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  1. allude
    make an indirect reference to
    Paul is very frustrated with Rachel; for example, she, who likes to listen, often alludes to her answers by making expressive face. So, he starts to learn how to read between lines after studying her facial expressions under different circumstances.
  2. ally
    a friendly nation
    Although Rachel and Paul had gone through their first rampage divorce, they soon felt regret. They then decided to become ally next time. They, now, are waiting for God's timing.
  3. befall
    become of; happen to
    We know that we will win our case, which does certainly not befall.
  4. blancmange
    a sweet milk pudding thickened with gelatin or cornstarch
    She is my kind of blancmange.
  5. caret
    a mark used to indicate an insertion into a text
    By introducing carets, he showed me how to 
    insert additional words or phrases for myself while proof reading.
  6. chomping
    the act of chewing noisily
    He dislikes for his girlfriend when she chomps gum.
  7. cipher
    a secret method of writing
  8. clanking
    having a hard nonresonant metallic sound
    I rather listen to the lecture, of which a professor intones his notes, than talk unintelligently. To me, a gibberish conversation is like clank.
  9. clique
    an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
    Click with me. You'd be in my clique.
  10. considerable
    large in number, amount, extent, or degree
  11. constellation
    a configuration of stars as seen from the earth
    I remember when I, as a teenager, looked up the sky in sleep away summer camp. I couldn't see constellation orion because of the nighty night sky of close stars. I was just amazed by the yellowish-white myriad stars. It was beautiful night.
  12. convoluted
    highly complex or intricate
    My decision, which is based on the Christian belief, about stop taking medication raises related convoluted issues; for example, in the corner of my mind, I still think that I can be miraculously cured by God since He is omnipotent.
  13. culminate
    end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage
    I greatly appreciate for that my professor helps me culminate when I am indecisive.
  14. cursory
    hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
  15. demise
    the time when something ends
    Our case has been closed and demised as of this moment. Therefore, we have recourse, case law, to the court.
  16. desolation
    sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned
    Paul concerns about Rachel whenever she cries for, which seems to him, no apparent reason. Rachel comforts Paul by saying that she cries for her past-pain to sublimate into tearful act, not for desolation.
  17. disposition
    your usual mood
    Rachel's kind behaviors indicate the elated disposition.
  18. eccentric
    conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
    Paul tries to learn about Rachel by time traveling; Inasmuch as she is very eccentric, it seems best to study her throughout the past, presence and future even. Natually, Paul and Rachel share timeless moments.
  19. echt
    not fake or counterfeit
    I love him. He does act in an echt manner.
  20. estival
    of or occurring in summer
    In June, I enjoy looking at, the sky with clouds which rise up one after another, the best estival scene.
  21. excursion
    a journey taken for pleasure
    Rachel intentionally leaves England out when she makes plans for her first international trip. Rachel has been dreaming about her honeymoon to be an excursion to England since adolescence.
  22. flirtation
    playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest
    I regret my flirtation with the chubby guy, so I repent my illicit sin.
  23. gaudy
    tastelessly showy
    Rachel used to wear only gaudy costumes while she was attending undergraduate college. However, she, now, as a graduate student, becomes fashionable so her friends sometimes don't recognize her from behind.
  24. gibberish
    unintelligible talking
    Rachel tries to enhance her communication skills in order to be a intricate conversation starter before she sees her professor again. Her professor is notorious for being silent when he is in the middle of gibberish conversation.
  25. glib
    artfully persuasive in speech
  26. glimpse
    a brief or incomplete view
    She has a deeply ingrained habit to glimpse at good-looking male strangers, which her boyfriend thinks execrable.
  27. highbrow
    highly cultured or educated
    I remember that my professor has erudite taste in literature. I learned to enjoy reading literature because of my highbrowed professor.
  28. idiosyncratic
    peculiar to the individual
    I am curious about a variety of sorts of things. In other words, I am a perceiver who quickly notice and ask questions regarding not only idiosyncratic events, but also peculiar persons.
  29. illicit
    contrary to accepted morality or convention
    Paul was disheartened because Rachel was once illicit meekly.
  30. imminence
    the state of being liable to happen soon
    My sextet told me to call in sick. However, I ignored my inner voice and left home for work. Sure enough, I got into a car accident on my way to work. Sometimes, I get in trouble because I pay no attention to the imminence.
  31. impropriety
    the condition of being unsuitable or offensive
  32. inhospitable
    lacking cordiality and generosity toward guests or strangers
    The way Rachel carries on herself shows that she is a friendly girl. For some reasons, Rachel becomes inhospitable even if I sit right next to her in the class to show my interest in her.
  33. interlope
    encroach on the rights of others, as in trading without a proper license
    I never revisited my ex-secret-place, where I used to lurk myself along the hall way, ever since Jason had interloped during my physical absence.
  34. interplay
    the way in which two things mutually affect one another
    In this wide world, the so-called stage, Paul, an actor has to transform himself into different persons in order to interplay with Rachel, the actress.
  35. jilted
    rebuffed (by a lover) without warning
    He rather be asked by a girl for a date because he dislikes being jilted.
  36. judicious
    marked by the exercise of common sense in practical matters
  37. kinship
    relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption
    She was able to recognize the kinship-care while she suffered from incurable illness.
  38. lettered
    highly educated
    Helen Keller was lettered when she graduated the Radcliffe College in Cambridge. Anne Sullivan, her governess was the first contributor who touched Helen's heart, eyes which guided her to the admirable life; for example, Anne spelled "Water" on Helen's palm when Helen felt epiphany by touching the water.
  39. marshal
    a military officer of highest rank
    I marvel at the fact that God has marshaled the universe since the very beginning.
  40. menace
    something that is a source of danger
    Rachel's delusion about her parents being menace ruins the parental love.
  41. mnemonic
    of or relating to the practice of aiding the memory
    Paul uses literature as a mnemonic device for Rachel so that she can remember herself, how she was used to be.
  42. murky
    cloudy, dirty, and difficult to see through
    She becomes murky when rain falls.
  43. nifty
    very good
    As I, now, recall about my tax professor, he planned, in advance, to fake his mathematical skills; I presume that he is a nifty mathematician.
  44. novella
    a short novel
    Someday, I'd like to write a novella that touches readers' hearts.
  45. outcast
    a person who is rejected (from society or home)
    Rachel is eccentric in a sense that she thinks as if she is captured in her own world instead when she is actually an outcast.
  46. phlegmatic
    showing little emotion
    Rachel almost always tends to be phlegmatic when there is no physical presence of Paul. However, Rachel smiles not only to Paul, but also to everyone else in everywhere he accompanies her.
  47. pigeonhole
    a small compartment
    Rachel doesn't seem to realize that she is like a frog in a deep hole. Naturally, Rachel tends to be a pigeonhole even before she gets to know other people.
  48. prescience
    the power to foresee the future
    It is ironic that Paul is very good at prescience, but was still surprised by Rachel. So, Paul has become wily enough to be the interloper of Rachel's mind in order to predict her. Consequently, Rachel chafes at him and became inhospitable to him.
  49. princely
    having the rank of or befitting a prince
    Mr. Darcy, whose name means darkness, enjoys his sumptuous life. In spite of his known noble birth, he seems ulterior to me. He creates princely darkness.
  50. professorial
    relating to or characteristic of professors
    I like Jesus Christ, who is professorial, because He makes studying very intricated; for example, He conveys bible verses while educating me for the law. Someday, I would like to have rattling conversation, about the bible, with Him.
  51. protagonist
    the principal character in a work of fiction
    She often hesitates to go out by herself, feeling like a female protagonist, in the foreground, who gets all the attention from male viewers.
  52. rattling
    quick and energetic
    Her longing desire, to have rattling conversation with her English-speaking boyfriend about variety topics, reinforces herself to learn English and become synonymous with American culture.
  53. ravenously
    in the manner of someone who is very hungry
    Rachel ravenously quests the true love of her husband.
  54. sagacious
    acutely insightful and wise
    My IQ is not high enough to be called as a smart person. However, the fact that I am philosophically sagacious makes other people think of me as a smart person.
  55. sedate
    characterized by dignity and propriety
    My doctor said that the new medication I am taking would make me sedate.
  56. sentry
    a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
    Are my tax classmates sentries of yours? Are they angels?
  57. sextet
    six performers or singers who perform together
    Nobody can prevail her sextet-sense. Her intuition works just like her five basic senses.
  58. sherry
    dry to sweet amber wine from the Jerez region of southern Spain or similar wines produced elsewhere; usually drunk as an aperitif
    I like cherry and he likes sherry.
  59. shrug
    raise shoulders to show one doesn't know or care about something
    Rachel shrugs off other single men who show their interests in her. She tries to put a great effort in the relationship with Paul.
  60. slur
    utter indistinctly
    The keynote speaker is very considerate enough to slurs his speech in connection with the key point for his one and only special guest among the audience.
  61. somatic
    characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit
  62. strand
    a group of fibers twisted together to form a thread or rope
    Rachel tries to pick up good strands of her former male friends so that she would be able to identify her husband-to-be at the present time.
  63. stray
    wander from a direct course or at random
    My shepherd, Jesus Christ, please find me who is like a stray lamb in the perilous ravine. I am easy to be lured into temptation and in the deep fear of being lost.
  64. sully
    make dirty or spotty
  65. swan
    an aquatic bird with a very long neck
    It is very difficult for Rachel to swan herself, before everybody else, that she is innocent, after she gets the bearings of the situation. And so, she stays silent just like miss swan on the lake.
  66. swill
    drink large quantities of
    The prophet reads the bible as if he swills sweetened oasis water.
  67. timorously
    in a shy or fearful manner
    When Rachel realized that she fell in love with Paul, she timorously whispered the "L" words, "I love you", to him.
  68. toy
    an artifact designed to be played with
    Rachel feels like a doll, who is kept in confinement; she, however, dares to runaway from the dollhouse because she is afraid of being seen as a toy in the outside world. She thinks that it might be better to be toyed, in private, by Paul.
  69. ubiquitous
    being present everywhere at once
    God is timeless. Therefore, He is ubiquitous.
  70. ulterior
    lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed
    Rachel's secret admirer still stays unkown. Nevertheless, she notices his ulterior emotion so continuously acts unwitting in the foreground while sentries of her admirer present. He plans to surprise her in the interior background, which would fulfill his ultimate goal.
  71. unwitting
    not aware or knowing
    While she was unwitting, being anxious about her term paper, a theft came in her own world, making her life wretched. After the inhuman theft severely disturbed her, she totally lost her mind. Naturally, she missed her final exam and took an INC.
  72. virile
    characteristic of a man
    I am surprise to see that Mr. Darcy acts timorous and digresses though he is virile. So, I can't decide as to whether he came here to see me or he just befalls to be in this town.
  73. wallow
    roll around
    After I decide to pursue the taxation program, I start to wallow in studying.
  74. wanton
    a lewd or immoral person
    I am not a wanton; the playboys were the unwitting temptation to lure me off my path to God. I was just a naive dreamer who pursued phantoms of love.
  75. wistful
    showing pensive sadness
    I listen to the sentimental music with my feelings. The beauty of the music touches my heart, and I become wistful with ease. As I am grow into musing, the music turns into tears.
  76. xenophobia
    a fear of foreigners or strangers
Created on Mon Aug 16 03:40:38 EDT 2010 (updated Mon Aug 23 21:07:27 EDT 2010)

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