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  1. aboveboard
    without concealment or deception; honest
  2. accede
    yield to another's wish or opinion
  3. acquiesce
    agree or express agreement
  4. acquiescence
    agreement with a statement or proposal to do something
  5. acute
    ending in a sharp point
  6. amateur
    someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime
  7. ambivalent
    uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow
  8. ascribe
    attribute or credit to
  9. assent
    agree or express agreement
  10. assign
    attribute or give
  11. astute
    marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
  12. autobiography
    a book or account of your own life
  13. autocracy
    a theory favoring unlimited authority by an individual
  14. autograph
    a person's own signature
  15. automatic
    operating with minimal human intervention
  16. automobile
    a motor vehicle with four wheels
  17. autonomous
    existing as an independent entity
  18. autonomy
    political independence
  19. barren
    an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation
  20. bog
    wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation
  21. broad-minded
    inclined to respect views and beliefs that differ from your own
  22. callow
    young and inexperienced
  23. catholic
    comprehensive or broad-minded in tastes and interests
  24. celestial
    relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
  25. censurable
    deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious
  26. charlatan
    a flamboyant deceiver
  27. clandestine
    conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
  28. commonplace
    not challenging; dull and lacking excitement
  29. comply
    act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes
  30. confine
    restrict or limit
  31. conjecture
    the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence
  32. consent
    give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
  33. contemplative
    deeply or seriously thoughtful
  34. contemptible
    deserving of scorn or disrespect
  35. contemptible
    deserving of scorn or disrespect
  36. covert
    secret or hidden
  37. crafty
    marked by skill in deception
  38. credence
    the mental attitude that something is believable
  39. credible
    capable of being believed
  40. credit
    an estimate of ability to fulfill financial commitments
  41. credulous
    showing a lack of judgment or experience
  42. creed
    any system of principles or beliefs
  43. culpable
    deserving blame or censure as being wrong or injurious
  44. deleterious
    harmful to living things
  45. demonstrable
    capable of being proved
  46. deplorable
    of very poor quality or condition
  47. dilettante
    an amateur engaging in an activity without serious intention
  48. disreputable
    lacking respectability in character, behavior or appearance
  49. dissenting
    disagreeing, especially with a majority
  50. dissident
    a person who objects to some established policy
  51. dry
    free from liquid or moisture
    =prosaic=tedious
  52. effete
    excessively self-indulgent, affected, or decadent
  53. enigma
    something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
  54. ephemeral
    anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day
  55. estimable
    deserving of respect or high regard
  56. ethereal
    of heaven or the spirit
  57. evanescent
    short-lived; tending to vanish or disappear
  58. evident
    clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
  59. exemplary
    worthy of imitation
  60. extemporaneous
    with little or no preparation or forethought
  61. extraterrestrial
    originating, located, or occurring outside Earth
  62. fallible
    wanting in moral strength, courage, or will
  63. forceful
    characterized by power or strength
  64. frugal
    avoiding waste
  65. fugacious
    lasting a very short time
  66. fugitive
    lasting for a markedly brief time
  67. furtive
    secret and sly
  68. garrulous
    full of trivial conversation
  69. heavenly
    relating to or inhabiting a divine realm
  70. heinous
    extremely wicked or deeply criminal
  71. humdrum
    tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
  72. ignominious
    deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
  73. ignominious
    deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
  74. impeccable
    without error or flaw
  75. impotent
    (of a male) unable to copulate
  76. impromptu
    with little or no preparation or forethought
  77. imputation
    the attribution to a source or cause
  78. impute
    attribute or credit to
  79. incisive
    demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
  80. infinite
    too numerous to be counted
  81. inimitable
    matchless
  82. innumerable
    too many to be counted
  83. insipid
    lacking interest or significance or impact
  84. irreproachable
    free of guilt; not subject to blame
  85. jejune
    lacking interest or significance or impact
  86. juvenile
    of or relating to children or young people
  87. laconic
    brief and to the point
  88. laity
    members of a religious community who are not clergy
    nonprofessionals
  89. latitudinarian
    unwilling to accept authority or dogma
  90. laudable
    worthy of high praise
  91. lay
    put into a certain place
    lay (a.) 非專業的
  92. liberal
    showing or characterized by broad-mindedness
  93. lofty
    of high moral or intellectual value
  94. loquacious
    full of trivial conversation
  95. macula
    a patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated
  96. maculate
    morally blemished; stained or impure
  97. malignant
    dangerous to health
  98. manifest
    clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
  99. marsh
    low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation
  100. matchless
    eminent beyond or above comparison
  101. matter-of-fact
    not fanciful or imaginative
  102. mediocre
    moderate to inferior in quality
  103. meditative
    deeply or seriously thoughtful
  104. meritorious
    deserving reward or praise
  105. morass
    a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
  106. mountebank
    a flamboyant deceiver
  107. mundane
    concerned with the world or worldly matters
  108. myopic
    unable to see distant objects clearly
  109. myriad
    too numerous to be counted
  110. narrow-minded
    lacking tolerance of or openness to other people's ideas
  111. neophyte
    a participant with no experience with an activity
  112. nonconformist
    someone who refuses to conform to standards of conduct
  113. novice
    someone new to a field or activity
  114. noxious
    injurious to physical or mental health
  115. obtuse
    lacking in insight or discernment
  116. odious
    extremely repulsive or unpleasant
  117. offhand
    with little or no preparation or forethought
  118. onerous
    burdensome or difficult to endure
  119. onus
    a burdensome or difficult concern
  120. overt
    open and observable; not secret or hidden
  121. panacea
    hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases
  122. panorama
    the visual perception of a region
  123. pantheism
    the belief that God exists in and is the same as all things
  124. pantheon
    a temple to all the gods of antiquity
  125. peccable
    liable to sin
  126. peccadillo
    a petty misdeed
  127. peccant
    liable to sin
  128. pedestrian
    lacking wit or imagination
  129. peerless
    eminent beyond or above comparison
  130. pensive
    deeply or seriously thoughtful
  131. perfunctory
    hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
    mechanical, routine, done merely as a duty
  132. pernicious
    exceedingly harmful
  133. perspicacious
    acutely insightful and wise
  134. pompous
    puffed up with vanity
  135. pontificate
    talk in a dogmatic and pompous manner
  136. presume
    constitute reasonable evidence for
  137. pretentious
    creating an appearance of importance or distinction
    ostentatious, pretentious, showy
  138. prolific
    intellectually productive
  139. prolix
    tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at length
  140. prosaic
    lacking wit or imagination
  141. provident
    giving something useful for the future
  142. prudent
    marked by sound judgment
  143. puerile
    displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
  144. pungent
    strong and sharp to the sense of taste or smell
  145. purblind
    lacking in insight or discernment
  146. reflective
    deeply or seriously thoughtful
  147. reprehensible
    bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
  148. reserved
    marked by self-restraint and reticence
  149. reticent
    reluctant to draw attention to yourself
  150. revere
    regard with feelings of respect
  151. ruinous
    extremely harmful; bringing catastrophe
  152. sagacious
    acutely insightful and wise
  153. salutary
    tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health
  154. sapient
    acutely insightful and wise
  155. secular
    characteristic of this world rather than the spiritual world
  156. sophist
    someone whose reasoning is subtle and often specious
  157. sophistic
    plausible but misleading
  158. sophistical
    plausible but misleading
  159. sophisticated
    having worldly knowledge and refinement
  160. sophistry
    a deliberately invalid argument in the hope of deceiving
  161. sophistry
    a deliberately invalid argument in the hope of deceiving
  162. sophomore
    a second-year undergraduate
    一知半解的 conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature
  163. speculate
    talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way
  164. spontaneous
    said or done without having been planned in advance
  165. stale
    lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration
  166. stealthy
    marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
  167. sterile
    incapable of reproducing
  168. sublime
    of high moral or intellectual value
  169. submit
    yield to another's wish or opinion
  170. suppose
    express an opinion based on incomplete evidence
  171. surmise
    infer from incomplete evidence
  172. surpassing
    exceeding usual limits especially in excellence
  173. surreptitious
    marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
  174. swamp
    low land that is seasonally flooded
  175. taciturn
    habitually reserved and uncommunicative
  176. tedious
    so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
  177. temporal
    characteristic of this world rather than the spiritual world
  178. terrestrial
    concerned with the world or worldly matters
  179. tolerant
    showing or characterized by broad-mindedness
  180. transient
    lasting a very short time
  181. transitory
    lasting a very short time
  182. trenchant
    having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought
  183. tyro
    someone new to a field or activity
  184. unconcealed
    not concealed or hidden
  185. underhand
    marked by deception
  186. unparalleled
    radically distinctive and without equal
  187. unproductive
    not producing or capable of producing
  188. unrivaled
    eminent beyond or above comparison
  189. vapid
    lacking significance or liveliness or spirit or zest
  190. venerable
    profoundly honored
  191. venerate
    regard with feelings of respect and reverence
  192. verbose
    using or containing too many words
  193. voluble
    marked by a ready flow of speech
  194. wholesome
    characteristic of physical or moral well-being
  195. wistful
    showing pensive sadness
  196. attest
    provide evidence for
  197. testify
    give a solemn statement in a court of law
  198. testimony
    something that serves as evidence
  199. testimonial
    praise of a person or thing as worthy or desirable
  200. testator
    a person who makes a will
  201. intestate
    having made no valid will or not disposed of by a legal will
  202. copious
    large in number or quantity
  203. ample
    more than enough in size or scope or capacity
  204. bountiful
    producing in abundance
  205. profuse
    produced or growing in extreme abundance
  206. cornucopia
    the property of being extremely abundant
  207. scanty
    lacking in extent or quantity
  208. meager
    deficient in amount or quality or extent
  209. sparse
    not dense or plentiful
  210. paltry
    contemptibly small in amount or size
  211. fallacious
    containing or based on incorrect reasoning
  212. fallacy
    a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning
  213. erroneous
    containing or characterized by mistakes
  214. spurious
    plausible but false
  215. untenable
    incapable of being defended or justified
  216. illusory
    having the nature of something unreal or deceptive
  217. sophistical
    plausible but misleading
  218. sophistry
    a deliberately invalid argument in the hope of deceiving
  219. stoic
    seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive
  220. stoicism
    an indifference to pleasure or pain
  221. impassive
    having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
  222. dispassionate
    unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
  223. indifferent
    marked by a lack of interest
  224. apathetic
    showing little or no emotion or animation
  225. placid
    calm and free from disturbance
  226. languid
    lacking spirit or liveliness
  227. phlegmatic
    showing little emotion
  228. imperturbable
    marked by extreme calm and composure
  229. ardent
    characterized by intense emotion
  230. vehement
    marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions
  231. zealous
    marked by active interest and enthusiasm
  232. fervid
    characterized by intense emotion
  233. fervent
    characterized by intense emotion
  234. recrimination
    mutual accusations
  235. recriminate
    return an accusation against someone or engage in mutual accusations; charge in return
  236. recriminative
    countering one charge with another
  237. recriminatory
    countering one charge with another
  238. affinity
    a natural attraction or feeling of kinship
  239. kinship
    relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption
  240. correspondence
    an attribute of a shape or relation
  241. compatibility
    capability of existing in harmonious combination
  242. consanguinity
    relation by blood
  243. volatile
    liable to lead to sudden change or violence
  244. volatility
    the quality of being unpredictable and affected by emotion
  245. fickle
    liable to sudden unpredictable change
  246. flighty
    guided by whim and fancy
  247. capricious
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
  248. erratic
    liable to sudden unpredictable change
  249. protean
    taking on different forms
  250. mercurial
    liable to sudden unpredictable change
  251. steadfast
    marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
  252. invariable
    not liable to or capable of change
  253. immutable
    not subject or susceptible to change or variation
  254. quiescent
    being quiet or still or inactive
  255. squalid
    foul and run-down and repulsive
  256. squalor
    sordid dirtiness
  257. seedy
    shabby and untidy
  258. unkempt
    not properly maintained or cared for
  259. slovenly
    negligent of neatness especially in dress and person
  260. dilapidated
    in a state of decay, ruin, or deterioration
  261. sordid
    foul and run-down and repulsive
  262. unsullied
    free from blemishes
  263. immaculate
    completely neat and clean
  264. pristine
    immaculately clean and unused
  265. expedite
    process fast and efficiently
  266. retard
    cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate
  267. slacken
    become slow or slower
  268. protract
    lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
  269. abject
    of the most contemptible kind
  270. abjection
    a low or downcast state
  271. debased
    mixed with impurities
  272. despicable
    morally reprehensible
  273. ignoble
    dishonorable in character or purpose
  274. groveling
    totally submissive
  275. servile
    submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior
  276. squalid
    foul and run-down and repulsive
  277. dignified
    formal or stately in bearing or appearance
  278. eminent
    standing above others in quality or position
  279. illustrious
    widely known and esteemed
  280. long-winded
    using or containing too many words
  281. glib
    artfully persuasive in speech
  282. commiserate
    feel or express sympathy or compassion
  283. condole
    express one's sympathy on the occasion of someone's death
  284. dilemma
    state of uncertainty in a choice between unfavorable options
  285. quagmire
    a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
  286. transitory
    lasting a very short time
  287. transient
    lasting a very short time
  288. evanescent
    short-lived; tending to vanish or disappear
  289. philanthropic
    of or relating to charitable giving
  290. lethargy
    inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy
  291. torpor
    inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of energy
  292. somnolence
    a very sleepy state
  293. lassitude
    a feeling of lack of interest or energy
  294. languor
    inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy
  295. stupefaction
    the action of stupefying; making dull or lethargic
  296. exonerate
    pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
  297. acquit
    pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
  298. absolve
    grant remission of a sin to
  299. exculpate
    pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
  300. pugnacious
    ready and able to resort to force or violence
  301. contentious
    showing an inclination to disagree
  302. belligerent
    characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
  303. bellicose
    having or showing a ready disposition to fight
  304. peaceable
    inclined or disposed to peace
  305. clement
    (of weather or climate) mild
  306. amicable
    characterized by friendship and good will
  307. contrition
    sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation
  308. contrite
    feeling or expressing pain or sorrow
  309. penitence
    remorse for your past conduct
  310. remorse
    a feeling of deep regret, usually for some misdeed
  311. abrogate
    revoke formally
  312. cancel
    declare null and void
  313. revoke
    cancel officially
  314. repeal
    cancel officially
  315. annul
    cancel officially
  316. nullify
    declare invalid
  317. rescind
    cancel officially
Created on Thu Jul 26 10:48:09 EDT 2012 (updated Sun Jul 29 09:03:42 EDT 2012)

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