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09/24/2005
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Term
abacus
 Definition
frame with balls for calculating
Term
abate
 Definition
to lessen, subside
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abdication
 Definition
giving up control, authority
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aberration
 Definition
straying from what is normal, deviation
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abet
 Definition
to help, encourage (in doing wrong)
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abeyance
 Definition
suspended action
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abhor
 Definition
to hate, detest
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abide
 Definition
to be faithful, endure
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abjure
 Definition
to promise or swear to give up
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ablution
 Definition
cleansing
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abraded
 Definition
rubbed off worn away by friction
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abrogate
 Definition
to repeal or annul by authority
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abscond
 Definition
to go away suddenly (to avoid arrest)
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abstruse
 Definition
difficult to comprehend, obscure, arcane
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abut
 Definition
to border on
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abysmal
 Definition
immeasurably low or wretched
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acarpous
 Definition
effete, no longer fertile, worn out
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acclaimed
 Definition
welcomed with shouts and approval
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accolade
 Definition
praise, approval
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accretion
 Definition
process of growth and enlargement by gradual buildup
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adamant
 Definition
stubborn, inflexible
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admonitory
 Definition
containing warning
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adorn
 Definition
to add beauty, decorate
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adulterate
 Definition
to make impure
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affable
 Definition
polite and friendly
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affinity
 Definition
connection, attraction to
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aggravate
 Definition
to vex, irritate
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agile
 Definition
active quick-moving
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agog
 Definition
eager, excited
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ail
 Definition
to suffer ill health
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alacrity
 Definition
eager and cheerful readiness
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alcove
 Definition
recess or partially enclosed place
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allegiance
 Definition
duty, support, loyalty
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alleviate
 Definition
to make (pain) easier to bear
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alloy
 Definition
to debase by mixing with something inferior
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aloof
 Definition
standoffish, indifferent
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amalgamate
 Definition
to mix, combine, unite societies
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ambidextrous
 Definition
able to use the left hand or the right equally well
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ambiguous
 Definition
doubtful, uncertain
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ambivalent
 Definition
having simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings
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ameliorate
 Definition
to improve, make better
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amortize
 Definition
to end (a debt) by setting aside money
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anguish
 Definition
extreme pain, distress, or anxiety
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animosity
 Definition
strong dislike
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antidote
 Definition
medicine used against a poison or a disease
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antithetical
 Definition
opposite
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apartheid
 Definition
brutal racial discrimination
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aplomb
 Definition
poise, self-confidence
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apostate
 Definition
one who abandons long-held religious or political convictions
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apotheosis
 Definition
deification, the perfect example
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appease
 Definition
to calm, assuage
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apprehensive
 Definition
viewing the future with anxiety or alarm
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apprise
 Definition
to notify, inform
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approbation
 Definition
approval
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apropos
 Definition
appropriate to the situation, apt
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apt
 Definition
well-suited, appropriate
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arabesque
 Definition
a complex, ornate design
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arboreal
 Definition
having to do with trees
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ardor
 Definition
passion, enthusiasm
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arduous
 Definition
difficult, laborious, hard to climb, steep
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argot
 Definition
jargon, vocabulary familiar to a particular group
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arrant
 Definition
absolute, extreme
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arrogance
 Definition
proud, superior manner of behavior
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articulate
 Definition
to speak distinctly, connect by joints
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ascend
 Definition
to go or come up
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ascertain
 Definition
to find out, learn with certainty
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ascetic
 Definition
practicing self-denial, austere, stark
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ascribe
 Definition
to attribute to, refer to a supposed cause
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aseptic
 Definition
surgically clean
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asperity
 Definition
roughness, severity, irritability
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aspersion
 Definition
slander, calumnious expression
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assail
 Definition
to attack violently
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assiduous
 Definition
diligent hard-working, sedulous
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assuage
 Definition
to allay, appease
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asterisk
 Definition
* (e.g. omitted letters)
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astringent
 Definition
to bind tight; rigidly severe
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astute
 Definition
crafty, wily, shrewd
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atonement
 Definition
repayment or reparation for sins or Jesus' death
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attenuate
 Definition
to make thin, weaken, enervate
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attune
 Definition
to bring into harmony
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audacious
 Definition
daring, brash, bold, impudent
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augury
 Definition
omen, sign
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august
 Definition
majestic, venerable
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auspicious
 Definition
favorable, prosperous
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austere
 Definition
severely moral and strict, ascetic, spartan
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auxiliary
 Definition
helping, supporting
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aver
 Definition
to affirm, assert, prove true, justify
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aversion
 Definition
strong dislike
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avid
 Definition
urgently eager
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avow
 Definition
to admit, declare openly
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baleful
 Definition
harmful, ominous, causing evil
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balk
 Definition
to check or stop by or as if by an obstacle; to refuse abruptly
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baneful
 Definition
causing harm or ruin, pernicious, destructive
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barrage
 Definition
dam built across a river
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barren
 Definition
infertile, effete, devoid, fruitless
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bask
 Definition
to expose oneself to a pleasant warmth or atmosphere
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bastion
 Definition
protected area
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beatify
 Definition
to embellish, adorn, decorate
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bedizen
 Definition
to dress or adorn gaudily
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belabor
 Definition
to attack verbally; to insist on excessively
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bellicose
 Definition
belligerent, pugnacious, warlike
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belligerent
 Definition
waging war
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benefactor
 Definition
person who has given help
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benevolence
 Definition
act of kindness
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benign
 Definition
kind, gentle
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bequest
 Definition
to give or leave by will, bequeath
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berate
 Definition
to scold sharply
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bereft
 Definition
to deprive of something
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bewilder
 Definition
to puzzle, confuse
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bigot
 Definition
narrow-minded person
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bilge
 Definition
the bulging part of a cask or barrel
Term
blandishment
 Definition
flattery, something that tends to coax or cajole
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blandness
 Definition
smooth, soothing, dull, insipid behavior
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blatant
 Definition
conspicuously obvious, brazen
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blithe
 Definition
cheerful, casual, carefree
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bogus
 Definition
sham, counterfeit, not genuine
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boisterous
 Definition
loud, noisy, rough, lacking restraint
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bolster
 Definition
to support with bolster, reinforce
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boorish
 Definition
crude, offensive, rude
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brash
 Definition
bold, brazen
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brass
 Definition
yellow metal (mix of copper and zinc)
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brazen
 Definition
made of brass
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breach
 Definition
infraction of law; break or opening
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brittle
 Definition
easily broken
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broach
 Definition
to bring up, announce, begin to talk about
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brook
 Definition
to tolerate, endure
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buoyant
 Definition
able to float, light-hearted
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burgeon
 Definition
to expand, flourish, grow
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burnish
 Definition
to polish, rub to a shine
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cabal
 Definition
a scheme or plot a group of plotters
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cadge
 Definition
to beg
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cajole
 Definition
to use flattery or deceit to persuade
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calipers
 Definition
measuring instrument having 2 arms or legs
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calumny
 Definition
slander, aspersion
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candid
 Definition
frank, straight-forward
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cant
 Definition
insincere talk using pious words, jargon
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cantankerous
 Definition
bad-tempered, quarrelsome
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canvass
 Definition
to discuss, examine [votes] in detail, solicit votes
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castigate
 Definition
to chastise, correct by punishing
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castigation
 Definition
severe punishment
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catalyst
 Definition
substance that causes speeding up
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caustic
 Definition
biting, sarcastic, bitter
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censure
 Definition
expression of blame or disapproval, a rebuke
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centurion
 Definition
leader of a unit of 100 soldiers
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chary
 Definition
cautious, wary
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chastened
 Definition
corrected, punished
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chastisement
 Definition
punishment
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chauvinism
 Definition
partiality or attachment to a group or place to which one belongs
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chicanery
 Definition
deception, trickery
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chisel
 Definition
steel tool for shaping materials
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churl
 Definition
a rude ill-bred person
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clamor
 Definition
noisy shouting
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clientele
 Definition
customers
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clinch
 Definition
to settle once and for all, secure
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cling
 Definition
to resist separation
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clot
 Definition
half-solid lump formed from liquid
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cloture
 Definition
closing device in legislative body to end a debate by voting
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coagulation
 Definition
to gather together or form into a mass or group
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coalescing
 Definition
to unite into a whole [substance]
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coax
 Definition
to persuade
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coda
 Definition
passage that completes a piece of music
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coddle
 Definition
to treat with extreme care, pamper
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coerce
 Definition
to compel, force, make obedient
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coeval
 Definition
of the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration
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cogent
 Definition
strong, pertinent, convincing
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cogitate
 Definition
to think deeply
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cognizant
 Definition
being fully aware of
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colander
 Definition
perforated utensil for washing or draining food
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collusion
 Definition
secret agreement for a deceitful purpose
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combustion
 Definition
process of burning
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commemorate
 Definition
to keep the memory of
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commodious
 Definition
having plenty of space for what is needed
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commuter
 Definition
person who travels regularly
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complaisance
 Definition
disposition to please or comply
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compunction
 Definition
feeling regret for one's action
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conceal
 Definition
to hide, keep secret
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conceit
 Definition
too much pride of oneself
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conciliatory
 Definition
reconciling, soothing, comforting
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concord
 Definition
agreement or harmony
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concur
 Definition
to agree
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condense
 Definition
to compress
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condone
 Definition
to forgive
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congeal
 Definition
make or become stiff and solid
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conjoin
 Definition
to join together
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connoisseur
 Definition
an expert [of fine things]
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connotation
 Definition
something suggested by a word or thing
Term
consequential
 Definition
indirect, important
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console
 Definition
to give comfort or sympathy to
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conspicuous
 Definition
easily seen, remarkable
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consternation
 Definition
surprise, fear, dismay
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constrain
 Definition
to force, compel
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constrict
 Definition
make tight or smaller
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consume
 Definition
to get to the end of
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consummate
 Definition
perfect, complete
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contemn
 Definition
to scorn, despise, condemn
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contentious
 Definition
argumentative, pugnacious, combative, quarrelsome
Term
contiguous
 Definition
touching, neighboring, near
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contrite
 Definition
filled with deep sorrow for wrongdoing
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contumacious
 Definition
disobedient, rebellious
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conundrum
 Definition
a riddle, dilemma, enigma
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convalescence
 Definition
to grow strong, recover after sickness
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conviction
 Definition
convincing firm belief
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convoke
 Definition
to call together, summon
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convoluted
 Definition
complicated, coiled, twisted
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cordial
 Definition
warm, sincere
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cordon
 Definition
line of police acting as guards
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cornucopia
 Definition
abundant supply
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corporeal
 Definition
relating to the body
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correlate
 Definition
to correspond with, show correlation between
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corroboration
 Definition
additional strengthening evidence
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countenance
 Definition
calm expression; to favor or approve of
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counterfeit
 Definition
forgery
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countervail
 Definition
to exert force against, counteract
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covert
 Definition
hidden
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covetous
 Definition
eagerly desirous
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cower
 Definition
to crouch, shrink back
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coy
 Definition
shy, modest
Term
crass
 Definition
vulgar, base, lacking refinement, coarse
Term
cravat
 Definition
a band or scarf worn around the neck
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craven
 Definition
cowardly
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crease
 Definition
line made by crushing white line on the ground in cricket
Term
credulity
 Definition
a great readiness to believe things
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credulous
 Definition
gullible
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crush
 Definition
to subdue, overwhelm
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cryptic
 Definition
mysterious, obscure
Term
cumbersome
 Definition
burdensome, heavy, awkward to carry
Term
curmudgeon
 Definition
a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man
Term
curriculum
 Definition
course of study
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cursory
 Definition
quick, hurried, hasty
Term
curtail
 Definition
make shorter then was planned
Term
dainty
 Definition
tasty, delicious; having high standards, hard to please, fastidious
Term
daunt
 Definition
to intimidate, make fearful
Term
dawdler
 Definition
person who is slow and wastes time
Term
dearth
 Definition
shortage
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debacle
 Definition
a breakup, overthrow, sudden disaster
Term
decorum
 Definition
propriety, properness
Term
decree
 Definition
order given by authority
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decry
 Definition
to disparage, belittle
Term
defer
 Definition
to yield to show respect
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deferential
 Definition
showing respect
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defiance
 Definition
open disobedience or resistance
Term
delineate
 Definition
to portray, depict, sketch out
Term
deluge
 Definition
great flood, heavy rush of water
Term
demagogue
 Definition
leader appealing to public's emotions to gain power
Term
demur
 Definition
to hesitate, raise objections
Term
denigrate
 Definition
to blacken, belittle, sully, defame
Term
denouement
 Definition
an outcome of plot or events
Term
deplete
 Definition
to use until none remains
Term
deposition
 Definition
dethronement, act of removing from a position of authority
Term
deprave
 Definition
to make morally bad, corrupt
Term
deprecate
 Definition
to belittle, disparage
Term
dereliction
 Definition
abandonment, deserting and leaving to fall into ruins
Term
derision
 Definition
ridicule, mockery, deriding
Term
derivative
 Definition
unoriginal, obtained from another source
Term
derogatory
 Definition
insulting, disparaging
Term
descry
 Definition
to catch sight of
Term
desiccant
 Definition
substance used to absorb moisture
Term
desuetude
 Definition
cessation of use
Term
desultory
 Definition
aimless, haphazard, random
Term
deter
 Definition
to discourage, hinder, prevent
Term
detraction
 Definition
slandering verbal attack, aspersion
Term
detumescence
 Definition
diminishing or lessening of swelling
Term
deviance
 Definition
being different in moral standards (from normal)
Term
dexterity
 Definition
skill esp. with hands
Term
diaphanous
 Definition
transparent, gauzy
Term
diatribe
 Definition
bitter and violent verbal attack
Term
diffidence
 Definition
shyness
Term
dilate
 Definition
to enlarge
Term
disallow
 Definition
to refuse to allow or accept as correct
Term
discern
 Definition
to see, recognize
Term
discomfit
 Definition
to confuse, embarrass, disconcert
Term
disconcert
 Definition
to throw into confusion, disturb composure of
Term
discountenance
 Definition
to disapprove, disconcert
Term
discourse
 Definition
speech, lecture
Term
discredit
 Definition
to refuse to believe
Term
discreet
 Definition
careful, unobtrusive, unnoticeable
Term
discrete
 Definition
individually distinct
Term
disdain
 Definition
to look on with contempt
Term
disencumber
 Definition
to disburden
Term
disheveled
 Definition
untidy
Term
disingenuous
 Definition
calculating, deceiving
Term
disinter
 Definition
to dig up from the earth, exhume
Term
dislodge
 Definition
to move force from the place occupied
Term
dismal
 Definition
sad, gloomy, miserable
Term
disparate
 Definition
essentially different
Term
disproof
 Definition
to show proof to the contrary
Term
dissemble
 Definition
to hide under a false appearance
Term
disseminate
 Definition
to distribute (esp. ideas)
Term
dissent
 Definition
to differ in opinion, refuse to assent
Term
dissolution
 Definition
disintegration, looseness in morals
Term
distraught
 Definition
distracted, violently upset in mind
Term
divergence
 Definition
getting further apart from a point
Term
divestiture
 Definition
transfer of title upon govt. order (i.e., stocks)
Term
divulge
 Definition
to reveal [a secret]
Term
doggerel
 Definition
loosely styled and irregular in measure
Term
dogmatic
 Definition
stubborn, refusing to change principles
Term
dolt
 Definition
stupid fellow
Term
dormant
 Definition
inactive but awaiting deployment
Term
dote
 Definition
to be fond of, lavish attention upon
Term
drawl
 Definition
slow way of speaking
Term
droll
 Definition
having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality
Term
drone
 Definition
male bee person who isn't self-employed
Term
drowsiness
 Definition
feeling sleepy
Term
dubious
 Definition
doubtful, uncertain
Term
dud
 Definition
no use person, something that fails
Term
dulcet
 Definition
melodious, harmonious, sweet to taste
Term
dupe
 Definition
to cheat, make a fool of
Term
duplicity
 Definition
deliberate deception
Term
duress
 Definition
forcible restraint or restriction
Term
dwarf
 Definition
person of unusually small stature
Term
dynamo
 Definition
a generator or something that produces electric current
Term
earthenware
 Definition
dishes made of baked clay
Term
ebullience
 Definition
exuberance, outburst of feeling
Term
ebullient
 Definition
overflowing with enthusiasm, showing excitement
Term
ecumenical
 Definition
worldly, representing the whole Christian world
Term
edacious
 Definition
voracious
Term
eddy
 Definition
opposing circular or spiral movement of air or water
Term
edible
 Definition
fit to be eaten
Term
effete
 Definition
infertile, worn out, weak
Term
efficacy
 Definition
power to produce an effect
Term
effluvia
 Definition
an invisible emanation esp. an offensive exhalation or smell
Term
effrontery
 Definition
boldness, impudence, arrogance
Term
egress
 Definition
exit
Term
elaborate
 Definition
with great detail
Term
elegy
 Definition
sorrowful song over dead, melancholy composition
Term
elicit
 Definition
to draw out
Term
eloquence
 Definition
skillful use of language
Term
elude
 Definition
to avoid, evade, escape the perception of
Term
emaciate
 Definition
to make feeble and weak
Term
embellish
 Definition
to decorate, enhance, adorn
Term
embezzle
 Definition
to use in a wrong way for one's own benefit
Term
emote
 Definition
to stir up, excite
Term
empirical
 Definition
relying on experiment or observation
Term
encapsulate
 Definition
to enclose in capsule
Term
encomium
 Definition
warm or glowing praise, eulogy, panegyric
Term
encumbrance
 Definition
burden, things that get in the way
Term
endearing
 Definition
to cause to become beloved or admired
Term
endemic
 Definition
of a particular region
Term
endorse
 Definition
write one's name on the back of
Term
enduring
 Definition
lasting
Term
enervate
 Definition
to weaken, deprive of strength, attenuate
Term
engender
 Definition
to produce, give rise to
Term
engrave
 Definition
to impress deeply
Term
engrossing
 Definition
deeply engaging
Term
engulf
 Definition
to swallow up
Term
enigma
 Definition
something puzzling
Term
enmity
 Definition
mutual hatred, ill will, antagonism
Term
ensign
 Definition
a badge of rank or power
Term
entangle
 Definition
to make complicated
Term
enthrall
 Definition
to enslave; charm
Term
entice
 Definition
to tempt or persuade
Term
entreat
 Definition
to ask earnestly
Term
enunciate
 Definition
to pronounce with articulation
Term
enzyme
 Definition
catalyst
Term
epicurean
 Definition
devoted to pleasure (sensuous enjoyment)
Term
epistle
 Definition
letter
Term
epithet
 Definition
descriptive word or phrase
Term
epitome
 Definition
representative example, typical model
Term
equable
 Definition
uniform, steady, regular
Term
equanimity
 Definition
evennness of mind esp. under stress
Term
equilibrium
 Definition
state of being balanced
Term
equipoise
 Definition
equal distribution of weight, equilibrium
Term
equivocal
 Definition
having a double or doubtful meaning, suspicious
Term
equivocate
 Definition
to prevaricate, lie, deceive intentionally
Term
eradicate
 Definition
to get rid of, pull up by the roots
Term
erratic
 Definition
irregular in behavior or opinion
Term
erudite
 Definition
learned, scholarly
Term
eschew
 Definition
to avoid
Term
esoteric
 Definition
abstruse, difficult to understand
Term
espouse
 Definition
to marry, take up a cause, support
Term
eulogy
 Definition
formal praise, panegyric
Term
euphoria
 Definition
elation, state of excitement
Term
euthanasia
 Definition
easy and painless death
Term
evasive
 Definition
tending to evade
Term
evince
 Definition
to show clearly, indicate
Term
evoke
 Definition
to call up, bring out
Term
excoriation
 Definition
severe criticism
Term
exculpate
 Definition
to clear from a charge of guilt
Term
exhaustive
 Definition
complete, thorough
Term
exigency
 Definition
emergency, an urgent situation
Term
exoneration
 Definition
free someone from [blame]
Term
exorbitant
 Definition
extragavant, too high
Term
expatiate
 Definition
to roam, wander freely
Term
expedient
 Definition
advisable, desirable
Term
expiation
 Definition
making atonement [for sins]
Term
exploit
 Definition
to use for one's advantage
Term
expostulate
 Definition
to discuss, examine, reason earnestly
Term
expurgate
 Definition
to remove obscenity, purify, censor
Term
exscind
 Definition
to cut out or away, excise
Term
extant
 Definition
still in existence
Term
extempore
 Definition
without previous thought or preparation, impromptu
Term
extenuate
 Definition
to reduce the strength of, make light of
Term
extinct
 Definition
no longer alive
Term
extinguish
 Definition
to end the existence of, wipe out
Term
extirpate
 Definition
to destroy, exterminate, cut out, exscind
Term
extol
 Definition
to praise highly
Term
extort
 Definition
to obtain from person by force or intimidation
Term
extralegal
 Definition
outside the law
Term
extricable
 Definition
able to be freed
Term
extrovert
 Definition
outgoing person
Term
exuberance
 Definition
state of growing vigorously, being full of life
Term
facetious
 Definition
joking or jesting often inappropriately
Term
facile
 Definition
easily done
Term
fallacious
 Definition
based on error
Term
falter
 Definition
to waver or move in an uncertain manner
Term
fatuous
 Definition
inanely foolish, silly
Term
fawn
 Definition
to show excessive affection
Term
feckless
 Definition
weak, ineffective, careless
Term
fecund
 Definition
fertile
Term
feint
 Definition
to make a pretense of
Term
felicitous
 Definition
apt, well chosen, apropos
Term
felon
 Definition
person guilty of murder
Term
ferment
 Definition
in a state of agitation or activity
Term
ferocity
 Definition
savage cruelty
Term
ferret
 Definition
to search and bring to light
Term
fervid
 Definition
showing earnest feeling, impassioned
Term
fervor
 Definition
intense heat, passion
Term
fetid
 Definition
stinking
Term
fetter
 Definition
to shackle, put in chains
Term
feud
 Definition
bitter quarrel over a long period of time
Term
fidelity
 Definition
loyalty, accuracy
Term
fidget
 Definition
to move restlessly, make nervous
Term
figurehead
 Definition
carved image on the prow of a ship
Term
finesse
 Definition
delicate way of dealing with a situation
Term
finical
 Definition
too fussy about food, clothing etc.
Term
finicky
 Definition
finical
Term
fission
 Definition
splitting or division (esp. of cells)
Term
fixate
 Definition
to stare at
Term
flak
 Definition
criticism, anti-aircraft guns
Term
flamboyant
 Definition
brightly colored, florid
Term
flaunting
 Definition
to display showily
Term
flax
 Definition
pale yellow (hair), a plant
Term
fledged
 Definition
able to fly, trained, experienced
Term
fleet
 Definition
number of ships, quick-moving
Term
flinch
 Definition
to move back, wince
Term
flop
 Definition
to fail, move, fall clumsily
Term
florid
 Definition
flowery in style, ornate
Term
flout
 Definition
to scorn, scoff at
Term
fluke
 Definition
lucky stroke
Term
fluster
 Definition
to make nervous or confused
Term
foible
 Definition
defect of character, weakness, fault
Term
foil
 Definition
to prevent from carrying out
Term
foment
 Definition
to rouse, incite
Term
foolproof
 Definition
incapable of failure or error
Term
foppish
 Definition
like a man who pays too much attention to his clothes, foolish
Term
forage
 Definition
food for horses and cattle
Term
forbear
 Definition
to hold back, abstain from
Term
forbearance
 Definition
patience, willingness to wait
Term
ford
 Definition
shallow place in a river (to cross)
Term
forestall
 Definition
to prevent by taking action in advance, preempt
Term
forfeit
 Definition
to suffer the loss of something
Term
forge
 Definition
workshop for the shaping of metal to shape metal lead
Term
forgery
 Definition
counterfeit
Term
forswear
 Definition
renounce, disallow, repudiate
Term
foster
 Definition
to nurture, care for
Term
fracas
 Definition
noisy quarrel
Term
fragile
 Definition
easily injured, broken, or destroyed
Term
fragrant
 Definition
sweet-smelling
Term
frantic
 Definition
wildly excited with joy, pain, or anxiety
Term
frenetic
 Definition
frantic, frenzied
Term
fret
 Definition
to pass time by worrying
Term
fringe
 Definition
edge, ornamental, border, part of hair over the forehead
Term
froward
 Definition
intractable, not willing to yield or comply, stubborn
Term
frugal
 Definition
careful, economical
Term
fulmination
 Definition
bitter protest
Term
fulsome
 Definition
disgusting, offensive due to excessiveness
Term
gainsay
 Definition
to deny to oppose
Term
garble
 Definition
make unfair selection from facts
Term
garment
 Definition
article of clothing
Term
garner
 Definition
to gather and save to store up
Term
garrulity
 Definition
talkativeness
Term
garrulous
 Definition
too talkative
Term
gaucherie
 Definition
socially awkward tactless behavior
Term
germane
 Definition
relevant pertinent to
Term
gist
 Definition
the point general sense
Term
glean
 Definition
gather facts in small quantities
Term
glib
 Definition
ready and smooth but not sincere
Term
glimmer
 Definition
weak/unsteady light
Term
gloat
 Definition
over look at with selfish delight
Term
glut
 Definition
supply to much fill to excess
Term
gnaw
 Definition
waste away bite steadily
Term
goad
 Definition
smth urging a person to action
Term
gorge
 Definition
eat greedily/narrow opening with a stream
Term
gossamer
 Definition
soft light delicate material
Term
gouge
 Definition
tool for cutting grooves in wood
Term
grandiloquent
 Definition
using pompous words
Term
grave
 Definition
serious requiring consideration
Term
graze
 Definition
touch or scrape lightly in passing
Term
gregarious
 Definition
social
Term
grievous
 Definition
causing grief or pain serious dire grave
Term
grovel
 Definition
crawl humble oneself
Term
guile
 Definition
deceit cunning
Term
gullible
 Definition
easily gulled
Term
gush
 Definition
burst out suddenly/talk ardently
Term
gust
 Definition
outburst of feeling sudden rain wind fire etc.
Term
hack
 Definition
cut roughly hired horse
Term
halcyon
 Definition
calm and peaceful
Term
hallow
 Definition
to make holy consecrate
Term
harangue
 Definition
a long passionate speech
Term
harbinger
 Definition
smth or smb that foretells the coming of
Term
harrow
 Definition
to distress, create stress or torment
Term
haughty
 Definition
arrogant conceited
Term
heed
 Definition
attention/give notice to
Term
heinous
 Definition
odious (of crime)
Term
heresy
 Definition
belief contrary to what is generally accepted
Term
hermetic
 Definition
recondite; airtight
Term
heterogeneous
 Definition
made up of different kinds
Term
hew
 Definition
to cut with heavy cutting instrument
Term
highbrow
 Definition
(person) with superior tastes
Term
hirsute
 Definition
hairy
Term
hoax
 Definition
mischievous trick played on smb for a joke
Term
hoi polloi
 Definition
the general masses, the people
Term
hollow
 Definition
an unfilled space
Term
holster
 Definition
leather case for a pistol
Term
homiletics
 Definition
act of preaching
Term
hone
 Definition
stone used for sharpening tools
Term
hoodwink
 Definition
to trick, mislead, dupe
Term
hospitable
 Definition
liking to give hospitality
Term
hubris
 Definition
arrogant pride
Term
hush
 Definition
make or become silent
Term
husk
 Definition
worthless outside part of anything
Term
hypocrisy
 Definition
falsely making oneself appear to be good
Term
iconoclast
 Definition
person who attacks popular beliefs, maverick
Term
idiosyncrasy
 Definition
personal mannerism
Term
idolatry
 Definition
excessive admiration of
Term
idyll
 Definition
a carefree episode or experience
Term
ignoble
 Definition
dishonorable common undignified
Term
ignominious
 Definition
shameful dishonorable undignified disgraceful
Term
illicit
 Definition
unlawful forbidden
Term
imbroglio
 Definition
complicated and embarrassing situation
Term
immaculate
 Definition
spotlessly clean
Term
imminent
 Definition
likely to come or happen soon
Term
immutable
 Definition
that cannot be changed
Term
impair
 Definition
worsen diminish in value
Term
impassive
 Definition
unmoved feeling no sign of passion
Term
impecunious
 Definition
having little or no money
Term
impede
 Definition
to hinder, get in the way of
Term
impediment
 Definition
smth that hinders (e.g. stammer)
Term
impending
 Definition
imminent being about to happen expected
Term
imperative
 Definition
urgent essential
Term
imperious
 Definition
commanding haughty arrogant
Term
impermeable
 Definition
that cannot be permeated
Term
imperturbable
 Definition
calm not capable of being excited
Term
impervious
 Definition
not allowing to pass through (of materials)
Term
imperviousness
 Definition
haughty arrogant commanding
Term
impetuous
 Definition
having sudden energy impulsive thrusting ahead forceful
Term
impiety
 Definition
lack of reverence or dutifulness
Term
implacable
 Definition
incapable of being placated unpleasable
Term
implicate
 Definition
to entwine, involve
Term
implicit
 Definition
implied though not plainly expressed
Term
implosion
 Definition
collapse bursting inward
Term
importune
 Definition
beg urgently solicit (of a prostitute)
Term
imprecation
 Definition
an invocation of evil a curse
Term
impromptu
 Definition
without preparation
Term
impudent
 Definition
rash indiscreet
Term
impugned
 Definition
to oppose or attack verbally
Term
impute
 Definition
to attribute to a cause or source, ascribe
Term
inadvertent
 Definition
not paying proper attention
Term
inane
 Definition
silly senseless
Term
inasmuch
 Definition
since, because
Term
incense
 Definition
to make angry
Term
incessant
 Definition
often repeated continual
Term
inchoate
 Definition
not yet fully formed rudimentary elementary
Term
incipient
 Definition
beginning
Term
incise
 Definition
engrave make a cut in
Term
incite
 Definition
stir up rouse
Term
inclined
 Definition
directing the mind in a certain direction
Term
incongruous
 Definition
out of place not in harmony or agreement
Term
incorrigibility
 Definition
cannot be cured or corrected
Term
incredulous
 Definition
skeptical unwilling to believe
Term
inculcate
 Definition
fix firmly by repetition
Term
incumbents
 Definition
official duties
Term
incursion
 Definition
a raid a sudden attack
Term
indefatigability
 Definition
not easily exhaustible tirelessness
Term
indelible
 Definition
that cannot be rubbed out
Term
indigence
 Definition
poverty
Term
indigenous
 Definition
native
Term
indistinct
 Definition
not easily heard seen clearly marked
Term
indolence
 Definition
laziness
Term
indomitable
 Definition
not easily discouraged or subdued
Term
indulge
 Definition
gratify give way to satisfy allow oneself
Term
indulgent
 Definition
inclined to indulge
Term
ineffable
 Definition
too great to be described in words
Term
ineluctable
 Definition
certain inevitable
Term
inept
 Definition
unskillful said or done at the wrong time
Term
ineptitude
 Definition
quality of being unskillful
Term
inferno
 Definition
hell
Term
infuriate
 Definition
fill with fury or rage
Term
infuse
 Definition
put pour fill
Term
ingenuous
 Definition
naive young artless frank honest sincere
Term
ingest
 Definition
take in by swallowing
Term
inimical
 Definition
harmful or friendly
Term
inimitable
 Definition
defying imitation unmatchable
Term
innocuous
 Definition
causing no harm
Term
inscrutable
 Definition
incapable of being discovered or understood
Term
insensible
 Definition
unconscious unresponsive unaffected
Term
insinuate
 Definition
to hint, allude to
Term
insipid
 Definition
dull, tasteless, vapid, jejune, banal
Term
insouciant
 Definition
unconcerned carefree
Term
insularity
 Definition
narrow-mindedness isolated
Term
insurrection
 Definition
rising of people to open resistance to, rebellion
Term
interdict
 Definition
prohibit forbid
Term
interim
 Definition
interval, an intervening time
Term
intersperse
 Definition
to place here and there
Term
intransigence
 Definition
unwillingness to compromise stubbornness intractability
Term
intransigent
 Definition
uncompromising
Term
intrepid
 Definition
fearless brave undaunted
Term
introspection
 Definition
examining one's own thoughts and feelings
Term
inundate
 Definition
flood cover by overflowing
Term
inured
 Definition
accustomed to adapted
Term
invective
 Definition
abusive language curses
Term
inveigh
 Definition
to attack verbally denounce deprecate
Term
inveterate
 Definition
deep-rooted. long-established
Term
invincible
 Definition
too strong to be defeated
Term
involute
 Definition
complex
Term
irascible
 Definition
irritable, easily angered
Term
irate
 Definition
angry
Term
ire
 Definition
anger
Term
irksome
 Definition
tiresome
Term
irresolute
 Definition
hesitating, undecided
Term
irrevocable
 Definition
final, unalterable
Term
itinerate
 Definition
to travel from place to place to peregrinate
Term
jabber
 Definition
to talk excitedly, utter rapidly
Term
jibe
 Definition
gibe make fun of
Term
jingoism
 Definition
aggressive policy due to chauvinism
Term
jocular
 Definition
meant as a joke
Term
judicious
 Definition
sound in judgment, wise
Term
knit
 Definition
to draw together, unite firmly
Term
labyrinthine
 Definition
intricate, involved
Term
lachrymose
 Definition
causing tears, tearful
Term
lackluster
 Definition
(of eyes) dull
Term
lament
 Definition
show feel great sorrow
Term
lassitude
 Definition
weariness, tiredness
Term
latent
 Definition
present but not yet active developed or visible, inactive
Term
laudatory
 Definition
expressing or giving praise
Term
lavish
 Definition
giving or producing freely liberally or generously
Term
legacy
 Definition
smth handed down from ancestors
Term
levee
 Definition
formal reception
Term
levity
 Definition
lack of seriousness
Term
libel
 Definition
statement that damages reputation
Term
liberality
 Definition
free giving generosity
Term
libertine
 Definition
immoral person
Term
lien
 Definition
legal claim until a debt on it is repaid
Term
limn
 Definition
to draw or paint on a surface
Term
limp
 Definition
lacking strength; to walk unevenly
Term
lionize
 Definition
to treat as a famous person
Term
lithe
 Definition
bending, twisting
Term
loll
 Definition
rest to sit or stand in a lazy way hang (dog's tongue)
Term
lope
 Definition
move along with long strides
Term
loquacious
 Definition
talkative, garrulous
Term
lucubrate
 Definition
write in scholarly fashion
Term
luculent
 Definition
easily understood, lucid, clear
Term
lugubrious
 Definition
mournful, excessively sad
Term
lull
 Definition
become quiet or less active
Term
lumber
 Definition
move in a clumsy or noisy way
Term
luminary
 Definition
star light-giving body
Term
lurk
 Definition
be out of view, ready to attack
Term
lustrous
 Definition
being bright, polished
Term
macabre
 Definition
gruesome, suggesting death
Term
macerate
 Definition
make or become soft by soaking in water
Term
machination
 Definition
plot scheme (esp. evil)
Term
maladroit
 Definition
tactless, clumsy
Term
malapropism
 Definition
misuse of a word (for one that resembles it)
Term
malevolence
 Definition
wishing to do evil
Term
malign
 Definition
to slander, vilify, defame
Term
malinger
 Definition
to fake illness or injury in order to shirk a duty
Term
malleable
 Definition
yielding, easily shaped, moldable, adapting
Term
manacle
 Definition
chains for the hands or feet
Term
massacre
 Definition
cruel killing of a large number of people
Term
matriculation
 Definition
be admitted enter a university as a student
Term
maudlin
 Definition
sentimental in a silly or tearful way
Term
maul
 Definition
hurt by rough handling
Term
maverick
 Definition
rebel ,nonconformist
Term
mellifluous
 Definition
sweetly flowing
Term
mendacity
 Definition
dishonesty
Term
mendicant
 Definition
a beggar
Term
mercurial
 Definition
quick changeable in character fleeting
Term
meretricious
 Definition
attractive on the surface but of little value
Term
mesmerize
 Definition
hypnotize
Term
meticulous
 Definition
giving great attention to details
Term
mettle
 Definition
stamina, courage
Term
mettlesome
 Definition
courageous, high-spirited
Term
middling
 Definition
fairly good but not very good
Term
minatory
 Definition
menacing, threatening
Term
mince
 Definition
to utter or pronounce with affectation (artificiality)
Term
misanthrope
 Definition
person who hates mankind
Term
mischievous
 Definition
harmful causing mischief
Term
miser
 Definition
person who loves wealth and spends little
Term
misogynist
 Definition
one who hates women/females
Term
moderation
 Definition
quality of being limited not extreme
Term
mollify
 Definition
make calmer or quieter
Term
molt
 Definition
to lose hair or feathers before growing new ones
Term
morbid
 Definition
characteristic of disease, grisly, gruesome
Term
morose
 Definition
ill-tempered, unsocial
Term
muffler
 Definition
cloth worn round the neck/silencer
Term
multifarious
 Definition
varied, motley, greatly diversified
Term
mundane
 Definition
worldly as opposed to spiritual commonplace everyday
Term
myriad
 Definition
very great number
Term
nadir
 Definition
lowest weakest point
Term
nascent
 Definition
coming into existence, emerging, incipient
Term
nebulous
 Definition
cloud-like hazy vague indistinct
Term
negligent
 Definition
taking too little care
Term
neophyte
 Definition
person who has been converted to a belief, tyro, proselyte
Term
nexus
 Definition
a connection tie or link
Term
nibble
 Definition
to deal with something slowly, as if by nibbling
Term
noisome
 Definition
offensive disgusting (smell)
Term
nonchalant
 Definition
not having interest
Term
nonplussed
 Definition
greatly surprised
Term
nostrum
 Definition
an untested cure or medicine, questionable remedy, panacea
Term
noxious
 Definition
harmful
Term
nugatory
 Definition
trifling, worthless, inconsequential
Term
obdurate
 Definition
hardened and unrepenting, stubborn, inflexible
Term
obfuscate
 Definition
to darken make obscure muddle
Term
oblivious
 Definition
unaware, lacking awareness
Term
obloquy
 Definition
abusively detractive language, sharp criticism, vituperation
Term
obsequious
 Definition
too eager to obey or serve
Term
obstreperous
 Definition
noisy, unruly, vociferous, clamorous
Term
obtain
 Definition
to be established accepted or customary, prevail
Term
obtrusive
 Definition
projecting prominent undesirably noticeable
Term
obtuse
 Definition
blunt/stupid
Term
obviate
 Definition
to make unnecessary get rid of
Term
occluded
 Definition
blocked up
Term
odious
 Definition
repulsive, hateful
Term
odium
 Definition
contempt dislike aversion
Term
odor
 Definition
smell, predominant quality
Term
officious
 Definition
volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed, meddlesome
Term
ominous
 Definition
threatening
Term
onerous
 Definition
needing effort burdensome
Term
opaqueness
 Definition
dullness/not allowing light to pass through
Term
opprobrious
 Definition
showing scorn or reproach
Term
ossify
 Definition
to turn to bone to settle rigidly into an idea
Term
ostensible
 Definition
intended for display, apparent
Term
ostentation
 Definition
display to obtain admiration or envy
Term
ostracism
 Definition
shut out from society refuse to meet talk
Term
overhaul
 Definition
to examine thoroughly to learn about the condition, renovate
Term
overweening
 Definition
presumptuously arrogant, overbearing, immoderate, being a jerk
Term
paean
 Definition
song of praise or triumph
Term
palate
 Definition
roof of the mouth sense of taste
Term
palatial
 Definition
magnificent, having to do with a palace
Term
palliate
 Definition
to lessen the severity of, mitigate
Term
palpability
 Definition
can be felt touched understood
Term
palpitate
 Definition
tremble beat rapidly and irregularly
Term
panegyric
 Definition
formal praise eulogy
Term
paradigm
 Definition
a model example or pattern
Term
parenthesis
 Definition
sentence within another one smth separated
Term
pariah
 Definition
outcast, rejected and despised person
Term
parsimonious
 Definition
too economical, miserly
Term
partisan
 Definition
one-sided committed to a party biased or prejudiced
Term
patron
 Definition
regular customer person who gives support
Term
paucity
 Definition
scarcity a lacking of
Term
peccadillo
 Definition
slight offense
Term
pedantic
 Definition
bookish showing off learning
Term
pedestrian
 Definition
commonplace trite unremarkable
Term
pellucid
 Definition
transparent easy to understand
Term
penchant
 Definition
strong inclination, a liking
Term
penitent
 Definition
feeling or showing regret
Term
penurious
 Definition
poor/stingy
Term
penury
 Definition
extreme poverty
Term
peregrination
 Definition
traveling about, wandering
Term
peremptory
 Definition
urgent, imperative, unchallengeable, ending debate, arrogant
Term
perfidious
 Definition
treacherous, faithless
Term
perfidy
 Definition
treachery, breaking of loyalty
Term
perfunctory
 Definition
done as a duty without care
Term
perilous
 Definition
dangerous
Term
peripatetic
 Definition
wandering, traveling from place to place
Term
perish
 Definition
to become destroyed or ruined
Term
perjury
 Definition
willful false statement, unlawful act
Term
permeate
 Definition
spread into every part of
Term
pernicious
 Definition
harmful, injurious
Term
perpetrate
 Definition
to carry out [a crime], to commit
Term
personable
 Definition
pleasing in appearance, attractive
Term
perspicacity
 Definition
keenness, shrewdness
Term
pertain
 Definition
to belong as an attribute, feature, or function
Term
pest
 Definition
destructive thing or a person who is nuisance
Term
petrified
 Definition
to make rigid or inert like stone; to confound with awe or amazement
Term
petrify
 Definition
to make hard rocklike
Term
petrous
 Definition
like a rock hard stony
Term
petulant
 Definition
insolent or rude in speech or behavior
Term
philistine
 Definition
a smug ignorant person, one who lacks knowledge
Term
phlegmatic
 Definition
calm, sluggish, temperament, unemotional
Term
picaresque
 Definition
involving clever rogues or adventurers
Term
pied
 Definition
of two or more colors in blotches
Term
pinch
 Definition
be too tight take between the thumb and finger
Term
pine
 Definition
to lose vigor, health; to yearn intensely, long for
Term
pious
 Definition
dutiful to parents devoted to religion
Term
piquant
 Definition
agreeably pungent stimulating
Term
pique
 Definition
to excite or arouse by a provocation, provoke
Term
pitfall
 Definition
covered hole as a trap, unsuspected danger
Term
pith
 Definition
essential part force soft liquid substance
Term
pivotal
 Definition
of great importance (others depend on it), crucial
Term
placate
 Definition
to soothe, pacify, calm
Term
plaintive
 Definition
mournful melancholy sorrowful
Term
plaque
 Definition
flat metal on a wall as a memorial
Term
platitude
 Definition
a trite or banal statement unoriginality
Term
plea
 Definition
request
Term
plead
 Definition
to address a court of law as an advocate
Term
plethora
 Definition
glut, oversupply, excess
Term
pliant
 Definition
pliable easily bent shaped or twisted
Term
plod
 Definition
to work laboriously and monotonously, drudge
Term
pluck
 Definition
pull the feathers off pick (e.g.. flowers)
Term
plumb
 Definition
to examine minutely and critically
Term
plummet
 Definition
to fall, plunge steeply
Term
plunge
 Definition
to move quickly, suddenly with force
Term
poignant
 Definition
deeply moving, pervasive
Term
poncho
 Definition
large piece of cloth
Term
ponderous
 Definition
heavy, bulky, dull
Term
portent
 Definition
omen, prodigy, prophetic indication
Term
precarious
 Definition
uncertain, risky, dangerous
Term
precept
 Definition
rule establishing standards of conduct
Term
preclude
 Definition
prevent make impossible
Term
precursory
 Definition
preliminary, anticipating, preceding approach of another
Term
predilection
 Definition
special liking, mental preference
Term
predominate
 Definition
to exert controlling power or influence, prevail
Term
preen
 Definition
to dress or smooth (oneself) up
Term
premature
 Definition
doing or happening smth before the right time
Term
preponderance
 Definition
superiority in number, strength, and weight
Term
presage
 Definition
warning sign, omen, prognostication
Term
presumption
 Definition
arrogance, audacity
Term
preternatural
 Definition
existing outside of nature
Term
prevalent
 Definition
common
Term
prevaricate
 Definition
to equivocate to stray from the truth
Term
prim
 Definition
neat, formal
Term
pristine
 Definition
unspoiled, pure as in earlier times, unadulterated
Term
probity
 Definition
uprightness, incorruptibility, honesty
Term
proclivity
 Definition
inclination
Term
procrastination
 Definition
putting off something
Term
prodigal
 Definition
wasteful, reckless with money
Term
prodigious
 Definition
enormous, wonderful
Term
profane
 Definition
to treat [something sacred] with contempt, debase, desecrate
Term
profligacy
 Definition
shameless immorality
Term
profligate
 Definition
wasteful, prodigal, licentious, extravagant
Term
profundity
 Definition
depth
Term
profuse
 Definition
abundant, lavish
Term
proliferate
 Definition
to grow or reproduce by rapid multification
Term
prolix
 Definition
too long, wordy, verbose
Term
prone
 Definition
having a tendency to; lying flat
Term
propagation
 Definition
increasing the number spreading extending
Term
propinquity
 Definition
nearness in blood (kinship), time or place (proximity)
Term
propitiatory
 Definition
conciliatory, appeasing, mitigating
Term
propitious
 Definition
auspicious, favorable, advantageous
Term
prosaic
 Definition
common, mundane, trite, banal, pedestrian, bromidic
Term
proscribe
 Definition
to condemn as harmful, prohibit
Term
protracted
 Definition
prolonged
Term
provident
 Definition
frugal because looking to the future
Term
provisional
 Definition
of the present time only, temporary
Term
provoke
 Definition
to make angry, vex
Term
prudence
 Definition
careful forethought
Term
prudish
 Definition
excessively modest
Term
prune
 Definition
dried plum, silly person
Term
pry
 Definition
to inquire too curiously
Term
pucker
 Definition
wrinkle
Term
pugnacious
 Definition
fond of in the habit of fighting
Term
puissance
 Definition
strength
Term
punctilious
 Definition
precise, paying attention to trivialities
Term
pundit
 Definition
pedant authority on a subject
Term
pungency
 Definition
sharpness, stinging quality
Term
purvey
 Definition
to supply [provisions] usually as a matter of business
Term
pusillanimous
 Definition
cowardly craven
Term
putrefaction
 Definition
becoming rotten
Term
pyre
 Definition
large pile of wood for burning
Term
quack
 Definition
person dishonestly claiming to smth
Term
quaff
 Definition
to drink deeply
Term
quail
 Definition
to cower, lose courage, falter, recoil, turn frightened
Term
qualm
 Definition
feeling of doubt, temporary feeling of sickness
Term
quandary
 Definition
state of doubt or perplexity
Term
quell
 Definition
to suppress, subdue
Term
quibble
 Definition
to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words, cavil, carp, bicker
Term
quiescence
 Definition
state of being passive or motionless
Term
quiescent
 Definition
at rest, dormant, torpid
Term
quirk
 Definition
peculiar habit
Term
quixotic
 Definition
idealistic, foolishly impractical, capricious
Term
quotidian
 Definition
common, banal, everyday
Term
rabble
 Definition
mob,the lowest class of people
Term
raconteur
 Definition
person who tells anecdotes
Term
raffish
 Definition
low, vulgar, base, tawdry
Term
ramify
 Definition
to separate into divisions
Term
rancorous
 Definition
bitter, spiteful
Term
rant
 Definition
to utter in a bombastic declamatory fashion
Term
rapacious
 Definition
excessively grasping or covetous, greedy, voracious
Term
rarefy
 Definition
to make thin, make less dense; to purify or refine
Term
rave
 Definition
to act with excessive enthusiasm
Term
reactionary
 Definition
favoring reaction, opposing progress, ultraconservative in politics
Term
rebuff
 Definition
to criticize sharply, snub
Term
recalcitrant
 Definition
resistant, stubborn
Term
recant
 Definition
to take back as being false, give up
Term
recast
 Definition
to remodel, refashion
Term
recidivism
 Definition
relapse into previous [criminal] behavior
Term
reciprocity
 Definition
granting of privileges in return for similar
Term
recitals
 Definition
a number of performance of music
Term
recluse
 Definition
person who lives alone and avoids people
Term
recompense
 Definition
to give something as compensation, pay for
Term
reconcile
 Definition
to settle a quarrel, restore peace
Term
recondite
 Definition
little known, abstruse
Term
recreancy
 Definition
instance of defecting from or abandoning a cause
Term
recuperate
 Definition
to become strong after illness
Term
redeem
 Definition
to get back by payment compensate
Term
redoubtable
 Definition
formidable, causing fear
Term
refine
 Definition
to make or become pure, cultural
Term
refractory
 Definition
stubborn, unmanageable, intractable
Term
refulgent
 Definition
shining, brilliant
Term
regale
 Definition
to delight or entertain, feast
Term
regicide
 Definition
crime of killing a king
Term
reiterate
 Definition
to repeat
Term
rejuvenation
 Definition
becoming young in nature or appearance
Term
relapse
 Definition
fall back again regressively
Term
remonstrate
 Definition
to protest, object
Term
render
 Definition
to deliver, provide
Term
renovate
 Definition
restore smth to better condition
Term
renowned
 Definition
celebrated, famous
Term
repast
 Definition
meal
Term
repel
 Definition
to refuse to accept, cause dislike
Term
repine
 Definition
to feel discontent
Term
reproach
 Definition
to scold, upbraid
Term
reprobate
 Definition
person hardened in sin, one devoid of decency
Term
repudiate
 Definition
to disown, refuse to accept or pay, decline
Term
repulsive
 Definition
causing a feeling of disgust
Term
requite
 Definition
to repay, reciprocate
Term
rescind
 Definition
to repeal, annul, cancel
Term
resigned
 Definition
unresisting, submissive
Term
resilience
 Definition
quality of quickly recovering the original shape
Term
resort
 Definition
to go frequently or habitually
Term
restive
 Definition
stubbornly resisting control
Term
resuscitation
 Definition
coming back to consciousness
Term
retard
 Definition
to check, hinder
Term
reticent
 Definition
reserved untalkative silent taciturn
Term
revere
 Definition
have deep respect for
Term
reverent
 Definition
feeling or showing deep respect
Term
riddle
 Definition
puzzling person or thing
Term
rift
 Definition
split, crack, dissension
Term
rivet
 Definition
to attract and hold (as the attention) completely; a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting 2 pieces
Term
roll
 Definition
list of names
Term
rotund
 Definition
rich and deep plump and round
Term
ruffian
 Definition
violent cruel man
Term
rumple
 Definition
to make unkempt, tousle
Term
sagacious
 Definition
having sound judgment perceptive wise like a sage
Term
salacious
 Definition
obscene
Term
salubrious
 Definition
healthful
Term
salutary
 Definition
producing a beneficial effect, remedial
Term
sanctimony
 Definition
hypocritical self-righteousness, false piety
Term
sanction
 Definition
approval (by authority)
Term
sanguine
 Definition
cheerful, confident, optimistic
Term
sanity
 Definition
health of mind, soundness of judgement
Term
sash
 Definition
long strip worn round the waist
Term
satiate
 Definition
to satisfy fully
Term
saturnine
 Definition
gloomy, dark, sullen, morose
Term
savant
 Definition
person of great learning
Term
savor
 Definition
to taste flavor with pleasure
Term
sawdust
 Definition
tiny bits of wood
Term
scabbard
 Definition
sheath (covering) for a sword, dagger, or bayonet
Term
scent
 Definition
smell (esp pleasant)
Term
scorch
 Definition
to burn a surface, parch; to travel at great speed
Term
scribble
 Definition
to write hastily
Term
scurvy
 Definition
mean, contemptible
Term
secular
 Definition
material (not spiritual), non-religious
Term
sedulous
 Definition
persevering
Term
seminal
 Definition
like a seed constituting a source, originative
Term
sententious
 Definition
short and pithy full of maxims and proverbs, pithy
Term
sequence
 Definition
succession connected line of
Term
sere
 Definition
being dried and withered
Term
sermon
 Definition
a religious discourse
Term
serrated
 Definition
having a toothed edge
Term
serration
 Definition
toothed edge
Term
servile
 Definition
like a slave, lacking independence
Term
sever
 Definition
to break off
Term
severance
 Definition
act of severing
Term
shallow
 Definition
little depth, not earnest
Term
shard
 Definition
piece of broken earthenware
Term
sheath
 Definition
cover for the blade of a weapon or a tool
Term
shrewd
 Definition
astute, showing sound judgement
Term
shrill
 Definition
sharp, piercing
Term
shun
 Definition
to keep away from, avoid
Term
shunt
 Definition
to divert from 1 side to another
Term
sidestep
 Definition
to step to one side
Term
simper
 Definition
to smile in a silly manner
Term
sinuous
 Definition
winding undulating serpentine
Term
skiff
 Definition
small boat
Term
skit
 Definition
short piece of humorous writing
Term
slack
 Definition
sluggish, dull, not tight
Term
slake
 Definition
to assuage, satisfy, allay
Term
slate
 Definition
king of blue-grey stone propose criticize
Term
sluggard
 Definition
lazy slow-moving person
Term
slur
 Definition
to join sounds/words (indistinct)
Term
smolder
 Definition
burn slowly without flame
Term
snare
 Definition
trap
Term
snub
 Definition
treat with contempt
Term
soar
 Definition
to rise, fly high
Term
sober
 Definition
self-controlled
Term
sobriety
 Definition
quality or condition of being sober
Term
sodden
 Definition
soaked, saturated
Term
soggy
 Definition
heavy with water
Term
solvent
 Definition
of the power of forming a solution
Term
somatic
 Definition
of the body
Term
soot
 Definition
black powder in smoke
Term
sophisticated
 Definition
complex, subtle, refined
Term
sophistry
 Definition
fallacious reasoning, faulty logic
Term
sophomoric
 Definition
conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature
Term
soporific
 Definition
inducing sleep
Term
sordid
 Definition
wretched, comfortless, contemptible
Term
spear
 Definition
weapon with a metal point on a long shaft
Term
specious
 Definition
illogical, of questionable truth or merit
Term
splenetic
 Definition
bad-tempered irritable
Term
splice
 Definition
to join (two ends)
Term
sponge
 Definition
porous rubber for washing; to live at another's expense, mooch
Term
spurious
 Definition
not genuine, false
Term
spurn
 Definition
to reject, scorn, decline
Term
squalid
 Definition
foul, filthy
Term
squander
 Definition
to spend wastefully
Term
squat
 Definition
to cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground
Term
stanch
 Definition
to check or stop the flow of a fluid
Term
steeply
 Definition
rising or falling sharply
Term
stentorian
 Definition
extremely loud
Term
stickler
 Definition
person who insists on importance of smth
Term
stigma
 Definition
mark of shame or disgrace
Term
stigmatize
 Definition
to describe or identify in opprobrious terms (with a stigma), brand
Term
sting
 Definition
something sharp
Term
stingy
 Definition
frugal
Term
stint
 Definition
to be thrifty, set limits
Term
stipple
 Definition
to paint with dots (like impressionism), speckle, fleck
Term
stipulate
 Definition
to state or put forward as a necessary condition
Term
stolid
 Definition
showing no emotion, impassive, stoic
Term
stray
 Definition
to wander, lose one's way
Term
streak
 Definition
to move very fast
Term
striated
 Definition
striped, grooved, banded
Term
stride
 Definition
to walk with long steps
Term
strut
 Definition
a supporting bar
Term
stygian
 Definition
extremely dark, gloomy, or forbidding
Term
stymie
 Definition
to hinder, obstruct, block
Term
subdue
 Definition
to overcome, bring under control
Term
subjugate
 Definition
to conquer, subdue
Term
sublime
 Definition
extreme, astounding
Term
submerge
 Definition
to put under water, suppress
Term
suborn
 Definition
to induce someone to commit perjury
Term
subpoena
 Definition
written order requiring a person to appear in a low court
Term
substantiation
 Definition
giving facts to support (statement)
Term
subsume
 Definition
to include or place within something larger, comprise, contain
Term
succor
 Definition
assistance, relief in time of distress
Term
suffice
 Definition
to meet or satisfy a need, be sufficient
Term
suffocate
 Definition
to deprive of oxygen
Term
sullied
 Definition
to be stained or discredited
Term
summarily
 Definition
briefly without delay
Term
sumptuous
 Definition
magnificent
Term
sundry
 Definition
various miscellaneous separate
Term
supercilious
 Definition
disdainful characterized by haughty scorn
Term
superfluous
 Definition
more than is needed or wanted
Term
superimpose
 Definition
to put something on the top
Term
supersede
 Definition
take the place of
Term
supine
 Definition
lying on the back, slow to act, passive
Term
suppliant
 Definition
asking humbly, beseeching
Term
supplicate
 Definition
make a humble petition to
Term
suppress
 Definition
prevent from being known put an end to
Term
surcharge
 Definition
additional load or charge
Term
surfeit
 Definition
to satiate, feed to fullness or excess
Term
susceptibility
 Definition
sensitiveness
Term
swerve
 Definition
to change direction suddenly
Term
sycophant
 Definition
yes-man, toady
Term
synopsis
 Definition
summary, outline
Term
taciturn
 Definition
untalkative, silent
Term
tadpole
 Definition
form of a frog when it leaves the egg
Term
talon
 Definition
claw of a bird or prey
Term
tamp
 Definition
to drive in or down by a succession of blows, put a check on
Term
tamper
 Definition
to interfere with
Term
tangential
 Definition
suddenly changeable, divergent, digressive
Term
tarnished
 Definition
soiled, stained, vitiated
Term
tassel
 Definition
bunch of threads
Term
taunt
 Definition
contemptuous reproach, hurtful remark
Term
taut
 Definition
tightly stretched
Term
tautology
 Definition
a repetition, redundancy
Term
tawdry
 Definition
cheap, gaudy, showy, tacky
Term
teetotal
 Definition
opposed to alcohol
Term
temerity
 Definition
boldness, brashness, intrepidness
Term
temperance
 Definition
abstinence [from alcohol], restraint, self-control, moderation
Term
temperate
 Definition
showing self-control
Term
tenacity
 Definition
persistency, adhesiveness, tending to hang on
Term
tenuous
 Definition
insubstantial, flimsy, weak
Term
tepid
 Definition
lukewarm
Term
terse
 Definition
brief and to the point
Term
testiness
 Definition
irritability, crossness, petulance
Term
thrift
 Definition
healthy and vigorous growth, economy, frugality
Term
thwart
 Definition
to obstruct, frustrate
Term
timid
 Definition
shy, easily frightened
Term
timorous
 Definition
fearful, timid, afraid
Term
toady
 Definition
obsequious flatterer
Term
tonic
 Definition
something giving strength or energy
Term
topple
 Definition
be unsteady and overturn
Term
torment
 Definition
severe pain or suffering
Term
torpid
 Definition
sluggish, lethargic, dormant
Term
torque
 Definition
twisting force causing rotation
Term
tortuous
 Definition
devious, not straightforward
Term
tout
 Definition
one who solicits patronage; acclaimed
Term
tractable
 Definition
easily controlled or guided
Term
transgress
 Definition
to violate, go beyond limits
Term
transient
 Definition
temporary, fleeting
Term
transitory
 Definition
brief
Term
travesty
 Definition
parody, imitation
Term
trenchant
 Definition
keen, sharp, perceptive, incisive
Term
trepidation
 Definition
tremor, fear
Term
trickle
 Definition
to flow in drops
Term
trifling
 Definition
unimportant
Term
trite
 Definition
banal, bromidic, everyday
Term
truce
 Definition
agreement to stop of fighting for a time
Term
truculent
 Definition
aggressive, hostile
Term
trudge
 Definition
walk heavily
Term
turbid
 Definition
muddy, foul, obscure
Term
turbulence
 Definition
being uncontrolled violent
Term
turgid
 Definition
excessively ornate, swollen, pompous, bloated
Term
turmoil
 Definition
trouble, disturbance
Term
turpitude
 Definition
depravity, shamefulness, baseness
Term
turquoise
 Definition
greenish-blue precious stone
Term
tyro
 Definition
neophyte, beginner
Term
ubiquitous
 Definition
present everywhere
Term
ulterior
 Definition
situated on the farther side
Term
umbrage
 Definition
offense, resentment
Term
uncouth
 Definition
rough, base, coarse
Term
underbid
 Definition
to make a lower bid than someone else
Term
undermine
 Definition
weaken gradually at the base make smth under
Term
undulate
 Definition
to move in wavelike fashion fluctuate
Term
unearth
 Definition
discover and bring to light
Term
unencumbered
 Definition
free of encumbrance
Term
unfeigned
 Definition
not pretended, sincere
Term
unscathed
 Definition
unharmed unhurt
Term
untoward
 Definition
unruly, intractable, adverse
Term
upbraid
 Definition
to scold, reproach
Term
urbane
 Definition
elegant, refined in manners
Term
vacillation
 Definition
hesitation, wavering
Term
vagary
 Definition
strange act or idea, whim
Term
vain
 Definition
conceited
Term
valiant
 Definition
brave
Term
valorous
 Definition
brave
Term
vanquish
 Definition
to conquer
Term
veer
 Definition
to change direction
Term
venal
 Definition
ready to do smth dishonest
Term
veneer
 Definition
surface appearance covering true nature
Term
veneration
 Definition
regard with deep respect
Term
veracity
 Definition
truth
Term
verdant
 Definition
fresh and green
Term
verisimilitude
 Definition
appearing true or real
Term
veritable
 Definition
real, rightly named
Term
verve
 Definition
spirit, vigor, enthusiasm
Term
vestige
 Definition
trace, mark, or visible sign left by something
Term
vex
 Definition
to annoy, distress
Term
vigilance
 Definition
watchfulness; self-appointed group who maintains order
Term
vigilant
 Definition
member of a vigilance committee
Term
vigorous
 Definition
strong energetic
Term
vilify
 Definition
to slander, calumniate
Term
vindictive
 Definition
having a desire to revenge
Term
virago
 Definition
a loud domineering woman, a scold or nag
Term
visceral
 Definition
of the internal organs of the body
Term
viscous
 Definition
sticky/semi-fluid
Term
vitiate
 Definition
to lower the quality, weaken the strength
Term
vituperate
 Definition
to curse abuse in words
Term
vivacious
 Definition
lively, high-spirited
Term
volatile
 Definition
changeable, inconstant, fickle, mercurial
Term
volubility
 Definition
fluency, verbosity, easy use of spoken language
Term
voluble
 Definition
fluent, glib, talkative
Term
waffle
 Definition
to talk vaguely and without much result
Term
waft
 Definition
to carry scent to nose by motion of hand
Term
wag
 Definition
merry person
Term
wan
 Definition
sickly, pallid, feeble, launguid
Term
warmonger
 Definition
person who stirs up war
Term
warrant
 Definition
authority, written order, guarantee
Term
wean
 Definition
to turn away (from a habit)
Term
weigh
 Definition
measure hoe heavy smth is
Term
welter
 Definition
turmoil; chaotic mass or jumble
Term
wend
 Definition
to go, proceed
Term
whimsical
 Definition
full of odd and fanciful ideas
Term
wince
 Definition
to draw back involuntarily [from pain]
Term
woo
 Definition
to try to win, charm
Term
writ
 Definition
written order
Term
yarn
 Definition
tale, story, fibers for knitting
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