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Shakespeare SAT list
shakespeare vocab list a thousand something words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a cappella | without accompaniment by an instrument;Ant.-accompanied |
| abandon | act of unrestrained behavior disregarding consequences; Syn.- license, laxity; Ant.-caution, self-restraint; |
| abase | to degrade, to humiliate; Syn.-corrupt, debase, debauch, demean, deprave, vitiate; Ant.-to exalt |
| abate | to reduce in intensity or amount; Syn.-decrease, diminish, dwindle, ebb, lessen, reduce; Ant.-to increase |
| abdicate | to renounce or give up power;Ant.-to usurp |
| aberration | the act of straying from the right or usual course, deviation from the truth; Syn.-wandering, deviation, divergence, abnormality; Ant.-common occurence |
| abet | to encourage or to assist(usually an offense against justice or the law); Syn.-foment, incite, instigate; Ant.-to discourage, to interfere |
| abeyance | suspension of action; Syn.-dormancy, latency, quiescence; Ant.-activity |
| abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance, to detest utterly, to loath; Syn.-despise, abominate; Ant.-admire |
| abject | utterly hopeless, humiliating, wretched, contemptible; Syn.-debasing, degrading, despicable, miserable; Ant.-exalted |
| abnegate | to surrender or to relinquish(a right, belief, or idea); Syn.-forgo; Ant.-admit, accept |
| abode | a home; Syn.-dwelling, residence, domicile |
| abominable | repugnantly hateful, very unpleasant, detestable, loathsome; Syn.-abhorrent, horrible, revolting, foul; Ant.-likable |
| abrasive | harsh, causing irritation, rough; Ant.-kind, soothing |
| abridge | to shorten, to diminish; Sun.-abbreviate, curtail,retrench, shorten; Ant.-to expand |
| abrogate | to abolish, to do away with; Syn.-annul, invalidate, negate, nullify; Ant.-to establish |
| abscond | to leave secretly and hide; Syn.-flee, fly; Ant.-to give oneself up |
| abstemious | sparing(usually in eating or drinking), temperate; Ant.-gluttonous |
| abstracted | removed in thought from the immediate situation, lost in one's own mind; Ant.-attentive |
| abstruse | difficult to understand, recondite, concealed; Syn.-complex, complicated, intricate, knotty; Ant.-readily understood, clear |
| abyss | bottomless hole, a vast expanse or depth |
| acclaim | praise, approval, to salute, to hail; Ant.-to slander, to ridicule, to defame |
| accolade | praise, an award; Ant.-censure |
| accord | agreement, state of harmony; Ant.-disharmony, disagreement |
| accrue | to accumulate, to gather, to grow as interest on money;Ant.-to become less |
| acerbic | sour or bitter in mood or tone; Ant.-kindly |
| acquiesce | to give in, to comply; Syn.-acede, agree, assent, consent, subscribe; Ant.-to object, to disagree |
| acrid | caustic, bitter, harsh (relates sometimes to taste and smell);Syn.-caustic, mordant, scathing; Ant.-agreeable |
| acrimonious | caustic; Ant.-cordial |
| acuity | sharpness of perception; Ant.-denseness |
| acumen | mental sharpness; Syn.-insight, discernment; Ant.-lack of perceptiveness |
| adage | a wise saying; Syn. proverb, maxim, motto |
| adamant | inflexible, immovable, obstinate; Syn. inexorable, obdurate; Ant. pliant |
| addendum | something added, usually to a book; Syn. addition, supplement |
| adherent | a follower of something, such as a leader, party, philosophy, or profession; Syn. disciple, follower, partisan; Ant. dissenter |
| adjunct | something joined or added to a thing but not necessarily a part of it; |
| admonish | to caution, advise, or counsel against something; Syn. warn, rebuke, censure, notify, jog, appraise, reprove; Ant. to condone, to praise |
| adroit | skillful,adept; Syn. clever, cunning, deft, dexterous, ingenious, ingenuity; Ant. inept |
| adulation | extreme praise or admiration; Ant. defamation, slander |
| adulterate | to make impure by adding lesser substances, to corrupt; Ant. to purify |
| advent | a coming or arrival; Ant. a departure, demise |
| adversity | misfortune, unfavorable happening; Ant. prosperity |
| advocacy | support of an idea or cause; Ant. opposition |
| aesthetic | relating or pertaining to a sense of beauty or art |
| affable | friendly, courteous, amiable; Syn. cordial, genial, gracious, sociable; Ant. surly, aloof, unfriendly |
| affinity | a likeness, a natural relationship, a kinship; Ant. repulsion |
| affluent | abounding in wealth, prosperous, flowing freely; Syn. rich, teeming; Ant. impoverished |
| affront | an offensive act or word, an offense to one's dignity or self-respect; Syn. impertinence, contumely, scorn; |
| afoot | developing or in the process of happening |
| aggrandizeme | an increase,enlargement, or enhancement; Ant. diminution |
| aggregate | sum total, whole amount; Ant. partial amount |
| agile | characterized by ability to move quickly with suppleness and grace; Syn. nimble, brisk, spry; Ant. clumsy |
| air | to make a public utterance; Ant. to conceal |
| alacrity | prompt and cheerful response; Ant. indolence |
| alchemist | one who practices medieval chemistry or tries to change metals into gold |
| alcove | a partially enclosed extension of a room or part of a room |
| allay | to put fear, doubt, anger or suspicion to rest, to quiet, to relieve; Syn. soften, assuage, mollify, temper, ease; Ant. to aggravate |
| allegory | symbolical narrative; treatment of one subject under the guise of another |
| alloy | a substance that is a mixture of metals |
| allure | to influence, sway, or entice with some tempting appeal; Syn. attract, fascinate, charm |
| aloof | apart, indifferent; Syn. detached, incurious, unconcerned; Ant. integrated, friendly |
| altercation | a heated or angry dispute, noisy argument or controversy; Syn. quarrel, contention; Ant. accord, agreement |
| altruistic | unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others, generous; Ant. belligerant, stingy, selfish |
| amalgum | a combination of different elements; Ant. individual units |
| amass | to collect, to gather, to accumulate; Ant. to loose, to scatter |
| ambience | a surrounding or pervading atmosphere; Syn. environment |
| ambiguous | having more than one meaning, unclear, uncertain; Syn. cryptic, enigmatic, equivocal, obscure; Ant. clear, certain |
| ambivalent | having contrary feelings or attitudes, uncertain as to course of action; Syn. undecided; Ant. certain, firmly convinced |
| ambulatory | able to walk or move around; Ant. bedridden |
| ameliorate | to make better, to relieve, to improve; Ant. to make worse, to aggravate |
| amenable | open to or wiling to follow advice or suggestion, tractable, malleable; Syn. docile, obedient; Ant unwilling |
| amenity | agreeable ways or manners, the quality of being agreeable or pleasant; Syn. courtesies, civilities; Ant. unpleasant feature |
| amiable | friendly, sociable, and congenial, civil and urbane; Syn. good-natured, obliging, complaisant |
| amity | friendship; Ant. hostility |
| amorphous | shapeless, having no definite form; Ant. structured |
| amulet | a charm or ornament worn to protect against evil; Ant. hex |
| anachronism | an error in chronology, a chronological misplacing of persons or events; Ant. something chronologically correct |
| analgesic | causing insensitivity of pain |
| analogous | alike or similar in certain respects that permits one to draw an analogy; Syn. like; Ant. unrelated |
| anarchist | one who believes in the absence of government or law; Ant. tyrant, monarch |
| anarchy | the absence of government, a state of lawlessness |
| anathema | a vigorous denunciation, one who is intensely disliked; Syn. imprecation, curse |
| anchor | to secure firmly; Ant. to release from restraint |
| ancillary | aiding or accessory, subordinate to the main thing, supplementary; Ant. primary |
| anecdote | a short story of an interesting or amusing incident; Syn. story, tale, narrative |
| angular | lean, sharp cornered, gaunt; Ant. rotund |
| animosity | harsh feelings, enmity, resentment, hatred; Syn. animus, antagonism, antipathy, enmity, hostility; Ant. love |
| annulment | a voiding, invalidation; Syn. abrogation, invalidation, negation, nullification; Ant. consummation |
| anomalous | out of place, abnormal; Ant. fitting a pattern |
| antecedent | preceding a cause; Ant. following, later |
| antediluvian | very, very old (it literally means "before the Flood"); Ant. ultramodern |
| anthology | an assortment or collection of selected pieces of literature or art; Ant. novel |
| antidote | something that relieves the effect of a poison; Ant. poison |
| antipathy | a dislike, distaste, or enmity; Syn. animosity, animus, antagonism, hostility, rancor; Ant. propensity, amity |
| antiquated | obsolete, out of fashion, no longer usable; Syn. antique, archaic, obsolete, venerable; Ant. modern |
| antiquity | the quality of being ancient, ancient times |
| antithesis | a direct opposite, a contrast; Ant. duplicate, same |
| apathy | a lack of concern or feeling, indifference; Syn. phlegm, stoicism, stolidness; Ant. enthusiastic devotion |
| aperture | a hole or an opening; Ant. closure |
| aplomb | a handling of something with confidence and composure, self-assurance; Ant. undignified behavior |
| apocryphal | of doubtful origin or authenticity, not genuine; Ant. of known origin, genuine |
| apogee | the highest or most distant point, the climax; Ant. lowest point |
| appease | to pacify, to be conciliatory in a manner that sacrifices principles; Syn. conciliate, mollify, placate, propitiate; Ant. to incense |
| append | to add in a supplementary manner; Ant. to detach, to delete |
| appreciate | to increase in value; Ant. to decrease in value |
| apprise | to inform or to give notice; Syn. acquaint, notify; Ant. to fail to inform |
| approbation | official approval, praise, commendation; Ant. disapprobation, disapproval |
| arable | fit for plowing, tillable; Ant. untillable |
| arboreal | relating to a tree or the inhabiting of a tree |
| arcane | secret, mysterious; Ant. obvious, easily understood |
| archaic | antiquated, old, out of use; Syn. ancient, antique, obsolete, venerable; Ant. contemporary, modern |
| archipelago | a group of islands |
| ardent | expressing strong feelings, impassioned, zealous; Syn. fervent, fervid, passionate, perfervid; Ant. unmoved, perfunctory |
| ardor | warmth or heat of emotions, extreme force, vigor, or energy; Syn. passion, intensity, fervor, enthusiasm, zeal; Ant. lack of energy or enthusiasm |
| arduous | very difficult to accomplish or to achieve, very demanding (task); Ant. easy, not difficult |
| arid | very dry; Ant. moist |
| array | a large grouping of things; regular order or arrangement, to clothe; Syn. arrange, place, apparel, dress, attire, ornamment |
| arrogant | overbearingly assuming, insolently proud; Syn. presumptuous, haughty, imperious, brazen; Ant. meek, modest |
| artful | skillful, clever, tricky; Syn. crafty, cunning, foxy, sly; Ant. guileless |
| articulate | to speak distinctively, expressing oneself clearly; Ant. to speak indistinctly, to mumble |
| artifacts | simple objects showing human workmanship |
| ascend | to move upward, to rise from a lower station; Ant. to descend, to go down |
| ascendancy | domination, growing power; Ant. decline |
| ascertain | to find out definitely, to determine; Syn. learn |
| ascetic | one who leads a life of self-denial and contemplation; absent of luxury; Syn. austere, severe, stern; Ant. sensual |
| askew | out of line, slanted; Syn. crooked; Ant. straight |
| asperity | sharpness (as in temper), harshness; Syn. severity, raucousness |
| assent | to agree or to concur, to give in, to yield, agreement; Syn. acquiesce, concede, compliance; Ant. dissent |
| assiduous | marked by careful and unremitting attention, constant in application; Syn. industrious, sedulous, diligent; Ant. desultory, lazy |
| assimilate | to take in and incorporate as one's own, to absorb; Ant. to reject |
| assuage | to ease, to mitigate, to make less painful or burdensome, to calm; Syn. allay, alleviate, lighten, soothe; Ant. to irritate, to intensify |
| astronomical | inconceivably large; Ant. very small, miniscule |
| astute | shrewd, perspicacious, perceptive; Syn. sagacious; Ant. undiscerning |
| atone | to make amends; Ant. to offend |
| atrophy | to waste away, to wither; Ant. to thrive, to grow |
| attenuate | to make thin or to lessen the force or magnitude; Syn. lessen, weaken, rarefy; Ant. to enlarge, to dilate |
| atypical | unusual or abnormal, odd; Ant. usual |
| audacity | excessive boldness, rashness, daring; Syn. cheek, chutzpah, effrontery, gall, hardihood, temerity; Ant. meekness |
| augment | to make greater or to supplement; Ant. to diminish |
| augury | an omen or prophecy |
| august | inspiring reverence or admiration; Syn. majestic, venerable, eminent; Ant. meek and lowly |
| aura | a distinctive quality about a person, thing, or place |
| auspicious | favorable; Syn. propitious; Ant. ill-oriented |
| austere | strict, stern, unadorned, ascetic; Syn. severe; Ant. indulgent |
| autocrat | a person with unlimited influence and authority (usually a negative word) |
| automaton | a creature acting in a mechanical way with no indication of intelligence; Syn. robot |
| autonomous | independent, self-contained; Ant. dependent |
| avarice | greed for wealth; Syn. cupidity; Ant. generosity |
| aversion | strong disinclination, disliking; Syn. hesitance, loathing, reluctance; Ant. inclination |
| aviary | a place for keeping birds |
| awry | with a turn or twist to one side, away from the expected direction; Syn. askew, amiss, wrong; Ant. aligned |
| baleful | destructive, deadly; Syn. malign, sinister; Ant. benign |
| balky | refusing to proceed in an expected direction; Syn. contrary, perverse, restive wayward; Ant. easily led |
| balm | a soothing substance or one that gives relief; Ant. irritant |
| banal | common, ordinary, lacking freshness, hackneyed; Syn. inane, insipid, jejune, vapid; Ant. fresh, unique, extraordinary |
| bane, baneful | a source of harm or destruction, harmful, destructive; Syn. deleterious, detrimental, noxious, pernicious; Ant. benign influence, harmless |
| banter | to speak in a witty or teasing manner |
| barb | a critical or caustic remark; Ant. kind remark |
| barbarism | the incorrect usage of words or forms of language; Ant. acceptable diction |
| baseness | the quality of lacking higher values; Syn. vileness, servility, unworthiness |
| bastion | a fortification, a stronghold |
| bedlam | a place or scene of wild and mad uproar, an extremely confusing scene; Ant. a peaceful and calm scene |
| befuddled | confused; Ant. clearheaded |
| begrudge | to give reluctantly, to envy a possession or one's enjoyment; Ant. to give willingly |
| beguile | to deceive, to mislead, to persuade with charm; Syn. delude; Ant. to enlighten |
| beleaguer | to harrass; Ant. to shield from |
| belie | to contradict, to give a false impression; Ant. to support, to agree with |
| bellicose | inclined or eager to fight, aggressively hostile; Syn. belligerent, pugnacious; Ant. peaceful |
| belligerent | waging war, inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness; Syn. bellicose, pugnacious, combative, contentious; Ant. peaceful |
| bemuse | to confuse or bewilder; Ant. to enlighten |
| benevolence | kindness, generosity, charity; Ant. antagonism, avarice, malevolence |
| benign | not causing harm, of gentle disposition, beneficial; Ant. malignant, harmful |
| bequeath | to hand down, to give or to leave in a will; Ant. to keep, to horde |
| berate | to engage in intense and long scolding or condemnation; Syn. upbraid, rail, vituperate; Ant. to praise |
| bestial | brutal without reason, having the attributes of a savage; Ant. civilized |
| betoken | to give a sign of; Ant. to hide, to conceal |
| bewail | to deplore, to express deep sorrow; Syn. bemoan, lament; Ant. to rejoice in |
| bigot | one who is utterly intolerant of any creed or belief differing from his own; Ant. open-minded person |
| bilk | to cheat; Ant. to deal honestly with |
| bizarre | out of the ordinary, odd; Ant. ordinary |
| blanch | to take the color out of, to bleach, to make white; Ant. to color |
| blandishment | flattery |
| blasphemous | irreverent, profane; Ant. sacred, relevant |
| blighted | destroyed or caused by decline or decay; Ant. good, healthy, wholesome |
| blithe | lighthearted, joyous, glad, cheerful, free of spirit; Syn. jocund, jolly, jovial; Ant. morose |
| blunderbuss | a clumsy and careless person, an obsolete firearm with a bell muzzle; Ant. a poised and sophisticated person |
| bolt | to move suddenly; Ant. to move sluggishly |
| bombastic | using inflated language, pompous; Syn. claptrap, declamatory, fustian, ranting, rodomontade; Ant. meek, humble |
| boon | favorable, a blessing, a benefit; Ant. curse |
| boorish | rude or insensitive, ill-mannered; Syn. churlish, clownish, loutish; Ant. sophisticated, well-mannered |
| bourgeois | a person with the traits or viewpoints of the bourgeoisie; Syn. middle class, mediocre |
| bovine | dull or sluggish like an ox or cow, relating to an ox or cow; Syn. indolent, slothful; Ant. animated, energetic |
| brazen | shameless, insolent, disrespectful; Ant. reserved, mild |
| breadth | the width of something, comprehensive quality; Ant. narrowness |
| broach | to open up for the first time; Ant. to close |
| bucolic | rustic, rural, unsophisticated, pastoral; Syn. georgic; Ant. urban, sophisticated |
| buffeted | struck repeatedly, battered; Ant. assuaged, soothe |
| buffoon | a clown, a silly or stupid person |
| bulwark | a strong defense or something that defends; Ant. weakness |
| buoyant | capable of floating, cheerful; Ant. likely to sink |
| burgeon | to sprout, to newly emerge; Ant. to shrivel and die, to whither |
| burly | great in bodily size, sturdy, brusque; Ant. slight, refined, mannered |
| burnish | to make shiny or to polish by rubbing; Ant. to tarnish |
| buttress | a support or prop |
| by-line | a line at the head of a written article giving the writer's name |
| cache | a hole or hiding place used to store supplies |
| cacophonous | harsh sounding, having dissonance; Ant. euphonious, pleasant sounding |
| cajole | to persuade with deliberate flattery, to coax, to wheedle; Ant. to browbeath |
| calamity | a serious event causing distress or misfortune; Syn. cataclysm, catastrophe; Ant. good fortune |
| calcified | inflexible, hardened; Ant. flexible, pliable |
| caldron | a large kettle used for boiling |
| calipers | an instrument used to measured distances or diameters |
| callous | hardened, insensitive, indifferent, unsympathetic; Syn. hard, inured, insensible, obtuse; Ant. soft, sensitive |
| callow | immature, inexperienced; Ant. mature, experienced |
| cant | secret jargon or slogan |
| capitulate | to surrender; Syn. defer, relent, submit, succumb, yield; Ant. to resist |
| capricious | changing suddenly, fickle; Syn. inconstant, mercurial, unstable; Ant. stable |
| caricature | a portrayal where features are distorted, a parody; Syn. burlesque, travesty; Ant. somber portrait |
| carnal | marked by sexuality that is often frank and unrelieved by higher emotions; Syn bodily, corporeal, worldly, fleshly, sensual, crude; Ant. spiritual |
| carping | finding fault; Syn. captious, censorious, critical; Ant. praising |
| cascade | a steep waterfall or series of waterfalls, a continuous series; Ant. trickle of water |
| castigate | to punish or to subdue by punishment, to criticize with drastic severity; Syn. punish, chastise; Ant. to salute |
| cataclysm | an event or situation that causes a momentous change or upheaval; Syn. calamity, catastrophe |
| catacomb | an underground tunnel or area with holes for graves |
| catharsis | a purification or purging of emotions that brings spiritual renewal; Ant. repression |
| caustic | sarcastically biting, acrid; Syn. mordant, scathing; Ant. kind, gentle |
| cavalier | an armed horsemen, a knight, treating important matters lightly; Syn. disdainful; Ant. reserved, humble, meek |
| celerity | quickness( usually in accomplishing a task); Syn. alacrity; Ant. slowness |
| celestial | pertaining to the sky or heavens; Ant earthly |
| censorious | critical; Syn. carping, captious; Ant. complementary |
| censure | to blame or to condemn; Syn. denounce, reprehend, reprobate(verb); Ant. to praise |
| centrifuge | an apparatus used for separating materials by the use of centrifugal force |
| certitudes | things that are inevitable or certain, certainties; Ant. doubt |
| chaff | material separated from the seed after threshing, worthless matters |
| chagrin | vexation through humiliation, hurt pride, or disappointment; Syn. trouble, grief; Ant. self-satisfaction |
| champion | to defend or support; Ant. to persecute |
| charismatic | having special qualities or powers that are used for healing or prophecy |
| charlatan | one who claims to know something that he does not, a quack; Ant. a professional, authentic authority |
| chary | careful, cautious; Syn. circumspect, wary Ant. trustful, uncertain |
| chaste | morally pure; Syn. pure, modest, decent; Ant. immoral, tainted |
| chasten | to discipline, to use punishment to correct behavior; Syn. admonish, castigate, chastise, chide, rebuke, reproach; Ant. to reward |
| cherubic | innocent, wholesome, angelic; Ant. fiendish |
| chicanery | unethical methods, trickery; Ant. honesty, truthfulness |
| chide | to voice disapproval, to scold; Syn. admonish, castigate, chasten, chastise, rebuke; Ant. to applaud |
| chimera | a fantasy, a horrible creature of the imagination; Syn. fantasy, vision; Ant. gentle creature |
| chortle | to chuckle or laugh from extreme happiness; Ant. to sneer |
| chronic | marked by long duration or by frequent recurrence over a long period; Syn. unending, habitual, inveterate; Ant. transitory |
| circuitous | indirect, roundabout; Ant. straightforward |
| circumlocution | talking around a subject; Ant. brevity, conciseness, terseness |
| circumscribed | restricted or limited; Ant. unbounded |
| circumspect | careful to consider consequences, cautious, prudent; Syn. chary, wary; Ant. reckless, careless, indiscreet |
| circumvent | to get around something, to outwit, to frustrate, to avoid; Ant. to confront |
| cite | to quote an authority; Ant. to allude to |
| civility | polite and courteous behavior; Syn. mannerly behavior; Ant. rudeness, boorishness, impoliteness |
| clamor | loud noise or shouting; Ant. to quiet |
| clandestine | secret; Syn. covert, furtive, stealthy, surreptitious, underhanded; Ant. open, obvious |
| cleft | a space or opening made by cleavage, a split; Syn. fissure, crevice, crack, rift, cranny, chasm, crevasse |
| clemency | leniency; Ant. harshness |
| cliche | an overworked expression, a trite statement; Syn. platitude; Ant. unusual or original statement |
| cloister | to seclude or to confide; Ant. to display, to exhibit, to make |
| coagulate | to gather together in a mass, to clot, to congeal; Ant. to flow freely |
| coalesce | to merge, to fuse, to join or to unite; Syn. amalgamate, commingle; Ant. to break up, to disperse |
| coda | a concluding portion of a musical or dramatic work |
| coddle | to pamper, to treat with extreme care; Ant. to abuse |
| codicil | a supplement or an amendment(usually to a will) |
| cognate | having a common ancestor, related in origin; Ant. unrelated |
| cognizant | aware, having knowledge; Ant. ignorant |
| collaborate | to work together; Ant. to work alone |
| collage | an assembly of diverse things to make an artistic composition |
| colloquial | informal(speech); Ant. formal |
| comatose | lethargic, unconscious; Ant. conscious, aware |
| commensurate | equal; Ant. disproportionate, unequal |
| commiserate | to express sympathy or pity; Ant. to remain aloof |
| commission | to authorize or order, to send on a mission to give a commission to; Ant. to refuse to authorize |
| commodious | affording ample space and room; adapted to or suitable for use; Syn. capacious, ample, serviceable; Ant. cramped and crowded |
| communal | pertaining to a group or community; Ant. individual |
| compatriot | a fellow countryman; Ant. traitor |
| compilation | an accumulation of many things; Syn. accretion |
| complacency | the state of being self-satisfied; Ant. dissatisfaction |
| compliance | a yielding, acquiescence; Ant. rebellion |
| compost | a composition of largely decaying matter used as fertilizer |
| compress | to contract, to reduce in size or volume; Syn. condense, constrict, contract, deflate; Ant. to expand |
| compunction | remorse, distress, or anxiety over an anticipated action; Syn. contrition, penitence |
| concentration | something that has been drawn together; Ant. dispersion |
| concert | agreement in purpose or feeling, consensus; Ant discord |
| conciliate | to reconcile, to pacify, to renew a friendship; Syn. appease, mollify, placate, propitiate; Ant. to estrange |
| concomitant | something that accompanies or exists concurrently with something else; Ant. unassociated |
| concord | agreement, concurrence in attitudes, consensus; Ant. lack of harmony |
| conduit | a pipe for conveying water or other fluids, flume |
| conflagration | a large fire; Ant. small fire |
| confluence | a coming together; Ant. divergence |
| confound | to cause one to become confused; Ant. to distinguish between |
| congeal | to solidify or to coagulate; Ant. to become fluid |
| congenial | characterized by friendly sociability; Syn. compatible, consonant, genial, pleasant, attractive |
| conglomerate | a mixture of many things; Ant. separated elements |
| conjecture | an inference or conclusion drawn or deduced by surmise or guesswork; Syn. supposition, surmise, guess; Ant. verified statement |
| connoisseur | a person who is able to be a judge in matters of art or taste; Syn. critic, aesthete |
| consecrate | to dedicate or to declare sacred; Syn. devote, hallow; Ant. to profane |
| conservatory | a greenhouse or place where plants are raised, a school for music and art |
| consolidate | to make solid, to unite, or to merge; Ant. to break into parts |
| conspicuous | obvious, noticeable, attracting attention, Syn. prominent, remarkable, salient, striking; Ant. veiled, hidden |
| constrict | to tighten or to make narrow; Syn. compress, condense, contract, deflate; Ant. to distend |
| contaminant | something that causes impurity, something that defiles or pollutes; Syn. pollutant; Ant. disinfectant |
| contentious | quarrelsome, stirring controversy; Syn. bellicose, belligerent, pugnacious; Ant. congenial, harmonious |
| contest | to compete, to attempt to disprove; Ant. to accept without dispute |
| contrite | extremely apologetic, remorseful, repentant; Syn. penitent; Ant. unrepentant |
| contusion | a bruise, an injure that does not break the skin; Ant. laceration |
| convalescence | the gradual recovery of health and strength after illness |
| converge | to move together; Ant. to move apart |
| convivial | fond of good company and of festivity; Syn. friendly, sociable; Ant. unsociable |
| convocation | an assembly where there is a coming together |
| convoke | to summon or to call together; Syn. convene, muster; Ant. to revoke, to dissemble |
| copious | abundant; Syn. ample; Ant. sparse |
| coquette | a women who flirts with men without sincere affection; Ant. prude |
| cordial | courteous and gracious, friendly, warm; Syn. affectionate, genial, cheering |
| corporeal | relating to a physical, material body, tangible and palpable; Syn. bodily, material, substantial; Ant. immaterial, not tangible |
| corpulence | state of being very fat; Syn. obesity; Ant. emaciation |
| corroboration | confirmation; Syn. authentication, substantiation, validation, verification; Ant. refutation |
| corrugated | bent into folds; Ant. smooth |
| cosmetology | use of cosmetics in treating the hair, skin, or nails |
| cosmopolitan | dealing with the whole world; Ant. parochial |
| coterie | a small group that shares interests; Ant. individual |
| countenance | to condone or to give approval; Syn. approve, sanction, endorse; Ant. to disapprove |
| countermand | to revoke, to cancel, or to reverse; Ant. to approve, to validate |
| couple | to join or to link together; Ant. to separate |
| coven | an assembly of witches |
| covert | secret, concealed; Syn. clandestine, furtive, stealthy, surreptitious; Ant. open, conspicuous |
| crass | coarse, rude, and unrefined; Ant. refined, sophisticated; Ant. refined, sophisticated |
| credible | reliable and believable; Ant. unbelievable |
| credulous | believing on slight evidence, gullible; Ant. suspicious |
| crescendo | a gradual increase in volume and intensity; Ant. decrescendo, decrease in sound |
| cryptic | mysterious, secret; Syn. abstruse, ambiguous, enigmatic, obscure, recondite; Ant. clear, revealed |
| culpable | deserving blame, guilty; Ant. blameless |
| cumbersome | difficult to handle, unwieldy; Ant. easily handled |
| cupidity | greed; Syn. avarice; Ant. benevolence |
| curmudgeon | a surly, ill-mannered person, a grumpy person-usually an old man; Ant. placid person |
| cursory | superficial, casual, hastily done; Ant. meticulous |
| cutlery | cutting instruments |
| cynical | given to faultfinding, sneering, and sarcasm, exhibiting mocking disbelief; Syn. misanthropic, pessimistic, misogynistic |
| dashiki | a loose and brightly colored tunic or garment |
| daunt | to intimidate, to dismay; Ant. to hearten |
| dawdle | to waste time, to spend time idly, to move in a lackadaisical manner; Syn. dally, loiter, procrastinate; Ant. to rush |
| dearth | a lack, a scarcity; Syn. paucity; Ant. adequate supply |
| debase | to reduce in dignity or quality; Syn. abase, corrupt, debauch, demean, deprave,pervert; Ant. to glorify |
| debauchery | moral corruption; Syn. abasement, corruption, debasement, depravity; Ant. temperance |
| debilitate | to weaken, to enfeeble; Syn. sap; Ant. to invigorate |
| debunk | to expose the falseness or hypocrisy of something; Ant. to cover up, to conceal |
| decadent | decaying; Syn. declined, degenerating; Ant. flourishing |
| decelerate | to slow down; Ant. to speed up |
| declaim | to harangue, to speak bombastically or vehemently; Syn. bombast, fustian, rant, rodomontade; Ant. to mention |
| declivity | downward slope; Ant. ascending slope |
| decorousness | proper behavior; Ant. lack of propriety |
| decorum | appropriate conduct, correct and proper behavior; Ant. impropriety |
| decry | to speak against, to rail against, to disparage; Ant. to laud |
| defamation | act of harming or ruining another's reputation; Ant. adulation |
| defer | to put off action until a future time, to delay; Syn. postpone, procrastinate; Ant. to begin immediately |
| deference | courteous going along with the opinions or wishes of another; Syn. homage, reverence, respect, Ant. disrespect |
| defile | to make dirty , to desecrate, to pollute; Syn. contaminate, taint; Ant. to enhance |
| defoliate | to deprive of leaves |
| defraud | to deal with deceptively; Syn. cozen, swindle; Ant. to deal with honestly |
| deft | skillful, adroit; Syn. clever, cunning, dexterous, ingenious; Ant. clumsy |
| defunct | no long4er existing, dead; Ant. existing |
| defuse | to remove or to lessen danger or hostility; Ant. to intensify, to escalate |
| deleterious | harmful, dangerous, injurious; Syn. baneful, detrimental, noxious, pernicious; Ant. harmless, benign |
| delimits | fixes or defines the limit or boundary of something |
| delineation | an outline, depiction, portrayal |
| demagogue | a person or leader who appeals to passions or prejudices |
| demarcation | a setting or marking of a boundary |
| demur | to hesitate, to delay, to object; Ant. to proceed, to agree, to accede |
| demure | serious, reserved, coy; Ant. flagrant |
| denigrate | to belittle, to run down, to deny the importance of something; Syn. asperse, calumniate, defame, malign, slander; Ant. to praise, to laud, to acclaim |
| deplete | to use up gradually, to lessen in amount or value; Ant. to restore |
| deplore | to regret deeply or strongly, to feel or to express deep grief for; Syn. bemoan, bewail, lament, mourn; Ant. to celebrate |
| depravity | moral corruption, a wicked or perverse act; Syn. abasement, corruption, debasement, debauchery; Ant. noble behavior |
| deprecate | to disapprove regretfully, to belittle, to express mild disapproval; Ant. to endorse |
| dereliction | conscious or willful neglect; Ant. careful attention |
| derision | scoffing at, mockery, ridicule; Ant. applause |
| derivative | something that comes from another thing; Ant. original |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of something, to profane, to adulterate; Ant. to consecrate, to laud, to praise |
| desiccate | to dry up; Ant. to soak |
| desist | to cease from doing something; Ant. to go on |
| desolate | deserted, without inhabitants, barren; Ant. populous |
| despairing | hopeless, despondent, discouraged; Ant. hopeful |
| despicable | very bad, contemptible; Syn. pitiable, scurvy; Ant. likable |
| despoil | to take possessions by force, to plunder; Syn. devastate, pillage, ravage, sack, waste; Ant. to replenish |
| despondency | depression, dejection; Ant. blithe hopefulness |
| despotic | ruling oppressively and absolutely, tyrannical; Ant. ruling democratically |
| destitution | state of being extremely poor, in extreme want; Syn. impecunity, indigence, penury, want; Ant. prosperity |
| desultory | jumping around, aimless, random; Ant. concentrated |
| deterrent | something that discourages or keeps something from happening; Ant. incentive |
| dexterous | skillful and active with the hands, manually adroit and skillful; Syn. deft, handy; Ant. clumsy |
| diatribe | bitter denunciation or criticism, anathema; Ant. acclaim, praise |
| dictum | an authoritative statement, decree; Syn. saying, maxim |
| didactic | instructive, designed to teach; Ant. uninstructive |
| diffidence | shyness, reserve, unassertiveness; Syn. bashfulness, modesty; Ant. confidence |
| diffuse | to spread in all directions; Ant. to bring together |
| dilation | expansion; Syn. amplification, distention, inflation, swelling; Ant. constriction |
| dilatory | delaying, slow; Ant. proceeding |
| dilettante | an aimless and superficial follower of the arts, a dabbler; Syn. amateur, tyro; Ant. virtuoso, professional |
| diligent | characterized by steady, attentive, and energetic effort in a pursuit of study; Syn. industrious, assiduous, sedulous |
| diminution | diminishment, reduction; Ant. escalation |
| din | loud and discordant noises, cacophony; Ant. euphony |
| diorama | a three-dimensional miniature scene with painted model figures |
| dirge | funeral hymn, lament; Ant. dance |
| disapprobation | disapproval, condemnation; Ant. sanction |
| disavowal | denial; Ant. acknowledgment |
| discern | to differentiate between two or more things; Ant. to ignore, to be oblivious to |
| disconcerting | upsetting, frustrating; Ant. refreshing, calming |
| discord | disagreeing, inconsistent; Ant. same, consistent |
| discretion | ability to act on one's own power of individual decision |
| discriminatin | drawing fine distinctions, picky; Ant. uncritical |
| discursive | rambling, moving from one topic to another randomly; Ant. concise |
| disdain | intense dislike, to treat with scorn or contempt, to reject as unworthy; Syn. (to be)arrogant, haughty, high-handed, insolent; Ant. favor, admiration, to love |
| disencumber | to free from burdens, to extricate; Syn. disembarass, extricate; Ant. to entangle, to tie up |
| disinclination | a desire to avoid, aversion; Syn. hesitance, loathing, reluctance; Ant. eagerness |
| disinterment | removal from a grave or tomb; Ant. burial |
| disjunction | act of disjoining; Ant. union |
| disparage | to degrade, to speak of someone or something in a derogatory manner; Syn. belittle, decry, deprecate; Ant. to praise profusely |
| disparity | inequality, the condition or fact of being unequal in age, rank or degree; Ant. similarity |
| dispatch | to send away with promptness or speed, speed, quickness; Syn. haste, expediency; Ant. to delay, slowness, inefficiency |
| disputatious | inclined to fight, to argue, or to debate; Ant. conciliatory |
| disrepute | disgrace, loss of reputation; Syn. ignominy, infamy; Ant. esteem, dignity |
| dissected | divided into numerous segments or parts; Ant. whole |
| dissemble | to disguise, to pretend; Ant. to reveal |
| dissemination | the act of spreading widely, scattering; Ant. consolidation |
| dissipation | wasteful spending, squandering; Ant. collection |
| dissolution | disintegration, decomposition and dispersion; Ant. integration |
| dissonance | unrelated and harsh combination of sounds, discord; Ant. harmony |
| dissuade | to advise against, to talk out of; Ant. to persuade, to encourage |
| distant | chilly in manner; Ant. cordial |
| distend | to expand, to swell; Syn. amplify, dilate, inflate; Ant. to contract |
| dither | a state of trembling excitement or fear, vacillation, a trembling, vibration; Ant. action with assurance |
| diurnal | occurring during the day or daily; Ant. occurring at night, nocturnal |
| divination | foretelling the future by means of magic |
| docile | easily managed, obedient, passive; Syn. amenable, tractable; Ant. unruly, unmanageable |
| document | to support with references or citations; Ant. to leave unsupported |
| dogma | a system of beliefs or principles |
| dogmatic | strongly opinionated in an unwarranted manner; Syn. dictatorial, doctrinaire, magisterial, oracular; Ant. unopinionated, wishy-washy |
| doleful | having great sorrow; Syn. melancholy, plaintive, lugubrious, mournful; Ant. cheerful |
| dolt | a dull, stupid person, blockhead |
| domicile | home or residence, abode |
| dormant | inactive, sleeping |
| dormer | a gabled extension of an attic room, window in such an extension |
| dotard | a senile person; Ant. youth |
| dour | sullen, stern, harsh; Ant. cheerful in appearance |
| dowager | a widow who leads a title for her husband, an elderly women of society |
| droll | odd or whimsical; Ant. serious |
| drone | speaking in a monotonous voice, a continuous low humming sound |
| dross | waste material; Ant. valuable material |
| dub | to honor with a new title |
| dubious | doubtful, not clear; Ant. distinct, doubtless, assured |
| ductile | capable of being fashioned into a new form; Syn. pliable, pliant, malleable, adaptable; Ant. unmalleable |
| dulcet | pleasing to the ear, melodious, euphonious; Ant. cacophonous |
| dupe | to trick, to fool, to deceive, or to cheat, to bilk |
| duplicity | double-dealing, hypocrisy; Ant. sincerity, single-mindedness |
| dynamic | producing an effect of energetic movement or progression; Syn. forceful, energetic |
| ebullient | overflowing with excitement, showing enthusiasm; Ant. staid, stoic |
| eclectic | coming from a variety of diverse sources; Ant. from one source |
| eclipse | to cast a shadow upon, to darken, to make dim or obscure by comparison; Ant. to make prominent or obvious |
| ecstasy | extreme happiness; Syn. rapture, transport; Ant. wretchedness |
| eddy | a current of air or water moving contrary to the main current(circularly); Syn. whirlpool |
| edifice | a very large building; Ant. shack, small building |
| edifying | instructing or improving spiritually or morally; Ant. heinous, nefarious |
| efface | to erase, to wear away; Ant. to make conspicuous |
| effervescent | showing high spirits |
| effigy | a dummy or image of a person (usually one who is not liked) |
| effrontery | extreme boldness, audacity; Syn. cheek, chutzpah, gall, hardihood, nerve, temerity; Ant. diffidence |
| effusion | a pouring forth(usually overdone in writing or speech); Ant. restraint, reserve |
| egocentric | self-centered, selfish; Ant. modest, selfless |
| egregious | very bad, shocking, conspicuously bad; Ant. good |
| elegiac | mournful, expressing sorrow; Ant. rejoicing |
| elicit | to bring out a response, to evoke; Syn. educe, extort, extract; Ant. to inhibit |
| ellipsis | omission of words necessary for complete construction |
| elucidate | to make clear,to explain; Syn. explicate, expound; Ant. to confuse |
| emaciated | very thin(usually as result of starvation), wasting away |
| embed | to enclose firmly in some mass; Ant. to extract |
| embellish | to decorate, to make beautiful with ornamentation; Syn. deck, garnish, ornament, adorn; Ant. to abbreviate |
| embolden | to encourage one to be bold or to have courage; Ant. to discourage |
| embroil | to entangle, to throw into confusion or strife; Ant. to unhamper, to free |
| emend | to correct(usually by a critic) |
| emollient | something that soothes or softens; Ant. irritant |
| emotive | characterized by relating to emotion |
| empathy | understanding or identification with another's feelings or situation; Ant. unconcern, disinterest |
| empirical | based on observation or experiment and not on theory; Ant. theoretical |
| emulate | to try to equal or to be like(usually through imitation) |
| encumber | to impede or to hinder, to hamper, to retard; Syn. oppress, overload; Ant. to free |
| endemic | peculiar to or a trait of a group or area; Syn. aboriginal, indigenous, native; Ant. alien |
| endow | to provide with income or property, to supply with a talent or quality |
| enervation | weakness; Syn. emasculation; Ant. strength |
| enfranchise | to give or to bestow something such as the right to vote or citizenship; Ant. to revoke, to take away |
| engender | to cause, to produce, to create; Ant. to squelch |
| engrossed | completely occupied or absorbed; Syn. preoccupied |
| enhance | to make better, to improve; Ant. to worsen |
| enigmatic | mysterious, inexplicable, puzzling; Ant. clear |
| enmesh | to entangle; Ant. to free, to release |
| enmity | absolute hatred; Syn. animosity, animus, antagonism, antipathy, hostility; Ant. love, admiration |
| ennoble | to elevate, to raise in rank; Ant. to defame |
| ensconce | to settle comfortably; Ant. to uproot |
| enthralling | captivate, spellbinding; Ant. boring |
| entreaty | a plea, an earnest request; Syn. adjuration, appeal, suit, importunity, supplication; Ant. denial |
| entrench | to fix firmly, to encroach; Ant. to disestablish |
| enumerate | to count one by one; Ant. to group |
| enunciate | to pronounce clearly; Ant. to slur |
| eon | a long period of time; Ant. short time |
| ephemeral | lasting a short period of time, fleeting; Syn. evanescent, fleeting, fugitive, transient, transitory; Ant. lasting, timeless, eternal |
| epicure | a person who understands a lot about food and drink, a connoisseur; Syn. gastronome, gourmet, gourmand; Ant. ascetic |
| epilogue | a short addition to a literary work, a short speech given at the end of a play |
| epitaph | an inscription in memory of a dead person(usually to a tombstone) |
| epithet | a term or phrase describing or characterizing |
| epitome | a summary or brief representation of something |
| epochal | pertaining to an epoch(a period of time marked by distinctive events); Syn. significant, important; Ant. insignificant |
| equanimity | a calm temper,an even disposition; Ant. lack of composure |
| equilibrium | a state of balance between opposing forces; Syn. balance, poise; Ant. imbalance |
| equivocal | ambiguous(usually intended to mislead); Syn. abstruse, ambiguous, cryptic, enigmatic, obscure; Ant. clear, straightforward |
| equivocate | to attempt to lie, to mislead, or to hide the truth; Syn. palter, prevaricate; Ant. to tell the truth |
| erudite | scholarly; Ant. ignorant |
| eschew | to avoid or to shun; Ant. to confront |
| esoteric | understood only by a small group or a select few; Ant. obvious |
| espousing | marrying, giving one's loyalty, adopting or embracing a cause; Ant. denying |
| esteem | estimate of value, approval and respect often blended with fondness; Syn. regard, valuation, reputation; Ant. disrespect |
| estrange | to alienate, to separate; Syn. disaffect, wean; Ant. to unite, to join |
| ethereal | heavenly, usually delicate, light, lacking material substance, intangible; Ant. earthly, mundane |
| ethos | the distinguishing character or values of a specific people or culture |
| eulogy | praise or tribute; Syn. encomium, panegyric, tribute; Ant. defamation |
| euphemism | substitution of an inoffensive term for one that is offensive; Ant. coarse expression |
| euphonious | pleasant or agreeable(sound), dulcet; Ant. raucous, dissonant |
| evanescent | fleeting, impermanent; Syn. ephemeral,fugitive, transient, transitory; Ant. permanent |
| evince | to show clearly; Syn. manifest, evidence; Ant. to suppress, to hide, to conceal |
| evocative | calling forth, calling to mind; Ant. forgetful |
| exacerbate | to aggravate, to irritate, to vex; Ant. to ameliorate, to soothe |
| exacting | demanding, requiring great care; Syn. burdensome, onerous, oppressive; Ant. indulgent |
| exalt | to glorify, to praise, to raise in rank; Ant. to defame, to deprecate |
| excise | to remove by cutting |
| excoriate | to strongly denounce or to censure; Syn. revile, berate; Ant. to praise |
| exculpate | to clear from blame or guilt; Syn. absovle, acquit, exonerate, vindicate; Ant. to convict |
| execrable | extremely bad, deserving of hate; Ant. admirable |
| exhume | to dig something buried out of the earth, to revive after neglect; Syn. disinter; Ant. to bury |
| exigent | urgent, requiring immediate attention; Ant. lacking urgency |
| exonerate | to free from blame, obligation, or responsibility, to exculpate; Syn. absolve, acquit, vindicate; Ant. to convict |
| exorcise | to expel an evil spirit, to get rid of something troublesome |
| exotic | foreign, unfamiliar; Ant. native |
| expatriate | an exile; Ant. citizen |
| expedient | appropriate for a purpose but not necessarily moral, right, or just; Ant. disadvantageous |
| expeditious | done with speed and efficiency; Ant. sluggish |
| expiate | to atone or to make amends for a sin or a crime; Ant. to hold grudges |
| explicate | to explain, to clarify the meaning; Syn. elucidate, expound; Ant. to fail to clarify |
| expunge | to remove, to erase; Ant. to add to |
| expurgate | to remove obscene or objectionable material usually before publication; Ant. to include |
| extant | still in existence; Ant. inexistent |
| extemporaneous | made with little or no preparation, not planned; Ant. planned |
| extol | to praise, to glorify; Ant. to defame |
| extradite | to surrender a prisoner form one jurisdiction to another; Ant. to grant asylum to |
| extraneous | not essential or vital; Ant. essential |
| extrapolation | inference or prediction based on past data; Ant. proof |
| extricate | to free, to disentangle; Ant. to snare |
| extrinsic | not inherent, external; Syn. alien, extraneous, foreign; Ant. essential |
| exude | to come out gradually in drops through pores or small openings; Syn. ooze out, emit; Ant. to absorb |
| facile | easy, achieved with little difficult; Ant. difficult, complicated |
| facilitate | to make less difficult; Ant. to complicate |
| facsimile | a reproduction or exact copy; Ant. original |
| failing | a fault or defect; Syn. foible, frailty, vice; Ant. strength |
| fallible | capable of making error; Ant. not likely to be erroneous |
| fallow | inactive, plowed but not sowed; Ant. active |
| fanaticism | enthusiasm or zeal that is excessively irrational; Ant. apathy, lack of zeal |
| fastidious | reflecting a meticulous or demanding attitude, critical to an extreme; Syn. finicky; Ant. not meticulous |
| fatalistic | belief that events are predetermined and cannot be altered |
| fatuous | foolish, silly in an obnoxious way, inane; Syn. asinine, silly, simple; Ant. sensible |
| fecund | capable of reproducing, intellectual productivity; Ant. barren |
| feint | a false appearance, a fake punch to occupy defenses allowing a real blow; Syn. artifice, ruse, stratagem, trick, wile |
| felicitous | happy or delightful; Ant. sad, gloomy, morose |
| ferment | state of agitation, commotion; Ant. peace, calm |
| ferocity | savagery; Ant. mildness |
| fervent | ardent, showing great emotion, impassioned; Syn. fervid, passionate, perfervid; Ant. indifferent |
| fervid | ardent, burning, impassioned; Syn. fervent, passionate, perfervid; Ant. indifferent |
| fester | to cause increased poisoning, to inflame or to corrupt |
| fetid | having an offensive smell, malodorous; Syn. fusty, musty, noisome, putrid, rancid, rank; Ant. aromatic |
| fetter | to restrict by shackling or chaining; Ant. to liberate |
| fiasco | a total failure and a mess; Ant. unqualified success |
| fickle | likely to change, capricious; Syn. inconstant, mercurial, unstable; Ant. steadfast, constant |
| finesse | delicate skill; Ant. clumsiness |
| fission | splitting into parts; Ant. process of joining |
| fissure | a narrow opening produced by cleavage or separating of parts, cleft |
| fitful | irregular; Syn. convulsive, spasmodic; Ant. constant |
| flaccid | lacking vigor or force, yielding to pressure for want of firmness and stiffness; Syn. flabby; Ant. firm, stiff, not flabby |
| flaunt | to show off, to display ostentatiously; Ant. to hide |
| fledgling | an inexperienced or immature person, a young bird that is not ready to fly; Ant. veteran |
| floe | a large sheet of floating ice |
| florid | flowery, flushed with color; Ant. plain, simple pale |
| flourish | to thrive, to grow well; Ant. to wither |
| flout | to treat with contempt; Syn. scoff, jeer, gibe, sneer, mock, insult |
| flower | to develop fully; Ant. to wither |
| fluid | smooth and effortless; Ant. jerky |
| fly-by-night | one who is temporary and usually unreliable; Ant. permanent |
| focus | to concentrate; Ant. to scatter |
| foible | slight fault, minor weakness of character; Syn. failing, frailty, vice; Ant. strong point |
| fold | a group bond together by common beliefs, fenced enclosure for sheep; Ant. individuals |
| foliage | leaves of a plant, leafage |
| foliated | split into thin layers |
| foment | to instigate, to stir up, to promote growth of; Syn. abet, incite, instigate; Ant. to calm, to sedate |
| forbearance | patience, lenience; Ant. impatience |
| ford | to cross a body of water by wading |
| foreboding | promotion of evil, an ominous omen; Syn. prediction, portent, presentiment; Ant. serene |
| foremost | first in rank, time, place, or position; Ant. lowest in rank |
| forensic | pertaining to debate or argument |
| forestalled | prevented or delayed beforehand; Ant. assisted |
| formidable | menacing, causing fear or awe; Ant. harmless, unimportant |
| forsake | to quit or to leave entirely, to depart or withdraw from; Syn. leave, desert, abandon |
| forswear | to renounce or repudiate; Syn. abjure, renounce, recant, retract; Ant. to embrace eagerly |
| forte | a strong point of a person, that in which one excels |
| fortuitous | something that happens by accident or chance(usually good); Ant. predetermined |
| fountainhead | principle source or origin |
| fractious | unruly; Ant. manageable, easy to handle |
| franchise | the right to vote; Ant. denial of the right to vote |
| fraught | involving, full of, accompanied by; Ant. lacking |
| frenetic | frenzied, frantic; Ant. calm, serene |
| frivolous | lacking in seriousness or importance; Ant. serious, sober |
| frugal | avoiding spending money unnecessarily; Syn. thrifty, economical; Ant. wasteful |
| fruition | state of realization or accomplishment |
| fugitive | a person who is elusive or hard to find, wandering; Syn. ephemeral, evanescent, fleeting transient, transitory; Ant. firmly established |
| fulsome | excess to the point of disgust, extreme lavishness |
| furrow | to make wrinkles or grooves; Ant. to make plain |
| furtive | secret in an underhanded way, stealthy; Syn. clandestine, covert, stealthy, surreptitious; Ant. bold |
| fuse | to mix or to join(usually by melting); Syn. amalgamate, blend, coalesce, commingle, merge; Ant. to divide |
| fussbudget | one who fusses; Ant. a serene person, a pacifist |
| galling | very irritating; Ant. soothing |
| galvanize | to stimulate or to excite as if by electric shock; Ant. to calm, to soothe |
| gambol | to playfully skip or leap; Ant. to trudge |
| gamely | in a positive and spirited approach to a task, with unyielding spirit; Ant. without courage |
| garish | crudely or tastelessly colorful or showy, excessively ornate or elaborate; Syn. loud, tawdry, gaudy; Ant. austere, modest |
| garner | to gather together, to store up; Ant. to disperse |
| garnish | to decorate; Syn. adorn, deck, embellish, ornament; Ant. to remove decoration |
| garrulous | talkative, rambling; Syn. voluble; Ant. taciturn |
| gaunt | very thin, emaciated, angular; Syn. lank, lean, rawboned, spare; Ant. rotund, corpulent |
| genial | cordial, pleasantly warm; Syn. friendly, hearty, pleasant, agreeable, kindly; Ant. sullen |
| gentility | state of refinement, member of the upper class or gentry; Ant. boorishness |
| germane | important to the issue at hand, pertinent; Syn. applicable, apposite, apropos, material; Ant. unimportant |
| germinal | being in the earliest stage of development; Ant. fully developed |
| germinate | to sprout, to begin to grow, to evolve; Ant. to die |
| giddy | dizzy; Ant. levelheaded |
| gilded | covered with gold or a golden color, having a background of wealth; Syn. prosperous, luxurious, ornate, meretricious, tawdry |
| girth | size or dimensions(usually the measure around a body) |
| glacial | extremely cold or frigid; Ant. hot |
| gluttonous | greedy for food or drink; Syn. rapacious, ravenous, voracious; Ant. temperate |
| gnarl | to twist extensively; Ant. smooth and straightening |
| goad | to urge on in a negative sense; Ant. to dissuade |
| grandiose | impressive, imposing; Syn. grand, magnificent, majestic, stately; Ant. small and unimpressive |
| graphic | vivid; Syn. descriptive; Ant. simple, unadorned |
| grate | to cause irritation; Ant. too soothe |
| gratis | free; Ant. earned |
| gratuitous | given freely, unwarranted; Ant. demanded |
| gravitate | to move toward something; Ant. to move away from something |
| gravity | seriousness, importance; Syn. earnestness, sedateness, sobriety, solemnity, staidness; Ant. unimportance |
| gregarious | sociable and outgoing; Ant. shy, reserved |
| grievous | characterized by severe suffering or sorrow, serious or grave; Ant. minor |
| grisly | ghastly, inspiring fear; Syn. gruesome, lurid, macabre; Ant. attractive |
| grotto | cave |
| guile | deceitfulness, duplicity; Ant. openness, candor |
| guileless | without deceit; Ant. deceitful |
| guise | costume or outward appearance; Ant. true appearance |
| hack | one who forfeits professional integrity in exchange for money or reward |
| hackneyed | trite, banal, lacking freshness; Syn. threadbare; Ant. inventive, fresh |
| hallmark | a distinguishing characteristic or trait |
| harbingers | things that precede and forecast; Syn. forerunners, heralds, precursors |
| harbor | to give shelter or refuge; Ant. to turn away |
| haughty | arrogant, excessively proud and vain; Syn. disdainful, high-handed, insolent, lordly, supercilious; Ant. humble |
| hedonist | one who seeks pleasure as the sole aim in life; Ant. ascetic |
| heedless | disregarding, thoughtless; Ant. aware, concerned, attentive |
| hemophilia | a hereditary disease where blood does not coagulate to stop bleeding |
| heralded | announced or publicized; Ant. unannounced |
| heretical | contrary to church doctrine or accepted beliefs or standards; Ant. sacred |
| hermetic | airtight; Ant. permeable |
| heterogeneity | state of being dissimilar, composition from unlike elements; Syn. disparateness, dissimilarity; Ant. homogeneity |
| hiatus | gap, pause, interruption in time; Ant. continuation |
| hidebound | having very dry skin that adheres tightly to the underlying flesh; Syn. inflexible; Ant. flexible, moist, flexible skin |
| hilarity | boisterous merriment, mirth; Syn. glee, jollity; Ant. gloominess |
| histrionic | overly theatrical; Ant. sincere |
| hoary | white with age; Ant. young |
| homage | a reverential regard, respect shown by external action; Syn. honor, reverence, deference, obeisance; Ant. disrespect |
| homely | plain or unattractive in appearance; Ant. pretty, attractive |
| homogeneous | of the same kind; Ant. heterogeneous |
| hone | to sharpen, to make more intense, to make more effective; Ant. to dull |
| hues | colors |
| humane | kind, compassionate, sympathetic and considerate; Ant. brutal |
| humility | the quality or state of being humble in spirit; Ant. pride, arrogance |
| husband | to manage prudently and in a conservative manner; Ant. to ignore, to slight |
| hydrophobia | fear of water |
| hyperbole | obvious exaggeration; Ant. understatement |
| hypocrite | one who is insincere or deceitful; Ant. sincere person |
| hypothesize | to reach a conclusion based on assumption or something not proven; Ant. to know with certainty |
| icon | a picture, image, or other representation |
| iconoclast | one who attacks established beliefs or institutions; Ant. disciple |
| idiosyncrasy | a characteristic habit or mannerism that is peculiar to an individual; Syn. peculiarity, quirk |
| idolatry | worship of idols, excessive devotion; Ant. irreverence, indifference |
| ignoble | of lowly origin, without honor; Syn. abject, mean, sordid; Ant. noble, grand, lofty |
| ignominy | disgraceful or dishonorable conduct; Syn. disgrace, disrepute, infamy; Ant. honor |
| illicit | illegal; Syn. unlawful, illegitimate; Ant. legal |
| illustrious | notably outstanding, famous; Syn. celebrated, distinguished, eminent, noted, renowned; Ant. infamous |
| imbibe | to absorb or to drink in; Ant. to exude |
| imbue | to impregnate or to inspire with feelings or opinions; Syn. charge, infect, fire, permeate, infuse, tincture, soak; Ant. to drain |
| immunity | resistance(usually to a disease); Ant. lack of resistance |
| immutable | unchanging; Ant. fickle |
| impale | to pierce, to fix on a pointed instrument |
| impeccable | free from fault or blame; Syn. flawless, irreproachable; Ant. flawed |
| impecunious | without money; Syn. destitute, indigent; Ant. rich |
| impede | to interfere with or to obstruct the progress; Syn. hinder, obstruct; Ant. to assist, to promote |
| impel | to urge or to drive forward(usually with moral pressure); Ant. to restrain |
| imperious | extremely overbearing; Syn. domineering, imperative, masterful, preemptory; Ant. meek |
| impermeable | not able to be penetrated, unable to be passed through; Ant. penetrable |
| impertinent | insolently rude, not within the proper bounds of good taste or manners; Syn. intrusive, meddlesome, obtrusive, officious; Ant. reverent, respectful |
| imperturbable | marked by extreme calm, impassivity, assurance, and steadiness; Syn. composed, collected, cool, unruffled, nonchalant; Ant. frantic |
| impervious | incapable of being entered or penetrated, not capable of being damaged; Ant. penetrable |
| impetuous | violent, hasty, rash, impulsive; Ant. reserved |
| implacable | incapable of being appeased; Ant. yielding |
| implausible | not believable; Ant. believable |
| implicit | understood but not directly expressed; Ant. obscure |
| import | relative importance, significance; Ant. meaningless |
| importune | to beg in earnest; Syn. entreat, implore, supplicate, adjure |
| impoundment | the act of being seized and held in the custody of the law; Syn. confinement |
| impregnable | incapable of being taken by assault, of being broken into or escaped from; Syn. unconquerable, unassailable; Ant. easily conquered |
| impromptu | without prior preparation; Ant. prepared |
| improvidence | not providing for the future, not thrifty; Ant. foresight |
| impudent | disrespectful, characterized by improper bold behavior; Ant. respectful |
| impugn | to assail or to attack one's honor or integrity; Ant. to speak well of |
| impute | to blame or to charge |
| inane | lacking significance, meaning, or point, silly, insipid; Syn. banal, flat, jejune, vapid; Ant. pertinent, intelligent, significant |
| inanimate | without life; Ant. alive |
| inaugural | the beginning, the first of a series; Ant. final |
| inauspicious | unfavorable; Ant. promising good results |
| incantation | a spell, written or recited formula of words desgined for a particular effect |
| incapacitate | to make incapable or unfit, to deprive of capacity; Ant. to aid, to make capable |
| incarcerate | to put into prison; Ant. to set free |
| incensed | really mad; Syn. enrage, infuriated, angered; Ant. pleased |
| inception | the beginning of something; Syn. origin, source; Ant. conclusion |
| incessant | uninterrupted; Syn. constant, perennial, perpetual, unremitting: Ant. intermittent |
| incipient | beginning to come into being, the early stage of something; Ant. waning |
| incisive | very perceptive, clear and to the point; Ant. obtuse |
| inclement | stormy, severe; Ant. calm, favorable |
| incongruity | nonconformity, disagreement, incompatibility; Ant. agreement |
| inconsequenti | not significant, unimportant; Ant. pivotal, important |
| incontrovertib | indisputable; Ant. disputable, arguable |
| incorporeal | having no material or tangible form; Ant. material |
| incorrigible | incapable of being reformed or improved; Ant. amenable to improvement |
| incrustation | being covered with a crust, state of being encrusted |
| inculcate | to teach persistently and earnestly; Syn. instill, implant, ingrain |
| incurious | uninterested, lacking normal curiosity; Ant. interested, curious |
| indefatigable | tireless, incapable of being fatigued; Ant. easily tired |
| indelible | cannot be removed, washed away or erased; Syn. permanent, lasting; Ant. fleeting |
| indices | plural for index, guides |
| indict | to charge or to accuse; Syn. incriminate, blame, impeach; Ant. to absolve, to exonerate, to acquit |
| indigence | poverty; Syn. destitution, penury, want; Ant. wealth |
| indigenous | native to a certain area; Syn. aboriginal, endemic, native; Ant. alien |
| indigent | very poor, impoverished; Syn. destitute, impecunious; Ant. affluent, wealthy |
| indignation | anger as a result of something unjust; Syn. fury, ire, rage, wrath; Ant. serenity |
| indolence | laziness; Syn. slothfulness; Ant. industriousness |
| indomitable | incapable of being conquered; Ant. weak |
| indubitable | not open to question or doubt; Syn. unquestionable, certain; Ant. questionable, doubtful |
| induce | to bring on or to bring about; Syn. cause, effect, influence, persuade, prevail; Ant. to impede |
| indulgent | lenient, especially toward oneself; Ant. harsh, strict |
| industrious | skillfully busy or occupied; Syn. assiduous, diligent, sedulous; Ant. slothful, indolent |
| inebriation | drunkenness, intoxication; Ant. sobriety |
| ineffable | incapable of being expressed in speech or words; Ant. easily expressed |
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