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GRE Vocabulary Comp
Compiled GRE Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Damp | (used of vibration) reduce in extent |
| Ready | (used of wit) quick |
| Blunderbuss | 1. ancient weapon (type of gun); 2. a clumsy person |
| Pique | 1. annoyance (n); 2. to stimulate interest; to annoy (v) |
| Fulminate | 1. attack loudly in words; denounce thunderously; 2. explode noisily |
| Gall | 1. bitterness (bad feeling); 2. confidence; 3. abnormal growth on a plant |
| Mince | 1. chop into small pieces; 2. walk with tiny steps, 3. speak in an affected manner |
| Hack | 1. chop roughly; 2. person who writes to earn money, 3. hired horse |
| Burlesque | 1. comic play; 2. lampoon |
| Fringe | 1. decorative border with tassels (n); 2. to form an edge (v) |
| Ordain | 1. destine; 2. confer holy orders on a priest |
| Prominent | 1. eminent; 2. protruding; 3. obvious |
| Divert | 1. entertain; 2. distract; 3. cause a detour |
| Paradigm | 1. example; 2. model; 3. way of looking at things |
| Purchase | 1. grip; 2. buy |
| Fledge | 1. grow feathers; 2. leave nest [fledgling (n) |
| Venturing | 1. hazarding; risking; putting forward; 2. going somewhere [venturesome means courageous or willing to take risks] |
| Precipitate | 1. hurried (a); 2. insoluble product of a reaction in chemistry(n), 3. to instigate or speed up an action (v) |
| Sap | 1. liquid inside plants (n); 2. to drain; to undermine (v); 3. a fool (n) |
| Prostration | 1. lying face down; 2. be overcome with extreme weakness |
| Prohibitive | 1. prohibiting; 2. exorbitantly expensive |
| Apostrophe | 1. punctuation mark; 2. appeal to someone not present (a figure of speech) |
| Levee | 1. raised bank of a river; 2. morning reception held by a monarch |
| Personification | 1. represent something as a person; 2. a concrete example of |
| Parasite | 1. scrounger; 2. animal which takes digested food from another |
| Dispatch | 1. send (v); 2. speed; celerity (n) |
| Umbrage | 1. shadow; 2. offence; sense of injury |
| Enlist | 1. sign up for the army; 2. obtain |
| Deliberate | 1. slow (a); 2. to think over (v); 3. on purpose (a) |
| Brook | 1. small stream; 2. tolerate |
| Analogue | 1. something similar; 2. output proportional to input (engineering) |
| Quarry | 1. something that is hunted; 2. mine for stone |
| Foment | 1. stir up; 2. bathe with hot liquids (medical) |
| Strut | 1. supporting rod (n); 2. to walk in an arrogant manner; show off (v) |
| Plaque | 1. surface deposit on teeth or in artery etc.; 2. decorative plate or sign |
| Disarm | 1. take away weapons; 2. win over to one’s side [disarming (a)] |
| Petrify | 1. terrify; 2. turn to stone |
| Muse | 1. think; meditate (v); 2. a source of inspiration (n) [in mythology, a goddess who gives inspiration] |
| Grate (v) | 1. to annoy; aggravate; vex; 2. shred |
| Secure (v) | 1. to fix firmly; 2. to obtain |
| List (v) | 1. to lean to one side; 2. to write in order |
| Flag (v) | 1. to lose energy; 2. to signal |
| Patronize | 1. to talk down to; condescend; 2. to be a customer of |
| Prune | 1. to trim; 2. a dried plum |
| Saw | 1. tool for cutting; 2. wise saying |
| Flail | 1. tool used to thresh grain; 2. to thresh (separate grain from chaff); 3. to wave arms about wildly |
| Assay | 1. try; 2. assess purity |
| Ossify | 1. turn to bone; 2. become fixed and rigid |
| Wry | 1. twisted or bent to one side; 2. dryly humorous |
| Pine | 1. type of evergreen tree; 2. grieve |
| Lukewarm | 1. unenthusiastic; 2. neither hot nor cold |
| Prone | 1. vulnerable to; 2. horizontal |
| Lumber | 1. walk in an ungainly way; 2. timber (wood) |
| Errant | 1. wandering; 2. wrong; 3. straying from accepted standards |
| Tare | 1. weed; 2. allowance made for container when weighing |
| Mallet | 1. wooden hammer; 2. stick used for polo |
| Quibble | 1. (v) to argue about minor matters; to play on words when finding fault; 2. (n) a minor verbal point in an argument |
| Novice | a beginner; tyro |
| Utopian | a believer in an ideal world |
| Anthology | a book which is a collection of poems or stories |
| Respite | a break; intermission |
| Anecdote | a brief amusing story |
| Contusion | a bruise |
| Annex (n) | a building which is an addition to an existing building |
| Genre | a category; type |
| Phalanx | a compact or close-knit body of people, animals, or things |
| Paradox | a contradiction or dilemma |
| Imprecation | a curse |
| Malediction | a curse; a wish of evil upon another |
| Laceration | a cut |
| Aversion | a dislike of |
| Dichotomy | a division into two parts |
| Obsession | a dominating concern |
| Calumny | a false and malicious accusation; misrepresentation |
| Xenophobia | a fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers |
| Presentiment | a feeling that something might happen |
| Dogma | a firmly held opinion, especially a religious belief |
| Libertine | a free thinker, usually used disparagingly; one without moral restraint |
| Dirge | a funeral hymn or mournful speech or song |
| Zephyr | a gentle breeze; something airy or usubstantial |
| Wraith | a ghost or specter; a ghost of a living person seen just before his or her death |
| Dissonance | a harsh and disagreeable combination, especially of sounds |
| Demagogue | a leader or rabble-rouser, usually appealing to emotion or prejudice |
| Analgesia | a lessening of pain without loss of consciousness |
| Epistle | a letter (form of communication) |
| Canard | a lie |
| Maverick | a loner |
| Stigma | a mark of shame or discredit |
| Labyrinth | a maze |
| Parody | a mockery; imitation for ridicule; spoof |
| Effigy | a model of a person |
| Potentate | a monarch or ruler with great power |
| Aerie | a nest built high in the air; an elevated, often secluded, dwelling |
| Paragon | a perfect example |
| Hypochondriac | a person obsessed with health; having imaginary illnesses |
| Nonentity | a person of no importance; not famous |
| Misanthrope | a person who dislikes others |
| Philistine | a person who is guided by materialism and is disdainful of intellectual or artistic values |
| Idiosyncrasy | a personal peculiarity; something unique to an individual |
| Hedonist | a pleasure seeker |
| Euphemism | a polite phrase to cover something unpleasant |
| Precedent | a previous occurrence used as a guide |
| Conundrum | a puzzle |
| Insurgent | a rebel |
| Palliative | a remedy that improves but doesn't cure |
| Reprieve | a respite; postponement of a sentence |
| Cabal | a secret group seeking to overturn something |
| Sycophant | a self-serving flatterer; yes-man |
| Polyglot | a speaker of many languages |
| Stasis | a state of static balance or equilibrium; stagnation |
| Smorgasbord | a Swedish buffet of cold dishes |
| Restorative | a tonic |
| Vestige | a trace; remnant |
| Subterfuge | a trick |
| Portent | a warning sign; omen |
| Sage | a wise person |
| Wag (n) | a witty person |
| Missive | a written note or letter |
| Malefactor | a wrong-doer |
| Plastic | able to be molded, altered, or bent |
| Articulate | able to speak clearly and expressively |
| Ambidextrous | able to use both left and right hands equally well |
| Ambulatory | able to walk around (used of hospital patients) |
| Replete | abundantly supplied, complete |
| Invective | abusive language |
| Resignation | acceptance of fate |
| Waylay | accost; stop; approach; hinder |
| Amass | accumulate |
| Accretion | accumulation of matter; growth produced by adding from the outside |
| Indicted | accused (of crime) |
| Exonerates | acquits; absolves; removes blame |
| Fanatical | acting excessively enthusiastic; filled with extreme, unquestioned devotion |
| Crepuscular | active at dawn and dusk |
| Diurnal | active in daytime |
| Trenchant | acute, sharp, or incisive; forecful; effective |
| Stoke | add fuel to; strengthen |
| Contiguous | adjacent; touching; abutting [contiguity (n)] |
| Estimable | admirable |
| Touting | advertising; supporting [tout (v)] |
| Aver | affirm |
| Posthumous | after death |
| Heresy | against orthodox opinion |
| Pugnacious | aggressive, ready to fight [pugnacity (n)] |
| Belligerent | aggressive; ready to fight |
| Overwrought | agitated; overdone |
| Jibe | agree with; complement; match up with (in British usagejibe means mock) |
| Omniscient | all-knowing |
| Omnipotent | all-powerful |
| Querulous | always complaining |
| Agog | amazed; wide-eyed with enthusiasm |
| Equivocal | ambiguous; open to interpretation [equivocate (v), equivocation (n)] |
| Droll | amusing in a wry, subtle way |
| Virtuoso | an accomplished musician |
| Nonchalance | an appearance of indifference; calm and composed |
| Decathlon | an athletic competition with ten events |
| Phenomenon | an event or happening (plural: phenomena) |
| Alibi | an excuse that shows someone was not at a crime scene |
| Abyss | an extreely deep hole |
| Levity | an inappropriate lack of seriousness; overly casual |
| Disparity | an inequality |
| Seminary | an institution in which priests are trained |
| Inquest | an investigatin; an inquiry |
| Penury | an oppressive lack of resources (as money); severe poverty |
| Pariah | an outcast |
| Galleon | ancient type of sailing ship |
| Archaic | ancient; outdated; old fashioned |
| Seraphic | angelic; sweet |
| Ire | anger [irate (a) |
| Nettle | annoy |
| Irksome | annoying; infuriating |
| Ostensible | apparent |
| Sensuous | appealing to the senses |
| Propitiate | appease; try to gain favor [propitiation (n)] |
| Seemly | appropriate (of behavior); decorous |
| Decorum | appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety; dignified |
| Approbation | approval and praise |
| Ratify | approve; consent |
| Felicitous | apt |
| Collate | arrange in order |
| Haughtiness | arrogance; pride |
| Bombast | arrogant, pompous language |
| Homiletics | art of preaching and giving sermons |
| Lynch | assassinate; kill; illegal hanging |
| Pretension | assumed attitude of superiority; arrogance |
| Presumptuous | assuming too much; arrogant |
| Stupefying | astonishing; shocking; stunning into silence |
| Expiate | atone; make amends for |
| Lambaste | attack verbally |
| Arresting (adj) | attracting attention; striking |
| Personable | attractive |
| Dictum | authoritative statement |
| Circumvent | avoid |
| Shirk | avoid (esp. work) |
| Obviate | avoid; make unnecessary |
| Sentient | aware; conscious; able to perceive |
| Gaucherie | awkwardness [gauche (a)] |
| Cantankerous | bad-tempered; quarrelsome |
| Dote | be excessively fond of [doting (a)] |
| Pertain | be relevant to [pertinent (a)] |
| Pulchritude | beauty |
| Comeliness | beauty; prettiness [comely (a)] |
| Importune | beg; solicit [importunate (a)] |
| Mendicant | beggar |
| Tyro | beginner; novice |
| Fawn | behave in a sycophantic way; grovel [fawning (a)] |
| Bestial | behaving like a beast; brutal |
| Foppish | behaving or dressing like a dandy; excessively concerned with fashion |
| Sedition | behavior that promotes rebellion or civil disorder against the state |
| Brevity | being brief |
| Egalitarianism | belief in equality |
| Ethos | beliefs or character of a group |
| Plausibility | believability [plausible (a)] |
| Credible | believable |
| Cynical | believing that people act only out of selfish motives |
| Endemic | belinging to a particular area; inherent |
| Belfry | bell tower; room in which a bell in hung |
| Subliminal | below the threshold of consciousness |
| Beleaguer | besiege; attack |
| Partiality | bias |
| Partisan | biased; one-sided; committed to one group |
| Conflagration | big fire |
| Caustic | biting in wit; burning |
| Vilification | blackening someone's name |
| Censure | blame |
| Impasse | blocked path; dilemma with no solution |
| Incarnadine | blood-red in color |
| Sanguinary | bloodthirsty; bloody |
| Gaffe | blunder; social mistake |
| Brusque | blunt; abrupt |
| Blowhard | boastful person |
| Tedium | boredom |
| Colander | bowl with holes used to drain vegetables etc. |
| Pugilism | boxing |
| Phenomenology | branch of science concerned with things as they are perceived; not directly derived from theory |
| Ramifications | branches; subdivisions of a complex system; outcomes |
| Fortitude | bravery |
| Suborn | bribe |
| Luminous | bright; brilliant; glowing |
| Edifice | building; structure; construction |
| Cumbersome | bulky; difficult to carry [encumber |
| Onus | burden |
| Discordancy | cacophony; harshness; jarring |
| Poised | calm; collected; self-possessed |
| Phlegmatic | calm; imperturbable |
| Placid | calm; peaceful |
| Serene | calm; peaceful |
| Plausible | can be believed; reasonable |
| Arable | can be cultivated |
| Tangible | can be touched |
| Intelligible | can be understood |
| Negate | cancel; deny |
| Abrogate | cancel; deny; repeal |
| Ironclad | cannot be altered; firm |
| Inevitable | cannot be avoided |
| Irrevocable | cannot be cancelled; unchangeable |
| Irreproachable | cannot be criticized; perfect |
| Ineffable | cannot be expressed in words |
| Inviolable | cannot be invaded |
| Intangible | cannot be touched; abstract [intangibility (n)] |
| Indelible | cannot be wiped out |
| Fallible | capable of making mistakes [fallibility (n)] |
| Whimsical | capricious; changeable; unpredictable |
| Scrupulous | careful; diligent; painstaking |
| Lax | careless; not strict |
| Negligence | carelessness |
| Defoliate | cause leaves to fall off |
| Perpetuated | caused to continue |
| Contentious | causing argument [contention (n); contend (v)] |
| Polemical | causing debate or argument |
| Pathogenic | causing disease |
| Grievous | causing grief or sorrow; serious and distressing |
| Soporific | causing sleep or lethargy |
| Engendering | causing; bringing into being [engender (v)] |
| Circumspect | cautious; considering all sides |
| Prudent | cautious; wise |
| Pith | center; soft part of stem; essence |
| Pyre | ceremonial fire |
| Investiture | ceremony conferring authority |
| Certitude | certainty |
| Impugn | challenge; question someone’s honor etc. |
| Impugned | challenged; called into question |
| Protean | changeable |
| Chimerical | changeable; unstable |
| Capricious | changing one's mind quickly and often |
| Labile | changing rapidly; unstable |
| Incantation | chant; invocation; prayer |
| Anarchy | chaos; lack of government |
| Philanthropy | charity; a desire or effort to promote goodness |
| Quack | charlatan; fake |
| Winsome | charming; happily engaging |
| Bilk | cheat; defraud |
| Puerile | childish, immature, or silly |
| Eddy | circular current |
| Disseminating | circulating; broadcasting; spreading (information) |
| Archetype | classic example of |
| Talon | claw of an animal, especially a bird of prey |
| Lucid | clear and esily understood |
| Exposition | clear explanation |
| Enunciation | clear pronunciation; accent; articulation |
| Articulate | clear; lucid; eloquent |
| Unequivocal | clear; obvious |
| Explicit | clearly stated or shown; forthright in expression |
| Flagrant | clearly wrong |
| Wily | clever; deceptive |
| Coterie | clique; small group with common interests |
| Cloture | closure; terminating a debate by voting |
| Lummox | clumsy person |
| Maladroit | clumsy; unskillful |
| Gritty | coarse; granular |
| Cajole | coax |
| Inveigle | coax; cajole; wheedle; entice |
| Numismatics | coin collecting |
| Collusion | collaboration; complicity; conspiracy; plotting and planning |
| Menagerie | collection of animals |
| Archives | collections of old records; place of storage of old documents |
| Emerge | come out; appear |
| Merge | come together |
| Coalesce | come together; merge |
| Solace | comfort for grief |
| Rife | common |
| Hackneyed | common and over-used |
| Pedestrian | common; mundane; banal |
| Benignity | compassion; gentleness; fondness |
| Bemoan | complain about |
| Exhaustive | complete and thorough |
| Consummate | complete; total; supremely good |
| Knotty | complex; difficult to solve |
| Labyrinthine | complicated; highly convoluted |
| Heterogeneous | composed of unlike parts; different; diverse |
| Pyromania | compulsion to start fires |
| Obligate | compulsory |
| Mercenary | concerned only with money |
| Forensic | concerned with argument or debate (esp. for legal evidence) |
| Ferrous | concerned with iron or its compounds |
| Epistolary | concerned with letters; through correspondence |
| Moralistic | concerned with morals [moralize (v)] |
| Somatic | concerned with the body |
| Olfactory | concerned with the sense of smell |
| Gustatory | concerned with the sense of taste |
| Tactile | concerned with the sense of touch |
| Cognitive | concerned with thinking or perceiving [cognition (n)] |
| Aesthetic | concerning art or beauty |
| Succinct | concise |
| Terse | concise; to the point |
| Denounce | condemn; speak out against |
| Deign | condescend |
| Patronize | condescend to; behave in an arrogant manner towards |
| Befuddle | confuse |
| Confound | confuse |
| Nonplussed | confused |
| Nexus | connection |
| Purist | conservative; one who insists on correct forms of language etc. |
| Carping | constant criticism |
| Receptacle | container; vessel; holder |
| Disdain | contempt; strong dislike |
| Belie | contradict |
| Gainsay | contradict |
| Polemic | controversy; argument; verbal attack |
| Expedient | convenient; practical |
| Orthodox | conventional |
| Cogent | convincing and well-reasoned; lucid |
| Symbiosis | cooperation; mutual helpfulness |
| Transcribe | copy |
| Aisle | corridor; passageway (esp. between rows of seats) |
| Vitriolic | corrosive; strongly attacking |
| Venal | corrupt; can be bribed |
| Profligate | corrupt; degenerate |
| Pluck (n) | courage |
| Mettle | courage; bravery; valor |
| Plucky | courageous; spunky |
| Enshroud | cover |
| Scabbard | cover for a sword |
| Stipple | cover with dots of paint etc. |
| Pusillanimous | cowardly |
| Timorous | cowardly; fearful |
| Artisan | craftsman |
| Disingenuous | crafty |
| Curmudgeon | cranky person, usually old |
| Zany | crazy; wacky |
| Innovate | create; introduce something new |
| Disparage | criticize; belittle |
| Deprecate | criticize; denounce |
| Plebeian | crude or coarse; characteristic of commoners |
| Boor | crude person, one lacking manners or taste |
| Nuzzle | cuddle; snuggle |
| Guile | cunning; craftiness; trickery |
| Duplicity | cunning; deception; double dealing |
| Conniving | cunning; scheming [connive (v)] |
| Clientele | customers |
| Incise | cut into [incision (n); incisive (a)] |
| Gouge | cut or dig out |
| Curtail | cut short |
| Truncate | cut short |
| Abscission | cutting; process causing leaves to fall off |
| Jaundiced | cynical; pessimistic |
| Sardonic | cynical; scornfully mocking |
| Dilettantism | dabbling esp. in the arts [dilettante (n) |
| Quotidian | daily; routine |
| Dike | dam; embankment |
| Undermined | damaged; attacked |
| Marred | damaged; spoiled |
| Perdition | damnation |
| Virulent | dangerous; harmful |
| Volatile | dangerously unstable; evaporates easily |
| Effrontery | daring; audacity (has a negative connotation) |
| Carrion | dead flesh; carcasses |
| Languish | decay; fade away; get weaker |
| Chicanery | deception by means of craft or guile; trickery |
| Artifice | deception; trickery |
| Illusory | deceptive; false; misleading |
| Specious | deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious |
| Emboss | decorate with a raised design |
| Frieze | decorative border |
| Denigrate | decry; criticize; belittle |
| Consecrate | dedicate |
| Infer | deduce; conclude |
| Poignant | deeply moving; strongly affecting the emotions |
| Contrite | deeply sorrowful and repentatnt for a wrong |
| Embezzle | defraud; steal |
| Flout | defy; reject |
| Procrastinate | delay; put off |
| Filibuster | delaying tactics |
| Arson | deliberate, criminal starting of fires |
| Malinger | deliberately avoid work; shirk |
| Misrepresentation | deliberately deceiving |
| Obfuscate | deliberately make something difficult to understand |
| Gossamer | delicate; filmy; like gauze |
| Delineation | demarcation; explanation; definition; outlining |
| Rebuttal | denial |
| Extradite | deport from one country back to the home country |
| Turpitude | depravity |
| Degradation | deprivation; poverty; debasement |
| Profundity | depth |
| Pejorative | derogatory |
| Impoverished | destitute; poor |
| Obliterate | destroy; demolish; eradicate |
| Raze | destroy; demolish; tear down |
| Pernicious | destructive; harmful |
| Resolution | determination |
| Precocious | developing early |
| Aberrant | deviating from what is normal or expected |
| Centrifuge | device to separate substances by spinning them at high speed |
| Abstruse | difficult to understand; obscure |
| Obscure | difficult to understand; partially hidden |
| Disinter | dig up [opposite inter |
| August | dignified; grandiose |
| Tangential | digressing; diverting |
| Predicament | dilemma; difficult situation |
| Quandary | dilemma; puzzle |
| Squalid | dirty and demeaning |
| Discord | disagreement |
| Discountenance | disallow |
| Disapprobation | disapproval |
| Censorious | disapproving; critical |
| Debacle | disaster |
| Acolyte | disciple; follower or attendant |
| Recant | disclaim; retract statement |
| Livid | discolored from a bruise; pale; reddened with anger |
| Cacophony | discordant loud noises |
| Parley | discussion, usually between enemies |
| Mendacious | dishonest |
| Relegate | dismiss to a lower position |
| Refute | disprove |
| Aloof | distant; detached; cold |
| Garble | distort; confuse; muddle |
| Precinct | district of a city |
| Multifarious | diverse |
| Vertigo | dizziness |
| Stevedore | dockworker |
| Opaque | does not let light through |
| Tendentious | dogmatic; biased |
| Officious | domineering; intrusive; meddlesome |
| Precipitous | done in a hurry |
| Perfunctory | done in a routine way; indifferent; superficial; cursory |
| Tacit | done without using words |
| Jamb | door post |
| Torpor | dormancy; sluggishness; inactivity |
| Fallow | dormant; unused |
| Dubious | doubtful |
| Suspect | doubtful |
| Skeptical | doubting; not gullible |
| Declivity | downward slope |
| Parched | dried up |
| Waft | drift smoothly (v); whiff; smell (n) |
| Quaff | drink down quickly |
| Inebriation | drunkenness; intoxication |
| Insipid | dull; bland; boring |
| Prosaic | dull; boring; ordinary |
| Lackluster | dull; monotonous; bland |
| Staid | dull; sober; serious |
| Vapid | dull; uninspiring |
| Monotonous | dull; unvarying |
| Drabness | dullness |
| Alacrity | eagerness; enthusiasm; quickness |
| Terrestrial | earthly; down to earth; commonplace |
| Choleric | easily angered |
| Irascible | easily angered |
| Palpable | easily felt; easily perceived |
| Lissome | easily flexed; limber; agile |
| Gullible | easily fooled |
| Conspicuous | easily seen; prominent |
| Compliant | easy to control; submissive |
| Resonant | echoing |
| Parsimonious | economical; frugal; thrifty |
| Frugal | economical; not wasting anything |
| Jubilant | ecstatic; delighted; rejoicing |
| Rhetoric | effective writing or speaking |
| Efficacy | effectiveness |
| Anodized | electroplated; coated with thin layer of metal |
| Gaunt | emaciated; bony and angular |
| Nascent | emerging; newly formed |
| Luminary | eminent person |
| Underscore | emphasize |
| Vacuous | empty; silly; meaningless |
| Hortatory | encouraging; exhorting |
| Incubus | encumbrance; nightmarish thing |
| Savor | enjoy |
| Vivify | enliven |
| Regale | entertain |
| Zeal | enthusiasm |
| Invidious | envious, obnoxious, or offensive, likely to promote ill-will |
| Milieu | environment |
| Commensurate | equal in significance |
| Parity | equality |
| Gist | essence; main point |
| Vital | essential; alive; important |
| Seminal | essential; formative |
| Ensconce | establish firmly in a position |
| Perpetuity | eternity |
| Homogeneity | evenness; uniformity |
| Baleful | evil |
| Iniquitous | evil; unjust [iniquity (n)] |
| Pathos | evoking sadness or pity |
| Reconnaissance | examination or survey conducted in advance [reconnoiter (v)] |
| Scrutinize | examine carefully |
| Plethora | excess |
| Surfeit | excessive amount |
| Verbiage | excessive or meaningless wordiness |
| Volubility | excessive talkativeness [voluble (a)] |
| Immoderate | excessive; extreme |
| Intemperate | excessive; immoderate [intemperance (n)] |
| Florid | excessively decorated or embellished |
| Throwback | exhibiting primitive, or ancestral, traits |
| Nominal | existing in name only; negligble |
| Egress | exit |
| Pundit | expert |
| Belabor | explain in unnecessary detail |
| Debunking | exposing false claims or myths |
| Aphoristic | expressed tersely [aphorism (n) |
| Opprobrious | expressing great scorn [opprobrium (n)] |
| Lamentation | expression of regret or sorrow |
| Extrapolate | extend; predict on the basis of known data |
| Barrage | extended gunfire to cover an attack; dam across river; deluge or information etc. |
| Meticulous | extremely careful; fastidious; painstaking |
| Lavish | extremely generous or extravagant; giving unsparingly |
| Superlative | extremely good; the best |
| Stentorian | extremely loud |
| Jingoistic | extremely patriotic; nationalistic |
| Sacrosanct | extremely sacred; beyond criticism |
| Monastic | extremly plain or secluded, as in a monastery |
| Gregarious | extroverted; sociable; outgoing |
| Ersatz | fake |
| Counterfeit | fake; false |
| Fraudulent | fake; false |
| Plummet | fall suddenly and steeply |
| Meretricious | falsely attractive; tawdry |
| Saccharin | falsely sweet |
| Renown | fame |
| Kudos | fame, glory, or honor |
| Infamous | famous for something bad |
| Preeminent | famous; outstanding |
| Zealot | fanatic |
| Riveting | fascinating [to rivet literally means to fix metal plates using metal pins] |
| Persnickety | fastidious; fussy |
| Corpulent | fat |
| Auspicious | favorable; promising to turn out well |
| Trepidation | fear |
| Acrophobia | fear of heights |
| Audacious | fearless and daring |
| Intrepid | fearless; resolutely courageous |
| Plumage | feathers of a bird |
| Feckless | feeble; helpless; lacking in initiative |
| Palisade | fence made of posts |
| Fecund | fertile; fruitful; productive |
| Fracas | fight; disturbance |
| Metaphor | figure of speech comparing two different things |
| Resolve | firmness (n) |
| Apposite | fitting; suitable |
| Mores | fixed customs or manners; moral attitudes |
| Stereotype | fixed image |
| Panache | flamboyance or dash in style and action; verve |
| Armada | fleet of ships |
| Complaisance | flexibility; willingness to please [complaisant (a)] |
| Malleable | flexible; can be shaped |
| Pliable | flexible; not stubborn |
| Lithe | flexible; supple |
| Wispy | flimsy; frail; delicate |
| Tenuous | flimsy; not solid |
| Eloquent | fluent and persuasive in speech |
| Glib | fluent in an insincere manner; offhand; casual |
| Lint | fluff; soft material used to cover wounds |
| Dotard | foolish old man |
| Proscribe | forbid |
| Coercion | force |
| Coerce | force [coercion (n); coercing (a)] |
| Vehement | forceful |
| Adamant | forceful; inflexible |
| Prescience | foreknowledge |
| Daguerreotype | forerunner of the photograph |
| Portend | foretell |
| Presage | forewarn of; indicate |
| Absolution | forgiveness; pardon; release |
| Liturgy | form of worship |
| Red tape | formalities; paperwork; official procedure |
| Bulwark | fortification; barricade; wall |
| Bastion | fortress; stronghold |
| Serendipity | fortunate coincidence; unsought discovery |
| Soothsayer | fortuneteller |
| Fetid | foul-smelling; putrid |
| Empirical | found by experiment or practice |
| Ubiquitous | found everywhere; omnipresent |
| Shard | fragment of pottery |
| Candid | frank; honest |
| Guileless | frank; straightforward; honest |
| Candor | frankness; openness |
| Frenetic | frantic; frenzied |
| Gratis | free of charge; without payment |
| Exculpate | free someone from blame; pardon; acquit |
| Pristine | fresh and clean; uncorrupted |
| Repine | fret; be discontented |
| Amiable | friendly |
| Affable | friendly; social; easygoing |
| Amity | friendship |
| Mirth | frivolity; gaiety; laughter |
| Gambol | frolic; leap; bound |
| Sportive | frolicsome; playful |
| Exasperated | frustrated; annoyed |
| Riddled | full of (usually full of holes) |
| Disparate | fundamentally different; entirely unlike |
| Posterity | future generations |
| Jollity | gaiety; happiness |
| Lacuna | gap; missing part [plural |
| Garner | gather; collect |
| Garish | gaudy |
| Consensus | general agreement |
| Largess | generosity |
| Magnanimous | generous; big-hearted |
| Munificent | generous; charitable |
| Docile | gentle and easily lead |
| Recuperate | get better after illness |
| Cadge | get by begging |
| Exorcism | getting free/rid of; eliminating (especially demons) |
| Titter | giggle quietly |
| Sanction | give approval to |
| Endow | give gift; provide with money etc. |
| Underwrite | give guarantee, insure |
| Endorse | give support or approval to |
| Substantiate | give supporting evidence |
| Enfranchise | give voting rights |
| Morose | gloomy; bad tempered |
| Refulgent | glowing; radiant |
| Slew | glut; excess |
| Transgress | go astray; disobey; commit a sin |
| Renege | go back on promise or retract statement |
| Tangent | going off the main subject |
| Palatable | good to eat; agreeable |
| Bonhomie | good-natured geniality; atmosphere of good cheer |
| Gerontocracy | government by the aged |
| Chaos | great disorder or confused situation |
| Cupidity | greed; strong desire |
| Devoured | greedily eaten/consumed |
| Avaricious | greedy for money |
| Verdant | green with vegetation; inexperienced |
| Furrow | groove |
| Bevy | group |
| Proliferate | grow and spread [proliferation (n)] |
| Wane | grow less |
| Burgeon | grow; flourish; put forth new shoots |
| Gestation | growth process from conception to birth |
| Surly | grumpy; rude |
| Solecism | grammatical mistake; blunder in speech |
| Sentinel | guard; sentry |
| Precept | guiding principle |
| Culpability | guilt [culpable |
| Credulous | gullible; ready to believe anything |
| Effusive | gushing; demonstrative |
| Inveterate | habitual |
| Indolent | habitually lazy or idle |
| Fortuitous | happening by chance; fortunate |
| Arduous | hard |
| Elusive | hard to pin down |
| Adversity | hardship |
| Destitution | hardship; poverty; misery |
| Diligent | hard-working |
| Detrimental | harmful |
| Noxious | harmful; poisonous; lethal |
| Placebo | harmless medicine with no effect; dummy medicine |
| Innocuous | harmless; inoffensive |
| Larceny | theft; robbery; stealing |
| Epistemology | theory of knowledge |
| Viscous | thick and adhesive, like a slow-flowing fluid |
| Hawser | thick rope or cable |
| Cogitate | think over something; ponder |
| Ruminate | think over something; ponder |
| Assiduous | thorough; diligent |
| Rigor | thoroughness |
| Sedulity | thoroughness; perseverance [sedulous (a)] |
| Minatory | threatening |
| Ominous | threatening |
| Hermetic | tightly sealed |
| Diatribe | tirade; violent denunciation; stream of criticism |
| Jaded | tired; bored; worn out |
| Languid | tired; slow; indifferent |
| Lethargic | tired; without energy |
| Vituperate | to abuse verbally; berate |
| Dither | to act confusedly or without clear purpose |
| Embellish | to add ornamental or fictitious details |
| Abut | to adjoin |
| Blight | to afflict; destroy; damage; ruin |
| Acquiesce | to agree to; give in to |
| Antagonize | to annoy or provoke to anger |
| Vex | to annoy; irritate; puzzle; confuse |
| Solicit | to ask for; seek |
| Posit | to assume as real or conceded; propose as an explanation |
| Assail | to attack; assault |
| Pervade | to be present throughout; to permeate |
| Conciliate | to bring together; end a dispute |
| Inter | to bury |
| Mollify | to calm or make less severe |
| Envenom | to cause bitterness and bad feeling |
| Expurgate | to censor |
| Abstain | to choose not to do something |
| Arrogate | to claim without justification; to claim for oneself without right |
| Scale | to climb |
| Enumerate | to count, list, or itemize |
| Nullify | to counter; make unimportant |
| Ford | to cross a body of water by wading |
| Desecrate | to damage or pollute a holy place |
| Dupe | to deceive; a person who is easily deceived |
| Exact (v) | to demand; extort |
| Belittle | to demean |
| Jettison | to discard; to get rid of as unnecessary or encumbering |
| Bifurcate | to divide into two parts |
| Desiccate | to dry out thoroughly |
| Opine | to express an opinion |
| Lament | to express sorrow; to grieve |
| Waver | to fluctuate between choices |
| Divine | to foretell or know by inspiration |
| Ingratiate | to gain favor with another by deliberate effort; to seek to please somebody so as to gain an advantage |
| Marshal | to gather together |
| Abdicate | to give up a position, right, or power |
| Glower | to glare or stare angrily and intensely |
| Inure | to harden; accustom; become used to |
| Grovel | to humble oneself in a demeaning way |
| Abase | to humble; disgrace |
| Emulate | to imitate something admired |
| Aggrandize | to increase in power, influence, and reputation |
| Wax | to increase; to grow |
| Imbue | to infuse, dye, wet, or moisten |
| Edify | to instruct morally and spiritually |
| Yoke | to join together |
| Arbitrate | to judge a dispute between two opposing parties |
| Abscond | to leave secretly |
| Allay | to lessen |
| Illuminate | to light up or make clear |
| Discriminate | to make a clear distinction; see the difference |
| Ameliorate | to make better; to improve |
| Adulterate | to make impure |
| Dilate | to make larger; expand |
| Palliate | to make less serious; ease |
| Leaven | to make light; modify; cause bread to rise using yeast etc. |
| Assuage | to make something unpleasant less severe; to calm |
| Rarefy | to make thinner or sparser |
| Husband | to manage economically; to use sparingly |
| Deface | to mar the appearance of; vandalize |
| Temper | to moderate; soften |
| Traverse | to move across |
| Tender | to offer |
| Militate | to operate against; work against |
| Condone | to overlook, pardon, or disregard; tacitly support |
| Inundate | to overwhelm; to cover with water |
| Cosset | to pamper; treat with great care |
| Permeate | to penetrate |
| Discern | to perceive or recognize |
| Toy (v) | to play with |
| Tamp | to plug; press loose matter down tightly (e.g. pack explosives into a hole) |
| Dissemble | to present a false appearance; to disguise one's real intentions or character |
| Forestall | to prevent or delay; anticipate |
| Scotch (v) | to prevent; stop; disable |
| Engender | to produce, cause, or bring about |
| Castigate | to punish or criticize harshly |
| Posture (v) | to put on an act |
| Abate | to reduce in amount, degree, or severity |
| Attenuate | to reduce in force or degree; weaken |
| Repudiate | to reject the validity of |
| Abjure | to reject; abandon formally |
| Unfrock | to remove a priest from his position |
| Supplant | to replace (another) by force; to take the place of |
| Requite | to return or repay |
| Satiate | to satisfy fully or overindulge |
| Descry | to see (esp. at a distance); catch sight of |
| Exemplify | to serve as a good example |
| Kindle | to set fire to or ignite; excite or inspire |
| Disabuse | to set right; free from error |
| Molt | to shed hair, skin, or an outer layer periodically |
| Bristle | to show irritation |
| Eschew | to shun; to avoid (as something wrong or distasteful) |
| Steep (v) | to soak in water |
| Congeal | to solidify |
| Milk | to squeeze; obtain by application of pressure |
| Instigate | to start; provoke |
| Stanch | to stop |
| Corroborate | to support with evidence |
| Distend | to swell, inflate, or bloat |
| Sully | to tarnish; taint |
| Inculcate | to teach; impress in the mind |
| Stomach (v) | to tolerate |
| Lionize | to treat as a celebrity |
| Pare | to trim off excess; reduce |
| Peregrinate | to wander from place to place; to travel; especially on foot |
| Forbearing | tolerant [forbear (v); forbearance (n)] |
| Liberal | tolerant or broad-minded; generous or lavish |
| Pinnacle | topmost point |
| Rent | torn (past participle of the verb to rend) |
| Teetotalism | total abstinence from alcohol |
| Oblivious | totally unaware |
| Scintilla | trace amount |
| Quisling | traitor |
| Diaphanous | transparent; thin and delicate |
| Limpid | transparently clear |
| Pellucid | transparently clear |
| Perfidy | treachery |
| Caulk | treat with substance such as tar to make water-tight |
| Accolade | tribute; honor; praise |
| Ruse | trick; stratagem |
| Legerdemain | trickery |
| Charlatan | trickster who claims knowledge he doesn't have |
| Instigator | troublemaker; person who entices others to do something |
| Onerous | troublesome and oppresive; burdensome |
| Bane | troublesome influence |
| Veracious | true [veracity (n)] |
| Verisimilar | true to life; giving the appearance of reality |
| Veritable | true; genuine [verity (n)] |
| Veracity | truthfulness |
| Ossified | turned to bone; become rigid [ossification (n)] |
| Beret | type of cap |
| Seine | type of fishing net |
| Syllogism | type of logical reasoning |
| Symphony | type of musical composition |
| Caucus | type of private political meeting |
| Chantey | type of song sung by sailors |
| Epitomized | typified; characterized; personified |
| Implacable | unable to be calmed down or made peaceful |
| Unprepossessing | unattractive |
| Disinterested | unbiased |
| Impartial | unbiased; neutral |
| Objective | unbiased; not subjective |
| Ambiguity | uncertainty; vagueness |
| Immutable | unchanging; permanent |
| Ambiguous | unclear in meaning; can be interpreted in different ways |
| Derogatory | uncomplimentary |
| Minion | underling; servant |
| Unalloyed | undiluted; total |
| Wanton | undisciplined; unrestrained; reckless |
| Untoward | unexpected |
| Vicissitude | unexpected change in fortune or circumstances |
| Insentient | unfeeling |
| Ingrate | ungrateful person |
| Unscathed | unharmed; intact; without a scratch |
| Profane | unholy |
| Trivial | unimportant |
| Inconsequential | unimportant; insignificant; negligible |
| Monolithic | united in purpose; forming a single unit |
| Catholic | universal broad and comprehensive |
| Hapless | unlucky |
| Preternatural | unnatural; abnormal |
| Redundant | unnecessary; superfluous |
| Platitude | unoriginal, obvious saying |
| Trite | unoriginal; dull |
| Heterodox | unorthodox |
| Fickle | unpredictable; whimsical; easily swayed |
| Irrational | unreasonable; absurd |
| Impromptu | unrehearsed; spontaneous |
| Fly-by-night | unreliable; disreputable |
| Fractious | unruly; rebellious |
| Unconscionable | unscrupulous; shockingly unfair or unjust |
| Indecorous | unseemly; inappropriate (of behavior) |
| Provincial | unsophisticated; narrow-minded |
| Precarious | unstable; risky |
| Eccentric | unusual; quirky; odd |
| Gullibility | unwariness; trustfulness; being easily fooled |
| Gratuitous | unwarranted |
| Probity | uprightness; honesty |
| Tumult | uproar; noise |
| Exigency | urgent matter; pressing need |
| Exigent | urgent; requiring immediate action |
| Rant | use bombastic language |
| Malapropism | use of similar sounding but incorrect word |
| Deplete | use up; lessen |
| Utilitarian | useful |
| Futile | useless; hopeless |
| Laconic | using few words; brief; to the point |
| Asperity | using harsh or critical tone |
| Verbosity | using too many words |
| Circumlocution | using too many words; long-windedness |
| Conventional | usual; customary; common |
| Evacuate | vacate; empty; abandon |
| Nebulous | vague |
| Exceptionable | very bad (something which we should object to) |
| Stygian | very dark |
| Abysmal | very deep; very bad |
| Rococo | very highly ornamented; relating to an 18th century artistic style of elaborate ornamentation |
| Momentous | very important |
| Prodigious | very large |
| Voluminous | very large; spacious |
| Ebullient | very lively; cheerful; jovial; happy |
| Hoary | very old; whitish or gray from age |
| Mutinous | very rebellious |
| Pious | very religious |
| Emaciated | very thin; withered |
| Execrable | very, very bad |
| Sinewy | vigorous; having well-developed muscles [a sinew is a tendon] |
| Vehemence | violence; fervor; forcefulness |
| Cataclysmic | violently disruptive [cataclysm (n)] |
| Vim | vitality and energy |
| Susceptible | vulnerable |
| Totter | walk unsteadily |
| Plodding | walking slowly and heavily; uninspired |
| Ramble | wander aimlessly |
| Meander | wander from side to side |
| Digress | wander off the subject |
| Nomadic | wandering from place to place |
| Erratic | wandering; irregular |
| Parry | ward off; avoid |
| Bellicose | war-like; aggressive |
| Encomium | warm praise |
| Chary | wary of; cautious about; reluctant to give |
| Atrophy | waste away from lack of use |
| Dally | waste time; flirt |
| Vacillate | waver; hesitate |
| Enervate | weaken |
| Vitiate | weaken; sap energy |
| Debilitating | weakening [debilitate (v)] |
| Debility | weakness; incapacity |
| Opulent | wealthy; rich; magnificent |
| Ponderous | weighty; slow and heavy |
| Faddish | whimsical; following a fashion |
| Caprices | whimsies; fancies |
| Maelstrom | whirlpool; turmoil; agitated state of mind |
| Nefarious | wicked; immoral; disreputable |
| Perfidious | willing to betray one's trust |
| Extirpate | wipe out totally |
| Efface | wipe out; remove all trace of |
| Extirpation | wiping out; complete destruction [extirpate (v)] |
| Prudence | wisdom, caution, or restraint |
| Retraction | withdrawal; cancellation of a statement |
| Sere | withered; old |
| Artless | without effort; without trickery; simple |
| Peerless | without equal |
| Ascetic | without luxuries; severely simple |
| Incessant | without stopping |
| Raconteur | witty, skillful storyteller |
| Prolixity | wordiness [prolix (a)] |
| Blandishment | words used to coax or flatter [blandish (v)] |
| Pastiche | work (usually artistic) which imitates, or is composed of parts taken from varied sources |
| Overwrought | worked up; in an emotional state |
| Flustered | worked-up; not calm |
| Abraded | worn away; eroded [abrade (v); abrasion (n)] |
| Apprehensive | worried; fearful |
| Consternation | worry and concern |
| Deteriorate | worsen; decline |
| Revere | worship |
| Veneration | worship; respect [venerable (a), venerate (v)] |
| Hallowed | worshipped; consecrated |
| Score (n) | written form of music |
| Fallacy | wrong idea [fallacious (a)] |
| Misnomer | wrong name |
| Sallow | yellowish |
| Whelp | young dog |
| Debutante | young woman making debut in high society |
| Fallacious | false |
| Spurious | false |
| Abhor | hate |
| Odious | hateful |
| Misogynist | hater of women |
| Antipathy | hatred |
| Animosity | hatred; antagonism |
| Millinery | hats and hat-making |
| Keen | having a sharp edge; intellectually sharp; perceptive |
| Profound | having deep meaning |
| Malevolent | having evil intentions [malevolence(n)] |
| Prescient | having foresight |
| Ignoble | having low moral standards; not noble in character; mean |
| Despondent | having no hope; miserable |
| Nondescript | having no special features; dull and ordinary |
| Dogmatic | having stubbornly held opinions |
| Salubrious | healthful |
| Wary | hesitant; cautious |
| Falter | hesitate; waver |
| Qualm | hesitation or fear |
| Obscured | hidden; covered; buried |
| Latent | hidden; real but undeveloped |
| Covert | hidden; undercover |
| Acme | highest point; summit; the highest level or degree attainable |
| Ornate | highly decorated |
| Corrugated | highly folded |
| Spartan | highly self-disciplined; frugal; austere |
| Uproarious | hilarious; hysterical; very funny |
| Balk | hinder and prevent; hesitate over |
| Hamper | hinder; obstruct |
| Impeding | hindering [impede (v); impediment (n)] |
| Stinting | holding back; limiting the supply (of supplies/money etc.) [stint (v)] |
| Inimical | hostile; unfriendly |
| Glacial | hostile; unfriendly; cold; icy |
| Antagonism | hostility; strong opposition |
| Torrid | hot and steamy |
| Caldron | huge cooking pot |
| Abasement | humiliation; degradation |
| Ribald | humorous in a vulgar way |
| Hasten | hurry; accelerate; rush |
| Sanctimonious | hypocritically holy |
| Postulate | hypothesize; propose |
| Boorish | ill-mannered |
| Malady | illness |
| Callow | immature |
| Proximate | immediate; nearest |
| Licentious | immoral; unrestrained by society |
| Stolid | impassive; dull; indifferent; lacking sensitivity |
| Restive | impatient, uneasy, or restless |
| Impervious | impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected |
| Quixotic | impractically idealistic |
| Panoply | impressive array |
| Enhance | improve; make better or clearer |
| Amelioration | improvement |
| Peremptory | in a commanding manner |
| Pensive | in a thoughtful mood; thinking deeply |
| Legion | in large numbers |
| Myriad | in large numbers |
| Meager | in short supply |
| Torpid | inactive; lazy; stagnant |
| Inertia | inactivity; lethargy |
| Impropriety | inappropriate behavior |
| Bent (n) | inclination; aptitude |
| Penchant | inclination; leaning; tendency; predilection |
| Inept | incompetent; unskilled; useless |
| Augment | increase; make bigger |
| Foreshadowed | indicated a future event [foreshadow (v)] |
| Harbingers | indicators; bringers of warnings |
| Apathetic | indifferent; uninterested; lethargic |
| Circuitous | indirect |
| Oblique | indirect or evasive; misleading or devious |
| Tortuous | indirect; winding |
| Inefficacious | ineffective |
| Inerrancy | infallibility; inability to make mistakes [inerrant (a)] |
| Notoriety | infamy; known for wrong doing |
| Inexorable | inflexible; unyielding |
| Manipulatable | influencable; controllable |
| Innate | inherited; inborn |
| Perspicacity | insight |
| Perspicacious | insightful; sharp; wise |
| Picayune | insignificant; of little value |
| Hypocritical | insincere |
| Cant | insincere talk |
| Odometer | instrument to measure distance covered |
| Cerebral | intellectual |
| Didactic | intended to teach; instructive |
| Ardor | intense and passionate feeling |
| Fervid | intensely emotional; feverish |
| Hiatus | interruption; pause |
| Interregnum | interval between reigns or governments |
| Convoluted | intricate and complicated |
| Preamble | introductory material |
| Embroil | involve in hostility or argument |
| Extraneous | irrelevant |
| Extrinsic | irrelevant; on the outside |
| Testiness | irritability; irascibility [testy (a)] |
| Sequester | isolate |
| Cloistered | isolated |
| Quarantine | isolation to prevent the spread of disease |
| Serration | jagged edge |
| Serrated | jagged; saw-like |
| Sinecure | job which pays salary but requiring little effort |
| Amalgamate | join; consolidate [amalgamation (n)] |
| Blithe | joyful; cheerful; or without appropriate thought; free-spirited; carefree |
| Gavel | judge’s hammer |
| Discernment | judgment; perceptiveness |
| Luscious | juicy; moist; succulent |
| Desultory | jumping from one thing to another; disconnected; aimless; inconsistent in effort |
| Synapse | junction between two nerve cells |
| Incipient | just beginning |
| Germinal | just growing; not developed; immature |
| Sophomoric | juvenile; immature |
| Decimated | kill or destroy a large part of (originally one tenth) |
| Benevolent | kindly |
| Solicitous | kindly; expressing care and concern |
| Benign | kindly; harmless |
| Stoic | known for fortitude; indifferent to pleasure or pain |
| Ambivalence | lack of clarity; wavering; being undecided |
| Lassitude | lack of energy; weariness |
| Improbity | lack of honesty or integrity |
| Apathy | lack of interest or emotion |
| Diffident | lacking confidence |
| Craven | lacking courage |
| Listless | lacking energy and enthusiasm |
| Myopic | lacking foresight; having a narrow view or long-range perspective |
| Amorphous | lacking in shape |
| Naive | lacking sophistication or experience |
| Tome | large book |
| Enduring | lasting |
| Prodigal | lavish; wasteful |
| Statute | law [statutory (a)] |
| Loll | laze around; hang out (when used of the tongue) |
| Indolence | laziness |
| Predilection | leaning; interest; talent |
| Erudite | learned; scholarly; bookish |
| Erudition | learning; scholarly knowledge [erudite (a)] |
| Bequeath | leave something in one's will to be given after one's death |
| Salacious | lecherous; erotic |
| Sinistral | left-handed (or counterclockwise) [dextral - right handed] |
| Usury | lending money at high interest rates |
| Mitigate | lessen; make less severe |
| Vulpine | like a fox [compare with bovine (cow-like); porcine (pig-like), etc.] |
| Circumscribe | limit |
| Concatenate | link together |
| Concatenation | linking into chains |
| Roster | list of names |
| Heed | listen to |
| Vivacity | liveliness; animation |
| Dynamic | lively; vibrant; energetic |
| Arboreal | living in trees; concerned with trees |
| Contemporary | living or happening at the same time |
| Colloquial | local and informal (used of language) |
| Sublime | lofty or grand |
| Fusillade | long burst of gunfire |
| Chronic | long lasting (often used for diseases in which case the opposite is acute) |
| Longevity | long life |
| Discursiveness | long windedness; indirectness |
| Nostalgia | longing for the past |
| Perennial | long-lasting |
| Strident | loud and harsh |
| Sybarite | lover of luxury |
| Nadir | lowest point |
| Staunch | loyal; faithful; dependable |
| Talisman | lucky charm |
| Decoy | lure; trap; trick |
| Supine | lying flat on one’s back |
| Sullied | made dirty or impure [opposite unsullied; sully (v)] |
| Tarnished | made dull; spoil (reputation) |
| Alleviated | made less severe [alleviation (n); alleviate (v)] |
| Fabricated | made up; false; manufactured [fabricate (v); fabrication(n)] |
| Exacerbated | made worse [exacerbate (v); exacerbation (n)] |
| Protagonist | main character in film, book, play etc. |
| Err | make a mistake |
| Elucidate | make clear |
| Expedite | make faster |
| Alleviate | make less severe |
| Exacerbate | make worse |
| Atonement | making amends for sin or crime [atone (v)] |
| Flippant | making jokes about serious matters |
| Mitigation | making less severe [mitigate (v)] |
| Gibbering | making meaningless noises |
| Jockeying | maneuvering; struggling to get ahead of others [jockey (v)] |
| Calibrate | mark an accurate scale on a device |
| Quagmire | marsh; bog |
| Congruent | matching [congruency (n)] |
| Papyrus | material used for writing on before paper was invented |
| Repast | meal or mealtime |
| Plumb | measure depth of (v); exact (a. slang) |
| Arbitrator | mediator; person appointed to judge a dispute [arbitrate (v)] |
| Palpate | medical term meaning to examine with the hands |
| Therapeutic | medicinal; curative |
| Analgesic | medicine to combat pain |
| Alchemy | medieval chemistry; attempt to change base metal into gold |
| Wistful | melancholy; pensive; expressing a longing for |
| Proletarian | member of the working class |
| Paranoia | mental state characterized by delusions or excessive fear |
| Obtuse | mentally dull |
| Clemency | mercy |
| Bourgeois | middle class |
| Prattle | mindless talk |
| Skirmish | minor battle |
| Peccadillo | minor weakness; trivial offence |
| Venial | minor; unimportant |
| Niggardly | miserly; stingy |
| Beguile | mislead; lure |
| Commingle | mix |
| Taunt | mock; tease |
| Derision | mockery [deride (v)] |
| Diorama | model of a scene |
| Exemplar | model type [exemplary (a)] |
| Temperate | moderate |
| Abstemious | moderate in appetite |
| Tempers | moderates |
| Depravity | moral corruption |
| Quintessential | most typical; the perfect example of [quintessence (n)] |
| Quiescent | motionless |
| Pied | multicolored |
| Variegated | multicolored; speckled |
| Brawny | muscular |
| Imperative | must be obeyed |
| Inscrutable | mysterious; impenetrable |
| Runic | mysterious; magical |
| Ingénue | naïve, unsophisticated person |
| Bigot | narrow-minded, prejudiced person |
| Parochial | narrow-minded; concerned only with local matters |
| Prudish | narrow-minded; excessively concerned with morals [prudery (n), prude (n)] |
| Indigenous | native to a particular area |
| Natty | neat; dapper; smart |
| Dispassionate | neutral; objective |
| Unprecedented | never having happened before |
| Interminable | never-ending |
| Novel | new; unusual |
| Neologism | newly coined word |
| Sobriquet | nickname |
| Defunct | no longer in existence |
| Obsolete | no longer valid |
| Monotony | no variation; tediously the same |
| Obstreperous | noisy and boisterous |
| Harangue | noisy, attacking speech |
| Vociferous | noisy; loud in speech |
| Peripatetic | nomadic; moving from place to place |
| Itinerant | nomadic; wandering from place to place |
| Drivel | nonsense |
| Jargon | nonsensical talk; specialized language |
| Inexpedient | not advisable |
| Imperturbable | not capable of being disturbed |
| Tentative | not certain |
| Incoherent | not clear |
| Sporadic | not continuous; intermittent |
| Fitful | not continuous; stopping and starting |
| Unwitting | not deliberate; unconscious |
| Vestigial | not developed |
| Impious | not devout in religion |
| Intractable | not easily managed or manipulated |
| Inconspicuous | not easily seen; subtle; not noticeable |
| Incongruous | not fitting in; out of place |
| Inchoate | not fully formed; disorganized |
| Facetious | not intended to be taken seriously |
| Inadvertent | not intentional |
| Subtle | not obvious |
| Frivolous | not serious |
| Inductee | novice; beginner |
| Neophyte | novice; beginner; new convert |
| Tractable | obedient; dutiful; polite |
| Demur | object; hesitate to accept; refuse |
| Recondite | obscure |
| Esoteric | obscure and difficult to understand |
| Arcane | obscure; known only to a few people |
| Occluded | obscured; blocked |
| Perceptive | observant |
| Hinder | obstruct |
| Blatant | obvious |
| Incumbents | occupiers of a job or position |
| Anachronistic | occurring in the wrong time period [anachronism (n)] |
| Quirk | oddity |
| Homogeneous | of a similar kind |
| Pivotal | of central importance |
| Apocryphal | of doubtful origin |
| Tawdry | of little value; gaudy |
| Nugatory | of minor significance; futile |
| Sidereal | of or related to stars |
| Paramount | of supreme importance |
| Umbrage | offense; resentment |
| Expostulate | offer strong objections; remonstrate |
| Undercutting | offering a lower price; undermining |
| Bureaucracy | officialdom |
| Unctuous | oily; using excessive flattery |
| Ellipsis | omission of essential words |
| Peripheral | on the edge; not important |
| Moribund | on the point of death |
| Predecessor | one who came before |
| Exponent | one who champions or advocates |
| Patron | one who give support (usually financial) |
| Stickler | one who is strict about rules or details |
| Iconoclast | one who opposes established beliefs, customs, and institutions |
| Apostate | one who renounces a religious faith |
| Gambit | opening move; transaction |
| Antagonistic | opposed; hostile; aggressive |
| Banality | ordinariness; dullness |
| Mundane | ordinary; worldly |
| Amulet | ornament worn as a charm against evil spirits |
| Canonical | orthodox [canon (n) |
| Upshot | outcome |
| Antiquated | outdated; old fashioned |
| Antediluvian | outdated; prehistoric; very old-fashioned |
| Adumbrate | outline; indicate |
| Exemplary | outstandingly good; setting a fine example |
| Egregious | outstandingly, obviously bad |
| Pedantic | over-insistent on matters of book-learning [pedant (n)] |
| Condoning | overlooking; disregarding; ignoring |
| Fastidious | overly particular; finicky |
| Obsequious | overly submissive and eager to please |
| Servile | overly submissive; groveling |
| Cliché | overused expression; something unoriginal |
| Placate | pacify; soothe; calm |
| Appease | pacify; soothe; calm down; make peace with |
| Pallid | pale |
| Coddle | pamper; fuss over; indulge |
| Indulgent | pampering; satisfying desires |
| Travesty | parody; ridiculous error |
| Fervor | passion; enthusiasm |
| Fanaticism | passion; excessive devotion |
| Fervent | passionate |
| Amortize | pay off a debt in installments |
| Punctilious | paying attention to small details |
| Remuneration | payment for work done |
| Tranquil | peaceful |
| Halcyon | peaceful and happy; calm (esp. of summer weather) |
| Percipient | perceptive; insightful |
| Astute | perceptive; sharp-witted |
| Infallible | perfect; flawless; cannot make mistakes |
| Sedulous | persevering; eager and thorough |
| Xenophobe | person afraid of foreigners |
| Scapegoat | person on whom blame is placed for faults of others |
| Protégé | person under protection of, or guided by another |
| Vagrant | person wandering without a home |
| Dilettante | person who dabbles in a subject without serious study |
| Malingerer | person who deliberately tries to avoid work |
| Dissident | person who disagrees [dissidence (n)] |
| Atheist | person who does not believe in God |
| Pedant | person who insists on strict adherence to rules or narrow learning |
| Masochist | person who intentionally inflicts pain on himself |
| Cartographer | person who makes maps |
| Chronicler | person who records historical information |
| Supplicant | person who requests or begs for something [supplicate (v)] |
| Lobbyist | person who tries to persuade someone to support a particular cause |
| Savant | person with knowledge |
| Connoisseur | person with refined taste and good judgment |
| Plaintiff | petitioner (in court of law) |
| Affected | phony; artificial |
| Epithet | phrase used as a label or to express the essential nature of |
| Collage | picture made from fragments of other pictures |
| Quaint | picturesque |
| Coda | piece of music at the end of a musical work; finale; final part of document |
| Juxtapose | place next to |
| Asylum | place of refuge or safety |
| Jocular | playful; humorous |
| Euphony | pleasant, harmonious sound |
| Machination | plot or scheme |
| Stratagem | plot; plan; trick |
| Machinations | plots and plans |
| Pillage | plunder |
| Elegy | poem concerned with death; praise of a dead person |
| Bard | poet |
| Juncture | point of time, especially where two things are joined |
| Burnish | polish |
| Hegemony | political domination; complete authority |
| Orotund | pompous |
| Bombastic | pompous in speech and manner |
| Pretentious | pompous; self-important |
| Impecunious | poor; having no money |
| Indigent | poor; needy [indigence (n)] |
| Feasible | possible and practicable |
| Marsupial | pouched mammal (like a kangaroo) |
| Indigence | poverty |
| Puissance | power |
| Magnate | powerful or influential person |
| Potent | powerful; compelling; strong |
| Pragmatist | practical person; one who is concerned with usefulness |
| Pragmatic | practical, as opposed to idealistic |
| Extol | praise |
| Laud | praise |
| Paean | praise; tribute (esp. in song) |
| Creditable | praiseworthy |
| Banal | predictable; cliched; boring; common; dull |
| Augury | prediction, looking for omens [augur (v)] |
| Axiom | premise; postulate; self-evident truth |
| Congenital | present from birth |
| Primordial | present from the beginning of time |
| Retention | preservation; withholding |
| Feint | pretended attack; a move intended to deceive |
| Preclude | prevent or make impossible |
| Thwart | prevent; frustrate |
| Protocol | procedure; code of behavior |
| Gradation | process occurring by regular degrees or stages; variation in color |
| Cavalcade | procession of vehicles |
| Goad | prod; urge |
| Prolific | producing a lot |
| Pithy | profound or substantial yet concise, succinct and to the point |
| Salient | prominent; of notable significance |
| Espouse | promote; take up; support |
| Proponents | promoters; supporters |
| Decorous | proper; tasteful; socially correct |
| Sibyl | prophetess |
| Supercilious | proud and haughty |
| Vindicate | prove right; remove blame |
| Clairvoyant | psychic; mystic |
| Opprobrium | public disgrace |
| Referendum | public vote |
| Caret | punctuation mark signifying omission |
| Chastises | punishes |
| Catharsis | purging of pent-up emotions |
| Hyperbole | purposeful exaggeration for effect |
| Oust | push out of a position |
| Misconstrue | put a wrong interpretation on something |
| Jeopardize | put at risk; endanger |
| Table (v) | put down for future discussion |
| Deter | put off; prevent |
| Don | put on (esp. of clothes) |
| Incarceration | putting in prison |
| Anthropocentrism | putting man at the center of one's philosophy |
| Altruism | putting others first; being self-sacrificing |
| Rebus | puzzle in which pictures give clues |
| Enigma | puzzle; mystery |
| Enigmatic | puzzling [enigma (n)] |
| Dilemma | puzzling situation |
| Cryptic | puzzling; enigmatic |
| Imperturbability | quality of being calm and not easily disturbed [imperturbable (a)] |
| Inscrutability | quality of being difficult to comprehend [inscrutable (a)] |
| Slake | quench; satisfy |
| Impetuous | quick to act without thinking |
| Mercurial | quick, shrewd, and unpredictable |
| Taciturn | quiet; saying little |
| Foible | quirk; minor weakness |
| Podium | raised platform |
| Arbitrary | random; for no definite reason |
| Voracious | ravenous |
| Peruse | read carefully |
| Atavism | reappearance of ancestral traits; regression [atavistic (a)] |
| Insurrection | rebellion |
| Subversive | rebellious; revolutionary |
| Contumacious | rebellious; stubborn |
| Foolhardy | reckless [foolhardiness (n)] |
| Recumbent | reclining; lying down |
| Cower | recoil in fear or servility; shrink away from |
| Cringe | recoil; flinch; shy away |
| Smelt | refine an ore |
| Expatriate | refugee; emigrant; someone living away from his own country |
| Boycott | refuse to have dealings with |
| Deplore | regret |
| Rue | regret [rueful (a)] |
| Remorse | regret; sorrow; contrition |
| Vernal | related to spring; fresh |
| Palatial | relating to a palace; magnificent |
| Kinetic | relating to motion; characterized by movement |
| Lapidary | relating to precious stones or the art of cutting them |
| Germane | relevant |
| Pertinent | relevant |
| Redress | relief from wrong or injury |
| Rekindle | relight; revive |
| Parenthesis | remarks deviating from the main point [parentheses are round brackets in punctuation] |
| Nostrum | remedy |
| Panacea | remedy for all ills |
| Divest | remove; take off |
| Begrudge | resent |
| Rancor | resentment; animosity; bad feeling |
| Resilience | resistance; ability to spring back [resilience (a)] |
| Deference | respect; courtesy |
| Hallow | respect; worship |
| Venerable | respected because of age |
| Rejoinder | response |
| Reticent | restrained; holding something back; uncommunicative |
| Rescind | retract; repeal |
| Venerate | revere; worship |
| Resuscitation | revival from unconsciousness [resuscitate (v)] |
| Repose | relaxation; leisure |
| Deride | ridicule; make fun of; mock |
| Lampoon | ridicule; spoof |
| Ludicrous | ridiculous; silly |
| Prerogative | right or privilege |
| Lien | right to sell property held as a security; legal hold on job etc. |
| Hidebound | rigid in opinions |
| Doctrinaire | rigidly devoted to theories without regard for practicality; dogmatic |
| Centurion | roman soldier (commander of a company of 100 soldiers) |
| Raucous | rough and unpleasant (of sounds) |
| Abrasive | rough; coarse; harsh |
| Rotund | round |
| Sanguine | ruddy; cheerfully optimistic |
| Churlishness | rudeness; ill-mannered behavior |
| Lope | run with long strides |
| Rustic | rural |
| Plaintive | sad; mournful |
| Maudlin | sad; sentimental; inclined to weep |
| Ironic | satiric; unexpected |
| Sate | satisfy |
| Manipulative | scheming |
| Exegesis | scholarly explanation or interpretation |
| Pedagogy | science of education; teaching |
| Cartography | science or art of making maps |
| Jurisprudence | science or study of law |
| Berate | scold; criticize |
| Upbraid | scold; tell off; reprimand |
| Admonitory | scolding [admonition (n)] |
| Reproof | scolding; criticism [reprove (v)] |
| Forage | search for food |
| Clandestine | secret; covert; stealthy |
| Surreptitious | secret; sneaky; stealthy |
| Furtive | secret; stealthy |
| Surreptitiously | secretly; furtively; stealthily |
| Stanza | section of a poem |
| Hedonism | self indulgence; pleasure-seeking |
| Complacent | self-satisfied; smug |
| Judicious | sensible; showing good judgement |
| Discrete | separate; discontinuous (not to be confused with discreet - prudent; diplomatic] |
| Weighty | serious |
| Gravity | seriousness |
| Tutelary | serving as a guardian [tutelage (n)] |
| Emancipate | set free |
| Unfetter | set free |
| Trilogy | set of three (literary works etc.); tetralogy |
| Psychosis | severe mental disturbance |
| Austere | severe or stern in appearance; undecorated |
| Ignominy | shame [ignominious (a) |
| Ignominious | shameful |
| Reprehensible | shameful; very bad |
| Pungent | sharp and irritating to the senses |
| Acrid | sharp; pungent (used of smells and tastes) |
| Whet | sharpen |
| Hone | sharpen; increase; whet |
| Acuity | sharpness (mental or visual) |
| Resplendent | shining; glowing |
| Truant | shirker; someone absent without permission |
| Limerick | short amusing poem |
| Jaunt | short pleasure trip |
| Precis | short summary of facts |
| Epigram | short, witty saying |
| Paucity | shortage |
| Ephemeral | short-lived |
| Evanescent | short-lived [evanescence (n)] |
| Transient | short-lived; ephemeral |
| Epaulet | shoulder decoration |
| Clamor | shout; scream |
| Flaunt | show off; display in a showy manner |
| Ingenuous | showing innocence or childlike simplicity |
| Deferential | showing respect [deference (n); defer (v)] |
| Ostentatious | showy |
| Flamboyant | showy; ornate |
| Politic | shrewd and practical in managing or dealing with things; diplomatic |
| Sagacious | shrewd; wise |
| Wizened | shriveled; withered; wrinkled |
| Ostracism | shunning; social isolation [ostracize (v)] |
| Wan | sickly pale |
| Cloying | sickly sweet; excessive |
| Analogous | similar or alike insome way; equivalent to |
| Chorales | simple hymns |
| Iniquity | sin; evil act |
| Scuttle | sink |
| Adroit | skillful |
| Dexterous | skillful with hands |
| Finesse | skill |
| Dexterity | skill, esp. with hands [dexterous (a)] |
| Virtuosity | skill, expertise [virtuoso (n); virtuosi (n.pl)] |
| Malign | slander |
| Somnambulist | sleepwalker |
| Apprehension | slight fear; sense of something unfavorable |
| Dawdler | slow person who falls behind others [dawdle (v)] |
| Dilatory | slow; falling behind with one's work |
| Tardy | slow; late; overdue; delayed |
| Sluggard | slow-moving; lethargic person |
| Modicum | small amount |
| Skiff | small boat |
| Minutiae | small details |
| Vignette | small sketch |
| Redolent | smelling of; giving off odors |
| Lofty | snooty; arrogant; haughty |
| Gregariousness | sociability; liking for crowds [gregarious (a)] |
| Matriarchy | society governed by women |
| Mellow | soft; melodious; ripe |
| Macerate | soften or break up by soaking; weaken |
| Emollient | softening (a); something which softens (n) |
| Soliloquy | solo speech |
| Chauvinist | someone prejudiced in favor of a group to which he or she belongs |
| Epicure | someone who appreciates good food and drink |
| Braggart | someone who boasts |
| Suffragist | someone who campaigns for voting rights |
| Recluse | someone who cuts himself off from life |
| Libertarian | someone who opposes tyranny |
| Poseur | someone who puts on an act |
| Trinket | something of little value; knick-knack |
| Anachronism | something out of place in time |
| Nuance | something subtle; a fine shade of meaning |
| Catalyst | something that brings about a change in something else |
| Anodyne | something that calms or soothes pain |
| Vagary | something unaccountable; freak |
| Anomaly | something which does not fit in a pattern; irregularity |
| Discrepancy | something which does not match up; inconsistency |
| Salutary | something which teaches you a lesson; beneficial |
| Dross | something worthless; impurities left after refining |
| Liniment | soothing lotion |
| Balm | soothing ointment or anything soothing [balmy (a)] |
| Urbane | sophisticated; suave |
| Contrition | sorrow and repentance |
| Lugubrious | sorrowful; mournful; dismal |
| Knell | sound of a funeral bell; omen of death or failure |
| Acidulous | sour in taste or manner |
| Capacious | spacious |
| Sparse | spare; bare; meager |
| Equivocate | speak ambiguously; avoid telling the truth |
| Orate | speak in a pompous manner |
| Prevaricate | speak misleadingly and evasively |
| Expatiate | speak or write at great length |
| Pontificate | speak pompously or dogmatically |
| Drawl | speak slowly with words running together |
| Extemporize | speak without preparation or rehearsal [extemporaneous (a)] |
| Equivocation | speaking ambiguously [equivocate (v), equivocal (a)] |
| Lance | spear; spike; javelin |
| Stipulate | specify [stipulation (n)] |
| Eulogy | speech in praise of someone |
| Panegyric | speech praising someone; laudatory words |
| Blasphemy | speech which offends religious sentiments |
| Celerity | speed |
| Mettlesome | spirited [mettle (n)] |
| Desecration | spoiling something holy |
| Intermittent | sporadic; irregular |
| Maculated | spotted |
| Speckled | spotted; freckled; dotted |
| Pervasive | spreading everywhere |
| Ogle | stare at; observe in an obvious manner |
| Broach | start to discuss; approach |
| Dormancy | state of inactivity |
| Abeyance | state of inactivity; disuse |
| Concise | stated in few words |
| Plaudit | statement giving strong praise |
| Endurance | staying power; patience; stamina |
| Crescendo | steadily increasing in volume or force |
| Purloin | steal |
| Precipice | steep slope |
| Extant | still in existence (opposite of extinct) |
| Stagnant | still; not moving |
| Parsimony | stinginess; frugality; cost-cutting |
| Noisome | stinking; putrid |
| Desist | stop; discontinue; cease |
| Hangar | storage area (like garage) for a plane |
| Idyll | story or incident in peaceful or ideal setting [idyllic (a)] |
| Tirade | stream of verbal abuse |
| Buttress | strengthen; support |
| Martinet | strict disciplinarian; one who rigidly follows rules |
| Stringent | strict or severe |
| Adulation | strong admiration; worship |
| Robust | strong; healthy; tough |
| Coffer | strongbox; large chest for money |
| Obdurate | stubborn |
| Willful | stubborn |
| Tenacious | stubborn; resolute; holding firm to a purpose |
| Intransigent | stubborn; unyielding |
| Obstinate | stubborn; unyielding |
| Froward | stubborn; wayward; disobedient |
| Headstrong | stubborn; willful |
| Intransigence | stubbornness |
| Intractability | stubbornness; resistance [intractable (a)] |
| Prosody | study of versification |
| Dolt | stupid person |
| Fatuous | stupid; foolishly self-satisfied |
| Mannered | stylized; pretentious |
| Deleterious | subtly or unexpectedly harmful |
| Undermine | subvert; attempt to overthrow |
| Guffaw | sudden loud laughter |
| Dyspeptic | suffering from indigestion; gloomy and irritable |
| Potable | suitable for drinking |
| Navigable | suitable for sailing |
| Petulant | sulky; peevish |
| Recapitulate | summarize |
| Subpoena | summons to court |
| Transcendental | supernatural; going beyond normal experience [transcendent (a)] |
| Advocate | support |
| Bolster | support; prop up |
| Undergird | support; strengthen |
| Quell | suppress |
| Stifle | suppress |
| Veneer | surface coating |
| Capitulate | surrender; give in to |
| Waive | surrender; give up |
| Leery | suspicious |
| Mire | swamp; muddy ground |
| Profanity | swearing; cursing |
| Billowing | swelling; fluttering; waving |
| Turgid | swollen as from a fluid; bloated |
| Toady | sycophant; flatterer |
| Cornucopia | symbol (horn filled with fruit etc.) denoting natural abundance |
| Figurehead | symbol of power; nominal leader |
| Metaphorically | symbolically; figuratively |
| Doff | take off (esp. of a hat) |
| Commandeer | take possession of |
| Annex (v) | take possession of; seize; capture |
| Usurp | take someone's position (usually by force) |
| Plagiarism | taking credit for someone else's writing or ideas |
| Eclectic | taking things from different sources |
| Condescend | talk down to |
| Waffle | talk nonsense |
| Garrulous | talkative |
| Loquacious | talkative |
| Verbose | talkative; long-winded; rambling |
| Voluble | talkative; speaking easily; glib |
| Condescension | talking down to someone [condescending (a)] |
| Lachrymose | tearful; sad |
| Perjury | telling lies under oath |
| Syncopation | temporary irregularity in musical rhythm |
| Moratorium | temporary prohibition or halt to activity |
| Transitory | temporary; lasting a brief time |
| Proclivity | tendency towards |
| Inclination | tendency; a leaning toward |
| Propensity | tendency; inclination |
| Frugality | tending to be thrifty or cheap |
| Distaff | the female branch of a family |
| Byline | the line that tells you who wrote an article |
| Zenith | the point of culmination; peak |
| Propriety | the quality of behaving in a proper manner; obeying rules and customs |
| Etymology | the study of word origins |
| Histrionic | theatrical; exaggerated |
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