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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ABJURE | TO REJECT, RENOUNCE |
| ABROGATE | TO ABOLISH, USUALLY BY AUTHORITY |
| ACERBIC | BITING, BITTER IN TONE OR TASTE |
| ACRIMONY | BITTERNESS, DISCORD |
| ACUMEN | KEEN INSIGHT |
| ADUMBRATE | TO SKETCH OUT IN A VAGUE WAY |
| ALACRITY | EAGERNESS, SPEED |
| ANATHEMA | A CURSED, DETESTED PERSON |
| ANTIPATHY | A STRONG DISLIKE, REPUGNANCE |
| APPROBATION | PRAISE |
| ARROGATE | TO TAKE WITHOUT JUSTIFICATION |
| ASCETIC | PRACTICING RESTRAINT AS A MEANS OF SELF-DISCIPLINE, USUALLY RELIGIOUS |
| ASPERSION | A CURSE, EXPRESSION OF ILL-WILL |
| ASSIDUOUS | HARD-WORKING, DILIGENT |
| BLANDISH | TO COAX BY USING FLATTERY |
| BOON | A GIFT OR BLESSING |
| BRUSQUE | SHORT, ABRUPT, DISMISSIVE |
| BUFFET | 1. TO STRIKE WITH FORCE; 2. AN ARRANGEMENT OF FOOD SET OUT ON A TABLE |
| BURNISH | TO POLISH, SHINE |
| BUTTRESS | 1. TO SUPPORT, HOLD UP; 2. SOMETHING THAT OFFERS SUPPORT |
| CACOPHONY | TREMENDOUS NOISE, DISHARMONIOUS SOUND |
| CAJOLE | TO URGE, COAX |
| CALUMNY | AN ATTEMPT TO SPOIL SOMEONE ELSE'S REPUTATION BY SPREADING LIES |
| CAPRICIOUS | SUBJECT TO WHIM, FICKLE |
| CLEMENCY | MERCY |
| COGENT | INTELLECTUALLY CONVINCING |
| CONCOMITANT | ACCOMPANYING IN A SUBORDINATE FASHION |
| CONFLAGRATION | GREAT FIRE |
| CONTRITE | PENITENT, EAGER TO BE FORGIVEN |
| CONUNDRUM | PUZZLE, PROBLEM |
| CREDULITY | READINESS TO BELIEVE |
| CUPIDITY | GREED, STRONG DESIRE |
| CURSORY | BRIEF TO THE POINT OF BEING SUPERFICIAL |
| DECRY | TO CRITICIZE OPENLY |
| DEFILE | TO MAKE UNCLEAN, IMPURE |
| DELETERIOUS | HARMFUL |
| DEMURE | QUIET, MODEST, RESERVED |
| DEPRECATE | TO BELITTLE, DEPRECIATE |
| DERIDE | TO LAUGH AT MOCKINGLY, SCORN |
| DESECRATE | TO VIOLATE THE SACREDNESS OF A THING OR PLACE |
| DESICCATED | DRIED UP, DEHYDRATED |
| DIAPHANOUS | LIGHT, AIRY, TRANSPARENT |
| DIFFIDENT | SHY, QUIET, MODEST |
| DISCURSIVE | RAMBLING, LACKING ORDER |
| DISSEMBLE | TO CONCEAL, FAKE |
| DITHER | TO BE INDECISIVE |
| EBULLIENT | EXTREMELY LIVELY, ENTHUSIASTIC |
| EFFRONTERY | IMPUDENCE, NERVE, INSOLENCE |
| EFFULGENT | RADIANT, SPLENDOROUS |
| EGREGIOUS | EXTREMELY BAD |
| ENERVATE | TO WEAKEN, EXHAUST |
| EPHEMERAL | SHORT-LIVED, FLEETING |
| ESCHEW | TO SHUN, AVOID |
| EVANESCENT | FLEETING, MOMENTARY |
| EVINCE | TO SHOW, REVEAL |
| EXCULPATE | TO FREE FROM GUILT OR BLAME, EXONERATE |
| EXECRABLE | LOATHSOME, DETESTABLE |
| EXIGENT | URGENT, CRITICAL |
| EXPIATE | TO MAKE AMENDS FOR, ATONE |
| EXPUNGE | TO OBLITERATE, ERADICATE |
| EXTANT | EXISTING, NOT DESTROYED OR LOST |
| EXTOL | TO PRAISE, REVERE |
| FALLACIOUS | INCORRECT, MISLEADING |
| FASTIDIOUS | METICULOUS, DEMANDING, HAVING HIGH AND OFTEN UNATTAINABLE STANDARDS |
| FATUOUS | SILLY, FOOLISH |
| FECUND | FRUITFUL, FERTILE |
| FERAL | WILD, SAVAGE |
| FETID | HAVING A FOUL ODOR |
| FLORID | FLOWERY, ORNATE |
| FRACTIOUS | TROUBLESOME OR IRRITABLE |
| GARRULOUS | TALKATIVE, WORDY |
| GRANDILOQUENCE | LOFTY, POMPOUS LANGUAGE |
| GREGARIOUS | DRAWN TO THE COMPANY OF OTHERS, SOCIABLE |
| HACKNEYED | UNORIGINAL, TRITE |
| HAPLESS | UNLUCKY |
| HARANGUE | 1. A RANTING SPEECH; 2. TO GIVE SUCH A SPEECH |
| HEGEMONY | DOMINATION OVER OTHERS |
| ICONOCLAST | ONE WHO ATTACKS COMMON BELIEFS OR INSTITUTIONS |
| IGNOMINIOUS | HUMILIATING, DISGRACING |
| IMPASSIVE | STOIC, NOT SUSCEPTIBLE TO SUFFERING |
| IMPERIOUS | COMMANDING, DOMINEERING |
| IMPERTINENT | RUDE, INSOLENT |
| IMPERVIOUS | IMPENETRABLE, INCAPABLE OF BEING AFFECTED |
| IMPETUOUS | RASH; HASTILY DONE |
| IMPINGE | 1. TO IMPACT, AFFECT, MAKE AN IMPRESSION; 2. TO ENCROACH, INFRINGE |
| IMPLACABLE | INCAPABLE OF BEING APPEASED OR MITIGATED |
| IMPUDENT | CASUALLY RUDE, INSOLENT, IMPERTINENT |
| INCHOATE | UNFORMED OR FORMLESS, IN A BEGINNING STAGE |
| INCONTROVERTIBLE | INDISPUTABLE |
| INDEFATIGABLE | INCAPABLE OF DEFEAT, FAILURE, DECAY |
| INEFFABLE | UNSPEAKABLE, INCAPABLE OF BEING EXPRESSED THROUGH WORDS |
| INEXORABLE | INCAPABLE OF BEING PERSUADED OR PLACATED |
| INGENUOUS | NOT DEVIOUS; INNOCENT AND CANDID |
| INIMICAL | HOSTILE |
| INIQUITY | WICKEDNESS OR SIN |
| INSIDIOUS | APPEALING BUT IMPERCEPTIBLY HARMFUL, SEDUCTIVE |
| INTRANSIGENT | REFUSING TO COMPROMISE, OFTEN ON AN EXTREME OPINION |
| INURE | TO CAUSE SOMEONE OR SOMETHING TO BECOME ACCUSTOMED TO A SITUATION |
| INVECTIVE | AN ANGRY VERBAL ATTACK |
| INVETERATE | STUBBORNLY ESTABLISHED BY HABIT |
| JUBILANT | EXTREMELY JOYFUL, HAPPY |
| JUXTAPOSITION | THE ACT OF PLACING TWO THINGS NEXT TO EACH OTHER FOR IMPLICIT COMPARISON |
| LACONIC | TERSE IN SPEECH OR WRITING |
| LANGUID | SLUGGISH FROM FATIGUE OR WEAKNESS |
| LARGESS | THE GENEROUS GIVING OF LAVISH GIFTS |
| LATENT | HIDDEN, BUT CAPABLE OF BEING EXPOSED |
| LEGERDEMAIN | DECEPTION, SLIGHT-OF-HAND |
| LICENTIOUS | DISPLAYING A LACK OF MORAL OR LEGAL RESTRAINTS |
| LIMPID | CLEAR, TRANSPARENT |
| MAELSTROM | A DESTRUCTIVE WHIRLPOOL WHICH RAPIDLY SUCKS IN OBJECTS |
| MAGNANIMOUS | NOBLE, GENEROUS |
| MALEDICTION | A CURSE |
| MALEVOLENT | WANTING HARM TO BEFALL OTHERS |
| MANIFOLD | DIVERSE, VARIED |
| MAUDLIN | WEAKLY SENTIMENTAL |
| MAWKISH | CHARACTERIZED BY SICK SENTIMENTALITY |
| MENDACIOUS | HAVING A LYING, FALSE CHARACTER |
| MERCURIAL | CHARACTERIZED BY RAPID CHANGE OR TEMPERAMENTALITY |
| MODICUM | A SMALL AMOUNT OF SOMETHING |
| MORASS | A WET SWAMPY BOG; FIGURATIVELY, SOMETHING THAT TRAPS AND CONFUSES |
| MULTIFARIOUS | HAVING GREAT DIVERSITY OR VARIETY |
| MUNIFICENCE | GENEROSITY IN GIVING |
| MYRIAD | CONSISTING OF A VERY GREAT NUMBER |
| NADIR | THE LOWEST POINT OF SOMETHING |
| NASCENT | IN THE PROCESS OF BEING BORN OR COMING INTO EXISTENCE |
| NEFARIOUS | HEINOUSLY VILLAINOUS |
| NEOPHYTE | SOMEONE WHO IS YOUNG OR INEXPERIENCED |
| OBDURATE | UNYIELDING TO PERSUASION OR MORAL INFLUENCES |
| OBFUSCATE | TO RENDER INCOMPREHENSIBLE |
| OBLIQUE | DIVERGING FROM A STRAIGHT LINE OR COURSE, NOT STRAIGHTFORWARD |
| OBSEQUIOUS | EXCESSIVELY COMPLIANT OR SUBMISSIVE |
| OBSTREPEROUS | NOISY, UNRULY |
| OBTUSE | LACKING QUICKNESS OF SENSIBILITY OR INTELLECT |
| ODIOUS | INSTILLING HATRED OR INTENSE DISPLEASURE |
| OFFICIOUS | OFFERING ONE'S SERVICES WHEN THEY ARE NEITHER WANTED NOR NEEDED |
| OPULENT | CHARACTERIZED BY RICH ABUNDANCE VERGING ON OSTENTATION |
| OSTENSIBLE | APPEARING AS SUCH, SEEMINGLY |
| PALLIATE | TO REDUCE THE SEVERITY OF |
| PALLID | LACKING COLOR |
| PANACEA | A REMEDY FOR ALL ILLS OR DIFFICULTIES |
| PARAGON | A MODEL OF EXCELLENCE OR PERFECTION |
| PARIAH | AN OUTCAST |
| PARSIMONY | FRUGALITY, STINGINESS |
| PATHOS | AN EMOTION OF SYMPATHY |
| PAUCITY | SMALL IN QUANTITY |
| PEJORATIVE | DEROGATORY, UNCOMPLIMENTARY |
| PELLUCID | EASILY INTELLIGIBLE, CLEAR |
| PENURIOUS | MISERLY, STINGY |
| PERFIDIOUS | DISLOYAL, UNFAITHFUL |
| PERFUNCTORY | SHOWING LITTLE INTEREST OR ENTHUSIASM |
| PERNICIOUS | EXTREMELY DESTRUCTIVE OR HARMFUL |
| PERSPICACITY | SHREWDNESS, PERCEPTIVENESS |
| PERTINACIOUS | SHREWDNESS, PERCEPTIVENESS |
| PETULANCE | RUDENESS, IRRITABILITY |
| PITHY | CONCISELY MEANINGFUL |
| PLATITUDE | AN UNINSPIRED REMARK, CLICHÉ |
| PLETHORA | AN ABUNDANCE, EXCESS |
| POLEMIC | AN AGGRESSIVE ARGUMENT AGAINST A SPECIFIC OPINION |
| PORTENT | AN OMEN |
| PRECOCIOUS | ADVANCED, DEVELOPING AHEAD OF TIME |
| PRESCIENT | TO HAVE FOREKNOWLEDGE OF EVENTS |
| PRIMEVAL | ORIGINAL, ANCIENT |
| PROBITY | VIRTUE, INTEGRITY |
| PROCLIVITY | A STRONG INCLINATION TOWARD SOMETHING |
| PROMULGATE | TO PROCLAIM, MAKE KNOWN |
| PROPENSITY | AN INCLINATION, PREFERENCE |
| PROPITIOUS | FAVORABLE |
| PROSAIC | PLAIN, LACKING LIVELINESS |
| PROSCRIBE | TO CONDEMN, OUTLAW |
| PROTEAN | ABLE TO CHANGE SHAPE; DISPLAYING GREAT VARIETY |
| PRURIENT | ELICITING OR POSSESSING AN EXTRAORDINARY INTEREST IN SEX |
| PUERILE | JUVENILE, IMMATURE |
| PUGNACIOUS | QUARRELSOME, COMBATIVE |
| PULCHRITUDE | PHYSICAL BEAUTY |
| PUNCTILIOUS | EAGER TO FOLLOW RULES OR CONVENTIONS |
| QUAGMIRE | A DIFFICULT SITUATION |
| QUERULOUS | WHINY, COMPLAINING |
| QUIXOTIC | IDEALISTIC, IMPRACTICAL |
| RANCOR | DEEP, BITTER RESENTMENT |
| REBUKE | TO SCOLD, CRITICIZE |
| RECALCITRANT | DEFIANT, UNAPOLOGETIC |
| RECTITUDE | UPRIGHTNESS, EXTREME MORALITY |
| REPLETE | FULL, ABUNDANT |
| REPROBATE | EVIL, UNPRINCIPLED |
| REPROVE | TO SCOLD, REBUKE |
| REPUDIATE | TO REJECT, REFUSE TO ACCEPT |
| RESCIND | TO TAKE BACK, REPEAL |
| RESTIVE | RESISTANT, STUBBORN, IMPATIENT |
| RIBALD | COARSELY, CRUDELY HUMOROUS |
| RIFE | ABUNDANT |
| RUSE | A TRICK |
| SACROSANCT | HOLY, SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NOT BE CRITICIZED |
| SAGACITY | SHREWDNESS, SOUNDNESS OF PERSPECTIVE |
| SALIENT | SIGNIFICANT, CONSPICUOUS |
| SANCTIMONIOUS | GIVING A HYPOCRITICAL APPEARANCE OF PIETY |
| SANGUINE | OPTIMISTIC, CHEERY |
| SCURRILOUS | VULGAR, COARSE |
| SERENDIPITY | LUCK, FINDING GOOD THINGS WITHOUT LOOKING FOR THEM |
| SERVILE | SUBSERVIENT |
| SOLICITOUS | CONCERNED, ATTENTIVE |
| SOLIPSISTIC | BELIEVING THAT ONESELF IS ALL THAT EXISTS |
| SOMNOLENT | SLEEPY, DROWSY |
| SPURIOUS | FALSE BUT DESIGNED TO SEEM PLAUSIBLE |
| STAID | SEDATE, SERIOUS, SELF-RESTRAINED |
| STOLID | EXPRESSING LITTLE SENSIBILITY, UNEMOTIONAL |
| STUPEFY | TO ASTONISH, MAKE INSENSIBLE |
| SURFEIT | AN OVERABUNDANT SUPPLY OR INDULGENCE |
| SURMISE | TO INFER WITH LITTLE EVIDENCE |
| SURREPTITIOUS | STEALTHY |
| SYCOPHANT | ONE WHO FLATTERS FOR SELF-GAIN |
| TACIT | EXPRESSED WITHOUT WORDS |
| TACITURN | NOT INCLINED TO TALK |
| TANTAMOUNT | EQUIVALENT IN VALUE OR SIGNIFICANCE |
| TEMERITY | AUDACITY, RECKLESSNESS |
| TENUOUS | HAVING LITTLE SUBSTANCE OR STRENGTH |
| TIMOROUS | TIMID, FEARFUL |
| TORPID | LETHARGIC, DORMANT, LACKING MOTION |
| TRACTABLE | EASILY CONTROLLED |
| TRANSIENT | PASSING THROUGH BRIEFLY; PASSING INTO AND OUT OF EXISTENCE |
| TRANSMUTE | TO CHANGE OR ALTER IN FORM |
| TRENCHANT | EFFECTIVE, ARTICULATE, CLEAR-CUT |
| TRUCULENT | READY TO FIGHT, CRUEL |
| TURGID | SWOLLEN, EXCESSIVELY EMBELLISHED IN STYLE OR LANGUAGE |
| TURPITUDE | DEPRAVITY, MORAL CORRUPTION |
| UBIQUITOUS | EXISTING EVERYWHERE, WIDESPREAD |
| UMBRAGE | RESENTMENT, OFFENSE |
| UNCTUOUS | SMOOTH OR GREASY IN TEXTURE, APPEARANCE, MANNER |
| UNDULATE | TO MOVE IN WAVES |
| UPBRAID | TO CRITICIZE OR SCOLD SEVERELY |
| USURP | TO SEIZE BY FORCE, TAKE POSSESSION OF WITHOUT RIGHT |
| VACILLATE | TO FLUCTUATE, HESITATE |
| VACUOUS | LACK OF CONTENT OR IDEAS, STUPID |
| VAPID | LACKING LIVELINESS, DULL |
| VARIEGATED | DIVERSIFIED, DISTINCTLY MARKED |
| VENERATE | TO REGARD WITH RESPECT OR TO HONOR |
| VERACITY | TRUTHFULNESS, ACCURACY |
| VERDANT | GREEN IN TINT OR COLOR |
| VEX | TO CONFUSE OR ANNOY |
| VICARIOUS | EXPERIENCING THROUGH ANOTHER |
| VICISSITUDE | EVENT THAT OCCURS BY CHANCE |
| VILIFY | TO LOWER IN IMPORTANCE, DEFAME |
| VISCOUS | NOT FREE FLOWING, SYRUPY |
| VITRIOLIC | HAVING A CAUSTIC QUALITY |
| VITUPERATE | TO BERATE |
| WANTON | UNDISCIPLINED, LEWD, LUSTFUL |
| WINSOME | CHARMING, PLEASING |
| WISTFUL | FULL OF YEARNING; MUSINGLY SAD |
| WIZENED | DRY, SHRUNKEN, WRINKLED |
| ZENITH | THE HIGHEST POINT, CULMINATING POINT |
| ZEPHYR | A GENTLE BREEZE |
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