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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Aberrant | Deviating from what is normal. |
| Abeyance | Temporary suppression or suspension. |
| Abscond | To depart secretly. |
| Abstemious | Moderate in appetite. |
| Admonish | To caution or reprimand. |
| Aesthetic | Relating to beauty or art. |
| Aggregate | Amounting to a whole; total. |
| Alacrity | Cheerful willingness; eagerness; speed. |
| Amalgamate | To combine into a unified whole |
| Ambiguous | Unclear or doubtful in meaning. |
| Ambivalence | The state of having conflicting emotional attitudes. |
| Ameliorate | To improve. |
| Anachronism | Something out of the proper time. |
| Analogous | Comparable. |
| Anomalous | Irregular; deviating from the norm. |
| Antipathy | Dislike; hostility. |
| Apprise | To inform. |
| Approbation | Praise; approval. |
| Appropriate | To take possession for one's own use; confiscate. |
| Artless | Guileless; natural. |
| Ascetic | One who practices self-denial. |
| Assiduous | Diligent; hard-working. |
| Assuage | To make less severe. |
| Attenuate | To weaken. |
| Audacious | Bold; daring. |
| Austere | Stern; unadorned. |
| Autonomous | Self-governing; independent. |
| Aver | To affirm; declare to be true. |
| Banal | Commonplace; trite. |
| Belie | To contradict; misrepresent; give false impression. |
| Beneficent | Kindly; doing good. |
| Bombastic | Pompous; using inflated language. |
| Boorish | Rude; insensitive. |
| Burgeon | To flourish. |
| Burnish | To polish. |
| Buttress | To reinforce; support. |
| Cacophonous | Unpleasant or harsh-sounding. |
| Capricious | Fickle. |
| Castigation | Punishment; chastisement; criticism. |
| Catalyst | Something causing change. |
| Causal | Involving a cause. |
| Chicanery | Trickery; fraud. |
| Coagulate | Thicken; congeal. |
| Coda | Concluding part of literary or musical composition; something that summarizes or concludes. |
| Commensurate | Proportional. |
| Compendium | Brief; comprehensive summary. |
| Complaisant | Overly polite; willing to please; obliging. |
| Conciliatory | Overcoming distrust or hostility. |
| Confound | To baffle; perplex; mix up. |
| Connoisseur | A person possessing expert knowledge or training; a person of informed and discriminating taste. |
| Contentious | Quarrelsome; causing quarrels. |
| Conundrum | Riddle; puzzle with no solution. |
| Conventional | Practice widely observed in a group; custom; accepted technique or device. |
| Convoluted | Twisted; complicated. |
| Craven | Cowardly. |
| Decorum | Proper behavior. |
| Deference | Respect; regard for another's wish. |
| Delineate | To represent or depict. |
| Denigrate | To slur someone's reputation. |
| Derivative | Something derived; unoriginal. |
| Desiccate | To dry completely. |
| Desultory | Random; disconnected; rambling. |
| Diatribe | Bitter verbal attack. |
| Dichotomy | Division into two usually contradictory parts. |
| Diffidence | Shyness; lack of confidence. |
| Diffuse | To spread out. |
| Digression | Act of straying from the main point. |
| Dirge | Funeral hymn. |
| Disabuse | To free from a misconception. |
| Discerning | Perceptive; exhibiting keen insight and good judgment. |
| Discordant | Not in tune. |
| Discredit | To dishonor; disgrace; cause to be doubtful. |
| Discrepancy | Difference between. |
| Discrete | Constituting a separate thing; distinct. |
| Disingenuous | Not candid; crafty. |
| Disinterested | Unprejudiced; objective. |
| Disjointed | Lacking order or coherence; dislocated. |
| Dismiss | Put away from consideration; reject. |
| Disparage | To belittle. |
| Disparate | Dissimilar. |
| Dissemble | To pretend; disguise one's motives. |
| Disseminate | To spread; scatter; disperse. |
| Dissolution | Disintegration; debauchery. |
| Dissonance | Discord; lack of harmony. |
| Distend | To expand; swell out. |
| Distill | Extract the essential elements. |
| Doctrinaire | Relating to a person who cannot compromise about points of a theory or doctrine; dogmatic; unyielding. |
| Dogmatic | Stating opinions without proof. |
| Dupe | To deceive; trick. |
| Ebullient | Exhilarated; enthusiastic. |
| Eclectic | Selecting from various sources. |
| Efficacy | Efficiency; effectiveness. |
| Effrontery | Shameless; boldness; presumptuousness. |
| Elegy | Poem or song expressing lamentation. |
| Elicit | To provoke; draw out. |
| Embellish | To adorn; decorate; make attractive. |
| Empirical | Derived from observation or experiment. |
| Emulate | To imitate; copy. |
| Endemic | Inherent; belonging to an area. |
| Enervate | To weaken. |
| Engender | To cause; produce. |
| Ephemeral | Short lived; fleeting. |
| Equanimity | Composure; calmness. |
| Equivocate | To intentionally use vague language. |
| Erudite | Learned; scholarly. |
| Esoteric | Hard to understand; known only to a few. |
| Eulogy | High praise; especially for the dead. |
| Euphemism | Use of non-offensive words in place of offensive ones. |
| Exacerbate | To aggravate; make worse. |
| Exculpate | To clear of blame; vindicate. |
| Exigency | Crisis; urgent requirements. |
| Extraneous | Not essential. |
| Facetious | Humorous. |
| Facilitate | To make less difficult. |
| Fallacious | Based on false idea or fact; misleading. |
| Fatuous | Foolishly self-satisfied. |
| Fawning | Seeking favor by flattering. |
| Flag | To droop; grow weak. |
| Fledgling | Beginner; novice. |
| Flout | To treat scornfully. |
| Foment | To incite; arouse. |
| Forestall | To prevent; delay |
| Frugality | Thrift. |
| Anodyne | Something that calms or soothes pain. |
| Apocryphal | Of questionable authority or authenticity. |
| Arbitrary | Determined by chance or impulse. |
| Ardor | Intense and passionate feelings. |
| Arrogate | To claim for oneself without justification or right. |
| Assail | To attack; assault. |
| Augury | Prophecy; prediction of events. |
| August | Dignified; grandiose. |
| Axiom | Premise, postulate, self evident truth. |
| Belfry | Bell-tower; room in which a bell is hung. |
| Bevy | Group. |
| Bilk | To cheat; defraud. |
| Blight | To afflict; to destroy. |
| Blithe | Joyful, cheerful, or without appropriate thought. |
| Bonhomie | Good natured geniality; atmosphere of good cheer. |
| Cabal | A secret group seeking to overthrow something. |
| Calumny | A false and malicious accusation; misrepresentation. |
| Canard | A lie. |
| Catholic | Universal, broad an comprehensive. |
| Chauvinist | Someone prejudiced in favor of a group to which they belong. |
| Circumspect | Cautious, aware of potential consequences. |
| Cloying | Sickly sweet; excessive |
| Cogent | Convincing and well reasoned. |
| Condone | To overlook, to pardon, to disregard. |
| Contrite | Deeply sorrowful and repentant for a wrong. |
| Contumacious | Rebellious. |
| Corroborate | To support with evidence. |
| Cosset | To pamper; to treat with great care. |
| Coterie | An intimate group of persons with a similar purpose. |
| Credulous | Too trusting; gullible. |
| Crescendo | Steadily increasing in volume or force. |
| Cupidity | Greed; strong desire. |
| Curmudgeon | Cranky person; usually old. |
| Debutante | Young woman making debut in high society. |
| Declivity | Downward slope. |
| Decorous | Proper, tasteful, socially correct. |
| Deleterious | Subtly or unexpectedly harmful. |
| Demagogue | A leader; rabble rouser; usually appealing to emotion or prejudice. |
| Demur | To express doubts or objections. |
| Deride | To speak of or treat with contempt; to mock. |
| Diaphanous | Allowing light to show through; delicate. |
| Dictum | Authoritative statement. |
| Dilate | To make larger; expand. |
| Dilatory | Intended to delay; procrastinating. |
| Dilettante | Someone with amateurish and superficial interest in a topic. |
| Distaff | The female branch of a family. |
| Dither | To act confusedly or without clear purpose. |
| Droll | Amusing in a wry subtle way. |
| Dyspeptic | Suffering from indigestion; gloomy and irritable. |
| Edify | To instruct morally and spiritually. |
| Effigy | Stuffed doll; likeness of a person. |
| Encomium | Warm praise. |
| Epicure | Person with refined taste in wine and food. |
| Ersatz | Fake, artificial. |
| Eschew | To shun, to avoid. |
| Estimable | Admirable. |
| Ethos | Beliefs and character of a group. |
| Euphony | Pleasant, harmonious sound. |
| Exponent | One who champions or advocates. |
| Expurgate | To censor. |
| Fallow | Dormant; unused. |
| Fecund | Fertile, fruitful, productive. |
| Fetid | Foul smelling, putrid. |
| Florid | Excessively decorated or embellished. |
| Ford | To cross a body of water through wading. |
| Forestall | To prevent, delay, anticipate. |
| Fractious | Unruly; rebellious. |
| Furtive | Secret; stealthy. |
| Gambol | To dance or skip around playfully. |
| Garner | To gather and store. |
| Gestation | Growth process from conception to birth. |
| Glib | Fluent in an insincere manner, off hand, casual |
| Glower | To glare, stare angrily and intensely. |
| Hoary | Very old; whitish or gray from age. |
| Husband | To manage economically, to use sparingly. |
| Ignoble | Having low moral standards, not noble in character. |
| Impecunious | Poor, having no money. |
| Imprecation | A curse. |
| Impugn | To call into question, to attack verbally. |
| Incarnadine | Blood-red in color. |
| Ingrate | Ungrateful. |
| Iniquity | Sin, evil act. |
| Inquest | An investigation, an inquiry. |
| Inter | To bury. |
| Interregnum | Period between two reigns. |
| Intrepid | Fearless, resolutely, courageous. |
| Inure | To harden, accustomed to. |
| Investiture | Ceremony conferring authority. |
| Invidious | Envious, obnoxious, offensive. |
| Itinerant | Wandering from place to place, unsettled. |
| Jettison | To discard, to get rid of as unnecessary or encumbering. |
| Jingoism | Belligerent support for one's country. |
| Jocular | Playful, humorous. |
| Judicious | Sensible, showing good judgment. |
| Juncture | Point in time, especially where two things are joined. |
| Knell | Sound of funeral bell, omen of death or failure. |
| Lachrymose | Tearful. |
| Lampoon | To ridicule with satire. |
| Languid | Lacking energy, slow, indifferent. |
| Lapidary | Relating to precious stones or the art of cutting them. |
| Larceny | Theft of property. |
| Largess | Generous giving to others who may seem inferior. |
| Leery | Suspicious. |
| Legerdemain | Trickery. |
| Libertine | A free thinker, usually used disparagingly, without moral restraint. |
| Licentious | Immoral, unrestrained by society. |
| Limpid | Clear, transparent. |
| Lissome | Easily flexed, limber, agile. |
| Listless | Lacking energy and enthusiasm. |
| Gainsay | To deny; dispute; oppose. |
| Garrulous | Very talkative; wordy. |
| Goad | To prod; urge on. |
| Gouge | To tear out; overcharge. |
| Grandiloquent | Pompous; bombastic. |
| Gregarious | Sociable. |
| Guileless | Free of cunning or deceit; artless |
| Gullible | Easily deceived. |
| Harangue | Long pompous speech; tirade. |
| Homogeneous | Composed of identical parts. |
| Hyperbole | Purposeful exaggeration for effect. |
| Iconoclastic | Attacking cherished traditions. |
| Idolatry | Idol worship; blind or excessive devotion. |
| Immutable | Unchangeable. |
| Impair | To damage or injure. |
| Impassive | Showing no emotion. |
| Impede | To hinder; block |
| Impermeable | Impossible to penetrate. |
| Imperturbable | Not easily disturbed. |
| Impervious | Impossible to penetrate, incapable of being affected. |
| Implacable | Inflexible; incapable of being pleased. |
| Implicit | Implied; understood but not stated. |
| Implode | To collapse inward. |
| Inadvertently | Carelessly, unintentionally. |
| Inchoate | Imperfectly formed or formulated. |
| Incongruity | State of not fitting. |
| Inconsequential | Insignificant; unimportant. |
| Incorporate | Combine. |
| Indeterminate | Uncertain; indefinite. |
| Indigence | Poverty. |
| Indolent | Habitually lazy; idle. |
| Inert | Unable to move; sluggish. |
| Ingenuous | Naive and trusting; lacking sophistication. |
| Inherent | Firmly established by nature or habit. |
| Innocuous | Harmless. |
| Insensible | Unconsciousness; unresponsive. |
| Insinuate | To suggest; say indirectly; imply. |
| Insipid | Lacking in flavor; dull. |
| Insularity | Narrow mindedness; isolation. |
| Intractable | Not easily managed. |
| Intransigence | Stubbornness; refusal to compromise. |
| Inundate | To cover with water; overwhelm. |
| Inured | Hardened; accustomed to. |
| Invective | Verbal abuse. |
| Irascible | Easily angered. |
| Irresolute | Unsure how to act; weak. |
| Laconic | Using few words. |
| Lassitude | Lethargy, sluggishness. |
| Laud | To praise. |
| Lethargic | Inactive. |
| Levee | An embankment that prevents a river from overflowing. |
| Levity | Light manner or attitude. |
| Loquacious | Talkative. |
| Lucid | Bright, clear, intelligible. |
| Magnanimity | Generosity; nobility. |
| Malinger | To fake illness to escape duty. |
| Malleable | Capable of being shaped; impressionable. |
| Maverick | Dissenter. |
| Mendacious | Dishonest. |
| Misanthrope | One who hates humanity. |
| Mollify | To soothe. |
| Morose | Ill-humored; sullen. |
| Obdurate | Stubborn. |
| Obsequious | Overly submissive. |
| Obviate | To make unnecessary; to anticipate and prevent. |
| Officious | Too helpful; meddlesome. |
| Onerous | Burdensome. |
| Opprobrium | Disgrace; contempt. |
| Ostentatious | Showy; trying to attract attention. |
| Paragon | Model of excellence or perfection. |
| Pathological | Departing from normal condition. |
| Paucity | Scarcity. |
| Pedantic | Showing off learning. |
| Penchant | Inclination. |
| Penury | Extreme poverty. |
| Perennial | Present throughout the years; persistent. |
| Perfidious | Faithless; disloyal; untrustworthy. |
| Perfunctory | Superficial, not thorough; performed really as duty. |
| Pervasive | Spread throughout every part. |
| Phlegmatic | Calm in temperament; sluggish. |
| Platitude | Stale, over used expression. |
| Precarious | Uncertain. |
| Precipitate | Rash, hasty, sudden. |
| Precursor | Forerunner; predecessor. |
| Presumptuous | Rude; improperly bold. |
| Prevaricate | To quibble; evade the truth. |
| Probity | Honesty; high mindedness. |
| Prodigal | Wasteful; extravagant; lavish. |
| Propensity | Inclination; tendency. |
| Propitiate | To win over; appease. |
| Proscribe | To condemn; forbid; outlaw |
| Qualified | Limited; restricted. |
| Quibble | To argue over insignificant and irrelevant details. |
| Quiescent | Inactive; still. |
| Machination | Plot or scheme. |
| Magnate | Powerful or influential person. |
| Malediction | A curse; a wish of evil upon another. |
| Malinger | To evade responsibility by pretending to be ill. |
| Mannered | Artificial or stilted in character. |
| Martinet | Strict disciplinarian; one who rigidly follows the rules. |
| Maudlin | Overly sentimental. |
| Mendicant | Beggar. |
| Mercurial | Shrewd and unpredictable. |
| Meretricious | Gaudy, falsely attractive. |
| Militate | To operate against, work against. |
| Mirth | Frivolity, gaiety, laughter. |
| Missive | Written note or letter. |
| Mores | Fixed customs or manners; moral attitudes. |
| Nadir | Lowest point. |
| Nascent | Starting to develop; coming into existence. |
| Neologism | New word or expression. |
| Nettle | To irritate. |
| Noisome | Stinking, putrid. |
| Nominal | Existing in name only, negligent. |
| Numismatics | Coin collecting. |
| Oblique | Indirect, evasive, misleading. |
| Obsequious | Overly submissive, eager to please. |
| Obstinate | Stubborn, unyielding. |
| Obviate | To prevent; make unnecessary. |
| Occlude | To stop up; prevent the passage of. |
| Onerous | Troublesome and oppressive; burdensome. |
| Opine | To express an opinion. |
| Opprobrium | Public disgrace. |
| Orotund | Pompous. |
| Ossify | To change into bone, to become hardened or set in a rigid conventional pattern. |
| Ostensible | Apparent. |
| Overwrought | Agitated, overdone. |
| Palliate | To make less serious; ease. |
| Pallid | Lacking color or liveliness. |
| Panache | Flamboyance or dashing style. |
| Panegyric | Elaborate praise, formal hymn of praise. |
| Panoply | Impressive array. |
| Pariah | Outcast. |
| Parley | Discussion, usually between enemies. |
| Parry | To ward off or deflect, especially by quick witted answer. |
| Pastiche | Piece of literature or music imitating other works. |
| Pathogenic | Causing illness. |
| Peccadillo | Minor sin or offense. |
| Pejorative | Having bad connotation; disparagingly. |
| Peregrinate | To travel or journey, especially on foot. |
| Perfidious | Willing to betray one's trust. |
| Peripatetic | Walking or traveling about. |
| Perspicacious | Shrewd, astute, keen witted. |
| Philistine | Person guided by materialism and disdainful of artistic or intellectual values. |
| Pithy | Profound, substantial, concise. |
| Plebeian | Crude or coarse; characteristic of commoners. |
| Plucky | Courageous, spunky. |
| Polemic | Controversy, argument, verbal attack. |
| Politic | Shrewd and practical in managing or dealing with things; diplomatic. |
| Polyglot | A speaker of many languages. |
| Posit | To assume as real or conceded, propose as explanation. |
| Potentate | A monarch or ruler with great power. |
| Prattle | Meaningless, foolish talk. |
| Precis | Short summary of facts. |
| Prescient | Having foresight. |
| Probity | Complete honesty and integrity. |
| Profligate | Corrupt, denigrate. |
| Propriety | Behaving in a proper manner, obeying rules and customs. |
| Puerile | Childish, immature, silly. |
| Pugilism | Boxing. |
| Pulchritude | Beauty. |
| Querulous | Inclined to complain, irritable. |
| Quiescent | Motionless. |
| Quixotic | Overly idealistic; impractical. |
| Quotidian | Occurring daily; commonplace. |
| Raconteur | Witty, skillful story teller. |
| Rarefy | To make thinner or sparser. |
| Rejoinder | Response. |
| Repast | Meal or mealtime. |
| Replete | Abundantly supplied. |
| Repose | Relaxation, leisure. |
| Requite | To return or repay. |
| Restive | Impatient, uneasy, restless. |
| Reticent | Silent, reserved. |
| Ribald | Humorous in a vulgar way. |
| Rococo | Very highly ornamented; relating to 18th century style. |
| Sagacious | Shrewd, wise. |
| Salubrious | Healthful. |
| Sanguine | Ruddy, cheerfully optimistic. |
| Sardonic | Cynical, scornfully mocking. |
| Scintilla | Trace amount. |
| Sedition | Behavior that promotes rebellion or civil disorder against the state. |
| Sentient | Aware, conscious, able to perceive. |
| Seraphic | Angelic, sweet. |
| Sinecure | A well paying job with little to no work. |
| Slake | To calm down or moderate. |
| Sobriquet | Nickname. |
| Solecism | Grammatical mistake; blunder in speech. |
| Soporific | Causing sleep or lethargy. |
| Spartan | Highly self-disciplined; frugal, austere. |
| Specious | Deceptively attractive, seemingly plausible but fallacious. |
| Sportive | Frolicsome, playful. |
| Stasis | A state of balance or equilibrium, stagnation. |
| Stentorian | Extremely loud. |
| Stolid | Unemotional, lacking sensitivity. |
| Stratagem | Trick designed to deceive an enemy. |
| Sully | To tarnish or taint. |
| Surfeit | Excessive amount. |
| Surly | Rude and band tempered. |
| Sybarite | A person devoted to pleasure and luxury. |
| Sycophant | Self serving flatterer. |
| Syncopation | Temporary irregularity in musical rhythm. |
| Tacit | Done without using words. |
| Taciturn | Silent, not talkative. |
| Tangential | Digressing, diverting. |
| Tawdry | Gaudy, cheap, showy. |
| Terrestrial | Earthy, down to earth. |
| Toady | One who flatters in the hope of gaining favors. |
| Tome | A large, academic book. |
| Torpor | Extreme mental and physical sluggishness. |
| Transitory | Temporary, lasing a brief time. |
| Trenchant | Acute, sharp, effective. |
| Turgid | Swollen as from a fluid, bloated. |
| Tyro | Beginner, novice. |
| Umbrage | Offense, resentment. |
| Unconscionable | Shocking unfair or unjust. |
| Upbraid | To scold sharply. |
| Usury | Practice of lending money at exorbitant rates. |
| Vacillate | To physically sway, to be indecisive. |
| Variegated | Varied, marked with different colors. |
| Venerable | Respected because of age. |
| Venerate | To respect deeply. |
| Veracity | Filled with truth and accuracy. |
| Verdant | Green with vegetation, inexperience. |
| Vernal | Related to spring, fresh. |
| Vestige | Trace, remnant. |
| Vex | To annoy, irritate, confuse. |
| Vicissitude | A change or variation; ups and downs. |
| Vin | Vitality and energy. |
| Viscous | Thick and slow flowing fluid. |
| Vituperate | To abuse verbally, berate. |
| Voluble | Talkative, speaking easily, glib. |
| Wan | Sickly pale. |
| Wanton | Undisciplined, unrestrained, reckless. |
| Winsome | Charming, happily engaging. |
| Wizened | Shriveled, withered, wrinkled. |
| Wraith | A ghost or specter. |
| Xenophobia | A fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers. |
| Yoke | To join together. |
| Zeal | Passion, excitement. |
| Zealot | Someone passionately devoted to a cause. |
| Zephyr | A gentle breeze; something airy and unsubstantial. |
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