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Quadrennial

Occuring in 4 yrs

Soporific

Sleep producer

Gag

Block the mouth / speech

Repudiate

disown

Daltonism

Color blindness

Thaurmaturgic

magician

Obeisance

salute

Affluence

abundance

Lullaby

a soothing song sung to children before they go to sleep

Indolent

lazy

Rivulet

a small brook or stream

Purport

intention

Scrimmage

exhibition game or practice match, noisy fight

Blas

bored with pleasure or dissipation

Voracious

food greedy with great appetite

Dichotomy

branching into 2 parts

Peregrination

Journey

Provident

displaying foresight

Relinquish

Abandon

Quip

taunt

Baneful

Ruinous, Poisonous

Repurcussion

rebound, reaction

Prophylactic

Used to prevent disease

Progeny

children

Coercion

Use of force to get some one's compilance

Capricious

impulsive, freakish

Apprise

Inform

Flagrant

Conspicuously & outrageously bad

Contentious

Quarrelsome

Parvenu

upstart

Clangor

Loud

Superannuated

retired on pension because of age

Imperious

Domineering

Mordant

sarcastic, biting

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Rote

Repetition

Juncture

crisis, joining point

Portend

Foretell, Presage

Transmute

change, convert to something different

Staid

Sober, Sedate

Obstuse

blunt, stupid

Gnarled

Twisted

Inflated

exxagerated

Unfeigned

Genuine, Real

Misogamy

hatered of marriage

Rife

Abundant, Current

Disquisition

formal systematic inquiry

Gregarious

Sociable

Sedition

resistance to authoriy, insubbordination

Idyllic

Charmingly carefree, simple

Adversary

opponent

Stupefy

Stun. Amaze

Perturbation

disturbance

Fidelity

Royalty

Obliterate

destroy completely

Apogee

Highest point

Prate

speak foolishly

Bigotry

Stubborn

Impurturtable

placid, calm

Recreant

Abject coward, poltroon, craven

Witless

foolish, idiotic

Doldrum

Slack Period

Obliterate

to remove from existence

Incisive

Cutting / Sharp

Tautalogy

unnecessary repetition

Stolid

Dull, impassive

Quixotic

idealistic but impractical

Stupor

state of apathy, lack of awareness

Reprobation

severe disapproval

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Insuperable

insurmountable, invinsible

Proletarian

member of a working class

Effeminate

having womanly traits

Tremulous

trembling, wavering

Delusive

deceptive, raising vain hopes

Flout

reject, mock

Nuance

shade of drift in meaning or color

Sarcophagus

stone coffin

Bungle

spoil by clumsy behavior

Expeditiously

rapid & effeciently

Ghastly

horrible

Irassible

irritable, easily angered

Incredulous

Skeptical, Witholding belief

Innocous

harmless

skullduggery

dishonest behavior

Philistine

narrow minded person

Lament

grieve, express sorrow

Recant

repudiate, withdraw previous statement

apposite

appropirate, fitting

Haggle

argue at prices

blubber

utter while crying

Welt

mark from a beating or whipping

Hew

cut to pieces with axe or sword

Coddle

to treat gently

Doggering

shaky

Mendacious

false, lie

Putative

reputed

Subliminal

imperceivable

Despoil

plunder, to sack, to deprive of something valuable by force

Relegate

banish, pass on, expel

Melange

medley, mescellany

Pussllanimous

faint hearted

Infeidel

unbeliever

Purloin

steal

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Euphonious

pleasing in sound

Rakish

stylish, sporty

Gestate

evolve as in prenatal state

Clemency

mildness

Proclivity

inclination, natural tendency

Raucous

harsh & shrill

Palatable

aggreable

Raze

destroy completely

Satiety

condition

Panegyric

formal praise

Emulate

imitate, compete

Vie

compete

Sham

pretend

Benediction

blessing

Berserk

frenzied

Subpoened

summoned

Temerity

boldness, rashness, recklessness

Defendant

person who is answerable

Premonition

fore warning

Plaintiff

a person who brings

Preposterous

ridiculous, absurd

Presage

foretell

Prefatory

introductory

Prehensible

capable of gasping or holding

Predilection

partiality, preference

Manifest

understandable, clear

Delude

deceive

Delineate

portray

Defiance

opposition

Confront

challenge

Panache

flamboyance, flair

In mint condition

as if new

Rostrum

platform for speech making

Chide

scold

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Censure

harsh criticism, formally rebuke

Amuck

in a state of rage

Patrons

supporters, sponsors, customers

Foil

defeat, frustrate

Gape

open widely

Protagonist

main character of a drama or film

Dearth

shortage

Lament

express grief, mourn, to regret deeply

Pastoral

rural

Pussiant

powerful, strong, potent

Torpid

dormant, dull, lethargic

Cupidity

greed

Dawdle

loitre, waste time

Flout

reject, mock

Panacea

curve-all, remedy for all desires

Fitful

spamodic, intermittent

Ambit

scope, extent, boundary

Hoodwink

influence by slyness, beguile

Spasmodic

fitful, periodic

Senelity

old age, feeble mindedness

Avarice

greediness for wealth

Clairvoyant

having foresight

Exhort

urge

Pedantic

showing off learning, bookish

Patrician

noble, aristocratic

Pastiche

imitation of another's style in musical composition

Poignancy

quality of being deeply moving

Prate

speak foolishly, talk

Preamble

introducing statement

Prefatory

introductory

Prim

very precise & formal

Primogeniture

seneority by birth

Progenitor

ancestor

Prognosis

prediction regarding disease

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Propicious

favourable

Reneging

fail to carry out a promise

Slanging match

a heated exchange of abuse

Belligerence

a hostile or warlike attitude

Tirade

a long angry speech of criticism or accusation

Riposte

a relatiatory action, retort

Refuted

to prove to be false or erroneous

Strewn

scatter or spread untidly over a surface or area

Blatant

done openly & unshame, very obvious

Spurn

reject with disdain

Circumventing

to surroung, beat through cleverness or wit,

beleaguering

to annoy persistantly,

Besieging

to harras as with questions or request, circumventing

Ripost

retaliatory action, retort, counter attack

Cower

shrink

Defiant

to oppose or resist with boldness & assurance

Vehement

strong feeing or desire

Indefatigable

untiring

Avarice

greediness for wealth

Retribution

vengence

Chasten

disclipline, punish in order to correct

Piquant

having an aggreable & pungent taste, appealing

Sinecure

well paid position with little responsibility

Bicker

quarrel

Perversion

corruption

Vacuous

insane

Sonorous

heavy

Dissimulate

hide from other people, disguise

Ostracize

exclude from public favor

Panagyric

formal praise

Wanton

excessive

Efficacy

power to produce desired effect

Sybarite

lover of luxury

Rhapsodise

say with enthusiasm

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Robust

vigrous, strong

Vivacious

vibrant

Emend

correct

Tentalize

tease

Proletarian

member of working class

Ambrosia

food of the gods

Jettison

throw overboard

Crabbed

sour, peevish

Gruesome

grisly, shockingly repellent, inspiringly horror, macabre

Stentorian

extremely loud

Hedonism

belief that pleasure is the sole aim of life

Splenetic

spiteful, irritable, peevish

Betroth

become engage to marry

Ruse

trick, stratagem

Mercurial

fickle, changing

Disparage

belittle

Taciturn

uncommunicative

Loquacious

talkative

Glutton

heavy eater

Unruly

boisterous, fierce

Succinct

compact, summary

Grotto

small cavern

Extant

still in existence

Grotesque

fantastic

Harbinger

forerunner

Opus

work, piece of music

Exorbitant

excessive

Prolix

verbose, drawn out

Proponent

person who supports or proposes an idea

Prudent

cautious

Jaunty

stylish, perky, carefree

Extrude

force or push out

Fleece

rob, plunder

Maul

handle roughly

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Liquidate

settle accounts, clear up

Oculist

physician who specializes in treatment of eye

Ken

range of knowledge

Hapless

unfortunate

Jurisprudence

science of law

Rhetoric

empty talk, grandiloquence

Crass

very unrefined

Recipient

receiver

Dissolute

loose in morals

Myopic

near sighted

Fray

brawl

Inadverently

unintentionally

Intrepid

fearless

Jeopardy

danger

Impediment

hindrance, stumbling block

Virulent

extremely poisonous

Scurrilous

obscene, indecent

Braggart

very boastful & talkative person

Artifice

trickery

Inclement

stormy

Foil

defeat, frustrate

Obstinate

stubborn

Incendiary

arsonist

Prehensile

capable of gasping or holding

Rococo

ornate, highly decorated

Multilingual

having many languages

Termagant

scolding, brawling woman

Litigation

lawsuit

Respite

delay in punishment, interval of relief

Luscious

pleasing to taste or smell

Bask

luxuriate, take pleasure in warmth

Jocund

merry

Tyro

beginner, novice

Diadem

crown

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Paleontology

study of prehistoric life

Affray

public brawl

Ameliorate

improve

Plagiarism

theft of another's ideas or writing as one's own

Ferment

agitation

Devious

erratic, cunning, going astray

Reprehensible

deserving blame

Perusal

reading

Amputate

cut off part of body, remove surgically

Wispy

thin

Gaffe

social blunder

Peremtory

demanding and leaving no choice

Finesse

delicate skill

Extraneous

not essential, external

Apprise

make aware of, inform

Tumult

riot, commotion

Retrogate

retreat, pull back, draw back

Emollient

soothing or softening remedy

Somnambulist

sleepwalker

Preposterous

absurd, ridiculous

Renegade

deserted, apostate

Analgesic

causing insensitivity to pain

Impalpable

imperceptible, intangible

Sinister

evil

Bacchanalian

drunken

Turpitude

depravity

Mediocre

ordinary

Incommodious

not spacious

Mottled

spotted

Thaumaturgist

magician, miracle worker

Disquisition

formal systematic inquiry

Bevy

large group

Ubiquitious

being everywhere, omnipresent

Divulge

reveal

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Neophyte

recent convert, beginner

Gambit

ploy, a chess move used to gain advantageous position

Bountiful

generous

Dogmatic

positive

Mortify

humiliate

Superfluous

excessive, overabundant, unnecessary

Decoy

lure or bail

Decipher

decode, encrypt, trace

Pell - mell

in confusion

Dowdy

untidy

Indomitable

unconqureable

Lurid

wild

Endearing

lovable

Purturbation

agitation

Agrarian

pertaining to land or itls cultivation

Burnish

make shiny by rubbing, polish

Glutinous

sticky, viscous

Petrify

turn to stone

Sporadic

Pallid

pale

Loiter

hang around

Supple

flexible

Polyglot

speaking several languages

Convoke

call together

Debonair

friendly, aiming to please

Prodigy

highly gifted child, marvel

Benison

blessing

Chaff

worthless product of an endeavor

Banter

joke, tease, jeer

Austere

simple

Venison

the meet of a deer

Exculpate

clear from blame

Cadence

rhythmic rise and fall

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Duress

forcible restraint

Bicker

quarrel, spat, tiff

Cavalier

gallant

Construe

explain

Impediment

hindrance

Nepotism

favoritism

Callow

youthful, immature

Transmute

transform

Limpid

clear

Cynosure

guidance, centre of attention

Bellicose

warlike

Curator

suprintendent, manager

Subsist

survive, live

Frugality

economical, avoiding waste

Flagrant

conspicuously wicked

Emetic

substance causing vomiting

Bereft

deprived of, lacking

Recrimination

counter charges, mutual acquisitions

Controvert

contradict, oppose, refute

Demure

coy, overmodest

Surreptitous

secret

Lechery

lustfulness, impurity in thought

Entice

temt

Divulge

reveal

Wizened

withered

Effete

worn out, exhausted

Reprimand

reprove severely

Squalid

dirty, neglected

Continence

self control

Broach

initiate, open up a topic for discussion

Voluble

gilb, fluent

Copious

plentiful

Vituperate

rail. criticize severely

Demotic

pertaining to the people

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Probed

examined

Nexus

link

Renege

deny, go back on

Arable

cultivable

Epithet

defamatory or abusive word or phrase

Spry

agile

Odium

repugnance, dislike
throw into confusion

Indiscriminate
Insubordinate

disobedient

Embroil

Portent

forewarning

Defile

Expatriate

exile

Asunder

into parts, apart

Agape

open mouthed

Atrocious

henious, hatefully bad

Furtive

sly, stealthy, hidden intetions

Inimical

not friendly

Misnomer

an incorrect or unsuitable name

Trident

three ponged sphere

Allusion

indirect reference

Indulgent

humoring, yielding, lenient

Insurgent

rebellious

Bait

harass, tease

Philander

flirt, make love lightly

Mundane

routine, everyday

Opprobrium

infamy

Gloat

Show satisfaction evil or malicious also

Malicious

bitchy, beady-eyes

Beady-eyes

eyes that gleam with malice

Junket

merry feast or picnic

Propensity

natural inclination

Enigmatic

obscure, puzzling, oracular

Expeditiously

rapid & efficiently

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Mitigate

appease, extenuate, make less severe, palliate

Gratify

please

Filial

pertaining to son or daughter

Laity

laymen

Destitute

extremely poor, completely lacking

Arid

dry, barren

Relegate

banish

Impeach

charge with crime in office

Retribution

vengence

Mien

demeaor, bearing

Overt

open to view

Calligraphy

beautiful writing, excellent penmanship

Harbor

provide refuge for, hide

Fickle

erratic, mercurial

Lieu

instead of

Blistering

fast , harsh

Vying

contending

Espionage

spying

Denouement

final outcome of a complex situation or play

Perturbation

agitation

Sarcasm

satire, witty language used to convey insults

Interminable

endless

Pensive

deeply or seriously thoughtful

Sunder

separate, part

Surmise

guess

Concecrate

dedicate

Gratis

free

Frivolous

not serious in content

Verbiage

pompous array of words

Propitious

favorable, kindly

Amble

moving at an easy pace

Iota

very small quantity

Perunious

stingy, parsimonious

Lout

clumsy person

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Gullible

easily deceived

Adventitious

accidental, casual

Morose

ill humoured, sullen

Dissolute

fast, unrestrained by morale

Asperity

harshness of manner, something hard to endure

Astigmatism

impaired eyesight resulting in problem in focus

Paragon

moral of reflection

Chauvinist

jingoist

Strident

loud & harsh

Incandescent

strinkingly bright

Blanch

bleach, whiten

Bland

soothing, mild

Inflated

exaggerated

Postprandial

after dinner

Cordial

gracious, heartfelt

Analogy

similariy

Proscribe

ostracize, banish

Candor

frankness

Nuptial

related to marriage

Rhetoric

art of effective communication

Mendacious

lying, false

Sham

pretend

Itinarary

plan of a trip

Contraband

illegal trade, smuggling

Esoteric

understandable by only a few, private

Qabalistic

having a secret or hidden meaning

Coercion

use of force to get someone's compliance

Prognosis

forecasted course of disease, prediction

Beget

father, raise to

Surrogate

substitute

Gibber

speak foolishly

Converse

opposite

Eschew

avoid

Fervent

ardent, hot

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Fracas

brawl

Probity

uprightness, incorruptibility

Yore

past, yesteryears

Placid

peaceful, calm

Astringent

causing contraction

Bait

harass, tease

Galleon

large sailing ship

Pretentious

ostentatious, ambitious

Impromptu

spontaneous, unrehearsed

Savory

tasty, pleasing, attractive

Yen

longing, urge

Evasive

not frank, eluding

Odious

hateful

Paragon

model of reflection

Turmoil

confusion, strife

Repulsion

distaste

Evanescent

fleeting, vanishing, temporary

Pivotal

crutial, key, vital

Conjecture

surmise, guess

Beholden

obligated, indebted

Torpid

dull, lathargic, dormant

Crabbed

sour, peevish

Doggerel

poor verse

Talisman

charm

Parity

equality, close resemblance

Debilitate

make weak

Prolix

verbose

Intransigent

refusing any compromise, stubborn

Encumber

burden

Poultice

plaster

Flair

talent

Agglomeration

collection

Quibble

argue over petty things

Limpid

clear

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Foreboding

make prediction

Badger

pester, annoy

Quaint

odd, old-fashioned, picturesque

Sultry

sexually exciting, sweltering, hot and humid

Irrevocable

unalterable

Malice

feeling a need to see others suffer

Arcane

secret, mysterious

Ambulatory

able to walk

Fritter

waste

Savoir-faire

social skill, tact

Emendation

correction of errors

Blandishment

flattery

Exculpate

clear from blame

Resurgent

rising again after defeat

Disabuse

inform, remove disbelief

Waft

move gently by wind

Unfaltering

steadfast

Gibe

mock

Scuttle

sink

Crestfallen

despirited

Verdant

green, fresh

Impinge

touch, collide with

Astute

wise, shrewd

Overt

open to view

Elegiacal

like in elegy

Incite

arouse to action

Succulent

juicy, full of richness

Relevancy

pertinency

Aghast

horrified

Stint

supply, allotted demand

Jaded

fatigued

Stern

check the flow

Embark

commence

Monotheism

belief in one god

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Pittance

small allowance, wage

Salubrious

healthful, favorable to health of

Fireband

hotheaded

Extol

praise, glorify

Clique

small excessive group

Fleece

rob, plunder

Platable

agreeable, pleasing to the taste

Coquette

flirt

Faze

unsettle, unnerve

Quixotic

ideal but impractical

Bilk

cheat, hinder, prevent

Inscrutable

mysterious, cryptic

Veritic

truth

Constituent

supporter

Purview

scope

Desiccate

dry up

Histrionic

melodramatic, theatrical

Lithe

flexible, supple

Coronation

ceremony of installing a new monarch

Impede

hinder, block

Forgo

give up, withdraw

Onerous

burdensome

Ludicrous

laughing ; ridiculous

Obdurate

stubborn

Atrocity

inhumanity

Boorish

rude

Morose

ill humoured, sullen, saturnine, moody

Picaresque

dishonest

Mote

small speck, tiny piece of anything

Wrangle

quarrel, brawl

Amputate

cut off part of body, remove sugically

Allusion

indirect reference

Rancor

bitterness, hatered, resentment

Dour

ill humoured

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Mall

pedestrian walkway

Harangue

noisy speech

Discomfit

put to rout, defeat, disconcert

Tout

boast, brag

Arduous

hard, strenous

Clique

small excessive group

Daunt

intimidate

Flotsam

floating wreakage of a ship

Circumlocution

indirect expression

Disconsolate

sad

Lionize

having social importance, treated as celebrity

Grapple

wrestle

Heyday

time of greatest success, prime

Meagre

scantly, inadequate

Melee

fight

Dearth

scarcity

Oaf

stupid, awkward person

Eclectic

selecting what seems best of the ideas

Equanimity

calmness of temprament

Beleaguer

annoy persistently

Fiasco

a sudden collapse, total failure

Slate

schedule, intended, criticized

Scout

explore

Dolorous

sorrowful

Allay

calm, pacify

Furor

great excitement

Preempt

appreciate beforehand

Convoke

call together

Prefatory

introductory

Heed

pay attention to

Reminiscence

recollection

Mirage

unreal reflection, optical illusion

Mutinous

disloyal

Prudence

caution, circumspection

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gratuitous

free, unwarranted, un-called for, needless

Appeallation

name, title, denomination, designation

Prune

cut away, trim

Sunder

break up

Genteel

elegant, well-bred

Defunct

not active, dead

Albeit

even though

Anecdote

report, account

Hanker

wanting something persistently

Pine

having a desire for something or someone who is not

present

Swindler

scammer, con man, chiseller

cannibalize

Use parts of something to repair something else

rhetoric

empty talk

Guises

pretexts, pretences

Swamp

fraught with difficulties & imponderables

confer

gift, to have a conference inorder to talk something

over, bestow

exposition

exihibition

budge

move very slightly, stir, shift

harried

annoyed, beset, chiwied, pestered, chevied

Pester

to annoy persistantly

Contentious

argumentative

Cronyism

favouritism, discrimination

Oligarchy

form of government / political system

Ombudsman

investigator

Glean

to find out information by asking ques & listening carefully,

gather

Brunt

force, impact, pressure, shock, thrust

Stymied

block, hinder

Caricrature

imitation, representation of a person in way that gives

comic effect

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Begrudge

to feel jealous bcos sm1 has smthing good & u don't think they
deserve it

Parched

Dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight

vicissitude

fluctuation ; variation

fugacious

lasting a very short time (fugacious blossoms),

ephemeral, transient, impermanent

fallible
nonchalant

errant, erring, frail, imperfect, weak, human (fallible human

being)
casual, unconcern

eclactic

blithe

showing lack of due concern, carefree and happy and

lighthearted

allude

hint ; suggest

eclugue

short poem descriptive of rural or pastoral life

coax

persuade gradually or by flattery to do something

inimical

not friendly ; hostile

terse

abrupt

crony

close friend

cronysm

pratiality

clique

a group of people who talk about a subject

motorcade

a procession of people travelling in motor cars

claustrophobia

a morbid fear of being closed in a confined space

grumble

express one's unhappiness or critical attitude

dote on

to show excessive fondness

cockeyed

turned or twisted towards one side ; wonky ; incongrous ; inviting

ridcule (eg idea) ; very drunk ; inebriate

subversion

destroying someone's honesty or loyalty ; undermining moral

integrity ; overthrowing a legally constituted government ;

diaspora

dispersion ; scattering ; a body of jews outside palestine

or modern Israel

indelible

cannot be removed or erased ; ineradicable

inquest

inquiry

insurgency

an organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a

constituted government through the use of subversion
and armed conflict

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aggrandise

blow up ; hyperbolize ; amplify ; embellish ; magnify ; glorify ;

self aggrandizement

An act to undertaken to increase your own power &

influence or to draw attention ; ego trip