开心词场单词201014

monomania

The unreasonable pursuit of one idea

percipient

One who or that which perceives

aeronaut

One who navigates the air , a balloonist

odium

A feeling of extreme repugnance, or of dislike and disgust

diatomic

Containing only two atoms

testator

The maker of a will

bibulous

Fond of drinking

remunerate

To pay or pay for

benignity

Kindness of feeling, disposition , or manner

sluggard

A person habitually lazy or idle

bestride

To get or sit upon astride , as a horse

pervious

Admitting the entrance or passage of another substance

wherewith

The necessary means or resources

perspicuous

Lucid

petrify

To convert into a substance of stony hardness and character

antispasmodic

Tending to prevent or relieve non-inflammatory spasmodic affection

putrescent

Undergoing decomposition of animal or vegetable matter accompanied by fetid odors

philately

The study and collection of stamps

consignor

One who entrusts

antedate

To assign or affix a date to earlier than actual one

solecism

Any violation of established rules or customs

termagant

Violently abusive and quarrelsome

poesy

Poetry

committal

The act , fact, or result of committing , or the state of being

cosmography

The science that describes the universe , including astronomy, geography, and geology

quietus

A silencing ,suppressing , or ending

hardihood

Foolish daring

braze

To make of or ornament with brass

privity

Knowledge shared with another or others regarding a private matter

abase

To lower in position, estimation, or the like

abidance

An abiding

abnegate

To renounce

abominate

To hate violently

abscission

The act of cutting off, as in a surgical operation

accouter

To dress

acquittance

Release or discharge from indebtedness, obligation, or responsibility

adjuration

A vehement appeal

agglomerate

To pile or heap together