease and pleasure
  101. ligneous
    consisting of or resembling wood
  102. sylvan
    relating to or characteristic of wooded regions
  103. decry
    express strong disapproval of
  104. defile
    make dirty or spotty
  105. skirl
    make a shrill, wailing sound
  106. coruscate
    reflect brightly
  107. vox populi
    a belief or sentiment shared by most people
  108. apoptosis
    a type of cell death in which the cell uses specialized cellular machinery to kill itself; a cell suicide mechanism that enables metazoans to control cell number and eliminate cells that threaten the animal's survival
  109. incorporeal
    without material form or substance
  110. tranche
    a portion of something (especially money)
  111. sine qua non
    a prerequisite
  112. perfidy
    an act of deliberate betrayal
  113. factitious
    not produced by natural forces; artificial or fake
  114. indigence
    a state of extreme poverty or destitution
  115. grandiloquent
    lofty in style
  116. nacelle
    a streamlined enclosure for an aircraft engine
  117. plinth
    an architectural support or base, as for a column or statue
  118. fatuous
    devoid of intelligence
  119. ennui
    the feeling of being bored by something tedious
  120. shibboleth
    a favorite saying of a sect or political group
  121. portmanteau
    a large travelling bag made of stiff leather
  122. autodidact
    a person who has taught himself
  123. poltroon
    an abject coward
  124. concatenate
    add by linking or joining so as to form a chain or series
  125. reductive
    characterizing something in an overly simplistic way
  126. facile
    arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth
  127. credulous
    showing a lack of judgment or experience
  128. ontology
    the metaphysical study of the nature of being and existence
  129. omniscience
    the state or quality of having infinite knowledge
  130. omnipotence
    the state of having unlimited power
  131. outlier
    a person or thing that does not conform to a norm
  132. exorcise
    expel through adjuration or prayers
  133. entropy
    a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome
  134. salient
    conspicuous, prominent, or important
  135. pulchritude
    physical beauty, especially of a woman
  136. Elysium
    a place or condition of ideal happiness
  137. soporific
    inducing sleep
  138. inanity
    the quality of being meaningless or foolish
  139. circumlocutious
    roundabout and unnecessarily wordy
  140. obtrude
    push to thrust outward
  141. callow
    young and inexperienced
  142. esoteric
    understandable only by an enlightened inner circle
  143. exoteric
    suitable for the general public
  144. illimitable
    without restrictions in extent or size or quantity
  145. celerity
    a rate that is rapid
  146. asperity
    harshness of manner
  147. legerity
    the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble
Created on 四月 23, 2008 (updated 三月 26, 2011)

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