英文讀書筆記

　　manifest: clearly apparent or obvious to the mind or senses

　　precede: be earlier in time; go back further

　　causeway: a road that is raised above water or marshland or sand

　　compound: put or add together

　　hale: exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health

　　soliloquize: talk to oneself

　　undertone: a quiet or hushed tone of voice

　　peevish: easily irritated or annoyed

　　sour: showing a brooding ill humor

　　conjecture: to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds

　　pious: having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity

　　ejaculation: an abrupt emphatic exclamation expressing emotion

　　tumult: a state of commotion and noise and confusion

　　slant: lie obliquely

　　stunted: inferior in size or quality

　　gaunt: very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold

　　limb: any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree

　　crave: plead or ask for earnestly

　　alms: voluntary contributions to aid the poor

　　grotesque: distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous

　　lavish: expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns

　　wilderness: a wild and uninhabited area

　　surly: inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace

　　villainous: extremely wicked

　　intersperse: place at intervals in or among

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　　infernal: extremely evil or cruel

　　extinguish: put out as of fires flames or lights

　　spectacle: something or someone seen (especially a notable or unusual sight)

　　bleak: providing no shelter or sustenance

　　gooseberry: spiny eurasian shrub having greenish purple-tinged flowers and ovoid yellow-green or red-purple berries

　　tingle: cause a stinging or tingling sensation

　　howl: a long loud emotional utterance

　　ejaculate: utter impulsively

　　churlish:  rude and boorish

　　vehement: characterized by great force or energy

　　essay: make an effort or attempt

　　bid: an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

　　mute: expressed without speech

　　token: an inpidual instance of a type of symbol

　　amiable:  disposed to please

　　obscure: difficult to find

　　apron: a garment of cloth or leather or plastic that is tied about the waist and worn to protect your clothing

　　poise: hold or carry in equilibrium

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　　stupefy: make dull or stupid or muddle with drunkenness or infatuation

　　atrocious: shockingly brutal or cruel

　　congregation: the act of congregating

　　garret: floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage

　　palaver: loud and confused and empty talk

　　hurl: make a thrusting forward movement

　　hearth: an area near a fireplace

　　asseverate: state categorically

　　ajar: slightly open

　　lachrymose: showing sorrow

　　vagabond: anything that resembles a vagabond in having no fixed place

　　ornament: something used to beautify

　　locality: a surrounding or nearby region

　　chapel: a place of worship that has its own altar

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　　ensue: issue or terminate (in a specified way state etc.); end;

　　meditation: continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature

　　ruddy: having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies

　　exotic: being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world

　　indigence: a state of extreme poverty or destitution

　　maiden: an unmarried girl

　　meddle: intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly

　　bustle: move or cause to move energetically or busily

　　crouch: bend one's back forward from the waist on down

　　errand: a short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission

　　fiddle: bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family

　　fatigue: temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work

　　crush: break into small pieces

　　morsel: a small quantity of anything

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　　relentless: not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty

　　reprobate: a person without moral scruples

　　chide: censure severely or angrily

　　reproof: censure severely or angrily

　　bold: fearless and daring

　　saucy: characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality

　　insolence: the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties