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- burgeon
- "grow rapidly, bloom, flourish èŒèŠ½, 急速æˆé•¿
- austere
- stern and cold in appearance or manner 严峻的, 简朴的
- rapport
- Relationship, especially one of mutual trust or emotional affinity, 关系, 一致, åŒæ„, å’Œè°
- persevere
- to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of challenges v. intr. - åšæŒä¸æ‡ˆ, 固执己è§, ä¸å±ˆä¸æŒ Idioms: hang in there, keep going, keep it up.
- abhor
- To regard with horror or loathing; detest
- abscond
- To leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution.
- mollify
- to soothe
- guileless
- frank, hoestly
- animosty
- hate
- ambivalence
- The coexistence of opposing attitudes or feelings, such as love and hate, toward a person, object, or idea.
- aplomb
- Self-confident assurance
- aggrandizement
- "cause something to seem or be greater; bigger that which makes richer or greater å¢žåŠ , 夸大
- impede
- To retard or obstruct the progress of, 妨ç¢, 阻ç¢, 阻æ¢
- torpid
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lacking in energy or vigor 麻痹的, 迟缓的 Definition: lazy, slow
Antonyms: active, energetic, lively, moving, quick - charismatic
- having, exhibiting, or based on charisma (a special magnetic charm or appeal) adj. - 神èµèƒ½åŠ›çš„, 领袖é…力的
- supple
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Definition: bendable
Antonyms: hard, inflexible, rigid, stiff 易弯曲的, 柔软的 - potentate
- one who has the power and position to rule over others; a monarch 有æƒçš„人, 统治者, 有势力的人
- Precarious
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characterized by a lack or security or stability that threatens with danger Definition: tricky, doubtful
Antonyms: certain, definite, firm, safe, secure, stable, strong, sure, undoubted ä¸ç¨³å®šçš„, å±é™©çš„, ä¸å®‰çš„ - Ramble
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to talk or write in a long-winded, wandering fashion
Definition: talk aimlessly, endlessly
Antonyms: be direct 闲逛, 漫谈, èŠå¤©, 漫æ¥, éšç¬” - Fortitude
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strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or adversity with courage
Definition: strength of mind; guts
Antonyms: cowardice, helplessness, weakness
n. - 刚毅, ä¸å±ˆä¸æŒ , åšæ¯… - Arduous
- hard to accomplish or achieve
- Articulate
- expressing oneself readily, clearly, or effectively
- Forlorn
- being in poor condition; miserable
- Exasperated
- irritated or annoyed
- Redeeming
- to release from blame or debt
- Grievance
- a cause of distress (as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint
- Abridge
- to shorten in duration or extent
- Absolve
- to set free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt
- Accentuate
- accent, emphasize
- Accord
- to bring into agreement
- Acrimonious
- caustic, biting, or rancorous, especially in feeling language or manner
- Acumen
- keenness and depth of perception, discernment, or discrimination, esp. in practical matters; shrewdness
- Addendum
- a thing added; an addition
- Adept
- thoroughly proficient; skillful
- Adeptness
- thoroughly proficient; expert
- Adjudicate
- to act as judge
- Admonish
- to express warning or disapproval especially in a gentle, earnest, or solicitous manner
- Adorned
- to enliven or decorate as if with ornaments
- Adulation
- to flatter or admire excessively or slavishly
- Adversary
- one who contends with, opposes, or resists; opponent, rival
- Adverse
- acting against or in a contrary direction; hostile
- Adversity
- a state or condition contrary to one of well-being
- Advocate
- one who pleads the cause of another; specifically one who pleads the cause of another before a tribunal or judicial court
- Aesthetics
- a pleasing appearance or effect; beauty
- Affable
- being pleasant and at ease talking to others
- Affectation
- mannerisms, especially pretentious ones
- Affirming
- expressing dedication
- Affront
- to insult especially to the face by behavior or language
- Agile
- marked by a ready ability to move with a quick, easy grace
- Alacrity
- promptness in response; cheerful readiness
- Alienate
- to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent where attachment formerly existed
- Alight
- to descend from the air and come to rest
- Allegiance
- devotion or loyalty to a person, group, or cause
- Alleviate
- to make (as suffering) more bearable her sympathy alleviated his distress; ease, lessen,
- Altercation
- a noisy, heated, angry dispute; also a noisy controversy
- Altruistic
- behavior that is unselfish in its regard for or devotion to the welfare of others
- Ambiguity
- the quality or state of being ambiguous (doubtful or uncertain), especially in meaning
- Ambivalent
- simultaneous and contradictory feelings (as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action
- Amiable
- friendly, sociable, congenial
- Amorphous
- without shape or form
- Anachronistic
- a person or a thing that is chronologically out of place, especially one from a former age that is incongruously in the present
- Analogous
- showing an analogy or a likeness that permits one to draw an analogy
- Anarchy
- absence of government
- Anecdote
- a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident
- Anemic
- lackluster, insipid
- Animated
- full of movement and activity
- Antagonistic
- marked by or resulting from antagonism (actively expressed opposition or hostility)
- Anticipating
- to look forward to as certain; expect
- Anticlimactic
- of, relating to, or marked by anticlimax; an event (as at the end of a series) that is strikingly less important than what has preceded it
- Antidote
- something that relieves, prevents, or counteracts
- Antiquated
- old-fashioned, old or obsolete
- Apathetic
- having little or no interest or concern; indifferent
- Appalling
- inspiring horror, dismay, or disgust
- Apparatus
- an instrument or appliance designed for a specific operation
- Arbitrarily
- based on or determined by individual preference or convenience rather than by necessity or the intrinsic nature of something
- Arbitrating
- acting as an arbitrator (one who decides in the case of a dispute)
- Archaic
- characteristic of an earlier or more primitive time
- Archetypal
- classic example, model example
- Ardently
- characterized by warmth of feeling, typically expressed in eager zealous support or activity
- Ardor
- extreme vigor or energy intensity
- Arid
- excessively dry
- Arrest
- to bring to a stop
- Ascetic
- plain, stark, simple; austere in appearance, manner, or attitude (not to be confused with aesthetic, which means pleasing in appearance or effect; beauty)
- Asserted
- to declare forcefully
- Assiduous
- marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application
- Assurance
- something that inspires or tends to inspire confidence
- Assuredly
- without a doubt; certainly
- Astute
- having or showing shrewdness and perspicacity
- Attribute
- to explain by indicating a cause
- Attune
- to make aware or responsive
- Audacious
- intrepidly daring
- Augment
- to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense
- Augurs
- to foretell
- Auspicious
- affording a favorable auspice (a favorable sign)
- Authentic
- worthy of acceptance or belief as conforming to or based on fact
- Authoritatively
- with authority, commandingly convincingly
- Autonomous
- existing or capable of existing independently
- Aversion
- a feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it
- Awestruck
- filled with awe (emotion in which dread, veneration, and wonder are variously mingled)
- Baffle
- to defeat or check (as a person) by confusing or puzzling; disconcert
- Bane
- a source of harm or ruin; curse
- Banish
- to require by authority to leave
- Barrage
- a vigorous or rapid outpouring or projection of many things at once
- Belie
- to give a false impression of
- Belligerent
- inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness
- Benefactor
- one who confers a benefit, esp. one who makes a gift or bequest
- Beneficiary
- one who benefits from something
- Benevolent
- marked by or disposed to doing good
- Benign
- having no significant effect; harmless
- Bequeathing
- handing down, transmitting
- Berate
- to scold or condemn vehemently and at length
- Bereft
- deprived or robbed of possession of something
- Beseech
- to beg for urgently or anxiously
- Bickering
- to engage in a petulant or petty quarrel
- Boisterous
- noisily turbulent; rowdy
- Bolster
- to give a boost to
- Botched
- to foul up hopelessly; failed, spoiled
- Boundless
- having no boundaries; vast
- Bourgeois
- marked by a concern for material interests and respectability and a tendency toward mediocrity, usually used disparagingly
- Braggart
- a loud, arrogant boaster
- Breach
- infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard
- Brooding
- to dwell gloomily on a subject, worrying
- Buffoonery
- foolish or playful behavior
- Burgeoning
- growing and expanding rapidly
- Burrow
- a hole or excavation in the ground made by an animal (such as a rabbit) for shelter and habitation
- Buttress
- something that supports or strengthens
- Cacophony
- harsh or discordant sound; dissonance
- Cajole
- to persuade with flattery or gentle urging, especially in the face of reluctance
- Calamity
- an extraordinarily grave event marked by great loss and lasting distress
- Callous
- feeling no sympathy for others
- Camaraderie
- a spirit of friendly good fellowship
- Canonical
- conforming to a general rule or acceptable procedure; orthodox
- Cantankerous
- difficult or irritating to deal with
- Capacious
- containing or capable of containing a great deal
- Captivate
- to influence and dominate by some special charm, art, or trait and with an irresistible appeal
- Carnivores
- any of an order (Carnivora) of typically flesh-eating mammals that includes dogs, foxes, bears, raccoons, and cats
- Cartographer
- one who makes maps
- Castigation
- to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism
- Cataclysmic
- a momentous and violent event marked by overwhelming upheaval and demolition
- Cathartic
- characterized by a purification or purgation of the emotions that brings about spiritual renewal or release from tension
- Cavorting
- prancing
- Censured
- to find fault with and criticize as blameworthy (note that the word censure is similar in appearance to the word censor (footnote 733), but different in meaning)
- Cerebral
- of or relating to the brain or the intellect
- Certitude
- the state of being or feeling certain
- Chagrin
- disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure
- Charitable
- of or relating to charity (generosity and helpfulness especially toward the needy)
- Chasm
- a marked division, separation, or difference
- Cherished
- to hold dear; feel or show affection for
- Chide
- reproach in a usually mild and constructive manner; scold
- Circuitous
- having a circular or winding course; roundabout, indirect
- Circuitry
- the components of an electric circuit
- Circumlocutions
- the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea
- Circumscribe
- to surround by or as if by a boundary
- Clairvoyant
- the ability to perceive matters beyond the range of ordinary perception
- Clandestine
- marked by held in, or conducted with secrecy
- Clientele
- customers, patrons
- Cloying
- excessively sweet or sentimental
- Coalesce
- to arise from the combination of distinct elements; to unite into a whole
- Coerce
- to compel to an act or choice
- Cognizant
- knowledgeable about something, especially through personal experience; mindful
- Coherently
- logically or aesthetically ordered or integrated
- Cohort
- companion, colleague
- Collaborator
- co-worker, colleague; a person working jointly with others, especially in an intellectual endeavor
- Colloquial
- characteristic of familiar and informal conversation
- Collude
- conspire, plot
- Colossal
- of a bulk, extent, power, or effect approaching the stupendous or incredible
- Combativeness
- marked by eagerness to fight or contend
- Commodities
- an economic good as in an article of commerce (something bought or sold), especially when delivered for shipment
- Comparatively
- considered as if in comparison to something else; relatively
- Compassionately
- having or showing compassion (sympathetic consciousness of others?distress, together with a desire to alleviate it)
- Compatriot
- fellow countryman
- Compelling
- demanding attention
- Complacency
- self-satisfaction accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies
- Complying
- to conform or adapt one抯 actions to another抯 wishes, to a rule, or to a necessity
- Compromise
- to adjust or settle by mutual concessions (see also footnote 802 for a different usage)
- Compulsive
- obsessive, habitual, or irrational behavior
- Comrade
- an intimate friend or associate; companion
- Conception
- the originating of something in the mind; idea
- Conciliatory
- to make compatible; reconcile
- Concocted
- to prepare by combining raw materials; devise
- Concur
- to express agreement
- Condemn
- to declare to be bad, wrong, or evil
- Condescending
- to assume an air of superiority
- Condone
- to pardon or overlook voluntarily; especially to treat as if trivial, harmless, or of no importance
- Confiscate
- to seize by or as if by authority
- Conflagration
- fire, especially a large disastrous fire
- Confounding
- baffling, frustrating
- Confrontation
- the clashing of forces or ideas; conflict
- Congeal
- to change from a fluid state to a solid state by or as if by cold
- Conjecture
- a conclusion deduced by surmise or guesswork
- Conjure
- to bring to mind
- Consciousness
- the quality or state of being aware especially of something within oneself
- Consecrate
- to make inviolable or venerable (can also mean to declare sacred)
- Consensus
- general agreement; unanimity
- Consign
- commit, especially to a final destination or fate
- Constructive
- promoting improvement or development
- Consummate
- extremely skilled and accomplished
- Contemporaries
- one of the same age or nearly the same age as another
- Contemporary
- marked by characteristics of the present period; modern
- Contemptuously
- with contempt, disdain
- Contentious
- likely to cause contention (rivalry, competition)
- Contiguous
- touching or connected throughout in an unbroken sequence
- Contrary
- a fact or condition incompatible with another; opposite
- Contrite
- grieving and penitent for sin or shortcoming
- Conundrum
- an intricate and difficult problem
- Conventional
- according with, sanctioned by, or based on convention (a principle or procedure accepted as true or correct); ordinary, conformist, predictable
- Conviction
- a strong persuasion or belief
- Cordial
- warmly and genially affable
- Correlation
- a relation existing between phenomena or things or between mathematical or statistical variables which tend to vary, be associated, or occur together in a way not expected on the basis of chance alone
- Corroboration
- to support with evidence or authority
- Corrosive
- having the power to break down or eat away at something (can also mean very sarcastic)
- Corrupt
- to change from good to bad in morals, manners, or actions
- Cosmopolitan
- having wide international sophistication
- Couched
- to lay (oneself) down for rest or sleep
- Counteract
- to make ineffective or restrain or neutralize the usually ill effects of by an opposite force
- Covenant
- a usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement
- Covet
- to wish for enviously
- Craftiness
- skillfulness, cleverness
- Crass
- having or indicating such grossness of mind as precludes delicacy and discrimination
- Cryptic
- having or seeming to have a hidden or ambiguous meaning
- Crystallize
- to cause to take a definite form
- Culminate
- to reach the highest or a climactic or decisive point
- Culpable
- guilty; meriting condemnation or blame, especially as wrong or harmful
- Cultivating
- fostering, furthering, encouraging
- Cumulative
- made up of accumulated parts
- Cunning
- displaying keen insight
- Curtail
- to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part; shorten
- Cynically
- having a sneering disbelief in sincerity or integrity
- Cynicism
- having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic (a faultfinding captious critic)
- Daunting
- something that daunts (lessens one抯 courage)
- Debacle
- a great disaster; fiasco
- Debatable
- arguable, worthy of debate or consideration
- Debilitating
- impairing the strength of
- Debunk
- to expose the sham or falseness of
- Decadent
- self-indulgent
- Deceitful
- having a tendency or disposition to deceive; not honest
- Decorous
- marked by propriety and good taste
- Decry
- to express strong disapproval of; condemn
- Deduction
- a conclusion reached by logic or reasoning
- Default
- a selection automatically used by a computer program in the absence of a choice made by the user; a course taken without an active choice
- Defer
- postpone, put off
- Deference
- in consideration of
- Defiantly
- full of defiance (disposition to resist, willingness to contend or fight)
- Deflect
- to turn from a straight course or fixed direction; bend