| Term | Definition |
|---|
| abase | To lower in position, estimation, or the like; degrade. |
| abbess | The lady superior of a nunnery. |
| abbey | The group of buildings which collectively form the dwelling-place of a society of monks or nuns. |
| abbot | The superior of a community of monks. |
| abdicate | To give up (royal power or the like). |
| abdomen | In mammals, the visceral cavity between the diaphragm and the pelvic floor; the belly. |
| abdominal | Of, pertaining to, or situated on the abdomen. |
| abduction | A carrying away of a person against his will, or illegally. |
| abed | In bed; on a bed. |
| aberration | Deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course. |
| abet | To aid, promote, or encourage the commission of (an offense). |
| abeyance | A state of suspension or temporary inaction. |
| abhorrence | The act of detesting extremely. |
| abhorrent | Very repugnant; hateful. |
| abidance | An abiding. |
| abject | Sunk to a low condition. |
| abjure | To recant, renounce, repudiate under oath. |
| able-bodied | Competent for physical service. |
| ablution | A washing or cleansing, especially of the body. |
| abnegate | To renounce (a right or privilege). |
| abnormal | Not conformed to the ordinary rule or standard. |
| abominable | Very hateful. |
| abominate | To hate violently. |
| abomination | A very detestable act or practice. |
| aboriginal | Primitive; unsophisticated. |
| aborigines | The original of earliest known inhabitants of a country. |
| aboveboard | Without concealment, fraud, or trickery. |
| abrade | To wear away the surface or some part of by friction. |
| abrasion | That which is rubbed off. |
| abridge | To make shorter in words, keeping the essential features, leaning out minor particles. |
| abridgment | A condensed form as of a book or play. |
| abrogate | To abolish, repeal. |
| abrupt | Beginning, ending, or changing suddenly or with a break. |
| abscess | A Collection of pus in a cavity formed within some tissue of the body. |
| abscission | The act of cutting off, as in a surgical operation. |
| abscond | To depart suddenly and secretly, as for the purpose of escaping arrest. |
| absence | The fact of not being present or available. |
| absent-minded | Lacking in attention to immediate surroundings or business. |
| absolution | Forgiveness, or passing over of offenses. |
| absolve | To free from sin or its penalties. |
| absorb | To drink in or suck up, as a sponge absorbs water. |
| absorption | The act or process of absorbing. |
| abstain | To keep oneself back (from doing or using something). |
| abstemious | Characterized by self denial or abstinence, as in the use of drink, food. |
| abstinence | Self denial. |
| abstruse | Dealing with matters difficult to be understood. |
| absurd | Inconsistent with reason or common sense. |
| abundant | Plentiful. |
| abusive | Employing harsh words or ill treatment. |
| abut | To touch at the end or boundary line. |
| abyss | Bottomless gulf. |
| academic | Of or pertaining to an academy, college, or university. |
| academician | A member of an academy of literature, art, or science. |
| academy | Any institution where the higher branches of learning are taught. |
| accede | To agree. |
| accelerate | To move faster. |
| accept | To take when offered. |
| access | A way of approach or entrance; passage. |
| accessible | Approachable. |
| accession | Induction or elevation, as to dignity, office, or government. |
| accessory | A person or thing that aids the principal agent. |
| acclaim | To utter with a shout. |
| accommodate | To furnish something as a kindness or favor. |
| accompaniment | A subordinate part or parts, enriching or supporting the leading part. |
| accompanist | One who or that which accompanies. |
| accompany | To go with, or be associated with, as a companion. |
| accomplice | An associate in wrong-doing. |
| accomplish | To bring to pass. |
| accordion | A portable free-reed musical instrument. |
| accost | To speak to. |
| account | A record or statement of receipts and expenditures, or of business transactions. |
| accouter | To dress. |
| accredit | To give credit or authority to. |
| accumulate | To become greater in quantity or number. |
| accuracy | Exactness. |
| accurate | Conforming exactly to truth or to a standard. |
| accursed | Doomed to evil, misery, or misfortune. |
| accusation | A charge of crime, misdemeanor, or error. |
| accusatory | Of, pertaining to, or involving an accusation. |
| accuse | To charge with wrong doing, misconduct, or error. |
| accustom | To make familiar by use. |
| acerbity | Sourness, with bitterness and astringency. |
| acetate | A salt of acetic acid. |
| acetic | Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of vinegar. |
| ache | To be in pain or distress. |
| Achillean | Invulnerable. |
| achromatic | Colorless, |
| acid | A sour substance. |
| acidify | To change into acid. |
| acknowledge | To recognize; to admit the genuineness or validity of. |
| acknowledgment | Recognition. |
| acme | The highest point, or summit. |
| acoustic | Pertaining to the act or sense of hearing. |
| acquaint | To make familiar or conversant. |
| acquiesce | To comply; submit. |
| acquiescence | Passive consent. |
| acquire | To get as one's own. |
| acquisition | Anything gained, or made one's own, usually by effort or labor. |
| acquit | To free or clear, as from accusation. |
| acquittal | A discharge from accusation by judicial action. |
| anthropology | The science of man in general. |
| anthropomorphous | Having or resembling human form. |
| antic | A grotesque, ludicrous, or fantastic action. |
| Antichrist | Any opponent or enemy of Christ, whether a person or a power. |
| anticlimax | A gradual or sudden decrease in the importance or impressiveness of what is said. |
| anticyclone | An atmospheric condition of high central pressure, with currents flowing outward. |
| antidote | Anything that will counteract or remove the effects of poison, disease, or the like. |
| antilogy | Inconsistency or contradiction in terms or ideas. |
| antipathize | To show or feel a feeling of antagonism, aversion, or dislike. |
| antiphon | A response or alteration of responses, generally musical. |
| antiphony | An anthem or other composition sung responsively. |
| antipodes | A place or region on the opposite side of the earth. |
| antiquary | One who collects and examines old things, as coins, books, medals, weapons, etc. |
| antiquate | To make old or out of date. |
| antique | Pertaining to ancient times. |
| antiseptic | Anything that destroys or restrains the growth of putrefactive micro-organisms. |
| antislavery | Opposed to human slavery. |
| antispasmodic | Tending to prevent or relieve non-inflammatory spasmodic affections. |
| antistrophe | The inversion of terms in successive classes, as in "the home of joy and the joy of home". |
| antitoxin | A substance which neutralizes the poisonous products of micro-organisms. |
| antonym | A word directly opposed to another in meaning. |
| anxious | Distressed in mind respecting some uncertain matter. |
| apathy | Insensibility to emotion or passionate feeling. |
| aperture | Hole. |
| apex | The highest point, as of a mountain. |
| aphorism | Proverb. |
| apiary | A place where bees are kept. |
| apogee | The climax. |
| apology | A disclaimer of intentional error or offense. |
| apostasy | A total departure from one's faith or religion. |
| apostate | False. |
| apostle | Any messenger commissioned by or as by divine authority. |
| apothecary | One who keeps drugs for sale and puts up prescriptions. |
| apotheosis | Deification. |
| appall | To fill with dismay or horror. |
| apparent | Easily understood. |
| apparition | Ghost. |
| appease | To soothe by quieting anger or indignation. |
| appellate | Capable of being appealed to. |
| appellation | The name or title by which a particular person, class, or thing is called. |
| append | To add or attach, as something accessory, subordinate, or supplementary. |
| appertain | To belong, as by right, fitness, association, classification, possession, or natural relation. |
| apposite | Appropriate. |
| apposition | The act of placing side by side, together, or in contact. |
| appraise | To estimate the money value of. |
| appreciable | Capable of being discerned by the senses or intellect. |
| apprehend | To make a prisoner of (a person) in the name of the law. |
| apprehensible | Capable of being conceived. |
| approbation | Sanction. |
| appropriate | Suitable for the purpose and circumstances. |
| Abhor | Hate |
| Bigot | narrow-minded, prejudiced person |
| Counterfeit | fake, false |
| Enfranchise | give voting rights |
| Hamper | hinder, obstruct |
| Kindle | to start a fire |
| Noxious | harmful, poisonous, lethal |
| Placid | calm, peaceful |
| Remuneration | payment for work done |
| Talisman | lucky charm |
| Abrasive | rough, coarse, harsh |
| Bilk | cheat, defraud |
| Covert | hidden, undercover |
| Engender | Cause |
| Hangar | storage area (like garage) for a plane |
| Knotty | complex, difficult to solve |
| Nuance | Something subtle, a fine shade of meaning |
| Plagiarism | taking credit for someone else's writing or ideas |
| Renown | Fame |
| Tangent | going off the main subject |
| Abrasiveness | harshness, coarseness |
| Billowing | swelling, fluttering, waving |
| Cower | recoil in fear or servility, shrink away from |
| Enhance | improve, make better or clearer |
| Harangue | noisy attacking speech |
| Labyrinth | a maze |
| Nullify | to counter, make unimportant |
| Plaintiff | applicant, petitioner |
| Replete | Full |
| Tangible | can be touched |
| Abrogate | cancel, deny, repeal |
| Blasphemy | speech which offends religious sentiments |
| Credible | Believable |
| Enigma | puzzle, mystery |
| Harbingers | Indicators, bringers of warnings |
| Labyrinthine | complicated, highly convoluted |
| Nuzzle | cuddle, snuggle |
| Plaudit | statement giving strong praise |
| Reprehensible | shameful, very bad |
| Tardy | slow, late, overdue, delayed |
| Absolution | forgiveness, pardon, release |
| Blatant | Obvious |
| Creditable | praiseworthy |
| Ensconce | establish firmly in a position |
| Hasten | hurry, accelerate, rush |
| Laceration | a cut |
| Obdurate | stubborn |
| Plausible | can be believed, reasonable |
| Reprieve | a respite; postponement of a sentence |
| Tawdry | of little value, gaudy |
| Abstain | desist, go without, withdraw |
| Blighted | damaged, destroyed, ruined |
| Credulous | gullible, ready to believe anything |
| Enshroud | cover |
| haughtiness | arrogance, pride |
| Lachrymose | tearful, sad |
| Obfuscate | deliberately make something difficult to understand |
| Plethora | an excess |
| Repudiate | shun, eschew |
| Tedium | Boredom |
| Abstemious | self denying, refraining from indulging |
| Blithe | free-spirited, carefree |
| Crepuscular | active at dawn and dusk |
| Enunciation | clear pronunciation, accent, articulation |
| Headstrong | stubborn, willful |
| Lackluster | dull, monotonous, bland |
| Objective | unbiased, not subjective |
| Pliable | flexible, not stubborn |
| Rescind | retract, repeal |
| Temper | to moderate, soften |
| Abstruse | difficult to understand, obscure |
| Blunderbuss | ancient weapon (type of gun); a clumsy person |
| Cringe | recoil, flinch, shy away |
| Envenom | to cause bitterness and bad feeling |
| Hedonism | self indulgence, pleasure-seeking |
| Laconic | using few words, brief, short to the point |
| Oblique | indirect, slanting |
| Plumage | feathers of a bird |
| Resignation | Acceptance of fate |
| Tenacious | stubborn, resolute, holding firm to a purpose |
| Accolade | tribute, honor, praise |
| Bolster | support, prop up |
| Cryptic | puzzling, enigmatic |
| Ephemeral | short-lived |
| Hedonist | a pleasure seeker |
| Lamentation | Expression of regret or sorrow |
| Obliterate | destroy, demolish, eradicate |
| Plummet | fall suddenly and steeply |
| Resolution | determination |
| Tentative | not certain |
| Acquiesce | to agree to, give in to |
| Bombast | arrogant, pompous language |
| Curtail | cut short |
| Epicure | someone who appreciates good food and drink |
| Heed | listen to |
| Lampoon | ridicule, spoof |
| Oblivious | totally unaware |
| Podium | raised platform |
| Resonant | echoing |
| Tenuous | flimsy, not solid |
| Adulation | strong admiration, worship |
| Bristle | to show irritation |
| Decoy | lure, trap, trick |
| Erratic | wandering, irregular |
| Histrionic | theatrical, exaggerated |
| Laud | praise |
| Obstreperous | noisy and boisterous |
| Portend | foretell |
| Retraction | withdrawal, cancellation of a statement |
| Titter | giggle quietly |
| Adversity | hardship |
| Broach | start to discuss, approach |
| Deference | respect |
| Esoteric | obscure and difficult to understand |
| Hoary | old |
| Lavish | on a grand scale, wasteful |
| Obtuse | mentally dull |
| Portent | a warning sign, omen |
| Revere | worship |
| Tome | large book |
| Advocate | support |
| Brusque | blunt, abrupt |
| Defoliate | cause leaves to fall off |
| Espouse | promote, take up, support |
| Hone | sharpen, increase, whet |
| Lax | careless, not strict |
| Obviate | avoid, make unnecessary |
| Poseur | someone who puts on an act |
| Riddled | full of (usually full of holes) |
| Torpid | inactive, lazy, stagnant |
| Aesthetic | concerning art or beauty |
| Bulwark | fortification, barricade, wall |
| Defunct | no longer in existence |
| Etymology | the study of word origins |
| Hyperbole | grossly exaggerated speech |
| Legend | 1) key to map 2) myth or story |
| Odious | hateful |
| Posterity | future generations |
| Rife | common |
| Torpor | dormancy, sluggishness, inactivity |
| Affable | friendly, social, easygoing |
| Bureaucracy | officialdom |
| Degradation | deprivation, poverty, debasement |
| Eulogy | praise |
| Hypochondriac | a person obsessed with health; having imaginary illnesses |
| Legion | in large numbers |
| Officious | domineering; intrusive; meddlesome |
| Posthumous | after death |
| Rigor | thoroughness |
| Totter | walk unsteadily |
| Alacrity | eagerness, enthusiasm, quickness |
| Burgeon | grow, flourish, put forth new shoots |
| Deleterious | harmful |
| Euphemism | a polite phrase to cover something unpleasant |
| Hypocritical | insincere |
| Lethargic | tired, without energy |
| Ogle | stare at, observe in an obvious manner |
| Postulate | hypothesize, propose |
| Robust | strong, healthy, tough |
| Tractable | obedient, dutiful, polite |
| Alchemy | medieval chemistry; attempt to change base metal into gold |
| Burnish | polish |
| Deliberate | to think over deeply |
| Euphony | pleasant sounds |
| Iconoclast | person who opposes orthodoxy |
| Levity | flippancy, joking about serious matters |
| Olfactory | concerned with the sense of smell |
| Potable | suitable for drinking |
| Rotund | round |
| Tranquil | peaceful |
| Alibi | an excuse that shows someone was not at a crime scene |
| Buttress | strengthen, support |
| Delineation | demarcation, explanation, definition, outlining |
| Evacuate | vacate, empty, abandon |
| Idiosyncrasy | a personal peculiarity; something unique to an individual |
| Libertarian | someone who opposes tyranny |
| Ominous | threatening |
| Potent | powerful, compelling, strong |
| Ruminate | think over something, ponder |
| Transcribe | copy |
| Allay | to lessen |
| Byline | the line that tells you who wrote an article |
| Demur | hesitate, refuse |
| Exacerbate | make worse |
| Ignominious | shameful |
| Liniment | soothing lotion |
| Omnipotent | all-powerful |
| Pragmatic | practical |
| Ruse | trick, stratagem |
| Transgress | go astray, disobey, commit a sin |
| Alleviate | make less severe |
| Cacophony | discordant loud noises |
| Denounce | condemn, speak out against |
| Exasperated | frustrated, annoyed |
| Ignominy | shame (adj. ignominious means shameful) |
| Lithe | flexible, supple |
| Omniscient | all-knowing |
| Pragmatist | concerned with usefulness |
| Saccharin | falsely sweet |
| Transient | short-lived, ephemeral |
| Aloof | distant, detached, cold |
| Cajole | coax |
| Deplete | use up, lessen |
| Exceptionable | very bad (something which we should object to) |
| Illuminate | to light up or make clear |
| Livid | very angry |
| Onerous | burdensome, hard to undertake |
| Preamble | introductory material |
| Sacrosanct | very holy, inviolable |
| Traverse | cross |
| Altruism | putting others first, being self-sacrificing |
| Caldron | huge cooking pot |
| Deplore | regret |
| Exculpate | free someone from blame, pardon, acquit |
| Illusory | deceptive, false, misleading |
| Lobbyist | tries to persuade someone to support a particular cause |
| Onus | burden |
| Precarious | unstable, risky |
| Sagacious | wise |
| Trepidation | fear |
| Amass | accumulate |
| Callow | immature |
| Depravity | moral corruption |
| Execrable | very, very bad |
| Immoderate | excessive, extreme, flattering |
| Lofty | snooty, arrogant, haughty |
| Opaque | does not let light through |
| Precedent | a previous occurrence used as a guide |
| Sage | a wise person |
| Trinket | something of little value, knick-knack |
| Ambiguity | uncertainty, vagueness |
| Candid | frank, honest |
| Deprecate | criticize, denounce |
| Exegesis | scholarly explanation or interpretation |
| Immutable | unchanging, permanent |
| Longevity | long life |
| Opulent | wealthy, rich, magnificent |
| Precept | guiding principle |
| Salacious | lecherous, erotic |
| Trite | unoriginal, dull |
| Ambiguous | unclear in meaning, can be interpreted in different ways |
| Candor | frankness, openness |
| Deride | ridicule, make fun of, mock |
| Exemplary | outstandingly good, setting a fine example |
| Impartial | unbiased, neutral |
| Loquacious | talkative |
| Ordain | destine; confer holy orders on a priest |
| Precinct | district of a city |
| Sallow | yellowish |
| Trivial | unimportant |
| Ambivalence | lack of clarity, wavering, being undecided |
| Cantankerous | bad-tempered, quarrelsome |
| Derogatory | uncomplimentary |
| Exemplify | to serve as a good example |
| Impecunious | having no money |
| Lucid | clear |
| Ornate | highly decorated |
| Precipice | steep slope |
| Salubrious | health-giving |
| Truant | shirker, someone absent without permission |
| Ambulatory | able to walk around (used of hospital patients) |
| Capacious | spacious |
| Desecrate | to damage or pollute a holy place |
| Exhaustive | complete and thorough |
| Impious | wicked, profane |
| Ludicrous | ridiculous, silly |
| Orthodox | conventional |
| Precipitous | done in a hurry |
| Salutary | something which teaches you a lesson; beneficial |
| Truncate | cut short |
| Ameliorate | make better |
| Capitulate | surrender, give in to |
| Desecration | spoiling something holy |
| Exonerates | acquits, absolves, removes blame |
| Impoverished | destitute, poor |
| Lukewarm | unenthusiastic; neither hot nor cold |
| Ossify | turn to bone, become fixed and rigid |
| Preclude | prevent or make impossible |
| Sanctimonious | hypocritically holy |
| Tumult | uproar, noise |
| Amelioration | improvement |
| Carping | constant criticism |
| Desist | stop, discontinue, cease |
| Exorcism | getting free/rid of, eliminating (especially demons) |
| Impromptu | unrehearsed, spontaneous |
| Lummox | clumsy person |
| Ostentatious | showy |
| Precocious | developing early |
| Sanction | give approval to |
| Turpitude | depravity |
| Amiable | friendly |
| Cartographer | person who makes maps |
| Despondent | having no hope, miserable |
| Expatriate | refugee, emigrant, someone living away from his own country |
| Inadvertent | not intentional |
| Luscious | juicy, moist, succulent |
| Oust | push out of a position |
| Predecessor | one who came before |
| Sanguinary | bloodthirsty, bloody |
| Tyro | novice, beginner |
| Amity | friendship |
| Castigate | scold strongly |
| Destitution | hardship, poverty, misery |
| Expedient | convenient, practical |
| Incantation | chant, invocation, prayer |
| Lynch | assassinate, kill, illegal hanging |
| Overt | obvious, not hidden |
| Predicament | dilemma; difficult situation |
| Sanguine | optimistic, cheerful |
| Ubiquitous | found everywhere, omnipresent |
| Amorphous | lacking in shape |
| Catharsis | purging of pent-up emotions |
| Deter | put off, prevent |
| Expedite | make faster |
| Incarceration | putting in prison |
| Machinations | plots and plans |
| Overwrought | worked up, in an emotional state |
| Preeminent | famous, outstanding |
| Sardonic | mocking |
| Unalloyed | undiluted, total |
| Analgesic | medicine to combat pain |
| Caucus | type of private political meeting |
| Deteriorate | worsen, decline |
| Exposition | clear explanation |
| Incessant | without stopping |
| Maelstrom | whirlpool, storm in the ocean |
| Palatable | good to eat, agreeable |
| Prerogative | right or privilege |
| Savant | person with knowledge |
| Unctuous | oily; using excessive flattery |
| Analogous | comparable |
| Caustic | burning |
| Detrimental | harmful |
| Extol | praise |
| Incipient | just beginning |
| Magnanimous | generous, big-hearted |
| Palisade | fence made of posts |
| Prescient | having fore-knowledge |
| Scale | to climb |
| Undermined | damaged, attacked |
| Anarchy | chaos, lack of government |
| Cavalcade | procession of vehicles |
| Devoured | greedily eaten/consumed |
| Extradite | deport from one country back to the home country |
| Inclination | tendency, a leaning toward |
| Magnate | powerful businessman |
| Palliative | a remedy that improves but doesn't cure |
| Presentiment | a feeling that something might happen |
| Scapegoat | person on whom blame is placed for faults of others |
| Underscore | emphasize |
| Anecdote | an amusing brief story |
| Celerity | speed |
| Dexterous | skilful with hands |
| Extraneous | irrelevant |
| Incoherent | not clear |
| Maladroit | clumsy, unskillful |
| Pallid | pale |
| Presumptuous | assuming too much, arrogant |
| Scrupulous | careful, diligent, painstaking |
| Unequivocal | clear, obvious |
| Animosity | hatred, antagonism |
| Censorious | disapproving, critical |
| Dichotomy | a division into two parts |
| Extrapolate | extend; predict on the basis of known data |
| Incongruous | not fitting in, out of place |
| Malady | illness |
| Palpable | easily felt, easily perceived |
| Pretentious | pompous, self-important |
| Scrutinize | examine carefully |
| Unfetter | set free |
| Annex | a building which is an addition to an existing building |
| Censure | blame |
| Didactic | intended to teach, instructive |
| Extrinsic | irrelevant, on the outside |
| Inconsequential | unimportant, insignificant, negligible |
| Malediction | a curse |
| Panacea | remedy for all ills |
| Prevaricate | speak misleadingly and evasively |
| Scuttle | sink |
| Unfrock | to remove a priest from his position |
| Annex | take possession of, seize, capture |
| Cerebral | intellectual |
| Diffident | lacking confidence |
| Fallacious | false |
| Inconspicuous | not easily seen, subtle, not noticeable |
| Malefactor | a wrong-doer |
| Paradigm | example, model, way of looking at things |
| Pristine | unspoiled |
| Seminary | an institution in which priests are trained |
| Unprecedented | never having happened before |
| Anomaly | something which does not fit in a pattern, irregularity |
| Certitude | certainty |
| Digress | wander off the subject |
| Falter | hesitate, waver |
| Indelible | cannot be wiped out |
| Malinger | deliberately avoid work; shirk |
| Paradox | apparently contradictory statement |
| Proclivity | tendency towards |
| Sensuous | appealing to the senses |
| Unscathed | unharmed, intact, without a scratch |
| Antagonism | hostility, strong opposition |
| Charlatan | trickster who claims knowledge he doesn't have |
| Dike | dam, embankment |
| Fanatical | obsessive, fixated |
| Indifferent | neutral, or not outstanding |
| Malingerer | deliberately tries to avoid work |
| Paragon | a perfect example |
| Procrastinate | delay, put off |
| Sentinel | guard, sentry |
| Unwitting | not deliberate, unconscious |
| Antagonistic | opposed, hostile, aggressive |
| Chary | wary of, cautious about, reluctant to give |
| Dilatory | slow, falling behind with one's work |
| Fanaticism | passion,excessive devotion |
| Indigenous | native to a particular area |
| Malleable | flexible, can be shaped |
| Paramount | of supreme importance |
| Prodigal | wasteful, extravagant |
| Sequester | isolate |
| Upbraid | scold, tell off, reprimand |
| Antediluvian | outdated, prehistoric, very old-fashioned |
| Chastises | punishes |
| Dilemma | puzzling situation |
| Fastidious | overly particular, finicky |
| Indolence | laziness |
| Mallet | hammer, stick used for polo |
| Parasite | scrounger, animal which takes digested food from another |
| Prodigious | very large |
| Serendipity | fortunate coincidence, unsought discovery |
| Uproarious | hilarious, hysterical, very funny |
| Anthology | a book which is a collection of poems or stories |
| Chicanery | trickery |
| Dilettante | person who dabbles in a subject without serious study |
| Fatuous | silly, foolish |
| Inductee | novice; beginner |
| Manipulatable | influencable, controllable |
| Parched | dried up |
| Profane | unholy |
| Serene | calm, peaceful |
| Upshot | outcome |
| Anthropocentrism | putting man at the center of one's philosophy |
| Chimerical | changeable, unstable |
| Diligent | hard-working |
| Feasible | possible and practicable |
| Indulgent | pampering, satisfying desires |
| Marred | damaged, spoiled |
| Pariah | an outcast from society |
| Profanity | swearing, cursing |
| Serrated | jagged, saw-like |
| Urbane | sophisticated, suave |
| Antiquated | outdated, old fashioned |
| Choleric | easily angered |
| Diorama | model of a scene |
| Fecund | fertile |
| Inebriation | to be drunk, high, intoxicated |
| Marshal | to gather together |
| Parity | equality |
| Profound | having deep meaning |
| Servile | overly submissive, groveling |
| Usurp | take someone's position (usually by force) |
| Apathetic | indifferent, uninterested, lethargic |
| Chronicler | person who records historical information |
| Dirge | mournful song |
| Felicitous | apt |
| Ineffable | cannot be expressed in words |
| Marsupial | pouched mammal (like a kangaroo) |
| Parochial | narrow-minded, concerned only with local matters |
| Profundity | depth |
| Skeptical | doubting, not gullible |
| Utilitarian | useful |
| Apathy | lack of interest or emotion |
| Circuitous | indirect |
| Disapprobation | disapproval |
| Fervor | passion, enthusiasm |
| Inept | incompetent, unskilled, useless |
| Martinet | person who believes in strict discipline |
| Parody | a mockery, imitation for ridicule, spoof |
| Proletarian | member of the working class |
| Skirmish | minor battle |
| Utopian | a believer in an ideal world |
| Apocryphal | of doubtful origin |
| Circumlocution | using too many words, long-windedness |
| Discern | to distinguish one thing from another |
| Fickle | unpredictable, whimsical, easily swayed |
| Inertia | inactivity, lethargy |
| Masochist | person who intentionally inflicts pain on himself |
| Parry | ward off, avoid |
| Prolific | producing a lot |
| Sluggard | slow-moving, lethargic person |
| Vacillate | waver, hesitate |
| Appease | pacify, soothe, calm down, make peace with |
| Circumscribe | limit |
| Discord | disagreement |
| Finesse | skill |
| Inevitable | cannot be avoided |
| Matriarchy | society governed by women |
| Parsimonious | economical, frugal, thrifty |
| Proponents | promoters, supporters |
| Smelt | refine an ore |
| Vacuous | empty, silly, meaningless |
| Apprehensive | worried, fearful |
| Circumspect | cautious, considering all sides |
| Discordancy | cacophony, harshness, jarring |
| Fitful | not continuous, stopping and starting |
| Inexorable | relentless |
| Maverick | a loner |
| Parsimony | stinginess, frugality, cost-cutting |
| Prosaic | dull, boring, ordinary |
| Smorgasbord | a Swedish buffet of cold dishes |
| Vagrant | person wandering without a home |
| Arable | can be cultivated |
| Circumvent | avoid |
| Discrepancy | something which does not match up; inconsistency |
| Flagrant | clearly wrong |
| Inexpedient | not advisable |
| Meager | in short supply |
| Partisan | biased, one-sided, committed to one group |
| Proscribe | forbid |
| Solace | comfort for grief |
| Vapid | dull, uninspiring |
| Arbitrary | random, for no definite reason |
| Clairvoyant | psychic, mystic |
| Discriminate | to make a clear distinction, see the difference |
| Flamboyant | showy, ornate |
| Infallible | perfect, flawless |
| Meander | wander from side to side |
| Pathos | evoking sadness or pity |
| Prosody | study of versification |
| Solicit | to ask for, seek |
| Variegated | multicolored, speckled |
| Arcane | obscure, known only to a few people |
| Clamor | shout, scream |
| Discursiveness | long windedness, indirectness |
| Flaunt | show off, display in a showy manner |
| Infamous | famous for something bad |
| Mellow | soft, melodious, ripe |
| Patron | one who give support (usually financial) |
| Prostration | lying face down, or, be overcome with extreme weakness |
| Somnambulist | sleepwalker |
| Vehemence | violence, fervor, forcefulness |
| Archaic | ancient, outdated, old fashioned |
| Clandestine | secret, covert, stealthy |
| Disdain | contempt, strong dislike |
| Flippant | making jokes about serious matters |
| Infer | deduce, conclude |
| Menagerie | collection of animals |
| Patronize | condescend to, behave in an arrogant manner towards |
| Protagonist | main character in film, book, play, etc. |
| Soothsayer | fortuneteller |
| Vehement | forceful |
| Archetype | classic example of |
| Clemency | mercy |
| Disinterested | unbiased |
| Flout | defy, reject |
| Ingénue | naïve, unsophisticated person |
| Mendacious | given to lying |
| Paucity | shortage |
| Protean | changeable |
| Sophomoric | juvenile, immature |
| Venal | corrupt; can be bribed |
| Archives | collections of old records, place of storage of old documents |
| Cliché | overused expression, something unoriginal |
| Disparage | criticize, belittle |
| Flustered | worked-up, not calm |
| Ingrate | ungrateful person |
| Mercenary | concerned only with money |
| Peccadillo | minor weakness; trivial offence |
| Protégé | person under protection of, or guided by another |
| Soporific | inducing sleep |
| Veneer | surface coating |
| Articulate | clear, lucid, eloquent |
| Clientele | customers |
| Disparity | an inequality |
| Fly-by-night | unreliable, disreputable |
| Inimical | hostile |
| Mercurial | volatile, changeable |
| Pedant | insists on strict adherence to rules or narrow learning |
| Protocol | procedure, code of behavior |
| Sparse | spare, bare, meager |
| Venerate | revere, worship |
| Artifice | deception, trickery |
| Coalesce | come together, merge |
| Dispassionate | neutral, objective |
| Forensic | concerned with courts of law; concerned with argument |
| Innate | inherited, inborn |
| Merge | come together |
| Pedestrian | common, mundane, banal |
| Provincial | unsophisticated, narrow-minded |
| Specious | false |
| Venial | minor, unimportant |
| Artisan | craftsman |
| Coddle | pamper, fuss over, indulge |
| Disseminating | circulating, broadcasting, spreading (information) |
| Fortitude | bravery |
| Innocuous | harmless, inoffensive |
| Metaphorically | symbolically, figuratively |
| Peerless | without equal |
| Prudent | cautious, wise |
| Speckled | spotted, freckled, dotted |
| Veracity | truthfulness |
| Ascetic | without luxuries, severely simple |
| Coercion | force |
| Diurnal | active in daytime |
| Fortuitous | happening by chance |
| Innovate | create, introduce something new |
| Meticulous | very careful, painstaking |
| Pejorative | derogatory |
| Puerile | childish |
| Sporadic | not continuous, intermittent |
| Verbose | talkative, long-winded, rambling |
| Assiduous | thorough, diligent |
| Cogent | lucid, well argued |
| Divert | 1. entertain; 2. distract; 3. cause a detour |
| Fractious | irritable, difficult to control |
| Inscrutable | mysterious, impenetrable |
| Mettle | courage, bravery, valor |
| Pellucid | transparently clear |
| Punctilious | paying attention to small details |
| Spurious | false |
| Verbosity | using too many words |
| Assuage | to calm |
| Cogitate | think over something, ponder |
| Docile | gentle and easily lead |
| Fraudulent | fake, false |
| Insentient | unfeeling |
| Milieu | environment |
| Pensive | in a thoughtful mood, thinking deeply |
| Purloin | steal |
| Stagnant | still, not moving |
| Vertigo | dizziness |
| Astute | perceptive, sharp-witted |
| Collage | picture made from fragments of other pictures |
| Dogmatic | having stubbornly held opinions |
| Frivolous | not serious |
| Insipid | dull, bland, boring |
| Mire | swamp, muddy ground |
| Penury | poverty |
| Pusillanimous | cowardly |
| Staid | dull, sober, serious |
| Vestigial | not developed |
| Asylum | place of refuge or safety |
| Collate | arrange in order |
| Dolt | stupid person |
| Frugal | economical, not wasting anything |
| Instigate | to start, provoke |
| Misanthrope | hater of the rest of mankind |
| Perceptive | observant |
| Pyromania | compulsion to start fires |
| Stanza | section of a poem |
| Vignette | small sketch |
| Atheist | person who does not believe in God |
| Colloquial | local and informal (used of language) |
| Dotard | foolish old man |
| Furrow | groove |
| Instigator | troublemaker, person who entices others to do something |
| Misnomer | wrong name |
| Percipient | perceptive, insightful |
| Quaff | drink down quickly |
| Staunch | loyal, faithful, dependable |
| Vilification | blackening someone's name |
| Atrophy | waste away from lack of use |
| Collusion | plotting and planning |
| Drawl | speak slowly with words running together |
| Furtive | hidden and secret |
| Insurgent | a rebel |
| Misogynist | hater of women |
| Perdition | damnation |
| Quagmire | marsh, bog |
| Stereotype | fixed image |
| Vindicate | prove right, remove blame |
| Attenuate | weaken |
| Commandeer | take possession of |
| Drivel | nonsense |
| Futile | useless, hopeless |
| Interminable | never ending |
| Misrepresentation | deliberately deceiving |
| Peremptory | in a commanding manner |
| Quaint | picturesque |
| Stevedore | dockworker |
| Virtuoso | an accomplished musician |
| Augment | increase, make bigger |
| Complacent | self-satisfied, smug |
| Droll | dryly amusing |
| Galleon | ancient type of sailing ship |
| Intermittent | sporadic, irregular |
| Mitigate | lessen, make less severe |
| Perfidy | treachery |
| Quandary | dilemma, puzzle |
| Stifle | suppress |
| Virulent | dangerous, harmful |
| Auspicious | favorable, promising to turn out well |
| Compliant | easy to control, submissive |
| Drone | monotonous noise; to speak with no emotion |
| Gambol | frolic, leap, bound |
| Intransigence | stubbornness |
| Modicum | small amount |
| Perfunctory | superficial, cursory |
| Quarantine | isolation to prevent the spread of disease |
| Stoic | known for fortitude, indifferent to pleasure or pain |
| Vital | essential, alive, or important |
| Austere | severely plain |
| Concatenate | link together |
| Dubious | doubtful |
| Garble | distort, confuse, muddle |
| Intransigent | stubborn, unyielding |
| Momentous | very important |
| Peripatetic | nomadic, moving from place to place |
| Quarry | 1. something that is hunted;2. mine for stone |
| Stoke | add fuel to, strengthen |
| Vitriolic | corrosive, strongly attacking |
| Aversion | a dislike of |
| Concatenation | linking into chains |
| Dupe | to fool someone |
| Garish | Gaudy |
| Intrepid | Brave |
| Monotonous | dull, unvarying |
| Peripheral | on the edge, not important |
| Querulous | always complaining |
| Stolid | impassive, dull, indifferent |
| Vivacity | liveliness, animation |
| Balk | hinder and prevent; hesitate over |
| Conciliate | to bring together, end a dispute |
| Dynamic | lively, vibrant, energetic |
| Garner | gather, collect |
| Inveterate | habitual |
| Moratorium | temporary prohibition or halt to activity |
| Perjury | lying under oath |
| Quirk | oddity |
| Stratagem | plot, plan, trick |
| Vivify | enliven |
| Banal | common, dull |
| Concise | stated in few words |
| Ebullient | very lively, cheerful, jovial, happy |
| Garrulous | talkative |
| Invidious | arousing envy |
| Moribund | on the point of death |
| Pernicious | destructive, harmful |
| Ramble | wander aimlessly |
| Strident | loud and harsh |
| Vociferous | noisy, loud in speech |
| Banality | ordinariness, dullness |
| Condescend | talk down to |
| Eccentric | unusual, quirky, odd |
| Gaunt | emaciated, bony and angular |
| Inviolable | cannot be invaded |
| Morose | gloomy, bad tempered |
| Persnickety | fastidious, fussy |
| Ramifications | branches; subdivisions of a complex system |
| Stringent | strict or severe |
| Volatile | dangerously unstable; evaporates easily |
| Bane | troublesome influence |
| Condone | tacitly support, overlook |
| Eclectic | taking things from different sources |
| Genre | a category, type |
| Irascible | easily angered |
| Mundane | ordinary, worldly |
| Perpetuated | caused to continue |
| Rancor | resentment, animosity, bad feeling |
| Strut | swagger, show off |
| Voluble | talkative |
| Bard | poet |
| Condoning | overlooking, disregarding, ignoring |
| Edifice | building, structure, construction |
| Germane | relevant |
| Ire | anger (Remember irate means very angry) |
| Munificent | generous, charitable |
| Perpetuity | eternity |
| Rant | use bombastic language |
| Stupefying | astonishing, shocking, stunning into silence |
| Voluminous | very large, spacious |
| Bastion | fortress, stronghold |
| Conflagration | big fire |
| Efface | wipe out, remove all trace of |
| Germinal | just growing, not developed, immature |
| Irksome | annoying, infuriating |
| Mutinous | very rebellious |
| Personable | attractive |
| Ratify | approve, consent |
| Subpoena | summons to court |
| Voracious | ravenous |
| Befuddle | confuse |
| Confound | confuse |
| Effigy | a model of a person |
| Gibbering | making meaningless noises |
| Ironic | satiric, unexpected |
| Myriad | in large numbers |
| Perspicacious | insightful, sharp, wise |
| Raucous | rough, unpleasant (of sounds) |
| Substantiate | give supporting evidence |
| Waive | surrender, give up |
| Begrudge | resent |
| Congeal | to solidify |
| Effusive | gushing; demonstrative |
| Glacial | hostile, unfriendly, cold, icy |
| Irrational | unreasonable, absurd |
| Navigable | suitable for sailing |
| Perspicacity | insight |
| Raze | destroy, demolish, tear down |
| Subterfuge | a trick |
| Wane | grow less |
| Beguile | mislead, lure |
| Congenital | present from birth |
| Egalitarianism | belief in equality |
| Goad | prod, urge |
| Irreproachable | cannot be criticized; perfect |
| Nebulous | vague |
| Pertinent | relevant |
| Rebuttal | denial |
| Subtle | not obvious |
| Wary | hesitant, cautious |
| Belabor | explain in unnecessary detail |
| Connoisseur | person with refined taste and good judgment |
| Egregious | outstandingly, obviously bad |
| Grate | annoy, aggravate, vex |
| Irrevocable | cannot be cancelled, unchangeable |
| Nefarious | wicked, immoral, disreputable |
| Peruse | read carefully |
| Recant | disclaim, retract statement |
| Subversive | rebellious, revolutionary |
| Wax | to increase, to grow |
| Beleaguer | besiege, attack |
| Consecrate | dedicate |
| Egress | exit |
| Gratis | free of charge, without payment |
| Itinerant | nomadic, wandering from place to place |
| Negate | cancel, deny |
| Pervasive | spreading everywhere |
| Recapitulate | summarize |
| Succinct | concise |
| Waylay | accost, stop, approach, hinder |
| Belie | contradict |
| Consensus | general agreement |
| Eloquent | fluent and persuasive in speech |
| Gratuitous | unwarranted |
| Jaded | tired, bored, worn out |
| Negligence | carelessness |
| Petrify | terrify, turn to stone |
| Receptacle | container, vessel, holder |
| Suffragist | someone who campaigns for voting rights |
| Weighty | serious |
| Belittle | to demean |
| Conspicuous | easily seen, prominent |
| Elucidate | make clear |
| Gravity | seriousness |
| Jargon | specialized language used by experts |
| Neologism | newly coined word |
| Petulant | sulky, peevish |
| Recluse | someone who cuts himself off from life |
| Supercilious | proud and haughty |
| Whelp | young dog |
| Bellicose | war-like, aggressive |
| Consummate | complete, total, supremely good |
| Elusive | hard to pin down |
| Gregarious | extroverted, sociable, outgoing |
| Jaundiced | cynical, pessimistic |
| Nettle | annoy |
| Phenomenon | an event or happening (plural: phenomena) |
| Recuperate | get better after illness |
| Superlative | extremely good, the best |
| Whet | sharpen |
| Belligerent | aggressive, ready to fight |
| Contemporary | living or happening at the same time |
| Emaciated | very thin, withered |
| Gritty | coarse, granular |
| Jaunt | short pleasure trip |
| Niggardly | miserly, stingy |
| Philanthropy | charity, love of mankind |
| Red tape | formalities, paperwork, official procedure |
| Surly | grumpy, rude |
| Whimsical | capricious, changeable |
| Bemoan | complain about |
| Contrite | sorry |
| Emancipate | set free |
| Guffaw | sudden loud laughter |
| Jeopardize | put at risk, endanger |
| Nomadic | wandering from place to place |
| Philistine | uncultured person |
| Redolent | smelling of; giving off odors |
| Surreptitious | secret, sneaky, stealthy |
| Willful | stubborn |
| Benevolent | kindly |
| Contrition | sorrow and repentance |
| Embezzle | defraud, steal |
| Guile | cunning, craftiness |
| Jingoistic | extremely patriotic, nationalistic |
| Nonchalance | an appearance of indifference, calm and composed |
| Phlegmatic | calm, imperturbable |
| Redress | put right something that was wrong |
| Surreptitiously | secretly, furtively, stealthily |
| Wily | cunning |
| Benign | kindly, harmless |
| Contumacious | stubborn |
| Embroil | involve in hostility or argument |
| Guileless | frank, straightforward, honest |
| Jocular | in a joking manner |
| Nondescript | having no special features, dull and ordinary |
| Pillage | plunder |
| Redundant | unnecessary, superfluous |
| Susceptible | vulnerable |
| Wispy | flimsy, frail, delicate |
| Benignity | compassion, gentleness, fondness |
| Contusion | a bruise |
| Emerge | come out, appear |
| Gullibility | unwariness, trustfulness, being easily fooled |
| Jollity | gaiety, happiness |
| Nonentity | a person of no importance, not famous |
| Pinnacle | topmost point |
| Referendum | public vote |
| Suspect | doubtful |
| Wistful | melancholy, pensive, expressing a longing for |
| Bequeath | leave something in one's will to be given after one's death |
| Conundrum | a puzzle |
| Emulate | to imitate something admired |
| Gullible | easily fooled |
| Jubilant | ecstatic, delighted, rejoicing |
| Nostalgia | longing for the past |
| Pious | very religious |
| Refute | disprove |
| Sybarite | lover of luxury |
| Zany | crazy, wacky |
| Berate | scold, criticize |
| Conventional | usual, customary, common |
| Endorse | give support or approval to |
| Gustatory | concerned with the sense of taste |
| Judicious | correct in judgment, wise |
| Notoriety | infamy, known for wrong doing |
| Pivotal | of central importance |
| Regale | entertain |
| Sycophant | bootlicker, flatterer |
| Zeal | enthusiasm |
| Beret | type of cap |
| Corpulent | fat |
| Endurance | staying power, patience, stamina |
| Hackneyed | common and over used |
| Jurisprudence | science or study of law |
| Novel | new, unusual |
| Placate | pacify, soothe, calm |
| Relegate | dismiss to a lower position |
| Taciturn | quiet, saying little |
| Zealot | fanatic |
| Bestial | behaving like a beast, brutal |
| Corrugated | highly folded |
| Enduring | lasting |
| Hallowed | worshipped, consecrated |
| Juxtapose | place next to |
| Novice | a beginner, tyro |
| Placebo | harmless medicine with no effect, dummy medicine |
| Remorse | regret, sorrow, contrition |
| Tactile | concerned with the sense of touch |
| Zenith | summit |
| abbreviate | shorten, abridge |
| abstinence | act of refraining from |
| adulation | high praise |
| adversity | misfortune |
| aesthetic | pertaining to beauty |
| amicable | agreeable |
| anachronistic | out-of-date |
| anecdote | short account of event |
| anonymous | nameless |
| antagonist | opponent |
| arid | extremely dry |
| assiduous | hard-working |
| asylum | sanctuary |
| benevolent | friendly, helpful |
| camaraderie | trust among friends |
| censure | to criticize harshly |
| circuitous | indirect, roundabout |
| clairvoyant | able to see the future |
| collaborate | to work together |
| compassion | sympathy, mercy |
| compromise | to settle differences |
| condescending | patronizing |
| conditional | provisional, contingent |
| conformist | follower of customs |
| congregation | crowd of people |
| convergence | joining of parts |
| deleterious | harmful |
| demagogue | rabble-rousing leader |
| digression | straying from main point |
| diligent | hard-working |
| discredit | dishonor, disgrace |
| disdain | to regard with scorn |
| divergent | variant, moving apart |
| empathy | sharing of feelings |
| emulate | follow an example |
| enervating | tiring, weakening |
| enhance | improve, augment |
| ephemeral | momentary, fleeting |
| evanescent | short-lived, as an image |
| exasperation | irritation, frustration |
| exemplary | outstanding |
| extenuating | guilt diminishing |
| florid | flushed, ornate |
| fortuitous | lucky |
| frugal | thrifty |
| hackneyed | overused, cliched |
| haughty | arrogant, condescending |
| hedonist | pleasure seeker |
| hypothesis | theory requiring proof |
| impetuous | rash, impulsive |
| impute | to attribute to someone |
| incompatible | unable to work together |
| inconsequential | trivial |
| inevitable | unavoidable, certain |
| integrity | honesty, decency |
| intrepid | fearless, adventurous |
| intuitive | instinctive, untaught |
| jubilation | joy, exultation |
| lobbyist | persuader of legislators |
| longevity | long life |
| mundane | ordinary, common |
| nonchalant | calm, casual |
| novice | beginner |
| opulent | wealthy |
| orator | speaker |
| ostentatious | displaying wealth |
| parched | dried up |
| perfidious | disloyal |
| precocious | talented beyond one's age |
| pretentious | pompous, self-important |
| procrastinate | to delay unnecessarily |
| prosaic | run-of-the-mill |
| prosperity | wealth, success |
| provocative | inflammatory |
| prudent | wise, careful, cautious |
| querulous | irritable |
| rancorous | hateful |
| reclusive | withdrawn, hermit-like |
| reconciliation | agreement after a quarrel |
| renovation | state of being renewed |
| resilient | quick to recover |
| restrained | controlled, restricted |
| reverence | profound respect |
| sagacity | wisdom |
| scrutinize | to observe carefully |
| spontaneity | impulsive action |
| spurious | phony, false |
| submissive | meek |
| substantiate | to verify, confirm |
| subtle | elusive, sly, ambiguous |
| superficial | lacking in depth |
| superfluous | more than enough |
| suppress | to end an activity |
| surreptitious | secret, stealthy |
| tactful | diplomatic, polite |
| tenacious | persistent, resolute |
| transient | temporary, fleeting |
| venerable | respectable due to age |
| vindicate | to clear from blame |
| wary | watchful, alert |
| vicarious | felt as if one were taking part in the experiences of another |
| inherent | included as an essential part; intrinsic |
| reprehensible | deserving to be severely criticized |
| hierarchy | a ranking according to status or ability; a group having authority |
| acclaim | to praise enthusiastically, esp. publicly |
| futile | having no useful result |
| pretense | a false or misleading show of something |
| forthcoming | about to appear; available when needed; communicative |
| nonchalant | seemingly to be unconcerned or indifferent |
| distraction | mental distress; that which amuses or entertains |
| secular | not religious; worldly |
| decisive | conclusive; beyond doubt; showing determination |
| emblematic | symbolic, representative of more |
| alacrity | cheerful willingness; swiftness |
| superficial | on the surface only; shallow; not thorough |
| quarry | a hunted bird or animal; prey |
| underhanded | sneaky |
| provincial | limited in perspective; unsophisticated |
| archaeology | the recovery and study of material evidence from the past |
| abstract | without reference to specific instance or concrete existence; theoretical; to remove |
| arable | suitable for growing crops (of land) |
| liberal | generous; giving freely |
| brood | to be deep in thought; to think over moodily and at length |
| inspire | to have an animating effect upon; influence or impel |
| menace | a threat; to threaten |
| optimum | the most favorable point or condition |
| haughty | stuck-up; arrogant; snobbish |
| disperse | to scatter in different directions |
| quest | a pursuit or search |
| paucity | smallness of number; scarcity |
| temperate | consistent; moderate; without extremes |
| attract | to pull towards; to stimulate interest |
| advocate | to speak in support of something |
| chaste | pure; not engaging in sexual activity |
| transmit | to send something out; to broadcast; to pass from one person to another |
| oath | a formal promise |
| sanctuary | a holy place; a place of refuge |
| habitat | the place where a person or thing is ordinarily found |
| domestic | relating to the home or family; relating to one's own country |
| prophecy | a prediction |
| marvel | to be astonished or surprised; to wonder |
| perennial | lasting through the years |
| frivolous | of little importance |
| harmonious | in agreement |
| Olympian | majestic; God-like |
| dupe | to deceive; to trick; a person easily tricked |
| corrupt | marked by immorality; dishonest; containing errors (as a text) |
| exquisite | of extreme beauty or excellence |
| incredulous | disbelieving; skeptical |
| dogmatic | arrogantly asserting unproved principles |
| Abate | subside, moderate |
| Abolish | cancel, put an end to |
| Absolve | pardon (an offense) |
| Abstruse | obscure, profound, difficult to understand |
| Abundant | present in great quantity, over-sufficient, plentiful |
| Accost | approach and speak first to a person |
| Acquiesce | assent, agree passively, comply without protest |
| Acumen | mental keenness, sharpness of judgment, ability to judge quickly and well |
| Adhere | stick fast, be a devoted follower |
| Adroit | skillful (in using mind or hand) |
| Advent | arrival |
| Affable | easily approachable, easy to talk to, warmly friendly |
| Affront | insult, offense, intentional act of disrespect; ~vb: insult or hurt the feelings of intentionally |
| Aggregate | sum, total; ~vb: accumulate, add up to |
| Alacrity | cheerful, promptness, without reluctance |
| Alchemy | medieval chemistry |
| Allegiance | loyalty |
| Ambidextrous | capable of using either hand with equal ease |
| Amenable | obedient, compliant, readily managed, resonsive, willing to be led, answerable or accountable legally |
| Amity | friendship, peaceful relationship between nations |
| Analogous | comparable, similar |
| Annals | records arranged in yearly parts, history |
| Annex | attach, add to a large thing, take possession of, incorporate (territory) into a larger existing political unit |
| Antagonistic | acting in opposition, hostile, unfriendly |
| Apathy | lack of caring, indifference, lack of concern or interest in important matters |
| Aphasia | loss of speech due to injury or illness |
| Apocalyptic | prophetic, pertaining to revelations especially of disaster |
| Apotheosis | elevation to godhood, an ideal example of something |
| Appease | pacify or soothe |
| Aptitude | fitness, talent |
| Arbitrary | unreasonable or capricious, random, tyrannical |
| Arcane | esoteric, secret, mysterious, known only to the initiated |
| Arid | (of land) dry, barren, unproductive |
| Arroyo | gully, narrow channel formed by rainwater |
| Aspire | seek to attain (position or status), long for |
| Assimilate | absorb, take (food) into the body and digest it, understand (knowledge) completely and be able to use properly, cause to become homogeneous |
| Atrocity | atrocious act |
| Audacious | daring, bold |
| Austere | forbiddingly stern, escetic, without comfort or enjoyment, severely simple and unornamented |
| Autocratic | having absolute unchecked power, dictatorial |
| Auxiliary | offering or providing help, additional or subsidiary |
| Azure | sky blue |
| Chattel | An item of personal, movable property; slave. |
| Trenchant | Cutting, incisive, having a sharp point, caustic, sarcastic. |
| Quixotic | Idealistic and totally impractial. |
| Austere | Stern, as in manner, plain, simple |
| Procrastinate | To put off until later |
| Beleaguer | To besiege, beset, surround, harass. |
| Lament | To express sorrow or regret; to mourn. |
| Roster | A list of names, especially of personnel available. |
| Milieu | Surrounding or enviorment. |
| Aloof | Distant, reserved in manner, uninvolved. |
| Impede | To obstruct or interfere with; to delay. |
| Histronic | Overly dramatic, theatrical. |
| Cerebral | Of or relating to the brain; an intellectual person. |
| Incongruous | Not appropriate, unsuited to the surroundings, not fitting in. |
| Bulwark | A defensive wall, something serving as a principle defense. |
| Forbear | To refrain from, to abstain, to be patient or tolerant. |
| Migratory | Roving, wandering, a nomadic person. |
| Evade | To elude or avoid by cunning; to flee from a pursuer. |
| Efface | To rub away. |
| Asunder | To seperate, apart from each other in position. |
| Incite | To arouse to action. |
| Bludgeon | A short, heavy thick club that has one end larger then the other. |
| Arduous | Hard, difficult, tiresome. |
| Remenisce | The act or practice of recalling the past. |
| Opportune | Occuring or coming at a good time. |
| Dulcet | Melodious, soft, soothing. |
| Porcine | As of a pig. |
| Expunge | To remove; delete; erase. |
| Cacophony | Harsh sounds. |
| Connoisseur | An expert, particularly in matters of art and taste. |
| Abash | to make ashamed |
| Contentious | quarrelsome |
| Inane | silly |
| Prodigal | extravagant, reckless |
| Altruism | devotion to others, without selfish motives |
| Deride | ridicule, treat contemptuously |
| Inveterate | deeply rooted |
| Refute | invalidate |
| Sequester | to keep apart or remove (by law) |
| Assiduous | hardworking |
| Eminent | noteworthy |
| Mentor | to tutor |
| Cajole | to convince |
| Farcical | mockery |
| Palliate | to make less serious |
| Tangential | not relevant |
| Complacent | self-satisfied |
| Hierarchy | categorization |
| Plebian | common people |
| Vilify | to make a villain |
| Address | to speak to |
| Curtail | to cut short |
| Infer | to imply |
| Provincial | limited to one’s small outlook |
| Apathy | no emotion |
| Dissolution | breaking into small parts |
| Lugubrious | exaggeratedly mournful |
| Rigorous | harsh |
| Belittle | to make small or to put down |
| Exacting | demanding |
| Nihilism | total rejection of established laws |
| Stratum | a level of society |
| Choleric | hot tempered |
| Frugal | cheap |
| Pensive | in thought |
| Unconscionable | unscrupulous (without conscious) |
| Chronic | continuing for a long time (illness) |
| Furtive | secretly (sly) |
| Peremptory | Final |
| Unctuous | suave or smooth |
| Abate | to reduce |
| Contiguous | adjoining or near |
| Inaugurate | to begin officially |
| Relegate | To assign to a lower position or to classify something |
| Assuage | To satisfy or appease (hunger or thirst, for example) |
| Emulate | To strive to equal or excel, especially through imitation |
| Mercurial | Quick and changeable in temperament; volatile |
| Singular | Being only one; individual. |
| Candor | sincerity of expression; openness. |
| Fatalist | doctrine that all events are predetermined by fate and unalterable |
| Paltry | Lacking in importance or worth |
| Tantamount | having the same or equivalent in effect or value |
| Complicity | Involvement as an accomplice in a questionable act or a crime |
| Homily | An inspirational saying or platitude |
| Poignant | Profoundly moving; touching: physically painful |
| Vindictive | Disposed to seek revenge; revengeful |
| Admonish | To reprove gently but earnestly |
| Daunt | To abate the courage of; discourage |
| Ingenuous | Openly straightforward or frank; candid |
| Proximity | near or next; closeness |
| Apocalypse | Great or total devastation; doom |
| Distinguish | To perceive as being different or distinct. |
| Machination | The act of plotting |
| Rogue | An unprincipled, deceitful, and unreliable person; a scoundrel or rascal |
| Apocryphal | Of questionable authorship or authenticity |
| Docile | Ready and willing to be taught; teachable, complicit |
| Magnanimous | Generous in forgiving;unselfish |
| Rudimentary | rough, first draft |
| Benefactor | One that gives aid, especially financial aid |
| Exemplify | To illustrate by example |
| Notorious | Known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous |
| Stringent | imposing rigorous standards of performance |
| Circuitous | Being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course |
| Garrulous | Wordy and rambling: |
| Perfidy | Deliberate breach of faith, treachery |
| Unremitting | Never slackening; persistent |
| Aberration | A deviation from the proper or expected course |
| Contrite | Feeling regret and sorrow for one's sins or offenses |
| Incantation | Ritual recitation of verbal charms, spells to produce a magic effect |
| Profane | Vulgar or coarse. |
| Ambivalent | having mixed feelings |
| Despondent | Feeling dejected, having no hope |
| Irrevocable | Impossible to retract or take back |
| Relentless | unyielding in severity or strictness; |
| Astute | to be shrewd,clever |
| Encroach | To advance beyond proper or former limits |
| Metamorphosis | marked change in appearance, character, condition, or function |
| Slander | A false and malicious statement or report about someone. |
| Fatuous | Delusive; unreal |
| Panacea | A remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all. |
| Tautological | repetition of the same sense in different words; redundancy |
| Comprehensive | showing extensive understanding |
| Homogeneous | all of the same or similar kind or nature; |
| Polarize | To cause to concentrate about two conflicting or contrasting positions |
| Virtuoso | A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts |
| Adroit | Skillful and adept under pressing conditions |
| Dearth | A scarce supply; a lack: |
| Inherent | Existing as an essential constituent or characteristic; intrinsic. |
| Prudent | exercising good judgment or common sense. |
| Adulation | Excessive flattery or admiration. |
| Debacle | A sudden, disastrous collapse, downfall, or defeat |
| Injunction | The act of giving a command, directive, or order |
| Purported | Assumed to be such; supposed |
| Apotheosis | An exalted or glorified example: |
| Doctrinaire | person attached to a practice without regard to practicality |
| Magnate | powerful or influential person |
| Ruminate | turn a matter over and over in the mind |
| Benevolent | Characterized by or suggestive of doing good |
| Exhaustive | very thorough and complete |
| Novel | new |
| Stymie | An obstacle or obstruction |
| Circumlocution | The use of unnecessarily wordy and indirect language |
| Perfunctory | Done routinely and with little interest or care |
| Unwitting | Not knowing; unaware |
| Abhor | to hate |
| Contrived | Obviously planned or calculated |
| Incense | To cause to be extremely angry; infuriate. |
| Profess | To affirm openly; declare or claim |
| Ameliorate | To make or become better; improve |
| Despot | A ruler with absolute power, tyrant |
| Itinerant | One who travels from place to place. |
| Relinquish | To let go; surrender |
| Attrition | rubbing away or wearing down by friction |
| Endemic | peculiar to a particular locality, region, or people |
| Microcosm | a miniature model of something |
| Sloth | Aversion to work or exertion; laziness; indolence |
| Capitulate | to surrender under specified conditions; come to terms |
| Fauna | catalog of the animals of a specific region or period |
| Paradigm | One that serves as a pattern or model. |
| Temerity | rash boldness |
| Comprise | To consist of; be composed of: |
| Husbandry | the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock |
| Polemic | controversial |
| Virulent | Extremely infectious or poisonous. |
| Conciliatory | To overcome distrust and hostility |
| Hyperbole | A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect |
| Ponderous | Having great weight – or dull |
| Visionary | One who is given to impractical or speculative ideas; a dreamer |
| Adulterate | To make impure by adding extraneous or inferior ingredients. |
| Debauchery | Extreme indulgence in sensual pleasures |
| Innate | Possessed as an essential characteristic; inherent. |
| Putative | Generally regarded as such; supposed |
| Appease | To satisfy or relieve |
| Dogmatic | authoritative, arrogant assertion of unproved or unprovable principles |
| Malaise | A general sense of depression or unease |
| Rustic | Charmingly simple or unsophisticated |
| Benign | of no danger |
| Exhort | To make urgent appeal. |
| Noxious | Harmful |
| Subjugate | To bring under control; conquer |
| Circumscribe | To draw a line around; encircle – to restrict |
| Genteel | Refined in manner; well-bred and polite |
| Peripatetic | Walking about or from place to place; traveling on foot |
| Urbane | Polite, refined, and often elegant in manner |
| Abject | showing utter hoplessness and misery |
| Incessant | Continuing without interruption |
| Proficient | Having or marked by an advanced degree of competence |
| Amenable | Responsive to advice, authority, or suggestion; willing. |
| Destitute | Utterly lacking |
| Judicious | having or exhibiting sound judgment; prudent |
| Remonstrate | To say or plead in protest, objection, or reproof |
| Audacity | fearless daring |
| Enervate | To weaken or destroy the strength or vitality |
| Milieu | An environment or a setting. |
| Sobriety | Moderation in or abstinence from consumption of alcoholic liquor |
| Capricious | impulsive and unpredictable |
| ordeal | severe trial or affliction |
| ordinance | decree |
| ordination | ceremony making someone a minister |
| orgy | wild, drunken revelry |
| orient | adjust |
| ornithologist | scientific student of birds |
| ornithology | study of birds |
| orthodox | traditional, conservaative belief |
| ostensible | apparent, pretended |
| outlandish | bizarre, peculiar |
| outmoded | no longer stylish |
| outskirts | outer borders |
| outspoken | blunt |
| outstrip | outdo |
| outwit | outsmart |
| ovation | enthusiastic applause |
| overbearing | bossy and arrogant, decisively important |
| overt | open to view |
| overwrought | extremely agitated, hysterical |
| pachyderm | thick-skinned animal |
| pacifist | one opposed to force |
| abase | v. To lower in position, estimation, or the like; degrade. |
| abbess | n. The lady superior of a nunnery. |
| abbey | n. The group of buildings which collectively form the dwelling-place of a society of monks or nuns. |
| abbot | n. The superior of a community of monks. |
| abdicate | v. To give up (royal power or the like). |
| abdomen | n. In mammals, the visceral cavity between the diaphragm and the pelvic floor; the belly. |
| abdominal | n. Of, pertaining to, or situated on the abdomen. |
| abduction | n. A carrying away of a person against his will, or illegally. |
| abed | adv. In bed; on a bed. |
| aberration | n. Deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course. |
| abet | v. To aid, promote, or encourage the commission of (an offense). |
| abeyance | n. A state of suspension or temporary inaction. |
| abhorrence | n. The act of detesting extremely. |
| abhorrent | adj. Very repugnant; hateful. |
| abidance | n. An abiding. |
| abject | adj. Sunk to a low condition. |
| abjure | v. To recant, renounce, repudiate under oath. |
| able-bodied | adj. Competent for physical service. |
| ablution | n. A washing or cleansing, especially of the body. |
| abnegate | v. To renounce (a right or privilege). |
| abnormal | adj. Not conformed to the ordinary rule or standard. |
| abominable | adj. Very hateful. |
| abominate | v. To hate violently. |
| abomination | n. A very detestable act or practice. |
| aboriginal | adj. Primitive; unsophisticated. |
| aborigines | n. The original of earliest known inhabitants of a country. |
| aboveboard | adv. & adj. Without concealment, fraud, or trickery. |
| abrade | v. To wear away the surface or some part of by friction. |
| abrasion | n. That which is rubbed off. |
| abridge | v. To make shorter in words, keeping the essential features, leaning out minor particles. |
| abridgment | n. A condensed form as of a book or play. |
| abrogate | v. To abolish, repeal. |
| abrupt | adj. Beginning, ending, or changing suddenly or with a break. |
| abscess | n. A Collection of pus in a cavity formed within some tissue of the body. |
| abscission | n. The act of cutting off, as in a surgical operation. |
| abscond | v. To depart suddenly and secretly, as for the purpose of escaping arrest. |
| absence | n. The fact of not being present or available. |
| absent-minded | adj. Lacking in attention to immediate surroundings or business. |
| absolution | n. Forgiveness, or passing over of offenses. |
| absolve | v. To free from sin or its penalties. |
| absorb | v. To drink in or suck up, as a sponge absorbs water. |
| absorption | n. The act or process of absorbing. |
| abstain | v. To keep oneself back (from doing or using something). |
| abstemious | adj. Characterized by self denial or abstinence, as in the use of drink, food. |
| abstinence | n. Self denial. |
| abstruse | adj. Dealing with matters difficult to be understood. |
| absurd | adj. Inconsistent with reason or common sense. |
| abundant | adj. Plentiful. |
| abusive | adj. Employing harsh words or ill treatment. |
| abut | v. To touch at the end or boundary line. |
| abyss | n. Bottomless gulf. |
| academic | adj. Of or pertaining to an academy, college, or university. |
| academician | n. A member of an academy of literature, art, or science. |
| academy | n. Any institution where the higher branches of learning are taught. |
| accede | v. To agree. |
| accelerate | v. To move faster. |
| accept | v. To take when offered. |
| access | n. A way of approach or entrance; passage. |
| accessible | adj. Approachable. |
| accession | n. Induction or elevation, as to dignity, office, or government. |
| accessory | n. A person or thing that aids the principal agent. |
| acclaim | v. To utter with a shout. |
| accommodate | v. To furnish something as a kindness or favor. |
| accompaniment | n. A subordinate part or parts, enriching or supporting the leading part. |
| accompanist | n. One who or that which accompanies. |
| accompany | v. To go with, or be associated with, as a companion. |
| accomplice | n. An associate in wrong-doing. |
| accomplish | v. To bring to pass. |
| accordion | n. A portable free-reed musical instrument. |
| accost | v. To speak to. |
| account | n. A record or statement of receipts and expenditures, or of business transactions. |
| accouter | v. To dress. |
| accredit | v. To give credit or authority to. |
| accumulate | v. To become greater in quantity or number. |
| accuracy | n. Exactness. |
| accurate | adj. Conforming exactly to truth or to a standard. |
| accursed | adj. Doomed to evil, misery, or misfortune. |
| accusation | n. A charge of crime, misdemeanor, or error. |
| accusatory | adj. Of, pertaining to, or involving an accusation. |
| accuse | v. To charge with wrong doing, misconduct, or error. |
| accustom | v. To make familiar by use. |
| acerbity | n. Sourness, with bitterness and astringency. |
| acetate | n. A salt of acetic acid. |
| acetic | adj. Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of vinegar. |
| ache | v. To be in pain or distress. |
| Achillean | adj. Invulnerable. |
| achromatic | adj. Colorless, |
| acid | n. A sour substance. |
| acidify | v. To change into acid. |
| acknowledge | v. To recognize; to admit the genuineness or validity of. |
| acknowledgment | n. Recognition. |
| acme | n. The highest point, or summit. |
| acoustic | adj. Pertaining to the act or sense of hearing. |
| acquaint | v. To make familiar or conversant. |
| acquiesce | v. To comply; submit. |
| acquiescence | n. Passive consent. |
| acquire | v. To get as one's own. |
| acquisition | n. Anything gained, or made one's own, usually by effort or labor. |
| acquit | v. To free or clear, as from accusation. |
| acquittal | n. A discharge from accusation by judicial action. |
| acquittance | n. Release or discharge from indebtedness, obligation, or responsibility. |
| acreage | n. Quantity or extent of land, especially of cultivated land. |
| acrid | adj. Harshly pungent or bitter. |
| acrimonious | adj. Full of bitterness. |
| acrimony | n. Sharpness or bitterness of speech or temper. |
| actionable | adj. Affording cause for instituting an action, as trespass, slanderous words. |
| actuality | n. Any reality. |
| actuary | n. An officer, as of an insurance company, who calculates and states the risks and premiums. |
| actuate | v. To move or incite to action. |
| acumen | n. Quickness of intellectual insight, or discernment; keenness of discrimination. |
| acute | adj. Having fine and penetrating discernment. |
| adamant | n. Any substance of exceeding hardness or impenetrability. |
| addendum | n. Something added, or to be added. |
| addle | v. To make inefficient or worthless; muddle. |
| adduce | v. To bring forward or name for consideration. |
| adhere | v. To stick fast or together. |
| adherence | n. Attachment. |
| adherent | adj. Clinging or sticking fast. |
| adhesion | n. The state of being attached or joined. |
| adieu | inter. Good-by; farewell. |
| adjacency | n. The state of being adjacent. |
| adjacent | n. That which is near or bordering upon. |
| adjudge | v. To award or bestow by formal decision. |
| adjunct | n. Something joined to or connected with another thing, but holding a subordinate place. |
| adjuration | n. A vehement appeal. |
| adjutant | adj. Auxiliary. |
| administrator | n. One who manages affairs of any kind. |
| admissible | adj. Having the right or privilege of entry. |
| admittance | n. Entrance, or the right or permission to enter. |
| admonish | v. To warn of a fault. |
| admonition | n. Gentle reproof. |
| ado | n. unnecessary activity or ceremony. |
| adoration | n. Profound devotion. |
| adroit | adj. Having skill in the use of the bodily or mental powers. |
| adulterant | n. An adulterating substance. |
| adulterate | v. To make impure by the admixture of other or baser ingredients. |
| adumbrate | v. To represent beforehand in outline or by emblem. |
| advent | n. The coming or arrival, as of any important change, event, state, or personage. |
| adverse | adj. Opposing or opposed. |
| adversity | n. Misfortune. |
| advert | v. To refer incidentally. |
| advertiser | n. One who advertises, especially in newspapers. |
| advisory | adj. Not mandatory. |
| advocacy | n. The act of pleading a cause. |
| advocate | n. One who pleads the cause of another, as in a legal or ecclesiastical court. |
| aerial | adj. Of, pertaining to, or like the air. |
| aeronaut | n. One who navigates the air, a balloonist. |
| aeronautics | n. the art or practice of flying aircraft |
| aerostat | n. A balloon or other apparatus floating in or sustained by the air. |
| aerostatics | n. The branch of pneumatics that treats of the equilibrium, pressure, and mechanical properties. |
| affable | adj. Easy to approach. |
| affect | v. To act upon |
| affectation | n. A studied or ostentatious pretense or attempt. |
| affiliate | n. Some auxiliary person or thing. |
| affirmative | adj. Answering yes; to a question at issue. |
| affix | v. To fasten. |
| affluence | n. A profuse or abundant supply of riches. |
| affront | n. An open insult or indignity. |
| afire | adv. & adj. On fire, literally or figuratively. |
| afoot | adv. In progress. |
| aforesaid | adj. Said in a preceding part or before. |
| afresh | adv. Once more, after rest or interval. |
| afterthought | n. A thought that comes later than its appropriate or expected time. |
| agglomerate | v. To pile or heap together. |
| aggrandize | v. To cause to appear greatly. |
| aggravate | v. To make heavier, worse, or more burdensome. |
| aggravation | n. The fact of being made heavier or more heinous, as a crime , offense, misfortune, etc. |
| aggregate | n. The entire number, sum, mass, or quantity of something. |
| aggress | v. To make the first attack. |
| aggression | n. An unprovoked attack. |
| aggrieve | v. To give grief or sorrow to. |
| aghast | adj. Struck with terror and amazement. |
| agile | adj. Able to move or act quickly, physically, or mentally. |
| agitate | v. To move or excite (the feelings or thoughts). |
| agrarian | adj. Pertaining to land, especially agricultural land. |
| aide-de-camp | n. An officer who receives and transmits the orders of the general. |
| ailment | n. Slight sickness. |
| airy | adj. Delicate, ethereal. |
| akin | adj. Of similar nature or qualities. |
| alabaster | n. A white or delicately tinted fine-grained gypsum. |
| alacrity | n. Cheerful willingness. |
| albeit | conj. Even though. |
| albino | n. A person with milky white skin and hair, and eyes with bright red pupil and usually pink iris. |
| album | n. A book whose leaves are so made to form paper frames for holding photographs or the like. |
| alchemy | n. Chemistry of the middle ages, characterized by the pursuit of changing base metals to gold. |
| alcohol | n. A volatile, inflammable, colorless liquid of a penetrating odor and burning taste. |
| alcoholism | n. A condition resulting from the inordinate or persistent use of alcoholic beverages. |
| alcove | n. A covered recess connected with or at the side of a larger room. |
| alder | n. Any shrub or small tree of the genus Alumnus, of the oak family. |
| alderman | n. A member of a municipal legislative body, who usually exercises also certain judicial functions. |
| aldermanship | n. The dignity, condition, office, or term of office of an alderman. |
| alias | n. An assumed name. |
| alien | n. One who owes allegiance to a foreign government. |
| alienable | adj. Capable of being aliened or alienated, as lands. |
| alienate | v. To cause to turn away. |
| alienation | n. Estrangement. |
| aliment | n. That which nourishes. |
| alkali | n. Anything that will neutralize an acid, as lime, magnesia, etc. |
| allay | v. To calm the violence or reduce the intensity of; mitigate. |
| allege | v. To assert to be true, especially in a formal manner, as in court. |
| allegory | n. The setting forth of a subject under the guise of another subject of aptly suggestive likeness. |
| alleviate | v. To make less burdensome or less hard to bear. |
| alley | n. A narrow street, garden path, walk, or the like. |
| alliance | n. Any combination or union for some common purpose. |
| allot | v. To assign a definite thing or part to a certain person. |
| allotment | n. Portion. |
| allude | v. To refer incidentally, or by suggestion. |
| allusion | n. An indirect and incidental reference to something without definite mention of it. |
| alluvion | n. Flood. |
| ally | n. A person or thing connected with another, usually in some relation of helpfulness. |
| almanac | n. A series of tables giving the days of the week together with certain astronomical information. |
| aloof | adv. Not in sympathy with or desiring to associate with others. |
| altar | n. Any raised place or structure on which sacrifices may be offered or incense burned. |
| alter | v. To make change in. |
| alteration | n. Change or modification. |
| altercate | v. To contend angrily or zealously in words. |
| alternate | n. One chosen to act in place of another, in case of the absence or incapacity of that other. |
| alternative | n. Something that may or must exist, be taken or chosen, or done instead of something else. |
| altitude | n. Vertical distance or elevation above any point or base-level, as the sea. |
| alto | n. The lowest or deepest female voice or part. |
| altruism | n. Benevolence to others on subordination to self-interest. |
| altruist | n. One who advocates or practices altruism. |
| amalgam | n. An alloy or union of mercury with another metal. |
| amalgamate | v. To mix or blend together in a homogeneous body. |
| amateur | adj. Practicing an art or occupation for the love of it, but not as a profession. |
| amatory | adj. Designed to excite love. |
| ambidextrous | adj. Having the ability of using both hands with equal skill or ease. |
| ambiguous | adj. Having a double meaning. |
| ambitious | adj. Eagerly desirous and aspiring. |
| ambrosial | adj. Divinely sweet, fragrant, or delicious. |
| ambulance | n. A vehicle fitted for conveying the sick and wounded. |
| ambulate | v. To walk about |
| ambush | n. The act or state of lying concealed for the purpose of surprising or attacking the enemy. |
| ameliorate | v. To relieve, as from pain or hardship |
| amenable | adj. Willing and ready to submit. |
| Americanism | n. A peculiar sense in which an English word or phrase is used in the United States. |
| amicable | adj. Done in a friendly spirit. |
| amity | n. Friendship. |
| amorous | adj. Having a propensity for falling in love. |
| amorphous | adj. Without determinate shape. |
| amour | n. A love-affair, especially one of an illicit nature. |
| ampere | n. The practical unit of electric-current strength. |
| ampersand | n. The character &; and. |
| amphibious | adj. Living both on land and in water. |
| amphitheater | n. An edifice of elliptical shape, constructed about a central open space or arena. |
| amplitude | n. Largeness. |
| amply | adv. Sufficiently. |
| amputate | v. To remove by cutting, as a limb or some portion of the body. |
| amusement | n. Diversion. |
| anachronism | n. Anything occurring or existing out of its proper time. |
| anagram | n. The letters of a word or phrase so transposed as to make a different word or phrase. |
| analogous | adj. Corresponding (to some other) in certain respects, as in form, proportion, relations. |
| analogy | n. Reasoning in which from certain and known relations or resemblance others are formed. |
| analyst | n. One who analyzes or makes use of the analytical method. |
| analyze | v. To examine minutely or critically. |
| anarchy | n. Absence or utter disregard of government. |
| anathema | n. Anything forbidden, as by social usage. |
| anatomy | n. That branch of morphology which treats of the structure of organisms. |
| ancestry | n. One's ancestors collectively. |
| anecdote | n. A brief account of some interesting event or incident. |
| anemia | n. Deficiency of blood or red corpuscles. |
| anemic | adj. Affected with anemia. |
| anemometer | n. An instrument for measuring the force or velocity of wind. |
| anesthetic | adj. Pertaining to or producing loss of sensation. |
| anew | adv. Once more. |
| angelic | adj. Saintly. |
| Anglophobia | n. Hatred or dread of England or of what is English. |
| Anglo-Saxon | n. The entire English race wherever found, as in Europe, the United States, or India. |
| angular | adj. Sharp-cornered. |
| anhydrous | adj. Withered. |
| animadversion | n. The utterance of criticism or censure. |
| animadvert | v. To pass criticism or censure. |
| animalcule | n. An animal of microscopic smallness. |
| animate | v. To make alive. |
| animosity | n. Hatred. |
| annalist | n. Historian. |
| annals | n. A record of events in their chronological order, year by year. |
| annex | v. To add or affix at the end. |
| annihilate | v. To destroy absolutely. |
| annotate | v. To make explanatory or critical notes on or upon. |
| annual | adj. Occurring every year. |
| annuity | n. An annual allowance, payment, or income. |
| annunciation | n. Proclamation. |
| anode | n. The point where or path by which a voltaic current enters an electrolyte or the like. |
| anonymous | adj. Of unknown authorship. |
| antagonism | n. Mutual opposition or resistance of counteracting forces, principles, or persons. |
| Antarctic | adj. Pertaining to the south pole or the regions near it. |
| ante | v. In the game of poker, to put up a stake before the cards are dealt. |
| antecede | v. To precede. |
| antecedent | n. One who or that which precedes or goes before, as in time, place, rank, order, or causality. |
| antechamber | n. A waiting room for those who seek audience. |
| antedate | v. To assign or affix a date to earlier than the actual one. |
| antediluvian | adj. Of or pertaining to the times, things, events before the great flood in the days of Noah. |
| antemeridian | adj. Before noon. |
| antemundane | adj. Pertaining to time before the world's creation. |
| antenatal | adj. Occurring or existing before birth. |
| anterior | adj. Prior. |
| anteroom | n. A room situated before and opening into another, usually larger. |
| anthology | n. A collection of extracts from the writings of various authors. |
| anthracite | n. Hard coal. |
| anthropology | n. The science of man in general. |
| anthropomorphous | adj. Having or resembling human form. |
| antic | n. A grotesque, ludicrous, or fantastic action. |
| Antichrist | n. Any opponent or enemy of Christ, whether a person or a power. |
| anticlimax | n. A gradual or sudden decrease in the importance or impressiveness of what is said. |
| anticyclone | n. An atmospheric condition of high central pressure, with currents flowing outward. |
| antidote | n. Anything that will counteract or remove the effects of poison, disease, or the like. |
| antilogy | n. Inconsistency or contradiction in terms or ideas. |
| antipathize | v. To show or feel a feeling of antagonism, aversion, or dislike. |
| antiphon | n. A response or alteration of responses, generally musical. |
| antiphony | n. An anthem or other composition sung responsively. |
| antipodes | n. A place or region on the opposite side of the earth. |
| antiquary | n. One who collects and examines old things, as coins, books, medals, weapons, etc. |
| antiquate | v. To make old or out of date. |
| antique | adj. Pertaining to ancient times. |
| antiseptic | n. Anything that destroys or restrains the growth of putrefactive micro-organisms. |
| antislavery | adj. Opposed to human slavery. |
| antispasmodic | adj. Tending to prevent or relieve non-inflammatory spasmodic affections. |
| antistrophe | n. The inversion of terms in successive classes, as in "the home of joy and the joy of home". |
| antitoxin | n. A substance which neutralizes the poisonous products of micro-organisms. |
| antonym | n. A word directly opposed to another in meaning. |
| anxious | adj. Distressed in mind respecting some uncertain matter. |
| apathy | n. Insensibility to emotion or passionate feeling. |
| aperture | n. Hole. |
| apex | n. The highest point, as of a mountain. |
| aphorism | n. Proverb. |
| apiary | n. A place where bees are kept. |
| apogee | n. The climax. |
| apology | n. A disclaimer of intentional error or offense. |
| apostasy | n. A total departure from one's faith or religion. |
| apostate | adj. False. |
| apostle | n. Any messenger commissioned by or as by divine authority. |
| apothecary | n. One who keeps drugs for sale and puts up prescriptions. |
| apotheosis | n. Deification. |
| appall | v. To fill with dismay or horror. |
| apparent | adj. Easily understood. |
| apparition | n. Ghost. |
| appease | v. To soothe by quieting anger or indignation. |
| appellate | adj. Capable of being appealed to. |
| appellation | n. The name or title by which a particular person, class, or thing is called. |
| append | v. To add or attach, as something accessory, subordinate, or supplementary. |
| appertain | v. To belong, as by right, fitness, association, classification, possession, or natural relation. |
| apposite | adj. Appropriate. |
| apposition | n. The act of placing side by side, together, or in contact. |
| appraise | v. To estimate the money value of. |
| appreciable | adj. Capable of being discerned by the senses or intellect. |
| apprehend | v. To make a prisoner of (a person) in the name of the law. |
| apprehensible | adj. Capable of being conceived. |
| approbation | n. Sanction. |
| appropriate | adj. Suitable for the purpose and circumstances. |
| aqueduct | n. A water-conduit, particularly one for supplying a community from a distance. |
| aqueous | adj. Of, pertaining to, or containing water. |
| arbiter | n. One chosen or appointed, by mutual consent of parties in dispute, to decide matters. |
| arbitrary | adj. Fixed or done capriciously. |
| arbitrate | v. To act or give judgment as umpire. |
| arbor | n. A tree. |
| arboreal | adj. Of or pertaining to a tree or trees. |
| arborescent | adj. Having the nature of a tree. |
| arboretum | n. A botanical garden or place devoted to the cultivation of trees or shrubs. |
| arboriculture | n. The cultivation of trees or shrubs. |
| arcade | n. A vaulted passageway or street; a roofed passageway having shops, etc., opening from it. |
| archaic | adj. Antiquated |
| archaism | n. Obsolescence. |
| archangel | n. An angel of high rank. |
| archbishop | n. The chief of the bishops of an ecclesiastical province in the Greek, Roman, and Anglican church. |
| archdeacon | n. A high official administrator of the affairs of a diocese. |
| archaeology | n. The branch of anthropology concerned with the systematic investigation of the relics of man. |
| archetype | n. A prototype. |
| archipelago | n. Any large body of water studded with islands, or the islands collectively themselves. |
| ardent | adj. Burning with passion. |
| ardor | n. Intensity of passion or affection. |
| arid | adj. Very dry. |
| aristocracy | n. A hereditary nobility |
| aristocrat | n. A hereditary noble or one nearly connected with nobility. |
| armada | n. A fleet of war-vessels. |
| armful | n. As much as can be held in the arm or arms. |
| armory | n. An arsenal. |
| aroma | n. An agreeable odor. |
| arraign | v. To call into court, as a person indicted for crime, and demand whether he pleads guilty or not. |
| arrange | v. To put in definite or proper order. |
| arrangement | n. The act of putting in proper order, or the state of being put in order. |
| arrant | adj. Notoriously bad. |
| arrear | n. Something overdue and unpaid. |
| arrival | n. A coming to stopping-place or destination. |
| arrogant | adj. Unduly or excessively proud, as of wealth, station, learning, etc. |
| arrogate | v. To take, demand, or claim, especially presumptuously or without reasons or grounds. |
| Artesian | well n. A very deep bored well. water rises due to underground pressure |
| artful | adj. Characterized by craft or cunning. |
| Arthurian | adj. Pertaining to King Arthur, the real or legendary hero of British poetic story. |
| artifice | n. Trickery. |
| artless | adj. Ingenuous. |
| ascendant | adj. Dominant. |
| ascension | n. The act of rising. |
| ascent | n. A rising, soaring, or climbing. |
| ascetic | adj. Given to severe self-denial and practicing excessive abstinence and devotion. |
| ascribe | v. To assign as a quality or attribute. |
| asexual | adj. Having no distinct sexual organs. |
| ashen | adj. Pale. |
| askance | adv. With a side or indirect glance or meaning. |
| asperity | n. Harshness or roughness of temper. |
| aspirant | n. One who seeks earnestly, as for advancement, honors, place. |
| aspiration | n. An earnest wish for that which is above one's present reach. |
| aspire | v. To have an earnest desire, wish, or longing, as for something high and good, not yet attained. |
| assailant | n. One who attacks. |
| assassin | n. One who kills, or tries to kill, treacherously or secretly. |
| assassinate | v. To kill, as by surprise or secret assault, especially the killing of some eminent person. |
| assassination | n. Murderer, as by secret assault or treachery. |
| assay | n. The chemical analysis or testing of an alloy ore. |
| assent | v. To express agreement with a statement or matter of opinion. |
| assess | v. To determine the amount of (a tax or other sum to be paid). |
| assessor | n. An officer whose duty it is to assess taxes. |
| assets | n. pl. Property in general, regarded as applicable to the payment of debts. |
| assiduous | adj. Diligent. |
| assignee | n. One who is appointed to act for another in the management of certain property and interests. |
| assimilate | v. To adapt. |
| assonance | n. Resemblance or correspondence in sound. |
| assonant | adj. Having resemblance of sound. |
| assonate | v. To accord in sound, especially vowel sound. |
| assuage | v. To cause to be less harsh, violent, or severe, as excitement, appetite, pain, or disease. |
| astringent | adj. Harsh in disposition or character. |
| astute | adj. Keen in discernment. |
| atheism | n. The denial of the existence of God. |
| athirst | adj. Wanting water. |
| athwart | adv. From side to side. |
| atomizer | n. An apparatus for reducing a liquid to a fine spray, as for disinfection, inhalation, etc. |
| atone | v. To make amends for. |
| atonement | n. Amends, reparation, or expiation made from wrong or injury. |
| atrocious | adj. Outrageously or wantonly wicked, criminal, vile, or cruel. |
| atrocity | n. Great cruelty or reckless wickedness. |
| attache | n. A subordinate member of a diplomatic embassy. |
| attest | v. To certify as accurate, genuine, or true. |
| attorney-general | n. The chief law-officer of a government. |
| auburn | adj. Reddish-brown, said usually of the hair. |
| audacious | adj. Fearless. |
| audible | adj. Loud enough to be heard. |
| audition | n. The act or sensation of hearing. |
| auditory | adj. Of or pertaining to hearing or the organs or sense of hearing. |
| augment | v. To make bigger. |
| augur | v. To predict. |
| Augustinian | adj. Pertaining to St. Augustine, his doctrines, or the religious orders called after him. |
| aura | n. Pervasive psychic influence supposed to emanate from persons |
| aural | adj. Of or pertaining to the ear. |
| auricle | n. One of the two chambers of the heart which receives the blood from the veins. |
| auricular | adj. Of or pertaining to the ear, its auricle, or the sense of hearing. |
| auriferous | adj. Containing gold. |
| aurora | n. A luminous phenomenon in the upper regions of the atmosphere. |
| auspice | n. favoring, protecting, or propitious influence or guidance. |
| austere | adj. Severely simple; unadorned. |
| autarchy | n. Unrestricted power. |
| authentic | adj. Of undisputed origin. |
| authenticity | n. The state or quality of being genuine, or of the origin and authorship claimed. |
| autobiography | n. The story of one's life written by himself. |
| autocracy | n. Absolute government. |
| autocrat | n. Any one who claims or wields unrestricted or undisputed authority or influence. |
| automaton | n. Any living being whose actions are or appear to be involuntary or mechanical. |
| autonomous | adj. Self-governing. |
| autonomy | n. Self-government. |
| autopsy | n. The examination of a dead body by dissection to ascertain the cause of death. |
| autumnal | adj. Of or pertaining to autumn. |
| auxiliary | n. One who or that which aids or helps, especially when regarded as subsidiary or accessory. |
| avalanche | n. The fall or sliding of a mass of snow or ice down a mountain-slope, often bearing with it rock. |
| avarice | n. Passion for getting and keeping riches. |
| aver | v. To assert as a fact. |
| averse | adj. Reluctant. |
| aversion | n. A mental condition of fixed opposition to or dislike of some particular thing. |
| avert | v. To turn away or aside. |
| aviary | n. A spacious cage or enclosure in which live birds are kept. |
| avidity | n. Greediness. |
| avocation | n. Diversion. |
| avow | v. To declare openly. |
| awaken | v. To arouse, as emotion, interest, or the like. |
| awry | adv. & adj. Out of the proper form, direction, or position. |
| aye | adv. An expression of assent. |
| azalea | n. A flowering shrub. |
| azure | n. The color of the sky. |
| jeer | to make fun of |
| jest | to joke |
| parody | a humorous imitation |
| recreation | something done for fun, a hobby or game |
| skit | a short comic scene |
| adjunct | an accessory, something added on |
| coalesce | to come together |
| congeal | to thicken, or change from liquid to solid |
| consensus | an agreement |
| contiguous | lying side by side |
| juxtapose | to place side by side |
| rendezvous | a meeting, usually secret |
| abdicate | to give up power |
| accord | to be in agreement |
| allege | to declare that something is true without proof |
| assess | to evaluate or determine the worth of |
| condone | to forgive or disregard an offense |
| conventional | traditional, ordinary |
| debunk | to prove false |
| decree | an order or a command |
| inquiry | a request for information |
| ratify | to approve, usually a law |
| sustain | to support |
| amorphous | without shape |
| obscure | hidden or dark, hard to see |
| writhe | to twist |
| epoch | a period of time |
| intangible | unable to be touched or sensed |
| polymorphous | having many shapes |
| prolific | fertile, very productive |
| scull | a small rowboat or an oar for a rowboat |
| sporadic | having no pattern or order |
| surrogate | a substitute |
| varidgated | having many parts or colors |
| akin | related to or alike |
| congenial | agreeable |
| placate | to quiet down, appease |
| altruistic | doing good for others |
| aspirant | someone reaching for something |
| hostility | animosity |
| debilitating | weakening, harmful |
| deficient | lacking an essential part |
| insolent | disrespectful, rude |
| irate | enraged |
| notorious | known widely and unfavorably |
| profane | to abuse or put to ill use |
| recalcitrant | disobedient, stubborn |
| warlock | a male witch |
| banal | unoriginal and boring |
| belligerent | hostile, warlike |
| browbeat | to intimidate |
| choleric | irritable |
| incompetent | not able to do something properly |
| insipid | lacking interest, dull, boring |
| ostentatious | showy, pretentious |
| pedantic | overly scholary, boring |
| pugnacious | hostile |
| sanctimonious | acting morally superior, holier-than-thou |
| abyss | a deep narrow pit |
| barrage | a flood |
| brig | the prison of a ship |
| hovel | a shack |
| indictment | the situation of having been charged with a crime |
| quiver | a portable container for arrows |
| plight | a bad situation, a predicament |
| rue | to regret |
| adverse | unfavorable, opposed, going against |
| aggravate | to make worse |
| assailable | vulnerable |
| founder | to sink |
| impasse | a deadlock, a point at which one can go no further |
| incumbent | someone who is currently holding a political position |
| insinuation | a sneaky suggestion or something bad |
| mar | to spoil, to mark |
| null | zero value |
| repudiate | to put down, to renounce |
| ruse | a clever trick |
| sedate | to calm, especially by use of a drug |
| slander | a false and mean-spirited statement meant to injure someone |
| superfluous | more than what is required or needed |
| benign | good, harmless |
| exquisite | beautifully made or designed |
| robust | healthy |
| deft | skillful |
| meticulous | careful, paying attention to details |
| pious | deeply religious |
| illuminate | to light up or make clear |
| imply | to express indirectly |
| lament | to express grief for, mourn |
| reminiscence | a memory, the act or recalling the past |
| dormant | temporarily inactive, asleep |
| eradicate | to erase or get rid of |
| excavate | to dig up |
| innate | possessed at birth, not learned |
| merge | to blend together |
| adept | very skilled |
| facet | an aspect of something |
| ingenuity | innovation, creativity |
| inscribe | to write or etch words on or into a surface |
| novice | a beginner |
| procure | to obtain |
| tenacious | holding firmly, especially to a belief, stubborn |
| vend | to sell |
| vigor | strength, energy |
| ambivalent | having opposing or mixed feelings |
| analytical | intending to understand the nature of something |
| biased | favoring one side or opinion over another |
| brash | bold |
| dubious | doubtful |
| ironic | the use of words to express an unintended or contradictory meaning |
| jubilant | overly joyful |
| objective | not influenced by personal opinion, just the facts |
| sarcastic | the use of witty language used to insult or show displeasure |
| skeptical | doubtful |
| somber | serious, dark, gloomy |
| subjective | influenced by personal opinion, biased |
| temperament | your usual mood or behavior |
| pedestrian | ordinary, dull |
| inauspicious | ominous |
| vacant | stark |
| austere | severe |
| quell | stifle |
| proclivity | propensity; preference |
| stymie | to frustrate |
| refractory | stubborn |
| meager | sparse; thin and deficient |
| credible | plausible |
| fallow | unused |
| champion | side with |
| imbue | suffuse |
| renaissance | rebirth, or revival |
| decomposition | disintegration |
| aggrandizement | glorification |
| refutation | disproof |
| trifle | something of little importance; to talk in a joking manner |
| pinnacle | top, apex; peak |
| miser | stingy with money; mean |
| humanitarian | promoting social welfare; philanthropist |
| curator | someone in charge of a museum or zoo |
| pugnent | sharp |
| rancid | having a strong smell, offensive |
| perversion | to corrupt, misdirect, or misuse |
| apiary | a place where bees are kept |
| submissive | to surrender; to propose or put forward |
| ailing | to give pain or have suffering |
| rapture | filled with delight; ectasy |
| incendiary | an agitator |
| refurbish | to brighten, or freshen up; to renovate |
| statiate | to satisfy |
| decibel | a degree of loudness |
| congregation | an assembly of persons, a gathering |
| tactile | tangible |
| ornate | elaborately or excessive decorated |
| brazen | made with brass; to face with defiance and impudence |
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or what to say |
| gully | to undergo erosion (usually by water) |
| deluge | to overflow with water; inundate |
| anthology | an assorment of works of art |
| canter | slower than a gallop |
| movement | a rhythmic sequence |
| facilitate | to make easier; to help bring about |
| deport | to behave in accord with the rules |
| wanton | hard to control, unruly |
| fabricate | falsify |
| summit | a conference |
| spurn | to reject |
| absolve | clear |
| destroy | subvert |
| aplomb | confidence |
| abscond | leave |
| irritable | petulant |
| travesty | mockery |
| burnish | to make shiny |
| fervent | zealous; more intense than eager |
| wan | sickly; feeble or pale |
| ardor | a passion |
| hoax | falsification |
| peruse | read |
| elucidate | make clear |
| mendicant | beggar |
| jovial | happy |
| chaff | waste |
| minutiae | trivia; unimportant |
| prehensile | grasping |
| decrepit | unhealthy; weak |
| abhor | to hate or view with repugnance |
| acute | sharp, intense; crucial |
| adage | old saying, proverb |
| adjourn | to postpone; to suspend for a period of time |
| admonish | to scold |
| aeronautic | relating to aircraft |
| affectation | attempt to appear to be what one is not, for the purpose of impressing others |
| aghast | overcome by surprise |
| allure | fascination, appeal |
| annihilate | to destroy completely |
| aperture | opening |
| ardent | characterized by passion or desire |
| artifice | trickery, clever ruse |
| ascertain | to find out or discover by examination |
| assailable | able to be attacked |
| atrocity | horrible, usually butal, act |
| beguile | to delude, deceive by trickery |
| bile | ill temper, irritablility |
| boisterous | loud and unrestrained |
| bravado | showy and pretentious display of courage |
| cache | a hiding place for treasure |
| caprice | sudden, unpredictable change |
| cascade | waterfall, as in a type of fireworks |
| censor | to remove material, suppress |
| chasm | gorge or deep canyon |
| circumscribe | to encircle with a line, to limit in any way |
| countenance | to approve or support; the general appearance or behavior of something or someone |
| dearth | scarcity, lack |
| declamation | excercise in speech-giving; attack or protest |
| despondent | in a state of depression |
| din | loud, confused noise |
| discursive | covering a wide area or digressing from a topic |
| doff | to remove or take off, as clothing |
| dogged | persistent in effort; stubbornly tencious |
| ebullient | overflowing with fervor, enthusiasm, or excitement |
| eccentric | odd, unconventional |
| eddy | a small whirlpool or any similar current |
| eminent | distinguished, high in rank or station |
| emulate | to imitate or copy |
| encompass | to form a circle or a ring around |
| entourage | group of followers, attendants, or assisstants |
| erudite | knowledgable and learned |
| expunge | to delete or omit completely |
| extricate | to release from difficulty or an entanglement |
| extroverted | outgoing or interested in people |
| fickle | easily changeable, especially in emotions |
| fidelity | faithfulness to duties; truthfulness |
| flagrant | noticeable |
| flippant | not serious, playful; irreverent |
| germinate | to bud or sprout |
| glib | able to speak profusely; having a ready flow of words |
| grotesque | odd or unnatural in some way |
| govel | to humble oneself, to beg |
| heterogenous | not uniform; made up of different parts |
| imminent | about to happen, on the verge of occurring |
| inadvertent | unintentional |
| inert | having no power to move or act; resisting motion or action |
| insomnia | inability to fall asleep |
| insurgent | rebel; rising in revolt, starting a revolution |
| limber | bending and moving easily |
| misbegotten | poorly conceived, poorly planned, based on false assumptions and reasonings |
| nebulous | hazy, not well-defined |
| opportune | appropriate to time or circumstances: timely, lucky |
| palatable | good tasting |
| paradox | contradiction, something that doesn't fit |
| perjury | making deliberately false statements when under oath |
| rabble | large, disorderly, and easily excited mob |
| rabid | afflicted with rabies |
| rancor | bad feeling, bitterness |
| ransack | to search thoroughly and messily |
| recur | to return; to occur again |
| regal | royal, splendid |
| reimburse | to repay someone for their expenses |
| renowned | well-known, famous, celebrated |
| repartee | witty conversation, retort |
| revel | celebrate noisily, have a party |
| rout | conquer, defeat, and chase off |
| satellite | moon, a small thing going around a bigger thing |
| saturate | to fill something to a point where it can hold no more |
| saucy | impudent, impertinent, flippant |
| scald | burn with hot liquid or steam |
| scathing | overly critical |
| schism | division or separation between groups of members within an organization |
| seethe | to heave or bubble from great inner turmoil, as a volcano; to boil |
| solicit | to seek something from another; to make a request of someone |
| splice | to join, bind, attach |
| squander | to waste on something worthless |
| staunch | steady, loyal |
| stealthy | sneaky, secret |
| succumb | to give in, to submit |
| suffice | to be adequate or enough |
| surfeit | overly abundant supply, an excess |
| surmise | to guess, to infer |
| taint | to poison as a drink, to corrupt as a person |
| taut | stretched tightly; tense |
| tepid | neither hot nor cold; lukewarm; bland |
| tether | chain or rope tied to an animal to keep in within specific bounds |
| trepidation | fear, apprehension |
| trite | lacking originality, inspiration |
| tumult | noise and confusion |
| vitalize | make something come alive |
| wantonly | without a reason |
| laurels | vine |
| boorish | rude |
Combine with other sets
Share on Facebook
Share on MySpace