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abate
v. subside; decrease, lessen. Rather than leaving immediately, they waited for the storm to abate.
abridge
v. condense or shorten, Because the publishers felt the public wanted a shorter version of War and Peace they proceeded to abridge the novel.
abstemious
adj. sparing in eating and drinking; temperate. Concerned whether her vegetarian son's abstemious diet provided him with sufficient protein, the worried mother pressed food on him.
abstract
adj. Theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational. To him, hunger was an abstract concept; he had never missed a meal.
abstruse
adj. obscure; profound; difficult to understand. Baffled by the abstruse philosophical texts assigned in class. Dave asked Lexy to explain Kant's Critique of Pure Reason.
accessible
adj. easy to approach; obtainable. We asked our guide whether the ruins were accessible on foot.
acclaim
v. applaud; announce with great approval. The NBC sportscasters acclaimed every American victory in the Olympics and decried every American defeat.
accolade
n. award of merit. In Hollywood, an "Oscar" is the highest accolade.
acknowledge
v. recognize; admit/ Although Iris acknowledged that the Beatles' tunes sounded pretty dated nowadays, she still preferred them to the hip-hop songs her brothers played.
acquiesce
v. assent;agree without protesting. Although she appeared to acquiesce to her employer's suggestions, I could tell she had reservations about the changes he wanted made.
acrid
adj. sharp; bitterly pungent. The acrid odor of burnt gunpowder filled the room after the pistol had been fired.
acrimonious
adj. bitter in words or manner. The candidate attacked his opponent in highly acrimonious terms.
adulation
n. flattery; admiration. The rock star thrived on the adulation of is groupies and yes men.
adversary
n. opponent. The young wrestler struggled to defeat his adversary.
adversity
n. unfavorable fortune; hardship; a calamitous event. According to the humorist Mark Twain, anyone can easily learn to endure adversity, as long as it is another man's.
advocate
v. urge; plead for. THe abolitionists advocated freedom for the slaves.
aesthetic
adj. artistic;dealing with or capable of appreciation of the beautiful. The beauty of Tiffany's stained glass appealed to Esther's aesthetic sense.
affable
adj. easily approachable; warmly friendly. Accustomed to cold, aloof supervisors, Nicholas was amazed at how affable his new employer was.
affirmation
n. positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath. Despite Ton's affirmations of innocence, Aunt Polly still suspected he had eaten the pie.
aggregate
v. gather; accumulate. Before the Wall Street scandals, dealers in so-called junk bonds managed to aggregate great wealth in short periods of time.
allay
v. calm; pacify.
alleviate
v. relieve. This should alleviate the pain; if it does not, we shall have to use stronger drugs.
aloof
adj. apart; reserved. Shy by nature, she remained aloof while all the rest conversed.
altruistic
adj. unselfishly generous; concerned for others. In providing tutorial assistance and college scholarships for hundreds of economically disadvantaged youths, Eugene Lang performed a truly altruistic deed.
ambiguous
adj. capable of using either hand with equal ease. His ambiguous instructions misled us; we did not know which road to take.
ambivalence
n. the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes. Torn between loving her parents and hating them the next, she was confused by the ambivalence of her feelings.
ameliorate
v. improve.
amorphous
adj. formless; lacking shape or definition. As soon as we have decided on our itinerary, we shall send you a copy; right now, our plans are still amorphous.
anachronistic
adj. having an error involving time in a story. The reference to clocks in Julius Caesar is anachronistic: clocks did not exist in Caesar's time.
anecdote
n. short account of an amusing or interesting event. Rather than make concrete proposals for welfare reform, President Reagan told anecdotes about poor people who became wealthy despite their impoverished backgrounds.
animosity
n. active enmity. He incurred the animosity of the ruling class because he advocated limitations of their powers.
anomaly
n. irregularity. A bird that cannot fly is an anomaly.
antagonism
n. hostility; active resistance. Barry showed his antagonism toward his new stepmother by ignoring her whenever she tried talking to him.
antediluvian
adj. antiquated; extremely ancient. Looking at his great aunt's antique furniture, which must have been cluttering up her attic since the time of Noah's flood, the young heir exclaimed, "Heavens! How positively antediluvian!"
antidote
n. medicine to counteract a poison or disease. When Marge's child accidentally swallowed some cleaning fluid, the local poison control hotline instructed Marge how to administer the antidote.
antipathy
n. aversion; dislike. Tom's extreme antipathy for disputes keeps him from getting into arguments with his temperamental wife. Noise in any form is antipathetic to him. Among his other antipathies are honking cars, boom boxes, and heavy metal rock.
antiquated
adj. old-fashioned; obsolete. Philip had grown so accustomed to editing his papers on word processors that he thought typewriters were too antiquated for him to use.
apathy
n. lack of caring; indifference. A firm believer in democratic government, she could not understand the apathy of people who never bothered to vote.
apocryphal
adj. untrue; made up. To impress his friends, Tom invented apocryphal tale of his adventures in the big city.
appease
v. pacify or soothe; relieve. Tom and Jody tried to appease the crying baby by offering him one toy after another, but he would not calm down until they appeased his hunger by giving him a bottle.
apprehension
n. fear. His nervous glances at the passersby on the deserted street revealed his apprehension.
arable
adj. fit for growing crops. The first settlers wrote home glowing reports of the New World, praising its vast acres of arable land ready for the plow.
arbitrary
adj. capricious; randomly chosen; tyrannical. Tom's arbitrary dismissal angered him; his boss had no reason to fire him. He threw an arbitrary assortment of clothes into his suitcase and headed off, not caring where he went.
archaic
adj. antiquated. "Methinks," "thee," and "thou" are archaic words that are no longer part of our normal vocabulary.
ardent
adj. intense; passionate; zealous.
aspersion
n. slander; slur; derogatory remark.
assuage
v. ease or lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger); soothe (anger).
authoritarian
adj. subordinating the individual to the state; completely dominating another's will.
autonomous
adj. self-governing. Although the University of California at Berkeley is just one part of the state university system, in many ways Cal Berkeley is autonomous, for it runs several programs that are not subject to outside control.
avarice
n. greediness for wealth.
aversion
n. firm dislike.
avert
v. prevent; turn away.
banal
adj. hackneyed; commonplace; trite; lacking originality.
beguile
v. mislead or delude; pass time.
belie
v. contradict; give false impression.
benevolent
adj. generous; charitable.
bequeath
v. leave to someone by a will; hand down.
bleak
adj. cold and cheerless; unlikely to be favorable.
bolster
v. support; reinforce.
braggart
n. boaster.
brevity
n. conciseness.
buttress
v. support; prop up.
cacophonous
adj. discordant; inharmonious.
cajole
v. coax; wheedle.
calculated
adj. deliberately planned; likely.
candor
n. frankness; open honesty.
capricious
adj. unpredictable; fickle; fanciful.
carping
adj. finding fault.
castigate
v. criticize severely; punish.
censorious
adj. critical.
censure
v. blame; criticize.
certitude
n. certainty.
charlatan
n. quack; pretender to knowledge.
circumlocution
n. indirect or roundabout expression
cliché
n. phrase dulled in meaning by repetition.
coalesce
v. combine; fuse.
coercion
n. use of force to get someone to obey.
colloquial
adj. pertaining to conversational or common speech.
combustible
adj. easily burned.
commemorate
v. honor the memory of.
compile
v. assemble; gather; accumulate.
complacency
n. self-satisfaction; smugness.
complementary
adj. serving to complete something.
compliance
n. readiness to yield; conformity in fulfilling requrements.
composure
n. mental calmness.
comprehensive
adj. thorough; inclusive.
concede
v. admit; yield.
conciliatory
adj. reconciling; soothing.
concise
adj. brief and compact.
concur
v. agree.
condone
v. overlook; forgive; give tacit approval; excuse.
conflagration
n. great fire.
confluence
n. flowing together; crowd.
confound
v. confuse; puzzle.
conjecture
v. surmise; guess.
consensus
n. general agreement.
constraint
n. compulsion; repression of feelings.
contend
v. struggle; compete; assert earnestly.
contentious
adj. quarrelsome.
contract
v. compress or shrink; make a pledge; catch a disease.
converge
v. approach; tend to meet; come together.
conviction
n. judgement that someone is guilty of a crime; strongly held belief.
cordial
adj. gracious; heartfelt.
corroborate
v. confirm; support.
corrode
v. destroy by chemical action
corrugated
adj. wrinkled; ridged.
credulity
n. belief on slight evidence; gullibility; naivete.
criterion
n. standard used in judging.
cryptic
adj. mysterious; hidden; secret.
culpable
adj. deserve blame.
cursory
adj. casual; hastily done.
curtail
v. shorten; reduce.
debilitate
v. weaken; enfeeble.
debunk
v. expose as fals, exaggerated, worthless, etc; ridicule.
decorum
n. propriety; orderliness and good taste in manners.
deference
n. courteous regard for another's wish.
degradation
n. humiliation; debasement; degeneration.
dehydrate
v. remove water from; dry out.
deleterious
adj. harmful.
delineate
v. portray; depict; sketch.
denounce
v. condemn; criticize.
deplore
v. regret; disapprove of.
depose
v. dethrone; remove from office.
depravity
n. extreme corruption; wickedness.
deprecate
v. express disapproval of; protest against; belittle.
deride
v. ridicule; make fun of.
derivative
adj. unoriginal; derived from another source.
desiccate
v. dry up.
despondent
adj. depressed; gloomy.
detached
adj. emotionally removed; calm and objective; physically unconnected.
deterrent
n. something that discourages; hindrance.
detrimental
adj. harmful; damaging.
devious
adj. roundabout; erratic; not straightforward.
devise
v. think up; invent; plan.
diffidence
n. shyness.
diffuse
adj. wordy; rambling; spread out (like a gas).
digression
n. wandering away from the subject.
dilatory
adj. delaying.
diligence
n. steadiness of effort; persistent hard work.
diminution
n. lessening; reduction in size.
discerning
adj. mentally quick and observant; having insight.
disclose
v. reveal.
discordant
adj. not harmonious; conflicting.
discount
v. disregard; dismiss.
discourse
n. formal discussion; conversation.
discrepancy
n. lack of consistency; difference.
discriminating
adj. able to see differences; prejudiced.
disdain
v. view with scorn or contempt.
disinclination
n. unwillingness.
dismiss
v. put away from consideration; reject.
disparage
v. belittle.
disparity
n. difference; condition of inequality.
disperse
v. scatter.
disputatious
adj. argumentative; fond of arguing.
disseminate
v. distribute; spread; scatter (like seeds).
dissent
v. disagree.
distend
v. expand; swell out.
divergent
adj. differing; deviating.
doctrine
n. teachings, in general; particular principle (religious, legal, etc.) taught.
document
v. provide written evidence.
dogmatic
adj. opinionated; arbitrary; doctrinal.
dubious
adj. questionable; filled with doubt.
dupe
n. someone easily fooled.
duplicity
n. double-dealing; hypocrisy.
ebullient
adj. showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm.
eclectic
adj. composed of elements drawn from disparate courses.
edify
v. instruct; correct morally.
efface
v. rub out.
effervescence
n. inner excitement or exuberance; bubbling from fermentation or carbonation.
egotistical
adj. excessively self centered; self important; conceited.
elated
adj. overjoyed; in high spirits.
elegy
n. poem or song expressing lamentation.
elicit
v. draw out by discussion.
eloquence
n. expressiveness; persuasive speech.
elucidate
v. explain; enlighten.
elusive
adj. evasive; baffling; hard to grasp.
emaciated
adj. thin and wasted.
embellish
v. adorn; ornament.
emend
v. correct; correct by a critic.
emulate
v. imitate; rival.
endorse
v. approve; support.
enhance
v. increase; improve.
enigma
n. puzzle; mystery.
enmity
n. ill will; hatred.
ephemeral
adj. short-lived; fleeting.
equanimity
n. calmness of temperament; composure.
equitable
adj. fair; impartial.
equivocal
adj. ambiguous; intentionally misleading.
erroneous
adj. mistaken; wrong.
erudite
adj. learned; scholarly.
esoteric
adj. hard to understand; known only to the chosen few.
eulogy
n. expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death.
euphemism
n. mild expression in place of an unpleasant one.
evanescent
adj. fleeting; vanishing.
exacerbate
v. worsen; embitter.
exalt
v. raise in rank or dignity; praise.
excerpt
n. selected passage (written or musical).
excoriate
v. scold with biting harshness; strip the skin off.
execute
v. put into effect; carry out.
exemplary
adj. serving as a model; outstanding.
exemplify
v. serve as an example of; embody.
exhaustive
adj. thorough; comprehensive.
exhilarating
adj. invigorating and refreshing; cheering.
exonerate
v. acquit; exculpate.
expedient
adj. suitable; practical; politic.
expedite
v. hasten.
explicit
adj. totally clear; definite; outspoken.
exploit
v. make use of, sometimes unjustly.
expository
adj. explanatory; serving to explain (informative, factual).
extol
v. praise; glorify
extraneous
adj. not essential; superfluous.
extricate
v. free; disentangle.
exuberance
n. overflowing abundance; joyful enthusiasm; flamboyance; lavishness.
facilitate
v. hep bring about; make less difficult.
fallacious
adj. false; misleading.
fallow
adj. plowed but not sowed; uncultivated.
falter
v. hesitate.
fanaticism
n. excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause.
fastidious
adj. difficult to please; squeamish.
fathom
v. comprehend; investigate.
feasible
adj. practical.
fell
v. cut or knock down; bring down (with a missile).
fervor
n. glowing ardor; intensity of feeling.
fitful
adj. spasmodic; intermittent.
flagrant
adj. conspicuously wicked; blatant; outrageous.
florid
adj. ruddy; reddish; flowery.
foolhardy
adj. rash.
frivolous
adj. lacking in seriousness; self-indulgently care-free; relatively unimportant.
frugality
n. thrift; economy.
furtive
adj. stealthy; sneaky.
garrulous
adj. loquacious; wordy; talkative.
glacial
adj. like a glacier; extremely cold.
glutton
n. someone who eats too much.
gratify
v. please.
gratuitous
adj. given freely; unwarranted; uncalled for.
gravity
n. seriousness.
gregarious
adj. sociable.
guile
n. deceit; duplicity; wiliness; cunning.
gulible
adj. easily deceived.
hackneyed
adj. commonplace; trite.
hamper
v. obstruct.
hardy
adj. sturdy; robust; able to stand inclement weather.
haughtiness
n. pride; arrogance; distressing, traumatic.
hedonist
n. one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life
heresy
n. opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion.
hierarchy
n. arrangement by rank or standing; authoritarian body divided into ranks.
homogeneous
adj. of the same kind.
hypocritical
adj. pretending to be virtuous; deceiving.
hypothetical
adj. based on assumptions or hypotheses; supposed.
iconoclastic
adj. attacking cherished traditions.
idiosyncrasy
n. individual trait, usually odd in nature; eccentricity.
ignominy
n. deep disgrace; shame or dishonor.
illicit
adj. illegal.
illusory
adj. deceptive; not real.
immutable
adj. unchangeable.
impair
v. injure; hurt.
impeccable
adj. faultless.
impecunious
adj. without money.
impede
v. hinder; block; rain; delay.
implacable
adj. incapable of being pacified.
implauseible
adj. unlikely unbelievable.
implement
v. put into effect; supply with tools.
impregnable
adj. invulnerable.
impudence
n. impertinence; insolence.
impugn
v. dispute or contradict (often in an insulting way); challenge; gainsay.
inadvertently
adv. unintentionally; by oversight; carelessly.
inane
adj. silly; senseless.
incidental
adj. not essential; minor
incisive
adj. cutting; sharp.
incite
v. arouse to action; goad; motive; induce to the exist.
inclusive
adj. tending to include all
incongruous
adj. not fitting; absurd.
inconsequential
adj. insignificant; unimportant.
incontrovertible
adj. indisputable; not open to question.
incorrigible
adj. not correctable.
indefatigable
adj. tireless.
indict
v. charge.
indifferent
adj. unmoved or unconcerned by; mediocre.
indiscriminate
adj. choosing at random; confused.
indolent
adj. lazy.
induce
v. persuade; bring about.
ineffable
adj. not effective; unable to produce a desired result.
inert
adj. inactive; lacking power to move.
inexorable
adj. relentless; unyielding; implacable.
ingenious
adj. clever; resourceful.
inherent
adj. firmly established by nature of habitat.
innate
adj. inborn.
innocuous
adj. harmless.
innovation
n. change; intoduction of something new.
insipid
adj. lacking in flavor; dull.
insolvent
adj. bankrupt; unable to repay one's debts.
instigate
v. urge; start; provoke.
insularity
n. narrow-mindedness; isolated.
insuperable
adj. insurmountable; unbeatable.
integrity
n. uprightness; wholeness.
intervene
v. come between.
intimidate
v. frighten.
intractable
adj. unruly; stubborn' unyielding.
intrepid
adj. fearless.
inundate
v. overwhelm; flood; submerge.
invert
v. turn upside down or inside out.
ironic
adj. resulting in an unexpected and contrary outcome.
irreproachable
adj. impossible to recover or regain; irreparable.
jocular
adj. said or done in jest.
labyrinth
n. maze.
laconic
adj. brief and to the point.
laggard
adj. slow; sluggish.
lament
v. grieve; express sorrow.
lampoon
v. ridicule.
lassitude
n. languor; weariness.
laud
v. praise.
lavish
adj. generous; openhanded; extravagant; wasteful.
lethargic
adj. drowsy; dull.
levity
n. lack of seriousness; lightness.
linger
v. liter or dawdle; continue or persist.
listless
adj. lacking in spirit or energy.
lithe
adj. flexible; supple.
lofty
adj. very high.
lurid
adj. wild; sensational; graphic; gruesome.
luxuriant
adj. abundant; rich and splendid; fertile.
malicious
adj. hateful; spiteful.
marred
adj. damaged; disfigured.
materialism
n. preoccupation with physical comforts and things.
meander
v. wind or turn its course.
mercenary
adj. interested in money or gain.
mercurial
adj. capricious; changing; fickle.
methodical
adj. systematic.
meticulous
adj. excessively careful; painstaking; scrupulous.
mirth
n. merriment; laughter.
misanthrope
n. one who hates mankind.
miserly
adj. stingy; mean.
misnomer
n. wrong name; incorrect designation.
mitigate
v. appease; moderate.
mollify
v. soothe.
morose
adj. ill-humored; sullen; melancholy.
mosaic
n. picture made of colorful small inlaid tiles.
mundane
adj. worldly as opposed to spiritual; everyday.
munificent
adj. very generous.
nefarious
adj. very wicked.
negate
v. cancel out; nullify; deny.
nonchalance
n. indifference; lack of concern; composure.
notoriety
n. disrepute; ill fame.
novelty
n. something new; newness.
nuance
n. shade of difference in meaning or color; subtle distinction.
nurture
v. nourish; educate; foster.
obliterate
v. destroy completely.
oblivion
n. obscurity; forgetfulness.
obscure
v. darken; make unclear.
obstinate
adj. stubborn; hard to control or treat.
odious
adj. hateful; vile.
ominous
adj. threatening.
opaque
adj. dark; not transparent.
opportunist
n. individual who sacrifices principles for expediency by taking advantage of circumstances.
optimist
n. person who looks on the good sidee.
opulence
n. extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance.
orator
n. public speaker.
ornate
adj. excessively or elaborately decorated.
ostentatious
adj. showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention.
pacifist
n. one opposed to force; antimilitarist.
pariah
n. social outcast.
parody
n. humorous imitation; spoof; takeoff; travesty.
parsimony
n. stinginess; excessive frugality.
partisan
adj. one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party.
paucity
n. scarcity.
penury
n. severe poverty; stinginess.
perfunctory
adj. superficial; not thorough; lacking interest, care or enthusiasm.
peripheral
adj. marginal; outer.
pernicious
adj. very destructive.
perpetuate
v. make something last; preserve from extinction.
pervasive
adj. pervading; spread throughout every part.
pessimism
n. belief that life is basically bad or evil; gloominess.
phenomena
n. observable facts; subjects or scientific investigation.
philanthropist
n. lover of mankind; doer of good.
phlegmatic
adj. adj. calm; not easily disturbed.
piety
n. religious devotion; godliness.
pitfall
n. hidden danger; concealed trap.
pithy
adj. concise; meaningful; substantial; meaty.
placate
v. pacify; conciliate.
polemical
adj. aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious.
ponderous
adj. weighty; unwieldy.
pragmatic
adj. practical (as opposed to idealistic); concerned with the practical worth or impact of something.
prattle
v. babble.
precarious
adj. uncertain; risky.
preclude
v. make impossible; eliminate.
precocious
adj. advanced in development.
predator
n. creature that seizes and devours another animal; person who robs or exploits others.
predecessor
n. former occupant of a post.
presumptuous
adj. overconfident; impertinently bol; taking liberties.
pretentious
adj. ostentatious; pompous; making unjustified claims; overly ambitious.
prevalent
adj. widespread; generally accepted.
prodigal
adj. wasteful; reckless with money.
profane
v. vioulate; descrate; treat unworthily.
profligate
adj. dissipated; wasteful; wildly immoral.
profound
adj. deep; not superficial; complete.
profusion
n. overabundance; lavish expenditure; excess.
proliferation
n. rapid growth; spread; multiplication.
prolific
adj. abundantly fruitful.
provincial
adj. pertaining to a province; limited outlook; unsophisticated.
proximity
n. nearness.
prudent
adj. cautious; careful.
quagmire
n. soft, wet, boggy land; complex or dangerous situation from which it is difficult to free oneself.
qualified
adj. limited; restricted.
quandary
n. dilemma.
quell
v. extinguish; put down; quiet.
querulous
adj. fretful; whining.
quiescent
adj. at rest; dormant; temporarily inactive.
ramble
v. wander aimlessly (physically or mentally).
rancor
n. bitterness; hatred.
rant
v. rave; talk excitedly ; scold; make a grandiloquent speech.
ratify
v. approve formally; confirm; verify.
raucous
adj. harsh and shrill; disorderly and boisterous.
ravenous
adj. extremely hungry.
raze
v. destroy completely.
rebuttal
n. refutation; response with contrary evidence.
recant
v. disclaim or disavow; retract a previous statement; openly confess error.
recluse
n. hermit; loner.
recount
v. narrate or tell; count over again.
rectify
v. set right; correct.
redundant
adj. superfluous; repetitious; excessively wordy.
refute
v. disprove.
relegate
v. banish to an inferior position; delegate; assign.
remission
n. temporary moderation of disease symptoms; cancellation of a debt; forgiveness or pardon.
remorse
n. guilt; self-reproach.
renounce
v. abandon; disown; repudiate.
repel
v. drive away; disgust.
replete
adj. filled to the brim or to the point of being stuffed; abundantly supplied.
reprehensible
adj. deserving blame.
reprimand
v. reprove severely; rebuke.
reprove
v. censure; rebuke.
repudiate
v. disown; disavow.
repugnant
adj. loathsome; hateful.
rescind
v. cancel.
reserve
n. self-control; formal but distant manner.
resigned
adj. accepting one;s fate; unresisting; patiently submissive.
resolution
n. determination; resolve.
resolve
determination; firmness of purpose.
repite
n. interval of relief; time of rest; delay in punishment.
resplendent
adj. dazzling; glorious; brilliant.
restraint
n. moderation or self-control; controlling force; restriction.
reticence
n. reserve; uncommunicativeness; inclination to silence.
retract
v. withdraw; take back.
reverent
adj. respectful; worshipful.
reverie
n. daydream; musing.
rhetorical
adj. pertaining to effective communication; insincere in language.
rigor
n. severity.
robust
adj. vigorous; strong.
sage
n. person celebrated for wisdom.
sanction
v. approve; ratify.
sardonic
adj. cynically mocking; sarcastic.
satirical
adj. mocking.
saturate
v. soak thoroughly.
savory
adj. tasty; pleasing, attractive, or agreeable.
scanty
adj. meager; insufficient.
scrupulous
adj. conscientious; extremely thorough.
scrutinize
v. examine closely and critically.
seclusion
n. isolation; solitude.
sedentary
adj. requiring sitting.
servile
adj. slavish; cringing.
skeptic
n. doubter; person who suspends judgement until the evidence supporting a point of view has been examined.
sluggish
adj. slow; lazy; lethargic.
somber
adj. gloomy; depressing; dark; drab.
soporific
adj. sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness.
sporadic
adj. occurring irregularly.
spurious
adj. false; counterfeit; forged; illogical.
spurn
v. reject; scorn.
squander
v. waste.
stagnant
adj. motionless; stale; dull.
static
adj. unchanging; lacking development.
steadfast
adj. loyal; unswerving.
stolid
adj. unruffled; impassive; dull.
strident
adj. loud and harsh; insistent.
stupefy
v. make numb; stun; maze.
submissive
adj. yielding; timid.
subordinate
adj. occupying a lower rank; inferior; submissive.
subordinate
adj. occupying a lower rank; inferior; submissive.
subside
v. settle down; descend; grow quiet.
substantiate
v. establish by evidence; verify; support.
succinct
adj. brief; terse; compact.
superficial
adj. trivial; shallow.
superfluous
adj. unnecessary; excessive; overabundant.
supplant
v. replace; usurp.
surfeit
v. satiate; stuff; indulge to excess in anything.
surpass
v. exceed.
surreptitious
adj. secret; furtive; sneaky; hidden.
susceptible
adj. impressionable; easily influenced; having little resistance, as to a disease; receptive to.
sustain
v. experience; support; nourish.
sycophant
n. servile flatterer; bootlicker; yes man.
taciturn
adj. habitually silent; talking little.
tantamount
adj. equivalent in effect or value.
temper
v. moderate; tone down or restrain; toughen (steel).
tenacity
n. firmness; persistence.
tentative
adj. hesitant; not fully worked or developed; experimental; not definite or positive.
tepid
adj. lukewarm.
terrestrial
adj. earthly (as opposed to celestial); pertaining to the land.
threadbare
adj. worn through till the threads show; shabby and poor.
thrive
v. prosper; flourish.
tirade
n. extended scolding; denunciation; harangue.
torpor
n. lethargy; sluggishness; dormancy.
tranquility
n. calmness; peace.
transient
adj. momentary; temporary; staying for a short time.
trepidation
n. fear; nervous apprehension.
trifling
adj. trivial; unimportant.
trite
adj. hackneyed; commonplace.
truncate
v. cut the top off.
turbulence
n. state of violent agitation.
turmoil
n. great commotion and confusion.
undermine
v. weaken; sap.
uniformity
n. sameness; monotony.
unkempt
adj. disheveled; uncared for in appearance.
unprecedented
adj. novel; unparelleled.
unwarranted
adj. unjustified; groundless; undeserved.
usurp
v. seize another's power or rank.
vacillate
v. waver; fluctuate.
vaporize
v. turn into vapor (steam, gas, fog, etc.).
venerate
v. revere.
verbose
adj. wordy.
viable
adj. practical or workable; capable of maintaining life.
vigor
n. active strenth.
vilify
v. slander.
vindicate
v. clear from blame; exonerate; justify or support.
virtuoso
n. highly unskilled artist.
virulent
adj. extremely poisonous; hostile; bitter.
volatile
adj. changeable; explosive; evaporating rapidly.
voluble
adj. fluent; glib; talkative.
whimsical
adj. capricious; fanciful.
witticism
n. witty saying; wisecrack.
wry
adj. twisted; with a humorous twist.
zealot
n. fanatic; person who shows excessive zeal.
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