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Abdicate
To step down down from a position of Pow er "The King was forced to abdicate his throne"
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Abeyance
a temporary temporary suspension of activity "matters "matters were held i n a beyance pending further inquires"
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Advocate
to support, or be in favor of
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Aegis
protection, protection, patronag e
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Aesthetic
concerned with or appreciative of beauty
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Affinity
sympathy, attraction, kinship
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Afflatus
a creative impulse, impulse, divine inspiration
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Agathism
the belief that that thin gs ultimately lead to good
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Ablution
the act of washing one's body
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Agenda
Program, things to be done
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Abnegate
to deny to oneself, renounce, surrender
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Aggrandize
to make great
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Aggrieve
to distress, distress, to mistreat
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Agnate
from the the father's s ide of the family
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Akimbo
having one's ha nds in a bent position position on the hips,
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Alacrity
cheerful readiness, liveliness or eagerness
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Alchemy
a process of transformation that is seemingly magical
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Aleatory
based on chanc e
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Allusion
an indirect reference reference
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Altruistic
unselfish concern with the welfare of others
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Ambulatory
able to wal k or move about
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Ameliorate
to make better, to ease or improve
"After "After seeing the store video, video, the ow ner absolved the employees from the damage"
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Amnesty
an official pardon for a group of people who violate a law
voluntarily voluntarily refraining from eating certain foods or drink
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Ana
a coll ection of materials materials that reflect a person person or place
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Anathema
something or someone loathed or intensely dislike
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Ancillary
subsidiary, s ubordinate ubordinate
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Animosity
ill wi ll, a ctive ctive dislike
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Animus
hostile feeling
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Anomalous
irregular, abnormal, unusual
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Anomie
Absence of social n orms and values. values. instability caused by an erosion of value or lack of purpose. purpose.
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Antediluvian
extremely old, antiquated
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Antinomy
a con tradiction tradiction between two s eem eemingl ingly y true true statements
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Antipodal
situated on opposite side of the earth or being exactly opposite
"The army was outnumbered they were forced to abnegate" "He attempts attempts to a bnegate personal responsibility" 5.
Abridge
To shorten, condense or lessen in length
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Abrogate
to repeal, to set aside, to nullify, abolish "The residents did not approve of the housing tax, so they filed a petition to have it abrogated."
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Abscond
to leave quickly and secretively "The cash ier absconded with the money"
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Absolve
Abstinence
to forgive or free from blame
"The best way to prevent unwanted pregnancies is to practice abstinence" 10.
Abstruse
hard to understand understand or g rasp "The theories in geometry seemed abstruse to Sophia Sophia""
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Abysmal
extremely wretched, bottomless
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Accolade
award or honor, high praise praise
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Accouterments
personal personal clothing, accessories, accessories, or equipment
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Acidulous
sour, ill tempered
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Acquiesce
to comply pass pass ively, to give in
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Acquit
to find not guilty, to con duct duct oneself
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Adjure
to command or urge solemnly and earnestly 49.
Aphasia
loss of speech
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Adumbrate
to suggest partly, to give a hint of things to come
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Aphorism
a wise saying
accidental
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Apocryphal
false, spurious, spurious, of doubtfu doubtfull origin
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Adventitious
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Apoplexy
a stroke resulting from loss of blood of the brain,
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Apostasy
a judge, one who decides
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Arable
suitable for the growing of crops
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Arduous
difficult to do, laborious
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Arrant
notoriously without moderation, downrig ht
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Arriviste
a social climber, an upstart
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Ascetic
denial, austere
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Aseptic
surgically clean, free of germs
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Assiduous
hardworking, busy, diligent
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Assignation
a secret meeting, a tryst, or something assigned
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Atrabilious
inclined to melancholy
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Blithe
happily, lighthearted, joyful
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Bon Vivant
someone who enjoys luxurious living
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Boondoggle
a useless or valueless project or activity
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Bosky
wooded, covered with trees and shrubs
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Botch
to bungle, to foul up
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Bowdlerize
to censor prudishl y
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Bracing
invigorating , to prepare
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Braggadocio
arrogant pretension, empty conceit
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Broach
to open up a subject for discussion
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Brook
to tolerate, to put up with something
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Brummagem bogus, fraudulent, cheap, sh owy
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Buffoon
clown or fool
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Bulwark
something used as a defense, a strong protection
Bumptious
assertive
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Augment
to increase or enlarge
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Austere
stern in manner or appearance, s trict in morals
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Aversion
strong or fixed dislike, a feeling of repugnance
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Bacchanal
a drunken reveler or orgy
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Byzantine
extremely intricate or complicated in structure
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Bailiwick
a particular area of expertise
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Cabal
a secret group of conspirators, a clique
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Banal
Lacking in originality, commonplace, trite
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Cache
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Banausic
routine, mechanical, boring
a hiding place, something hidden in a secret place-he decided that they must ***** their weapons
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Bandy
to toss and forth, to exchange, to use in a glib way
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Cachet
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Baroque
extravagantly ornate, fla mboyant, characterized by bold orna mentation
a mark of distinction, a quality that "says" prestige--no other shipping company had quite the ****** of Cunard"
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Caducity
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Bathos
a transition from the illustrious to the commonplace, overdone pathos,
the infirmity of old age; senili ty. "my father was attacked with symptoms of ********"
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Begrudge
to envy another's possessions, to concede reluctantly
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Callous
unfeeling and insensitive---his ******* comments about the murder made me shiver
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Behemoth
something that is enormous, or monstrous in size and power
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Calumny
slander, deliberate false s tatements
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Canard
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Belie
to run counter to, to show something as false
a fabricated story, or sensa tional report, a hoax
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Bellwether
a person who assumes a leadership role or takes initiative
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Candor
truthfulness, great honesty, frankness
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Capitulate
to surrender, to stop resis ting
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Benediction
a blessing, a good wish 110.
Capricious
whimsical, fanciful, impulsive
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Castigate
to punish, chastise, criticize severely
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Cataclysm
a large-scale and violent event in the natural world.--the ******* at the end of the
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Benign
gentle, not harmful, kind
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Benison
blessing , benediction
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Besmirch
to stain or s oil( commonly as to reputation )
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Bibulous
highly absorbent, given to or fond of alcoholic beverages
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Bifurcated
forked, divided into two branches
Cretaceous Period. A sudden violent political or social upheaval--the ******** of the First World War 113.
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Bilious
tempered, cranky, angry
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Bivouac
a temporary encampment
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Blanch
to turn pale
Catharsis
the process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions.--music is a means of ********* for them
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Caustic
biting in humor
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Cavil
to quibble, to raise trivial objections--they ******** at the cost
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Celerity
haste, swiftness of movement
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Censure
the act of blaming or condemning
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Centrifugal
proceeding in action a way from the center or axle
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Chary
careful, cautious, wary--she had been ***** of telling the whole truth
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Chastise
to criticize s everely--he ********* his colleagues for their laziness
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Chicanery
deception or trickery
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Chimerical
a thing which is hoped for but is illusory or impossible to achi eve. "the economic sovereignty you claim to defend is a *******"
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Chronic
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Circumlocution wordy language, a n indirect, roundabout
constant, lasting a long time
expression 125.
Circumspect
careful, thought through
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Claque
an a udience paid to clap, an obsequious audience
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Clemency
disposition towa rds mercy, mildness
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Clerisy
the intellectual elite-the ******* are those who read for pleasure
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Clique
a small close-knit group of people who do not readily allow others to join them. "his flat became a haven for a ****** of young men of similar tastes
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Clout
influence, a forceful blow--I knew she carried a lot of *****
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Coalesce
to come together as one, to fuse or unite
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Cogitate
to ponder over, to mediate, to think
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Coherent
making sense, organize and logical
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Colloquial
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Conviction
determination, a state of being c onvinced
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Copious
abundant, lavish
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Corroborate
to support with evidence
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Cortege
a procession, a group of attendants
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Coterie
an intimate group of people with a common interest
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Covet
to wish for with envy
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Craven
cowardly
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Criterion
standard for judging
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Culvert
a sewer or drain
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Cursory
brief, without much attention to detail
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Daedal
ingenious or complex in design
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Dearth
a shortage
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Debacle
a disa ster or violent breakdown
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Deciduous
shedding or losing leaves on a particular season, not evergreen
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Decimate
to kill or destroy a large part of
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Defalcate
to embezzle
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out a window 160.
Deference
respect, courtesy
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Deft
skillful
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Deism
the belief that god created the world and then left it to its ow n devices
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Deleterious
harmful
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Delineate
to describe or picture in words, to detail
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Delude
to deceive, to have false il lusion
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Demimonde
a class of kept women or women of lower social standing,
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Denouement
the outcome
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Denunciation
open condemnation
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Depravity
moral corruption
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Depreciate
to lessen in value, to belittle
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Depredate
to prey upon, to plunder with violence if necessary
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Descry
to discern, to see something, to teach sight of
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Desecrate
to treat with disrespect
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Desiccate
to dry out
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Destitute
very poor, totally lacking
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Diadem
a crown that indicates royalty
conversational, used in informal speech
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Compatible
able to get along well
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Compendium
a comprehensive s ummary
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Comport
to behave
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Compunction
remorse, feeling uneasy after having done something
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Concomitant
accompanying, attending, going along with
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Conflagration
a large, disastrous fire
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Contentious
argumentative over a point, quarrelsome
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Convey
to transport, to conduct, to communicate
Defenestration the act of throwing someone or something
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Diatribe
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Dichotomy division into two often contradictory parts
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Didactic
instructive, intended to educate
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Diffuse
wordy, not concentrated, to spread widely
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Digress
to stray from the main subject
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Dilettante
a dabbler, someone with a superficial knowledge (usually of the arts)
a denunciation, a biting speech
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Embellish
to add to, to exaggerate, garnish, ornament
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Emigrate
to move to a new country, to move to a new place
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Emissary
a messenger or representative, an agent
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Emulate
to imitate, to strive to equal
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Encomium
a eulogy or expression of high praise
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Endemic
native, belonging to a specific region
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Discerning keenly perceptive, shrewd
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Enervate
to weaken, to sap the strength
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Discomfit
to confuse, deceive
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Engaging
charming, interesting
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Discount
to deduct, to disregard
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Enigma
186.
Disquiet
to make uneasy
a puzzle, a baffling situation, something obscure
Dissipate
to break up, to squander, to indulge excessively in sensual pleasure
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Ennui
boredom, listlessn ess, la ck of interest
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Ensconce
to settle in snugly, to hide in a secure place
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Diurnal
occurring during the day, ha ppens everyday
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Enshroud
to cover, to enclose with a dark cover
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Diva
an opera singer, prima donna, a temperamental, conceited person
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Ephemeral
lived, transitory
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Epicene
having characteristics of both male and female neuter
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Ersatz
an inferior substitute
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Erudite
scholarly, deeply learned, well read
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Docile
easily tought, submissive
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Doff
to take off (usually clothing) a s a sign of greeting
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Doggerel
comic, sometimes crude, informal verse 228.
Escarpment
cliff, a steep slope resulting from erosion
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Dogmatic
arrogantly ass ertive, positive about unproven ideas
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Esculent
edible, suitable for eating
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Dolorous
sorrowful
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Esoteric
understood by only a few
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Dormant
as though asleep, not actively growing
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Espy
to glimpse, to descry, to catch sight of
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Dossier
a file of documents, letters and records
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Ethnocentric the belief in the s uperiority of one's rac e or
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Draconian
severe, exceedingly harsh
ethnic group 233.
Etiolate
pale and drawn, to make weak by stunting growth
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Eulogize
to speak in prais e of someone, to pay written or spoken tribute
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Euthenics
the science of improving the condition of humans by improving their environment
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Evanescent
vanish ing, happening for the briefest moment
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Dulcet
having a nice, agreeable, melodious sound
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Dupe
to deceive, to trick
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Ebb
to decline, to recede
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Eccentric
non-conventional, a little kooky
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Éclat
a dazzling success, acclaim
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Eclectic
drawn from many s ources
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Edacious
having an instable appetite, great voracity
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Evanescent
fleeting, vanishin g, transient
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Efface
to erase, to rub awa y the features, to obscure
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Evince
to show, reveal
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Effete
exhausted, lost vitality, over refined
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Exacerbate
to make worse or more severe
207.
Egocentric
involved, selfish
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Exacting
greatly demanding, requiring clos e attention
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Egregious
extremely bad, flag rant
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Exalt
to raise high, to glorify
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Élan
vigor, distinctive, elegant style
242.
Exemplar
an excellent model, a typical example
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Elliptical
oval, obscure in expression
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Exigent
urgent, demands prompt action
211.
Elucidate
to make clear
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Exorbitant
extravagant, exceeding what is usual
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Expedite
to make faster or easier, to carry out promptly
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Explicit
clearly stated, precisely shown
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Expunge
to erase, to s trike out
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Extirpate
to rip up by the roots, to abolish, to annihilate
249.
Extol
to praise hig hly
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Facade
the principal front of a building, a false appearance
251.
Facetious
humorous, joking in a somewhat inappropriate or clumsy manner
252.
Faction
a group, or part of large g roup, united on an issue
253.
Fallacy
false idea, mistaken belief, an implausible argument
278.
Fustian
ridiculously pompous, bombastic, grandiose in delivery
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Futile
useless, hopeless, without effect
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Gainsay
to deny, to speak or act against
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Galoot
a loutish oaf, a clumsy but somewhat likable person
282.
Galvanize
to arouse suddenly, to stimulate, spur to action
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Gamin
a street urchin, a slim girl with an impish charm
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Gamut
the full range of something
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Garner
to gather and store away, to acquire by effort
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Fauna
animals
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Garrulous
talkative
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Fawning
to show excessive affection, to be overly flattering in return for favor
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Gemeinschaft
a group with similar tastes, a group bound by similar interests and kins hip
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Feckless
lacking responsibility, ineffective
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Genteel
refined, polite, aristocratic
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Fecund
fertile, productive, fruitful
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Gerrymander
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Feign
to pretend, give a fals e impression, to invent falsely
to divide into election districts to ga in political advantage
290.
Gestalt
a structure, whose parts cannot stand alone
291.
Gesticulate
to gesture, especially when speaking
259.
Feral
wild, like a wild animal, sa vage
260.
Fetter
to impede, restrain, hamper
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Gird
to invest with a uthority, to brace
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Fey
otherworldly, magical, "touched"
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Gratuitous
262.
Fidelity
a state of being faithful, loyal
freely given, unnecess ary, uncalled for, unwarranted
Filial
relating to a son
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Gravity
seriousness
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Finesse
delicacy of workmanship, subtlety, skillful maneuvering
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Grig
a lively person
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Grimace
to make an ugly disapproving facial expression
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Grovel
to beg persistently, to degrade oneself
298.
Guile
cunning duplicity, purposeful deceit
299.
Guise
an external appearance
265.
Flagellate
to whip, or to punish as if by whipping
266.
Fledgling
a young bird learning to fly, a beginner, a novice
267.
Flourish
to grow strong, to grow abundantly, to thrive or prosper
268.
Fluke
a chance event, a coincidence, a stroke of luck
300.
Gullible
easily deceived
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Fodder
raw material for a given end
301.
Halitosis
bad breath
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Foment
to stir up, to incite
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Harbinger
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Foray
an initial venture, to raid in search of plunder
a precursor, an indication, one that foreshadows wh at is coming
Forfeit
to give up something as a penalty for some error or crime
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Hegira
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an escape to avoid danger or to get away from an unpleasant location
Forswear
retract, renounce or recant
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Herald
to give notice of, to hai l or greet
273.
Fortuitous
happening by chance, lucky fortunate
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Heresy
274.
any belief that is strongly opposed to established beliefs, or practice
275.
Forward
contrary, cons istently disobedient
306.
Hiatus
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Furtive
secret, done by stealth, s ly
a break or interruption from work or any other established routine
277.
Fusillade
a rapid outburst, s pray of gunfire
307.
Hidebound
excessively rigid, dry and stiff, inflexible
308.
Histrionic
overly dramatic, theatrical, deliberately affected
309.
Hoary
gray or white with age, ancient, stale
340.
Ineluctable
inescapable, not to be avoided
310.
Homage
reverence, respect, an expression of h igh regard
341.
Inept
clumsy, awkward, incompetent
342.
Infamy
an evil reputation borne of a criminal a ct, a reputation for evil deeds
311.
Homeopathy
a system of natural healing
312.
Homogeneous
similar, of the same kind, uniform in nature
343.
Inhibit
to keep from free activity or expression, to restrain or even forbid
313.
Homologate
to confirm officially
344.
Iniquitous
evil, unjust
314.
Hortative
giving advice or exhortation
345.
Inquietude
uneasiness, restlessness
315.
Hubris
confidence
346.
Insidious
sly, treacherous, having a gradual effect
316.
Hugger-mugger
a confusion, jumble, muddle
347.
Insipid
lacking taste, dull, bland
317.
Husbandry
the judicious use of resources, livestock farming
348.
Insouciant
nonchalant, lighthearted, unconcerned
349.
Interregnum the period between two s uccessive
318.
Hyperbole
extravagant exaggeration used as a figure of speech
319.
Ignominious
disgraceful and dishonorable
320.
Imago
an adult stage of an insect,
321.
Imbroglio
a difficult and confused situation, a complicated disa greement
322.
Immaterial
insignificant, unimportant
323.
Imminent
about to occur, hanging threatening over one's head
324.
Immutable
something that is unchangeable, permanent
governments, 350.
Intransigent
uncompromising, stubborn
351.
Intrepid
fearless, having fortitude and endurance
352.
Inured
to become accustomed to something undesirable
353.
Inveterate
habitual, deeply rooted or established
354.
Irascible
tempered, cranky
355.
Irreverent
disrespectful, gently or humorously mocking
356.
Itinerant
moving from place to place
357.
Jargon
a specialized vocabulary of a group, an obscure language
325.
Impecunious
without money, penniless
326.
Imperious
commanding, lordly, arrogant
358.
Jaunt
a s hort pleasure trip
327.
Impervious
does not allow something to pass through, impenetrable
359.
Jejune
dull, lacking interest, empty of food
360.
Jeopardy
exposure to danger, peril
361.
Judicious
wise, show ing judgment, cautious
362.
Juggernaut
a massive, unstoppable object
363.
Junction
a place of meeting or joining, a linkup
364.
Junta
a small group that rules a country after a coup d'état
365.
Juxtapose
to place side by side
328.
Implacable
not capable of being a ppeased or mollified
329.
Impotent
lacking power, helpless, unable to perform sexual intercourse
330.
Impugn
to attack the integrity of something
331.
Incessant
unceasing, never ending, flowing without interruption
332.
Inchoate
just beginn ing, not organized or orderly, incomplete
366.
Karma
a good or bad emanation of force from someone or something
333.
Incipient
beginning to be, in an early stage
367.
Labile
unstable, adaptable, liable to change
334.
Incontrovertible-
not disputable, not open to question
368.
Lachrymose
tearful, mournful
335.
Indeterminate
vague, not known in a dvance
369.
Laconic
brief in speech, using very few words
336.
Indigenous
native, produced or living in a particular area
370.
Lambent
radiant, flickering, marked by lightness
371.
Indigent
Lament
to mourn, to express regret
337.
poverty stricken, needy 372.
a generous giving of gifts, philanthropy
Indubitable
Largess
338.
unquestionable 373.
Ineffable
Lassitude
a weariness, li stlessness, a s tate of lethargy
339.
unutterable, unspeakable
374.
Latent
present but not visible or apparent, dormant, potential
406.
Maverick
a person who breaks away from the crowd, a non-conformist
375.
Laud
to praise, to a pplaud, to extol
407.
Meander
to wander aimlessly
376.
Lax
careless, too relaxed
408.
Mélange
a mixture of incongruous elements
377.
Legacy
something handed down from the past , a bequest
409.
Mellifluous
sweetly flowing
410.
Mendacious
dishonest, deceitful
378.
Leitmotif
a dominant or recurring theme or emotion 411.
Mercenary
379.
Levee
an embankment designed to prevent a river from flooding
a person wh o serves only for money, motivated by greed
412.
Mercurial
380.
Levity
lack of seriousness, frivolity
emotionally unpredictable, give to rapid changes in mood
381.
Liaison
connection between different groups, a close bond
413.
Miasma
a poisonous swamp vapor, a harmful influence or a tmosphere
382.
Libation
a pouring of a liquid for a religious ceremony, a drink
414.
Mien
demeanor, the air bearing of a person
415.
Milieu
environment, surroundings
416.
Minion
on, a follower, an underling
417.
Mirthful
merry, gleeful
418.
Moot
of no matter or consequence, not important
419.
Mordant
bitingly sarca stic, inci sive, caustic in manner
383.
Libidinous
lustful, lascivious
384.
Lissome
supple
385.
Listless
a lack of energy, spiritless
386.
Lope
to run at steady, easy pace
387.
Lucid
clear, easily understood 420.
Moribund
being in a dying or decaying condition
388.
Luminary
a person of great intellectual, creative or spiritual stature
421.
Morose
gloomy, bad tempered, a sullen disposi tion
422.
Moue
a pout, usually playful, a l ittle grimace--make a ****
423.
Muckrake
to expose political misconduct-This reporter was well-known for his **********
424.
Mugwump
a person or politician who can't make up his mind, an independent
425.
Munificent
generous
426.
Myopia
nearsightedness, lacking foresight
427.
Myriad
an immense indefinite number, multitude
428.
Nabob
a wealthy, influential person- tycoon, magnate,plutocrat.
429.
Nascent
coming into existence, being born----the ******* space industry
430.
Nefandous
Unspeakably horrible, abominable, atrocious.--- The man wa s an a nimal, he has a myriad of ********* crimes under his name.
431.
Negligent
careless, remiss
432.
Nemesis
a powerful river, a usually unconquerable opponent-will Harry Potter final ly defeat his *******, Voldemort?"
389.
Luminous
glowing, bright, emitting li ght
390.
Lupine
having the characteristics of a wolf
391.
Macerate
to soften by soaking, to cause to waste away
392.
Machination
scheming activity foe an evil purpose
393.
Magnanimous
noble in spirit, generous, giving
394.
Malaise
a feeling of depression, uneasiness, of being unwell
395.
Malapropism
the humorous misuse of a word that sound very much like the word intended
396.
Malfeasance
an illegal act especially by a public official
397.
Manifest
to make evident by showing
398.
Manqué
a failure to realize one's aspirations
399.
Manumit
to release from sla very
400.
Marshal
to gather together something for a purpose, to arrange in order
401.
Martinet
one wh o adheres strictly to rules
402.
Martyr
one who suffers for a cause, a person who sacrifices for a principle
403.
Matriculate
to enroll, most particularly in college
433.
Neophyte
a beginner, a novice
404.
Matrix
something from which something else originates or takes from
434.
Nepotism
showing favoritism to friends or family, as in granting positions in jobs or politics
405.
Maudlin
overly sentimental
435.
Niggardly
stingy, small in a mean way--he accused the Government of being unbelievably *********.
436.
Nihilism
the belief that there are no values or morals in the universe,-----he could not accept Bacon's ********, his insistence that man is a futile being
437.
Nimbus
an a tmosphere that surrounds a person or thing, a rain cloud,--"a ****** of power played around him, brighter than lightning"
438.
Nirvana
a blissful, painless state,
439.
Noisome
harmful, unwholesome, stinking, putrid
440.
Nomadic
without a permanent home, constantly wan dering
465.
Opine
to express an opinion
466.
Opportunist
a person who takes advantage of opportunity with no regard for principle
467.
Opprobrious
damning, extremely critical, disgraceful
468.
Opus
a creative work, musical composition
469.
Oscillate
to swing back and forth
470.
Osmosis
gradual or subtle absorption, an unconscious process of absorption
471.
Ossify
to become rigid, to become set in one's w ays
472.
Oust
to eject, to banis h, to expel
473.
Overture
an opening move, a preliminary offer
441.
Nominal
insignificant, trifling
474.
Pace
with deference to
442.
Nonplus
to bewilder, to puzzle
475.
Pachyderm
skinned animal
443.
Novel
new, original
476.
Palatable
pleasant to the taste, agreeable in feeling
444.
Nuance
a subtle distinction, a slight difference in definition
477.
Palliate
to hide the seriousness of something with excuses or apologies,
445.
Nullify
to repeal, cancel, render void
478.
Pallid
lacking color, wan
446.
Obdurate
stubborn
479.
Paltry
447.
Obliterate
a tiny or insignificant amount, meager, scant
to blot out leaving no traces, to destroy 480.
Panacea
a remedy that cures everything
448.
Obloquy
strong language of condemnation 481.
Panegyric
lofty praise, eulogistic writing
449.
Obscure
unclear, vague partially hi dden, h ard to understand
482.
Paradigm
a model or example
483.
Paralogism
illogical reasoning of which the reason is not aware
484.
Pariah
an outcast
485.
Paroxysm
a fit
450.
Obsequious
fawning, subservient, servile
451.
Obstreperous
stubbornly defiant, a ngry and clamorous
452.
Obviate
to make unnecessary, to avert, to preclude
453.
Odious
hateful, evil, vile 486.
Parsimonious
stingy
454.
Odyssey
a lon g difficult journey marked by changes in fortune
487.
Partition
a dividing wa ll, a division
455.
Oeuvre
a work of art, the sum of an artist's work
488.
Parvenu
456.
offal
an upstart who has acquired wealth and class but hasn'
the was te parts of a product (often as in a butchered animal ), refuse, rubbish
489.
Pastiche
a piece that imitates or is made up from pieces of other works,
490.
Patina
surface discoloration caused by age and oxidation,
491.
Patois
a la nguage used by a particular population that differs from standard Speech
492.
Paucity
scarcity, smallness in number or amount
457.
458. 459.
Officious Ogle Oligarchy
unnecessarily helpful, meddlesome, interfering to stare at in a disrespectful way a government in which the power is in the hand of only a few
460.
Omniscient
all knowing , infinite awareness 493.
Pedantic
boringly, sch olarly, aca demic in mode
461.
Omnivorous
eating or absorbing everything, feeding on both animal and vegetable Substances
494.
Penchant
a strong like for something, a predilection
462.
Onerous
burdensome, oppressive, troublesome
495.
Penultimate
next to last
463.
Onus
burden, blame, obligation
496.
Penury
extreme poverty
464.
Opaque
difficult to see through, unclear, dark
497.
Percipience
keen perception
498.
Perdition
eternal damnation
499.
Peregrination
an expedition, wandering
500.
Perfidious
faithless, untrustworthy
501.
Perfunctory
careless, unenthusiastic, done merely as duty
502.
Permeate
to spread or seep through, to penetrate, to pervade
503.
Perorate
529.
Prepossess
to cause to be preoccupied, to influence, positively, in advance
530.
Prescient
having foresight
531.
Pretentious
important, make unjustifiable clai ms to excellence
532.
Prevaricate
to deviate from the truth
533.
Privation
to make a long , formal speech, to sum up a speech
lack of comforts, poverty, a state of being deprived
534.
Probity
honesty, uprightness
504.
Perquisite
a privilege or perk that goes along with a job
535.
Profligate
corrupt, degenerate, wildly extravaga nt
505.
Perspicacious
shrewd, astute, showing strong powers of discernment
536.
Prolific
marked by abundant production or offspring
506.
Peruse
to study, to read over leisurely
537.
Propinquity
nearness in place or time, kinship
507.
Petulant
cranky, ill tempered, irritable, peevish
538.
Prosaic
dull, unimaginative, lacking excitement
508.
Phantasm
an apparition, phantom
539.
Proscenium
509.
Philanthropy
good will towards all people, love of mankind, and act of generosity
the part of the stage in front of the curtain, the wall frame for the stage
540.
Proselytize
to seek to convert someone to a religion, cause or political position
541.
Protean
readily assuming different shapes or characters
542.
Provenance
origin, source, proof of posting ownership
543.
Provincial
limited in outlook, narrow in ideas
544.
Prowess
exceptional skill or strength, military valor
545.
Prudent
careful, ca utious
546.
Prurient
lascivious, have lustful thoughts or desires
547.
Puissance
power, strength
548.
Pulchritude
physical beauty
549.
Punctilious
meticulously a ttentive to detail, exacting
550.
Putrefy
to rot
551.
Qua
in the capacity of
552.
Quaint
fashioned, picturesque
553.
Quell
to put an end to, to squelch, to ca lm
554.
Quiddity
the real nature of a thing, the essence , a hairsplitting distinction state of rest or inactivity
510.
Phlegmatic
calm, indifferent, not easily aroused
511.
Pious
reverent, devout, dutiful, may at times be marked by hypocrisy
512.
Piquant
pungent, charmingly provocative
513.
Pique
to hurt or rile the feelings o f someone, irritate
514.
Pivotal
crucial, something around which things turn
515.
Placate
to soothe, to appease with concessions
516.
Placebo
a fake medication
517.
Plausible
believable
518.
Plebeian
common, vulgar, low class
519.
520.
Plenary Pluralism
complete, fully attended, not deficient in any way a society in which distinct group function together, but retain their identities
521.
Pluvial
rainy
522.
Poignant
emotional ly moving
523.
Polemic
a powerful arg ument to defend a thesis
555.
Quiescence
524.
Poltroon
a coward
556.
Quintessential the most perfect example of
525.
Portent
an omen, a si gn of something coming, a foreshadowing
557.
Quisling
a traitor who helps an enemy who occupies his country
526.
Precept
a rule or principle to guide conduct
558.
Quixotic
foolishly impractical and idealistic
527.
Preclude
to make impossible, to s hut out, to bar
559.
Quotidian
occurring every day, commonplace
528.
Pregnant
highly sig nificant, overflowing, rich in significance
560.
Raffish
jaunty, sporty, disreputable, vulgar, characterized by a careless Unconventionality
561.
Rapprochement establishment of good relations
593.
Saccharine
excessively sweet
594.
Sagacious
wise shrewd
595.
Sallow
yellow tone
596.
Sally
a rushing attack, witty repartee, a brief excursion
562.
Rarefied
esoteric, interesting to only a few
563.
Raucous
boisterous, harsh s ounding, noi sy and disorderly
564.
Rebuff
to snub, to refuse in a blunt or rude way
565.
Rebuke
to criticize or reprimand sh arply
597.
Salubrious
favorable to health
566.
Recalcitrant
stubbornly defiant and resis tant of authority
598.
Sangfroid
extraordinary composure in the face of danger
599.
Saporous
tasty, flavorsome
600.
Sardonic
disdainful, scornfully mocking
567.
Recidivism
the act of repeating an offense
568.
Reciprocal
mutual, shared, interchangeable 601.
Sartorial
relating to dress or fashion
569.
Recondite
hard to understand, a bstruse, over one's head
602.
Satrap
a subordinate ruler
603.
Saturnine
sullen, g loomy, depressed
604.
Savant
a scholar, a very knowledgeable person
605.
Scanty
minimal, hardly sufficient
606.
Scintillate
to sparkle, to gleam, to be animated or brillian t
607.
Sciolism
superficial knowledge
608.
Scofflaw
one who is continually breaking the law
609.
Scotch
to put an end to
610.
Secrete
to give off, to conceal
611.
Senescence
beginning of old age
612.
Sententious
preachy, pompous, using wise sayings excessively
613.
Sequacious
slavish, obsequious, following in logical sequence
614.
Serried
crowded together
615.
Serviette
a table napkin
616.
Servile
submissive, behaving like a slave
617.
Shantung
a heavy nubby fabric, made of wild silk
618.
Shibboleth
a distinctive word or behavior tha t typifies a group, a slog an
619.
Simper
to smile foolishly
Sine qua non
something that is an essential condition of
621.
Sinuous
winding , ha ving many curves
622.
Slatternly
squalid, a slovenly woman
623.
Sloth
sluggish, laziness, indolence
624.
Somnolent
drowsy, sleepy
570.
Redoubtable
formidable, fearsome, deserving of respect
571.
Relegate
to dismiss to a less prominent position, to banish
572.
Relic
an object associated with a saint, something that remains from the past
573.
Remuneration
payment, recompense
574.
Repartee
a quick, witty reply, spirited conversation
575.
Replenish
to refill, to supply once more
576.
Reprehensible
deserving of blame
577.
Reprobate
a morally unprincipled person, a scoundrel
578.
Reprove
to gently criticize
579.
Rescind
to cancel, to repeal
580.
Resilient
an a bility to recover from, or adjust easily
581.
Respite
an interval of rest, a temporary delay
582.
Resplendent
brilliant, g loriously bright
583.
Reticent
restrained, reluctant, uncommunicative
584.
Retinue
a g roup of attendants to an elevated person
585.
Ribald
vulgar or indecent languag e
586.
Rife
widespread, abounding, occurring frequently
587.
Robust
strong and healthy, vigorous
588.
Roué
a lecherous man, a rake, a person devoted to sensual pleas ures
589.
Rout
to put to flight, to sca tter, to cause a huge defeat
620.
590.
Rubric
heading, title, category
625.
Spate
a sudden outburst
591.
Ruminate
to muse upon
626.
Spelunker
a ca ve explorer
592.
Rustic
primitive, rural, la cking city comforts
627.
Spurious
false, fake, not genuine
628.
Stagnate
to lie inactive, to stay in one place
660.
Tenebrous
dark and gloomy
629.
Stalwart
unwavering, robust, s turdily built
661.
Tenet
630.
Static
stationary, not changing or moving
a principle, doctrine or belief held as so by a group
Steadfast
loyal, faithful
662.
Tentative
uncertain, temporary not fully worked out
631.
Stoic
showing indifference to pain, apathetic
663.
Tenuous
flimsy,
632.
Stratagem
a trick or deceptive scheme
664.
Tepid
lukewarm, unenthusiastic, halfhearted
633.
Striated
marked with thin lines or grooves
665.
Termagant
a quarrelsome woman, a shrew
634.
Strident
loud, h arsh, grating
666.
Terse
concise, brief, free of extra word
635.
Sturm and drang
turmoil
667.
Theology
the study of God or religion
668.
Thwart
637.
Stymie
to get in the wa y of, to hin der, to block
to prevent from being accomplished, to frustrate, to hinder
Succinct
concise, clearly expressed with a few words
669.
Timorous
fearful, easily frightened
638.
670.
Tirade
a long and angry speech
636.
639.
Sui generis
unique, of its own kind, in a class by itself
671.
Titular
in title only
640.
Supercilious
arrogant, overbearing, condescending
672.
Tonic
a refreshing drink, something that invigorates
641.
Supervene
to follow immediately after, to ensue
673.
Tony
fashionable, trendy, aristocratic
642.
Surcease
cessation
674.
Toothsome
tasty, sexuall y attractive, luscious
643.
Surfeit
abundance, excessive amount
675.
Tor
a hig h rock, a high rocky hill, or pile of rocks
644.
Surmise
abundance, excessive amount
676.
Tortuous
winding , twisting , full of curves
645.
Surreptitious
sneaky, secret
677.
Tout
to brag publicly, to praise highly
646.
Sycophant
man
678.
Transfix
647.
Syllogism
a form of logic in which major and minor premises are made and a c onclusion drawn,
to cause to stand motionless with awe or other intense emotion
679.
Travesty
a parody, an imitation that makes crude fun of something
648.
Sylvan
forest like, wooded
680.
Trice
an moment, a short period of time
649.
Synergy
the combined force of two distinct elements that is more powerful then each alone
681.
Trilemma
a problem for which there are three possible courses of action, and none perfect
682.
Trite
unoriginal, overused, clichéd, commonplace
683.
Trivial
unimportant, insignificant
684.
Truculent
hostile, aggressive, savage
685.
Tryst
a secret meeting of lovers
650. 651.
Table
Postpone consideration of
Tatterdemalion a ragged person, always in tatters
652.
Tedious
boring, tiresome
653.
Teem
to swarm, to be inundated, to become full to overflowing
686.
Tumid
swollen, distended, a bulging shape, overblown, bombastic
654.
Teleology
the study of design or purpose in natural phenomena
687.
Tumult
noisy commotion, uproar
655.
Temerarious
recklessly daring, rash
688.
Turpitude
sha meful wickedness, evil, depravity
Temerity
boldness, ras hness , audacity
689.
656.
Ukase
an authoritative decree, officia l edict
657.
Temperance
habitual moderation, the avoidance of excess
690.
Umbrage
displeasure or resentment, sh ade
691.
Undermine to weaken the support of, to injure in a slow or
658.
659.
Temporize Tendentious
sneaky way
to compromise, to draw something out in order to gain time
692.
Undulate
to move smoothly in a wavelike mann er
advancing a point of view, biased
693.
Unilateral
on one side alone
694.
Urbane
suave, sophisticated, polished
727.
Winsome charming, sw eetly engaging
695.
Usufruct
the right to use s omeone else's property as long as it's not damaged in the process
728.
Wistful
yearning, s ad longing, a gentle desire
729.
Wizened
shriveled, withered
730.
Wont
custom, habit
731.
Wraith
a specter, ghos t of a dead person
732.
Zaftig
figured, plump
733.
Zealot
a person with great enthusiasm for and commitment to a ca use
696.
Usurp
to seize wrongfully
697.
Usury
lending money at a high interest rate
698.
Vacuous
empty, lacking intelligence
699.
Vagary
700.
Vainglorious boastful, pompous
701.
Vapid
tasteless, dull
734.
Zeitgeist
the mood or spirit of the times
702.
Vehement
intense, forceful marked by strong feeling
735.
Zenith
the highest point
703.
Veneer
façade, coating, outward appearance
736.
Zephyr
a g entle breeze
704.
Venerate
to honor, to worship, to respect
737.
Ziggurat
a terrace
705.
Veracious
truthful, hon est
706.
Verbose
wordy
707.
Verdant
covered with green plants, leafy
708.
Vernal
occurring in spring, spring like youthful
709.
Vestige
the remains of something that no longer exists
710.
Viable
workable, capable of living and growin g, able to succeed
711.
Vicarious
acting for another, s haring i n an experience of another through the Imagination
712.
VIE
to complete, to contest
713.
Vilify
to defame, to slander, to blacken the character of
714.
Virulent
extremely poisonous, malignant, full of hate
715.
Viscosity
a thick or sticky consistency of a liquid
716.
Vitiate
to impair the quality of, to corrupt morally
717.
Vitriolic
corrosive, biting, bitterly scathing
718.
Vituperative
harshly scolding, a crimonious
719.
Vivacious
lively, spirited
720.
Volatile
explosive, tend to burn quickly
721.
Votary
a person bound by vows to live a life of religious service
722.
Wanton
immoral, lewd, deliberate maliciousness, having no regards for others
723.
Wastrel
someone who wastes, a spendthrift
724.
Waver
to be indecisive or incons tant, to fluctuate in opinion
725.
Welter
to write, toss, w allow
726.
Winnow
to blow of, or away, to separate the good from the bad
whim, an unpredictable action
