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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| overblown | inflated; exaggerated |
| artless | without guile; open and honest |
| perjury | false testimony while under oath; V. perjure oneself: testify falsely under oath |
| sagacious | wise; perceptive; shrewd; having insight; N. sagacity |
| verity | quality of being true; lasting truth or principle; Ex. the verity of his testimony; Ex. one of the eternal verities |
| idolatry | worship of idols; excessive admiration or devotion; ADJ. idolatrous |
| hedonist | one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life; CF. hedonism: practice of living one's life purely for pleasure |
| rile | irritate; vex; muddy |
| fortitude | bravery; courage; strength of mind |
| piscatorial | pertaining to fishing; CF. Pisces |
| flout | reject; mock; show contempt for; scorn; Ex. flout the rules |
| introvert | one who is introspective or inclined to think more about oneself; ADJ. introverted |
| felicitous | (of a word or remark) apt; suitably expressed; well chosen |
| jab | poke abruptly with something sharp; punch with short blows |
| panache | flair; manner of doing things without any difficulty (causing admiration); flamboyance; bunch of feathers (on a helmet); Ex. with great panache; CF. ÀÜ ŸÆ·¡·Î õÀ» »©³»ŽÂ ŒØŸŸ |
| stanch | stop or check flow of blood; Ex. stanch the gushing wound |
| testy | irritable; impatient and bad-tempered; short-tempered; N. testiness |
| solvent | substance that dissolves another; ADJ: capable of dissolving another substance |
| animosity | active enmity |
| cantata | story set to music to be sung by a chorus (shorter than an oratorio) |
| mandatory | obligatory; compulsory; of a mandate |
| perspicacious | (of someone) having insight; penetrating; astute |
| coma | deep prolonged unconsciousness caused by disease, poison, or a severe blow |
| retract | withdraw; take back; draw back; Ex. retract a statement/an offer/claws; N. retraction; CF. retractile |
| espionage | spying |
| coterie | group that meets socially; select circle; close group of people with shared interests |
| verdant | green; covered with green plants or grass; lush in vegetation; Ex. verdant meadows |
| diffidence | shyness; lack of self-confidence; timidity; ADJ. diffident |
| compulsory | obligatory; that must be done |
| halcyon | calm; peaceful; Ex. halcyon days |
| suppress | put an end to forcibly; subdue; stifle; overwhelm; inhibit the expression of; check; prevent from being published or made public; Ex. suppress a smile; Ex. suppress the magazine/truth |
| sap | diminish; weaken; undermine the foundations of (a fortification); Ex. The element kryptonite sapped his strength. |
| fortuitous | accidental; by chance; N. fortuity |
| intervene | come between; interfere; Ex. intervened to prevent a fight; N. intervention |
| cant | insincere speech or expression of piety; jargon of thieves; special words used by a particular group of people |
| wangle | achieve by cleverness or trick; wiggle out; fake; Ex. She tried to wangle an invitation to the party. |
| phobia | morbid fear |
| igneous | produced by fire; of fire; volcanic; (of rocks) formed from lava; Ex. igneous meteorite |
| cerebration | thought; working of the brain |
| annuity | yearly allowance |
| unexceptionable | entirely acceptable; not offering any basis for criticism |
| scuffle | struggle confusedly; move off in a confused hurry; N. CF. scuffling twins ? |
| platitude | trite remark; commonplace statement; ADJ. platitudinous |
| charm | quality of pleasing; amulet; action or formula thought to have magical power; spell; V: attract; cast a spell on; bewitch |
| hubbub | confused uproar; loud noise; din |
| unconscionable | unscrupulous; not guided by conscience; excessive; beyond reason; Ex. unconscionable demand |
| morose | ill-humored; sullen; sullenly melancholy |
| maneuver(manoeuver) | strategic military or naval movement (done for training purposes); carefully planned process; stratagem; V: carry out a military maneuver; use maneuvers in gaining an end |
| lout | clumsy person; ADJ. loutish; CF. from countrysides ? |
| amnesia | loss of memory |
| pedestal | support or base as for a pillar or statue |
| clime | climate |
| martial | warlike; of war; Ex. martial art/law |
| firebrand | piece of burning wood; hothead; troublemaker; person who stirs up trouble |
| moodiness | fits of depression or gloom; ADJ. moody: given to changeable moods; subject to periods of depression; gloomy CF. mood: |
| figurative | not literal but metaphorical; using a figure(impression) of speech |
| peddle | travel about selling (wares); CF. foot |
| unceremonious | not done politely without due formalities |
| festive | joyous; celebratory; relating to a feast or festival |
| typhoon | tropical hurricane or cyclone |
| antecede | precede |
| apiary | a place where bees are kept |
| humdrum | dull; monotonous |
| nostalgia | homesickness; longing for the past; Ex. nostalgia for the clothes of 1920s; ADJ. nostalgic |
| pomposity | self-important behavior; acting like a stuffed shirt(pompous person); ADJ. pompous: self-important |
| exuberance | overflowing abundance; joyful enthusiasm; flamboyance; lavishness; ADJ. exuberant: high-spirited and lively; growing abundantly and strongly |
| diorama | life-size, three-dimensional scene from nature or history; three-dimensional scene with modeled figures against a painted background |
| communal | held in common; public; of a group of people; of a commune |
| eminent | rising above others; high; lofty; distinguished; Ex. eminent position |
| conception | beginning; forming of an idea; fertilization; V. conceive: form an idea in the mind; devise; become pregnant; CF. inception |
| roseate | rosy; optimistic; Ex. roseate views |
| forthright | straightforward; direct; frank |
| degenerate | become worse in quality; deteriorate; ADJ: having become worse; Ex. a degenerate species; N: depraved or corrupt person |
| incipient | beginning; in an early stage |
| smudge | dirty mark with unclear edges made by rubbing; V. |
| antiseptic | substance that prevents infection in a wound; ADJ. |
| virtue | goodness; moral excellence; good quality; advantage; Ex. by virtue of; Ex. make a virtue of necessity |
| exemplary | serving as a model; outstanding; Ex. exemplary punishment/behavior; N. exemplar: typical example; model |
| indecision | irresolution; inability to make up one's mind |
| ponderous | having great weight; weighty; unwieldy; lacking lightness; dull; Ex. ponderous body/style of writing |
| frugality | thrift; economy; ADJ. frugal: practicing economy; costing little; inexpensive |
| posture | assume an affected pose; act artificially; N: pose; attitude |
| comeback | retort; quick clever reply; return to former status |
| acclivity | sharp upslope of a hill; OP. declivity |
| dummy | imitation of a real object used as a substitute; effigy |
| purport | intention; purpose; meaning; V: claim; profess; Ex. order which purports to be signed by the general |
| terminus | last stop of railroad; end |
| nuance | shade of slight difference in meaning or color; subtle distinction |
| bewitch | cast a spell over; captivate completely |
| libel | defamatory written statement; act of writing something that smears a person's character; V. ADJ. libelous |
| incantation | singing or chanting of magic spells; magical formula; (the saying of) words used in magic; CF. enchant |
| acne | skin disease (on the face) |
| metrical | metric; written in the form of poetry; Ex. metrical translation of Homer |
| impregnable | invulnerable; impossible to capture or enter by force; Ex. impregnable fort/argument; CF. take |
| inherent | firmly established by nature or habit; intrinsic |
| fidelity | loyalty; accuracy |
| standstill | condition of no movement or activity; stop |
| adjuration | solemn urging; V. adjure: entreat earnestly; enjoin solemnly |
| habitat | natural home of a plant or animal; CF. habitation |
| obeisance | bow (to show respect and obedience) |
| carillon | a set of bells (often in a tower) capable of being played |
| sleight | dexterity; CF. sleight of hand: legerdemain; quickness of the hands in doing tricks |
| actuarial | calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics |
| ramble | wander aimlessly (physically or mentally); digress |
| lustrous | shining; brilliant; Ex. lustrous hair |
| substantiate | support (a claim) with evidence; establish with evidence; verify |
| resolution | determination; resoluteness; ADJ. resolute: firm or determined in purpose |
| awl | pointed tool used for piercing |
| urge | drive or force forward (by causing impulses); drive to take action; impel; entreat earnestly; Ex. urge horses; N: impulse that prompts action |
| vigilante | one who without authority assumes law enforcement powers |
| hatch | deck opening; lid covering a deck opening; V: emerge from an egg; produce (young) from an egg |
| irreparable | not able to be corrected or repaired; impossible to repair |
| herpetologist | one who studies reptiles; CF. herpetology: branch of zoology that deals with reptiles and amphibians |
| saturate | soak thoroughly; imbue; impregnate; charge; fill to capacity |
| medley | mixture |
| improvident | thriftless; not providing for the future |
| connivance | pretense of ignorance of something wrong; assistance; permission to offend; V. connive: feign ignorance (of a wrong); cooperate secretly in an illegal action; conspire |
| verdigris | green coating or patina on copper which has been exposed to the weather |
| pusillanimous | cowardly; lacking courage; fainthearted |
| clique | small exclusive group of people |
| congruence | correspondence of parts; harmonious relationship; CF. congruity |
| dexterous | skillful; skill in using hands or mind; N. dexterity |
| beware | be cautious (of) |
| relent | become less severe; give in(surrender); ADJ. relentless: unyielding; continuously severe |
| senility | old age; feeblemindedness of old age; ADJ. senile: resulting from old age; showing the weakness of body or mind from old age; Ex. senile dementia |
| xenophobia | fear or hatred of foreigners; N. xenophobe |
| jest | playful remark or act; V. act or speak playfully |
| expository | explanatory; serving to explain; N. exposition: explaining; exhibition |
| catechism | book for religious instruction in question-and-answer form; religious instruction by question and answer; V. catechize |
| overbearing | bossy; domineering and arrogant; decisively important; Ex. overbearing manner/importance; V. overbear: dominate |
| indissoluble | permanent; impossible to dissolve or disintegrate |
| rotund | (of a person) fat and round |
| contention | assertion; claim; thesis; struggling; competition |
| treatise | article treating a subject systematically and thoroughly |
| exude | flow out slowly; discharge (gradually); give forth; N. exudation |
| creed | system of religious or ethical belief |
| scrimmage | disorderly fight between two or more people |
| delete | erase; strike out |
| mandate | order; charge; authoritative command; power to govern another country; power to given to a government; region under administration; V: give a mandate to; place under a mandate; Ex. mandated territory |
| astral | relating to the stars |
| quicksilver | mercury |
| buoyant | able to float; cheerful and optimistic; N. buoyancy; Ex. buoyancy of wood/water/American market |
| prostrate | stretch out full on ground; make prostrate; enervate; Ex. prostrating illness; ADJ: lying face down; having lost all strength |
| embryonic | undeveloped; rudimentary; N. embryo: organism in the early stage of development |
| exegesis | explanation, especially of biblical(of the bible) passages |
| quizzical | curious; suggesting puzzlement (without saying); questioning; teasing; mocking; bantering; Ex. quizzical glance |
| retrospective | looking back on the past; N. retrospection; V. retrospect |
| monetary | pertaining to money |
| sidereal | relating to stars; Ex. sidereal day |
| quibble | minor objection or complaint; V: raise minor objections; carp; cavil |
| controvert | oppose with arguments; attempt to refute; contradict; ADJ. controversial; N. controversy |
| ordination | ceremony conferring holy orders; ceremony of ordaining a priest |
| coeval | living at the same time as; existing during the same period of time; contemporary; of the same age |
| nullify | make invalid; make null; invalidate |
| prolixity | tedious wordiness; verbosity; ADJ. prolix: wordy; verbose; diffuse |
| equity | fairness; justice; OP. inequity |
| derivative | unoriginal; obtained from another source; Ex. derivative prose style; N. |
| intimate | hint; suggest; imply; ADJ: marked by close relationship; familiar; private; personal; Ex. intimate knowledge/thoughts in the diary; N: close friend or confidant; CF. intimacy |
| retinue | following; attendants |
| dabble | work at in a nonserious fashion; splash around; move noisily in a liquid |
| penetrate | enter into; pierce; permeate; see through; grasp the inner significance of; understand |
| swamp | wetland; marsh; V: flood; overwhelm; drench in with liquid |
| inquisitive | eager for knowledge; unduly curious |
| feint | trick; shift; sham blow; feigned attack to draw away defensive action; V. |
| portly | stout; corpulent |
| irreproachable | beyond reproach; blameless; impeccable; Ex. irreproachable conduct |
| couple | join; unite; OP. uncouple |
| caprice | whim; sudden change of mind without any real cause |
| compound | combine; produce by combining; increase; make worse by adding to or increasing; exacerbate; Ex. compound an error; ADJ: consisting of two or more parts; N: combination of two or more parts; area enclosed by a wall containing a group of buildings; |
| capsize | (of a boat) turn over |
| nonentity | person of no importance; nonexistence |
| mulct | defraud a person of something; swindle; Ex. mulct the boy of his legacy |
| egregious | notorious; conspicuously bad or shocking |
| attentive | alert and watchful; listening carefully; paying attention; considerate; thoughtful; politely helpful; Ex. attentive audience; Ex. He was attentive to the old lady; N. attentions: act of courtesy and consideration |
| propitious | favorable; auspicious; advantageous; fortunate; Ex. propitious day/sign |
| synoptic | providing a general overview; summary; N. synopsis |
| opprobrium | infamy; disgrace arising from shameful conduct; vilification(slander); scorn; contempt; Ex. opprobrium hurled against him; ADJ. opprobrious: expressing contempt; shameful or infamous |
| despondent | without hope and courage; depressed; gloomy; N. despondency: loss of hope with gloom; dejection |
| derivation | deriving; origin or source of something; Ex. the derivation of the word |
| concise | brief and compact |
| exclaim | cry out suddenly; N. exclamation; ADJ. exclamatory |
| chuckle | laugh quietly |
| ossify | change or harden into bone; become hard and unchanging in one's ideas |
| tarantula | venomous spider |
| chapel | small church (in a prison, college, or hospital) |
| molten | melted; Ex. molten lava |
| egotistical | egotistic; excessively self-centered(egocentric); self-important; conceited |
| rave | overwhelmingly favorable review; V: talk wildly as if mad; Ex. raving lunatic |
| usurp | seize another's power or rank (without legal authority); supplant; appropriate; N. usurpation; CF. take for one's own use |
| reiterate | repeat |
| compliant | readily acting in accordance with a rule, order, or the wishes or others; yielding; comforming to requirements |
| dote | be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline |
| obstetrician | physician specializing in delivery(assisting in giving birth) of babies; N. obstetrics; CF. midwife |
| musty | stale (in odor or taste); spoiled by age; CF. moist |
| attest | testify; bear witness |
| thrifty | careful about money; economical; N. thrift |
| finish | surface texture; completeness of execution |
| oracular | of an oracle; prophetic; uttered as if with divine authority; mysterious or ambiguous; hard to understand; N. oracle: wiser person; prophecy made by an oracle |
| anomalous | abnormal; irregular |
| dowry | money or property brought by a bride to her husband at marriage |
| rebate | return of part of a payment; discount; V. |
| conglomerate | corporation made up of several different companies in diversified fields; mass of various material gathered together; rock consisting of small stones held together by clay; V. |
| chant | tune(melody) in which a number of words are sung on the same note; V: sing (a chant); utter (a slogan) in the manner of a chant |
| gustatory | affecting or relating to the sense of taste |
| droll | queer and amusing |
| incentive | spur; motive; something which encourages one to greater activity |
| sound | in good condition; showing good judgment or good sense; thorough; complete; Ex. sound mind/investment/training |
| secular | worldly; not pertaining to church matters or religion; temporal |
| blue | gloomy; depressed |
| expurgate | clean; remove offensive parts of a book |
| gratuity | tip |
| latitude | freedom from narrow limitations |
| equine | resembling a horse; Ex. equine face |
| interregnum | period between two successive reigns or governments |
| memoir | memoirs; autobiography; biography |
| aghast | filled with great surprise or fear; horrified |
| regime | method of system or government |
| bowdlerize | expurgate; CF. Thomas Bowdler |
| discombobulated | discomposed; confused |
| proscenium | part of stage in front of curtain; front arch of a stage |
| dormer | window projecting upright from roof; CF. sleeping room |
| panoramic | denoting an unobstructed and comprehensive view; N. panorama: unbroken view of a wide area |
| endemic | prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific area or country; peculiar to a particular region or people; CF. pandemic |
| chorus | phrase repeated throughout a song or poem |
| except | exclude; N. exception: objection; exclusion; ADJ. exceptional: unusual; of unusually high quality |
| fervor | glowing ardor; intensity of feeling; quality of being fervent or fervid; zeal; intense heat |
| urbane | suave; refined in manner; elegant |
| cite | quote; commend; Ex. cited for bravery in an official record |
| ignominy | deep disgrace; shame or dishonor; ADJ. ignominious; Ex. ignominous defeat |
| inured | accustomed; hardened; Ex. inured to the Alaskan cold; V. inure: make used to something undesirable; harden; CF. unfeeling |
| unearth | dig up; discover (facts) by careful searching; Ex. He unearthed some secrets about her; OP. conceal |
| padre | chaplain (in the armed forces) |
| predicament | difficult situation; tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma |
| torpedo | underwater explosive apparatus; V. |
| prestige | respect or admiration; impression produced by achievements or reputation; ADJ: causing admiration; ADJ. prestigious: having prestige |
| scheme | systematic plan; plot; clever dishonest plan; orderly arrangement of elements; Ex. health insurance scheme; Ex. a scheme to escape taxes; Ex. a color scheme; Ex. a story with no scheme; V: contrive a scheme |
| rhapsody | excessively enthusiastic expression of feeling; musical composition of irregular form (as if made up as one plays it) |
| entity | real being |
| distract | take (one's attention) off something; upset emotionally; make anxious; ADJ. distracted |
| anthropologist | student of the history and science of humankind |
| cavil | quibble; make frivolous objections; find fault unnecessarily |
| malodorous | foul-smelling |
| tribunal | court of justice |
| quay | dock; wharf; pier; landing place (for boats) |
| milieu | social environment; means of expression; Ex. feel out of one's milieu; Ex. His proper milieu is watercolor. |
| reticent | inclined to silence; uncommunicative; reserved; Ex. He was reticent about the reasons; N. reticence |
| inhibited | (of a person) unable to express what one really feels |
| dolorous | sorrowful; N. dolor |
| remission | temporary moderation (of disease symptoms); remitting of a debt or punishment; cancelation of a debt; pardon; Ex. The disease went into remission; Ex. Christians pray for the remission of sins. |
| exorcise | drive out evil spirits |
| caulk(calk) | make watertight (by blocking up cracks as in a ship) |
| estimable | (of a person) worthy of esteem; admirable; deserving esteem; possible to estimate |
| bouillon | clear beef (or meat) soup |
| taciturn | habitually silent; talking little |
| loath | reluctant; unwilling; disinclined; Ex. Romeo and Juliet were both loath for him to go. |
| saccharine | cloying sweet; characteristic of sugar or saccharin |
| indiscriminate | choosing at random; confused; not based on careful distinctions |
| impalpable | imperceptible(not easily understood); intangible; OP. palpable: tangible; easily perceptible |
| jettison | throw overboard (from a ship or plane) |
| futile | useless; hopeless; ineffectual |
| altruistic | unselfishly generous; concerned for others; N. altiruism: unselfish concern for the welfare of others; unselfishness; OP. egoism |
| viand | food; CF. live |
| foible | small weakness of character; slight fault; CF. feeble |
| mauve | pale purple |
| solder | repair or make whole by using a metal alloy; N: metal alloy (usually tin and lead) used in the molten state to join metallic parts |
| prominent | protruding(sticking out); conspicuous; notable; eminent |
| tract | propaganda pamphlet (esp. by a religious or political group); expanse of land; region of indefinite size; system of related organs; Ex. digestive tract |
| novice | beginner |
| mutinous | unruly; rebellious; Ex. mutinous teenagers; N. mutiny: open rebellion; CF. mutineer |
| connubial | pertaining to marriage or the matrimonial state |
| crust | hard outer covering (as of earth or snow) |
| digression | wandering away from the subject; V. digress |
| adjacent | adjoining; neighboring; close by |
| troth | pledge of good faith especially in betrothal; betrothal; Ex. by my troth |
| fervent | ardent; zealous; hot |
| log | record of a voyage or flight; record of day-to-day activities; section of a trunk; V. |
| rail | complain bitterly; scold; rant; Ex. the weaker railing against injustices |
| incongruity | lack of harmony; absurdity; ADJ. incongruous: lacking in harmony; inappropriate |
| comatose | in a coma; extremely sleepy |
| outspoken | candid; blunt |
| resilient | elastic; having the power of springing back; able to recover quickly (as from misfortune) |
| grate | make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect; shred by rubbing against a rough surface; Ex. grated cheese N: framework of metal bars to hold fuel in a fireplace |
| prevaricate | lie; hide the truth (by equivocating) |
| natation | swimming |
| articulate | effective; distinct; expressing ideas clearly; having clear sounds; having joints; Ex. articulate speech; V: express thoughts and feeling clearly; pronounce clearly; unite by joints |
| arbiter | person with power to decide a matter in dispute; judge who is in a position ot make influential judgments; Ex. supreme arbiter of fashion in beachware |
| aversion | firm dislike |
| preamble | introductory statement |
| illuminate | brighten; clear up or make understandable; enlighten; enable to understand; Ex. illuminating remarks |
| ichthyology | study of fish; CF. ichthyo-: fish |
| polar | of a pole; characterized by opposite extremes; Ex. polar opposites |
| immobility | state of being immovable |
| haggard | wasted away; gaunt; Ex. haggard faces of the rescued miners |
| unwarranted | unjustified; having no justification; groundless; baseless; undeserved |
| proletarian | member of the working class; blue collar guy; N. proletariat: working class (who have to work for wages) |
| pulchritude | beauty; comeliness; ADJ. pulchritudinous |
| embezzlement | taking for one's own use in violation of trust; stealing (of money placed in one's care) |
| entree(entr\'ee) | entrance; a way in; right to enter; main dish of a meal; Ex. entree into the exclusive circle |
| toady | servile flatterer; yes man; sycophant; V: be a toady to; fawn |
| disparate | basically different; impossible to compare; unrelated |
| abscond | depart secretly and hide |
| mendacious | lying; habitually dishonest; N. mendacity |
| anticlimax | letdown in thought or emotion; something unexciting, ordinary, or disappointing coming after something important or exciting |
| inquisitor | questioner (especially harsh); investigator; person making an inquisition |
| pilfer | steal things of small value; filch; snitch |
| effluvium | noxious(harmful) smell |
| sardonic | scornfully mocking; disdainful; sarcastic; cynical; Ex. sardonic smile |
| amulet | charm; talisman; an object worn believed to protect against evil, bad luck |
| transcribe | copy; write a copy of; N. transcription |
| rant | speak violently or excitedly; rave; talk excitedly showing anger; scold; make a grandiloquent speech; Ex. The priest ranted about the devil. |
| vindicate | clear from blame; free from blame or accusation (with supporting proof); exonerate; substantiate; justify or support; avenge; Ex. vindicate one's client; Ex. vindicate one's claim; CF. vindicator |
| drivel | nonsense; foolishness; V: talk nonsense |
| unregenerate | making no attempt to change one's bad practices |
| haven | place of safety; refuge; harbor; Ex. tax haven |
| foist | insert improperly; impose upon another by coercion; palm off; pass off as genuine or worthy; CF. fist |
| contagion | infection (by contact); ADJ. contagious; CF. infectious: that can be passed by infection in the air |
| subterfuge | stratagem(deceptive scheme); pretense; evasion; Ex. resort to a harmless subterfuge |
| windfall | fallen fruit; unexpected lucky event |
| stipple | paint or draw with dots or short strokes |
| irascible | irritable; easily angered |
| trilogy | group of three related works (connected by a shared subject but each complete in itself) |
| carousal | drunken revel; V. carouse |
| pedigree | ancestry; lineage |
| orifice | mouthlike opening; small opening (esp. to a cavern or passage of the body); CF. mouth |
| sinuous | twisting; winding; bending in and out; not morally honest |
| nonplus | put at a loss; bring to a halt by confusion; perplex; CF. no more |
| earthly | of this earth; terrestrial; worldly; not divine; possible; Ex. no earthly reason |
| dowse | use a divining rod to search for underground water or minerals |
| miscellaneous | made up of a variety of parts |
| bountiful | generous; graciously generous; showing bounty |
| glacial | like a glacier; of an ice age; extremely cold; Ex. glacial epoch; CF. iceberg |
| expedite | hasten; make go faster |
| expiate | make amends for (a sin) |
| ward | administrative division of a city; division in a hospital or prison; incompetent person placed under the protection of a guardian; V: guard; ward off: avert |
| flippant | lacking proper seriousness; Ex. flippant remarks about death; N. flippancy |
| embellish | adorn; ornament; enhance as a story (by adding fictitious details) |
| indolent | lazy |
| impersonal | not being a person; not showing personal feelings; Ex. impersonal force/manner/organization |
| conformity | harmony; agreement with established rules or customs; similarity; Ex. behave in conformity with; V. conform: be similar; act in agreement; comply; Ex. conform to the rule; CF. conformance |
| brink | edge (at the top of a cliff); Ex. on the brink of the Grand Canyon |
| nubile | marriageable; of marriageable age; CF. connubial |
| criteria | standards used in judging; CF. criterion |
| soothsayer | one who foretells the future |
| clot | half-solid lump formed from a liquid (or blood); V. |
| artifice | deception; trickery |
| prowess | extraordinary ability; military bravery; Ex. prowess in battle |
| fruitful | producing results; profitable; prolific; producing in abundance |
| adroit | skillful (in using mind or hand) |
| agenda | items of business at a meeting |
| guile | deceit; duplicity; wiliness; cunning; Ex. persuade her by guile |
| cemetery | place for burying the dead |
| bourgeois | middle class; selfishly materialistic; too interested in material possessions |
| loathe | detest; ADJ. loathsome: arousing loathing; offensive; Ex. loathsome smell |
| calculated | deliberately planned; likely |
| obscure | dark; vague; unclear; not well known; Ex. obscure meaning/village; V: darken; cover; make unclear; Ex. obscure the moon/meaning |
| physiological | pertaining to the science of the function of living organisms; N. physiology |
| bellicose | warlike |
| headfirst | moving with the head leading; headlong |
| stipulate | state as a necessary condition (of an agreement); make express conditions; specify; Ex. He stipulated payment in advance |
| zest | outer skin of an orange used for giving a special taste to food; spice; interest; flavor; spirited enjoyment; Ex. add a certain zest to the affair; Ex. zest for life |
| virile | manly; having masculine spirit or strength; full of strength |
| opportune | timely; well-chosen |
| benevolent | generous; charitable; having a wish to do good |
| perversion | corruption; turning from right to wrong |
| protract | prolong; lengthen in time; draw out |
| effeminate | having womanly traits |
| anvil | iron block used in hammering out metals |
| ooze | (of a thick liquid) pass or flow slowly; N: mud or thick liquid as at the bottom of a river |
| deciduous | falling off at a specific season or stage of growth as of leaves; Ex. deciduous tree/teeth |
| recital | act of reciting publicly; detailed account; performance of music or dance (by a solo performer) |
| effectual | able to produce a desired effect; valid |
| chauvinist | blindly devoted patriot; zealous adherent of a group, cause, or sex; ADJ. chauvinistic; CF. chauvinism; Nicolas Chauvin |
| swarthy | (of a skin or complexion) dark; dusky; Ex. swarthy Italian ? |
| alluvial | pertaining to soil deposits left by running water |
| quadruped | four-footed animal; ADJ. CF. biped |
| facet | small plane surface (of a gem(precious stone)); a side |
| epilogue | short speech at conclusion of dramatic work |
| permeable | that can be permeated; penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass through; V. permeate: spread or flow throughout; charge |
| bicameral | two-chambered as a legislative body |
| primal | first in rank or importance; being first in time; original; Ex. man's primal innocence |
| kneel | go down on one's knee(s) |
| repress | hold back (the natural expression of); restrain; crush; oppress; Ex. repressed child; Ex. repress a laugh/rebellion |
| celestial | heavenly |
| counterpart | thing that completes another; things very much alike; thing that has the same purpose in a different system |
| gratuitous | given freely; unwarranted; uncalled for; done without good reason; Ex. gratuitous comment |
| bulge | protruding part; swelling of a surface; Ex. The apple made a bulge in his pocket; V: swell outward; protrude |
| deference | courteous regard for another's wish; courteous yielding to another's wish or opinion (showing respect); ADJ. deferential; OP. effrontery |
| cavalier | casual and offhand; arrogant; N: knight |
| stodgy | dull; stuffy; boringly conservative; Ex. stodgy book |
| ungainly | (of someone) awkward in movement; clumsy; (of something) unwieldy; Ex. ungainly dancer/instrument |
| judiciary | judicial branch of government |
| loiter | hang about/around; stand idly about; linger |
| aggrandize | make greater; increase in power, wealth, rank, or honor; N. aggrandizement |
| elixir | cure-all; panacea; something invigorating |
| improvise | compose on the spur of the moment |
| mollify | soothe an angry person |
| deadpan | wooden; impassive; with no show of feeling; with an expressionless face |
| rightful | legally correct; Ex. rightful owner |
| naivet\'e(naivety) | quality of being unsophisticated; simplicity; artlessness; gullibility; ADJ. naive(na\"ive): ingenuous; lacking worldliness; simple; credulous |
| rou\'e | lecherous man |
| char | make or become black by burning; reduce or be reduced to carbon or charcoal(black substance made by burning wood) by incomplete combustion |
| recession | withdrawal; retreat; time of low economic activity |
| colossus | gigantic statue; person or thing of great size or importance |
| magniloquent | boastful; pompous |
| pestle | tool for mashing or grinding substances in a hard bowl or mortar |
| irreconcilable | impossible to reconcile; incompatible; not able to be resolved |
| ecliptic | path of the sun and the planets |
| sherbet | flavored dessert ice |
| capitulate | surrender; give up all resistance |
| fleck | spot; mark with flecks; N: small mark or spot |
| rare | (of air) thin in density; rarefied; Ex. rare air of the mountains |
| hegemony | dominance especially of one nation over others |
| insolence | impudent disrespect; haughtiness; ADJ. insolent; CF. haughty + rude |
| infallible | unerring; never making mistakes |
| pinnacle | peak; highest point; acme; Ex. pinnacle of fame |
| spatula | broad-bladed instrument used for spreading or mixing |
| chide | scold; rebuke (someone who has done wrong) |
| haunt | (of a spirit) visit (a place); come to mind continually; visit (a place) regularly; frequent; Ex. haunted house; Ex. haunted by his last words; N: place much frequented |
| statutory | created by statute or legislative action; regulated by statute; Ex. statutory age limit |
| carnal | fleshly; sensual; concerning the desires of the body |
| thrall | slave; bondage; slavery; Ex. Her beauty held him in thrall; CF. enthrall |
| gull | trick; deceive; hoodwink; N: person who is easily tricked; dupe |
| amenable | obedient; compliant; readily managed; responsive; willing to be led; answerable or accountable legally; responsible; able to be tested by; Ex. amenable to sensible suggestions; Ex. He is very amenable; Ex. amenable to the usual tests |
| seismic | pertaining to earthquakes |
| vagrant | homeless wanderer |
| pessimism | belief that life is basically bad or evil; gloominess; tendency to take the gloomiest possible view of a situation; ADJ. pessimistic |
| sublimate | refine; purify; replace (natural urges) with socially acceptable activities; change between a solid state and a gaseous state |
| reputable | respectable; having a good reputation |
| salvage | rescue (goods or property) from loss; N: saving; property saved |
| repel | drive away; disgust; Ex. repel the attack/moisture; Ex. repelled by the dirty room; CF. repulsion |
| disengage | uncouple; separate; disconnect; stop fighting; OP. engage |
| exacting | extremely demanding; Ex. exacting standard of safety |
| endearment | fond word or act; expression of affection |
| cabal | small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests |
| jaded | tired or uninterested by surfeit; fatigued; surfeited; worn out; wearied; Ex. jaded appetite |
| glow | shine brightly without a flame (as of eyes or metals); show redness and heat (in the face) after hard work or because of strong feelings; N: light produced by a heated body; brilliance of a color |
| abominable | detestable; extremely unpleasant |
| feature | distinctive part of the faces (as the eyes or mouth); features: overall appearance of the face; prominent or distinctive quality; prominent article; film; V: make prominent |
| percussion | striking one object against another sharply; Ex. percussion instrument; N: striking together of two bodies; sound caused by percussion |
| engage | attract; employ; hire; pledge oneself; confront; fight; enter into confliction; interlock; lock together; participate; N. engagement: agreement to marry; arrangement to meet someone or to do something; battle |
| winnow | sift; separate the chaff from grain by blowing; separate good parts from bad; CF. wind |
| abortive | unsuccessful; fruitless |
| rotunda | circular building or hall covered with a dome |
| revile | attack with abusive language; vilify(slander) |
| blanch | bleach; whiten; make white or pale |
| breach | breaking of contract or duty; fissure or gap; opening; V. |
| hurtle | crash; rush; move with great speed; Ex. hurtling runaway train |
| circlet | small ring; band of gold, silver, jewel, etc. (worn on the head, arms, or neck as decoration) |
| sensual | devoted to the pleasures of the sense; carnal; voluptuous; Ex. sensual woman/curves/lips |
| credential | evidence concerning one's authority; written proof of a person's position; Ex. The new ambassador presented his credentials to the court. |
| culinary | relating to cooking or kitchen |
| ultimate | final; not susceptible to further analysis; fundamental; Ex. The sun is the ultimate source of energy. |
| supposition | assumption; hypothesis; surmise; V. suppose |
| tenure | holding of an office or real estate; time during which such an office is held |
| impoverish | make poor; deprive of natural strength or something important; Ex. impoverished soil |
| perquisite(perk) | any gain above stipulated salary; Ex. perquisites such as free meals and a car |
| pillory | punish by placing in a wooden frame or pillory; subject or expose to criticism and ridicule; N. |
| propulsive | driving forward; N. propulsion |
| accretion | growth or increase in size by gradual addition; growth; increase; increase by natural growth; Ex. towers and other accretions of the castle; V. accrete |
| provident | providing for future needs; displaying foresight; thrifty; preparing for emergencies; OP. improvident |
| elegy | poem or song expressing lamentation (for the dead); ADJ. elegiacal, elegiac |
| ancillary | serving as an aid or accessory; auxiliary; N. |
| redolent | odorous; fragrant; suggestive (of an odor); Ex. redolent of onions/mystery |
| buttress | support; prop up; N. stationary structure to support wall; Ex. flying buttress |
| dyspeptic | suffering from indigestion; N. dyspepsia: indigestion; difficulty in digesting food |
| tentative | not fully worked out or developed; provisional; experimental; uncertain; hesitant; not definite or positive; Ex. tentative agreement/reply |
| acumen | mental keenness; sharpness of judgment; ability to judge quickly and well; Ex. business acumen |
| dissident | dissenting (with an opinion, a group, or a government); rebellious; N. |
| domicile | home; V. ADJ. domiciled: having one's domicile; Ex. He is domiciled in Britain. |
| loom | appear or take shape (usually in an enlarged, indistinct, or distorted form); Ex. The shadow of the gallows loomed threateningly. N: apparatus for making thread into cloth |
| resplendent | brilliant; splendid in appearance; dazzling; glorious |
| monogram | design composed of one or more initials of a name; V. |
| visage | face; appearance |
| threadbare | worn through till the threads show; shabby and poor; hackneyed; Ex. threadbare excuses |
| kernel | central or vital part; core; whole seed (as of corn) |
| traumatic | (of an experience) deeply shocking; pertaining to an injury caused by violence; N. trauma: serious wound; emotional shock that causes lasting psychological damage |
| defeatist | resigned to defeat or failure; accepting defeat or failure as a natural outcome; N. CF. defeatism |
| gentle | kindly; soft; mild; of good family |
| correlate | either of the correlated things; V. |
| incisive | (appreciatively) cutting; sharp; Ex. incisive remarks; V. incise: make a cut into |
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