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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| harry | harass, annoy, torment (by repeated attacks); raid |
| prologue | introduction (to a poem or play) |
| piebald | of different colors; mottled; spotted in different colors (esp. in black and white); Ex. piebald horse; CF. pie+bald |
| polemical(polemic) | aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious (rather than simply expressing opinions) |
| maroon | leave helpless on a deserted island or coast; ADJ. red brown |
| talon | claw of bird |
| pander | cater to (the low desires of others) |
| archives | public records; place where public records are kept |
| impious | irreverent |
| discompose | disturb the composure of; confuse |
| residue | remainder; balance |
| febrile | feverish |
| ebb | (of the tide) recede; lessen; diminish; N. OP. flow: rise of tide |
| frenetic(phrenetic) | frenzied; frantic |
| bacchanalian | drunken |
| tantalize | tease; excite by exposing something desirable while keeping it out of reach; torture with disappointment; CF. Tantalus: Greek mythological figure |
| diminution | lessening; reduction in size; V. diminish |
| solicitous | anxious; worried; concerned; eager; Ex. solicitous to do something; N. solicitude |
| contiguous | adjacent to; touching upon |
| refrain | abstain from; resist; forbear; N: chorus |
| dissolution | disintegration; reduction to a liquid form; looseness in morals; sensual indulgence; debauchery; ADJ. dissolute: lacking in moral restraint; leading an immoral life |
| elusive | evasive; not frank; baffling; hard to grasp, catch, or understand; V. elude: escape from; escape the understanding or grasp of; Ex. elude the hunter; Ex. His name eludes me. |
| aegis | shield; protection; defense |
| feline | of a member of the cat family; N. |
| downcast | disheartened; dejected; sad; directed downward |
| diatribe | bitter scolding or denunciation; invective; abuse |
| license | official or legal permission; latitude of action or speech; excessive freedom that causes harm or damage; V. |
| didactic | (of speech or writing) intended to teach a moral lesson; teaching; instructional; N. didacticism |
| infiltrate | pass into or through; penetrate or enter (an organization) sneakily; Ex. infiltrate the troops into enemy territory; CF. infiltrator |
| assumption | something taken for granted; the taking over or taking possession of; Ex. her assumption of power; V. assume |
| encomiastic | praising; eulogistic; N. encomium: very high praise; eulogy |
| behemoth | huge creature; something of monstrous size or power |
| penology | study of prison management and criminal rehabilitation |
| meticulous | excessively careful (with great attention to detail); painstaking; scrupulous |
| embrace | hug; clasp with the arms; adopt or espouse; accept readily; encircle; include; Ex. embrace the cause/socialism; Ex. all-embracing; CF. brace; CF. bracelet |
| luminary | celebrity (in a specific field); dignitary; object that gives light (as a celestial body) |
| parry | ward off a blow; deflect; Ex. He parried the unwelcome question very skillfully; N. CF. ž·ŽÂŽÙŽÂ °³³äÀÌ ŸÆŽÔ |
| desiccate | dry up |
| dominant | exercising the most influence; high and easily seen; stronger than the other part of a system; not recessive |
| poseur | person who pretends to be sophisticated, elegant, etc., to impress others; person who poses; CF. pose |
| oblique | indirect; slanting (deviating from the perpendicular or from a straight line); Ex. oblique reference |
| reverie | daydream; abstracted musing |
| corporeal | bodily (rather than spiritual); of a bodily form; material; tangible |
| thresh | beat (cereal plants) with a machine or flail to separate the grains from the straw |
| indemnify | make secure against damage or loss; compensate for damage or loss; CF. make uninjured |
| scavenge | hunt through discarded materials for usable items or food; search, especially for food; N. scavenger: one who scavenges; animal that feeds on refuse and carrion |
| pulse | rhythmical throbbing of arteries; brief sudden change in a normally constant quantity; V: pulsate |
| egress | exit; opening for going out; act of going out; OP. ingress |
| gradation | series of gradual stages; degree in such a progression |
| incredulity | tendency to disbelief |
| manifold | many in number or kind; numerous; varied |
| renegade | deserter; traitor; ADJ. |
| haughtiness | pride; arrogance; ADJ. haughty |
| graduate | arrange into categories or grades; divide into marked intervals (for use in measurement); Ex. graduated ruler |
| amok(amuck) | in a state of rage; Ex. run amok |
| verve | enthusiasm (as in artistic performance or composition); liveliness; vigor |
| maelstrom | violent whirlpool; violent or tublent situation; CF. stream |
| centrifuge | machine that separates substances by whirling them |
| homogeneous | of the same kind; uniform in composition throughout |
| edict | decree (especially one issued by a sovereign); official command |
| margin | border; room; allowance beyond what is needed; Ex. margin of safety |
| vernal | pertaining to spring |
| skulk | move furtively and secretly; Ex. He skulked through the less fashionable sections of the city. |
| drip | fall or let fall in drops; shed drops; N: action or sound of falling in drops; liquid that falls in drops |
| rebuttal | refutation; response with contrary evidence; V. rebut: refute; disprove |
| predetermine | determine in advance; predestine; settle or decide beforehand; influence markedly |
| paraphrase | restate a passage in one's own words while retaining thought of author; N: restatement of a text in other words |
| stoic | stoical; impassive; unmoved by joy or grief; N. CF. stoicism |
| clap | strike the palms of the hands together with a sudden explosive sound; come together suddenly with a sharp sound; put or send promptly; Ex. clap the thief in jail; N: clapping; loud or explosive sound; CF. applause |
| wanderlust | strong longing to travel |
| pliable | flexible; easily influenced; yielding; adaptable |
| pedagogue | teacher; CF. child leader |
| protagonist | leader or noticeable supporter of an idea; chief character in a play or story |
| unmitigated | (of something bad) not moderated; unrelieved or immoderate; without qualification; absolute; Ex. unmitigated disaster |
| obelisk | tall column tapering(becoming gradually narrower toward the end) and ending in a pyramid |
| blowhard | talkative boaster; braggart |
| interpolate | insert between |
| anarchy | absence of governing body; state of disorder |
| felon | person convicted of a grave crime; CF. felony: serious crime |
| braggadocio | boasting |
| curator | superintendent; manager (in charge of a museum or a library) |
| nimble | quick in movement; agile; quick in understanding; Ex. nimble climber/mind |
| perdition | damnation; complete ruin; hell |
| cajole | persuade by praise or false promise; coax; wheedle |
| run-down | (of a place) dilapidated; in a bad condition; (of a person) weak or exhausted |
| swindler | cheater |
| nip | snip off; stop something's growth or development; bite; make numb with cold; Ex. nip the plan; Ex. A guard dog nipped the postman; Ex. fingers nipped by the extreme chill |
| parvenu | upstart; newly rich person |
| impolitic | not wise; not expedient; not politic |
| remunerative | (of work) compensating; rewarding; profitable; well-paid; V. remunerate: reward; pay (someone) for work or trouble |
| epic | long heroic poem, novel, or similar work of art (celebrating the feats of a hero); ADJ: (of stories or events) resembling an epic; grand |
| disparity | difference; condition of inequality; OP. parity |
| dispel | scatter; drive away; cause to vanish |
| brand | trademark; mark burned on the hide of an animal; mark burned into the flesh of criminals; mark of disgrace; V: mark with a brand; give a lasting bad name; stigmatize; Ex. The press branded him a liar. |
| increment | increase |
| accost | approach and speak first to a person |
| scad | a great quantity; Ex. scads of clothes |
| abstinence | restraint from pleasant things, esp. eating or drinking; CF. abstention: act of abstaining from vote |
| slough | (of a snake) shed or cast off (dead outer skin); N: outer layer that is shed |
| execute | put into effect; carry out; kill as a lawful punishment; N. execution |
| parochial | narrow in scope or outlook; provincial; related to parishes |
| affidavit | written statement made under oath (for use as proof in a court of law) |
| chaplain | clergyman attached to a chapel |
| entourage | group of attendants; retinue; CF. surround |
| induct | place formally in office; install; admit as a member; initiate; N. induction: inducting; process of deriving general principles from particular facts |
| remote | distant in manner; aloof |
| doldrums | blues; listlessness(lack of spirit or energy); slack(inactive) period; period of stagnation; ocean area near the equator where ships cannot move because there is no wind; Ex. in the doldrums |
| dulcet | sweet sounding; pleasing to the ear; melodious |
| dyslexia | word blindness; learning disorder marked by impairment of the ability to read |
| malleable | (of a metal) capable of being shaped by pounding(beating); pliable; (of someone) impressionable(easily influenced); easily controlled; tractable |
| eventual | happening at last as a result; Ex. eventual victory |
| imponderable | weightless; that cannot undergo precise evaluation; CF. pound |
| pervert | corrupt; turn from right to wrong; misuse; Ex. perverted sexual desire/scientific knowledge; N: person whose sexual behavior is not natural |
| climactic | relating to the highest point; N. climax; CF. climatic |
| superficial | of the surface; not deep; shallow; not thorough; trivial; Ex. superficial analysis/knowledge |
| argot | slang; speech spoken by only a small group of people |
| genus | division of animals or plants, below a family and above a species |
| withdrawn | introverted; retiring; remote |
| pore | study industriously; ponder; scrutinize; Ex. pore over the book; N. |
| empathy | ability to identify with another's feelings, ideas, etc.; identification with and understanding of another's feelings; V. empathize; CF. sympathy |
| demise | death |
| hyperbole | exaggeration; overstatement; ADJ. hyperbolic: of hyperbole; of a hyperbola |
| yoke | join together; unite; N: crossbar used to joining two draft animals |
| lament | grieve; express sorrow; N. lamentation |
| totem | animal, plant, or natural object serving as a symbol of a clan or family; representation of this; Ex. totem pole |
| autopsy | examination of a dead body; postmortem; V. |
| venturesome | (of a person) bold; adventurous; daring; (of an action) risky |
| indefatigable | tireless; untiring; showing no sign of getting tired |
| insensible | unconscious; unresponsive; insensitive; unaware; imperceptible; Ex. insensible of his danger/to pain; Ex. insensible change; CF. not the opposite of sensible |
| squabble | minor quarrel; bickering; V: engage in a minor quarrel; Ex. squabbling children |
| volatile | changeable; of a quickly changing nature (as of temper); mercurial; tending to violence; evaporating rapidly; Ex. volatile character/situation in the street |
| ewe | female sheep |
| covetous | avaricious; desirous of (someone else's possessions); V. covet: desire eagerly (someone else's possessions) |
| meek | submissive; patient and long-suffering |
| impetuous | violent; hasty; rash; impulsive; without careful thought; Ex. impetuous decision |
| sundry | miscellaneous; various; several; N. sundries: small miscellaneous items |
| scurry | move hastily; hurry; move briskly |
| ineffectual | not effective; not having a desired effect; weak |
| potent | powerful; convincing; persuasive; greatly influential |
| barrage | barrier laid down by artillery fire; overwhelming profusion; large number of questions or statements; Ex. a barrage of criticism |
| anchor | secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; N. anchorage |
| graphic | pertaining to the art of delineating; vividly described |
| cunning | clever in deceiving; sly; N: cleverness in deceiving; deceit |
| subjugate | conquer; bring under control |
| turgid | swollen; distended (as from liquid) |
| scabbard | case for a sword blade; sheath |
| reactionary | strongly opposed to social or political change; opposing progress; politically ultraconservative; N. OP. radical |
| illimitable | infinite; limitless |
| undulating | moving with a wavelike motion; V. undulate; CF. und: wave |
| pass_off | present falsely; represent falsely to be |
| interloper | intruder; one who interferes |
| concord | harmony; accord |
| wade | walk through a substance, such as water, that impedes movement |
| delusion | false belief; hallucination; deluding; Ex. delusions of grandeur; Ex. under the delusion that |
| sublime | causing deep feelings of wonder, joy, respect, etc.; exalted; noble and uplifting; utter |
| convoke | call together; Ex. convoke Parliament; N. convocation |
| effective | effectual; producing a strong response; striking; in operation; in effect; Ex. effective speech/photograph |
| hortatory | encouraging; exhortive; marked by exhortation; CF. exhort |
| squalor | condition of being squalid; filth; degradation; dirty neglected state; ADJ. squalid: dirty; sordid; morally repulsive; Ex. squalid story |
| bivouac | temporary encampment; camp without tents; V. |
| anguish | acute pain; extreme suffering |
| severity | harshness; intensity; sternness; austerity; ADJ. severe: harsh; strict; extremely violent or intense |
| omnivorous | eating both plant and animal food; devouring everything |
| smear | spread or cover with a sticky substance; N: mark made by smearing |
| edifice | building (of imposing size) |
| hydrophobia | fear of water; rabies |
| grouch | bad-tempered complaint; person who keeps complaining; V: complain; grumble |
| tedium | boredom; weariness; ADJ. tedious |
| carcinogenic | causing cancer; N. carcinogen |
| adage | wise saying; proverb |
| obsidian | black volcanic rock |
| pulpit | raised platform used in preaching (in a church) |
| luxuriate | take pleasure in great comfort |
| skim | read or glance through quickly; touch lightly in passing; brush; remove from the surface of a liquid |
| belligerent | quarrelsome |
| vise | vice; tool for holding work in place; clamping device |
| dissipate | squander; waste foolishly; scatter |
| cascade | small waterfall |
| tart | sharp to the taste; acid-tasting; caustic; sarcastic; Ex. tart apple/reply |
| miscreant | wretch; wrongdoer; villain; Ex. kindness to the miscreant; CF. believe |
| doggerel | poor verse |
| atheistic | denying the existence of God; N. atheism |
| uninhibited | having no inhibitions; free in behavior and feelings |
| frolicsome | prankish; gay; playful; merry; frisky |
| inexorable | relentless; unyielding; implacable; not capable of being changed by entreaty or efforts; Ex. inexorable price rises |
| surge | powerful movement of or like a wave; V. |
| surrogate | substitute; person or thing used in place of another; Ex. surrogate mother; ADJ. |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| pachyderm | thick-skinned animal |
| emetic | substance causing vomiting; ADJ. |
| ironic | expressing irony; occurring in an unexpected and contrary manner |
| discrete | separate; unconnected |
| problematic | causing a problem; open to doubt; doubtful; unsettled; questionable; Ex. Whether the arena will ever be completed is problematic. |
| purgatory | place of spiritual expiation; temporary state or place in which the souls must expiate their sins |
| insalubrious | unwholesome; not healthful; Ex. insalubrious place |
| meddlesome | interfering; V. meddle: interfere |
| cadet | student at a military school |
| spruce | neat and trim in appearance; smart; Ex. Be spruce for your job interview; V. |
| jumble | mix in a confused way |
| grimace | facial distortion to show feeling such as pain, disgust, etc; V. |
| humble | of low rank or position; modest; having a low opinion of oneself and a high opinion of others; unassuming; not proud; V. humiliate: make humble; cause to feel ashamed or to lose the respect of others |
| lurid | wild; sensational; graphic; gruesome; horrible; Ex. lurid details of the murder |
| application | diligent attention; diligence; V. apply oneself |
| psychosis | mental disorder; ADJ. N. psychotic |
| hoary | white with age |
| vacillate | waver (in opinion); fluctuate; sway to and fro; N. vacillation |
| sturdy | strong and firm (in the body) |
| emblazon | ornament richly (a shield or flag); N. emblazonment |
| optometrist | one who fits glasses to remedy visual defects |
| impetus | moving force; momentum; force of a moving body; incentive; stimulus; impulse |
| optional | not compulsory; left to one's choice; N. option: act of choosing; choice; freedom or power to choose; something available as a choice; Ex. have no option; Ex. two options |
| nadir | lowest point; point on the celestial sphere diametrically opposite the zenith |
| low | moo; make the sound of a cow |
| pastiche | imitation of another's style in musical composition or in writing; work of art openly imitating the works of other artists |
| selective | careful in choosing; having an effect only on certain things; not general; Ex. eclectic weed killer |
| eddy | swirling current of water, air, etc.; V. |
| languid | lacking energy or vitality; weary; sluggish; listless |
| vestige | trace; remains; Ex. vestiges of some ancient religion |
| partisan | one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party (with dislike of any others); N: strong supporter of a party; guerrilla |
| implicit | understood but not stated; implied; unquestioning and complete; Ex. implicit trust |
| thesis | opinion put forward and supported by reasoned arguments |
| symbiosis | interdependent relationship (between groups, species) often mutually beneficial; ADJ. symbiotic; CF. together + life |
| sneak | move, give, or take in a quiet, stealthy way; N: one who sneaks; ADJ. sneaky |
| minutiae | petty or trivial details; CF. minutia |
| pass\'e | old-fashioned; past the prime |
| dissent | disagree |
| centigrade | denoting a widely used temperature scale (basically same as Celsius) |
| whit | small amount; smallest speck; Ex. not a whit of |
| arroyo | gully; narrow channel formed by rainwater |
| splice | join together end to end to make one continuous length; fasten together; unite; Ex. splice two strips of tape; N. |
| makeshift | temporary expedient or substitute (in the case of urgent need); Ex. makeshift shelter |
| monochromatic | having only one color |
| irate | angry; CF. ire: anger; wrath |
| imposture | assuming a false identity; masquerade; CF. impostor |
| flux | flowing; series of changes; fluctuation; Ex. in a state of flux |
| bulwark | strong wall built for defense; earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends |
| harping | tiresome dwelling on a subject; V. harp: dwell on(think or speak a lot about) tediously |
| profane | violate; desecrate (something holy); treat unworthily; be profane for; ADJ: secular; nonreligious; irreverent for holy things |
| mincing | affectedly dainty(delicate); V. mince: cut (esp. meat) into very small pieces; walk with exaggerated primness; walk in an unnatural way, taking little short steps; Ex. The actor minced across the stage; CF. mincemeat; CF. mincer |
| partial | incomplete; favoring one side over another; having a liking for something |
| sedentary | requiring sitting; done while sitting; not moving from one place to another; settled; Ex. sedentary job/population |
| tan | convert (hide) into leather; make brown by exposure to the sun |
| equipoise | balance; balancing force; equilibrium |
| recuperate | recover; return to health; regain; Ex. recuperate losses |
| fiat | command; arbitrary order; Ex. presidential fiat; CF. let it be done |
| crave | desire; want intensely |
| putrid | decayed and foul-smelling; foul; rotten; decayed; N. putridity |
| puissant | powerful; strong; potent; N. puissance: power |
| vendor | seller |
| infirmity | weakness |
| shoot | new growth from a plant |
| arcade | a covered passageway usually lined with shops |
| propriety | fitness; quality of being proper; correct conduct; conformity to prevailing customs and usages; CF. proprietor, proprietary |
| medium | element that is a creature's natural environment; nutrient setting in which microorganisms are cultivated; appropriate occupation or means of expression; channel of communication; compromise; middle position between extremes; |
| deploy | spread out (troops) in an extended though shallow battle line; distribute (persons or forces) systematically or strategically |
| rectify | set right; correct; CF. rect-: right |
| jabber | chatter rapidly or unintelligibly |
| petrify | turn to stone; cause to become stonelike; stun or paralyze |
| condone | overlook; forgive; give tacit approval; excuse |
| strut | pompous walk; V: walk in a self-important manner |
| collaborate | work together; cooperate treasonably with the enemy |
| rationalize | make rational; devise false reasons for (one's behavior); offer an excuse; give a plausible reason for an action in place of a true, less admirable ones; N. rationalization |
| sensitization | process of being made sensitive or acutely responsive to an external agent or substance; V. sensitize: make or become sensitive |
| underlying | lying below; fundamental |
| bureaucracy | overregulated administrative system marked by red tape; ADJ. bureaucratic |
| martinet | strict disciplinarian; person who demands total obedience to rules and orders; CF. Jean Martinet |
| remediable | reparable |
| urchin | mischievous child (usually a boy); CF. urchin: hedgehog; CF. porcupine: pig with spikes ?; CF. sea urchin |
| squash | crush; quash; suppress |
| impassioned | (of speech) filled with passion; fervent |
| perpetuate | make perpetual; make something last for a long time; preserve from extinction; N. perpetuity |
| anthropomorphic | having human form or characteristics |
| nondescript | undistinctive; ordinary; ordinary-looking; Ex. nondescript fellow in a crowd |
| prognosticate | predict (according to present indications) |
| agog | highly excited; intensely curious |
| apparent | evident; easily seen or understood; appearing as such; Ex. apparent improvement |
| bogus | counterfeit; not authentic; intentionally false; Ex. bogus interview |
| miserly | stingy; mean |
| vanguard | forerunners; foremost position of an army; advance forces; foremost position in a trend or movement; CF. rearguard |
| mitigate | appease; moderate; make or become less in force or intensity |
| objective | not influenced by emotions; fair; N: goal; aim |
| acoustics | science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in |
| savant | scholar; learned person; CF. savoir: know |
| fraught | filled (with something unpleasant); full; Ex. fraught with danger and difficulties; CF. freight |
| nonsense | speech or writing with no meaning; foolish behavior or language; Ex. make (a) nonsense of: spoil; cause to fail |
| penance | self-imposed punishment for sin; Ex. do penance for one's sins; CF. penitent |
| cede | yield (title or territory) to (esp. after losing a war); surrender formally; N. cession |
| unanimity | complete agreement; ADJ. unanimous |
| reprimand | reprove severely; rebuke; N. |
| expertise | specialized knowledge (in a particular field); expert skill |
| amicable | peaceful; politely friendly; not quarrelsome; Ex. amicable settlement |
| glitter | shine brightly with flashing points of light; Ex. glittering diamond ring; N: sparkling light; attractiveness; glamor; Ex. glitter of the sun on the waves |
| dilatory | delaying; tending to delay |
| inept | unsuited; inappropriate; lacking skill; incompetent; CF. inapt: (of statements or ideas) inappropriate |
| gorge | stuff oneself (with food); glut; CF. gorgeous: dazzlingly beautiful |
| vent | small opening; outlet (as of fumes or a gas); Ex. He gave vent to his anger by kicking the chair. |
| skimp | provide or use scantily; live very economically; Ex. skimp on necessities; ADJ. skimpy: inadequate in amount; scanty; stingy; niggardly |
| yeoman | man or farmer owning small estate; middle-class farmer |
| construe | explain; interpret; Ex. construe her silence as meaning that she agreed; CF. misconstrue |
| implement | put into effect; enforce; carry out; supply with tools; Ex. implement the plan/suggestion; N: tool or instrument |
| audit | examination of accounts of a business; official examination; V. |
| seedy | run-down; decrepit; disreputable; having many seeds; Ex. seedy downtown hotel |
| juggernaut | irresistible crushing force; overwhelming advancing force that crushes everything in its path |
| vertebrate | having a backbone or spinal column; N: group of animals having a segmented spinal column |
| epitaph | inscription in memory of a dead person (as on a tombstone) |
| mire | entangle; stick in swampy ground; stick or sink in mire; N: bog; deep mud; Ex. sucked deeper into the mire |
| revoke | cancel; retract; CF. irrevocable |
| peruse | read through with care; N. perusal |
| indignation | anger at an injustice; Ex. righteous indignation; ADJ. indignant |
| niggle | spend too much time on minor points (esp. when finding fault); find fault; Ex. niggle over details; ADJ. niggling |
| slag | glassy residue from smelting metal; dross; waste matter |
| asunder | into parts; apart; V. sunder |
| sleazy | shabby and dirty; flimsy; insubstantial; Ex. sleazy back-street hotel/fabric |
| hallucination | delusion; false idea; false perception of objects with a compelling sense of their reality; objects so perceived; V. hallucinate; ADJ. hallucinatory |
| impervious | impenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed; incapable of being affected (in one's opinions); Ex. impervious to water/criticism |
| jaunt | trip; short journey |
| solemnity | seriousness; gravity |
| thermal | pertaining to heat; producing heat; warm; Ex. thermal bath; N: rising current of warm air |
| scotch | stamp out(put an end to); thwart; hinder; Ex. scotch the rumor; CF. cut; CF. È°µ¿À» ÁÙÀÌŽÂ ÀÇ¹Ì |
| cameo | shell or jewel carved in relief; star's special appearance in a minor role in a film |
| unwieldy | awkward (to carry or move); cumbersome; unmanageable |
| stygian | unpleasantly dark; gloomy; hellish; deathly; CF. Styx: the chief river in the subterranean land of the dead |
| touchy | oversensitive; easily offended; irasible; delicate; needing delicate handling; Ex. touchy situation |
| skinflint | miser; stingy person |
| insurgent | rebellious; N. |
| replica | copy |
| suckle | give or take milk at the breast or udder |
| frolic | play and jump about happily; frisk; Ex. frolicking young lambs |
| expatriate | exile; someone who has withdrawn from his native land; V: exile; banish; leave one's country |
| maladroit | clumsy; not skillful; awkward; bungling |
| lumen | unit of light energy (one candle's worth) |
| sever | separate; cut off (a part) from a whole; break up (a relationship); N. severance; CF. severance pay: extra pay given an employee upon leaving a position |
| diurnal | daily; occurring during the daytime |
| predator | predatory animal or bird; predatory person; creature that seizes and devours another animal; person who robs or exploits others; ADJ. predatory: living by preying on other organisms; plundering; N. predation |
| motility | ability to move spontaneously; ADJ. motile: moving spontaneously |
| litotes | understatement for emphasis; Ex. ``not bad(=pretty good)'' |
| renown | fame; ADJ. renowned |
| blues | state of depression or melancholy; style of slow, mournful music (evolved from southern Black American songs) |
| concomitant | that which accompanies; Ex. Deafnes is a frequent concommitant of old age; ADJ: existing or happening together with something else |
| conceit | vanity or self-love; too high opinion of one's own value; extravagant metaphor (in poetry) |
| decelerate | slow down |
| indigent | poor; destitute |
| shrewd | clever; astute |
| incredulous | withholding belief; skeptical; showing disbelief |
| tremor | trembling; slight quiver (as of the earth or from nervous agitation) |
| concur | agree; coincide; happen at the same time |
| smelt | melt (ore) for separating and removing the metal; melt or blend ores changing their chemical composition |
| hap | chance; luck |
| deducible | derived by reasoning; V. deduce: infer; derive by reasoning |
| demolition | destruction; V. demolish |
| aphorism | pithy maxim or saying; ADJ. aphoristic |
| motto | brief statement used to express a principle |
| confluence | flowing together; the place where two rivers flow together; crowd; gathering together |
| bludgeon | club; heavy-headed weapon; V. |
| vile | despicable; unpleasant; disgusting; Ex. vile slander |
| glare | shine intensely and blindingly; stare fixedly and angrily; N. |
| convert | one who has adopted a different religion or opinion; V: change into another form; (persuade to) adopt a particular religion or belief |
| chisel | swindle or cheat; N: wedgelike tool for cutting |
| avocation | secondary or minor occupation |
| finery | beautiful clothes for a special occasion |
| lush | (of a plant or grass) growing very well |
| marrow | soft fatty tissue that fills most bone cavities and is the source of blood cells |
| vulgar | of the common people; deficient in refinement; not refined; coarse; Ex. vulgar display of wealth; N. vulgarism: vulgarity; crudely indecent word; CF. vulgarian: vulgar person; boor; lout |
| emolument | salary; payment for an office; compensation |
| abysmal | bottomless |
| cavalcade | procession of riders or horse-drawn carriages; parade; CF. cavalry |
| idiosyncrasy | individual trait usually odd in nature; behavioral peculiarity; eccentricity; attitude, behavior, or opinion peculiar to a person; anything highly individual or eccentric; ADJ. idiosyncratic |
| constitution | constituting; system of laws; composition of something; physical makeup or structure of a person; Ex. men with strong constitutions |
| enterprising | full of initiative; showing enterprise |
| invulnerable | incapable of injury; impossible to damage or injure |
| prime | period of ideal or peak condition; earliest or beginning stage; Ex. in the prime of life; Ex. prime of the year(spring); ADJ: first in importance or rank; first; V: make ready; prepare |
| corollary | natural consequence (which naturally follows from something else) |
| brocade | rich, figured(patterned) fabric |
| laceration | torn ragged wound; V. lacerate: tear (the skin as with broken glass); wound |
| pretentious | ostentatious; showy; pompous; making unjustified claims; overambitious; Ex. pretentious films that claim to be art |
| pharisee | Pharisee: member of an ancient Jewish group that emphasized strict observance of the Mosaic law (considering themselves very holy); hypocritical self-righteous person |
| chore | daily domestic task (such as cleaning, cooking, and shopping); unpleasant task |
| ethnic | relating to races |
| cognate | having a common origin; related linguistically; allied by blood; similar or akin in nature; Ex. cognate languages; N. |
| stagnant | (of water) not flowing (often bad-smelling); motionless; stale; not developing; inactive; dull; Ex. stagnant industrial output |
| hide | skin of an animal |
| consternation | great shock; dismay |
| torrid | (of weather) hot or scorching; passionate; Ex. torrid love affairs |
| delirium | mental disorder marked by confusion; uncontrolled excitement; ADJ. delirious |
| wastrel | waster; profligate |
| overthrow | topple; N. |
| smattering | slight knowledge; small scattered number or amount; Ex. smattering of German |
| throng | crowd (of people or things); V. |
| document | provide written evidence (for a claim); record with documents; N. |
| mongrel | plant or animal (esp. a dog) of mixed breed; ADJ. |
| dazzle | make blind with a sudden intense light; amaze; fill with wonder |
| vouch | give a personal guarantee; Ex. I can vouch for his integrity; N. voucher |
| lopsided | heavier or larger on one side than the other; Ex. lopsided way of walking |
| indigenous | native; Ex. plant indigenous to the New World |
| rivet | metal pin used for fastening metal plates together; V: fasten with a rivet; engross |
| overture | musical introduction to a long musical piece; first offer or proposal (to begin talks in the hope of reaching an agreement); Ex. overtures for peace |
| solecism | nonstandard grammatical construction; construction that is flagrantly incorrect grammatically; violation of social etiquette |
| jaunty | cheerful and pleased with life; lighthearted; animated; easy and carefree; dapper in appearance; Ex. jaunty person/hat |
| practical | based on experience; of or acquired through practice (rather than theory); useful; Ex. practical man |
| factotum | handyman; person who does all kinds of work; CF. do everything |
| parable | short simple story teaching a moral |
| voluble | fluent; talkative; glib; N. volubility |
| castrate | remove the sex organs (of a male animal or person) |
| malevolent | wishing evil; exhibiting ill will; N. malevolence |
| camaraderie | good-fellowship; CF. comrade |
| implore | beg |
| nettle | irritate; annoy; vex; ADJ. nettlesome |
| blackball | vote against (an applicant); ostracize; N: negative vote |
| ecosystem | ecological community together with its environment |
| discredit | defame; disgrace; destroy confidence in; disbelieve; N. CF. discreditable: causing discredit; shameful |
| bilious | suffering from indigestion; sick from having too much bile; irritable; easily irritated |
| rococo | ornate; highly decorated; N. CF. 18th century |
| disapprobation | disapproval; condemnation |
| shear | remove (fleece or hair) by cutting; remove the hair or fleece from; cut with or as if with shears; N: shears; pair of scissors |
| verbiage | pompous array of words; too many unnecessary words; wordiness |
| invincible | unconquerable |
| truncate | cut the top off; shorten |
| allay | calm; pacify |
| disdain | treat with scorn or contempt |
| surmount | overcome |
| shoddy | made of inferior material; sham; not genuine; inferior; dishonest; Ex. shoddy goods/trick |
| phlegmatic | calm and unexcitable; not easily disturbed; CF. phlegm: sticky mucus produced in the respiratory tract |
| topography | physical features of a region (such as the shape and height); CF. topo-: place |
| nurse | suckle; take care of (as a nurse); bear in mind; Ex. nursing mother; Ex. nurse a hope/grudge against someone |
| fractious | unruly; peevish; cranky; bad-tempered; Ex. fractious horse |
| negligence | neglect; failure to take reasonable care; ADJ. negligent: neglectful; lax; not taking enough care |
| trappings | outward decorations; ornaments (as an outward sign of rank) |
| amoral | nonmoral; having no understanding of right and wrong |
| ascendancy | controlling influence; position of controlling influence; CF. in the ascendant |
| swelter | (of a person) suffer from oppressive heat; be oppressed by heat |
| exploit | make use of, sometimes unjustly; N. exploitation |
| slap | hit quickly with the flat part of the hand; N. CF. smack |
| magnitude | greatness (in size or extent); extent |
| slander | defamation; utterance of false and malicious statements; V. ADJ. slanderous |
| insomnia | wakefulness; inability to sleep |
| florescence | condition or period of flowering |
| plenary | (of power) complete; full; fully attended by all qualified members; Ex. plenary power |
| portend | foretell; presage; be a sign or warning of; N. portent: sign; omen; forewarning |
| vaunted | boasted; bragged; highly publicized; V. vaunt: boast; brag |
| pernicious | very harmful; deadly; very destructive; Ex. pernicious effect/anemia |
| philanthropist | lover of mankind; doer of good; N. philanthropy |
| amplify | increase in size or effect; expand; broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make stronger; Ex. amplify one's remarks with a graph |
| perforate | pierce; put a hole through |
| latent | present but not yet noticeable or active; dormant; hidden; N. latency; CF. potential |
| blemish | mar; spoil the beauty or perfection of; N: flaw or defect (that spoils perfection); Ex. blemishes in the crystal; CF. unblemished |
| gibe | mock; make jeering remarks; N: jeering remarks |
| inebriate | make drunk; intoxicate; N. intoxicated person |
| tertiary | third in order or rank |
| wry | (esp. of an expression of the face) twisted; with a humorous twist (expressing displeasure) |
| dowdy | untidy (of a woman or clothes); slovenly; dressed in an unattractive way; shabby; CF. unattractive woman |
| aphasia | loss of speech due to injury or illness |
| coax | persuade by flattery |
| jeopardize | endanger; imperil; put at risk; N. jeopardy: danger |
| congeal | freeze; coagulate |
| recite | repeat aloud (something learned); describe; Ex. recite his complaints; N. recitation |
| covenant | binding agreement between two groups or people; compact; V: enter into a covenant; promise |
| primordial | existing at the beginning (of time); rudimentary |
| dynamo | generator for producing electricity; energetic person |
| migratory | wandering; V. migrate: move from one region and settle in another; move periodically from one region to another |
| promote | advance in rank; advance; help to flourish; advocate; help actively in forming; publicize or popularize; Ex. Milk promotes health; Ex. promote a match/bill; Ex. promote a new product |
| clavicle | collarbone |
| legato | (of music) played smoothly |
| modicum | limited quantity; small amount; Ex. He does not have a modicum of sense; CF. moderate |
| tacit | understood (without actually being expressed); not put into words; Ex. tacit agreement |
| nicety | precision; accuracy; minute distinction or difference; Ex. to a nicety: exactly; precisely; Ex. distinguish between niceties |
| mishap | unfortunate accident |
| impiety | irreverence; lack of respect for God or piety |
| amass | collect (gradually, in a very large amount) |
| obfuscate | confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex; make so confused as to be difficult to understand |
| sentient | capable of sensation and conscious; aware; sensitive; Ex. sentient creature; N. sentience |
| grisly | ghastly; horrifying; Ex. grisly remains of the bodies |
| vibrant | full of vigor or energy; vibrating |
| atrocity | brutal deed; ADJ. atrocious |
| sanctimonious | displaying ostentatious or hypocritical devoutness; N. sanctimony: hypocritical piety |
| underscore | underline; emphasize |
| groove | long narrow channel made in a surface to guide the movement of something; Ex. groove of the record |
| incur | bring upon oneself |
| addle | make or become confused; muddle; drive crazy; become rotten (egg) |
| haggle | argue about prices (in an attempt to bargain) |
| pious | devout; religious; N. piety |
| lewd | lustful |
| imbroglio | complicated situation (as in a play); painful or complex misunderstanding (as in a play); entanglement; confused mass (as of papers); V. embroil |
| stentorian | (of the voice) extremely loud; CF. Stentor: a loud herald in the Iliad |
| overwhelm | (of water) cover completely; defeat completely by much greater force; Ex. overwhelmed by grief |
| hypochondriac | person unduly worried about his health; worrier without cause about illness; ADJ. CF. hypochondria: neurosis that one is or is becoming ill; CF. abdomen |
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