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08/14/2013
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Term
ABANDON(n)
 Definition
total lack of inhibition
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ABASE
 Definition
to humble, disgrace
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ABATEMENT
 Definition
decrease, reduction
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ABDICATE
 Definition
to give up a position, right, or power
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ABERRATION
 Definition
something different from the usual or normal
Term
ABET
 Definition
to aid, act as accomplice
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ABEYANCE
 Definition
temporary suppression or suspension
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ABHOR
 Definition
to loathe, detest
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ABJECT
 Definition
miserable, pitiful
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ABJURE
 Definition
to reject, abandon formally
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ABLUTION
 Definition
act of cleansing
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ABNEGATE
 Definition
to deny, renounce
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ABOLITIONIST
 Definition
one who opposes the practice of slavery
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ABORTIVE
 Definition
interrupted while incomplete
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ABROGATE
 Definition
to abolish or invalidate by authority
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ABSCOND
 Definition
to leave secretly
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ABSOLVE
 Definition
to forgive, free from blame
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ABSTEMIOUS
 Definition
moderate in appetite
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ABSTRACT (adj)
 Definition
theoretical; complex, difficult
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ABSTRUSE
 Definition
difficult to comprehend
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ACCEDE
 Definition
to express approval; agree to
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ACCESSIBLE
 Definition
attainable, available; approachable
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ACCESSORY
 Definition
attachment, ornament; accomplice, partner
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ACCOLADE
 Definition
praise, distinction
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ACCOST
 Definition
to approach and speak to someone
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ACCRETION
 Definition
growth in size or increase in amount
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ACCRUE
 Definition
to accumulate, grow by additions
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ACERBIC
 Definition
bitter, sharp in taste or temper
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ACME
 Definition
highest point summit
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ACQUIESCE
 Definition
to agree, comply quietly
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ACQUITTAL
 Definition
release from blame
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ACRID
 Definition
harsh, bitter
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ACRIMONY
 Definition
bitterness, animosity
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ACUITY
 Definition
sharpness
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ACUMEN
 Definition
sharpness of insight
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ACUTE
 Definition
sharp, pointed
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ADAGE
 Definition
old saying or proverb
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ADAMANT
 Definition
uncompromising, unyielding
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ADAPT
 Definition
to accommodate, adjust
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ADHERE
 Definition
to cling or follow without deviation
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ADJACENT
 Definition
next to
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ADJUNCT
 Definition
something added, attached, or joined
Term
ADMONISH
 Definition
to caution or reprimand
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ADROIT
 Definition
skillful, accomplished, highly competent
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ADULATION
 Definition
high praise
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ADULTERATE
 Definition
to corrupt or make impure
Term
ADUMBRATE
 Definition
to sketch, outline in a shadowy way
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ADVANTAGEOUS
 Definition
favorable, useful
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ADVERSARIAL
 Definition
antagonistic, competitive
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ADVERSE
 Definition
unfavorable, unlucky, harmful
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AERIAL
 Definition
having to do with the air
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AERIE
 Definition
nook or nest built high in the air
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AERODYNAMIC
 Definition
relating to objects moving through the air
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AESTHETIC
 Definition
pertaining to beauty or art
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AFFABLE
 Definition
friendly, easy to approach
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AFFECTED (adj)
 Definition
pretentious, phony
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AFFINITY
 Definition
fondness, liking; similarity
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AFFLUENT
 Definition
rich, abundant
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AFFRONT (n)
 Definition
personal offense, insult
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AGENDA
 Definition
plan, schedule
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AGGRANDIZE
 Definition
to make larger or greater in power
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AGGREGATE (n)
 Definition
collective mass or sum; total
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AGGRIEVE
 Definition
to afflict, distress, to cause or inflict pain
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AGILE
 Definition
well-coordinated, nimble
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AGITATION
 Definition
commotion, excitement; uneasiness
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AGNOSTIC
 Definition
one doubting that people can know God
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AGRARIAN
 Definition
relating to farming or rural matters
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ALACRITY
 Definition
cheerful willingness, eagerness; speed
Term
ALCHEMY
 Definition
medieval chemical philosophy based on changing metal into gold
Term
ALGORITHM
 Definition
mechanical problem-solving procedure
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ALIAS
 Definition
assumed name
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ALIENATED
 Definition
distanced, estranged
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ALIGNED
 Definition
precisely adjusted; committed to one side or party
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ALLAY
 Definition
to lessen, ease, or soothe
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ALLEGORY
 Definition
symbolic representation
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ALLEVIATE
 Definition
to relieve, improve partially
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ALLITERATION
 Definition
repetition of the beginning sounds of words
Term
ALLOCATION
 Definition
allowance, portion, share
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ALLURE (v)
 Definition
to entice by charm; attract
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ALLUSION
 Definition
indirect reference
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ALLUSIVENESS
 Definition
quality of making many indirect references
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ALOOF
 Definition
detached, indifferent, distanced
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ALTERCATION
 Definition
noisy dispute
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ALTRUISM
 Definition
unselfish concern for others' welfare
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AMALGAM
 Definition
mixture; combination, alloy
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AMBIDEXTROUS
 Definition
able to use both hands equally well
Term
AMBIGUOUS
 Definition
uncertain; subject to multiple interpretations
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AMBIVALENCE
 Definition
attitude of uncertainty; conflicting emotions
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AMELIORATE
 Definition
to make better; improve
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AMENABLE
 Definition
agreeable; cooperate
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AMEND
 Definition
to improve or correct flaws in
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AMENITY
 Definition
pleasantness; something increasing comfort
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AMIABLE
 Definition
friendly, pleasant, likable
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AMICABLE
 Definition
friendly, agreeable
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AMITY
 Definition
friendship
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AMORAL
 Definition
unprincipled, unethical
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AMOROUS
 Definition
strongly attracted to love, showing love
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AMORPHOUS
 Definition
having no definite form
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AMORTIZE
 Definition
to diminish by installment payments
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AMPHIBIAN (n)
 Definition
creature equally at home on land or in water
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AMPHITHEATER
 Definition
arena theater with rising tiers around a central open space
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AMPLE
 Definition
abundant, plentiful
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AMPLIFY
 Definition
to increase, intensify
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AMULET
 Definition
ornament worn as a charm against evil spirits
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ANACHRONISM
 Definition
something chronologically inappropriate
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ANACHRONISTIC
 Definition
outdated
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ANALOGOUS
 Definition
comparable, parallel
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ANARCHY
 Definition
absence of government or law; chaos
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ANATHEMA
 Definition
ban, curse; something shunned or disliked
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ANCILLARY
 Definition
accessory, subordinate, helping
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ANECDOTE
 Definition
short, usually funny account of an event
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ANGULAR
 Definition
characterized by short angles; lean and gaunt
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ANIMATION
 Definition
enthusiasm, excitement
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ANIMOSITY
 Definition
hatred, hostility
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ANNUL
 Definition
to cancel, nullify, declare void, or make legally invalid
Term
ANODYNE
 Definition
something that calms or soothes pain
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ANOINT
 Definition
to apply oil to, especially as a sacred rite
Term
ANOMALY
 Definition
irregularity or deviation from the norm
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ANONYMITY
 Definition
condition of having no name or an unknown name
Term
ANTAGONIST
 Definition
foe, opponent, adversary
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ANTECEDENT (adj)
 Definition
coming before in place or time
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ANTEDILUVIAN
 Definition
prehistoric, ancient beyond measure
Term
ANTEPENULTIMATE
 Definition
third from last
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ANTERIOR
 Definition
preceding, previous, before, prior (to)
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ANTHOLOGY
 Definition
collection of literary works
Term
ANTHROPOMORPHIC
 Definition
attributing human qualities to non-humans
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ANTIPATHY
 Definition
dislike, hostility; extreme opposition or aversion
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ANTIQUATED
 Definition
outdated, obsolete
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ANTIQUITY
 Definition
ancient times; the quality of being old or ancient
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ANTITHESIS
 Definition
exact opposite or direct contrast
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APATHETIC
 Definition
indifferent, unconcerned
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APATHY
 Definition
lack of feeling or emotion
Term
APHASIA
 Definition
inability to speak or use words
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APHELION
 Definition
point in a planet's orbit that is farthest from the sun
Term
APHORISM
 Definition
old saying or short pithy statement
Term
APOCRYPHAL
 Definition
not genuine; fictional
Term
APOSTATE (n)
 Definition
one who renounces a religious faith
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APOSTROPHE
 Definition
speech to the reader or someone not present
Term
APOTHEOSIS
 Definition
glorification; glorified ideal
Term
APPEASE
 Definition
to satisfy, placate, calm, pacify
Term
APPROBATION
 Definition
praise; official approval
Term
APPROPRIATE (v)
 Definition
to take possession of
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AQUATIC
 Definition
belonging or living in water
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ARABLE
 Definition
suitable for cultivation
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ARBITRARY
 Definition
depending solely on individual will; inconsistent
Term
ARBITRATOR
 Definition
mediator; negotiator
Term
ARBOREAL
 Definition
relating to trees; living in trees
Term
ARBORETUM
 Definition
place where trees are displayed and studied
Term
ARCANE
 Definition
secret, obscure, known only to a few
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ARCHAIC
 Definition
antiquated, from an earlier time; outdated
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ARCHIPELAGO
 Definition
large group of islands
Term
ARDENT
 Definition
passionate, enthusiastic, fervent
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ARDUOUS
 Definition
extremely difficult, laborious
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ARID
 Definition
extremely dry or deathly boring
Term
ARRAIGN
 Definition
to call to court to answer a charge
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ARROGATE
 Definition
to demand, claim arrogantly
Term
ARSENAL
 Definition
ammunition storehouse
Term
ARTICULATE (adj)
 Definition
well-spoken, expressing oneself clearly
Term
ARTIFACT
 Definition
historical relic, item made by human craft
Term
ARTISAN
 Definition
craftsperson; expert
Term
ASCEND
 Definition
to rise or climb
Term
ASCENDANCY
 Definition
state of rising, ascending; power or control
Term
ASCERTAIN
 Definition
to determine, discover, make certain of
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ASCETIC (adj)
 Definition
self-denying, abstinent, austere
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ASCRIBE
 Definition
to attribute to, assign
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ASHEN
 Definition
resembling ashes; deathly pale
Term
ASKEW
 Definition
crooked, tilted
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ASPERSION
 Definition
false rumor, damaging report, slander
Term
ASPIRE
 Definition
to have great hopes; to aim at a goal
Term
ASSAIL
 Definition
to attack, assault
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ASSENT (v)
 Definition
to express agreement
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ASSERT
 Definition
to affirm, attest
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ASSIDUOUS
 Definition
diligent, persistent, hardworking
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ASSIGNATION
 Definition
appointment for lovers' meeting; assignment
Term
ASSIMILATION
 Definition
act of blending in, becoming similar
Term
ASSONANCE
 Definition
resemblance in sound, especially in vowel sounds; partial rhyme
Term
ASSUAGE
 Definition
to make less severe, ease, relieve
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ASTRINGENT
 Definition
harsh, severe, stern
Term
ASTUTE
 Definition
having good judgment
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ASUNDER (adv)
 Definition
into different parts
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ASYMMETRICAL
 Definition
not corresponding in size, shape, position, etc
Term
ATONE
 Definition
to make amends for a wrong
Term
ATROCIOUS
 Definition
monstrous, shockingly bad, wicked
Term
ATROPHY (v)
 Definition
to waste away, wither from disuse
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ATTAIN
 Definition
to accomplish; gain
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ATTENUATE
 Definition
to make thin or slender
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ATTEST
 Definition
to testify, stand as proof of, bear witness
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AUDACIOUS
 Definition
bold, daring, fearless
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AUDIBLE
 Definition
capable of being heard
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AUDIT (n)
 Definition
formal examination of financial records
Term
AUDITORY
 Definition
having to do with hearing
Term
AUGMENT
 Definition
to expand, extend
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AUGURY (adj)
 Definition
prophecy, prediction of events
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AUGUST
 Definition
dignified, awe-inspiring, venerable
Term
AUSTERE
 Definition
stern, strict, unadorned
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AUTHORITARIAN
 Definition
extremely strict, bossy
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AUTOCRAT
 Definition
dictator
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AUTONOMOUS
 Definition
separate, independent
Term
AUXILIARY
 Definition
supplementary, reserve
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AVARICE
 Definition
greed
Term
AVENGE
 Definition
to retaliate, take revenge for an injury or crime
Term
AVER
 Definition
to declare to be true, affirm
Term
AVERSION
 Definition
intense dislike
Term
AVERT
 Definition
to turn (something) away; prevent
Term
AVIARY
 Definition
large enclosure housing birds
Term
AVOW
 Definition
to state openly or declare
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AWRY
 Definition
crooked, askew, amiss
Term
AXIOM
 Definition
premise, postulate, self-evident truth
Term
BALEFUL
 Definition
harmful, with evil intentions
Term
BALK (v)
 Definition
to refuse, shirk; prevent
Term
BALLAD
 Definition
folk song, narrative poem
Term
BALM
 Definition
soothing, healing influence
Term
BAN (v)
 Definition
to forbid, outlaw
Term
BANAL
 Definition
trite and overly common
Term
BANE
 Definition
something causing ruin, death, or destruction
Term
BAY (v)
 Definition
to bark, especially in a deep, prolonged way
Term
BECALM
 Definition
to calm or still; keep motionless by lack of wind
Term
BECLOUD
 Definition
to confuse ; darken with clouds
Term
BEGUILE
 Definition
to deceive, mislead; charm
Term
BEHEMOTH
 Definition
huge creature
Term
BELABOR
 Definition
to insist repeatedly or harp on
Term
BELATED
 Definition
late
Term
BELEAGUER
 Definition
to harass, plague
Term
BELFRY
 Definition
bell tower, room in which a bell is hung
Term
BELIE
 Definition
to misrepresent; expose as false
Term
BELITTLE
 Definition
to represent as unimportant, make light of
Term
BELLICOSE
 Definition
warlike, aggressive
Term
BELLIGERENT
 Definition
hostile, tending to fight
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BELLOW
 Definition
to roar, shout
Term
BEMUSE
 Definition
to confuse, stupefy; plunge deep into thought
Term
BENCHMARK
 Definition
standard of measure
Term
BENEFACTOR
 Definition
someone giving aid or money
Term
BENEFICENT
 Definition
kindly, charitable; doing good deeds; producing good effects
Term
BENIGHTED
 Definition
unenlightened
Term
BENIGN
 Definition
kindly, gentle or harmless
Term
BEQUEATH
 Definition
to give or leave through a will; to hand down
Term
BERATE
 Definition
to scold harshly
Term
BESEECH
 Definition
to beg, plead, implore
Term
BESTIAL
 Definition
beastly, animal-like
Term
BESTOW
 Definition
to give as a gift
Term
BETOKEN
 Definition
to indicate, signify, give evidence of
Term
BEVY
 Definition
group
Term
BIAS
 Definition
prejudice, slant
Term
BIBLIOGRAPHY
 Definition
list of books
Term
BIBLIOPHILE
 Definition
book lover
Term
BILATERAL
 Definition
two-sided
Term
BILK
 Definition
to cheat, defraud
Term
BILLET
 Definition
board and lodging for troops
Term
BIPED
 Definition
two-footed animal
Term
BISECT
 Definition
to but into two (usually equal) parts
Term
BLANCH
 Definition
to pale; take the color out of
Term
BLANDISH
 Definition
to coax with flattery
Term
BLASPHEMOUS
 Definition
cursing, profane, irreverent
Term
BLATANT
 Definition
glaring, obvious, showy
Term
BLIGHT (v)
 Definition
to afflict, destroy
Term
BLITHE
 Definition
joyful, cheerful, or without appropriate thought
Term
BLUDGEON
 Definition
to hit as with a short heavy club
Term
BOISTEROUS
 Definition
rowdy, loud, unrestrained
Term
BOMBASTIC
 Definition
using high-sounding but meaningless language
Term
BONANZA
 Definition
extremely large amount; something profitable
Term
BONHOMIE
 Definition
good-natured geniality; atmosphere of good cheer
Term
BOON
 Definition
blessing, something to be thankful for
Term
BOOR
 Definition
crude person, one lacking manners or taste
Term
BOTANIST
 Definition
scientist who studies plants
Term
BOUNTIFUL
 Definition
plentiful
Term
BOURGEOIS
 Definition
middle-class
Term
BOVINE
 Definition
cow-like, relating to cows
Term
BRAZEN
 Definition
bold, shameless, impudent; of or like brass
Term
BREACH
 Definition
act of breaking, violation
Term
BRIGAND
 Definition
bandit, outlaw
Term
BROACH
 Definition
to mention or suggest for the first time
Term
BRUSQUE
 Definition
rough or abrupt in manner
Term
BUFFET (v)
 Definition
to strike, hit
Term
BUFFOON
 Definition
clown or fool
Term
BULWARK
 Definition
defense wall; anything serving as defense
Term
BURGEON
 Definition
to sprout or flourish
Term
BURLY
 Definition
brawny, husky
Term
BURNISH
 Definition
to polish
Term
BURSAR
 Definition
treasurer
Term
BUSTLE
 Definition
commotion, energetic activity
Term
BUTT
 Definition
person or thing that is an object of ridicule
Term
BUTTRESS (v)
 Definition
to reinforce or support
Term
BYWAY
 Definition
back road
Term
CACOPHONOUS
 Definition
jarring, unpleasantly noisy
Term
CADENCE
 Definition
rhythmic flow of poetry; marching beat
Term
CAJOLE
 Definition
to flatter, coax, persuade
Term
CALAMITOUS
 Definition
disastrous, catastrophic
Term
CALLOUS
 Definition
thick-skinned, insensitive
Term
CALLOW
 Definition
immature, lacking sophistication
Term
CALUMNY
 Definition
false and malicious accusation, misrepresentation, slander
Term
CANDOR
 Definition
honesty of expression
Term
CANNY
 Definition
smart; founded on common sense
Term
CANONIZE
 Definition
to declare a person a saint; raise to highest honors
Term
CANVASS
 Definition
to examine thoroughly; conduct a poll
Term
CAPACIOUS
 Definition
large, roomy; extensive
Term
CAPITULATE
 Definition
to submit completely, surrender
Term
CAPRICIOUS
 Definition
impulsive, whimsical, without much thought
Term
CARDIOLOGIST
 Definition
physician specializing in diseases of the heart
Term
CARICATURE
 Definition
exaggerated portrait, cartoon
Term
CARNAL
 Definition
of the flesh
Term
CARNIVOROUS
 Definition
meat-eating
Term
CARP (v)
 Definition
to find fault, complain constantly
Term
CARTOGRAPHY
 Definition
science or art of making maps
Term
CAST (n)
 Definition
copy, replica
Term
CAST (v)
 Definition
to fling, to throw
Term
CASTIGATE
 Definition
to punish, chastise, criticize severely
Term
CATALYST
 Definition
something causing change without being charged
Term
CATEGORICAL
 Definition
absolute, without exception
Term
CATEGORICAL
 Definition
absolute, without exception
Term
CATHARSIS
 Definition
purification, cleansing
Term
CATHOLIC
 Definition
universal; broad and comprehensive
Term
CAUCUS
 Definition
smaller group within an organization; a meeting of such a group
Term
CAULK
 Definition
to make watertight
Term
CAUSALITY
 Definition
cause-and-effect relationship
Term
CAUSTIC
 Definition
biting, sarcastic; able to burn
Term
CAVALIER (adj)
 Definition
carefree, happy; with lordly disdain
Term
CAVORT
 Definition
to frolic, frisk
Term
CEDE
 Definition
to surrender possession of something
Term
CELEBRITY
 Definition
fame, widespread acclaim
Term
CENSORIOUS
 Definition
severely critical
Term
CENTRIPETAL
 Definition
directed or moving toward the center
Term
CERTITUDE
 Definition
assurance, certainty
Term
CESSATION
 Definition
temporary or complete halt
Term
CESSION
 Definition
act of surrendering something
Term
CHAGRIN
 Definition
shame, embarrassment, humiliation
Term
CHALICE
 Definition
goblet, cup
Term
CHAMPION (v)
 Definition
to defend or support
Term
CHAOTIC
 Definition
extremely disorderly
Term
CHARLATAN
 Definition
quack, fake
Term
CHARY
 Definition
watchful, cautious, extremely shy
Term
CHASTISE
 Definition
to punish, discipline, scold
Term
CHERUBIC
 Definition
sweet, innocent, resembling a cherub angel
Term
CHICANERY
 Definition
trickery, fraud, deception
Term
CHIDE
 Definition
to scold, express disapproval
Term
CHIMERICAL
 Definition
fanciful, imaginary, visionary, impossible
Term
CHOICE (adv)
 Definition
specially selected, preferred
Term
CHOLERIC
 Definition
easily angered, short-tempered
Term
CHORTLE
 Definition
to chuckle
Term
CHROMATIC
 Definition
relating to color
Term
CHRONICLER
 Definition
one who keeps records of historical events
Term
CIRCUITOUS
 Definition
roundabout
Term
CIRCUMFERENCE
 Definition
boundary or distance around a circle or sphere
Term
CIRCUMLOCUTION
 Definition
roundabout, lengthy way of saying something
Term
CIRCUMNAVIGATE
 Definition
to sail completely around
Term
CIRCUMSCRIBE
 Definition
to encircle; set limits on, confine
Term
CIRCUMSPECT
 Definition
cautious, wary
Term
CIRCUMVENT
 Definition
to go around; avoid
Term
CISTERN
 Definition
tank for rainwater
Term
CITADEL
 Definition
fortress or stronghold
Term
CIVIL
 Definition
polite; relating to citizens
Term
CIVILITY
 Definition
courtesy, politeness
Term
CLAIRVOYANT (adj)
 Definition
having ESP, psychic
Term
CLAMOR (n)
 Definition
noisy outcry
Term
CLAMOR (v)
 Definition
to make a noisy outcry
Term
CLANDESTINE
 Definition
secretive, concealed for a darker purpose
Term
CLARITY
 Definition
clearness; clear understanding
Term
CLAUSTROPHOBIA
 Definition
fear of small, confined places
Term
CLEAVE
 Definition
to split or separate OR to stick, cling, adhere
Term
CLEMENCY
 Definition
merciful leniency
Term
CLOISTER (v)
 Definition
to confine, seclude
Term
COAGULATE
 Definition
to clot or change from a liquid to a solid
Term
COALESCE
 Definition
to grow together or cause to unite as one
Term
CODDLE
 Definition
to baby, treat indulgently
Term
COERCE
 Definition
to compel by force or intimidation
Term
COFFER
 Definition
strongbox, large chest for money
Term
COGENT
 Definition
logically forceful, compelling, convincing
Term
COGNATE
 Definition
related, similar, akin
Term
COGNITION
 Definition
mental process by which knowledge is acquired
Term
COGNOMEN
 Definition
family name; any name, especially a nickname
Term
COHABIT
 Definition
to live together
Term
COHERENT
 Definition
intelligible, lucid, understandable
Term
COLLATERAL
 Definition
accompanying
Term
COLLOQUIAL
 Definition
characteristic of informal speech
Term
COLLOQUY
 Definition
dialogue or conversation, conference
Term
COLLUSION
 Definition
collaboration, complicity, conspiracy
Term
COMELINESS
 Definition
physical grace and beauty
Term
COMMEND
 Definition
to compliment, praise
Term
COMMENSURATE
 Definition
proportional
Term
COMMISSION
 Definition
fee payable to an agent; authorization
Term
COMMODIOUS
 Definition
roomy, spacious
Term
COMMONPLACE
 Definition
ordinary, found every day
Term
COMMUNICABLE
 Definition
transmittable
Term
COMMUTE
 Definition
to change penalty to a less severe one
Term
COMPATRIOT
 Definition
fellow countryman
Term
COMPELLING (adj)
 Definition
having a powerful and irresistible effect
Term
COMPENSATE
 Definition
to repay or reimburse
Term
COMPLACENT
 Definition
self-satisfied, smug, affable
Term
COMPLEMENT
 Definition
to complete, perfect
Term
COMPLIANT
 Definition
submissive and yielding
Term
COMPLICITY
 Definition
knowing partnership in wrongdoing
Term
COMPOUND (adj)
 Definition
complex; composed of several parts
Term
COMPOUND (v)
 Definition
to combine, add to
Term
COMPRESS (v)
 Definition
to reduce, squeeze
Term
COMPULSIVE
 Definition
obsessive, fanatic
Term
COMPUNCTION
 Definition
feeling of uneasiness caused by guilt or regret
Term
CONCAVE
 Definition
curving inward
Term
CONCEDE
 Definition
to yield, admit
Term
CONCEPTUALIZE
 Definition
to envision, imagine
Term
CONCERTO
 Definition
musical composition for orchestra and soloist(s)
Term
CONCILIATORY
 Definition
overcoming distrust or hostility
Term
CONCORD
 Definition
agreement
Term
CONCUR
 Definition
to agree
Term
CONDONE
 Definition
to pardon or forgive; overlook, justify, or excuse a fault
Term
CONDUIT
 Definition
tube, pipe, or similar passage
Term
CONFECTION
 Definition
something sweet to eat
Term
CONFISCATE
 Definition
to appropriate, seize
Term
CONFLAGRATION
 Definition
big, destructive fire
Term
CONFLUENCE
 Definition
meeting place; meeting of two streams
Term
CONFOUND
 Definition
to baffle, perplex
Term
CONGEAL
 Definition
to become thick or solid, as a liquid freezing
Term
CONGENIAL
 Definition
similar in tastes and habits
Term
CONGENITAL
 Definition
existing since birth
Term
CONGLOMERATE
 Definition
collected group of varied things
Term
CONGRESS
 Definition
formal meeting or assembly
Term
CONGRUITY
 Definition
correspondence, harmony, agreement
Term
CONJECTURE
 Definition
speculation, prediction
Term
CONJUGAL
 Definition
pertaining to marriage
Term
CONJURE
 Definition
to evoke a spirit, cast a spell
Term
CONNIVE
 Definition
to conspire, scheme
Term
CONSANGUINEOUS
 Definition
of the same origin; related by blood
Term
CONSCIENTIOUS
 Definition
governed by conscience; careful and thorough
Term
CONSECRATE
 Definition
to declare sacred; dedicate to a goal
Term
CONSENSUS
 Definition
unanimity; agreement of opinion or attitude
Term
CONSIGN
 Definition
to commit, entrust
Term
CONSOLATION
 Definition
something providing comfort or solace for a loss or hardship
Term
CONSONANT (adj)
 Definition
consistent with, in agreement with
Term
CONSTITUENT
 Definition
component, part; citizen, voter
Term
CONSTRAINED
 Definition
forced, compelled; confined, restrained
Term
CONSTRAINT
 Definition
something that forces or compels; something which restrains or confines
Term
CONSTRUE
 Definition
to explain or interpret
Term
CONSUMMATE (adj)
 Definition
accomplished, complete, perfect
Term
CONTEND
 Definition
to battle, clash; compete
Term
CONTENTIOUS
 Definition
quarrelsome, disagreeable, belligerent
Term
CONTINENCE
 Definition
self-control, self-restraint
Term
CONTRAVENE
 Definition
to contradict, deny, act contrary to
Term
CONTRITE
 Definition
deeply sorrowful and repentant for a wrong
Term
CONTUSION
 Definition
bruise
Term
CONUNDRUM
 Definition
riddle, puzzle or problem with no solution
Term
CONVALESCENCE
 Definition
gradual recovery after an illness
Term
CONVENE
 Definition
to meet, come together, assemble
Term
CONVENTIONAL
 Definition
typical, customary, commonplace
Term
CONVEX
 Definition
curved outward
Term
CONVIVIAL
 Definition
sociable; fond of eating, drinking, and people
Term
CONVOKE
 Definition
to call together, summon
Term
CONVOLUTED
 Definition
twisted, complicated, involved
Term
COPIOUS
 Definition
abundant, plentiful
Term
COQUETTE
 Definition
woman who flirts
Term
CORPOREAL
 Definition
having to do with the body; tangible, material
Term
CORPULENCE
 Definition
obesity, fatness, bulkiness
Term
CORRELATION
 Definition
association, mutual relation of two or more things
Term
CORROBORATE
 Definition
to confirm, verify
Term
CORRUGATE
 Definition
to mold in a shape with parallel grooves and ridges
Term
COSMETIC (adj)
 Definition
relating to beauty; affecting the surface of something
Term
COSMOGRAPHY
 Definition
science that deals with the nature of the universe
Term
COSMOPOLITAN
 Definition
sophisticated, free from local prejudices
Term
COSSET
 Definition
to pamper, treat with great care
Term
COTERIE
 Definition
small group of persons with a similar purpose
Term
COUNTENANCE (n)
 Definition
facial expression; look of approval or support
Term
COUNTENANCE (v)
 Definition
to favor, support
Term
COUNTERMAND
 Definition
to annul, cancel, make a contrary order
Term
COUNTERVAIL
 Definition
to counteract, to exert force against
Term
COVEN
 Definition
group of witches
Term
COVERT
 Definition
hidden; secret
Term
COVET
 Definition
to desire strongly something possessed by another
Term
CRASS
 Definition
crude, unrefined
Term
CRAVEN
 Definition
cowardly
Term
CREDENCE
 Definition
acceptance of something as true or real
Term
CREDIBLE
 Definition
plausible, believable
Term
CREDULOUS
 Definition
gullible, trusting
Term
CREED
 Definition
statement of belief or principle
Term
CRITERION
 Definition
standard for judging, rule for testing
Term
CRYPTIC
 Definition
puzzling
Term
CUISINE
 Definition
characteristic style of cooking
Term
CULMINATION
 Definition
climax, final stage
Term
CULPABLE
 Definition
guilty, responsible for wrong
Term
CULPRIT
 Definition
guilty person
Term
CUMULATIVE
 Definition
resulting from gradual increase
Term
CUPIDITY
 Definition
greed
Term
CURATOR
 Definition
caretaker and overseer of an exhibition, esp. in a museum
Term
CURMUDGEON
 Definition
cranky person
Term
CURSORY
 Definition
hastily done, superficial
Term
CURT
 Definition
abrupt, blunt
Term
CURTAIL
 Definition
to shorten
Term
CUTLERY
 Definition
cutting instruments; tableware
Term
CYGNET
 Definition
young swan
Term
CYNIC
 Definition
person who distrusts the motives of others
Term
DAUNT
 Definition
to discourage, intimidate
Term
DEARTH
 Definition
lack, scarcity, insufficiency
Term
DEBASE
 Definition
to degrade or lower in quality or stature
Term
DEBAUCH
 Definition
to corrupt, seduce from virtue or duty; indulge
Term
DEBILITATE
 Definition
to weaken, enfeeble
Term
DEBUTANTE
 Definition
young woman making debut in high society
Term
DECAPITATE
 Definition
to behead
Term
DECATHLON
 Definition
athletic contest with ten events
Term
DECIDUOUS
 Definition
losing leaves in the fall; short-lived, temporary
Term
DECLIVITY
 Definition
downward slope
Term
DECOROUS
 Definition
proper, tasteful, socially correct
Term
DECORUM
 Definition
proper behavior, etiquette
Term
DECRY
 Definition
to belittle, openly condemn
Term
DEFACE
 Definition
to mar the appearance of, vandalize
Term
DEFAMATORY
 Definition
slanderous, injurious to the reputation
Term
DEFENDANT
 Definition
person required to answer a legal action or suit
Term
DEFERENTIAL
 Definition
respectful and polite in a submissive way
Term
DEFILE
 Definition
to dirty, spoil; to disgrace, dishonor
Term
DEFINITIVE
 Definition
clear-cut, explicit or decisive
Term
DEFLATION
 Definition
decrease, depreciation
Term
DEFORM
 Definition
to disfigure, distort
Term
DEFT
 Definition
skillful, dexterous
Term
DEFUNCT
 Definition
no longer existing, dead, extinct
Term
DELECTABLE
 Definition
appetizing, delicious
Term
DELEGATE (v)
 Definition
to give powers to another
Term
DELETERIOUS
 Definition
harmful, destructive, detrimental
Term
DELINEATION
 Definition
depiction, representation
Term
DELTA
 Definition
tidal deposit at the mouth of a river
Term
DELUGE (n)
 Definition
flood
Term
DELUGE (v)
 Definition
to submerge, overwhelm
Term
DEMAGOGUE
 Definition
leader, rabble-rouse, usually using appeals to emotion or prejudice
Term
DEMARCATION
 Definition
borderline; act of defining or marking a boundary or distinction
Term
DEMEAN
 Definition
to degrade, humiliate, humble
Term
DEMOGRAPHICS
 Definition
data relating to study of human population
Term
DEMOTE
 Definition
to reduce to a lower rank or grade
Term
DEMOTION
 Definition
lowering in rank or grade
Term
DEMUR
 Definition
to express doubts or objections
Term
DEMYSTIFY
 Definition
to remove mystery from, clarify
Term
DENIGRATE
 Definition
to slur or blacken someone's reputation
Term
DENOUNCE
 Definition
to accuse, blame
Term
DENUDE
 Definition
to make bare, uncover, undress
Term
DENUNCIATION
 Definition
public condemnation
Term
DEPICT
 Definition
to describe, represent
Term
DEPLETE
 Definition
to use up, exhaust
Term
DEPLORE
 Definition
to express or feel disapproval of; regret strongly
Term
DEPLOY
 Definition
to spread out strategically over an area
Term
DEPOSE
 Definition
to remove from a high position, as from a throne
Term
DEPRAVITY
 Definition
sinfulness, moral corruption
Term
DEPRECATE
 Definition
to belittle, disparage
Term
DERIDE
 Definition
to mock, ridicule, make fun of
Term
DERIVATIVE
 Definition
copied or adapted; not original
Term
DERIVE
 Definition
to originate; take from a certain source
Term
DEROGATE
 Definition
to belittle; disparage
Term
DESECRATE
 Definition
to abuse something sacred
Term
DESICCATE
 Definition
to dry completely, dehydrate
Term
DESIST
 Definition
to stop doing something
Term
DESPONDENT
 Definition
feeling discouraged and dejected
Term
DESPOT
 Definition
tyrannical ruler
Term
DESTITUTE
 Definition
very poor, poverty-stricken
Term
DESULTORY
 Definition
at random, rambling, unmethodical
Term
DETER
 Definition
to discourage; prevent from happening
Term
DETERMINATE
 Definition
having defined limits; conclusive
Term
DETRIMENTAL
 Definition
causing harm or injury
Term
DEVIATE
 Definition
to stray; wander
Term
DEVIATION
 Definition
departure, exception, anomaly
Term
DEVOID
 Definition
totally lacking
Term
DEVOUT
 Definition
deeply religious
Term
DEXTEROUS
 Definition
skilled physically or mentally
Term
DIABOLICAL
 Definition
fiendish; wicked
Term
DIALECT
 Definition
regional style of speaking
Term
DIAPHANOUS
 Definition
allowing light to show through; delicate
Term
DIATRIBE
 Definition
bitter verbal attack
Term
DICHOTOMY
 Definition
division into two parts
Term
DICTUM
 Definition
authoritative statement; popular saying
Term
DIDACTIC
 Definition
excessively instructive
Term
DIFFERENTIATE
 Definition
to distinguish between two items
Term
DIFFIDENCE
 Definition
shyness, lack of confidence
Term
DIFFRACT
 Definition
to cause to separate into parts, esp. light
Term
DIFFUSE
 Definition
widely spread out
Term
DIGRESS
 Definition
to turn aside; to stray from the main point
Term
DILAPIDATED
 Definition
in disrepair, run down. neglected
Term
DILATE
 Definition
to enlarge, swell, extend
Term
DILATORY
 Definition
slow, tending to delay
Term
DILUVIAL
 Definition
relating to a flood
Term
DIMINUTIVE
 Definition
small
Term
DIPLOMACY
 Definition
discretion, tact
Term
DIRGE
 Definition
funeral hymn
Term
DISAFFECTED
 Definition
discontented and disloyal
Term
DISARRAY
 Definition
clutter, disorder
Term
DISBAND
 Definition
break up
Term
DISBAR
 Definition
to expel from legal profession
Term
DISBURSE
 Definition
to pay out
Term
DISCERN
 Definition
to perceive something obscure
Term
DISCLAIM
 Definition
to deny, disavow
Term
DISCLOSE
 Definition
to confess, divulge
Term
DISCONCERTING
 Definition
bewildering, perplexing, slightly disturbing
Term
DISCORDANT
 Definition
harsh-sounding, badly out of tune
Term
DISCREDIT
 Definition
to dishonor or disgrace
Term
DISCREDITED
 Definition
disbelieved, discounted; disgraced, dishonored
Term
DISCREPANCY
 Definition
difference between
Term
DISCRETIONARY
 Definition
subject to one's own judgement
Term
DISCURSIVE
 Definition
wandering from topic to topic
Term
DISDAIN
 Definition
to regard with scorn and contempt
Term
DISDAINFUL
 Definition
contemptuous, scornful
Term
DISENGAGE
 Definition
disconnected, disassociated
Term
DISGORGE
 Definition
to vomit, discharge violently
Term
DISHEVELED
 Definition
untidy, disarranged, unkempt
Term
DISINCLINED
 Definition
averse, unwilling, lacking desire
Term
DISPARAGE
 Definition
to belittle, speak disrespectfully about
Term
DISPARATE
 Definition
contrast, dissimilarity
Term
DISPASSIONATE
 Definition
free from emotion; impartial, unbiased
Term
DISPEL
 Definition
to drive out or scatter
Term
DISPENSE
 Definition
to distribute, administer
Term
DISPENSE WITH
 Definition
to suspend the operation of, do without
Term
DISPERSE
 Definition
to break up, scatter
Term
DISPIRIT
 Definition
to dishearten, make dejected
Term
DISREPUTE
 Definition
disgrace, dishonor
Term
DISSEMBLE
 Definition
to pretend, disguise one's motives
Term
DISSEMINATE
 Definition
to spread far and wide
Term
DISSENSION
 Definition
difference of opinion
Term
DISSIPATE
 Definition
to scatter; to pursue pleasure to excess
Term
DISSOCIATE
 Definition
to separate; remove from an association
Term
DISSONANT
 Definition
harsh and unpleasant sounding
Term
DISSUADE
 Definition
to persuade someone to alter original intentions
Term
DISTEND
 Definition
to swell, inflate, bloat
Term
DISTRAUGHT
 Definition
very worried and distressed
Term
DISTRUST (n)
 Definition
disbelief and suspicion
Term
DITHER (v)
 Definition
to move or act confusedly or without clear purpose
Term
DIURNAL
 Definition
daily
Term
DIVINE (v)
 Definition
to foretell or know by inspiration
Term
DIVISIVE
 Definition
creating disunity or conflict
Term
DOCILE
 Definition
tame, willing to be taught
Term
DOCTRINAIRE
 Definition
rigidly devoted to theories
Term
DOGGED (adj)
 Definition
persistent, stubborn
Term
DOLEFUL
 Definition
sad, mournful
Term
DOLT
 Definition
idiot, dimwit, foolish person
Term
DOMINEER
 Definition
to rule over something in a tyrannical way
Term
DONOR
 Definition
benefactor, contributor
Term
DORMANT
 Definition
at rest, inactive, in suspended animation
Term
DOTARD
 Definition
senile old person
Term
DOTING
 Definition
excessively fond, loving to excess
Term
DOUR
 Definition
sullen and gloomy; stern and sever
Term
DOWRY
 Definition
money or property given by a bride to her husband
Term
DRAFT (v)
 Definition
to plan, outline; to recruit, conscript
Term
DRIVEL
 Definition
stupid talk; slobber
Term
DROLL
 Definition
amusing in a wry subtle way
Term
DROSS
 Definition
waste produced during metal smelting; garbage
Term
DULCET
 Definition
pleasant sounding, soothing to the ear
Term
DUPE (n)
 Definition
fool, pawn
Term
DUPE (v)
 Definition
to deceive, trick
Term
DUPLICITY
 Definition
deception, dishonesty, double-dealing
Term
DURABILITY
 Definition
strength, sturdiness
Term
DURATION
 Definition
period of time that something lasts
Term
DURESS
 Definition
threat of force or intimidation; imprisonment
Term
DYSPEPTIC
 Definition
suffering from indigestion; gloomy and irritable
Term
EBB (v)
 Definition
to fade away, recede
Term
EBULLIENT
 Definition
exhilarated, full of enthusiasm and high spirits
Term
ECLECTIC
 Definition
selecting from various sources
Term
ECSTATIC
 Definition
joyful
Term
EDDY
 Definition
air or wind current
Term
EDICT
 Definition
law, command, official public order
Term
EDIFICE
 Definition
building
Term
EDIFY
 Definition
to instruct morally and spiritually
Term
EDITORIALIZE
 Definition
to express an opinion on an issue
Term
EFFACE
 Definition
to erase or make illegible
Term
EFFERVESCENT
 Definition
bubbly, lively
Term
EFFICACIOUS
 Definition
effective, efficient
Term
EFFIGY
 Definition
stuffed doll; likeness of a person
Term
EFFLUVIA
 Definition
outpouring of gases or vapors
Term
EFFRONTERY
 Definition
impudent boldness; audacity
Term
EFFULGENT
 Definition
brilliantly shining
Term
EFFUSIVE
 Definition
expressing emotion without restraint
Term
EGOCENTRIC
 Definition
acting as if things are centered around oneself
Term
EGREGIOUS
 Definition
conspicuously bad
Term
EGRESS
 Definition
exit
Term
ELATION
 Definition
exhilaration, joy
Term
ELICIT
 Definition
to draw out, provoke
Term
ELOQUENCE
 Definition
fluent and effective speech
Term
ELUCIDATE
 Definition
to explain, clarify
Term
EMACIATED
 Definition
skinny, scrawny, gaunt, esp. from hunger
Term
EMANCIPATE
 Definition
to set free, liberate
Term
EMBELLISH
 Definition
to ornament, make attractive with decoration or details; add details to a statement
Term
EMBEZZLE
 Definition
to steal money in violation of a trust
Term
EMBROIL
 Definition
to involve in; cause to fall into disorder
Term
EMEND
 Definition
to correct a text
Term
EMINENT
 Definition
celebrated, distinguished; outstanding, towering
Term
EMOLLIENT
 Definition
having soothing qualities, especially for skin
Term
EMOTIVE
 Definition
appealing to or expressing emotion
Term
EMPATHY
 Definition
identification with another's feelings
Term
EMULATE
 Definition
to copy, imitate
Term
ENCIPHER
 Definition
to translate a message into code
Term
ENCORE
 Definition
additional performance, often demanded by audience
Term
ENCUMBER
 Definition
to hinder, burden, restrict motion
Term
ENDEMIC
 Definition
belonging to a particular area, inherent
Term
ENDURANCE
 Definition
ability to withstand hardships
Term
ENERVATE
 Definition
to weaken, sap strength from
Term
ENGENDER
 Definition
to produce, cause, bring about
Term
ENIGMATIC
 Definition
puzzling, inexplicable
Term
ENJOIN
 Definition
to urge, order, command; forbid or prohibit, as by judicial order
Term
ENMITY
 Definition
hostility, antagonism, ill-will
Term
ENNUI
 Definition
boredom, lack of interest and energy
Term
ENORMITY
 Definition
state of being gigantic or terrible
Term
ENSCONCE
 Definition
to settle comfortable into a place
Term
ENSHROUD
 Definition
to cover, enclose with a dark cover
Term
ENTAIL
 Definition
to involve as a necessary result, necessitate
Term
ENTHRALL
 Definition
to captivate, enchant, enslave
Term
ENTITY
 Definition
something with its own existence or form
Term
ENTOMOLOGIST
 Definition
scientist who studies insects
Term
ENTREAT
 Definition
to plead, beg
Term
ENUNCIATE
 Definition
to pronounce clearly
Term
EPICURE
 Definition
person with refined taste in food and wine
Term
EPIGRAM
 Definition
short, witty saying or poem
Term
EPIGRAPH
 Definition
quotation at the beginning of a literary work
Term
EPILOGUE
 Definition
concluding section of a literary work
Term
EPITOME
 Definition
representative of an entire group; summary
Term
EPOCHAL
 Definition
very significant or influential; defining an epoch or time-period
Term
EQUANIMITY
 Definition
calmness, composure
Term
EQUESTRIAN (n)
 Definition
one who rides on horseback
Term
EQUINE
 Definition
relating to horses
Term
EQUIVOCAL
 Definition
ambiguous, open to two interpretations
Term
EQUIVOCATE
 Definition
to use vague or ambiguous language intentionally
Term
ERADICATE
 Definition
to erase or wipe out
Term
ERRANT
 Definition
straying, mistaken, roving
Term
ERUDITE
 Definition
learned, scholarly
Term
ESCHEW
 Definition
to abstain from, avoid
Term
ESOTERIC
 Definition
understood only by a learned few
Term
ESPOUSE
 Definition
to support or advocate; to marry
Term
ESTRANGE
 Definition
to alienate, keep at a distance
Term
ETHEREAL
 Definition
not earthly, spiritual, delicate
Term
ETHOS
 Definition
beliefs or character of a group
Term
ETYMOLOGY
 Definition
origin and history of a word; study of words
Term
EULOGY
 Definition
high praise; often in a public speech
Term
EUPHONY
 Definition
pleasant, harmonious sound
Term
EUPHORIA
 Definition
feeling of well-being or happiness
Term
EURYTHMICS
 Definition
art of harmonious bodily movement
Term
EUTHANASIA
 Definition
mercy-killing; intentional easy and painless death
Term
EVADE
 Definition
to avoid, dodge
Term
EVANESCENT
 Definition
momentary, transitory, short-lived
Term
EVICT
 Definition
to put out or force out
Term
EVINCE
 Definition
to show clearly, display, signify
Term
EVOKE
 Definition
to inspire memories; to produce a reaction
Term
EXACERBATE
 Definition
to aggravate, intensify the bad qualities of
Term
EXASPERATION
 Definition
irritation
Term
EXCERPT (n)
 Definition
selection from a book or play
Term
EXCOMMUNICATE
 Definition
to bar from membership in the church
Term
EXCRUCIATING
 Definition
agonizing, intensely painful
Term
EXCULPATE
 Definition
to clear of blame or fault
Term
EXHILARATION
 Definition
state of being energetic or filled with happiness
Term
EXHORT
 Definition
to urge or incite by strong appeals
Term
EXHUME
 Definition
to remove from a grave; uncover a secret
Term
EXIGENT
 Definition
urgent; excessively demanding
Term
EXONERATE
 Definition
too clear of blame
Term
EXORBITANT
 Definition
extravagant, greater than reasonable
Term
EXORCISE
 Definition
to expel evil spirits
Term
EXOTIC
 Definition
foreign; romantic, excitingly strange
Term
EXPANSIVE
 Definition
sweeping, comprehensive; tending to expand
Term
EXPATRIATE (n)
 Definition
one who lives outside one's native land
Term
EXPATRIATE (v)
 Definition
to drive someone from his/her native land
Term
EXPEDIENT (adj)
 Definition
convenient, efficient, practical
Term
EXPIATE
 Definition
to atone for, make amends for
Term
EXPIRE
 Definition
to come to an end; die; breathe out
Term
EXPLICABLE
 Definition
capable of being explained
Term
EXPLICIT
 Definition
clearly defined, specific; forthright in expression
Term
EXPLODE
 Definition
to debunk, disprove; blow up, burst
Term
EXPONENT
 Definition
one who champions or advocates
Term
EXPOUND
 Definition
to elaborate; to expand or increase
Term
EXPUNGE
 Definition
to erase, eliminate completely
Term
EXPURGATE
 Definition
to censor
Term
EXTEMPORANEOUS
 Definition
unrehearsed, on the spur of the moment
Term
EXTENUATE
 Definition
to lessen the seriousness, strength or effect of
Term
EXTINCTION
 Definition
end of a living thing or species
Term
EXTOL
 Definition
to praise
Term
EXTORT
 Definition
to obtain something by threats
Term
EXTRANEOUS
 Definition
irrelevant, unrelated, unnecessary
Term
EXTREMITY
 Definition
outermost or farthest point
Term
EXTRICATE
 Definition
to free from, disentangle, free
Term
EXTRINSIC
 Definition
not inherent or essential, coming from without
Term
EXUBERANT
 Definition
lively, happy, and full of good spirits
Term
EXUDE
 Definition
to give off, ooze
Term
EXULT
 Definition
to rejoice
Term
FABRICATE
 Definition
to make or devise; construct
Term
FABRICATED
 Definition
constructed, invented; faked, falsified
Term
FACADE
 Definition
face, front; mask, superficial appearance
Term
FACILE
 Definition
very easy
Term
FACILITATE
 Definition
to aid, assist
Term
FACILITY
 Definition
aptitude, ease in doing something
Term
FALLACIOUS
 Definition
wrong, unsound, illogical
Term
FALLOW
 Definition
uncultivated, unused
Term
FANATICISM
 Definition
extreme devotion to a cause
Term
FARCICAL
 Definition
absurd, ludicrous
Term
FASTIDIOUS
 Definition
careful with details
Term
FATHOM (v)
 Definition
to measure the depth of, gauge
Term
FATUOUS
 Definition
stupid; foolishly self-satisfied
Term
FAULT
 Definition
break in a rock formation; mistake or error
Term
FAWN (v)
 Definition
to flatter excessively, seek the favor of
Term
FAZE
 Definition
to bother, upset, or disconcert
Term
FEASIBLE
 Definition
possible, capable of being done
Term
FECKLESS
 Definition
ineffective, careless, irresponsible
Term
FECUND
 Definition
fertile, fruitful, productive
Term
FEDERATION
 Definition
union of organizations; union of several states, each of which retains local power
Term
FEIGN
 Definition
to pretend, give false impression; to invent falsely
Term
FEISTY
 Definition
excitable, easily drawn into quarrels
Term
FELICITOUS
 Definition
suitable, appropriate; well-spoken
Term
FELL (v)
 Definition
to chop, cut down
Term
FERVID
 Definition
passionate, intense zealous
Term
FETID
 Definition
foul-smelling, putrid
Term
FETTER
 Definition
to bind, chain, confine
Term
FIASCO
 Definition
disaster, utter failure
Term
FICTIVE
 Definition
fictional, imaginary
Term
FIDELITY
 Definition
loyalty
Term
FILCH
 Definition
to steal
Term
FILIBUSTER
 Definition
use of obstructive tactics in a legislative assembly to prevent adoption of a measure
Term
FINICKY
 Definition
fussy, difficult to please
Term
FISSION
 Definition
process of splitting into two parts
Term
FITFUL
 Definition
intermittent, irregular
Term
FLACCID
 Definition
limp, flabby, weak
Term
FLAGRANT
 Definition
outrageous, shameless
Term
FLAMBOYANT
 Definition
flashy, garish; exciting, dazzling
Term
FLAMMABLE
 Definition
combustible, being easily burned
Term
FLAUNT
 Definition
to show off
Term
FLEDGLING
 Definition
young bird just learning to fly; beginner, novice
Term
FLORA
 Definition
plants
Term
FLORID
 Definition
gaudy, extremely ornate; ruddy, flushed
Term
FLOUNDER
 Definition
to falter, waver; to muddle, struggle
Term
FLOUT
 Definition
to treat contemptuously, scorn
Term
FLUCTUATE
 Definition
to alternate, waver
Term
FODDER
 Definition
raw materials; feed for animals
Term
FOIBLE
 Definition
minor weakness or character flaw
Term
FOIL (v)
 Definition
to defeat, frustrate
Term
FOLIATE
 Definition
to grow, sprout leaves
Term
FOMENT
 Definition
to arouse or incite
Term
FORBEARANCE
 Definition
patience, restraint, leniency
Term
FORD (v)
 Definition
to cross a body of water at a shallow place
Term
FOREBODING
 Definition
dark sense of evil to come
Term
FORECLOSE
 Definition
to rule out; to seize debtor's property for lack of payments
Term
FORENSIC
 Definition
relating to legal proceedings; relating to debates
Term
FORENSICS
 Definition
study of argumentation and debate
Term
FORESTALL
 Definition
to prevent, delay; anticipate
Term
FORETHOUGHT
 Definition
anticipation, foresight
Term
FORGO
 Definition
to go without, refrain from
Term
FORLORN
 Definition
dreary, deserted; unhappy; hopeless, despairing
Term
FORMULATE
 Definition
to conceive, devise; to draft, plan; to express, state
Term
FORSAKE
 Definition
to abandon, withdraw from
Term
FORSWEAR
 Definition
to repudiate, renounce, disclaim, reject
Term
FORTE (n)
 Definition
strong point, something a person does well
Term
FORTUITOUS
 Definition
happening by luck, fortunate
Term
FOSTER (v)
 Definition
to nourish, cultivate, promote
Term
FOUNDATION
 Definition
groundwork, support; institution established by donation to aid a certain cause
Term
FOUNDER (v)
 Definition
to fall helplessly; sink
Term
FRACAS
 Definition
noisy dispute
Term
FRACTIOUS
 Definition
unruly, rebellious
Term
FRAGMENTATION
 Definition
division, separation into parts, disorganization
Term
FRANK
 Definition
honest and straightforward
Term
FRAUD
 Definition
hoax, deception
Term
FRAUGHT
 Definition
full of, accompanied by
Term
FRENETIC
 Definition
wildly frantic, frenzied, hectic
Term
FRENZIED
 Definition
feverishly fast, hectic and confused
Term
FRIVOLOUS
 Definition
petty, trivial; flippant, silly
Term
FROND
 Definition
leaf
Term
FULSOME
 Definition
excessive, overdone, sickeningly abundant
Term
FUNEREAL
 Definition
mournful, appropriate to a funeral
Term
FURTIVE
 Definition
secret, stealthy
Term
FUSION
 Definition
process of merging things into one
Term
GALL (n)
 Definition
bitterness; careless nerve
Term
GALL (v)
 Definition
to exasperate and irritate
Term
GAMBOL
 Definition
to dance or skip around playfully
Term
GAME (adj)
 Definition
courageous
Term
GARGANTUAN
 Definition
giant, tremendous
Term
GARNER
 Definition
to gather and store
Term
GAUNT
 Definition
thin and bony
Term
GAVEL
 Definition
mallet used to command attention
Term
GENRE
 Definition
type, class, category
Term
GERMINATE
 Definition
to begin to grow (used of a seed or idea)
Term
GESTATION
 Definition
growth process from conception to birth
Term
GIBE (v)
 Definition
to make heckling, taunting remarks
Term
GIRTH
 Definition
distance around something
Term
GLIB
 Definition
fluent in an insincere manner; off-hand, casual
Term
GLOBAL
 Definition
involving the entire world; relating to a whole
Term
GLUTTONY
 Definition
eating and drinking to excess
Term
GNARL
 Definition
to make knotted, deform
Term
GNOSTIC
 Definition
having to do with knowledge
Term
GOAD
 Definition
to prod or urge
Term
GRADATION
 Definition
process occurring regular degrees or stages; variation in color
Term
GRANDILOQUENCE
 Definition
pompous talk, fancy but meaningless language
Term
GRANDIOSE
 Definition
magnificent and imposing; exaggerated and pretentious
Term
GRANULAR
 Definition
having a grainy texture
Term
GRASP (v)
 Definition
to perceive and understand; to hold securely
Term
GRATIS
 Definition
free, costing nothing
Term
GRATUITOUS
 Definition
free, voluntary; unnecessary and unjustified
Term
GRATUITY
 Definition
something given voluntarily, tip
Term
GREGARIOUS
 Definition
outgoing, sociable
Term
GRIEVOUS
 Definition
causing grief or sorrow; serious and distressing
Term
GRIMACE
 Definition
facial expression showing pain or disgust
Term
GRIMY
 Definition
dirty, filthy
Term
GROSS (adj)
 Definition
obscene; blatant, flagrant
Term
GROSS (n)
 Definition
total before deductions
Term
GROVEL
 Definition
to humble oneself in a demeaning way
Term
GUILE
 Definition
trickery, deception
Term
GULLIBLE
 Definition
easily deceived
Term
GUSTATORY
 Definition
relating to sense of taste
Term
HABITAT
 Definition
dwelling place
Term
HACKNEYED
 Definition
worn out by over-use
Term
HALLOW
 Definition
to make holy; treat as sacred
Term
HAMLET
 Definition
small village
Term
HAPLESS
 Definition
unfortunate, having bad luck
Term
HARBINGER
 Definition
precursor, sign of something to come
Term
HARDY
 Definition
robust, vigorous
Term
HARROWING
 Definition
extremely distressing, terrifying
Term
HASTEN
 Definition
to hurry, to speed up
Term
HAUGHTY
 Definition
arrogant and condescending
Term
HEADSTRONG
 Definition
reckless; insisting on one's own way
Term
HEATHEN
 Definition
pagan; uncivilized and irreligious
Term
HEDONISM
 Definition
pursuit of pleasure as a goal
Term
HEGEMONY
 Definition
leadership, domination, usually by a country
Term
HEIGHTEN
 Definition
to raise
Term
HEINOUS
 Definition
shocking, wicked, terrible
Term
HEMICYCLE
 Definition
semicircular form or structure
Term
HEMORRHAGE
 Definition
heavy bleeding
Term
HERETICAL
 Definition
opposed to an established religious orthodoxy
Term
HERMETIC
 Definition
tightly sealed
Term
HETERODOX
 Definition
unorthodox, not widely accepted
Term
HETEROGENEOUS
 Definition
composed of unlike parts, different, diverse
Term
HEW
 Definition
to cut with an ax
Term
HIATUS
 Definition
break, interruption, vacation
Term
HIDEBOUND
 Definition
excessively rigid; dry and stiff
Term
HINDSIGHT
 Definition
perception of events after they happen
Term
HINTERLAND
 Definition
wilderness
Term
HOARY
 Definition
very old; whitish or gray from age
Term
HOLISTIC
 Definition
emphasizing importance of the whole and interdependence of its parts
Term
HOLOCAUST
 Definition
widespread destruction, usually by fire
Term
HOMAGE
 Definition
public honor and respect
Term
HOMOGENEOUS
 Definition
composed of identical parts
Term
HOMONYM
 Definition
word identical in pronunciation but different in meaning
Term
HONE
 Definition
to sharpen
Term
HUMANE
 Definition
merciful, kindly
Term
HUSBAND (v)
 Definition
to farm; manage carefully and thriftily
Term
HUTCH
 Definition
pen or coop for animals; shack, shanty
Term
HYPERBOLE
 Definition
purposeful exaggeration for effect
Term
HYPERVENTILATE
 Definition
to breath abnormally fast
Term
HYPOCHONDRIA
 Definition
unfounded belief that one is often ill
Term
HYPOCRITE
 Definition
person claiming beliefs or virtues he or she doesn't really possess
Term
HYPOTHERMIA
 Definition
abnormally low body temperature
Term
HYPOTHESIS
 Definition
assumption subject to proof
Term
HYPOTHETICAL
 Definition
theoretical, speculative
Term
ICONOCLAST
 Definition
one who attacks traditional beliefs
Term
IDEALISM
 Definition
pursuit of noble goals
Term
IDIOSYNCRASY
 Definition
peculiarity of temperament, eccentricity
Term
IGNOBLE
 Definition
dishonorable, not noble in character
Term
IGNOMINIOUS
 Definition
disgraceful and dishonorable
Term
ILK
 Definition
type or kind
Term
ILLICIT
 Definition
illegal, improper
Term
ILLIMITABLE
 Definition
limitless
Term
ILLUSORY
 Definition
unreal, deceptive
Term
ILLUSTRIOUS
 Definition
famous, renowned
Term
IMBUE
 Definition
to infuse; dye, wet, moisten
Term
IMMACULATE
 Definition
spotless; free from error
Term
IMMATERIAL
 Definition
extraneous, inconsequential, nonessential; not consisting of matter
Term
IMMENSE
 Definition
enormous, huge
Term
IMMERSE
 Definition
to bathe, dip; to engross, preoccupy
Term
IMMOBILE
 Definition
not moveable; still
Term
IMMUNE
 Definition
exempt; protected from harm or disease; unresponsive to
Term
IMMUNOLOGICAL
 Definition
relating to the immune system
Term
IMMUTABLE
 Definition
unchangeable, invariable
Term
IMPAIR
 Definition
to damage, injure
Term
IMPASSE
 Definition
blocked path, dilemma with no solution
Term
IMPASSIONED
 Definition
with passion
Term
IMPASSIVE
 Definition
showing no emotion
Term
IMPEACH
 Definition
to charge with misdeeds in public office; accuse
Term
IMPECCABLE
 Definition
flawless, without fault
Term
IMPECUNIOUS
 Definition
poor, having no money
Term
IMPEDIMENT
 Definition
barrier, obstacle; speech disorder
Term
IMPERATIVE
 Definition
essential; mandatory
Term
IMPERIOUS
 Definition
arrogantly self-assured, domineering, overbearing
Term
IMPERTINENT
 Definition
rude
Term
IMPERTURBABLE
 Definition
not capable of being disturbed
Term
IMPERVIOUS
 Definition
impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected
Term
IMPETUOUS
 Definition
quick to act without thinking
Term
IMPIOUS
 Definition
not devout in religion
Term
IMPLACABLE
 Definition
inflexible, incapable of being pleased
Term
IMPLANT
 Definition
to set securely or deeply; to instill
Term
IMPLAUSIBLE
 Definition
improbable, inconceivable
Term
IMPLICATE
 Definition
to involve in a crime, incriminate
Term
IMPLICIT
 Definition
implied, not directly expressed
Term
IMPORTUNE
 Definition
to ask repeatedly, beg
Term
IMPOSE
 Definition
to inflict, force upon
Term
IMPOSING
 Definition
dignified, grand
Term
IMPOTENT
 Definition
powerless, ineffective, lacking strength
Term
IMPOUND
 Definition
to seize and confine
Term
IMPOVERISH
 Definition
to make poor or bankrupt
Term
IMPRECATION
 Definition
curse
Term
IMPREGNABLE
 Definition
totally safe from attack, able to resist defeat
Term
IMPRESSIONABLE
 Definition
easily influenced or affected
Term
IMPROMPTU
 Definition
spontaneous, without rehearsal
Term
IMPROVIDENT
 Definition
without planning or foresight, negligent
Term
IMPUDENT
 Definition
arrogant and rude
Term
IMPUGN
 Definition
to call into question, attack verbally
Term
IMPULSE
 Definition
sudden tendency, inclination
Term
IMPULSIVE
 Definition
spontaneous, unpredictable
Term
INADVERTENTLY
 Definition
unintentionally
Term
INANE
 Definition
foolish, silly, lacking significance
Term
INAUGURATE
 Definition
to begin or start officially; to induct into office
Term
INCANDESCENT
 Definition
shining brightly
Term
INCARCERATE
 Definition
to put in jail; to confine
Term
INCARCERATION
 Definition
imprisonment
Term
INCARNADINE
 Definition
blood-red in color
Term
INCARNATE
 Definition
having bodily form
Term
INCENDIARY
 Definition
combustible, flammable, burning easily
Term
INCENSE (v)
 Definition
to infuriate, enrage
Term
INCEPTION
 Definition
beginning
Term
INCESSANT
 Definition
continuous,never ceasing
Term
INCHOATE
 Definition
just begun; disorganized
Term
INCIPIENT
 Definition
beginning to exist or appear; in an initial stage
Term
INCISIVE
 Definition
perceptive, penetrating
Term
INCLINATION
 Definition
tendency towards
Term
INCLUSIVE
 Definition
comprehensive, all-encompassing
Term
INCOGNITO
 Definition
in disguise, concealing one's identity
Term
INCONCEIVABLE
 Definition
impossible, unthinkable
Term
INCONSEQUENTIAL
 Definition
unimportant, trivial
Term
INCONTROVERTIBLE
 Definition
unquestionable, beyond dispute
Term
INCORRIGIBLE
 Definition
incapable of being corrected
Term
INCREDULOUS
 Definition
skeptical, doubtful
Term
INCULCATE
 Definition
to teach, impress in the mind
Term
INCULPATE
 Definition
to blame, charge with a crime
Term
INCUMBENT (adj)
 Definition
holding a specified office, often political; required, obligatory
Term
INCURSION
 Definition
sudden invasion
Term
INDEFATIGABLE
 Definition
never tired
Term
INDEFENSIBLE
 Definition
inexcusable, unforgivable
Term
INDELIBLE
 Definition
permanent, not erasable
Term
INDICATIVE
 Definition
showing or pointing out, suggestive of
Term
INDICT
 Definition
to accuse formally, charge with a crime
Term
INDIGENOUS
 Definition
native, occurring naturally in an area
Term
INDIGENT
 Definition
very poor
Term
INDIGNANT
 Definition
angry, incensed, offended
Term
INDOLENT
 Definition
habitually lazy, idle
Term
INDOMITABLE
 Definition
fearless, unconquerable
Term
INDUBITABLE
 Definition
unquestionable
Term
INDUCE
 Definition
to persuade; bring about
Term
INDUCT
 Definition
to place ceremoniously in office
Term
INDULGE
 Definition
to give in to a craving or desire
Term
INDUSTRY
 Definition
business or trade; diligence, energy
Term
INEBRIATED
 Definition
drunk, intoxicated
Term
INEPT
 Definition
clumsy, awkward
Term
INERT
 Definition
unable to move, tending to inactivity
Term
INESTIMABLE
 Definition
too great to be estimated
Term
INEVITABLE
 Definition
certain, unavoidable
Term
INEXORABLE
 Definition
inflexible, unyielding
Term
INEXTRICABLE
 Definition
incapable of being disentangled
Term
INFALLIBLE
 Definition
incapable of making a mistake
Term
INFAMY
 Definition
reputation for bad deeds
Term
INFANTILE
 Definition
childish, immature
Term
INFATUATED
 Definition
strongly or foolishly attached to, inspired with foolish passion, overly in love
Term
INFER
 Definition
to conclude, deduce
Term
INFILTRATE
 Definition
to pass secretly into enemy territory
Term
INFINITESIMAL
 Definition
extremely tiny
Term
INFIRMITY
 Definition
disease, ailment
Term
INFRINGE
 Definition
to encroach, trespass; to transgress, violate
Term
INFURIATE
 Definition
to anger, provoke, outrage
Term
INFURIATING
 Definition
provoking anger or outrage
Term
INGENIOUS
 Definition
original, clever, inventive
Term
INGENUOUS
 Definition
straightforward, open; naive and unsophisticated
Term
INGRATE
 Definition
ungrateful person
Term
INGRATIATE
 Definition
to bring oneself purposely into another's good graces
Term
INGRESS
 Definition
entrance
Term
INHIBIT
 Definition
to hold back, prevent, restrain
Term
INIMICAL
 Definition
hostile, unfriendly
Term
INIQUITY
 Definition
sin, evil act
Term
INITIATE
 Definition
to begin, introduce; to enlist, induct
Term
INJECT
 Definition
to force into; to introduce into conversation
Term
INJUNCTION
 Definition
command, order
Term
INKLING
 Definition
hint; vague idea
Term
INNATE
 Definition
natural, inborn
Term
INNATENESS
 Definition
state of being natural or inborn
Term
INNOCUOUS
 Definition
harmless; inoffensive
Term
INNOVATE
 Definition
to invent, modernize, revolutionize
Term
INNUENDO
 Definition
indirect and subtle criticism, insinuation
Term
INNUMERABLE
 Definition
too many to be counted
Term
INOFFENSIVE
 Definition
harmless, innocent
Term
INOPERABLE
 Definition
not operable; incurable by surgery
Term
INQUEST
 Definition
investigation; court of legal proceeding
Term
INSATIABLE
 Definition
never satisfied
Term
INSCRUTABLE
 Definition
impossible to understand fully
Term
INSENTIENT
 Definition
unfeeling, unconscious
Term
INSIDIOUS
 Definition
sly, treacherous, devious
Term
INSINUATE
 Definition
to suggest, say indirectly, imply
Term
INSIPID
 Definition
bland, lacking flavor; lacking excitement
Term
INSOLENT
 Definition
insulting and arrogant
Term
INSOLUBLE
 Definition
not able to be solved or explained
Term
INSOLVENT
 Definition
bankrupt, unable to pay one's debts
Term
INSTIGATE
 Definition
to incite, urge, agitate
Term
INSUBSTANTIAL
 Definition
modest, insignificant
Term
INSULAR
 Definition
isolated, detached
Term
INSUPERABLE
 Definition
insurmountable, unconquerable
Term
INSURGENT (adj)
 Definition
rebellious, insubordinate
Term
INSURRECTION
 Definition
rebellion
Term
INTEGRAL
 Definition
central, indispensable
Term
INTEGRITY
 Definition
decency, honest; wholeness
Term
INTEMPERATE
 Definition
not moderate
Term
INTER
 Definition
to buy
Term
INTERDICT
 Definition
to forbid, prohibit
Term
INTERJECT
 Definition
to interpose, insert
Term
INTERLOCUTOR
 Definition
someone taking part in a dialogue
Term
INTERLOPER
 Definition
trespasser; meddler in others' affairs
Term
INTERMINABLE
 Definition
endless
Term
INTERMITTENT
 Definition
starting and stopping
Term
INTERNECINE
 Definition
deadly to both sides
Term
INTERPOLATE
 Definition
to insert; change by adding new words or material
Term
INTERPOSE
 Definition
to insert; to intervene
Term
INTERREGNUM
 Definition
interval between reigns
Term
INTERROGATE
 Definition
to question formally
Term
INTERSECT
 Definition
to divide by passing through or cross
Term
INTERSPERSE
 Definition
to distribute among, mix with
Term
INTIMATION
 Definition
clue, suggestion
Term
INTRACTABLE
 Definition
not easily managed
Term
INTRAMURAL
 Definition
within an institution like a school
Term
INTRANSIGENT
 Definition
uncompromising, refusing to be reconciled
Term
INTREPID
 Definition
fearless
Term
INTRINSIC
 Definition
inherent, internal
Term
INTROSPECTIVE
 Definition
contemplating one's own thoughts an feelings
Term
INTROVERT
 Definition
someone given to self-analysis
Term
INTRUSION
 Definition
trespass, invasion of another's privacy
Term
INTUITIVE
 Definition
instinctive, untaught
Term
INUNDATE
 Definition
to cover with water; overwhelm
Term
INURE
 Definition
to harden; accustom; become used to
Term
INVALIDATE
 Definition
to negate or nullify
Term
INVECTIVE
 Definition
verbal abuse
Term
INVESTITURE
 Definition
ceremony conferring authority
Term
INVETERATE
 Definition
confirmed, long-standing, deeply rooted
Term
INVIDIOUS
 Definition
likely to provoke ill-will, offensive
Term
INVINCIBLE
 Definition
invulnerable, unbeatable
Term
INVIOLABLE
 Definition
safe from violation or assault
Term
INVOKE
 Definition
to call upon, request help
Term
IOTA
 Definition
very tiny amount
Term
IRASCIBLE
 Definition
easily angered
Term
IRIDESCENT
 Definition
showing many colors
Term
IRRESOLVABLE
 Definition
unable to be resolved; not analyzable
Term
IRREVERENT
 Definition
disrespectful
Term
IRREVOCABLE
 Definition
conclusive, irreversible
Term
ITINERANT
 Definition
wandering from place to place, unsettled
Term
ITINERARY
 Definition
route of a traveler's journey
Term
JADED
 Definition
tired by excess or over-use; slightly cynical
Term
JANGLING
 Definition
clashing, jarring; harshly unpleasant (in sound)
Term
JARGON
 Definition
nonsensical talk; specialized language
Term
JAUNDICE
 Definition
yellowish discoloration of skin
Term
JAUNDICED
 Definition
affected by jaundice; prejudiced or embittered
Term
JETTISON
 Definition
to cast off, throw cargo over board
Term
JINGOISM
 Definition
belligerent support of one's country
Term
JOCULAR
 Definition
jovial, playful, humorous
Term
JUBILEE
 Definition
special anniversary
Term
JUDICIOUS
 Definition
sensible, showing good judgment
Term
JUGGERNAUT
 Definition
huge force destroying everything inits path
Term
JUNCTURE
 Definition
point where two things are joined
Term
JURISPRUDENCE
 Definition
philosophy of law
Term
JUXTAPOSITION
 Definition
side-by side placement
Term
KEEN
 Definition
having a sharp edge; intellectually sharp, perceptive
Term
KERNEL
 Definition
innermost, essential part; seed grain, often in a shell
Term
KEYNOTE
 Definition
note or tone on which a musical key is founded; main idea of a speech, program, etc.
Term
KINDLE
 Definition
to set fire to or ignite; excite or inspire
Term
KINETIC
 Definition
relating to motion; characterized by movement
Term
KNELL
 Definition
sound of funeral bell; omen of death or failure
Term
KUDOS
 Definition
fame, glory, honor
Term
LABYRINTH
 Definition
maze
Term
LACERATION
 Definition
cut or wound
Term
LACHRYMOSE
 Definition
tearful
Term
LACKADAISICAL
 Definition
idle, lazy; apathetic, indifferent
Term
LACONIC
 Definition
using few words
Term
LAGGARD
 Definition
dawdler, loafer, lazy person
Term
LAMENT (v)
 Definition
to deplore, grieve
Term
LAMPOON (v)
 Definition
to attack with satire, mock harshly
Term
LANGUID
 Definition
lacking energy, indifferent, slow
Term
LAP (v)
 Definition
to drink using the tongue; to wash against
Term
LAPIDARY
 Definition
relating to precious stones
Term
LARCENY
 Definition
theft of property
Term
LARDER
 Definition
place where food is stored
Term
LARGESS
 Definition
generosity; gift
Term
LARYNX
 Definition
organ containing vocal cords
Term
LASSITUDE
 Definition
lethargy, sluggishness
Term
LATENT
 Definition
present but hidden; potential
Term
LAUDABLE
 Definition
deserving of praise
Term
LAXITY
 Definition
carelessness
Term
LEERY
 Definition
suspicious
Term
LEGERDEMAIN
 Definition
trickery
Term
LEGIBLE
 Definition
readable
Term
LEGISLATE
 Definition
to decree, mandate, make laws
Term
LENIENT
 Definition
easygoing, permissive
Term
LETHARGY
 Definition
indifferent inactivity
Term
LEVITATE
 Definition
to rise in the air or cause to rise
Term
LEVITY
 Definition
humor, frivolity, gaiety
Term
LEXICON
 Definition
dictionary, list of words
Term
LIBERAL (adj)
 Definition
tolerant, broad-minded; generous, lavish
Term
LIBERATION
 Definition
freedom, emancipation
Term
LIBERTARIAN
 Definition
one who believes in unrestricted freedom
Term
LIBERTINE
 Definition
one without moral restraint
Term
LICENTIOUS
 Definition
immoral; unrestrained by society
Term
LIEN
 Definition
right to possess and sell the property of a debtor
Term
LIMPID
 Definition
clear, transparent
Term
LINEAGE
 Definition
ancestry
Term
LINGUISTICS
 Definition
stuy of language
Term
LINIMENT
 Definition
medicinal liquid used externally to ease pain
Term
LIONIZE
 Definition
to treat as a celebrity
Term
LISSOME
 Definition
easily flexed, limber, agile
Term
LISTLESS
 Definition
lacking energy an enthusiasm
Term
LITERATE
 Definition
able to read and write; well-read and educated
Term
LITHE
 Definition
moving and bending with ease; graceful
Term
LITIGATION
 Definition
lawsuit
Term
LIVID
 Definition
discolored from a bruise; reddened with anger
Term
LOATHE
 Definition
to abhor, despise, hate
Term
LOCOMOTION
 Definition
movement from place to place
Term
LOGO
 Definition
corporate symbol
Term
LOITER
 Definition
to stand around idly
Term
LOQUACIOUS
 Definition
talkative
Term
LOW (v)
 Definition
to make a sound like a cow, moo
Term
LUCID
 Definition
clear and easily understood
Term
LUDICROUS
 Definition
laughable, ridiculous
Term
LUGUBRIOUS
 Definition
sorrowful, mournful
Term
LUMBER (v)
 Definition
to move slowly and awkwardly
Term
LUMINARY
 Definition
bright object; celebrity; source of inspiration
Term
LUMINOUS
 Definition
bright, brilliant, glowing
Term
LUNAR
 Definition
relating to the moon
Term
LURID
 Definition
harshly shocking, sensational; glowing
Term
LURK
 Definition
to prowl, sneak
Term
LUSCIOUS
 Definition
very good-tasting
Term
LUXURIANCE
 Definition
elegance, lavishness
Term
LYRICAL
 Definition
suitable for poetry and song; expressing feeling
Term
MACHINATION
 Definition
plot or scheme
Term
MACROBIOTICS
 Definition
art of prolonging life by special diet of organic non-meat substances
Term
MACROCOSM
 Definition
system regarded as an entity with subsystems
Term
MAELSTROM
 Definition
whirlpool; turmoil; agiated state of mind
Term
MAGNANIMOUS
 Definition
generous, noble in spirit
Term
MAGNATE
 Definition
powerful or influential person
Term
MAGNITUDE
 Definition
extent, greatness of size
Term
MALADROIT
 Definition
clumsy, tactless
Term
MALADY
 Definition
illness
Term
MALAPROPISM
 Definition
humorous misuse of a word
Term
MALCONTENT
 Definition
discontented person, one who holds a grudge
Term
MALEDICTION
 Definition
curse
Term
MALEFACTOR
 Definition
evil-doer; culprit
Term
MALEVOLENT
 Definition
ill-willed; causing evil or harm to others
Term
MALFUNCTION (n)
 Definition
breakdown, failure
Term
MALFUNCTION (v)
 Definition
to fail to work
Term
MALICE
 Definition
animosity, spite, hatred
Term
MALINGER
 Definition
to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill
Term
MALNUTRITION
 Definition
under-nourishment
Term
MALODOROUS
 Definition
foul-smelling
Term
MANDATORY
 Definition
necessary, required
Term
MANIFEST (adj)
 Definition
obvious
Term
MANIFOLD
 Definition
diverse, varied, comprised of many parts
Term
MANNERED
 Definition
artificial or stilted in character
Term
MANUAL (adj)
 Definition
hand-operated; physical
Term
MAR
 Definition
to damage, deface; spoil
Term
MARGINAL
 Definition
barely sufficient
Term
MARITIME
 Definition
relating to the sea or sailing
Term
MARTIAL
 Definition
war-like, pertaining to the military
Term
MARTINET
 Definition
strict disciplinarian, one who rigidly follows rules
Term
MARTYR
 Definition
person dying for his/her beliefs
Term
MASOCHIST
 Definition
one who enjoys pain of humiliation
Term
MASQUERADE
 Definition
disguise; action that conceals the truth
Term
MATERIALISM
 Definition
preoccupation with material things
Term
MATRICULATE
 Definition
to enroll as a member of a college or university
Term
MATRILINEAL
 Definition
tracing ancestry through mother's line rather than father's
Term
MAUDLIN
 Definition
overly sentimental
Term
MAWKISH
 Definition
sickeningly sentimental
Term
MEDDLER
 Definition
person interfering in others' affairs
Term
MEDIEVAL
 Definition
relating to the Middle Ages
Term
MEGALITH
 Definition
huge stone used in prehistoric structures
Term
MEGALOMANIA
 Definition
mental state with delusions of wealth an power
Term
MELANCHOLY
 Definition
sadness, depression
Term
MELODY
 Definition
pleasing musical sounds; tune
Term
MENAGERIE
 Definition
various animals kept together for exhibition
Term
MENDACIOUS
 Definition
dishonest
Term
MENDICANT
 Definition
beggar
Term
MENTOR
 Definition
experienced teacher and wise adviser
Term
MERCENARY (adj)
 Definition
motivated only by greed
Term
MERCENARY (n)
 Definition
soldier for hire in foreign countries
Term
MERCURIAL
 Definition
quick, shrewd, and unpredictable
Term
MERETRICIOUS
 Definition
gaudy, falsely attractive
Term
MERIDIAN
 Definition
circle passing through the two poles of the earth
Term
MERITORIOUS
 Definition
deserving reward or praise
Term
METAMORPHOSIS
 Definition
change, transformation
Term
METAPHOR
 Definition
figure of speech comparing two different things
Term
METICULOUS
 Definition
extremely careful, fastidious, painstaking
Term
METRONOME
 Definition
time-keeping device used in music
Term
METTLE
 Definition
courageousness; endurance
Term
MICROBE
 Definition
microorganism
Term
MICROCOSM
 Definition
tiny system used as analogy for larger system
Term
MIGRATORY
 Definition
wandering from place to place with the seasons
Term
MILITATE
 Definition
to operate against, work against
Term
MINIMAL
 Definition
smallest in amount, least possible
Term
MINUSCULE
 Definition
very small
Term
MIRTH
 Definition
frivolity, gaiety, laughter
Term
MISANTHROPE
 Definition
person who hates human beings
Term
MISAPPREHEND
 Definition
to misunderstand, fail to know
Term
MISCONSTRUE
 Definition
to misunderstand, fail to discover
Term
MISERLINESS
 Definition
extreme stinginess
Term
MISGIVING
 Definition
apprehension, doubt, sense of foreboding
Term
MISHAP
 Definition
accident; misfortune
Term
MISNOMER
 Definition
an incorrect name or designation
Term
MISSIVE
 Definition
note or letter
Term
MITIGATE
 Definition
to soften, or make milder
Term
MNEMONIC
 Definition
relation to memory; designed to assist memory
Term
MOBILITY
 Definition
ease of movement
Term
MOCK (v)
 Definition
to deride, ridicule
Term
MODERATE (adj)
 Definition
reasonable, not extreme
Term
MODERATE (v)
 Definition
to make less excessive, restrain; regulate
Term
MOLLIFY
 Definition
to calm or make less severe
Term
MOLLUSK
 Definition
sea animal with soft body
Term
MOLT (v)
 Definition
to shed hair, skin, or an outer layer periodically
Term
MONASTIC
 Definition
extremely plain or secluded, as in a monastery
Term
MONOCHROMATIC
 Definition
having one color
Term
MONOGAMY
 Definition
custom of marriage to one person at a time
Term
MONOLITH
 Definition
large block of stone
Term
MONOLOGUE
 Definition
dramatic speech performed by one actor
Term
MONTAGE
 Definition
composite picture
Term
MOOT
 Definition
debatable; previously decided
Term
MORBID
 Definition
gruesome; relating to disease; abnormally gloomy
Term
MORES
 Definition
customs or manners
Term
MORIBUND
 Definition
dying, decaying
Term
MOROSE
 Definition
gloomy, sullen, or surly
Term
MORSEL
 Definition
small bit of food
Term
MOTE
 Definition
small particle, speck
Term
MOTLEY
 Definition
many-colored;compose of diverse parts
Term
MOTTLE
 Definition
to mark with spots
Term
MULTIFACETED
 Definition
having many parts, many-sided
Term
MULTIFARIOUS
 Definition
diverse
Term
MUNDANE
 Definition
worldly; commonplace
Term
MUNIFICENT
 Definition
generous
Term
MUNITIONS
 Definition
ammunition
Term
MUTABILITY
 Definition
changeability
Term
MYOPIC
 Definition
near-sighted
Term
MYRIAD
 Definition
immense number, multitude
Term
NADIR
 Definition
lowest point
Term
NARRATIVE
 Definition
account, story
Term
NASCENT
 Definition
starting to develop, coming into existence
Term
NATAL
 Definition
relating to birth
Term
NEBULOUS
 Definition
vague, clouy
Term
NECROMANCY
 Definition
black magic
Term
NEFARIOUS
 Definition
vicious, evil
Term
NEGLIGENT
 Definition
careless, inattentive
Term
NEGLIGIBLE
 Definition
not worth considering
Term
NEOLOGISM
 Definition
new word or expression
Term
NEONATE
 Definition
newborn child
Term
NEOPHYTE
 Definition
novice, beginner
Term
NETHER
 Definition
located under or below
Term
NETTLE (v)
 Definition
to irritate
Term
NEUTRALITY
 Definition
disinterest, impartiality
Term
NEUTRALIZE
 Definition
to balance, offset
Term
NICETY
 Definition
elegant or delicate feature; minute distinction
Term
NICHE
 Definition
recess in a wall; best position for something
Term
NIHILISM
 Definition
belief that existence and all traditional values
Term
NOCTURNAL
 Definition
pertaining to night; active at night
Term
NOISOME
 Definition
stinking, putrid
Term
NOMADIC
 Definition
moving from place to place
Term
NOMENCLATURE
 Definition
terms used in a particular science or discipline
Term
NOMINAL
 Definition
existing in name only; negligible
Term
NON SEQUITUR
 Definition
conclusion not following from apparent evidence
Term
NONDESCRIPT
 Definition
lacking interesting or distinctive qualities; dull
Term
NOTORIETY
 Definition
fame; unfavorable fame
Term
NOVICE
 Definition
apprentice, beginner
Term
NOVITIATE
 Definition
beginner or novice
Term
NOXIOUS
 Definition
harmful, unwholesome
Term
NUANCE
 Definition
shade of meaning
Term
NULLIFY
 Definition
to make legally invalid; to counteract the effect of
Term
NUMISMATICS
 Definition
coin collecting
Term
NUPTIAL
 Definition
relating to marriage
Term
NUTRITIVE
 Definition
relating to nutrition or health
Term
OBDURATE
 Definition
stubborn
Term
OBFUSCATE
 Definition
to confuse, obscure
Term
OBLIQUE
 Definition
indirect, evasive; misleading, devious
Term
OBLITERATE
 Definition
demolish completely, wipe out
Term
OBLIVIOUS
 Definition
unaware, inattentive
Term
OBSCURE (adj)
 Definition
dim, unclear; not well-known
Term
OBSCURITY
 Definition
place or thing that's hard to perceive
Term
OBSEQUIOUS
 Definition
overly submissive, brown nosing
Term
OBSEQUY
 Definition
funeral ceremony
Term
OBSESSIVE
 Definition
preoccupying, all-consuming
Term
OBSOLETE
 Definition
no longer in use
Term
OBSTINATE
 Definition
stubborn
Term
OBSTREPEROUS
 Definition
troublesome, boisterous, unruly
Term
OBTRUSIVE
 Definition
pushy, too conspicuous
Term
OBTUSE
 Definition
insensitive, stupid, dull
Term
OBVIATE
 Definition
to make unnecessary; to anticipate and prevent
Term
OCCLUDE
 Definition
to shut, block
Term
ODIOUS
 Definition
hateful, contemptible
Term
OFFICIOUS
 Definition
too helpful, meddlesome
Term
OFFSHOOT
 Definition
branch
Term
OMINOUS
 Definition
menacing, threatening, indicating misfortune
Term
OMNIPOTENT
 Definition
having unlimited power
Term
OMNISCIENT
 Definition
having infinite knowledge
Term
OMNIVOROUS
 Definition
eating everything; absorbing everything
Term
ONEROUS
 Definition
burdensome
Term
ONTOLOGY
 Definition
theory about the nature of existence
Term
OPALESCENT
 Definition
iridescent, displaying colors
Term
OPAQUE
 Definition
imperious to light; difficult to understand
Term
OPERATIVE
 Definition
functioning, working
Term
OPINE
 Definition
to express an opinion
Term
OPPORTUNE
 Definition
appropriate, fitting
Term
OPPORTUNIST
 Definition
one who takes advantage of circumstances
Term
OPPROBRIOUS
 Definition
disgraceful, contemptuous
Term
OPULENCE
 Definition
wealth
Term
ORACLE
 Definition
person who foresees the future and gives advice
Term
ORATION
 Definition
lecture, formal speech
Term
ORATOR
 Definition
lecturer, speaker
Term
ORB
 Definition
spherical body; eye
Term
ORCHESTRATE
 Definition
to arrange music for performance; to coordinate, organize
Term
ORDAIN
 Definition
to make someone a priest or minister; to order
Term
ORNITHOLOGIST
 Definition
scientist who studies birds
Term
OSCILLATE
 Definition
to move back and forth
Term
OSSIFY
 Definition
to turn to bone; to become rigid
Term
OSTENSIBLE
 Definition
apparent
Term
OSTENTATIOUS
 Definition
showy
Term
OSTRACISM
 Definition
exclusion, temporary banishment
Term
OUSTER
 Definition
expulsion, ejection
Term
OVERSTATE
 Definition
to embellish, exaggerate
Term
OVERTURE
 Definition
musical introduction; proposal, offer
Term
OVERWROUGHT
 Definition
agitated, overdone
Term
PACIFIC
 Definition
cal, peaceful
Term
PACIFIST
 Definition
one opposed to war
Term
PACIFY
 Definition
to restore calm, bring peace
Term
PALATIAL
 Definition
like a place, magnificent
Term
PALAVER
 Definition
idle talk
Term
PALEONTOLOGY
 Definition
study of past geological eras through fossil remains
Term
PALETTE
 Definition
boar for mixing paints; range of colors
Term
PALISADE
 Definition
fence made up of stakes
Term
PALL (n)
 Definition
covering that darkens or obscures; coffin
Term
PALL (v)
 Definition
to lose strength or interest
Term
PALLIATE
 Definition
to make less serious, ease
Term
PALLID
 Definition
lacking color or liveliness
Term
PALPABLE
 Definition
obvious, real, tangible
Term
PALPITATION
 Definition
trembling, shaking, irregular beating
Term
PALTRY
 Definition
pitifully small or worthless
Term
PANACEA
 Definition
cure-all
Term
PANACHE
 Definition
flamboyance, verve
Term
PANDEMIC
 Definition
spread over a whole area or country
Term
PANEGYRIC
 Definition
elaborate praise; formal hymn of praise
Term
PANOPLY
 Definition
impressive array
Term
PANORAMA
 Definition
broad view; comprehensive picture
Term
PARADIGM
 Definition
ideal example, model
Term
PARADOX
 Definition
contradiction, incongruity; dilemma, puzzle
Term
PARADOXICAL
 Definition
self-contradictory but true
Term
PARAGON
 Definition
model of excellence or perfection
Term
PARAMOUNT
 Definition
supreme, dominant, primary
Term
PARAPHRASE
 Definition
to reword, usually in simpler terms
Term
PARASITE
 Definition
person or animal that lives at another's expense
Term
PARCH
 Definition
to dry or shrivel
Term
PARE
 Definition
to trim
Term
PARIAH
 Definition
outcast
Term
PARITY
 Definition
equality
Term
PARLEY
 Definition
discussion, usually between enemies
Term
PAROCHIAL
 Definition
of limited scope or outlook, provincial
Term
PARODY
 Definition
humorous imitation
Term
PAROLE
 Definition
conditional release of a prisoner
Term
PARRY
 Definition
to ward off or deflect
Term
PARSIMONY
 Definition
stinginess
Term
PARTISAN (adj)
 Definition
biased in favor of
Term
PARTISAN (n)
 Definition
strong supporter
Term
PASTICHE
 Definition
piece of literature or music imitating other works
Term
PATENT (adj)
 Definition
obvious, unconcealed
Term
PATENT (n)
 Definition
official document giving exclusive right to sell an invention
Term
PATERNITY
 Definition
fatherhood; descent from father's ancestors
Term
PATHOGENIC
 Definition
causing disease
Term
PATHOS
 Definition
pity, compassion
Term
PATRICIAN
 Definition
aristocrat
Term
PATRICIDE
 Definition
murder of one's father
Term
PATRIMONY
 Definition
inheritance or heritage derived from one's father
Term
PATRONIZE
 Definition
to condescend to, disparage; to buy from
Term
PAUCITY
 Definition
scarcity, lack
Term
PAUPER
 Definition
very poor person
Term
PAVILION
 Definition
tent or light building used for shelter or exhibitions
Term
PECCADILLO
 Definition
minor sin or offense
Term
PECULATION
 Definition
theft of money or goods
Term
PEDAGOGUE
 Definition
teacher
Term
PEDANT
 Definition
uninspired, boring academic
Term
PEDESTRIAN (adj)
 Definition
commonplace
Term
PEDIATRICIAN
 Definition
doctor specializing in children and their ailments
Term
PEDIMENT
 Definition
triangular gable on a roof or facae
Term
PEER (n)
 Definition
contemporary, equal, match
Term
PEERLESS
 Definition
unequaled
Term
PEJORATIVE
 Definition
having bad connotations; disparaging
Term
PELLUCID
 Definition
transparent; translucent; easily understood
Term
PENANCE
 Definition
voluntary suffering to repent for a wrong
Term
PENCHANT
 Definition
inclination
Term
PENDING (prep)
 Definition
during, while awaiting
Term
PENITENT
 Definition
expressing sorrow for sins or offenses, repentant
Term
PENSIVE
 Definition
thoughtful
Term
PENULTIMATE
 Definition
next to last
Term
PENUMBRA
 Definition
partial shadow
Term
PENURY
 Definition
extreme poverty
Term
PERAMBULATOR
 Definition
baby carriage
Term
PERCIPIENT
 Definition
discerning, able to perceive
Term
PERDITION
 Definition
complete and utter loss; damnation
Term
PEREGRINATE
 Definition
to wander from place to place
Term
PERENNIAL
 Definition
present throughout the years; persistent
Term
PERFIDIOUS
 Definition
faithless, disloyal, untrustworthy
Term
PERFUNCTORY
 Definition
done in a routine way; indifferent
Term
PERIHELION
 Definition
point in orbit nearest to the sun
Term
PERIPATETIC
 Definition
moving from place to place
Term
PERJURE
 Definition
to tell a lie under oath
Term
PERMEABLE
 Definition
penetrable
Term
PERNICIOUS
 Definition
very harmful
Term
PERPETUAL
 Definition
endless, lasting
Term
PERSONIFICATION
 Definition
act of attributing human qualities to objects or abstract qualities
Term
PERSPICACIOUS
 Definition
shrewd, astute, keen-witted
Term
PERT
 Definition
lively and bold
Term
PERTINACIOUS
 Definition
persistent, stubborn
Term
PERTINENT
 Definition
applicable, appropriate
Term
PERTURBATION
 Definition
disturbance
Term
PERUSAL
 Definition
close examination
Term
PERVERT (v)
 Definition
to cause to change in immoral way; to misuse
Term
PESTILENCE
 Definition
epidemic, plague
Term
PETULANCE
 Definition
rudeness, peevishness
Term
PHALANX
 Definition
massed group of solders, people, or things
Term
PHILANDERER
 Definition
pursuer of casual love affairs
Term
PHILANTHROPY
 Definition
love of humanity; generosity to worthy causes
Term
PHILISTINE
 Definition
narrow-minded person, someone lacking appreciation for art or culture
Term
PHILOLOGY
 Definition
study of words
Term
PHLEGMATIC
 Definition
calm in temperament; sluggish
Term
PHOBIA
 Definition
anxiety, horror
Term
PHOENIX
 Definition
mythical, immortal bird which lives for 500 yrs, burns itself to death, and rises from its ashes
Term
PHONETICS
 Definition
study of speech sounds
Term
PHONIC
 Definition
relating to sound
Term
PIETY
 Definition
devoutness
Term
PILFER
 Definition
to steal
Term
PILLAGE
 Definition
to loot, especially during a war
Term
PINNACLE
 Definition
peak, highest point of development
Term
PIOUS
 Definition
dedicated, devout, extremely religious
Term
PIQUE
 Definition
fleeting feeling of hurt pride
Term
PITHY
 Definition
profound, substantial; concise, succinct, to the point
Term
PITTANCE
 Definition
meager amount or wage
Term
PLACATE
 Definition
to soothe or pacify
Term
PLACID
 Definition
calm
Term
PLAGIARIST
 Definition
one who steals words or ideas
Term
PLAINTIFF
 Definition
injured person in a lawsuit
Term
PLAIT
 Definition
to braid
Term
PLATITUDE
 Definition
stale, overused expression
Term
PLEBEIAN
 Definition
crude, vulgar, low-class
Term
PLENITUDE
 Definition
abundance, plenty
Term
PLETHORA
 Definition
excess, overabundance
Term
PLIANT
 Definition
pliable, yielding
Term
PLUCK
 Definition
to pull strings on musical instrument
Term
PLUCKY
 Definition
courageous, spunky
Term
PLUMMET
 Definition
to fall, plunge
Term
PLURALISTIC
 Definition
including a variety of groups
Term
PLY (v)
 Definition
to use diligently; to engage; to join together
Term
PNEUMATIC
 Definition
relating to air; worked by compressed air
Term
POACH
 Definition
to steal game or fish; cook in boiling liquid
Term
PODIUM
 Definition
platform or lectern for orchestra conductors or speakers
Term
POIGNANT
 Definition
emotionally moving
Term
POLAR
 Definition
relating to a geographic pole; exhibiting contrast
Term
POLARIZE
 Definition
to tend towards opposite extremes
Term
POLEMIC
 Definition
controversy, argument; verbal attack
Term
POLITIC
 Definition
shrewd and practical, diplomatic
Term
POLYGLOT
 Definition
speaker of many languages
Term
PONDEROUS
 Definition
weighty, heavy, large
Term
PONTIFICATE
 Definition
to speak in a pretentious manner
Term
PORE (v)
 Definition
to study closely or meditatively
Term
POROUS
 Definition
full of holes, permeable to liquids
Term
PORTENT
 Definition
omen
Term
PORTLY
 Definition
stout, dignified
Term
POSIT
 Definition
to put in position; to suggest an idea
Term
POSTERIOR
 Definition
bottom, rear
Term
POSTERITY
 Definition
future generations; all of a person's descendants
Term
POTABLE
 Definition
drinkable
Term
POTENTATE
 Definition
monarch or ruler with great power
Term
PRAGMATIC
 Definition
practical; moved by facts rather than abstract ideals
Term
PRATTLE
 Definition
meaningless, foolish talk
Term
PRECARIOUS
 Definition
uncertain; risky
Term
PRECEPT
 Definition
principle; law
Term
PRECIPICE
 Definition
edge, steep overhang
Term
PRECIPITATE (adj)
 Definition
sudden and unexpected
Term
PRECIPITATE (v)
 Definition
to throw down from a height; to cause to happen
Term
PRECIPITOUS
 Definition
hasty, quickly, with too little caution
Term
PRECIS
 Definition
short summary of facts
Term
PRECISION
 Definition
state of being precise
Term
PRECLUDE
 Definition
to rule out
Term
PRECOCIOUS
 Definition
unusually advanced at an early age
Term
PRECURSOR
 Definition
forerunner, predecessor
Term
PREDATOR
 Definition
one that preys on others, destroyer, plunderer
Term
PREDICAMENT
 Definition
difficult situation
Term
PREDICATE (v)
 Definition
to found or base on
Term
PREDICTIVE
 Definition
relating to prediction, indicative of the future
Term
PREDILECTION
 Definition
preference, liking
Term
PREDISPOSITION
 Definition
tendency, inclination
Term
PREEMINENT
 Definition
celebrated, distinguished
Term
PREFACE
 Definition
introduction to a book; introductory remarks to a speech
Term
PREMEDITATE
 Definition
to consider, plan beforehand
Term
PREMONITION
 Definition
forewarning; presentiment
Term
PREPONDERANCE
 Definition
majority in number; dominance
Term
PREPOSSESSING
 Definition
attractive, engaging, appealing
Term
PREPOSTEROUS
 Definition
absurd, illogical
Term
PRESAGE
 Definition
to foretell, indicate in advance
Term
PRESCIENT
 Definition
having foresight
Term
PRESCRIBE
 Definition
to set down a rule; to recommend a treatment
Term
PRESENTIMENT
 Definition
premonition, sense of foreboding
Term
PRESTIDIGITATION
 Definition
sleight of hand
Term
PRESUMPTUOUS
 Definition
rude, improperly bold
Term
PRETEXT
 Definition
excuse, pretended reason
Term
PREVALENT
 Definition
widespread
Term
PREVARICATE
 Definition
to lie, evade the truth
Term
PRIMEVAL
 Definition
ancient, primitive
Term
PRIMORDIAL
 Definition
original, existing from the beginning
Term
PRISTINE
 Definition
untouched, uncorrupted
Term
PRIVATION
 Definition
lack of usual necessities or comforts
Term
PROBITY
 Definition
honesty, high-mindedness
Term
PROCLIVITY
 Definition
tendency, inclination
Term
PROCRASTINATOR
 Definition
one who continually and unjustifiably postpones
Term
PROCURE
 Definition
to obtain
Term
PRODIGAL
 Definition
wasteful, extravagant, lavish
Term
PRODIGIOUS
 Definition
vast, enormous, extraordinary
Term
PROFANE
 Definition
impure; contrary to religion; sacrilegious
Term
PROFICIENT
 Definition
expert, skilled in a certain subject
Term
PROFLIGATE
 Definition
corrupt, degenerate
Term
PROFUSE
 Definition
lavish, extravagant
Term
PROGENITOR
 Definition
originator, forefather, ancestor in a direct line
Term
PROGENY
 Definition
offspring, children
Term
PROGNOSIS
 Definition
prediction of disease outcome; any prediction
Term
PROGRESSIVE
 Definition
favoring progress or change; moving forward, going step-by-step
Term
PROLIFERATION
 Definition
propagation, reproduction; enlargement, expansion
Term
PROLIFIC
 Definition
productive, fertile
Term
PROLOGUE
 Definition
introductory section of a literary work or play
Term
PROMONTORY
 Definition
piece of land or rock higher than its surroundings
Term
PROMULGATE
 Definition
to make known publicly
Term
PROPENSITY
 Definition
inclination, tendency
Term
PROPINQUITY
 Definition
nearness
Term
PROPITIATE
 Definition
to win over, appease
Term
PROPITIOUS
 Definition
favorable, advantageous
Term
PROPONENT
 Definition
advocate, defender, supporter
Term
PROSAIC
 Definition
relating to prose; dull, commonplace
Term
PROSCRIBE
 Definition
to condemn; to forbid, outlaw
Term
PROSE
 Definition
ordinary language used in everyday speech
Term
PROSECUTOR
 Definition
person who initiates a legal action or suit
Term
PROSELYTIZE
 Definition
to convert to a particular belief or religion
Term
PROSTRATE
 Definition
lying face downward, lying flat on ground
Term
PROTAGONIST
 Definition
main character in a play or story, hero
Term
PROTEAN
 Definition
readily assuming different forms or characters
Term
PROTESTATION
 Definition
declaration
Term
PROTOCOL
 Definition
ceremony and manners observed by diplomats
Term
PROTRACT
 Definition
to prolong, draw out, extend
Term
PROTRUSION
 Definition
something that sticks out
Term
PROVINCIAL
 Definition
rustic, unsophisticated, limited in scope
Term
PROVOCATION
 Definition
cause, incitement to act or respond
Term
PROWESS
 Definition
bravery, skill
Term
PROXIMITY
 Definition
nearness
Term
PROXY
 Definition
power to act as substitute
Term
PRUDE
 Definition
one who is excessively proper or modest
Term
PRUDENT
 Definition
careful, cautious
Term
PRURIENT
 Definition
lustful, exhibiting lewd desires
Term
PRY
 Definition
to intrude into; force open
Term
PSEUDONYM
 Definition
pen name; fictitious or borrowed name
Term
PSYCHIC (adj)
 Definition
perceptive of non-material, spiritual forces
Term
PUDGY
 Definition
chubby, overweight
Term
PUERILE
 Definition
childish, immature, silly
Term
PUGILISM
 Definition
boxing
Term
PUGNACIOUS
 Definition
quarrelsome, eager and ready to fight
Term
PULCHRITUDE
 Definition
beauty
Term
PULVERIZE
 Definition
to pound, crush, or grind into powder; destroy
Term
PUMMEL
 Definition
to pound, beat
Term
PUNCTILIOUS
 Definition
careful in observing rules of behavior or ceremony
Term
PUNGENT
 Definition
strong or sharp in smell or tast
Term
PUNITIVE
 Definition
having to do with punishment
Term
PURGATION
 Definition
process of cleansing, purification
Term
PURGE (v)
 Definition
to cleanse or free from impurities
Term
PURITANICAL
 Definition
adhering to a rigid moral code
Term
PURPORT
 Definition
to profess, suppose, claim
Term
QUACK (n)
 Definition
faker; one who falsely claims to have medical skill
Term
QUADRILATERAL
 Definition
four-sided polygon
Term
QUADRUPED
 Definition
animal having four feet
Term
QUAGMIRE
 Definition
marsh; difficult situation
Term
QUALIFY
 Definition
to provide with needed sills; modify, limit
Term
QUANDARY
 Definition
dilemma, difficulty
Term
QUARANTINE
 Definition
isolation period, originally 40 days, to prevent spread of disease
Term
QUATERNARY
 Definition
consisting of or relating to four units or members
Term
QUELL
 Definition
to crush or subdue
Term
QUERULOUS
 Definition
inclined to complain, irritable
Term
QUERY (n)
 Definition
question
Term
QUIBBLE
 Definition
to argue about insignificant and irrelevant details
Term
QUICKEN
 Definition
to hasten, arouse, excite
Term
QUIESCENCE
 Definition
inactivity, stillness
Term
QUINTESSENCE
 Definition
most typical example; concentrated essence
Term
QUIVER (v)
 Definition
to shake slightly, tremble, vibrate
Term
QUIXOTIC
 Definition
overly idealistic, impractical
Term
QUOTIDIAN
 Definition
occurring daily; common place
Term
RACONTEUR
 Definition
witty, skillful storyteller
Term
RADICAL (adj)
 Definition
fundamental; drastic
Term
RAFT
 Definition
deeply absorbed
Term
RAIL (v)
 Definition
to scold with bitter or abusive language
Term
RALLY (v)
 Definition
to assemble; recover, recuperate
Term
RAMBLE (v)
 Definition
to roam, wander; to babble, digress
Term
RAMIFICATION
 Definition
implication, outgrowth, or consequence
Term
RAMSHACKLE
 Definition
likely to collapse
Term
RANCID
 Definition
spoiled, rotten
Term
RANCOR
 Definition
bitter hatred
Term
RANT
 Definition
to harangue, rave, forcefully scold
Term
RAPPORT
 Definition
relationship of trust and respect
Term
RAREFY
 Definition
to make thinner, purer, or more refined
Term
RASH (adj)
 Definition
careless, hasty, reckless
Term
RATIFY
 Definition
to approve formally, confirm
Term
RATIOCINATION
 Definition
methodical, logical, reasoning
Term
RATION (n)
 Definition
portion, share
Term
RATION (v)
 Definition
to supply; to restrict consumption or
Term
RATIONAL
 Definition
logical, reasonable
Term
RAUCOUS
 Definition
harsh-sounding; boisterous
Term
RAVAGE
 Definition
to destroy, devastate
Term
RAVENOUS
 Definition
extremely hungry
Term
RAVINE
 Definition
deep, narrow gorge
Term
RAZE
 Definition
to tear down, demolish
Term
REACTIONARY (adj)
 Definition
marked by extreme conservatism, esp. in politics
Term
REBUFF (n)
 Definition
blunt rejection
Term
REBUKE (v)
 Definition
to reprimand, scold
Term
REBUT
 Definition
to refute by evidence or argument
Term
RECALCITRANT
 Definition
resisting authority or control
Term
RECANT
 Definition
to retract a statement, opinion, etc.
Term
RECAPITULATE
 Definition
to review with a brief summary
Term
RECEPTIVE
 Definition
open to others' ideas; congenial
Term
RECLUSIVE
 Definition
shut off from the world
Term
RECONDITE
 Definition
relating to obscure learning; known to only a few
Term
RECOUNT (v)
 Definition
to describe facts or events
Term
RECRUIT (v)
 Definition
to draft, enlist; to seek to enroll
Term
RECTIFY
 Definition
to correct
Term
RECTITUDE
 Definition
moral uprightness
Term
RECURRENCE
 Definition
repetition
Term
REDRESS (n)
 Definition
relief from wrong or injury
Term
REDUNDANCY
 Definition
unnecessary repetition
Term
REFECTORY
 Definition
room where meals are served
Term
REFLECTION
 Definition
image, likeness; opinion, thought, impression
Term
REFORM (v)
 Definition
to change, correct
Term
REFRACT
 Definition
to deflect sound or light
Term
REFUGE
 Definition
escape, shelter
Term
REFURBISH
 Definition
to renovate
Term
REFUTE
 Definition
to contradict, discredit
Term
REGIMEN
 Definition
government rule; systematic plan
Term
REGRESS
 Definition
to move backward; revert to an earlier form of state
Term
REHABILITATE
 Definition
to restore to good health or condition; reestablish a person's good reputation
Term
REITERATE
 Definition
to say again, repeat
Term
REJOINDER
 Definition
response
Term
REJUVENATE
 Definition
to make young again; renew
Term
RELEGATE
 Definition
to assign to a class, especially an inferior one
Term
RELINQUISH
 Definition
to renounce or surrender something
Term
RELISH (v)
 Definition
to enjoy greatly
Term
REMEDIABLE
 Definition
capable of being corrected
Term
REMEDY (v)
 Definition
to cure, correct
Term
REMINISCENCE
 Definition
remembrance of past events
Term
REMISSION
 Definition
lessening, relaxation
Term
REMIT
 Definition
to send (usually money) as payment
Term
REMOTE
 Definition
distant, isolated
Term
REMUNERATION
 Definition
pay or reward for work, trouble, etc.
Term
RENASCENT
 Definition
reborn, coming into being again
Term
RENEGADE
 Definition
traitor, person abandoning a cause
Term
RENEGE
 Definition
to go back on one's word
Term
RENOUNCE
 Definition
to give up or reject a right, title, person, etc.
Term
RENOWN
 Definition
fame, widespread acclaim
Term
REPAST
 Definition
meal or mealtime
Term
REPEAL
 Definition
to revoke or formally withdraw (often a law)
Term
REPEL
 Definition
to rebuff, repulse; disgust, offend
Term
REPENT
 Definition
to regret a past action
Term
REPENTANT
 Definition
apologetic, guilty, remorseful
Term
REPLETE
 Definition
abundantly supplied
Term
REPLICATE
 Definition
to duplicate, repeat
Term
REPOSE
 Definition
relaxation, leisure
Term
REPREHENSIBLE
 Definition
blameworthy, disreputable
Term
REPRESS
 Definition
to restrain or hold in
Term
REPRESSION
 Definition
act of restraining or holding in
Term
REPRISE
 Definition
repetition, esp. of a piece of music
Term
REPROACH (v)
 Definition
to find fault with; blame
Term
REPROBATE
 Definition
morally unprincipled person
Term
REPROVE
 Definition
to criticize or correct
Term
REPUDIATE
 Definition
to reject as having no authority
Term
REPULSE
 Definition
repel, fend off; sicken, disgust
Term
REQUIEM
 Definition
hymns or religious service for the dead
Term
REQUITE
 Definition
to return or repay
Term
RESCIND
 Definition
to repeal, cancel
Term
RESIDUE
 Definition
remainder, leftover, remnant
Term
RESILIENT
 Definition
able to recover quickly after illness or bad luck; able to bounce back to shape
Term
RESOLUTE
 Definition
determined; with a clear purpose
Term
RESOLVE (n)
 Definition
determination, firmness of purpose
Term
RESOLVE (v)
 Definition
to conclude, determine
Term
RESONATE
 Definition
to echo
Term
RESPIRE
 Definition
to breathe
Term
RESPITE
 Definition
interval of relief
Term
RESPLENDENT
 Definition
splendid, brilliant
Term
RESTITUTION
 Definition
act of compensating for loss or damage
Term
RESTIVE
 Definition
impatient, uneasy, restless
Term
RESTORATIVE
 Definition
having the power to renew or revitalize
Term
RESTRAINED
 Definition
controlled, repressed, restricted
Term
RESUSCITATE
 Definition
revive, bring back to live
Term
RETAIN
 Definition
to hold, keep possession of
Term
RETARD (v)
 Definition
to slow, hold back
Term
RETICENT
 Definition
not speaking freely; reserved
Term
RETINUE
 Definition
group of attendants with an important person
Term
RETIRING
 Definition
shy, modest, reserved
Term
RETORT
 Definition
cutting response
Term
RETRACT
 Definition
to draw in or take back
Term
RETRENCH
 Definition
to regroup, reorganize
Term
RETROACTIVE
 Definition
applying to an earlier time
Term
RETROGRADE
 Definition
having a backward motion or direction
Term
RETROSPECTIVE
 Definition
looking back to the past
Term
REVELRY
 Definition
boisterous festivity
Term
REVERE
 Definition
to worship, regard with awe
Term
REVERT
 Definition
to backslide, regress
Term
REVILE
 Definition
to criticize with harsh language, verbally abuse
Term
REVITALIZE
 Definition
to renew; give new energy to
Term
REVOKE
 Definition
to annul, cancel, call back
Term
REVULSION
 Definition
strong feeling or repugnance or dislike
Term
RHAPSODY
 Definition
emotional literary or musical work
Term
RHETORIC
 Definition
persuasive use of language
Term
RIBALD
 Definition
humorous in a vulgar way
Term
RIDDLE (v)
 Definition
to make many holes in; permeate
Term
RIFE
 Definition
widespread, prevalent; abundant
Term
RISQUE
 Definition
bordering on being inappropriate or indecent
Term
ROCOCO
 Definition
very highly ornamented
Term
ROOT (v)
 Definition
to dig with a snout (like a pig)
Term
ROSTRUM
 Definition
stage for public speaking
Term
ROTUND
 Definition
round in shape; fat
Term
RUE
 Definition
to regret
Term
RUMINATE
 Definition
to contemplate, reflect upon
Term
RUSTIC
 Definition
rural
Term
SACCHARINE
 Definition
excessively sweet or sentimental
Term
SACROSANCT
 Definition
extremely sacred; beyond criticism
Term
SAGACIOUS
 Definition
shrewd, wise
Term
SALIENT
 Definition
prominent or conspicuous
Term
SALLOW
 Definition
sickly yellow in color
Term
SALUBRIOUS
 Definition
healthful
Term
SANCTION
 Definition
permission, support; law; penalty
Term
SANCTUARY
 Definition
haven, retreat
Term
SANGUINE
 Definition
ruddy; cheerfully optimistic
Term
SARDONIC
 Definition
cynical, scornfully mocking
Term
SATIATE
 Definition
to satisfy
Term
SAUNTER
 Definition
to amble; walk in a leisurely manner
Term
SAVANT
 Definition
learned person
Term
SAVORY
 Definition
agreeable in taste or smell
Term
SCABBARD
 Definition
sheath for sword or dagger
Term
SCALE (v)
 Definition
to climb to the top of
Term
SCATHING
 Definition
harshly criticall; painfully hot
Term
SCINTILLA
 Definition
very small amount
Term
SCINTILLATE
 Definition
to sparkle, flash
Term
SCOFF
 Definition
to deride, ridicule
Term
SCORE (v)
 Definition
to make a notch or scratch
Term
SCRIVENER
 Definition
professional copyist
Term
SCRUPULOUS
 Definition
restrained; careful and precise
Term
SCRUTINY
 Definition
careful observation
Term
SCURRILOUS
 Definition
vulgar, low, indecent
Term
SECANT
 Definition
straight line intersecting a curve at two points
Term
SECEDE
 Definition
to withdraw formally from an organization
Term
SECLUDED
 Definition
isolated and remote
Term
SECTARIAN
 Definition
narrow-minded; relating to a group or sect
Term
SEDITION
 Definition
behavior promoting rebellion
Term
SEISMOLOGY
 Definition
science of earthquakes
Term
SEMINAL
 Definition
relating to the beginning or seeds of something
Term
SENESCENT
 Definition
aging, growing old
Term
SENTENTIOUS
 Definition
having a moralizing town
Term
SENTIENT
 Definition
aware, conscious, able to perceive
Term
SEQUESTER
 Definition
ro remove or set apart; put into seclusion
Term
SERAPHIC
 Definition
angelic, pure, sublime
Term
SERENDIPITY
 Definition
habit of making fortunate discoveries by chance
Term
SERPENTINE
 Definition
serpent-like; twisting, winding
Term
SERRATED
 Definition
saw-toothed, notched
Term
SERVILE
 Definition
submissive, obedient
Term
SHARD
 Definition
piece of broken glass or pottery
Term
SHEEPISH
 Definition
timid, meek or bashful
Term
SHIRK
 Definition
to avoid a task due to laziness or fear
Term
SIMIAN
 Definition
ape-like; relating to apes
Term
SIMPER
 Definition
to smirk, smile foolishly
Term
SINECURE
 Definition
well-paying job or office that requires little or no work
Term
SINGE
 Definition
to burn slightly, scorch
Term
SINUOUS
 Definition
winding; intricate, complex
Term
SKULK
 Definition
to move in a stealthy or cautious manner; sneak
Term
SLIGHT
 Definition
to treat as unimportant; insult
Term
SLIPSHOD
 Definition
careless, hasty
Term
SLOTH
 Definition
sluggishness, laziness
Term
SLOUGH
 Definition
to discard or shed
Term
SLOVENLY
 Definition
untidy, messy
Term
SLUGGARD
 Definition
lazy, inactive person
Term
SMELT (v)
 Definition
to melt metal in order to refine it
Term
SNIPPET
 Definition
tiny part, tidbit
Term
SOBRIETY
 Definition
seriousness
Term
SOBRIQUET
 Definition
nickname
Term
SODDEN
 Definition
thoroughly soaked; saturated
Term
SOJOURN
 Definition
vistiy, stay
Term
SOLACE
 Definition
comfort in distress; consolation
Term
SOLARIUM
 Definition
room or glassed-in area exposed to sun
Term
SOLECISM
 Definition
grammatical mistake
Term
SOLICITOUS
 Definition
concerned, attentive; eager
Term
SOLIDARITY
 Definition
unity based on common aims or interests
Term
SOLILOQUY
 Definition
literary or dramatic speech by one character, not addressed to others
Term
SOLIPSISM
 Definition
belief that the self is the only reality
Term
SOLSTICE
 Definition
shortest and longest day of the year
Term
SOMBER
 Definition
dark and gloomy; melancholy, dismal
Term
SOMNAMBULIST
 Definition
sleepwalker
Term
SOMNOLENT
 Definition
drowsy, sleep; inducing sleep
Term
SONIC
 Definition
relating to sound
Term
SONOROUS
 Definition
producing a full, rich sound
Term
SOPHIST
 Definition
person good at arguing deviously
Term
SOPHISTRY
 Definition
deceptive reasoning or argumentation
Term
SOPHOMORIC
 Definition
immature and overconfident
Term
SOPORIFIC
 Definition
sleepy or tending to cause sleep
Term
SORDID
 Definition
filthy; contemptible and corrupt
Term
SOVEREIGN
 Definition
having supreme power
Term
SPARTAN
 Definition
austere, severe, grave; simple, bare
Term
SPAWN
 Definition
to generate, produce
Term
SPECULATION
 Definition
contemplation; act of taking business risks for financial gain
Term
SPECULATIVE
 Definition
involving assumption; uncertain; theoretical
Term
SPORADIC
 Definition
infrequent, irregular
Term
SPORTIVE
 Definition
frolicsome, playful
Term
SPRIGHTLY
 Definition
lively, animated, energetic
Term
SPUR (v)
 Definition
to prod
Term
SPURIOUS
 Definition
lacking authenticity; counterfeit, false
Term
SPURN
 Definition
to reject or refuse contemptuously; scorn
Term
SQUALID
 Definition
filthy; morally repulsive
Term
SQUANDER
 Definition
to waste
Term
STACCATO
 Definition
marked by abrupt, clear-cut sounds
Term
STAGNANT
 Definition
immobile, stale
Term
STAID
 Definition
self-restrained to the point of dullness
Term
STALK (v)
 Definition
to hunt, pursue
Term
STAND (n)
 Definition
group of trees
Term
STARK
 Definition
bare, empty, vacant
Term
STASIS
 Definition
motionless state; standstill
Term
STIFLE
 Definition
to smother or suffocate; suppress
Term
STIGMA
 Definition
mark of disgrace or inferiority
Term
STILTED
 Definition
stiff, unatural
Term
STINT (n)
 Definition
period of time spent doing something
Term
STINT (v)
 Definition
to be sparing or frugal
Term
STIPEND
 Definition
allowance; fixed amount of money paid regularly
Term
STOCKADE
 Definition
enclosed area forming defensive wall
Term
STOIC
 Definition
indifferent to or unaffected by emotions
Term
STOLID
 Definition
having or showing little emotion
Term
STRATAGEM
 Definition
trick designed to deceive an enemy
Term
STRATIFY
 Definition
to arrange into layers
Term
STRICTURE
 Definition
something that restrains; negative criticism
Term
STRIDENT
 Definition
loud, harsh, unpleasantly noisy
Term
STRINGENT
 Definition
imposing severe, rigorous standards
Term
STULTIFY
 Definition
to impair or reduce to uselessness
Term
STUPEFY
 Definition
to dull the senses of; stun, astonish
Term
STYMIE
 Definition
to block or thwart
Term
SUAVE
 Definition
smoothly gracious or polite; blandly ingratiating
Term
SUBDUED
 Definition
suppressed, stifled
Term
SUBJECTION
 Definition
dependence, obedience, submission
Term
SUBJUGATE
 Definition
to conquer, subdue; enslave
Term
SUBLIME
 Definition
awe-inspiring; of high spiritual or moral value
Term
SUBLIMINAL
 Definition
subconscious; imperceptible
Term
SUBPOENA
 Definition
notice ordering someone to appear in court
Term
SUBTERFUGE
 Definition
trick or tactic used to avoid something
Term
SUBTERRANEAN
 Definition
hidden, secret; underground
Term
SUBVERT
 Definition
to undermine or corrupt
Term
SUCCINCT
 Definition
terse, brief, concise
Term
SUCCULENT
 Definition
juicy; full of vitality or freshness
Term
SUFFRAGIST
 Definition
one who advocates extended voting rights
Term
SULLEN
 Definition
brooding, gloomy
Term
SULLY
 Definition
to soil, stain, tarnish; taint
Term
SUMPTUOUS
 Definition
lavish, splendid
Term
SUPERANNUATED
 Definition
too old, obsolete, outdated
Term
SUPERCILIOUS
 Definition
arrogant, haughty, overbearing, condescending
Term
SUPERFLUOUS
 Definition
extra, more than necessary
Term
SUPERSEDE
 Definition
to take the place of; replace
Term
SUPPLANT
 Definition
to replace, substitute
Term
SUPPLE
 Definition
flexible, pliant
Term
SUPPLICANT
 Definition
one who asks humbly and earnestly
Term
SURFEIT
 Definition
excessive amount
Term
SURLY
 Definition
rude and bad-tempered
Term
SURMISE
 Definition
to make an educated guess
Term
SURMOUNT
 Definition
to conquer, overcome
Term
SURREPTITIOUS
 Definition
characterized by secrecy
Term
SURVEY (v)
 Definition
to examine in a comprehensive way
Term
SUSCEPTIBLE
 Definition
vulnerable, unprotected
Term
SUSPEND
 Definition
to defer, interrupt; dangle, hang
Term
SUSTAIN
 Definition
support, uphold; endure, undergo
Term
SWARTHY
 Definition
having a dark, complexion
Term
SYBARITE
 Definition
person devoted to pleasure and luxury
Term
SYCOPHANT
 Definition
self-serving flatterer, yes-man
Term
SYNCOPATION
 Definition
temporary irregularity in musical rhythm
Term
SYNTHETIC
 Definition
artificial, imitation
Term
TABLEAU
 Definition
vivid description, striking incident or scene
Term
TACIT
 Definition
silently understood or implied
Term
TACITURN
 Definition
uncommunicative, not inclined to speak much
Term
TACTILE
 Definition
relating to the sense of touch
Term
TAINT
 Definition
to spoil or infect; to stain honor
Term
TAINTED
 Definition
stained, tarnished; corrupted, poisoned
Term
TALON
 Definition
claw of an animal, esp. a bird or prey
Term
TANG
 Definition
sharp flavor or odor
Term
TANGENTIAL
 Definition
digressing, diverting
Term
TANGIBLE
 Definition
able to be sensed; perceptible, measurable
Term
TANTAMOUNT
 Definition
equivalent in value or significance; amounting to
Term
TARNISHED
 Definition
corroded, discolored; discredited, disgraced
Term
TAWDRY
 Definition
gaudy, cheap, showy
Term
TECHNOCRAT
 Definition
strong believer in technology; technical expert
Term
TEMPERANCE
 Definition
restrain, self-control, moderation
Term
TEMPERED
 Definition
moderated, restrained
Term
TEMPESTUOUS
 Definition
stormy, raging, furious
Term
TENABLE
 Definition
defensible, reasonable
Term
TENACIOUS
 Definition
stubborn, holding firm
Term
TENET
 Definition
belief, doctrine
Term
TENSILE
 Definition
capable of withstanding physical stress
Term
TENUOUS
 Definition
weak, insubstantial
Term
TEPID
 Definition
lukewarm; showing little enthusiasm
Term
TERSE
 Definition
concise, brief, free of extra words
Term
TESTAMENT
 Definition
statement of belief; will
Term
TETHER (v)
 Definition
to bind, tie
Term
THEOCRACY
 Definition
government by priests representing a god
Term
THEOLOGY
 Definition
study of God and religion
Term
THEORETICAL
 Definition
abstract
Term
THESIS
 Definition
theory or hypothesis; dissertation or long written composition
Term
THWART
 Definition
to block or prevent from happening; frustrate
Term
TIDINGS
 Definition
news
Term
TIMOROUS
 Definition
timid, shy, full of apprehension
Term
TINGE
 Definition
to color slightly
Term
TIRADE
 Definition
long violent speech; verbal assault
Term
TITAN
 Definition
person or colossal stature or achievement
Term
TOADY
 Definition
flatterer, hanger-on, yes-man
Term
TOME
 Definition
book, usually large and academic
Term
TONAL
 Definition
relating to pitch or sound
Term
TOPOGRAPHY
 Definition
art of making maps or charts
Term
TORPID
 Definition
lethargic; unable to move; dormant
Term
TORRID
 Definition
burning hot; passionate
Term
TORSION
 Definition
act of twisting and turning
Term
TORTUOUS
 Definition
having many twists and turns; highly complex
Term
TOTTERING
 Definition
barely standing
Term
TRACTABLE
 Definition
obedient, yielding
Term
TRANSCEND
 Definition
to rise above, go beyond
Term
TRANSCENDENT
 Definition
rising above, going beyond
Term
TRANSCRIPTION
 Definition
copy, reproduction; record
Term
TRANSGRESS
 Definition
to trespass, violate a law
Term
TRANSIENT (adj)
 Definition
temporary, short=lived, fleeting
Term
TRANSITORY
 Definition
short-lived, existing only briefly
Term
TRANSMUTE
 Definition
to change in appearance or shape
Term
TRANSPIRE
 Definition
to happen, occur; become known
Term
TRAVESTY
 Definition
parody, exaggerated imitation, caricature
Term
TREMULOUS
 Definition
trembling, quivering; fearful, timid
Term
TRENCHANT
 Definition
acute, sharp, incisive; forceful, effective
Term
TREPIDATION
 Definition
fear and anxiety
Term
TRIFLING
 Definition
of slight worth, trivial, insignificant
Term
TRITE
 Definition
shallow, superficial
Term
TROUNCE
 Definition
to beat severely, defeat
Term
TROUPE
 Definition
group of actors
Term
TRUNCATE
 Definition
to cut off, shorten by cutting
Term
TRYING
 Definition
difficult to deal with
Term
TRYST
 Definition
agreement between lovers to meet; rendezvous
Term
TUMULT
 Definition
state of confusion; agitation
Term
TUNDRA
 Definition
treeless plain found in arctic or subarctic regions
Term
TURBULENCE
 Definition
commotion, disorder
Term
TURGID
 Definition
swollen, bloated
Term
TURPITUDE
 Definition
inherent vileness, foulness, depravity
Term
TYRO
 Definition
beginner, novice
Term
UBIQUITOUS
 Definition
being everywhere simultaneously
Term
UMBRAGE
 Definition
offense, resentment
Term
UNADULTERATED
 Definition
absolutely pure
Term
UNANIMITY
 Definition
state of total agreement or unity
Term
UNAVAILING
 Definition
hopeless, useless
Term
UNCONSCIONABLE
 Definition
unscrupulous; shockingly unfair or unjust
Term
UNCTUOUS
 Definition
greasy, oily; smug and falsely earnest
Term
UNDERMINE
 Definition
to sabotage, thwart
Term
UNDULATING
 Definition
moving in waves
Term
UNEQUIVOCAL
 Definition
absolute, certain
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UNFROCK
 Definition
to strip of priestly duties
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UNHERALDED
 Definition
unannounced, unexpected, not publicized
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UNIDIMENSIONAL
 Definition
having one size or dimension, flat
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UNIMPEACHABLE
 Definition
beyond question
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UNINITIATED
 Definition
not familiar with an area of study
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UNKEMPT
 Definition
uncombed, messy in appearance
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UNOBTRUSIVE
 Definition
modest, unassuming
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UNSCRUPULOUS
 Definition
dishonest
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UNSOLICITED
 Definition
unrequested
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UNWARRANTED
 Definition
groundless, unjustified
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UNWITTING
 Definition
unconscious; unintentional
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UNYIELDING
 Definition
firm, resolute
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UPBRAID
 Definition
to scold sharply
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UPROARIOUS
 Definition
loud and forceful
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URBANE
 Definition
courteous, refined, suave
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USURP
 Definition
to seize by force
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USURY
 Definition
practice of lending money at exorbitant rates
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UTILITARIAN
 Definition
efficient, functional, useful
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UTOPIA
 Definition
perfect place
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VACILLATE
 Definition
to waver, show indecision
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VACUOUS
 Definition
empty, void; lacking intelligence, purposeless
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VAGRANT
 Definition
poor person with no home
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VALIDATE
 Definition
to authorize, certify, confirm
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VANQUISH
 Definition
to conquer, defeat
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VAPID
 Definition
tasteless, dull
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VARIEGATED
 Definition
varied; marked with different colors
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VAUNTED
 Definition
boasted about, bragged about
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VEHEMENTLY
 Definition
strongly, urgently
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VENDETTA
 Definition
prolonged feud marked by bitter hostility
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VENERABLE
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respected becuase of rage
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VENERATION
 Definition
adoration, honor, respect
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VERACIOUS
 Definition
truthful, accurate
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VERACITY
 Definition
accuracy, truth
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VERBOSE
 Definition
wordy
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VERDANT
 Definition
green with vegetation; inexperienced
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VERDURE
 Definition
fresh, rich vegetation
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VERISIMILITUDE
 Definition
quality of appearing true or real
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VERITY
 Definition
truthfulness; belief viewed as true and enduring
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VERMIN
 Definition
small creatures offensive to humans
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VERNACULAR
 Definition
everyday language used by ordinary people; specialized language of a profession
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VERNAL
 Definition
related to spring
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VESTIGE
 Definition
trace, remnant
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VEX
 Definition
to irritate, annoy; confuse, puzzle
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VIADUCT
 Definition
series of elevated arches used to cross a valley
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VICARIOUS
 Definition
substitute, surrogate; enjoyed through imagined participation in another's experience
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VICISSITUDE
 Definition
change or variation; ups and downs
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VIE
 Definition
to compete, contend
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VIGILANT
 Definition
attentive, watchful
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VIGNETTE
 Definition
decorative design; short literary composition
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VILIFY
 Definition
to slander, defame
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VIM
 Definition
energy, enthusiasm
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VINDICATE
 Definition
to clear of blame; support a claim
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VINDICTIVE
 Definition
spiteful, vengeful, unforgiving
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VIRILE
 Definition
manly, having qualities of an adult male
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VIRTUOSO
 Definition
someone with masterly skill; expert musician
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VIRULENT
 Definition
extremely poisonous; malignant; hateful
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VISCOUS
 Definition
thick, syrupy and sticky
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VITRIOLIC
 Definition
burning, caustic; sharp, bitter
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VITUPERATE
 Definition
to abuse verbally
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VIVACIOUS
 Definition
lively, spirited
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VOCIFEROUS
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loud, vocal and noisy
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VOID (adj)
 Definition
not legally enforceable; empty
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VOID (n)
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emptiness, vacuum
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VOID (v)
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to cancel, invalidate
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VOLITION
 Definition
free choice, free will; act of choosing
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VOLLEY (n)
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flight of missiles, round of gunshots
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VOLUBLE
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speaking much and easily, talkative; glib
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VOLUMINOUS
 Definition
large, of great quantity; writing or speaking at great length
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VORACIOUS
 Definition
having a great appetite
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WAIVE
 Definition
to refrain from enforcing a rule; to give up a legal right
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WALLOW
 Definition
to indulge oneself excessively, luxuriate
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WAN
 Definition
sickly pale
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WANTON
 Definition
undisciplined, unrestrained, reckless
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WAYWARD
 Definition
erratic, unrestrained, reckless
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WEATHER (v)
 Definition
to endure, undergo
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WHET
 Definition
to sharpen, stimulate
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WHIMSY
 Definition
playful or fanciful idea
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WILY
 Definition
clever, deceptive
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WINDFALL
 Definition
sudden, unexpected good fortune
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WINSOME
 Definition
charming, happily engaging
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WITHDRAWN
 Definition
unsociable, aloof; shy, timid
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WIZENED
 Definition
withered, shriveled, wrinkled
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WRIT
 Definition
written document, usually in law
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WRY
 Definition
amusing, ironic
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XENOPHOBIA
 Definition
fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers
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YOKE (v)
 Definition
to join together
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ZEALOT
 Definition
someone passionately devoted to a cause
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ZENITH
 Definition
highest point, summit
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ZEPHYR
 Definition
gentle breeze
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