One Word Substitution

1. One who is out to subvert a government :Anarchist.2. One who is recovering from illness : Convalescent.3. One who is all powerful
:Omnipotent.4. One who is present everywhere :Omnipresent.5. One who knows everything :Omniscient.6.One who is easily deceived :Gullible
7. One who does not make mistakes :Infallible.8. One who can do anything for money :Mercenary.9. One who has no money :Pauper
10. One who changes sides :Turncoat.11. One who works for free :Volunteer.12. One who loves books :Bibliophile
13. One who can speak two languages :Bilingual.14. One who loves mankind :Philanthropist.15. One who hates mankind :Misanthrope
16. One who looks on the bright side of things : Optimist.17. One who looks on the dark side of things :Pessimist
18. One who doubts the existence of god :Agnostic.19. One who pretends to be what he is not :Hypocrite
20. One incapable of being tired :Indefatigable.21. One who helps others Good :Samaritan.22. One who copies from other writers :Plagiarist
23. One who hates women :Misogynist.24. One who knows many languages :Polyglot
25. One who is fond of sensuous pleasures :Epicure.26. One who thinks only of himself : Egoist
27. One who thinks only of welfare of women :Feminist..28. One who is indifferent to pleasure or pain :Stoic
29. One who is quite like a woman :Effeminate.30. One who has strange habits :Eccentric
31. One who speaks less :Reticent.32. One who goes on foot :Pedestrian
33. One who believes in fate :Fatalist.34. One who dies without a Will :Intestate
35. One who always thinks himself to be ill :Valetudinarian.36. A Government by the people :Democracy
37. A Government by a king or queen :Monarchy.38. A Government by the officials : Bureaucracy
39. A Government by the rich : Plutocracy.40. A Government by the few :Oligarchy
41. A Government by the Nobles :Aristocracy.42. A Government by one :Autocracy
43. Rule by the mob :Mobocracy.44. That through which light can pass :Transparent
45. That through which light cannot pass :Opaque.46. That through which light can partly pass :Translucent
47. A sentence whose meaning is unclear :Ambiguous.48. A place where orphans live :Orphanage
49. That which cannot be described :Indescribable.50. That which cannot be imitated :Inimitable
51. That which cannot be avoided : Inevitable.52. A position for which no salary is paid :Honorary
53. That which cannot be defended :Indefensible.54. Practice of having several wives : Polygamy
55. Practice of having several husbands :Polyandry
56. Practice of having one wife or husband :Monogamy
57. Practice of having two wives or husbands :Bigamy
58. That which is not likely to happen : Improbable
59. People living at the same time :Contemporaries
60. A book published after the death of its author :Posthumous
61. A book written by an unknown author :Anonymous
62. A life history written by oneself :Autobiography
63. A life history written by somebody else :Biography
64. People who work together :Colleagues
65. One who eats too much :Glutton
66. That which cannot be satisfied :Insatiable
67. One who questions everything :Cynic
68. A flesh eating animal :Carnivorous
69. A grass eating animal :Herbivorous
70. One who lives in a foreign country :Immigrant
71. To transfer one's authority to another :Delegate
72. One who is a newcomer :Neophyte
73. That which is lawful :Legal
74. That which is against law :Illegal
75. One who is unmarried :Celibate
76. A game in which no one wins :Draw
77. A study of man :Anthropology
78. A study of races :Ethnology
79. A study of the body :Physiology
80. A study of animals :Zoology
81. A study of birds :Ornithology
82. A study of ancient things :Archaeology
83. A study of derivation of words :Etymology
84. Murder of a human being :Homicide
85. Murder of a father : Patricide
86. Murder of a mother :Matricide
87. Murder of an brother : Fratricide
88. Murder of an infant :Infanticide
89. Murder of self :Suicide
90. Murder of the king :Regicide
91. To free somebody from all blame :Exonerate
92. To write under a different name :Pseudonym
93. A thing no longer in use :Obsolete
94. A handwriting that cannot be read :Illegible
95. Words written on the tomb of a person :Epitaph
96. One who is greedy for money :Avaricious
97. Something that cannot be imitated :Inimitable
98. One who doesn't know how to read and write :Illiterate
99. A person's peculiar habit :Idiosyncrasy
100. An animal who preys on other animals : Predator
101. Violating the sanctity of a church : Sacrilege
102. One who can throw his voice :Ventriloquist
Tips for Punctuation
End Marks

* Use a period after a declarative or imperative statement:

I went to the library.
Sign your name here.

* Use a question mark after a direct question or to indicate uncertainty:

What is your name?
Chaucer's dates are 1340?–1400.
Do not use a question mark after an indirect question: I asked them what time they were leaving.

* Use an exclamation point after an exclamatory or emphatic sentence or an interjection:

Give me a break!
Hey! Ouch! Wow!

Comma
Use a comma:

* To separate words in a list or series:

The baby likes grapes, bananas, and cantaloupe.

* To separate two or more adjectives that come before a noun when and can be substituted without changing the meaning:
He had a kind, generous nature.
The dog had thick, soft, shiny fur.
Do not use the comma if the adjectives together express a single idea or the noun is a compound made up of an adjective and a noun:
The kitchen had bright yellow curtains.
A majestic bald eagle soared overhead.

* To set off words or phrases in apposition to a noun:

George Eliot, the great 19th-century novelist, was born in 1819.
Do not use commas when the appositive word or phrase is essential to the meaning of the sentence:
The novelist George Eliot was born in 1819.

* To set off nonessential phrases and clauses:

My French professor, who has an odd sense of humor, has been teaching for some 30 years.
Do not use commas when the phrase or clause is essential to the meaning of the sentence:
The professor who teaches my French class has an odd sense of humor.

* To separate the independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction in a compound sentence:

He lives in New York, and she lives in London.
Some people like golf, but others prefer tennis.

* To set off interrupters such as of course, however, I think, and by the way from the rest of the sentence:
She knew, of course, that he was lying.
By the way, I'll be away next week.

* To set off an introductory word, phrase, or clause at the beginning of a sentence:

Yes, I'd like to go with you.
After some years, we met again.
Being tall, she often gets teased.

* To set off a word in direct address:

Thanks, guys, for all your help.
How was your trip, Kathy?

* To set off a tag question:

You won't do that again, will you?

* To introduce a short quotation:

The queen said, “Let them eat cake!”

* To close the salutation in a personal letter and the complimentary close in a business or personal letter:
Dear Mary, … Sincerely, Fred

* To set off titles and degrees:

Sarah Little, Ph.D.Robert Johnson, Jr.

* To separate sentence elements that might be read incorrectly without the comma:
As they entered, in the shadows you could see a figure lurking.

* To set off the month and day from the year in full dates:
The conference will be held on August 6, 2001.
Do not use a comma when only the month and year appear:
The conference will be held in August 2001.
* To set off the city and state in an address:
Sam Green
10 Joy Street
Boston, MA 02116
If the address is inserted into text, add a second comma after the state:
Cincinnati, Ohio, is their home.

Colon
Use a colon:

* To introduce a list, or words, phrases, and clauses that explain, enlarge upon, or summarize what has gone before:
Please provide the following: your name, address, and phone number.
“No honest poet can ever feel quite sure of the permanent value of what he has written: He may have wasted his time and messed up his life
for nothing.”—T. S. Eliot

* To introduce a long quotation:

In 1780 John Adams wrote: “English is destined to be in the next and succeeding centuries more generally the language of the world than Latin
was in the last or French is in the present age…”

* To separate hour and minute(s) in standard time notation:

The train arrives at 9:30.

* To close the salutation in a business letter:

Dear Sir or Madam:

Semicolon
Use a semicolon:

* To separate the independent clauses in a compound sentence not joined by a conjunction:

Only two seats were left; we needed three.
The situation is hopeful; the storm may lift soon.

* To separate two independent clauses, the second of which begins with an adverb such as however, consequently, moreover, and therefore:
We waited an hour; however, we couldn't hang around indefinitely.

* To separate elements already punctuated with commas:

Invitations were mailed to the various professors, associate professors, and assistant professors; the secretary of the department; and some of
the grad students.

Dashes & Hyphens

* Use a dash to indicate a sudden break in continuity or to set off an explanatory, a defining, or an emphatic phrase:
The sky grew dark—where were the kids?
Dairy foods—milk, cheese, yogurt—are a good source of calcium.

* Use a hyphen to join the elements of a compound word or to join the elements of a compound modifier before a noun:

* Use a hyphen to divide a word at the end of a line:

Rasputin is one of history's most enig-
matic and intriguing figures.
Brackets & Parentheses

* Use brackets to set off words or letters in quoted matter that have been added by someone other than the author:
“She [Willa Cather] is certainly one of the great American writers of the 20th century.”

* Use parentheses to set off nonessential information:

We spent an hour (more or less) cleaning up.

Apostrophe
Use an apostrophe to indicate:

* The possessive case of singular and plural nouns, indefinite pronouns, and proper nouns:

my sister's son
somebody's lunch
my two sisters' sons
Charles's house
the children's toys the Rosses' friends

* The plural of letters, numbers, symbols, and words used as such:

too many thus's

ten 5's in a row
spelled with two e's
delete some &'s

* Missing letters in contractions and missing numbers in dates:

I'm (I am)
class of '95
ma'am (madam)
winter of '97–'98

Quotation Marks
Use quotation marks:

* To set off direct quotations:

“Let's go to the beach,” she suggested.

* To set off titles of short stories, articles, chapters, essays, songs, poems, and individual radio and television programs:
Chapter 9, “The New Englishes”
sang the “Star-Spangled Banner”
“The Apparent Trap” episode of Frasier

* To set off words and phrases that are being used in an unusual or questionable way or might be preceded by so-called:
Mari's “fine” was a day's volunteer work.
According to the article, bees appear to “remember” landmarks

Dawn Word List

Many junior members are disconcert regarding the selection of prolific vocabulary. We are often advised to go through the Dawn news-paper
vocabulary. Consequently, This thread contains the words frequently published in Dawn. Members are requested to add their contribution too.

Aberration: deviation; abnormality

Abstruse: Difficult to comprehend
Acumen: sharpness of mind
Adroit: skill-ful (Maladroit = clumsy)
Adulation: worship; great praise
Advocate: support
Affability: friendliness; cordiality
Affinity: kinship
Affluence: wealth; oppulence
Agnostic: unsure of the existence of god
Alacrity: speed & eagerness; promptness
Alleviate: make less serve; reduce
Altruism: self-sacrifice
Amalgam: mixture
Amassed: accumulated
Ambiguous: vague; doubtful; equivocal
Ameliorate: make better; improve
Amiable: friendly; lovable
Anachronistic: out of normal time range (Root -- chron always implies the time)
Animosity: hostility; hatred; ill-will
Apathetic: lacking energy or interest; indifference
Arable: cab be cultivated; fit for pillowing (example: arable land)
Arbitration: mediating between disputing sides
Arboreal: living in trees (Root -- Arbor always relates to trees)
Arcane: esoteric; obscure; known only to few people
Archaic: old-fashioned
Articulation: joining; speaking clearly; distinct
Ascertain: find out; make sure
Astute: wise; mentally sharp
Augment: increase in size or number
Aural: through the sense of hearing
Autocrat: absolute ruler; dictator
Autonomy: self-government
Barrage: bombardment; stream (of abuse etc.); continous attack
Belabor: over-emphasizing
Belied: contradicted
Belitters: people who criticize/disparage
Benevolent: kindly; cheritable
Boorishness: rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
Bountiful: generous
Brevity: briefness
Bypass: avoid; find a way around
Byzantine: excessive; decadent
Cacophony: noise; din
Callous: cruel & unfeeling
Candid: truthful; straight forward; free from prejudice
Capricious: whimsical; changeable
Censure: criticize; blame
Cerebral: concerned with thinking
Circumstantial: accidental; indirect
Insightful: perceptive; can be understood
Insipid: flavourless; bland
Insolence: lack of respect; rudeness; impudence
Insolvent: bankrupt
Insufferable: can not be tolerated
Insular: narrow-minded
Insurrectionist: rebel; combative
Integrity: honor; honesty
Intemperate: not moderate; excessive
Intermittent: on & off; not continous; spasmodic
Intonation: tone of voice
intrigued: interested and curious
Intuition: sixth sense; gut feeling
Invocation: prayer
Irony: something unexpected; words to convey opposite meaning
Irreproachable: can not be criticized; blameless (Reproach = critize)
Irresolute: lacking firmness of purpose; hesitant
Irreverence: lack of respect
Jaded: tired; bored
Jeopardize: put at risk; endanger
Judicious: fair; wise
Juxtaposition: placing two things next to each other
Knack: trick; skill
Lackadaisical: lazy; careless; lax
Lamentable: regrettable
Languid: Lacking energy; weak
Lavish: to spend freely(v); costing alot; opulent(adj)
Legitimate: to make legal; give approval to
Libelous: open to prosecution forr libel (libel = written slander)
Lithe: flexible; supple
Litigious: seeking legal remedies
Lobby: to try to persuade; entrance hall
Lucid: clear; explained
Magnanimous: generous minded; big-hearted
Mandate: permission
Mandatory: compulsory
Manifesto: statement of values
Manipulative: deceptive; skill-ful at handling people
Marred: spoiled; ruined
Meager: small; scanty; unimportant
Mercenary: seeking money above all else; interested in money and gain
Meticulous: thorough; taking care of details
Miffed: annoyed; vex
Mitigate: moderate; reduce intensity
Modicum: tiny amount
Momentous: of great importance
Monotonous: dull; repetitive
Morbidity: concern with death and disease
Motley: varied; miscellaneous
Circumvent: avoid; outwit; baffle
Coalition: a union of two parts
Ceorce: compel; force
Cognitions: mental knowledge
Compendious: containing a lot in a small space/few words
Conciliatory: bringing together; ending a dispute; soothing
Concord: agreement
Condone: tolerate
Conflagration: great fire
Congenial: friendly; sociable; suitable
Connoisseur: expert with good taste/ judgement
Consecrate: dedicate; make holy
Consummate: supremely good
Contagious: passed on through touch; infectious
Convergence: coming together
Convivial: sociable
Copious: in large amount
Corollary: consequence; inference
Corpulence: very fat-ness
Corroborated: supported; given supporting evidence
Credulity: belief on slight evidence
Cumulative: building up
Cursory: superficial
Curtail: cut short
Dalliance: non-serious involvement; toying or playing
Dearth: shortage; lacking
Debacle: disaster
Debilitate: weaken
Debunk: throw out old indeas
Deferment: putting off
Deleterious: harmful
Deliberation: careful thought
Delineate: outline
Demagogue: mob leader; agitator
Demonstrative: expressing emotions freely
Denuded: stripped
Depreciatory: devaluing; criticizing
Derelict: rundown; abandoned
Derided: mocked
Despoiled: plunder; rob; deprive
Devious: cunning
Didactic: intending to preach or teach; an act of teaching
Dilatory: slow; sluggish
Disarming: charming; unthreatening
Discernment: judgement
Discrepancy: inconsistency
Disillusioned: freed from wrong ideas
Disingenuous: crafy; double dealing
Disparaging: critical
Distension: swelling; distend; expand

here are some more DAWN words.

nifty;clever,adriot,smart,stylish
nincompoop;foolish person
niggle;fuss over details,find fault in petty matters
humdrum;dull,common place
vanity;unreal thing
valiant;brave
shrugged;to draw up shoulders or gesture of indifference
zit;pimple
gig;engagement to play music
fret;worry,distressed
warped;distorted
narcissism;excessive or erotic interest in oneself
palpabel;that can be touched,readily percieved
profane;irrelevent,blasphemous,violate
bludgeons;heavy club,coerce
vilify;defame,speak ill of
Multifarious: having many aspects
Myopic: short-sighted (literal or metaphoric)
Naivete: innocence; lack of wordliness
Nefarious: infamous; very wicked
Negate: wipe out; nullify
Nemesis: fate; doom
Nihilism: belief in nothing; anarchy
Nondescript: having no special qualities; ordinary
Notoriety: infamy
Obsequious: slavish; fawning
Occlusion: shutting out
Officious: interfering
Onerous: burdensome
Opacity: lack of transparency; being opaque
Opportunism: grabbing opportunities
Opting: choosing
Opulence: lavish display of wealth
Ornate: extremely decorated
Overhaul: renovate; examine
Palliative: sth that makes better but doesn`t cure; easy pain
Pathos: sadness; stirring the emotions; gloomy
Paucity: scarcity; shortage
Peer: An equal; to look closely at
Peevishness: childish sullenness; irritability
Penchant: tendency; leaning toward; liking
Penurious: miserly
Perquisites: perks; sth you recieve for your job
Petulant: touchy; sulky; peevish
Phlegmatic: calm; imperturbable
Phobic: fearful (Root phobia always implies fear)
Pilfer: steal; filch; rustle
Placid: peaceful; calm; serene
Plaudits: praise
Pliant: flexible
Polarized: divided into two extremes
Pragmatism: practicality
Preclude: prevent; make impossible
Precursor: forerunner; sth comes before
Predilection: liking for; penchant
Presumption: assuming too much
Profundity: depth (of ideas/thoughts)
Propensity: tendency; leaning predilection
Proponent: supporter
Prosaic: ordinary; dull
Prospectus: brochure
Prudent: wise; cautious
Punctilious: meticulous
Purportedly: apparently claiming
Quell: suppress; to stop sth such as protests
Quixotic: idealistic; impractical
Radical: revolutionary
Docile: obedient; subservient
Dubious: doubtful
Eclectic: taking things from different sources; selective
Effacement: wiping out; rub out; (self-effacement = excessive modesty)
Egotistical: selfish
Elitist: favoring top group; snob
Elusive: difficult to pin down
Emancipators: those who set others free
Embellished: adorned; decorated
Embittered: full of bitter feelings
Embodiment: living example of
Empathetic: exhibiting deep emotional understanding
Empiric: found by experiment/practice
Encompassed: included; surrounded
Encroach: trespass; violate
Endorsed: supported
Entourage: group of followers; retinue; cortege
Envisioning: imagining; predicting
Epitome: essence; typical example or symbol of
Equanimity: peace of mind; balance; calm
Equitable: fair and equal
Eradicate: wipe out; remove
Erudition: learning; scholarly knowledge
Esoteric: obscure; arcane; known to few
Estrangement: separation
Eulogy: praise
Exacerbate: make worse
Exasperation: frustration and annoyance
Excise: cut out
Exemplar: excellent example of
Exonerated: proved not guilty; acquit
Exorbitant: excessive
Exotic: strange; foreign
Expeditious: speedy; hasten
Extant: still in existence; opposite of extinct
Extirpation: destruction
Extol: praise; glorify
Extrapolate: predict on the basis of existing data; extended
Facile: over simplified
Faction: section; group with common interests
Fastidious: very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Fawning: groveling; slavish; obsequious
Fidelity: faithfulness; loyalty
Finagle: wheedle; wangle; trick
Finesse: skill
Fitful: intermittent; on and off; not continous
Flabbergast: shock; make speechless
Flag: to lose energy; to signal
Rambunctious: boisterous; highly exuberant; unruly
Rancor: bitterness and bad feeling
Ratify: give approval to (official)
Raze: known down, destroy
Reclusive: Avoid other people; solitary
Recrimination: blame
Rectitude: uprightness
Redolent: smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Regressive: moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
Rehash: revamp hurriedly/carelessly; to arrange in new form without improvement
Remiss: neglectful
Repertoire: range; set of skills
Reprehensible: very bad; culpable; blame worthy
Reprieve: let off (atleast temporarily); delay; cancel
Reprimanded: scolded
Resilience: strength; ability to withstand
Resolute: firm of purpose
Retraction: removal; taking back
Rhetoric: persuasive language
Robust: strong and sturdy
Rousing: stirring; full of enthusiasm
Rudimentary: elementary; basic; not developed
Salvageable: can be saved
Sanctity: holiness
Sarcasm: sneering; bitter remarks; ironic or taunting
Scouring: cleaning thoroughly; thorough searching; comb
Scrutinize: examine carefully
Scuttled: sunk; foil
Secluded: lonely; isolated
Sedate: calm; placid
Seditious: causing division or rebellion
Sedulous: thorough; eager
Serene: peaceful
Sermonize: give moral lecture
Shroud: a cover for dead body; to cover
Slipshod: careless; untidy
Solace: comfort
Solicitous: expressing care and concern
Somber: gloomy
Sophistry: devious logic
Soporific: sleep inducing; sleep producer
Sporadic: intermittent; not continous; short stayed
Spurned: shunned; rejected
Squander: waste
Squelch: suppress; crush
Steadfastness: loyalty; firmness of purpose
Stifling: suppressing
Stipulated: insisted
Substantiate: give supporting evidence
Floridity: floweriness in language; redness
Foil: frustrate; battle; defeat
Formidable: inspiring awe; impressive and powerful difficulty
Foster: support; encourage
Foundered: sank; failed; stumbled
Fraudulent: crooked; intending to cheat
Frugal: economical; parsimony
Furtive: secretive
Futile: useless; waste of time and effort
Gestures: signals
Glacial: icy; unfriendly
Glutton: greedy; spearing in eating and drinking
Grating: harsh; rasping; irritating
Gratuitous: free; unwarranted
Grimy: dirty
Hackneyed: commonplace; banal; over-used
Heterogeneity: variety; non-uniformity
Hilarity: great laughter
Histronic: melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
Holistic: whole; entire
Hubris: excessive pride; haughtiness
Husbandry: careful management of resources
Idiosyncratic: quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
Igominy: shame
Imperious: in a commanding manner
Impetuosity: impulsiveness; rash
Impudent: cheeky; irrespectful
Inane: silly
Incoherence: lack of clarity
Inconsequential: unimportant
Inconspicuous: not easily seen; indiscernible
Indiscriminate: without thought; random; careless
Indomitable: unshakeable; fearless
Indulgent: kindly; pampering
Ineffable: cant be expressed in words
Ineptitude: lack of ability
Infelicity: unsuitabilility; inappropriateness
Infusion: influx; addition
Ingenuous: naive
Indigenous: native to a locality
Indictment: charge; legal accusation
Innocuous: harmless
Inscrutable: not easy to comprehend
Subversive: intending to overthrow; seditious; split
Succulent: juicy
Supplant: replace; usurp
Supple: flexible; pliant; lithe
Surfeit: excess
Sustain: support; experience
Sycophant: toady; servile flatterer
Tactile: through the sense of touch
Tangential: off the point; irrelevant
Temper: moderate
Temperamental: volatile; changeable
Temporize: put off; procratinate; delay
Tenacious: holding firmly to idea or purpose
Therapeutic: medicinal
Thwarted: prevented
Transitory: short-lived; not continous
Teacly: too sweet; over sentimental
Tremulous: hestitant
Tribulation: trouble
Truculence: stubborness
Undermine: weaken
Unequivocal: certain; undoubtful
Unwitting: not deliberated
Unyielding: not giving up
Vacillate: waver; hesitate
Validated: proved right
Valor: bravery
Venality: corruption
Versatility: ability to do many things
Vex: annoy
Vicarious: experience indirectly; at secondhand
Vigilant: wary; watchful
Vindication: proving right; acquittal
Vindictive: seeking revenge
Viscous: thick and sticky
Volatile: evaporates easily; mercurial; easily angered; emotional
Voluminous: large; bulky; extensive
Vulnerable: open to attack; susceptible
Waning: declining
Warped: twisted; distorted
Wary: cautious
Wannow: sift; separate good from bad
Wistful: sad; yearning; longing in a thoughtful way

Important word-list
I have selected these words for maximum usefulness. all have appeared in recent years on the SAT, GMAT and GRE tests. I am not wasting your
time on obscure words that you will never hear again. The following words are also taken from various english magazines, articles and
newspapers.
Abhor: hate
Bigot: narrow-minded, prejudiced person
Counterfeit: fake; false
Enfranchise: give voting rights
Hamper: hinder; obstruct
Kindle: to start a fire
Noxious: harmful; poisonous; lethal
Placid: calm; peaceful
Remuneration: payment for work done
Talisman: lucky charm
Abasement: humiliation; degradation
Billowing: swelling; fluttering; waving
Cower: recoil in fear or servility; shrink away from
Enhance: improve; make better or clearer
Harangue: noisy, attacking speech
Labyrinth: a maze
Nullify: to counter; make unimportant
Plaintiff: petitioner (in court of law)
Replete: full
Tangible: can be touched
Plagiarism: taking credit for someone else's writing or ideas
Knotty: complex; difficult to solve
Engender: cause
Covert: hidden; undercover
Abrogate: cancel; deny; repeal
Blasphemy: speech which offends religious sentiments
Credible: believable
Enigma: puzzle; mystery
Harbingers: indicators; bringers of warnings
Labyrinthine: complicated; highly convoluted
Plaudit: statement giving strong praise
Reprehensible: shameful; very bad
Tardy: slow; late; overdue; delayed
Creditable: praiseworthy
Hasten: hurry; accelerate; rush
Laceration: a cut
Obdurate: stubborn
Plausible: can be believed; reasonable
Reprieve: a respite; postponement of a sentence
Tawdry: of little value; gaudy
Abstain: desist; go without; withdraw
Blighted: damaged; destroyed; ruined
Credulous: gullible; ready to believe anything
Enshroud: cover
Haughtiness: arrogance; pride
Lachrymose: tearful; sad
Obfuscate: deliberately make something difficult to understand
Plethora: an excess
Repudiate: shun; eschew; back from statement
Tedium: boredom
Abstemious: self denying; refraining from indulging
Enunciation: clear pronunciation; accent; articulation
Headstrong: stubborn; willful
Lackluster: dull; monotonous; bland
Objective: unbiased; not subjective
Pliable: flexible; not stubborn
Rescind: retract; repeal
Temper: to moderate; soften
Abstruse: difficult to understand; obscure
Cringe: recoil; flinch; shy away
Envenom: to cause bitterness and bad feeling
Hedonism: self indulgence; pleasure-seeking
Laconic: using few words; brief; to the point
Oblique: indirect; slanting
Tenacious: stubborn; resolute; holding firm to a purpose
Accolade: tribute; honor; praise
Bolster: support; prop up
Cryptic: puzzling; enigmatic
Ephemeral: short-lived
Lamentation: expression of regret or sorrow
Obliterate: destroy; demolish; eradicate
Plummet: fall suddenly and steeply
Resolution: determination
Tentative: not certain
Acquiesce: to agree to; give in to
Bombast: arrogant, pompous language
Curtail: cut short
Heed: listen to
Lampoon: ridicule; spoof
Oblivious: totally unaware
Podium: raised platform
Resonant: echoing
Tenuous: flimsy; not solid
Acrid sharp; pungent (used of smells and tastes) Boorish ill-mannered Cynical believing that people act only out of selfish motives
Heresy against orthodox opinion
Obscure difficult to understand; partially hidden Poignant deeply moving; strongly affecting the emotions Respite a break; intermission Terse
concise; to the point
Debility weakness; incapacity
Hiatus interruption; pause
Languid tired; slow
Obscured: hidden; covered; buried
Poised: calm; collected; self-possessed
Resplendent: shining; glowing
Therapeutic: medicinal; curative
Acuity: sharpness (mental or visual)
Braggart: someone who boasts
Debunking: exposing false claims or myths
Hidebound: rigid in opinions
Languish: decay; fade away; get weaker
Obsequious: servile; submissive
Polemical: causing debate or argument
Restorative: a tonic
Thwart: prevent; frustrate
Adamant: forceful; inflexible
Brawny: muscular
Equivocate: speak ambiguously; avoid telling the truth
Hieroglyphics: 1. picture writing; 2. writing which is difficult to read or enigmatic
Larceny: theft; robbery; stealing
Ponderous: weighty; slow and heavy
Retention: preservation; withholding
Timorous: cowardly; fearful
Adroit: skilful Brevity being brief
Decorum: dignified, correct behavior [decorous (a)]
Err: make a mistake
Hinder: obstruct
Largess: generosity
Obsolete: no longer valid
Reticent: restrained; holding something back; uncommunicative
Tirade: stream of verbal abuse
Adulation: strong admiration; worship
Bristle: to show irritation
Erratic: wandering; irregular
Histrionic: theatrical; exaggerated
Laud: praise
Portend: foretell
Retraction: withdrawal; cancellation of a statement
Titter: giggle quietly
Adversity: hardship
Broach: start to discuss; approach
Deference: respect
Esoteric: obscure and difficult to understand
Hoary: old; white with old age
Lavish: on a grand scale; wasteful
Obtuse: mentally dull
Portent: a warning sign; omen
Revere: worship
Advocate: support
Brusque: blunt; abrupt
Espouse: promote; take up; support
Hone: sharpen; increase; whet
Lax: careless; not strict
Obviate: avoid; make unnecessary
Poseur: someone who puts on an act
Riddled: full of (usually full of holes)
Torpid: inactive; lazy; stagnant
Defunct: no longer in existence
Etymology: the study of word origins
Legend: 1. key to map; 2. myth or story
Odious: hateful Posterity future generations
Rife: common
Torpor: dormancy; sluggishness; inactivity
Affable: friendly; social; easygoing
Bureaucracy: officialdom
Degradation: deprivation; poverty; debasement
Eulogy: praise
Hypochondriac: a person obsessed with health; having imaginary illnesses
Legion: in large numbers
Officious: domineering; intrusive; meddlesome
Posthumous: after death
Rigor: thoroughness
Totter: walk unsteadily
Alacrity: eagerness; enthusiasm; quickness
Deleterious: harmful
Euphemism: a polite phrase to cover something unpleasant
Hypocritical: insincere
Lethargic: tired; without energy
Ogle: stare at; observe in an obvious manner
Robust: strong; healthy; tough
Tractable: obedient; dutiful; polite
Deliberate: to think over deeply
Euphony: pleasant sounds
Iconoclast: person who opposes orthodoxy
Levity: flippancy; joking about serious matters; lightness
Olfactory: concerned with the sense of smell
Alibi: an excuse that shows someone was not at a crime scene
Buttress: strengthen; support
Delineation: demarcation; explanation; definition; outlining
Evacuate: vacate; empty; abandon
Idiosyncrasy: a personal peculiarity; something unique to an individual
Libertarian: someone who opposes tyranny
Ominous: threatening
Potent: powerful; compelling; strong
Ruminate: think over something; ponder
Transcribe: copy
Allay: to lessen
Byline: the line that tells you who wrote an article
Demur: hesitate; refuse
Exacerbate: make worse
Ignominious: shameful
Omnipotent: all-powerful
Pragmatic: practical Ruse trick; stratagem
Transgress: go astray; disobey; commit a sin
Alleviate: make less severe
Cacophony: discordant loud noises
Denounce: condemn; speak out against
Exasperated: frustrated; annoyed
Ignominy: shame [ignominious (a) = shameful]
Lithe: flexible; supple
Omniscient: all-knowing
Pragmatist: practical person; one who is concerned with usefulness
Saccharin: falsely sweet
Transient: short-lived; ephemeral
Aloof: distant; detached; cold
Cajole: coax; wheedle; decieve by flattery
Deplete: use up; lessen
Exceptionable: very bad (something which we should object to)
Illuminate: to light up or make clear
Livid: very angry
Onerous: burdensome; hard to undertake
Preamble: introductory material
Sacrosanct: very holy; inviolable
Traverse: to move across
Altruism: putting others first; being self-sacrificing
Deplore: regret
Exculpate: free someone from blame; pardon; acquit
Illusory: deceptive; false; misleading
Lobbyist: person who tries to persuade someone to support a particular cause
Onus: burden
Precarious: unstable; risky
Sagacious: wise
Trepidation: fear
Amass: accumulate
Callow: immature
Depravity: moral corruption
Execrable: very, very bad
Immoderate: excessive; extreme
Lofty: snooty; arrogant; haughty
Opaque: does not let light through
Precedent: a previous occurrence used as a guide
Sage: a wise person; person celebrated for wisdom
Trinket: something of little value; knick-knack
Ambiguity: uncertainty; vagueness
Candid: frank; honest
Deprecate: criticize; denounce
Immutable: unchanging; permanent
Longevity: long life
Opulent: wealthy; rich; magnificent
Precept: guiding principle
Salacious: lecherous; erotic
Trite: unoriginal; dull
Ambiguous: unclear in meaning; can be interpreted in different ways
Candor: frankness; openness
Deride: ridicule; make fun of; mock
Exemplary: outstandingly good; setting a fine example
Impartial: unbiased; neutral
Loquacious: talkative
Sallow: yellowish
Trivial: unimportant
Ambivalence: lack of clarity; wavering; being undecided
Cantankerous bad-tempered; quarrelsome
Exemplify: to serve as a good example
Impecunious: having no money
Lucid: clear
Ornate: highly decorated
Salubrious: health-giving
Truant: shirker; someone absent without permission
Ambulatory: able to walk around (used of hospital patients)
Capacious: spacious
Desecrate: to damage or pollute a holy place
Exhaustive: complete and thorough Impious wicked; profane
Ludicrous: ridiculous; silly
Orthodox: conventional
Precipitous: done in a hurry
Salutary: something which teaches you a lesson; beneficial
Truncate: cut short
Ameliorate: make better
Capitulate: surrender; give in to
Exonerates: acquits; absolves; removes blame
Impoverished: destitute; poor
Ossify: 1. turn to bone; 2. become fixed and rigid
Preclude: prevent or make impossible
Sanctimonious: hypocritically holy
Tumult: uproar; noise
Amelioration: improvement
Carping: constant criticism; finding faults
Desist: stop; discontinue; cease
Exorcism: getting free/rid of; eliminating (especially demons)
Impromptu: unrehearsed; spontaneous
Lummox: clumsy person
Ostentatious: showy
Precocious: developing early
Sanction: give approval to
Turpitude: depravity
Amiable: friendly; lovable
Cartographer: person who makes maps
Despondent: having no hope; miserable
Expatriate: refugee; emigrant; someone living away from his own country
Inadvertent: not intentional
Luscious: juicy; moist; succulent
Oust: push out of a position
Predecessor: one who came before
Sanguinary: bloodthirsty; bloody
Tyro: novice; beginner
Amity: friendship
Castigate: scold strongly
Destitution: hardship; poverty; misery
Expedient: convenient; practical
Lynch: assassinate; kill; illegal hanging
Overt: obvious; not hidden
Predicament: dilemma; difficult situation
Sanguine: optimistic; cheerful
Ubiquitous: found everywhere; omnipresent
Amorphous: lacking in shape
Deter: put off; prevent
Expedite: make faster
Incarceration: putting in prison
Machinations: plots and plans
Preeminent: famous; outstanding
Sardonic: mocking
Unalloyed: undiluted; total
Analgesic: medicine to combat pain
Caucus: type of private political meeting
Deteriorate: worsen; decline
Exposition: clear explanation
Incessant: without stopping
Maelstrom: whirlpool; storm in the ocean
Prerogative: right or privilege
Savant: person with knowledge
Unctuous: oily; using excessive flattery
Analogous: comparable
Caustic: burning
Detrimental: harmful
Extol: praise
Incipient: just beginning
Magnanimous: generous; big-hearted
Prescient: having fore-knowledge
Scale: to climb
Undermined: damaged; attacked
Anarchy: chaos; lack of government
Devoured: greedily eaten/consumed
Extradite: deport from one country back to the home country
Inclination: tendency; a leaning toward
Palliative: a remedy that improves but doesn't cure
Presentiment: a feeling that something might happen
Scapegoat: person on whom blame is placed for faults of others
Underscore: emphasize
Dexterous: skilful with hands
Extraneous: irrelevant
Incoherent: not clear
Maladroit: clumsy; unskillful
Pallid: pale
Presumptuous: assuming too much; arrogant
Scrupulous: careful; diligent; painstaking
Unequivocal: clear; obvious
Animosity: hatred; antagonism
Censorious: disapproving; critical
Dichotomy: a division into two parts
Extrapolate: extend; predict on the basis of known data
Incongruous: not fitting in; out of place
Malady: illness
Palpable: easily felt; easily perceived
Pretentious: pompous; self-important
Scrutinize: examine carefully
Unfetter: set free
Censure: blame; criticize
Extrinsic: irrelevant; on the outside
Inconsequential: unimportant; insignificant; negligible
Malediction: a curse Panacea remedy for all ills
Prevaricate: speak misleadingly and evasively
Cerebral: intellectual
Diffident: lacking confidence
Fallacious: false
Inconspicuous: not easily seen; subtle; not noticeable
Malefactor: a wrong-doer
Paradigm: 1. example; 2. model; 3. way of looking at things
Pristine unspoiled
Unprecedented: never having happened before
Anomaly: something which does not fit in a pattern; irregularity
Certitude: certainty
Digress: wander off the subject
Falter: hesitate; waver
Indelible: cannot be wiped out
Malinger: deliberately avoid work; shirk
Paradox: apparently contradictory statement
Sensuous: appealing to the senses
Unscathed: unharmed; intact; without a scratch
Antagonism: hostility; strong opposition
Charlatan: trickster who claims knowledge he doesn't have
Indifferent: 1. neutral; 2. not outstanding
Malingerer: person who deliberately tries to avoid work
Paragon: a perfect example
Procrastinate: delay; put off
Unwitting: not deliberate; unconscious
Antagonistic: opposed; hostile; aggressive
Chary: watchful; wary of; cautious about; reluctant to give
Dilatory: slow; falling behind with one's work
Fanaticism: passion; excessive devotion
Indigenous: native to a particular area
Malleable: flexible; can be shaped
Paramount: of supreme importance
Prodigal: wasteful; extravagant
Sequester: isolate
Upbraid: scold; tell off; reprimand
Antediluvian: outdated; prehistoric; very old-fashioned
Dilemma: puzzling situation
Fastidious: overly particular; finicky
Indolence: laziness
Prodigious: very large
Serendipity: fortunate coincidence; unsought discovery
Uproarious: hilarious; hysterical; very funny
Dilettante: person who dabbles in a subject without serious study
Inductee: novice; beginner
Manipulatable: influencable; controllable
Profane: unholy
Serene: calm; peaceful
Upshot: outcome
Diligent: hard-working
Feasible: possible and practicable
Indulgent: pampering; satisfying desires
Marred: damaged; spoiled
Pariah: an outcast from society
Urbane: sophisticated; suave; refined
Antiquated: outdated; old fashioned
Choleric: easily angered
Diorama: model of a scene
Fecund: fertile Inebriation drunkenness; intoxication
Marshal: to gather together
Parity: equality
Profound: having deep meaning
Servile: overly submissive; groveling
Usurp: take someone's position (usually by force)
Apathetic: indifferent; uninterested; lethargic
Chronicler: person who records historical information
Dirge: mournful song
Felicitous: apt
Ineffable: cannot be expressed in words
Marsupial: pouched mammal (like a kangaroo)
Parochial: narrow-minded; concerned only with local matters
Skeptical: doubting; not gullible
Utilitarian: useful
Apathy: lack of interest or emotion
Circuitous: indirect; roundabout (circuitous statement)
Disapprobation: disapproval
Fervor: passion; enthusiasm; zeal
Inept: incompetent; unskilled; useless
Martinet: person who believes in strict discipline
Parody: a mockery; imitation for ridicule; spoof
Proletarian: member of the working class
Skirmish: minor battle
Utopian: a believer in an ideal world
Apocryphal: of doubtful origin; not original
Circumlocution: using too many words; long-windedness
Discern: to distinguish one thing from another
Fickle: unpredictable; whimsical; easily swayed
Inertia: inactivity; lethargy
Masochist: person who intentionally inflicts pain on himself
Parry: ward off; avoid
Prolific: producing a lot
Sluggard: slow-moving; lethargic person
Vacillate: waver; hesitate
Appease: pacify; soothe; calm down; make peace with
Circumscribe: limit
Discord: disagreement
Finesse: skill
Inevitable: cannot be avoided
Matriarchy: society governed by women
Parsimonious: economical; frugal; thrifty
Proponents: promoters; supporters
Vacuous: empty; silly; meaningless
Apprehensive: worried; fearful
Circumspect: cautious; considering all sides
Discordancy: cacophony; harshness; jarring
Fitful: not continuous; stopping and starting
Inexorable: relentless
Maverick: a loner
Parsimony: stinginess; frugality; cost-cutting
Prosaic: dull; boring; ordinary
Vagrant: person wandering without a home
Arable: can be cultivated
Circumvent: avoid
Discrepancy: something which does not match up; inconsistency
Flagrant: clearly wrong
Inexpedient: not advisable
Meager: in short supply
Partisan: biased; one-sided; committed to one group
Proscribe: forbid
Solace: comfort for grief
Vapid: dull; uninspiring
Arbitrary: random; for no definite reason
Clairvoyant: psychic; mystic
Discriminate: to make a clear distinction; see the difference
Flamboyant: showy; ornate Infallible perfect; flawless; cannot make mistakes
Meander: wander from side to side
Pathos: evoking sadness or pity
Prosody: study of versification
Solicit: to ask for; seek
Variegated: multicolored; speckled
Arcane: obscure; known only to a few people
Clamor: shout; scream
Discursiveness: long windedness; indirectness
Flaunt: show off; display in a showy manner
Infamous: famous for something bad
Mellow: soft; melodious; ripe
Patron: one who give support (usually financial)
Prostration: 1. lying face down; 2. be overcome with extreme weakness
Somnambulist: sleepwalker
Vehemence: violence; fervor; forcefulness
Archaic: ancient; outdated; old fashioned
Clandestine: secret; covert; stealthy
Disdain: contempt; strong dislike
Flippant: making jokes about serious matters Infer deduce; conclude
Menagerie: collection of animals
Patronize: condescend to; behave in an arrogant manner towards
Protagonist: main character in film, book, play etc.
Soothsayer: fortuneteller
Vehement: forceful
Archetype: classic example of
Clemency: mercy
Disinterested: unbiased
Flout: defy; reject
Ingénue: naïve, unsophisticated person
Mendacious: given to lying
Paucity: shortage
Protean: changeable
Sophomoric: juvenile; immature
Venal: corrupt; can be bribed
Archives: collections of old records; place of storage of old documents
Cliché: overused expression; something unoriginal
Disparage: criticize; belittle
Flustered: worked-up; not calm Ingrate ungrateful person
Mercenary: concerned only with money
Peccadillo: minor weakness; trivial offence
Protégé: person under protection of, or guided by another
Soporific: inducing sleep; sleep producer
Veneer: surface coating
Articulate: clear; lucid; eloquent
Clientele: customers
Disparity: an inequality
Fly-by-night: unreliable; disreputable
Inimical: hostile
Mercurial: volatile; changeable
Pedant: person who insists on strict adherence to rules or narrow learning
Protocol: procedure; code of behavior
Sparse: spare; bare; meager Venerate revere; worship
Artifice: deception; trickery
Coalesce: come together; merge
Dispassionate: neutral; objective
Forensic: concerned with argument or debate (esp. for legal evidence)
Innate: inherited; inborn
Merge: come together
Pedestrian: common; mundane; banal
Provincial: unsophisticated; narrow-minded
Specious: false
Venial: minor; unimportant
Artisan: craftsman
Coddle: pamper; fuss over; indulge
Disseminating: circulating; broadcasting; spreading (information)
Fortitude: bravery Innocuous harmless; inoffensive
Metaphorically: symbolically; figuratively Peerless without equal
Prudent: cautious; wise
Speckled: spotted; freckled; dotted
Veracity: truthfulness
Ascetic: without luxuries; severely simple
Coercion: force
Diurnal: active in daytime
Fortuitous: happening by chance
Innovate: create; introduce something new
Meticulous: very careful; painstaking
Pejorative: derogatory
Puerile: childish
Sporadic: not continuous; intermittent
Verbose: talkative; long-winded; rambling
Assiduous: thorough; diligent
Cogent: lucid; well argued
Divert: 1. entertain; 2. distract; 3. cause a detour
Fractious: irritable; difficult to control
Inscrutable: mysterious; impenetrable
Mettle: courage; bravery; valor
Pellucid: transparently clear
Punctilious: paying attention to small details
Spurious: false
Assuage: to calm
Cogitate: think over something; ponder
Docile: gentle and easily lead
Fraudulent: fake; false
Insentient: unfeeling
Milieu: environment
Pensive: in a thoughtful mood; thinking deeply
Purloin: steal
Stagnant: still; not moving
Vertigo: dizziness
Astute: perceptive; sharp-witted
Collage: picture made from fragments of other pictures
Dogmatic: having stubbornly held opinions
Frivolous: not serious Insipid dull; bland; boring
Mire: swamp; muddy ground
Penury: poverty
Pusillanimous: cowardly
Staid: dull; sober; serious
Vestigial: not developed
Asylum: place of refuge or safety
Collate: arrange in order
Dolt: stupid person
Frugal: economical; not wasting anything
Instigate: to start; provoke
Misanthrope: hater of the rest of mankind
Perceptive: observant
Pyromania: compulsion to start fires
Stanza: section of a poem
Vignette: small sketch
Atheist: person who does not believe in God
Colloquial: local and informal (used of language)
Dotard: foolish old man
Furrow: groove
Instigator: troublemaker; person who entices others to do something
Misnomer: wrong name
Percipient: perceptive; insightful
Quaff: drink down quickly
Staunch: loyal; faithful; dependable
Vilification: blackening someone's name
Atrophy: waste away from lack of use
Collusion: plotting and planning
Drawl: speak slowly with words running together
Furtive: hidden and secret
Insurgent: a rebel
Misogynist: hater of women
Perdition: damnation
Quagmire: marsh; bog
Stereotype: fixed image
Vindicate: prove right; remove blame
Attenuate: weaken
Commandeer: take possession of
Drivel: nonsense
Futile: useless; hopeless
Interminable: never-ending
Misrepresentation: deliberately deceiving
Peremptory: in a commanding manner
Virtuoso: an accomplished musician
Augment: increase; make bigger
Complacent: self-satisfied; smug
Droll: dryly amusing
Galleon: ancient type of sailing ship
Intermittent: sporadic; irregular
Mitigate: lessen; make less severe
Perfidy: treachery
Quandary: dilemma; puzzle
Stifle: suppress
Virulent: dangerous; harmful
Auspicious: favorable; promising to turn out well
Compliant: easy to control; submissive
Drone: 1. monotonous noise (n); 2. to speak with no emotion (v); 3.male bee
Gambol: frolic; leap; bound Intransigence stubbornness
Modicum: small amount
Perfunctory: superficial; cursory
Quarantine: isolation to prevent the spread of disease Stoic known for fortitude; indifferent to pleasure or pain
Vital: essential; alive; important
Austere: severely plain; strict
Concatenate: link together
Dubious: doubtful Garble distort; confuse; muddle
Intransigent: stubborn; unyielding
Momentous: very important
Peripatetic: nomadic; moving from place to place Quarry 1. something that is hunted; 2. mine for stone
Stoke: add fuel to; strengthen
Vitriolic: corrosive; strongly attacking
Aversion: a dislike of
Concatenation: linking into chains
Dupe: to fool someone
Garish: gaudy Intrepid brave
Monotonous: dull; unvarying
Peripheral: on the edge; not important
Querulous: always complaining
Stolid: impassive; dull; indifferent
Vivacity: liveliness; animation
Balk: hinder and prevent; hesitate over
Conciliate: to bring together; end a dispute
Dynamic: lively; vibrant; energetic
Garner: gather; collect Inveterate habitual
Moratorium: temporary prohibition or halt to activity
Perjury: telling lies under oath
Quirk: oddity
Stratagem: plot; plan; trick
Vivify: enliven
Banal: common; dull
Concise: stated in few words
Ebullient: very lively; cheerful; jovial; happy
Garrulous: talkative Invidious arousing envy
Moribund: on the point of death
Pernicious: destructive; harmful
Ramble: wander aimlessly
Strident: loud and harsh
Vociferous: noisy; loud in speech
Condescend: talk down to
Eccentric: unusual; quirky; odd
Gaunt: emaciated; bony and angular
Inviolable: cannot be invaded
Morose: gloomy; bad tempered
Persnickety: fastidious; fussy
Ramifications: branches; subdivisions of a complex system; outcomes
Stringent: strict or severe
Volatile: dangerously unstable; evaporates easily
Bane: troublesome influence
Condone: tacitly support; overlook
Eclectic: taking things from different sources
Genre: a category; type Irascible easily angered
Mundane: ordinary; worldly
Perpetuated: caused to continue
Rancor: resentment; animosity; bad feeling
Strut: swagger; show off
Voluble: talkative
Germane: relevant Ire anger [irate (a) = very angry]
Munificent: generous; charitable
Perpetuity: eternity
Rant: use bombastic language
Stupefying: astonishing; shocking; stunning into silence
Voluminous: very large; spacious
Bastion: fortress; stronghold
Conflagration: big fire
Efface: wipe out; remove all trace of
Germinal: just growing; not developed; immature
Irksome: annoying; infuriating
Mutinous: very rebellious
Personable: attractive
Ratify: approve; consent
Subpoena: summons to court
Voracious: ravenous
Befuddle: confuse
Confound: confuse
Effigy: a model of a person
Gibbering: making meaningless noises
Ironic: satiric; unexpected
Myriad: in large numbers
Perspicacious: insightful; sharp; wise
Raucous: rough and unpleasant (of sounds)
Substantiate: give supporting evidence
Waive: surrender; give up
Begrudge: resent
Congeal: to solidify
Effusive: gushing; demonstrative
Glacial: hostile; unfriendly; cold; icy
Irrational: unreasonable; absurd
Navigable: suitable for sailing
Perspicacity: insight Raze destroy; demolish; tear down
Subterfuge: a trick
Wane: grow less
Beguile: mislead; lure
Congenital: present from birth
Egalitarianism: belief in equality
Goad: prod; urge
Irreproachable: cannot be criticized; perfect
Nebulous: vague
Pertinent: relevant
Rebuttal: denial
Subtle: not obvious
Wary: hesitant; cautious
Belabor: explain in unnecessary detail
Connoisseur: person with refined taste and good judgment
Egregious: outstandingly, obviously bad
Grate: (v) 1. to annoy; aggravate; vex; 2. shred
Irrevocable: cannot be cancelled; unchangeable
Nefarious: wicked; immoral; disreputable
Peruse: read carefully
Recant: disclaim; retract statement
Subversive: rebellious; revolutionary
Wax: to increase; to grow
Beleaguer: besiege; attack
Consecrate: dedicate
Egress: exit
Gratis: free of charge; without payment
Itinerant: nomadic; wandering from place to place
Negate: cancel; deny
Pervasive: spreading everywhere
Recapitulate: summarize
Succinct: concise
Waylay: accost; stop; approach; hinder
Belie: contradict
Consensus: general agreement
Eloquent: fluent and persuasive in speech
Gratuitous: unwarranted
Jaded: tired; bored; worn out
Negligence: carelessness
Petrify: 1. terrify; 2. turn to stone
Receptacle: container; vessel; holder
Suffragist: someone who campaigns for voting rights
Weighty: serious
Belittle: to demean
Conspicuous: easily seen; prominent
Elucidate: make clear
Gravity: seriousness
Jargon: specialized language used by experts
Neologism: newly coined word
Petulant: sulky; peevish
Recluse: someone who cuts himself off from life
Supercilious: proud and haughty
Bellicose: war-like; aggressive
Consummate: complete; total; supremely good
Elusive: hard to pin down
Gregarious: extroverted; sociable; outgoing
Jaundiced: cynical; pessimistic
Nettle: annoy
Phenomenon: an event or happening (plural: phenomena)
Recuperate: get better after illness
Superlative: extremely good; the best
Whet: sharpen
Belligerent: aggressive; ready to fight
Contemporary: living or happening at the same time
Emaciated: very thin; withered
Gritty: coarse; granular
Jaunt: short pleasure trip
Niggardly: miserly; stingy
Philanthropy: charity; love of mankind
Red tape: formalities; paperwork; official procedure
Surly: grumpy; rude
Whimsical: capricious; changeable
Bemoan: complain about
Contrite: sorry
Emancipate: set free
Guffaw: sudden loud laughter
Jeopardize: put at risk; endanger
Nomadic: wandering from place to place
Philistine: uncultured person
Redolent: smelling of; giving off odors
Surreptitious: secret; sneaky; stealthy
Willful: stubborn
Benevolent: kindly
Contrition: sorrow and repentance
Embezzle: defraud; steal
Guile: cunning; craftiness
Jingoistic: extremely patriotic; nationalistic
Nonchalance: an appearance of indifference; calm and composed
Phlegmatic: calm; imperturbable
Redress: put right something that was wrong
Surreptitiously: secretly; furtively; stealthily
Wily: cunning
Benign: kindly; harmless
Contumacious: stubborn
Embroil: involve in hostility or argument
Guileless: frank; straightforward; honest
Jocular: in a joking manner
Nondescript: having no special features; dull and ordinary
Pillage: plunder
Redundant: unnecessary; superfluous
Susceptible: vulnerable
Wispy: flimsy; frail; delicate
Benignity: compassion; gentleness; fondness
Contusion: a bruise
Emerge: come out; appear
Gullibility: unwariness; trustfulness; being easily fooled
Jollity: gaiety; happiness
Nonentity: a person of no importance; not famous
Pinnacle: topmost point
Referendum: public vote
Suspect: doubtful
Wistful: melancholy; pensive; expressing a longing for
Bequeath: leave something in one's will to be given after one's death
Conundrum: a puzzle
Emulate: to imitate something admired
Gullible: easily fooled
Jubilant: ecstatic; delighted; rejoicing
Nostalgia: longing for the past
Pious: very religious
Refute: disprove
Sybarite: lover of luxury
Zany: crazy; wacky
Berate: scold; criticize
Conventional: usual; customary; common
Endorse: give support or approval to
Gustatory: concerned with the sense of taste
Judicious: correct in judgment; wise
Notoriety: infamy; known for wrong doing
Pivotal: of central importance
Regale: entertain
Sycophant: bootlicker; flatterer
Zeal: enthusiasm
Beret: type of cap
Corpulent: fat
Endurance: staying power; patience; stamina
Hackneyed: common and over-used
Jurisprudence: science or study of law
Novel: new; unusual
Placate: pacify; soothe; calm
Relegate: dismiss to a lower position
Taciturn: quiet; saying little
Zealot: fanatic
Bestial: behaving like a beast; brutal
Corrugated: highly folded
Enduring: lasting
Hallowed: worshipped; consecrated
Juxtapose: place next to
Novice: a beginner; tyro
Placebo: harmless medicine with no effect; dummy medicine
Remorse: regret; sorrow; contrition
Tactile: concerned with the sense of touch
Zenith: summit
Abort: stop
Accord: agreement
Anoint: choose
Assimilate: to take in, fit into, or become similar
Berate: to criticize or speak in an angry manner to someone
Chastised: to criticize someone severely
Conceptual: based on ideas or principles
Consortium: an organization of several businesses or banks joining together as a group for a shared purpose
Contemplate: observe or study thoughtfully
Decapitating: to cut off the head of a person
Deficits: insufficiency
Delegate: a chosen person
Deploy: to use something in an effective way
Dissidence: disagreement
Enclave: a group of people different than its surrounding
Enunciate: to pronounce words clearly, explain
Envisage: To conceive an image of a future possibility
Emphatic: said in a strong way
Exploit: use well, use something unfairly
Extravagant: spending or doing more than necessary
Galvanizes: to cause someone to suddenly take action
Grievances: a complaint
Harmonious: friendly and peaceful
Hover: suspended in the air
Hurl: to throw something with a lot of force
Incentive: something which encourages a person to do something
Incumbent: officially having the named position, necessary
Inflation: continuous increase in prices
Ostracized: to exclude from a group
Perish: to die,to suffer destruction
Pertain: to have reference or relation
Pledge: a serious or formal promise
Precedence: act or fact of preceding
Prevail: to get control or influence
Quintessentially: typically
Rabid: irrationally extreme in opinion or practice
Revitalize: to give new life
Revoke: to take back or withdraw
Sprout: to develop or grow quickly
Substantially: large in size, value or importance, basic or essential
Sway: control
Tariff: the schedule or system of duties so imposed
Inalienable: unable to be removed
Upsurge: a sudden increase in something
Vault: something likened to an arched roof
Venerable: deserving respect because of age, high position etc
Vie: to compete with other people
Welter: a large & badly organized number of things
)remission :forgiveness or pardon, as of sins or crimes
2)ebb:a weakening or lessening; decline
3)hasty:done or made with haste; quick; hurried
4)abscond:to go away hastily and secretly; run away and hide, esp. in order to escape the law
5)aide:an assistant
Extirpate...nayst o naabood karna
Contrite....Deep Regrate/remoursful
Belligerand.....Intrested in fighting all the time(jaghrahlu)
Debase...to degrade someone
apprehensions....khadshaat
Extort.....to get something by threatning/ to rob at gun point
Exasperate......to annoy without having any reason for it
unveil= reveal
connivance= involvement
hurl= throw
calumny=defamation
syndicate= organization
turbulent = instable, turmoil
lodge =small house, hotel
Opaque= not clear, difficult
Pilferage= To steal
Eulogizing= To praise highly
1)barred:provided with one or more bars: a barred prison window,‫سالخ‬ َ ‫۔ دار دھَاری ۔ دار‬
striped; streaked: barred fabrics.
2)upsurge:increase; rise: Water upsurged,Crime upsurged.‫۔ اُمنڈنا ۔ ہونا میں تالطم ۔ مارنا موجیں‬
3)stagger:to shock; render helpless with amazement or the like; astonish‫دینا کر بےاعتماد ۔ چکرانا ۔ ڈگمگانا ۔ لڑکھڑانا‬
4)scam:a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
5)merger:any combination of two or more business enterprises into a single enterprise. ‫ہونا ضم‬
Arduous : Tiring, Involves a lot of effort.
Abberation : Behaviour that is not normal.
Blather : Foolish Chatter.
Crux : Difficulty.
Dearth : not enough for something.
Evisceration : Empty or Deprive of essential contents.
Coalition : Imtizaj A combination
Heap : Dhair to accumulate
Abuzz : Josho Kharosh : In a buzz
Erstwhile : Phaly Say : formerly
Allocate : Makhsos Karna : To distribute or assign
Flog : Danda Marna : To beat or strike with a rod
Scourge : Sakht Saza Dayna : To punish with severity
Assert : Haq jamana : To maintain or defend
Fornication : Zana : Unlawful sexual
Illicit : Najaiz : Not permitted or allowed
Enduring : bardasht Karna : To bear with patience
Exert : Koshish Karna : To put force
Macho : Bigharny Wala : The striped mullet of California
Benighted : Jahil : To involve in darkness
Anachronism : Tareekh ki Ghalti : A misplacing or error in the
order of time
Pundit : Alam Fazal
Omission : Tarak Karna : neglect or failure to do something
Aspirant : Arzomand : one who eagerly seeks some
Omit : Nazar Andaz Karna : To let go
Retention : Power Rakhna : The power of retaining
Verdict : Jiyori ka Faisla : Decision
Oddly : Ajeeb Andaz say : In an odd manner
Ablaze : Agg may Dalna : On fire
Incarcerate : Qaid Karna : Imprisoned.
Lash : koray Marna : to whip or scourge with a lash
Bully : Ziddi, Laraka : A brisk, dashing fellow
State : Bimar Sa, riasat : Rank; condition; quality;
Accord : Sath Dayna : Agreement or concurrence
ynch mob-A mob that kills a person for some presumed offence without legal authority
Goaded - Compelled forcibly by an outside agency
venomous - deliberately harmful
escalate - Increase in extent or intensity
hinges - A circumstance upon which subsequent events depend
overwought - Deeply agitated especially from emotion
Dent..(V)... Izzat e Nafs Majrooh Karna
Resolve...V...Pakka Irada Karna...determination
Prude(N)..Prood(V)...Banawati Sharam o Haya
Exonerate(V)..Declare free from blame...Bari ul zimma karar dayna
Abscond(V) Go away secretely...Ru.posh ho jana
Decree(N)... FARMAAN E ELLAHI...
Intimate(V)...To inform,,Make known... Ittlaah dayna
Debacle..(N)... complete failure or disaster...
Demise(N)... death
Dotty.Adj..... foolish
Defuse(V).. Calm down...Ghusa tanda karna
Fall out...Quarrel
Fall Through....V. to fail
Interpid(Adj).....Fearless....Nidar
Overpower...V.... to overcome.....Qaabu karna
Evince(V) Show that one has...ka saboot dayna
Reiterate...say something repeatedly...bar bar kehna, kisi baat per zor dayna
Resilience(V).....or Recede...means..go back on.....kisi cheez per pakka na hona like waada ka pakka na hona etc
Incinerate..V.... Destroy by burning.....Kisi cheez ko jala kar khatam kar dayna
Behest....synonym of Decree(mentioned above)...means Command of GOD and same alike...Farmaan, Hukam
1)summon:to call or notify to appear at a specified place, especially before a court
2)repatriate:to bring or send back (a person, especially a prisoner of war, a refugee, etc.) to his or her country or land of citizenship.
3)deplore:to regret deeply or strongly; lament
4)ratification/ratified:to confirm by expressing consent, approval, or formal sanction: to ratify a constitutional amendment.
5)concrete:pertaining to or concerned with realities or actual instances rather than abstractions; particular ( opposed to general): concrete
ideas.
consensus : Hum ahngi : Agreement
invasions :Charhai : The act of invading
Insurgent: Baghi: A person who rises in revolt against civil authority
Bid: Boli Lagana: To invite; to call in; to request to come.
Plunder: Lot Mar: robbery
Sculpture: Mujasma Sazai: The art of carving, cutting, or hewing wood, stone, metal
Novelty: Anokhi: strange thing.
Briskly: Taizi Say:
Utilitarian : Faida Mand : Useful,
Attire : Labas: To dress; to array; to adorn
Stifling: Gala Ghontna: To stop; to extinguish
Pragmatic : Nataiji: One skilled in affairs.
Sanction : Tasdeeq, Jawaz, Hillat: Anything done or said to enforce the will
Decree: Digri, Hukam: A determination
Alleged: Mansoob Karna: Supposed,
Allege: Ilzam Dayna, Biyan Dayna: To bring forward with positiveness
Disruptive: Tafarqa Dalnay Wala: Causing, or tending to cause, disruption
Deferred: Maltawi, Moakhar : Postponed,
Nullify: Rad Karna : To make void
Strife: Ikhtalaf: Exertion or contention for superiority
Poise: Wazan Karna: The weight, or mass of metal
Rival : Mukhalif : To stand in competition with
Inception: Aghaz: Beginning
Divulge: Fash Karna : To make public; to several or communicate to the public, Disclose
Immunity : Nijat : Freedom or exemption from any charge
Tenor : Qareena : The higher of the two kinds of voices usually belonging to adult males, Strain
Complicity : Saaz Baaz : The state of being an accomplice; participation in guilt.
Ditch: Garha : Chuck, Dump, Trench,
Endorse : Taid Karna, Tasdeeq Karna : Back, Certify, Indorse, Second, Support,
Barring : Nakablay Tawajah : To restrict or confine
self immolation - offer for oneself for killing
morphed - cause for change
impoverished - financially destroyed
cliques - a circle of people with common purpose
transition - the even that results in transformation
1)turmoil:a state of great commotion, confusion, or disturbance
2)Perish:to die or be destroyed through violence, privation, etc.: to perish in an earthquake.
3)conflate:to fuse into one entity; merge: to conflate dissenting voices into one protest.
4)wrack:damage or destruction: wrack and ruin.
5)endanger:to expose to danger
6)furore:a general outburst of enthusiasm, excitement, controversy
7)deprive:to remove or withhold something from the enjoyment or possession of (a person or persons)
8)circumvent:to avoid (defeat, failure, unpleasantness, etc.) by artfulness or deception
9)repugnant:distasteful, objectionable, or offensive
10)Denigrates:to treat or represent as lacking in value or importance; belittle; disparage
11)caricatures:a picture, description, etc., ludicrously exaggerating the peculiarities or defects of persons or things ‫خاکوں آمیز‬
12)resentment:the feeling of displeasure or indignation at some act, remark, person, etc., regarded as causing injury or insult. ‫ناگواری‬
13)behest:a command or directive ‫اشارے‬
14)sabotage:any underhand interference with production, work, etc., in a plant, factory, etc., as by enemy agents during wartime or by
employees during a trade dispute. ‫کاری تخریب‬
:lost; ruined,a cipher (0); zero. ‫نہیں بات کوئی‬,‫ صفر‬15)naught
16)accolade:any award, honor, or laudatory notice
17)rectify:to make, put, or set right; remedy; correct ‫کرنا ٹھیک‬
18)retrospect:the remembring of past event ‫کرے یاد‬
19)perpetual:everlasting ‫سدا‬
20)abdicating:to renounce or relinquish a throne, right, power, claim, responsibility
1)Compunction: a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)‫۔ افسوس پشیمانی‬
2)Pulverised: destroy completely,become powder or dust ‫۔ بنانا سفوف‬
3)Dextrous/Dexterous: skillful in physical movements;especially of the hands‫ ماہر‬،
‫۔ چاالک‬
4)Nay: not this merely but also; not only so but, ‫نہ نہیں۔ بلکہ اِنکار۔ یا نفی نہیں۔‬
5)Sync: make synchronous and adjust in time or manner, ‫ق عین‬ ِِ ‫ کرنا۔ یا بونا وقت مطاب‬,ِ‫ق‬
ِ ‫وقت مطاب‬
1)distraught:distracted; deeply agitated. ‫پریشان‬
2)pervert:to turn away from the right course. ‫کرنا خراب‬
3)introvert:a shy person.
4)adamant:too hard to cut, break, or pierce. ‫ضد‬
5)sneak: to act in a furtive or underhand way. ‫چھپے چوری‬
stranded; in difficulties
evacuate; empty, discharge
cordon; chain of military posts
Plethora: Extreme Excess
agitation: disturbance usually in protest
betrothed: person to whom one is engaged
appalled: struck with fear
mentor: A wise and trusted guidance
Abstinent: Abstaining; Voluntarily not doing something
Abstract: Theoretical; Impersonal
Accolade: An award; an honor
Inundate: To flood; to cover completely with water; to overwhelm
Infer: To conclude; to deduce
Gumption = shrewd or spirited initiative
Hunky-dory = completely satisfactory
Torpor = a state of mental or physical inactivity
crass = showing a gross lack of intelligence
Ramp-up = bolster or strengthen
Carnage = killing if a large number of people
promiscuous = indiscriminate or unselective
caveat = warning or proviso of specific conditions & limitatons
Unerring = always right or accurate
agonizingly: in a very painful manner; "the progress was agonizingly slow"
Excruciatingly means agonizingly
hunch
/hənCH/
Verb
Raise (one's shoulders) and bend the top of one's body forward: "he hunched his shoulders"; "he hunched over his glass".
Noun
A feeling or guess based on intuition rather than known facts: "acting on a hunch"
in•tu•i•tion
/ˌint(y)o͞oˈiSHən/
Noun
1. The ability to understand something immediately, without the need for conscious reasoning.
2. A thing that one knows or considers likely from instinctive feeling rather than conscious reasoning.
“And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.”(Abraham Lincoln) analogical with (hamza's sentence)''And
its not about the number of hours u put into ur study,its about the study u put into the hours.''
in•ter•ven•tion
/ˌintərˈvenSHən/
Noun
1. The action or process of intervening.
2. Interference by a country in another's affairs.
plight
/plīt/
Noun
A dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation: "the plight of poor children".
Verb
Pledge or promise solemnly.
un•pal•at•a•ble
/ˌənˈpalətəbəl/
Adjective
1. Not pleasant to taste.
2. Difficult to put up with or accept.
ob•nox•ious
/əbˈnäkSHəs/
Adjective
Extremely unpleasant.
off the hook
Web definitions
off the hook(p): freed from danger or blame or obligation; "I let him off the hook with a mild reprimand".
en•dorse
/enˈdôrs/
Verb
1. Declare one's public approval or support of.
2. Recommend (a product) in an advertisement
To second someone is to publicly express support for a proposal he has made. Since he is the first to raise the idea, you are the second to
support it - hence you "second" him or his idea.
mil•i•tate
/ˈmiləˌtāt/
Verb
(of a fact or circumstance) Be a powerful or conclusive factor in preventing.
Synonyms
fight - combat
Idiom in a fix
Definition to have problems
Examples They've found out about his other job. He's in a fix now.
I wish I could come with you but I'm in a bit of a fix at the moment and I have to stay here.
brainstorming present participle ofbrain•storm
Verb
Produce an idea or way of solving a problem by holding a spontaneous group discussion: "a brainstorming session".
take the bull by the horns
to do something difficult in a determined and confident way Why don't you take the bull by the horns and tell him to leave?
raise/up the ante
to increase your demands or to increase the risks in a situation, in order to achieve a better result
Usage notes: The ante is an amount of money that must be paid in card games before each part of the game can continue.
The government has upped the ante by refusing to negotiate until a ceasefire has been agreed.
1. ap•pall•ing
/əˈpôliNG/
Adjective
Awful; terrible.
Synonyms
dreadful - terrible - horrible - frightful – appaling
im•per•a•tive
/imˈperətiv/
Adjective
Of vital importance; necessary; crucial.
Noun
An essential or urgent thing: "an economic imperative".
Synonyms
imperious - urgent - peremptory - necessary - pressing
THIS TIME ROUND
It means the first time something happened ...you did it one way. But the second time it occured,,,you did it another way., For example....."the
first time i went to marks house, i went down spooner street, This time around, Im going on River street:
or "I didnt save any money when i got my last bonus check but this time around, Im saving 1/2 of it"
Where does the phrase 'bear with me' come from?
Answer:
Seems rather obvious on this one. Bearing is tolerating, with me is I don't want to suffer alone. Hence suffer along with me while I suffer also.
The meaning is a bit more broad than suffer with me while I also suffer. It is closer to asking for patience.
Example: A customer service rep on phone with a customer might say, "Please bear with me while I look up that information for you." Or if you
are running late to meet someone you might say to them, "Please bear with me, I'm having a bad day."
1. am•biv•a•lent
/amˈbivələnt/
Adjective
Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.
be•nign
/biˈnīn/
Adjective
1. Gentle; kindly.
2. (of a climate or environment) Mild and favorable.
Synonyms
benignant - kind - kindly - gentle - good - mild - genia
bi•zarre
/biˈzär/
Adjective
Very strange or unusual.
Synonyms
odd - weird - strange - outlandish - quaint - fantastic
ex•cerpt
/ˈeksərpt/
Noun
A short extract from a film, broadcast, or piece of music or writing.
Verb
Take (a short extract) from a text.
Synonyms
noun. extract - excerption - fragment - abstract - quotation
verb. extract
per•pet•u•al
/pərˈpeCHo͞oəl/
Adjective
Never ending or changing.
Noun
A perpetual plant, esp. a hybrid rose.
Synonyms
everlasting - eternal - perennial - constant - permanent
con•cur
/kənˈkər/
Verb
1. Be of the same opinion; agree.
2. Agree with (a decision, opinion, or finding): "we strongly concur with this recommendation".
Synonyms
agree - coincide - consent
I concur to what you have said
sub•tle
/ˈsətl/
Adjective
1. (esp. of a change or distinction) So delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyze or describe.
2. (of a mixture or effect) Delicately complex and understated.
Synonyms
subtile - fine - delicate - nice - sharp
There are subtle differences
con•gen•ial
/kənˈjēnyəl/
Adjective
1. (of a person) Pleasant because of a personality, qualities, or interests that are similar to one's own.
2. (of a thing) Pleasant or agreeable because suited to one's taste or inclination.
Synonyms
sympathetic
hats off to someone or something
Fig. let us salute or honor someone or something. Hat's off to Perry for planning the dinner and finding such a good band
bos•om (b z m, b z m)
n.
1.
a. The chest of a human: He held the sleepy child to his bosom.
b. A woman's breast or breasts.
2. The part of a garment covering the chest or breasts.
3. The security and closeness likened to being held in a warm familial embrace: We welcomed the stranger into the bosom of our family.
4. The chest considered as the source of emotion.
adj.
Beloved; intimate: a bosom friend.
in•tel•li•gi•ble ( n-t l -j -b l)
adj.
1. Capable of being understood: an intelligible set of directions.
2. Capable of being apprehended by the intellect alone.
ap•pre•hend ( p r -h nd )
v. ap•pre•hend•ed, ap•pre•hend•ing, ap•pre•hends
v.tr.
1. To take into custody; arrest: apprehended the murderer.
2. To grasp mentally; understand: a candidate who apprehends the significance of geopolitical issues.
3. To become conscious of, as through the emotions or senses; perceive.
v.intr.
To understand something.
con•tempt (k n-t mpt )
n.
1. The feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior, base, or worthless; scorn.
2. The state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace.
3. Open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority of a court of law or legislative body.
grave 2 (gr v)
adj. grav•er, grav•est
1. Requiring serious thought; momentous: a grave decision in a time of crisis.
2. Fraught with danger or harm: a grave wound.
3. Dignified and somber in conduct or character: a grave procession. See Synonyms at serious.
4. Somber or dark in hue.
5. also (gräv) Linguistics
cum•ber•some (k m b r-s m)
adj.
1. Difficult to handle because of weight or bulk. See Synonyms at heavy.
2. Troublesome or onerous.
on•er•ous ( n r- s, n r-)
adj.
1. Troublesome or oppressive; burdensome. See Synonyms at burdensome.
2. Law Entailing obligations that exceed advantages
wieldy [ˈwiːldɪ]
adj wieldier, wieldiest
easily handled, used, or managed
kick-start (k k stärt )
tr.v. kick-start•ed, kick-start•ing, kick-starts
1. To start by using a kick starter: He kick-started the motorcycle and took off.
2. Informal To start or reinvigorate (an activity, system, or process): kick-start the economy with a large construction project
ve•he•ment
/ˈvēəmənt/
Adjective
Showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense: "vehement criticism".
Synonyms
violent - intense - passionate - hot - fierce - keen
1. ousted past participle, past tense of oust(Verb)
Verb
1. Drive out or expel (someone) from a position or place.
2. Deprive (someone) of or exclude (someone) from possession of something.
3. Sharif second govt was ousted.
spear•head (spîr h d )
n.
1. The sharpened head of a spear.
2.
a. The leading forces in a military thrust.
b. The driving force in a given action, endeavor, or movement.
tr.v. spear•head•ed, spear•head•ing, spear•heads
To be the leader of (a movement, for example): "spearheaded the effort to offer classes in settlement houses [and] provide lecturers to
women's clubs" (Catherine Clinton).
toppling present participle of top•ple (Verb)
Verb
1. Overbalance or become unsteady and fall slowly.
2. Cause to fall in such a way: "disagreement had threatened to topple the government
engendered past participle, past tense ofen•gen•der (Verb)
Verb
1. Cause or give rise to (a feeling, situation, or condition).
2. Beget (offspring).
or•gan•ic (ôr-g n k)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or derived from living organisms: organic matter.
2. Of, relating to, or affecting a bodily organ: an organic disease.
3.
a. Of, marked by, or involving the use of fertilizers or pesticides that are strictly of animal or vegetable origin: organic vegetables; an organic
farm.
b. Raised or conducted without the use of drugs, hormones, or synthetic chemicals: organic chicken; organic cattle farming.
c. Serving organic food: an organic restaurant.
d. Simple, healthful, and close to nature: an organic lifestyle.
4.
a. Having properties associated with living organisms.
b. Resembling a living organism in organization or development; interconnected: society as an organic whole.
5. Constituting an integral part of a whole; fundamental.
6. Law Denoting or relating to the fundamental or constitutional laws and precepts of a government or an organization
home•grown (h m gr n )
adj.
1. Raised or grown at home.
2. Originating in or characteristic of a locality: "Rock is homegrown music in the United States, evolved from blues and country and Tin Pan
Alley" (Jon Pareles)
a•pos•ta•sy
/əˈpästəsē/
Noun
The abandonment or renunciation of a religious or political belief.
Synonyms
defection – recreancy
1. Aberration – straying away from what is normal
2. Abeyance - suspended action
3. Abhor - to hate, to detest
4. Abide - be faithful to; endure
5. Abjure - promise or swear, to give up
6. Abet - help/encourage somebody (in doing wrong)
7. Abraded - rubbed off, worn away by friction
8. Abrasion - rubbing, scraping, wearing off
9. Abrogate - repeal or annul by authority
10. Abscond - to go away suddenly (to avoid arrest)
11. Abstruse - difficult to comprehend; obscure
12. Abundant - plentiful
13. Abut - border on
14. Abysmal - bottomless, extreme
15. Acarpous - effete, no longer fertile, worn out
16. Accentuate - give more force or attention to
17. Acclaimed - welcomed with shouts and approval
18. Accolade - praise, approval
19. Accretion - the growing of separate things into one
20. Acquiesce in - agree (without protest)
21. Acquisition - something acquired, acquiring
22. Adamant - kind of stone; inflexible
23. Adhere - remain faithful, stick fast to
24. Adhesion - adhering, support
25. Adjacent - lying near, next
26. Admonitory - containing warning
27. Adorn - add beauty; decorate
28. Adulteration - making unpure, poorer in quality
29. Affable - polite and friendly
30. Affinity - close connection, relationship
31. Aggravate - make worse; irritate
32. Agile - active, quick-moving
33. Agog - eager/excited
34. Ail - trouble; be ill
35. Alacrity - eager and cheerful readiness
36. Alcove - recess/partially enclosed place
37. Alienate - estrange
38. Allegiance - duty, support, loyalty
39. Alleviate - make (pain) easier to bear
40. Alloy - to debase by mixing with something inferior
41. Aloof - reserved, indifferent
42. Amalgamate - mix, combine, unite societies
43. Ambidextrous - able to use the left hand or the right equally well
44. Ambiguous - doubtful, uncertain
45. Ambivalent - having both of two contrary meanings
46. Ameliorate - improve, make better
47. Amendment - improving
48. Amicable - friendly
49. Amortize - end (a debt) by setting aside money
50. Amplify - make large or fuller, increase the strength
51. Anguish - severe suffering
52. Animosity - strong dislike
53. Annul - put an end to
54. Anticlimax - sudden fall
55. Antidote - medicine used against a poison or a disease
56. Antithetical - direct opposing
57. Apartheid - brutal racial discrimination
58. Apathetic - indifference
59. Aplomb - self-confidence
60. Apostate - one who abandons long-held religious or political convictions
61. Apotheosis - deification, glorification to godliness
62. Appease - make quiet or calm
63. Apprehensive - grasping, understanding; fear, unhappy feeling about future
64. Apprise - give notice to, inform
65. Approbation - approval
66. Appropriate - take for one's own use, acquire, set aside
67. Apropos - appropriate to the situation; apt
68. Apt - well-suited, quick-witted
69. Arabesque - whimsical
70. Arbitrate - decide by arbitration
71. Arboreal - of connected with trees
72. Ardently - with full of ardor
73. Ardor - enthusiasm
74. Arduous - steep, difficult ascent; laborious
75. Argot - jargon, slang
76. Arrant - in the highest degree
77. Arrogance - proud, superior manner of behaviour
78. Articulate - speak distinctly, connect by joints
79. Ascend - go or come up
80. Ascent - the act of ascending
81. Ascertain - get to know
82. Ascetic - practicing self-denial, austere, stark
83. Ascribe - consider to be the origin of or belonging to
84. Aseptic - surgically clean
85. Asperity - roughness, harshness, ill temper, irritability
86. Aspersion - slander
87. Assail with - attack violently
88. Asset - valuable quality, something that has money value
89. Assiduous - diligent, hard-working, sedulous
90. Assuage - make something (pain, desire) less
91. Assumption - something supposed but not proved
92. Asterisk - the mark * (e.g.. omitted letters)
93. Astringent - substance that shrinks
94. Astute - clever; quick at seeing to get an advantage
95. Atonement - repayment; death of Jesus
96. Attenuate - make thin. weaken, enervate
97. Attune - bring into harmony
98. Audacious - daring, foolishly bold, impudent
99. Augury - omen, sign
100. August - majestic, venerable
101. Auspice - protection or support, patronage
102. Auspicious - favorable, successful, prosperous
103. Austere - severely moral and strict; simple and plain
104. Auxiliary - helping, supporting
105. Aver - affirm, assert, prove, justify
106. Aversion - strong dislike
107. Avid - eager, greedy
108. Avow - admit. Declare openly
109. Babble - talk in a way that is difficult to understand
110. Baleful - harmful, ominous, causing evil
111. Balk - obstacle; purposely to get on the way of
112. Balloon - swell out like balloon
113. Balm - sweet-smelling oil; consolation
114. Banal - uninteresting
115. Band - flat, thin strip of material; range of frequencies
116. Bane - cause of injury, poison, source of harm
117. Baneful - causing harm or ruin, pernicious, destructive
118. Barrage - artificial obstacle built across a river
119. Barren - not good enough, unable to have young ones, without value
120. Bask in - enjoy warmth and light
121. Bazaar - market
122. Be irreconcilable - cannot be brought into harmony
123. Beatify - to bless, make happy, or ascribe a virtue to
124. Bedizen - to adorn, especially in a cheap, showy manner
125. Belabor - beat hard
126. Belie - contradict, give a false impression
127. Belittle - cause to seem unimportant
128. Bellicose - belligerent, pugnacious, warlike
129. Belligerent - (person, nation) waging war
130. Belligerently - waging war
131. Bend - cause something to be out of a straight line
132. Benefactor - person who has given help
133. Benevolence - wish or activity in doing good
134. Benign - kind and gentle; mild (climate)
135. Bequest - arrangement to give something at death
136. Berate - scold sharply
137. Bereft - rob or dispossess of something (material)
138. Bewilder - puzzle, confuse
139. Biased - prejudice
140. Bigot - stubborn, narrow-minded person
141. Bilge - bulge, the protuberance of a cask
142. Blandishment - flattery, coaxing
143. Blandness - polite manner, comforting, uninteresting
144. Blatant - noisy and rough
145. Blithe - gay and joyous
146. Blueprint – plan, scheme, photographic print
147. Blunt - plain, not troubling to be polite
148. Boggle - be alarmed, hesitate, amazed
149. Bogus - sham, counterfeit, not genuine
150. Boisterous - loud, noisy, rough, lacking restraint
151. Bolster - give greatly needed support
152. Boor - ill-mannered person
153. Boorish - crude, offensive, rude
154. Braid - strands of hair woven together, something edging sloth
155. Brash - hasty, rush; cheeky, saucy
156. Brass - yellow metal (mixing copper and zinc)
157. Brazen - made of brass
158. Breach - opening broken place, breaking
159. Brigant - brigand, bandit
160. Brisk - active, lively
161. Brisket - breast of an animal
162. Brittle - easily broken
163. Broach - bring up, announce, begin to talk about
164. Brook - to tolerate, endure
165. Buoyant - able to float; light-hearted
166. Burgeon - grow forth, send out buds
167. Burnish - to polish, rub to a shine
168. Bust - run out of money
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169. Cabal - a scheme or plot, a group of plotters
170. Cadge - to beg, to get by begging
171. Cajolers - flattery or deceit to persuade
172. Calf - young of the domestic cow
173. Calipers - metal supports attached to the legs, measuring instrument
174. Calumniate - to slander, present false accusal
175. Calumny - slander, aspersion
176. Candid - frank straight-forward
177. Cantankerous - bad-tempered/quarrelsome
178. Cantin - sincere talk/jargon
179. Canvass - discuss thoroughly; sort of touting
180. Capricious - fickle, whimsical, given to change, unpredictable
181. Castigate - to chastise, correct by punishing
182. Castigation - severe punishment
183. Casual - happening by chance, careless
184. Catalyst - substance that causes speeding up
185. Caustic - biting, sarcastic
186. Censure - expression of blame or disapproval; a rebuke
187. Census - official counting of the population
188. Centurion - leader of a unit of 100 soldiers
189. Chary - cautious, wary
190. Chastened - corrected, punished
191. Chastisement - punishment
192. Chauvinist – a blindly devoted patriot
193. Chicanery - legal trickery/false argument
194. Chisel - steel tool for shaping materials
195. Churl - bad-tempered person
196. Cite - give as an example
197. Clamor - shout complain with a lot of noise
198. Cleanse - make pure, thoroughly clean
199. Clientele - customers
200. Clinch - come to grips/settle conclusively
201. Cling - to resist separation
202. Clot - half-solid lump formed from liquid
203. Cloture - closing, device (in Parliament) to end a debate by voting
204. Coalescing - coming together and uniting into one substance
205. Coax - get somebody to do something by kindness
206. Coda - passage that completes a piece of music
207. Coddle - treat with care and tenderness
208. Coerce - compel to force to make obedient
209. Coeval - of the same period, coexisting
210. Cogent – strong convincing
211. Cogitate – think deeply, mediate
212. Cognition - knowing, awareness (emotionless)
213. Cognizant – being fully aware of
214. Coherent – sticking together
215. Colander - bowl-shaped vessel with many holes used to drain off water
216. Collaborate - work in partnership
217. Collusion - secret agreement for a deceitful purpose
218. Combustion - process of burning
219. Commemorate - keep the memory of
220. Commend - praise
221. Commendable - worthy of praise
222. Commingle - mingle together
223. Commodious - having plenty of space for what is needed
224. Commuter - person who travels regularly
225. Complacently – with self-satisfaction
226. Complaisance - tending to comply, obliging, willingness to please
227. Comply - act in accordance
228. Compound - mix or combine
229. Comprise - be composed of
230. Compunction - feeling of regret for one's action
231. Conceal - hide, keep secret
232. Conceit - over-high opinion of, too much pride
233. Conciliatory - reconciling, soothing, comforting, mollifying
234. Concord - agreement or harmony
235. Concur - agree in opinion, happen together
236. Condense - increase in density, strength, make laconic
237. Condone - forgive
238. Congeal - make or become stiff and solid
239. Conjoin – to join together
240. Connoisseur - a person with good judgment (e.g.. in art)
241. Connotation - suggestion in addition to
242. Consent - give agreement or permission
243. Consequential - pompous, self important
244. Consolation - consoling or being consoled
245. Console - give comfort or sympathy to
246. Conspicuous - easily seen; remarkable
247. Consternation - surprise and fear, dismay
248. Constrain - compel
249. Constrict - make tight or smaller
250. Consume - get to the end of
251. Consummate - perfect/make perfect/complete
252. Contemn - to scorn or despise
253. Contentious - argumentative, pugnacious, combative, quarrelsome
254. Contiguous - touching, neighboring, near
255. Contrite - filled with deep sorrow for wrongdoing
256. Contumacious - insubordinate, rebellious
257. Conundrum - a riddle, dilemma, enigma
258. Conviction - convincing; firm belief
259. Convoke - call together, summon
260. Convoluted - complicated; coiled, twisted
261. Cord - twisted strands
262. Cordial - warm and sincere
263. Cordon – line of police acting as a guard
264. Cornucopia - abundant supply
265. Corporeal - physical; of or for the body
266. Correlate - have a mutual relation
267. Corroboration - additional, strengthening evidence
268. Countenance to - favor or approve of
269. Counterfeit - forgery
270. Countervail - counterbalance
271. Covert - disguised
272. Covetous - eagerly desirous
273. Cower - crouch; shrink back
274. Coy – shy/modest (esp of a girl)
275. Crass - very great (es. stupidity)
276. Cravat - piece of linen worn as a necktie
277. Craven – cowardly
278. Crease - line made by crushing; white line on the ground in cricket
279. Credulity - too great a readiness to believe things
280. Credulous - ready to believe things
281. Crush - press, lose shape, subdue, overwhelm
282. Cryptic - secret, with a hidden meaning
283. Cumbersome - burdensome, heavy and awkward to carry
284. Curmudgeon - bad-tempered person
285. Curriculum - course of study
286. Cursory - quick, hurried
287. Curtail - make shorter then was planned
288. Cynic - person who see no good in anything
289.
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290. Dainty - pretty/delicate(food)/difficult to please
291. Dart - quick movement; missile in darts
292. Daunt - intimidate, make fearful
293. Dawdler - person who is slow; waste of time
294. Dearth - shortage
295. Debacle - a breakup, overthrow, sudden disaster
296. Decorous - polite, decent
297. Decorum - propriety, properness
298. Decree - order given by authority
299. Decry - disapprove of
300. Defer - postpone; give way (to show respect)
301. Deference - respect
302. Deferential - showing respect
303. Defiance - open disobedience or resistance
304. Deflect - turn aside
305. Defy - resist openly
306. Degrade - reduce in rank or status
307. Delineate - to portray, depict, sketch out
308. Deluge - great flood, heavy rush of water
309. Delusion - false belief
310. Demagogue - person appealing not to reasons
311. Demur - to hesitate, raise objections
312. Denigrate - blacken, belittle, sully, defame
313. Denouement - an outcome or solution; the unraveling of a plot
314. Denounce - give information against
315. Dent - hollow, depression mad by a blow
316. Deplete - use until none remains
317. Deposition - dethronement, depositing
318. Deprave - make morally bad; corrupt
319. Deprecate - protest against, express disapproval of
320. Dereliction - deserting and leaving to fall into ruins
321. Derision - ridicule, mockery, deriding
322. Derivative - unoriginal, obtained from another source
323. Derogatory - insulting; tending to damage
324. Descry - catch sight of, see something in the distance
325. Desiccant - substance used to absorb moisture
326. Desiccate - dry out all the moisture
327. Desuetude - cessation of use; disuse
328. Desultory - aimless, haphazard, digressing at random
329. Detach - separate
330. Deter - discourage, hinder
331. Detraction - slandering, verbal attack, aspersion
332. Detumescence - diminishing or lessening of swelling
333. Deviance - being different in moral standards (from normal)
334. Dexterity - skill (esp. in handling)
335. Dexterous - clever, skillful with hands
336. Diaphanous - transparent, gauzy
337. Diatribe - bitter and violent attack in words
338. Dictate - order
339. Diffidence - shyness
340. Diffident - lacking in self-confidence
341. Dilate - speak comprehensively, become wider, large
342. Dilatory - causing delay, procrastinating
343. Din - loud noise that continues
344. Disabuse - to undeceive, correct a false impression
345. Disallow - refuse to allow or accept as a correct
346. Discern - see with an effort but clearly
347. Discomfit - to defeat, put down
348. Disconcert - upset the self-possession of
349. Discountenance - refuse to approve of
350. Discourse - speech, lecture,
351. Discredit - refuse to believe
352. Discreet - careful/prudent
353. Discrete - individually distinct
354. Disdain - look on with contempt
355. Disencumber - free from encumbrance
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356. Encumbrance - burden; things that get on the way of
357. Endearing - making dear or liked
358. Endemic - epidemic
359. Endorse - write one's name on the back of
360. Enduring - lasting
361. Enervate - weaken, deprive of strength, attenuate
362. Engender - cause, produce, give rise to
363. Engrave - impress deeply
364. Engrossing - taken up all the time or attention; writing in large or formal
365. Engulf - swallow up
366. Enigma - something that is puzzling
367. Enmity - hatred; being an enemy
368. Enormity - excessive wickedness; evilness
369. Enormousness - great size
370. Ensign - flag/badge
371. Entangle - put into difficulties
372. Enthral - please greatly/enslave (fig)
373. Entice - tempt or persuade
374. Entreat - ask earnestly
375. Enunciate - pronounce (words)/express a theory
376. Enzyme - catalyst
377. Epicure – food lover, a connoisseur of food
378. Epicurean - devoted to pleasure (sensuous enjoyment)
379. Epistle – letter
380. Epithet – adjective
381. Epitome - brief summary; representative example; a typical model
382. Equable - steady, regular
383. Equanimity - calmness of temperament
384. Equilibrium - state of being balanced
385. Equipoise - equal distribution of weight; equilibrium
386. Equivocal - having a double or doubtful meaning; suspicious
387. Equivocate - try to deceive by equivocal language
388. Eradicate - get rid of; pull up by the roots
389. Erasure – erasing, removing all traces
390. Erode - wear away, eat into
391. Erratic - irregular in behaviour or opinion
392. Erudite - learned, scholarly
393. Escalate - increase, develop
394. Eschew - avoid
395. Esoteric - abstruse; intended only for a small circle of
396. Espouse - marry; give one's support to
397. Eulogy - formal praise; panegyric
398. Euphoria - elation; state of pleasant excitement
399. Euthanasia - easy and painless death
400. Evaluating - finding out the value
401. Evaporate - change into vapor, disappear, die
402. Evasive - tending to evade
403. Evince - to show clearly, to indicate
404. Evoke - call up, bring out
405. Evolve - unfold, develop naturally and gradually
406. Excoriate - to flay, stip off the skin; to denounce sharply
407. Excoriation - severe criticism
408. Exculpate - to clear from a charge of guilt
409. Exert - thrust out, push forth
410. Exertion - instance of exerting
411. Exhaustive - complete, thorough
412. Exigency - emergency, an urgent situation
413. Exonerate - free; clear
414. Exoneration - set somebody clear, free (e.g.. from blame)
415. Exorbitant - much too high or great
416. Expatiate - to roam, wander freely
417. Expedient - likely to be useful for a purpose
418. Expiation - ending; expiring
419. Exploit – brilliant achievement; develop; use selfishly
420. Expostulate - argue earnestly to dissuade, correct, or protest
421. Expurgate - to remove obscenity, purify, censor
422. Exscind - to cut out, cut away
423. Extant - still in existence
424. Extempore - without previous thought or preparation
425. Extensive - far-reaching
426. Extenuate - reduce the strength of, lessen seriousness, partially excuse
427. Extinct - no longer active
428. Extinguish - end the existence of/wipe or put out
429. Extirpate - to destroy, exterminate, cut out, exscind
430. Extol - praise highly
431. Extort - obtain by threats, violence
432. Extralegal - outside the law
433. Extricable – that can be freed
434. Extrovert - cheerful person
435. Exuberance - state of growing vigorously; being full of life
436.
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437. Facetious - humorous, funny, jocular
438. Facile - easily done
439. Facilitate - make easy (e.g.. a process of smth)
440. Fallacious - based on error
441. Fallacy - false or mistaken belief
442. Falter - waver/move in an uncertain manner
443. Fatuous - without sense, foolish self-satisfaction
444. Faucet - device for controlling the outflow of a liquid
445. Fawn - young deer, try to win somebody's favor
446. Feckless - lacking purpose or vitality; ineffective; careless
447. Fecund - fertile
448. Feint - pretend
449. Felicitous - apt; suitably expressed, well chosen, apropos
450. Felon - person guilty of murder
451. Ferment - substance; become excited
452. Ferocity - savage cruelty
453. Ferret - discover by searching; search
454. Fertile - producing much, full of ideas
455. Fertilize - make fertile or productive
456. Fervid - showing earnest feeling
457. Fervor - warmth of feelings; earnestness
458. Fetid - stinking
459. Fetter - to shackle, put in chains
460. Feud - bitter quarrel over a long period of time
461. Fidelity - loyalty, accuracy
462. Fidget - move restlessly, make nervous
463. Figurehead – carved image on the prow of a ship
464. Finesse - delicate way of dealing with a situation
465. Finical - too fussy about food, clothing, etc.
466. Finicky - finical
467. Finite - limited, having bounds
468. Fission - splitting or division (esp. of cells)
469. Fix at - stare at
470. Flak - criticism/anti-aircraft guns
471. Flamboyant - brightly colored, florid
472. Flammable - having tendency to burst into flames
473. Flaunting - show off complacently
474. Flaw - crack, lessen value
475. Flax - pale yellow (hair); a plant
476. Fledged - able to fly, trained, experienced
477. Fleet – number of ships, quick-moving
478. Fleeting - passing quickly
479. Flexibility - easily bent without braking
480. Flinch - draw, move back, wince
481. Flop - fail/move/fall clumsily
482. Florid - very much ornamented; naturally red (e.g.. of face)
483. Floridness - ruddiness; heavily decorated; ornateness
484. Flout - reject, mock, to go against (as in going against tradition)
485. Fluke - lucky stroke
486. Fluster – make nervous or confused
487. Foible - defect of character (a person is wrongly proud)
488. Foil - prevent from carrying out; contrast
489. Foment - put something warm (to lessen the pain)
490. Foolproof - incapable of failure or error
491. Foppish - like a man who pays too much attention to his clothes
492. Forage - food for horses and cattle
493. Forbear - refrain from, be patient; ancestor
494. Forbearance - patience, willingness to wait
495. Ford - shallow place in a river (to cross)
496. Forestall - prevent by taking action in advance, preempt
497. Forethought - foresight, planned in advance
498. Forfeit – suffer the loss of something
499. Forge - workshop for the shaping of metal; to shape metal; lead
500. Forgery - counterfeit
501. Forswear - renounce, disallow, repudiate
502. Fortify - strengthen
503. Fortuitous - happening by chance
504. Foster - nurture, care for
505. Fracas – noisy quarrel
506. Fragile - easily injured, broken or destroyed
507. Fragrant - sweet-smelling
508. Franchise - special right given by authority
509. Frantic - wildly excited with joy, pain, anxiety
510. Frenetic - frantic, frenzied
511. Fret - worry; irritation; wear away
512. Friction - the rubbing of one thing against another, difference of opinion
513. Fringe - edge; ornamental border; part of hair over the forehead
514. Froward - intractable, not willing to yield or comply, stubborn
515. Frugal - careful, economical
516. Fulminate - berate, vituperate, to thunder out, to explode
517. Fulmination - bitter protest
518. Fulsome - disgusting, offensive due to excessiveness
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519. Gainsay - to deny, declare false, to oppose
520. Gambol - quick, playful jumping
521. Garble - make unfair selection from facts
522. Garment - article of clothing
523. Garner - to gather and save; to store up
524. Garrulity - talkativeness
525. Garrulous – too talkative
526. Gaucherie - socially awkward, tactless behavior
527. Germane - relevant; pertinent to
528. Gist - the point, general sense
529. Glean - gather facts in small quantities
530. Glib - ready and smooth but not sincere
531. Glimmer - weak/unsteady light
532. Gloat - over look at with selfish delight
533. Glut - supply to much, fill to excess
534. Gnaw - waste away; bite steadily
535. Goad - something urging a person to action
536. Gorge - eat greedily/narrow opening with a stream
537. Gossamer - soft light, delicate material
538. Gouge - tool for cutting grooves in wood
539. Grace – favor
540. Grandiloquent - using pompous words
541. Grave - serious, requiring consideration
542. Graze - touch or scrape lightly in passing
543. Gregarious - living in societies; liking the company
544. Grievance - cause for complaint or protest
545. Grievous - causing grief or pain; serious, dire, grave
546. Grimace - twisted expression of a face
547. Grind - crush, polish
548. Grooves - long channel in the surface, habitual way of living
549. Grovel - crawl, humble oneself
550. Guile - deceit, cunning
551. Guileless - straight-forward, candid
552. Gull - cheat, deceive
553. Gullible - easily gulled
554. Gush - burst out suddenly/talk ardently
555. Gust - outburst of feeling; sudden rain, wind, fire, etc.
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556. Hack - cut roughly; hired horse
557. Halcyon - calm and peaceful
558. Hallow - to make holy; consecrate
559. Hamper - basket with a lid, prevent free movement or activity
560. Hapless - unlucky, unfortunate
561. Harangue - a long, passionate speech
562. Harbinger - something or somebody that foretells the coming
563. Harrow - to distress, create stress or torment
564. Harsh - rough, cruel, stern
565. Haughty - arrogant; conceited
566. Haven – harbor, safety place
567. Heed - attention/give notice to
568. Heinous - odious (of crime)
569. Heresy - belief contrary to what is generally accepted
570. Hermetic - sealed by fusion
571. Heterogeneous - made up of different kinds
572. Hew - make by hard work; cut (by striking)
573. Highbrow - (person) with superior tastes
574. Hirsute - hairy, shaggy
575. Hoax - mischievous trick played on somebody for a joke
576. Hoipolloi - the masses; the rabble
577. Hollow - not soled, with hole
578. Holster - leather case for a pistol
579. Homiletics - act of preaching
580. Hone - stone used for sharpening tools
581. Hoodwink - trick, mislead
582. Hospitable - liking to give hospitality
583. Hubris - arrogant pride
584. Hurdle - light frame, fence to be jumped over
585. Hush - make or become silent
586. Husk - worthless outside part of anything
587. Hypocrisy - falsely making oneself appear to be good
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588. Iconoclast - person who attacks popular beliefs
589. Iconoclastic - attacking cherished beliefs
590. Idiosyncrasy - personal mannerism
591. Idolatrous - worshipping idols \
592. Idolatry - excessive admiration of
593. Ignoble - dishonorable, common, undignified
594. Ignominious - shameful, dishonorable, undignified, disgraceful
595. Illicit - unlawful, forbidden
596. Illusory - deceptive; an illusion
597. Imbroglio - complicated and embarrassing situation
598. Immaculate - pure, faultless
599. Immerse - absorb; put under the surface of
600. Imminent - likely to come or happen soon
601. Immutable - that cannot be changed
602. Impair - worsen, diminish in value
603. Impaired - damaged, weakened
604. Impassive - unmoved; feeling no sign of passion
605. Impecunious - having little or no money
606. Impede - hinder; get in the way of
607. Impediment - something that hinders (e.g. stammer)
608. Impending - imminent, being about to happen, expected
609. Imperative - urgent, essential
610. Imperious - commanding, haughty, arrogant
611. Impermeable – that cannot be permeated
612. Imperturbable - calm; not capable of being excited
613. Impervious - not allowing to pass through (of materials)
614. Imperviousness - arrogance, commanding presence, over bearingness
615. Impetuous - having sudden energy, impulsive, thrusting ahead, forceful
616. Impiety - lack of reverence or dutifulness
617. Implacable - incapable of being placated, unpleasable
618. Implausibility – incredibility
619. Implicate - show that somebody has a share
620. Implicit - implied though not plainly expressed
621. Implosion - collapse; bursting inward
622. Imply - make a suggestion
623. Importune - beg urgently; solicit (of a prostitute)
624. Imprecation - an invocation of evil; a curse
625. Impromptu - without preparation
626. Impudence - being rash, indiscreet
627. Impudent - rash, indiscreet
628. Impugned - challenged, to be doubted
629. Impute - to attribute to a cause or source, ascribe
630. Inadvertent - done thoughtlessly
631. Inane - silly, senseless
632. Inasmuch - since, because
633. Incense - make angry
634. Incessant - often repeated, continual
635. Inchoate -not yet fully formed, rudimentary, elementary
636. Incipient - beginning
637. Incise - engrave, make a cut in
638. Incite – stir up, rouse
639. Inclined - directing the mind in a certain direction
640. Incoherently - not consistently, unclearly
641. Incongruous - out of place, not in harmony or agreement
642. Incorrigibility - cannot be cured or corrected
643. Incredulous - skeptical, unwilling to believe
644. Inculcate - fix firmly by repetition
645. Incumbents - official duties
646. Incursion - a raid, a sudden attack
647. Indefatigability - not easily exhaustible; tirelessness
648. Indelible - that cannot be rubbed out
649. Indelicate - immodest; lacking in refinement
650. Indigence - poverty
651. Indigenous - native
652. Indistinct - not easily heard, seen, clearly marked
653. Indolence - laziness
654. Indomitable - not easily discouraged or subdued
655. Indulge - gratify, give way to, satisfy; allow oneself
656. Indulgent - inclined to indulge
657. Ineffable – to great to be described in words
658. Ineluctable - certain, inevitable
659. Inept - unskillful; said or done at the wrong time
660. Ineptitude - quality of being unskillful
661. Inferno - hell
662. Infertile - not fertile, barren
663. Inflame - become red, angry
664. Inflammatory - tending to inflame
665. Infuriate - fill with fury or rage
666. Infuse - put, pour, fill
667. Ingenuous - naive, young, artless, frank, honest, sincere
668. Ingest - take in by swallowing
669. Inherent - existing as a natural part
670. Inhibit - hinder, restrain
671. Inimical - harmful or friendly
672. Inimitable - defying imitation, unmatchable
673. Innocuous - causing no harm
674. Inscrutable - incapable of being discovered or understood
675. Insensible - unconscious, unresponsive, unaffected
676. Insinuate - suggest unpleasantly; make a way for something gently
677. Insipid -without taste or flavor
678. Insouciant - unconcerned, carefree
679. Insularity - narrow-mindedness, isolated
680. Insurrection - rising of people to open resistance to
681. Interdict - prohibit, forbid
682. Interim - as an installment
683. Intersperse - place here and there
684. Intervene - come between; interfere to change the result
685. Intractable - unruly, refractory, stubborn
686. Intransigence - unwillingness to compromise, stubbornness, intractability
687. Intransigent - uncompromising
688. Intrepid – fearless, brave, undaunted
689. Introspection - examining one's own thoughts and feelings
690. Inundate - flood; cover by overflowing
691. Inured - accustomed to, adapted
692. Invective - abusive language, curses
693. Inveigh - to attack verbally, denounce, deprecate
694. Inveterate - deep-rooted. long-established
695. Invincible - too strong to be defeated
696. Involute - complex
697. Irascible - irritable, easily angered
698. Irate - angry
699. Ire - anger
700. Irksome – tiresome
701. Irrelevant - not relevant, not connected
702. Irresolute - hesitating; undecided
703. Irrevocable - final and unalterable
704. Itinerary - plan for a journey, details or records of a route
705. Itinerate - to travel from place to place, to peregrinate
J
706. Jabber -talk excitedly; utter rapidly
707. Jeopardize - put in danger
708. Jibe - gibe, make fun of
709. Jocular - meant as a joke
710. Judicious - sound in judgment; wise
K
711. Knit - draw together, unite firmly
L
712. Labyrinthine - to entangle the state of affairs
713. Lachrymose - causing tears, tearful
714. Lackluster - (of eyes) dull, without bright
715. Laconic - brief, to the point, terse
716. Lag - go too slow
717. Lament - show, feel great sorrow
718. Lassitude - weariness, tiredness
719. Latent - present but not yet active, developed or visible
720. Laudatory - expressing or giving praise
721. Lavish - giving or producing freely, liberally or generously
722. Leakage - the process of leaking
723. Legacy - something handed down from ancestors
724. Levee - formal reception/embankment
725. Levity - lack of seriousness
726. Libel - statement that damages reputation
727. Liberality - free giving; generosity
728. Libertine - immoral person
729. Lien - legal claim until a debt on it is repaid
730. Limn - paint, portray
731. Limp - lacking strength, walking unevenly
732. Lionize - treat as a famous person
733. Lithe - bending, twisting
734. Loll - rest, to sit or stand in a lazy way; hang (dog's tongue)
735. Lope - move along with long strides
736. Loquacious - talkative, garrulous
737. Lubricant - substance that makes work easier
738. Lubricate - put oil to make work easily
739. Lubricious - lewd, wanton, greasy, slippery
740. Lucubrate - write in scholarly fashion
741. Luculent - easily understood, lucid, clear
742. Lugubrious - mournful, excessively sad
743. Lull - become quiet or less active
744. Lumber - move in a clumsy/noisy way
745. Luminary - star, light-giving body
746. Lurk - be out of view ready to attack
747. Lustrous - being bright, polished
M
748. Macabre - gruesome, suggesting death
749. Macerate - make or become soft by soaking in water
750. Machination - plot, scheme (esp. evil)
751. Maladroit - tactless, clumsy
752. Malapropism - misuse of a word (for one that resembles it)
753. Malevolence - wishing to do evil
754. Malign - injurious, speak ill of somebody, tell lie
755. Malinger - to fake illness or injury, in order to shirk a duty
756. Malleable - yielding; easily shaped; moldable; adapting
757. Manacle - chains for the hands or feet
758. Martial - brave, of associated with war
759. Massacre - cruel killing of a large number of people
760. Matriculation - be admitted, enter a university as a student
761. Mature - come to full development, to a state ready for use
762. Maudlin - sentimental in a silly or tearful way
763. Maul - hurt by rough handling
764. Maverick – rebel, nonconformist
765. Mellifluous - sweetly flowing
766. Mendacious - false
767. Mendacity - dishonesty
768. Mendicant - a beggar
769. Mercurial - quick, changeable in character, fleeting
770. Meretricious - attractive on the surface but of little value
771. Mesmerize - hypnotize
772. Meticulous - giving great attention to details
773. Mettle - quality of endurance or courage
774. Mettlesome - courageous, high-spirited
775. Middling -fairly good but not very good
776. Minatory - menacing, threatening
777. Mince - pronounce or speak affectedly, euphemize
778. Misanthrope - person who hates mankind
779. Mischievous - harmful, causing mischief
780. Miser - person who loves wealth and spends little
781. Misogynist - one who hates women/females
782. Missile - something that is thrown or shot
783. Mitigate - make less severe or painful
784. Moderation - quality of being limited, not extreme
785. Mollify - make calmer or quieter
786. Molt - moult, lose hair, feathers before new growing
787. Morbid - diseased, unhealthy (e.g.. about ideas)
788. Morose - ill-tempered, unsociable
789. Mortuary - place where dead bodies are taken to be kept until burial
790. Muffler - cloth worn round the neck/silencer
791. Multifarious - varied, motley, greatly diversified
792. Mundane - worldly as opposed to spiritual; commonplace, everyday
793. Myriad - very great number
N
794. Nadir -lowest, weakest point
795. Nascent - coming into existence, emerging
796. Nebulous - cloud-like; hazy; vague; indistinct
797. Negligent - taking too little care
798. Neophyte - person who has been converted to a belief
799. Nexus - a connection, tie, or link
800. Nibble - show some inclination to accept (an offer)
801. Nice - precise, sensitive to subtleness
802. Noisome - offensive, disgusting (smell)
803. Nonchalant - not having interest
804. Nonplused - greatly surprised
805. Nostrum - a quack remedy, an untested cure
806. Notion - nominal, token
807. Noxious - harmful
808. Nugatory – trifling/worthless
809. Nullify - make void and null
810. Numb – without ability to feel or move
811. Numbness - without ability to move a finger
O
812. Obdurate - hardened and unrepenting; stubborn, inflexible
813. Obfuscate - to darken, make obscure, muddle
814. Oblivious - unaware, having no memory
815. Obloquy - abusively detractive language, sharp criticism, vituperation
816. Obsequious - too eager to obey or serve
817. Obsolete - no longer used
818. Obstreperous - noisy, loud
819. Obtain - to be established, accepted, or customary
820. Obtrusive - projecting, prominent, undesirably noticeable
821. Obtuse - blunt/stupid
822. Obviate – to make unnecessary, get rid of
823. Occluded - blocked up
824. Occult - hidden, concealed, beyond comprehension
825. Odious - repulsive, hateful
826. Odium - contempt, dislike, aversion
827. Odor - smell; favor; reputation
828. Officious - too eager or ready to help, offer advice
829. Ominous - threatening
830. Opaqueness - dullness/not allowing light to pass through
831. Opprobrious - showing scorn or reproach
832. Ossify - to turn to bone; to settle rigidly into an idea
833. Ostensible - seeming, appearing as such, professed
834. Ostentation - display to obtain admiration or envy
835. Ostentatious - fond of showing ostentation
836. Ostracism - shut out from society, refuse to meet, talk
837. Ostrich - fast-running bird unable to fly
838. Outset - start
839. Overhaul - examine thoroughly to learn about the condition
840. Overweening - presumptuously arrogant, overbearing, immoderate, being a jerk
841. Overwhelm - weigh down, submerge
P
842. Paean - song of praise or triumph
843. Palate - roof of the mouth; sense of taste
844. Palatial - magnificent
845. Palliate - to make something appear less serious, to alleviate, to gloss over
846. Palpability - can be felt, touched, understood
847. Palpitate - tremble, beat rapidly and irregularly
848. Pan - flat/zoom
849. Panegyric - formal praise, eulogy
850. Paradigm - a model, example, or pattern
851. Parenthesis - sentence within another one, something separated
852. Pariah - an outcast, a rejected and despised person
853. Parsimonious - too economical, miserly
854. Partisan - one-sided, committed to a party, biased or prejudiced
855. Patron - regular customer; person who gives support
856. Paucity - scarcity, a lacking of
857. Peccadillo - small sin; small weakness in one's character
858. Pedantic - bookish, showing off learning
859. Pedestrian - commonplace, trite, unremarkable
860. Pellucid - transparent, easy to understand
861. Penchant - strong inclination, a liking
862. Penitent - feeling or showing regret
863. Penurious - poor/stingy
864. Penury - extreme poverty
865. Peregrination - traveling about, wandering
866. Peremptory - urgent, imperative, unchallengeable, ending debate
867. Perennial - lasting for a long time (e.g.. a year)
868. Perfidious - treacherous, faithless
869. Perfidy - treachery; breaking of faith
870. Perfunctory - done as a duty without care
871. Perilous - dangerous
872. Peripatetic - wandering
873. Perish - be destroyed; decay
874. Perjury - willful false statement, unlawful act
875. Permeate - spread into every part of
876. Pernicious - harmful, injurious
877. Perpetrate - be guilty; commit (a crime)
878. Persevere - keep on steadily, continue
879. Personable - pleasing in appearance, attractive
880. Perspicacity - quick judging and understanding
881. Pertain - belong as a part, have reference
882. Pest - destructive thing or a person who is nuisance
883. Petrified - taken away power (to think, feel, act)
884. Petrify - to make hard, rocklike
885. Petrous - like a rock, hard, stony
886. Petulant - unreasonably impatient
887. Philistine - a smug ignorant person; one who lacks knowledge
888. Phlegmatic - calm, sluggish temperament; unemotional
889. Picaresque - involving clever rogues or adventurers
890. Pied - of mixed colors
891. Pinch - be too tight, take between the thumb and finger
892. Pine - waste away through sorrow or illness
893. Pious - dutiful to parents; devoted to religion
894. Piquant - agreeably pungent, stimulating
895. Pique - hurt the pride or self-respect, stir (curiosity)
896. Pitfall - covered hole as a trap, unsuspected danger
897. Pith - essential part, force, soft liquid substance
898. Pivotal - of great importance (others depend on it)
899. Placate - soothe, pacify, calm
900. Plaintive - mournful, melancholy, sorrowful
901. Plaque - flat metal on a wall as a memorial
902. Platitude - a trite or banal statement; unoriginality
903. Plea - request
904. Plead - address a court of law as an advocate
905. Plethora – glut
906. Pliant - pliable, easily bent, shaped or twisted
907. Plod - continue doing something without resting
908. Pluck - pull the feathers off, pick (e.g.. flowers)
909. Plumb - get to the root of
910. Plummet - fall, plunge, steeply
911. Plunge - move quickly, suddenly and with force
912. Poignant - deeply moving; keen
913. Poise - be ready, be balanced, self-possession
914. Polemical - controversial, argued
915. Poncho - large piece of cloth
916. Ponderous - heavy, bulky, dull
917. Portent - omen; marvelous; threatening
918. Poseur - someone taking on airs to impress others; a phony
919. Posture - state, attitude; adopt a vain
920. Poverty - state of being poor
921. Pragmatic - practical, favoring utility
922. Precarious - uncertain, risky, dangerous
923. Precept - moral instruction
924. Precepts - rules establishing standards of conduct
925. Precipitate - throw something violently down from a height
926. Preclude - prevent, make impossible
927. Precursory - preliminary, anticipating
928. Predilection - special liking, mental preference
929. Predominate - have more power than others
930. Preempt - obtain by preemption or in advance
931. Preen - tidy/show self-satisfaction
932. Premature - doing or happening something before the right time
933. Preponderance - greatness in number, strength, weight
934. Presage - warning sign
935. Presumption - arrogance
936. Preternatural - not normal or usual
937. Prevalent - common
938. Prevaricate - to equivocate, to stray from the truth
939. Prim - neat; formal
940. Pristine - primitive, unspoiled, pure, as in earlier times unadulterated
941. Probity - uprightness, incorruptibility, principle
942. Proclivity - inclination
943. Procrast - ination keeping on putting off
944. Prodigal - wasteful, reckless with money
945. Prodigious - enormous, wonderful
946. Profane - worldly, having contempt for God
947. Profligacy - shameless immorality
948. Profligate - wasteful, prodigal, licentious, extravagant
949. Profundity - depth
950. Profuse - abundant/lavish
951. Proliferate - grow, reproduce by rapid multiplication
952. Prolix - tiring because too long
953. Prone - prostrate; inclined to (undesirable things)
954. Propagation - increasing the number, spreading, extending
955. Propinquity - nearness in time or place, affinity of nature
956. Propitiate - do something to take away the anger of
957. Propitiatory - conciliatory, appeasing, mitigating
958. Propitious - auspicious, presenting favorable circumstances
959. Prosaic - everyday, mundane, commonplace, trite, pedestrian
960. Proscribe - denounce as dangerous
961. Protracted – prolonged
962. Provident - frugal; looking to the future
963. Provisional - of the present time only
964. Provoke - make angry; vax
965. Prudence - careful forethought
966. Prudish - easily shocked, excessively modest
967. Prune - dried plum, silly person
968. Pry - get smth; inquire too curiously
969. Pucker - wrinkle
970. Pugnacious - fond of, in the habit of fighting
971. Puissance - strength
972. Punch - strike with the fist; tool for cutting holes; alc. drink
973. Punctilious – precise, paying attention to trivialities
974. Pundit - pedant, authority on a subject
975. Pungency - sharpness; stinging quality
976. Purvey - provide, supply
977. Pusillanimous – cowardly, craven
978. Putrefaction - becoming rotten
979. Pyre - large pile of wood for burning
Q
980. Quack - person dishonestly claiming to smth
981. Quaff - drink deeply
982. Quail - lose courage, turn frightened
983. Qualm - feeling of doubt, temporary feeling of sickness
984. Quandary - state of doubt or perplexity
985. Quell - suppress, subdue
986. Quibble - try to avoid by sophistication
987. Quiescence - state of being passive/motionless
988. Quiescent - at rest, dormant, torpid
989. Quirk - habit or action peculiar to somebody or smth
990. Quixotic - generous, unselfish
991. Quotidian - banal; everyday
R
992. Rabble -mob, crowd; the lower classes of populace
993. Raconteur - person who tells anecdotes
994. Radiant - bright, shining
995. Raffish - low, vulgar, base, tawdry
996. Rail at - find fault, utter reproaches
997. Ramify - to be divided or subdivided; to branch
998. Rancorous - feeling bitterness, spitefulness
999. Rant - use extravagant language
1000. Rapacious - greedy (especially for money)
1001. Rarefy - to make thin, to make less dense, to purify or refine
1002. Rave - act with excessive enthusiasm
1003. Reactionary - opposing progress
1004. Rebuff - snub
1005. Recalcitrant - disobedient
1006. Recant - take back as being false; give up
1007. Recast - cast or fashion anew
1008. Recidivism - relapse into antisocial or criminal behavior
1009. Reciprocity - granting of privileges in return for similar
1010. Recital - performance of music
1011. Recluse - person who lives alone and avoids people
1012. Recompense - make payment to; reward, punish
1013. Reconcile - settle a quarrel; restore peace
1014. Recondite - little known; abstruse
1015. Recourse - something turned to for help
1016. Recreancy - cowardice, a cowardly giving up
1017. Recuperate - become strong after illness, loss, exhaustion
1018. Redeem - get back by payment; compensate
1019. Redemptive - serving to redeem
1020. Redoubtable - formidable, causing fear
1021. Refine - make or become pure, cultural
1022. Refractory - stubborn, unmanageable, intractable
1023. Refulgent - shining, brilliant
1024. Regale - to delight or entertain; to feast
1025. Regicide - crime of killing a king
1026. Reiterate - say or do again several times
1027. Rejuvenation - becoming young in nature or appearance
1028. Relapse -fall back again
1029. Relinquish - give up
1030. Reluctant - unwilling or disinclined
1031. Remonstrate - to protest, object
1032. Render - deliver, provide, represent
1033. Renovate - restore something to better condition
1034. Renowned - celebrated, famous
1035. Rent - regular payment for the use of smth, division or split
1036. Repast - meal
1037. Repel - refuse to accept/cause dislike
1038. Repine at – be discontented with
1039. Reproach - scold, upbraid
1040. Reprobate - person hardened in sin; one devoid of decency
1041. Repudiate - disown, refuse to accept or pay
1042. Repulsive - causing a feeling of disgust
1043. Requite - repay, give in return
1044. Rescind - repeal/annul/cancel
1045. Resigned - unresisting, submissive
1046. Resilience - quality of quickly recovering the original shape
1047. Resolve - determine
1048. Resort to - frequently visit
1049. Restive - refusing to move; reluctant to be controlled
1050. Resurrect - bring back into use
1051. Resuscitation - coming back to consciousness
1052. Retard - check, hinder
1053. Reticent - reserved, untalkative, silent, taciturn
1054. Revere - have deep respect for
1055. Reverent - feeling or showing deep respect
1056. Riddle - puzzling person or thing
1057. Rift - split, crack, dissension
1058. Rivet - fix, take up, secure; metal pin
1059. Roll call - calling of names
1060. Rope - thick strong cord made by twisting
1061. Rotund - rich and deep; plump and round
1062. Rubric - heading, title, or category
1063. Ruffian - violent, cruel man
1064. Rumple - make rough
1065. Sagacious - having sound judgment; perceptive, wise; like a sage
1066. Salacious - obscene
1067. Salient - prominent, protruding, conspicuous, highly relevant
1068. Salubrious - healthful
1069. Salutary - remedial, wholesome, causing improvement
1070. Sanctimony - Self-righteousness, hypocritical, with false piety
1071. Sanction - approval (by authority); penalty
1072. Sanguine - cheerful, confident, optimistic
1073. Sanity - health of mind; soundness of judgement
1074. Sap - weaken
1075. Sash - long strip worn round the waist
1076. Sate - satiate
1077. Satiate - satisfy fully
1078. Saturnine - gloomy, dark, sullen, morose
1079. Savant - person of great learning
1080. Savor - taste, flavor smth
1081. Sawdust - tiny bits of wood
1082. Scabbards - heath for the blade
1083. Scent - smell (especially pleasant)
1084. Scorch - become discolored/dry up/go at high speed
1085. Scribble - write hastily
1086. Scurvy - mean, contemptible
1087. Seal - piece of wax, lead, etc stamped on the document
1088. Secular - material (not spiritual); living outside monasteries
1089. Sedulous - persevering
1090. Seminal - like a seed; constituting a source, originative
1091. Sententious - short and pithy, full of maxims/proverbs
1092. Sequence - succession, connected line of
1093. Sere - make hard and without feeling/mouldy flower.
1094. Sermon - reproving a person for his faults
1095. Serrated - having a toothed edge
1096. Serration - having a toothed edge
1097. Servile - like a slave, lacking independence
1098. Sever - break off
1099. Severance - severing
1100. Shaft - arrow or spear, something long and narrow
1101. Shallow - little depth; not earnest
1102. Shard - piece of broken earthenware
1103. Sheath - cover for the blade of a weapon or a tool
1104. Shove - push
1105. Shrewd - astute; showing sound judgement
1106. Shrill - sharp, piercing
1107. Shun - keep away from; avoid
1108. Shunt - send from one track to another; lay aside; evade discussion
1109. Sidestep - step to one side
1110. Simper - (give a) silly/self-conscious smile
1111. Sinuous - winding, undulating, serpentine
1112. Skiff - small boat
1113. Skit - short piece of humorous writing
1114. Slack - sluggish; dull; not tight
1115. Slake - to assuage, to satisfy, allay
1116. Slate - king of blue-grey stone; propose; criticize
1117. Sluggard - lazy, slow-moving person
1118. Slur - join sounds/words (indistinct)
abase v. To lower in position, estimation, or the like; degrade.
abbess n. The lady superior of a nunnery.
abbey n. The group of buildings which collectively form the dwelling-place of a society of monks or nuns.
abbot n. The superior of a community of monks.
abdicate v. To give up (royal power or the like).
abdomen n. In mammals, the visceral cavity between the diaphragm and the pelvic floor;
the belly.
abdominal n. Of, pertaining to, or situated on the abdomen.
abduction n. A carrying away of a person against his will, or illegally.
abed adv. In bed; on a bed.
aberration n. Deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course. abet v. To aid, promote, or encourage the commission of (an offense).
abeyance n. A state of suspension or temporary inaction.
abhorrence n. The act of detesting extremely.
abhorrent adj. Very repugnant; hateful.
abidance n. An abiding.
abject adj. Sunk to a low condition.
abjure v. To recant, renounce, repudiate under oath.
able-bodied adj. Competent for physical service.
ablution n. A washing or cleansing, especially of the body.
abnegate v. To renounce (a right or privilege).
abnormal adj. Not conformed to the ordinary rule or standard.
abominable adj. Very hateful.
abominate v. To hate violently.
abomination n. A very detestable act or practice.
aboriginal adj. Primitive; unsophisticated.
aborigines n. The original of earliest known inhabitants of a country. aboveboard adv. & adj. Without concealment, fraud, or trickery. abrade v.
To wear away the surface or some part of by friction. abrasion n. That which is rubbed off.
abridge v. To make shorter in words, keeping the essential features, leaning out minor particles.
abridgment n. A condensed form as of a book or play.
abrogate v. To abolish, repeal.
abrupt adj. Beginning, ending, or changing suddenly or with a break.
abscess n. A Collection of pus in a cavity formed within some tissue of the body.
abscission n. The act of cutting off, as in a surgical operation.
abscond v. To depart suddenly and secretly, as for the purpose of escaping arrest.
absence n. The fact of not being present or available.
absent-minded adj. Lacking in attention to immediate surroundings or business.
absolution n. Forgiveness, or passing over of offenses.
absolve v. To free from sin or its penalties.
absorb v. To drink in or suck up, as a sponge absorbs water.
absorption n. The act or process of absorbing.
abstain v. To keep oneself back (from doing or using something).
abstemious adj. Characterized by self denial or abstinence, as in the use of drink, food.
abstinence n. Self denial.
abstruse adj. Dealing with matters difficult to be understood.
absurd adj. Inconsistent with reason or common sense.
abundant adj. Plentiful.
abusive adj. Employing harsh words or ill treatment.
abut v. To touch at the end or boundary line.
abyss n. Bottomless gulf.
academic adj. Of or pertaining to an academy, college, or university.
academician n. A member of an academy of literature, art, or science. academy n. Any institution where the higher branches of learning are
taught. accede v. To agree.
accelerate v. To move faster.
accept v. To take when offered.
access n. A way of approach or entrance; passage.
accessible adj. Approachable.
accession n. Induction or elevation, as to dignity, office, or government.
accessory n. A person or thing that aids the principal agent.
acclaim v. To utter with a shout.
accommodate v. To furnish something as a kindness or favor.
accompaniment n. A subordinate part or parts, enriching or supporting the leading part.
accompanist n. One who or that which accompanies.
accompany v. To go with, or be associated with, as a companion.
accomplice n. An associate in wrong-doing.
accomplish v. To bring to pass.
accordion n. A portable free-reed musical instrument.
accost v. To speak to.
account n. A record or statement of receipts and expenditures, or of business transactions.
accouter v. To dress.
accredit v. To give credit or authority to.
accumulate v. To become greater in quantity or number.
accuracy n. Exactness.
accurate adj. Conforming exactly to truth or to a standard. accursed adj. Doomed to evil, misery, or misfortune. accusation n. A charge of crime,
misdemeanor, or error. accusatory adj. Of, pertaining to, or involving an accusation. accuse v. To charge with wrong doing, misconduct, or
error. accustom v. To make familiar by use.
acerbity n. Sourness, with bitterness and astringency.
acetate n. A salt of acetic acid.
acetic adj. Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of vinegar.
ache v. To be in pain or distress.
Achillean adj. Invulnerable. achromatic adj. Colorless, acid n. A sour substance. acidify v. To change into acid.
acknowledge v. To recognize; to admit the genuineness or validity of.
acknowledgment n. Recognition.
acme n. The highest point, or summit.
acoustic adj. Pertaining to the act or sense of hearing.
acquaint v. To make familiar or conversant. acquiesce v. To comply; submit. acquiescence n. Passive consent.
acquire v. To get as one's own.
acquisition n. Anything gained, or made one's own, usually by effort or labor.
acquit v. To free or clear, as from accusation.
acquittal n. A discharge from accusation by judicial action.
acquittance n. Release or discharge from indebtedness, obligation, or responsibility.
acreage n. Quantity or extent of land, especially of cultivated land.
acrid adj. Harshly pungent or bitter.
acrimonious adj. Full of bitterness.
acrimony n. Sharpness or bitterness of speech or temper.
actionable adj. Affording cause for instituting an action, as trespass, slanderous words.
actuality n. Any reality.
actuary n. An officer, as of an insurance company, who calculates and states the risks and premiums.
actuate v. To move or incite to action.
acumen n. Quickness of intellectual insight, or discernment; keenness of discrimination.
acute adj. Having fine and penetrating discernment.
adamant n. Any substance of exceeding hardness or impenetrability.
addendum n. Something added, or to be added.
addle v. To make inefficient or worthless; muddle. adduce v. To bring forward or name for consideration. adhere v. To stick fast or together.
adherence n. Attachment.
adherent adj. Clinging or sticking fast.
adhesion n. The state of being attached or joined.
adieu inter. Good-by; farewell.
adjacency n. The state of being adjacent. adjacent n. That which is near or bordering upon. adjudge v. To award or bestow by formal decision.
adjunct n. Something joined to or connected with another thing, but holding a subordinate place.
adjuration n. A vehement appeal.
adjutant adj. Auxiliary.
administrator n. One who manages affairs of any kind. admissible adj. Having the right or privilege of entry. admittance n. Entrance, or the right
or permission to enter. admonish v. To warn of a fault.
admonition n. Gentle reproof.
ado n. unnecessary activity or ceremony.
adoration n. Profound devotion.
adroit adj. Having skill in the use of the bodily or mental powers.
adulterant n. An adulterating substance.
adulterate v. To make impure by the admixture of other or baser ingredients.
adumbrate v. To represent beforehand in outline or by emblem.
advent n. The coming or arrival, as of any important change, event, state, or personage.
adverse adj. Opposing or opposed.
adversity n. Misfortune.
advert v. To refer incidentally.
advertiser n. One who advertises, especially in newspapers.
advisory adj. Not mandatory.
advocacy n. The act of pleading a cause.
advocate n. One who pleads the cause of another, as in a legal or ecclesiastical court.
aerial adj. Of, pertaining to, or like the air.
aeronaut n. One who navigates the air, a balloonist.
aeronautics n. the art or practice of flying aircraft
aerostat n. A balloon or other apparatus floating in or sustained by the air.
aerostatics n. The branch of pneumatics that treats of the equilibrium, pressure, and mechanical properties.
affable adj. Easy to approach.
affect v. To act upon
affectation n. A studied or ostentatious pretense or attempt.
affiliate n. Some auxiliary person or thing.
affirmative adj. Answering yes; to a question at issue.
affix v. To fasten.
affluence n. A profuse or abundant supply of riches.
affront n. An open insult or indignity.
afire adv. & adj. On fire, literally or figuratively.
afoot adv. In progress.
aforesaid adj. Said in a preceding part or before.
afresh adv. Once more, after rest or interval.
afterthought n. A thought that comes later than its appropriate or expected time.
agglomerate v. To pile or heap together.
aggrandize v. To cause to appear greatly.
aggravate v. To make heavier, worse, or more burdensome.
aggravation n. The fact of being made heavier or more heinous, as a crime , offense, misfortune, etc.
aggregate n. The entire number, sum, mass, or quantity of something.
aggress v. To make the first attack. aggression n. An unprovoked attack. aggrieve v. To give grief or sorrow to.
aghast adj. Struck with terror and amazement.
agile adj. Able to move or act quickly, physically, or mentally. agitate v. To move or excite (the feelings or thoughts). agrarian adj. Pertaining to
land, especially agricultural land.
aide-de-camp n. An officer who receives and transmits the orders of the general.
ailment n. Slight sickness.
airy adj. Delicate, ethereal.
akin adj. Of similar nature or qualities.
alabaster n. A white or delicately tinted fine-grained gypsum.
alacrity n. Cheerful willingness.
albeit conj. Even though.
albino n. A person with milky white skin and hair, and eyes with bright red pupil and usually pink iris. album n. A book whose leaves are so
made to form paper frames for holding photographs or the like. alchemy n. Chemistry of the middle ages, characterized by the pursuit of
changing base metals to gold.
alcohol n. A volatile, inflammable, colorless liquid of a penetrating odor and burning taste. alcoholism n. A condition resulting from the
inordinate or persistent use of alcoholic beverages. alcove n. A covered recess connected with or at the side of a larger room.
alder n. Any shrub or small tree of the genus Alumnus, of the oak family.
alderman n. A member of a municipal legislative body, who usually exercises also certain judicial functions.
aldermanship n. The dignity, condition, office, or term of office of an alderman.
alias n. An assumed name.
alien n. One who owes allegiance to a foreign government.
alienable adj. Capable of being aliened or alienated, as lands.
alienate v. To cause to turn away.
alienation n. Estrangement.
aliment n. That which nourishes.
alkali n. Anything that will neutralize an acid, as lime, magnesia, etc.
allay v. To calm the violence or reduce the intensity of; mitigate.
allege v. To assert to be true, especially in a formal manner, as in court.
allegory n. The setting forth of a subject under the guise of another subject of aptly suggestive likeness.
alleviate v. To make less burdensome or less hard to bear.
alley n. A narrow street, garden path, walk, or the like.
alliance n. Any combination or union for some common purpose.
allot v. To assign a definite thing or part to a certain person.
allotment n. Portion.
allude v. To refer incidentally, or by suggestion.
allusion n. An indirect and incidental reference to something without definite mention of it.
alluvion n. Flood.
ally n. A person or thing connected with another, usually in some relation of helpfulness.
almanac n. A series of tables giving the days of the week together with certain astronomical information.
aloof adv. Not in sympathy with or desiring to associate with others.
altar n. Any raised place or structure on which sacrifices may be offered or incense burned.
alter v. To make change in.
alteration n. Change or modification.
altercate v. To contend angrily or zealously in words.
alternate n. One chosen to act in place of another, in case of the absence or incapacity of that other. alternative n. Something that may or must
exist, be taken or chosen, or done instead of something else.
altitude n. Vertical distance or elevation above any point or base-level, as the sea.
alto n. The lowest or deepest female voice or part.
altruism n. Benevolence to others on subordination to self-interest.
altruist n. One who advocates or practices altruism. amalgam n. An alloy or union of mercury with another metal. amalgamate v. To mix or
blend together in a homogeneous body.
amateur adj. Practicing an art or occupation for the love of it, but not as a profession.
amatory adj. Designed to excite love.
ambidextrous adj. Having the ability of using both hands with equal skill or ease.
ambiguous adj. Having a double meaning. ambitious adj. Eagerly desirous and aspiring. ambrosial adj. Divinely sweet, fragrant, or delicious.
ambulance n. A vehicle fitted for conveying the sick and wounded.
ambulate v. To walk about
ambush n. The act or state of lying concealed for the purpose of surprising or attacking the enemy.
ameliorate v. To relieve, as from pain or hardship
amenable adj. Willing and ready to submit.
Americanism n. A peculiar sense in which an English word or phrase is used in the United
States.
amicable adj. Done in a friendly spirit.
amity n. Friendship.
amorous adj. Having a propensity for falling in love.
amorphous adj. Without determinate shape.
amour n. A love-affair, especially one of an illicit nature.
ampere n. The practical unit of electric-current strength.
ampersand n. The character &; and.
amphibious adj. Living both on land and in water.
amphitheater n. An edifice of elliptical shape, constructed about a central open space or arena.
amplitude n. Largeness.
amply adv. Sufficiently.
amputate v. To remove by cutting, as a limb or some portion of the body.
amusement n. Diversion.
anachronism n. Anything occurring or existing out of its proper time.
anagram n. The letters of a word or phrase so transposed as to make a different word or phrase.
analogous adj. Corresponding (to some other) in certain respects, as in form, proportion,
relations.
analogy n. Reasoning in which from certain and known relations or resemblance others are formed.
analyst n. One who analyzes or makes use of the analytical method.
analyze v. To examine minutely or critically.
anarchy n. Absence or utter disregard of government.
anathema n. Anything forbidden, as by social usage.
anatomy n. That branch of morphology which treats of the structure of organisms.
ancestry n. One's ancestors collectively.
anecdote n. A brief account of some interesting event or incident.
anemia n. Deficiency of blood or red corpuscles.
anemic adj. Affected with anemia.
anemometer n. An instrument for measuring the force or velocity of wind.
anesthetic adj. Pertaining to or producing loss of sensation.
anew adv. Once more.
angelic adj. Saintly.
Anglophobia n. Hatred or dread of England or of what is English.
Anglo-Saxon n. The entire English race wherever found, as in Europe, the United States, or India.
angular adj. Sharp-cornered.
anhydrous adj. Withered.
animadversion n. The utterance of criticism or censure.
animadvert v. To pass criticism or censure.
animalcule n. An animal of microscopic smallness.
animate v. To make alive.
animosity n. Hatred.
annalist n. Historian.
annals n. A record of events in their chronological order, year by year.
annex v. To add or affix at the end.
annihilate v. To destroy absolutely.
annotate v. To make explanatory or critical notes on or upon.
annual adj. Occurring every year.
annuity n. An annual allowance, payment, or income.
annunciation n. Proclamation.
anode n. The point where or path by which a voltaic current enters an electrolyte or the like.
anonymous adj. Of unknown authorship.
antagonism n. Mutual opposition or resistance of counteracting forces, principles, or persons.
Antarctic adj. Pertaining to the south pole or the regions near it.
ante v. In the game of poker, to put up a stake before the cards are dealt.
antecede v. To precede.
antecedent n. One who or that which precedes or goes before, as in time, place, rank, order, or causality.
antechamber n. A waiting room for those who seek audience.
antedate v. To assign or affix a date to earlier than the actual one.
antediluvian adj. Of or pertaining to the times, things, events before the great flood in the days of Noah.
antemeridian adj. Before noon.
antemundane adj. Pertaining to time before the world's creation.
antenatal adj. Occurring or existing before birth.
anterior adj. Prior.
anteroom n. A room situated before and opening into another, usually larger. anthology n. A collection of extracts from the writings of various
authors. anthracite n. Hard coal.
anthropology n. The science of man in general.
anthropomorphous adj. Having or resembling human form.
antic n. A grotesque, ludicrous, or fantastic action.
Antichrist n. Any opponent or enemy of Christ, whether a person or a power. anticlimax n. A gradual or sudden decrease in the importance or
impressiveness of what is said. anticyclone n. An atmospheric condition of high central pressure, with currents flowing outward. antidote n.
Anything that will counteract or remove the effects of poison, disease, or the like.
antilogy n. Inconsistency or contradiction in terms or ideas.
antipathize v. To show or feel a feeling of antagonism, aversion, or dislike. antiphon n. A response or alteration of responses, generally musical.
antiphony n. An anthem or other composition sung responsively. antipodes n. A place or region on the opposite side of the earth.
antiquary n. One who collects and examines old things, as coins, books, medals, weapons, etc.
antiquate v. To make old or out of date.
antique adj. Pertaining to ancient times.
antiseptic n. Anything that destroys or restrains the growth of putrefactive micro- organisms.
antislavery adj. Opposed to human slavery.
antispasmodic adj. Tending to prevent or relieve non-inflammatory spasmodic affections. antistrophe n. The inversion of terms in successive
classes, as in “the home of joy” and “the joy of home”.
antitoxin n. A substance which neutralizes the poisonous products of micro-organisms.
antonym n. A word directly opposed to another in meaning.
anxious adj. Distressed in mind respecting some uncertain matter.
apathy n. Insensibility to emotion or passionate feeling.
aperture n. Hole.
apex n. The highest point, as of a mountain.
aphorism n. Proverb.
apiary n. A place where bees are kept.
apogee n. The climax.
apology n. A disclaimer of intentional error or offense.
apostasy n. A total departure from one's faith or religion.
apostate adj. False.
apostle n. Any messenger commissioned by or as by divine authority. apothecary n. One who keeps drugs for sale and puts up prescriptions.
apotheosis n. Deification.
appall v. To fill with dismay or horror.
apparent adj. Easily understood.
apparition n. Ghost.
appease v. To soothe by quieting anger or indignation.
appellate adj. Capable of being appealed to.
appellation n. The name or title by which a particular person, class, or thing is called. append v. To add or attach, as something accessory,
subordinate, or supplementary. appertain v. To belong, as by right, fitness, association, classification, possession, or natural relation. apposite
adj. Appropriate.
apposition n. The act of placing side by side, together, or in contact.
appraise v. To estimate the money value of.
appreciable adj. Capable of being discerned by the senses or intellect. apprehend v. To make a prisoner of (a person) in the name of the law.
apprehensible adj. Capable of being conceived.
approbation n. Sanction.
appropriate adj. Suitable for the purpose and circumstances.
aqueduct n. A water-conduit, particularly one for supplying a community from a distance.
aqueous adj. Of, pertaining to, or containing water.
arbiter n. One chosen or appointed, by mutual consent of parties in dispute, to decide matters.
arbitrary adj. Fixed or done capriciously.
arbitrate v. To act or give judgment as umpire.
arbor n. A tree.
arboreal adj. Of or pertaining to a tree or trees.
arborescent adj. Having the nature of a tree.
arboretum n. A botanical garden or place devoted to the cultivation of trees or shrubs.
arboriculture n. The cultivation of trees or shrubs.
arcade n. A vaulted passageway or street; a roofed passageway having shops, etc., opening from it.
archaic adj. Antiquated
archaism n. Obsolescence.
archangel n. An angel of high rank.
archbishop n. The chief of the bishops of an ecclesiastical province in the Greek, Roman, and Anglican church.
archdeacon n. A high official administrator of the affairs of a diocese.
archaeology n. The branch of anthropology concerned with the systematic investigation of the relics of man.
archetype n. A prototype.
archipelago n. Any large body of water studded with islands, or the islands collectively themselves.
ardent adj. Burning with passion.
ardor n. Intensity of passion or affection.
arid adj. Very dry.
aristocracy n. A hereditary nobility
aristocrat n. A hereditary noble or one nearly connected with nobility.
armada n. A fleet of war-vessels.
armful n. As much as can be held in the arm or arms.
armory n. An arsenal.
aroma n. An agreeable odor.
arraign v. To call into court, as a person indicted for crime, and demand whether he pleads guilty or not.
arrange v. To put in definite or proper order.
arrangement n. The act of putting in proper order, or the state of being put in order.
arrant adj. Notoriously bad.
arrear n. Something overdue and unpaid.
arrival n. A coming to stopping-place or destination.
arrogant adj. Unduly or excessively proud, as of wealth, station, learning, etc.
arrogate v. To take, demand, or claim, especially presumptuously or without reasons or grounds.
Artesian well n. A very deep bored well. water rises due to underground pressure
artful adj. Characterized by craft or cunning.
Arthurian adj. Pertaining to King Arthur, the real or legendary hero of British poetic story.
artifice n. Trickery.
artless adj. Ingenuous. ascendant adj. Dominant. ascension n. The act of rising.
ascent n. A rising, soaring, or climbing.
ascetic adj. Given to severe self-denial and practicing excessive abstinence and devotion.
ascribe v. To assign as a quality or attribute.
asexual adj. Having no distinct sexual organs.
ashen adj. Pale.
askance adv. With a side or indirect glance or meaning.
asperity n. Harshness or roughness of temper.
aspirant n. One who seeks earnestly, as for advancement, honors, place.
aspiration n. An earnest wish for that which is above one's present reach.
aspire v. To have an earnest desire, wish, or longing, as for something high and good, not yet attained.
assailant n. One who attacks.
assassin n. One who kills, or tries to kill, treacherously or secretly.
assassinate v. To kill, as by surprise or secret assault, especially the killing of some eminent person.
assassination n. Murderer, as by secret assault or treachery.
assay n. The chemical analysis or testing of an alloy ore.
assent v. To express agreement with a statement or matter of opinion.
assess v. To determine the amount of (a tax or other sum to be paid).
assessor n. An officer whose duty it is to assess taxes.
assets n. pl. Property in general, regarded as applicable to the payment of debts.
assiduous adj. Diligent.
assignee n. One who is appointed to act for another in the management of certain property and interests.
assimilate v. To adapt.
assonance n. Resemblance or correspondence in sound.
assonant adj. Having resemblance of sound.
assonate v. To accord in sound, especially vowel sound.
assuage v. To cause to be less harsh, violent, or severe, as excitement, appetite, pain, or disease.
astringent adj. Harsh in disposition or character.
astute adj. Keen in discernment.
atheism n. The denial of the existence of God.
athirst adj. Wanting water.
athwart adv. From side to side.
atomizer n. An apparatus for reducing a liquid to a fine spray, as for disinfection, inhalation, etc.
atone v. To make amends for.
atonement n. Amends, reparation, or expiation made from wrong or injury. atrocious adj. Outrageously or wantonly wicked, criminal, vile, or
cruel. atrocity n. Great cruelty or reckless wickedness.
attaché n. A subordinate member of a diplomatic embassy.
attest v. To certify as accurate, genuine, or true.
attorney-general n. The chief law-officer of a government.
auburn adj. Reddish-brown, said usually of the hair.
audacious adj. Fearless.
audible adj. Loud enough to be heard.
audition n. The act or sensation of hearing.
auditory adj. Of or pertaining to hearing or the organs or sense of hearing.
augment v. To make bigger.
augur v. To predict.
Augustinian adj. Pertaining to St. Augustine, his doctrines, or the religious orders called after him.
aura n. Pervasive psychic influence supposed to emanate from persons
aural adj. Of or pertaining to the ear.
auricle n. One of the two chambers of the heart which receives the blood from the veins.
auricular adj. Of or pertaining to the ear, its auricle, or the sense of hearing.
auriferous adj. Containing gold.
aurora n. A luminous phenomenon in the upper regions of the atmosphere.
auspice n. favoring, protecting, or propitious influence or guidance.
austere adj. Severely simple; unadorned. autarchy n. Unrestricted power. authentic adj. Of undisputed origin.
authenticity n. The state or quality of being genuine, or of the origin and authorship claimed.
autobiography n. The story of one's life written by himself.
autocracy n. Absolute government.
autocrat n. Any one who claims or wields unrestricted or undisputed authority or influence.
automaton n. Any living being whose actions are or appear to be involuntary or mechanical.
autonomous adj. Self-governing.
autonomy n. Self-government.
autopsy n. The examination of a dead body by dissection to ascertain the cause of death.
autumnal adj. Of or pertaining to autumn.
auxiliary n. One who or that which aids or helps, especially when regarded as subsidiary or accessory.
avalanche n. The fall or sliding of a mass of snow or ice down a mountain-slope, often
bearing with it rock.
avarice n. Passion for getting and keeping riches.
aver v. To assert as a fact.
averse adj. Reluctant.
aversion n. A mental condition of fixed opposition to or dislike of some particular thing.
avert v. To turn away or aside.
aviary n. A spacious cage or enclosure in which live birds are kept.
avidity n. Greediness.
avocation n. Diversion.
avow v. To declare openly.
awaken v. To arouse, as emotion, interest, or the like.
awry adv. & adj. Out of the proper form, direction, or position.
aye adv. An expression of assent.
azalea n. A flowering shrub.
azure n. The color of the sky.
Baconian adj. Of or pertaining to Lord Bacon or his system of philosophy.
bacterium n. A microbe.
badger v. To pester.
baffle v. To foil or frustrate.
bailiff n. An officer of court having custody of prisoners under arraignment.
baize n. A single-colored napped woolen fabric used for table-covers, curtains, etc.
bale n. A large package prepared for transportation or storage.
baleful adj. Malignant.
ballad n. Any popular narrative poem, often with epic subject and usually in lyric form.
balsam n. A medical preparation, aromatic and oily, used for healing.
banal adj. Commonplace.
barcarole n. A boat-song of Venetian gondoliers.
barograph n. An instrument that registers graphically and continuously the atmospheric pressure.
barometer n. An instrument for indicating the atmospheric pressure per unit of surface.
barring prep. Apart from.
baritone adj. Having a register higher than bass and lower than tenor.
bask v. To make warm by genial heat.
bass adj. Low in tone or compass.
baste v. To cover with melted fat, gravy, while cooking.
baton n. An official staff borne either as a weapon or as an emblem of authority or privilege.
battalion n. A body of infantry composed of two or more companies, forming a part of a regiment.
batten n. A narrow strip of wood.
batter n. A thick liquid mixture of two or more materials beaten together, to be used in cookery.
bauble n. A trinket.
bawl v. To proclaim by outcry.
beatify v. To make supremely happy. beatitude n. Any state of great happiness. beau n. An escort or lover.
becalm v. To make quiet.
beck v. To give a signal to, by nod or gesture.
bedaub v. To smear over, as with something oily or sticky.
bedeck v. To cover with ornament.
bedlam n. Madhouse.
befog v. To confuse.
befriend v. To be a friend to, especially when in need.
beget v. To produce by sexual generation. begrudge v. To envy one of the possession of. belate v. To delay past the proper hour.
belay v. To make fast, as a rope, by winding round a cleat.
belie v. To misrepresent.
believe v. To accept as true on the testimony or authority of others.
belittle v. To disparage.
belle n. A woman who is a center of attraction because of her beauty, accomplishments, etc.
bellicose adj. Warlike.
belligerent adj. Manifesting a warlike spirit.
bemoan v. To lament
benediction n. a solemn invocation of the divine blessing.
benefactor n. A doer of kindly and charitable acts.
benefice n. A church office endowed with funds or property for the maintenance of divine service.
beneficent adj. Characterized by charity and kindness.
beneficial adj. Helpful.
beneficiary n. One who is lawfully entitled to the profits and proceeds of an estate or property.
benefit n. Helpful result.
benevolence n. Any act of kindness or well-doing.
benevolent adj. Loving others and actively desirous of their well-being.
benign adj. Good and kind of heart.
benignant adj. Benevolent in feeling, character, or aspect.
benignity n. Kindness of feeling, disposition, or manner.
benison n. Blessing.
bequeath v. To give by will.
bereave v. To make desolate with loneliness and grief.
berth n. A bunk or bed in a vessel, sleeping-car, etc.
beseech v. To implore.
beset v. To attack on all sides.
besmear v. To smear over, as with any oily or sticky substance.
bestial adj. Animal.
bestrew v. To sprinkle or cover with things strewn.
bestride v. To get or sit upon astride, as a horse.
bethink v. To remind oneself.
betide v. To happen to or befall. betimes adv. In good season or time. betroth v. To engage to marry. betrothal n. Engagement to marry.
bevel n. Any inclination of two surfaces other than 90 degrees. bewilder v. To confuse the perceptions or judgment of. bibliomania n. The
passion for collecting books.
bibliography n. A list of the words of an author, or the literature bearing on a particular subject.
bibliophile n. One who loves books.
bibulous adj. Fond of drinking.
bide v. To await.
biennial n. A plant that produces leaves and roots the first year and flowers and fruit the second. bier n. A horizontal framework with two
handles at each end for carrying a corpse to the grave. bigamist n. One who has two spouses at the same time.
bigamy n. The crime of marrying any other person while having a legal spouse living.
bight n. A slightly receding bay between headlands, formed by a long curve of a coast-line.
bilateral adj. Two-sided.
bilingual adj. Speaking two languages.
biograph n. A bibliographical sketch or notice.
biography n. A written account of one's life, actions, and character.
biology n. The science of life or living organisms.
biped n. An animal having two feet.
birthright n. A privilege or possession into which one is born.
bitterness n. Acridity, as to the taste.
blasé adj. Sated with pleasure.
blaspheme v. To indulge in profane oaths.
blatant adj. Noisily or offensively loud or clamorous.
blaze n. A vivid glowing flame.
blazon v. To make widely or generally known.
bleak adj. Desolate.
blemish n. A mark that mars beauty.
blithe adj. Joyous.
blithesome adj. Cheerful.
blockade n. The shutting up of a town, a frontier, or a line of coast by hostile forces. boatswain n. A subordinate officer of a vessel, who has
general charge of the rigging, anchors, etc.
bodice n. A women's ornamental corset-shaped laced waist.
bodily adj. Corporeal.
boisterous adj. Unchecked merriment or animal spirits.
bole n. The trunk or body of a tree.
bolero n. A Spanish dance, illustrative of the passion of love, accompanied by caste nets and singing.
boll n. A round pod or seed-capsule, as a flax or cotton.
bolster v. To support, as something wrong.
bomb n. A hollow projectile containing an explosive material. bombard v. To assail with any missile or with abusive speech. bombardier n. A
person who has charge of mortars, bombs, and shells.
bombast n. Inflated or extravagant language, especially on unimportant subjects.
boorish adj. Rude.
bore v. To weary by tediousness or dullness.
borough n. An incorporated village or town.
bosom n. The breast or the upper front of the thorax of a human being, especially of a woman.
botanical adj. Connected with the study or cultivation of plants.
botanize v. To study plant-life.
botany n. The science that treats of plants.
bountiful adj. Showing abundance.
Bowdlerize v. To expurgate in editing (a literary composition) by omitting words or passages.
bowler n. In cricket, the player who delivers the ball.
boycott v. To place the products or merchandise of under a ban.
brae n. Hillside.
braggart n. A vain boaster.
brandish v. To wave, shake, or flourish triumphantly or defiantly, as a sword or spear.
bravado n. An aggressive display of boldness.
bravo interj. Well done.
bray n. A loud harsh sound, as the cry of an ass or the blast of a horn.
braze v. To make of or ornament with brass.
brazier n. An open pan or basin for holding live coals.
breach n. The violation of official duty, lawful right, or a legal obligation.
breaker n. One who trains horses, dogs, etc.
breech n. The buttocks.
brethren n. pl. Members of a brotherhood, gild, profession, association, or the like.
brevity n. Shortness of duration.
bric-a-brac n. Objects of curiosity or for decoration.
bridle n. The head-harness of a horse consisting of a head-stall, a bit, and the reins.
brigade n. A body of troops consisting of two or more regiments.
brigadier n. General officer who commands a brigade, ranking between a colonel and a major-general.
brigand n. One who lives by robbery and plunder.
brimstone n. Sulfur.
brine n. Water saturated with salt.
bristle n. One of the coarse, stiff hairs of swine: used in brush-making, etc.
Britannia n. The United Kingdom of Great Britain.
Briticism n. A word, idiom, or phrase characteristic of Great Britain or the British.
brittle adj. Fragile.
broach v. To mention, for the first time.
broadcast adj. Disseminated far and wide.
brogan n. A coarse, heavy shoe.
brogue n. Any dialectic pronunciation of English, especially that of the Irish people. brokerage n. The business of making sales and purchases for
a commission; a broker. bromine n. A dark reddish-brown, non-metallic liquid element with a suffocating odor. bronchitis n. Inflammation of
the bronchial tubes.
bronchus n. Either of the two subdivisions of the trachea conveying air into the lungs. brooch n. An article of jewelry fastened by a hinged pin
and hook on the underside. brotherhood n. Spiritual or social fellowship or solidarity.
browbeat v. To overwhelm, or attempt to do so, by stern, haughty, or rude address or manner.
brusque adj. Somewhat rough or rude in manner or speech.
buffoon n. A clown.
buffoonery n. Low drollery, coarse jokes, etc. bulbous adj. Of, or pertaining to, or like a bulb. bullock n. An ox.
bulrush n. Any one of various tall rush-like plants growing in damp ground or water.
bulwark n. Anything that gives security or defense.
bumper n. A cup or glass filled to the brim, especially one to be drunk as a toast or health.
bumptious adj. Full of offensive and aggressive self-conceit.
bungle v. To execute clumsily.
buoyancy n. Power or tendency to float on or in a liquid or gas. buoyant adj. Having the power or tendency to float or keep afloat. bureau n. A
chest of drawers for clothing, etc.
bureaucracy n. Government by departments of men transacting particular branches of public business.
burgess n. In colonial times, a member of the lower house of the legislature of Maryland or
Virginia.
burgher n. An inhabitant, citizen or freeman of a borough burgh, or corporate town.
burnish v. To make brilliant or shining.
bursar n. A treasurer.
bustle v. To hurry.
butt v. To strike with or as with the head, or horns.
butte n. A conspicuous hill, low mountain, or natural turret, generally isolated.
buttress n. Any support or prop.
by-law n. A rule or law adopted by an association, a corporation, or the like.
cabal n. A number of persons secretly united for effecting by intrigue some private purpose.
cabalism n. Superstitious devotion to one's religion.
cabinet n. The body of men constituting the official advisors of the executive head of a nation.
cacophony n. A disagreeable, harsh, or discordant sound or combination of sounds or tones.
cadaverous adj. Resembling a corpse.
cadence n. Rhythmical or measured flow or movement, as in poetry or the time and pace of marching troops.
cadenza n. An embellishment or flourish, prepared or improvised, for a solo voice or instrument.
caitiff adj. Cowardly.
cajole v. To impose on or dupe by flattering speech.
cajolery n. Delusive speech.
calculable adj. That may be estimated by reckoning.
calculus n. A concretion formed in various parts of the body resembling a pebble in hardness.
callosity n. The state of being hard and insensible.
callow adj. Without experience of the world.
calorie n. Amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water 1 degree centigrade.
calumny n. Slander.
Calvary n. The place where Christ was crucified.
Calvinism n. The system of doctrine taught by John Calvin.
Calvinize v. To teach or imbue with the doctrines of Calvinism.
came n. A leaden sash-bar or grooved strip for fastening panes in stained-glass windows.
cameo n. Any small engraved or carved work in relief.
campaign n. A complete series of connected military operations.
Canaanite n. A member of one of the three tribes that dwelt in the land of Canaan, or western Palestine.
canary adj. Of a bright but delicate yellow.
candid adj. Straightforward.
candor n. The quality of frankness or outspokenness.
canine adj. Characteristic of a dog.
canon n. Any rule or law.
cant v. To talk in a singsong, preaching tone with affected solemnity.
cantata n. A choral composition.
canto n. One of the divisions of an extended poem.
cantonment n. The part of the town or district in which the troops are quartered.
capacious adj. Roomy.
capillary n. A minute vessel having walls composed of a single layer of cells.
capitulate v. To surrender or stipulate terms.
caprice n. A whim.
caption n. A heading, as of a chapter, section, document, etc.
captious adj. Hypercritical.
captivate v. To fascinate, as by excellence. eloquence, or beauty.
carcass n. The dead body of an animal.
cardiac adj. Pertaining to the heart.
cardinal adj. Of prime or special importance.
caret n. A sign (^) placed below a line, indicating where omitted words, etc., should be inserted.
caricature n. a picture or description in which natural characteristics are exaggerated or distorted.
carnage n. Massacre.
carnal adj. Sensual.
carnivorous adj. Eating or living on flesh.
carouse v. To drink deeply and in boisterous or jovial manner.
carrion n. Dead and putrefying flesh.
cartilage n. An elastic animal tissue of firm consistence.
cartridge n. A charge for a firearm, or for blasting. caste n. The division of society on artificial grounds. castigate v. To punish.
casual adj. Accidental, by chance.
casualty n. A fatal or serious accident or disaster.
cataclysm n. Any overwhelming flood of water.
cataract n. Opacity of the lens of the eye resulting in complete or partial blindness.
catastrophe n. Any great and sudden misfortune or calamity.
cathode n. The negative pole or electrode of a galvanic battery.
Catholicism n. The system, doctrine, and practice of the Roman Catholic Church.
catholicity n. Universal prevalence or acceptance.
cat-o-nine-tails n. An instrument consisting of nine pieces of cord, formerly used for flogging in the army and navy.
caucus n. A private meeting of members of a political party to select candidates.
causal adj. Indicating or expressing a cause.
caustic adj. Sarcastic and severe.
cauterize v. To burn or sear as with a heated iron.
cede v. To pass title to.
censor n. An official examiner of manuscripts empowered to prohibit their publication.
censorious adj. Judging severely or harshly.
census n. An official numbering of the people of a country or district. centenary adj. Pertaining to a hundred years or a period of a hundred
years. centiliter n. A hundredth of a liter.
centimeter n. A length of one hundredth of a meter.
centurion n. A captain of a company of one hundred infantry in the ancient Roman army.
cereal adj. Pertaining to edible grain or farinaceous seeds. ceremonial adj. Characterized by outward form or ceremony. ceremonious adj.
Observant of ritual.
cessation n. Discontinuance, as of action or motion.
cession n. Surrender, as of possessions or rights.
chagrin n. Keen vexation, annoyance, or mortification, as at one's failures or errors.
chameleon adj. Changeable in appearance.
chancery n. A court of equity, as distinguished from a common-law court.
chaos n. Any condition of which the elements or parts are in utter disorder and confusion.
characteristic n. A distinctive feature.
characterize v. To describe by distinctive marks or peculiarities.
charlatan n. A quack.
chasm n. A yawning hollow, as in the earth's surface.
chasten v. To purify by affliction.
chastise v. To subject to punitive measures.
chastity n. Sexual or moral purity.
chateau n. A castle or manor-house. chattel n. Any article of personal property. check v. To hold back.
chiffon n. A very thin gauze used for trimmings, evening dress, etc.
chivalry n. The knightly system of feudal times with its code, usages and practices.
cholera n. An acute epidemic disease.
choleric adj. Easily provoked to anger.
choral adj. Pertaining to, intended for, or performed by a chorus or choir.
Christ n. A title of Jesus
christen v. To name in baptism.
Christendom n. That part of the world where Christianity is generally professed.
chromatic adj. Belonging, relating to, or abounding in color.
1. Effigy: An image of a person
2. Atrocities: A very cruel or terrible actions
3. Heck: Polite form of hell
4. Envoy: A person who is sent by one Govt; to represent it in dealing with other government
5. Prod/prodding: To push someone or something with your finger
6. Escalate: To become worse/ to make something worse
7. Liaise/liaison: To make it possible for two organization or groups to work together and provide information to each other
8. Nefarious: Evil or immoral
9. Fabricate: To make up (something such as story) in order to trick peoples
10. Insinuation: Usually bed or insulting that is said in indirect way
11. Reiterate: To repeat something you have already said in order to emphasize it
12. Sit in: Dharna (urdu)
13. Swearing in: to induct into the office by administration of oath.
14. Economic sanctions: Iqtasadi pabandiyan (Urdu)]
15. Hole up: To hide out
16. Impeding: To slow the movement/progress
17. Nostalgia: Pleasures and sadness that is caused by remembering something from past and wish that you could experience it again
18. Restrain: To prevent (a person) from doing something.
19. Turmoil: A state of confusion or disorder
20. Optimism: A feeling that good thing will happen in the future
21. Narrative: A story that is told or written
22. Hegemony: Influence/control over another country , a group of people
23. Cordon off: A line person/ object to keep peoples away
24. Patronizing: To give money/support
25. Joint venture; To start to do something new or different that involve risk
26. Resurgence: A growth or increase that occurs after period without growth
27. Stun: To surprise or upset very much
28. Urge: To ask people to do or support in a way that shows that you believe it is very important
29. Anguish: Extreme suffering, grief, pain
30. Sabotage: That act of destroying or damaging something deliberately so that it does not work correctly
31. Dire need: Urgent need of
32. Acrimonious: Angry and bitter relation
33. Barricade: To block something so that people or things cannot enter or leave
34. Acquittal: the act of deciding that a person is not guilty of a crime : the act of acquitting someone
35. Punitive action: Punishment
36. Incumbent: A person who hold particular office or position
37. Relinquishes: to give up (something) : to give(something, such as power, control, or possession) to another person or group
38. Diatribe: an angry and usually long speech or piece of writing that strongly criticizes someone or something
39. Impeachment: to charge (a public official) with a crime done while in office; to cause doubts about the truthfulness of (a witness, testimony,
etc.)
40. Alleged: accused of having done something wrong or illegal but not yet proven guilty
41. Arbitration: a process of settling an argument or disagreement in which thepeople or groups on both sides present theiropinions and ideas
to a third person or group,, example,,
42. Dowry: money or property that wife or wife family gives to her husband during to the marriage.
43. Carnage: Killing of many peoples
44. Ransom: Money that is paid in order to free someone who has captured or kidnaped.
45. Vendetta: a very long and violent fight between two families or groups; a series of acts done by someoneover a long period of time to
causeharm to a disliked person or group
46. Mob: A very large group or crowd of peoples who are angry or violent or difficult to control.
47. Ruling: official decision made by judge or referee
48. Lynch : to kill (someone) illegally as a punishment of crime
49. De Facto: in reality : actually
50. Appeasement: To make someone less angry or happy by giving something desired
51. Rhetoric: The act or skill of speaking or writing formally effective as a people way to persuade or influence.
52. Rapport: A friendly relationship.53. Albeit: Even though.54. Xenophobia: Fear or Hatred of stranger or foreigner.55. Nativism: Policy of
favoring native over foreigner/immigrant.56. Authoritarian: Not allowing personal freedom.57. Pervades: To spread through all parts of
something.58. Bourgeoisie: Middle class society.59. Plebiscite: A vote people to show their interest in a proposal.
60. Redux: Brought back, Returning.61. Retaliation: To get revenge against someone.62. Relentless: Reaming strict or determined
63. Infuriate: To make someone angry, furious.64. Ramification; Something that is result of action
65. Abducted; To someone away from place by force.66. Emboldened: To make someone one more confident
67. Fanatics: Extremist.68. Behest: Command, authoritarian order urgent prompting.69. Ominous: Suggesting that something bad will happen
in the future.70. Brazen: Acting or done in open way.Knell: To ring specially for death or funeral.72. Bromance: A close non-sexual relationship
between man.73. Buttressed: A structure build against the wall to support or strengthen it.74. Imperialist: A policy or practice by which a
country increase its power by gaining control over other areas of the world.75. Implosion: Bringing into the center.76. Hegemon/Hegemony:
Influence or control over another country/group of people.77. Vengefully: Feeling or showing desire to harm someone who has harmed you
78. Cardinal: Basic.79. Retreat: Movement of solider away from enemy.80. Realm: An area of activity.81. Erstwhile: In the past
82. Augment: To increase the size or amount.83. Wed: To bring or join together.84. Fledgling: Young bird just able to fly
85. Impending: To be about to occur, to hover threateningly .86. Catastrophe: A terrible disaster.87. Menace: Danger, possible harmful
situation.88. Inflation: Continuous increase in the price of goods and services/ filled and made larger.89. Commodity: Something that is brought
or sold, something that is useful or valued.90. Thwarted: To prevent someone from doing something.91. Pursue: To follow
92. Debacle: Complete failure or great disorder..93. Prodding: to push someone/something with finger
94. Broker: A person who help other people to reach an agreement
95. Amicable: To show friendly or polite desire
96. Meteoric: Sudden or fast/ marked by quick success
97. Vying/Vie: To compete with other in attempt to win or get something.
98. Bigot: A person who strongly and unfairly dislikes other people or idea
99. Envision: To picture something in mind for future
100. Sway : A contributing force or influence.
101. Spurred: Something that makes you want to do something or that causes something to happen.
102. Inculcated: To cause (something) to be learned by (someone) by repeating it again and again.
103. Estranged: No longer friendly/ no longer involved or connected with another person/something
104. Resentment: Feeling of anger or displeasure about someone/something
105. Dispensation: An act of providing something to the peoples, release from law or rules
106. Imperative: Very important
107. Indispensable: Extremely important and necessary
108. Milieu: he physical or social setting in which people live or in which something happens.
109. Sine qua non: Something that is absolutely necessary
110. Vagueness: Not clear in meaning
111. Envisaged: To picture a plan
112. Despondency: A state of very sad and without hope
113. Belligerent: Angry or aggressive/ fighting a war
114. Resurgent: Popular, active
115. Vehemently: Showing strong often angry feeling, very
116. Ragtag: Made up of different peoples are thing and not organized
117. Dethrone: To take someone away from the power or authority of king or queen
118. Inaction: Failure to do something that should be done, lack of activity
119. Bandwagon: A popular party or activity, effort, cause etc. that attract growing support.
120. Archenemy: Someone main enemy
121. Impede: To slow the movement and progress action of something
122. Orchestra: To organize or plan.123. Saddle: Seat on horse or bicycle.124. Perturbed: To cause (someone) to be warned or upset
125. Reincarnation: The idea or believe that people are born again with a different body after death
126. Resurrection: the event told about in Bible In which dead people will be brought back to life before the day of final judgment.
127. Topsy-turvy: Disorder or confusion.128. Arduous: very difficult.129. Relishing: Enjoyment, feeling of likeness
130. Haywire: Not working properly, emotionally or mentally upset.131. Conundrum: A confusing or difficult problem
132. Prudent: Having or showing careful good judgment, judicious, discreet.133. Brouhaha: A great excitement or concern about something
134. Aftermath: The period of time after a bad and usually destructive event.135. Holocaust: Killing of millions of Jews and other peoples by
Nazis in the world war II.136. Vows: Serous promise.137. Outcry: A reaction showing that people are angry or unhappy about something.
138. Mayhem: Action that hurt peoples and destroyed thing.139. Plunged: To fall suddenly or jump suddenly from high place
140. Agony: Extreme mental or physical pain.141. Maneuvers: A clever or skilful action or movement….. Military activities that are for training.
142. Absurdity: Completely foolish, silly or un-reasonable.143. Pragmatic; Dealing with problem that exist in a specific situation in reasonable
and logical way.144. Re-demarcated: To show the limit or edge of something.145. Verdict: The decision made by jury during the trial.146.
Summon: To appear (someone) to appear in a court of law147. Perished: To die or be killed; to disappear or destroyed.
148. Lambastes: to criticize (someone or something) very harshly
149. Coax: get somebody to do something by kindness
150. Coherent: sticking together