1. Abase (v} To lower in position, estimation, or the like; degrade.

2. Abdicate (v) To give up (royal power or the like).

3. Aberration (n) Deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course.
4. Abet (v) To aid, promote, or encourage the commission of (an offense).
5. Abhorrent (adj.) Very repugnant; hateful.
6. Abject (adj.} Sink to a very low condition.
7. Abjure (v) To recant, renounce, repudiate under oath.
8. Abnegate (v) To renounce (a right or privilege).
9. Abominable (adj.) Very hateful.
10.Abrasion (n) That which is rubbed off.
11.Abrogate (v) To abolish, repeat
12.Absolve (v) To free from sin of its penalties.
13.Abstruse (adj.) Difficult to understand.
14.Abut (v) To touch at the end or boundary line.
15.Abyss (n) Bottomless gulf.
16.Accede (v) To agree.
17.Accomplice (n) An associate in wrong-doing.
18.Accost (v) To speak to.
19.Accouter (v) To dress,
20.Acerbity (n) Sourness, with bitterness and astringency.
21.Achromatic (adj.) Colorless.
22.Acoustic (adj.) Pertaining to the act or sense of hearing.
23.Acquiescence (n) Passive consent.
24.Acreage(n)- Land, estate
25.Acrid (adj.) Harshly pungent or bitter,
26.Acrimonious (adj.) Full of bitterness.
27.Addle (v) To make inefficient or worthless; muddle.
28.Adduce (v) To bring forward or name for consideration,
29.Adjuration (n) A vehement appeal.
30.Adjutant (adj.) Auxiliary.
31.Adroit (adj.) Having skill in the use of the bodily or mental powers.
32.Adumbrate (v) To represent beforehand in outline or by emblem.
33.Advert (v) -To refer incidentally.
34.Affable (adj.) Easy to approach.
35.Affluence (n) A profuse or abundant supply of riches.
36.Affront (n) An open insult or indignity.
37.Agglomerate (v) To pile or heap together.
38.Aggrandize (v) To cause to appear greatly.
39.Aggressive (adj.) self assertive, forceful.
40.Aghast (adj.) Struck with terror and amazement.
41.A collection of some tough GRE words

42.Accentuate ( verb): to intensify

43.Accolade (noun) : Honor or attribute
44.Abeyance ( noun) : Not in present operation
45.Abound(v): Large in number
46.Abseil ( verb): To slide down
47.Abstemious ( adj) Avoid enjoying too much

48.Accretion (noun) addition to something

49.Accrue (verb) accumulate
50.Acme (noun) height of excellence
51.Affable (adj) genial, pleasant
52.Ambient (adj) the immediate surrounding
53.Acumen (noun): ability to judge
54.Aft ( adv): close to, back
55.Adroit (adj) : quick and skillful
56.Astute (adj): shrewd, incisive
57.Ameliorate (adj): make better or improve
58.Apocryphal (adj): mythical, fictional, untrue
59.Assiduous ( adj) constant, unremitting
60.Apogee(noun) the highest or most distant point
61.Assuage( verb) to make milder or less severe
62.Aplomb ( noun) Poise, assurance
63.Appetence (n) longing, desire
64.Arrogate (v) to attribute unjustly to
65.Atrabilious (adj)- ill-tempered
66.Ataraxy (n) calmness, tranquility
67.Ascesis (n) the practice of self-discipline
68.Adipose (adj) characterized by fat
69.Adumbrate (v)- to indicate faintly; to Outline; typify
70.Alopecia (adj)baldness
71.Amphibology (n) an ambiguous wording
72.Analeptic (of drugs, etc.)(adj) restorative
73.Asthenic (adj) weakened, debilitated
74.Atrabilious (adj) melancholy
75.Accoutrements (n)- equipment, trappings
76.Adiaphorism (n) religious or theological indifference
77.Adminicle (n) a thing that helps
78.Afflatus (n) inspiration
79.Agora (n)- a place of public assembly, especially the market place
80.Adventitious (adj)- accidental, casual; unexpected
81.Aegis(n) protection, defense
82.Alembic (n) a means of refining or extracting
83.Anchorite (n) a hermit
84.Anfractuosity (n) intricacy
85.Antinomy (n)-paradox
86.Apiculture (n) bee-keeping
87.Apodictic (adj) clearly established; of clear
88.Asseverate (v) to declare solemnly
89.Astral (adj) of stars
90.Austral (adj) southern self-sufficiency especially as an economic system
91.Autochthons (n) aboriginals
B
1. Badger (v) - To pester.
2. Baleful (adj.) - Malignant.
3. Befog (v) - To confuse.

4. Belie (v) - To misrepresent.

5. Belligerent (adj.) - Manifesting a warlike spirit.
6. Benevolence (n) - Any act of kindness or well-doing.
7. Benign (adj.) - Good and Kind at heart.
8. Benison (n) - Blessing.
9. Bereave (v) - To make desolate with loneliness and grief.
10.Beseech (v) - To implore.
11.Blas (adj.) - Sated with pleasure.
12.Browbeat (v) To overwhelm, or attempt to do so, by stern, haughty, or rude
address or manner.
13.Bulwark (n) - Anything that gives security or defense.
14.Bumptious (adj.) - Full of offensive and aggressive self-conceit.
15.A collection of some tough GRE words
16.Ballyhooed - very much excited
17.Balmy - fairly warm and pleasant
18.Baronial - large old fashioned and impressive
19.Beatific - expression of great happiness and calmness
20.Barnstorming energetic, very exciting
21.Bash - party or celebration
22.Beguiling - charming and attractive
23.Benign - kind, gentle and harmless
24.Blandly - calmly and quietly
25.Blatant open or very obvious
26.Blithe - cheerful
27.Boisterous - noisy, lively and energetic
28.Bonny - attractive and nice
29.Brazen - to be very bold
30.Buoyed - more cheerful and optimistic
31.Bash - attack, hit: criticize
32.Battered - old and poor
33.Bawdy)- humorous
34.Bawl - shout :cry
35.Bedraggled - untidy: dirty
36.Befuddle confuse
37.Beholden - in debt
38.Belabor - hit hard and repeatedly
39.Beleaguer- oppress, harass; besiege
40.Belligerent-hostile and aggressive
41.Bemuse - Confuse
42.Benighted ~ unfortunate
43.Berk - stupid or irritating
44.Berserk - crazy, out of control
45.Besotted - seem silly or foolish
46.Bestial ~ very unpleasant or disgusting
47.Bilious - unpleasant and rarer disgust
48.Bizarre - very odd and strange
49.Bland - rather dull and unexciting
50.Blasphemous disrespectful of God
51.Blather - to speak unimportant things
52.Bleak - bad, unlikely to improve

53.Bleary-dull, tired
54.Bleat - to speak in a weak and high voice
55.Blight-spoil
56.Blimey - surprise
57.Blissful- totally unaware
58.Bolshy - very angry
59.Brawl - to fight in a very rough wild way
60.Brickbat- very insulting remark
61.Brittle - hard but easily broken
62.Bruised - unhappy or upset
63.Brusque ~ curt and offhand in manner
64.Buccaneering - unscrupulous
65.Bucolic - related to countryside
66.Bulbous - fat and bulging
67.Bumbling - confused, disorganized
68.Bumpkin - uneducated and stupid
69.Bushed - tired
70.Bustled- hurried
71.Balk (baulk) - to shirk, to frustrate
72.Baloney foolish and wrong
73.Bamboozle - confuse greatly
74.Banal - ineffective, uninteresting
75.Bandy- argue or exchange words
76.Belligerent- hostile and aggressive
77.Barrack - interrupt
78.Bashful - shy and easily embarrassed
79.Batter- hurt
80.Bay - demand
81.Bellow-shout angrily
82.Bemoan ~ to express sorrow or
83.Berate - speak angrily
84.Bereft - deprived
85.Betray - hurt and disappoint.
86.Bewail to express great sorrow
87.Biff - hit with fist
88.Bigotry - possession or expression of
89.prejudice
90.Bitch -disapprove
91.Blanch - dislike
92.Brash - disapprove
93.Bridle - restrain
94.Bumptious very proud, conceited
95.Bestride - to be most powerful and important
96.Bide - wait for a good opportunity
97.Bountiful - abundant
98.Bourgeois - conventional
99.Budge - move slightly
100.
Ballpark - approximate
101.
Bandwagon - fashionable or popular
102.
Bankroll - to provide financial resources

103.
104.
105.
106.
107.
108.

Baroque - complicated and elaborate

Banausic - uncultivated, materialistic
Barmecide illusory, imaginary
Bight a curve or recess in a coastline. river etc.
Bissextile leap year
Brobdingnagian huge, immense, gigantic

C
1. Cabalism (n) Superstitious devotion to ones religion
2. Cacophony (n) A disagreeable, harsh, or discordant sound or combination of
sounds or tones
3. Caitiff (adj.)-Cowardly
4. Cajole (v) To impose on or dupe by flattering speech
5. Callosity (n) The state of being hard and insensible
6. Callow (adj.) Without experience of the world
7. Calumny (n) Slander
8. Candid (adj.) Straightforward
9. Candor (n) The quality of frankness or outspokenness
10.Canon (n) -Any rule or law
11.Caprice (n) A whim
12.Captious (adj.) Hypercritical
13.Carnage (n) Massacre
14.Castigate (v) To punish
15.Catastrophe (n) Any great and sudden misfortune or calamity
16.Caustic (adj.) Sarcastic and sever
17.Chagrin (n) Keen vexation, annoyance, or mortification, as at ones failures
or errors
18.Choleric (adj.) Easily provoked to anger
19.Clairvoyance (n) Intuitive sagacity or perception
20.Clamorous (adj.) Urgent in complaint or demand
21.Clandestine (adj) Surreptitious
22.Clement (adj.) Compassionate
23.Cognizant (adj.) Taking notice
24.Complacent (adj.) Pleased or satisfied with oneself
25.Complaisant (adj.) Agreeable
26.Compunction (n) Remorseful feeling
27.Conciliate (v) To obtain the friendship of
28.Condescend (v) To come down voluntarily to equal terms with inferiors
29.Conducive (adj.) Contributing to an end
30.Confidant (n) One to whom secrets are entrusted
31.Confiscate (v) To appropriate (private property) as forfeited to the public use
or treasury
32.Conformable (adj.) Harmonious
33.Congenial (adj.) Having kindred character or tastes
34.Conjecture (n) A guess
35.Connive (v) To be in collusion
36.Consign (v) To entrust
37.Contiguity (n) Proximity
38.Contingent (adj.) Not predictable

39.Contrite (adj.) Broken in spirit because of a sense of sin

40.Contumacious (adj.) Rebellious
41.Convalesce (v) To recover after a sickness.
42.Convivial (adj.) Devoted to feasting, or to good-fellowship in eating or
drinking
43.Copious (adj.) Plenteous
44.Corrigible (adj.) Capable of reformation
45.Culpable (adj.) Guilty
46.Cynical (adj.) Exhibiting moral skepticism.
47.47. Candor honesty or openness
48.Cavort Jump or run about playfully
49.Chipper- cheerful and lively
50.Chuffed very pleased
51.Clement pleasantly mild an dry
52.Coltish energetic and out of control
53.Consecrate officially declared holy
54.Convivial pleasant friendly and relaxed
55.Churn feel sick
56.Churning moving about violently
57.Circuitous complicated
58.Clammy- unpleasantly sticky
59.Clandestine kept secret
60.Claustrophobic uncomfortable and unhappy
61.Cloying unpleasant; too sentimental
62.Clunky heavy and rather awkward
63.Coarsen to become less polite
64.Concussed loose consciousness or become sick
65.Consternation feeling of anxiety or fear
66.Crabby-bad tempered and unpleasant
67.Cranky-strange and eccentric
68.Crummy- of poor quality
69.Calamitous very unfortunate or serious
70.Callous very cruel
71.Carouse- behave very noisily
72.Cataclysmic unpleasant
73.Catastrophic disasters
74.Catatonic unable to move or respond
75.Caustic extremely critical or cruel
76.Chaotic disorderly and confusingly
77.Chapped dry cracked and sore
78.Chauvinistic pompous, self satisfied
79.Cheeky slightly rude or disrespectful
80.Chubby rather fat
81.Chic fashionable and sophisticated
82.Chivalrous polite, kind and unselfish
83.Choreographed natural but arranged
84.Clustered friendly, close, dissatisfaction
85.Cocooned isolated and protected
86.Cogent Convincing
87.Cognitive able to know or perceive

88.Commiserate to show sympathy of pity

89.Coruscating lively intelligent and impressive
90.Cosset pamper and protect of strong.
91.Capricious changeable
92.Castigate to speak angrily, criticize
93.Cavil criticize and object
94.Chafe feel annoyed
95.Chagrined disappointed and annoyed
96.Chastening punishing, disciplining
97.Choleric easily angered
98.Churlish unfriendly, bad-tempered
99.Circumvent evade, disobey
100.
Clamorous loud, confused, noisy
101.
Clannish unfriendly
102.
Cliquey unfriendly
103.
Cloistered sheltered, secluded
104.
Cot not genuine
105.
Coercive compelling
106.
Crass stupid and non considerate
107.
Cringe feel embarrassed and disgusted
108.
Curt-reply in a brief rude manner
109.
Cutesy-to dislike someone
110.
Circumscribed restricted
111.
Concatenation one after another
112.
Concomitant happen at the same time
113.
Conflate made one by joining
114.
Contrite feel sorry
115.
Coquettish playful and attractive
116.
Cower frightened and uncomfortable
117.
Crepuscular- twilight
118.
Callow inexperienced
119.
Capacious spacious
120.
Categorical definite and firm
121.
Cathartic laxative
122.
Cerebral intellectual rather than emotional
123.
Certitude certainly
124.
Chary cautious
125.
Coddle cherish and protect carefully
126.
Cogitate think deeply
127.
Cognizant-aware
128.
Coherent- connected
129.
Cohesive united
130.
Cachinnate to laugh loudly
131.
Catholicon a universal remedy
132.
Cheverel pliable, yielding
133.
Cicerone a guide who gives information to Sight seers
134.
Clerisy learned people as a body; scholars
135.
Coalesce to form one whole
136.
Coetaneous- contemporary, simultaneous
137.
Coeval- of the same age

138.
139.

Colloquium an academic conference or seminar

Conquistador- a conqueror

D
1.
2.
3.
4.

Darkling (adv.) Blindly

Dastard (n) A base coward.
Debonair (adj.) Having gentle or courteous bearing or manner
Decipher (v) To find out the true words or meaning of, as something hardly
legible
5. Decoy (n) Anything that allures, or is intended to allure into danger or
temptation
6. Defray (v) To make payment for
7. Deify (v) To regard or worship as a God
8. Deign (v) To deem worthy of notice or account
9. Deist (n) One who believes in God, but denies supernatural revelation
10.Delectable (adj.) Delightful to the taste or to the senses
11.Deliquesce (v) To dissolve gradually, and become liquid by absorption of
moisture from the air
12.Delirious (adj.) Raving
13.Delude (v) To mislead the mind or judgment of
14.Demeanor (n) Deportment
15.Denizen (n) Inhabitant
16.Denunciation (n) The act of declaring an action or person worthy of
reprobation or punishment
17.Deplorable (adj.) Contemptible
18.Deprave (v) To render bad, especially morally bad
19.Deprecate (v) To express disapproval or regret for, with hope for the
opposite
20.Derelict (adj.) Neglectful of obligation
21.Derisible (adj.) Open to ridicule
22.Descry (v) To discern
23.Desperado (n) One without regard for law or life
24.Despicable (adj.) Contemptible
25.Despotism (n) Any severe and strict rule in which the judgment of the
governed has little or no part
26.Destitute (adj.) Poverty-stricken
27.Desultory (adj.) Not connected with what precedes
28.Detriment (n) Something that causes damage, depreciation, or loss
29.Detrude (v) To push down forcibly
30.Devious (adj.) Out of the common or regular track
31.Dexterity (n) Readiness, precision, efficiency, and ease in any physical
activity or in any mechanical work
32.Diatribe (n) A bitter or malicious criticism
33.Dictum (n) A positive utterance
34.Didactic (adj.) Pertaining to teaching
35.Diffidence (n) Self-distrust
36.Dilapidated (adj.) Fallen into decay or partial ruin

37.Diligence (n) Careful and persevering effort to accomplish what is

undertaken
38.Disavowal (n) Denial
39.Discernible (adj.) Perceivable
40.discreet (adj.) Judicious
41.Discursive (adj.) Passing from one subject to another
42.Disparage (v) To regard or speak slightingly
43.Dissentient (n) One who disagrees
44.Dissentious (adj.) Contentious
45.Distraught (adj.) Bewildered
46.Diurnal (adj.) Daily
47.Docile (adj.) Easy to manage
48.Dogmatic (adj.) Making statements without argument or evidence
49.Dolor (n) Lamentation
50.Dilettante (n) A superficial amateur
51.Dapper- neat and clean appearance
52.Droll witty and amusing
53.Dawdle spend more time than necessary
54.Debilitate to cause weakness
55.Decadent- of low moral standards
56.Decrepit the old and bad condition
57.Deleterious have a harmful effect
58.Desecrate ~ damaging something holy or
59.special
60.Despicable extremely nasty, cruel or evil
61.Desultory unplanned and disorganised
62.Detrimental have a harmful or damaging
63.effect
64.Dippy- cold and unusual
65.Doddery old and unsteady
66.Drippy- stupid and weak
67.Dud~ unsuccessful
68.Duress forced to do
69.Dweeb stupid and vague
70.Delve discover new information
71.Dinky well designed and attractive
72.Disport enjoy happily and lively
73.Dote to love or care
74.Dulcet-gentle and pleasant to listen
75.Disparage ridicule
76.Ditzy- not well organised
77.Doit very stupid
78.Dork old fashioned and badly
79.Dotty strange or mad
80.Drivel silly
81.Duff- useless or of poor quality
82.Daffy strange or foolish
83.Daft stupid or impractical
84.Devious dishonest
85.Dicker arguing and disagree

86.Diddle take money unfairly

87.Diffident shy and not liking to be noticed
88.Dabble take part seriously
89.Diaphanous thin and transparent
90.Dowse-to search
E
1. Ebullient (adj.) Showing enthusiasm or exhilaration of feeling
2. Eccentric (adj.) Peculiar
3. Educe (v) To draw out
4. Efface (v) To obliterate
5. Effectual (adj.) Efficient
6. Effeminacy (n) Womanishness
7. Effete (adj.) Exhausted, as having performed its functions
8. Effulgence (n) Splendor
9. Effuse (v) To pour forth
10.Egoist (n) One who advocates or practices egoism
11.Egotist (n) One given to self-mention or who is constantly telling of his
own views and experiences
12.Egregious (adj.) Extreme
13.Egress (n) Any place of exit
14.Elucidate (v) To bring out more clearly the facts concerning
15.Elusion (n) Evasion
16.Emaciate (v) To waste away in flesh
17.Emanate (v) To flow forth or proceed, as from some source
18.Emancipate (v) To release from bondage
19.Embargo (n) Authoritative stoppage of foreign commerce or of any
special trade
20.Embezzle (v) To misappropriate secretly
21.Emulate (v) To imitate with intent to equal or surpass
22.Encumber (v) To impede with obstacles
23.Ensnare (v) To entrap
24.Entwine (v) To interweave
25.Epicure (n) One who cultivates a delicate taste for eating and drinking
26.Epiphany (n) Any appearance or bodily manifestation of a deity
27.Epitaph (n) An inscription on a tomb or monument in honor or in memory
of the dead
28.Epitome (n) A simplified representation
29.Epoch (n) An interval of time, memorable for extraordinary events
30.Eschew (v) To keep clear of
31.Esquire (n) A title of dignity, office, or courtesy
32.Eulogy (n) A spoken or written laudation of a persons life or character
33.Euphemism (n) A figure of speech by which a phrase less offensive is
substituted
34.Eureka (Greek Expression) I have found it.
35.Evanescent (adj.) Fleeting
36.Exacerbate (v) To make more sharp, severe, or virulent
37.Excruciate (v) To inflict severe pain or agony upon
38.Exegesis (n) Biblical exposition or interpretation

39.Exigency (n) A critical period or condition

40.Exodus (n) A going forth or departure from a place or country, especially
of many people
41.Exonerate (v) To relieve or vindicate from accusation, imputation, or
blame
42.Exorbitance (n) Extravagance or enormity
43.Exotic (adj.) Foreign
44.Expatriate (v) To drive from ones own country
45.Expediency (n) Fitness to meet the requirements of a particular case
46.Expedient (adj.) Contributing to personal advantage
47.Expiate (v) To make satisfaction or amends for
48.Explicate (v) To clear from involvement
49.Expostulate (v) To discuss
50.Extenuate (v) To diminish the gravity or importance of
51.Extol (v) To praise in the highest terms
52.Extricate (v) Disentangle
53.Extrude (v) To drive out or away
54.Exuberance (n) Rich supply

55.Edify-to benefit
56.Emollient to reduce or lessen pain
57.Ensconced to settle firmly and comfortably
58.Elegiac express sadness
59.Emaciated thin and weak
60.Egregious very bad
61.Exacerbate to make worse
62.Excruciating extremely painful
63.Execrable deplorable
64.Expiate feel sorry
65.Efface to remove or destroy
66.Efficacious efficient severely
67.Embellish look more attractive
68.Endear-to became popular with
69.Estimable disserve admiration
70.Ebullient lively and full of energy
71.Ennui bored and tired
72.Equivocal vague in avoiding
73.Ersatz not genuine
74.Excoriate to criticize
75.Expostulate express strong disagreement
76.Elide to leave or ignore
77.Enigmatic mysterious and difficult to
78.understand
79.Ephemeral transient and for a short period
80.Erudite very learned
81.Esoteric understood only by a small number
82.Evanescent-to disappear
83.Exotic unusual and interested

F
1. Facetious (adj.) Amusing
2. Facile (adj.) Not difficult to do
3. Factious (adj.)-Turbulent
4. Fallacious (adj.) Illogical
5. Fallible (adj.) Capable of erring
6. Fastidious (adj.) Hard to please
7. Fatuous (adj.) Idiotic
8. Fealty (n) Loyalty
9. Felicity (n) A state of well-founded happiness
10.Fervent (adj.) Ardent in feeling
11.Fervid (adj.) Intense
12.Festal (adj.) Joyous
13.Fiasco (n) A complete or humiliating failure
14.Flagrant (adj.) Openly scandalous
15.Flamboyant (adj.) Characterized by extravagance and in general by
want of good taste
16.Flippant (adj.) Having a light, pert, trifling disposition
17.Foppish (adj.) Characteristic of one who is unduly devoted to dress
and the niceties of manners
18.Fraudulent (adj.) Counterfeit
19.Fresco (n) The art of painting on a surface of plaster, particularly on
walls and ceilings
20.Frivolous (adj.) Trivial
21.Frugal (adj.) Economical
22.Fugacious (adj.) Fleeting
23.Furtive (adj.) Stealthy or sly, like the actions of a thief
24.Febrile intensely and nervously active
25.Fiendish clever or imaginative
26.Faze surprise shock or shocked
27.Flippant serious about
28.Foppish- very proud of ones dress and appearance
29.Fealty allegiance
30.Facetious criticizing for making humorous remarks
31.Facile lack of careful and intelligent thinking
32.Faddish having no real value
33.Fatuous extremely silly
34.Feckless -lack determination
35.Flinty-harsh and emotionless
36.Foible strange or foolish
37.Fractious become angry very quickly
38.Frippery silly or unnecessary
39.Furtive keep something hidden or not disclose
40.Fusty old fashioned
41.Fecund fertile
42.Feign affect
43.Feint-to deceive
44.Feisty- tough or independent
45.Filch-to steal

46.Flounce walk quickly

47.Flummox- confused
48.Fluster- nervous and confused
49.Frenetic fast and energetic
50.Frigging emphatic
51.Fumigate to get rid of
G
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6.
7.

Gamut (n) The whole range or sequence

Garrulous (adj.): Given to constant trivial talking
Genesis (n) Creation
Geniality (n) Warmth and kindliness of disposition
Gibe (v) To utter taunts or reproaches
Gourmand (n) A connoisseur in the delicacies of the table
Grimace (n) A distortion of the features, occasioned by some feeling of pain,
disgust, etc
8. Grisly (adj.) Fear-inspiring
9. Gumption (n) Common sense
10.Gad-amuse or entertain
11.Gallivant amuse or entertain
12.Gung ho enthusiastic and excited
13.Gussy- dressed very smartly
14.Gusto energetic and enthusiastic
15.Gob snacked surprised or stunned
16.Grotty unpleasant or of poor quality
17.Garbled- confused or jumbled
18.Ghoulish show unnatural interest
19.Glum sad and unhappy
20.Gnash angry or frustrated
21.Gnomic ~ difficult to understand
22.Gaga cannot think clearly
23.Gall behaving rudely
24.Gangly tall thin and awkward
25.Garish gaudy
26.Garrulous talkative
27.Gawk ~ to stay in a stupid way
28.Geeky stupid or awkward
29.Git-to dislike
30.Glib very simple or easy
31.Glitch a problem or hitch
32.Gloat arrogant and boastful
33.Gluttonous greedy
34.Goofy silly or ridiculous
35.Gormless stupid and unintelligible
36.Grouchy bad-tempered and complaining
37.Grubby dirty
38.Gruffly rude and rough
39.Guff- nonsense
40.Gabble speak quickly

41.Gaffe careless mistake

42.Gangbuster- going strong and doing very well
43.Gentrify-to become expensive
44.Geriatric relating to old people
45.Gingerly carefully or cautiously
46.Gird- to prepare
47.Glisten shine
48.Glut-surplus
49.Gossamer- very light thin or delicate
50.Groggy feel weak or ill
51.Grovel frightened and respectful
52.Gumption think sensibly
ALAG ALAG :P
1. introspection
examining one's own thoughts and feelings
2. philanthropist
one who loves mankind
3. antidote
medicine used against a poison or a disease
4. strive to make great efforts, to struggle
5. ambidextrous
able to use the left hand or the right equally well
6. retrospective
Looking back on past
7. precursors a person or thing that precedes, as in a process or job.
8. introvert
one who turns towards himself
9. gerontocracy
government ruled by old people
10.ambiguous doubtful; uncertain
11.braggart
boastful
12.aggravate make worse; irritate
13.entice attract, lure
14.alleviate
make (pain) easier to bear
15.adorn add beauty; decorate
16.equilibrium state of being balanced
17.abhor to hate; to detest
18.connote
Suggest or imply in addition to the precise, literal meaning
19.endeavor
to make an effort, to try very hard
20.agile active; quick-moving
21.renovate
restore something to better condition
22.curriculum course of study
23.malevolent malicious; evil; having or showing ill will
24.amalgamate mix; combine; unite societies
25.xenophile (zen-uh-fahyl) a person who is attracted to foreign peoples
cultures
26.drowsiness feeling sleepy half asleep
27.stray wander lose one's way
28.disrobe
undress
29.acumen
Keen, quick, accurate insight or judgment
30.suffocate
cause or have difficulty in breathing
31.sporadic
happening from time to time
32.scent smell (especially pleasant)
33.sequence
succession connected line of
34.audacious Bold

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close connection; relationship
36.animosity
strong dislike
37.heterogeneous
made up of different kinds
38.fragileeasily injured broken or destroyed
39.legacy
Bequest or inheritance
40.massacre
cruel killing of a large number of people
41.appease
make quiet or calm
42.submerge
put under water liquid sink out of sight
43.adulteration making unpure; poorer in quality
44.combustion process of burning
45.premature doing or happening something before the right time
46.shunned
avoided, kept away from
47.anguish
severe suffering
48.apt
well-suited; quick-witted
49.conceal
hide keep secret
50.grumble
to complain
51.indigenous native
52.offhand
Without preparation or forethought
53.loll
rest to sit or stand in a lazy way hang (dog's tongue)
54.correlate
have a mutual relation
55.somersault rolling backward or forward (not sideways) movement
56.abscond
to go away suddenly (to avoid arrest)
57.edible fit to be eaten/not poisonous
58.extinguish end the existence of/wipe or put out
59.inquest
Legal or judicial inquiry, especially before a jury and especially
made by a coroner into the cause of someone.s death
60.surcharge
additional load/charge
61.accolade
praise; approval
62.conjoin
to join together
63.timid shy easily frightened
64.opaqueness dullness/not allowing light to pass through
65.disallow
refuse to allow or accept as a correct
66.abide be faithful; to endure
67.impermeable
that cannot be permeated
68.console
give comfort or sympathy to
69.warrant
authority written order guarantee
70.acclaimed welcomed with shouts and approval
71.extinct
no longer active
72.reminiscent suggest something in the past
73.catalyst
substance that causes speeding up
74.embezzle
use in a wrong way for one's own benefit
75.shallow
little depth; not earnest
76.clientele
customers
77.brittle easily broken
78.negligent
taking too little care
79.affable
polite and friendly
80.salvage
the saving of property from loss
81.moribund
in a dying state; near death
82.relapse
fall back again
83.dangle
hand or swing loosely

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go or come up
85.asterisk
the mark * (e.g.. omitted letters)
86.yarn tale story fibers for knitting
87.arrogance proud; superior manner of behaviour
88.divergence getting farther apart from a point
89.allegiance duty support loyalty
90.vigorous
strong energetic
91.dwarf person much smaller the usual size
92.livid Furiously angry, enraged
93.rejuvenation becoming young in nature or appearance
94.fragrant
sweet-smelling
95.judicious
sound in judgment; wise
96.hospitable liking to give hospitality
97.odor smell
98.scribble
write hastily
99.ameliorate improve; make better
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poseur
a person who attempts to impress by acting unlike himself
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sawdust
tiny bits of wood
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narcissism Self-love
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dullard
a stupid, insensitive person
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succumb
yield, die
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sluggard
lazy slow-moving person
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flop fail/move/fall clumsily
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ingest take in by swallowing
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reiterate
say or do again several times
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derivative
unoriginal; obtained from another source
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defer postpone
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eloquence fluent speaking skillful use of language
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clot half-solid lump formed from liquid
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commuter person who travels regularly
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weigh measure hoe heavy something is
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steeply
rising or falling sharply
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torque
twisting force causing rotation
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benefactor person who has given help
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moderation quality of being limited; not extreme
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plea request
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invincible
too strong to be defeated
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enduring
lasting
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flimsy lacking solidarity, strength
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tadpole
form of a frog when it leaves the egg
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turmoil
trouble disturbance
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sanity health of mind soundness of judgment
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cryptic
secret with a hidden meaning
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gallant
brave,behaves well with women
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endorse
write one's name on the back of
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sponge
porous rubber for washing live at once expense
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volatile
changeable inconstant fickle unstable explosive
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alloy to debase by mixing with something inferior
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reconcile
settle a quarrel restore peace
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commemorate
keep the memory of
gait a manner of walking, stepping, or running
dormant
in a state of inactivity but awaiting development
shard A piece of broken pottery
chisel steel tool for shaping materials
encapsulate enclose in capsule
complaisant trying to please; obliging
grievous
causing grief or pain; serious dire grave
hypocrisy
falsely making oneself appear to be good
enzyme
catalyst
eradicate
get rid of pull up by the roots
infuriate
fill with fury or rage
Lambaste
attack verbally
sanction
approval (by authority) penalty
engulf swallow up
euphoria
elation state of pleasant excitement
renowned
celebrated; famous
colloquial
involving or using conversation.
evoke call up bring out
mischievous harmful; causing mischief
implicit
implied though; not plainly expressed
abysmal
extreme bad
dote show much fondness center one's attention
riddle puzzling person or thing
misogynist one who hates women/females
disproof
proof to the contrary
sadastic
Cruel
impromptu without preparation
inclined
directing the mind in a certain direction
erraticirregular in behaviour or opinion
meticulous giving great attention to details
ambivalent having both of two contrary meanings
pertain
belong as a part have reference
auxiliary
helping; supporting
constrict
make tight or smaller
luminary
star; light-giving body
ossified
turned to bone; hardened like bone; Inflexible
tonic something giving strength or energy
perish be destroyed decay
presentiment
anticipatory fear; premonition
indistinct
not easily heard; seen clearly marked
dupe cheat make a fool of
abstruse
difficult to comprehend; obscure
turbulence being uncontrollably violent
connoisseur a person with good judgement (e.g.. in art)
aberration straying away from what is normal
extralegal
outside the law
pest destructive thing or a person who is nuisance
parenthesis sentence within another one something separated
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to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
limp lacking strength; walking unevenly
arcane
known or understood by very few
mite A very small amount, portion, or particle
edify instruct; correct morally
recuperate become strong after illness loss exhaustion
satiate
satisfy fully
yeoman
man owning small estate; middle-class farmer
fidelity
loyalty accuracy
pluck pull the feathers off pick (e.g.. flowers)
perjury
willful FALSE statement unlawful act
paradigm
a model example or pattern
gullible
easily gulled
sobriety
quality or condition of being sober
tractable
easily controlled or guided
writ written order
mesmerize hypnotize
predominate have more power than others
articulate
speak distinctly; connect by joints
fleet number of ships; quick-moving
solvent
of the power of forming a solution
dislodge
move force from the place occupied
partisan
one-sided committed to a party biased or prejudiced
spear weapon with a metal point on a long shaft
vivacious
lively high-spirited
beguile
mislead or delude; cheat; pass time
coagulation change to a thick and solid state
foolproof
incapable of failure or error
liberality
free giving; generosity
elaborate
worked out with much care in great detail
brass yellow metal (mixing copper and zinc)
permeate
spread into every part of
malleable
yielding easily shaped; moldable; adapting
suffice
be enough
lampoon
publicly mock or ridicule
immutable that cannot be changed
forgery
counterfeit
patron
regular customer person who gives support
cordial
warm and sincere
retrograde receding
cumbersomeburdensome; heavy and awkward to carry
sheath
cover for the blade of a weapon or a tool
repel refuse to accept/cause dislike
unscathed unharmed unhurt
superimpose put something on the top
boisterous noisy; restraint
implosion
collapse; bursting inward
centurion
leader of a unit of 100 soldiers
knit draw together; unite firmly
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of great importance (others depend on it)

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something that is puzzling
buoyant
able to float; light-hearted
jabbertalk excitedly; utter rapidly
treacherous not to be trusted, perfidious
bewilder
puzzle; confuse
stride walk with long steps
garrulous
too talkative
redeem
get back by payment compensate
calipers
metal supports attached to the legs measuring instrument
impede
hinder; get in the way of
resuscitation coming back to consciousness
apartheid
brutal racial discrimination
concur
agree in opinion happen together
indulgent
inclined to indulge
recitals
a number of performance of music
woo try to win
misanthrope person who hates mankind
evasive
tending to evade
eulogy
formal praise panegyric
foster nurture; care for
pilferer
to steal, especially in small quantities
refine make or become pure cultural
dexterity
skill (esp. in handling)
bogus sham; counterfeit; not genuine
incongruous out of place; not in harmony or agreement
multifarious varied; motley; greatly diversified
skit
short piece of humorous writing
repulsive
causing a feeling of disgust
hapless
unlucky
convoluted complicated;coiled; twisted
indefatigability
not easily exhaustible; tirelessness
fawn To seek favor or attention by flattery and obsequious
wince show bodily or mental pain
feud bitter quarrel over a long period of time
cognizant
being fully aware of
substantiation
giving facts to support (statement)
euthanasia easy and painless death
irate angry
underbid
make a lower bid then somebody else
alcoverecess/partially enclosed place
franticwildly excited with joy; pain; anxiety
peccadillo
small sin small weakness in one's character
pervade
spread through every part of
decree
order given by authority
concoct
invent, prepare by mixing together
turquoise
greenish-blue precious stone
miser person who loves wealth and spends little
valiant
brave
derogatory insulting; tending to damage
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feeling or showing deep respect
imminent
likely to come or happen soon
voluptuous arousing sensual pleasures
suppress
prevent from being known put an end to
irrevocable final and unalterable
soggy heavy with water
vindictive
having a desire to revenge
wanton
unrestrained; willfully malicious; unchaste
pinch be too tight take between the thumb and finger
earthenware dishes made of baked clay
unearth
discover and bring to light
savor taste flavor something
hoax mischievous trick played to deceive
vitriolic
corrosive; sarcastic
loquacious talkative; garrulous
defiance
open disobedience or resistance
candid
frank; straight-forward
warmonger person who stirs up war
gust outburst of feeling; sudden rain wind fire etc.
coalescing coming together and uniting into one substance
precursory preliminary; anticipating
counterfeit forgery
gush burst out suddenly/talk ardently
quandary
state of doubt or perplexity
chortle
loud chuckle of pleasure or amusement
compunctionfeeling of regret for one's action
plunge
move quickly suddenly and with force
reverehave deep respect for
swerve
change direction suddenly
abraded
rubbed off; worn away by friction
punitive
Punishing
dawdler
person who is slow waste of time
noxious
harmful
torment
severe pain or suffering
squander
spend wastefully
exculpate
to clear from a charge of guilt
stifled suppressed, kept back
antithetical direct opposing
deplete
use until none remains
apropos
by the way
recompense make payment to reward punish
coerce
compel to force to make obedient
aseptic
surgically clean
implacable incapable of being placated; unpleasable
holster
leather case for a pistol
proliferate grow reproduce by rapid multification
propagation increasing the number; spreading; extending
personable pleasing in appearance attractive
reciprocity granting of privileges in return for similar
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ineptitude quality of being unskillful
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lustrous
being bright; polished
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condense
increase in density strength make laconic
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extol to praise highly
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forestall
prevent by taking action in advance; preempt
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stipulate
state or put forward as a necessary condition
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lament
show feeling of great sorrow
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provoke
make angry vax
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plummet
fall plunge steeply
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subpoena
written order requiring a person to appear in a low court
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accrue
accumulate
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idolatry
excessive admiration of
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apprehensive
grasping understanding fear unhappy feeling about
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nihilism
total rejection of all religious and moral beliefs
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soot black powder in smoke
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valorous
brave
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complaisance
tending to comply obliging willingness to please
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illicit unlawful; forbidden
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viscous
sticky/semi-fluid
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aversion
strong dislike
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haughty
arrogant; conceited
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concord
agreement or harmony
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latent present but not yet active; developed or visible
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supersede take the place of
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entangle
put into difficulties
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variegate
To mark with different shade or colors
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inept unskillful; said or done at the wrong time
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deviance
being different in moral standards (from normal)
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enunciate
pronounce (words)/express a theory
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polemic
a controversial argument / a person engaged in such an
argument
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pristine
primitive unspoiled pure as in earlier times unadulterated
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impediment something that hinders (e.g. stammer)
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floe a sheet of floating ice
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malevolence wishing to do evil
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common
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undermine weaken gradually at the base make something under
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steep difficult ascent; laborious
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slack sluggish; dull; not tight
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calisthenics exercises to develop strong bodies
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soothe pacify calm
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palate roof of the mouth; sense of taste
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regicide
crime of killing a king
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person who attacks popular beliefs
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sharpness stinging quality
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delicate way of dealing with a situation
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full of odd and fanciful ideas
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tamper
interfere with
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person who lives alone and avoids people
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hush make or become silent
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felon person guilty of murder
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frugal careful; economical
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shun keep away from avoid
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mendacious lying; habitually dishonest
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apprise
give notice to inform
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muffler
cloth worn round the neck; silencer
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bigot stubborn; narrow-minded person
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imperative urgent; essential
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take the whole attention, enslave
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smolder
burn slowly without flame
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sad; gloomy; miserable
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dangerous
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lavish giving or producing freely liberally or generously
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trickle flow in drops
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diabolical
having the qualities of a devil
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vehemence forcefulness
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disencumberfree from encumbrance
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impending imminent; about to happen; expected
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stickler
person who insists on importance of something
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mark of shame or disgrace
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avow admit; declare openly
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castigation severe punishment
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benevolence wish or activity in doing good
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incessant
Constant
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squat crouch/settle without permission
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gratify; give way to satisfy allow oneself
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deter discourage hinder
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incredulous skeptical; unwilling to believe
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tenacity
firmness persistency adhesiveness tending to hang on
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exuberance state of growing vigorously being full of life
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apostate
one who abandons long-held religious or political
convictions
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gist the point general sense
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transient
temporary fleeting
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connotation suggestion in addition to
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engrave
impress deeply
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relying on experiment
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keeping on putting off
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show off complacently
impairworsen; diminish in value
prone prostrate; inclined to (undesirable things)
coy
shy/modest (especially of a girl)
pillage
plunder (especially in war)
incorrigibilitycannot be cured or corrected
extrovert
cheerful person
approbation approval
efface rub or wipe out, obliterate
taciturn
unspoken, silent
mollify
make calmer or quieter
exorbitant much too high or great
sober self-controlled
truce (agreement) stop of fighting for a time
conviction convincing firm belief
bolster
give greatly needed support
precepts
rules establishing standards of conduct
castigate
to chastise; correct by punishing
curtail make shorter then was planned
fallacious
based on error
espouse
To take in marriage
nonchalant not having interest
flamboyant brightly colored; florid
gorge eat greedily/narrow opening with a stream
vex annoy distress trouble
grandiloquent
using pompous words
poncho
large piece of cloth
impassive
unmoved; feeling no sign of passion
pitfall covered hole as a trap unsuspected danger
coddle
treat with care and tenderness
inscrutable incapable of being discovered or understood
shrill sharp; piercing
arboreal
of connected with trees
boorish
crude; rude
lull
become quiet or less active
timorous
fearful timid afraid
imperturbable
calm not capable of being excited
perch take up a high position
prudence
careful forethought
cohorta group or band of people
sagacious
having sound judgment; perceptive; wise like a sage
ignoble
not noble; inferior
intersperse place here and there
oblivious
unaware; having no memory
rescind
repeal/annul/cancel
nebulous
cloud-like; hazy; vague; indistinct
disseminate distribute (esp. ideas)
heed attention/give notice to
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expressing or giving praise
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ebullient
overflowing with enthusiasm showing excitement
pliant easily bent
endearing making dear or liked
precarious uncertain risky dangerous
inferno
hell
palpitate
tremble beat rapidly and irregularly
embellish
make beautiful
ominous
threatening
flustermake nervous or confused
matriculation
be admitted enter a university as a student
susceptibility
sensitiveness
graze touch or scrape lightly in passing
quell suppress subdue
divulge
make known something secret
dubious
feeling doubt
malapropismmisuse of a word (for one that resembles it)
maverick
rebel; nonconformist
irascible
irritable; easily angered
incise engrave; make a cut in
ostracism
shut out from society refuse to meet talk
ambrosial
extremely pleasing to taste
sidestep
step to one side
extort obtain by threats violence
cling to resist separation
epitome
brief summary representative example a typical model
arabesque a complex ornate design
ferocity
savage cruelty
cantankerous
bad-tempered/quarrelsome
chaste
pure
corroboration
additional strengthening evidence
expurgate to remove obscenity purify censor
insensible
unconscious; unresponsive; unaffected
garner
to gather and save to store up
fidget move restlessly make nervous
impervious not allowing to pass through (of materials)
rift
split crack dissension
efficacy
production of a desired result
Conduce
To bring about
attune
bring into harmony
convoke
call together summon
enmity
hatred being an enemy
credulous
ready to believe things
palpability can be felt or touched
plead address a court of law as an advocate
feral Existing in a wild or untamed state
gourmand a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess
morbid
diseased; unhealthy (e.g.. about ideas)
superfluous more then is needed or wanted
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benign
kind and gentle
lackluster
(of eyes) dull
chastisement
punishment
breach
opening; broken place; breaking
rarefy to make thin to make less dense to purify or refine
dissent
have a different opinion refuse to assent
neophyte
person who has been converted to a belief
reticence
uncommunicativeness
pious dutiful to parents; devoted to religion
trudge
walk heavily
thrift care economy thriving prosperous
daunt intimidate make fearful
veneration regard with deep respect
grave serious requiring; consideration
frenetic
frantic; frenzied
disheveled untidy
temperate showing self-control
impiety
lack of reverence or dutifulness
blas bored with pleasure or dissipation
scalding
hot enough to boil
irresolute
hesitating; undecided
rave act with excessive enthusiasm
heresy
belief contrary to what is generally accepted
guile deceit; cunning
fret
worry; irritation; wear away
chicanery
legal trickery/false argument
telltale
That gives warning or information
feckless
lacking purpose or vitality ineffective careless
ardor enthusiasm
debacle
a breakup overthrow sudden disaster
tawdry
cheap gaudy showy tacky
striated
striped grooved or banded
jocular
meant as a joke
exoneration set someone clear (e.g.. from blame)
contentious argumentative pugnacious combative quarrelsome
cajole use flattery or deceit to persuade
resilience
quality of quickly recovering the original shape
disdain
look on with contempt
taunt contemptuous reproach hurtful remark
alacrity
eager and cheerful; readiness
abeyance
suspended action
apotheosis deification glorification to godliness
hoodwink
trick; mislead
glimmer
weak/unsteady light
terse brief and to the point
ulterior
situated beyond
jagged
notched
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very great number
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conundrum a riddle dilemma enigma
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incite stir up; rouse
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falter waver/move in an uncertain manner
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drawl slow way of speaking
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clamor
shout complain with a lot of noise
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nexus a connection or link
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render
deliver provide represent
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clinch come to grips/settle conclusively
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abet help/encourage somebody (in doing wrong)
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decorum
propriety properness
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quiescence state of being passive/motionless
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discreet
careful/prudent
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ale
fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer
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sash long strip worn round the waist
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ruffianviolent cruel man
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tepid lukewarm
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itinerate
to travel from place to place to peregrinate
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doleful
dismal; mourful
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innocuous causing no harm
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exhaustive complete; thorough
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abrogate
repeal or annul by authority
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recanttake back as being FALSE give up
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crush press lose shape subdue overwhelm
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talon claw of a bird of prey
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quack person dishonestly claiming to something
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emaciate
make thin and weak
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sever break off
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sodden
soaked; saturated
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mephitic
Poisonous; noxious
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sketchy
shortly, roughly, quickly
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intrepid
fearless; brave; undaunted
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preternatural
not normal or usual
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pariahan outcast a rejected and despised person
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unfeigned
not pretended sincere
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servile
like a slave lacking independence
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ossify to turn to bone to settle rigidly into an idea
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prim neat; formal
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churlish
(adj) boorish
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fixate stare at
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commodious having plenty of space for what is needed
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flinch draw; move back; wince
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insurrection rising of people to open resistance to
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recast cast or fashion anew
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thwartobstruct/frustrate
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transgress break go beyond (a limit)
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engrossing taken up all the time or attention writing in large or formal
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vilify slander say evil things
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intransigence
unwillingness to compromise stubbornness
intractability
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covert disguised

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heinous
odious (of crime)
infuse put; pour; fill
ubiquitous present everywhere
quixotic
fanciful, fantastic, imaginary
fracas noisy; quarrel
putrefaction becoming rotten
torpid dull and slow
assuage
make something (pain desire) less
insinuate
suggest unpleasantly; make a way for something gently
sycophant person who flatter to the rich and powerful
urbane
elegant refined in manners
ebullience exuberance outburst of feeling
austere
severely moral and strict simple and plain
inadvertent not paying proper attention
assail attack violently
stingy spending using unwillingly
equivocal
having a double or doubtful meaning; suspicious
proclivity
inclination
cower crouch shrink back
colander
bowl-shaped vessel with many holes used to drain off
maul hurt by rough handling
provisional of the present time only
burnish
to polish; rub to a shine
penury
extreme poverty
dirge a song of grief or lamentation
ire
anger
vain without use result conceited
ruddy reddish, healthy-looking
forfeit suffer the loss of something
engender
cause produce give rise to
occluded
blocked up
rotund
rich and deep; plump and round
puerile
childish
savant
person of great learning
profuse
abundant/lavish
enervate
weaken deprive of strength attenuate
adamant
kind of stone; inflexible
dynamo
a generator something that produces electric current
equivocate try to deceive by equivocal language
gnaw waste away; bite steadily
wean to turn away (from a habit)
pry
get something inquire too curiously
beatify
to bless; make happy or ascribe a virtue to
discrete
distinct
hegemony predominance
glut supply to much fill to excess
crease
line made by crushing white line on the ground in cricket
ascertain
get to know
foray to venture

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guileless
honest; straightforward
sting something sharp
splice join (two ends)
penitent
feeling or showing regret
elegy a lament a melancholy composition
reticent
reserved; untalkative; silent; taciturn
pusillanimous
cowardly; craven
obtuse
blunt/stupid
paucity
scarcity a lacking of
retinue
following; attendants
diatribe
bitter and violent attack in words
cogitate
think deeply mediate
consummateperfect/make; perfect/complete
stolid showing no emotion impassive
effrontery
boldness impudence arrogance
dissolution disintegration looseness in morals
derision
ridicule mockery deriding
indolence
laziness
pyre large pile of wood for burning
erudite
learned; scholarly
mercurial
quick changeable in character fleeting
corporeal
physical of or for the body
pedestrian commonplace trite unremarkable
equable
steady; regular
admonitory containing warning
luculent
easily understood; lucid; clear
coevalof the same period; coexisting
insularity
narrow-mindedness; isolated
auspicious favorable successful prosperous
secular
material (not spiritual) living outside monasteries
streak long thin move very fast
nascent
coming into existence; emerging
decry disapprove of
penchant
strong inclination a liking
pulchritude Physical beauty
onus responsilibilty,burden
vanquish
conquer
extirpate
to destroy exterminate cut out exscind
assiduous
diligent hard-working; sedulous
privation
hardship
accretion
the growing of separate things into one
covetous
eagerly desirous
defalcate
(v) to embezzle or misappropriate
baneful
causing harm or ruin; pernicious; destructive
indelible
that cannot be rubbed out
palliate
lessen the severity of
cogent
strong; convincing
dearth
shortage
pellucid
transparent easy to understand
condone
forgive

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lumber
move in a clumsy/noisy way
discredit
refuse to believe
recidivism relapse into antisocial or criminal behavior
lurk be out of view ready to attack
coda passage that completes a piece of music
cornucopia abundant supply
veneer
surface appearance covering the TRUE nature
petrifyto make hard rocklike
censure
expression of blame or disapproval a rebuke
elicit draw out
serration
having a toothed edge
dainty pretty/delicate(food)/difficult to please
caustic
biting sarcastic
highbrow
(person) with superior tastes
odious
repulsive; hateful
abjure promise or swear to give up
chauvinist a blindly devoted patriot
tyro a beginner
inane silly; senseless
dilate speak comprehensively become wider large
deprave
make morally bad;corrupt
denigrate
blacken; belittle; sully; defame
duplicity
deliberate deception
protracted prolonged
taut tightly stretched
turbid muddy having the sediment stirred up
fledgling
an inexperienced person.
punctilious Meticulous
bellicose
inclined to fighting
ignominious shameful; dishonorable; undignified; disgraceful
interim
as an installment
avid eager; greedy
florid very much ornamented naturally red (e.g.. of face)
malign
to speak harmful untruths about someone
inundate
flood cover by overflowing
attenuate
make thin; weaken; enervate
consume
get to the end of
phlegmatic calm; sluggish; temperament; unemotional
sanctimony self-righteousness hypocritical with FALSE piety
inimical
harmful or unfriendly
prevaricate to equivocate to stray from the truth
ingenuous naive; young; artless; frank; honest; sincere
veracity
truth
barren
not good enough; unable to have young ones without
plaque
flat metal on a wall as a memorial
lien legal claim until a debt on it is repaid
exigency
emergency an urgent situation
chagrin
vexation
aver affirm; assert; prove; justify

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credulity
too great a readiness to believe things
snub treat with contempt
libel statement that damages reputation
forbearance patience; willingness to wait
volubility
fluency verbosity easy use of spoken language
conceit
over-high opinion of too much pride
idiosyncrasy personal mannerism
obdurate
hardened and unrepenting; stubborn; inflexible
dud no use person something that fails
facile easily done
contiguous touching neighboring near
jejune insubstantial/dull/immature
waft scent waving movement carry lightly through
resigned
unresistant; submissive
abut border on
finagle
to practice deception or fraud; scheme.
repudiate
disown refuse to accept or pay
tocsin a signal, especially of alarm
verisimilitude
appearing TRUE or real
fringe edge ornamental border part of hair over the forehead
chastened corrected punished
somatic
of the body
pernicious harmful; injurious
husk worthless; outside part of anything
insipidwithout taste or flavor
coax get somebody to do something by kindness
dolt stupid fellow
penurious
poor/stingy
parley negotiation
effluvia
outflow in a stream of particles a noxious odor or vapor
incursion
a raid; a sudden attack
obfuscate
to darken; make obscure; muddle
preclude
prevent make impossible
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disingenuous
sophisticated artful trying to deceive cunning
encumbrance
burden things that get on the way of
obtain to be established accepted or customary
morose
ill-tempered; unsocial
gloat over look at with selfish delight
quirk habit or action peculiar to something
extempore without previous thought or preparation
disparate
essentially different
regale to delight or entertain to feast
scorchbecome discolored/dry up/go at high speed
perpetrate be guilty commit (a crime)
foil
prevent from carrying out
salubrious healthful
malinger
to fake illness or injury in order to shirk a duty
grouse
Complain or grumble (verb)
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discern
see with an effort but clearly
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waffle talk vaguely and without much result
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transitory
brief
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perfunctory done as a duty without care
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punditpedant authority on a subject
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extantstill in existence
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mundane
worldly as opposed to spiritual commonplace everyday
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deluge
great flood heavy rush of water
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visceral
of the internal organs of the body
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lachrymose causing tears; tearful
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ascribe
consider to be the origin of or belonging to
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sulliedto be stained or discredited
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exscind
to cut out cut away
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temerity
boldness brashness intrepidness
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extenuate reduce the strength of lessen seriousness partially excuse
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grovel crawl; humble oneself
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collusion
secret agreement for a deceitful purpose
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squalid
foul filthy
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undulate
to move in wavelike fashion fluctuate
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fagged
too tired
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shrewd
astute; showing sound judgement
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hollownot soled with hole
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harbinger
One that indicates or foreshadows what is to come; a
forerunner.
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august
majestic; venerable
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conspicuous easily seen remarkable
853.
epiphany
A Christian feast celebrating the manifestation of the
divine nature of Jesus to the Gentiles as represented by the Magi.
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rife
widespread
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evince
to show clearly to indicate
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Pastiche
work (usually artistic) which imitates
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gaucherie
socially awkward; tactless behavior
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snare trap
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rancorous
feeling bitterness; spitefulness
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finical too fussy about food clothing etc.
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mellifluous sweetly flowing
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macabre
gruesome; suggesting death
863.
uncouth
rough awkward
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amortize
end (a debt) by setting aside money
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obviate
to make unnecessary get rid of
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levity lack of seriousness
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ascetic
practicing self-denial; austere; stark
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delineate
to portray depict sketch out
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paean song of praise or triumph
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nadir lowest; weakest point
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emotestir up excite
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fervor warmth of feelings earnestness
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congeal
make or become stiff and solid
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verve spirit vigor enthusiasm
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gauche
hence; awkward

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lope move along with long strides

expostulate argue earnestly to dissuade correct or protest
discourse
speech lecture
lionizetreat as a famous person
dilettante
a lover of an art or science
noisome
offensive; disgusting (smell)
bandy discuss lightly or glibly; exchange (words) heatedly
dogmatic
positive certain arbitrary without room for discussion
epicurean
devoted to pleasure (sensuous enjoyment)
sumptuous magnificent
craven
cowardly
lassitude
weariness; tiredness
ostentation display to obtain admiration or envy
sanguine
cheerful; confident; optimistic
irksome
tiresome
prodigal
wasteful; reckless with money
brash hasty rush; cheeky; saucy
requite
repay give in return
imperious
commanding; haughty; arrogant
didactic
intended to instruct
presage
warning sign
sophomoric being immature
triflingunimportant
drone male bee person who isn't self-employed
verdant
fresh and green
ensconce
To settle (oneself) securely or comfortably
intransigent uncompromising
prodigious enormous; wonderful
palatial
magnificent
agog eager/excited
desiccant
substance used to absorb moisture
philistine
a smug ignorant person one who lacks knowledge
broach
bring up; announce; begin to talk about
wile a trick
heretic
recreant, protestant,skeptic
supine
lying on the back slow to act passive
reactionary opposing progress
raconteur
person who tells anecdotes
ferment
substance become excited
qualm feeling of doubt temporary feeling of sickness
hauteur
haughtiness
perfidious
treacherous; faithless
festoon
a decorative chain or strip hanging between two points
rumple
make rough
propitious
auspicious; presenting favorable circumstances
remonstrate to protest object
roll
call calling of names
curmudgeon bad-tempered person
bequest
arrangement to give something at death
inchoate
not yet fully formed; rudimentary; elementary

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facetious
humorous; funny; jocular
fatuous
without sense foolish; self-satisfaction
reproach
scold upbraid
wan looking ill, not bright
rapacious
greedy (esp for money)
stymie
to hinder obstruct or block
baleful
harmful; ominous causing evil
obtrusive
projecting; prominent; undesirably noticeable
preen tidy/show self-satisfaction
jibe gibe; make fun of
extricable
that can be freed
figurehead carved image on the prow of a ship
benison
blessing
provident
frugal; looking to the future
rivet fix take up secure metal pin
barrage
artificial obstacle built across a river
fetid stinking
burgeon
grow forth send out buds
overweeningpresumptuously; arrogant; overbearing
discountenance
refuse to approve of
vacillation being uncertain hesitating
eschew
avoid
pedantic
bookish showing off learning
impetuous having sudden energy; impulsive
rueful dejected
equanimity calmness of temperament
hubris arrogant; pride
kiboshblock, halt, stop
mendicant a beggar
soporific
producing sleep
atonement repayment death of Jesus
ford shallow place in a river (to cross)
forswear
renounce; disallow; repudiate
excoriation severe criticism
macerate
make or become soft by soaking in water
supplicate make a humble petition to
saturnine
gloomy; dark; sullen; morose
skiff small boat
boggle
To hesitate as if in fear or doubt
profundity depth
blithe cheerful; casual; carefree
slur join sounds/words (indistinct)
contemn
to scorn or despise
blandness polite manner; comforting; uninteresting
cloture
closing device (in Parliament) to end a debate by voting
hallowto make holy; consecrate
tortuous
devious/not straightforward
egress
way out exit
scabbard
sheath for the blade
rant use extravagant language

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vacuity
idleness
dereliction deserting and leaving to fall into ruins
seminal
like a seed constituting a source; originative
petrous
like a rock hard stony
prudish
easily shocked; excessively modest
mendacity dishonesty
machination plot; scheme (esp. evil)
restive
refusing to move reluctant to be controlled
perspicacity quick judging and understanding
labyrinthine to entangle the state of affairs
esoteric
abstruse intended only for a small circle of
perfidy
treachery breaking of faith
entreat
ask earnestly
prune dried plum silly person
incumbents official duties
contrite
filled with deep sorrow for wrongdoing
maladroit
tactless; clumsy
probity
uprightness incorruptibility principle
manacle
chains for the hands or feet
indigence
poverty
fervid showing earnest feeling
imbroglio
complicated and embarrassing situation
stigmatize describe somebody scornfully
molt lose hair/feathers before new growing
overhaul
examine thoroughly to learn about the condition
germane
relevant; pertinent to
specious
illogical of questionable truth or merit
goad something urging a person to action
vestige
trace or sign
cravat piece of linen worn as a necktie
eddy circular or spiral movement (e.g.. of wind)
cordon
line (of police acting as a guard)
foragefood for horses and cattle
poignant
deeply moving keen
depredation plundering
flax pale yellow (hair) a plant
parsimonious
too economical; miserly
exploit
brilliant achievement develop use selfishly
subsume
include under a rule
aleck one who considers himself smarter than others
petulant
unreasonably; impatient
rubicund
red and healthy
severance severing
ineluctable certain; inevitable
platitude
a trite or banal statement unoriginality
lugubrious mournful; excessively sad
insouciant unconcerned; carefree
halcyon
calm and peaceful
officious
too eager or ready to help offer advice
gouge tool for cutting grooves in wood

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interdict
prohibit forbid
onerous
needing effortl burdensome
predilection special liking mental preference
flout reject mock to go against (as in going against tradition)
demagogue person appealing not to reasons
belligerent (person nation) waging war
chary cautious; wary
feint pretend
profligate
wasteful prodigal licentious extravagant
impute
to attribute to a cause or source ascribe
upbraid
scold reproach
cabal a scheme or plot a group of plotters
deprecate protest against; express disapproval of
obsequious too eager to obey or serve
inveterate deep-rooted. long-established
retard check hinder
spurious
false; counterfeit
propitiatory conciliatory; appeasing; mitigating
maudlin
sentimental in a silly or tearful way
shunt send from one track to another lay aside evade discussion
aplomb
self-confidence
dulcet melodious; harmonious
tautology
a repetition a redundancy
inuredaccustomed to adapted
nemesis
deserved and unavoidable punishment for wrong doing
gregarious living in societies liking the company
denouement an outcome or solution; the unraveling of a plot
hone stone used for sharpening tools
cursory
quick; hurried
forge workshop for the shaping of metal to shape metal lead
impecunious having little or no money
sordid wretched; comfortless; contemptible
argot jargon; slang
plethora
glut
sinuous
winding; undulating serpentine
vigilant
member of a vigilance committee
libertine
immoral person
desultory
aimless;haphazard; digressing at random
propinquity nearness in time or place affinity of nature
salacious
obscene
augury
omenl sign
harangue
a long passionate speech
odium intense hatred or dislike
turgid excessively ornate swollen or bloated
recalcitrant disobedient
harrow
to distress; create stress or torment
mulct to deprive (someone) of something, as by fraud, extortion, etc.
homiletics act of preaching
eclat Great brilliance, as of performance or achievement
foible defect of character (a person is wrongly proud)

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epistle
deposition
inculcate
tangential
gainsay
middling

letter
dethronement; depositing
fix firmly by repetition
suddenly changeable
to deny; to oppose
fairly good but not very good