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  1. apprehend
    anticipate with dread or anxiety
  2. comprehend
    get the meaning of something
  3. reprehend
    express strong disapproval of
  4. harness
    an arrangement of leather straps fitted to a draft animal
  5. earmark
    give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
  6. excise
    remove by cutting
  7. reprieve
    postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal
  8. screed
    a long, tedious rant
  9. harangue
    a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
  10. ranting
    a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
  11. rant
    talk at length in a noisy, excited, or angry manner
  12. blithely
    in a joyous, carefree, or unconcerned manner
  13. apologetic
    offering or expressing regret
  14. redoubtable
    inspiring fear
  15. equanimity
    steadiness of mind under stress
  16. superbly
    (used as an intensifier) extremely well
  17. atrocious
    shockingly brutal or cruel
  18. bequeath
    leave or give, especially by will after one's death
  19. gluttonous
    given to excess in consumption of especially food or drink
  20. preponderance
    exceeding in heaviness; having greater weight
  21. ominous
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  22. jitters
    extreme nervousness
  23. endemic
    native to or confined to a certain region
  24. corroborate
    give evidence for
  25. growth
    changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
  26. upheaval
    a violent disturbance
  27. rein in
    control and direct with or as if by reins
  28. predilection
    a predisposition in favor of something
  29. burdock
    any of several erect biennial herbs of temperate Eurasia having stout taproots and producing burs
  30. adorn
    make more attractive, as by adding ornament or color
  31. embellish
    make more attractive, as by adding ornament or color
  32. design
    the act of working out the form of something
  33. riveting
    capable of arousing and holding the attention
  34. stride
    walk with long steps
  35. essay
    an analytic or interpretive literary composition
  36. noncommercial
    not motivated by profit or intended for business purposes
  37. complex
    complicated in structure
  38. inspire
    serve as the inciting cause of
  39. invigorate
    give life or energy to
  40. straits
    a difficult juncture
  41. suave
    having a sophisticated charm
  42. fulsome
    unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating
  43. delusional
    suffering from or characterized by erroneous beliefs
  44. compounding
    the act of combining things to form a new whole
  45. debauch
    a wild gathering
  46. confiscate
    take temporary possession of a security by legal authority
  47. fixture
    an object firmly secured in place, especially in a household
  48. keep pace
    maintain the same pace
  49. rising
    sloping upward
  50. innocent
    free from sin
  51. innocuous
    not injurious to physical or mental health
  52. prone
    having a tendency
  53. risk
    a source of danger
  54. proneness
    being disposed to do something
  55. manufacture
    put together out of artificial or natural components
  56. construct
    make by combining materials and parts
  57. well-nigh
    slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
  58. hushed-up
    (used of information or news) kept secret by using influence
Created on 十一月 10, 2010 (updated 七月 26, 2011)

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