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Barron's Master Word List
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Undergraduate 4
07/03/2009
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Dais
 Definition
Raised platform for guests of honor
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Daub
 Definition
Smear as with paint
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Decrepitude
 Definition
State of collapse caused by illness or old age
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Deference
 Definition
Courteous regard for another's wish
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Defray
 Definition
Provide for the payment of
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Deign
 Definition
Condescend; stoop
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Demagogue
 Definition
Person who appeals to people's prejudice; false leader
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Demotic
 Definition
Pertaining to the people
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Denizen
 Definition
Inhabitant or resident; regular visitor
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Depredation
 Definition
Plundering
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Descry
 Definition
Catch sight of
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Despoil
 Definition
Strip of valuables; rob
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Despot
 Definition
Tyrant; harsh; authoritarian ruler
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Desuetude
 Definition
State of disuse
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Desultory
 Definition
Aimless; haphazard; digressing at random
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Detraction
 Definition
Slandering
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Devolve
 Definition
Be transfered to another; delegate to another; gradually worsen
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Diadem
 Definition
Crown
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Die
 Definition
Device for stamping or impressing; mold
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Diffidence
 Definition
Shyness
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Dilatory
 Definition
Tending to delay; intentionally delaying
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Din
 Definition
Continued loud noise
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Dint
 Definition
Means; effort
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Discomfit
 Definition
Put to rout; defeat; disconcert
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Disconsolate
 Definition
Sad
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Discursive
 Definition
Digressing; rambling
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Disgorge
 Definition
Surrender something; eject; vomit
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Disport
 Definition
Amuse
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Disputatious
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Argumentative
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Disquisition
 Definition
A formal systematic inquiry; an explanation of the results of a formal inquiry
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Dissent
 Definition
Disagree
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Dissident
 Definition
Dissenting; rebellious
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Distrait
 Definition
Inattentive; distracted
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Diurnal
 Definition
Daily
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Divest
 Definition
Strip; deprive
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Docket
 Definition
Program as for trial; book where such entries are made
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Doctrinaire
 Definition
Unable to compromise about points of doctrine; dogmatic; unyielding
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Doddering
 Definition
Shaky; infirm from old age
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Doff
 Definition
Take off
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Doggerel
 Definition
Poor verse
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Doldrums
 Definition
Blues; listlessness; slack period
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Doleful
 Definition
Mournful; causing sadness
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Dolorous
 Definition
Sorrowful
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Dolt
 Definition
Stupid person; dunce
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Dotage
 Definition
Senility
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Dour
 Definition
Sullen; stubborn
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Dowdy
 Definition
Slovenly; untidy
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Draconian
 Definition
Extremely severe
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Dregs
 Definition
Sediment; worthless





Sediment; worthless residue
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Drivel
 Definition
Nonsense; foolishness
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Droll
 Definition
Queer and amusing
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Dross
 Definition
Waste matter; worthless impurities
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Drudgery
 Definition
Menial work
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Dulcet
 Definition
Sweet sounding
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Dyspeptic
 Definition
Suffering from indigestion
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Ebullient
 Definition
Showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm
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Ecclesiastic
 Definition
Pertaining to the church
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Edify
 Definition
Instruct; correct morally
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Effete
 Definition
Lacking vigor; worn out; sterile
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Effluvium
 Definition
Noxious smell
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Egregious
 Definition
Notorious; conspicuously bad or shocking
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Egress
 Definition
Exit
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Elysian
 Definition
Relating to paradise; blissful
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Emend
 Definition
Correct, usually a text
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Emissary
 Definition
Agent; messenger
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Emolument
 Definition
Salary; compensation
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Encipher
 Definition
Encode; convert a message into code
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Encomiastic
 Definition
Praising; eulogistic
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Endue
 Definition
Provide with some quality; endow
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Enjoin
 Definition
Command; order; forbid
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Enmity
 Definition
Ill will; hatred
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Ensconce
 Definition
Settle comfortably
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Entreat
 Definition
Plead; ask earnestly
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Epigram
 Definition
Witty thought or saying, usually short
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Epistemologist
 Definition
Philosopher who studies the nature of knowledge
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Epithet
 Definition
Word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing
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Equable
 Definition
Tranquil; steady; uniform
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Equanimity
 Definition
Calmness of temperament; composure
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Ethos
 Definition
Underlying character of a culture, group, etc.
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Eugenic
 Definition
Pertaining to the improvement of race
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Euphony
 Definition
Sweet sound
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Excoriate
 Definition
Scold with biting harshness; strip the skin off
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Execrable
 Definition
Very bad
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Execrate
 Definition
Curse; express abhorrence for
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Exegesis
 Definition
Explanation, especially of biblical passages
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Exhort
 Definition
Urge
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Exigency
 Definition
Urgent situation; pressing needs or demands; state requiring immediate attention
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Exiguous
 Definition
Small; minute
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Expatiate
 Definition
Talk at length
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Expiate
 Definition
Make amends for a sin
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Expostulation
 Definition
Protest; remonstrance
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Expunge
 Definition
Cancel; remove
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Expurgate
 Definition
Clean; remove offensive parts of a book or movie
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Extemporaneous
 Definition
Not planned; impromptu
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Extirpate
 Definition
Root up
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Factotum
 Definition
Handyman; person who does all kinds of work
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Fallow
 Definition
Plowed but not sowed; uncultivated
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Fastidious
 Definition
Difficult to please; squeamish
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Fatuous
 Definition
Brainless; inane; foolish yet smug
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Febrile
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Feverish
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Feckless
 Definition
Feeble and ineffective; careless and irresponsible
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Felicitous
 Definition
Apt; suitably expressed; well chosen
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Ferment
 Definition
Agitation; commotion
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Ferret
 Definition
Drive or hunt out of hiding
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Fetid
 Definition
Malodorous; foul-smelling
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Fetter
 Definition
Shackle
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Fiat
 Definition
Command; authorization
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Filch
 Definition
Steal
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Firebrand
 Definition
Hothead; troublemaker
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Fitful
 Definition
Spasmodic; intermittent
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Flay
 Definition
Strip off skin; whip; attack with harsh criticism
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Florid
 Definition
Ruddy; reddish; flowery
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Flotsam
 Definition
Drifting wreckage
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Flout
 Definition
Reject; mock; show contempt for
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Fluted
 Definition
Having vertical parallel grooves
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Foist
 Definition
Insert improperly
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Foment
 Definition
Stir up; instigate
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Fop
 Definition
Dandy; a man excessively preoccupied with his clothes
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Ford
 Definition
Place where a river can be crossed on foot
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Forlorn
 Definition
Sad and lonely; wretched
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Forswear
 Definition
Renounce; abandon
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Fortuitous
 Definition
Accidental; by chance
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Frieze
 Definition
Ornamental band on wall
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Fritter
 Definition
Waste
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Frond
 Definition
Fern leaf; palm or banana leaf
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Froward
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Stubbornly contrary; obstinately disobedient
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Fulminate
 Definition
Denounce thunderously; explode
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