Word Power

Word Power
Daylight saving
time (Phr)
A change of clock time to permit more

hours of normal daylight.
Debut (N) (V)
Noun: The first public showing or

presentation of an artist, performer
or program
Verb: To formally or public ally present or
act something out for the first time.
Decay (V) (N)
Verb: To rot, or make something rot, and

become soft, flaky, or fluid like.
Noun: A decrease in quality.
The biological process of decomposing
or rotting
Decimal (N) (Adj)
Adjective: The use of the number ten as a

baseand counted or organized in sets
of ten
Noun: A number conveyed in a counting
system that uses sets of ten.
Decimal point (V)

(N)
Verb: To diminish or make something

diminish in size, force, or quantity
Noun: The process of diminishing, or
making smaller.
Sentence Examples
Relevant Words
Discourage,
Dishearten,
Dismay, Dispirit,
Foil
Aid, Assist,
Embolden,
Encourage,
Hearten
Peril cannot daunt her, nor hardship and poverty

appall her.
Daunting (Adj)
Daylight savings time increased the amount of

daylight hours.
First Step,
Graduating,
Graduation
in
Cause to lose courage
Antonyms
Closing, Finale
Propriety in manners and conduct
Deduct (V)
To take away an amount for a purpose.
Default (N)
Loss due to not showing up
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Debutant (N)
Flourish,
Germination,
Growth
The continued decay of the buildings caused them

to be declared hazardous
Decayable (Adj)
Digit, Emblem,
Figure, Folio,
Fraction
Letter
Decimals are used in financial exchanges to show

fractions of dollars
Decimally (Adv)
A decrease in rainfall over a period of years

resulted in drought.
Decreasing (Adj)
Decreasingly (Adv)
Attorneys and parties should conduct themselves

with decorum and manners.
Decorous (Adj)
Employees must
gross income
Deduction (N)
Deductible (Adj)
Dead Stop,
Decimal Point,
Dot, Full Point
Decorum (N)
Her debut turned out to be a success and critics

praised her acting
Decrease,
Decrepitude,
Degeneracy,
Degeneration,
Depreciation
.b
Daunt
Synonyms/
Similar Words
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Gentility, Good
Grace, Gravity,
Habits
Derive, Draw,
Fancy, Figure,
Gather, Glean
Fault,
Imperfection,
Inadequacy,
Bad Behavior,
Bad Manners,
Impoliteness,
Indecency
Advantage,
Payment,
Perfection,
deduct
taxes
from
their
Many single-vegetable recipes will become my

default preparation.
Defaulter (N)
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Insufficiency
Courteous regard for anothers wishes
Defrost (V)
To get rid of frost or ice from something
Degree (N)
Noun: The level, quantity, or intensity

of something
A qualification given to someone by a
university or a school after that someone
has completed a course or study
Delicate (N) (Adj)
Adjective: Damaged and destroyed

with ease.
Noun: Clothing that requires special
attention when being washed and dried
Delineate (Adj) (V)
Adjective: Represented accurately

precisely
Verb: Show the form or outline of
Delinquent (N)
(Adj)
Noun: A person who breaks the law,

usually a young person.
Adjective: Pertaining to breaking the law
or to behavior that is antisocial.
Criminal, Culpable,
Defaultant,
Derelict
Delta (N)
A triangular shaped accumulation of sand

and dirt at the opening of a river, bay
or creek.
Delta, Deposition,
Dregs, Drift,
Grounds
Denigrate (V)
Cause to seem less serious
Denote (V) (TR)
To
assign
to something
Depart (V)
To depart, especially at the start of a trip
Capitulation,
Complaisance,
Condescension
Melt, Thaw
Disobedience,
He responded with courtly deference, giving them
Impoliteness,
his full attention
Noncompliance
We generally defrost the refrigerator twice a year
to avoid ice build-up.
Freeze
Interval, Length,
Limit, Line, Link,
Mark
Harsh, Heavy,
Indelicate,
Inelegant,
Describe,
Designate,
Differentiate
Behaving,
Careful,
Responsible
specified
meaning
Decry, Defame,
Dis, Disparage,
Give Black Eye
Evidence, Express,
Finger, Flash
Go Forth, Hit The
Bricks, Hit The
Road
Defend (V)
Defer (V)
Defroster (N)
A degree of subtlety was required in handling the

old man.
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Fragile, Frail,
Frangible, Gauzy,
Gentle
.b
or
The defendant lost his case despite his innocence.
in
Deference (N)
Satisfaction
Appellant, Litigant,
Offender,
Prisoner, Suspect
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Defendant (N)
A person, party, or organization obligated

to respond to criminal or civil charges
in court.
Lace is one of the most delicate fabrics created
Delicateness (N)
Even when he professed to delineate the world of

sensuous delight, this instinct shows itself.
Delineation (N)
Delineative (Adj)
Because of delinquent payments, the student's

credit rating was poor.
Delinquently (Adv)
The Mississippi Delta has rich topsoil because of

the sediment from the river.
Deltaic (Adj)
Boost, Cherish,
Never would they allow us to denigrate their
Compliment,
precious song with our cartoon puffery.
Praise
The record denotes gradual increase
temperature over the last ten years.
Arrive, Come,
Enter
We departed to the ocean for a long vacation
in
Denigration (N)
Denigratory (Adj)
Denotive (Adj)
Departure (N)
Departed (Adj)
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Deplete (V) (TR)
To consume or decrees the amount

of something
Depletion (N)
The
consumption
of something
Depreciation (N)
or
Dry Up, Empty,

Evacuate, Expend,
Finish
reduction
Augment,
Expand, Fill,
Give, Increase
As their financial resources depleted, the company

was forced to lay off many workers.
The depletion of the natural resources of this
country may lead to environmental disaster.
The reduction in worth of an object

over time.
Deflation, Fall,
Loss of Value,
Reduction, Slump
The gradual depreciation of the new currency

caused investors to move money elsewhere.
Depress (V) (TR)
To make someone feel extremely sad

or disheartened.
Faze, Keep Under,

Lower, Mock,
Mortify,
Deride (V)
Treat or speak of with contempt
Derivative (Adj) (N)
Adjective: Derived from, based on or

imitating something else
Noun: A compound obtained from, or
regarded as derived from, another
compound
Ancestral, Caused,
Cognate, Coming
From, Connate,
Copied,
Desiccate (Adj) (V)
Adjective: Lacking vitality or spirit

Verb:Preserve by removing all water and
liquids from
Dehydrate,
Deplete,
Devitalize, Divest,
Descend (V)
To go down a set of stairs, hill, valley, or

other type of slope; To be related by blood
to an ancestor
Descendant (N)
Someone or something like an animal or

plant that is related to an ancestor
Desktop (N) (Adj)
Noun: The surface of a desk where a

person works.
Adjective: Small enough to be used on the
surface of a desk.
Background
My desktop computer is not able to be

transported.
Desultory (Adj))
Marked by lack of definite plan, regularity
AimlessChance,
Even desultory presidential years bring more
.b
Decline, Deplane,
Detrain, Dip,
Disembark,
Issue, Kin,
Offshoot,
Offspring,
Posterity,
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I grew depressed after my grades tumbled.
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Chaff, Contemn,
Detract, Dis,
Disdain
Encourage,
Excite, Lift,
Make Happy,
Stimulate
Commend,
Compliment,
Flatter, Praise
in
Deficiency,
Reduction
Inventive,
Original,
Unborrowed,
Unique
Moisten,
Moisturize,
Wet
Depreciate (V)
Depreciatory (Adj)
Depression (N)
Depressive (Adj)
Many observers deride the car's styling as plain

and derivative.
Derision (N)
Derisory (Adj)
Sometimes the designs are tacky or derivative of

modern art styles.
Derive (V)
Underivative (Adj)
Desiccate to constant weight to obtain the initial

tare weight.
Desiccant (N)
Desiccated (Adj)
Ascend, Go Up, To descend into the depths of one's soul is the

Increase, Rise
goal of many young poets.
Ascendant,
Predecessor
Depletable (Adj)
Depletion (N)
Depletive (Adj)
Depletable (Adj)
Depletion (N)
Depletive (Adj)
Descendants of the old confederate fighter gather

yearly to tell his story.
Descendable (Adj)
Descend (V)
Desultoriness (N)
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Chaotic, Deviating,
Erratic
Disentangle,
Disjoin, Dismount,
Dissociate
Attach,
Combine,
Connect,
Couple
Disclosure, Espial,
Exposure, Expos
Failure, Miss,
Mistake
Detection (N)
The act of looking

something's existence.
Deterrent (N) (Adj)
Noun:
Something
immaterial
that
interferes with or delays action or progress
Tending to deter
Bridle, Check,
Curb, Defense,
Determent,
Detergent (N) (Adj)
Noun: A substance that is used to

cleanse something
Adjective: Having the properties of
a detergent.
Cleaner, Solvent
realizing
Bad, Baleful,
Deleterious,
Destructive,
Disturbing, Evil
Detrimental (Adj)
Producing hurt or damage.
Diagonal (Adj) (N)
Adjective: Flowing from one side to

another in a slanting or sloping way.
Noun: A line or directions that slants
or slopes
Dialect (N)
A language spoken in a certain region of a

place or nation that has differences in
vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation
from the other languages spoken in other
regions of that place or nation.
Argot, Cant, Idiom,

Jargon, Language,
Lingo
Diaper (N) (V) (TR)
Noun: An article of soft, fluid absorbing

material that is worn an infant as
underwear to take in the infant's
bodily wastes.
Verb: To place a diaper on the infant.
Chase, Chisel,
Crosshatch, Cut,
Diaper
.b
Beveled, Bias,
Biased, CaterCornered, CattyCornered
Diatribe (N)
Thunderous verbal attack
The
student
appeared
his surroundings.
detached
from
Detection of termite damage is required before

the sale of a house.
Catalyst,
The threat of such attacks would have an obvious
Encouragement
deterrent effect on representatives and senators.
, Incentive
in
Not connected to something.
Desultorily (Adv)
Castigation,
Denunciation,
Disputation,
Invective
Advantageous,
Assisting,
Beneficial,
Helpful,
Detachedly (Adv)
Detachedness (N)
Detect (V)
Deterrence (N)
Deter (V)
Deterrently (Adv)
Detergent with bleach may help getting that

stain out.
Detergence (N)
Deterge (V)
The poor economy was detrimental to many

small businesses.
Detrimentally (Adv)
The house located diagonal to the river was

owned by a famous singer
Diagonally (Adv)
Her dialect is unknown to me though we speak the

same language
Dialectal (Adj)
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Detached (Adj)
or
voters to the polls.
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or purpose
On trips the baby needed disposable diapers
Praise,
Creationist diatribe has no place in the equation
Recommendati
because it is not relevant.
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Diesel (N)
A combustion engine that is internal in

nature and it turns on with the u of diesel
fuel by itself.
Difference (N)
The state of being unlike or different from

other things or people.
Diffidence (N)
Lack of self-confidence
Diffuse (Adj)
Spread over a wide area, not concentrated

in one place
Digression (N)
A message that departs from the main

subject
Digital audiotape
(N)
A type of tape that is magnetic and used in

the digital recording of music.
Dimension (N) (V)

(TR)
Noun: A measurement of a something's

length, width, or height in one or
more directions.
The size of something.
Verb: To cut or make something a
particular size or shape.
Bigness, Bulk,
Capacity,
Compass, Depth,
Dimension
Diminish (V) (TR)
To become or make something lose

its importance.
Die Out, Drain,

Dwindle, Ebb,
Extenuate
Dine (V) (TR & ITR)
To eat dinner.
Pop For, Put Up,

Quarter, Receive,
Accord,
Agreement,
Alikeness,
Concurrence
In the continuum of space and time, exists the

dichotomy of matter and energy.
Dichotomize (N)
Diesel engines were still common in vehicles of

the 1920s.
Dieselize (V)
in
Branching into two parts
If we try hard enough, we can overcome any

differences between people.
The difference between this town and others
nearby is the lack of a good elementary school.
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Dichotomy (N)
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Difference Of
Opinion,
Disagreement,
Disunion,
Separation
Appliance, Barrel,
Contrivance,
Cylinder, Diesel,
Dynamo
Peculiarity,
Separateness,
Separation,
Singularity
Hesitation,
Humility,
Insecurity,
Meekness
Boldness,
Confidence
In political life, he kept his ambition well buried

under layers of diffidence and urbanity.
Diffident (Adj)
Distributed,
Expanded,
Extended, General
Compact,
Compressed,
Concentrated,
Confined
The chemicals are there to diffuse through the

shale and absorb the gas.
Diffusion (N)
Diffusive (Adj)
Diffusely (Adv)
Discursion,
Divagation,
Divergence,
Diversion
Directness,
Straightness
We'll get back to the dwarf reference, but first a

digression
Digress (V)
Digressive (Adj)
.b
They used digital audiotapes to record messages

to send to contacts.
Differencing (N)
Differ (V)
Different (Adj)
There are some three-dimensional figures in

the GMAT
Dimensional (Adj)
Dimensionality (N)
Dimensionally (Adv)
Dimensionless (Adj)
Develop,
Enlarge,
Expand,
Extend, Grow
The truths of her statements were slightly

diminished by her criminal record.
Diminishable (Adj)
Diminishment (N)
Diminishingly (Adv)
Refuse, Reject,
We shall dine on wine and lamb tonight.
Dinner (N)
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Lament with music
Disabuse (V)
Correct a false impression
Disarm (TR & ITR)
To renounce a source of weapons or to

decrease the strength or armed forces, or
to make another country do this
Discerning (Adj)
Mentally quick and observant
Discharge (N) (V)

(TR & ITR)
To secrete, give off, or get rid of a gas

or liquid.
To consent to or write the orders for
command for someone to depart an
organization, or to take the decision
yourself to depart from a place such as
a hospital.
Award, Charter,
Commission,
Confirmation
Cry, Death March,
Death Song, Elegy
Debunk,
Disenchant,
Disillusion
Cripple,
Deactivate,
Debilitate,
Deescalate,
Demilitarize,
Discrepate,
Discriminate,
Distinguish, Divine
When you have a funeral procession, the people

are doing more of a slow dirge.
No one in my family could disabuse me of that

belief.
Arm
The US disarmed some of its nuclear warheads.
Disabused (Adj)
Disarmer (N)
Discernment (N)
Discernible (Adj)
Clearance,
Disimprisonment,
Exoneration,
Liberation
Imprisonment,
Incarceration,
Keep
He was recently honourably discharged from duty.
Dischargeable (Adj)
Discharger (N)
Agreeing,
Concordant,
Cooperating,
Harmonious
She is the one artificial, inconsistent and

discordant note.
Discordance (N)
Discord (V)
She received her high school diploma from a

reputable school.
Discerning the state lawmakers' pensions isn't so

easy.
Discordant (Adj)
Not in agreement or harmony
Discount (N) (Adj)

(V) (TR & ITR)
Noun: A decrease in the normal price

of something
Verb: To make the decision to declare
something as not being important,
relevant, or true.
Decrease,
Deduction,
Depreciation,
Diminution
Dipper (N)
Dipped (Adj)
Disregard,
Neglect,
Overlook
Disagreeing,
Discrepant,
Dissonant,
Divergent
The road takes a dip after this hill.
in
Dirge (N)
Ascent,
Increase, Rise
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Diploma (N)
A document received after the successful

completion of either high school, college,
university,
or
other
profession organization.
Turn Away
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To place something into a fluid or soft

mixture for a small amount of time and
then to take it out quickly.
.b
Dip (N) (V) (TR &

ITR)
Recreate
Concavity,
Declivity, Descent,
Downslide,
Downswing
Noun: Last year's fashions were being sold at a

Increase, Markdiscount at the retail store.
Up, Premium,
Verb: The firm discounted the new worker's
Rise
opinion, even though it was the most logical.
Discountable (Adj)
Discounter (N)
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Totally separate and unrelated.
Discrimination (N)
The unjust treatment of a person or group,

usually because of intolerance to another
race or ethnic group
Disingenuous (Adj)
Lacking genuine candor
Disinterested (Adj)
Favoritism,
Hatred, Inequity,
Injustice
Fairness,
Tolerance
Cunning, Deceitful,
Designing,
Dishonest
Honest,
Ingenuous,
Naive, Sincere
Candid, Casual,
Dispassionate,
Equitable, EvenHanded
Biased,
Concerned,
Interested,
Involved,
Connected,
Contiguous,
Jointed,
Ordered,
United
Confused, Cool,
Discontinuous,
Disordered,
Displaced
Separated at the joints
.b
Disjointed (Adj)
Unaffected by self-interest
Let us be discrete about our conversations on

this matter.
Discretely (Adv)
Discrimination
practices.
remains
common
in
hiring
Discriminational
(Adj)
Scrutinizing religious texts as if they were doctoral

dissertations in particle physics is absurd and
disingenuous
Disingenuously (Adv)
The president and board have a reputation for

being obsessed with athletics and disinterested in
academics.
Disinterestedness
(N)
The recordings have been edited to delete

inaudible portions and as a result may seem
disjointed in parts
Disjointedly (Adv)
Disordered (Adj)
Conformity,
The disorder of the house caused the mother upon
Method, Order,
returning from her vacation to be upset.
Orderliness
Noun: Being deficient of an organized or

ordered arrangement.
Verb: To disturb or mess up the
organization of something.
Ataxia, Confusion,
Derangement,
Disarrangement
Express a negative opinion of
Derogate, Dis,
Discourage,
Discredit, Disdain
Discrepant (Adj)
Dismissal (N)
Disorder (N) (V)

(TR)
Yet the discrepancy between her inner life and her

actions is often amusing.
Accept, Hold, It's easy to dismiss all attempts to put oneself at a

Keep, Maintain
remove from the subject of a story.
Eliminate from consideration
Discreditable (Adj)
Dispose Of,
Dissolve, Divorce,
Do Without, Drive
Out
Dismiss (V)
Disparage (V)
Concordance,
Concurrence,
Consistency,
Harmony
Attached,
Combined,
Joined
And that in itself seems to be a discredit to the

faith you claim to embrace.
in
Discrete (Adj)
Commend,
Credit, Honor,
Praise
ce
.
Discrepancy (N)
A difference between conflicting facts,

claims or opinions
Defame, Degrade,
Destroy,
Disconsider,
Disesteem
Dissemblance,
Dissimilarity,
Dissimilitude,
Dissonance
Different,
Disconnected,
Discontinuous
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Discredit (N) (V)
Noun: The state of being held in low

esteem
Verb: Cause to be distrusted or disbelieved
Commend,
Compliment,
Flatter, Laud,
Praise
Providers must not publicly criticize or disparage

other providers.
Disparager (N)
Disparaging (Adj)
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Dissemble (V)
Make believe with the intent to deceive
Disseminate (V)
Cause to become widely known
Dissolution (N)
Separation into component parts
Dissonance (N)
A conflict of people's opinions, actions or

characters
Distance (N) (V)

(TR)
The space measured dividing two places,

people, or things.
Distend (V)
Swell from or as if from internal pressure
Distill (V)
Undergo condensation; change from a

gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops
Distinct (Adj)
Obviously dissimilar and individual.
Distraction (N)
Something that hinders concentration or

diverts attention away from another thing.
My own childhood had been the story of this and

that combined, of the synthesis of disparate
things.
Disparity (N)
Disparately (Adv)
Leave
The displaced population was put in refugee

camps after famine and pestilence destroyed
their livelihood
Displaceable (Adj)
Displacer (N)
He dissembled his disappointment
admit, allow
in
To move something from the place to

where it usually is to some other place
Alike, Equal,
Like, Same,
Similar
Lucid, Manifest,
Marked,
Noticeable
Confusion,
Disorder,
Dissipation,
Disturbance
Dissembling (N)
Dissembler (N)
Dissemination (N)
Disseminative (Adj)
Collect, Gather
Numbered bulletins used to disseminate actuarial

information
Establishment,
Establishment,
Institution
It has freed us from the perpetual danger of war

and dissolution.
Dissolve (V)
Agreement,
Concord,
Harmony
People don't live this kind of cognitive dissonance.
Dissonancy (N)
Dissonate (V)
Dissonant (Adj)
The distance to the mountain from the town was

26 miles.
Outdistance (V)
Distant (Adj)
Deflate, Shrink, One day the sun will distend into a red giant
Shrivel, Tighten
before it shrinks into a white dwarf.
Distention (N)
Distensible (Adj)
ce
.
Displace (V) (TR)
Far Cry,
Incommensurate,
Incompatible,
Derange,
Disarrange,
Disestablish,
Dislocate
dress up, fake,
falsify, feign, fourflush, hide
Announce,
Annunciate, Blaze,
Blazon, Broadcast
Nullification,
Obliteration,
Overthrow,
Overturning
Disaccord,
Discord,
Discrepancy,
Disharmony
Far Piece, Farness,
Gap, Good Ways,
Heavens
Belly, Bilge, Billow,
Dilate, Distend,
Enlarge, Expand
Brew, Clarify,
Concentrate,
Condense, Cook,
Cut
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Fundamentally different or distinct in

quality or kind
.b
Disparate (Adj)
Dirty, Pollute
Summers liked to tell a hypothetical story to distill

the trend.
Distiller (N)
Fuzzy, Hazy,
Indistinct,
Obscure,
Undefined
A distinct difference was observed in the physique

of two children indicating nutritional variance.
Distinctness (N)
The dog's barking was a distraction in the

peaceful community.
Distract (V)
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Dispersal,
Disposal,
Disposing,
Dissemination
Branch, Branch
Off, Depart,
Deviate, Digress
Gathering,
The distribution of goods was accomplished
Hoard,
through a vast rail network
Hoarding,
Maintenance
Agree,
Parallel beams can therefore be induced to
Converge, Join,
converge or diverge.
Parallel
Conforming,
Identical, Like,
Diverse cultures which bring different values and
Parallel,
traditions to a society are usually healthy.
Similar,
Uniform
Diverge (V)
Go in different directions from the

same point
Diverse (Adj)
Consisting of many different kinds of things

or elements.
Dissimilar, Distant,
Distinct,
Divergent,
Diversified
Divest (V)
Take away possessions, function, power or

title
Disinherit,
Dismantle,
Disrobe, Ditch
Cover, Invest,
Possess, Take
Maybe this earthquake, and tsunami-prone island

should divest itself from nuclear power before it
experiences more meltdowns.
Divestiture (N)
Diversify (V) (TR &

ITR)
To increase in variety or to increase

something in variety.
Assort, Change,
Expand, Mix,
Modify, Transform
Conform, Stay
Same, Unvary
To diversify investments the young couple bought

both blue chip and tech stocks.
Diversifiability (N)
Diversifiable (Adj)
Diversified (Adj)
Diversifier (N)
Divine (N) (Adj) (V)

(ITR & TR)
Adjective: Being God or a god or goddess.

Faith or religion pertaining to God, gods,
or goddesses.
Verb: To understand or realize something
To learn or realize something by intuition
or a supernatural means.
Noun: An affiliate or member of a clergy
God
Exalted, Excellent,
Glorious, Godly,
Hallowed
Divine wisdom is said to flow from a supreme

being.
Divinable (Adj)
Divineness (N)
Indivisible,
Inseparable
The divisible nature of property makes it a good

partnership investment
Divisibleness (N)
Divisibly (Adv)
Agreement,
Connection,
Unification,
Unison, Unity
The division of property was completed after the

heirs settled all claims.
Divisional (Adj)
Divisionally (Adv)
Divisionary (Adj)
Distributional (Adj)
Divergence (N)
Divergent (Adj)
Diverseness (N)
.b
an
ke
rs
ch
oi
ce
.
in
Distribution (N)
The giving out, sharing out, or delivery of

things to a number of different people.
Detachable,
Dissoluble,
Dissolvable,
Distinct
Breaking Down,
Breaking Up,
Carving,
Contrasting,
Capable of being separated, usually evenly
Division (N)
The act of dividing or separating something

into its fractions.
Divisor (N)
A number divided into another number.
Factor
Document (N) (V)
Noun: Writing that provides information
Credentials, Deed,
Divisible (Adj)
The number 2 is the common divisor for all even

numbers.
Speech
The parents documented every step of their child's
Documentary (N)
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Verb:Support or supply with references
Diary, Evidence
Assertive, Bigoted,
Bullheaded,
Categorical,
Cocksure
Almsgiver, Altruist,
Angel, Backer,
Benefactor
development
Flexible,
Indecisive,
Manageable,
Obedient
It's used when creationist debaters want to cast a

dogmatic pall on those who accept evolution.
Dogma (N)
Dogmatically (Adv)
The donor's blood was a positive match for the

young patient.
Donorship (N)
Characterized by assertion of unproved or

unprovable principles
Donor (N)
Someone who
someone else
Dope (N) (V) (TR)
Noun: An illegal drug usually referring

to marijuana
Verb: To secretly place a drug in
someone's food or beverage so that the
person's personality or conscious is
affected negatively.
Dormant (Adj)
Inactive but capable of becoming active
Closed Down,
Comatose, Down,
Fallow
Dose (N) (V) (TR)
Noun: A specific amount of medicine that

is given out at one time or at
planned intervals
Verb: To give medicine to someone.
Draught, Fill, Fix,

Hit, Lot, Measure
Doubtless (Adv)
(Adj)
Adverb: With great or absolute certainty.

Adjective: Impossible to doubt or deny.
Down payment
(Phr)
Payment of part of the full price of

something and the remaining part will be
paid at a later time.
Down zoning (Phr)
Drain (N) (V) (TR &

ITR)
Noun: A sewage pipe or channel that takes

water or sewage away from a place
A thing that uses up or reduces the energy
or resources of something else
Verb: To surge or flow out of something,
usually to make it dry or empty.
Cloaca, Conduit,
Culvert, Ditch,
Duct
The restaurants installed new drains in the sinks to

facilitate grease removal.
Drastic (Adj)
Having
an
influential
widespread results.
Dire, Exorbitant,
Extravagant,
Forceful, Harsh
Calm,
Drastic action was required to relieve the panic of
Collected, Easy,
the hurricane victims
Mild
Precisely,
Presumably,
Probably
Deposit, Earnest,
Earnest Money,
Front Money
effect
or
Brain, Genius
In the sixties dope was important complement

to festivities.
ce
.
Dimwit, Dolt,
Donkey, Dunce,
Fool
an
ke
rs
ch
oi
to
.b
something
in
Dogmatic (Adj)
gives
Documental (Adj)
Active, Lively
Doubtedly,
Dubious,
Improbably,
Doper (N)
In many cases, an active infection is controlled by

the immune system and becomes dormant.
Dormancy (N)
Dormantly (Adv)
A single dose of medication relieved the

woman's discomfort.
Dosage (N)
Dosed (Adj)
There is doubtless any need for additional drought

aid after much needed rain.
Doubtlessly (Adv)
Doubtlessness (N)
A down payment to show good faith was required

to buy the automobile
The down zoning of the neighborhood was meant
to enable the building of a park.
Drainage (N)
Drained (Adj)
Drastically (Adv)
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Hippie,
Nonconformist,
Quitter
Dummy (N)
A mannequin or model of a human being

used in a store for displaying clothes
Duplicate, Figure,
Form, Imitation,
Manikin, Model
Dump (N) (V) (TR)
Verb: To drop, deposit, or place something

down on a surface in a haphazard or
careless way.
Noun: A place for the brief storage of
military munitions, food, beverages and
other supplies for the use by troops
Cesspool, Depot,
Dumping Ground,
Garbage Lot
Dupe (V) (N)
Verb: Fool or hoax

Noun:A person who is tricked or swindled
Duplicate (N) (Adj)

(V) (TR)
Verb: To make an identical duplicate

of something
Noun: An identical duplicate or something
like a document.
Adjective: Being an identical duplicate
of something
Ebullient (Adj)
Joyously unrestrained
Eclectic (Adj)
Composed of elements
disparate sources
Cautious in making the most use out

of resources.
Economy (N) (Adj)
Noun: The manufacture and use of

products and services of a neighbourhood
looked at as a whole
Adjective: Proposed to be inexpensive or
of higher quality.
Economical (Adj)
A dummy computer was set up in the store

window though an operable one was inside.
Dumminess (Adj)
The town dump was available for trash and

unwanted articles.
Dumper (N)
Dumpy (Adj)
Newer strains dupe human immune systems and

foil conventional vaccines
Dupable (Adj)
Dualistic, Duple,
Duplex, Equal,
Equivalent
Different,
Unmatching
Duplicate copies of tax forms were required by the

financial aid office.
Duplicately (Adv)
Duplicative (Adj)
Brash, Buoyant,
Chipper, Chirpy,
Effervescent
Apathetic,
Disinterested,
Unenthusiastic
When investors are ebullient, their expectations of

outsized capital gains can feed on themselves and
back on the economy.
Ebullience (N)
Downtown is more eclectic, with a wider range of

ethnic restaurants and innovative cooking.
Eclecticist (N)
The economical health of a family is maintained by

stable income and low debt.
Economy (N)
Economically (Adv)
The economy of a nation includes a balance

between exported and imported products.
Economist (N)
Economize (N)
Economic (Adj)
an
ke
rs
ch
oi
Cognizant
Assorted, Broad,
Catholic,
Dilettantish
.b
from
Being, Entity
Patsy, Pigeon,
Pushover
drawn
The young man decided to dropout of college

because his grades were low.
in
A person who has made the decision to

leave an educational institution without
completing all the required cources
ce
.
Dropout (N)
Saving, Provident,
Sparing,
Parsimonious.
Narrow,
Particular,
Specific,
Unvaried
Wasteful,
Extravagant,
Spendthrift,
Prodigal,
Profligate.
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Edge (N) (V) (ITR)
Noun: An area or border that is the

outmost part or the farthest point away
from the center of a larger area.
Verb: To make something move sideways
gradually, or to make something moved
sideways by thrusting it.
Bound, Boundary,
Brim, Brink, Butt,
Circumference
Capability,
Capableness,
Capacity,
Competence
Inside, Interior, The edge of the cliff was off limits to young
Middle, Surface
children who might fall.
Inefficacy,
Inefficiency,
Abrams had to shift his focus from efficacy to
Uselessness,
safety to get the study pushed through.
Weakness
Manners,
What began as a curious rivalry became, in the
Modesty,
racial climate of the time, an effrontery.
Shame, Shyness
Edger (N)
Edged (Adj)
Efficacy (N)
Power to produce desired effect
Effrontery (N)
Audacious (even arrogant) behaviour that

you have no right to
Crust, Disrespect,
Face, Gall
Elective (Adj) (N)
Adjective: Pertaining to or involving voting.

Noun: An optional subject that a student
from
amongst
many
can
chose
different options.
Elegy (N)
Poem or song expressing lamentation
Elevate (V) (TR)
To bump something up to a higher place

or level.
Elicit (V)
Draw out by discussion
Discretionary,
Electoral,
Facultative,
Nonobligatory
Funeral Song,
Knell, Lament,
Plaint, Requiem,
Threnody
Heighten, Hike Up,
Hoist, Jack Up,
Levitate, Poise
Evoke, Evolve,
Exact, Extort,
Extract
Eligible (Adj) (N)
Adjective: Permitted or qualified to do, be,

or obtain something.
Noun: A person or thing that meets a
series of requirements.
Becoming,
Capable Of,
Desirable,
Discretionary
Eliminate (V)
To eliminate or remove someone or

something from a listing or group, or to
make the decision to disregard someone or
something
as
being
extraneous
or insignificant
Kill, Knock Out,

Leave Out,
Liquidate, Murder
Include, Keep,
Ratify,
Sanction,
Welcome
To eliminate the need for overtime, workers were

incentives to complete tasks on schedule.
Elimination (N)
Eliminative (Adj)
Eliminatory (Adj)
Eliminator (N)
Elite (N) (Adj)
Noun: A small amount of people within a
Exclusive, Gilt-
Lower, Lower-
The elite corp of military rangers was chosen
Elitist (N)
in
ce
.
an
ke
rs
ch
oi
.b
w
w
Efficacious (Adj)
There are a large selection of elective courses in

top-ranked MBA Programs
Electively (Adv)
Electiveness (N)
At the same time the story ends up being this

elegy for this city that has been destroyed.
Elegist (N)
Elegiac (Adj)
To elevate her status in the corporation the young

intern enrolled in an evening law program.
Elevation (N)
Elevated (Adj)
We elicited some interesting linguistic data from

the native informant
Elicitation (N)
Elicited (Adj)
Inappropriate, In order to be eligible to play high school sports,

Ineligible, Unfit,
the students were required to take a physical
Unsuitable
exam.
Eligiblity (N)
Eligibly (Adv)
Required
Depress, Drop,
Lessen, Lower,
Push Down
Cover, Hide,
Keep, Repress,
Supress
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Edged, Greatest,
Noble
Class, Ordinary,
Poor, Worst
Elongate (Adj) (V)

(TR & ITR)
Verb: To cause something to increase

in length.
Adjective: Long and constricted or tight.
Drag Out, Draw,

Draw Out, Extend,
Fill, Lengthen
Constrict,
Contract,
Shorten
Elongation (N)
The act of making something increase in

length, or the state of being increased
in length.
Expansion,
Lengthening,
Prolongation
Elude (V) (TR)
To run away from or get around someone

or something by using craftiness, skill,
or ingenuity.
Cop Out, Ditch,

Dodge, Double,
Duck, Eschew
Embellish (V)
Be beautiful to look at
Embrace (V) (TR &

ITR) (N)
Verb: To embrace someone with a

hug fondly
Noun: An emotional or loving embrace,
or hug
Emerald (N) (Adj)
Noun: A green gemstone made of a form

of beryl colored green by chromium.
Adjective: Describes a color that is
emerald green
Empirical (Adj)
Derived from experiment and observation

rather than theory
Emulate (V)
Strive to equal or match, especially by

imitating
Encode (V) (TR)
To change plain text message into a code
Encounter (N) (V)
Verb:
Clinch, Cling,
Clutch, Cradle,
Cuddle, Encircle
.b
someone
or
Elongation (N)
The elongation of the woman's throat was a result

of copper necklaces added during childhood.
Elongate (V)
ce
.
Confront,
Encounter,
Entice, Face,
Invite, Meet
Disfigure, Mar,
Simplify, Spoil,
Uglify
The ultimate question of life's beginnings continue

to elude scientists
Let Go, Release
Eluding (N)
Elusive (Adj)
Today, even architects who prefer a modernist

approach embellish their designs
Embellishment (N)
We try to embrace all the principles involved in

free trade.
Embraceable (Adj)
Embracement (N)
Embracer (N)
She purchased many emerald necklaces at the

Colombian jewellery shops.
Experiential,
Experimental,
Factual
encounter
In order to see a woman's shape differently, the

artist Modigliani elongated all his figures.
an
ke
rs
ch
oi
Enhance, Enrich,
Exaggerate,
Festoon
To
through rigorous testing of related skills.
in
larger group that have the greatest

amount of power, wealth, and social
standing than the rest of the group.
Adjective: Belonging to an elite.
Impractical,
Speculative,
Theoretical,
Unobserved
For this there is only tenuous empirical support

when interest rates are close to zero.
Empire (N)
Empirically (Adv)
Go Like, Imitate,
Make Like, Mimic,
Mirror
Whether or not the paying customer will choose

to emulate is strictly a matter of personal taste.
Emulation (N)
Cryptograph,
Make Secret, Put
Into Code
The email was encoded so as to prevent persons

who did not have the correct access code from
opening its content.
Encodement (N)
Brush,
I encountered an old childhood enemy in the
Reencounter (V)
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Concurrence,
Confrontation,
Interview,
Rendezvous
Endemic (Adj)
Prevailing among a specific group of

people or in a specific area or country
local, regional
Endorse (V) (TR)
To provide official support or consent

for something.
Affirm, Approve,
Attest,
Authenticate, Back
Disable, Enfeeble,
Exhaust, Fatigue,
Incapacitate
Weaken mentally or morally
Engender (V)
Give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not

always intentionally
Enhance (V) (TR)
To make something better or increase the

strength, quality, beauty, or other desired
feature of something
Enlist (V)
To register for a branch of the military
Enormous (Adj)
Oddly large or big in size, quantity, or level
Entail (N) (V) (TR)
Verb: To involve or conclude in

something unavoidably
Noun: Entertainment
A section of real estate property that has
been entailed.
Cause, Demand,
Encompass,
Entangle, Evoke
Enterprise (N)
Willingness to put energy into a new and

risky activity.
Move, Operation,
Outfit,
Performance, Pet
Breed, Bring
About, Bring
Forth, Create,
Develop
Aggrandize,
Amplify,
Appreciate,
Augment, Beautify
.b
Enter, Enter Into,

Gather, Get, Hire,
Hitch, Incorporate
Blimp, Colossal,
Excessive,
Gargantuan,
Gigantic
w
w
airport who turned out to be friendlier than I

had remembered.
But no, there are no endemic native rodent

species there.
Endemism (N)
Disapprove,
Oppose,
Protest, Reject
He is likely to endorse the incumbent in the

gubernatorial race.
Endorsable (Adj)
Endorsee (N)
Endorser (N)
Activate,
Animate,
Empower,
Energize,
Invigorate,
Liven,
The nerves finally terminate in the wing cell layer

from where they enervate the epithelium.
an
ke
rs
ch
oi
Enervate (V)
Avoidance,
Evasion,
Retreat
in
something, usually without warning,

typically unpleasant or surprised
Noun: An unexpected and brief encounter
with someone or something.
ce
.
(TR)
Enervation (N)
Enervated(Adj)
Destroy, Finish, Attacks on the namesake engender strong visceral

Halt, Kill, Stop
reactions and calls to defend it at all costs.
Decrease, Fix,
Lower,
Minimize,
Reduce,
Worsen
We must work to enhance our school system
Enhancement (N)
Enhancer (N)
Enhancive (Adj)
Avoid, Dodge,
Shun
They enlisted many men on the project's

construction crew.
Enlishement (N)
Insignificant,
Little, Minute,
Small, Tiny
The enormous debt incurred by the company will

most likely not be paid off in our lifetime.
Enormously (Adv)
The treaty entails that all prisoners of war will be

returned unharmed to their country of origin.
Entailment (N)
The enterprise was unable to produce any

more goods.
Enterpriser (N)
Idleness,
Inactivity,
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Entity (N)
A thing that is in existence or is perceived

as a single individual thing.
Entrant (N)
A person who enters a competition or

contest, know as a competitor.
Entree (N)
A dish that is serve as the major

component of a meal.
A businessperson that sets up and provides

the money to make new business ventures
to then make a profit
Envelope (N)
A flat compartment of paper with a

sealable flap for keeping letters.
Envision (V) (TR)
To create a mental image of something

that may happen in the future
Body, Creature,
Existence,
Individual, Item,
Material
Entry, Incomer,
Initiate, Neophyte
Admission,
Connection,
Contact, Debut,
Door
Abstract,
Concept, Idea
A new entity was created after joining two small

software firms.
Fan, Spectator
Each of the contest entrants were hoping to come

out victorious.
Blackballing,
Rejection
The unusual restaurant offered Mexican entrees

to complement Chinese appetizers.
Businessperson,
Contractor,
Executive,
Founder
Fewer and fewer entrepreneurs are able to be

a
world
of
large
successful
in
multinational corporations.
Casing, Cloak,
Coat, Coating,
Container, Cover
Conceive,
Conceptualize,
Contemplate,
Envisage
Adjective: Lasting a very short time

Ephemeral (Adj) (N) Noun:Anything short-lived, as an insect
that lives only for a day in its winged form
Episode (N)
An occurrence that is part of but separate

from a large whole and often has the same
meaning as that larger whole.
Equanimity (N)
Steadiness of mind under stress
Equation (N)
mathematical statement that two
Evanescent,
Fleeting, Flitting,
Fugacious, Fugitive
Circumstance,
Doings, Event,
Experience
Imperturbability,
Patience, Peace,
Phlegm, Placidity
Comparison,
Enticer (N)
Enter (Verb)
Entrepreneurial (Adj)
Entrepreneurialism
(N)
Entrepreneurism (N)
Entrepreneurship (N)
In the envelope was included photographs of

the vacation.
.b
Entrepreneur (N)
Bat Eyes At,

Beguile, Cajole,
Coax, Decoy, Draw
in
To tempt a person or an animal by

presenting a desirable object to that
person or animal.
an
ke
rs
ch
oi
Entice (V) (TR)
Unemployment
Dissuade,
The restaurant attempted to entice more
Repel, Repulse,
customers to come in with barbeque, but this too
Turn Away,
failed.
Turn Off
ce
.
Project
Eternal,
Everlasting,
Interminable,
Lasting, Long
The businessman envisioned that his venture

would grow large and successful but the poor
state of the economy made this almost impossible
Envisioning (N)
They're as ephemeral as yesterday's mashed

potatoes, as the old saying goes.
Ephemera (N)
The episodes of the television series that were

most loved by viewers were the first ones.
Episodic (Adj)
Alarm, Anxiety, Many voices today, including many expert voices,

Discomposure,
urge us to accept the decline of fatherhood with
Excitableness
equanimity.
An algebraic equation was put on the board by
Equanimous (Adj)
Equational (Adj)
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A time period that is unique because of its

developments,
personalities,
and
or events.
Erratic (Adj) (N)
Adjective: Not consistent, regular, or able

to be predicted.
Noun: Some that behaves spontaneously.
Erudite (Adj)
Profound scholarly knowledge
Esoteric (Adj)
Known only to the chosen few
Eternal (Adj) (N)
Adjective: Existing for all time without

having a start or a finish.
Noun: Something that lasts forever.
Ethnicity (N)
Cultural affiliation or uniqueness
Eulogy (N)
Expression of praise, often on the occasion

of someones death
Euphemism (N)
Mild expression
unpleasant one
Evaporate (V)
To heat a liquid to its boiling point in order

for it to become a vapor.
in
place
of
an
Face, Meet,
Speak On
True to the best of what this school stands for, he

did not hesitate or equivocate
applause, citation,
commendation,
compliment
Delicacy,
Floridness,
Grandiloquence,
Inflation
Dehumidify,
Dehydrate,
Dematerialize
Equationally (Adv)
Equivocation (N)
With the development of television came the end

of the radio era.
in
Era (N)
the teacher.
ce
.
Attempt to conceal the truth
.b
Equivocate (V)
Equalization,
Mathematical
Statement
Double-Talk,
Elude, Escape,
Eschew, Evade,
Falsify
Date, Day, Days,
Eon, Epoch,
Generation, Stage,
Term, Time
Irregular,
Meandering,
Mercurial,
Nomadic, Oddball
Scholastic,
Studious, WellRead, Wise Up
Abstruse,
Acroamatic,
Arcane, Cabalistic,
Cryptic
Infinite,
Interminable,
Lasting, NeverEnding, Perdurable
Definite,
Dependable,
Predictable,
Regular
Common,
Ignorant,
Uncultured
Familiar,
Known,
Obvious, Public,
Unmysterious
Ending,
Ephemeral,
Stopping,
Temporary
The erratic driving of the suspect alerted police.
an
ke
rs
ch
oi
expressions are of the same value.
Erratically (Adv)
Erraticism (N)
Savants found the book dizzyingly erudite,

stimulating, and loony.
Eruditeness (N)
We live in a world of fad diets, agricultural

subsidies, and esoteric supplements.
Esoterically (Adv)
Internal beauty is the only eternal beauty, for

physical beauty fades
Eternality (N)
Eternally (Adv)
Ethnicity is a factor in college admissions as

schools want cultural diversity.
Ethnic (Adj)
calumny,
Some people would do funny things to attend
condemnation,
their own eulogy.
criticism
Eulogist (N)
Dampen, Soak,
Wet
Potentially misleading euphemism that means

both watchful, responsible care and an
inadvertent omission or error.
Euphemise (V)
Euphemistic (Adj)
The water evaporated and the ground was left dry

after a brief rain
Evaporative (Adj)
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Exculpate (V)
Pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
Exempt (Adj) (N)

(V) (TR)
Adjective: Not having to do something that

everyone normally has the obligation
to do.
Verb: To pardon someone from doing
something that everyone normally has the
obligation to do.
Noun: A person of thing that does not have
to do something that everyone normally
has the obligation to do.
Exhort (V) (TR &

ITR)
To impel someone strongly and sincerely

to perform something.
Advise, Beseech,
Bid, Call Upon,
Caution, Counsel
Exigency (N)
state of requiring immediate attention
Jam, Juncture,
Necessity, Need,
Needfulness, Pass
Exile (N) (V) (TR)
Noun: Forced or unwilling absence for

political or religious reasons from your
home country.
Verb: To make someone leave his or her
home country as a punishment for doing
something.
Exotic (Adj) (N)
Adjective: Extremely different usually

because it is very colorful and thrilling;
suggestive of different and distant nations
and foreign cultures.
Noun: Someone or something that
is exotic.
Bizarre, Colorful,
Curious, Different,
Enticing
Expedition (N)
An outing taken by a group of people for a

particular purpose to discover territory
that is yet to be discovered, to perform
Cavalcade,
Company, Crew,
Crowd, Cruise,
Worse, the hurricane could well exacerbate the

tensions that lurk in the city.
Exacerbation (N)
Exacerbating (Adj)
Blame,
Condemn,
Sentence
Thus, their initial statements are often either

incomplete or even falsely exculpate the trafficker.
Exculpation (N)
Exculpatory (Adj)
Accountable,
Answerable,
Liable,
Nonexempt,
Responsible
Because the student earned no money, she was

exempt from paying taxes.
an
ke
rs
ch
oi
The Rap, Clear,

Cleared,
Discharged,
Excepted,
Excluded
Aid, Calm,
Comfort, Help,
Soothe
in
Make very annoyed or frustrated
ce
.
Envenom,
Exasperate, Excite,
Fan The Flames
Amnesty, Clear,
Condone,
Discharge,
Disculpate
Exacerbate (V)
The presidential candidate exhorts his supporters

to get out and vote.
Exhorter (N)
Employer approval also is not required when

intermittent or reduced schedule leave is
necessary due to a qualifying exigency.
Exigent (Adj)
The political prisoner was given the choice of exile

from his country or imprisonment.
Exilic (Adj)
.b
Dispersion,
Displacement,
Exclusion,
Expatriation
Ease, Easiness,
Ordinariness
Exemptible (Adj)
Exotic vacation sites such as the Seychelle Islands

Familiar,
Normal,
offer
rare
and
luxurious
sites
and
accommodations.
Ordinary, Usual
The expedition took the adventurer to the far

reaches of Mongolia.
Exoticness (N)
Exotically (Adv)
Expedite (V)
Expeditious (Adj)
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attain
The ability, education, or view of someone

who is an expert at something
Showing all details in a clear and obvious

way so that there will not be any confusion
in the intended meaning.,
Expression (N)
An expression on a person's face that

shows his thoughts or emotions.
Expressly (Adv)
With a specific and planned purpose or

someone specific in mind.
Exterior (Adj) (N)
Adjective: At or for the outer part

of something
Noun: The outer part or coating
of something
External (Adj) (N)
Adjective: Occurring on, or stemming from

the outer part of something.
Noun: The exterior appearance of person
or a thing, especially when it is not thought
to be a real indication of the person or
thing's actual nature.
Extrapolation (N)
An inference about the future (or about

some hypothetical situation) based on
known facts and observations
Facetious (Adj)
Cleverly amusing in tone
Facilitate (V)
Make easier
Aptness, Art,
Cleverness,
Command,
Competence
Ignorance,
Inexpertness,
Lack
Obvious, On The
Nose, Open,
Outspoken
Confused,
Equivocal,
Implicit,
Indefinite,
Obscure,
Unspecific
Enunciation,
Execution,
Explanation
Exactly, In Specie,
Intentionally, On
Purpose
She possessed a supreme

biochemical engineering.
expertise
in
Her directions were explicit, as she did not leave

out any of the details.
Expert (Adj)
Explicitly (Adv)
Explicitness (N)
The expressions of love made by the couple on

their wedding day were touching.
Expressional (Adj)
She expressly stated that we are not to turn right

at the gas station but rather continue straight.
Express (Adj)
Extrinsic, Foreign,
Marginal,
Outdoor, Outer
The exterior of the building gives a false

Central,
Interior, Middle
impression of what is inside.
Exteriority (N)
Outermost,
Outmost,
Outward, Over
Inside, Internal, The external journey often complements a

Intrinsic
person's internal one.
Externally (Adv)
One can go on indefinitely in this happy

extrapolation, but all is not rosy.
Extrapolate (V)
Formal, Grave,
Serious,
Unfunny
There are a great many local slang words, often of

facetious origin.
Facetiousness (N)
Block, Check,
Delay, Detain,
Hinder
Poorly paid policemen are bribed to facilitate the

trade.
Facilitation (N)
Facilitatory (Adj)
.b
Explicit (Adj)
Crusade
in
to
ce
.
Expertise (N)
or
an
ke
rs
ch
oi
scientific
studies,
military objectives.
Computation,
Estimate,
Estimation,
Extrapolation
Jocose, Jocular,
Joking, Joshing,
Laughable,
Ludicrous
Help, Make Easy,
Open Doors,
Promote
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Influence,
Ingredient,
Instrument,
Instrumentality
Fade (V) (N)
Verb: To gradually lose or make something

lose luster, color, or intensity.
Noun: A short period of time in which
something slowly becomes less bright, less
noisy, and less clear.
Dim, Disappear,
Discolor, Dissolve,
Dull, Etiolate
Fake (N) (Adj) (V)
Noun: A person or thing that is not

authentic but seems to be or is presented
as being authentic.
Adjective: Not authentic or real, but meant
to be thought of as authentic or real.
Verb: To falsely present or make
something and declare that it is authentic
when it is not in reality.
Bogus, Concocted,
Counterfeit,
Fabricated,
Fictitious
Fallacious (Adj)
Based on an incorrect or misleading notion

or information
Fare (N) (V) (ITR)
Noun: The fee that is charged to a person

for a journey.
Far-reaching (Phr)
With extensive or widespread effects,

implications, or impacts.
Fatal (Adj) (N)
Adjective: Capable of causing death or

leading to death.
Noun: An example of death like one
caused by a car, plan or other mode of
transportation.
Fatality (N)
A death that is the result of an accident

or tragedy.
Fatuous (Adj)
Showing a lack of intelligence or thought;

stupid and silly
Brighten, Color,
Trends fade over time.
Sharpen,
Strengthen
ce
.
Genuine,
Original, Real,
True, Truthful
Her smile was fake and not to be trusted.
Correct, Real,
True, Truthful
The idea that gratification is a completion of the

wish is fallacious.
an
ke
rs
ch
oi
.b
Incorrect, Invalid,
Irrational, Mad,
Misleading,
Mistaken
Passage, Price,
Slug, Tariff, Ticket,
Token
Important,
Momentous,
Pervasive,
Significant
One factor in the decision was economic wellbeing.

factors of the number 2 were easy to determine.
Factorability (N)
Factorable (Adj)
Fadable (Adj)
Fadedness (N)
Fader (N)
in
Factor (N) (V)
A thing that adds to of has the ability to

sway the outcome of something
A level or degree of something.
Malignant, Mortal,
Mortiferous,
Noxious
Deadliness,
Destructiveness,
Disaster, Dying
Dull, Foolish,
Idiotic, Imbecile,
Inane, Insensate
Faker (N)
Fakery (N)
Fallacy (N)
Fallaciously (Adv)
The fare increase infuriated riders of the city's

public transportation.
Insignificant,
The belief in equal opportunity has led to farNarrow, Trivial,
reaching positive reforms.
Unimportant
Healthful, LifeGiving,
Nourishing,
Vital,
Wholesome
The crash proved to be a fatal one.
Fatalness (N)
Birth
Many fatalities suffered in Iraq were a result of

human error.
Fatal (Adj)
Bright,
Intelligent,
Keen, Sensible,
Henry's portentous musings on the futility of war

seem fatuous beside his clear-eyed account of
how war looks.
Fatuity (N)
Fatuously (Adv)
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Indiscretion,
Infirmity, Lapse,
Liability
Trying to please by behaving obsequiously
Creep, Cringe,
Crouch, Curry
Favor, Debase,
Defer
Ignore
Apropos, Apt,
Convincing, Fit,
Fitting, Germane,
Happy
Inappropriate,
Infelicitous,
Inopportune,
Unfitting,
Unsuitable,
Untimely
Contrasts felicitous closings by both native and

highly proficient nonnative speakers with felicitous
closings by nonnatives.
During the campaign the two major parties had

attempted to outdo each other in their anti-terror
fervor.
Many of the forbs that grow in disturbed areas

provide additional food and fawning areas for
deer.
Fawningness (N)
Fawningly (Adv)
Exhibiting an
manner or style
Fervor (N)
Feelings of great warmth and intensity
Love, Oomph,
Passion, Pep Talk,
Piety, Piousness
Apathy,
Coolness
Fiction (N)
Stories and written works that portray

make believe or imaginary people and
occurrences.
Fish Story, Hooey,

Imagination,
Improvisation
Non-Fiction,
Truth
Fiction is often based upon realevents.
Certain,
Confirmed,
Factual,
Genuine,
Proven, Real,
Sincere, Sure
The fictitious story created by the child fooled

his parents.
an
ke
rs
ch
oi
appropriate
Faulter (N)
Faultless (Adj)
Felicitous (Adj)
.b
agreeably
It is the fault of leadership and voters that

healthcare remains unavailable to many.
in
Fawning (ADj)
Noun: Blame taken for a mistake, failure,

or act of illegal behavior.
Verb: To accuse, pass judgment, or find
fault within a person or a thing.
ce
.
Fault (N) (V)
Smart
Benefit,
Blessing,
Correctness,
Good,
Perfection
Describes something that is neither true

nor genuine because it has the intention
of deceit.
Field studies (Phr)
Part of the research is carried out outside

the laboratory.
Fake, Faked, False,

Fanciful, Fantastic,
Fashioned
Fictitious (Adj)
Fierce (Adj)
Typified by or expressing anger or

violent behavior.
Finale (N)
A scene that symbolizes the end of

a performance.
Felicity (N)
Infelicitous (Adj)
Felicitously (Adv)
Fictionalize (V)
Fictional (Adj)
Fictitiously (Adv)
Fictitiousness (N)
During his field studies in Peru, the anthropologist

met his future wife.
Infuriated,
Intense,
Malevolent,
Malign,
Murderous
Denouement, End,
End Piece,
Gentle, Kind,
Meek,
The soldiers fought against fierce opposition but
Nonviolent,
came out victorious.
Peaceful, Tame
Beginning,
Debut, First
The grand finaleincludes the most spectacular

array of fireworks.
Fiercely (Adv)
Fierceness (N)
Finalise (V)
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Epilogue, Finis
Act, Opening
Economic debacle; Sudden drop in finance

or economy
The financial crash of five years ago still affects

consumer confidence today.
Commercial,
Economic,
Financial, Money,
Pecuniary
Flag (N)
Emblem usually consisting of a rectangular

piece of cloth of distinctive design
Flawed (Adj)
Damages or defective.
Fledgling (Adj) (N)
Adjective:
Having
acquired
its
flight feathers
Noun: Any new participant in some activity
Flora (N)
All of the plant life found in a specific area

or ear.
Banner, Bannerol,
Burgee, Colors,
Emblem
Crooked, Erring,
Erroneous,
Fallacious, False,
Faulty
Colt, Greenhorn,
Learner,
Neophyte,
Nestling
plants, vegetation,
verdure
Florid (Adj)
Having an ill-looking brightly pink or red

skin tone.
Extremely elaborate and complex in
generally style and wording.
Flamboyant,
Flowery, Fussy,
Garnished,
Grandiloquent
.b
Treat with contemptuous disregard
Fly by (Phr)
Go by in a quick and unrealizable way.
Foe (N)
A rival or enemy of a person or a thing.
Foment (V)
Bathe with warm water or medicated

lotions
Fool around (Phr)
To act in a way that lacks thought
Gibe, Gird, Insult,

Jeer, Laugh At,
Mock, Outrage,
Quip
Fly By, Get Ahead,
Give, Glide, Glide
By, Go, Go Past
Enemy, Hostile
Party, Rival
Foster, Goad,
Incite, Nurse,
Nurture, Promote,
Quicken
Idle, Kill Time,
Flout (V)
The fiscal rewards

substantial ones.
of
this
quarter
were
Depending on the situation, your juice donor could

be your neighbor or someone you flag down on
the road.
in
Pertaining to financial matters.
Good, Right
Many consider the punishment concept of "an eye

for an eye, a tooth for a tooth," to be flawed and
violent logic.
an
ke
rs
ch
oi
Fiscal (Adj)
ce
.
Financial crash
(Phr)
Expert,
Professional
Natural, Plain,
Undecorated,
Unornate
Flagging (Adj)
Flagging (N)
Flawedness (N)
Traditional cigarette makers have not been

involved in the fledgling industry.
The flora of the garden in spring and summer was
a beautiful sight.
Floral (Adj)
The florid wallpaper was difficult to encounter

morning after morning
Floridity (N)
Floridly (Adv)
Floridness (N)
Honor, Respect Flout the rules
Get, Take, Use
Finance (N)
Fiscally (Adv)
Flouter (N)
Time flies by.
Friend
Whether friend or foe, we must try to treat

everyone with respect.
Dampen,
Discourage,
Dissuade, Stop
Today's foment in the field of healthcare is both

exciting and confusing.
Labor, Toil,
His wife persisted to fool around despite the fact
Fomentation (N)
Fomenter (N)
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or responsibility
Lark, Mess
Around, Play
Around
Calculation, Cast,
Conjecture,
Divination,
Estimate
Expatriate,
External,
Extralocal,
Extraneous,
Extrinsic
Delay, Deter,
Hinder,
Monopolize,
Preclude,
Preoccupy
Work
that she knew her husband was aware of her

actions
Forecast (N) (V)

(TR)
Verb: To suggest or predict that something

will occur.
Noun: A prediction of weather conditions
for the near future.
Foreign (Adj)
Pertaining to, coming from, or located

within a nation or nations that are not
your own.
Forestall
Prevent by taking action in advance
Forge (N) (V) (TR &

ITR)
Noun: A place where metal is heated to a

very high temperature and then shaped
into certain figures by the use of
a hammer.
Verb: To create of produce an illegal
duplicate of something that looks
authentic so that financial gain can
be made.
To attempt to create something with a lot
of effort.
Fortress (N)
A fortified place intended for a long-term

military use.
castle, citadel,
fort, garrison,
rampart, redoubt
Verb: To supply a child with attention

and nurture
Foster (V) (TR) (Adj)
Adjective: Supplying or receiving a home,
nurture, and parental care.
Cultivate,
Encourage, Feed,
Foment, Forward
Condemn,
Discourage
You must foster good manners and kindness early

your children's upbringing.
Fosterage (N)
Iniquitous,
Loathsome,
Malodorous,
Mucky
Fragrant,
Pleasing, Pure,
Wonderful
The foul stench coming from the kitchen indicated

that something was burning.
Fouler (N)
Foully (Adv)
Foulness (N)
Traders forecast increased oil prices
Foreignly (Adv)
Foreignness (N)
ce
.
in
Local, National, The foreign currency was unusable and unable to

Native
be exchanged here.
Forecastable (Adj)
Forecaster (N)
Forestalling (N)
We can forge ahead to build even more fuel

efficient vehicles.
Forgeability (N)
Forgeable (Adj)
an
ke
rs
ch
oi
Only braver, more aggressive reformist leadership

will forestall that day and keep the current elite on
top
.b
Duplicate,
Fabricate, Fake,
Falsify, Fashion,
Feign, Frame
Foul (Adj) (N) (V)
Adjective: Sickened or revolted to

the senses.
Noun: An illegal action taken again a play
of the opposite team that breaks the rules
or regulation of the sport being played.
The fortress was built on a mountain top.
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Fraction (N)
A number that is not a whole number and

is formed by dividing one number into
another.
End, Fragment,
Half, Piece,
Portion, Section
Fracture (N) (V)
Noun: A break or fissure in a bone.

Breaking something.
Verb: To split or break something like a
done
Crack,
Discontinuity,
Disjunction,
Displacement
Fragile (Adj)
Weak; not strong.
Fragment (N) (V)
A broken piece that is left when something

has been broken or shattered
Fragrance (N)
An enjoyable sweet smell.
Frame (N) (V) (TR)
Noun: A structure that is made up or solid

parts and is used to support something
which has been constructed on top of it or
around it.
Verb: To support a picture in a frame.
Fabric, Flounce,
Form, Framework,
Fringe
The frame of the painting was perfect in

highlighting the artist's subject matter.
Framework (N)
A system of interconnected horizontal and

vertical bars that have spaces in
between them.
The basis or outline for something that is
made up a set of idea, theories, rules,
or opinions
Fabric, Frame,
Frame Of
Reference,
Groundwork, Plan
Any
changes
must
current framework.
Fraudulent (Adj)
Created to deceive people by being

dishonest, unfair, or untrue.
Free market (Phr)
Operating
trade
government control
Freestanding (Adj)
Not connected to a wall, ceiling, or other

type of structure that is commonly used
for support.
Entirety, Total,
Whole
Decimals can be represented as fractions.
Fractionate (V)
The girl slightly fractured her finger in the

basketball game.
Decrepit, Delicate,
Feeble, Fine,
Flimsy, Fracturable
Firm, Strong,
Tough,
Unbreakable
Cut, End, Fraction,

Gob, Grain, Hunk
Bouquet, Incense,
Perfume,
Redolence, Scent
Entirety, Total,
Whole
ce
.
in
The fragile computer system could be made

dysfunctional by simply touching the wrong key.
an
ke
rs
ch
oi
The student's paper was full of fragments rather

than complete sentences
Your fragrance smells fantastically fruity
stay
within
Fragmentation (N)
Fragmented (Adj)
Fragranced (Adj)
Framer (N)
Framed (Adj)
the
.b
Stench, Stink
Fragilely (Adv)
Fragility (N)
without
Crafty, Criminal,
Crooked,
Deceitful, Devious,
Dishonest
Competition,
Democracy, Free
Enterprise, Free
Market
Authentic,
Genuine,
Honest, Real,
Valid
The fraudulent remarks made in her testimony

were cause for alarm
Fraudulence (N)
Fraudulently (Adv)
Communism
Free market trade promotes corporate growth.
Free-market (Adj)
Free-marketeer (N)
The freestanding sculpture made quite an

impression on the viewer.
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Front (N) (Adj) (V)
Noun: The section that faces forward and

is intended to be the most important part.
Adjective: Located at, on, or near the front
of something.
Verb: To have a front that faces
towards something.
Anterior, Facial,
First, Fore,
Foremost,
Forward
Frugal (Adj)
Typified by being frugal and avoiding any

sort of waste.
Meticulous,
Mingy, Niggardly,
Parsimonious
Frustrate (V)
To stop or prevent a person or thing from

achieving something or making something
come into existence.
Discourage,
Dishearten, Foil,
Forbid, Forestall
Fungi (N)
An organism, that can be either singledcelled or multicellular, does not have

chlorophyll and produces spores in order
to reproduce.
On The Landscape,
Canker,
Contamination,
Corruption
Funnel (N) (V)
A utensil that is shaped like a cone with a

big opening at the top and a little opening
at the bottom and is used to direct fluids
into containers.
Verb: To lead or move something into and
through a constricted space.
Convey, Filter,
Move, Pass, Pipe,
Pour, Siphon
Furnace (N)
An enclosed technological structure where

heat is made by the burning of fuel in
order to warm a house or other type of
building or to melt a metal
calefactor,
cinerator,
cremator, forge,
heater
freezer
Our house was heated by a wood burning furnace.
Futile (Adj)
Producing no result or effect
Delusive, Empty,
Exhausted,
Forlorn, Fruitless
Fruitful,
Hopeful,
Productive,
Profitable
Futile as appears setting sumptuous nourishment

arrayed before ivory towers.
Futility (N)
Futilely (Adv)
Gainsay
Question the truth

take exception to
agree, concur,
go along
Plaintiffs do not gainsay that the jurisdictional

amount in controversy exists.
Gainsayer (N)
Galaxy (N)
The assembly of billions or stars, planets,
In a distant galaxy, there may well be a planet
Galactic (Adj)
Back, Ending,
Those who fought at the front in WWII, suffered
Final, Finishing,
the greatest number of casualties.
Rear
an
ke
rs
ch
oi
ce
.
in
Lavish,
Spendthrifty, Though the family had frugal beginnings, their
Uneconomical,
hard work would lead them to riches.
Wasteful
Assist,
Cooperate,
We were frustrated by the child's refusal to enjoy
Encourage,
the play.
Facilitate, Help,
Support
Blessing, Boon,
Fungi often grow in cool, moist shaded areas.
Health,
Prosperity
Frontage (N)
Frontal (Adj)
Frontward (Adv)
Frugality (N)
Frugally (Adv)
Frugalness (N)
Frustration (N)
Frustratingly (Adv)
Fungal (Adj)
Fungous (Adj)
.b
The funnel enables us to pour the wine back into

the bottle without spilling any.
or
validity
of;
controvert, cross,
deny, disaffirm,
disagree
irregular galaxy,
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island universe,
spiral galaxy
Full of trivial conversation
Gear (N) (V)
Noun: An engineering device that sends

out motion from one part to another part
for doing a particular purpose.
Verb: In the engineering sense, this means
to provide something with gears.
baggage,
belongings,
contraption,
effects
Geese (N)
A big waterfowl that has a long neck and

webbed feet; it has a very specific
honking sound.
build up, goose,

hand, hand out,
help
Gel (N) (V) (TR)
Noun: A partially solid combination of

small fragments of solid in a fluid.
Verb: To become partially solid or gel like.
Gender (N)
The sex of a person or organism.
Geometric mean
(Phr)
The average of a set of n values, described

mathematically as the nth root of
their product.
Geometry (N)
The area of mathematics that deals with

the properties and relationships of points,
lines, angles, curves, surfaces, and solids.
Glacier (N)
A large mass of ice that constantly gathers

more ice and snow over time and
moves slowly.
GNP (Abbreviation)
Gross National Product: the nation's profits

including foreign assets.
Goad (V) (N)
Verb: Urge with or as if with a goad

Noun:Anything that inspires, motivates or
drives you to do something
break, chance,
come down, come
off,
common,
feminine, genderspecific, masculine
Garrulity (N)
Garrulously (Adv)
We would need additional rain gear for the

camping trip.
Gearing (N)
Geared (Adj)
discouragemen
Geese flew south for the winter.
t, hindrance
Gosling (N)
The young boys put gel in their hair, as it was

the fashion.
Degel (V)
Our gender roles dictate behaviour that is

appropriate for men and women.
Engender (V)
Genderless (Adj)
The children were able to determine the

geometric mean with little difficulty.
.b
math,
multiplication,
numbers,
subtraction,
trigonometry
floe, glacial mass,
ice field, ice floe,
iceberg, icecap,
snow slide
Extragalactic (Adj)
Philosophers are a garrulous and argumentative

species.
an
ke
rs
ch
oi
Garrulous (Adj)
Quiet,
Reserved,
Silent, Still,
Untalkative
in
Gossiping,
Gushing, LongWinded, LooseLipped
similar to our own.
ce
.
gasses, and dust that occurs over many

thousand of light years that forms a
segment of the universe.
Geometry and algebra are generally studied

before entering universities.
Geometrician (N)
Geometric (Adj)
The depths of the rivers in North America provide

information on the size of the Ice Age glaciers.
Glaciered (Adj)
The Economist reports GNP and debt ratios of

most countries regularly
desire, drive,
impetus, impulse,
impulsion
discouragemen
They can goad us into tactical errors and strategic
t, diversion,
blunders.
restraint
Goading (N)
Goaded (Adj)
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Gourmet (N) (Adj)
Noun: A person who is a food expert and

enjoys good food and beverages.
Adjective: Pertaining to or making highquality food that is expensive, exceptional,
unusual, and carefully made.
Government
intervention (Phr)
Actions enacted by a government to

interrupt certain things or plans.
epicurean, food
bon vivant,
gastronome
A school that teaches elementary or

primary education
Gradual (G) (N)
Adjective: Happening or proceeding slowly

by degrees or levels.
Noun: A set of scriptural verses, in some
Christian services, sung after the epistle
at Communion.
continuous,
creeping, even,
gentle, graduate,
moderate
Grandiloquent
(Adj)
Puffed up with vanity
Gregarious (Adj)
Instinctively or temperamentally seeking

and enjoying the company of others
Grip (N) (V)
Noun: An act of grasping or keeping a rigid

hold of something.
Verb: To grasp or keep a rigid hold
or something
cinch, cincture,
clamp, clamping,
clench, clinch
Ground (N) (Adj)
Noun: The exterior surface of the land.
beat, bray, chop
.b
Grade-school (N)
bombastic,
declamatory,
euphistic, fustian
Clubby,
Companionable,
Convivial, Cordial,
Fun, Outgoing,
Sociable
w
w
Gouger (N)
Gourmet food though considered expensive can

be simple to prepare.
Government intervention in business should be

minimized say conservatives.
folk school,
grammar school,
preparatory
school, primary
school
Rolfers gouge with knuckles and knead with fists,

contort limbs and lean into elbows to loosen
tendons and ligaments
in
Verb: Obtain by coercion or intimidation

Noun:An impression in a surface
Gorillas have become the most endangered

species of apes in Uganda
ce
.
Gouge (V) (N)
competitor,
contender,
contestant, games
player
furrow, gash,
hollow, notch,
scoop, score,
scratch
an
ke
rs
ch
oi
Gorilla (N)
Indigenous to central Africa, the biggest

ape with a small but extremely strong body
and rough dark hair.
The early years of a child's education during grade

school should be successful.
infrequent,
A gradual increase in weight can be dangerous to
intermittent,
men over long years
sudden, uneven
Grade-schooler (N)
Gradualness (N)
plain, simple,
unadorned,
unpretentious
The note may be pitched high, but not too high for
the grandiloquent flights that follow.
Grandiloquence (N)
Grandiloquently
(Adv)
Introverted,
Unfriendly,
Unhospitable,
Unsociable
Adult mallards are highly gregarious outside of the

breeding season, and may form large flocks on the
water.
Gregariousness (N)
Gregariously (Adv)
Release
The grip of the football player's hand was strong

and warm.
Gripper (N)
Gripping (Adj)
It
rained
and
the
ground
absorbed
the
Grinding (N)
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(V)
Dirt of earth.
Adjective: Occurring, living, or working on
the ground.
Verb: To teach someone the fundamentals
of something.
up, comminute,
crumble, crumple
candid, frank,
genuine,
ingenuous,
innocent
welcome water.
Regrind (V)
crafty, cunning,
Jacobs-a sweet and guileless performer-is quite
deceitful,
dishonest,
delightful.
guileful, tricky
discerning,
knowledgeable, The gullible young man actually believed the
scheme to get cash quickly.
perceptive,
suspicious
Free of deceit
Gullible (Adj)
Easily duped or tricked because you the

person tends to trust and have faith
in people.
biting, credulous,
easily taken in,
easy mark
Gymnast (N)
A person that performs gymnastics well
acrobat, jumper,
tumbler
Habitat (N)
The normal conditions and environment in

which plants and animals live.
domicile, dwelling,
element,
environment,
fireside, flat
Habitation (N)
The occupation of a place by people

or animals.
abode, residence
Habitation and life style often reflect the economic

status of people.
Hallmark (N)
A sign that shows the high quality

of something.
emblem,
endorsement,
indication, mark,
ratification
The hallmark of a good brand is instant

recognition.
Hamster (N)
A small rodent with a short tail and large

cheek pouches for storing food.
Handicap (N) (V)

(TR)
Noun: Something that is disadvantageous

or hinders a person or another thing.
Verb: To be disadvantageous or hinder a
person or a thing.
block, burden,
detriment,
disability,
drawback
Harangue (V) (N)
Verb: Deliver a harangue to; address

forcefully
Noun:A loud bombastic declamation
expressed with strong emotion
declamation,
diatribe,
discourse,
exhortation
Hard-edge (Phr)
Describes something
distinctive outline.
ce
.
in
Guileless (Adj
an
ke
rs
ch
oi
Olympic gymnasts compete both individually and

on teams.
.b
The environmental habitat

endangered for years.
has
eagles
Gullibility (N)
Gullibly (Adv)
Gymnastic (Adj)
was
Habitational (Adj)
The small mouse-like hamster got out of his cage

and hid under the couch.
that
of
Guilelessly (Adv)
Guile (N)
advantage,
benefit, help
Handicap accessibility laws allow the disabled to

now move more freely
Handicapper (N)
Handicapped (Adj)
He complied with my request and made a lengthy

harangue to his village
Haranguer (N)
A hard-edge and rough language are unattractive

in young women.
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equipment, strap,
tack, tackle,
trappings
The horse's harness allowed the rider to control

his direction.
Haven (N)
A place sought after for relaxation,

protection, or shelter.
cover, covert,
harbour,
harbourage,
retreat
The peaceful chapel provided a haven in the

busy hospital.
Havoc (N) (Adj)
Noun: Extensive destruction, devastation,

and harm.
Adjective: Hard to manage, control,
or instruct.
chaos, confusion,
damage,
desolation,
despoiling
Hazardous (Adj)
Possibly dangerous to human beings or the

natural environment.
parlous, perilous,
precarious, risky,
touchy
guarded,
predictable,
The hazardous materials needed to be handled
protected, safe,
with great care.
secure
Hazardously (Adv)
Hazardousness (N)
Height (N)
The distance between somebody or

something's
lowest
point
and
highest point.
Brow, Ceiling,
Crest, Crown,
Cusp, Elevation,
Extent
Bottom, Depth, The height of the building was measured by

Lowness
the architect.
Heighten (V)
Hem (N) (V) (TR)
Noun: A tidy non-fraying edge on

something that is made of cloth; it is
created by creasing the fabric over and
stitching it down on one side.
Verb: To crease over and stitch the fabric
down in order to make a hem on a piece
of cloth.
Hereditary (Adj)
Something that is capable of being passed

genetically from one generation to
the next.
Heritage (N)
The position, state, or personality obtained

by being born into a specific family or
social class.
Hexagon (N)
A two dimensional figure made up of

six sides.
Hierarchy (N)
A group or association whose members are
wrecked
havoc
on
body, center,
interior
She raised the hem of her pants.
.b
edging, fringe,
margin, perimeter,
periphery
Harnessed (Adj)
the
ce
.
The hurricane
neighbourhood.
an
ke
rs
ch
oi
Peace
in
Harness (N) (V) (TR)
Noun: A set of leather traps that are placed

together and fitted on a house to then be
able to attach a cart or carriage to it
Verb: To place a harness on an animal.
genealogical,
genetic, handed
down, heritable,
inborn
birthright,
convention,
culture, custom,
dowry
Magen David, Star
of Bethlehem,
estoile
due order,
Acquired
She possessed a hereditary predisposition towards

the disease.
Hereditarily (Adv)
Hereditariness (N)
The German heritage of the family led them to

value certain foods, holidays and traditions.
The unusual home was shaped in six-sided
hexagon.
The organization's hierarchy was highly effective
Hierarch (N)
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ranked according to power and position.
echelons,
grouping, pecking
order, placing
Highlight (N) (V)

(TR)
Noun: The most unforgettable, significant,

or thrilling part of an event or occurrence.
Verb: To attract attention to something, or
make something predominantly important
or obvious.
Hit show (Phr)
A show with great popularity.
Homicide (N)
The event of illegally killing or murdering

another person.
Homogeneous
(Adj)
All of the same or similar kind or nature
Hormone (N)
A chemical substance made in the

endocrine glands of the body or other cells
that regulates the metabolism of the body.
Horrendous (Adj)
Extremely horrible, scary, or outrageous at

to incite horror.
Hospitable (Adj)
Hospitable, friendly, and kind to strangers

or visitors.
Hostility (N)
An emotion or opinion of loathing,

antagonism, hostility, or rage toward
a person.
feature, focal
point, focus, high
point, high spot
Please highlight
meeting notes.
matters
in
your
Highlighter (N)
Highlighting (N)
in
ce
.
birth
different,
dissimilar,
heterogenous
.b
key
The homicide was brutal and there were few clues.
an
ke
rs
ch
oi
big chill,
bloodshed, bumpoff, butchery,
carnage, crime
compatible,
consistent, equal,
same, solid,
uniform
coil, condom,
diaphragm, foam,
hormone
awe-inspiring,
awesome, awful,
beastly, dangerous
congenial,
courteous,
friendly,
neighbourly
congenial,
courteous,
friendly,
neighbourly
everyday, family,
home, homely,
homey, ordinary,
plain
chroma,
complexion, dye,
tincture, tinge,
tint, tone, value
A color.
all
Hierarchical (Adj)
The hit show found success many seasons ago.
Noun: The members of a home that

live together.
Household (N) (Adj)
Adjective: Pertaining to, belonging to, or
used in a home
Hue (N)
at creating a supportive structure for employees.
In the past four decades, the two political parties

have become more internally homogeneous and
ideologically distant.
Homogeneity (N)
Homogeneously
(Adv)
Growth hormones caused the child to eat and eat.
Hormonal (Adj)
Hormonally (Adv)
The horrendous explosion left some dead and

many wounded.
Horrendousness (N)
Horrendously (Adv)
The hospitable nature of the family always allowed

guests to feel at home.
Hospitality (N)
Hospitably (Adv)
Hostility toward
the population.
business,
commercial,
industrial
Homicidal (Adj)
the
leaders
persists
in
Hostile (Adj)
Our household earnings puts us in the top

economic bracket.
The hue of her jacket brought out the color of

her eyes.
Hue less (Adj)
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Humanitarian (Adj)
(N)
Adjective: Dedicated to making the lives of

people better.
Noun: Someone who is dedicated to
making the lives of people better.
benevolent,
charitable,
eleemosynary,
generous
Hydrocarbon (N)
An organic chemical compound that has

only hydrogen and carbon atoms
Hydrogen (N)
The lightest and most abundant chemical

element in the universe; it a colorless and
incredibly reactive gas
Hyperbole (N)
Extravagant exaggeration
Hypotenuse (N)
The side opposite the right angle of a

triangle, or the longest side of a
right triangle.
Hypothesis (N)
A tentative explanation for a phenomenon,

which is then used for the basis for
additional investigation.
Iconoclastic (Adj)
Attacking cherished traditions
an
ke
rs
ch
oi
Understatemen Most of the time their arguments are little more

t
than political hyperbole
Hummable (Adj)
Hummer (N)
Humanitarianism (N)
Hydro carbonaceous
(Adj)
Hydro carbonic (Adj)
Hydrogenous (Adj)
Hyperbolise (V)
Hyperbolic (Adj)
The Pythagorean Theorem states that one side of

a triangle plus the second side squared equals the
hypotenuse squared.
.b
explanation,
foundation,
ground, guess,
inference
individualistic,
irreverent,
nonconforming,
radical
Humanitarian efforts saved many lives after

the tsunami.
Hydrogen is a key element in water
big talk, coloring,

distortion,
embellishment
egoistic,
egotistic, in
humanitarian,
Hydrocarbon is a potentially harmful molecule.
Identical (Adj)
Being the same person or thing even

though it may not appear that way.
dead ringer, ditto,

double, duplicate,
equivalent
Identify (V) (TR)
To name and recognize a person or a thing
card, catalog,
The hum of the wheels lulled the child to sleep.
in
bum, bumble,
croon, drone,
moan, mumble
ce
.
Hum (N) (Inter) (V)

(TR & ITR)
Verb: To sing without using words and

having your lips pursed or closed, or to sing
a song in this way.
Noun: A constant dull noise.
Interjection: A low or soft noise produced
to show displeasure, uncertainty, shock,
or indecisiveness.
measurement,
proof, reality,
truth
The hypothesis proved correct and the scientist

was well rewarded for his effort.
Hypothesist (N)
It may be iconoclastic and take off from social

reality to uncover buried stories, hidden themes.
Iconoclasm (N)
Iconoclastically (Adv)
dissimilar,
distinct,
The identical twins always dressed in the
diverse,
same clothes.
opposite,
unequal, unlike
confuse,
She was able to identify the accused in a lineup.
Identically (Adv)
Identicalness (N)
Identifiability (N)
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mistake
Idle (Adj) (N) (V)

(TR & ITR)
Adjective: Not functioning, producing,

working, or in use.
Noun: The velocity of a car's engine that is
in use but does not actually run because it
is not in gear.
Verb: To be lazy or slothful and avoid doing
work, or to waste time being lazy and not
doing anything.
closed down,
dead, deserted,
down, dusty,
empty
busy,
employed,
productive,
used, working
Idolatry (N)
Religious zeal; the willingness to serve God
demonolatry; idolworship, demonworship
Illiterate (Adj) (N)
Adjective: A term that describes people

who cannot read or write and is made to
be an offensive remark.
Noun: An offensive term for someone who
is not educated.
Illuminate (V) (TR & To light something up in order to make it

ITR)
visible.
A thing that tricks the mind by seeming to
exist when in reality it does not exist.
Illusory (Adj)
Made by, based on, or made up of

an illusion.
Immediate (Adj)
Occurring or done without any delay
Immoral (Adj)
Differing from traditional ethical principles.
Immutable (Adj)
Not subject or susceptible to change or

variation in form or quality or nature
ce
.
We've gone from dazed idolatry to another and

more familiar form of identification.
educated,
learned,
literate, taught
Unfortunately,
into adulthood.
floodlight,
highlight, hit with
a light, ignite,
illume
cloud, darken,
obscure
The fireworks illuminated the night sky.

The
illusionary
by hallucinogenics.
chimerical,
deceitful, delusive,
delusory, fake,
fallacious
current, existing,
extant, first, hairtrigger, instant,
live
Don't sit idle in the outdoors or the mosquitoes

will get you.
ignorant,
inerudite,
solecistic,
uneducated
.b
Illusionary (Adj)
Identifiable (Adj)
Identifiably (Adv)
Idiosyncratic (Adj)
Idiosyncratically
(Adj)
in
classify, describe,
determinate
an
ke
rs
ch
oi
and to be able to state exactly what the

person or thing is
many
visions
remain
were
illiterate
Idol (N)
Idolatrous (Adj)
Illiteracy (N)
Illiterately (Adv)
Illiterateness (N)
Illuminative (Adj)
Illuminator (N)
caused
certain, factual, The illusory nature of her beauty was made

real, sure, true
evident when we saw her in the daylight.
Illusional (Adj
Illusorily (Adv)
Illusoriness (N)
eventually,
later, never
The immediate effect of the storm included

power outages.
Immediacy (N)
Immediateness (N)
indecent,
iniquitous, lewd,
licentious, loose
good, moral,
noble, pure,
right
Politicians often engage in immoral dealings which

affect their performance and inhibit their loyalty
to their constituency.
Immorality (N)
Immorally (Adv)
changeless,
constant,
enduring, fixed,
alterable,
changeable,
flexible,
Physics is an exacting science, bound by

immutable laws that are true throughout our
universe
Immutability (N)
Immutably (Adv)
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Impair (V)
Make worse or less effective
brunt, buffet,
bump, clash,
concussion,
contact, crash
destroy,
deteriorate,
devaluate, devalue
To convey knowledge or information.
Impartiality (N)
Not favoring, being partial to, or being

interested in one person or side
of something.
equality, fairness,
justice, neutrality,
Impassive (Adj)
Having or revealing little emotion or

sensibility; not easily aroused or excited
Impatient (Adj)
Bothered because you are either delayed

or kept waiting.
Impede (V) (TR)
To meddle with the advancement,

improvement, or progress of a person or
a thing.
Imperial (Adj) (N)
Adjective: Pertaining to or concerning an

empire or its leader.
Impermeable (Adj
Not
permitting
its substance
Impersonal (Adj)
Not pertaining to one single person or

showing the specific personality of that
person but instead cantering on facts
or events.
.b
inexpressive,
inscrutable,
insensible,
insusceptible
appetent, ardent,
athirst, avid,
breathless,
brusque
brake, check, clog,

close off, cramp
one's style
passage
through
Impaction (N)
Impactor (N)
Impactive (Adj)
Various prescribed medicines can impair driving

abilities as much as long life history
Impairment (N)
Impaired (Adj)
conceal, hide
The teacher imparted to her pupils a love for

learning and self-respect.
an
ke
rs
ch
oi
Impart (V) (TR)
break,
communicate,
convey, disclose,
discover
aid, assist, help
It was difficult to determine the impact of the

stock market crash at this early stage.
in
Impact (N) (V)
Noun: The act of objects hitting each other

Verb: To hit something with strength.
mutable,
variable
ce
.
immovable
lordly, magisterial,
majestic, royal,
sovereign, stately
impassable,
impervious, leakproof, nonporous
business like,
candid, cold
turkey, coldblooded, colorless
Impartation (N)
Impartment (N)
The impartiality of the jury was encouraging.
Impartially (Adv)
Impartial (Adj)
He remained impassive, showing neither interest

in nor concern for our plight
Impassiveness (N)
Impassively (Adv)
headlong, hot
under collar,
hot-tempered
Waiting in line, we grew increasingly impatient.
Impatience (N)
Impatiently (Adv)
aid, assist,
facilitate,
forward, help,
support
Lawyers sometimes
legal process.
feeling,
passionate,
responsive,
sensitive
serve
to
impede
the
Impeder (N)
The imperial nature of the company structure

was uncomfortable.
Imperially (Adv)
Line the hole with plastic or some other

impermeable material.
Impermeability (N)
Impermeably (Adv)
informal,
The impersonal nature of prerecorded telephone
personable,
messages can turn away potential customers.
personal, warm
Impersonality (N)
Impersonally (Adv)
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Impervious (Adj)
Incapable of being damaged or distressed
Implacable (Adj)
Incapable of being pacified
Implant (V) (N)
Verb: To establish something deeply in a

person's mind as a way of behaving, belief,
or idea.
Noun: A thing that is placed or implanted
during a surgical procedure into an organ
or a tissue.
nonchalant, roll
with punches,
sedate
impermeable,
inaccessible,
invulnerable
intractable, iron
fisted, mortal,
pitiless, rancorous
Implode (V)
Burst inward
Improper fraction
(Phr)
A fraction where the numerator equals of

is bigger than the denominator.
Inadvertently (Adv)
Without knowledge or intention
Inchoate (Adj)
Only partly in existence; imperfectly

formed
Incongruity (N)
The quality of disagreeing;

unsuitable and inappropriate
Inconsequential
(Adj)
Not following logically as a consequence
Incorporate (Adj)
Formed or united into a whole: Make into
Imperviousness (N)
Implacability (N)
Implacably (Adv)
Implantable (Adj)
Implanter (N)
Implicit in the law is the idea that abortion

is immoral.
Implicitly (Adv)
Implicitness (N)
The bottle imploded
Implosion (N)
asked
to
reduce
the
Inadvertently, the boys brought suspicion upon

themselves.
Inadvertent (Adj)
Given the spontaneous, geographically diverse and

inchoate nature of these disturbances, there was
never a credible single cause.
Inchoateness (N)
It's the simple appeal of the incongruity between

suburbia and wild animal that was almost riveting
to see.
Incongruous (Adj)
consequential,
considerable,
important
The show is inconsequential, but the feeling into

which it taps is not.
Inconsequence (N)
divide, drop,
Fold a few times to incorporate, then reshape into
Incorporation (N)
.b
inceptive,
incipient, just
begun, nascent
difference,
inappropriateness,
inconsistency,
mismatch
entry-level,
exiguous,
immaterial,
inadequate
amalgamate,
Imperturbability (N)
The doctor implanted a pacemaker to increase

heart regularity.
The student was

improper fraction.
explicit, specific
heedlessly,
negligently, rashly
being
At this point and this was where his cruel,

implacable nature showed itself the past ceased to
exist for him.
an
ke
rs
ch
oi
Not directly stated, but instead implied.
kind, merciful,
nice
embed, fix,
inculcate, instill,
root
constant,
constructive,
contained,
definite, entire
cave in, fall down,
fall in
Implicit (Adj)
irritable, jittery,
Once again, the imperturbable transport secretary
perturbable,
gave a smooth performance.
touchy
penetrable,
Tenure calcifies teaching methods, he said, makes
responsive,
professors impervious to criticism and generally
sensitive,
weakens departments.
vulnerable
in
Not easily perturbed, excited or upset;

marked by extreme calm and composure
ce
.
Imperturbable
(Adj)
developed,
grown, mature
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Indeterminate
(Adj)
Not precisely determined or established;

not fixed or known
Indigence (N)
A state of extreme poverty or destitution
Disinclined to work or exertion
Inert (Adj)
Unable to move or resist motion
In favour of (Phr)
Agree with.
Ingenuous (Adj)
destitution,
penury
fainant, idle,
inactive, inert,
lackadaisical,
languid
impotent, inactive,
inanimate,
indolent, languid
commending,
complimentary,
encouraging,
enthusiastic
a ball and return to lightly floured bowl
Innocuous (Adj)
Not causing disapproval
Insensible (Adj)
Incapable of physical sensation
Insinuate (V)
Introduce or insert (oneself) in a subtle

manner
.b
Firmly established by nature or habit
congenital,
connate,
constitutional,
deep-rooted
innocent, in
noxious, in
obnoxious,
inoffensive
unperceivable,
imperceptible,
inanimate,
inappreciable
imply, impute,
indicate, intimate,
mention
Incorporative (Adj)
definite,
determined,
exact, fixed,
measurable
Pole beans, peas, and indeterminate tomatoes

also need to be trained on some sort of structure.
Indeterminateness
(N)
wealth
He is ever a handful of pocket change away from

utter indigence.
Indigent (Adj)
diligent,
energetic,
Indolent and aggressive lymphomas are equally
enthusiastic,
common in adults.
hard-working
alive, animated,
lively, mobile, It's a marvel that something that feels so inert
moving,
should have so much frenetic action.
working
disagreeable,
unfavourable, We were in favour of the election of the
unfriendly,
mayoral candidate.
unpromising
Young
Unsophisticated
Inherent (Adj)
exclude,
separate
an
ke
rs
ch
oi
Indolent (Adj)
assimilate,
associate, blend,
charter
imprecise,
inconclusive,
indefinite,
indistinct
in
a whole or make part of a whole

Adjective: Formed or united into a whole
ce
.
(V)
external,
extrinsic,
incidental,
learned
destructive,
harmful,
hurtful,
injurious
Indolence (N)
Indolently (Adv)
Inertness (N)
Inertly (Adv)
Ingenuousness (N)
Ingenuously (Adv)
The political indoctrination and lack of science

inherent in the presentations made me sick to my
stomach.
Inherence (N)
Inhere (V)
The text was about something innocuous: a

request to go to the county fair.
Innocuousness (N)
Innocuously (Adv)
caring
Apparently for insensible in the meaning hard

hearted.
Insensibility (N)
Insensibly (Adv)
conceal, hide,
withhold
The agency should not insinuate itself into the

market between the actors.
Insinuation (N)
Insinuating (Adj)
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bland,
characterless,
colourless,
commonplace
Insipid (Adj)
Lacking taste, flavour or tang
In so far as (Phr)
To the extent that.
Insularity (N)
The state of being isolated or detached
in terms of (Phr)
Pertaining to something.
Apart from the insipid brew, there's another good

reason for the non-proliferation of this drink.
Insipidness (N)
Insipidly (Adv)
In so far as the belief in slavery has been

eradicated there is no longer a legal basis in
society for its existence.
bias, bigotry,
intolerance,
prejudice
in
Colony insularity through queen control on worker

social motivation in ants.
Insular (Adj)
Intransigence (N)
Refusal of any compromise
Incompatible (Adj)
Not being capable of living, working, or

getting along with a person or a thing
because of fundamental differences.
Incorporate (V)
(Adj)
Verb: To join or unite something new with

something that has already been made or
constructed.
Adjective: Combined into a unified whole.
amalgamate,
assimilate,
associate, blend,
charter
Increment (N)
A regular or planned raise or addition to

the amount or size of something.
accretion, accrual,
accruement,
addition,
advancement
Incumbent (Adj)
(N)
Adjective: Required as a consequence of a

duty, obligation, or responsibility.
Noun: A person that is presently holding an
official office like in a political organization
or church.
autochthon,
boarder, citizen,
colonist
.b
Not tractable; difficult to manage or mould
Their sins are now largely forgotten, thanks in part

to the intractable controversy over the moral
status of embryos.
Intractability (N)
Tractable (Adj)
Time and intransigence remain the enemies of

reasonable and affordable solutions.
Intransigent (Adj)
The two co-workers are completely incompatible.
Incompatibility (N)
Incompatibly (Adv)
divide, drop,
exclude,
separate
They chose to incorporate their small business.
Incorporable (Adj)
Incorporation (N)
Incorporative (Adj)
Incorporator (N)
decrease, loss
The allowance was given to the student in

small increments.
Incremental (Adj)
Incrementally (Adv)
Incumbents in congressional races usually come

out victorious.
Incumbency (N)
Incumbently (Adv)
amenable,
easy, facile,
manageable
an
ke
rs
ch
oi
cantankerous,
contrary, hang
tough, hard-line,
headstrong
contumacy,
die-hardism,
doggedness,
grimness
antipodal,
antithetical,
clashing,
conflicting,
contrary
ce
.
In terms of atmosphere the restaurant is second

to none.
Intractable (Adj)
exciting,
exhilarating,
interesting
consonant,
harmonious,
loving, suited,
well-matched
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Indigent (Adj) (N)
Adjective: Not having the fundamental

necessities of life like food, shelter,
and clothing.
Noun: A person that is incredibly poor.
Indulge (V)
To permit or allow someone or yourself to

perform or have something that
is pleasurable.
Infancy (N)
The period of time that describes a child

before it is able to walk or talk.
Infest (V) (TR)
To take over a place in large numbers and

therefore
pose
a
threat
or
become harmful.
Ingest (V) (TR)
To swallow or absorb something like food

or liquid into the body.
Inherent (Adj)
Not able to be considered separate from

the nature or something because it is born
from within.
Inherited (V)
To become the proprietor of a thing after a

person has died.
In-house (Phr)
Operating, belonging to, or located within

a business or organization.
Inhumane (Adj)
Being void of kindness, and producing

extreme pain.
Initial (Adj) (N)
Adjective: Present at the start of an event

or procedure, or present first.
Noun: The first letter or the name of a
person, place, or organization.
commencing,
earliest, early,
elementary,
embryonic
closing, final,
last
Initial efforts to preserve peace proved the need

for long term efforts
Initialer (N)
Innate (Adj)
Pertaining to traits or features that a

person or animal is born with.
connatural,
constitutional,
deep-seated
acquired,
extrinsic,
learned
An innate sense of dignity was seen in the eyes of

the old man.
Innately (Adv)
Innateness (N)
grasp, incorporate,
ingest, learn,
osmose
congenital,
connate,
constitutional,
deep-rooted
disappoint,
distress, hurt
She indulged in sweets at occasions and parties.
The idea was still in its infancy, having barely been

incorporated into the company's policies.
in
Old age
The locusts infest the fields and destroy the crops.
misunderstand, To ingest alcohol at a young age can be damaging

reject, unlearn
to development.
external,
extrinsic,
incidental,
learned
Indigently (Adv)
Indulger (N)
Infant (N)
Infantile (Adj)
Infestation (N)
Infested (Adj)
Infester (N)
Ingestion (N)
Ingestive (Adj)
Inherence (N)
Inherence (N)
Inherently (Adv)
come into, derive,

fall heir, get
The young man inherited a fortune after his

uncle died.
Inheritance (N)
endogenous, gut,
home, in-house,
inland, inner
exterior,
Advertising was done in-house, saving consulting
external, outer,
fees for the corporation
outside
cultured,
educated, kind, Inhumane treatment of animals is no longer
nice, polite,
acceptable in scientific research.
refined
.b
Inherent in the design of the home were windows

to bring in outdoor space.
The indigent nature of the report infuriated many.
an
ke
rs
ch
oi
cosset, delight,
entertain, favour,
foster
immaturity,
inception,
incunabulum,
minority
beset, crawl,
crowd, defile, fill,
flock
rich, wealthy
ce
.
destitute, down
and out, flat
broke, hard up
barbaric, brutal,
brutish, coarse,
cruel, ferocious
Inhumanely (Adv)
Inhumaneness (N)
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The skill to see clearly or perceptively into

the nature of a complicated person, thing,
or situation.
Installation (N)
The act of installing machinery or

equipment in place and making it ready
for use.
discernment,
divination, drift,
intuition
fitting, furnishing,
inaugural,
induction,
instalment
Instantaneous (Adj)
Happening instantly or almost instantly
Instill (V) (TR)
To gradually imprint thoughts, teaching, or

ideas on a person's mind.
Intact (Adj)
Whole and undamaged.
Intake (N)
An quantity of something that is consumed

or taken in.
Integer (N)
A whole number that is either zero,

negative, or positive.
Integrate (V)
To become an accepted affiliate of a group

and its activities, or to help someone
do this.
Intense (Adj)
Immense, extreme, or great in a manner

that is able to be felt.
ardent, biting,
bitter, burning
Intention (N)
An aim or objective that a person plans to

achieve or do.
object, objective,
plan, point
.b
diffuse,
disseminate,
engender, engraft
imperforate,
indiscrete, perfect,
scathe less, sound
absorption,
admission, input,
profit
aggregate,
aggregation,
collection
arrange,
articulate,
assimilate,
associate
Insight into the complexity of health care costs is

achieved only through years of investigation.
ignorance,
stupidity
Installation of new lighting in the museum

improved the exhibits
Inputter (N)
Insightful (Adj)
Insightfully (Adv)
Insightfulness (N)
Instal (V)
delayed,
eventual, late,
later
Children want instantaneous gratification of their

needs or they cry
Instantaneity (N)
Instantaneously
(Adv)
Instantaneousness
(N)
dislodge, halt,
stop, uproot
To instill a sense of generosity in children is a

valuable gift.
Instillation (N)
damaged,
defective,
harmed, hurt
When the palaeontologist uncovered the dinosaur

skull, he found it completely intact.
Intactness (N)
an
ke
rs
ch
oi
in a flash, instant,
momentary, quick,
rapid
deceit,
Input from outside consultants enabled the
deception,
business to reform its practices.
falsehood, lie,
misinformation
in
Insight (N)
advocacy, aid,
bum steer,
caution, charge
ce
.
Input (N) (V)
Noun: A comment, suggestion, or other

type of contribution made to a group
of people.
Verb: To help someone make a decision by
contributing information.
Intake workers investigated the background of

each refugee before granting entrance.
none, zero,
zilch, zip
The integers 3 and 7 are often bet on the

roulette wheel.
Integral (Adj)
divide, separate
The attempt to integrate schools in the United

States led to a decade of violence.
Integrability (N)
Integrable (Adj)
Integrative (Adj)
calm, dull, low- The intense nature of the interview made the
key, mild,
applicant unsure of his position.
moderate
Intense heat caused the hard metal coin to melt.
Intensely (Adv)
Intenseness (N)
His intention was to prove his client's innocence in

closing arguments.
Intentioned (Adj)
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The rate at which a loan will be accruing

interest payments.
rate, borrowing
rate, interest
Interior (N) (Adj)
Noun: The inside part of something.

Adjective: Placed or happening inside of
something
endogenous, gut,
home, in-house,
inland
Interior angle (Phr)
An angle that lies in the interior of a

polygon and is formed between two
adjacent sides of a polygon.
Interrogate (V) (TR)
To ask someone in depth questions,

usually in a menacing way.
Intersect (V)
To cross something,
one another
Intersection (N)
The act of intersecting.

A location in which two paths or streets
cross each other.
Intimate (Adj)
Involving, experiencing, or resulting from a

close private relationship.
Inundate (V)
Meet at a point
Inured (Adj)
Made tough by habitual exposure
Invective (N)
Abusive or venomous language used to

express blame or censure or bitter deepseated ill will
Irascible (Adj)
Quickly aroused to anger
cross
go over, grill,
inquire,
investigate, pump
converge,
crisscross, cross,
crosscut
crossway,
interchange,
junction, stop
cherished,
chummy, close,
clubby, comfy
immerse,
overflow, overrun,
pour down on,
make ready,
season, toughen,
train
w
w
w
The race car driver moved to the right in an

intentional move to win the race.
Intentionality (N)
Intentionally (Adv)
The Federal Reserve sets interest rates banks may

charge for loans.
exterior,
external, outer, An interior room is safer in severe weather.
outside
Interiorize (V)
Interiorly (Adv)
Interiority (N)
The architect was concerned with creating interior

angles that were not severe.
.b
to
accidental,
unintentional,
unplanned
in
Interest rate (Phr)
or
instead
ce
.
Not done by accident

done deliberately.
an
ke
rs
ch
oi
but
calculated,
considered,
designed,
Intentional (Adj)
blame, blasphemy,
castigation,
censure
choleric, crabbed,
cranky, cross,
feisty, fractious
interrogating
Interrogator (N)
Interrogatee (N)
Two streets intersect creating a crossroads for

the community.
Intersection (N)
Intersecting (Adj)
With multiple lanes extending toward a canter, a

busy intersection was created.
Intersectional (Adj)
cool, formal,
incompatible,
unfriendly
The young couple were obviously in love and

engaged in intimate conversation.
Intimater (N)
Intimation (N)
Underwhelm
answer, reply
The police
the suspect.
spent
two
hours
Intersection (N)
People are stuck on a treadmill: as they achieve a

better standard of living, they become inured to its
pleasures.
compliment,
flattery, praise
His learned image is at odds with his famed

capacity for crude political invective, which he has
toned down since becoming leader.
cheerful, happy
Still, this newly unearthed concert is notable for

the ebullience of its often irascible leader.
Irascibility (N)
Irascibly (Adv)
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Irresolute (Adj)
Uncertain how to act
faltering, fearful,
fickle, fluctuating
Islamic (Adj)
Relating to the Muslim religion that is

based on the teachings of the
prophet Muhammad.
Isolation (N)
The separation of a person or thing

from others.
Itinerary (N)
An established line of travel or access
Irrationality (N)
Irrationally (Adv)
Irrationalness (N)
He is no irresolute or suspicious lover-he is sure-he

scorns intervals.
Irresoluteness (N)
Irresolutely (Adv)
Islamic traditions spread into much of the Middle

East centuries ago
Islamicize (V)
The emotional isolation of the couple from their

family made honest conversation difficult.
Isolate (V)
an
ke
rs
ch
oi
concealment,
confinement,
desolation,
detachment
guide, guidebook,
journey, line,
outline, path
Irrational argument based on emotional

partisanship is not effective on news shows.
in
Devoid of or contrary to logic or reason
rational,
reasonable,
reflective,
sensible
obstinate,
resolute,
stubborn
ce
.
Irrational (Adj)
foolish, freaky,
incoherent,
injudicious, insane
.b
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A change of clock time to permit more

Debut (N) (V)

Noun: The first public showing or

Decay (V) (N)

Verb: To rot, or make something rot, and

Decimal (N) (Adj)

Adjective: The use of the number ten as a

Decimal point (V)

Verb: To diminish or make something

Peril cannot daunt her, nor hardship and poverty

Daylight savings time increased the amount of

Cause to lose courage

Propriety in manners and conduct

To take away an amount for a purpose.

Loss due to not showing up

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The continued decay of the buildings caused them

Decimals are used in financial exchanges to show

A decrease in rainfall over a period of years

Attorneys and parties should conduct themselves

Her debut turned out to be a success and critics

Many single-vegetable recipes will become my

Courteous regard for anothers wishes

To get rid of frost or ice from something

Noun: The level, quantity, or intensity

Delicate (N) (Adj)

Adjective: Damaged and destroyed

Delineate (Adj) (V)

Adjective: Represented accurately

Noun: A person who breaks the law,

A triangular shaped accumulation of sand

Cause to seem less serious

Denote (V) (TR)

To depart, especially at the start of a trip

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A degree of subtlety was required in handling the

The defendant lost his case despite his innocence.

A person, party, or organization obligated

Lace is one of the most delicate fabrics created

Even when he professed to delineate the world of

Because of delinquent payments, the student's

The Mississippi Delta has rich topsoil because of

We departed to the ocean for a long vacation

Deplete (V) (TR)

To consume or decrees the amount

Dry Up, Empty,

As their financial resources depleted, the company

The reduction in worth of an object

The gradual depreciation of the new currency

Depress (V) (TR)

To make someone feel extremely sad

Faze, Keep Under,

Treat or speak of with contempt

Derivative (Adj) (N)

Adjective: Derived from, based on or

Desiccate (Adj) (V)

Adjective: Lacking vitality or spirit

To go down a set of stairs, hill, valley, or

Someone or something like an animal or

Desktop (N) (Adj)

Noun: The surface of a desk where a

My desktop computer is not able to be