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GRE ALL VOCAB WORDS -V2
2nd Version of ALL GRE VOCAB WORDS
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06/10/2011

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Abase
Definition
humbel; disgrace
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Abate-
Definition
lessen in intensity or degree
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Aberrant
Definition
deviating from the norm
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Abeyance
Definition
temporary suspension
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Abjure
Definition
to renounce; reject
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Abrogate
Definition
to repeal; revoke
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Abscond
Definition
leave secretly
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Abstemious-
Definition
eat or drink in moderation
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academician
Definition
an academic or an intellectual
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Accolade
Definition
praise
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Accretion
Definition
growth in size
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Acerbic
Definition
having sour or bitter taste
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Acidulous
Definition
having sour or bitter taste
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Acme
Definition
highest point
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Acumen
Definition
quick; keen
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Admonish-
Definition
express disapproval
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Adroit-
Definition
dexterous
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Adulation-
Definition
excess praise or adulation
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Adulterate-
Definition
reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients
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Aerie
Definition
nest built high in air
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Aesthetic-
Definition
pleasing to the eye
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Affected
Definition
phony;artifical
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Aggrandized
Definition
to increase in intensity/power/prestige
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Alacrity
Definition
eager and enthusiastic
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Alchemy-
Definition
medieval science aimed at transmitting metal into gold
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Amalgamate-
Definition
combine several elements into a whole
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amanuenisis
Definition
A literary or artistic assistant, in particular one who takes dictation or copies manuscripts
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Ameliorate
Definition
to make better
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Amenable
Definition
agreeable
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Amortize
Definition
to diminish by instalment payments
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Anachrnism
Definition
something out of placein time (lincoln on a harley)
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Analgesia
Definition
lessening in pain w/o loss of conciousness
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Anathema
Definition
destesd person
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Anodyne
Definition
sooths pain
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Anomaly-
Definition
deviation from the normal order
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Antithetical
Definition
diametrically opposed
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Apathy
Definition
lack of caring
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Apocryphal-
Definition
dubious of authenticity
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Apogee-
Definition
zenith, farthest or highest point
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Apostate-
Definition
one who abandons long held religious conviction
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Apotheosis-
Definition
supreme example
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Apposite-
Definition
appropriate; relevant
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Apprise
Definition
give notice to
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Approbation
Definition
praise
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Arabesque
Definition
complex ornate design
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Arbitrate
Definition
judge dispute
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Arcane
Definition
mysterious
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Ardor
Definition
passionate feeling
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Arrogate
Definition
claim without justification
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Artless
Definition
unsophisitcated
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Ascetic
Definition
someone praticing self denial
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asperity
Definition
harshness of tone or manner, or harsh conditions
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Aspersion
Definition
act of defamation; slander
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Assail
Definition
attack; assault
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Assay
Definition
put to a test
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Assiduous
Definition
diligent; hard working
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Assuage
Definition
ease or lessen
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Astringent
Definition
biting, severe
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Attenuate
Definition
weaken
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Audacious
Definition
daring, fearless
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Augury
Definition
prophecy
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August
Definition
diginified, grandiose
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Auspices
Definition
protection or support
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Austere
Definition
undecorated
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Avarice
Definition
greed
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Aver
Definition
state as fact
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Axiom
Definition
postulate, premise
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Baleful
Definition
sinister
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Banal
Definition
predictable
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Beatify
Definition
to bless
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Beleaguer-
Definition
beset; besiege
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Belfry
Definition
bell tower
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Belie-
Definition
give a false impression of
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Bellicose-
Definition
belligerent; warlike
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Bevy
Definition
group
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Bilk
Definition
cheat defraud
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Blight
Definition
damage
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Blithe
Definition
joyful
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Bolster-
Definition
provide support/reinforce
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Bombast
Definition
self-important or pompous writing or speech
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Bonhomie
Definition
good-nature geniality
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Boor
Definition
crude person
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Burgeon
Definition
grow or flourish
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Burnish
Definition
polish
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Byzantine
Definition
labyrnthine; complex
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Cabal
Definition
small group to overturn
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Cachinnate
Definition
laugh loudly
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Cacophony
Definition
jarring noise
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Cajole
Definition
coax through flattering
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Calumny
Definition
false and malicious accusation
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Canard
Definition
a lie
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Candid
Definition
honest in speech
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Canon
Definition
established set of principles of code of laws
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Capricious
Definition
inclined to change one’s mind impulsively; unpredictability
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Captious
Definition
calculated to confuse or entrap in argument
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Castigate
Definition
severely criticize or punish
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Catalyst-
Definition
speeds up a reaction/person that causes change
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Catholic
Definition
universal
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Caustic
Definition
burning or stinging
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Celerity-
Definition
speed
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Censure-
Definition
criticize severely
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certitude
Definition
absolute certainity
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Chary
Definition
cautious
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Chasten
Definition
restrain or correct
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Chauvinist
Definition
someone prejudeced in favor to which he belongs to
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Chicanery
Definition
deception by guile
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Chimera
Definition
illusion; fire-breathing monster
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Churlish
Definition
vulgar
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Circumspect
Definition
aware of potential consequences
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Cloying
Definition
excessive; sickly sweet
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Coda
Definition
concluding section of poem or music
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Cogent
Definition
convincing and well reasoned
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Commensurate
Definition
matching
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Condone
Definition
to overlook; pardon; disregard
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contemn
Definition
treat or regard with contempt
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Contiguous
Definition
sharing a border
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contretemps
Definition
an unexpected or unfortunate occurence, or a minor dispute or disagreement
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Contumacious
Definition
rebellious
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Convention
Definition
agreed upon practice or attitude
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Convoluted
Definition
intricate and comlpex
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Corrigible
Definition
capable of changing
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Cosset
Definition
pamper
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Coterie
Definition
intimate group of person with similar purpouse
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Countenance
Definition
approve of
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Cozen
Definition
hoodwink; mislead
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cozen
Definition
to trick
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Craven
Definition
lacking courage
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Credulous
Definition
too trusting; gullible
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culinarian
Definition
head chef
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Cupidity
Definition
greed; sting desire
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Curmudgeon
Definition
irritable person
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Daunt
Definition
cow or dismay
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Dearth
Definition
smallness of quantity
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Declivity
Definition
downward slope
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Decorous
Definition
proper; tastefull
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Deference
Definition
respect, courtesy
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Deleterious
Definition
unexpectedly harmful
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Demagogue
Definition
leader; rabble-rouser; agitator
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demit
Definition
to let fall, to depress, to yield
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Demur
Definition
express doubts or objections
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Denigrate
Definition
belittle
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Denouement
Definition
outcome or solution
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Deprecate
Definition
disparage or put down
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Deride
Definition
to mock; ridicule
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Derivative
Definition
unoriginal; obtain from another source
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Descry
Definition
observe or discern
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Desuetude
Definition
state of not being used
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Desultory
Definition
random; haphazard; indiscriminate
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Detraction
Definition
slandering, verbal attack
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Diaphenous
Definition
delicate; allowing light to show through
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Dictum
Definition
authoritative statement
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Didactic
Definition
intended to teach or instruct
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Diffident
Definition
lacking self confidence
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Dilatory
Definition
intended to delay
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Dilettante
Definition
superficial interest in subject
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Din
Definition
loud, sustained sound
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Dirge
Definition
mournful speech
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Disabuse
Definition
set right, free from error
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Discern
Definition
percieve
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Discomfit
Definition
embarrass or perplex
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Discordant
Definition
confliting; dissonant or harsh in sound
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Discursive
Definition
digressive
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Disinterested
Definition
unbiased, neutral
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Disparage
Definition
slight or belittle
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Disparate
Definition
Fundamentally different
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Disscretion
Definition
cautious in speech
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Dissemble
Definition
present false appearnce
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Dissonance
Definition
harsh or disagreeable combination
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Distend
Definition
swell inflate bloat
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Dither
Definition
act confusedly or without clear purpose
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Diurnal
Definition
exsisting during the day
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Divine
Definition
fortell or know by inspiriation
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Doctrinaire
Definition
rigidly devoted to theories without regard for practicality
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Doggerel
Definition
trivial or poorlyconstructed verse
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Dogma
Definition
firmily held opinion
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Dogmatic
Definition
stubbornaly oppinianted
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Droll
Definition
amusing in a wry subtle way
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Dross
Definition
slag; worthless matter; impurity
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Dsitaff
Definition
female branch of a family
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Dulcet
Definition
pleasant-sounding
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dulcify
Definition
sweeten: make sweeter in taste.
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Dynamo
Definition
energetic person
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Dyspeptic
Definition
suffering from indigestion
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Ebullent
Definition
exhilirated
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Eccentric
Definition
departing from norms or convensions
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Eclectic
Definition
made from variety of sources
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Edify
Definition
instruct morally or spiritually
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Efficacy
Definition
effectivness
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Effigy
Definition
likeness of a person; stuffed doll
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Effluvia
Definition
outflow in a steam of particles
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Effrontery
Definition
audacity; imputent boldness
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Effusive
Definition
extermely demonstrative
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Egress
Definition
a path to go out; right to go out
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Elegy
Definition
sorrowful poem
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Embellish
Definition
add ficitious details
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Emollient
Definition
soothing
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Empirical
Definition
based on observation or experiment
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empressement
Definition
animated eagerness or friendliness, effusion
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Encomium
Definition
warm praise
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Endemic
Definition
inherent to certain place
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Enervate
Definition
reduce in strength
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Engender
Definition
to produce, cause or bring about
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Ennui
Definition
restleness resulting from boredom
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Enormity
Definition
excessive wickedness
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ensconce
Definition
to establish or settle in a safe place
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Enumerate
Definition
count, list, itemize
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Ephemeral
Definition
shot lived
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Epicure
Definition
person with refine tastes in food or wine
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Episodic
Definition
sporadic in occurance
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Epithet
Definition
disparaging word or phrase
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Epitome
Definition
embodiment
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Equanimity
Definition
compsure; self calmness
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Equivocate
Definition
use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead
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Errant
Definition
wandering
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Erstaz
Definition
fake; artifical
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Erudite
Definition
learned, scholarly, bookish
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Eschew
Definition
shun, avoid
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Esoteric
Definition
understood by a few
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Estimable
Definition
admirable
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Ethos
Definition
character of a group
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Eulogy
Definition
speech in praise of someone
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Euphemism
Definition
ue of inoffenisve word (politically correct)
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Euphony
Definition
pleseant, harmonious sound
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Evanesecnt
Definition
vanishing
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Evince
Definition
to show clearly
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Exacerbate
Definition
make worse
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Excoriate
Definition
censure scathingly
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Exculpate
Definition
clear from balme
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Exegesis
Definition
critical examination
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Exemplar
Definition
standard specimen
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exhortation
Definition
a communication urging someone to do something
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Exigent
Definition
urgent
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Exponent
Definition
one who champions or advocates
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Expurgate
Definition
censor
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Extirpate
Definition
to destroy, exterminant
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Fatuous
Definition
stupid
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Fawn
Definition
flatter or pruase excessivley
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Feckless
Definition
irrisponsible
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Fecund
Definition
fertile, productive
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Felicitous
Definition
apt, sutibly expressed
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Fervent
Definition
intesnly emotional
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Fervid
Definition
intesnly emotional
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Fetid
Definition
noisome, stinky, putrid
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Fetter
Definition
to schakle or put in chains
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Filigree
Definition
ornamental work, lace-like patterns
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Flag
Definition
decline in vigor, strencth or interest
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Flilibuster
Definition
intentional obstruction to porlong legislative action/speech
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Florid
Definition
ruddy, flowery, ornate, rococo, baroque
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Flout
Definition
defy, to show disrespect for rule or convesion
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Foment
Definition
to arouse or incite
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Forbearance
Definition
patience; willingness to wait
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Ford
Definition
to cross by wading
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Forestall
Definition
to prevent, delay, anticipate
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Forswear
Definition
renounce, reputiate
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Fortuitous
Definition
fortunate, happening by chance
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Founder
Definition
to sink, to fail completely
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Fracas
Definition
brawl
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Fractious
Definition
unruly, rebellious
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Frenetic
Definition
frantic, frenzied, corybantic
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Frieze
Definition
fancy moulding,
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Frugality
Definition
cheap, thrifty, parsimony
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Furtive
Definition
marked by stealth, shifty
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Gainsay
Definition
deny, oppose
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Gambol
Definition
dance or skip around playfully
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Garner
Definition
gather and store
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Garrulous
Definition
tending to talk a lot
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Gauche
Definition
crude, akward, tackless
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Germane
Definition
relevant to subject at hand
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Gestation
Definition
growth process from conception to birth, gravidity
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Glib
Definition
fluent in an insencere manner, offhand, easy
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Glower
Definition
to glare
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Gossamer
Definition
insubstantial, delicate
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Gradation
Definition
process occuring by regular degrees or stages; variation in color
Term
Grandiloquence
Definition
pompous speech or expression
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Gratuitous
Definition
unecessary, uncalled for
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Gregarious
Definition
outgoing, sociable, affable, congenial
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Grievous
Definition
causing grief or sorrow, dolorous
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Grovel
Definition
to humble oneself in a demeaning way
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guerdon
Definition
either to give a reward, or referring to the reward itself
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Guile
Definition
deciet, trickery
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Hackneyed
Definition
rendered commonplace by frequent use
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Halcyon
Definition
calm and peaceful
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Hapless
Definition
unfortunate, ill-fatted
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Harangue
Definition
to deliver a pompous speech or tirade
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Harbinger
Definition
something that signals what is to come
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harridan
Definition
a nag, a nagging woman
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Harrow
Definition
to ditress, cause agony to
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Hegemony
Definition
the domination of one state or group its allies
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Heretical
Definition
dissenting from established dogma
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Hermetic
Definition
tightly sealed
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Heterodox
Definition
unorthodox, iconoclastic
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Hoary
Definition
very old; gray from age; antediluvian
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Homily
Definition
a sermon or moraly instructive lecture; admonish
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Hubris
Definition
pride
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Husband
Definition
to manage economically; to use sparingly
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Hyperbole
Definition
purposeful eaggeration for effect
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Iconoclast
Definition
one who opposes established beliefs
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Idiosyncray
Definition
peculiarity of temperment, eccentricity
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Idolatrous
Definition
given to intense devotion to something
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Idyll
Definition
a carefree light hearted romantic episode
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Ignoble
Definition
having low moral standards; mean
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Ignominious
Definition
shameful, uniginified, humiliating
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Imbroglio
Definition
entaglement; disagreement
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Imbue
Definition
to infuse, dye, wet, freight, pervade
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Immutable
Definition
not capable of change
Term
Impasse
Definition
blocked path; dilemma with no solution; cul-de-sac
Term
Impassive
Definition
revealing no emotion
Term
Impecunious
Definition
poor; having no money; destitute
Term
Imperious
Definition
commanding, arrogant, haughty
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Imperturbable
Definition
not capable of bwing disturbed; dispassionate
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Impetuous
Definition
quick to act without thinking
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Impious
Definition
not devout in religion; profane
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Implacable
Definition
unable to calmed down or made peaceful; inexorable; intransigent
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Importune
Definition
ask incesentyl; nag
Term
Imprecation
Definition
a curse; damnation
Term
Impugn
Definition
to challenge, call in question
Term
Impunity
Definition
immunity from punishment
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Incarnadine
Definition
blood-red in color
Term
Inchoate
Definition
not fully formed; unorganized; amorphous
Term
Incipious
Definition
beginning to come into being; developing
Term
Inculcate
Definition
to teach, impress the mind; indoctrinate
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Indefatigable
Definition
dogged; tireless
Term
Indolent
Definition
habitually lazy; lethargic
Term
Inert
Definition
unmoving
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Inexorable
Definition
infelxible; unyielding; obdurate
Term
Infelicitous
Definition
unfortunate, inappropriate; malapropos
Term
inflame
Definition
provoke or intensify anger in someone
Term
Ingenuous
Definition
showing innocence; artless
Term
Ingrate
Definition
ungrateful person; cad; churl
Term
Ingratiate
Definition
to gain favor with by delibrate effort
Term
Inherent
Definition
engrained with ones nature
Term
Inimical
Definition
hostile; damaging; unfriendly; recalcitrant
Term
Iniquity
Definition
sin, evil act; enormity
Term
Innocuous
Definition
harmless; insipid
Term
Inquest
Definition
an ivestigation; probe; research
Term
Inscrutable
Definition
incapable of being discovered or understood
Term
insensate
Definition
lacking physical sensation or lacking sympathy
Term
Insensible
Definition
unconcious, unresponsive
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Insipid
Definition
lacking interest or flavor
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Insouciant
Definition
unconcerned; non-chalant
Term
Insular
Definition
provincial; isolated
Term
Insurrection
Definition
rebellion
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Inter
Definition
to bury; entomb; inhume; sepulchre
Term
Interregnum
Definition
interval between reigns
Term
Intractable
Definition
not easily managed or manipulated
Term
Intransigent
Definition
uncompromising; refusing to compormise
Term
Intrepid
Definition
fearless
Term
Inundate
Definition
to overwhelm; deluge
Term
Inure
Definition
to harden; accustom
Term
Inured
Definition
accepting something undesirable
Term
Invective
Definition
abusive language; vituperation
Term
Inveigle
Definition
to obtain by deception or flattery
Term
Investiture
Definition
ceremony conferring authority
Term
Invidious
Definition
envoious, obnioxious, offenisve, jaundiced
Term
Irascible
Definition
easily made angry; cantankerous; ornery
Term
Itinerant
Definition
wandering from place to place
Term
Jargon
Definition
specialized language; argot; cant
Term
Jejune
Definition
vapid; uniteresting; immature
Term
Jibe
Definition
to agree; to be in accord
Term
Jingoism
Definition
beliligerent support of ones country; chauvanisim
Term
Jocular
Definition
playful; humurous
Term
Judicious
Definition
sensible; showing good judgment; sagacious; sapient
Term
Juncture
Definition
point of time; confluence
Term
Keen
Definition
having a sharp edge; intellectually sharp
Term
Kindle
Definition
excite or inspire; set fire to; arouse; light
Term
Kinetic
Definition
relating to motion; characterized by movement
Term
Knell
Definition
sound a funeral bell; omen of death or failure;
Term
Kudos
Definition
fame; glory; encomium; homage
Term
Lachrymose
Definition
tearful; teary
Term
Laconic
Definition
using few words; terse; taciturn; pithy
Term
Lambaste
Definition
to excoriate; to berate
Term
Lament
Definition
to express sorrow; deplore; bewail
Term
Lampoon
Definition
to ridicule with satire
Term
Languid
Definition
lacking energy, slow; faineant
Term
Lapidary
Definition
relating to precious stones or the art of cutting them
Term
Largess
Definition
generous giving to others who may seem inferior; boon; favor
Term
Lassitude
Definition
a state of diminshed energy; languor; fatigue
Term
Latent
Definition
potential that is not readily apparent; quisecent; dormant
Term
Laud
Definition
to give prise; glorify; acclaim; extal; extol; hail
Term
Lavish
Definition
extremely generous; exubrante; opulent; profuse
Term
Ledgerdemain
Definition
trickery; chicanery; conjuring
Term
Leery
Definition
suspicious; gaurded
Term
Lethargic
Definition
acting indifferent manner; torpid; apathetic
Term
Levity
Definition
inapprpriate lack of seriousness; humor
Term
Liberal
Definition
tolerante; lavish; bounteous; latitudinarian; munificent; progressive
Term
Libertine
Definition
free thinker, usually used disparagingly; hedonist
Term
Licentious
Definition
immoral; unrestrained by society; lwed; wanton
Term
Limn
Definition
to draw; to outline in detail
Term
Limpid
Definition
clear; transparent; untroubled; pellucid
Term
Lionize
Definition
to treat as a cleberity; ply; honor; regale
Term
Lissome
Definition
easily flexed; limber
Term
Listless
Definition
lacking energy and enthusiasm; faineant; sluggish
Term
Livid
Definition
discolored from a bruise; reddened with anger; pallid; ashen
Term
Lubricious
Definition
lewd; wanton; slippery; salacious
Term
Lucid
Definition
cear and easily understood; limpid
Term
luculent
Definition
very clear languague, limpid
Term
Lugubrious
Definition
sorrowful; mournful; dismal; somber
Term
Lumber
Definition
to move slowly and awkardly; galumph; hulk
Term
Luminous
Definition
bright; glowing; resplendent; radiant
Term
Machination
Definition
plot or scheme; cabal
Term
Maculate
Definition
impure; marked with spots or bltoches
Term
Maelstrom
Definition
agitated state of mind; turmoil; Charybdis; eddy
Term
Magnanimous
Definition
generous and noble inmind and heart; alrusitic; high-minded
Term
Magnate
Definition
powerful or influential person; nabob; potentate; tycoon
Term
Malediction
Definition
a curse; a wish of evil upon another; imprecation
Term
Malevolent
Definition
having or showing often vicious ill will; evil
Term
Malinger
Definition
to evade responsibilty by pretending to be ill; shirk; slack
Term
Mannered
Definition
artifical or stiltied in character; unnatural
Term
Martial
Definition
associated with war and the armed forces
Term
Martinet
Definition
strict disciplinarian; tyrant
Term
Maudlin
Definition
overly sentimental; bathetic; saccharine; mawkish
Term
Maverick
Definition
an independent induviual who does not go along with a group
Term
Mellifluous
Definition
sweetly flowing, used to describe a voice; smooth
Term
Mendacious
Definition
dishonest
Term
Mendicant
Definition
beggar; supplicant
Term
Mercurial
Definition
quick; shrewd; unpredictable
Term
Meretricious
Definition
gaidy; faslely attractive
Term
Meticulous
Definition
extremley careful; punctilious
Term
Mettle
Definition
strength of spirit; courage
Term
Militate
Definition
to operate against; work against; affect
Term
Minatory
Definition
menacing; thretaning
Term
Mirth
Definition
frivolity; gaiety; laughter; jollity
Term
Misanthrope
Definition
one who hates all other humans
Term
Misogynist
Definition
one who hates woman
Term
Mitigate
Definition
to soften; allay; palliate; temper
Term
Mollify
Definition
calm or make less severe; comciliate
Term
Molt
Definition
to shed skin; desquamate
Term
Monastic
Definition
extremely plain or secluded; austere; self-sbnegating
Term
Monotory
Definition
no variation; tediously the same; drone
Term
Mores
Definition
fixed customs ro manners
Term
Morose
Definition
sad; sullen
Term
Multifarious
Definition
diverse; heterogenous; legion; motley
Term
Mundane
Definition
of the world; commonplace
Term
Munificence
Definition
generosity; bounteosness
Term
Myopic
Definition
lacking foresight; having a narrow view or long range perspective; unthinking
Term
Nadir
Definition
lowest point
Term
Naïve
Definition
lacking sophistication; artless; guileless; simple
Term
Nascent
Definition
starting to develop, coming into existence; inchoate; incipient; embryonic
Term
Natty
Definition
trimly neaet and tisy; dapper
Term
Nebulous
Definition
no variation; tediously the same; drone
Term
Neologism
Definition
new word or expression; slip of the tongue
Term
Neophyte
Definition
begginger; tyro
Term
Nettle
Definition
to irritate; vex; annoy
Term
Nexus
Definition
a connection; tie or link; core
Term
Noisome
Definition
offensive, especially to ones sense of smell; foul
Term
Nominal
Definition
exsisting in name only; minimal; titular
Term
Nonplussed
Definition
baffeled; bewildered
Term
Nostrum
Definition
panacea; questionable remedey
Term
Noxious
Definition
harmful; injurious; toxic; poisonous
Term
Nuance
Definition
a subtle expression of meaning; gradation; tone
Term
Nugatory
Definition
trifling; inconsequential; piddling
Term
Numismatics
Definition
coin collecting
Term
Obdurate
Definition
resistant to persuasion
Term
Obesquious
Definition
overly submissive and eager to please; deferential; subserviant
Term
Obfuscate
Definition
to deliberately obscure; make confusing
Term
Oblique
Definition
indirect; evasive; misleading tangential; glancing
Term
Obloquy
Definition
sharp critecism; abusivley detractive larguange; calumny
Term
Obsterperous
Definition
noisy; defiant
Term
Obstinate
Definition
sutbborn; unyielding; mulish; pertinacious
Term
Obtuse
Definition
lacking sharpness of intellect
Term
Obviate
Definition
to prevent; anticipate and make unecesssary; forestall; intervene
Term
Occlude
Definition
to stop up; prevent passage; barricade
Term
Odious
Definition
evoking intense aversion or dislike; repugnant
Term
Officious
Definition
too helpful; meddlesome; pushy in ones services, eager
Term
Ombudsman
Definition
a person who investigates citizens complaints; mediator
Term
Onerous
Definition
troublesome and oppressive; burdensome
Term
Opaque
Definition
impossible to see through; obscure; turbid
Term
Opine
Definition
to express an opinion; voice
Term
Opprobrium
Definition
public disgrace; disrepute; ignominy; obloquy
Term
Orotund
Definition
pompous; aureate; magniloquent; oratorical
Term
Ossify
Definition
to change into bone; to become hardened or set in a rigidly conventional pattern
Term
Ostensible
Definition
apparent; seeming; surface
Term
Ostentatious
Definition
characterized by or given to pretentiousness, conspicuousness
Term
Overweening
Definition
presumptuously arrognat; overbearing
Term
Overwrought
Definition
agitated, overdone
Term
Palatial
Definition
relating to a palace; magnificent; stately
Term
Palliate
Definition
to make less serious; make appear less serious; mitigate
Term
Pallid
Definition
lacking color or liveliness
Term
Panache
Definition
verve; flamboyance; flair
Term
Panegyric
Definition
elaborate praise; homage
Term
Panoply
Definition
impressive array; display; range
Term
Paradox
Definition
a contridication or dilemma; incongruity
Term
Paragon
Definition
model example; apotheosis
Term
Pare
Definition
to trim off excess; reduce
Term
Pariah
Definition
an outcast; untouchable; castaway
Term
Parley
Definition
discussion; debate
Term
Parody
Definition
a humorous imitation for comic effect; lampoon; satire
Term
Parry
Definition
to ward off or deflect especially by quick witted answer; evade
Term
Parsimonious
Definition
cheap; miserly; thrifty
Term
Partisan
Definition
biased or prejudiced; sectarian
Term
Pastiche
Definition
piece of literature or music mitating other works; spoof
Term
Pathogenic
Definition
causing disease; noxious
Term
Paucity
Definition
scarcity; dearth
Term
Peccadillo
Definition
minor sin or offense; lapse
Term
Pecuniary
Definition
having to do with money
Term
Pedagogy
Definition
the art or profession of training or teaching
Term
Pedant
Definition
someone who shows off learning; pedagogue; sophist
Term
Pedantic
Definition
excessive attention to minute and formal rules
Term
Pejorative
Definition
having bad connotations; disparaging; belittling; insulting
Term
Pellucid
Definition
transparent; easy to understand; clear
Term
Penchant
Definition
sting inclination; a liking; fondness
Term
penurious
Definition
extremely poor
Term
Penury
Definition
an oppresiv lack of resources; severe poverty; destitution
Term
Peregrinate
Definition
to wander from place to place; travel on foot; trek
Term
Perfidious
Definition
willing to betray ones trust; faithless; treacherous
Term
Perfunctory
Definition
done in routine way; indifferent; apathetic
Term
Perigee
Definition
the point nearest the earth in an orbit of a body
Term
Peripatetic
Definition
itinerate; traveling on foot; nomadic
Term
Permeate
Definition
to penetrate; suffuse
Term
peroration
Definition
concluding part of a speech, usually intended to inspire enthusiasism
Term
Personable
Definition
pleasing in apearance or personality; winning
Term
Perspicacious
Definition
shrewd; astute; keen-witted; sagacious
Term
Peruse
Definition
to examine with great care
Term
Pervade
Definition
to be present throughout; to permeate; imbune; suffuse
Term
Petulant
Definition
ill-tempered; irritable; peevish
Term
Phalanx
Definition
compact or close knit body of people; legion; mass
Term
Philistine
Definition
a person who is guided by materialsim and is disdainful of intellectual or artistic values; boor; caitalist; clown; lout; vulgarian
Term
Phlegmatic
Definition
calm; sluggish; unemotinoal
Term
Pine
Definition
to yearn intensly; to lose vigor
Term
Pirate
Definition
to illegaly use or reproduce; steal
Term
Pith
Definition
the essential or central part
Term
Pithy
Definition
profound, substantial; succinct, to the point; laconic; terse
Term
Placate
Definition
to soothe or pacify; conciliate; assuage
Term
Plastic
Definition
able to be molded altered; pliant; adaptable
Term
Platitude
Definition
superficial remark, one offered as meaningful; cliché
Term
Plebeian
Definition
crude or corse; charaterisitc of commoners; unrefined
Term
Plethora
Definition
excess; superfluity; surfeit
Term
Plucky
Definition
courageous; spunky
Term
plumed
Definition
spread out in a shape resembling a feather, for example "The smoke plumed out of the chimney"
Term
Polemic
Definition
controversy; argument, denunciation
Term
Politic
Definition
shrewd and practical in managing or dealing with things; tactful; diplomatic
Term
Polyglot
Definition
speaker of many languages
Term
Posit
Definition
monarch or ruler with great power; dominator
Term
Pragmatic
Definition
practical; realisitc
Term
Prattle
Definition
meaningless foolish talk; blather; babble
Term
Precipitate
Definition
to throw violently or bring about abruptly; lacking deliberation; rush
Term
Precis
Definition
short summary of facts; summation
Term
Preen
Definition
to primp; dress up; beautify
Term
Prescience
Definition
knowing of event priior to their occuring; presage; insight
Term
Presumptuous
Definition
taking liberties; overstepping due bounds; rash
Term
Prevaricate
Definition
to lie or deviate from the truth; perjure; equivocate; mislead; hedge
Term
Pristine
Definition
freash and clean; uncorrupted
Term
Probity
Definition
complete honesty and integrity; rectitude; virtue; uprightness
Term
Proclivity
Definition
a natrualinclination or predispotition
Term
Prodigal
Definition
lavish, wasteful; extravagant; profligate
Term
Prodigious
Definition
abundante in size or extent; extraordinary
Term
Profligate
Definition
corrupt; degenerate; dissolute; prodigal
Term
Profuse
Definition
given forth in great abundance; copious
Term
Proliferate
Definition
to increase in number quickly
Term
Propensity
Definition
a natural inclination or tendency; proclivity
Term
Propitiate
Definition
to conciliate; to appease; pacify
Term
Propriety
Definition
proper manor; obeying rules and customs
Term
Prosaic
Definition
dull; unimaginative; lackluster
Term
Protracted
Definition
extended in time; prolonged
Term
Prowess
Definition
superior skill or daring; mastery
Term
Prudence
Definition
wisdom; cautious; restraint; judiciousness; astuteness
Term
Puerile
Definition
childish, immature, silly; jejune
Term
Pugilism
Definition
boxing
Term
Pugnacious
Definition
contentious; given to fighting
Term
puissance
Definition
great power, or influence, prowess
Term
Pulchritude
Definition
beauty
Term
Pundit
Definition
an authortiy on a subject; expert
Term
Pungent
Definition
sharp and irritating to the senses; acrid; piquant
Term
Pusillanmous
Definition
cowardly; without courage; timid
Term
Putrefy
Definition
to rot; odor; decay
Term
Quaff
Definition
to drink deeply
Term
Quagmire
Definition
a situation that is difficult to get out of; predicament
Term
Quash
Definition
to quell; to put an end to forcibly
Term
Querulous
Definition
prone to complaining or grumbling; puling; whiny
Term
Query
Definition
question; inquiry; doubt in mind; reservation
Term
Quiescent
Definition
motionless; latent
Term
Quixotic
Definition
overly ideal; impractical; capricious
Term
Quotidian
Definition
occuring daily; commonplace
Term
Raconteur
Definition
witty, skillful storyteller; monologist
Term
Raffish
Definition
vulgar; unconventional and disreputable
Term
Rancorous
Definition
charactized by bitter resentment; acromonious
Term
Rankle
Definition
to irritate; cause resentment; irk
Term
Rarefy
Definition
to make thinner or sparse; less dense; attenuate
Term
Recalcitrant
Definition
obstinatley resistant to authroity; difficult to manage
Term
Recondite
Definition
hidden; conceleaedobscure; abtruse; esoteric
Term
Reconnoiter
Definition
to engage in reconaissance
Term
Redolence
Definition
the state of being fragrent, siggestive, or evocative
Term
Redress
Definition
to set something right or make amends
Term
Reflugent
Definition
radiant; shinning; brilliant; luminous
Term
Regale
Definition
to delight or entertain
Term
Rejoinder
Definition
response; reposte
Term
Relegate
Definition
to focibly assign; demote; consign
Term
Renege
Definition
to fail to honor a commitment; withdraw
Term
Repartee
Definition
witty conversation; banter
Term
Repast
Definition
meal or mealtime
Term
Replete
Definition
abundantly supplied
Term
Repose
Definition
relaxation, leisure
Term
Reprehensible
Definition
worthy of blame or censure
Term
Repudiate
Definition
to reject the validity of
Term
Requite
Definition
to return or repay
Term
Rescind
Definition
to invalidate; repeal; retract; annul
Term
Restive
Definition
impatien; uneasy, restless; fretful; agitated
Term
Reticent
Definition
silent, reserved; taciturn
Term
Reverent
Definition
marked by feeling of awe and respect
Term
Rhetoric
Definition
effective writing or speaking
Term
Ribald
Definition
humourous in a vugar way; lewd
Term
Risible
Definition
causing laughter; ludicrious
Term
Rococo
Definition
very highly ornamented; relating to 18th century artisitc style of elaborate ornimination
Term
Rue
Definition
to regret; lament
Term
Rustic
Definition
rural; bucolic; pastoral
Term
Sacronsaint
Definition
extremely sacred; beyond critcism; inviolable
Term
Sagacious
Definition
shrwed, wise; perceptive; astute; perspicacious
Term
Salacious
Definition
lascivious; lustful; obscene; lewd
Term
Salient
Definition
prominent, of nobel signifigance; relevant
Term
Salubrious
Definition
promoting health or well being; tonic
Term
Salutory
Definition
whoelsime; favorable to health; salubious
Term
Sanction
Definition
authrotiative permission or approval; coutenance
Term
Sanguine
Definition
ruddy; cheerfully optimistic; confident; rubicund
Term
Sardonic
Definition
cynical; scroonfully mocking; acerbic; snide
Term
Satiate
Definition
to satisfy fully; surfeit; cloy
Term
Saturnine
Definition
gloomy; dark; sullen; melancholy
Term
Schism
Definition
a split into factions; division
Term
Scintilla
Definition
trace amount; iota; atom
Term
Sedition
Definition
behavior that promotes rebillion; insurrection
Term
Sedulous
Definition
dilligent; persistent; assiduous
Term
Seraphic
Definition
angelic; cherubic
Term
Sidereal
Definition
astral; relating to stars or constellations; stellar
Term
Sinecure
Definition
a well-paying job that requires little or no work; cushy job
Term
Sinuous
Definition
winding; undulating; serpentine
Term
Slake
Definition
to calm down or moderate; abate
Term
Sobriquet
Definition
nickname; alias
Term
Sodden
Definition
soaked or drenched
Term
Solecism
Definition
grammaticla mistake; faux pas; blooper
Term
Solicitous
Definition
concerned and attentive; eager
Term
Solvent
Definition
able to meet financial aboligations; able to dissolve another substance' sound
Term
Sophistry
Definition
fallacious reasoning; faulty logic; casuistry
Term
Soporific
Definition
causing sleep or lethargy; somnolent
Term
soubrette
Definition
a standard female character, in a play or opera
Term
Spartan
Definition
highly self-disciplined; frugal, austere; restrained
Term
Specious
Definition
deceptivley attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious
Term
Sporadic
Definition
desultory; occuring occasionally
Term
Sportive
Definition
playful; frisky
Term
Spurious
Definition
false; lacking validity; counterfeit; phony
Term
stenographer
Definition
someone skilled in the transcription of speech
Term
Stentorian
Definition
extremely loud and powerful, booming
Term
stentorian
Definition
loud and powerful, usually regarding someone's voice
Term
Stigma
Definition
a mark of shame or discredit, blemish, blot, opprobrium, stain, taint
Term
Stolid
Definition
unemotional, lacking sensitivity, apathetic, impassive, indifferent, phlegmatic, stoical, unconcerned
Term
Stratagem
Definition
trick designed to deceive an enemy; while
Term
Stygian
Definition
gloomy; dark; infernal
Term
Sublime
Definition
lofty and grand
Term
Succinct
Definition
brief; concise; terse
Term
Supplant
Definition
to replace by force; to take the place of
Term
Surfeit
Definition
excessive amount
Term
Sybarite
Definition
a person who leads a life pleasure and luxury; hedonist
Term
Sycophant
Definition
a slef-serving flaterer; yes-man; toady
Term
Syncopation
Definition
temporary, irregulary in muscial rhythm
Term
Tacit
Definition
done without using words; implied; unuttered; unsaid
Term
Taciturn
Definition
silent; not talkative
Term
Tawdry
Definition
gaudy cheap showy; meretricious
Term
Tenacious
Definition
ahering to or persisting to something valued; adimant
Term
Tenuous
Definition
flimsy; weak; having little strength
Term
Terrestrial
Definition
earthly; tellurian; terene; sublunary
Term
Terse
Definition
brief and concise in wording; succince; laconic
Term
Timorous
Definition
timid; fearful; apprehensive
Term
Tirade
Definition
harsh denunciation; fulmination; harangue; vilification
Term
Toady
Definition
sycophant; slatterer; parasite
Term
Tome
Definition
a book
Term
Torpor
Definition
extreme mental and physical sluggishness
Term
Tortuous
Definition
winding; twisting
Term
traduced
Definition
to speak badly of someone to damage their reputation
Term
Transient
Definition
fleeting; passing quickly; brief
Term
Transitory
Definition
temporary; ephemeral
Term
Trenchant
Definition
acute, sahrp; forceful caustic
Term
Truculent
Definition
fierce and cruel; belligerent
Term
Turgid
Definition
swollen form fluid
Term
Tyro
Definition
novice; green horn
Term
Umbrage
Definition
offense; resentment
Term
Unequivocale
Definition
absolute; certain
Term
Unfeigned
Definition
genuine; not false ro hypocritical; honest
Term
unfetter
Definition
unrestrained or unhindered
Term
Untenable
Definition
indefensible; not viable; uninhabitable; flawed
Term
Untrammeled
Definition
not hampered or impeded
Term
Upbraid
Definition
scold sharply
Term
Urbane
Definition
sophisticated; refined; elegant
Term
Usury
Definition
exorbinate rates
Term
Vacillate
Definition
physically sway; indecisive
Term
Vagary
Definition
unpredictable action
Term
valedictory
Definition
a farewell address
Term
Variegated
Definition
varied
Term
Venal
Definition
capable or being bought or bribed
Term
Venerate
Definition
respect deeply
Term
Veracity
Definition
filled with truth
Term
Verdant
Definition
green with vegetation; inexperienced
Term
Verisimilitude
Definition
appeance of truth or reality
Term
Vernal
Definition
fresh
Term
Vestige
Definition
trace
Term
Vex
Definition
annoy irritate
Term
Vicissitude
Definition
change or variation
Term
Vim
Definition
vitality and energy
Term
Vituperate
Definition
abuse verbally; berate; reporach; rebuke
Term
Volatile
Definition
easily aroused; readily changing to a vapor
Term
Voluble
Definition
talkative
Term
Voracious
Definition
having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; rapacious
Term
Wan
Definition
sickly pale
Term
Wanton
Definition
undisciplined reckless
Term
Waver
Definition
fluctuate between choices
Term
Wend
Definition
to go; to proceed
Term
Wily
Definition
clever deceptive
Term
Winsome
Definition
happily engaged
Term
Wizened
Definition
shrivled wrinkled
Term
Yoke
Definition
join together
Term
Zenith
Definition
point of culmination
Term
Zephyr
Definition
gentle breeze
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