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400 vocabulary words from lists 1-4 (majortests.com)
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9th Grade
06/07/2009

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Term
ABHOR
Definition
hate
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BIGOT
Definition
narrow-minded, prejudiced person
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COUNTERFEIT
Definition
fake; false
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ENFRANCHISE
Definition
give voting rights
Term
HAMPER
Definition
hinder; obstruct
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KINDLE
Definition
to start a fire
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NOXIOUS
Definition
harmful; poisonous; lethal
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PLACID
Definition
calm; peaceful
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REMUNERATION
Definition
payment for work done
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TALISMAN
Definition
lucky charm
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ABRASIVE
Definition
rough; coarse; harsh
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BILK
Definition
cheat; defraud
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COVERT
Definition
hidden; undercover
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ENGENDER
Definition
cause
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HANGAR
Definition
storage area (like a garage) for a plane
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KNOTTY
Definition
complex; difficult to solve
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NUANCE
Definition
something subtle; a fine shade of meaning
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PLAGIARISM
Definition
taking credit for someone else's writing or ideas
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RENOWN
Definition
fame
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TANGENT
Definition
going off the main subject
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ABASEMENT
Definition
humiliation; degradation
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BILLOWING
Definition
swelling; fluttering; waving
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COWER
Definition
recoil in fear or servility; shrink away from
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ENHANCE
Definition
improve; make better or clearer
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HARANGUE
Definition
noisy, attacking speech
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LABYRINTH
Definition
a maze
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NULLIFY
Definition
to counter; make unimportant
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PLAINTIFF
Definition
petitioner (in court of law)
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REPLETE
Definition
full
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TANGIBLE
Definition
can be touched
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ABROGATE
Definition
cancel; deny; repeal
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BLASPHEMY
Definition
speech which offends religious sentiments
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CREDIBLE
Definition
believable
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ENIGMA
Definition
puzzle; mystery
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HARBINGERS
Definition
indicators; bringers of warnings
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LABYRINTHINE
Definition
complicated; highly convoluted
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NUZZLE
Definition
cuddle; snuggle
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PLAUDIT
Definition
statement giving strong praise
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REPREHENSIBLE
Definition
shameful; very bad
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TARDY
Definition
slow; late; overdue; delayed
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ABSOLUTION
Definition
forgiveness; pardon; release
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BLATANT
Definition
obvious
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CREDITABLE
Definition
praiseworthy
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ENSCONCE
Definition
establish firmly in a position
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HASTEN
Definition
hurry; accelerate; rush
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LACERATION
Definition
a cut
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OBDURATE
Definition
stubborn
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PLAUSIBLE
Definition
can be believed; reasonable
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REPRIEVE
Definition
a respite; postponement of a sentence
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TAWDRY
Definition
of little value; gaudy
Term
ABSTAIN
Definition
desist; go without; withdraw
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BLIGHTED
Definition
damaged; destroyed; ruined
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CREDULOUS
Definition
gullible; ready to believe anything
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ENSHROUD
Definition
cover
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HAUGHTINESS
Definition
arrogance; pride
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LACHRYMOSE
Definition
tearful; sad
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OBFUSCATE
Definition
deliberately make something difficult to understand
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PLETHORA
Definition
an excess
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REPUDIATE
Definition
shun; eschew
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TEDIUM
Definition
boredom
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ABSTEMIOUS
Definition
self denying; refraining from indulging
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BLITHE
Definition
free-spirited; carefree
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CREPUSCULAR
Definition
active at dawn and dusk
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ENUNCIATION
Definition
clear pronunciation; accent; articulation
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HEADSTRONG
Definition
stubborn; willful
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LACKLUSTER
Definition
dull; monotonous; bland
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OBJECTIVE
Definition
unbiased; not subjective
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PLIABLE
Definition
flexible; not stubborn
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RESCIND
Definition
retract; repeal
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TEMPER
Definition
to moderate; soften
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ABTRUSE
Definition
difficult to understand; obscure
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BLUNDERBUSS
Definition
1. ancient weapon (type of gun); 2. a clumsy person
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CRINGE
Definition
recoil; flinch; shy away
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ENVENOM
Definition
to cause bitterness and bad feeling
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HEDONISM
Definition
self indulgence; pleasure-seeking
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LACONIC
Definition
using few words; brief; to the point
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OBLIQUE
Definition
indirect; slanting
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PLUMAGE
Definition
feathers of a bird
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RESIGNATION
Definition
acceptance of fate
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TENACIOUS
Definition
stubborn; resolute; holding firm to a point
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ACCOLADE
Definition
tribute; honor; praise
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BOLSTER
Definition
support; prop up
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CRYPTIC
Definition
puzzling; enigmatic
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EPHEMERAL
Definition
short-lived
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HEDONIST
Definition
a pleasure seaker
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LAMENTATION
Definition
expression of regret or sorrow
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OBLITERATE
Definition
destroy; demolish; eradicate
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PLUMMET
Definition
fall suddenly and steeply
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RESOLUTION
Definition
determination
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TENTATIVE
Definition
not certain
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ACQUIESCE
Definition
to agree to; give in to
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BOMBAST
Definition
arrogant; pompous language
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CURTAIL
Definition
cut short
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EPICURE
Definition
someone who appreciates good food and drink
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HEED
Definition
listen to
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LAMPOON
Definition
ridicule; spoof
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OBLIVIOUS
Definition
totally unaware
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PODIUM
Definition
raised platform
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RESONANT
Definition
echoing
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TENUOUS
Definition
flimsy; not solid
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ACRID
Definition
sharp; pungent (used of smells and tastes)
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BOORISH
Definition
ill-mannered
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CYNICAL
Definition
believing that people act only out of selfish motives
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EPISTLE
Definition
a letter (form of communication)
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HERESY
Definition
against orthodox opinion
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LANCE
Definition
spear; spike; javelin
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OBSCURE
Definition
difficult to understand; partially hidden
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POIGNANT
Definition
deeply moving; strongly affecting the emotions
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RESPITE
Definition
a break; intermission
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TERSE
Definition
concise; to the point
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ACROPHOBIA
Definition
fear of heights
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BOURGEOIS
Definition
middle class
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DEBILITY
Definition
weakness; incapacity
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EPISTOLARY
Definition
concerned with letters; through correspondence
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HIATUS
Definition
interruption; pause
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LANGUID
Definition
tired; slow
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OBSCURED
Definition
hidden; covered; buried
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POISED
Definition
calm; collected; self-possessed
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RESPLENDENT
Definition
shining; glowing
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THERAPEUTIC
Definition
medicinal; curative
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ACUITY
Definition
sharpness (mental or visual)
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BRAGGART
Definition
someone who boasts
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DEBUNKING
Definition
exposing false claims or myths
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EPITOMIZED
Definition
typified; characterized; personified
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HIDEBOUND
Definition
rigid in opinions
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LANGUISH
Definition
decay; fade away; get weaker
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OBSEQUIOUS
Definition
servile; submissive
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POLEMICAL
Definition
causing debate or argument
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RESTORATIVE
Definition
a tonic
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THWART
Definition
prevent; frustrate
Term
ADAMANT
Definition
forceful; inflexible
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BRAWNY
Definition
muscular
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DECATHLON
Definition
an athletic competition with ten events
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EQUIVOCATE
Definition
speak ambiguously; avoid telling the truth
Term
HIEROGLYPHICS
Definition
1. picture writing; 2. writing which is difficult to read or enigmatic
Term
LARCENY
Definition
theft; robbery; stealing
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OBSESSION
Definition
a dominating concern
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PONDEROUS
Definition
weighty; slow and heavy
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RETENTION
Definition
preservation; withholding
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TIMOROUS
Definition
cowardly; fearful
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ADROIT
Definition
skillful
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BREVITY
Definition
being brief
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DECORUM
Definition
dignified, correct behavior
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ERR
Definition
make a mistake
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HINDER
Definition
obstruct
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LARGESS
Definition
generosity
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OBSOLETE
Definition
no longer valid
Term
PONTIFICATE
Definition
speak pompously or dogmatically
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RETICENT
Definition
restrained; holding something back; uncommunicative
Term
TIRADE
Definition
stream of verbal abuse
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ADULATION
Definition
strong admiration; worship
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BRISTLE
Definition
to show irritation
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DECOY
Definition
lure; trap; trick
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ERRATIC
Definition
wandering; irregular
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HISTRIONIC
Definition
theatrical; exaggerated
Term
LAUD
Definition
praise
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OBSTREPEROUS
Definition
noisy and boisterous
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PORTEND
Definition
fortell
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RETRACTION
Definition
withdrawal; cancellation of a statement
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TITTER
Definition
giggle quietly
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ADVERSITY
Definition
hardship
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BROACH
Definition
start to discuss; approach
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DEFERENCE
Definition
respect
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ESOTERIC
Definition
obscure and difficult to understand
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HOARY
Definition
old
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LAVISH
Definition
on a grand scale; wasteful
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OBTUSE
Definition
mentally dull
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PORTENT
Definition
a warning sign; omen
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REVERE
Definition
worship
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TOME
Definition
large book
Term
ADVOCATE
Definition
support
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BRUSQUE
Definition
blunt; abrupt
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DEFOLIATE
Definition
cause leaves to fall off
Term
ESPOUSE
Definition
promote; take up; support
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HONE
Definition
sharpen; increase; whet
Term
LAX
Definition
careless; not strict
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OBVIATE
Definition
avoid; make unnecessary
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POSEUR
Definition
someone who puts on an act
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RIDDLED
Definition
full of (usually full of holes)
Term
TORPID
Definition
inactive; lazy; stagnant
Term
AESTHETIC
Definition
concerning art or beauty
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BULWARK
Definition
fortification; barricade; wall
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DEFUNCT
Definition
no longer in existence
Term
ETYMOLOGY
Definition
the study of word origins
Term
HYPERBOLE
Definition
grossly exaggerated speech
Term
LEGEND
Definition
1. key to map; 2. myth or story
Term
ODIOUS
Definition
hateful
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POSTERITY
Definition
future generations
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RIFE
Definition
common
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TORPOR
Definition
dormancy; sluggishness; inactivity
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AFFABLE
Definition
friendly; social; easygoing
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BUREAUCRACY
Definition
officialdom
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DEGREDATION
Definition
deprivation; poverty; debasement
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EULOGY
Definition
praise
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HYPOCHONDRIAC
Definition
a person obsessed with health; having imaginary illnesses
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LEGION
Definition
in large numbers
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OFFICIOUS
Definition
domineering; intrusive; meddlesome
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POSTHUMOUS
Definition
after death
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RIGOR
Definition
thoroughness
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TOTTER
Definition
walk unsteadily
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ALACRITY
Definition
eagerness; enthusiasm; quickness
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BURGEON
Definition
grow; flourish; put forth new shoots
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DELETERIOUS
Definition
harmful
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EUPHEMISM
Definition
a polite phrase to cover something unpleasant
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HYPOCRITICAL
Definition
insincere
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LETHARGIC
Definition
tired; without energy
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OGLE
Definition
stare at; observe in an obvious manner
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POSTULATE
Definition
hypothesize; propose
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ROBUST
Definition
strong; healthy; tough
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TRACTABLE
Definition
obedient; dutiful; polite
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ALCHEMY
Definition
medieval chemistry; attempt to change base metal into gold
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BURNISH
Definition
polish
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DELIBERATE
Definition
to think over deeply
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EUPHONY
Definition
pleasant sounds
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ICONOCLAST
Definition
person who opposes orthodoxy
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LEVITY
Definition
flippancy; joking about serious matters
Term
OLFACTORY
Definition
concerned with the sense of smell
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POTABLE
Definition
suitable for drinking
Term
ROTUND
Definition
round
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TRANQUIL
Definition
peaceful
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ALIBI
Definition
an excuse that shows someone was not at a crime scene
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BUTTRESS
Definition
strengthen; support
Term
DELINEATION
Definition
demarcation; explanation; definition; outlining
Term
EVACUATE
Definition
vacate; empty; abandon
Term
IDIOSYNCRASY
Definition
a personal peculiarity; something unique to an individual
Term
LIBERTARIAN
Definition
someone who opposes tyranny
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OMINOUS
Definition
threatening
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POTENT
Definition
powerful; compelling; strong
Term
RUMINATE
Definition
think over something; ponder
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TRANSCRIBE
Definition
copy
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ALLAY
Definition
to lessen
Term
BYLINE
Definition
the line that tells you who wrote an article
Term
DEMUR
Definition
hesitate; refuse
Term
EXACERBATE
Definition
make worse
Term
IGNOMINIOUS
Definition
shameful
Term
LINIMENT
Definition
soothing lotion
Term
OMNIPOTENT
Definition
all-powerful
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PRAGMATIC
Definition
practical
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RUSE
Definition
trick; stratagem
Term
TRANSGRESS
Definition
go astray; disobey; commit a sin
Term
ALLEVIATE
Definition
make less severe
Term
CACOPHONY
Definition
discordant loud noises
Term
DENOUNCE
Definition
condemn; speak out against
Term
EXASPERATED
Definition
frustrated; annoyed
Term
IGNOMINY
Definition
shame
Term
LITHE
Definition
flexible; supple
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OMNISCIENT
Definition
all-knowing
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PRAGMATIST
Definition
practical person; one who is concerned with usefulness
Term
SACCHARIN
Definition
falsely sweet
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TRANSIENT
Definition
short-lived; ephemeral
Term
ALOOF
Definition
distant; detached; cold
Term
CAJOLE
Definition
coax
Term
DEPLETE
Definition
use up; lessen
Term
EXCEPTIONABLE
Definition
very bad (something which we should object to)
Term
ILLUMINATE
Definition
to light up or make clear
Term
LIVID
Definition
very angry
Term
ONEROUS
Definition
burdensome; hard to undertake
Term
PREAMBLE
Definition
introductory material
Term
SACROSANCT
Definition
very holy; inviolable
Term
TRAVERSE
Definition
to move across
Term
ALTRUISM
Definition
putting others first; being self-sacrificing
Term
CALDRON
Definition
huge cooking pot
Term
DEPLORE
Definition
regret
Term
EXCULPATE
Definition
free someone from blame; pardon; acquit
Term
ILLUSORY
Definition
deceptive; false; misleading
Term
LOBBYIST
Definition
person who tries to persuade someone to support a particular cause
Term
ONUS
Definition
burden
Term
PRECARIOUS
Definition
unstable; risky
Term
SAGACIOUS
Definition
wise
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TREPIDATION
Definition
fear
Term
AMASS
Definition
accumulate
Term
CALLOW
Definition
immature
Term
DEPRAVITY
Definition
moral corruption
Term
EXECRABLE
Definition
very, very bad
Term
IMMODERATE
Definition
excessive; extreme
Term
LOFTY
Definition
snooty; arrogant; haughty
Term
OPAQUE
Definition
does not let light through
Term
PRECEDENT
Definition
a previous occurrence used as a guide
Term
SAGE
Definition
a wise person
Term
TRINKET
Definition
something of little value; knick-knack
Term
AMBIGUITY
Definition
uncertainty; vagueness
Term
CANDID
Definition
frank; honest
Term
DEPRECATE
Definition
criticize; denounce
Term
EXEGESIS
Definition
scholarly explanation or interpretation
Term
IMMUTABLE
Definition
unchanging; permanent
Term
LONGEVITY
Definition
long life
Term
OPULENT
Definition
wealthy; rich; magnificent
Term
PRECEPT
Definition
guiding principle
Term
SALACIOUS
Definition
lecherous; erotic
Term
TRITE
Definition
unoriginal; dull
Term
AMBIGUOUS
Definition
unclear in meaning; can be interpreted in different ways
Term
CANDOR
Definition
frankness; openess
Term
DERIDE
Definition
ridicule; make fun of; mock
Term
EXEMPLARY
Definition
outstandingly good; setting a fine example
Term
IMPARTIAL
Definition
unbiased; neutral
Term
LOQUACIOUS
Definition
talkative
Term
ORDAIN
Definition
1. destine; 2. confer holy orders on a priest
Term
PRECINCT
Definition
district of a city
Term
SALLOW
Definition
yellowish
Term
TRIVIAL
Definition
unimportant
Term
AMBIVALENCE
Definition
lack of clarity; wavering; being undecided
Term
CANTANKEROUS
Definition
bad-tempered; quarrelsome
Term
DEROGATORY
Definition
uncomplimentary
Term
EXEMPLIFY
Definition
to serve as a good example
Term
IMPECUNIOUS
Definition
having no money
Term
LUCID
Definition
clear
Term
ORNATE
Definition
highly decorated
Term
PRECIPICE
Definition
steep slope
Term
SALUBRIOUS
Definition
health-giving
Term
TRUANT
Definition
shirker; someone absent without permission
Term
AMBULATORY
Definition
able to walk around (used of hospital patients)
Term
CAPACIOUS
Definition
spacious
Term
DESECRATE
Definition
to damage or pollute a holy place
Term
EXHAUSTIVE
Definition
complete and thorough
Term
IMPIOUS
Definition
wicked; profane
Term
LUDICROUS
Definition
ridiculous; silly
Term
ORTHODOX
Definition
conventional
Term
PRECIPITOUS
Definition
done in a hurry
Term
SALUTARY
Definition
something which teaches you a lesson; beneficial
Term
TRUNCATE
Definition
cut short
Term
AMELIORATE
Definition
make better
Term
CAPITULATE
Definition
surrender; give in to
Term
DESECRATION
Definition
spoiling something holy
Term
EXONERATES
Definition
acquits; absolves; removes blame
Term
IMPOVERISHED
Definition
destitute; poor
Term
LUKEWARM
Definition
1. unenthusiastic; 2. neither hot nor cold
Term
OSSIFY
Definition
1. turn to bone; 2. become fixed and rigid
Term
PRECLUDE
Definition
prevent or make impossible
Term
SANCTIMONIOUS
Definition
hypocritically holy
Term
TUMULT
Definition
uproar; noise
Term
AMELIORATION
Definition
improvement
Term
CARPING
Definition
constant criticism
Term
DESIST
Definition
stop; discontinue; cease
Term
EXORCISM
Definition
getting free/rid of; eliminating (especially demons)
Term
IMPROMPTU
Definition
unrehearsed; spontaneous
Term
LUMMOX
Definition
clumsy person
Term
OSTENTATIOUS
Definition
showy
Term
PRECOCIOUS
Definition
developing early
Term
SANCTION
Definition
give approval to
Term
TURPITUDE
Definition
depravity
Term
AMIABLE
Definition
friendly
Term
CARTOGRAPHER
Definition
person who makes maps
Term
DESPONDENT
Definition
having no hope; miserable
Term
EXPATRIATE
Definition
refugee; emigrant; someone living away from his own country
Term
INADVERTENT
Definition
not intentional
Term
LUSCIOUS
Definition
juicy; moist; succulent
Term
OUST
Definition
push out of a position
Term
PREDECESSOR
Definition
one who came before
Term
SANGUINARY
Definition
bloodthirsty; bloody
Term
TYRO
Definition
novice; beginner
Term
AMITY
Definition
friendship
Term
CASTIGATE
Definition
scold strongly
Term
DESTITUTION
Definition
hardship; poverty; misery
Term
EXPEDIENT
Definition
convenient; practical
Term
INCANTATION
Definition
chant; invocation; prayer
Term
LYNCH
Definition
assassinate; kill; illegal hanging
Term
OVERT
Definition
obvious; not hidden
Term
PREDICAMENT
Definition
dilemma; difficult situation
Term
SANGUINE
Definition
optimistic; cheerful
Term
UBIQUITOUS
Definition
found everywhere; omnipresent
Term
AMORPHOUS
Definition
lacking in shape
Term
CATHARSIS
Definition
purging of pent-up emotions
Term
DETER
Definition
put off; prevent
Term
EXPEDITE
Definition
make faster
Term
INCARCERATION
Definition
putting in prison
Term
MACHINATIONS
Definition
plots and plans
Term
OVERWROUGHT
Definition
worked up; in an emotional state
Term
PREEMINENT
Definition
famous; outstanding
Term
SARDONIC
Definition
mocking
Term
UNALLOYED
Definition
undiluted; total
Term
ANALGESIC
Definition
medicine to combat pain
Term
CAUCUS
Definition
type of private political meeting
Term
DETERIORATE
Definition
worsen; decline
Term
EXPOSITION
Definition
clear explanation
Term
INCESSANT
Definition
without stopping
Term
MAELSTROM
Definition
whirlpool; storm in the ocean
Term
PALATABLE
Definition
good to eat agreeable
Term
PREROGATIVE
Definition
right or privilege
Term
SAVANT
Definition
person with knowledge
Term
UNCTUOUS
Definition
oily; using excessive flattery
Term
ANALOGOUS
Definition
comparable
Term
CAUSTIC
Definition
burning
Term
DETRIMENTAL
Definition
harmful
Term
EXTOL
Definition
praise
Term
INCIPIENT
Definition
just beginning
Term
MAGNANIMOUS
Definition
generous; big-hearted
Term
PALISADE
Definition
fence made of posts
Term
PRESCIENT
Definition
having fore-knowledge
Term
SCALE
Definition
to climb
Term
UNDERMINED
Definition
damaged; attacked
Term
ANARCHY
Definition
chaos; lack of government
Term
CAVALCADE
Definition
procession of vehicles
Term
DEVOURED
Definition
greedily eaten/consumed
Term
EXTRADITE
Definition
deport from one country back to the home country
Term
INCLINATION
Definition
tendency; a leaning toward
Term
MAGNATE
Definition
powerful businessman
Term
PALLIATIVE
Definition
a remedy that improves but doesn't cure
Term
PRESENTIMENT
Definition
a feeling that something might happen
Term
SCAPEGOAT
Definition
a person on whom blame is placed for faults of others
Term
UNDERSCORE
Definition
emphasize
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