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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| sprout | begin to grow; give off shoots or buds; N: new growth on a plant; shoot |
| insurmountable | overwhelming; unbeatable; insuperable |
| waif | homeless child or animal; Ex. waifs and strays |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act; weak; lacking in resolution; indecisive; N. irresolution |
| furtive | stealthy; quiet and secret (trying to escape notice); sneaky; Ex. furtive glance |
| yield | amount produced; crop; income on investment; profit obtained from an investment; V: produce; give in; surrender |
| precinct | division of a city for election or police purposes; precincts: space that surrounds a building; Ex. precincts of the college |
| flora | plants of a region or era |
| garnish | decorate; add a garnish to; decorate (food or drink) with small items such as lemon slices; N. |
| congenital | existing at birth |
| uniformity | sameness; monotony; ADJ. uniform: the same all over |
| dereliction | neglect of duty; abandonment |
| whinny | neigh like a horse; CF. neigh: make the sound which horses make |
| junket | trip especially one taken for pleasure by an official at public expense |
| inverse | opposite |
| thrive | prosper; flourish |
| floe | flat mass of floating ice |
| enunciate | announce; proclaim; utter or speak, especially distinctly; pronounce clearly; articulate; Ex. This theory was first enunciated by him. |
| therapeutic | curative; N. therapy |
| nocturnal | done or active at night; Ex. nocturnal animals/raids; CF. nocturne |
| luscious | pleasing to taste or smell; delicious |
| hew | cut to pieces with ax or sword; chop; N. |
| repulse | reject with rudeness or coldness (an offer or friendship); drive back (an enemy attack); CF. repulse $\neq$ cause repulsion |
| deranged | insane |
| anachronism | an error involving time in a story; something or someone misplaced in time; ADJ. anachronistic |
| debar | bar; forbid; exclude; Ex. debarred from jury services |
| trickster | person who cheats people |
| maleficient | doing evil; N. maleficience |
| tenant | one that pays rent to use property owned by another |
| integrity | honesty; uprightness; wholeness; state of being whole and undivided; completeness |
| doctrinaire | unable to compromise about points of doctrine; dogmatic; unyielding; marked by inflexible attachment to a doctrine without regard to its practical difficulties |
| hermitage | home of a hermit |
| gush | (of liquid) pour out in large quantities from a hole; make an excessive display of feeling (without true feeling); Ex. Blood gushed from the wound. |
| leeway | room to move; margin; latitude; Ex. leeway for the deadline |
| subpoena | writ(written command issued by a court) summoning a witness to appear in court; V: summon with a subpoena |
| compilation | listing of information in tabular or book form; compiling |
| indubitable | unable to be doubted; which cannot be doubted; unquestionable |
| stoke | stir up a fire or furnace; feed plentifully |
| predispose | give an inclination toward (in advance); make susceptible to; Ex. predispose people to certain cancer; N. predisposition |
| ludicrous | laughable; ridiculous; trifling |
| impassable | not able to be traveled or crossed |
| combustible | easily burned; N. CF. combustion |
| court | attempt to gain; seek; woo; risk; behave so as to invite; attempt to gain the favor of by attention; Ex. court disaster |
| tyranny | oppression; cruel government; ADJ. tyrannical: of a tyrant or tyranny; despotic; V. tyrannize: treat tyrannically; oppress |
| quiver | case for arrows |
| consanguinity | kinship; relationship by birth |
| potable | suitable for drinking; drinkable |
| crone | hag; ugly old woman |
| gargantuan | huge; enormous; gigantic; CF. the hero of Gargantua and Pantagruel |
| seasoned | experienced |
| scuttle | sink (a ship) by cutting holes in the hull; scrap; discard; N: small hatch in a ship's deck or hull |
| peregrination | journey; V. peregrinate |
| caption | title; chapter heading; text under illustration |
| outstrip | outrun; surpass; outdo |
| stalwart | physically strong; brawny; steadfast; strong in mind or determination; Ex. stalwart supporter; N: stalwart follower |
| engaging | charming; attractive |
| iconoclastic | attacking cherished traditions; N. iconoclast: one who attacks traditional ideas; one who destroys sacred images |
| parched | extremely dry; very thirsty; V. parch: make or become extremely dry (by exposure to heat) |
| discernible | distinguishable; perceivable; Ex. discernible improvement |
| decorous | proper (in behavior, conduct, or appearance) |
| quail | cower; shrink back in fear; lose heart |
| brazen | insolent; without shame; bold; Ex. brazen lie; V: face with bold self-assurance or with unshamed confidence |
| comprehend | include; understand |
| opalescent | iridescent; lustrous; like an opal; N. opalescence |
| dilute | make (a liquid) less concentrated; reduce in strength; Ex. dilute the influence of the president |
| spawn | lay eggs (in large numbers); produce offspring (in large numbers); N: eggs of aquatic animals |
| mentor | counselor; teacher |
| leash | restraining rope fastened to the collar of an animal (to control it); Ex. a dog on a leash |
| drab | dull; lacking color; cheerless ; Ex. drab coat/life |
| matrix | point of origin; array of numbers or algebraic symbols; mold or die; Ex. the matrix of Western civilization |
| fervid | ardent; zealous; hot |
| pestilential(pestilent) | causing plague; tending to cause death; baneful; N. pestilence: fatal epidemic disease (esp. bubonic plague) |
| feign | pretend |
| podium | pedestal; raised platform |
| horoscope | diagram of the positions of stars at a given moment (eg. of a person's birth) used by astrologers |
| scion | detached plant shoot used in grafting; descendant |
| vision | eyesight; foresight; mental image produced by the imagination; experience of seeing the supernatural |
| restive | impatiently restless (induced by external coercion or restriction); restlessly impatient; obstinately resisting control; Ex. restive horses because of wolves; CF. not a general synonym for `restless' |
| bolt | door bar; fastening pin or screw; length of fabric; large roll of cloth; V: dash or dart off; fasten (a |
| screech | unpleasant high sharp sound; shriek; V. |
| conveyance | vehicle; transfer; act of conveying; Ex. public conveyance |
| ecclesiastic | ecclesiastical; pertaining to the church; N: minister; priest; cleric; clergyman |
| tepid | lukewarm; slightly warm; ¹ÌÁö±ÙÇÑ; half-hearted; not eager; Ex. tepid reaction to the new film; Ex. tepid supporter |
| enthrall | capture; enslave; captivate; hold the complete attention of (as if magic); hold spellbound |
| fathomless | too deep to be measured or understood; unfathomable |
| vivacious | lively or animated; sprightly |
| disperse | scatter; Ex. disperse the cloud/crowd |
| penchant | strong inclination; strong liking (esp. for something that is disapproved of by other people); Ex. penchant for fast cars |
| brindled | tawny or grayish with streaks or spots (of animals) |
| compensatory | making up for; repaying |
| emissary | agent (sent on a mission to represent another); messenger |
| ensue | follow (as a result) |
| outwit | outsmart; defeat by behaving more cleverly |
| brisk | quick and active; marked by liveliness and vigor |
| gild | cover with a thin layer of gold |
| assiduous | diligent |
| regatta | boat or yacht race |
| remonstrate | protest; objection; V. remonstrate: say in protest |
| rent | tear made by rending; rip; split |
| dissension | disagreement of opinions causing strife within a group |
| velocity | speed |
| scaffold | temporary platform for workers (to work at heights above the ground); bracing framework; platform for execution |
| beleaguer | besiege or attack (with an army); harass; beset |
| browbeat | bully; intimidate |
| marshal | put in order; guide ceremoniously to the correct place; Ex. marshal the children into the museum; N: military officer; official |
| vulpine | like a fox; crafty |
| shirk | avoid (responsibility, work, etc.); malinger |
| fermentation | chemical reaction that splits complex organic compounds; unrest; agitation |
| deride | ridicule; treat with contempt; make fun of; OP. respect |
| plume | feather, esp. large or showy one; something that rises into the air (like the shape of a feather); Ex. plume of smoke: ¹öŒž ±žž§ |
| penumbra | partial shadow (in an eclipse); CF. almost shadow |
| provender | dry food for livestock; fodder |
| emulate | imitate; rival; try to equal or excel (through imitation) |
| tawdry | cheap and gaudy; Ex. tawdry jewelry |
| simper | smirk; smile in a silly way; smile affectedly |
| omnipotent | all-powerful; having unlimited power |
| repose | resting; state of being at rest; calmness; V: lie at rest; relax; put or place; Ex. repose our hopes in a single man |
| surly | bad-tempered; rude; cross |
| perigee | point of moon's orbit when it is nearest the earth; CF. apogee |
| elated | filled with excited joy and pride; overjoyed; in high spirits; joyful and proud; Ex. elated crowd; V. elate; N. elation |
| sect | separate religious body; faction; group of people with common beliefs within a larger group |
| stolid | dull; impassive; showing little emotion when strong feelings are expected |
| desolate | (of a place) deserted; unpopulated; (of a person) lonely; forlorn; joyless |
| morgue | mortuary; place where bodies are kept before burial or cremation |
| burnish | make shiny by rubbing; polish |
| wisp | small bunch (of hair); faint streak (of smoke) |
| belated | delayed |
| perpetual | everlasting |
| calumny | malicious misrepresentation; slander |
| obtrude | push (oneself or one's ideas) forward or intrude; impose (oneself or one's ideas) on others; butt in; stick out or extrude; thrust out; Ex. obtrude A on B; ADJ. obtrusive; N. obtrusion; CF. unobtrusive |
| compact | agreement; contract; ADJ: tightly packed; firm; brief; concise; Ex. compact statement |
| meretricious | flashy; tawdry; attractive on the surface but of no real value; Ex. metericious argument/jewel; CF. prostitute |
| polygamist | one who has more than one spouse at a time; CF. bigamy; CF. polyandry |
| painstaking | taking pains; showing hard work; taking great care; very careful and through |
| sinewy | (of meat) tough; strong and firm; muscular; N. sinew: tendon; strong cord connecting a muscle to a bone |
| stump | base of a tree trunk left after the rest has been cut down; V: walk in a heavy manner; baffle; puzzle |
| bitter | having a sharp biting taste; ŸŽ; causing sharp pain to the body or mind; filled with resentment, disappointment, or other unpleasant feelings; Ex. bitter wind/sorrow/tears |
| promontory | headland |
| cull | pick out from others (to kill the weakest members); reject; select; collect (information); N. |
| induce | persuade; lead to do something; bring about; N. inducement |
| petty | trivial; unimportant; very small; small-minded; petty-minded |
| edify | instruct; correct morally |
| teetotalism | practice of abstaining totally from alcoholic drinks; N. teetotaler;; ADJ. teetotal; CF. T + total |
| extrude | force or push out; thrust out; shape (plastic or metal) by forcing through a die |
| potpourri | heterogeneous mixture; medley; mixture of dried flower petals a pot (to give a pleasant smell to a room) |
| militant | combative; bellicose; N. |
| sporadic | occurring irregularly; intermittent |
| chronic | long established as a disease |
| crescendo | increase in the volume or intensity as in a musical passage; climax; CF. crescent |
| adjourn | suspend until a later time; move from one place to another |
| gingerly | very carefully; ADJ. |
| meter | arrangement of words in the form of poetry (by accentual rhythm) |
| pedestrian | ordinary; dull; unimaginative(lacking in imagination); going on foot; Ex. pedestrian prose; N. |
| irretrievable | impossible to recover or regain; CF. retrieve |
| disputatious | argumentative; fond of argument |
| woe | great sorrow; deep inconsolable grief; affliction; suffering; Ex. financial woes |
| incubus | burden; very worriying problem; mental care; nightmare; male devil; CF. succubus |
| facetious | joking (often inappropriately); unserious; humorous |
| cryptic | mysterious; hidden; secret |
| totter | shake or move unsteadily; sway as if about to fall |
| drama | prose or verse composition to be performed by actors; play; exciting and unusual situation |
| obsequious | slavishly attentive; servile; full of servile compliance; sycophantic |
| mortify | humiliate by embarassing excessively; shame; punish the flesh; discipline (one's body) by self-denial; Ex. mortified by her blunder; Ex. mortify the flesh; CF. cause to die |
| anthology | book of literary selections by various authors; CF. omnibus |
| intrigue | make secret plans; plot; arouse the curiosity of; N: secret scheme; plot; secret love affair |
| nourish | provide with food necessary for life and growth |
| whine | complain (in a sad voice); make a high sad sound (as in pain or supplication) |
| cloister | monastery or convent |
| invidious | designed to create ill will or envy; tending to rouse ill will or envy; Ex. invidious comparison |
| turpitude | depravity; baseness; Ex. moral turpitude |
| smolder | smoulder; burn slowly without flame; be liable to break out at any moment; exist in a suppressed state; Ex. smoldering anger |
| emasculate | weaken; castrate |
| revelry | boisterous merrymaking; V. revel: engage boisterous festivities; enjoy greatly; N: boisterous festivity or celebration |
| kismet | fate; destiny; Ex. Kismet is the Arabic word for fate. |
| impeach | charge (a public official) with crime in office; raise doubts about; indict; Ex. impeach a witness's credibility |
| conjure | cause to appear by magic; summon (a devil or a spirit) by magical power; practice magic (esp. by very quick movement of the hands); evoke; conjure up: bring into the mind; Ex. The magician conjured a rabbit out of his hat. |
| uncouth | boorish; clumsy in speech or behavior; outlandish |
| forswear | renounce under oath; abandon; make a solemn promise to give up; CF. abjure |
| canker | any ulcerous sore; ulcer; any evil; CF. cancer |
| sluggard | lazy person |
| inarticulate | speechless; producing indistinct speech; not articulate; not expressing oneself clearly |
| clown | act stupidly; play the fool; N. |
| dross | waste matter; worthless impurities |
| intangible | not able to be perceived by touch; vague |
| fraudulent | cheating; deceitful; Ex. fraudulent means; N. fraud: deception; swindle |
| scintilla | trace; minute amount; shred; least bit; Ex. There is not a scintilla of truth; CF. spark |
| contingent | dependent on something uncertain or in the future; conditional; happening by chance; accidental; N: a group of soldiers, ships to a larger force; CF. contingency: future event that may or may not occur; possibility; Ex. prepare for every contingency |
| linguistic | pertaining to language |
| exchequer | treasury; Ex. Chancellor of the exchequer |
| chip | lose a small piece from the surface or edge; N: small piece broken off something; CF. French fry; Potato chip/crisp |
| variegate | change the appearance of (by marking with different colors) |
| nepotism | favoritism (to a relative); CF. nephew |
| finale | conclusion; concluding part |
| countenance | approve; support; tolerate; Ex. countenance his rude behavior; N: face; appearance |
| ascetic | practicing self-denial; avoiding physical pleasures and comforts; austere; Ex. ascetic life of Buddhist monks; N. asceticism |
| tenancy | possession of land or building by rent; period of a tenant's occupancy |
| vain | full of self-admiration; conceited; without result; unsuccessful; N. vanity |
| evenhanded | impartial; fair |
| cynosure | object of general attention; person or thing that is a center of attention; CF. Ursa Minor |
| rummage | ransack; thoroughly search |
| jocund | merry |
| uproarious | marked by commotion or uproar; very noisy (esp. with laughter); hilarious; causing loud laughter; extremely funny |
| metropolis | large city |
| repertoire | list of works of music, drama, etc., a performer is prepared to present; CF. repertory |
| pluck | courage; V: pull off or out; pull out the hair or feathers of; ADJ. plucky: courageous; brave |
| ensconce | settle comfortably; place comfortably (in a secure place) |
| auroral | pertaining to the aurora borealis; CF. aurora australis |
| vitriolic | causing sharp pain to the mind; caustic; corrosive; sarcastic; of vitriol; N. vitriol: sulphuric acid (which burns flesh deeply); bitterly abusive expression; caustic expression; CF. glass |
| draft | first rough form; conscription; draught; V: make a draft of; conscript |
| peremptory | demanding and leaving no choice; imperative; Ex. peremptory decree/knock |
| bate | let down; lessen the force of; moderate; restrain; Ex. with bated breath; CF. abate |
| disfigure | mar the appearance of; spoil |
| mode | prevailing style; current fashion; manner; way of doing something; Ex. in the latest mode; Ex. simple mode of life |
| resolve | determination; resolution; firmness of purpose |
| faze | disconcert; dismay; embarrass |
| tryst | meeting arranged by lovers; arrangement between lovers to meet |
| munificent | very generous in giving; Ex. munificent benefactor; N. munificience |
| viper | poisonous snake |
| compile | assemble; gather; accumulate; make (a report or a book) from facts and information found in various places; Ex. compile a dictionary |
| aptitude | fitness; talent |
| paean | song of praise or joy; Ex. paeans celebrating the victory |
| spectrum | colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism; broad and continuous range; Ex. whole spectrum of modern thoughts |
| automaton | mechanism that imitates actions of humans; machine that works by itself |
| vent | release or discharge through a vent; express (esp. unfairly); utter; Ex. He vented his wrath on his family. |
| gambit | opening in chess in which a piece is sacrificed; action made to produce a future advantage |
| mute | silent; without speech; not pronounced; unable to speak; N: one who is incapable of speech; V: soften the sound, color, shade of |
| mortar | vessel in which substances are crushed with a pestle |
| formidable | menacing; arousing fear; threatening; difficult to defeat; Ex. formidable foe/question |
| censor | (in ancient Rome) overseer of morals (also taking the census); person who eliminates inappropriate matter; V. |
| recipient | receiver |
| gloat | express evil satisfaction; look at or think about with evil satisfaction; view malevolently; Ex. The thief gloated over the stolen jewels. |
| delineate | portray; depict; sketch; describe; N. delineation |
| advocate | speak in favor of; support (an idea or plan); urge; plead for |
| fancier | breeder or dealer of animals; one who has a special interest, as for raising specific plant or animal |
| rejoinder | reply; retort; comeback; V. rejoin: say in reply |
| equivocal | (of words or statements) ambiguous; intentionally misleading; (of behavior) questionable; OP. unequivocal |
| context | writings preceding and following the passage quoted; circumstance in which an event occurs |
| ominous | threatening; of an evil omen |
| purchase | secure grasp or hold; firm grasp or footing |
| slur | pronounce indistinctly; speak indistinctly; mumble |
| impartial | not biased; fair; N. impartiality |
| peccadillo | slight offense or fault; CF. sin |
| abridge | condense or shorten |
| incubate | hatch; warm (eggs) with the body to promote hatching; maintain at optimal environment conditions for development; be holding in one's body an infection which is going to develop into a disease; N. incubation; CF. incubation:disease |
| debonair | (of men) friendly, charming, and fashionably dressed; aiming to please; CF. of good disposition |
| lope | gallop slowly |
| quarry | dig into (to get stone); N: mine; ÀŒ®Àå |
| genuflect | bend the knee as in worship |
| ploy | strategem to gain an advantage; tactic; Ex. management ploy |
| facsimile | copy |
| reputed | supposed; Ex. reputed father of the child; V. repute: consider; N. repute: reputation; esteem |
| gory | bloody; N. gore: blood (from a wound) |
| accoutre | equip; N. accoutrement |
| drone | idle person who lives on other people's work; male bee |
| azure | sky blue |
| repercussion | rebound; reaction; reverberation; Ex. serious repercussion |
| intoxicate | make drunk; stimulate or excite; Ex. intoxicated by all the money he might win |
| attribute | essential quality; V: ascribe; explain |
| recalcitrant | disobedient or resisting authority even after being punished; obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority; unruly; Ex. recalcitrant child |
| nebulous | vague; hazy; cloudy; of a nebula; Ex. nebulous proposal |
| remiss | negligent; careless about a duty |
| lunatic | insane; Ex. lunatic asylum |
| tinge | give a slight degree of a color or quality to; N: slight degree of a color or quality; Ex. tinged with grey/jealousy |
| rubric | title or heading (in red print); directions for religious ceremony; protocol |
| taut | tight; strained; tense; ready; OP. slack |
| plummet | fall sharply; fall straight down; Ex. Stock prices plummeted. |
| kindle | start a fire; ignite; inspire; arouse |
| volition | act of using one's will; act of making a conscious choice; Ex. She selected this dress of her own volition. |
| capricious | unpredictable; fickle |
| delve | dig; search deeply; investigate |
| harbor | give protection (by giving food and shelter); provide a refuge for; hide; keep in mind (thoughts or feelings); Ex. harbor a grudge/criminal; N: place of shelter; refuge |
| abstruse | obscure; profound; difficult to understand |
| illusory | illusive; deceptive; not real |
| rapport | close relationship; emotional closeness; harmony |
| antecedents | preceding events that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background |
| vie | contend; compete |
| murky | dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague; Ex. murky night/fog; N. murk: partial or complete darkness; gloom |
| whim | sudden capricious idea; fancy |
| accessory | additional object; useful but not essential thing |
| indifferent | unmoved or unconcerned by; having no interest in; mediocre; neither good nor bad |
| slavish | of or like a slave; servile; showing no originality; copied very closely; Ex. slavish devotion/copy of the original |
| foresight | ability to foresee future happenings; prudence in providing for the future |
| collation | a light meal; collating |
| venerable | deserving high respect; commanding respect; CF. command: deserve and get |
| balm | something that relieves pain; oily liquid with a pleasant smell from trees |
| spoonerism | accidental transposition of sounds in successive words; Ex. ``Let me sew you to your sheet'' for ``Let me show you to your seat''; CF. William Spooner |
| toll | sound (a large bell) slowly at regular intervals; N: sound of a bell; fixed tax or charge |
| pathological | pertaining to disease; N. pathology: study of disease |
| forbearance | patience; forgiveness; V. forbear: refrain from (in a generous and forgiving way); be patient; Ex. forbear to send him to prison |
| impede | hide; retard or obstruct the progress of; block |
| quench | assuage or satisfy (thrust); slake; douse or extinguish; put out; suppress |
| optimum | most favorable; optimal; N: most favorable condition |
| tumult | commotion of a great crowd; riot; noise; uproar; ADJ. tumultuous: noisy and disorderly |
| bristle | short stiff hair; V: (hair or fur) stand up stiffly |
| extricate | free from an entanglement or difficulty; disentangle |
| coin | make coins; invent or fabricate (a word or phrase); N. coinage: word or phrase recently invented |
| brusque | blunt; abrupt; curt; not wanting to waste time being nice |
| outlandish | bizzare; peculiar; unconventional |
| wizened | shriveled; withered; Ex. wizened apple/old lady |
| incessant | uninterrupted; unceasing |
| noncommittal | neutral; refusing commitment to a particular opinion; unpledged; undecided |
| distill | refine (a liquid by evaporating and subsequent condensation); concentrate; separate the most important parts from; Ex. distill fresh water from sea water; CF. brew |
| refraction | bending of a ray of light |
| qualified | limited; restricted; V. qualify: limit the meaning of; modify |
| awe | solemn wonder; feeling of respect mixed with wonder and fear; V: fill with awe; ADJ. awesome |
| waft | move gently (in air or in seas) by wind or waves; Ex. leaves wafting past the window |
| degradation | humiliation; debasement; degeneration; V. degrade: debase; disgrace; degenerate; reduce (something) in worth; demote (someone); reduce in rank |
| consistency | absence of contradictions; uniformity; degree of thickness or firmness; Ex. consistency of thick cream; CF. viscous |
| bid | command; utter (a greeting); offer as a price; N: offer of a price; amount offered; earnest effort to gain something; Ex. bid for freedom |
| debase | degrade; reduce in quality or value; degenerate; lower in esteem; disgrace; N. debasement |
| mausoleum | monumental tomb; large stately tomb; CF. Mausolos |
| preclude | make impossible; prevent; exclude; eliminate |
| impending | nearing; approaching; about to happen |
| abdicate | renounce; give up (position, right, or responsibility) |
| motley | multi-colored (as of a garment worn by a jester); mixed; heterogeneous; CF. jester: one who jests (as a paid fool at medieval courts) |
| profusion | great amount; plenty; overabundance; excess; lavish expenditure; Ex. profusion of choices; ADJ. profuse: plentiful; copious; giving or given abundantly; extravagant |
| bedizen | dress with vulgar finery |
| witless | lacking intelligence or wit; foolish; idiotic |
| query | inquiry; question; V. |
| bemoan | lament; moan for; express sorrow or disapproval of |
| affable | easily approachable; easy to talk to; warmly friendly |
| shudder | shake uncontrollably; tremble; V. |
| relevant | having importance; pertinent; referring to the case in hand; N. relevance, relevancy |
| ramify | branch out; divide into branches or subdivisions |
| monolithic | solidly uniform; unchangeable; unyielding; N. monolith: large block of stone |
| boorish | rude; insensitive |
| precipitate | hurl downward; throw headlong; hasten; cause to happen sooner; condense and fall as rain or snow; cause (a solid substance) to be separated from a solution; ADJ. hasty; rash; premature; sudden |
| bask | luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth |
| trident | three-pronged spear |
| smirk | conceited smile; offensively self-satisfied smile (often at someone else's misfortune); V. |
| monotheism | belief in one God |
| interjection | exclamation; Ex. ``Ouch'' |
| succor | assist (someone in difficulty); aid; comfort; N. |
| merit | deserve; ADJ. meritorious: deserving reward or praise |
| chicanery | trickery; deception |
| oblivious | inattentive or unmindful; unaware; wholly absorbed; forgetful(having the habit of forgetting) |
| unison | unity of pitch (in musical performance); complete accord; Ex. The choir sang in unison. |
| nurture | nourish; feed; educate; rear; care for while it is growing or developing; foster; cultivate; N: something that nourishes; rearing |
| genesis | beginning; origin |
| fictitious | imaginary; non-existent; purposely invented to deceive; untrue; Ex. fictitious name/boyfriend; CF. fictional |
| manifest | evident; visible; obvious; V: show plainly |
| pragmatist | practical person; N. pragmatism: pragmatic way of dealing with things |
| requiem | mass for the dead; dirge |
| annals | records arranged in yearly parts; history |
| snuffle | sniffle; sniff repeatedly (in order to keep liquid from running out of the nose) |
| laity | laypersons; laymen; persons not connected with the clergy |
| filibuster | block legislation or prevent action in a lawmaking body by making very slow long speeches; N; freebooter |
| comprise | include; consist of |
| tenuous | thin; slim; rare |
| clandestine | secret |
| tightwad | miser; excessively frugal person |
| knave | untrustworthy person; rogue; scoundrel; jack; N. knavery |
| debutante | young woman making formal entrance into society |
| escapade | prank; flighty conduct; reckless adventure that disobeys rules |
| archipelago | group of closely located islands |
| incommodious | not spacious; inconvenient |
| tiller | handle used to move boat's rudder (to steer) |
| transient | staying for a short time; momentary; temporary; N: one that is transient |
| concatenate | link as in a chain |
| missile | object to be thrown or projected |
| genteel | well-bred; elegant; striving to convey an appearance of refinement; Ex. genteel poverty |
| pedantic | bookish; showing off learning; marked by an excessive ostentatious concern for book learning; N. pedantry |
| pending | not yet decided or settled; impending; Ex. pending decision; PREP. while awaiting; until; Ex. delay the decision pending his return |
| blotch | spot; blot; CF. blot+botch |
| distort | twist out of shape; give a false account of; misrepresent; N. distortion |
| carapace | shell covering the back (of a turtle, tortoise, crab, etc.) |
| append | attach |
| grievance | cause of complaint; complaint |
| start | move suddenly or involuntarily; Ex. start at the sight of a snake |
| voracious | ravenous; eating large quantities of food; exceedingly eager; insatiable; Ex. voracious animal/reader |
| proponent | supporter; backer; opposite of opponent |
| conglomeration | mass of material sticking together |
| proximity | nearness; ADJ. proximate |
| verge | border; edge, rim, or margin; Ex. on the verge of: very near to; V: border on |
| exquisite | delicate; very finely made; extremely beautiful; Ex. exquisite piece of jewelry |
| purge | remove or get rid of something or someone unwanted; eliminate; free from blame or guilt; cleanse or purify (esp. of sin, guilt, or defilement); N. |
| yokel | rustic; country bumpkin; Ã̳ð |
| humid | damp; N. humidity |
| hackles | hairs on back and neck, especially of a dog; Ex. make someone's hackles rise |
| courier | messenger |
| regicide | murder of a king or queen |
| gouge | overcharge (with high price); extort from; Ex. gouge the public; CF. usury |
| embody | give a bodily form to; incorporate; include |
| brochure | pamphlet |
| badinage | teasing conversation; banter; joking talk |
| grouse | complain; fuss; grumble; grouch; N: plump chickenlike game bird |
| trepidation | fear; nervous apprehension |
| trenchant | cutting; incisive; keen |
| ordinance | decree; authoritative order |
| oversee | watch over and direct; supervise; N. oversight: unintentional failure to notice or do something; supervision |
| miniature | small model; small painting; ADJ: small |
| vivid | (of light or color) bright and distinct; evoking lifelike mental images; Ex. vivid red hair/description |
| snicker | half-stifled(suppressed) laugh; V. |
| hibernate | sleep throughout the winter; N. hibernation |
| wrongheaded | stubbornly wrong |
| rend | split; tear apart; N. rent; CF. heartrending: causing deep sorrow |
| enervate | weaken; take away energy from |
| convulsion | violent uncontrollable shaking movement (caused by illness); V. convulse; ADJ. convulsive |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |
| proviso | stipulation; condition in an agreement; provision |
| definitive | most reliable; authorative and complete; that cannot be improved; conclusive; decisive; definite; Ex. definitive decision by the supreme court |
| perimeter | outer boundary; length of the outer boundary; circumference |
| angular | sharp-cornered; having an angle; not rounded (body); bony; lean; gaunt; stiff in manner |
| ambush | act of lying in wait to attack by surprise; sudden attack made from a concealed position; Ex. lie in ambush; V. |
| shyster | lawyer using questionable methods; unscrupulous practioner |
| denizen | (animal, person, or plant) inhabitant or resident of a particular place; regular visitor |
| preponderance | superiority of power, quantity, etc.; V. preponderate: be greater in power, weight, or importance; ADJ. preponderant |
| laggard | slow; sluggish; N: one who lags; straggler |
| dint | means; effort; Ex. by dint of hard work |
| pedigree | line of ancestors; ancestry; lineage; ADJ. (of an animal) descended from of a chosen family; Ex. pedigree dog; CF. crane's foot |
| impunity | freedom from punishment or harm; CF. punish |
| levy | impose (a fine); collect (a payment); impose or collect (a tax); Ex. levy a tax on tobacco |
| compatible | harmonious; in harmony with; able to exist together |
| efficacy | power to produce desired effect; ADJ. efficacious: effectual |
| collected | composed; calm; self-possessed |
| dupe | someone easily fooled or deceived; V: deceive |
| mettle | courage (to continue bravely in spite of difficulties); spirit; ADJ. mettlesome |
| salutary | tending to improve; beneficial; wholesome; Ex. The punishment had a salutary effect on the boy; CF. health |
| remnant | remainder |
| burlesque | give an imitation that ridicules; imitate mockingly |
| aerie(aery,eyrie,eyry) | nest of a large bird of prey |
| enormity | hugeness (in a bad sense); excessive wickedness; Ex. enormity of the crime; ADJ. enormous |
| salubrious | healthful; conducive to health or well-being; socially desirable; Ex. salubrious area; CF. health |
| vitreous | of glass; pertaining to or resembling glass; V. vitrify: change into glass; CF. petrify |
| premonitory | serving to warn |
| elevation | elevated position; altitude; height; flat upright side of a building; angle made by pointing a gun; Ex. The elevation of her style is much admired; Ex. front elevation of the house |
| gorge | narrow canyon; steep rocky cleft; ravine (made by a stream which runs through it) |
| contempt | scorn; disdain; ADJ. contemptuous; CF. contemptible |
| cache | hiding place; V. |
| sophistry | seemingly plausible but fallacious reasoning; sophism |
| penitent | repentant; N. |
| vignette | small drawing placed at the beginning or end of a chapter; picture; short literary sketch; short written description of a character or scene |
| extol | praise very highly; glorify |
| slew | large quantity or number; Ex. slew of errands left |
| expenditure | payment or expense; expending; something expended; output; Ex. receipt for the expenditure; Ex. expenditure of all the energy |
| piety | devoutness; reverence for God; ADJ. pious |
| delude | deceive |
| poultice | soothing application applied to sore and inflamed portions of the body |
| cynical | skeptical or distrustful of human motives; N. cynicism; CF. cynic: person who believes all people are motivated by selfishness |
| inebriated | habitually intoxicated; drunk; N. inebriety |
| psyche | soul; mind |
| eschew | avoid habitually; Ex. eschew alcoholic drinks |
| irrepressible | unable to be restrained or held back; impossible to hold back |
| exorbitant | (of costs or demands) excessive; exceeding reasonable bounds |
| innate | inborn |
| receptive | quick or willing to receive (ideas, suggestions, etc.); Ex. receptive to the proposal |
| assuage | mak less severe; ease or lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger); soothe (anger) |
| inasmuch_as | since; owing to the fact that |
| expos\'e | public revelation of something discreditable |
| pr\'ecis | abstract; concise summing up of main points; concise summary of a text |
| abominate | loathe; hate |
| underhand(underhanded) | done slyly and secretly (being dishonest) |
| atavism | resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; reversion to an earlier type; throwback; ADJ. atavistic |
| seminary | school for training future ministers; secondary school, especially for young women |
| personable | attractive (in personality or appearance) |
| muggy | (of weather) warm and damp |
| stink | stench; V: emit a strong foul odor |
| duress | forcible restraint, especially unlawfully; coercion by threat; illegal coercion; Ex. a promise made under duress |
| peevish | bad-tempered; irritable; V. peeve: make angry |
| swerve | deviate; turn aside sharply from a straight course; Ex. swerve from the principle; Ex. The car swerved to the right. |
| indentation | notch; deep recess; V. indent; CF. tooth |
| quandary | dilemma; state of uncertainty; Ex. She is in a quandary about whether to go. |
| coiffure | hairstyle |
| demure | (of a woman or child) grave; quiet and serious; coy; pretending to be demure |
| sanguine | optimistic; cheerful; hopeful; of the color of blood; red |
| bombardment | attack (as with missiles or bombs); V. bombard |
| flaccid | flabby; lacking firmness; weak; Ex. flaccid muscles |
| unearthly | not earthly; supernatural; weird; ghostly |
| fiasco | total failure; CF. bottle |
| threat | sign or warning (of coming danger); Ex. threat of rain; V: express a threat; give warning of (something bad); Ex. The cloud threatens rain. |
| deplore | regret; express sorrow and severe disapproval for something bad; Ex. deplore their violent behavior; ADJ. deplorable: very bad; deserving severe disapproval; Ex. deplorable living condition |
| retribution | deserved punishment for wrongdoing; punishment for offenses; compensation; vengeance; CF. pay back |
| titillate | tickle; excite pleasantly; Ex. not to titillate the audience but to enlighten it |
| manifestation | outward demonstration; manifesting; indication of the presence of something; Ex. manifestation of his pronounced musical bent |
| irrefutable | indisputable; incontrovertible; undeniable |
| clangor | loud resounding noise; sound of repeated clanging |
| random | without definite purpose, plan, or aim; haphazard; Ex. random shots; Ex. chosen at random |
| reverend | deserving reverence; N: priest |
| engaged | employed; busy; betrothed; involved in conflict |
| repartee | quick clever reply |
| enfranchise | admit to the rights of citizenship (especially the right to vote); CF. franchise |
| suppliant | entreating; beseeching; N. |
| rampant | growing or spreading uncontrollably; growing in profusion; unrestrained; Ex. rampant lawlessness/weed |
| compute | reckon; calculate |
| fusillade | simultaneous firing or outburst (of missiles, questions, etc.) |
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