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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| hoax | trick which makes someone take action; practical joke; Ex. hoax mail; V. |
| disparage | belittle |
| sphinx-like | enigmatic; mysterious |
| base | contemptible; morally bad; inferior in value or quality; Ex. base motives/conduct; Ex. base metal such as iron |
| extant | (of something written or painted) still in existence |
| puny | tiny; weak; insignificant |
| epistemologist | philosopher who studies the nature of knowledge; N. epistemology |
| sprightly | lively |
| procurement | obtaining; V. procure: obtain by effort; obtain (a prostitute) for another |
| eugenic | pertaining to the improvement of race; N. eugenics: study of hereditary improvement of the human race |
| pedant | scholar who overemphasizes book learning, trivial details of learning, or technicalities |
| hamper | obstruct; prevent the free movement of; N: œÄ·áÇ°À̳ª ÀǺ¹ µîÀ» ŽãŽÂ ¹Ù±žŽÏ |
| champion | support militantly; fight for; N: person who fights for or supports strongly (a principle, movement, person, etc.) |
| jargon | language used by special group; technical terminology; gibberish; nonsensical or incoherent talk |
| intuition | immediate insight; power of knowing without reasoning; ADJ. intuitive; V. intuit: know by intuition |
| orthography | correct spelling; CF. ortho-: straight; correct; Ex. orthodontics |
| rustic | pertaining to country people; unsophisticated; simple; crude; uncouth; (of furniture) rough with the bark left on; N. rural person; rustic person |
| diffuse | wordy; verbose; rambling; spread out (like a gas); V: spread out in all directions; disperse; N. diffusion; CF. suffuse |
| taper | very thin candle; gradual decrease in the width of a long object; V. make or become gradually narrower toward one end |
| bearing | deportment; connection |
| ideology | system of ideas characteristic of a group or culture |
| sadistic | inclined to cruelty; N. sadism: delight in cruelty |
| malady | illness |
| lance | pierce with a lance; cut into; N: spearlike weapon |
| advocacy | support; active pleading on behalf of someone or something |
| trek | travel; journey; V: make a long difficult journey |
| wage | begin and continue (a war) |
| primogeniture | seniority by birth; state of being the first-born child; right of the eldest child (to inherit the entire property of one or both parents) |
| execrable | very bad; detestable |
| catharsis | purging or cleansing of any passage of the body; purging and weakening of strong emotions as a result of experiencing a dramatic work of art |
| malign | speak evil of; bad-mouth(criticize spitefully); defame; ADJ: harmful; Ex. malign influence |
| resumption | taking up again; recommencement; V. resume: begin or take up again; take or occupy again; Ex. Kindly resume your seats. |
| denounce | condemn; criticize; N. denunciation |
| carat(karat) | unit of weight for precious stones; measure of the purity of gold |
| enmity | ill will; hatred; hostility |
| demagogue | person who appeals to people's prejudice; false leader of people; CF. demagoguery |
| misogynist | hater of woman; CF. misogyny |
| lottery | contest in which winners are selected in a drawing of lots |
| buffoon | stupid person; clown |
| horticultural | pertaining to cultivation of gardens; N. horticulture: science or art of cultivating fruits, vegetables, or ornamental plants; CF. agriculture: science or art of farming or growing crops |
| depredation | plundering; destruction |
| headstrong | willful; stubborn; unyielding; determined to have one's own way; CF. no 'excessive' |
| pellucid | transparent; limpid(crystal clear); clear in meaning; easy to understand |
| cathartic | purgative; medicine that causes the bowels to empty; ADJ. |
| knell | tolling of a bell especially to indicate a funeral, disaster, etc.; sound of the funeral bell; V. |
| welter | confusion; turmoil; confused mass; bewildering jumble; Ex. welter of data |
| jaundice | medical condition in which the skin, the white part of the eyes, etc. turn yellow; V: affect with jaundice; affect with prejudice, envy, or hostility; bias |
| deleterious | harmful |
| insuperable | insurmountable; unbeatable; Ex. insuperable difficulties |
| irksome | annoying; tedious; V. irk: annoy |
| component | element; ingredient |
| scintillate | sparkle; flash; be animated; be full of life; Ex. scintillating conversation |
| corpus | collection (of writings or information); Ex. the corpus of Shakespear's works; Cf. corpse |
| weird | eerie; strange; unnatural |
| dawdle | loiter; hang around; waste time doing nothing |
| nascent | incipient; coming into being or existence; Ex. nascent ability in music |
| valid | logically convincing; sound; legally acceptable; effective; Ex. valid reasoning/passport |
| shambles | (place or scene of) complete disorder or ruin; wreck; mess; Ex. After the hurricane, the coast was a shambles. |
| gloss | brief explanation note or translation of a difficult expression; V. |
| commandeer | take (private property) for military use without needing permission or giving payment; draft for military purposes |
| rig | arrangement of masts and sails; V: equip (a ship) with rigging; ADJ. rigging: ropes that hold up a ship's sails |
| disbar | make (a lawyer) leave the bar or the legal profession |
| fitful | spasmodic; intermittent; irregular |
| altercation | noisy quarrel |
| apropos | with reference to; regarding; Ex. remarks apropos (of) the present situation; ADJ. ADV. |
| checkered(chequered) | marked by great changes in fortune; with many changes of fortuene; CF. checked: having a pattern of squares |
| insinuate | hint; imply; suggest indirectly; creep in; introduce or insert (oneself) by artful means; Ex. insinuate himself into the boss's favor; CF. ingratiate |
| muted | silent; muffled; toned down; Ex. muted traffic noise |
| dys- | abnormal; impaired |
| cornice | projecting molding on building (usually above columns or pillars); óž¶ ÀåœÄ |
| alchemy | medieval chemistry |
| temper | moderate; make less severe; tone down or restrain; toughen (steel) as by alternate heating and cooling |
| nefarious | very wicked |
| mutilate | maim; injure lastingly; deprive of a limb or an essential part |
| infernal | pertaining to hell; devilish; N. inferno: place of fiery heat or destruction |
| inflated | exaggerated; pompous; enlarged (with air or gas) |
| polyglot | speaking several languages; multilingual; Ex. polyglot person/society; N. |
| hail | frozen rain drop; V: salute or greet; precipitate hail |
| bent | determined; Ex. bent on advancing in the business; N: natural talent or inclination |
| vindictive | disposed to revenge; vengeful; out for revenge; spiteful; intended to cause harm; malicious; Ex. vindictive streak |
| perfunctory | done routinely and with little care; superficial; not thorough; lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm; Ex. perfunctory kiss |
| facade(fa\c{c}ade) | front or face (of building); superficial or false appearance |
| bawdy | indecent; obscene; about sex in a rude funny way; CF. bawd |
| palliate | ease pain (without curing); make less severe or offensive (a crime or illness) |
| equitable | fair; impartial; OP. inequitable |
| prophetic | of a prophet or prophecy; having to do with predicting the future; N. prophecy; V. prophesy; N. prophet |
| impassive | without feeling; expressionless; imperturbable; stoical; Ex. impassive face |
| erode | eat away; wear away gradually by abrasion; Ex. The sea erodes the rocks. |
| provincial | pertaining to a province; limited in outlook; narrow; unsophisticated |
| trickle | flow in drops or in a thin stream; N. |
| frisk | move about playfully; froric; ADJ. frisky: playful |
| explicit | totally clear; definite; outspoken |
| purse | pucker; contract (lips) into wrinkles; N: wallet |
| engender | cause; produce; give rise to |
| queasy | experiencing nausea; nauseated; easily nauseated; squeamish; Ex. feel a little queasy |
| bestial | beastlike; brutal; inhuman; very cruel |
| din | continued loud noise; V: make a din; instill by wearying repetition |
| belie | contradict; give a false impression; disguise; Ex. The poor sales belied our high hopes; Ex. Her smile belies her true feeling of displeasure. |
| rehabilitate | restore to proper condition (health or useful life); restore the former rank of |
| bland | soothing or mild (food); agreeable; causing no trouble or offence |
| compulsion | compelling; strong desire that is difficult to control; irresistible impulse |
| venison | meat of a deer; CF. cow: beef; CF. pig: pork, ham, bacon; CF. calf: veal; CF. sheep: mutton; CF. lamb: lamb |
| euphoria | feeling of exaggerated or unfounded(ungrounded; baseless) well-being; feeling of great happiness or well-being (when unreasonable); ADJ. euphoriaric |
| tumid | (of a part of the body) swollen; distended; bombastic; pompous |
| tempo | speed of music |
| scapegoat | someone who bears the blame for others; whipping boy; CF. escape+goat |
| shove | push forward; push roughly; Ex. pushing and shoving to get on the bus; N. |
| tensile | capable of being stretched; of tension; Ex. tensile rubber |
| bound | leap or spring; limit or confine; constitute the limit of; Ex. bounded by Canada; N: leap or jumping; boundary; ADJ: certain; having a duty to do something (legally or morally); confined by bonds; Ex. We are bound to be late; |
| tutelary | protective; pertaining to a guardianship; Ex. tutelary deities |
| odyssey | long, eventful, adventurous journey |
| abstemious | sparing in eating and drinking; temperate |
| gale | windstorm; gust of wind; emotional outburst (laughters, tears); Ex. gale of laughter |
| sentimental | swayed by sentiment; appealing to the sentiments |
| barb | sharp projection from fishhook, arrow, or other object; openly cutting remark |
| beneficial | helpful; useful; advantageous |
| billow | large wave of water; a great swell or surge (of smoke); V: surge, swell, roll in billows |
| verisimilar | having the appearance of truth or reality; probable or likely to be true; plausible |
| ravage | devastate; plunder; despoil; Ex. crops ravaged by storms |
| disconsolate | hopelessly sad (at the loss of something) |
| outmoded | no longer in fashion or use; no longer stylish; old-fashioned |
| ruminate | chew over and over (mentally or, like cows, physically); mull over(ponder) |
| epigram | witty thought or saying, usually short |
| mealymouthed | indirect in speech (when something unpleasant must be said); hypocritical; evasive |
| unerringly | infallibly; ADJ. unerring: making no mistakes |
| arcane | esoteric; secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated; Ex. arcane ritual; Ex. arcane process closed to the uninitiated listener |
| founder | person who establishes (an organization or business) |
| disgruntle | make discontented |
| monastic | related to monks or monasteries; removed from worldly concerns |
| unfaltering | steadfast; firm; not changing |
| porous | full of pores; like a sieve |
| snip | short quick cut with scissors; V: cut with scissors |
| canto | division of a long poem |
| elliptical | elliptic; oval; of an ellipse; containing an ellipsis; ambiguous either purposely or because key words have been left out |
| tractable | docile; easily managed; (of something) easily changed or molded; N. tractability |
| tantamount | equivalent in effect or value; Ex. This invasion is tantamount to a declaration of war; CF. amount |
| abbreviate | shorten |
| superfluous | excessive; overabundant; unnecessary; N. superfluity |
| unassuming | modest; Ex. the champion's unassuming manner |
| mannerism | distinctive behavioral trait; affected style in art (according to a set of styles) |
| inalienable | not to be taken away; nontransferable; Ex. inalienable rights |
| ephemeral | short-lived; fleeting |
| trough | long narrow container for feeding farm animals; lowest point (of a wave, business cycle, etc.); long narrow depression as between waves |
| morbid | given to unwholesome or unhealthy thought; moody; characteristic of disease; Ex. morbid curiosity; N. morbidity; CF. disease |
| grandiose | affectedly grand; pretentious; high-flown; ridiculously exaggerated; impressive; great in size or scope; grand; Ex. grandiose ideas |
| itinerant | wandering; traveling from place to place (to perform work); Ex. itinerant preacher |
| onslaught | vicious assault; fierce attack; Ex. unexpected onslaught of the enemy |
| executor | person designated to execute the terms of a will; ¿¹Œú ÀÛÇ°ÀÇ ÁŠÀÛÀÚ |
| verbalize | put into words; ADJ. verbal: of words; spoken rather than written; oral; of a verb |
| exemplify | show by example; furnish an example; serve as an example of; Ex. His pictures exemplify that sort of painting. |
| expostulation | protest; remonstrance; reasoning with someone to correct or dissuade; V. expostulate |
| temerity | boldness; nerve; rashness; Ex. temerity to ask for a pay increase after only three day's work |
| misanthrope | one who hates mankind; misanthropist |
| manipulate | operate with one's hands; control or play upon (people, forces, etc.) artfully; maneuver; Ex. how to manipulate publicity and men; ADJ. manipulative |
| gall | bitterness of feeling; nerve; effrontery; ŽãÁó(bile); CF. gall bladder |
| obloquy | slander; disgrace; infamy |
| tint | slight degree of color; V: give a tint to |
| avarice | greediness for wealth |
| flutter | (of a bird with large wings) wave (the wings) lightly, rapidly, and irregularly; vibrate rapidly or erratically; fly by waving quickly; flitter; N. |
| transpire | (of a fact) become known; be revealed; happen; give off (watery waste matter) through pores |
| gracious | kind in a generous way (to someone less important) |
| console | lessen sadness or disappointment; give comfort; allay the sorrow of; N. consolation |
| bravado | swagger; assumed air of defiance; false show of bravery |
| unsavory | distasteful; disagreeable; morally offensive; Ex. unsavory activity/reputation |
| claustrophobia | fear of being locked in |
| dispirited | lacking in spirit |
| historical | connected with history; based on events in history (whether regarded as important or not) |
| circuit | closed circular line around an area; circumference; regularly repeated journey from place to place |
| elaborate | work out carefully; add more detail or information; ADJ. |
| censure | blame; criticize; express strong disapproval; N: severe criticism; strong disapproval |
| vampire | ghostly being that sucks the blood of the living |
| obnoxious | offensive; disagreeable; Ex. obnoxious smell |
| cubicle | small chamber used for sleeping or work |
| residual | remaining; left over; of a residue; N: residue |
| vogue | popular fashion; Ex. Jeans became the vogue. |
| cardiologist | doctor specializing in ailments of the heart |
| purveyor | furnisher of foodstuffs; caterer; V. purvey: supply (eg. food); furnish; CF. provide |
| spatial | relating to space |
| trance | hypnotic state; ecstatic state; detachment from one's physical surrounding (as in contemplation or daydreaming); CF. transition |
| frail | weak; N. frailty |
| incorporeal | without a material body; insubstantial |
| sear | burn the surface of; char or burn; brand; parch; cause (a plant) to wither |
| chimerical | fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; N. chimera: unreal fancy; fire-breathing female creature |
| megalomania | mania for doing grandiose things; mental disorder characterized by delusions of wealth, power, or importance |
| caliber | ability; quality; diameter of the inside of a round cylinder; Ex. work of very high caliber |
| discord | conflict; lack of harmony; dissonance (when musical notes are played) |
| insubordination | disobedience; rebelliousness; ADJ. insubordinate |
| granary | storehouse for grain |
| moratorium | legal delay of payment or action; Ex. declare moratorium on the building of new houses |
| intolerant | not willing to accept ways of thinking different from one's own; CF. tolerant; CF. tolerate |
| contest | dispute; argue about the rightness of; compete for; try to win; Ex. contest the election results; Ex. contest a seat in Parliament; N. |
| natty | neatly or smartly dressed; dapper; smart; Ex. natty dresser |
| uxorious | excessively submissive or devoted to one's wife; CF. uxor: wife |
| reproach | blame (not angrily but sadly); express disapproval or disappointment; N. ADJ. reproachful |
| onus | burden; responsibility |
| rooster | cock; adult male chicken |
| beguile | deceive; mislead or delude; cheat; pass time pleasantly; charm or attract; Ex. beguiling smile |
| herbivorous | grain-eating; CF. herbivore |
| battalion | army unit made up of four or more companies |
| academic | related to a school; not practical or directly useful |
| ambience | environment; atmosphere; Ex. restraurant with a pleasant ambience; ADJ. ambient: completely surrounding; Ex. ambient temperature |
| perfidious | treacherous; disloyal; N. perfidy: treachery |
| wring | twist (to extract liquid); extract by twisting; wrench painfully (necks or hands) |
| dearth | scarcity |
| deport | send out of the country; behave; N. deportation, deportment |
| superannuated | retired or disqualified because of age; outmoded; obsolete |
| wag | shake repeatedly from side to side; Ex. The dog wagged its tail; N: humorous person; wit |
| bemused | confused; lost in thought; preoccupied |
| probe | explore with a probe or tools; investigate; N: slender instrument used to explore a wound or body cavity; device designed to investigate an unknown region; thorough investigation; Ex. space probe |
| wreak | inflict; Ex. wreak one's vengeance on |
| swathe | swath; wrap around; bandage; Ex. one's head swathed in bandages |
| choir | group of people who sing together (esp. during religious services); place for choir |
| infringe | violate (a law); encroach (the right of another person) |
| conundrum | riddle; difficult problem |
| premeditate | plan in advance; Ex. premeditated murder |
| pillage | plunder |
| pen | fenced enclosure for animals; confining space; Ex. sheep pen; V: confine in a pen; enclose |
| spangle | small shiny metallic piece sewn to clothing for ornamentation |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| convention | social or moral custom; established practice; formal meeting; international agreement |
| debilitate | weaken (esp. through heat, hunger, illness); enfeeble |
| speck | small piece or mark; Ex. speck of dust in the eye |
| unctuous | oily; bland; insincerely suave |
| effete | having lost one's original power; barren; worn out; exhausted |
| epaulet(epaulette) | ornament worn on the shoulder (of a uniform, etc.) |
| clipper | sailing vessel built for great speed |
| oculist | physician who specializes in treatment of the eyes |
| rabble | mob; noisy crowd |
| habituate | accustom or familiarize; addict |
| broil | cook by direct heat; N. |
| ingratiate | become popular with; bring (oneself) in favor of another; Ex. ingratiate himself with the boss |
| accommodate | oblige or help someone; adjust or bring into harmony; adapt; make enough space for; ADJ. accommodative; CF. accomodating: helpful and obliging |
| cognizance | knowledge; ADJ. cognizant; having knowledge; aware |
| prolong | lengthen; extend; draw out |
| herd | group of animals; crowd; one who looks after a herd; Ex. shepherd/goatherd; Ex. herd instinct; Ex. herdsman; V: come together in a herd; look after a herd; Ex. herd cattle |
| equanimity | calmness of temperament; composure |
| lethal | deadly |
| apoplexy | stroke; loss of consciousness caused by too much blood in the brain |
| fauna | animals of a period or region; CF. flora |
| appreciate | be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of; ADJ. appreciable: enough to be felt; Ex. appreciable difference |
| intransigence | refusal of any compromise; stubbornness; ADJ. intransigent: uncompromising |
| intellect | higher mental powers; person of great intellectual ability |
| credulity | belief on slight evidence; gullibility; naivet\'e; ADJ. credulous |
| damn | condemn; criticize severely; condemn to everlasting punishment; doom; bring to ruin; N. damnation |
| embark | commence; go on board a boat; begin a journey |
| exult | rejoice |
| concerted | mutually agreed on; done together by agreement; Ex. concerted effort; CF. in concert: working together |
| innocuous | harmless |
| minatory | menacing; threatening |
| insurrection | rebellion; uprising |
| evanescent | fleeting; vanishing; soon disappearing; V. evanesce |
| hoard | stockpile; accumulate for future use; N: supply stored for future use |
| stealth | action of moving secretly or unseen; slyness; sneakiness; secretiveness; ADJ. stealthy |
| incognito | with identity concealed; using an assumed name; ADJ. |
| deflect | turn aside; turn away from a straight course |
| refectory | dining hall; room where meals are served (in a school) |
| exacerbate | worsen; aggravate; embitter |
| diverse | differing in some characteristics (from each other); various; N. diversity: |
| ovation | enthusiastic applause |
| plane | carpenter's tool for smoothing and leveling wood; V. CF. flat |
| verbatim | word for word; in the same words; repeating the actual words exactly |
| flagrant | conspicuously wicked, bad, or offensive; blatant; outrageous |
| impale | pierce (with a sharp point); Ex. impaled by the spear |
| vigor | active strength; energy; enthusiasm; ADJ. vigorous |
| gourmet | connoisseur of food and drink; epicure |
| precocious | advanced in development; N. precocity |
| smug | self-satisfied; complacent |
| seethe | be violently disturbed; boil; (of a liquid) move about wildly as if boiling; Ex. The nation was seething with discontent. |
| equilibrium | balance of opposing forces; balance of the mind; equanimity |
| inextricable | from which it is impossible to get free; that cannot be untied; Ex. inextricable troubles; Ex. inextricable two histories |
| composure | mental calmness |
| inviolable | secure from corruption, attack, or violation(or profanation); unassailable; Ex. inviolable oath/rights; N. inviolability |
| avid | greedy; extremely eager for; Ex. avid learner; N. avidity |
| aureole | sun's corona; halo; bright circle of light |
| holster | leather pistol case (that hangs on a belt around the waist) |
| blunt | having a dull edge; abrupt and frank in speech or manner; brusque; V: make or become blunt |
| championship | position of champion; defense or support; competition held to determine a champion |
| incline | slope; slant; Ex. steep incline |
| cog | tooth projecting from a wheel |
| apprehensive | fearful; discerning |
| actuate | motivate; activate; cause to act |
| gerontology | study of the sociological phenomena associated with old age |
| bard | poet |
| larder | pantry; place where food is kept |
| cleft | N: split |
| rider | amendment or clause added to a legislative bill |
| jostle | shove; bump; push against (someone) rather roughly; Ex. jostled by the crowds |
| coquette | flirt; flirtatious woman; woman who tries to attract the admiration of men without sincere feelings; V. |
| exhume | dig out of the ground; remove from a grave |
| crypt | secret recess or vault usually used for burial; underground room (under a church) |
| resurrect | revive |
| zenith | point directly overhead in the sky; summit; acme; highest point |
| stamina | power of endurance; strength; staying power |
| blurt | utter impulsively from nervousness or excitement |
| extrapolation | projection; conjecture; V. extrapolate: infer (unknown information) from known information |
| vagabond | wanderer (without a permanent home); tramp |
| check | stop motion; curb or restrain |
| sophisticated | worldly wise and urbane; refined; complex; N. sophistication; V. sophisticate |
| solstice | point or time at which the sun is farthest from the equator |
| amalgamate | (of societies or groups) combine; unite in one body |
| auspicious | favoring success; giving signs of future success; Cf. auspices |
| pediatrician | physician specializing in children's diseases; N. pediatrics |
| elucidate | explain; make clear; clarify; enlighten; CF. lucid |
| foolhardy | rash; reckless; foolishly daring |
| erroneous | mistaken; wrong; incorrect |
| title | name (of a book, film, etc.); mark of rank; formal appellation as of rank or office (such as Lord or General); right or claim to possession; championship; Ex. title as head of the family; Ex. title to the estate |
| fallible | liable to err |
| alimony | payments made regularly to an ex-spouse after divorce |
| hirsute | hairy; having a lot of hair |
| militia | army composed of ordinary citizens rather than professional soldiers |
| sheaf | bundle of stalks of grain; any bundle of things tied together |
| rusticate | banish to the country; dwell in the country |
| ardor | heat; passion; zeal; ADJ. ardent |
| sonic | of sound or its speed in air; CF. subsonic, supersonic |
| leaven | add leaven to; cause to rise or grow lighter; enliven; N: agent, such as yeast, that causes dough to rise (by fermentation); element that lightens or enlivens |
| suborn | persuade to act unlawfully (especially to commit perjury); N. subornation |
| pare | cut away the outer covering or skin of (with a knife); trim; Ex. pare apples/expenses |
| misdemeanor | minor crime; misdeed; wrongdoing |
| tendentious | promoting a particular point of view; biased; having an aim; designed to further a cause; Ex. tendentious rather than truth-seeking; CF. tend: move in a certain direction |
| throes | violent anguish |
| nova | star that suddenly becomes much brighter and then returns to its original brightness |
| savor | enjoy; have a distinctive flavor, smell, or quality; N: taste or smell; distinctive quality |
| apolitical | having an aversion or lack of concern for political affairs |
| emancipate | set free; liberate |
| bovine | cowlike; placid and dull; slow-thinking; calm |
| expletive | meaningless word; interjection; profane oath; swear-word |
| agape | openmouthed |
| lampoon | ridicule; N: written attack ridiculing or satirizing a person, group, or institution |
| forte | strong point or special talent in a person's character |
| supple | flexible; limber; pliant |
| demerit | fault; bad quality |
| callus | area of thick hard skin |
| defoliate | destroy leaves; deprive of leaves (by the use of chemicals); N. defoliant |
| credence | belief |
| flip | send (something) spinning, often into the air, by striking with a light quick blow; turn over; Ex. flip over |
| prognosis | forecasted course of a disease; prediction; CF. prognostic |
| flounder | struggle and thrash about; proceed clumsily or falter (as in water, mud, snow, etc.); proceed in confusion |
| skiff | small light sailboat or rowboat |
| demoniac(demoniacal) | fiendish; cruel; N. demon: evil supernatural being; devil |
| ruse | trick to deceive; stratagem |
| sequester | isolate; segregate; seclude; retire from public life |
| transgression | violation of a law; sin; V. transgress: go beyond (a limit); violate; do wrong |
| analogous | comparable; similar |
| eclectic | selective; composed of elements drawn from disparate sources; selecting individual elements from a variety of sources; N. eclecticism |
| mangle | tear or cut to pieces; mutilate or disfigure; Ex. badly mangled bodies |
| waver | move or swing back and forth; be uncertain or unsteady in decision or movement; Ex. wavering between accepting and refusing |
| buccaneer | pirate |
| placid | peaceful; calm; Ex. placid child/lake |
| inscrutable | difficult to understand; impenetrable; not readily understood; mysterious |
| gaudy | flashy; showy |
| pigment | coloring matter (usually powder to be mixed with water or oil) |
| skittish | inconstant; capricious; frivolous; not serious; Ex. charming but skittish young woman; CF. skit |
| precept | practical rule guiding conduct; Ex. mother's precept |
| contumacious | stubborn and disobedient; resisting authority (esp. disobedient to an order made by a court) |
| solace | comfort in sorrow or trouble; consolation; V: comfort or console in time of sorrow or trouble |
| affliction | state of distress; trial; cause of distress or suffering; V. afflict: inflict grievous suffering on |
| introspective | looking within oneself; N. introspection: self-examination |
| contravene | contradict; oppose; violate (a rule, law, or custom); N. contravention |
| daunt | intimidate; frighten; discourage; dishearten |
| apogee | highest point; the point farthest from the earth; OP. perigee |
| mar | spoil the appearance of |
| temperament | characteristic frame of mind; disposition; emotional excess; ADJ. temperamental: of temperament; having frequent changes of temper; Ex. temperamental dislike of sports; Ex. temperamental actress |
| misadventure | mischance; ill luck; Ex. death by misadventure |
| flick | light stroke as with a whip; V: move with a light quick blow; strike with a light quick blow (as from a whip); Ex. flick the switch |
| plenitude | abundance; plenty; great amount; completeness; fullness; CF. plenary, plenty |
| preposterous | absurd; completely unreasonable; ridiculous |
| benefactor | gift giver; patron; person who does good or who gives money for a good purpose |
| suspense | state of being undecided; anxiety or apprehension resulting from uncertainty |
| gobble | eat very quickly |
| unfetter | liberate; free from chains; V. unfetter |
| incarnation | act of assuming a human body and human nature; one who personifies something; personification; Ex. previous incarnation/reincarnation |
| palette | board on which painter mixes pigments(coloring matters) |
| erudite | (of a person or book) learned; full of learning; scholarly; N. erudition |
| askew | crookedly; slanted; at an angle |
| ostensible | apparent; appearing as such; professed(pretended); pretended; Ex. ostensible purpose of the expedition |
| cringe | shrink back as if in fear; cower |
| perennial | something long-lasting; perennial plant; ADJ: lasting through the year or many years; lasting for a long time; enduring |
| generate | cause; produce; create |
| appraise | estimate value of; N. appraisal |
| executioner | person administering capital punishment |
| imperil | put in danger |
| uncanny | strange; mysterious; Ex. uncanny knack |
| sonnet | 14-line poetic verse form with a fixed rhyme pattern |
| compromise | adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of; put into danger, disrepute, or a dishonorable position; Ex. compromise one's principle; N. |
| bestow | confer |
| addendum | addition; appendix to book; something that is added (as at the end of a speech or book) |
| anonymity | state of being nameless; anonymousness; ADJ. anonymous |
| maritime | bordering on(adjacent to) the sea; nautical; of the ships or the sea; Ex. Maritime Provinces |
| solicit | entreat; request earnestly; seek to obtain; Ex. solicit votes; CF. solicitor: one who solicits; chief law officer |
| fatuous | smugly and unconsciously foolish; inane; silly; N. fatuity, fatuousness |
| ingrained | deeply established; firmly rooted; Ex. ingrained dirt/prejudice |
| inclement | stormy; unkind; unmerciful; CF. clement |
| biting | sharply painful to the body or mind; Ex. biting wind/remarks |
| pronounced | distinct; very noticeable; Ex. pronounced limp |
| abstain | refrain; withhold from participation; intentionally not use one's vote; ±â±ÇÇÏŽÙ |
| meditation | reflection; thought; V. meditate |
| unguent | ointment |
| sift | put through a sieve to separate fine from coarse particles; sort or examine carefully |
| authoritarian | subordinating the individual to the state; completely dominating another's will; Ex. authoritarian regime/father |
| ruddy | reddish; (of the face) reddish and healthy-looking |
| rig | fix or manipulate; manipulate dishonestly for personal gain; Ex. rig the election |
| consort | associate with; keep company; N: husband or wife (or a ruler) |
| kaleidoscope | tube in which patterns made by the reflection in mirrors of colored pieces of glass, etc. produce interesting symmetrical effects; series of changing events; Ex. kaleidoscope of European history; CF. beautiful |
| deluge | flood; rush; V. |
| devout | pious; deeply religious; sincere; earnest; Ex. my devout hope |
| defection | desertion |
| conclusive | decisive; ending all debate |
| headlong | hasty; rash; headfirst; ADV. |
| antique | made in an earlier period and usu. valuable; N: object that was made in an earlier period and that is rare or valuable |
| handsome | large in quantity; generous; Ex. handsome reward |
| pitfall | hidden danger; concealed trap |
| dilettante | aimless follower of an art or a field of knowledge (not taking it seriously); amateur; dabbler; CF. delight |
| assurance | firm statement that something is certainly true; promise or pledge; certainty; confidence in one's own ability; self-confidence; Ex. In spite of all his assurances, he did not come back; Ex. assurance of his loyalty; |
| inordinate | beyond reasonable limits; unrestrained; excessive; Ex. inordinate demands |
| macabre | gruesome; grisly; ghastly; CF. of death |
| commemorate | honor the memory of; serve as a memorial to; Ex. commemorate the 100th anniversary/those who died in the war |
| belabor | harp on; dwell on tediously; explain or go over excessively or to a ridiculous degree; assail verbally; beat severely; attack physically |
| quiescent | dormant; temporarily inactive; at rest; N. quiescence |
| complacency | self-satisfaction; smugness; ADJ. complacent |
| confiscate | seize; take possession of (private property) by official order (usu. as a punishment); commandeer |
| hierarchy | arrangement by rank or standing; authoritarian body divided into ranks; body of persons having authority |
| notable | conspicuous; worthy of note; remarkable; important; distinguished; noted |
| shard | fragment generally of broken pottery (glass, clay bowl, or cup) |
| abase | lower; degrade; humiliate; make humble; make (oneself) lose self-respect |
| nonchalance | indifference; lack of concern; composure; ADJ. nonchalant: unconcerned; cool; indifferent; Ex. nonchalant attitude to his debts |
| bargain | agreement between two groups or people; something for sale at a price advantageous to the buyer; V: negotiate; trade; Ex. bargaining power |
| appellation | name; title |
| awry | distorted; crooked; bent; Ex. Our plans have gone awry. |
| diversion | act of turning aside; pastime; V. divert: turn aside from a course; distract; amuse |
| retrieve | recover; put right; find and bring in; regain; Ex. retrieve the situation |
| baffle | frustrate; perplex |
| bluff | pretense (of strength); deception; high cliff; ADJ: rough but good-natured |
| trunk | main wooden stem of a tree; human body excluding the head and limbs; torso; prehensile nose of an elephant |
| blas\'e | bored with pleasure or dissipation; uninterested or bored |
| sophist | teacher of philosophy; quibbler; employer of fallacious reasoning; N. sophism: plausible but fallacious argument |
| dire | warning of disaster; disastrous; (of needs and dangers) very great; urgent; Ex. dire prediction/need of food |
| sextant | navigation tool used to determine a ship's latitude and longitude (by measuring the altitudes of stars) |
| prudent | cautious; careful; prudential |
| seamy | sordid; base; filthy; unwholesome; Ex. seamy side of city life |
| constituency | voters represented by an elected official; district so represented; group of supporters (or constituents) |
| hindmost | furthest behind; farthest to the rear |
| bog | soft wet land; V: hinder or be hindered; Ex. bogged down in the mud |
| recluse | hermit; loner; ADJ. reclusive |
| ventilate | admit fresh air into to replace stale air |
| constraint | restraint; compulsion; repression of feelings; reticence; V. constrain: hold back; restrain; compel; oblige; confine forcibly; imprison |
| horde | crowd; swarm |
| pandemonium | wild tumult(commotion); wild noisy disorder; CF. Paradise Lost |
| impropriety | improperness; unsuitableness |
| ostracize | banish from a group; exclude from public favor; ban; Ex. His friends ostracized him. N. ostracism |
| ravine | narrow valley with steep sides; gorge; CF. gully, canyon |
| vigilant | watchful; on the alert; watchfully awake; alert to spot danger; N. vigilance |
| sway | swing from side to side; influence (someone) to change one's opinion; N. |
| ascertain | find out for certain; make certain |
| eccentric | irregular; odd; unconventional; whimsical; bizarre; not concentric |
| rasp | (of a sound) grate on (eg. nerves); make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect; rub with something rough; Ex. The cat's tongue rasped my hand. |
| recast | reconstruct (a sentence, story, statue, etc.); fashion again |
| effervescence | inner excitement or exuberance; showing high spirits; emitting bubbles forming inside; bubbling from fermentation or carbonation; ADJ. effervescent; V. effervesce |
| succumb | yield (to something overwhelming); give in; die; Ex. succumb to the illness |
| encipher | encode; convert a message into code; put into cipher |
| complaisant | trying to please; obliging; willing to please others |
| negligible | so small, trifling, or unimportant as to be easily disregarded |
| import | significance; importance; meaning |
| disinclination | unwillingness |
| scale | climb up; ascend; remove or come off in scales; N: flake of epidermis; ascending or descending series of musical tones |
| precipitous | steep; overhasty; precipitate |
| torpor | lethargy; sluggishness; dormancy; ADJ. torpid: lethargic; lazy; inactive; (of an animal) dormant; hibernating |
| bliss | complete happiness; ADJ. blissful |
| buffoonery | clowning |
| autocratic | having absolute unchecked power; dictatorial; N. autocrat, autocracy |
| denomination | religious group; unit in a system; name or designation; CF. denominator: common trait or characteristic |
| rickety | (of buildings) likely to break or fall apart; of rickets; CF. rickets; CF. vitamin D |
| drone | talk dully; buzz or murmur like a bee; N. |
| impertinent | insolent; rude; not pertinent; N. impertinence |
| enjoin | command; order; forbid |
| commonwealth | nation governed by the people; republic; people of a nation |
| idle | not working; not employed or busy; lazy; without purpose; useless; lacking substance; baseless; not based on truth; Ex. idle worker; Ex. talk idly; V. |
| exhort | urge (by strong argument or advice); Ex. The general exhorted his men to fight bravely; N. exhortation |
| rout | put to rout; stampede; drive out; N: complete defeat and disorderly retreat |
| tundra | rolling treeless plain in Siberia and arctic North America |
| indisputable | too certain to be disputed; beyond doubt |
| indulgent | humoring; yielding; lenient; showing indulgence |
| arable | fit for growing crops; Ex. arable land |
| imprudent | lacking caution; not prudent; injudicious |
| impel | drive or force onward; drive to take action; urge to action |
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