Gre Test Flashcards
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Aberrant
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Markedly different from an accepted norm
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Aberration
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Deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course
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Abet
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To aid, promote, or encourage the commission of (an offense)
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Abeyance
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A state of suspension or temporary inaction
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Ablution
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A washing or cleansing, especially of the body
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Abjure
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To recant, renounce, repudiate under oath
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Abrogate
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To abolish, repeal
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Abscond
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To depart suddenly and secretly, as for the purpose of escaping arrest
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Abstemious
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Characterized by self denial or abstinence, as in the use of drink, food
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Abstruse
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Dealing with matters difficult to be understood
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Abut
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To touch at the end or boundary line
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Accede
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To agree
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Acquiesce
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To comply; submit
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Acrid
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Harshly pungent or bitter
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Acumen
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Quickness of intellectual insight, or discernment; keenness of discrimination
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Adage
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An old saying
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Adamant
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Any substance of exceeding hardness or impenetrability
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Admonition
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Gentle reproof
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Adumbrate
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To represent beforehand in outline or by emblem
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Affable
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Easy to approach
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Aggrandize
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To cause to appear greatly
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Aggravate
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To make heavier, worse, or more burdensome
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Agile
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Able to move or act quickly, physically, or mentally
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Agog
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In eager desire
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Alacrity
Cheerful willingness
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Alcove
A covered recess connected with or at the side of a larger room
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Alleviate
To make less burdensome or less hard to bear
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Aloof
Not in sympathy with or desiring to associate with others
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Amalgamate
To mix or blend together in a homogeneous body
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Ambidextrous
Having the ability of using both hands with equal skill or ease
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Ambiguous
Having a double meaning
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Ameliorate
To relieve, as from pain or hardship
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Anathema
Anything forbidden, as by social usage
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Animadversion
The utterance of criticism or censure
35
Animosity
Hatred
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Antediluvian
Of or pertaining to the times, things, events before the great flood in the days of Noah
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Antidote
Anything that will counteract or remove the effects of poison, disease, or the like
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Aplomb
Confidence; coolness
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Apocryphal
Of doubtful authority or authenticity
40
Apogee
The climax
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Apostate
False
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Apotheosis
Deification
43
Apparition
Ghost
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Appease
To soothe by quieting anger or indignation
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Apposite
Appropriate
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Apprise
To give notice to; to inform
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Approbation
Sanction
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Arboreal
Of or pertaining to a tree or trees
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Ardor
Intensity of passion or affection
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Argot
A specialized vocabulary peculiar to a particular group
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Arrant
Notoriously bad
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Ascetic
Given to severe self-denial and practicing excessive abstinence and devotion
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Ascribe
To assign as a quality or attribute
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Asperity
Harshness or roughness of temper
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Assiduous
Unceasing; persistent
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Assuage
To cause to be less harsh, violent, as excitement, appetite, pain, or disease
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Astringent
Harsh in disposition or character
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Astute
Keen in discernment
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Atonement
Amends, reparation, or expiation made from wrong or injury
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Audacious
Fearless
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Augury
Omen
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Auspicious
Favorable omen
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Austere
Severely simple; unadorned
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Autocrat
Any one who claims or wields unrestricted or undisputed authority or influence
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Auxiliary
One who or that which aids or helps, especially when regarded as a subsidiary or accessory
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Avarice
Passion for getting and keeping riches
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Aver
To avouch, justify, or prove
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Aversion
A mental condition of fixed opposition to or dislike of some particular thing
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Avow
To declare openly
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Baleful
Malignant
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Banal
Commonplace
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Bask
To make warm by genial heat
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Beatify
To make supremely happy
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Bedaub
To smear over, as with something oily or sticky
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Bellicose
Warlike
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Belligerent
Manifesting a warlike spirit
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Benefactor
A doer of kind and charitable acts
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Benevolence
Any act of kindness or well-doing
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Benign
Good and kind of heart
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Berate
To scold severely
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Bewilder
To confuse the perceptions or judgement of
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Blandishment
Flattery intended to persuade
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Blantant
Noisily or offensively loud or clamorous
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Blithe
Joyous
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boisterous
Unchecked merriment or animal spirits
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bolster
To support, as something wrong
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bombast
Inflated or extravagant language, especially on unimportant subjects
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boorish
Rude
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breach
The violation of official duty, lawful right, or a legal obligation
90
brittle
Fragile
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broach
To mention, for the first time
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bumptious
Full of offensive and aggressive self-conceit
93
buoyant
Having the power or tendency to float or keep afloat
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burnish
To make brilliant or shining
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cabal
A number of persons secretly united for effecting by intrigue some private purpose
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cacophony
A disagreeable, harsh, or discordant sound or combination of sounds or tones.
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cajole
To impose on or dupe by flattering speech
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callow
Without experience of the world
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calumny
Slander
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Candid
Straightforward
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cant
To talk in a singsong, preaching tone with affected solemnity
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capacious
Roomy
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capitulate
To surrender or stipulate terms
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captious
Hypercritical
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castigate
to punish
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cataract
Opacity of the lens of the eye resulting in complete or partial blindness
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caustic
Sarcastic and severe
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censure
To criticize severely; also, an expression of disapproval
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centurion
A captain of a company of one hundred infantry in the ancient Roman army.
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chagrin
Keen vexation, annoyance, or mortification, as at one's failures or errors
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chary
Careful; wary; cautious
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chicanery
The use of trickery to deceive
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circumlocution
Indirect or roundabout expression
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coddle
To treat as a baby or an invalid
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coerce
To force
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coeval
Existing during the same period of time; also, a contemporary
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cogent
Appealing strongly to the reason or conscience
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cogitate
Consider carefully and deeply; ponder
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cognizant
Taking notice
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colloquial
Pertaining or peculiar to common speech as distinguished from literary
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collusion
A secret agreement for a wrongful purpose
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comestible
Fit to be eaten
123
commemorate
To serve as a remembrance of
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complaisance
Politeness
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complement
To make complete
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comport
To conduct or behave (oneself)
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compunction
Remorseful feeling
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conceit
Self-flattering opinion
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conciliatory
Tending to reconcile
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concord
Harmony
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concur
To agree
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condense
To abridge
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conflagration
A great fire, as of many buildings, a forest, or the like
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confluence
The place where streams meet
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congeal
To coagulate
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conjoin
To unite
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connoisseur
A critical judge of art, especially one with thorough knowledge and sound judgment of art
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console
To comfort
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conspicuous
Clearly visible
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consternation
Panic
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constrict
to bind
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consummate
To bring to completion
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contiguous
Touching or joining at the edge or boundary
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contrite
Broken in spirit because of a sense of sin
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contumacious
Rebellious
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copious
Plenteous
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cornucopia
The horn of plenty, symbolizing peace and prosperity
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corporeal
Of a material nature; physical
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correlate
To put in some relation of connection or correspondence
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corroboration
Confirmation
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counterfeit
Made to resemble something else
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countervail
To offset
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covert
Concealed, especially for an evil purpose
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cower
To crouch down tremblingly, as through fear or shame
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crass
Coarse or thick in nature or structure, as opposed to thin or fine
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credulous
Easily deceived
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cupidity
Avarice
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cursory
Rapid and superficial
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curtail
To cut off or cut short
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cynosure
That to which general interest or attention is directed
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dearth
Scarcity, as of something customary, essential,or desirable
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defer
To delay or put off to some other time
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deign
To deem worthy of notice or account
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deleterious
Hurtful, morally or physically
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delineate
To represent by sketch or diagram
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deluge
To overwhelm with a flood of water
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demagogue
An unprincipled politician
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denizen
Inhabitant
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denouement
That part of a play or story in which the mystery is cleared up
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deplete
To reduce or lessen, as by use, exhaustion, or waste
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deposition
Testimony legally taken on interrogatories and reduced to writing, for use as evidence in court
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deprave
To render bad, especially morally bad
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deprecate
To express disapproval or regret for, with hope for the opposite
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deride
To ridicule
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derision
Ridicule
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derivative
Coming or acquired from some origin
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descry
To discern
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desiccant
Any remedy which, when applied externally, dries up or absorbs moisture, as that of wounds
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desuetude
A state of disuse or inactivity
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desultory
Not connected with what precedes
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deter
To frighten away
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dexterity
Readiness, precision, efficiency, and ease in any physical activity or in any mechanical work
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diaphanous
Transparent
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diatribe
A bitter or malicious criticism
185
didactic
Pertaining to teaching
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diffidence
Self-distrust
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diffident
Affected or possessed with self-distrust
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dilate
To enlarge in all directions
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dilatory
Tending to cause delay
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disallow
To withhold permission or sanction
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discomfit
To put to confusion
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disconcert
To disturb the composure of
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disconsolate
Hopelessly sad; also, saddening; cheerless
194
discountenance
To look upon with disfavor
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discredit
To injure the reputation of
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discreet
Judicious
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disheveled
Disordered; disorderly; untidy
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dissemble
To hide by pretending something different
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disseminate
To sow or scatter abroad, as seed is sown
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dissent
Disagreement
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dissolution
A breaking up of a union of persons
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distraught
Bewildered
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divulge
To tell or make known, as something previously private or secret
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dogmatic
Making statements without argument or evidence
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dormant
Being in a state of or resembling sleep
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dubious
Doubtful
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duplicity
Double-dealing
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earthenware
Anything made of clay and baked in a kiln or dried in the sun
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ebullient
Showing enthusiasm or exhilaration of feeling
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edacious
Given to eating
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edible
Suitable to be eaten
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educe
To draw out
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effete
Exhausted, as having performed its functions
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efficacy
The power to produce an intended effect as shown in the production of it
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effrontery
Unblushing impudence
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effulgence
Splendor
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egregious
Extreme
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egress
Any place of exit
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elegy
A lyric poem lamenting the dead
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elicit
To educe or extract gradually or without violence
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elucidate
To bring out more clearly the facts concerning
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emaciate
To waste away in flesh
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embellish
To make beautiful or elegant by adding attractive or ornamental features
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embezzle
To misappropriate secretly
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emblazon
To set forth publicly or in glowing terms
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encomium
A formal or discriminating expression of praise
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encumbrance
A burdensome and troublesome load
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endemic
Peculiar to some specified country or people
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enervate
To render ineffective or inoperative
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engender
To produce
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engrave
To cut or carve in or upon some surface
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enigma
A riddle
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enmity
Hatred
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entangle
To involve in difficulties, confusion, or complications
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entreat
To ask for or request earnestly
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Epicurean
Indulging, ministering, or pertaining to daintiness of appetite
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epithet
Word used adjectivally to describe some quality or attribute of is objects, as in "Father Aeneas"
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epitome
A simplified representation
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equable
Equal and uniform; also, serene
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equanimity
Evenness of mind or temper, calmness; composure
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equilibrium
A state of balance
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equivocal
Ambiguous
243
equivocate
to use words of double meaning
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eradicate
To destroy thoroughly
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errant
Roving or wandering, as in search of adventure or opportunity for gallant deeds
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erratic
Irregular
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erroneous
Incorrect
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erudite
Very-learned
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eschew
To keep clear of
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espy
To keep close watch
251
eulogy
A spoken or written laudation of a person's life or character
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euphonious
Characterized by agreeableness of sound
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evanescent
Fleeting
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evince
To make manifest or evident
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evoke
To call or summon forth
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exacerbate
To make more sharp, severe, or virulent
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exculpate
To relieve of blame
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exhaustive
Thorough and complete in execution
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exigency
A critical period or condition, state of requiring immediate action; also, an urgent situation; also, that which is required in a
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exorbitant
Going beyond usual and proper limits
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expatiate
To speak or write at some length
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expedient
Contributing to personal advantage
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expiate
To make satisfaction or amends for
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explicate
To clear from involvement
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expostulate
To discuss
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expropriate
To deprive of possession; also, to transfer (another's property) to oneself
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extant
Still existing and known
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extempore
Without studied or special preparation
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extenuate
To diminish the gravity or importance of
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extinct
Being no longer in existence
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extinguish
To render extinct
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extirpate
To root out; to eradicate
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extol
To praise in the highest terms
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extort
To obtain by violence, threats, compulsion, or the subjection of another to some necessity
275
extraneous
Having no essential relation to a subject
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exuberance
Rich supply
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facetious
Amusing
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facile
Not difficult to do
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factious
Turbulent
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fallacious
Illogical
281
fatuous
Idiotic
282
fawn
A young deer
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feint
Any sham, pretense, or deceptive movement
284
felon
A criminal or depraved person
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ferocity
Savageness
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fervid
Intense
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fervor
Ardor or intensity of feeling
288
fidelity
Loyalty
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finesse
subtle contrivance used to gain a point
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flamboyant
Characterized by extravagance and in general by want of good taste
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flippant
Having a light, pert, trifling disposition
292
florid
Flushed with red
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flout
To treat with contempt
294
foible
A personal weakness or failing
295
foment
To nurse to life or activity; to encourage
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foppish
Characteristic of one who is unduly devoted to dress and the niceties of manners
297
forbearance
Patient endurance or toleration of offenses
298
forfeit
To lose possession of through failure to fulfill some obligation
299
forgery
Counterfeiting
300
forswear
To renounce upon oath
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fragile
Easily broken
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frantic
Frenzied
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frugal
Economical
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fugacious
Fleeting
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fulminate
To cause to explode
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fulsome
Offensive from excess of praise or commendation
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gainsay
To contradict; to deny
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gamut
The whole range or sequence
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garrulous
Given to constant trivial talking
310
germane
Relevant
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gesticulate
To make gestures or motions, as in speaking, or in place of speech
312
glimmer
A faint, wavering, unsteady light
313
gossamer
Flimsy
314
gourmand
A connoisseur in the delicacies of the table
315
grandiloquent
Speaking in or characterized by a pompous or bombastic style
316
gregarious
Sociable, outgoing
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grievous
Creating affliction
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guile
Duplicity
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gullible
Credulous
320
halcyon
Calm
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harangue
A tirade
322
harbinger
One who or that which foreruns and announces the coming of any person or thing
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head
Adv. Precipitately, as in diving
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heinous
Odiously sinful
325
heresy
An opinion or doctrine subversive of settled beliefs or accepted principles
326
heterogeneous
Consisting of dissimilar elements or ingredients of different kinds
327
hirsute
Having a hairy covering
328
hoodwink
To deceive
329
hospitable
Disposed to treat strangers or guests with generous kindness
330
hypocrisy
Extreme insincerity
331
iconoclast
An image-breaker
332
idiosyncrasy
A mental quality or habit peculiar to an individual
333
ignoble
Low in character or purpose
334
ignominious
Shameful
335
illicit
Unlawful
336
imbroglio
A misunderstanding attended by ill feeling, perplexity, or strife
337
imbue
To dye; to instill profoundly
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immaculate
Without spot or blemish
339
imminent
Dangerous and close at hand
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immutable
Unchangeable
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impair
To cause to become less or worse
342
impassive
Unmoved by or not exhibiting feeling
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impecunious
Having no money
344
impede
To be an obstacle or to place obstacles in the way of
345
imperative
Obligatory
346
imperious
Insisting on obedience
347
imperturbable
Calm
348
impervious
Impenetrable
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impetuous
Impulsive
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impiety
Irreverence toward God
351
implacable
Incapable of being pacified
352
implicate
To show or prove to be involved in or concerned
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implicit
Implied
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importunate
Urgent in character, request, or demand
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importune
To harass with persistent demands or entreaties
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impromptu
Anything done or said on the impulse of the moment
357
improvident
Lacking foresight or thrift
358
impugn
To assail with arguments, insinuations, or accusations
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impute
To attribute
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inadvertent
Accidental
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inane
Silly
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incessant
Unceasing
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inchoate
Incipient
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incipient
Initial
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incite
To rouse to a particular action
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incongruous
Unsuitable for the time, place, or occasion
367
inculcate
To teach by frequent repetitions
368
indelible
That can not be blotted out, effaced, destroyed, or removed
369
indigence
Poverty
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indigenous
Native
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indistinct
Vague
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indolence
Laziness
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indolent
Habitually inactive or idle
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indomitable
Unconquerable
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indulgent
Yielding to the desires or humor of oneself or those under one's care
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ineffable
Unutterable
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ineluctable
Impossible to avoid
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inept
Not fit or suitable
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inexorable
Unrelenting
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infuse
To instill, introduce, or inculcate, as principles or qualities
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ingenuous
Candid, frank, or open in character or quality
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inimical
Adverse
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innocuous
Harmless
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inscrutable
impenetrably mysterious or profound
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insensible
Imperceptible
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insinuate
To imply
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insipid
Tasteless
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insouciant
Nonchalant
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insurrection
The state of being in active resistance to authority
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interdict
Authoritative act of prohibition
391
interim
Time between acts or periods
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intransigent
Not capable of being swayed or diverted from a course
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intrepid
fearless and bold
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introspection
The act of observing and analyzing one's own thoughts and feelings
395
inundate
To fill with an overflowing abundance
396
inure
To harden or toughen by use, exercise, or exposure
397
invalid
One who is disabled by illness or injury
398
invective
An utterance intended to cast censure, or reproach
399
inveigh
To utter vehement censure or invective
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inveterate
Habitual
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invidious
Showing or feeling envy
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invincible
Not to be conquered, subdued, or overcome
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iota
A small or insignificant mark or part
404
irascible
Prone to anger
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irate
Moved to anger
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ire
Wrath
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irksome
Wearisome
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itinerant
Wandering
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itinerate
To wander from place to place
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jocular
inclined to joke
411
jovial
Merry
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judicious
Prudent
413
junta
A council or assembly that deliberates in secret upon the affairs of government
414
lachrymose
Given to shedding tears
415
lackadaisical
Listless
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languid
Relaxed
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lascivious
Lustful
418
lassitude
Lack of vitality or energy
419
latent
Dormant
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laudable
Praiseworthy
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laudatory
Pertaining to, expressing, or containing praise
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legacy
A bequest
423
levee
An embankment beside a river or stream or an arm of the sea, to prevent overflow
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levity
Frivolity
425
lexicon
a dictionary
426
libel
Defamation
427
licentious
Wanton
428
lien
A legal claim or hold on property, as security for a debt or charge
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listless
Inattentive
430
lithe
Supple
431
loquacious
Talkative
432
lugubrious
Indicating sorrow, often ridiculously
433
luminary
One of the heavenly bodies as a source of light
434
lustrous
Shining
435
malaise
A condition of uneasiness or ill-being
436
malcontent
One who is dissatisfied with the existing state of affairs
437
malevolence
Ill will
438
malign
To speak evil of, especially to do so falsely and severely
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malleable
Pliant
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massacre
The unnecessary and indiscriminate killing of human beings
441
maudlin
Foolishly and tearfully affectionate
442
mawkish
Sickening or insipid
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mellifluous
Sweetly or smoothly flowing
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mendacious
Untrue
445
mendicant
A beggar
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meretricious
Alluring by false or gaudy show
447
mesmerize
To hypnotize
448
meticulous
over-cautious
449
mettle
Courage
450
mettlesome
Having courage or spirit
451
microcosm
The world or universe on a small scale
452
mien
The external appearance or manner of a person
453
mischievous
Fond of tricks
454
miscreant
villain
455
miser
A person given to saving and hoarding unduly
456
misnomer
A name wrongly or mistakenly applied
457
moderation
Temperance
458
modicum
A small or token amount
459
mollify
to soothe
460
molt
To cast off, as hair, feathers, etc
461
monomania
the unreasonable pursuit of one idea
462
morbid
Caused by or denoting a diseased or unsound condition of body or mind
463
mordant
Biting
464
moribund
On the point of dying
465
morose
Gloomy
466
multifarious
Having great diversity or variety
467
mundane
Worldly, as opposed to spiritual or celestial
468
munificent
Extraordinarily generous
469
myriad
A vast indefinite number
470
nadir
The lowest point
471
nefarious
Wicked in the extreme
472
negligent
Apt to omit what ought to be done
473
neophyte
Having the character of a beginner
474
noisome
very offensive, particularly to the sense of smell
475
nostrum
Any scheme or recipe of a charlatan character
476
noxious
Hurtful
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nugatory
Having no power or force
478
obdurate
Impassive to feelings of humanity or pity
479
obfuscate
To darken; to obscure
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oblique
Slanting; said of lines
481
obsequious
Showing a servile readiness to fall in with the wishes or will of another
482
obstreperous
Boisterous
483
obtrude
To be pushed or to push oneself into undue prominence
484
obtrusive
Tending to be pushed or to push oneself into undue prominence
485
obviate
To clear away or provide for, as an objection or difficulty
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odious
Hateful
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odium
A feeling of extreme repugnance, or of dislike and disgust
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officious
Intermeddling with what is not one's concern
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ominous
Portentous
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onerous
Burdensome or oppressive
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onus
A burden or responsibility
492
opprobrium
The state of being scornfully reproached or accused of evil
493
ossify
To convert into bone
494
ostentation
A display dictated by vanity and intended to invite applause or flattery
495
ostracism
Exclusion from intercourse or favor, as in society or politics
496
ostracize
To exclude from public or private favor
497
palate
The roof of the mouth
498
palatial
Magnificent
499
palliate
To cause to appear less guilty
500
palpable
Perceptible by feeling or touch
501
panacea
A remedy or medicine proposed for or professing to cure all diseases
502
panegyric
a formal and elaborate eulogy, written or spoken, of a person or of an act
503
panoply
full set of armor
504
paragon
A model of excellence
505
Pariah
A member of a degraded class; a social outcast
506
paroxysm
A sudden outburst of any kind of activity
507
parsimonious
Unduly sparing in the use or expenditure of money
508
partisan
Characterized by or exhibiting undue or unreasoning devotion to a party
509
pathos
The quality in any form of representation that rouses emotion or sympathy
510
paucity
Fewness
511
peccadillo
A small breach of propriety or principle
512
pedestrian
One who journeys on foot
513
pellucid
Translucent
514
penchant
A bias in favor of something
515
penurious
Excessively sparing in the use of money
516
penury
Indigence
517
peregrination
A wandering
518
peremptory
Precluding question or appeal
519
perfidy
Treachery
520
perfunctory
Half-hearted
521
peripatetic
Walking about
522
perjury
A solemn assertion of a falsity
523
permeate
To pervade
524
pernicious
Tending to kill or hurt
525
persiflage
Banter
526
perspicacity
Acuteness or discernment
527
perturbation
Mental excitement or confusion
528
petrify
To convert into a substance of stony hardness and character
529
petulant
Displaying impatience
530
phlegmatic
Not easily roused to feeling or action
531
physiognomy
The external appearance merely
532
pious
Religious
533
pique
To excite a slight degree of anger in
534
placate
To bring from a state of angry or hostile feeling to one of patience or friendliness
535
platitude
A written or spoken statement that is flat, dull, or commonplace
536
plea
An argument to obtain some desired action
537
plenary
Entire
538
plethora
Excess; superabundance
539
plumb
A weight suspended by a line to test the verticality of something
540
plummet
A piece of lead for making soundings, adjusting walls to the vertical
541
poignant
Severely painful or acute to the spirit
542
polyglot
Speaking several tongues
543
ponderous
Unusually weighty or forcible
544
portend
To indicate as being about to happen, especially by previous signs
545
portent
Anything that indicates what is to happen
546
precarious
Perilous
547
preclude
To prevent
548
precocious
Having the mental faculties prematurely developed
549
predominate
To be chief in importance, quantity, or degree
550
premature
Coming too soon
551
presage
To foretell
552
prescience
Knowledge of events before they take place
553
presumption
That which may be logically assumed to be true until disproved
554
preternatural
Extraordinary
555
prevalent
Of wide extent or frequent occurrence
556
prevaricate
To use ambiguous or evasive language for the purpose of deceiving or diverting attention
557
prim
Stiffly proper
558
pristine
Primitive
559
probity
Virtue or integrity tested and confirmed
560
proclivity
A natural inclination
561
procrastination
Delay
562
prodigal
One wasteful or extravagant, especially in the use of money or property
563
prodigious
Immense
564
profligacy
Shameless viciousness
565
profligate
Recklessly wasteful
566
profuse
Produced or displayed in overabundance
567
prolix
Verbose
568
propinquity
Nearness
569
propitious
Kindly disposed
570
prosaic
Unimaginative
571
proscribe
To reject, as a teaching or a practice, with condemnation or denunciation
572
protuberant
Bulging
573
provident
Anticipating and making ready for future wants or emergencies
574
prudence
Caution
575
puerile
Childish
576
pugnacious
Quarrelsome
577
punctilious
Strictly observant of the rules or forms prescribed by law or custom
578
pungency
The quality of affecting the sense of smell
579
pusillanimous
Without spirit or bravery
580
pyre
A heap of combustibles arranged for burning a dead body
581
qualm
A fit of nausea
582
quandary
A puzzling predicament
583
quibble
An utterly trivial distinction or objection
584
quiescence
Being quiet, still, or at rest; inactive
585
quiescent
Being in a state of repose or inaction
586
Quixotic
Chivalrous or romantic to a ridiculous or extravagant degree
587
quotidian
Of an everyday character; ordinary
588
raconteur
A person skilled in telling stories
589
ramify
To divide or subdivide into branches or subdivisions
590
rapacious
Sieze by force, avaricious
591
raucous
Harsh
592
reactionary
Pertaining to, of the nature of, causing, or favoring reaction
593
rebuff
A peremptory or unexpected rejection of advances or approaches
594
recalcitrant
Marked by stubborn resistance
595
recant
To withdraw formally one's belief (in something previously believed or maintained)
596
reciprocity
Equal mutual rights and benefits granted and enjoyed
597
recluse
One who lives in retirement or seclusion
598
recondite
Incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding
599
recrudescent
Becoming raw or sore again
600
recuperate
To recover
601
redoubtable
Formidable
602
redress
To set right, as a wrong by compensation or the punishment of the wrong-doer
603
refractory
Not amenable to control
604
regale
To give unusual pleasure
605
regicide
The killing of a king or sovereign
606
reiterate
To say or do again and again
607
relapse
To suffer a return of a disease after partial recovery
608
remonstrate
To present a verbal or written protest to those who have power to right or prevent a wrong
609
renovate
To restore after deterioration, as a building
610
repast
A meal; figuratively, any refreshment
611
repel
To force or keep back in a manner, physically or mentally
612
repine
To indulge in fretfulness and faultfinding
613
reprobate
One abandoned to depravity and sin
614
repudiate
To refuse to have anything to do with
615
repulsive
Grossly offensive
616
requisite
Necessary
617
requite
To repay either good or evil to, as to a person
618
rescind
To make void, as an act, by the enacting authority or a superior authority
619
resilience
The power of springing back to a former position
620
resonance
Able to reinforce sound by sympathetic vibrations
621
respite
Interval of rest
622
restive
Resisting control
623
retinue
The group of people who accompany an important person during travels
624
revere
To regard with worshipful veneration
625
reverent
Humble
626
ribald
Indulging in or manifesting coarse indecency or obscenity
627
risible
Capable of exciting laughter
628
rotund
Round from fullness or plumpness
629
ruffian
A lawless or recklessly brutal fellow
630
ruminate
To chew over again, as food previously swallowed and regurgitated
631
sagacious
Able to discern and distinguish with wise perception
632
salacious
Having strong sexual desires
633
salient
Standing out prominently
634
salubrious
Healthful; promoting health
635
salutary
Beneficial
636
sanction
To approve authoritatively
637
sanguine
Cheerfully confident; optimistic
638
sardonic
Scornfully or bitterly sarcastic
639
satiate
To satisfy fully the appetite or desire of
640
satyr
A very lascivious person
641
savor
To perceive by taste or smell
642
scabbard
The sheath of a sword or similar bladed weapon
643
scintilla
The faintest ray
644
scribble
Hasty, careless writing
645
sedulous
Persevering in effort or endeavor
646
sequence
The order in which a number or persons, things, or events follow one another in space or time
647
severance
Separation
648
shrewd
characterized by skill at understanding and profiting by circumstances.
649
sinecure
Any position having emoluments with few or no duties
650
sinuous
Curving in and out
651
skiff
Usually, a small light boat propelled by oars
652
sluggard
A person habitually lazy or idle
653
solace
Comfort in grief, trouble, or calamity
654
solvent
Having sufficient funds to pay all debts
655
somniferous
Tending to produce sleep
656
somnolent
Sleepy
657
sonorous
Resonant
658
sophistry
Reasoning sound in appearance only, especially when designedly deceptive
659
soporific
Causing sleep; also, something that causes sleep
660
sordid
Filthy, morally degraded
661
specious
Plausible
662
spurious
Not genuine
663
squalid
Having a dirty, mean, poverty-stricken appearance
664
stanch
To stop the flowing of; to check
665
stigma
A mark of infamy or token of disgrace attaching to a person as the result of evil-doing
666
stingy
Cheap, unwilling to spend money
667
stolid
Expressing no power of feeling or perceiving
668
submerge
To place or plunge under water
669
subterfuge
Evasion
670
succinct
Concise
671
sumptuous
Rich and costly
672
supercilious
Exhibiting haughty and careless contempt
673
superfluous
Being more than is needed
674
supernumerary
Superfluous
675
supersede
To displace
676
supine
Lying on the back
677
supplicate
To beg
678
suppress
To prevent from being disclosed or punished
679
surcharge
An additional amount charged
680
surfeit
To feed to fullness or to satiety
681
susceptibility
A specific capability of feeling or emotion
682
sybarite
A luxurious person
683
sycophant
A servile flatterer, especially of those in authority or influence
684
synopsis
A syllabus or summary
685
taciturn
Disinclined to conversation
686
taut
Stretched tight
687
temerity
Foolhardy disregard of danger; recklessness
688
terse
Pithy
689
timorous
Lacking courage
690
torpid
Dull; sluggish; inactive
691
torrid
Excessively hot
692
tortuous
Abounding in irregular bends or turns
693
tractable
Easily led or controlled
694
transgress
To break a law
695
transient
One who or that which is only of temporary existence
696
transitory
Existing for a short time only
697
travail
Hard or agonizing labor
698
travesty
A grotesque imitation
699
trenchant
Cutting deeply and quickly
700
trepidation
Nervous uncertainty of feeling
701
trite
Made commonplace by frequent repetition
702
truculence
Ferocity
703
truculent
Having the character or the spirit of a savage
704
turbid
In a state of turmoil; muddled
705
turgid
Swollen
706
turpitude
Depravity
707
tutelage
The act of training or the state of being under instruction
708
tyro
One slightly skilled in or acquainted with any trade or profession
709
ubiquitous
Being present everywhere
710
ulterior
Not so pertinent as something else to the matter spoken of
711
umbrage
A sense of injury
712
unctuous
Oily
713
undermine
To subvert in an underhand way
714
undulate
To move like a wave or in waves
715
untoward
Causing annoyance or hindrance
716
upbraid
To reproach as deserving blame
717
vagary
A sudden desire or action
718
vainglory
Excessive, pretentious, and demonstrative vanity
719
valorous
Courageous
720
vapid
Having lost sparkling quality and flavor
721
variegated
Having marks or patches of different colors; also, varied
722
vehement
Very eager or urgent
723
venal
Mercenary, corrupt
724
veneer
Outside show or elegance
725
venial
That may be pardoned or forgiven, a forgivable sin
726
veracious
Habitually disposed to speak the truth
727
veracity
Truthfulness
728
verbiage
Use of many words without necessity
729
verbose
Wordy
730
verdant
Green with vegetation
731
veritable
Real; true; genuine
732
vestige
A visible trace, mark, or impression, of something absent, lost, or gone
733
vicissitude
A change, especially a complete change, of condition or circumstances, as of fortune
734
vigilance
Alert and intent mental watchfulness in guarding against danger
735
vigilant
Being on the alert to discover and ward off danger or insure safety
736
virago
Loud talkative women, strong statured women
737
virtu
Rare, curious, or beautiful quality
738
visage
The face, countenance, or look of a person
739
vitiate
To contaminate
740
vituperate
To overwhelm with wordy abuse
741
vivify
To endue with life
742
vociferous
Making a loud outcry
743
volatile
Changeable
744
voluble
Having great fluency in speaking
745
wean
To transfer (the young) from dependence on mother's milk to another form of nourishment
746
whimsical
Capricious
747
winsome
Attractive
748
Zeitgeist
The intellectual and moral tendencies that characterize any age or epoch
