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| propriety |
correct or appropriate behavior; obedience to rules |
| prudence |
Wisdom, caution, showing good discretion |
| quandary |
Dilemma; predicament |
| quarantine |
Isolation of a person or persons to prevent the spread of disease |
| ratiocination |
methodical, logical reasoning |
| rhetoric |
Skill in using language effectively and persuasively |
| solace |
Consolation; comfort during a time of grief |
| stigma |
A mark or token of disgrace or shame |
| tirade |
Long, agressive speech; usually given in an attacking manner |
| torpor |
A state of mental or physical inactivity; lethargy |
| utopia |
Imaginary land with perfect social and political systems |
| vagary |
whim, an unpredictable action |
| veneer |
1. A thin surface layer; 2. deceptive superficial show, facade |
| veracity |
Filled with truth and accuracy |
| visage |
Face; appearance |
| viscosity |
The sticky or thick consistency or a liquid |
| vociferous |
Noisy; clamorous |
| vogue |
Modern fashion |
| wag |
A humorous or merry person |
| warmonger |
A person who stirs up war |
| warrant |
Authorization given by a superior |
| wastrel |
One who is recklessly wasteful, especially with money |
| welter |
Confused mass; a jumble |
| wont |
A customary practice, habit |
| xenophobia |
The fear of foreigners |
| yarn |
A long, elaborate, entertaining tale; fiber for knitting |
| yore |
A former period of time |
| zeal |
Strong devotion toward advancing a goal or cause; passion |
| zealot |
Fanatic; person who shows excessive enthusiasm |
| zeitgeist |
The spirit of a specific time; the taste and outlook characteristic of a period or generation |
| zenith |
point directly overhead in the sky; summit, peak |
| zephyr |
Gentle breeze; west wind |
| boor |
A person with rude, clumsy manners; a peasant |
| buffoon |
A fool or a clown |
| bulwark |
Something used as a defense |
| cache |
A hiding place, or the object hidden in a secret place |
| cacophony |
Harsh, jarring, discordant noise; dissonance |
| catalyst |
Something that brings about a change in something else |
| catharsis |
The release of emotional tension after an overwhelming experience |
| censure |
An expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism |
| chauvinist |
One with prejudiced belief in favor of a group to which he or she belongs |
| chicanery |
deception by means of trickery or guile |
| clemency |
A disposition to show mercy, especially toward an offender or enemy |
| clique |
An exclusive group |
| connoisseur |
a person with expert knowledge or discriminating tastes |
| craven |
Coward; despicably fearful person |
| crescendo |
a gradual increase in volume or indensity |
| criterion |
Standard for judging |
| cupidity |
Greed; excessive desire |
| deference |
Respect, courtesy |
| depravity |
Moral corruption or degradation |
| encomium |
Warm praise; commendation |
| guffaw |
Boisterous laughter |
| ingratitude |
Ungratefulness |
| jingoism |
Extreme nationalism characterized especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| juncture |
Critical point; meeting |
| neophyte |
A beginner or novice |
| propriety |
correct or appropriate behavior; obedience to rules |
| prudence |
Wisdom, caution, showing good discretion |
| quandary |
Dilemma; predicament |
| quarantine |
Isolation of a person or persons to prevent the spread of disease |
| ratiocination |
methodical, logical reasoning |
| rhetoric |
Skill in using language effectively and persuasively |
| solace |
Consolation; comfort during a time of grief |
| stigma |
A mark or token of disgrace or shame |
| tirade |
Long, agressive speech; usually given in an attacking manner |
| torpor |
A state of mental or physical inactivity; lethargy |
| utopia |
Imaginary land with perfect social and political systems |
| vagary |
whim, an unpredictable action |
| veneer |
1. A thin surface layer; 2. deceptive superficial show, facade |
| veracity |
Filled with truth and accuracy |
| visage |
Face; appearance |
| viscosity |
The sticky or thick consistency or a liquid |
| vociferous |
Noisy; clamorous |
| vogue |
Modern fashion |
| wag |
A humorous or merry person |
| warmonger |
A person who stirs up war |
| warrant |
Authorization given by a superior |
| wastrel |
One who is recklessly wasteful, especially with money |
| welter |
Confused mass; a jumble |
| wont |
A customary practice, habit |
| xenophobia |
The fear of foreigners |
| yarn |
A long, elaborate, entertaining tale; fiber for knitting |
| yore |
A former period of time |
| zeal |
Strong devotion toward advancing a goal or cause; passion |
| zealot |
Fanatic; person who shows excessive enthusiasm |
| zeitgeist |
The spirit of a specific time; the taste and outlook characteristic of a period or generation |
| zenith |
point directly overhead in the sky; summit, peak |
| zephyr |
Gentle breeze; west wind |
| aberrant |
deviating from the norm |
| abysmal |
extremely wretched; bottomless |
| adroit |
skillfull, adept |
| aesthetic |
Concerned with or appreciative of beauty |
| affected |
false, artificial |
| altruistic |
Unselfish concern for the welfare of others |
| ambiguous |
Doubtful, uncertain, open to more than one interpretation |
| anachronistic |
Out of the proper time |
| analogous |
Similar or alike in some way; equivalent |
| anomalous |
irregular; abnormal; unusual |
| apocryphal |
Of questionable authenticity or authority |
| apposite |
Relevant; suitable; apt |
| arable |
Land suitable for plowing |
| arbitrary |
Determined by chance or impulse, and not by necessity, reason, or principle |
| archaic |
Characteristic of a much earlier, often more primitive period, especially one that develops into a classical stage of civilization |
| arduous |
Difficult to do; laborious |
| arid |
Very dry; boring and meaningless |
| articulate |
Possessing the ability to speak clearly, expressively and eloquently |
| audacious |
Recklessly daring, bold, brave; Not held back by what is conventional or proper |
| austere |
Severe or stern in appearance; undecorated |
| authoritarian |
Relating to, or expecting absolute obedience to an authority; dictatorial |
| authoritative |
Having recognized excellence; official; highly reliable |
| banal |
Unoriginal; commonplace; predictable; trite |
| baroque |
Extravagantly ornate; flamboyant; complex in ornamentation |
| barren |
Desolate; Not capable of producing offspring; Lacking liveliness |
| belligerent |
Eager to fight; hostile, aggressive |
| benevolent |
Characterized by doing good; concerned with the benefit of some charity |
| benign |
Harmless; kind; gentle |
| blithe |
Carefree; lack of concern; light hearted |
| bogus |
Counterfeit or fake; not genuine, phony |
| boisterous |
Loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline |
| bombastic |
Grandiloquent, pompous speech or writing |
| bracing |
Invigorating; refreshing |
| callous |
Unfeeling; emotionally insensitive |
| callow |
Being young or immature |
| candid |
Free from predjudice, impartial and honest; open and sincere |
| candor |
Truthfulness; great honesty |
| capricious |
Impulsive; changing ones mind quickly and often |
| chronic |
Lasting for a long period of time |
| circumspect |
cautious and aware of circumstances and potential consequences |
| cogent |
appealing to intellect or reason; convincing |
| coherent |
Organized and making sense; logical |
| colloquial |
conversational, used in informal speech |
| commodious |
Spacious and convienent; roomy |
| compatible |
In agreement with; harmonious |
| convoluted |
intricate or complicated |
| copious |
Abundant; plentiful; lavish. |
| credulous |
too readily beliving or trusting; gullible |
| cursory |
Performed quickly and without much attention to detail |
| dearth |
A shortage |
| deft |
Skillfil |
| docile |
Manageable; obedient; teachable |
| eccentric |
Odd; peculiar; strange |
| ersatz |
An imitation or a fake, usually inferior; artificial |
| generic |
Common; general; universal |
| malleable |
Capable of being shaped |
| nascent |
Coming into existence or development. |
| pedestrian |
Mediocre; ordinary |
| peripheral |
Of minor relevance or importance; (2) related to an outer boundary |
| petty |
Unimportant; of lesser standing |
| pristine |
Pure or uncorrupted, fresh and clean |
| prodigal |
Given in abundance; lavish or wasteful |
| pungent |
Sharp, stinging or strong; (often of taste or smell) |
| quiescent |
being quient or inactive; motionless |
| recondite |
Not easily understood; ambiguous |
| redundant |
Superfluous; exceeding what is needed |
| reticent |
Silent, reluctant, reserved, to keep to oneself |
| salient |
Noticeable; prominent |
| serrated |
Having a saw-toothed edge |
| soporific |
Causing sleep or tiredness |
| specious |
Seemingly true, but actually false; deceptively attractive |
| stolid |
Unemotional; lacking sensitivity |
| sublime |
Majestic, noble, grand, inspiring awe |
| sylvan |
Wooded; Characteristic of a forest |
| tacit |
Without using any words; implied by actions |
| taciturn |
Habitually untalkative; silent |
| taut |
Stretched tightly |
| tedious |
Tiresome by reason of length, slowness, or dullness; boring |
| thrifty |
Not wasteful; economical; penny-wise |
| transitory |
Lasting a short time; temporary |
| ubiquitous |
Present everywhere at the same time; Omnipresent |
| unprecedented |
Unheard of; having no previous example |
| vainglorious |
Boastful, pompous |
| veracious |
Truthful, honest |
| verbose |
Wordy |
| verdant |
Green with vegetation; covered with green growth. |
| vicarious |
Acting for another; sharing in the experience or feelings of another through the imagination |
| virulent |
Extremely poisonous |
| viscous |
Sticky; gluey |
| vital |
Essential for continued existence; relating to life |
| vitriolic |
Corrosive; caustic; bitterly scathing |
| vivacious |
Lively, cheerful; high spirited |
| volatile |
Tending to vary often; changeable; explosive |
| voluble |
Ready flow of speech; fluent |
| whimsical |
Full of odd ideas; Erratic or sudden behavior, unpredictable |
| wizened |
Dried up, shriveled or withered |
| zaftig |
Full and shapely figured, plump |
| abash |
To make ashamed; to embarrass |
| abate |
To reduce in amount or intensity; decrease |
| abbreviate |
To reduce (a word or phrase) to a shorter form intended to represent the full form |
| abdicate |
To step down from a position of power |
| abjure |
To renounce or reject; to officially disclaim |
| abrade |
To irritate by rubbing; to wear down in spirit |
| abridge |
To cut short, to condense |
| abrogate |
To nullify, to abolish |
| abscond |
to make a secret departure, to elope |
| absolve |
To forgive or free from blame |
| abstain |
To refrain from something by ones own choice |
| accede |
To comply with; consent to |
| acquiesce |
To comply passively; to give in |
| adulterate |
To make impure by adding extraneous, improper, or inferior ingredients |
| advocate |
To be in favor of; support |
| aggrandize |
To increase in power or reputation; to make larger or greater |
| alleviate |
To make more bearable (usually pain) |
| allocate |
to apportion for a specific purpose, to distribute |
| allude |
To refer indirectly to something |
| amalgamate |
To combine, mix or blend into a unified or integrated whole |
| ameliorate |
To make or become better; improve |
| amplify |
To make larger, exaggerate or increase |
| antagonize |
to annoy or provoke to anger |
| arbitrate |
To judge or settle a dispute |
| assail |
To attack physically or verbally; assault |
| assimilate |
To absorb into the mind or culture; cause to resemble |
| assuage |
To make something harsh less severe; pacify, calm, relieve |
| attenuate |
Reduce in force, amount or degree; weaken |
| augment |
To increase or add to; to make larger |
| avenge |
To inflict a punishment on behalf of another |
| aver |
To claim to be true; to affirm |
| avow |
To acknowledge openly and boldly; confess |
| begrudge |
To envy anothers possessions |
| berate |
To scold or criticize harshly |
| blanch |
To become pale in color |
| boggle |
To hesitate in fear or doubt; To become overwhelmed in astonishment |
| botch |
Ruin through clumsiness; bungle |
| broach |
To bring up a subject for debate |
| burgeon |
To grow or flourish; sprout |
| burnish |
To polish |
| cajole |
To coax with insincere talk, teasing, or flattery; to trick into doing something |
| capitulate |
To surrender under specific conditions, come to terms |
| castigate |
To criticize or punish severely |
| chastise |
To criticize severely; punish by beating |
| coalesce |
To grow together to form one; fuse or unite |
| condone |
To overlook, forgive or disregard without protest |
| consecrate |
To sanctify; to make sacred; to immortalize |
| convey |
To transport, transmit or communicate. |
| corroborate |
To support or strengthen with evidence |
| delineate |
To describe in words or gestures with great detail. |
| delude |
To deceive; to have false illusions |
| disentangle |
To free from confusion |
| engender |
To produce, cause, or bring about |
| macerate |
To soften by soaking or steeping in a liquid |
| malinger |
To evade responsibility by pretending to be ill |
| meander |
To go aimlessly |
| placate |
To appease or pacify |
| prevaricate |
To stray from or evade the truth; to lie |
| proliferate |
To grow or increase in number very quickly |
| propitiate |
To conciliate or appease |
| rarefy |
to make thinner or less dense |
| relegate |
To banish; to put to a lower position |
| repudiate |
To reject the authority or validity of |
| satiate |
to satisfy fully |
| stoke |
To stir up and feed fuel to (very often to a fire) |
| succumb |
To give in; to yeild |
| transpire |
To take place; to come about |
| truncate |
To shorten by cutting |
| vascillate |
To sway physically (oscillate) or indecisively (hesitate) from one side to another. |
| vaunt |
To speak boastfully; brag |
| venerate |
To honor, worship or respect |
| vex |
To annoy or bother |
| waffle |
Speaking or writing vaguely with little result |
| waft |
To cause to go gently and smoothly through the air or over water |
| waver |
To fluctuate between choices; to show indecision. |
| wean |
To gradually detach from a strong habit |
| wend |
To proceed or go along |
| wince |
An involuntary movement or startled gesture; flinch |
| woo |
To attempt to win over or gain |
