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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| repulsion | distaste; disgust; act of driving back; ADJ. repulsive: causing disgust; tending to drive away; V. repel (not `repulse') |
| deliberate | consider; ponder; ADJ: done on purpose; slow |
| carafe | glass water bottle; decanter |
| permissive | allowing much freedom; lenient; Ex. permissive society |
| touching | causing a feeling of pity or sympathy; pathetic; V. touch: cause to feel pity or sympathy; ADJ. touched |
| symmetry | arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained; congruity; ADJ. symmetrical |
| serpentine | winding; twisting; of or like a serpent; Ex. serpentine course of the river; N. serpent: snake |
| stymie | thwart; present an obstacle; stump |
| canvass | determine or seek opinions, votes, etc.; go through (a region) to solicit votes or orders; conduct a survey; N. |
| primary | first in rank or importance; principal; earliest in time; Ex. primary stages; N. CF. first |
| consecrate | dedicate; sanctify; declare as sacred; Ex. consecrate one's life to helping the poor |
| provisional | tentative; temporary |
| marsupial | one of a family of mammals that nurse their offspring in a pouch(pocket of skin or leather); CF. kangaroo, opossum, wombat |
| debunk | expose as false, exaggerated, worthless, etc.; ridicule |
| bilk | swindle; cheat |
| well-bred | of good upbringing; well-mannered and refined |
| harbinger | forerunner (which foreshadows what is to come) |
| ramshackle | (of a building or vehicle) poorly constructed; rickety; falling apart |
| consensus | general agreement; opinion reached by a group |
| postmortem | autopsy; ADJ: occurring after death; of a postmortem |
| robust | strong; vigorous |
| dismember | cut into small parts; cut (a body) apart limb from limb |
| veneer | thin surface layer (of good quality wood, glued to a base of inferior material); cover; surface show; fa\c{c}ade; V. |
| capillary | having a very fine bore; resembling a hair; fine and slender; Ex. capillary attraction; N: very fine hairlike tube; CF. capillarity |
| bust | piece of sculpture showing a person's head, shoulders, and upper chest; V: break up; arrest; Ex. crimebuster |
| lot | object used in making a determination at random; fate; piece of land |
| minion | servile dependent; obsequious follower |
| incorrigible | uncorrectable |
| fancied | imagined; unreal |
| institutionalize | make into an institution; put or confine in an institution |
| forfeit | something surrendered as punishment for a crime or breach of contract; V: lose as a forfeit; N. forfeiture |
| rendezvous | meeting place; meeting at a set time or place; V. |
| replenish | fill up again |
| defunct | dead; no longer in use or existence |
| occlude | shut; close; obstruct; Ex. A blood clot occluded an artery. |
| arboretum | place where different trees and shrubs are studied and exhibited |
| kindred | related; belonging to the same group; similar in nature or character; Ex. kindred languages; N: relative; kin; kinship |
| intrude | put or force in without being asked; trespass; enter as an uninvited person; Ex. intrude one's own opinion into the report; CF. thrust in |
| maul | handle roughly; batter; injure by beating; Ex. mauled by his overexcited fans; N: heavy long-handled hammer |
| fructify | bear fruit; produce fruit |
| rife | (of something bad) widespread; abundant; current |
| niggardly | meanly stingy; parsimonious; N. niggard: stingy person |
| doze | sleep lightly; nap |
| ratiocination | reasoning; act of drawing conclusions from premises; V. ratiocinate: reason logically |
| mollycoddle | pamper; coddle; baby; indulge excessively |
| warble | (of a bird) sing; babble; N. |
| anthem | song of praise or patriotism; Ex. national anthem |
| defalcate | embezzle |
| plutocracy | society ruled by the wealthy |
| muse | ponder at length; N: source of inspiration (esp. of a poet) |
| shed | small roofed structure for storage and shelter; V: pour forth; lose by natural process; repel without allowing penetration; radiate; cast; Ex. shed tears/light/water/skin/leaves |
| jocular | said or done in jest or playfully; marked by joking |
| appropriate | acquire; take possession of for one's own use without permission; set aside for a particular purpose; allocate; CF. misappropriate |
| corrosive | eating away by chemicals or disease; (of language) fierce |
| paucity | scarcity; dearth |
| glutinous | sticky; viscous; gluey |
| unkempt | disheveled; uncared for in appearance; not combed; CF. comb |
| lionize | treat (a person) as a celebrity |
| spare | give; use; refrain from harming; save from experiencing; exempt; Ex. spare me 5 minutes; Ex. Take this money and spare my life; Ex. The emperor was spared the onus; ADJ: kept in reserve; free for other use; unoccupied; Ex. spare time |
| barrister | counselor-at-law or lawyer in the higher court of law; CF. bar |
| turbid | (of a liquid) having the sediment disturbed; muddy; thick |
| ram | male sheep; V. strike or drive against with a heavy impact |
| subside | sink to a lower level; settle down; sink to the bottom (as a sediment); descend; grow quiet; become less; moderate; abate |
| cower | shrink quivering as from fear; cringe |
| careen | lurch; sway from side to side; move with irregular swinging movement; stagger |
| pharisaical | pertaining to the Pharisees, who paid scrupulous attention to tradition; self-righteous; hypocritical |
| warrant | justification; written order that serves as authorization (esp. a judicial writ); Ex. search/death warrant; V: justify; guarantee |
| polemic | attack or defense of an opinion; controversy or refutation; argument in support of point of view; N. polemics: art of debate or controversy |
| tipple | drink (alcoholic beverages) frequently; N: alcoholic drink |
| pry | inquire impertinently (someone else's private affairs); use leverage to raise or open something; prize; N. pries: tool for prying |
| hackneyed | commonplace; trite |
| poise | good judgment with composure; balance; V: place in a carefully balanced position |
| humility | humbleness of spirit |
| snub | ignore or behave coldly toward; Ex. I made a suggestion but she snubbed me; N. |
| fetid(foetid) | malodorous; foul |
| slipshod | slovenly; careless; sloppy; untidy; shabby; Ex. slipshod work |
| fluted | having vertical parallel grooves (as in a pillar); V. flute: make long parallel inward curves in; N. flute: long rounded groove incised on the shaft of a column |
| gangrene | decay of body tissue caused by insufficient blood supply (usually following injury); ADJ. gangrenous |
| dynamic | energetic; vigorously active |
| fanaticism | excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause; N. fanatic; ADJ. fanatic |
| ambrosia | food of the gods |
| zealot | one who is zealous; fanatic; person who shows excessive zeal |
| inimitable | matchless; not able to be imitated |
| catalyst | agent which brings about a chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged; CF. catalysis |
| synthetic | not natural; artificial; resulting from synthesis; Ex. synthetic fiber; N. |
| grandiloquent | (of a person or speech) using high sounding or important-sounding language; pompous; bombastic |
| solitude | state of being alone; seclusion; ADJ. solitary: existing or living alone (esp. by choice); remote or secluded; single; sole; Ex. solitary life/inn; Ex. no solitary piece of proof |
| allegiance | loyalty |
| begrudge | envy; give or allow unwillingly; grudge; Ex. We shouldn't begrudge him his success. |
| bereft | deprived of (something valuable); lacking |
| faculty | mental or bodily powers; teaching staff |
| infamous | notoriously bad; notorious; well known for being bad; Ex. infamous behavior; N: infamy: infamous act; evil fame or reputation |
| importunate | urging; always demanding; troublesomely urgent or persistent |
| conformist | person who uncritically conforms to the customs of a group; OP. nonconformist: one who does not conform to accepted beliefs of norms |
| prank | mischievous trick |
| wily | crafty; cunning; artful; N. wile: deceitful stratagem |
| merger | combination (of two business corporations); act of merging |
| heedless | not noticing; disregarding |
| provenance | place of origin; origin or source of something; Ex. Gunpowder is of Chinese provenance; CF. come |
| detached | emotionally removed; free from emotional involvement; calm and objective; physically separate; N. detachment; CF. attachment |
| converse | opposite; ADJ. |
| invalidate | weaken; destroy; make invalid; nullify |
| invert | turn upside down or inside out; reverse the position or condition of |
| plagiarize | steal another's ideas or writings and pass them off as one's own; Ex. ideas plagiarized from my article; N. plagiarism; CF. kidnap |
| forensic | suitable to debate or courts of law; of or used in legal proceedings and the tracking of criminals; Ex. forensic science/medicine |
| culvert | artificial channel for water; drain crossing under a road |
| generic | characteristic of an entire class or species; of a genus |
| coalesce | combine; fuse; N. coalescence |
| erotic | pertaining to passionate love or sexual love |
| incense | enrage; infuriate(make furious); make extremely angry; outrage; N: aromatic substance burned to produce a pleasant odor |
| prattle | talk idly; babble; N. CF. prate |
| imbalance | lack of balance or symmetry; disproportion |
| pseudonym | pen name; fictitious name assumed by an author; ADJ. pseudonymous |
| supernumerary | person or thing excess of what is necessary; extra; ADJ: additional to the usual or necessary number |
| transitory | transient; impermanent; fleeting; N. transitoriness |
| alacrity | cheerful promptness without reluctance |
| remittance | remitting of money; amount of money remitted |
| timbre | quality of a musical tone produced by a musical instrument (which distinguishes it from others of the same pitch) |
| resuscitate | revive; bring back to life or consciousness; Ex. resuscitate the drowned child |
| culmination | highest point; climax; V. culminate in: reach the highest point in; end in; Ex. a series of minor clashes culminating in war |
| figurine | small ornamental statuette(very small statue) |
| ravel | fall apart into tangles; entangle; unravel or untwist |
| stem_from | arise from; originate from |
| decipher | decode; CF. indecipherable |
| endear | make beloved; Ex. endear her to everyone; ADJ. dear: loved; cherished; high-priced |
| prohibitive | so high as to prohibit purchase or use; tending to prevent the purchase or use of something; prohibiting; inclined to prevent or forbid; Ex. prohibitive tax |
| obdurate | stubborn; refusing to change one's belief |
| millennium | thousand-year period (as in the New Testament); hoped-for period of happiness and prosperity |
| pittance | small amount (of money); small allowance or wage |
| admonish | warn or speak to with gentle disapproval; reprove |
| bane | posion; cause of ruin; ADJ. baneful: harmful; poisonous |
| clich\'e | phrase dulled in meaning by repetition; platitude; ADJ. clich\'ed |
| sovereignty | complete independence and self-government (of a country); supremacy of authority; power to govern |
| juridical | of the law and its administration; CF. judicial: of courts of law; CF. judiciary |
| mace | ceremonial staff used as a symbol of authority; clublike medieval weapon |
| incrustation | hard coating or crust; V. incrust: encrust; cover with a crust |
| abject | (of a condition) wretched; as low as possible; lacking pride; very humble; showing lack of self-respect; Ex. abject apology |
| aberration | deviation from the normal; mental disorder |
| desperado | reckless, desperate outlaw |
| concurrent | happening at the same time; in agreement |
| subservient | behaving like a slave; servile; obsequious; subordinate; N. subservience |
| civil | having to do with citizens; not military or religious; courteous and polite; Ex. married in a civil ceremony; Ex. civil strife/disorder/law; N. civility; CF. civic |
| sully | defile; soil; tarnish; Ex. sully one's hands in menial labor |
| tend | have a tendency; take care of; minister; serve at; apply one's attention; attend |
| prone | inclined to; likely to (suffer); prostrate; lying with the front downward; Ex. prone to disease/make mistakes; Ex. accident-prone |
| sonorous | resonant; producing a full deep sound; producing sound |
| chalice | goblet; consecrated cup |
| blighted | suffering from a disease; destroyed |
| lank | long and thin; Ex. Lank, gaunt, Abraham Lincoln |
| migrant | changing its habitat; wandering; Ex. migrant birds/workers; N: one that migrates |
| collage | work of art put together from fragments |
| somnambulist | sleepwalker; V. somnambulate; N. somnambulism |
| flush | redden; blush; flow suddenly and abundantly; wash out by a rapid brief flow of water; N: reddish tinge; blush; brief rush; rush of strong feeling; Ex. flush of pride; ADJ: having surfaces in the same plane; even; blushing |
| dismiss | eliminate from consideration; no longer consider; put out of court without further hearing; reject; discharge from employment; direct to leave; ADJ. dismissive; N. dismissal |
| benediction | blessing |
| libretto | text of an opera or oratorio; CF. book |
| vegetate | live in a monotonous way (without interests or activity); CF. vegetation: plants of an area; CF. vegetarian; CF. vegan |
| navigable | (of a body of water) wide and deep enough to allow ships to pass through; (of a ship or aircraft) able to be steered |
| salacious | lascivious; lustful; Ex. salacious monk |
| neologism | new or newly coined word or phrase |
| codicil | supplement to the body of a will; later addition to a will |
| tension | stretching; condition of being stretched; mental strain; strained relationship between groups or people |
| cordon | extended line of men or fortifications to prevent access or egress; (Ÿî±ú¿¡Œ °Üµå¶û ¹ØÀž·Î °ÉÄ¡ŽÂ) ÀåœÄ ž®º»; V. |
| disjunction | act or state of separation; disunity; CF. disjunctive: expressing a choice between two ideas; CF. conjunction; CF. conjunctive |
| wary | very cautious; watchful |
| effectuate | effect; produce; achieve; Ex. effectuate a reconciliation |
| vex | annoy; distress |
| clapper | striker (tongue) of a bell |
| d\'ecollet\'e | (of a dress) having a low-cut neckline; CF. d\'ecolletage: low neckline (on a dress) |
| brag | boast |
| injurious | harmful; causing injury |
| ciliated | having minute hairs; CF. cilium; CF. cilia: eyelash |
| precursor | forerunner; predecessor |
| repudiate | disown; disavow; deny |
| tome | large volume; book |
| flirt | behave in a way that attracts (sexual) attention; deal triflingly with; N: one (or woman) given to flirting; ADJ. flirtatious |
| diligence | steadiness of effort; persistent hard work |
| limn | draw; outline; describe; CF. line ? |
| beset | harass or trouble from all directions; hem in |
| platonic | purely spiritual; theoretical; without sensual desire |
| parallel | similar; analogous; corresponding; N: parallel line; person or thing that is parallel (to another); similarity; Ex. know of no parallel to the case; Ex. without parallel; V: be similar to; make parallel; |
| restitution | returning something (lost or stolen) to the rightful owner; reparation; indemnification; compensation for loss, damage, or injury |
| unsightly | ugly; unpleasant to look at |
| domineer | rule over tyrannically |
| billowing | swelling out in waves; surging |
| aboriginal | being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native; indigenous; N. aborigine |
| recount | narrate or tell (a story); count over again |
| disarray | state of disorder; a disorderly or untidy state; Ex. with her clothes in disarray |
| convoluted | coiled around; twisted; involved; complicated; intricate; complex; N. convolution: twist; one of the convex folds of the surface of the brain |
| indulge | yield to; gratify; allow oneself a special pleasure; Ex. indulge one's every whim/a child/in a big cigarette; N. indulgence |
| gesticulation | motion; gesture; V. gesticulate: make gestures (while speaking) |
| vixen | female fox; ill-tempered woman; CF. shrew |
| tarnish | make or become dull or discolored; N. |
| hypercritical | excessively exacting; too critical (without noticing good qualities) |
| officious | meddlesome; excessively pushy in offering one's services; overly eager in offering unwanted services or advices; Ex. officious bellboy |
| cow | terrorize; intimidate |
| representational | (of a style of art) showing things as they actually appear in real life |
| viscid | adhesive; gluey |
| infraction | violation (of a rule or regulation); breach |
| sunder | separate; part; CF. asunder |
| stilted | bombastic; stiffly pompous; Ex. stilted rhetoric; CF. stiff: formal |
| defile | pollute; make filthy or dirty; corrupt morally; profane; desecrate; N: narrow passage or gorge through mountains |
| pine | long for; yearn; languish from longing or grief; decline |
| revulsion | sudden strong feeling of disgust; sudden violent change of feeling; negative reaction; Ex. revulsion from the scenes of torture |
| refractory | unmanageable; disobedient and stubborn; Ex. refractory horse |
| decorum | propriety; orderliness and good taste in manners; appropriateness of behavior or conduct |
| tirade | long angry denunciatory speech; diatribe; harangue; extended scolding; denunciation |
| paradigm | model; example that serves as a model; pattern; list of all the inflectional forms of a word |
| sibling | brother or sister |
| peripheral | of a periphery; marginal; outer; of minor importance; not central; Ex. peripheral nerve/interest |
| squelch | produce a splashing sound (when stepping through mud); crush; squash; CF. ÁøÈëÀ» À§¿¡Œ ¹âÀ» ¶§ |
| dislodge | remove (forcibly); force out of a position; Ex. dislodge the food caught in his throat; CF. lodge |
| preeminent | outstanding; superior |
| mesmerize | hypnotize; N. mesmerism; CF. Franz Mesmer |
| lax | careless; negligent; not paying enough attention; Ex. lax service |
| scoff | laugh (at); mock; ridicule; Ex. scoff at their threats |
| infantile | childish; infantlike |
| imperious | domineering; too commanding; haughty; CF. imperial/emperor |
| pastoral | rural; of rural life; idyllic; of a pastor |
| herald | messenger; sign of something to come; V: announce; proclaim; Ex. unheralded researcher |
| hapless | unfortunate; luckless |
| wan | having a pale or sickly color; pallid |
| saboteur | one who commits sabotage; destroyer of property; N. sabotage: destruction of property (usually carried out secretly) |
| curfew | regulation requiring all people to leave the streets at stated times; signal (as a bell) announcing the hour of a curfew |
| pariah | social outcast; Ex. Mariah the pariah |
| slake | satisfy (thirst); quench; sate |
| unfeigned | genuine; real |
| plebeian | common; vulgar; pertaining to the common people; N: common people in ancient Rome; CF. patrician |
| mock | ridicule; deride; imitate often in derision |
| coincidence | the chance occurrence, at the same time, of two or more seemingly connected events; V. coincide: happen at the same time; be in agreement; CF. coincident; CF. coincidental |
| impregnate | make pregnant; fill thoroughly; saturate |
| vacuous | empty; lacking in ideas; inane; stupid; Ex. vacuous expression; N. vacuity |
| unobtrusive | inconspicuous; not blatant |
| devotee | enthusiastic follower; enthusiast; Ex. devotee of Bach |
| veer | change in direction; swerve |
| resonant | (of a sound) echoing; resounding(sounding loudly); deep and full in sound; producing resonance; Ex. resonant voice; N. resonance |
| bullion | gold and silver in the form of bars |
| somber | dark; gloomy; melancholy; depressing; CF. shadow |
| amble | walking at an easy unhurried pace; V: walk slowly and aimlessly |
| impecunious | without money |
| spectral | ghostly; N. specter: spectre; ghost; phantom |
| dichotomy | division into two opposite parts; split; branching into two parts (especially contradictory ones) |
| hovel | shack; small wretched house |
| artful | exhibiting art or skill; deceitful; cunning; CF. artifice |
| deputize | work or appoint as a deputy; N. deputy: person who has the power to take charge when the leading person is away |
| responsiveness | state of reacting readily to appeals, orders, etc.; ADJ. responsive: readily reacting; Ex. responsive to treatment |
| precipice | cliff; dangerous position; Ex. on the edge of the precipice |
| bauble | trinket; cheap jewel; trifle |
| primate | group of mammals including humans |
| sterile | incapable of producing young; free from microorganism; V. sterilize |
| occult | mysterious; secret; supernatural; beyond human comprehension; CF. mysterious to human ?; OP. bare |
| opus | work (esp. musical composition); Ex. magnum opus: masterpiece; CF. opera |
| fringe | decorative edge of hanging threads; edge |
| whet | sharpen; stimulate; Ex. whet someone's appetite |
| knoll | little round hill; hillock |
| graphite | black form of carbon used in lead pencils |
| diadem | crown |
| peripatetic | walking about from place to place (to work); moving; Ex. peripatetic school of philosophy |
| tenet | doctrine; dogma |
| aloft | upward; high up in the air |
| nautical | pertaining to ships or navigation |
| acknowledge | recognize; admit |
| ulcer | sore place appearing on the skin inside or outside the body; Ex. stomach ulcer; ADJ. ulcerous; V. ulcerate |
| propound | put forth for consideration or analysis; set forth; Ex. propound a problem/theory |
| affront | insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect; V: insult or hurt the feelings of intentionally |
| accelerate | move faster |
| beseech | beg; plead with |
| prototype | original work used as a model by others |
| aver | state confidently; declare as true |
| simile | comparison of one thing with another, using the word like or as |
| unravel | disentangle; solve |
| deprecate | express disapproval of; deplore; protest against; belittle; ADJ. deprecatory |
| ramification | branching out; subdivision; one branch of a system; one of the results following from an action or decision; Ex. ramifications of a business/the decision |
| bandy | discuss lightly or glibly; discuss in a frivolous manner; exchange (words) heatedly; quarrel; Ex. bandy words with |
| disembark | debark; go ashore (from a ship); unload cargo from a ship; CF. embark |
| blush | become red in the face (from embarrassment or shame); become red or rosy; N. |
| abash | embarrass |
| prevail | be widespread; triumph over; gain victory; prevail on: persuade; induce; Ex. Justice has prevailed; Ex. prevail on someone to do something |
| raze | destroy completely; Ex. raze the city to the ground |
| diaphanous | sheer; transparent |
| mystic | of hidden meaning and spiritual power; Ex. mystic ceremonies; N. CF. mysticism |
| concoct | prepare by mixing or combining; make up in concert; devise (something false) so as to deceive; Ex. concoct an elaborate excuse for being late; N. concoction |
| guffaw | boisterous laughter; V. |
| affiliation | joining; associating with |
| trigger | set off; start |
| emollient | soothing or softening remedy (for the skin); ADJ. |
| wilt | loose freshness; droop |
| iota | very small quantity |
| quash | crush; suppress; squash; subdue; annul; Ex. quash a rebellion/the decision of the low court |
| fleece | wool coat of a sheep; V: shear the fleece from; rob by a trick; swindle; plunder |
| spoilsport | one who spoils the pleasure of others |
| protrude | stick out; jut; project; Ex. protruding teeth |
| ellipsis | omission of words from a text; mark used to indicate an omission (when the meaning can be understood without them); PL. ellipses |
| clasp | hold firmly within arms |
| demeanor | behavior; bearing |
| vassal | in feudalism, one who held land of a superior lord; subordinate or dependent |
| stumble | trip and almost fall; proceed unsteadily; act falteringly; N. |
| fastidious | difficult to please; squeamish; fussy; finicky |
| brittle | hard but easily broken; difficult; unstable; Ex. brittle situation |
| dogged | determined; stubborn; stubbornly persevering; tenacious; Ex. Inspector Javert's dogged pursuit of Jean Valjean |
| bully | one who is habitually cruel to weaker people; V. |
| fluster | confuse; make nervous and confused; N. |
| desultory | aimless; haphazard; digressing at random |
| reimburse | repay; pay back |
| raucous | (of voice) harsh and unpleasant; (of people) disorderly and boisterous; Ex. raucous shouts |
| baleful | evil; malignant in intent or effect; deadly; having a malign influence; portending evil; ominous; threatening; Ex. baleful look |
| noose | loop formed in a rope |
| clamber | climb by crawling with difficulties; scramble |
| accede | agree |
| fertile | producing many young, fruits, or seeds; (of land) producing good crops; V. fertilize |
| staccato | played in an abrupt manner; marked by abrupt sharp sound; Ex. staccato applause |
| weather | pass safely through (a storm or difficult period); endure the effects of weather or other forces |
| cozen | cheat; hoodwink; swindle |
| redress | remedy; compensation; Ex. seek redress for the damage to your car; V: put right; remedy or rectify (a wrong); make amends for |
| d\'enouement | final outcome; final development of the plot of a play or other literary work; the end of a story when everything is explained |
| subjective | influenced by personal feelings; occurring or taking place within the mind; unreal; Ex. subjective sensation of the ghostly presence |
| decoy | lure or bait; V. |
| exempt | not subject to a duty or obligation; free from a duty; V. |
| qualify | reach a necessary standard; limit the meaning of something stated |
| inroad | hostile invasion; advance that lessens the quantity or difficulty of something; Ex. The long illness made serious inroads on his savings; CF. raid |
| apiarist | person who keeps bees |
| deign | condescend; stoop |
| travesty | copy or example of something that completely misrepresents the true nature of the real thing; comical parody or imitation; treatment aimed at making something appear ridiculous; Ex. travesty of justice; OP. paragon |
| scrap | small bit or fragment; discarded waste material; fight; Ex. a scrap of paper/cloth; V: break into parts for disposal; discard as worthless; fight; quarrel |
| inconsequential | insignificant; unimportant |
| reconcile | make friendly again (after quarrel); make consistent (two ideas in opposition); correct inconsistencies; Ex. reconcile one's political principles with one's religious beliefs |
| bevy | large group; Ex. a bevy of starlets |
| evoke | call forth (memory or feeling); Ex. That old film evoked memories of my childhood; N. evocation |
| legislature | legislating branch of government; CF. legislate: make laws |
| metaphor | implied comparison; CF. simile |
| punitive | punishing; Ex. punitive measures |
| vantage | position giving an advantage (such as a strategic point); CF. vantagepoint |
| larceny | theft; Ex. petit larceny |
| impromptu | without previous preparation; off the cuff(end of a sleeve); on the spur of the moment |
| excoriate | scold with biting harshness; censure strongly; strip the skin off |
| taint | contaminate; cause to lose purity; modify with a trace of something bad; Ex. tainted reputation; N: stain; touch of decay or bad influence; CF. touch |
| stricture | severe and adverse criticism; critical comments; limit or restriction |
| olfactory | concerning the sense of smell |
| galvanic | of the production of electricity by the action of an acid on a metal; having the effect of an electric shock; Ex. galvanic cell; galvanic effect; CF. Luigi Galvani |
| frock | long loose garment (worn by monks) |
| implication | something hinted at or suggested; implying; implicating |
| neophyte | recent convert; new member of a religious group; beginner; CF. plant |
| conclave | private secret meeting |
| distend | expand; swell out |
| pell-mell | in confusion; disorderly; Ex. dash pell-mell |
| luminous | shining (esp. in the dark); issuing light; Ex. luminous paint/road signs |
| pallet | small poor bed; Ex. straw pallet |
| bombastic | pompous; using inflated language |
| reprisal | retaliation |
| accomplice | partner in crime |
| exiguous | small in amount; minute |
| wretch | miserable person; bad or despicable person; ADJ. wretched: miserable; bad; contemptible; vile |
| mundane | worldly as opposed to spiritual; everyday; of the ordinary; Ex. mundane existence; CF. world |
| internecine | mutually destructive |
| orator | public speaker |
| sanctuary | place of refuge; shelter; shrine; holy place; Ex. The outlaw was granted sanctuary in the church. |
| diva | operatic singer; prima donna |
| ambulatory | able to walk |
| umbrage | resentment; anger; sense of injury or insult; Ex. take umbrage at his rudeness |
| timorous | fearful; timid; demonstrating fear |
| rousing | lively; inducing excitement; stirring; V. rouse: waken; arouse from sleep or depression; excite; stir up |
| ogle | look at amorously; make eyes at; Ex. old men ogling young girls |
| mottled | blotched in coloring; spotted; Ex. mottled face; V. mottle: mark with blotches of different colors |
| token | outward sign; Ex. a token of our gratitude |
| mote | small speck (esp. of dust) |
| sheathe | place into a case; insert into or provide with a sheath; Ex. He sheathed his dagger; N. sheath: case for a blade |
| attenuate | make thin; weaken |
| earthy | unrefined; coarse; of earth; Ex. earthy remarks; OP. ethereal |
| odds | chances; probability; disagreement; Ex. The odds are that it will rain. Ex. at odds with |
| tangential | only slightly connected; not central; peripheral; digressing; showing divergence; CF. tangent |
| eulogistic | praising; full of eulogy |
| suavity | urbanity; polish; ADJ. suave: smooth and courteous |
| mogul | powerful person; Ex. oil moguls; CF. Mogol, Moghul; CF. Mongolian |
| imperial | like an emperor; related to an empire; CF. imperialism |
| dumbfound(dumfound) | astonish (making dumb); ADJ. dumbfounded, dumfounded, dumbstruck |
| sham | pretend; feign; ADJ: not genuine; fake; Ex. sham jewelry; N: something that is not what it appears; impostor; pretense; Ex. The agreement was a sham. |
| insightful | discerning; perceptive |
| atrophy | wasting away; V: weaken and lose flesh and muscle (through lack of blood or lack of use) |
| nectar | drink of the gods; sweet liquid collected by bees |
| augment | increase; add to |
| frond | fern leaf; palm or banana leaf |
| saturnine | morose; gloomy; Ex. Do not be misled by his saturnine countenance. |
| predilection | preference; partiality |
| sybarite | lover of luxury; person devoted to pleasure and luxury; CF. Sybaris: an ancient Greek city in Italy |
| bucolic | rustic; pastoral |
| onerous | burdensome |
| hypnosis | induced sleeping state; ADJ. hypnotic; V. hypnotize |
| anneal | reduce brittleness and improve toughness by heating and cooling (metal or glass) |
| foray | raid; sudden raid or military advance; V. |
| spasmodic | fitful; periodic; of or like a spasm; N. spasm: sudden involuntary muscular contraction; sudden burst of energy or emotion |
| dwindle | shrink; reduce gradually |
| equable | tranquil; of even calm temper; (of temperature) steady; uniform |
| offhand | casual; done without prior thought or preparation |
| affirmation | positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath; V. affirm; ADJ. affirmative; CF. affirmative action: positive discrimination |
| reparable | capable of being repaired |
| malaise | uneasiness; vague feeling of ill health (without any particular pain or appearance of disease) |
| fecundity | fertility; fruitfulness; ADJ. fecund: very productive of crops or young |
| frieze | ornamental horizontal band on a wall |
| canter | slow gallop; V. CF. trot |
| reserve | self-control; self-restraint; formal but distant manner; reticence; Ex. without reserve: freely and openly; ADJ. reserved: shy and uncommunicative |
| whimsical | capricious; fanciful; amusingly strange |
| feebleminded | deficient in intelligence; very stupid |
| exodus | departure (of a large number of people) |
| collate | examine and compare in order to verify authenticity; arrange in order (the sheets of a book before they are bound) |
| whittle | pare; cut away thin bits (from wood); fashion in this way; reduce gradually; trim |
| soporific | sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness; drowsy |
| pterodactyl | extinct flying reptile; CF. wing+finger |
| mass | Christian religious ceremony; CF. Mass: ceremony of the Eucharist |
| coagulate | congeal; thicken; clot; N. coagulant |
| metaphysical | pertaining to speculative philosophy; of metaphysics; N. metaphysics: branch of philosophy that examines the nature of reality |
| compulsive | resulting from compulsion |
| incumbent | obligatory; imposed as an obligation; currently holding an office; N: person who holds an office |
| swipe | hit with a sweeping motion; N. |
| deify | turn into a god; make a god of; idolize; Ex. Kings were deified; CF. deity |
| prodigy | highly gifted child; person with exceptional talents; marvel; wonder |
| hazy | slightly obscure; misty; unclear; N. haze: light mist or smoke; confused state of mind |
| incidental | not essential; minor; N: something incidental |
| decrepit | weak and in bad condition from old age or hard use; Ex. decrepit old chair/man |
| methodical | systematic; N. method: systematic method of procedure |
| malapropos | inappropriate; ADV. |
| capacity | mental or physical ability; role; position or duty; ability to accommodate; Ex. in my capacity as president |
| preempt | prevent in advance; head off(forestall); forestall by acting first; appropriate for oneself before others; supplant; take the place of; displace; Ex. preempt any attempts; ADJ. preemptive |
| testator | maker of a will; CF. testatrix |
| libertine | debauched person; dissolute or licentious person; rou\'e; CF. free |
| consolidation | unification; process of becoming firmer or stronger; V. consolidate: merge; strengthen |
| veto | vested power to reject a bill; exercise of this right; V: prevent or forbid by exercising the power of veto |
| dishonor | disgrace; N. ADJ. dishonorable |
| hull | husk; dry outer covering of a seed; frame or body of a ship |
| inception | start; beginning |
| grandeur | impressiveness; stateliness; majesty |
| extirpate | root up; uproot; destroy completely |
| bicker | quarrel |
| euphemism | mild expression in place of an unpleasant one; ADJ. euphemistic |
| ordeal | severe trial or affliction; difficult experience; trial(test of patience or endurance); affliction |
| limber | flexible; supple; pliable; V. |
| astronomical | enormously large or extensive |
| presage | foretell; be a warning or sign of; N: presentiment; foreboding; omen |
| uproar | noisy confusion |
| nuptial | related to marriage or the wedding ceremony; N. nuptials: wedding ceremony |
| chaotic | in utter disorder |
| shack | crude cabin |
| caucus | private meeting of a group of people in a political party to select officers or determine policy; CF. the Caucus club of Boston |
| inveterate | deep-rooted; habitual; CF. grow old |
| besiege | surround with armed forces; harass (with requests); annoy continually |
| relish | enjoy; savor; N: enjoyment; zest |
| dull | (of colors or surfaces) not bright; cloudy; overcast; boring; (of edge or sound) not sharp; not rapid; sluggish; slow in thinking and understanding; stupid; V. |
| monumental | massive; impressively large; built as a monument |
| attire | clothe; N: clothing; array; apparel |
| theocracy | government run by religious leaders |
| cerebral | pertaining to the brain or intellect; intellectual rather than emotional; CF. cerebrum |
| affluence | abundance; wealth |
| carnage | destruction of life; slaughter; killing of large numbers of people or animals |
| whelp | young animal (esp. of the dog or cat family); young wolf, dog, tiger, etc. |
| smother | kill from lack of air; suppress; cover thickly; Ex. smothered in little stickers |
| granulate | form into grains or granules; N. granule: grain or particle |
| tessellated | mosaic; inlaid; Ex. tessellated pattern |
| mutablility | ability to change in form; fickleness; ADJ. mutable: able to change; fickle; CF. mutate; CF. mutant |
| Epicurean | believing that pleasure is good and suffering is bad and should be avoided; N. |
| abyss | enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit |
| retrograde | go backwards; recede; degenerate; deteriorate; ADJ. |
| psychic | of psyche; mental; of or possessing extraordinary mental powers |
| encircle | surround |
| tantrum | fit of bad temper; fit of petulance; caprice; Ex. The child went into tantrums. |
| abhor | detest; hate |
| lassitude | languor; weariness; listlessness |
| wean | accustom a baby not to nurse; accustom (the young of a mammal) to take nourishment other than by suckling; give up a cherished activity; cause to gradually leave (an interest or habit); Ex. wean oneself from cigarettes |
| propellant(propellent) | substance which propels or drives forward (such as an explosive charge or a rocket fuel) |
| sententious | pithy; terse; concise; aphoristic |
| elysian | relating to paradise; blissful |
| adversity | great hardship or affliction; misfortune; calamitous event |
| hermetic | concerning alchemy or magic; obscure and mysterious; occult |
| artisan | a manually skilled worker |
| annex | attach; add to a large thing; take possession of; incorporate (territory) into a larger existing political unit (by force); N: building added to a large one |
| refulgent | effulgent; brilliant; brightly shining; gleaming; Ex. refulgent moon |
| enrapture | please intensely; fill with rapture and delight |
| primp | groom oneself with care; adorn oneself |
| resort | turn to for help; Ex. resort to violence; N. |
| beget | father; become the father of; produce; give rise to |
| rostrum | raised platform for speech-making; pulpit |
| agility | nimbleness; ability to move quickly |
| conjugal | pertaining to marriage |
| woeful | sad; (of something bad) deplorable; deplorably bad; Ex. woeful housing conditions |
| oatmeal | crushed oats used for making porridge |
| periphery | outside edge especially of a round surface; perimeter; Ex. periphery of the town |
| chivalrous | courteous; faithful; brave; N. chivalry |
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