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Word
Definition, Synonym
Abdicate   to give up a position  
Abduct   forcefully to take  
Anhor   to hate, detest  
Absurd   ridiculously unreasonable  
Abyss   deep hole  
Accelerate   to increase in speed  
Acclaim   praise, enthusiastic approval  
Acute   sharp, crucial  
Adage   old saying, proverb  
Adhere   to stick fast, hold  
Adjourn   to postpone, suspend  
Adjunct   addictional, assisting  
Admonish   to scold  
Adorn   to decorate, ornate  
Adversary   opponent, enemy  
Aeronautic   relating to aircraft  
Affable   Agreeable, get along  
Aghast   overcome by surprise  
Agility   condiction of being able to move quickly  
Agitate   disturb, to move around a lot  
Aimless   Lacking purpose or goals  
Alleviate   to make easier to bear  
Allure   fascinating, appeal  
Aloof   remote, detached  
Altrustic   concerned for the welface of others  
Amateur   someone not paid to engage in a hobby  
Amend   to improve, altar  
Amorous   to love  
Amorphous   shapeless  
Amphibian   animal in both land and water  
Angular   lanky, gaunt  
Animosity   Ill, rancor  
Annihilate   to destroy completely  
Antidote   cure for poison  
Aperture   opening, hole  
Aqueuos   related to water  
Ardent   passion, desire  
Arid   very dry  
Aroma   pleasing, fragrance  
Articulate   well-spoken  
Artifice   1) trick 2) creative  
Ascertain   to determine, discover  
Assaliable   vulnerable, exposed  
Astound   amaze, to overwhelm  
Astute   able to understand clearly and quickly  
Atrocity   Horrible, usually brutal  
Audacity   Bold, daring, impudence  
Authoritative   masterful  
Banal   boring, bland  
Banish   send away  
Barrier   limits, obstacle  
Beguile   delude, trickery  
Belligerence   aggressive hostility  
Benefactor   financial and general assisstance  
Beneficial   advantageous helpful  
Benevolence   good deeds, largess  
Bewildered   confused, puzzled  
Bias   prejudice, partially  
Bile   ill temper, irritabiltity, bitterness  
Bliss   joy, delight, supreme happiness  
Boisterous   loud, unrestrained, raucous  
Botanist   scientist that study plants  
Bounty   generousity in giving, abundance  
Bravado   showy, pretentious display of courage  
Brevity   not lasting a long time, shortness  
Brig   jail, prison (ship)  
Burnish   1) shine by rubbing 2) gleam  
Cache   hiding place for treasure, stash  
Cajole   coax, persuade with promise or flattery  
Camouflage   disguise, hide  
Candor   frankness, honesty  
Canine   relating to dogs  
Cantankerous   quarrelsome, aurgumentative  
Caprice   inpulsive, unpredictable change  
Cascade   waterfall, torrent, fall  
Catastrophe   disastrous event, devastation  
Celestial   relating to heavens, divine  
Censor   suppress, delete, remove  
Chasm   Gorge, deep canyon, abyss  
Choleric   bad-tempered  
Choreographer   person creating and arranging dances  
Chronic   continuous, long-standing  
Circumscribe   limit, encompass  
Collision   crash, impact, conflict  
Communicative   talkative articulate  
Compassion   sympathy, pity  
Compel   force, coerce, motivate  
Competent   having enough skill for some purpose, capable  
Concise   brief and compact, terse  
Condone   pardon, forgive, excuse  
Confidential   secret, in confidence  
Constrict   squeeze, might tight, smother  
Contemplation   thoughtful observation, deliberation  
Contend   fight or struggle against  
Contentious   eager to quarrel, cantankerous  
Convene   to assemble, meet, gather  
Conventional   established, customary  
Copious   abundantm, plentiful  
Countenace   1) face, aspect 2) approve and support  
Couplet   two rhyming lines  
Courier   messenger, carrier  
Cue   hunt, signal, prompt  
Curvature   arc, state of being curved  
Dawdle   waste time, linger  
Deadlock   standoff caused by two confliction force  
Dearth   scarcity, lack, shortage  
Debris   remains of something that has been destroyed  
Decade   ten years  
Deceit   tricky, dishonest, fraudulence  
Deceive   mislead, trick  
Declamation   long speech, harangue  
Deficient   insufficient, inadequate  
Dehydrate   remove water from, dry out  
Deject   depress, discourage  
Delude   to deceive, mislead  
Deluge   flood, inundation, torret  
Demote   reduce to lower grade, downgrade  
Deplore   to regard as deeply regrettable  
Desolation   desertion, bleakness, barrenness  
Despicable   hateful, detestable, depraved  
Despondent   depressed, mournful, dejected  
Destitute   poor, lacking, inpoverished  
Devaste   ruin, destroy, wreck  
Devotee   enthusiast, admirer, fan  
Devout   deeply religious, reverent  
Dexterity   skill, agility  
Diminish   decrease, make smaller  
Din   noise, loud, uproar  
Dingy   dirty, shabby  
Diplomatic   tactful, polite  
Disclaim   repudiate, reject, disown  
Discursive   digressive, rambling  
Dismal   miserable, dreary, gloomy  
Disputed   argument, disagree with, quarrel  
Disseminate   scatter, spread widely, disperse  
Divert   1) change the courseof 2) to draw someone's attention  
Doff   to remove or take off (clothing)  
Dogged   stubborn, obstinate  
Dogmatic   absolute, arrogant  
Doze   nap, sleep  
Dungeon   underground room in fortress (jail)  
Ebullient   overflowing with excitement, bubbling  
Eccentric   freak, odd, offbeat  
Ecstatic   delighted, overjoyed  
Eddy   whirlpool, swirling water  
Effect   result, imporession  
Elusive   hard to find or express, evasive  
Embellish   add detail, elabore, ornament  
Eminent   distinguished, prominent, famous  
Emulate   imitate or copy, simulate  
Enact   to make into law, act out  
Encompass   form a circle, encircle  
Endorse   approve, sustain, advocate  
Enigma   mystery, riddle, puzzle  
Enigmatic   unexplainable, mystery  
Ensnare   trap, capture  
Entice   lure, attract, tempt  
Entourage   group of followers, attendants  
Era   period of time, age, epoch  
Err   to make a mistake, go wrong  
Erudite   knowledgeable, informed  
Essential   basic, urgent, fundamental  
Etiquette   manners, propriety  
Evacuate   to empty out, expel, vacate  
Exotic   of foreign, alien, unfamiliar  
Expand   to make greater,  
Expunge   delete, obliterate  
Extraction   removal, remove  
Extricate   to release from difficulty  
Extroverted   outgoing or interested in people, gregarious  
Fanatic   Zealous, excessive enthusiasm  
Fatal   lethal, deadly  
Fatigue   tired, exhaustion, weariness  
Fauna   animals of a given area, creatures  
Felicity   happiness, contentment  
Feocious   savage, fierce  
Fervent   showing great warmth  
Futile   Ineffective  
Garrulous   to bud, sprout, grow  
Glee   elation, joy, happy  
Glib   flip, fluent  
Gregarious   fond of company  
Grotesque   odd, bizarre, ugly  
Govel   crawl, beg  
Grusome   horrible, frightful, shocking  
Hallowed   holy, sacred  
Harbinger   omen, messnger  
Harsh   rough, strict, severe  
Hasty   rushed, sloppy, done quickly  
Heed   careful attention, notice, obey  
Herbivorous   plant-eating  
Heterogeneous   mixed, unlike, dissimilar  
Hexagon   polygon with 6 sides  
Hibernate   sleep (winter)  
Horrid   dreadful, horrible, shocking  
Hovel   small, miserable shack  
Humid   moist, damp, sultry  
Ignite   light, kindle, set on fire  
Illiteracy   inability to read and write  
Immaculate   Spotless, errorless, faultless  
Imminent   impending, approaching  
Immortal   never-dying, eternal  
Impasse   deadlock, standoff, stalemate  
Impervious   inpenetrable, unable to be influenced  
Impious   lacking piety or respect  
Imply   to suggest without stating directly  
Inadvertent   unintentional, accidental  
Incentive   motive, inducement, stimulus  
Incredulous   not believing  
Indicate   disclose, show, reveal, imply  
Inert   sluggish, passive, inactive  
Infectious   catching, contagious  
Ingenious   brilliant, inspired, imaginative  
Ingenuity   creative, cleverness  
Inhabit   to reside or live in, dwell  
Innate   instinctive, nature  
Innocent   pure, harmless, not guilty  
Insinuation   hint, suggesiton, reference  
Insomnia   inability to fall sleep  
Insurgent   rebellious, starting a revolution  
Irate   full of anger, indignant  
Jeer   to mock in an abusive way, ridicule  
Jubilant   Extremely happy, ecstatic  
Judicious   having wise judgement, sagacious  
Kinetic   relating to motion, energetic  
Lagoon   Shallow body of water connected to larger one  
Lenient   merciful, not strict, indulgent  
Lethargy   sluggishness, fatigue  
Limber   Agile, supply, move easily  
Lunge   thrust, sudden foward movement  
Magnanimous   having great or noble spirit, tolerant  
Malfunction   failure  
Malleable   can be bended, soft, flexible  
Mar   spoil, disfigure, impair  
Marvel   amazing, miracle, wonder  
Meager   very small, not enough  
Meek   passive, mournful  
Melancholy   very sad or depressing, gloomy  
Mimic   imitate, copy, counterfeit  
Minuscule   tiny, minute, miniature  
Misbegotten   poorly conceived, illegitmate  
Mourn   feel sad, regret, lament  
Murky   dark, dim, obscure  
Nauseous   sickening, revolting  
Nebulous   hazy, not well-defined  
Nimble   agile, active, cunning  
Nomad   wanderer, vagrant, no permanent home  
Notify   tell, inform, give notice  
Obese   very fat, corpulent  
Obnoxious   repellant, disagree , offensive  
Obscure   to hide or make difficult, confuse  
Observation   examine, pronouncement  
Obsolete   no longer in use, outdated  
Obstinate   stubborn, mulish, dogged  
Obstruct   black, check, impede  
Obtuse   slow, stupid, dull  
Olfactory   relating to the sense of smell  
Ominous   threatening, menacing  
Opportune   timely, appropriate, lucky  
option   choice, selection, alternative  
Orbit   to move around some object, circuit  
Orchid   lavender, purple (flower)  
Ostentatious   pretentious, conspicuous  
Palatable   good tasting, savory  
Paradox   contradiction, something that shouldn't be true  
Passive   not active, submissive  
Peddle   hawk, vend, sell (in bad way usually)  
Pedestrian   common, walker, boring  
Prejury   falsehood, lies, fradulent  
Persevere   continue, struggle, endure  
Petrify   shock, stun, paralyze  
Pious   religious, devout  
Plagiarism   copying, stealing ideas (works)  
Plausible   seeming to be true, credible  
Pompous   stiff, stuffy, unnatural formality  
Procrastinate   postpone, defer, delay  
Profound   deep, wise, seriour  
Prolific   producing great amounts, productive  
Propel   to move, compel, project  
Prophesy   foretell, predict, forcast  
Pungent   peppery, hot, biting, acrid  
Pursue   chase, trail, folow  
Quell   quash, overpower, overcome  
Quench   satisfy a need or desire, subdue  
Rabble   large, crowd, horde  
Rabid   disease causes wild behaviour, crazy  
Rancor   ill, animosity, resentment  
Random   change, haphazard  
Ransack   plunder, search thoroughly, messily  
Ratify   approve, confirm, sanction  
Ravenous   extremely hungry, famished  
Raze   demolish, destroy, devaste  
Recluse   loner, hermit  
Recur   return, repeat  
Reek   stink, offensive spell  
Refrain   abstain, cease, avoid  
Regal   royal, splendid, kingly  
Reign   rule over, prevail  
Reimburse   repay, compensate  
Reinforce   Strengthen, support  
Reminiscence   collection, recall, memory  
Renowned   werll-known, distingiushed  
Repartee   banter, with conversation, retort  
Repugnant   distasteful, gross, repulsive  
Residue   remainder, remnant, leftover  
Reveal   disclose, show, expose  
Revel   celebrated nosily, indulge  
Rout   overwhelm,conquer, enjoy  
Satellite   a natural body that revolves around a planet  
Saturate   soak, fill, cannot hold anymore  
Saucy   impudent, flippant  
Savor   to enjoy something with relish or delight  
Scald   burn, scorch, (with liquid)  
Scarce   rare, uncommon  
Scatching   overly critical, searing  
Schism   division, conflict, clash  
Scrupulous   moral, upstanding, pretending  
Secure   fasten, bind, fastened, safe  
Seethe   to heave or bubble (like volcano)  
Sentry   guard, watchman, lookout  
Sequel   addition, aftermath, outcome  
Shrewd   clever, astute, cunning  
Significant   meaningful, important, momentous  
Sinister   ominous, wicked  
Slack   lull, relaxation, careless  
Sociable   companionable, gregarious  
Solicity   to seek something from another, request  
Specify   to mention, stipulate, identify  
Splice   join, bind, connect  
Spurn   reject, refuse, snub  
Squalid   filthy, dirty, poor, wretched  
Squander   waste, consume, exhaust  
Staunch   steady, loyal, firm  
Stealthy   sneaky, secret, furtive  
Stress   emphasize, point out, highlight  
Suave   smooth, gracious, confident in speech  
Subdue   control, overcome, tame  
Succeed   1) follow, come after 2)do well, thrive  
Succumb   give in, surrender, expire  
Suffice   satisfy, enough, adequate  
Summit   highest lvl or point  
Superb   wonderful, superior, magnificent  
Surpess   scrush, quell, contain  
Surfeit   overly abundant, excess  
Surmise   to guess, infer, hypothesis  
Surrogate   person or thing substitute  
Susceptible   vulnerable, open, exposed  
Suspense   fear, anxiety, mystery  
Synoposis   short summary, outline  
Taciturn   quiet, tending not to speak, shy  
Tactful   sensitive, discreet, judicious  
Taint   poison, infect, contaminate  
Tamper   tinker, manipulate, interfere  
Taut   tight, stretched, tense, strained  
Temperature   level-headed, rational, moderate  
Tenacious   Steadily pursue, persistent  
Tepid   lukewarm, mild, indifferent  
Terminate   finish, cease, end  
Terse   concise, brieg, conpact, succint  
Tether   chain, rope, tie, fasten  
Token   sign, symbol, superficial, meaningless  
Torrid   extremely hot, scorching  
Trepidation   fear, apprehensive,anxiety  
Trite   lacking originality, banal  
Tumult   noise, confusion, racket  
Tyranny   great power, oppression, repression  
Ultimate   maximum, final, primary  
Unamimous   approved by everyone concerned, unchallenged  
Unkempt   messy, sloppily mantained  
Usurp   seize, grab, steal, take by force  
Unkempt   messy, sloppy maintained  
Usurp   seize, grap, steal, take by force  
Vacate   leave as in a vacation, depart  
Vacuous   shallow, silly, vapid  
Vague   not clear, non-certain  
Vahement   with deep feeling, earnest, passionate  
Vend   sell goods, peddle, merchandise  
Vex   provoke, irritate, tease  
Vitalize   make something come alive, animate  
Vivacious   lively, full of spirit, animated  
Wan   pale, lacking color, bloodless  
Wantonly   without reason, randomly  
Wrath   extreme anger, ire, fury  
Wretched   miserable, pathetiche  
Writhe   to squirm, twist as in pain  
Zealous   enthusaistic, eager, intense  
Derelict   Left, deserted  
Bereft   deprive, desolate  
Despised   loathe, disgust  
Apathetic   Showing little or no emotion  
Feasible   Capable of something done  
Zealous   Marked by active interest, diligent  
Solace   To comfort, console  
Pious   Showing respect to others  
Fanatic   Extreme enthusiasm - religion or politics  
Wary   To show alert  
Pliant   Bending - flexible  
Interrogated   To seek answer  
Dwindle   Shrink, become smaller  
Anticipated   Realize beforehand, foresee  
Pelted   To strike, hurl (missiles)  
Uncouth   Strange, peculiar  
Insipid   Not interested, without distinctive  
Sporadically   Occuring at irregular time, having no pattern  
Inevitable   Cannot be avoided or escaped  
Juvenile   Young, immature  
Bereaved   A Bereaved person Relative died  
Bereft   Do not have something they previously have----The room is bereft of colour  


   


 

 

 

 

 

 
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