| Question |
Answer |
| abate |
subside,moderate |
| aberrant |
abnormal;deviant |
| abeyance |
suspended action |
| abscond |
depart secretly and hide |
| abstemious |
sparing in eating and drinking;temperate |
| admonish |
warn;reprove |
| adulterate |
make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances |
| aesthetic |
artistic;dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful |
| aggregate |
gather;accumulate |
| alacrity |
cheerful promptness;eagerness |
| alleviate |
relieve |
| amalgamate |
combine;unite in one body |
| ambiguous |
unclear or doubtful in meaning |
| ambivalence |
the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes |
| ameliorate |
improve |
| anachronism |
someone or something misplaced in time |
| analogous |
comparable |
| anarchy |
absence of governing body;state of disorder |
| anomalous |
abnormal;irregular |
| antipathy |
aversion;dislike |
| apathy |
lack of caring;indifference |
| appease |
pacify or soothe;relieve |
| apprise |
inform |
| approbation |
approval |
| appropiate |
acquire;take possession of for one's own use |
| arduous |
hard;strenous |
| artless |
open and honest;without guile(duplicacy) |
| ascetic |
practicing self-denial;austere |
| assiduous |
diligent;hardworking |
| assuage |
ease or lessen;satisfy;soothe |
| attenuate |
make thin or weaken |
| audacious |
bold;daring |
| austere |
forbiddingly stern;severely simple and unornamented |
| autonomous |
self-governing |
| aver |
state confidently |
| banal |
hackneyed;trite;commonplace;lacking originality |
| belie |
contradict;give false impression |
| beneficient |
kindly;doing good |
| bolster |
support;reinforce |
| bombastic |
pompous;using inflated language |
| boorish |
rude;insensitive |
| burgeon |
grow forth;send out buds |
| burnish |
make shiny by rubbing;polish |
| buttress |
support;prop up |
| cacophonous |
discordant;inharmonious |
| capricious |
unpredictable;fickle |
| castigation |
punishment;severe criticism |
| caustic |
burning;sarcastically biting |
| catalyst |
agent that brngs about a chemical change |
| chicanery |
trickery;deception |
| coagulate |
thicken;congeal;clot |
| coda |
concluding section of literary or musical composition |
| cogent |
convincing |
| commensurate |
equal in extent |
| compendium |
brief;comprehensive summary |
| complaisant |
trying to please;obliging |
| compliant |
yeilding;confirming to requirements |
| conciliatory |
reconciling;soothing |
| condone |
overlook;forgive;excuse |
| confound |
confuse;puzzle |
| connoisseur |
person competent to act as a judge of art |
| contention |
claim;thesis |
| contentious |
quarrelsome |
| contrite |
penitent;repentant |
| conundrum |
riddle;difficult problem |
| converge |
approach;tend to meet;come together |
| convoluted |
coiled around;involved;intricate |
| craven |
cowardly |
| daunt |
intimidate;frighten |
| decorum |
propriety(correct conduct);orderliness and good taste in manners |
| default |
failure to act |
| deference |
courteous regard for another's wish |
| delineate |
portray;sketch;depict |
| denigrate |
blacken;defame |
| deride |
ridicule;make fun of |
| derivative |
unoriginal;obtained from another source |
| desiccate |
dry up |
| desultory |
aimless;haphazard;lacking purpose |
| deterrent |
something that discourages;hinderance |
| diatribe |
bitter scolding;invective |
| dichotomy |
split;branching into 2 parts(esp contradictory ones) |
| diffidence |
shyness |
| diffuse |
wordy;rambling;spread out |
| digression |
wandering away from the subject |
| dirge |
lament with music;song for the dead |
| disabuse |
correct a false impression;undeceive |
| discerning |
mentally quick and observant;having insight |
| discordant |
not harmonious;conflicting |
| discredit |
defame;destroy confidence in;disbelieve |
| discrepancy |
lack of consistency;difference |
| discrete |
separate;unconnected |
| disingenuous |
not naive;sophisticated |
| disintrested |
unprejudiced |
| disjointed |
disconnected |
| disparate |
basically different;unrelated |
| dissemble |
disguise;pretend |
| disseminate |
spread;scatter;distribute |
| dissolution |
disintegration;looseness in morals |
| dissonance |
discord;opposite of harmony |
| distend |
expand or swell out |
| dismiss |
reject |
| disparage |
belittle |
| distill |
purify;refine;concentrate |
| diverge |
vary;go in diferent directions from the same point |
| divest |
strip;deprive;denude |
| document |
provide written evidence |
| dogmatic |
opinionated;arbitrary;doctrinal;arrogant |
| dormant |
sleeping;lethargic |
| dupe |
someone easily fooled |
| ebullient |
showing excitement |
| eclectic |
selective;composed of elements drwan from disparate sources |
| efficacy |
power to produce desired effect |
| effrontery |
shameless boldness |
| elegy |
poem or song expressing lamentation |
| elicit |
drawn out by discusson |
| embellish |
adorn;ornament;enhance,as a story |
| emperical |
based on experience |
| emulate |
imitate with effort to equal or surpass;rival with some degree of success |
| endemic |
prevailing among a specific group of ppl or specific area or country |
| enervate |
weaken |
| engender |
cause;produce |
| enhance |
increase;improve |
| ephemeral |
short-lived;fleeting |
| equanimity |
calmness of temperament;composure |
| equivocate |
mislead;attempt to conceal the truth |
| erudite |
learned;scholarly |
| esoteric |
hard to understand;known to the chosen few |
| eulogy |
expression of praise,often on occasion of someone's death |
| euphemism |
mild expression in stead of an unpleasant one |
| exacerbate |
worsen;embitter |
| exculpate |
clear from blame |
| exigeny |
urgent situation |
| extrapolation |
projection;conjecture |
| facetious |
joking(often inappropiately);humorous |
| facilitate |
mak less ifficult ;help bring about |
| fallacious |
false;misleading |
| fatuous |
foolish;inane |
| fawning |
courting favor by cringing and flattering |
| felicitious |
apt;suitably expresses;well chosen |
| fervor |
glowing ardor;intensity of feeling |
| flag |
droop;grow feeble |
| fledgling |
inexperienced |
| flout |
reject;mock |
| foment |
stir up;instigate |
| forestall |
prevent by taking action in advance |
| frugality |
economy;thrifty |
| futile |
useless;hopeless;ineffectual |
| gainsay |
deny |
| garrulous |
loquacious;talkative;wordy |
| goad |
urge on |
| gouge |
overcharge |
| grandiloquent |
pompous;bombastic;using high sounding language |
| gregarious |
sociable |
| guileless |
without deceit |
| gullible |
easily decived |
| harangue |
long,pompous,passionate & vehement speech |
| homogenous |
of the same kind |
| hyperbole |
exaggeration;overstatement |
| iconoclastic |
attacking cherished traditions or sacred beliefs |
| idolatry |
worship of idols,excessive admiration |
| immutable |
unchangeable |
| impair |
injure;hurt |
| impassive |
without feeling;imperturbable;stoic |
| impede |
hinder;block |
| impermeable |
impervious;not permitting passage through the substance |
| imperturbable |
calm;placid |
| impervious |
impenetrable |
| implacable |
incapable of being pacified |
| implicit |
understood but not stated |
| implode |
burst inward |
| inadvertently |
unintentionally |
| inchoate |
recently begun;rudimentary;elimentary |
| incongruity |
lack of harmony;absurdity |
| inconsequential |
insignificant;unimportant |
| incorporate |
introduce something into a larger whole;combine;unite |
| indeterminate |
uncertain;not clearly fixed;indefinite |
| indigence |
poverty |
| indolent |
lazy |
| inert |
inactive;lacking power to move |
| ingenuous |
naive & trusting;young;unsophisticated |
| inherent |
firmly estd. by nature or habit |
| innocuous |
harmless |
| insensible |
unconcious;unresponsive |
| insinuate |
hint;imply;creep in |
| insipid |
lacking in flavor;dull |
| insularity |
narrow-mindedness;isolation |
| intractable |
unruly;stubborn;unyielding |
| intransigence |
refuse of any compromise;stubborness |
| inundate |
overwhelm;flood;submerge |
| inured |
accustomed;hardened |
| invective |
abuse |
| irascible |
irritable;easily angered |
| irresolute |
uncertain how to act;weak |
| itinerary |
plan of a trip |
| laconic |
brief & to the point |
| lassitude |
languor;weariness;fatigue |
| latent |
dormant;potential but undeveloped |
| laud |
praise |
| lethargic |
drowsy;dull |
| levee |
earthen or stone embankment to prevent flooding |
| levity |
lack of seriousness or steadiness;frivolity |
| log |
record of voyage or flight;record of day to day activities |
| loquacious |
talkative |
| lucid |
easily understood;clear;intelligible |
| luminous |
shining;issuing light |
| magnanimity |
liberal & generosity |
| malingerer |
one who feigns(pretends) illness to escape duty |
| malleable |
capable of being shaped by pounding |
| maverick |
rebel;nonconfirmist |
| mendacious |
lying;habitually dishonest |
| meticulous |
excessively careful;painstaking;scrupulous |
| metamorphosis |
change of form |
| misanthrope |
1 who hates mankind |
| mitigate |
appease;moderate |
| mollify |
soothe |
| morose |
ill-humored;sullen;melancholy |
| mundane |
ordinary;wordly as opposed to spiritual;everyday |
| negate |
cancel out;nullify;deny |
| neophyte |
recent convert;beginner |
| obdurate |
stubborn |
| obsequious |
slaishly attentive;servile;sycophantic;compliant |
| obviate |
make unnecessary;get rid of |
| occlude |
shut;close |
| officious |
meddlesome;excessively pushy in offering one's services |
| onerous |
burdensome |
| opprobium |
infamy;spoil repuatation;vilification |
| oscillate |
vibrate pendulumlike;waver |
| ostentacious |
showy;pretentious;trying to attract attention |
| paragon |
model of perfection |
| partisan |
one-sided;prejudiced;committed to a party |
| pathological |
pertaining to disease |
| paucity |
scarcity |
| pedantic |
showing off learning;bookish |
| penchant |
strong inclination;liking |
| penury |
severe poverty;stinginess |
| perennial |
long-lasting |
| perfidious |
treacherous;disloyal |
| perfunctory |
superficial;not thorough;lacking intrest or enthusiasm |
| permeable |
penetrable;porous |
| pervasive |
spread throughout |
| phlegmatic |
calm;not easily disturbed |
| piety |
devoutness;reverence for God |
| placate |
pacify;concilliate |
| plasticity |
ability to be molded |
| platitude |
trite remark;commonplace statement |
| plethora |
excess;overabundance |
| plummet |
fall sharply |
| porous |
full of pores;like a sieve |
| pragmatic |
practical |
| preamble |
introductory statement |
| precarious |
uncertain;risky |
| precipitate |
rash;hasten;premature |
| precursor |
forerunner |
| presumptuous |
arrogant;taking liberties |
| prevaricate |
lie |
| pristine |
charcteristic of earlier times;primitive |
| probity |
uprightness;incorruptibilty |
| problematic |
doubtful;unsettled;questionable |
| profound |
deep;not superficial;complete |
| prohibitive |
tending to prevent the purchase or use of something |
| proliferate |
grow rapidly;spread;multiply |
| propensity |
natural inclination |
| propitiate |
appease |
| propriety |
fitness;correct conduct |
| proscribe |
ostracize;banish;outlaw |
| pungent |
stinging;sharp in taste or smell;caustic |
| qualified |
limited;restricted |
| quibble |
minor objection or complaint |
| quiescent |
at rest;dormant;temporarily inactive |
| rarefied |
made less dense(of gas) |
| recalcitrant |
obstinately stubborn;unruly;determined to resist authority |
| recant |
disclaim or disavow;retract a previous statement;openly confess error |
| recluse |
hermit;loner |
| recondite |
abstruse(difficult to understand);profound;secret |
| refractory |
stubborn;unmanageable |
| refute |
disprove |
| relegate |
banish to an inferior position;delegate |
| reproach |
express disapproval;disappointment |
| reprobate |
person hardened in sin;deviod of sense of decency |
| repudiate |
disown;diavow(reject the validity or authority) |
| rescind |
cancel |
| resolution |
determination |
| resolve |
determination;firmnes of purpose |
| reticent |
reserved;uncommunicative;inclined to silence |
| reverent |
respectful;worshipful |
| sage |
person celebrated for wisdom |
| salubrious |
healthful |
| sanction |
approve;ratify |
| satiate |
satisfy fully |
| saturate |
soak throughly |
| savor |
enjoy;have a distinct flaor;smell or quality |
| secrete |
hide away or cache;produce and release a substance into an organism |
| shard |
fragment generally of pottery |
| skeptic |
doubter;person who suspends judgement until having examined the evidence supporting a point of view |
| solicitous |
worried;concerned |
| soporific |
sleep-causing;marked by sleepiness |
| specious |
seemingly resonable but incorrect;misleading(often intentionally) |
| spectrum |
colored band when a beam of light passes through prism |
| stigma |
token of disgrace;brand |
| stint |
be thrifty;set limits |
| stipulate |
specify;express conditions |
| stolid |
dull;impasive |
| striated |
marked with parallel bands;grooved |
| strut |
pompous walk//supporting bar |
| subpoena |
rit summonig a witness to appear |
| subside |
settle down;descend;grow quiet |
| substantiate |
estabilish by evidence;verify;support |
| supersede |
replace;cause to be set aside;make obsolete |
| supposition |
hypothesis;surmise |
| tacit |
understood;not put into words |
| tangential |
preipheral;only slightly connected |
| tenuous |
thin;rare;slim |
| tirade |
extended scolding;denunciation;harangue |
| torpor |
lethargy |
| tortuous |
winding;full of curves |
| tractable |
docile;easily managed |
| transgression |
violation of law;sin |
| truculence |
aggresiveness;ferocity |
| vacillate |
waver;fluctuate |
| venerate |
revere |
| veracious |
truthful |
| verbose |
wordy |
| viable |
practical;workable;capable of maintaining life |
| viscous |
sticky;gluey |
| vituperative |
scolding;abusive |
| volatile |
changeable;explosive;evporating rapidly |
| warranted |
justified;authorized |
| wary |
very cautious |
| welter |
turmoil;bewildering jumble |
| whimsical |
capricious;fanciful |
| zealot |
fanatic;person who shows excessive zeal |
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