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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| defiance | refusal to yield; resistance; V. defy; ADJ. defiant |
| disabuse | correct a false impression; undeceive; free from a wrong belief |
| wrath | anger; fury |
| transcendental | going beyond common thought or ideas; impossible to understand by practical experiences or practices; known only by studying thoughts or intuition; OP. empirical; CF. transcendentalism |
| multifarious | varied; greatly diversified; Ex. multifarious activities |
| resourceful | clever and imaginative (in dealing with difficult situations); N. resource, resourcefulness |
| omniscient | all-knowing |
| callous | hardened; unfeeling; without sympathy for the sufferings of others; unkind |
| seduce | lead away from proper conduct; entice; ADJ. seductive |
| retroactive | taking effect before its enactment (as a law) or imposition (as a tax); (of a law) having effect on the past as well as the future |
| chancellor | legal official of high rank; CF. chancellery(chancellory): position of a chancellor |
| blatant | extremely (offensively) obvious; loudly offensive; Ex. blatant lie; N. blatancy |
| buxom | full-bosomed; plump; jolly |
| servile | slavish; cringing; N. servility |
| centurion | Roman army officer (commanding a company of about 100 soldiers) |
| linger | loiter or dawdle; be slow in leaving; delay going; continue or persist; be slow to disappear; Ex. The smell lingered for days. |
| coda | concluding section of a musical or literary composition |
| bolster | support; reinforce |
| premise | assumption; postulate; proposition upon which an argument is based |
| striated | marked with parallel bands; striped; grooved; Ex. striated rocks; V. striate; N. stria: thin groove or line |
| rejuvenate | make young again |
| apiculture | bee-keeping |
| promiscuous | mixed indiscriminately; indiscriminate; not choosing carefully; indiscriminate in the choice of sexual partners; irregular, particularly sexually; Ex. promiscuous life/girl; N. promiscuity |
| warranted | justified; authorized |
| evasive | not frank; trying to hide the truth; eluding; evading; V. evade: avoid (a duty or responsibility) or escape from by deceit |
| nib | beak(bill); pen point |
| tanner | person who turns animal hides into leather |
| clairvoyant | having foresight; fortuneteller; N. clairvoyance |
| redundant | superfluous; more than is necessary; verbose; excessively wordy; repetitious |
| dubious | questionable; (of something) causing doubt; (of someone) filled with doubt; N. dubiety |
| elicit | draw out fact or information (by discussion or from someone) |
| authenticate | prove genuine |
| arbitrary | unreasonable or capricious; random; tyrannical; Ex. arbitrary ruler |
| unwonted | unaccustomed; unusual; Ex. He arrived with unwonted punctuality. |
| ulterior | intentionally hidden; beyond what is evident; situated beyond; unstated and often questionable; Ex. ulterior motive |
| marital | pertaining to marriage |
| choice | delicate; of very fine quality |
| caldron(cauldron) | large kettle |
| entrepreneur | businessperson (who assumes the risk of a business venture); contractor; ADJ. entrepreneurial |
| tranquillity | calmness; peace |
| impermeable | impervious; not permitting passage through its substance; impossible to permeate |
| sly | clever in deceiving; secretive; not telling one's intentions |
| strident | loud and harsh; insistent; N. stridency |
| catastrophe | calamity ; disaster |
| wanton | unrestrained; gratuitously cruel; willfully malicious; unchaste; sexually improper; promiscuous; Ex. wanton spending/killing; CF. having no just cause |
| arbitrate | act as judge (at the request of both sides) |
| maculated | spotted; stained; CF. immaculate |
| gleam | brief flash of light; glow; V. |
| pudding | hot sweet dish |
| ascribe | refer; attribute; assign |
| antiquity | quality of being very old; ancient times; °ÃŽë |
| implacable | incapable of being pacified; impossible to appease; Ex. implacable enemy |
| ingenious | marked by inventive skill; clever; resourceful; N. ingenuity |
| outgoing | sociable; eager to mix socially with others |
| glossy | smooth and shining; N. gloss: shiny brightness on a surface; superficially attractive appearance; Ex. gloss of good manners |
| vulnerable | susceptible to wounds or attack; N. vulnerability |
| puerile | childish; immature; CF. puer: boy |
| pliant | flexible; easily influenced |
| machinations | evil schemes or plots; schemes or plots to achieve an evil end; V. machinate |
| colossal | huge |
| insensate | without feeling; lacking sense; foolish |
| lumber | move heavily or clumsily; Ex. The bear lumbered through the woods; N: timber |
| ostentatious | showy; trying to attract attention; pretentious; N. ostentation: showy display |
| guise | outward appearance; costume; Ex. in a new guise |
| whiff | puff or gust (of air, scent, etc.); short-lasting smell; hint; Ex. whiff of perfume/scandal |
| appease | pacify or soothe; Ex. appease a crying baby; N. appeasement |
| hieroglyphic | picture writing; ADJ. |
| frigid | intensely cold; cold in manner; Ex. frigid zone |
| manacle | restrain; handcuff; N. |
| austere | forbiddingly stern; ascetic; without comfort or enjoyment; severely simple and unornamented; Ex. a monk's austere life; Ex. austere grandeur of the cathedral; N. austerity |
| analogy | similarity; parallelism; comparing two similar things |
| energize | invigorate; give energy to; make forceful and active |
| submissive | willing to obey orders; yielding; timid |
| antidote | remedy to counteract a poison or disease; Ex. antidote to the economic troubles |
| lookout | act of keeping watch; high place commanding a wide view; person who keeps watch |
| prevalent | widespread; generally accepted |
| colander | utensil with perforated bottom used for straining |
| projectile | missile; fired or thrown object (such as stone or bullet) |
| pantomime | acting without dialogue; V. |
| welter | wallow (as in mud or high seas); lie soaked (as in blood); Ex. The victims weltered in their blood. |
| slovenly | untidy; careless in work habits; slipshod; N. sloven: one who is habitually untidy or careless |
| matriarch | woman who rules a family or larger social group |
| abusive | coarsely insulting; physically harmful |
| titanic | gigantic; N. titan |
| entice | lure; persuade to do (something wrong); attract; tempt |
| hypocritical | pretending to be virtuous; deceiving; N. hypocrisy: profession of beliefs one does not possess; CF. hypocrite |
| paramour | illicit lover |
| reprieve | postponement or cancelation of a punishment; temporary stay; V: postpone or cancel the punishment of |
| filigree | delicate ornamental lacelike metalwork |
| deterrent | something that discourages or deters |
| backslide | revert (to bad habits); N. reverter |
| metamorphosis | change of form; Ex. metamorphosis of caterpillar to butterfly; V. metamorphose: change by metamorphosis |
| caricature | distortion; burlesque |
| appurtenances | subordinate possessions; something added to a more important thing |
| animadversion | critical remark; V. animadvert: comment critically with disapproval |
| coercion | use of force to get someone to object; compelling; V. coerce |
| quell | suppress; put an end to; put down forcibly; extinguish; quiet; Ex. ``Army Quells Rebellion'' in newspaper; CF. kill |
| terminology | terms used in a science or art; study of nomenclature |
| hover | hang about; (of birds or aircraft) stay in the air in one place; (of people) wait nearby; stay around one place; waver; be in an uncertain state |
| studious | given to diligent study |
| antler | bony growth on the head of a deer |
| palpable | tangible; (of something bad) easily perceptible; obvious; Ex. palpable blunder |
| palatable | agreeable; pleasing to the taste |
| cremate | incinerate (a corpse); N. crematory, crematorium |
| tablet | small round piece of medicine; flat piece of stone or metal bearing an inscription; Ex. stone tablet on the wall |
| grunt | utter a deep guttural sound (as a pig does); N. |
| supine | lying on back; passive; inactive; Ex. The defeated pugilist lay supine; Ex. supine acceptance of the decision |
| engulf | surround and swallow up |
| annotate | comment; make explanatory notes |
| personify | represent (an inanimate object) as a person; be the embodiment or perfect example of; Ex. She is evil/patience personified; N. personification |
| muster | gather; assemble (troops); Ex. muster up one's strength for the ordeal; N. |
| cohabit | live together |
| coddle | treat gently; indulge excessively; pamper; mollycoddle; baby; cook in water just below boiling point; Ex. coddled eggs |
| acclimate | adjust to climate or environment; adapt |
| susceptible | impressionable; easily influenced; sensitive; having little resistance as to a disease; likely to suffer; receptive to; capable of accepting; Ex. susceptible to persuasion/colds; Ex. The agreement is not susceptible of alteration; N. susceptibility |
| crinkle | wrinkle |
| titular | of a title; in name only; nominal; having the title of an office without the obligations; Ex. titular head of the company |
| rebus | representation of words in the form of pictures or symbols; puzzle in which pictures or letters stand for words; Ex. ``R U 18'' is a rebus for ``Are you 18''. |
| rip | tear or be torn quickly and violently; Ex. The sail ripped under the force of the wind; N. |
| brim | uppermost edge of a cup; projecting rim (as on a hat); Ex. The glass was full to the brim; V: be full to the brim |
| aesthetic | artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful (of a person or building); CF. aesthete; CF. aesthetics |
| schism | division into factions (esp. within a religious body); split |
| outfit | clothing or equipment for a special purpose; Ex. cowboy outfit |
| bookish | fond of books and reading |
| cuisine | style of cooking; Ex. French cuisine |
| moribund | dying; at the point of death; CF. death |
| upbraid | reprimand; severely scold |
| parody | humorous imitation; spoof; takeoff; travesty; V. |
| jovial | good-natured; merry; cheerful |
| encumber | burden; N. encumbrance |
| giddy | light-hearted; not serious; frivolous; dizzy; causing dizziness; Ex. giddy youth; Ex. giddy climb/height |
| implausible | unlikely (to be true); unbelievable; Ex. implausible alibi |
| drudge | do drudgery; N: person who drudges |
| suitor | man who is courting a woman |
| far-fetched | too improbable to be believed; implausible; Ex. far-fetched story |
| intimidate | frighten; N. intimidation |
| ventral | abdominal |
| utopia | ideal place, state, or society; ADJ. utopian |
| hazardous | dangerous |
| drastic | strong; violent and severe; Ex. drastic changes/measures |
| impinge | infringe; encroach; influence; touch; collide with; Ex. The effects are impinging on every aspect of our lives. |
| misgivings | doubts |
| siren | apparatus for making sounds; womanlike creature |
| piecemeal | one part at a time; gradually; in stages; Ex. read a novel piecemeal |
| regimen | prescribed course of diet or exercise; prescribed diet and habits; Ex. daily regimen of a dancer |
| temporal | of time; not lasting forever; limited by time; temporary; secular; worldly |
| relegate | put into a lower or worse place; banish to an inferior position; delegate; assign; Ex. relegate the old furniture to the children's room; Ex. relegated to the second division |
| beatific | giving or showing bliss; blissful |
| arraign | charge in court; indict |
| antagonism | hostility; active opposition; V. antagonize: cause to become an enemy; N. antagonist: person who is opposed to another; opponent; adversary; principal character in oppostion to the protagonist |
| inchoate | (of desire, wish, plan) recently begun; not explicit; at the beginning of development; rudimentary; elementary; Ex. inchoate mass |
| bridle | harness fitted about a horse's head (used to restrain); curb; check; V: put a bridle on; control or restrain; show anger |
| significant | expressing a meaning; important; Ex. significant smile; N. significance: importance; meaning; V. signify: denote; mean; signal; make known; matter; be significant |
| aloof | apart; not open in one's relationship with other people; reserved; ADV. |
| stratum | layer of earth's surface; layer of society; PL. strata |
| lounge | stand, sit, or lie in a lazy, relaxed way |
| lineage | descent; ancestry |
| pendant(pendent) | hanging down from something; pending; N: ornament (hanging from a necklace etc.) |
| modish | fashionable; conforming to the current fashion |
| circumvent | outwit; defeat by behaving more cleverly; outsmart; baffle; avoid; get around |
| livid | lead-colored; black and blue (as from a bruise); ashen; enraged; extremely angry |
| leery | (of someone) suspicious; wary; cautious |
| veracious | (of a person) truthful |
| vigil | keeping watch (during normal sleeping hours); Ex. all-night vigil |
| parlance | language; manner of speaking; idiom; Ex. in legal/common parlance |
| litany | supplicatory prayer; prayer in which the priest calls out and the people replies in the same words |
| offensive | attacking; insulting; distasteful; V. offend: violate; hurt the feelings of; N. offense: offending; violating of a moral or social code; crime; attack; Ex. first offense |
| stench | strong foul odor; reek; stink |
| incapacitate | disable; N. incapacity: lack of capacity |
| tramp | walk with a heavy step; travel on foot; N: vagrant; one who travels aimlessly about; long walk; sound of heavy walking |
| functionary | official (who performs a particular function) |
| rapacious | voracious; ravenous; taking everything one can; excessively grasping; plundering; subsisting on live prey; Ex. rapacious birds |
| simulate | feign; imitate |
| depose | dethrone; remove from office; give a deposition; testify |
| conduit | aqueduct; passageway for fluids |
| flighty | (esp. of a woman's behavior) capricious; often changing, esp. from one lover to another; impulsive |
| referendum | direct vote by all the people |
| worldly | engrossed in matters of this earth; not spiritual; of the material world |
| contrived | unnatural and forced; artificial; not spontaneous; Ex. The ending was rather contrived. |
| ethos | underlying character of a culture, group, etc.; character or ideas peculiar to a specific person, group, or culture; Ex. the company ethos |
| disjointed | disconnected; lacking coherence; V. disjoint: disconnect; disjoin |
| hallowed | blessed; consecrated; Ex. hallowed ground; V. hallow: set apart as holy |
| ecologist | person concerned with the interrelationship between living organisms and their environment; person concerned with the detrimental effects of human civilization on the environment; CF. ecology |
| disclose | reveal; N. disclosure |
| weary | tired after long work; V. |
| encroachment | gradual intrusion; Ex. I resent all these encroachments on my valuable time; V. encroach: take another's possessions or right gradually or stealthily; intrude; Ex. encroach on/upon |
| spoof | parody |
| noxious | harmful; CF. obnoxious |
| puzzle | baffle or confuse by a difficult problem; ponder over a problem in an effort to solve; clarify or solve by reasoning; Ex. puzzle out the answer; N. |
| reprove | censure; rebuke; N. reproof |
| paleontology | study of prehistoric life or fossils; CF. paleo-: ancient or prehistoric; Ex. paleography: study of ancient written documents |
| stout | rather fat; strong in body; sturdy; resolute; determined; strong in determination; Ex. stout stick/supporter |
| plebiscite | direct vote by the entire electorate (on an important issue) |
| circumlocution | indirect or roundabout expression (by using an uncecessarily large number of words esp. when trying to avoid answering a difficult question directly) |
| swarm | large group of insects moving in a mass; crowd of people or animals; V: move in a crowd or mass |
| culprit | one guilty of a crime |
| generality | vague statement; general statement which is not detailed; quality of being general; greater part; most; Ex. generality of people |
| veritable | being truly so; real or genuine; actual; not false or imaginary |
| respite | time for rest; interval of relief; delay in punishment; reprieve |
| pragmatic | practical (as opposed to idealistic); concerned with practical worth or impact of something; Ex. pragmatic test of the skill |
| sledge | large sled drawn by work animals |
| seasonal | of a particular season; Ex. seasonal rise in employment |
| lag | move or develop more slowly; straggle; Ex. lag behind the rest; N. |
| tactful | careful no to cause offence; OP. tactless |
| unprecedented | having no previous example; novel; unparalleled |
| opiate | medicine to induce sleep or deaden pain; something that relieves emotions or causes inaction; sleep-producing drug containing opium |
| musky | having the odor of musk; N. musk: odorous substance secreted by an Asian deer |
| malediction | curse |
| fritter | waste (time or money on unimportant things) |
| brandish | wave around (a weapon); flourish |
| pugnacity | combativeness; disposition to fight; ADJ. pugnacious: (of people) belligerent; combative in nature |
| exasperate | vex; annoy or make angry (by testing the patience) |
| germinate | cause to sprout; sprout |
| memento | token; reminder of the past; keepsake; Ex. memento of your visit |
| reconnaissance | survey of enemy by soldiers; reconnoitering; V. reconnoiter: make a preliminary inspection of (esp. to gather military information) |
| oath | solemn promise; blasphemous use of sacred words to express strong feelings; swear-word; Ex. ``For Christ's sake'' |
| thwart | block or hinder; baffle; frustrate |
| vehement | forceful; intensely emotional; with marked vigor; strong; N. vehemence |
| contraband | illegal trade; smuggling; smuggled goods; ADJ. |
| wrench | twist; pull; strain; Ex. He wrenched the gun out of her hands. |
| dainty | delicate; delicately beautiful; fastidious; not easy to please; Ex. dainty movement/dress |
| zephyr | gentle breeze; west wind |
| waylay | ambush; lie in wait for and attack |
| contrite | penitent; repentant; N. contrition |
| treasure | keep as precious; cherish |
| ford | place where a river can be crossed on foot; V. |
| patrician | noble; aristocratic; N: person of high rank; aristocrat; CF. member of the governing classes in ancient Rome; CF. plebian |
| languor | lack of physical or mental energy; lassitude; depression |
| foreshadow | give an indication beforehand; be a sign of (what is coming); portend; prefigure |
| germane | pertinent; bearing upon(having connection with) the case at hand; appropriate |
| reprehensible | deserving blame; blameworthy; V. reprehend: blame |
| eon(aeon) | long period of time; an age; longest division of geologic time containing two or more eras |
| daub | smear (as with paint); cover with something sticky; Ex. daub one's clothes with mud/paint; N: small bit of sticky substance; Ex. a daub of paint |
| subordinate | occupying a lower rank; inferior; submissive; N. V: put in a lower rank or class |
| antediluvian | antiquated; extremely ancient |
| stately | formal; ceremonious; grand in style or size; majestic |
| interminable | endless |
| proverb | adage; someone or something well known for notoriety; ADJ. proverbial: of a proverb; widely known; ADV. proverbially |
| venue | location; place (of a crime, trial, gathering, etc.); CF. come |
| distinction | honor; excellence; difference; contrast; discrimination; Ex. graduated with distinction; Ex. a writer of real distinction |
| converge | approach; tend to meet; come together |
| inconsistency | state of being self-contradictory; lack of uniformity or steadiness; ADJ. inconsistent: displaying a lack of consistency; erratic; contradictory; incompatible |
| commemorative | remembering; honoring the memory of; Ex. commemorative stamp |
| incorporate | introduce something into a larger whole; include; embody; give material form to; ADJ. |
| hone | sharpen (a tool); N: whetstone for sharpening a tool |
| amenities | convenient features that helps to make life pleasant; social courtesies |
| averse | reluctant; disinclined; not liking or opposed; Ex. averse to cats/doing the house work |
| speechless | unable for the moment to speak (because of strong feeling); Ex. speechless with anger |
| prepossessing | attractive; CF. preoccupying ? |
| arrears | being in debt; money that should have been paid; work that should have been done |
| providence | quality of being provident; divine care; god's care; Providence: god; Ex. It seemed like providence that the doctor happened to be there; ADJ. providential: of divine providence; fortunate |
| witticism | witty saying; wisecrack(clever joking remark) |
| hue | color; aspect; Ex. opinions of every hue |
| brawl | noisy quarrel |
| misconstrue | interpret incorrectly; misinterpret; misjudge |
| auxiliary | offering or providing help; additional or subsidiary; N: helper; assistant |
| derogatory | expressing a low opinion; disparaging; V. derogate: detract; disparage |
| divine | perceive intuitively (by or as if by magic); foresee the future; foretell; dowse; ADJ. N. divination |
| impart | grant a share of; make known; Ex. news to impart |
| vertigo | severe dizziness; giddiness |
| forerunner | predecessor; one that comes before and indicates the approach of another |
| abnegation | renunciation; self-sacrifice; self-abnegation |
| breadth | width; extent |
| acrophobia | fear of heights |
| reminiscent | suggestive of something (in the past); of reminiscence |
| blight | plant disease; V: infect with blight; ruin; destroy |
| psychiatrist | doctor who treats mental diseases |
| scraps | leftover food |
| kinetic | producing motion; of motion |
| corroborate | confirm; support; strengthen |
| polity | (particular form of) political organization; form of government of nation or state; Ex. student polity |
| discount | disregard; regard (a story or news) as unimportant; deduct from a cost |
| oust | expel; drive out; force out; N. ouster: ousting |
| hereafter | life after death |
| putrescent | becoming putrid; putrefying |
| institute | organization for a special purpose; V: establish |
| kudos | honor; glory; acclaim or praise for exceptional achievement |
| feud | bitter prolonged quarrel (usually between two peoples or families); V. CF. Romeo and Juliet; CF. feudal, feudalism |
| exceptionable | objectionable; likely to cause dislike; offensive; CF. unexceptionable: entirely acceptable |
| consign | send to a person or place for sale; deliver officially; entrust; put into the care of another; set apart (for a special purpose); N. consignment; CF. consignor, consignee |
| parallelism | state of being parallel; similarity; analogy |
| disavowal | denial; disclaiming; repudiating; disowning; V. disavow; CF. disclaim |
| infidel | unbeliever (with respect to a particular religion) |
| bantering | joking talk; good-naturedly ridiculing; N.V. banter |
| amorous | moved by sexual love; loving; of sexual love; Ex. amorous advances |
| haphazard | random; by chance; happening in an unplanned manner; Ex. haphazard growth of the town |
| reminiscence | recollection; V. reminisce: recollect the past |
| restraint | moderation or self-control; controlling force; restriction |
| dormant | sleeping; temporarily inactive; lethargic; latent |
| bump | hit or knock against with force; N. |
| despise | look on with scorn; regard as worthless or distasteful; ADJ. despicable: contemptible |
| unrequited | not requited; not reciprocated; Ex. unrequited love |
| indite | write; compose |
| mercenary | motivated solely by money or gain; N. |
| ashen | ash-colored; deadly pale |
| conventional | ordinary; typical; not nuclear; Ex. conventional weapons |
| sobriety | moderation (especially regarding indulgence in alcohol); seriousness |
| graduated | arranged by degrees (of height, difficulty, etc.) |
| thespian | pertaining to drama; N: actor or actress |
| ligneous | like wood |
| felicity | happiness; appropriateness (of a remark, choice, etc.); quality of being felicitous |
| malfeasance | wrongdoing; misconduct (by a public official) |
| mural | wall painting |
| forgo(forego) | give up; do without |
| fuddle | make stupid or confused as with alcholic drink; N. in a fuddle: confused |
| sustain | suffer (harm or loss); experience; support; prop; maintain; keep in existence; nourish (to maintain life); Ex. sustain the family/the trapped miners |
| slacken | slow up; loosen; make or become slack |
| presentiment | premonition; foreboding; feeling something will happen; anticipatory fear |
| superimpose | place over something else |
| supplicate | petition humbly; pray to grant a favor |
| potential | expressing possibility; latent; N: capacity for growth |
| quip | taunt; clever sarcastic remark; V. |
| dissuade | persuade not to do; discourage; N. dissuasion |
| hypothetical | based on assumptions or hypotheses; supposed; N. hypothesis |
| withhold | refuse to give; hold back; Ex. withholding tax |
| acute | (of the senses) sharp; quickly perceptive; keen; penetrating; brief and severe; Ex. acute sense of smell/analysis/pain |
| paltry | insignificant; petty; trifling; contemptible; Ex. paltry sum; CF. trash |
| travail | strenuous work; toil; painful labor; labor of childbirth |
| atone | make amends for; pay for; Ex. atone for |
| requisite | necessary requirement; something required; ADJ: required; necessary |
| vernacular | living language (as compared to the official language); language spoken in a country or region; natural style; Ex. lapse into the vernacular |
| gargoyle | waterspout carved in grotesque figures on a building |
| unfrock | defrock; strip a priest or minister of church authority |
| apocryphal | (of a story) widely believed but untrue |
| gnarl | protruding knot on a tree; V. |
| riddle | pierce with holes; permeate or spread throughout; Ex. The gunman riddled the car with bullets; Ex. The whole report is riddled with errors; N. large sieve (separating earth from stone) |
| torrent | rushing stream; flood; Ex. The rain fell in torrents. |
| unscathed | unharmed; Ex. escape the accident unscathed |
| anarchist | person who seeks to overturn the established government; advocate of abolishing authority |
| strut | supporting bar; CF. airplane wingÀ̳ª building µîÀ» support |
| luster | shine; gloss (of a polished surface) |
| verisimilitude | appearance of truth; quality of appearing to be true or real; likelihood; Ex. verisimilitude of her performance as Lady Macbeth |
| enliven | make lively or spirited; animate |
| vulture | carrion-eating birds |
| flowery | full of flowers; full of ornate expressions |
| harass | annoy by repeated attacks |
| sinister | evil; ominous |
| devolve | deputize; pass or be passed to others (power, work, or property); Ex. devolve on/upon/to |
| heinous | atrocious; wicked; hatefully bad; Ex. heinous crime |
| adverse | going against; opposing; unfavorable; hostile |
| rigor | severity; Ex. rigors of the Russian winter |
| shackle | chain; fetter; confine with shackles; N. |
| prop | support placed under or against something; V. |
| sumptuous | grand suggesting great expense; lavish; rich; Ex. sumptuous feast |
| fulminate | thunder; explode; issue a severe denunciation |
| prim | proper to the point of affectation; very precise and formal; exceedingly proper |
| clout | great influence (especially political or social); hard blow with fist |
| sluggish | lazy; slow; inactive; lethargic; CF. slug: nail with no shell |
| dribble | flow or fall in drops; let saliva flow out slowly from the mouth; move a ball; N. |
| prong | pointed projecting part |
| sedulous | diligent; assiduous; paying attention; N. sedulity |
| fashion | give shape to; make; Ex. fashion the pot out of clay |
| apprehend | arrest (a criminal); dread; perceive; N. apprehension |
| panacea | cure-all; remedy for all diseases |
| recurrent | occurring again and again |
| plethora | excess; overabundance; Ex. a plethora of excuses |
| bloated | (unpleasantly) swollen or puffed as with water or air |
| subsequent | following in time or order; later |
| traduce | expose to slander |
| prod | poke (with a pointed object); stir up; urge; goad to action; N: pointed object used to prod; prodding |
| inequity | unfairness; ADJ. inequitable |
| demean | disgrace; humiliate; debase in dignity; behave |
| torque | twisting force; force producing rotation |
| wallow | roll in mud; indulge in; (of a ship) roll in a rough sea; become helpless; Ex. wallow in the mud/luxury |
| foment | stir up; incite; instigate; promote the growth of (something evil or unpleasant) |
| flashy | showy; gaudy; giving a momentary brilliance |
| inamorata | woman whom a man loves |
| forum | public square of an ancient Roman city; public place for open discussion; court of law |
| blandishment | flattery |
| adjunct | something attached to but holding an inferior position |
| realm | kingdom; field or sphere; Ex. not within the realms of possibility |
| anemia | condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; ADJ. anemic |
| pinch | squeeze between the thumb and a finger, or other edges; Ex. I had to pinch myself to make sure I wasn't dreaming. N: amount that can be held between the thumb and a finger |
| prurient | having or causing lustful desires and thoughts; arousing immoderate sexual desire |
| erratic | odd; irregular in movement or behavior; unpredictable |
| incinerate | burn to ashes |
| adjoin | be next to |
| tactile | pertaining to the organs or sense of touch |
| fluency | smoothness of speech; ADJ. fluent |
| prolific | producing offspring or fruit in abundance; fertile; fecund; abundantly fruitful; producing abundant works; Ex. prolific writer |
| snivel | complain or whine tearfully; run at the nose; snuffle; Ex. Don't come back sniveling to me. |
| philanderer | faithless lover; flirt |
| laborious | demanding much work or care; tedious |
| rancor | long-lasting hatred; bitterness; Ex. negotiation without rancor; ADJ. rancorous |
| palpitate | throb; beat rapidly; flutter; tremble; Ex. Her heart began to palpitate. |
| tread | walk; trample; N: grooved face of a tire; horizontal part of a step |
| mat | not shiny; matte; having a dull finish; N: flat piece of material used as a floor covering; V. |
| dissimulate | pretend; conceal by feigning; dissemble |
| enlist | (cause to) join the armed forces; obtain (help, sympathy, or support) |
| rally | come or bring together; call up or summon (forces, vital powers, etc.); revive or recuperate (after illness or difficulty); N: act of rallying; mass gathering |
| crest | top (as of a hill or wave); showy feathers on the head of a bird |
| cadaverous | like a corpse; pale |
| outrage | act of extreme violence or viciousness; resentful anger; V: commit an outrage on; produce anger in; ADJ. outrageous: offensive |
| reciprocate | do or give something in return; repay in kind; give or take mutually; interchange; move backwards and forwards; Ex. reciprocate his invitation by inviting him; N. reciprocity: reciprocal relationship; mutual interchange of advantages between two groups; |
| mischief | behavior (of children) causing trouble with no serious harm; damage; harm; Ex. mischief to the crops; ADJ. mischievous: causing mischief; playfully troublesome |
| mite | very small object or insect-like creature; small coin |
| placebo | harmless substance prescribed as a dummy pill |
| impeccable | faultless |
| terminal | part that forms the end; railroad or bus station; ADJ. forming an end; ending in death; fatal; Ex. terminal cancer |
| figment | invention; something invented; imaginary thing; Ex. figment of your imagination |
| refute | disprove; prove to be false; N. refutation |
| pretend | feign; pretend to: claim to possess; make pretensions to; Ex. I don't pretend to much expertise; N. pretense |
| rampart | defensive mound of earth |
| wont | (the stated person's) habit or custom; habitual procedure; ADJ. wonted: customary |
| animated | lively; spirited |
| indomitable | unconquerable; unyielding |
| feasible | practical; able to be carried out; practicable |
| indignity | treatment or situation that causes shame or loss of dignity, respect; offensive or insulting treatment; humiliating or degrading treatment; Ex. I suffered the indignity of having to say that in front of them. |
| contusion | bruise |
| dotage | senility; feeblemindedness of old age; Ex. In one's dotage |
| wrinkle | small ridge on a smooth surface (face or cloth); V. |
| amazon | female warrior |
| ambidextrous | capable of using either hand with equal ease |
| malicious | hateful; spiteful; expressing malice; N. malice: desire to harm others; spite |
| disseminate | distribute; spread; scatter (like seeds) |
| grim | causing great fear; unrelenting; determined in spite of fear; Ex. grim smile |
| lavish | liberal; wasteful; generous or wasteful in giving or using; abundant; profuse; great; Ex. decorated lavishly; V. give in abundance |
| impenitent | not repentant |
| obstreperous | boisterous; noisy and uncontrollable |
| substantial | of substance; material; solid; essential or fundamental; ample; considerable; well-to-do; wealthy |
| affinity | feeling of kinship; similarity; Ex. strong affinity for her; Ex. many affinities between two languages |
| executive | person having administrative authority; one branch of government executing laws; ADJ: relating to executing |
| gullible | easily deceived |
| subsidy | direct financial aid by government, etc.; V. subsidize: assist with a subsidy |
| Shangri-la | imaginary remote paradise on earth; CF. Lost Horizon |
| recrimination | countercharges; V. recriminate |
| procrastinate | postpone; delay or put off |
| agitate | stir up; disturb |
| disquisition | formal systematic inquiry; explanation of the results of a formal inquiry; long formal speech or written report |
| contaminate | pollute |
| amiss | wrong; faulty; Ex. something amiss; ADV. |
| potentate | monarch; sovereign |
| pristine | unspoiled; remaining in a pure state; characteristic of earlier times; primitive; Ex. an old book in pristine condition |
| homage | honor; tribute; great respect; Ex. pay/do homage to |
| choleric | hot-tempered; bad-tempered; irritable; easily angered; CF. cholera |
| heed | pay attention to; N: close attention |
| extraneous | not essential; irrelevant; superfluous; external; coming from the outside; Ex. extraneous details/noise/to the subject |
| suffragist | advocate of the extension of voting rights (for women); CF. suffrage |
| finesse | delicate skill; V: handle with finesse |
| propagate | increase in number by producing young; multiply; spread; Ex. Most plants propagate by seed; Ex. newspaper propagating their ideas |
| foil | contrast; one that by contrast enhances the distinctive characteristics of another |
| transcendent | exceeding ordinary limits; superior; surpassing; V. transcend: go beyond; exceed; surpass; N. transcendancy |
| hermetic | sealed by fusion so as to be airtight; airtight |
| ablution | washing |
| dinghy | small boat (often ship's boat) |
| propinquity | nearness (in space or relationship); proximity; kinship |
| innovation | change; something newly introduced; introduction of something new; V. innovate: begin or introduce (something new); be creative; ADJ. innovative |
| writ | written command issued by a court (telling someone to do or not to do something) |
| schematic | of a schema or scheme; relating to an outline or diagram; using a system of symbols; N. schema: diagrammatic representation; outline |
| ego | one's opinion of oneself; self-esteem |
| score | number of points; written form of a musical composition; reason; group of 20; notch or incision; Ex. full/vocal score; Ex. Don't worry on that score; V: mark with lines or notches; Ex. score the paper to make it easy to fold |
| venture | risk; expose to risk; dare; undertake a risk; N. |
| garbled | mixed up; jumbled; distorted; V. garble: mix up or distort (a message) to such an extent as to make misleading or unintelligible |
| iniquitous | wicked; immoral; unrighteous; N. iniquity; Ex. den of iniquity |
| existential | pertaining to existence; pertaining to the philosophy of existentialism |
| catholic | (of likings and interests) universal; general; broad; including many different parts; wide-ranging liberal; Ex. catholic opinions/tastes |
| lunar | pertaining to the moon |
| mirage | unreal reflection; optical illusion |
| tawny | brownish yellow |
| actuary | someone who advises insurance companies |
| predecessor | former occupant of a post |
| axiom | self-evident truth requiring no proof |
| cessation | stoppage |
| raffle | lottery; V: award as a prize in a raffle; Ex. raffle off a new car |
| indecisive | marked by indecision; inconclusive; Ex. indecisive battle |
| euthanasia | mercy killing |
| sodden | thoroughly soaked; dull or stupid as if from drink |
| precedent | preceding (in time, rank, etc.) |
| evince | show clearly |
| flourish | grow well; prosper; make sweeping gestures; wave; brandish; Ex. The trees flourished in the sun. N: showy movement or gesture; embellishment or ornamentation (esp. in handwriting) |
| rescind | repeal; annul; cancel (a law, decision, or agreement) |
| intrepid | fearless |
| recourse | resorting to help when in trouble; Ex. without recourse to |
| alliteration | repetition of beginning sound in poetry |
| straggle | stray or fall behind (a main group); spread out in a scattered group; Ex. straggling marathon racer; Ex. straggling branch |
| piquant | pleasantly tart-tasting; spicy; pleasantly stimulating; Ex. piquant situation when my old enemy asked for my help |
| compunction | remorse; strong uneasiness caused by guilt |
| circumscribe | limit; confine; draw a line around |
| takeoff | burlesque; act of leaving the ground |
| elope | run away secretly with the intention of getting married |
| season | enhance the flavor of by adding a spice, etc.; inure; harden; N. seasoning: something used in seasoning |
| fancy | imagination (of a whimsical or fantastic nature); capricious liking; V: imagine; be fond of; ADJ. decorative; elaborate |
| zany | comic; crazy; N: clown; comical person (given to outlandish behavior) |
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