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共 91 段- ~Absurdness~, _n._ ABSURDITY.
- ~Adjoin~, _v. n._ [_Rare._] Border, lie near, lie close, be
- ~2.~ Assent, consent, accede, acquiesce, comply, subscribe,
- ~2.~ Deceive (_by inspiring false hopes_), delude, cheat, in
- ~2.~ Estimate, esteem, value, rate.
- ~Aspersion~, _n._ Calumny, detraction, slander, defamation,
- ~2.~ Severe, rigid, strict, formal, stiff, rigorous, harsh,
- ~2.~ Bruise, break, shatter, shiver, smash, demolish, destro
- ~Bet~, _v. n._ Wager, lay a wager, make a bet.
- ~Blusterer~, _n._ Swaggerer, bully, boaster, braggart, vaunt
- ~Bridal~, _n._ Marriage, wedding, nuptials, nuptial festival
- ~Calculation~, _n._ ~1.~ Computation, reckoning.
- ~Cathartic~, _n._ Purge, purgative, physic, purgative medici
- ~2.~ [_Colloquial._] Money, coin.
- ~Clothes~, _n. pl._ Garments, raiment, apparel, attire, vest
- ~2.~ (_Law._) Substitution (_of a less for a greater punishm
- ~Conform~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Comply, yield assent.
- ~Contrive~, _v. n._ Scheme, plot, plan, consider, set one's
- ~Cowl~, _n._ ~1.~ Monk's hood.
- ~Curvature~, _n._ Bending, bend, flexure, crook, curvity, cu
- ~Deeply~, _ad._ ~1.~ Profoundly, deep, to or at a great dept
- ~Deride~, _v. a._ RIDICULE (_contemptuously or maliciously_)
- ~Dilation~, _n._ [_Modern._] Dilatation, expansion, expandin
- ~Dislike~, _n._ Disinclination, aversion, distaste, disrelis
- ~3.~ Be enough, be sufficient.
- ~Duck-hawk~, _n._ Harpy, marsh-harrier, moor-buzzard (_Circu
- ~Elicit~, _v. a._ Draw out, bring out, succeed in obtaining.
- ~2.~ Inspire, inspirit, exhilarate, cheer, delight, gladden.
- ~Estimate~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Value, appraise, rate, prize, estee
- ~3.~ Continue, remain, endure.
- ~Faith~, _n._ ~1.~ Belief (_that prompts to action_), creden
- ~Fen-cricket~, _n._ Churr-worm, mole-cricket, fan-cricket
- ~Fleet~, _n._ Flotilla, squadron, navy, ARMADA, company of s
- ~2.~ Counterfeit.
- ~Fulness~, _a._ Plenitude, completeness, copiousness, replet
- ~2.~ Spectral, phantom-like.
- ~2.~ Chat, chitchat, tattle, prate, prattle, cackle, clack,
- ~2.~ Mentor, monitor, adviser, counsellor, instructor.
- ~3.~ Loathsome, disgusting, nauseous, offensive, foul, repul
- ~High-seasoned~, _a._ Pungent, piquant, high-flavored.
- ~Humane~, _a._ Kind, benevolent, benignant, obliging, accomm
- ~Immeasurable~, _a._ Illimitable, limitless, boundless, unbo
- ~Incalescence~, _n._ Calefaction, warmth, incipient heat.
- ~Indorse~, _v. a._ [Written also _Endorse_.] ~1.~ Superscrib
- ~Inquest~, _n._ ~1.~ Inquisition, judicial inquiry (_especia
- ~In the wrong~, Mistaken, in error.
- ~Jaggedness~, _n._ Unevenness (_on the edges_).
- ~Knot-grass~, _n._ Dog's-grass, couch-grass, twitch-grass, w
- ~Lenitive~, _a._ Soothing, assuasive, emollient, lenient, mi
- ~Lodging~, _n._ ~1.~ Place of rest, apartment for sleeping.
- ~Majesty~, _n._ Grandeur, dignity, stateliness.
- ~May-apple~, _n._ Mandrake (_Podophyllum peltatum_).
- ~Mink~, _n._ Minx, North-American pole-cat (_Mustela vison_)
- ~Motherly~, _a._ Maternal, affectionate, kind, tender.
- ~2.~ (_Theol._) Rationalism, rationalistic interpretation.
- ~2.~ Opportunity, juncture, conjuncture, opening, room, suit
- ~Outmost~, _a._ Remotest, furthest.
- ~Partake~, _v. a._ Share, partake of, participate in, have a
- ~Perform~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Do, execute, effect, accomplish, ach
- ~Piquant~, _n._ ~1.~ Pungent, biting, pricking, stinging, hi
- ~Poor~, _n. pl._ [With _The_ prefixed.] Paupers, indigent pe
- ~Preservative~, _n._ Preserver, means of preservation.
- ~3.~ Proof-sheet.
- ~Put in one's oar~, [_Colloquial._] Interfere, meddle, inter
- ~Rape~, _n._ Violation, defloration, constupration, ravishme
- ~Redundancy~, _n._ ~1.~ Excess, superabundance, exuberance,
- ~Rent~, _n._ Break, breach, fissure, crack, rift, cleft, gap
- ~Revenge~, _n._ Retaliation, requital (_of an injury_).
- ~2.~ Awake, wake, get up, start up.
- ~3.~ Pay, discharge, settle.
- ~Sea-salt~, _n._ Common salt (_obtained by evaporating sea-w
- ~8.~ Clarify, free from dregs or impurities.
- ~Sideways~, _ad._ Laterally, SIDEWISE.
- ~Slushy~, _a._ Sloshy.
- ~2.~ Healthy, hearty, hale, hardy, vigorous, in health, in g
- ~4.~ Source, original, origin, principle, cause.
- ~Stigmatize~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Brand, mark with a hot iron.
- ~Strow~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Strew, scatter, spread.
- ~Summarily~, _ad._ ~1.~ Briefly, concisely, compendiously, i
- ~Swingle-tree~, _n._ Whiffle-tree, whipple-tree, single-tree
- ~Telegraph~, _n._ Semaphore.
- ~Thoughtlessness~, _n._ Inattention, heedlessness, carelessn
- ~Tottle~, _v. n._ (_Colloquial._) Toddle, waddle, waggle, wa
- ~Trim~, _v. n._ Fluctuate, vacillate, balance, be on the fen
- ~2.~ Irreconcilable, implacable.
- ~2.~ Grievous, disastrous, calamitous, sore, severe, hard, t
- ~Unwept~, _a._ Unlamented, unmourned, unregretted.
- ~Verse~, _n._ ~1.~ Line (_metrically arranged_), line of poe
- ~Wanton~, _a._ ~1.~ Wandering, loose, unrestrained, unchecke
- ~White-poplar~, _n._ Abele-tree (_Populus alba_).
- ~Wrathful~, _a._ Angry, mad, furious, infuriate, raging, rag