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abase: lower, degrade
abash: embarrass
abjure: renounce
abnegation: self-sacrifice, renunciation
abominate: detestable
abominate: loathsome, hate
abrogate: abolish
absolve: pardon
abstemious: sparing in eating & drinking
abstruse: obscure, profound
abysmal: bottomless
accede: agree
acclaim: applaud
acclivity: sharp incline
accord: agreement
accouter: equip
accretion: growth, increase
acerbity: bitterness of speech
acquiesce: assent
acrimonious: bitterness
acrophobia: fear of heights
actuarial: calculating
actuate: motivate
acuity: sharpness
addle: muddle
adherent: supporter
adjunct: something attached (inferior)
adjuration: solemn urging
adroit: skilful
adulation: flattery
adventitious: accidental, casual
adversity: poverty
advert: refer
aegis: shield, defense
aerie: nest of a large bird
affable: easily approachable
affected: artificial, pretend
affliction: state of distress
affront: insult, offense
agglomeration: collection
aggrandize: increase or intensify
agnostic: one who is skeptical of God
agrarian: pertaining to land
alacrity: eagerness, cheerful promptness
alcove: nook, recess
allay: calm, pacify
allegory: story in which characters are used as symbols, eg: fables
alliteration: repetition of beginning sound
allude: refer
allure: entice, attract
allusion: indirect reference
altruistic: unselfish generosity
amalgamate: combine
ambivalence: state of having contradictory emotional attitudes
ameliorate: improve
amenable: readily manageable
amity: friendship
amok: in a state of rage
amoral: non-moral
amorous: moved by sexual love
amorphous: without shape
anachronism: something misplaced in time
analogous: comparable
analogy: similarity
anarchist: person who seeks to overturn govt.
anathema: solemn curse (anathematize)
anecdote: short account of interesting event
animadversion: critical remark
animosity: active enemy
animus: hostile feeling
anneal: make less brittle
annotate: comment
anodyne: pain killer
anoint: consecrate
anomalous: abnormal
anomaly: irregularity
antagonism: hostility
antecede: precede
antediluvian: antiquated
anthology: book of literary selections
anthropoid: manlike
anthropomorphic: having human form
anticlimax: letdown in thought or emotion
antipathy: aversion, dislike
antiquated: obsolete
antithesis: contrast
apathy: lack of caring
aphasia: loss of speech
aphorism: a saying or maxim
apiary: place where bees are kept
aplomb: poise or assurance
apocryphal: untrue, made up
apologist: one who writes in defense of a cause
apostate: one who abandons his religious faith or political belief
apothecary: druggist
apothegm: compact saying
apotheosis: elevation to god-hood, perfect example
appease: pacify
appellation: name or title
apposite: appropriate; fitting
apprise: inform
approbation: approval
appropriate: acquire
appurtenances: subordinate possessions
apropos: with reference to; regarding
aquiline: curved, hooked
arboretum: place where different varieties of trees are studied
arcade: covered passageway (lined with shops)
arcane: secret
archaic: antiquated
archetype: prototype, primitive pattern
ardor: heat, passion
arduous: hard, strenuous
argot: slang
aria: operatic solo
arraign: charge in court, indict
array: draw up in order
array: adorn
arroyo: gully
articulate: affective, distinct
artifice: trickery, deception
artless: without guile, open and honest
ascendancy: controlling influence
ascetic: practicing self-denial
ascribe: refer, attribute
ashen: ash colored
asinine: stupid
askance: indirect look
askew: crookedly; slanted
asperity: sharpness of temper
aspersion: slanderous remark
assail: assault
assay: analyze, evaluate
assiduous: diligent
assuage: ease or lessen pain
astral: relating to stars
astringent: binding, harsh or severe, causing contraction
astute: wise, shrewd
asunder: apart, into parts
atavism: resemblance to remote ancestors
atheistic: denying the existence of god
atrophy: wasting away
attribute: essential quality
attribute: gradual decrease in numbers
audacious: daring, bold
augury: omen, prophecy
austere: forbiddingly stern, severely simple or unornamented
autocratic: having absolute, unchecked power, dictatorial
automaton: mechanism that imitates actions or humans
auxiliary: providing or offering help, additional or subsidiary
avarice: greediness for wealth
aver: state confidently
avert: prevent, turn away
aviary: enclosure for birds
avid: greedy, eager for
avocation: secondary or minor occupation
avow: declare openly
avuncular: like an uncle
awl: pointed tool for piercing
awry: distorted, crooked
azure: sky blue
babble: chatter idly
bacchanalian: drunken
badinage: teasing conversion
bait: harass, tease
baleful: deadly, ominous, having a malign influence
balk: stop short
balk: foil
balmy: mild, fragrant
banal: hackneyed, commonplace, trite, lacking originality
bandy: discuss lightly, heated (words) exchange
bantering: good naturedly ridiculing
barefaced: shameless, bold, unconcealed
baroque: highly ornate
bastion: stronghold
bate: let down, restrain
bauble: trifle, trinket
bawdy: indecent, obscene
beatific: blissful
beatitude: blessedness, state of bliss, growing closer to god
bedizen: dress with vulgar finery
bedraggle: wet thoroughly
befuddle: confuse thoroughly
beget: father, produce, give rise to
begrudge: resent
beguile: mislead or delude, cheat, pastime
behemoth: monstrous size or power
beholden: obligated, indebted
behoove: be suited to, be incumbent upon
belabor: explain excessively, assail verbally
beleaguer: besiege or attack, harass
belie: contradict, give false impression
belittle: depreciate, disparage
bellicose: warlike
belligerent: quarrelsome
bemoan: lament, express disapproval of
bemused: confused
benediction: blessing
benevolent: generous, charitable
benign: not malignant, kindly, favorable
benison: blessing
bequeath: hand down, leave to some one by will
berate: scold strongly
bereavement: state of being deprived of something
bereft: deprived of, lacking
beseech: beg, plead
beset: harass or trouble
besiege: surround with armed forces, harass
besmirch: soil, defile
betoken: signify, indicate
betroth: become engaged to, marry
bevy: large group
bicameral: two chambered, as a legislative body
bigotry: stubborn intolerance
bilious: suffering from indigestion, irritable
bilk: swindle, cheat
bivouac: temporary encampment
blanch: bleach, whiten
bland: soothing or mild, agreeable
blasé: bored with pleasure or dissipation
blighted: suffering from disease or destroyed
blithe: gay; joyous
blowhard: talkative boaster
bludgeon: club; heavy headed weapon
bluff: rough but good natured
bluff: pretense
bluster: blow in heavy gusts
bode: foreshadow
bohemian: unconventional (in an artistic way)
boisterous: violent; rough; noisy
bombastic: pompous
boorish: rude; insensitive
bouillon: clear beef soup
bourgeois: middle class; dully conventional
bowdlerize: expurgate
braggadocio: boasting
braggart: boaster
bravado: swagger; assumed air of defiance
brazen: insolent
brevity: conciseness
brindled: tawny or grayish with spots
brocade: rich figured fabric
brooch: ornamental clasp
brook: tolerate
browbeat: intimidate; bully
brusque: blunt; abrupt
bucolic: rustic, pastoral
bugaboo: bugbear, object of baseless terror
bulwark: earthwork or other strong defense, person who defends
burgeon: grow forth, send out buds
burlesque: give an imitation that ridicules
burnish: make shiny by rubbing or polishing
buttress: support, prop up
cadence: rhythmic rise and fall( of sound), beat
cajole: coax, wheedle
callow: immature, youthful, inexperienced
calumny: malicious misrepresentation, slander
camaraderie: good fellowship
canard: unfound rumor, exaggerated report
candor: frankness, open honesty
canker: any evil, any ulcerous sore
canny: thrifty, shrewd
cant: insincere expression of piety, jargon of thieves
cantankerous: ill humored, irritable
cantata: story set to music
canto: division of a long poem
capacious: spacious
capitulate: surrender
caprice: whim
capricious: fickle, unpredictable
captious: faultfinding
carafe: glass water bottle, decanter
carapace: shell covering the back (turtle, crab)
careen: lurch, sway from side to side
carillon: set of bell capable of being played
carousal: drunken revel
carping: fault finding, petty criticism
carrion: rotting flesh of dead body
castigation: punishment, severe criticism
cataclysm: deluge, upheaval
catcall: shout of disapproval, boo
catechism: book for religious instruction, instruction by question and answers
catharsis: purging or cleaning of passageway
cathartic: purgative
catholic: universal
caucus: private meeting of members
caulk: make water tight
caustic: burning, sarcastically biting
cauterize: burn with hot iron
cavalcade: procession
cavalier: casual and offhand
cavil: make frivolous objections
cede: yield
celerity: speed, rapidity
censorious: critical
censure: blame or criticize
cerebration: thought
certitude: certainty
cessation: stoppage
cession: yield
chafe: warm by rubbing
chaff: worthless product of an endeavor
chaffing: bantering; joking
chagrin: vexation
charisma: divine gift, popular charm
chary: cautious
chase: ornament a metal surface by indent’g
chaste: pure, modest, virginal
chasten: discipline; punish in order to correct
chastise: punish
chauvinist: blindly devoted; zealous adherent
cherubic: angelic; innocent looking
chicanery: trickery; deception
chide: scold
chimerical: fantastically improbable; unrealistic
chisel: tool for cutting
chisel: swindle or cheat
chivalrous: courteous; faithful; brave
choleric: hot-tempered
chortle: chuckle with delight
churlish: boorish; rude
ciliated: having minute hairs
cipher: nonentity
cipher: secret code
circlet: small ring; band
circumlocution: indirect expression
circumscribe: limit; confine
circumspect: prudent; cautious
clairvoyant: having foresight; fortuneteller
clamber: climb by crawling
clamor: noise
clandestine: secret
clangor: loud, resounding noise
clarion: shrill, trumpet like sound
clavicle: collarbone
cleave: split or sever; remain faithful to; cling to
cleft: split
clemency: disposition to be lenient
climactic: relating to the highest point
clime: region; climate
clique: small exclusive group
cloister: monastery or convent
cloying: distasteful; excessively sweet or sentimental
coalesce: combine; fuse
coda: concluding section of a musical
coddle: treat gently or pamper
codicil: supplement to the body of a will
coercion: use of force to get something
coeval: living at the same time as; contemporary
cogent: convincing
cogitate: think over
cognate: related linguistically; allied by blood
cognitive: having to do with knowledge
cognizance: knowledge
cohere: stick together
cohesion: tendency to keep together
cohort: armed band
coiffure: hair style
colander: utensil with holes used for straining
collate: examine in order to verify authenticity, arrange in order
collation: light metal
colloquy: informal discussion
collusion: conspiring in a fraudulent scheme
comely: attractive, agreeable
comestible: something fit to be eaten
comeuppance: rebuke, deserts
comity: courtesy, civility
commandeer: to draft for military purpose, to take for public use
commensurate: equal in extent
commiserate: feel or express pity or sympathy for
commodious: spacious and comfortable
communal: held in common, of a group of people
compact: agreement, contract
compelling: overpowering, irresistible effect
compendium: brief, comprehensive summary
compilation: listing of statistical information in tabular or book form
complacency: self satisfaction, smugness
complaisant: trying to please obliging
complement: make perfect, complete, consummate
complementary: serving to complete something
compliance: readiness to yield, conformity in fulfilling requirements
compliant: yielding, conforming to requirements
complicity: participation, involvement
comport: behave, bear one’s self
compromise: adjust or settle by making mutual concessions, endanger the interests or reputation of
compunction: remorse
concave: hallow
conceit: vanity or self love, whimsical idea, extravagant metaphor
conception: beginning, forming of an idea
concerted: mutually agreed on, done together
concession: an act of yielding
conciliatory: reconciling, soothing
conclave: private meeting
concoct: prepare by combing, make up in concert
concomitant: that which accompanies
concord: harmony
condescend: bestow courtesies with a superior air
condign: adequate, deservedly severe
condole: express sympathetic sorrow
condone: overlook, forgive, give tact approval, excuse
conflagration: great fire
conformity: harmony, agreement
congeal: freeze, coagulate
congenial: pleasant, friendly
congenital: existing at birth
conglomeration: mass of material sticking together
congruence: correspondence of parts, harmonious relationship
congruent: in agreement, corresponding
conjecture: guess, surmise
conjugal: pertaining to marriage
connivance: pretense of ignorance of something wrong, assistance, permission to offend
connotation: suggested or implied meaning of an expression
connubial: pertaining to marriage
consanguinity: kinship
conscientious: careful, scrupulous
consequential: pompous, self important
conservatory: school of fine arts (drama, music)
consign: deliver officially, entrust, set apart
consistency: absence of contradictions, dependability, degree of thickness, uniformity
consonance: harmony, agreement
consort: associate with
consort: husband or wife
constituent: supporter
construe: explain , interpret
contagion: infection
contend: struggle, compete, assert earnestly
contention: claim, thesis
contentious: quarrelsome
contest: dispute
contiguous: adjacent to, touching upon
continence: self restraint, sexual chastity
contortions: twisting, distortions
contrite: penitent
contrived: forced, artificial, not spontaneous
controvert: oppose with arguments, attempt to refute, contradiction
contumacious: disobedient, resisting authority
contusion: bruise
conviction: judgment that someone is guilty of crime, strongly held belief
convivial: festive, gay, characterized by joviality
convoke: call together
copious: plentiful
coquette: flirt
cornice: projecting molding on building
cornucopia: horn overflowing with fruit and grain, symbol of abundance
corporeal: material, bodily
corpulent: very fat
coterie: select circle, group that meets socially
countenance: approve, tolerate
countenance: face
countermand: cancel, revoke
counterpart: thing that completes another, things very much alike
covenant: agreement
covetous: avaricious
cow: intimidate, terrorize
cower: shrink quivering, as from fear
cozen: cheat, hoodwink, swindle
crabbed: sour, peevish
crass: very unrefined, gross insensible
craven: cowardly
credence: belief
credulity: gullibility, naiveté
creed: system of religious or ethical belief
crone: hag
crotchety: whimsical, eccentric
cull: reject, pick out
culpable: deserving blame
cupidity: greed
curator: superintendent, manager
curmudgeon: churlish, miserly individual
curtail: shorten, reduce
cynosure: object of general attention
dally: trifle with, procrastinate
dank: damp
dapper: neat and trim
dawdle: loiter, waste time
décolleté: having a low cut neck line
deadpan: wooden, impassive
debase: reduce in quality or value, degrade, lower in esteem
debauch: corrupt, seduce from virtue
debunk: expose as false, exaggerate, worthless, ridicule
decadence: decay
declivity: downward slope
decrepitude: state of collapse caused by illness or old age
decry: express strong disapproval of, disparage
default: failure to act
defer: delay till later
defer: submit, give in respectfully
deference: courteous regard for another’s wish
defoliate: destroy leaves
defray: provide for the payment of
defrock: to strip a priest or minister of church authority
deify: turn into God
deign: stoop, condescend
deleterious: harmful
delineate: portray, depict, sketch
delude: deceive
deluge: flood rush
delusion: false belief, hallucination
delusive: deceptive, raising vain hopes
demagogue: false leader, person who appeals to peoples prejudice
demoniac: fiendish
demotic: object, hesitate
demur: grave, serious, coy
denigrate: blacken
denizen: inhabitant or resident, regular visitor
denotation: meaning, distinguishing by name
denouement: outcome, final development of the plot of a play or literary work
depravity: wickedness, extreme corruption
deprecate: express disapproval of protest against, belittle
depredation: plundering
deride: make fun of, ridicule
derision: ridicule
descry: catch sight of
despoil: plunder
despondent: depressed; gloomy
despot: tyrant
desultory: aimless; haphazard
determinate: having a fixed order
detraction: slandering; aspersion
devious: roundabout; erratic
devolve: deputize; pass on to others
diadem: crown
dialectical: relating to art of debate
diaphanous: transparent
diatribe: scolding
dichotomy: split; branching into two parts
dictum: authorative statement; maxim
didactic: teaching; instrumental
diffidence: shyness
diffuse: wordy; spread out
dilatory: delaying
dilettante: aimless follower of arts; amateur
diminution: lessening; reduction is size
dint: means; effort
diorama: life-size; 3d scene from nature or history
dirge: lament with music
disabuse: undeceive, correct a false impression
disaffected: disloyal
disavowal: denial, disclaiming
discerning: mentally quick and observant, having insight
disclaim: disown, renounce claim to
discombobulated: confused, discomposed
discomfit: defeat, disconcert, put to rout
disconcert: confuse, upset, embarrass
disconsolate: sad
discount: disregard
discrete: separate, unconnected
discretion: prudence, ability to adjust actions to circumstances
discriminating: able to see differences, prejudiced
discursive: digressing, rambling
disdain: view with scorn or contempt
disenfranchise: deprive of a civil right
disgruntle: make discontented
disingenuous: not naïve, sophisticated
disinter: dig up unearth
disinterested: unprejudiced
disjunction: act or state of separation, disunity
dispassionate: calm, impartial
dispirited: lacking in spirit
disport: amuse
disputatious: argumentative, fond of arguing
disquietude: uneasiness, anxiety
disquisition: formal systematic inquiry, an explanation of the results of a formal inquiry
dissemble: disguise, pretend
dissertation: formal essay
dissimulate: pretend, conceal by feigning
dissipate: squander, waste, scatter
distant: reserved or aloof, cold in manner
distrait: absentminded
diva: operatic singer, prima Donna
docket: program as for trial, book were such entries are made
doctrinaire: unable to compromise about points of doctrine, dogmatic unyielding
doddering: shaky, infirm from old age
doff: take off
dogged: determined, stubborn
doggerel: poor verse
dogmatic: opinionated, arbitrary, doctrinal
dolorous: sorrowful
dolt: stupid person
dormer: window projecting from roof
dotage: senility
dote: excessively fond of, show signs of mental decline
dour: sullen, stubborn
dowdy: slovenly, untidy
dregs: sediment, worthless residue
drivel: nonsense, foolishness
dross: queer and amusing
dross: waste mater, worthless impurities
dulcet: sweet sounding
duplicity: double dealing, hypocrisy
dutiful: respectful obedient
dyspeptic: suffering from indigestion
earthy: unrefined, coarse
ebullient: showing excitement, overflowing with enthusiasm
ecclesiastic: pertaining to church
eclectic: selective, composed of elements drawn from disparate sources
economy: efficiency or conciseness in using something
eddy: swirling current of water, air, etc
edict: decree(issued by a sovereign), official command
edify: instruct, correct morally
efface: rub out
effeminate: having womanly traits
Effervescence: inner excitement or exuberance, bubbling from fermentation or carbonation
effete: worn out, exhausted, barren
effluvium: noxious smell
effrontery: shameless boldness
effusion: pouring forth
effusive: pouring forth, gushing
egregious: notorious, conspicuously bad or shocking
egress: exit
ejaculation: exclamation
elegy: poem or song expressing lamentation
ellipsis: omission of words from text
elucidate: explain, enlighten
elysian: relating to paradise, blissful
emaciated: thin and wasted
emancipate: set free
embellish: adorn, ornament, enhance(as a story)
embezzlement: stealing
embroil: throw into confusion, involve in strife, entangle
emend: correct(usually a text)
emendation: correction of errors, improvement
emetic: substance causing vomiting
emollient: soothing or softening remedy
emolument: salary, compensation
empathy: ability to identify with another’s feelings
empirical: based on experience
encomiastic: praising, eulogistic
encomium: high praise, eulogy
encumber: burden
endearment: fond word or act
endue: endow, provide with some quality
enervate: weaken
enfranchise: admit to rights of citizenship(the right to vote)
engender: cause, produce
enjoin: command, order, forbid
ennui: boredom
enrapture: please intensely
ensconce: settle comfortably
entomology: study of insects
entrance: put under a spell, carry away with emotions
entrée: entrance, a way in
entreat: plead ask earnestly
enunciate: utter or speak(especially distinctly
environ: enclose, surround
epaulet: ornament worn on the shoulder
ephemeral: short lived, fleeting
epicure: coinsure of food and drink
epigram: witty thought or saying(usually short)
epilogue: short speech at conclusion of a dramatic work
episodic: loosely connected
epistemologist: philosopher who studies the nature of knowledge
epitaph: inscription in memory of a dead person
epithet: word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person
epitome: perfect example or embodiment
equable: uniform, tranquil, steady
equanimity: calmness of temperament, composure
equine: resembling a horse
equipoise: balance, balancing force, equilibrium
equivocal: ambiguous, intentionally misleading
equivocate: lie, mislead, attempt to conceal the truth
errant: wandering
erudite: learned, scholarly
eschew: avoid
esoteric: hard to understand, known only to a chosen few
espouse: adopt, support
ethereal: light, heavenly, unusually refined
ethnology: study of human kind
ethos: underling character of a culture, group
etymology: study of word parts
eugenic: pertaining to the improvement of race
eulogistic: praising
eulogy: expression of praise(often on someone’s death)
euphemism: mild expression in place of an unpleasant one
euphony: sweet sound
evanescent: fleeting, vanishing
evince: show clearly
evocative: tending to call up(emotions, memories)
ewe: female sheep
exacerbate: worsen, embitter
exalt: praise, raise in rank or dignity
exasperate: vex
exceptionable: objectionable
excise: cut away, cut out
excoriate: scold with biting harshness
exculpate: clear from blame
execrable: very bad
execrate: curse, express abhorrence for
exegesis: explanation(especially of biblical passages)
exemplify: show by example
exhilarating: invigorating and refreshing, cheering
exhort: urge
exigency: urgent situation
exiguous: small minute
existential: pertaining to existence
expansive: outgoing and sociable, broad and extensive, able to increase in size
expatiate: talk at length
expedient: suitable, practical, politic
explicate: explain, interpret, clarify
exploit: deed or action( particularly a brave deed)
exploit: make use of, sometimes unjustly
expository: explanatory, serving to explain
expostulation: protest, remonstrance
expropriate: take possession of
expurgate: clean, remove offensive parts of a book
extant: still in existence
extemporaneous: not planned, impromptu
extenuate: weaken , mitigate
extirpate: root up
extol: praise, glorify
extraneous: not essential, superfluous
exuberance: overflowing abundance, joyful, enthusiasm, lavishness, flamboyance
exude: give forth, discharge
exult: rejoice
facetious: joking(inappropriately), humorous
facile: easily accomplished, ready or fluent, superficial
faction: party, clique, dissension
factious: inclined to form factions, causing dissension
factitious: artificial, sham
factotum: handyman
fallow: plowed but not sowed, uncultivated
falter: hesitate
fanaticism: excessive zeal, extreme devotion to a cause
fancied: imagined, unreal
fancier: breeder or dealer of animals
farce: broad comedy, mockery
fastidious: difficult to please, squeamish
fatalism: belief that events are determined by force that is beyond ones control
fatuous: foolish, inane
fawning: courting favor by cringing and flattering
febrile: feverish
fecundity: fertility, fruitfulness
feint: trick, shift, sham blow
felicitous: suitably expressed, well chosen
felicity: happiness, appropriateness
fell: cruel, deadly
fell: cut or knock down,, bring down
ferment: agitation, commotion
ferret: drive or hunt out of hiding
fervid: ardent
fervor: glowing ardor, intensity of feeling
fester: rankle, produce irritation or resentment
fete: honor at a festival
fetid: malodorous
fetter: shackle
fiat: command
fidelity: loyalty
filch: steal
filial: pertaining to son or daughter
filibuster: block legislation by making long speeches
filigree: delicate lace like metal work
firebrand: hotheaded, troublemaker
fitful: intermittent, spasmodic
flag: droop, grow feeble
flagrant: conspicuously wicked, blatant, outrageous
flail: thresh grain by hand, strike or slap, toss about
flamboyant: ornate
flay: strip off skin, plunder
fledgling: inexperienced
flick: light stroke as with a whip
flinch: hesitate, shrink
flippant: lacking proper seriousness
flit: fly, dart lightly, pass swiftly by
florid: ruddy, reddish, flowery
flotsam: drifting wreckage
fluster: confuse
fluted: having vertical parallel grooves(pillar)
foible: weakness, slight fault
foil: contrast
foil: defeat, frustrate
foment: stir up, instigate
foppish: vain about dress and appearance
forbearance: patience
ford: place where the river can be crossed on foot
forensic: suitable to debate or courts of law
forestall: prevent by taking action in advance
forlorn: sad and lonely, wretched
forswear: renounce, abandon
fortuitous: accidental, by chance
founder: fail completely, sink
fracas: brawl, melee
fractious: unruly
fray: brawl
fret: to be annoyed or vexed
frieze: ornamental band on a wall
frond: fern leaf, palm, banana leaf
frustrate: thwart, defeat
fulminate: thunder, explode
fulsome: disgustingly excessive
funereal: sad, solemn
furtive: stealthy, sneaky
gadfly: animal biting fly, an irritating person
gainsay: deny
gall: bitterness, nerve
gall: annoy, chafe
gambol: romp, skip about, leap playfully
gamely: in a spirited manner, with courage
garrulous: wordy, talkative, loquacious
gaunt: lean and angular, barren
genuflect: bend the knee as in worship
germane: pertinent, bearing upon the case at hand
gerontocracy: government ruled by old people
gerrymander: change voting district lines
gibe: mock
glean: gather leavings
glib: fluent, facile, slick
gloat: express evil satisfaction, view malevolently
glower: scowl
goad: urge on
gossamer: sheer, like cobwebs
gull: trick, hoodwink
halcyon: calm, peaceful
hallowed: blessed, consecrated
hap: chance, luck
harangue: long passionate &vehement speech
harbinger: forerunner
hilarity: boisterous mirth
hindmost: furthest behind
hinterlands: back country
hireling: one who serves for hire
hirsute: hairy
histrionic: theatrical
hoary: white with age
homeostasis: tendency of a system to maintain relative stability
homily: serious warning, sermon
hortatory: encouraging, extortive
hubris: arrogance, excessive self conceit
hummock: small hill
husband: conserve, save, use sparingly
husbandry: frugality, thrift, agriculture
hyperbole: exaggeration, overstatement
hypercritical: excessively exacting
ichthyology: study of fish
iconoclastic: attacking cherished traditions
ignoble: not noble, unworthy
ignominy: deep disgrace, shame or dishonor
illimitable: infinite
imbibe: drink in
imbue: saturate, fill
immure: imprison, shut up in confinement
impale: pierce
impalpable: intangible, imperceptible
impecunious: without money
impenitent: not repentant
imperious: haughty, domineering
impetuous: violent, hasty, rash
impolitic: not wise
imponderable: weightless
import: significance
importune: beg persistently
imprecation: curse
improvident: thriftless
imprudent: lacking caution, injudicious
impudence: insolence, impertinence
impugn: dispute or contradict(in an insulting way), gainsay, challenge
impuissance: powerlessness, feebleness
impute: attribute, ascribe
inane: silly, senseless
incendiary: arsonist
inchoate: recently began, rudimentary, elementary
incipient: beginning, in an early stage
incommodious: not spacious, inconvenient
incongruity: lack of harmony, absurdity
incontinent: lacking self restraint, licentious
incontrovertible: indisputable ,not open to question
incorporeal: lacking a material body, insubstantial
incubus: burden, mental care, nightmare
indigence: poverty
indigent: poor, destitute
indignation: anger at injustice
indissoluble: permanent
indite: write, compose
indolent: lazy
indubitable: unable to be doubted, unquestionable
ineffable: unutterable, cannot be expressed in speech
ineluctable: irresistible, not to be escaped
inerrancy: infallibility
inexorable: relentless, unyielding, implacable
infirmity: weakness
infraction: violation
ingenuous: naïve and trusting, young, unsophisticated
ingratiate: become popular with
inimical: unfriendly, hostile, harmful, detrimental
iniquitous: wicked, immoral, unrighteous
innuendo: hint, insinuation
insalubrious: unwholesome, not healthy
insidious: stealthy, sly, treacherous
insipid: lacking in flavor, dull
insolvent: bankrupt, lacking money to pay
insouciant: indifferent, without concern or care
insularity: narrow mindedness, isolation
interdict: prohibit, forbid
interloper: intruder
internecine: mutually destructive
interregnum: period between two reigns
intimate: fearless
intractable: unruly, stubborn, unyielding
intransigence: refusal of any compromise, stubbornness
intrepid: fearless
inured: accustomed, hardened
invective: abuse
inveigh: denounce, utter censure or invective
inveigle: lead astray, wheedle
inveterate: deep rooted, habitual
invidious: designed to create ill will or envy
irascible: irritable, easily angered
iridescent: exhibiting rainbow like colors
irremediable: incurable, uncorrectable
irresolute: uncertain how to act, weak
irrevocable: unalterable, irreversible
isthmus: narrow neck of land connecting two larger bodies of land
itinerant: wandering, traveling
jaundiced: prejudiced (envious, hostile, resentful) yellowed
jaunt: trip, short journey
jaunty: lighthearted, animated, easy and carefree
jibe: agree, be in harmony with
jocose: given to joking
jocund: merry
junket: trip, especially one taken for pleasure by an official at public expense
ken: range of knowledge
kindred: related, similar in nature or character
knave: untrustworthy person, rogue, scoundrel
knell: tolling of a bell, especially to indicate a funeral, disaster
knoll: little round hill
labile: likely to change, unstable
lachrymose: producing tears
lackadaisical: lacking purpose or zest, halfhearted
laconic: briefing and to the point
laity: laypersons, person not connected with the clergy
lampoon: ridicule
lancet: small surgical tool for making incisions
languor: lassitude, depression
largess: generous gift
lascivious: lustful
lassitude: languor, weariness
latitude: freedom from narrow limitations
leaven: cause to rise or grow lighter, enliven
lectern: reading desk
legerdemain: sleight of hand
leonine: like a lion
levee: earthen or stone embankment
levity: lack of seriousness or steadiness, frivolity
lexicographer: compiler of dictionary
lexicon: dictionary
libel: defamatory statement, act of writing something that smears a persons a persons character
libertine: debauched person, roué
libidinous: lustful
libretto: text of an opera
licentious: amoral. lewd & lascivious, unrestrained
lien: legal claim on a property
ligneous: like wood
limn: draw, outline , describe
limpid: clear
lineaments: features, especially of the face
lionize: treat as a celebrity
list: tilt, lean over
litany: supplicatory prayer
lithe: flexible, supple
litotes: understatement for emphasis
livid: lead colored, black and blue, ashen, enraged
loath: reluctant, disinclined
lode: metal bearing vein
loll: lounge about
lope: gallop slowly
low: moo
lucre: money
lugubrious: mournful
luscious: pleasing to taste or smell
macabre: grisly, gruesome
macerate: soften by soaking in liquid, waste away
machinations: evil schemes or plot
maculated: spotted or stained
madrigal: pastoral song
magniloquent: boastful, pompous
maladroit: clumsy, bungling
malapropism: comic misuse of a word
malcontent: person dissatisfied with existing state of affairs
malediction: curse
malefactor: evildoer, criminal
malevolent: wishing evil
malfeasance: wrongdoing
malinger: one who feigns illness to escape duty
malodorous: foul smelling
manacle: restrain, handcuff
mannered: affected, not natural
manumit: emancipate, free from bondage
marshal: put in order
martinet: strict person
matriculate: enroll(college or school)
matrix: point of origin
maudlin: effusively sentimental
mawkish: mushy and gushy
mayhem: injury to body
mealymouthed: indirect in speech, hypocritical, evasive
medium: element that is a creatures natural environment
medium: channel communication, compromise
mellifluous: sweetly or smoothly flowing, melodious
menagerie: collection of wild animals
mendacious: lying, habitually dishonest
mendicant: beggar
mercenary: motivated solely by money or gain
mercurial: capricious, change, fickle
meretricious: flashy, tawdry
metaphor: implied comparison
mete: measure, distribute
miasma: swamp gas, heavy, vaporous atmosphere
milieu: environment, means of expression
minatory: menacing, threatening
mincing: affectedly dainty
minion: servile dependent
minutiae: petty details
mire: entangle, sticky in swampy ground
mirth: merriment, laughter
misanthrope: one who hates mankind
misapprehension: error, misunderstanding
miscellany: mixture of writing on various subjects
misnomer: wrong name, incorrect designation
misogamy: hatred of marriage
misogynist: hater of women
missive: letter
mode: prevailing style, manner
modicum: limited quantity
modish: fashionable
mollify: soothe
mollycoddle: pamper, indulge excessively
mordant: biting, sarcastic, stinging
mores: moral standards, conventions, customs
moribund: dying
morose: ill humored, sullen, melancholy
mortician: undertaker
mortify: humiliate, punish the flesh
mote: small speck
motif: theme
motility: ability to move spontaneously
motley: multicolored, mixed
mottled: blotched in color, spotted
mountebank: charlatan, boastful pretender
muggy: warm and damp
mulct: defraud a person of something
multifarious: varied, greatly diversified
munificent: very generous
muse: ponder
mutability: ability to change in form, fickleness
myriad: very large number
nadir: lowest point
naiveté: quality of being unsophisticated
narcissist: conceited person
nascent: coming into being, incipient
natation: swimming
natty: neatly or smartly dressed
nebulous: vague, hazy, cloudy
necromancy: black magic, dealings with the dead