52 top words Word Scramble

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52 top words

Question	Answer
precipitate	(adj) sudden and unexpected, (v) to throw down from a height, to cause to happen
assuage	to make less severe
prodigal	wasteful, extravagent, lavish
enigma	a puzzle or mystery
fervid	passionate, intense, zealous
placate	to soothe or pacify
dessicate	to dry completely, dehydrate
pedant	one who pays undue attention to book learning and rules; one who displays learning ostentatiously
adulterate	to corrupt or make impure
capricious	impulsive, whimsical, without much thought
engender	to produce, cause, bring about
corroborate	to confirm, verify
ephemeral	momentary, transient, fleeting
laconic	using few words
mitigate	to soften, or make milder
propriety	appropriateness
advocate	to speak in favor of
enervate	to weaken, sap strength from
ingenuous	straightforward, open; naive and unsophisticated
misanthrope	person who hates human beings
paradox	contradiction, incongruity; dilemma, puzzle
venerate	to respect deeply
abate	to reduce in amount, degree, severity
abscond	to leave secretly
abstain	to choose not to do something
abyss	an extremely deep hole
aesthetic	concerning the appreciation of beauty
aggrandize	to increase in power, influence, and reputation
alleviate	to make more bearable
amalgamate	to combine, to mix together
ambiguous	doubtful or uncertain; able to be interpreted several ways
ameliorate	to make better, to improve
anachronism	something out of place of time
analogous	similar or alike in some way; equivalent to
anomaly	deviation from what is normal
antagonize	to annoy or to provoke to anger
antipathy	extreme dislike
apathy	lack of interest or emotion
arbitrate	to judge a dispute between two opposting parties
archaic	ancient, old fashioned
ardor	intense and passionate feeling
articulate	able to speak clearly and expressively
assuage	to make something unpleasant less severe
attenuate	to reduce in force or degree, to weaken
audacious	fearless and daring
austere	severe or stern in appearance; undecorated
banal	predictable, cliched, boring
bolster	to support; to prop up
bombastic	pompous in speech and manner
cacophony	harsh, jarring noise
candid	impartial and honest in speech
capricious	changing one's mind quickly and often
castigate	to punish or criticize harshly
caustic	biting in wit
chaos	great disorder or confusion
chauvinist	someone prejudiced in favor of a group to which he or she belongs
chicanery	deception by means of craft or guile
cogent	convincing and well reasoned
condone	to overlook, pardon, or disregard
convoluted	intricate and complicated
corroborate	to provide supporting evidence
credulous	too trusting; gullible
crescendo	steadily increasing volume or force
decorum	appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety
deference	respect, courtesy
deride	to speak of or treat with contempt, to mock
dessicate	to dry out thourougly
desultory	jumping from one thing to another; disconnected
diatribe	an abusive, condemnatory speech
diffident	lacking self confidence
dilate	to make larger, to expand
dilatory	intended to delay
dilettante	someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic
dirge	a funeral hymn or mournful speech
disabuse	to set right; to free from error
discern	to perceive; to recognize
disparate	fundamentally different; entirely unlike
dissemble	to present a false appearance; to disguise one's real intentions or character
dissonance	a harsh and disagreeable combination, often of sounds
dogma	a firmly held opinion, often a religious belief
dogmatic	dictatorial in one's opinions
dupe	to deceive; a person who is easily deceived
eclectic	selecting from or made up from a variety of sources
efficacy	effectiveness
elegy	a sorrowful poem or speech
eloquent	persuasive and moving, especially in speech
emulate	to copy; to try to equal or excel
enervate	to reduce in strength
engender	to produce, cause, or bring about
enigma	a puzzle; a mystery
enumerate	to count, list, or itemize
ephemeral	lasting a short time
equivocate	to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead
erratic	wandering and unpredictable
erudite	learned, scholarly, bookish
esoteric	known or understood by only a few
estimable	admirable
eulogy	speech in praise of someone
euphemism	use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one
exacerbate	to make worse
exculpate	to clear from blame; prove innocent
exigent	urgent; requiring immediate action
exonerate	to clear of blame
explicit	clearly stated or shown; forthright in expression
fanatical	acting excessively enthusiastic; filled with extreme, unquestioned devotion
fawn	to grovel
fervid	intensely emotional; feverish
florid	excessively decorated or embellished
foment	to arouse or incite
frugality	a tendency to be thrify or cheap
garrulous	tending to talk a lot
gregarious	outgoing, sociable
guile	deceit or trickery
gullible	easily deceived
homogenous	of a similar kind
iconoclast	one who opposes established beliefs, customs, and institutions
imperturbable	not capable of being disturbed
impervious	impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected
impetuous	quick to act without thinking
implacable	unable to be calmed down or made peaceful
inchoate	not fully formed; disorganized
ingenuous	showing innocence or childlike simplicity
inimical	hostile, unfriendly
innocuous	harmless
lucid	clear and easily understood
luminous	bright, brilliant, glowing
malinger	to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill
malleable	capable of being shaped
metaphor	a figure of speech comparing two different things; a symbol
meticulous	extremely careful about details
misanthrope	a person who dislikes others
mitigate	to soften; to lessen
mollify	to calm or make less severe
monotony	lack of variation
naive	lacking sophistication or experience
obdurate	hardened in feeling; resistant to persuasion
obsequious	overly submissive and eager to please
obstinate	stubborn, unyielding
obviate	to prevent; to make unncecessary
occlude	to stop up; to prevent the passage of
onerous	troublesome and oppressive; burdensome
opaque	impossible to see through; preventing the passage of light
opprobrium	public disgrace
ostentation	excessive showiness

Created by: bertaka on 2008-10-24