part3 Flashcards
decipher
decode; CF. indecipherable
adorn
decorate
embroider
decorate with needlework; ornament (a story) with fancy or fictitious details; embellish
garnish
decorate; add a garnish to; decorate (food or drink) with small items such as lemon slices; N.
fringe
decorative edge of hanging threads; edge
wane
decrease in size or strength (after being full); grow gradually to an end; Ex. The moon waxes and wanes every month; N.
edict
decree (especially one issued by a sovereign); official command
ordain
decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine; install as a minister, priest, or rabbi; N. ordainment; CF. ordination
ordinance
decree; authoritative order
consecrate
dedicate; sanctify; declare as sacred; Ex. consecrate one’s life to helping the poor
infer
deduce; conclude; N. inference
ignominy
deep disgrace; shame or dishonor; ADJ. ignominious; Ex. ignominous defeat
tureen
deep dish for serving soup
grudge
deep feeling of dislike; Ex. grudge fight; V.
coma
deep prolonged unconsciousness caused by disease, poison, or a severe blow
remorse
deep regret for wrongdoing; guilt; self-reproach
profound
deep; not superficial; complete; Ex. profound thinker/remark/silence/deafness; N. profundity
ingrained
deeply established; firmly rooted; Ex. ingrained dirt/prejudice
inveterate
deep-rooted; habitual; CF. grow old
slander
defamation; utterance of false and malicious statements; V. ADJ. slanderous
libel
defamatory written statement; act of writing something that smears a person’s character; V. ADJ. libelous
discredit
defame; disgrace; destroy confidence in; disbelieve; N. CF. discreditable: causing discredit; shameful
foil
defeat; frustrate; prevent from being successful; thwart; CF. fail
rampart
defensive mound of earth
feebleminded
deficient in intelligence; very stupid
sully
defile; soil; tarnish; Ex. sully one’s hands in menial labor
mulct
defraud a person of something; swindle; Ex. mulct the boy of his legacy
unfrock
defrock; strip a priest or minister of church authority
debase
degrade; reduce in quality or value; degenerate; lower in esteem; disgrace; N. debasement
crestfallen
dejected; dispirited
retard
delay (in development); ADJ. retarded: (as of a child) slower in development
belated
delayed
dilatory
delaying; tending to delay
calculated
deliberately planned; likely
filigree
delicate ornamental lacelike metalwork
finesse
delicate skill; V: handle with finesse
dainty
delicate; delicately beautiful; fastidious; not easy to please; Ex. dainty movement/dress
choice
delicate; of very fine quality
exquisite
delicate; very finely made; extremely beautiful; Ex. exquisite piece of jewelry
acquittal
deliverance from a charge; V. acquit: free from a charge or accusation; discharge from a duty; conduct (oneself) in a specified manner
cataclysm
deluge; upheaval; earthquake; violent and sudden event or change
hallucination
delusion; false idea; false perception of objects with a compelling sense of their reality; objects so perceived; V. hallucinate; ADJ. hallucinatory
exact
demand and obtain by force; Ex. exact a promise from him; N. exaction
peremptory
demanding and leaving no choice; imperative; Ex. peremptory decree/knock
laborious
demanding much work or care; tedious
disavowal
denial; disclaiming; repudiating; disowning; V. disavow; CF. disclaim
centigrade
denoting a widely used temperature scale (basically same as Celsius)
panoramic
denoting an unobstructed and comprehensive view; N. panorama: unbroken view of a wide area
inveigh
denounce; utter censure or invective; Ex. inveigh against the evils of drink
gainsay
deny
atheistic
denying the existence of God; N. atheism
abscond
depart secretly and hide
exodus
departure (of a large number of people)
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
bearing
deportment; connection
turpitude
depravity; baseness; Ex. moral turpitude
bereaved
deprived of (someone beloved through death)
bereft
deprived of (something valuable); lacking
devolve
deputize; pass or be passed to others (power, work, or property); Ex. devolve on/upon/to
taunt
deride or provoke; challenge in derision; N.
deducible
derived by reasoning; V. deduce: infer; derive by reasoning
derivation
deriving; origin or source of something; Ex. the derivation of the word
posterity
descendants; future generations; Ex. go down to posterity; CF. posterior, anterior
lineage
descent; ancestry
sacrilegious
desecrating; profane; N. sacrilege: desecration, misuse, or theft of something sacred
forsake
desert; abandon; renounce
renegade
deserter; traitor; ADJ.
defection
desertion
comeuppance
deserts; well-deserved punishment or misfortune; rebuke
merit
deserve; ADJ. meritorious: deserving reward or praise
retribution
deserved punishment for wrongdoing; punishment for offenses; compensation; vengeance; CF. pay back
culpable
deserving blame; blameworthy
reprehensible
deserving blame; blameworthy; V. reprehend: blame
venerable
deserving high respect; commanding respect; CF. command: deserve and get
reverend
deserving reverence; N: priest
monogram
design composed of one or more initials of a name; V.
invidious
designed to create ill will or envy; tending to rouse ill will or envy; Ex. invidious comparison
crave
desire; want intensely
vile
despicable; unpleasant; disgusting; Ex. vile slander
annihilate
destroy
raze
destroy completely; Ex. raze the city to the ground
obliterate
destroy completely; wipe out; Ex. obliterate the village
defoliate
destroy leaves; deprive of leaves (by the use of chemicals); N. defoliant
corrode
destroy or wear away gradually by chemical action (over a long period)
holocaust
destruction by fire; CF. burnt whole; CF. Holocaust
carnage
destruction of life; slaughter; killing of large numbers of people or animals
demolition
destruction; V. demolish
scion
detached plant shoot used in grafting; descendant
resolution
determination; resoluteness; ADJ. resolute: firm or determined in purpose
resolve
determination; resolution; firmness of purpose
predetermine
determine in advance; predestine; settle or decide beforehand; influence markedly
canvass
determine or seek opinions, votes, etc.; go through (a region) to solicit votes or orders; conduct a survey; N.
bent
determined; Ex. bent on advancing in the business; N: natural talent or inclination
dogged
determined; stubborn; stubbornly persevering; tenacious; Ex. Inspector Javert’s dogged pursuit of Jean Valjean
loathe
detest; ADJ. loathsome: arousing loathing; offensive; Ex. loathsome smell
abhor
detest; hate
abominable
detestable; extremely unpleasant
odium
detestation; quality of being odious; hatefulness; disrepute (resulting from hateful conduct)
depose
dethrone; remove from office; give a deposition; testify
ravage
devastate; plunder; despoil; Ex. crops ravaged by storms
swerve
deviate; turn aside sharply from a straight course; Ex. swerve from the principle; Ex. The car swerved to the right.
aberration
deviation from the normal; mental disorder
sensual
devoted to the pleasures of the sense; carnal; voluptuous; Ex. sensual woman/curves/lips
pious
devout; religious; N. piety
piety
devoutness; reverence for God; ADJ. pious
sleight
dexterity; CF. sleight of hand: legerdemain; quickness of the hands in doing tricks
diabolical
diabolic; devilish; fiendish
horoscope
diagram of the positions of stars at a given moment (eg. of a person’s birth) used by astrologers
lexicon
dictionary
suffocate
die or kill from lack of air; suppress
disparity
difference; condition of inequality; OP. parity
diverse
differing in some characteristics (from each other); various; N. diversity:
plight
difficult condition; condition or state (esp. a bad state or condition); predicament
predicament
difficult situation; tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma
fastidious
difficult to please; squeamish; fussy; finicky
inscrutable
difficult to understand; impenetrable; not readily understood; mysterious
nebula
diffuse mass of interstellar dust or gas; galaxy
quarry
dig into (to get stone); N: mine; ä¼®Àå
exhume
dig out of the ground; remove from a grave
unearth
dig up; discover (facts) by careful searching; Ex. He unearthed some secrets about her; OP. conceal
disinter
dig up; unearth; OP. inter
delve
dig; search deeply; investigate
quandary
dilemma; state of uncertainty; Ex. She is in a quandary about whether to go.
assiduous
diligent
application
diligent attention; diligence; V. apply oneself
sedulous
diligent; assiduous; paying attention; N. sedulity
industrious
diligent; hard-working; N. industry
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
sap
diminish; weaken; undermine the foundations of (a fortification); Ex. The element kryptonite sapped his strength.
refectory
dining hall; room where meals are served (in a school)
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.
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
subsidy
direct financial aid by government, etc.; V. subsidize: assist with a subsidy
beeline
direct quick route
referendum
direct vote by all the people
plebiscite
direct vote by the entire electorate (on an important issue)
ragamuffin
dirty child in torn clothes; person wearing tattered clothes
smudge
dirty mark with unclear edges made by rubbing; V.
filth
dirty matter; ADJ. filthy
incapacitate
disable; N. incapacity: lack of capacity
dissent
disagree
pushy
disagreeably aggressive
dissension
disagreement of opinions causing strife within a group
disapprobation
disapproval; condemnation
calamity
disaster; misery
insightful
discerning; perceptive
chasten
discipline; punish in order to correct; CF. castigate
recant
disclaim or disavow; retract a previous statement; openly confess error; Ex. recant one’s faith/a statement
discombobulated
discomposed; confused
faze
disconcert; dismay; embarrass
disjointed
disconnected; lacking coherence; V. disjoint: disconnect; disjoin
dissonance
discord
cacophonous
discordant; inharmonious; N. cacophony: unpleasant mixture of loud sounds
dishearten
discourage
bandy
discuss lightly or glibly; discuss in a frivolous manner; exchange (words) heatedly; quarrel; Ex. bandy words with
virus
disease communicator
rabies
disease passed on by the bite of an infected animal (causing madness and death)
unravel
disentangle; solve
disenfranchise
disfranchise; deprive of a civil right; OP. enfranchise
demean
disgrace; humiliate; debase in dignity; behave
dishonor
disgrace; N. ADJ. dishonorable
dissemble
disguise; hide the real nature of; pretend
repugnance
disgust; strong dislike; loathing; ADJ. repugnant: arousing disgust; repulsive
fulsome
disgustingly excessive; offensively flattering; Ex. fulsome praise/expressions of admire
downcast
disheartened; dejected; sad; directed downward
unkempt
disheveled; uncared for in appearance; not combed; CF. comb
skulduggery
dishonest behavior or action; Ex. skulduggery in the election
dissolution
disintegration; reduction to a liquid form; looseness in morals; sensual indulgence; debauchery; ADJ. dissolute: lacking in moral restraint; leading an immoral life
recreant
disloyal; cowardly; N: disloyal and cowardly person
disaffected
disloyal; lacking loyality; V. disaffect: cause to lose affection or loyalty
appall
dismay; shock deeply
insubordination
disobedience; rebelliousness; ADJ. insubordinate
recalcitrant
disobedient or resisting authority even after being punished; obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority; unruly; Ex. recalcitrant child
unruly
disobedient; lawless; difficult to control
scrimmage
disorderly fight between two or more people
repudiate
disown; disavow; deny
disclaim
disown; renounce claim to; deny; CF. disclaimer
belittle
disparage; depreciate
favoritism
display of partiality toward a favored person
flaunt
display ostentatiously; Ex. ``Honey, if you’ve got it, flaunt it !’’
sanctimonious
displaying ostentatious or hypocritical devoutness; N. sanctimony: hypocritical piety
vindictive
disposed to revenge; vengeful; out for revenge; spiteful; intended to cause harm; malicious; Ex. vindictive streak
clemency
disposition to be lenient in deciding punishments; mildness as of the weather; ADJ. clement
refute
disprove; prove to be false; N. refutation
impugn
dispute or contradict (often in an insulting way); attack as false or questionable; challenge; gainsay; CF. fight
contest
dispute; argue about the rightness of; compete for; try to win; Ex. contest the election results; Ex. contest a seat in Parliament; N.
discount
disregard; regard (a story or news) as unimportant; deduct from a cost
notoriety
disrepute; ill fame
dissident
dissenting (with an opinion, a group, or a government); rebellious; N.
heterogeneous
dissimilar; mixed; not homogeneous; consisting of dissimilar elements or plants
disband
dissolve; disperse; (of a group) break up and separate; Ex. The club has disbanded.
girth
distance around something; circumference
remote
distant in manner; aloof
repulsion
distaste; disgust; act of driving back; ADJ. repulsive: causing disgust; tending to drive away; V. repel (not `repulse’)
cloying
distasteful (because excessive); excessively sweet or sentimental; V. cloy: become unpleasant through too much sweetness or excess
unsavory
distasteful; disagreeable; morally offensive; Ex. unsavory activity/reputation
pronounced
distinct; very noticeable; Ex. pronounced limp
mannerism
distinctive behavioral trait; affected style in art (according to a set of styles)
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
discriminate
distinguish; make distinctions on the basis of preference
discernible
distinguishable; perceivable; Ex. discernible improvement
awry
distorted; crooked; bent; Ex. Our plans have gone awry.
caricature
distortion; burlesque
dispense
distribute; prepare and give out (medicines); N. dispensation: dispensing; religious system; official exemption from an obligation or a rule
disseminate
distribute; spread; scatter (like seeds)
perturb
disturb greatly
discompose
disturb the composure of; confuse
partition
divide into parts
stratified
divided into classes; arranged into strata; V. stratify
bifurcated
divided into two branches; forked
charisma
divine gift; great popular charm or appeal; magnetism
schism
division into factions (esp. within a religious body); split
dichotomy
division into two opposite parts; split; branching into two parts (especially contradictory ones)
precinct
division of a city for election or police purposes; precincts: space that surrounds a building; Ex. precincts of the college
canto
division of a long poem
stanza
division of a poem (composed of two or more lines)
genus
division of animals or plants, below a family and above a species
drudge
do drudgery; N: person who drudges
reciprocate
do or give something in return; repay in kind; give or take mutually; interchange; move backwards and forwards; Ex. reciprocate his invitation by inviting him; N. reciprocity: reciprocal relationship; mutual interchange of advantages between two groups; Ex. reciprocity in trading rights
tractable
docile; easily managed; (of something) easily changed or molded; N. tractability
quay
dock; wharf; pier; landing place (for boats)
cardiologist
doctor specializing in ailments of the heart
podiatrist
doctor who treats ailments of the feet; chiropodist; N. podiatrics
psychiatrist
doctor who treats mental diseases
tenet
doctrine; dogma
maleficient
doing evil; N. maleficience
homespun
domestic; made at home; spun or woven at home; simple and ordinary; Ex. homespun philosophy
hegemony
dominance especially of one nation over others
imperious
domineering; too commanding; haughty; CF. imperial/emperor
nocturnal
done or active at night; Ex. nocturnal animals/raids; CF. nocturne
perfunctory
done routinely and with little care; superficial; not thorough; lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm; Ex. perfunctory kiss
surreptitious
done secretly; secret; furtive; sneaky; hidden
expeditious
done with speed; quick; N. expedition
bolt
door bar; fastening pin or screw; length of fabric; large roll of cloth; V: dash or dart off; fasten (a door); gobble down
quiescent
dormant; temporarily inactive; at rest; N. quiescence
potion
dose (of liquids); liquid dose
duplicity
double-dealing; hypocrisy; being dishonest and deceitful; ADJ. duplicitous
misgivings
doubts
declivity
downward slope
conscript
draftee; person forced into military service; V.
matinee(matinee)
dramatic or musical performance given in the afternoon
oratorio
dramatic poem set to music; long musical work with singing but without acting; CF. cantata
elicit
draw out fact or information (by discussion or from someone)
limn
draw; outline; describe; CF. line ?
liability
drawback; handicap; debts; obligation; responsibility; condition of being liable; ADJ. liable: likely; responsible (for paying)
pensive
dreamily or deeply thoughtful; sadly thoughtful; thoughtful with a hint of sadness; contemplative; CF. think over
bedizen
dress with vulgar finery
flotsam
drifting wreckage
tipple
drink (alcoholic beverages) frequently; N: alcoholic drink
swill
drink greedily
imbibe
drink in
nectar
drink of the gods; sweet liquid collected by bees
quaff
drink with zest; drink with relish(zest; hearty enjoyment); ²Ü²©²Ü²© ¸¶½Ã´Ù; CF. sip
repel
drive away; disgust; Ex. repel the attack/moisture; Ex. repelled by the dirty room; CF. repulsion
urge
drive or force forward (by causing impulses); drive to take action; impel; entreat earnestly; Ex. urge horses; N: impulse that prompts action
impel
drive or force onward; drive to take action; urge to action
ferret
drive or hunt out of hiding; hunt with ferrets; drive out (as from a hiding place); expel; uncover or discover by searching; Ex. ferret out the secret; N. small fierce animal which catches rats and rabbits by going into their holes
exorcise
drive out evil spirits
repellent
driving away; disgusting; offensive; repulsive; unattractive; N.
propulsive
driving forward; N. propulsion
flag
droop; grow feeble; decline in vigor or strength; ADJ. flagging; CF. unflagging
lethargic
drowsy; dull; N. lethargy: state of sluggishness and inactivity
anodyne
drug that relieves pain or trouble; ÁøÅëÁ¦; opiate; ADJ. Ex. anodyne statement
apothecary
druggist; pharmacist
bacchanalian
drunken
carousal
drunken revel; V. carouse
provender
dry food for livestock; fodder
desiccate
dry up
stolid
dull; impassive; showing little emotion when strong feelings are expected
drab
dull; lacking color; cheerless ; Ex. drab coat/life
humdrum
dull; monotonous
stodgy
dull; stuffy; boringly conservative; Ex. stodgy book
effigy
dummy; likeness of a person made of wood, paper, or stone; Ex. burn an effigy of the President
gnome
dwarf; underground spirit who guards treasure hoards
abide
dwell; abide by: comply with; put up with; tolerate; Ex. abide by the rules; Ex. I can’t abide rude people.
abode
dwelling place; home
moribund
dying; at the point of death; CF. death
gusto
eager enjoyment; zest; enthusiasm
zeal
eager enthusiasm (to a cause or ideal); ADJ. zealous
inquisitive
eager for knowledge; unduly curious
germ
earliest form of an organism; seed or bud; something that may develop into something larger or more important; microbe
levee
earthen or stone embankment to prevent flooding; CF. raise
palliate
ease pain (without curing); make less severe or offensive (a crime or illness)
facile
easily accomplished; ready or fluent; superficial; not deep; Ex. facile solution to a complex problem; Ex. facile speaker; N. facility: ability to do something easily and well; ease in doing resulting from skill or aptitude; something that facilitates an action; amenity; Ex. with great facility
affable
easily approachable; easy to talk to; warmly friendly
combustible
easily burned; N. CF. combustion
gullible
easily deceived
squeamish
easily shocked or sickened by unpleasant things; fastidious; Ex. A nurse should not be squeamish.
lucid
easily understood; clear; intelligible; N. lucidity
accessible
easy to approach; obtainable
erode
eat away; wear away gradually by abrasion; Ex. The sea erodes the rocks.
gobble
eat very quickly
corrosive
eating away by chemicals or disease; (of language) fierce
omnivorous
eating both plant and animal food; devouring everything
ecclesiastic
ecclesiastical; pertaining to the church; N: minister; priest; cleric; clergyman
reverberate
echo repeatedly; resound; Ex. The thunder reverberated across the valley.
ecosystem
ecological community together with its environment
brink
edge (at the top of a cliff); Ex. on the brink of the Grand Canyon
weird
eerie; strange; unnatural
effectuate
effect; produce; achieve; Ex. effectuate a reconciliation
articulate
effective; distinct; expressing ideas clearly; having clear sounds; having joints; Ex. articulate speech; V: express thoughts and feeling clearly; pronounce clearly; unite by joints
effective
effectual; producing a strong response; striking; in operation; in effect; Ex. effective speech/photograph
economy
efficiency or conciseness in using something; thrifty management of resources
exertion
effort; expenditure of much physical work; V. exert oneself: make a great effort
refulgent
effulgent; brilliant; brightly shining; gleaming; Ex. refulgent moon
maudlin
effusively sentimental
ovoid
egg-shaped; CF. ovum; CF. ovulate
egotistical
egotistic; excessively self-centered(egocentric); self-important; conceited
correlate
either of the correlated things; V.
resilient
elastic; having the power of springing back; able to recover quickly (as from misfortune)
medium
element that is a creature’s natural environment; nutrient setting in which microorganisms are cultivated; appropriate occupation or means of expression; channel of communication; compromise; middle position between extremes; intervening substance through which something else is transmitted
component
element; ingredient
rudimentary
elementary; not developed; crude; N. rudiment: fundamental element or principle; Ex. rudiments of the language
elevation
elevated position; altitude; height; flat upright side of a building; angle made by pointing a gun; Ex. The elevation of her style is much admired; Ex. front elevation of the house
apotheosis
elevation to godhood; an ideal example of something
dismiss
eliminate from consideration; no longer consider; put out of court without further hearing; reject; discharge from employment; direct to leave; ADJ. dismissive; N. dismissal
elliptical
elliptic; oval; of an ellipse; containing an ellipsis; ambiguous either purposely or because key words have been left out
manumit
emancipate; free from slavery or bondage
abash
embarrass
defalcate
embezzle
reek
emit (an unpleasant odor or smoke); give off an unpleasant odor; give out smoke; Ex. reeking chimney; N: unpleasant odor; stench
detached
emotionally removed; free from emotional involvement; calm and objective; physically separate; N. detachment; CF. attachment
engaged
employed; busy; betrothed; involved in conflict
devoid
empty; lacking
vacuous
empty; lacking in ideas; inane; stupid; Ex. vacuous expression; N. vacuity
embed(imbed)
enclose; place in something; fix firmly in a surrounding mass
environ
enclose; surround; N. environs: surrounding area (as of a city)
aviary
enclosure for birds; large cage
encipher
encode; convert a message into code; put into cipher
hortatory
encouraging; exhortive; marked by exhortation; CF. exhort
termination
end; V. terminate
jeopardize
endanger; imperil; put at risk; N. jeopardy: danger
interminable
endless
incarnate
endowed with flesh; invested with bodily form; personified; Ex. devil incarnate; V: give bodily form to; embody
dynamic
energetic; vigorously active
worldly
engrossed in matters of this earth; not spiritual; of the material world
rapt
engrossed; absorbed; enchanted; Ex. rapt listener
season
enhance the flavor of by adding a spice, etc.; inure; harden; N. seasoning: something used in seasoning
sphinx-like
enigmatic; mysterious
savor
enjoy; have a distinctive flavor, smell, or quality; N: taste or smell; distinctive quality
relish
enjoy; savor; N: enjoyment; zest
abyss
enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit
prodigious
enormous; marvelous; extraordinary; Ex. prodigious amount/memory
astronomical
enormously large or extensive
ample
enough; abundant; spacious; large in size; Ex. ample opportunity/garden; N. amplitude: quality of being ample; abundance; largeness of space
incense
enrage; infuriate(make furious); make extremely angry; outrage; N: aromatic substance burned to produce a pleasant odor
matriculate
enroll (in college or graduate school); CF. matrix
mire
entangle; stick in swampy ground; stick or sink in mire; N: bog; deep mud; Ex. sucked deeper into the mire
penetrate
enter into; pierce; permeate; see through; grasp the inner significance of; understand
regale
entertain
verve
enthusiasm (as in artistic performance or composition); liveliness; vigor
ovation
enthusiastic applause
devotee
enthusiastic follower; enthusiast; Ex. devotee of Bach
allure
entice; attract; tempt
gamut
entire range
unexceptionable
entirely acceptable; not offering any basis for criticism
entree(entr'ee)
entrance; a way in; right to enter; main dish of a meal; Ex. entree into the exclusive circle
solicit
entreat; request earnestly; seek to obtain; Ex. solicit votes; CF. solicitor: one who solicits; chief law officer
suppliant
entreating; beseeching; N.
ambience
environment; atmosphere; Ex. restraurant with a pleasant ambience; ADJ. ambient: completely surrounding; Ex. ambient temperature
begrudge
envy; give or allow unwillingly; grudge; Ex. We shouldn’t begrudge him his success.
gourmand
epicure; person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink
commensurate
equal in extent; of the same size
parity
equality; close resemblance; CF. disparate
accoutre
equip; N. accoutrement
paraphernalia
equipment; odds and ends used in a particular activity; personal belongings; Ex. photographic paraphernalia; CF. married woman’s property exclusive of her dowry
tantamount
equivalent in effect or value; Ex. This invasion is tantamount to a declaration of war; CF. amount
delete
erase; strike out
misapprehension
error; misunderstanding; V. misapprehend
blunder
error; stupid mistake
arcane
esoteric; secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated; Ex. arcane ritual; Ex. arcane process closed to the uninitiated listener
gist
essence; main point; substance
crux
essential or main point; Ex. the crux of the problem; ADJ. crucial: of deciding importance
attribute
essential quality; V: ascribe; explain
intrinsic
essential; inherent; built-in
appraise
estimate value of; N. appraisal
elusive
evasive; not frank; baffling; hard to grasp, catch, or understand; V. elude: escape from; escape the understanding or grasp of; Ex. elude the hunter; Ex. His name eludes me.
incident
event; event that causes a crisis
perpetual
everlasting
biennial
every two years
credential
evidence concerning one’s authority; written proof of a person’s position; Ex. The new ambassador presented his credentials to the court.
apparent
evident; easily seen or understood; appearing as such; Ex. apparent improvement
manifest
evident; visible; obvious; V: show plainly
machinations
evil schemes or plots; schemes or plots to achieve an evil end; V. machinate
fiend
evil spirit; devil
baleful
evil; malignant in intent or effect; deadly; having a malign influence; portending evil; ominous; threatening; Ex. baleful look
sinister
evil; ominous
malefactor
evildoer; criminal
gestate
evolve as in prenatal growth; N. gestation: period of development from conception until birth
precise
exact
plumb
exactly vertical; N: weight on the end of a line; V: examine very carefully or critically in order to understand; measure depth (by sounding); Ex. plumb the depth of
inflated
exaggerated; pompous; enlarged (with air or gas)
hyperbole
exaggeration; overstatement; ADJ. hyperbolic: of hyperbole; of a hyperbola
autopsy
examination of a dead body; postmortem; V.
audit
examination of accounts of a business; official examination; V.
collate
examine and compare in order to verify authenticity; arrange in order (the sheets of a book before they are bound)
scrutinize
examine closely and critically; N. scrutiny
surpass
exceed
transcendent
exceeding ordinary limits; superior; surpassing; V. transcend: go beyond; exceed; surpass; N. transcendancy
plethora
excess; overabundance; Ex. a plethora of excuses
self-indulgence
excessive indulgence of one’s own desire
egoism
excessive interest in one’s self; belief that one should be interested in one’s self rather than in others; selfishness; ADJ. egoistic, egoistical
hysteria
excessive or uncontrollable excitement; N. hysteric: person suffering from hysteria; CF. hysterics: attack of hysteria
fanaticism
excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause; N. fanatic; ADJ. fanatic
superfluous
excessive; overabundant; unnecessary; N. superfluity
meticulous
excessively careful (with great attention to detail); painstaking; scrupulous
rhapsody
excessively enthusiastic expression of feeling; musical composition of irregular form (as if made up as one plays it)
hypercritical
excessively exacting; too critical (without noticing good qualities)
obese
excessively fat; N. obesity
prude
excessively modest or proper person (who is easily shocked by improper things, esp. of a sexual nature); N. prudery; ADJ. prudish: excessively concerned with propriety
ornate
excessively or elaborately decorated
uxorious
excessively submissive or devoted to one’s wife; CF. uxor: wife
ejaculation
exclamation; abrupt ejection (to discharge sperm); V. ejaculate
interjection
exclamation; Ex. ``Ouch’’
except
exclude; N. exception: objection; exclusion; ADJ. exceptional: unusual; of unusually high quality
pretext
excuse
dominant
exercising the most influence; high and easily seen; stronger than the other part of a system; not recessive
grueling
exhausting; Ex. grueling marathon race
artful
exhibiting art or skill; deceitful; cunning; CF. artifice
halfhearted
exhibiting little interest or enthusiasm
iridescent
exhibiting rainbowlike colors; Ex. iridescent oil slick; N. iridescence
expatriate
exile; someone who has withdrawn from his native land; V: exile; banish; leave one’s country
subsistence
existence; means of subsisting; means of support; livelihood; V. subsist: exist; maintain life (at a meager level)
congenital
existing at birth
primordial
existing at the beginning (of time); rudimentary
egress
exit; opening for going out; act of going out; OP. ingress
dilate
expand; dilate on/upon: speak or write at length on (a subject)
distend
expand; swell out
oust
expel; drive out; force out; N. ouster: ousting
seasoned
experienced
vicarious
experienced as if one were taking part in the experience of another; done by a deputy for other people; acting as a substitute; Ex. vicarious thrill at the movies; Ex. the vicarious sufferings of Christ
queasy
experiencing nausea; nauseated; easily nauseated; squeamish; Ex. feel a little queasy
adept
expert at; very skilled
expound
explain
gloss_over
explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults
explicate
explain in detail; interpret; clarify; CF. explicable
construe
explain; interpret; Ex. construe her silence as meaning that she agreed; CF. misconstrue
elucidate
explain; make clear; clarify; enlighten; CF. lucid
exegesis
explanation, especially of biblical(of the bible) passages
legend
explanatory list of symbols on a map
expository
explanatory; serving to explain; N. exposition: explaining; exhibition
probe
explore with a probe or tools; investigate; N: slender instrument used to explore a wound or body cavity; device designed to investigate an unknown region; thorough investigation; Ex. space probe
detonation
explosion
debunk
expose as false, exaggerated, worthless, etc.; ridicule
traduce
expose to slander
condole
express condolences; N. condolence: sympathy for someone who has experienced great sorrow
deprecate
express disapproval of; deplore; protest against; belittle; ADJ. deprecatory
gloat
express evil satisfaction; look at or think about with evil satisfaction; view malevolently; Ex. The thief gloated over the stolen jewels.
decry
express strong disapproval of; condemn openly (something dangerous to the public); disparage; Ex. decry the violence of modern films
derogatory
expressing a low opinion; disparaging; V. derogate: detract; disparage
significant
expressing a meaning; important; Ex. significant smile; N. significance: importance; meaning; V. signify: denote; mean; signal; make known; matter; be significant
ironic
expressing irony; occurring in an unexpected and contrary manner
potential
expressing possibility; latent; N: capacity for growth
plaintive
expressing sorrow; mournful; Ex. plaintive song
eulogy
expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone’s death; V. eulogize
idiom
expression whose meaning as a whole differs from the meanings of its individual words; distinctive style (of expression); Ex. idiom of the modern popular music; ADJ. idiomatic
eloquence
expressiveness; persuasive speech; ADJ. eloquent: movingly expressive; expressing ideas well so that the hearers can be influeneced
bowdlerize
expurgate; CF. Thomas Bowdler
cordon
extended line of men or fortifications to prevent access or egress; (¾î±ú¿¡¼ °Üµå¶û ¹ØÀ¸·Î °ÉÄ¡´Â) Àå½Ä ¸®º»; V.
extrinsic
external; not essential or inherent; extraneous; OP. intrinsic
pterodactyl
extinct flying reptile; CF. wing+finger
prowess
extraordinary ability; military bravery; Ex. prowess in battle
turmoil
extreme confusion; great commotion and confusion; Ex. throw the country into turmoil
depravity
extreme corruption; wickedness; V. deprave
penury
extreme poverty; stinginess; ADJ. penurious: very poor; stingy
opulence
extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance; ADJ. opulent: possessing great wealth; abundant
blatant
extremely (offensively) obvious; loudly offensive; Ex. blatant lie; N. blatancy
jingoist
extremely aggressive and militant patriot; warlike chauvinist; N. jingoism: extreme nationalism
exacting
extremely demanding; Ex. exacting standard of safety
parched
extremely dry; very thirsty; V. parch: make or become extremely dry (by exposure to heat)
ravenous
extremely hungry; voracious
destitute
extremely poor; lacking means of subsistence; utterly lacking; devoid; Ex. destitute of any experience
draconian
extremely severe; Ex. draconian punishment; CF. Draco: Athenian politician
minuscule(miniscule)
extremely small
lilliputian
extremely small; CF. Lilliput in Gulliver’s Travels
minute
extremely small; CF. minutes: official record of the proceedings at a meeting
astigmatism
eye defect which prevents proper focus; OP. stigmatism
vision
eyesight; foresight; mental image produced by the imagination; experience of seeing the supernatural
physiognomy
face (as showing the character and the mind); art of judging human character from facial features
brave
face courageously; Ex. brave the storm
visage
face; appearance
grimace
facial distortion to show feeling such as pain, disgust, etc; V.
founder
fail completely; sink; CF. flounder
default
failure to act; failure to perform a task or be present; V.
equitable
fair; impartial; OP. inequitable
equity
fairness; justice; OP. inequity
philanderer
faithless lover; flirt
ravel
fall apart into tangles; entangle; unravel or untwist
drip
fall or let fall in drops; shed drops; N: action or sound of falling in drops; liquid that falls in drops
plummet
fall sharply; fall straight down; Ex. Stock prices plummeted.
windfall
fallen fruit; unexpected lucky event
deciduous
falling off at a specific season or stage of growth as of leaves; Ex. deciduous tree/teeth
dilapidated
falling to pieces; in a bad condition; ruined because of neglect; Ex. dilapidated old car/castle; N. dilapidation
delusion
false belief; hallucination; deluding; Ex. delusions of grandeur; Ex. under the delusion that
perjury
false testimony while under oath; V. perjure oneself: testify falsely under oath
fallacious
false; based on a fallacy; misleading; N. fallacy: false idea or notion; false reasoning; Ex. popular fallacy; Ex. fallacy of the argument
spurious
false; counterfeit; forged; illogical; Ex. spurious arguments
renown
fame; ADJ. renowned
conversant
familiar with; having knowledge of
ancestry
family descent; ADJ. ancestral
