开心词场单词201013

truculence

Ferocity

reprobate

One abandoned to depravity and sin

gambol

Playful leaping or frisking

deprecate

To express disapproval or regret for ,with hope for the opposite

dishabille

Undress or negligent attire

effulgence

Splendor

collier

One who works in a coal-mine

numeration

The act or art of reading or naming numbers

cadenza

An embellishment or flourish, prepared or improvised , for a solo voice or instrument

quarto

An eight-page newspaper of any size

circumlocution

Indirect or roundabout expression

ichthyology

The branch of zoology that treats of fishes

arrogate

To take , demand , or claim, especially presumptuously or without reasons or grounds

cynosure

That to which general interest or attention is directed

nugatory

Having no power or force

superintend

To have the charge and direction of ,especially of some work or movement

aggrandize

To cause to appear greatly

obtrude

To be pushed or to push oneself into undue prominence

patronymic

Formed after one's father's name

enervate

To render ineffective or inoperative

festal

Joyous

blazon

To make widely or generally known

expostulate

To discuss

illimitable

Boundless

redolence

Smelling sweet and agreeable

ramify

To divide or subdivide into branches or subdivisions

cajolery

Delusive speech

excrescence

Any unnatural addition, outgrowth , or development

vivify

To endue with life

toilsome

Laborious

pestilent

Having a malign influence or effect

mealy-mouthed

Afraid to express facts or opinions plainly

complacence

Satisfaction with one's acts or surroundings

spinous

Having spines

vainglory

Excessive, pretentious, and demonstrative vanity

sophism

A false argument understood to be such by the reasoner himself and intentionally used to deceive

despond

To lose spirit , courage , or hope

vitalize

To endow with life or energy

conformable

Harmonious

lassie

A little lass

vocative

Of or pertaining to the act of calling

unguent

Any ointment or lubricant for local application

acerbity

Sourness , with bitterness and astringency

raillery

Good-humored satire

espy

To keep close watch