GRE Deck 3 Flashcards
aberration
deviation from the normal; mental disorder
abhor
detest; hate
abominable
detestable; extremely unpleasant
abridge
condense or shorten
abscission
cutting off; separation
abscond
depart secretly and hide
acquittal
deliverance from a charge; V. acquit: free from a charge or accusation; discharge from a duty; conduct (oneself) in a specified manner
address
direct a speech to; speak to; deal with or discuss; direct one’s efforts or attention to; make with a destination; N: formal speech
adorn
decorate
amend
correct; change ; generally for the better
amenities
convenient features that helps to make life pleasant; social courtesies
amputate
cut off part of body; prune (a limb)
analgesia
condition of being unable to feel pain
anemia
condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; ADJ. anemic
animadversion
critical remark; V. animadvert: comment critically with disapproval
annihilate
destroy
anoint
consecrate; put oil on (in a religious ceremony)
antithesis
contrast; direct opposite of or to; ADJ. antithetic or antithetical
appall
dismay; shock deeply
application
diligent attention; diligence; V. apply oneself
aquiline
curved; hooked; of or like an eagle; Ex. aquiline nose
artifice
deception; trickery
ascendancy
controlling influence; position of controlling influence; CF. in the ascendant
askew
crookedly; slanted; at an angle
assiduous
diligent
atheistic
denying the existence of God; N. atheism
audacious
daring; bold; N. audacity
avow
declare openly; N. avowal
awry
distorted; crooked; bent; Ex. Our plans have gone awry.
bandy
discuss lightly or glibly; discuss in a frivolous manner; exchange (words) heatedly; quarrel; Ex. bandy words with
barrister
counselor-at-law or lawyer in the higher court of law; CF. bar
base
contemptible; morally bad; inferior in value or quality; Ex. base motives/conduct; Ex. base metal such as iron
bearing
deportment; connection
beeline
direct quick route
befuddle
confuse thoroughly
beguile
deceive; mislead or delude; cheat; pass time pleasantly; charm or attract; Ex. beguiling smile
belated
delayed
belie
contradict; give a false impression; disguise; Ex. The poor sales belied our high hopes; Ex. Her smile belies her true feeling of displeasure.
belittle
disparage; depreciate
bemused
confused; lost in thought; preoccupied
bent
determined; Ex. bent on advancing in the business; N: natural talent or inclination
bereaved
deprived of (someone beloved through death)
bereft
deprived of (something valuable); lacking
bestow
confer
bifurcated
divided into two branches; forked
bogus
counterfeit; not authentic; intentionally false; Ex. bogus interview
bovine
cowlike; placid and dull; slow-thinking; calm
broil
cook by direct heat; N.
cacophonous
discordant; inharmonious; N. cacophony: unpleasant mixture of loud sounds
cadaver
corpse; dead human body
calamity
disaster; misery
calculated
deliberately planned; likely
canvass
determine or seek opinions, votes, etc.; go through (a region) to solicit votes or orders; conduct a survey; N.
caricature
distortion; burlesque
carnage
destruction of life; slaughter; killing of large numbers of people or animals
cataclysm
deluge; upheaval; earthquake; violent and sudden event or change
centigrade
denoting a widely used temperature scale (basically same as Celsius)
charisma
divine gift; great popular charm or appeal; magnetism
chasten
discipline; punish in order to correct; CF. castigate
chivalrous
courteous; faithful; brave; N. chivalry
choice
delicate; of very fine quality
chore
daily domestic task (such as cleaning, cooking, and shopping); unpleasant task
clemency
disposition to be lenient in deciding punishments; mildness as of the weather; ADJ. clement
clip
cut off with shears; fasten; N: something clipped off (as a short extract from film); clasp or fastener
cloying
distasteful (because excessive); excessively sweet or sentimental; V. cloy: become unpleasant through too much sweetness or excess
coagulate
congeal; thicken; clot; N. coagulant
cogent
convincing
collusion
conspiring in a fraudulent scheme to cheat or deceive others; V. collude
coma
deep prolonged unconsciousness caused by disease, poison, or a severe blow
comeuppance
deserts; well-deserved punishment or misfortune; rebuke
comity
courtesy; civility; Ex. comity of nations
compliance
conformity in fulfilling requirements; readiness to yield; disposition to yield to others; V. comply
conclusive
decisive; ending all debate
confound
confuse; puzzle
conglomerate
corporation made up of several different companies in diversified fields; mass of various material gathered together; rock consisting of small stones held together by clay; V.
congruence
correspondence of parts; harmonious relationship; CF. congruity
consecrate
dedicate; sanctify; declare as sacred; Ex. consecrate one’s life to helping the poor
constitution
constituting; system of laws; composition of something; physical makeup or structure of a person; Ex. men with strong constitutions
contest
dispute; argue about the rightness of; compete for; try to win; Ex. contest the election results; Ex. contest a seat in Parliament; N.
contingent
dependent on something uncertain or in the future; conditional; happening by chance; accidental; N: a group of soldiers, ships to a larger force; CF. contingency: future event that may or may not occur; possibility; Ex. prepare for every contingency
contravene
contradict; oppose; violate (a rule, law, or custom); N. contravention
convex
curving outward
corroborate
confirm; support; strengthen
corrode
destroy or wear away gradually by chemical action (over a long period)
crave
desire; want intensely
craven
cowardly
credo
creed
crestfallen
dejected; dispirited
crevice
crack; fissure
culpable
deserving blame; blameworthy
dainty
delicate; delicately beautiful; fastidious; not easy to please; Ex. dainty movement/dress
damn
condemn; criticize severely; condemn to everlasting punishment; doom; bring to ruin; N. damnation
dank
damp; unpleasantly wet
debase
degrade; reduce in quality or value; degenerate; lower in esteem; disgrace; N. debasement
debauch
corrupt morally; seduce from virtue; N. debauchery: wild behavior (with sex and alcohol)
debut
d'ebut; first public appearance; formal presentation of a young woman to society
decadence
decay; fall to a lower level (of morality, civilization, or art); ADJ. decadent
decipher
decode; CF. indecipherable
decomposition
decay; V. decompose: decay; break and separate into simple parts
deducible
derived by reasoning; V. deduce: infer; derive by reasoning
defection
desertion
deference
courteous regard for another’s wish; courteous yielding to another’s wish or opinion (showing respect); ADJ. deferential; OP. effrontery
defoliate
destroy leaves; deprive of leaves (by the use of chemicals); N. defoliant
defunct
dead; no longer in use or existence
deign
condescend; stoop
deliberate
consider; ponder; ADJ: done on purpose; slow
delude
deceive
delusive
deceptive; likely to delude; misleading; raising vain hopes; Ex. delusive promises
delve
dig; search deeply; investigate
demean
disgrace; humiliate; debase in dignity; behave
demise
death
demolition
destruction; V. demolish
denounce
condemn; criticize; N. denunciation
depose
dethrone; remove from office; give a deposition; testify
derivation
deriving; origin or source of something; Ex. the derivation of the word
devolve
deputize; pass or be passed to others (power, work, or property); Ex. devolve on/upon/to
diabolical
diabolic; devilish; fiendish
diadem
crown
dichotomy
division into two opposite parts; split; branching into two parts (especially contradictory ones)
dilatory
delaying; tending to delay
din
continued loud noise; V: make a din; instill by wearying repetition
disabuse
correct a false impression; undeceive; free from a wrong belief
disaffected
disloyal; lacking loyality; V. disaffect: cause to lose affection or loyalty
disapprobation
disapproval; condemnation
disavowal
denial; disclaiming; repudiating; disowning; V. disavow; CF. disclaim
disband
dissolve; disperse; (of a group) break up and separate; Ex. The club has disbanded.
discernible
distinguishable; perceivable; Ex. discernible improvement
disclaim
disown; renounce claim to; deny; CF. disclaimer
discombobulated
discomposed; confused
discompose
disturb the composure of; confuse
disconcert
confuse; upset; embarrass; perturb
discord
conflict; lack of harmony; dissonance (when musical notes are played)
discount
disregard; regard (a story or news) as unimportant; deduct from a cost
discredit
defame; disgrace; destroy confidence in; disbelieve; N. CF. discreditable: causing discredit; shameful
discriminate
distinguish; make distinctions on the basis of preference
disembark
debark; go ashore (from a ship); unload cargo from a ship; CF. embark
disenfranchise
disfranchise; deprive of a civil right; OP. enfranchise
dishearten
discourage
dishonor
disgrace; N. ADJ. dishonorable
disinter
dig up; unearth; OP. inter
disjointed
disconnected; lacking coherence; V. disjoint: disconnect; disjoin
dismember
cut into small parts; cut (a body) apart limb from limb
disparity
difference; condition of inequality; OP. parity
dispense
distribute; prepare and give out (medicines); N. dispensation: dispensing; religious system; official exemption from an obligation or a rule
dissemble
disguise; hide the real nature of; pretend
disseminate
distribute; spread; scatter (like seeds)
dissension
disagreement of opinions causing strife within a group
dissent
disagree
dissident
dissenting (with an opinion, a group, or a government); rebellious; N.
dissolution
disintegration; reduction to a liquid form; looseness in morals; sensual indulgence; debauchery; ADJ. dissolute: lacking in moral restraint; leading an immoral life
dissonance
discord
diurnal
daily; occurring during the daytime
diverse
differing in some characteristics (from each other); various; N. diversity: variety; dissimilitude; lack of resemblance
dogged
determined; stubborn; stubbornly persevering; tenacious; Ex. Inspector Javert’s dogged pursuit of Jean Valjean
dominate
control; rule; enjoy a commanding position in; overlook from a height; ÂÂ_»·ÃÂÅ´Ùº¸´Ù
doom
condemnation to a severe penalty; ruin; fate (esp. a tragic or ruinous one); V.
downcast
disheartened; dejected; sad; directed downward
draught
current of air (through a room or to a fire); act of pulling roads; act of swallowing liquid or amount of liquid swallowed at a time
eclipse
darken; extinguish; outshine; surpass; cause an eclipse
edict
decree (especially one issued by a sovereign); official command
elixir
cure-all; panacea; something invigorating
embroider
decorate with needlework; ornament (a story) with fancy or fictitious details; embellish
emend
correct (usually a text); N. emendation: correction of errors; improvement
epicure
connoisseur of food and drink; gourmet; ADJ. epicurean; CF. Epicurus
exact
demand and obtain by force; Ex. exact a promise from him; N. exaction
excise
cut away; cut out; N: government tax on good produced and used inside a country; N. excision
exclaim
cry out suddenly; N. exclamation; ADJ. exclamatory
execrate
curse; express abhorrence for; detest
exhume
dig out of the ground; remove from a grave
exodus
departure (of a large number of people)
exquisite
delicate; very finely made; extremely beautiful; Ex. exquisite piece of jewelry
facsimile
copy
fastidious
difficult to please; squeamish; fussy; finicky
favoritism
display of partiality toward a favored person
fawning
courting favor by cringing and flattering; V. fawn: exhibit affection as a dog; seek favor or attention by obsequiousness
faze
disconcert; dismay; embarrass
feature
distinctive part of the faces (as the eyes or mouth); features: overall appearance of the face; prominent or distinctive quality; prominent article; film; V: make prominent
feebleminded
deficient in intelligence; very stupid
fell
cruel; (of a disease) deadly
fell
cut or knock down (a tree or a person); bring down (with a missile)
filigree
delicate ornamental lacelike metalwork
filth
dirty matter; ADJ. filthy
finale
conclusion; concluding part
finesse
delicate skill; V: handle with finesse
fissure
crevice; crack
flagrant
conspicuously wicked, bad, or offensive; blatant; outrageous
flaunt
display ostentatiously; Ex. ``Honey, if you’ve got it, flaunt it !’’
florescence
condition or period of flowering
fluster
confuse; make nervous and confused; N.
foil
contrast; one that by contrast enhances the distinctive characteristics of another
foil
defeat; frustrate; prevent from being successful; thwart; CF. fail
forge
counterfeit; reproduce fraudulently; form by heating in a forge and hammering into shape; move with a sudden increase of speed or power; Ex. forged ahead in the last two years; N: furnace where metals are heated
forsake
desert; abandon; renounce
fringe
decorative edge of hanging threads; edge
fulsome
disgustingly excessive; offensively flattering; Ex. fulsome praise/expressions of admire
gainsay
deny
gangrene
decay of body tissue caused by insufficient blood supply (usually following injury); ADJ. gangrenous
garnish
decorate; add a garnish to; decorate (food or drink) with small items such as lemon slices; N.
gild
cover with a thin layer of gold
girth
distance around something; circumference
glaze
cover with a thin and shiny surface; apply a glaze to; N: thin, smooth, shiny coating (as for pottery); Ex. unglazed pottery
gourmet
connoisseur of food and drink; epicure
grovel
crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate; behave in a servile manner
grudge
deep feeling of dislike; Ex. grudge fight; V.
guile
deceit; duplicity; wiliness; cunning; Ex. persuade her by guile
hallucination
delusion; false idea; false perception of objects with a compelling sense of their reality; objects so perceived; V. hallucinate; ADJ. hallucinatory
hatch
deck opening; lid covering a deck opening; V: emerge from an egg; produce (young) from an egg
hazardous
dangerous
healthful
conducive to good health; Ex. healthful mountain air
heterogeneous
dissimilar; mixed; not homogeneous; consisting of dissimilar elements or plants
hew
cut to pieces with ax or sword; chop; N.
historical
connected with history; based on events in history (whether regarded as important or not)
holocaust
destruction by fire; CF. burnt whole; CF. Holocaust
hoodwink
deceive; delude
horde
crowd; swarm
horoscope
diagram of the positions of stars at a given moment (eg. of a person’s birth) used by astrologers
hubbub
confused uproar; loud noise; din
humid
damp; N. humidity
hurtle
crash; rush; move with great speed; Ex. hurtling runaway train
hut
crude dwelling; shack
ignominy
deep disgrace; shame or dishonor; ADJ. ignominious; Ex. ignominous defeat
illusive
deceiving; based on illusion; causing illusion; deceptive
imprecation
curse; swearword
impugn
dispute or contradict (often in an insulting way); attack as false or questionable; challenge; gainsay; CF. fight
incapacitate
disable; N. incapacity: lack of capacity
industrious
diligent; hard-working; N. industry
infer
deduce; conclude; N. inference
ingrained
deeply established; firmly rooted; Ex. ingrained dirt/prejudice
inscrutable
difficult to understand; impenetrable; not readily understood; mysterious
insightful
discerning; perceptive
insubordination
disobedience; rebelliousness; ADJ. insubordinate
inveigh
denounce; utter censure or invective; Ex. inveigh against the evils of drink
inveigle
deceive; lead astray by deception; wheedle(cajole); Ex. inveigle her into joining the club; CF. interest dishonestly
inveterate
deep-rooted; habitual; CF. grow old
invidious
designed to create ill will or envy; tending to rouse ill will or envy; Ex. invidious comparison
juncture
crisis; point in time; joining point; joint; act of joining
knit
contract into wrinkles; grow together; join together closely; make (a fabric or garment) by interwining yarn or thread; Ex. knit the brow; Ex. The bones should knit together in a few weeks.
laborious
demanding much work or care; tedious
lace
cord used to draw and tie together two opposite edges (as of a shoe); delicate fabric made of fine threads; V: draw together by tying a lace
lethal
deadly
lexicon
dictionary
liaison
contact that keeps parties in communication; communication between groups; one that maintains communication; go-between; secret love affair; V. liaise: keep a connection
libel
defamatory written statement; act of writing something that smears a person’s character; V. ADJ. libelous
libertine
debauched person; dissolute or licentious person; rou'e; CF. free
limpid
crystal clear
lineage
descent; ancestry
loathe
detest; ADJ. loathsome: arousing loathing; offensive; Ex. loathsome smell
lottery
contest in which winners are selected in a drawing of lots
Machiavellian
crafty; double-dealing; of the political doctrine of Machiavelli, which holds that craft and deceit are justified in pursuing political power
malediction
curse
mannerism
distinctive behavioral trait; affected style in art (according to a set of styles)
marred
damaged; disfigured; V. mar: spoil; disfigure
mash
crush into mash; convert into mash; N: mixture of ground grain and nutrients fed to livestock and fowl
mentor
counselor; teacher
merit
deserve; ADJ. meritorious: deserving reward or praise
mettle
courage (to continue bravely in spite of difficulties); spirit; ADJ. mettlesome
monogram
design composed of one or more initials of a name; V.
mores
conventions; moral standards; moral customs
muddle
confuse; mix up confusedly; N: state of confusion
mulct
defraud a person of something; swindle; Ex. mulct the boy of his legacy
murky
dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague; Ex. murky night/fog; N. murk: partial or complete darkness; gloom
natal
connected with birth; CF. prenatal; CF. postnatal
nebula
diffuse mass of interstellar dust or gas; galaxy
nexus
connection
notable
conspicuous; worthy of note; remarkable; important; distinguished; noted
notoriety
disrepute; ill fame
oatmeal
crushed oats used for making porridge
obfuscate
confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex; make so confused as to be difficult to understand
obituary
death notice (esp. in a newspaper); ADJ.
obliterate
destroy completely; wipe out; Ex. obliterate the village
obscure
dark; vague; unclear; not well known; Ex. obscure meaning/village; V: darken; cover; make unclear; Ex. obscure the moon/meaning
odium
detestation; quality of being odious; hatefulness; disrepute (resulting from hateful conduct)
opaque
dark; not transparent; N. opacity
ordain
decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine; install as a minister, priest, or rabbi; N. ordainment; CF. ordination
ordinance
decree; authoritative order
orthography
correct spelling; CF. ortho-: straight; correct; Ex. orthodontics
pan
criticize harshly
panacea
cure-all; remedy for all diseases
panoramic
denoting an unobstructed and comprehensive view; N. panorama: unbroken view of a wide area
parley
conference (between opponents); CF. speak
partition
divide into parts
perdition
damnation; complete ruin; hell
peremptory
demanding and leaving no choice; imperative; Ex. peremptory decree/knock
peroration
conclusion of an oration; perorating; V. perorate: conclude a speech; speak at great length
persevere
continue steadily in spite of difficulties
persist
continue in existence; last; continue in a course of action in spite of opposition; Ex. persist in/with something; ADJ. persistent
perturb
disturb greatly
perversion
corruption; turning from right to wrong
pervert
corrupt; turn from right to wrong; misuse; Ex. perverted sexual desire/scientific knowledge; N: person whose sexual behavior is not natural
piety
devoutness; reverence for God; ADJ. pious
pious
devout; religious; N. piety
pith
core or marrow; spongelike substance in the center of stems; essence; substance
plebiscite
direct vote by the entire electorate (on an important issue)
plight
difficult condition; condition or state (esp. a bad state or condition); predicament
pluck
courage; V: pull off or out; pull out the hair or feathers of; ADJ. plucky: courageous; brave
posterity
descendants; future generations; Ex. go down to posterity; CF. posterior, anterior
predetermine
determine in advance; predestine; settle or decide beforehand; influence markedly
predicament
difficult situation; tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma
profound
deep; not superficial; complete; Ex. profound thinker/remark/silence/deafness; N. profundity
pronounced
distinct; very noticeable; Ex. pronounced limp
protocol
diplomatic etiquette; ceremony and etiquette observed by diplomats; first copy of a treaty before its ratification; Ex. Protocol demands that the queen meet him at the airport.
prune
cut away; trim
pulverize
crush or grind into very small particles
pushy
disagreeably aggressive
pusillanimous
cowardly; lacking courage; fainthearted
putrid
decayed and foul-smelling; foul; rotten; decayed; N. putridity
quail
cower; shrink back in fear; lose heart
quandary
dilemma; state of uncertainty; Ex. She is in a quandary about whether to go.
quarry
dig into (to get stone); N: mine; ÃÂÂ_ÂÂ_®Àå
quash
crush; suppress; squash; subdue; annul; Ex. quash a rebellion/the decision of the low court
quizzical
curious; suggesting puzzlement (without saying); questioning; teasing; mocking; bantering; Ex. quizzical glance
quotidian
daily; commonplace; customary; Ex. quotidian routine
rabies
disease passed on by the bite of an infected animal (causing madness and death)
ragamuffin
dirty child in torn clothes; person wearing tattered clothes
rampart
defensive mound of earth
ravage
devastate; plunder; despoil; Ex. crops ravaged by storms
raze
destroy completely; Ex. raze the city to the ground
recalcitrant
disobedient or resisting authority even after being punished; obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority; unruly; Ex. recalcitrant child
recant
disclaim or disavow; retract a previous statement; openly confess error; Ex. recant one’s faith/a statement
reckon
count; calculate; regard as; think; suppose
recreant
disloyal; cowardly; N: disloyal and cowardly person
recrimination
countercharges; V. recriminate
reduce
diminish; bring to a weaker or more difficult condition; demote; lower in rank; separate into components by analysis; Ex. reduced to the ranks; Ex. reduce the house to rubble; N. reduction
refectory
dining hall; room where meals are served (in a school)
referendum
direct vote by all the people
refute
disprove; prove to be false; N. refutation
remorse
deep regret for wrongdoing; guilt; self-reproach
renegade
deserter; traitor; ADJ.
replica
copy
reprehensible
deserving blame; blameworthy; V. reprehend: blame
repudiate
disown; disavow; deny
repugnance
disgust; strong dislike; loathing; ADJ. repugnant: arousing disgust; repulsive
repulsion
distaste; disgust; act of driving back; ADJ. repulsive: causing disgust; tending to drive away; V. repel (not `repulse’)
resolution
determination; resoluteness; ADJ. resolute: firm or determined in purpose
resolve
decide; settle; solve; separate; make a determined decision; N. resolution
resolve
determination; resolution; firmness of purpose
retard
delay (in development); ADJ. retarded: (as of a child) slower in development
retrench
cut down; cut down expenses; economize
retribution
deserved punishment for wrongdoing; punishment for offenses; compensation; vengeance; CF. pay back
reverend
deserving reverence; N: priest
reverie
daydream; abstracted musing
sacrilegious
desecrating; profane; N. sacrilege: desecration, misuse, or theft of something sacred
sanctimonious
displaying ostentatious or hypocritical devoutness; N. sanctimony: hypocritical piety
sap
diminish; weaken; undermine the foundations of (a fortification); Ex. The element kryptonite sapped his strength.
sarcasm
cutting ironic remark; scornful remarks; stinging rebuke; ADJ. sarcastic
schism
division into factions (esp. within a religious body); split
scion
detached plant shoot used in grafting; descendant
scrimmage
disorderly fight between two or more people
scrupulous
conscientious; extremely thorough; Ex. scrupulous worker
scurvy
contemptible; despicable; N: disease caused by deficiency of Vitamin C
sedition
conduct or language inciting rebellion; rebellion; resistance to authority; insubordination; ADJ. seditious
sedulous
diligent; assiduous; paying attention; N. sedulity
sensual
devoted to the pleasures of the sense; carnal; voluptuous; Ex. sensual woman/curves/lips
shack
crude cabin
skulduggery(skullduggery)
dishonest behavior or action; Ex. skulduggery in the election
slander
defamation; utterance of false and malicious statements; V. ADJ. slanderous
sleight
dexterity; CF. sleight of hand: legerdemain; quickness of the hands in doing tricks
smudge
dirty mark with unclear edges made by rubbing; V.
somber
dark; gloomy; melancholy; depressing; CF. shadow
squalor
condition of being squalid; filth; degradation; dirty neglected state; ADJ. squalid: dirty; sordid; morally repulsive; Ex. squalid story
squash
crush; quash; suppress
stalemate
deadlock; situation in which further action is blocked
standstill
condition of no movement or activity; stop
statutory
created by statute or legislative action; regulated by statute; Ex. statutory age limit
stratagem
deceptive scheme; clever trick
stratified
divided into classes; arranged into strata; V. stratify
subjugate
conquer; bring under control
subsidy
direct financial aid by government, etc.; V. subsidize: assist with a subsidy
suffocate
die or kill from lack of air; suppress
sully
defile; soil; tarnish; Ex. sully one’s hands in menial labor
swerve
deviate; turn aside sharply from a straight course; Ex. swerve from the principle; Ex. The car swerved to the right.
taint
contaminate; cause to lose purity; modify with a trace of something bad; Ex. tainted reputation; N: stain; touch of decay or bad influence; CF. touch
tan
convert (hide) into leather; make brown by exposure to the sun
taunt
deride or provoke; challenge in derision; N.
therapeutic
curative; N. therapy
throng
crowd (of people or things); V.
transcribe
copy; write a copy of; N. transcription
travesty
copy or example of something that completely misrepresents the true nature of the real thing; comical parody or imitation; treatment aimed at making something appear ridiculous; Ex. travesty of justice; OP. paragon
trenchant
cutting; incisive; keen
tribunal
court of justice
truncate
cut the top off; shorten
tureen
deep dish for serving soup
turpitude
depravity; baseness; Ex. moral turpitude
unearth
dig up; discover (facts) by careful searching; Ex. He unearthed some secrets about her; OP. conceal
unfrock
defrock; strip a priest or minister of church authority
unkempt
disheveled; uncared for in appearance; not combed; CF. comb
unravel
disentangle; solve
unruly
disobedient; lawless; difficult to control
unsavory
distasteful; disagreeable; morally offensive; Ex. unsavory activity/reputation
venerable
deserving high respect; commanding respect; CF. command: deserve and get
vie
contend; compete
vile
despicable; unpleasant; disgusting; Ex. vile slander
vindictive
disposed to revenge; vengeful; out for revenge; spiteful; intended to cause harm; malicious; Ex. vindictive streak
virus
disease communicator
vying
contending; CF. vie
wane
decrease in size or strength (after being full); grow gradually to an end; Ex. The moon waxes and wanes every month; N.
welter
confusion; turmoil; confused mass; bewildering jumble; Ex. welter of data
wheedle
deceive, persuade, or obtain by flattery; cajole; coax; Ex. wheedle a promise out of her
wholesome
conducive to mental or physical health; healthful
