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  1. akin
    related by blood
  2. alacrity
    liveliness and eagerness
  3. arduous
    characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion
  4. balustrade
    a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony
  5. benumbed
    lacking sensation
  6. besom
    a broom made of twigs tied together on a long handle
  7. bluster
    be gusty, as of wind
  8. chink
    a narrow opening as e.g. between planks in a wall
  9. clarion
    loud and clear
  10. coadjutor
    an assistant to a bishop
  11. contrivance
    the faculty of inventive skill
  12. countenance
    the appearance conveyed by a person's face
  13. cumbrous
    difficult to handle or use, especially because of size or weight
  14. decorous
    characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste
  15. demeanour
    the way a person behaves toward other people
  16. detriment
    a damage or loss
  17. dilapidated
    in a state of decay, ruin, or deterioration
  18. discredit
    the state of being held in low esteem
  19. dotage
    mental infirmity as a consequence of old age
  20. emolument
    compensation received by virtue of holding an office
  21. endowment
    natural abilities or qualities
  22. eulogium
    a formal expression of praise for someone who has died recently
  23. expatiate
    add details to clarify an idea
  24. fervent
    characterized by intense emotion
  25. florid
    elaborately or excessively ornamented
  26. gourmandism
    the disposition and habits of a gourmand
  27. gouty
    suffering from gout
  28. imbecility
    mental retardation
  29. imbue
    spread or diffuse through
  30. inclement
    severe, of weather
  31. incumbency
    a duty that is incumbent upon you
  32. intrusive
    tending to enter uninvited
  33. laudable
    worthy of high praise
  34. liberality
    the trait of being generous in behavior and temperament
  35. lieu
    the post or function properly occupied or served by another
  36. multitudinous
    too numerous to be counted
  37. nonentity
    a person of no influence
  38. obstinacy
    resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires
  39. palsied
    affected with palsy or uncontrollable tremor
  40. prolix
    tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at length
  41. quaver
    give off unsteady sounds
  42. rheumatic
    of or pertaining to arthritis
  43. sagaciously
    in a wise or thoughtful manner
  44. schooner
    sailing vessel used in former times
  45. sensuous
    providing perceptible pleasure or gratification
  46. slovenliness
    habitual uncleanliness
  47. tempestuous
    characterized by violent emotions or behavior
  48. tenement
    a run-down apartment house barely meeting minimal standards
  49. tremulous
    quivering as from weakness or fear
  50. truculency
    obstreperous and defiant aggressiveness
  51. tumult
    a state of commotion and noise and confusion
  52. unction
    anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual
  53. unmalleable
    difficult or impossible to shape or work
  54. venerable
    profoundly honored
  55. vicissitude
    a variation in circumstances or fortune
  56. vigilance
    the process of paying close and continuous attention
  57. esoteric
    understandable only by an enlightened inner circle
  58. impunity
    exemption from punishment or loss
  59. indite
    produce a literary work
  60. blazon
    the official symbols of a family, state, etc.
  61. effusion
    an unrestrained expression of emotion
  62. magnate
    a very wealthy or powerful businessperson
  63. impel
    urge or force to an action; constrain or motivate
  64. veneration
    a feeling of profound respect for someone or something
  65. sacrilegious
    grossly irreverent toward what is considered holy
  66. cogitate
    consider carefully and deeply
  67. malleable
    capable of being shaped or bent
  68. unobtrusive
    not undesirably noticeable
  69. anthracite
    a hard natural coal that burns slowly and gives intense heat
  70. ether
    compound with an oxygen atom linking two hydrocarbon groups
  71. phial
    a small bottle that contains liquid medicine
  72. residuum
    something left after other parts have been taken away
  73. tenure
    the term during which some position is held
  74. incumbent
    necessary as a duty or responsibility; morally binding
  75. contingency
    the state of being dependent on something
  76. ignominiously
    in a dishonorable manner or to a dishonorable degree
  77. sepulchre
    a chamber that is used as a grave
  78. congenial
    suitable to your needs
  79. inauspicious
    boding ill
Created on 十月 1, 2010 (updated 十月 10, 2010)

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