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wistful having unfufilled longing or yearning 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:29:10 GMT view revision history
whets to simulate, to sharpen 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:29:10 GMT view revision history
wan very pale and sickly 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:29:10 GMT view revision history
voluptuous pleasurable to the senses, sensuous 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:29:10 GMT view revision history
voluble ability to use words easily, fluent and glib 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:28:20 GMT view revision history
vituperation abusive remarks 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:28:20 GMT view revision history
viscosity property of having a high resistance to flow 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:28:20 GMT view revision history
verbose wordy, very talkative 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:28:20 GMT view revision history
venerate to honor, revere 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:26:24 GMT view revision history
venal capable of being bribed or corrupted 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:26:24 GMT view revision history
undulant moving with or resembling a wavelike motion 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:26:24 GMT view revision history
trifling not significant, frivoious 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:26:24 GMT view revision history
torpid sluggish, inactive, dull 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:24:23 GMT view revision history
tepid moderately warm; lacking in passion, force, or animation 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:24:23 GMT view revision history
taciturn quiet, not verbose 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:24:23 GMT view revision history
supplication begging, humbly asking for a favor 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:24:23 GMT view revision history
succulent very juicy 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:22:54 GMT view revision history
stupefy to dull the senses as to put into a stupor 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:22:54 GMT view revision history
strident loud and harsh sounding 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:22:54 GMT view revision history
stoic not showing passion or feeling, impassive 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:22:54 GMT view revision history
squander to waste 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:21:00 GMT view revision history
sonorous resonant, producing a full and rich sound 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:21:00 GMT view revision history
solace to comfort or cheer 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:21:00 GMT view revision history
simper a silly or self-conscious smile, smirk 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:21:00 GMT view revision history
servil overly submissive 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:18:51 GMT view revision history
reverie daydreaming 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:18:51 GMT view revision history
revere to honor, to regard with respect 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:18:51 GMT view revision history
resolute characterized by a decided purpose 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:18:51 GMT view revision history
reprove to scold or rebuke for a misdeed usually with kindly intent 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:17:29 GMT view revision history
remonstrate to protest, make objections 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:17:29 GMT view revision history
recluse a person who lives in solitude, hermit 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:17:29 GMT view revision history
provincial lacking sophistication, narrow-minded 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:17:29 GMT view revision history
protrusion something sticking out 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:15:40 GMT view revision history
propitious favorably disposed, graciously inclined 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:15:40 GMT view revision history
profuse extravagantly abundant, flowing freely 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:15:40 GMT view revision history
prodigal wasteful 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:15:40 GMT view revision history
polemicist one skilled in argument and in refuting attacks 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:14:49 GMT view revision history
plumage feathers of a bird 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:14:49 GMT view revision history
piety devotion and reverence to God 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:14:49 GMT view revision history
philanthropist one who tries to do good for mankind; lover of mankind 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:14:49 GMT view revision history
phalanx a close arrangement of people or things 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:12:58 GMT view revision history
peal a loud ringing - usually bells 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:12:58 GMT view revision history
partisan one who exhibits extreme and possibly blind allegiance to a group or cause 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:12:58 GMT view revision history
pallor extreme paleness usually relating to the face 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:12:58 GMT view revision history
odious deserving hate or contempt 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:11:49 GMT view revision history
obtuse dull of mind, insensitive 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:11:49 GMT view revision history
obsequious overly attentive, like a sycophant, sevile 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:11:49 GMT view revision history
oblique slanting, indirect, evasice, devious, misleading 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:11:49 GMT view revision history
mortify to humiliate, wounded pride, experience shame 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:10:26 GMT view revision history
mirth gladness and meriment 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:10:26 GMT view revision history
malleable capable of being shaped, influenced, or altered; tractable 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:10:26 GMT view revision history
magnanimity having a lofty, generious, and courageous spirit 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:10:26 GMT view revision history
lagubrious excessively mournful 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:09:02 GMT view revision history
limpid clear, transparent 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:09:02 GMT view revision history
languid slow, sluggish, listless, weak 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:09:02 GMT view revision history
jaunty stylish and lively in manner or appearance 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:09:02 GMT view revision history
iridescence exhibiting rainbow colors, brilliant in appearance 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:07:55 GMT view revision history
interminable having or seeming to have no end 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:07:55 GMT view revision history
inordinate exceeding reasonable limits, excessive 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:07:55 GMT view revision history
indolence, indolent laziness 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:07:55 GMT view revision history
incessant uninterrupted 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:06:08 GMT view revision history
imperious extremely overbearing 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:06:08 GMT view revision history
haughty arrogant, excessive pride and vanity 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:06:08 GMT view revision history
galvanize to stimulate or excite as if by electric shock 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:06:08 GMT view revision history
furrow to make wrinkles or grooves 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:02:43 GMT view revision history
felicitous happy or delightful 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:02:43 GMT view revision history
fastidious finicky, reflecting a meticulous or demanding attitude 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:02:43 GMT view revision history
ethereal unusual delicacy, light, lacking material substance 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:02:43 GMT view revision history
estrange to alienate separate 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:00:47 GMT view revision history
erudite scholarly 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:00:47 GMT view revision history
embellish to decorate, adorn 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:00:47 GMT view revision history
elegiac mournful, expressing sorrow 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:00:47 GMT view revision history
effusion a pouring forth, usually overdone and in writing or speech 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:59:55 GMT view revision history
dubious doubtful 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:59:55 GMT view revision history
docile easily managed, obedient, passive 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:59:55 GMT view revision history
dissolution disintergration, decomposition and dispersion 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:59:55 GMT view revision history
dissipation spend foolishly 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:57:59 GMT view revision history
dilettante an aimless and superficial follower of the arts, dabbler 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:57:59 GMT view revision history
despondency depresion, dejection 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:57:59 GMT view revision history
deleterious harmful; dangerous; injurious 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:57:59 GMT view revision history
corpulence state of being fat 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:55:58 GMT view revision history
copious abundant 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:55:58 GMT view revision history
chicanery unethical methods, trickery 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:55:58 GMT view revision history
celestial pertaining to sky or heavens 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:55:58 GMT view revision history
capricious changing suddenly, fickle 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:54:34 GMT view revision history
burnish to make shiny or to polish by rubbing 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:54:34 GMT view revision history
bovine acting sluggish like an ox or cow, relating to ox/cow 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:54:34 GMT view revision history
bewail to deplore, express deep sorrow 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:54:34 GMT view revision history
banal common, ordinary 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:52:46 GMT view revision history
augment to make greater or supplement 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:52:46 GMT view revision history
assiduous diligent, constant in application 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:52:46 GMT view revision history
ardent expressing strong feelings 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:52:46 GMT view revision history
approbation official approval, praise, commendation 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:50:58 GMT view revision history
appease to pacify 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:50:58 GMT view revision history
aplomb self-assurance, poise 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:50:58 GMT view revision history
ameliorate to make better, to relieve/improve 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:50:58 GMT view revision history
allusion implied or indirect reference 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:48:41 GMT view revision history
affinity likesness, natural friendship 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:48:41 GMT view revision history
affable friendly, courteous 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:48:41 GMT view revision history
abyss bottomless hole 0 Ichigo Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:48:41 GMT view revision history

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