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abacusan. abacus : calculate :: sextant : navigate

an. abacus : calculate :: balance : weigh

abandonan. abandon : inhibition :: despair : hope

an. abandon : inhibition :: tranquillity : agitation

an. calmness : frenzy :: abandon : inhibition

an. abandon : inhibition :: consciousness :

numbness

abase ( , )

extol

an. abase : stature :: lower : height

an. abase : prestige :: damp : ardor

an. abase : status :: shorten : length

abash ,

an. unabashed : embarrassment :: unheralded :

announcement

abate ( ) , ,

augment, intensify, promote,

increase the intensity

an. abate : degree :: discount : price

an. abate : force :: decelerate : speed

an. abate : force :: fade : loudness

an. abate : force :: shrink : size

an. abate : force :: attenuate : thickness

an. abate : intensity :: taper : width

an. abate : tax :: alleviate : distress

an. abate : value :: constrict : diameter

abbreviateextend

an. abridge : word :: abbreviate : letter

an. abbreviate : sentence :: abridge : essay

an. abbreviation : word :: abridgment : article

an. abbreviation : word :: synopsis : articlean. abbreviation : sentence :: synopsis : narrative

an. abbreviate : length :: attenuate : thickness

abdicate=abjure, abnegate ( , , ,

) ,

usurp( , )

assume, constitute

an. abdicate : throne :: resign : office

an. abdicate : throne :: resign : work

abdomen (=belly)

aberrant ( ) ,

normal, typical

an. aberration : course :: digression : themean. aberrant : standard :: digressive : topic

aberration ,

abet ,

frustrate, thwart, impede, obstruct

an. abet : assistance :: counsel : guidance

an. abet : encouragement :: elucidate : clarity

abeyance ,

continuance

abhor ,

greatly admire

an. abhorrence : dislike :: adoration : fondness

abiding ,

evanescent, ephemeral, transient

abject ,

exultant, spirited

abjure ( , , , , , ,

) , ,

espouse( , , ),

affirm( , ), embrace( ,

)

abnegate , ,

reaffirm

abolition ( )

persistence in slavery

abolitionist ( )

an. anarchist : government :: abolitionist : slavery

abominate (=detest)

esteem

1983 2002

GRE

1983 2002 GRE . BIG BOOKGRE . (an.) analogy

( ) . GRE. ?DICTIONARY FOR GRE? .

1.

.

2. QUICK QUIZ.

3.

QUICK QUIZ?DICTIONARY FOR GRE?

.

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QUICK QUIZ 11. _______: CALCULATE ::_______: navigate

2. _______: INHIBITION ::_______: agitation

3. ABATE

4. ABBREVIATE

5. ABDICATE 1)

2)

6. ABERRANT

7. ABET

8. ABEYANCE

9. ABHOR

10. ABJURE 1)

2)

11. ABOMINATE

12. _______: GOVERNMENT ::_______:

slavery

13. ABNEGATE

aboveboard

abrade ,

augment

an. abraded : friction :: vaporized : heat

an. abraded : friction :: desiccated : dehydration

abrasion , (=attrition)

an. lubricate : abrasion :: seal : leakage

an. scuff : abrasion :: heat : vaporization

abreast ( ) , …

abridge , ,

amplify, extend in length

an. abridge : length :: alleviate : power

an. abridge : word :: abbreviate : letter

an. abbreviate : sentence :: abridge : essay

an. abbreviation : word :: abridgment : article

abrogate ( , )

uphold( , ), embrace, institute

abscissionprocess of grafting

an. abscission : unnecessary :: reduce : smaller

abscond (=skulk, elope),

an. leave : abscond :: take : steal

an. depart : abscond :: store : secrete

an. lurk : wait :: abscond : depart

an. lurk : wait :: purloin : appropriate

an. abscond : depart :: pilfer : take

an. abscond : depart :: purloin : appropriate

an. abscond : depart :: sneak : take

an. abscond : depart :: eavesdrop : listen

an. abscond : depart :: shadow : follow

an. follow : shadow :: leave : abscond

absolute , ( ) ,

qualified

absolve

inculpate, indict

an. exculpatory : absolve :: motivational : stir

an. hortative : encourage :: exculpatory :

absolve

absorb exude

an. absorb : sponge :: seal : caulk

absorbent ,

abstain ,

an. mandatory : comply :: forbidden : abstain

abstemious ( ) ,

,

gluttonous, indulging, intemperate

an. abstemious : indulge :: austere : decorate

an. abstemious : indulge :: intransigent : control

an. reticent : talk :: abstemious : gorge

abstention , ( ) ,

abstinence , ,

an. abstinence : drunkenness ::

celibacy : promiscuity

abstract , ,

; ,

elaborate

abstraction

attention

abstruse ( widely understood,

self-explanatory, generally known, readily,

fathomable)

accessible, patent, manifest

abusean. diatribe : abuse :: burlesque : mockery

abusive

an. polemic : disputatious :: invective : abusive

abutan. contiguous : abut :: simultaneous : coincide

abysmal (=bottomless)

an. stygian : dark :: abysmal : low

*stygian ,

academician ( )

accede , ,

oppose, demur

accelerate

retard

an. expedite : process :: accelerate : pace

an. accelerate : speed :: prolong : duration

accentuate

underplay

accessory ;

of primary importance

accidentalan. inventiveness : accidental ::

effect : casual

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an. intentionality : accidental :: effect : casual

an. intentional : accidental :: arrogant : humble

an. safeguard : accident( ) :: hedge : loss

acclaim ,

acclimate ( )

make unfamiliar with

accolade , ( ),

disapprobation(=reprobation, disapproval

), criticism, denigration, swearword,

cutting remark, reproof, reprobation,

excoriation, censure

accommodate ,

an. obliterate : remove :: accommodate : supply

accomplice

QUICK QUIZ 21. _______: FRICTION :: vaporized :_______

_______: FRICTION :: desiccated :_______

2. ABRADE

3. LUBRICATE :________:: seal :________

SCUFF :_______:: heat :_______

4. ABRIDGE

5. ABROGATE

6. ABSCISSION

7. ABSOLUTE

8. LEAVE :_______:: take :________

DEPART :________:: store :_______

_______: WAIT ::_______: depart

9. MANDATORY :_______::

forbidden :_______

10. _______: INDULGE ::_______: decorate

11. _______: DRUNKENNESS ::

_______: promiscuity

12. ABSTRACT

13. CONTIGUOUS :_______:: simultaneous :

_______

14. ACCESSORY

15. ACCOLADE 1)

2)

accrete

( )

wear away

an. erode : diminish :: accrete : enlarge

an. accrete : growth :: erode : destruction

an. accrete : growth :: inch : advance

accretion ( ) ,

reduction in substance caused by erosion

accumulation ,

dissipation

acerbic=acerb , ( )

sweet, saccharine( , )

achromatican. achromatic : hue :: extraneous : essence

acme ,

nadir

an. acme : surpass :: impossibility : execute

an. vagary : predict :: acme : surpass

an. acme : mountain :: crest : wave

acolyte , (=adjutant, adjunct),

acorn (oak )

acquiesce ,

defy, resist, refute

an. intransigent : acquiesce :: deferential : offend

an. acquiesce : yielding :: capitulate :

categorical

acquisitive ,

acquit ,

convict

acquittal ,

acrid , ,

gentle

an. acrid : gentleness :: forthright : guile

an. grating : sound :: acrid : odor

an. stridency : sound :: acridity : odor

acrimonious

harmonious

acrobat (=ropedancer)

an. surgeon : dexterity :: acrobat : agility

acumen ( , , ) ,

(=acuity)

adamant

vacillatory, flexible

moved, inclined to yield

an. adamant : flexibility :: refractory : control

an. impossible : execute :: adamant : move

an. adamant : yield :: cautious : gamble(

)

adapt ,

remain unchanged

addict

an. inured( ) :

tolerance :: addicted : dependency

adduce (=evince)

adeptinept

adherentdissenter

adjacent

adjourn convoke

adjunct ,

essential element

adjutant ,

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ad lib , ( , )

an. ad-lib : impromptu :: aside : divergent

admonish ,

an. admonish : denounce :: persuade : convince

an. peccadillo : sin :: admonishment : castigation

an. pretense : deceive :: admonition : reprove

an. alibi : exculpatory :: warning : admonitory

adolescent ,

adoration ,

an. fascination : interest :: adoration : fondness

an. abhorrence : dislike :: adoration : fondness

an. apprehension : terror :: affection : adoration

adore ,

an. adulate : fawn :: woo : adore

adroit ,

ungainlyan. loquacious : succinct :: adroit : ungainly

adulation ,

obloquy, disdain, vituperation,

somber affection

an. aversion : disinclination :: adulation :

admiration

adulate ( ) ,

scorn, excoriate, disparage

an. fulminate : criticize :: adulate : flatter

an. adulate : fawn :: woo : adorn

adulterate ,

purify

an. adulterate : purity :: enervate : vigor

an. adulterate : pure :: bolster : weak

an. adulterate : pure :: brace : weak

an. demand : satisfied :: adulterate : pristine

� adulterant

an. adulterant : pure :: bolster : weak

� adulteration

purification

adumbrate ,

adversaryally

adversity ,

advertent (=attentive),

(=intentional)

inattentive� advertence

inattention

advertisingan. advertising : commercial :: publishing : journal

advocate ;

an. exponent( ) : advocate ::

pollster : canvass

aerate ,

remove air from

an. aerate : oxygen :: hydrate : water

QUICK QUIZ 31. _______: DIMINISH ::________: enlarge

2. ACCRETE

3. ACCRETION

4. _______: dissipation

5. ACERBIC

6. ACQUIT

7. ACQUIESCE

8. SURGEON :________::_______: agility

9. ADJOURN

10. ADJUNCT

11. _______: DENOUNCE ::_______:

convince

12. ________: TERROR :: affection :_______

13. LOQUACIOUS :_______:: adroitly :_______

14. _______: REJECT ::_______: flatter

15. _______: PURITY ::_______: vigor

_______ purify

16. _______ purification

17. AERATE

18. _______: OXYGEN ::_______: water

aerial ,

an. aerial : air :: aquatic : water

aesthete

philistine(

)

aesthetic , ,

aestheticism

aestheticsan. aesthetics : beauty :: epistemology :

knowledge

affability ,

surliness

affable ,

irascible( , )

affect , …

an. bribe : incorruptible :: affect : insensible

affectation ,

artlessness

affected ,

natural

ex. posturer : unaffected( ) ::

bigot : tolerant

affection , ( ) (=temper)


an. swagger : bravado :: caress : affection

an. embrace : affection :: shrug : indifference

an. mercurial : mood :: fickle : affection

an. embrace : affection :: frown : displeasure

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an. submission : obeisance :: affection : embrace

an. scowl : displeasure :: kiss : affection

ex. scowl : displeasure :: hurl : disgust

affectionate ,

affidavitan. affidavit : statement :: wedding : ceremony

affiliation ,

dissociation

affinity , , ,

aversion, antipathy, hideousness( )

affliction ,

affluent ,

impecunious, needy

affront ( )( ), (=confront)

agenda , ,

an. itinerary : trip :: agenda : meeting

an. agenda : minutes :: itinerary : log

an. syllabus : course :: agenda : meeting

an. program : concert :: agenda : meeting

ex. repertoire : performance :: manifest : cargo

an. repertoire : performance :: agenda : meeting

an. curriculum : class :: menu : dish

aggrandize , ( , )

disparage, relegate

aggravate ( , , ) ,

alleviate

aggregate , ( … )

isolated units

disperse

aggrieve ,

gratify( ), comfort

agility=nimbleness , ,

agitate , ,

soothe

agitationan. abandon : inhibition :: tranquillity : agitation

agonize ,

an. agonized : distress :: obsessed : concern

an. painful : agonizing :: important : paramount

QUICK QUIZ 41. AESTHETE

2. _______: BEAUTY ::________: knowledge

3. AFFABLE

4. APPREHENSION :_______::

affection :_______

_______: BRAVADO ::_______: affection

_______ : AFFECTION ::_______:

indifference

_______ : MOOD ::_______: affection

_______: AFFECTION ::_______:

displeasureSUBMISSION :_______:: affection :_______

5. AFFILIATION

6. AFFINITY

7. AFFLUENT

8. _______: TRIP ::_______: meeting

_______: MINUTES ::_______: log

_______: COURSE ::_______: meeting

9. _______: CONCERT ::_______: meeting

10. AGGRANDIZE

11. AGGRAVATE

12. AGGREGATE 1)

2)

13. AGITATE

14. ABANDON :_______:: tranquillity :_______

agnostic 1) (

)

2)

agog ,

an. interested : agog :: careful : meticulous

agony ,

agrarian , ;

an. agrarian : farming :: mercantile : trade

agronomy� agronomics

� agronomist

aisle

alacrity , , ,

hesitance and reluctance, dilatoriness,

hesitance, sluggishness, delay

an. alacrity : apathetic :: temerity : timid

an. alacrity : prompt :: acumen : shrewd

an. husbandry : dissipate :: alacrity :

procrastinate

albinoan. albino : pigment :: prairie : tree

alchemyan. alchemy : science :: nostrum : remedy

an. astrology : astronomy :: alchemy : chemistry

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an. alchemy : chemistry :: false drug : treatment

alcove ( ,

, )

an. alcove : recess :: dome : roof

alert , ,

an. stupor : alert :: despair : hopeful

alias ( ), ( )

an. epithet : disparage :: alias : mislead

*alias

an. alias : name :: mask : face

alibi , , (=Latin

elsewhere )


an. alibi : exculpate :: sophism : deceive

alienate ,

reunite

align� aligned

askew, improperly adjusted

allay

increase the intensity of, excite, galvanize,

arouse, compel

allegation ( )

allegiance ,

an. authoritativeness : pundit :: allegiance :

partisan

an. renegade : allegiance :: apostate : faith

allegory ,

allergic ,

an. sensitization : allergic :: habituation : inured

allergy ,

an. allergy : reaction :: lancet : instrument

alleviate ( , , )

exacerbate(=aggravate)( ),

intensify, increase intensity

an. abate : tax :: alleviate : distress

an. alleviate : intensity :: abate : tax

an. alleviate : power :: attenuate : force

alliterate ,

an. alliterate : remove :: blazon : efface

alloy ,

an. alloy : purity :: thin : density

allude ,

mention explicitly

ally ; ( )

adversary( )

aloof , ,

having affinity

an. politic : offend :: aloof : associate

� aloofness

intimacy

altruismegocentrism

QUICK QUIZ 51. INTERESTED :_______:: careful :_______

2. _______: FARMING ::_______: trade

3. _______ hesitance and reluctance

_______: APATHETIC ::_______: timid

_______: PROMPT ::_______: shrewd

4. _______: PIGMENT ::_______: tree

5. _______: SCIENCE ::_______: remedy

_______: ASTRONOMY ::

_______: chemistry

6. _______: RECESS ::_______: roof

7. STUPOR :_______:: despair :_______

8. _______: DISPARAGE ::_______: mislead

_______: NAME ::_______: face

9. ALIENATE

10. AUTHORITATIVENESS :_______::

_______: partisan

11. RENEGADE :_______:: apostate :_______

12. SENSITIZATION :_______::

habituation :_______

13. _______: REACTION ::_______: instrument

14. ALLEVIATE

15. _______: PURI TY ::_______: density

16. ALLUDE

17. ALLY

18. _______: OFFEND ::_______: associate

amalgamate ,

separate, isolate, disintegrate, insulate

� amalgamation

disintegration

an. amalgamation : disintegrated ::

overexposure : unjaded

ambidextrous ,

ambiguousan. ambiguous : understand :: blatant : ignore

an. ambiguous : clarity :: mendacious : truthan. equivocation : ambiguous :: platitude : banal

ambivalent

committed

ambivalence ,

commitment( )

amblestep(walk) quickly

an. walk : amble :: talk : chat

an. tint : suffuse :: amble : wander

ambrosial

an. mellifluous : music :: ambrosial : foodan. mellifluous : sound :: savory : taste

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ambulate ,

an. tooth : masticate :: foot : ambulate

ambush ( ),

an. wary : gulled :: vigilant : ambushed

ameliorate ( )

aggravate

an. ameliorate : promotion :: exacerbate :

depravation

amenable

inimical( ), intransigent

amenity , , , shoppin center,

sports facility

an. amenity : comfortable :: honorarium :

grateful

amiable

amicable

amorphous ,

defined, definite

an. amorphousness : definition :: lassitude :

energy

an. amorphous : shape :: errant : course

an. amorphous : shape :: equivocal : meaning

amortize ,

suddenly increase one's indebtedness

amphibious ,

amplify , , ,

abridge(=curtail, truncate), reduce

amplitudemeagerness

amulet ,

an. amulet : evil :: helmet : injury

anachronism (

)

an. anachronism : chronology :: fallacy : logic

*chronology ,

anachronistican. anachronistic : time :: discordant : sound

* (time) (sound)

anaerobic

living in oxygen, requiring oxygen

respiring

anagram ( )

cf. vile evil anagram

analgesia sensitivity to pain

an. analgesia : pain :: simplification : complexity

analgesic ;

an. analgesic : pain :: anesthetic : sensation

an. tonic : stimulate :: analgesic : deaden

an. tonic : invigorate :: analgesic : deaden

an. pain : analgesic :: symptom : palliative

an. soporific : alertness :: analgesic : pain

analogous

lacking similarity

analogue ,

anarchistan. anarchist : government :: abolitionist : slavery

an. anarchist : rebel :: apologist : defend

anarchy ,

order

QUICK QUIZ 61. AMALGAMATE 1)

2)

2. _______: UNDERSTAND ::_______: ignore

3. WALK :_______:: talk :_______

4. WARY :_______:: vigilant :_______

5. AMELIORATE

6. _______: COMFORTABLE ::_______: grateful

7. _______: DEFINITION ::_______: energy

8. AMORTIZE

9. AMPLIFY

10. _______: EVIL ::_______: injury

11. _______: CHRONOLOGY ::_______: logic

12. _______: TIME ::_______: sound

13. ANALGESIA

14. _______: PAIN ::_______: sensation

_______: STIMULATE ::_______: deaden

PAIN :_______:: symptom :_______

15. ANALOGOUS

16. GOVERNMENT ::_______: slavery

17. ANARCHY

anathema ( )

panegyric, blessing

an. anathema : curse :: theocracy : state

*theocracy ( )

*state (=government)

ancestor ,

an. heirloom : ancestor :: bequest : testator

anchor ( ), , ( )

dislodge

an. anchor : floating :: preservative : decay

ancillaryprincipal( ), paramount

anecdote , ,

an. anecdote : story :: skit : play

*skit ( ) ,

an. anecdote : amusement :: lecture : instruction

an. ditty : oratorio :: anecdote : novel

anemia� anemic ,

hale

anesthetic ;

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an. astringent : contraction ::

anesthetic : insensibility

an. sedative : drowsiness :: anesthetic : numbness

an. anesthetic : numbness ::

intoxicant : drunkenness


an. aseptic : disinfections :: anesthetic : numbs

anesthetizesensitize( )

angle ;

angular , ,

angularity ( ) , ,

anhydrous wet

annals , ,

an. dictionary : alphabetical :: annals :

chronological

annexation ( )

annihilate , ,

annotate

annoy ,

an. testy : annoy :: tractable : control

annoyingan. annoying : gadfly :: rude : churl

patronizing : condescending :: peeved : annoyed

annul ( ) ,

make legal, reaffirm

anodize cathodize

anomalous ,

conforming to an established rule, normal,

typical

anomaly ,

predicted occurrence, conformity to norms

an. anomaly : paradigmatic :: blemish : flawless

anonymity ,

anonymous ,

an. anonymous : identify :: nonchalant : excite

antagonistic

antagonizeplacate, propitiate

an. cowardice : intimidate :: choler : antagonize

QUICK QUIZ 71. _______: CURSE ::_______: state

2. ANCHOR

3. ANCILLARY

4. _______: STORY ::_______: play

5. _______: AMUSEMENT ::_______: instruction

_______: ORATORIO ::_______: novel

6. _______: CONTRACTION ::

_______: insensibility

_______: DROWSINESS ::_______: numbness

_______: NUMBNESS ::_______: drunkenness

_______: PAIN ::_______: sensation

7. ANESTHETIZE

8. ANHYDROUS

9. ALPHABETICAL ::_______:

chronological

10. _______: GADFLY ::_______: churl

11. ANOMALOUS

12. _______: PARADIGMATIC ::

_______: flawless

13. _______: IDENTIFY ::_______: excite

14. ANTAGONIZE 1)

2)

antecedence ,

posterity

antecedent , (=precedent),

antedate …

anterior ,

ensuing( )

anthem , ,

anthology ( )

an. compendium : summary ::

anthology : collection

*compendium

antibiotic ;

an. antibiotic : infection :: coagulant : bleeding

an. antidote : poisoning :: antibiotic : infection

antibodyan. food : nourish :: antibodies : protect

antic ,

an. facetious : speech :: antic : behavior

antidotean. antidote : poisoning :: antibiotic : Infection

an. antidote : poison :: tonic : lethargy

an. antidote : poisoning :: balm : irritation

an. remedy : disease :: antidote : poisoning

antigen

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antipathy ,

benevolence, settled fondness

affection

antiseptic , ;

an. sedative : pacify :: antiseptic : sterilize

an. oil : lubricate :: antiseptic : disinfect

antithetical (=antipodal)

anvilan. hammer : anvil :: pestle : mortar

aorta

apathetic ,

an. apathetic : emotion :: imprudent : discretion

an. ennui : enthusiastic :: fervor : apathetic

apex ,

aphoristic ,

an. aphoristic : terse :: hyperbolic : exaggerated

aphorisman. euphemism : offensive :: aphorism : diffuse

an. pithiness : aphorism :: exaggeration :

caricature

an. brevity : aphorism :: distortion : caricature

apiaryan. apiary : bee :: cage : pet

an. apiary : bee :: ranch : livestock

aplomb (=composure),

(=self-possession)

apocalyptic ,

inconsequentialan. apocalyptic : prophetic :: inconsequential :

illogical

an. apocalyptic : prophetic :: inconsequential :

irrational

apocrypha

canon( )

apocryphal ,

authenticated( )

apolitical

apologistdetractor, critic

an. saboteur : disrupt :: apologist : defend

an. apologize : regret :: gibe : derision

apophasis

(I will not mention

his stupidity

— ; I will not exploit my

opponent's young age and inexperience(

Reagan

Reagan —

)

an. apophasis : claim :: oxymoron : paradox

an. apophasis : claim :: caprice : deliberation

apoplectic (apoplexy) ,

calm

an. apoplectic : angry :: emaciated : thin

an. apoplectic : calm :: callow : mature

apostasy

fidelity

an. apostasy : faith :: recantation : heresy

*recantation ,

*heresy ,

QUICK QUIZ 81. _______: SUMMARY ::_______: collection

2. _______: INFECTION ::_______: bleeding

3. FOOD :_______::_______: protect

4. _______: POISONING ::_______: infection

_______: POISON ::_______: lethargy

5. ANTIPATHY 1)

2)

3)

6. _______: PACIFY ::_______: sterilize

_______: LUBRICATE ::_______: disinfect

7. HAMMER :_______::_______: mortar

8. _______: EMOTION ::_______: discretion

9. _______: TERSE ::_______: exaggerated

10. _______: OFFENSIVE ::_______: diffuse

11. APOCRYPHA

12. APOCRYPHAL

13. APOLOGIST

14. APOLOGIST

15. _______: FAITH ::_______: heresy

APOSTASY

apostate ,

an. apostate : belief :: deserter : duty


apostrophecf. ellipsis

an. apostrophes : word :: ellipses : sentence

an. ellipsis : word :: apostrophe : letter

an. parenthesis : explanation :: apostrophe :

omission

ex. parenthesis : explanation :: ellipsis : omission

ex. parenthesis : explanation :: asterisk :

annotation

ex. parenthesis : explanation :: caret :

interpolation

ex. parenthesis : explanation :: caret :

insertion

apothecaryan. apothecary : medicine :: butcher : meat

apotheosis ( ),

debasement or downgrading

appallembolden, nerve( , )

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apparel ( )

an. gaudy : apparel :: grandiloquent : speak

an. tonsorial : hair :: sartorial : apparel

apparition

appealing

noisome

appease ,

rile( )

appendix ,

an. synopsis : condensed :: appendix :

supplementary

applause ,

an. mirth : laughter :: approval : applause

apposite ,

irrelevant, extraneous

appreciable

(=noticeable),

imperceptible

apprehension , , , ( )


apprentice ,

apprisewithhold information

an. apprise : information :: admonish : warning

approbation ,

condemnation

appropriate ( ) , ,

surrender( , , )

an. lurk : wait :: purloin : appropriatean. smuggler : import :: embezzler : appropriate

approximate ;

an. paraphrase : verbatim :: approximation :

precise

an. stickler : approximation :: purist : adulteration

an. stickler : imprecision :: purist : adulteration

apropos

irrelevant

apt , , …

extremely inappropriate, unlikely

� aptness ,

unsuitability

aquatic ,

an. aquatic : water :: arboreal : trees

an. aerial : air :: aquatic : water

aqueduct ,

an. aqueduct : water :: artery : blood

an. aqueduct : water :: pipeline : gas

an. aqueduct : water :: vessel : blood

aquifer ( )

an. shaft : lode :: well : aquifer

arable=tillable

arbitrary ,

arbitrate=mediate ,

� arbitrator

an. faultfinder : criticize :: arbitrator : mediate

an. arbitrator : disputants :: judge : litigants

*litigant

QUICK QUIZ 91. _______: BELIEF ::_______: duty

_______: ALLEGIANCE ::_______: faith

2. _______: WORD ::_______: sentence

3. _______: WORD ::_______: letter

4. APOTHEOSIS

5. CONDENSED ::_______:

supplementary

6. APPOSITE 1)

2)

7. APPRECIABLE

8. _______: TERROR ::_______: adoration

9. APPRISE

APPRISE :_______::_______: warning

10. APPROBATION

11. APPROPRIATE

12. APT

13. _______: WATER ::_______: trees

14. _______: WATER ::_______: blood

15. _______: DISPUTANTS ::_______: litigants

arbor (=bower),

an. arbor : shelter :: hedgerow :: fence

arboreal ,

an. arboreal : trees :: sidereal : stars

an. aquatic : water :: arboreal : trees

arboretuman. arboretum : trees :: aviary : birds

arcane , , ( widely

understood, self-explanatory, generally known,

readily fathomable)

well-known

arch , ,

subordinate

�archness , ,

straightness, obedience

archaeology� archaeological

an. archaeologist : potshard ::

paleontologist : fossil

archaic ,

currentan. evanescent : permanency :: archaic :

currency

archaism ( ),

neologism( ), modern diction

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archetype , , ,

an. harbinger : presage :: archetype : exemplify

archipelagoan. range : mountain :: chain : link

an. chain : link :: archipelago : island

an. galaxy : planet :: archipelago : islands

an. grove : trees :: archipelago : islands

an. archipelago : islands :: bouquet : flowers

an. oasis : desert :: archipelago : ocean

archivean. archive : manuscript :: arsenal : weapon

*arsenal

an. archive : records :: museum : artifacts

archivistan. curator : art :: archivist : documents

cf. curators : paintings :: librarians : books

arduous ,

arena ,

an. lawyer : courtroom :: gladiator : arena

*gladiator

argotstandard language, common verbalism

aria ,

an. opera : aria :: play : monologue

arid ,

damp

an.marsh : sodden :: desert : arid

armadaan. armada : vehicles :: fusillade : projectiles

armory ,

an. larder : food :: armory : munitions

an. pantry : food :: armory : weapons

array ( )

an. array : numbers :: formation : soldier

arrest , , ( , )

vitalize

arresting ( ) ,

banal( , )

an. blatant : arresting :: odious : disgusting

arrhythmic ,

exhibiting regularity, regular

an. arrhythmic : regularity :: apathetic : concern

arrogant ,

an. confidence : arrogant :: inquiry :

interrogatory

an. intentional : accidental : arrogant : humble

� arrogance

an. mean : prodigality :: meek : arrogance

arsenalan. archive : manuscript :: arsenal : weapon

arson=incendiarism ( )

arsonist=incendiary

an. match : arsonist :: pen : forger

articulate ( )

( ); ( )

an. articulate : clearly :: shout : loud

an. articulate : unclear :: elaborate : sketchy

an. articulate : speech :: graceful : movement

an. ratiocination : thinking :: articulation : talking

artifact ,

an. archive : records :: museum : artifacts

artifice , ,

candor

artless , ,

disingenuous cunning,

an. blemish : impeccable :: guile : artless

artlessness ,

cunningness, guile, urbanity( )

QUICK QUIZ 101. _______: TREES ::_______: stars

_______: WATER ::_______: trees

2. _______: TREES ::_______: birds

3. ARCANE

4. ARCHAISM

5. _______: MANUSCRIPT ::_______: weapon

6. _______: ART ::_______: documents

7. _______: VEHICLES ::_______: projectiles

8. _______: FOOD ::_______: munitions

_______: FOOD ::_______: weapons

9. _______: NUMBERS ::_______: soldier

10. ARREST

11. ARRHYTHMIC

ARRHYTHMIC :_______:: apathetic :

_______

12. MATCH :_______:: pen :_______

13. _______: CLEARLY ::_______: loud

_______: UNCLEAR ::_______: sketchy

_______: SPEECH ::_______: movement

14. ARTIFICE

15. ARTLESSNESS

ascendant ( , )

having no influence

ascetic ;

an. indulge : ascetic :: restrain : libertine

an. ascetic : luxury :: teetotaler : alcohol

an. ascetic : self-denial :: glutton :

overindulgence

an. ascetic : self-denial :: busybody : intrusiveness

asceticism indulgence( , , )

an. asceticism : self-denial :: bodybuilding :

self-development

ascribe=attribute, impute … ,

12 esoterica GRE

… ( )

aseptic , ;

contaminated

an. aseptic : disinfections :: anesthetic : numbs

asidean. aside : digression :: overture : introduction

an. aside : digression :: summary : excerpt


asperous ,

� asperity ,

mildness (of temper), amicability, sootheness

asperse ,

aspersion ,

glowing tribute

flattery

an. aspersion : discredit :: canard : deceive

aspiration , ,

an. audacious : trepidation :: laconic : aspiration

� aspirant

an. aspirant : quarry( ) ::

hunter : prey

assail ,

assault ,

assay ( ), ( ) ( )

an. encyclopedia : compendious :: assay :

objective

assert ( )

an. assert : belabor :: tend : fuss

� assertion

an. calumny : assertion :: perjury : testimony

� assertive ,

an. obsequious : servile :: belligerent : assertive

assessan. assess : value :: plumb : depth

assessment , ,

asset ,

liability

assiduous=sedulous , ,

indolent, desultory, slipshod, remiss

assimilate ,

assuage ( , , )

harrow( ), intensify, inflame, vex

exacerbate, chafe, gall

an. assuage : sorrow :: dampen : ardor

assume

refuse, reject

asterisk (*)

an. parenthesis: explanation :: asterisk :

annotation

asthma

astigmatisman. stutter : speech :: astigmatism : sight

astounding

an. indelible : forget :: astounding : expect

astrolabe ( )

an. astrolabe : nautical :: colander : culinary

*nautical (astrolabe ,

colander )

astrologyan. astrology : astronomy :: alchemy : chemistry

astronomer

astronomy

asunder yoking

asylum ,

asymmetrical ,

an. circular : asymmetrical :: protean : rigid

atavism

� atavist

atonal ( )

atrocious , ,

an. atrocious : bad :: momentous : important

atrophy ( ), ( )

attenuate ( , ) ,

intensify, strengthen

an. refine : purification :: attenuate : rarefaction

an. collapse : volume :: attenuate : thickness

an. attenuate : thickness :: cool : temperature

an. attenuate : thickness :: debilitate : strength

an. attenuate : thickness :: abate : intensity

an. attenuate : force :: decelerate : speed

an. attenuate : force :: alleviate : power

an. attenuate : thickness :: enervate : vitality

an. debase : value :: attenuate : forcean. attenuation : strength :: bluntness : sharpnessan. attenuate : force :: simplify : complexity

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QUICK QUIZ 111. INDULGE :_______::_______: libertine

_______: LUXURY ::_______: alcohol

2. ASCETICISM

3. ASEPTIC

4. ASPERITY

5. ASPERSION 1)

2)

6. ASSET

7. ASSUAGE

_______: SORROW ::_______: ardor

8. _______: SPEECH ::_______: sight

9. _______: FORGET ::_______: expect

10. _______: NAUTICAL ::_______: culinary

11. _______: ASTRONOMY ::

_______: chemistry

12. _______: BAD ::_______: important

13. REFINE :_______::_______: rarefaction

_______: VOLUME ::_______: thickness

_______: THICKNESS :: cool : temperature

_______: THICKNESS ::_______: strength

attorneyan. attorney : disbar :: student : expel

attribute=ascribe, impute … ,

… ( )

audacious , ,

timid

an. audacious : trepidation :: laconic : volubility


an. audacious : caution :: inedible : food

audacity ,

audiblean. audible : stentorian :: discernable : obvious

audit ( )

audition ( ),

an. interview : applicant :: audition : actor

auditorium ,

an. auditorium : orator :: court : judge

augment ( ) , (=increase, enlarge)

retrench( , ),

abate( , )

� augmentation

diminution

augur , ; ,

an. augur : predict :: pundit : opine

an. intercessor : mediate :: augur : predict

an. pundit : opinion :: augur : prediction

augury , ,

an. worship : sacrifice :: prediction : augury

auspice , ,

� auspicious ,

ill-omened

auspiciousboding ill, ominous, unfavorable

austere ,

an. plain : austere :: clean : sterile


an. embellish : austere :: adulterate : pure

authentic , ,

bogus( )

an. authenticity : fraudulent :: sincerity :

hypocritical

an. discompose : pacific :: fabricate : authentic

an. discompose : pacific :: engage : tedious

an. disturbing : composure :: tedious : energy

an. discompose : placid :: fabricate : ingenuous

an. genuine : authenticity :: entire : integrity

authenticate

authenticity , ,

an. melodrama : subtlety :: chimera : authenticity


hypocritical

authoritativean. authoritative : acceptance ::

conspicuous : attention

authorityan. authoritative : acceptance :: conspicuous :

attention

an. authoritativeness : pundits :: allegiance :

partisans

an. contumacious : authority ::

hidebound : novelty

authorize , ,

autonomy ,

dependence

avarice generosity

an. avarice : money :: gluttony : food

avariciousan. stoic : perturb :: avaricious : satisfy

avenge

aver ( ) ,

(=assert, affirm)

deny

aversioncourt


admiration

aviaryan. bird : aviary :: pig : sty

an. arboretum : trees :: aviary : birds

aviator

avid ,

indifferent

� avidity ,

14 esoterica GRE

an. reverence : respect :: avidity : enthusiasm

avouch ( ) ,

avow , ,

avulse ,

link, suture

� avulsion ,

suture

awash ,

( )…

dry

awe ,

irreverence

an. redoubtable : awe :: despicable :

scorn

awkward ,

an. craven : admirable :: deft : awkward

awlan. awl : pierce :: pestle : mash

awningan. awning : sun :: umbrella : rain

awry ,

aligned, orderly

axean. scythe : reaper :: axe : woodcutter

axiomatic ,

controversial

QUICK QUIZ 121. _______: DISBAR ::_______: expel

2. AUDACIOUS

_______: TREPIDATION ::_______: volubility

3. INTERVIEW :_______::_______: actor

4. AUGMENT

5. _______: SACRIFICE :: prediction :_______

6. AUSPICIOUS

7. PLAIN :_______:: clean :_______

_______: INDULGE ::_______: decorate

8. AUTHENTIC

9. _______: FRAUDULENT ::_______:

hypocritical

10. MELODRAMA :_______:: chimera :_______

11. _______: ACCEPTANCE ::

_______: attention

12. AUTONOMY

13. _______: PERTURB ::_______: satisfy

14. AVER

15. BIRD :_______:: pig :_______

_______: TREES ::_______: birds

16. AVID

17. _______: RESPECT ::_______: enthusiasm

18. AWASH

19. AWE

20. _______: ADMIRABLE ::_______: awkward

21. _______: PIERCE ::_______: mash

22. _______: REAPER ::_______: woodcutter

23. AXIOMATIC

B

babble ,

,

express succinctly

an. babble : talk :: scribble : write

an. simper : smile :: babble : talk

an. babble : sense :: parrot : originality

backdropan. placebo : painkiller :: backdrop : vista

backhanded , ,

forthright

backset ,

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hike

badge ,

an. chevron : badge :: caisson : cart

badger ; ( ) ,

mollify

an. badger : bother :: belabor : mention

*belabor

badinage ( ) ;

serious conversation

baffle ,

bait , ,

fortify(=make cheerful), mollify

bale 1)

2) , , ,

mirth, benefit

baleful ,

beneficent

balk ( ) , ,

move ahead willingly

balky ,

tractable, acquiescent, eager

balladan. ballad : stanza :: novel : chapter

an. ballad : song :: lyric : poeman. ballad : song :: comedian : actor

ballast

an. ballast : stability :: fuel : energy

an. ballast : instability :: purchase : slippage

an. ballast : stability :: girder : support

an. truss : support :: ballast : stability

ballet ( )

an. instrumentalist : symphony :: dancer : ballet

balloon ( )

decrease slowly

ballot ( )

balm ,

irritant


� balmy ,

piquant

banal , ,

novel( )

arresting( )

an. equivocation : ambiguous :: platitude : banal

an. disjointed : coherence :: banal : originality

banality ( )

original expression

bane=bale , , ,

blessing

freshness

� baneful

salubrious

banish , ( )

an. evict : residence :: banish : country

banister (=balaster),

an. staircase : banister :: garden : fence

banquet ,

banter ;

an. playful : banter :: exaggerated : hyperbole

barb ,

an. barb : caustic :: pan : harsh

barbarize

civilize

� barbaric=barbarous

sophisticated, civilized

barefaced ,

surreptitious

an. headlong : forethought :: barefaced : shame

bargean. locomotive : flatcar :: tugboat : barge

QUICK QUIZ 131. _______: TALK ::_______: write

_______: SMILE ::_______: talk

2. _______: BOTHER ::_______: mention

3. BADINAGE

4. _______: PAINKILLER ::_______: vista

5. BAIT

6. BALEFUL

7. BALK

8. _______: STANZA ::_______: chapter

9. _______: STABILITY :: fuel :_______

_______: INSTABILITY ::_______: slippage

_______: STABILITY ::_______: support

10. BALLOON

11. BALM

12. BANAL 1)

2)

_______: AMBIGUOUS ::_______: banal

13. _______: COHERENCE ::_______:

originality

14. BANALITY

15. BANE

16. PLAYFUL :_______:: exaggerated :

_______

17. ________: FLATCAR :: tugboat :_______

bargainan. debate : issue :: bargain : price

16 esoterica GRE

bark ( )

an. epidermis : mammal :: bark : conifer

an. enamel : tooth :: bark : treean. skin : apple :: bark : tree

an. rind : lemon :: bark : tree

baroque

austere

barrage ,

an. barrage : explosives :: deluge : rain

barricade(=occlude, block)

permit passage

an. quarantine : infection :: barricade : transfer

barteran. barter : commodities :: correspond : letters

an. jog : exercise :: barter : trade

base

virtuous, noble, patrician

baseboardan. veneer : furniture :: baseboard : wall

bask ( , )

baste

an. baste : dryness :: caulk : moistness

*caulk (oakum)

,

bawdy ,

decorous

bay ( )(gulf )

bazaar ,

( )

beacon , , ,

an. castle : turret :: sea : beacon

an. siren : sound :: beacon : light

bead ( ),

beat , (=throb)

an. grow : burgeon :: beat : palpitate

debut ,

farewell performance

bedeckstrip

bedizen ,

strip bare

bedlam , ,

an. tumultuous : bedlam :: active : hive

befriended ( )

befriending

befuddle ,

begrudge ,

an. taciturn : chatter :: magnanimous : begrudge

belabor , ,


an. badger : bother :: belabor : mention

*badger ( ) ,

beleaguer ( ) ,

delight, mollify, soothe

belie , , ,

aver( , ),

affirm, confirm

bellicose , (=belligerent,

pugnacious, martial)

inclined to make peace, pacific, appeasing,

peaceful

an. imperious : servile :: bellicose : peaceable

belligerent

peaceful

bellwether ,

an. bellwether : leadership :: adviser :

consultation

bench=tribunal ,

an. rostrum : orator :: bench : judge

bend ,

an. bend : rigid :: submerge : buoyant

an. bend : rigid :: dissolve : insoluble

benediction curse

beneficent

an. beneficent : harm :: tenacious : yield

� beneficence

an. philanthropist : beneficence :: comedian :

humor

benignant vicious

bent , , ,

ineptitude

bequeath ,

bequestan. heirloom : ancestor :: bequest : testator

berate

commend, laud

beseechan. supplicant : beseeching :: coquette :

flirtatious

beset , ,

besiege ,

besmirch ,

honor

bespeak ,

bestow , , ( , )

bet ( )

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betray ,

an. juggernaut : crush :: quisling : betray

betrayal ,

bewail ,

bewilder

bias=prejudice

an. dilettante : superficiality :: partisan : bias

an. recluse : withdrawn :: bigot : biased

bibliography ( ),

bibliophile ,

an. bibliophile : books :: gourmet : food

bicker , , ( )

bifurcatecoalesce

bigot ( ) ,


an. bigot : tolerance :: liar : honesty

an. posturer : unaffected :: bigot : tolerant

an. bigot : tolerance :: turncoat : constancy

an. poseur : unaffected :: provincial :

cosmopolitan

an. bigoted : advice :: conservative : change

QUICK QUIZ 141. _______: MAMMAL :: bark :_______

2. _______: EXPLOSIVES ::_______: rain

3. BARRICADE

_______: INFECTION ::_______: transfer

4. _______: COMMODITIES ::_______: letter

5. _______: DRYNESS ::_______: moistness

6. BAWDY

7. DEBUT

8. BEDIZEN

9. TACITURN :_______:: magnanimous :

_______

10. ASSERT :_______:: tend :_______

_______: BOTHER ::_______: mention

11. BELEAGUER

12. BELIE

13. BELLICOSE 1)

2)

14. _______: ORATOR ::_______: judge

15. BENT

16. _______: ORATOR ::_______: judge

17. _______: CRUSH ::_______: betray

18. _______: SUPERFICIALITY ::_______: bias

_______: WITHDRAWN ::_______: biased

19. _______: BOOKS ::_______: food

20. BIFURCATE

21. _______: TOLERANCE :: liar :_______

bile , ,

an. insulin : pancreas :: bile : liver

bilk ,

bin ( ) ,

biographeran. diary : biographer :: scripture : theologian

biography ,

an. portrait : painting :: biography : history

bishop

bitan. bit : drill :: blade : razor

bizarre ,

blackmail , (=racketeer)

blade ( )

bland ( , ) , , ,

blandish ,

blandishment ,

threat

an. blandishment : cajole :: obstacle : impede

an. blandishment : coax :: medal : honor

an. blandishment : coax :: prevarication :

deceive

an. blandishment : coax :: threat : intimidate

blare ( )

blasé ( ) ,

an. miser : munificent :: zealot : blasé

blasphemy ,

blast ,

an. blast : whiff :: gush : trickle

blatant , ,

inconspicuous, subtle, unimpressive, subtle

unobtrusive( , )

an. ambiguous : understand :: blatant : ignore


blaze , ,

blazon ( ), ( ) ( )

(=proclaim widely)

efface


an. blazon : adorn :: pillar : support

blemish , , ; ,


blight ( ) , ( ) ;

� blighted

hale, sound

blink , ,

blissfulan. dislike : loathing :: pleasure : bliss

blithe , , (=carefree),

18 esoterica GRE

grave( , , ), sound

blockade , , ( )

an. filibuster : legislation :: blockade : commerce

blockage ,

blot , ;

blotch , ;

blowhardan. blowhard : boastful :: toady : obsequious

blueprint ( ), (

)

an. blueprint : edifice :: syllabus : course

blunder ( ), ( ),

( ) (=falter, linger)

an. protocol : blunder :: bumper : damage

blunt , , (=brusque);

whet

an. slacken : tension :: blunt : sharpness

blurb ( ) ,

( )

an. blurb : notice :: gloss : explanation

an. blurb : notice :: cameo : appearance

blurt ,

an. blurt : utter :: flit : move

blush ;

an. blush : embarrassment :: nod : agreement

an. blush : embarrass :: nod : approve

an. blush : embarrassment :: bow : respect

an. blush : embarrassment :: shrug : indifference

an. yawn : sleepiness :: blush : embarrassment

bluster , ,

(=bully, intimidate)

an. blustering : speak :: swaggering : walk

an. pontificate : pompous :: scoff : derisivean. pontificate : pompous :: drawl : slow

an. pontificate : pompous :: bluster : loud

an. pontificate : pompous :: prate : aimless

boast , ,

� boastful

an. blowhard : boastful :: toady : obsequious

boggle (=wince), ,

embolden

boisterous quiet

bolster ( ), ( ),

undermine, decrease support of

an. bolster : support :: tackle : hoist

an. adulterant : pure :: bolster : weak

an. bolster : strength :: whet : sharpness

bolt 1) , (=sift)

2) (=defect, secede) 3)

4)

bombast down-to-earth language

*down-to-earth ,

an. bombast : pompous :: tirade : critical

bombastic ,

understated

unpretentious

bondage ,

bonhomie

boorcivil person

an. credulous : dupe :: insensitive : boor

an. neophyte : experience :: boor : sensitivity

an. insensitive : boor :: mischievous : imp

boon , ,

misfortune

boor ,


boorish ,

an. indecorous : propriety :: boorish : sensitivity

boost ,

bootless ,

an. bootless : futility :: effulgent : resplendence

an. interesting : intriguing :: bootless : futile

boundlessan. boundless : extensive :: interminable : lengthy

bout ( ) ,

bowl ,

an. bowl : receptacle :: bicycle : vehicle

bowler (hat)

an. cravat : neck :: bowler : head

*cravat( )

boycott ( ),

patronize

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QUICK QUIZ 151. INSULIN :_______::_______: liver

DIARY :_______:: scripture :_______

2. _______: DRILL ::_______: razor

3. _______: COAX ::_______: honor

4. _______: CAJOLE ::_______: impede

5. _______: COAX ::_______: deceive

6. BLATANT 1)

2)

_______: UNDERSTAND ::_______: ignore

7. BLAZON

8. BLITHE

9. _______: BOASTFUL ::_______: obsequious

10. _______: EDIFICE ::_______: course

11. _______: BLUNDER :: bumper :_______

12. SLACKEN :_______::_______: sharpness

13. _______: SPEAK ::_______: walk

14. BOISTEROUS

15. BOLSTER

_______: SUPPORT ::_______: hoist

16. _______: POMPOUS ::_______: critical

17. BOMBAST

18. BOMBASTIC 1)

2)

19. BOOR

_______: DUPE ::_______: boor

INSENSITIVE :_______:: mischievous :_______

20. BOON

21. _______: RECEPTACLE ::_______: vehicle

22. _______: NECK ::_______: head

23. BOYCOTT

brace

� bracing

vapid

bracket(s) ,

an. buttress : wall :: bracket : shelf

braid ; ,

an. striated : groove :: braided : strand

an. grooved : striating :: braided : stranded

brag ; ,

braggart ; ,

brand ,

an. underscore : emphasis :: brand : ownership

brashan. frivolous : gravity :: brash : discretion

brassy

humble, unassertive, reserved

brat

bravado ,

an. courageous : bravado ::

complimentary : fulsomeness


bravura (florid and resplendent)

( )

an. bravura : performance ::

resplendent : appearance

brawl ( ),

brazen , , ;

modest, self-effacing

an. brazen : impudent :: deadpan : impassive

breach , , ; ,

solder

an. faultfinding : criticize :: rift : breachan. breach : continuity :: disturb : repose

breakthrough ( , ) ,

breezeway

an. breezeway : building :: stairway : floor

bribean. bribe : incorruptible :: affect : insensible

bridled ( ) ,

without restraint

brim ( ) ; ,

brisk , ,

bristle ; , ,

cower

an. bristle : anger :: vacillate : irresolution

brittle , ( )

an.manifest : perceive :: brittle : break

broach close off, terminate

broad ,

subtle( , )

brocade

bromide ( ) ,

an. equivocation : misleading :: bromide :

hackneyed

� bromidic

unhackneyed

brook 1) ,

refuse to tolerate

2) (=stream, creek)

an. twig : limb :: brook : river

browbeat ,

an. instigator : incite :: bully : browbeat

bruit , ( )

keep secret

brusque ,

buck , ( )

20 esoterica GRE

assent to

bucolic ,

urban

sophisticated

an. palatial : hovel :: bucolic : cityan. palatial : hovel :: bucolic : mega(lo)polis

budge ,

an. obdurate : budge :: lachrymose : cheer

*lachrymose ,

an. palter : candor :: budge : diehard

buffoon ,

an. ludicrous : buffoon :: dissolute : libertine

an. ludicrous : buffoon :: humorous : wag

bully ,


an. bully : intimidation :: dupe : gullibility

an. bully : intimidation :: stupe : gullibility

bulge ,

depressed region

bumptious ,

humble

an. bumptious : assertive :: garish : colorful

an. dour : geniality :: bumptious : humbleness

an. dour : tractable :: bumptious : humbleness

an. impetuous : vacillation :: bumptious :

humbleness

an. impetuous : hesitation :: bumptious :

humbleness

bunglebring off(=succeed, accomplish)

buoy ; ,

(=invigorate)

unsupported

buoyant , ,

sinking, leaden

an. buoyant : sink :: insoluble : dissolve


an. bend : rigid :: dissolve : insoluble

an. buoyant : float :: heavy : drop

burgeon ; ,

wither( , ), subside( )


burlesque

;

an. diatribe : abuse :: burlesque : mockery

an. doggerel : verse :: burlesque : play

burnish ,

dull

an. numb : insensible :: burnish : lustrous

an. burnish : dull :: mar : flawless

burrow ( , , ) ;

( ) , ,

an. ditch : canyon :: burrow : cavern

burst ( ) ,

an. inflate : burst :: pull : tear

bust ,

bustle ,

buttan. butt : head :: nudge : elbow

buttress ;

an. strut : wing :: buttress : wall

an. strut : wing :: bracket : shelf

an. buttress : edifice :: splint : limb

an. buttress : edifice :: splint : fracture

an. buttress : strength :: vaccination : immunity

by(-)line by

;

an. credits : movie :: byline : article

byzantine ,

straightforward

QUICK QUIZ 161. _______: GROOVE ::_______: strand

2. _______: BRAVADO ::_______: fulsomeness

3. _______: PERFORMANCE ::_______:

appearance

4. BREACH

5. BRIDLED

6. _______: PERCEIVE ::_______: break

7. BROACH

8. BROAD

9. BROOK

_______: LIMB ::_______: river

10. BRUIT

11. BUCOLIC

12. BUCK

13. _______: BUDGE ::_______: cheer

14. BULGE

15. BUNGLE

16. _______: SINK ::_______: dissolve

17. BURGEON 1)

2)

_______: BURGEON ::_______: palpitate

18. BURNISH

_______: INSENSIBLE :: burnish :_______

19. INFLATE :_______::_______: tear

20. _______: MOVIE ::_______: article

21. BYZANTINE

C

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cabal

an. cabal : association :: plot : plan

an. cabal : association :: spat : quarrel

cache ( );

cacophony

dulcet, euphonious

an. cacophony : sound :: glare : light

an. cacophony : sound :: malodor : scent

an. cacophony : voice :: gaucherie : skill

cad ,

cadet ,

an. cadet : veteran :: tadpole : frog

cadge (=get by begging)

earn(=get by working)

caissonan. chevron : badge :: caisson : cart

cajole=coax


calcify ,

make malleable

calcification

flexibility

calibrate ,

an. measure : dimensions :: calibrate : diameter

an. gauge : pressure :: calibrate : diameter

an. plumb : depth :: calibrate : diameter� calibrated

unstandardized

calligrapher ,

an. bibliophile : books :: calligrapher :

handwriting

calligraphy (=handwriting)

an. calligraphy : scribble :: sonnet : doggerel

callous , (=numb),

; ( ) ,

(=numb)

sympathetic

compassionatean. gully : erosion :: callous : friction

� callus

an. callus : impassivity :: dupe : credulity

callow ,

behaving with adult sophistication, mature,

sophisticatedan. frank : secretiveness :: callow : maturity

an. frank : secretiveness :: callow : maturity

an. callow : mature :: greenhorned :

experienced

an. callow : mature :: capricious : deliberate

caloriean. power : watt :: heat : calorie

an. decibel : sound :: calorie : heat

an. volt : electricity :: calorie : heat

calorimeteran. heat : calorimeter :: distance : odometer

calumniate ,

vindicate( , , )

an. corroborate : evidence :: calumniate :

falsehood

calumnious ,

flattering

calumny

approbation, eulogy


an. calumny : representation :: perjury : testimony

camaraderie , , (=comradeship)

enmity

cameo ,

an. peccadillo : offense :: cameo : sculpturean. blurb : notice :: cameo : appearance

camouflage ( )

exposurean. mimicry : camouflage :: mutation : variation

*mimicry ,

an. code : meaning :: camouflage : location

an. camouflage : deception :: flattery :

ingratiation

canary ,

candidacy

candidatean. roster : personnel :: slate : candidate

canean. cane : walk :: glasses : see

cannibalism ,

canon

apocrypha

an. religion : devoutness :: canon : orthodoxy

canonical ( ) , , ,

heterodox( ), nontraditional

an. canonical : conforming :: qualified : limited

canopy

an. tag : identify :: canopy : cover

cantankerous ,

canvasan. canvas : painter :: marble : sculptor

canvass ,

an. exponent : advocate :: pollster : canvass

canyonan. ditch : canyon :: burrow : cavern

capillary

capitulateresist

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categorical

� capitulation

resistance

capriceconfirmation

an. perspicacity : acute :: caprice : whimsical

an. caprice : predict :: impossibility : accomplish

an. furtive : stealth :: whimsical : caprice

an. caprice : whimsical :: discontent : unsatisfied

an. caprice : whimsical :: insight : discerning


an. caprice : whimsical :: effulgence :

resplendent

capricious resolute, steadfast

an. capricious : whim :: objective : fact

caption ,

captious ,

captivate ,

repulse

carapacean. carapace : turtle :: hull : seed

QUICK QUIZ 171. _______: SOUND ::_______: light

2. CADGE

3. CALCIFICATION

4. _______: BOOKS ::_______:

handwriting

5. _______: SCRIBBLE :: sonnet :_______

6. _______: behaving with adult

sophistication

7. HEAT :_______:: distance :_______

8. CALUMNIOUS

9. CALUMNIATE

10. MIMICRY :_______:: mutation :_______

CODE :_______::_______: location

_______: DECEPTION :: flattery :_______

11. _______: SUGAR ::_______: rubber

12. CANONICAL 1)

2)

13. TAG :_______::_______: cover

14. CAPITULATION

15. CAPITULATE

16. _______: ACUTE ::_______: whimsical

_______: PREDICT ::_______: accomplish

_______ : STEALTH :: whimsical :_______

17. FURTIVE :_______:: whimsical :_______

18. CAPRICIOUS 1)

2)

_______: WHIM ::_______: fact

19. CAPTIVATE

20. _______: TURTLE ::_______: seed

carbohydratean. calcium : mineral :: sugar : carbohydrate

cardinal , ;

minor

cardiologist

caress ,


caret ( ) ( )

an. caret : insertion :: comma : pause

carewornlighthearted

carnival ,

carousean. roisterer : carouse :: recluse : withdraw

carp

an. caviler : carping :: libertine : licentious

an. complain : carp :: drink : guzzle

carpentry , ,

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carrion ,

cartographeran. cartographer : map :: tailor : clothing

an. cartographer : map :: lexicographer :

dictionary

an. novelist : book :: cartographer : map

cast ( )

an. appoint : official :: cast : actor

an. letter : signature :: playbill : cast

castigate ,

flatter

castigation , ,

approbation( , )


an. castigation : disapproval :: misbehavior :

crime

an. castigation : reproof :: denunciation : denial

an. castigation : reproof :: glorification : merit

an. castigation : reproof :: loathing : dislike

casual , ,

an. inventiveness : accidental ::

effect : casual

an. intentionality : accidental :: effect : casual

cataclysm , ,

� cataclysmic

catalyst inhibitor

an. enzyme : catalyst :: bacterium : microbe

catalyze

inhibit

catastrophe ,

an. catastrophe : mishap ::

humiliation : embarrassment

categorical ,

qualified, conditional


categorical

cater , ,

catholic ,

narrow

caucus ,

,

caulk (oakum)

,

an. baste : dryness :: caulk : moistness

an. absorb : sponge :: seal : caulk

caustic 1) ,

innocuous( ), palliating, genial

an. pungent : odor :: caustic : comment


2) (=corrosive)

an. caustic : eat away :: desiccant : dry

cauterize ,

cavalier ,

caveat ,

an. overture : introductory :: caveat : warning

cavern ( )

an. cavern : spelunker :: star : astronomer


an. grotto : cavern :: arroyo : channel

cavil ,

an. nitpick : criticize :: cavil : object

an. cavil : criticize :: probe : investigate


an. encomiast : eulogize :: quibbler : cavil

an. nitpicker : criticize :: quibbler : cavil

cavortan. dodder : unsteady :: cavort : sprightly

ceaseevolve

celebration ,

an. celebration : decry :: slight : show respect

celebrity , (=luminary)

obscurity( )

celerity ,

celibacy ,

an. abstinence : drunkenness ::

celibacy : promiscuity

cellular

cementfracture

censor ;

censorshipan. censorship : communication :: preservative :

decay

an. censorship : information :: sanitation : diseasean. vendor : purvey :: censor : expurgate

censure ,

commend( )

an. jeer : derision :: reprehend : censure

an. lamentable : pity :: reprehensible : censure

an. remonstrance : dissuade :: reprehension :

censure

an. censure : blameless :: approbation :

reprehensible

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QUICK QUIZ 181. CALCIUM :_______:: sugar :_______

2. CARDINAL

3. _______: INSERTION ::_______: pause

4. _______: CARP ::_______: guzzle

5. _______: MAP ::_______: clothing

6. CASTIGATION

_______: SIN :: admonishment :_______

7. CATALYST

_______: catalyst :: bacterium :_______

8. CATALYZE

9. CATASTROPHE :_______::

_______: embarrassment

10. CATHOLIC

11. _______: DRYNESS ::_______: moistness

_______: SPONGE :: seal :_______

12. CAUSTIC

PUNGENT :_______:: caustic :_______

CAUSTIC :_______:: desiccant :_______

13. _______: SPELUNKER ::_______: astronomer

14. _______: CTITICIZE ::_______l : object

15. CELEBRI TY



17. _______: COMMUNICATION ::

_______: decay

18 . CENSURE

_______: DERISION ::_______: censure

censusan. census : population :: inventory :

merchandise

an. inventory : stock :: census : population

centrifugean. centrifuge : separate :: colander : drain

cf. astrolabe : nautical :: colander : culinary

centurion 100 (century)

ceramic , ; ,

an.mosaic : ceramic :: patchwork : cloth

ceremonious , ,

ceremonyan. affidavit : statement :: wedding : ceremony

certainty ,

indecision

certitude ,

obscurity

cessation ,

commencement( , ), start

chaff , ,

an. dross : metal :: chaff : grain

an. winnow : chaff :: filter : impurities

an. chaff : wheat :: shell : pecan

chagrin ,

elation, pride, satisfaction, delight

an. chagrin : mind :: grimace : face

championdisparage

chantey

charade ,

( , , )

an. charade : word :: mime : story

an. charade : dissimulate :: void : empty

charlatan ,

chary , ,

bold, rash

an. chary : caution :: imperturbable : composure

chasman. cleft : chasm :: cut : gash

chassis

chatterbox

chauvinistan. miser : thrift :: chauvinist : patriotism

chauvinistican. patriotic : chauvinistic :: receptive : gullible

chef ,

an. chef : kitchen :: chemist : laboratory

chevron ( , )

an. chevron : badge :: caisson : cart

chiaroscuro ,

an. chiaroscuro : contrast :: filigree : delicacyan. chiaroscuro : contrast :: tapestry : intricacy

chicanery , ,

aboveboard action

*aboveboard ,

honest dealing, guilelessness,

an. chicanery : clever :: tactlessness : truthful

an. gullible : chicanery :: servile : domination

chipan. chip : stone :: shard : glass

chipmunk

chisel , ;

an. brush : painting :: chisel : sculpture

chivalrous (=gallant),

choke , , ( )

( , ) ( )

chlorine

choler ,

choleric , ,

hard to provoke, difficult to provoke, pacific


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an. choleric : rile :: volatile : rouse

an. choleric : rile :: partial : bias

chomp

chorale

chord ( ) , ,

an. chord : note :: grove : tree

choreographer ( )

an. choreographer : movement :: architect :

building

choreographyan. choreography : dance :: plot : story

QUICK QUIZ 191. CENSUS :_______:: inventory :_______

INVENTORY :_______:: census :_______

2. CERTAINTY

3. _______: SEPARATE ::_______: drain

4. CESSATION

5. _______: METAL ::_______: grain

WINNOW :_______:: filter :_______

_______: WHEAT ::_______: pecan

6. CHAMPION

7. _______: WORD ::_______: story

8. CHARY

CHARY :_______::_______: composure

9. _______: THRIFT ::_______: patriotism

10. PATRIOTIC :_______:: receptive :_______

11. CHICANERY 1)

2)

_______: CLEVER ::_______: truthful

12. _______: PAINTING ::_______: sculpture

13. CHOLERIC

14. _______: NOTE ::_______: tree

15. _______: DANCE ::_______: story

chromatic ,

colorless

chromosome

chronic , ,

sporadic

chronology ,


chronological ,

an. dictionary : alphabetical :: annals :

chronological

chrysanthemum ( )

chuckle ,

an. chuckle : laughing :: whisper : speaking

chunk

flake

churl , ,

an. annoying : gadfly :: rude : churl

churlish , ,

(=boorish, loutish)

an. churlish : affront :: formidable : intimidate

cinder

cineast(e) ,

an. cineast : film :: gourmand : food

an. cineast : film :: sharpshooter : target

cipheran. cipher : cryptic :: précis : concise

circumference

an. border : country :: circumference : circlean. circumference : circle :: perimeter : rectangle

circuitousan. immaterial : relevance :: circuitous :

directness

� circuity( )

,

straightforwardness

circular ,


circumlocutionpithy utters, succinctness, succinct expression

straightforwardness

circumscribe� circumscribed

unlimited

circumspect(ive) ,

audacious, reckless, rash

an. circumspect : prudence :: urbane : polish

� circumspection

careless inattention

circumvent ,

confront

circumvention ,

direct encounter

cistern , , ,

an. cistern : liquids :: landfill : refuse

civil , ,

civility , ( )

rudeness

claim

, ( , ) ( )

renounce

an. claim : legitimated :: hypothesis : confirmed

an. lien : claim :: subpoena : command



clandestineopen

clannish ,

clapperan. clapper : bell :: hammer : piano

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clarification ,

clarion (=rotund, sonorous, resounding)

soft and indistinct

clash , ,

clasp , ,

an. lathe : shape :: clasp : fasten

clause ( ),

an. paragraph : essay :: clause : sentence

clawan. talon : eagle :: claw : panther( )

cleanseran. cleanser : dirt :: desiccant : moisture

clear-cut ,

cleavage ,

cleave ,

cleaver (butcher )

an. surgeon : scalpel :: butcher : cleaver

cleftan. cleft : chasm :: cut : gash

clemency , ,

ruthlessness

clichéan. hodgepodge : uniformity :: cliché : originality

clientele (client)

an. clientele : customers :: faculty : teachers

clinch , ,

make more doubtful

clinical , ,

cliquean. clique : intimates :: flock : sheep

clog , ;

an. clog : drainage :: stalemate : negotiations

cloistered

clot ,

an. clot : dissolved :: crowd : dispersed

an. freeze : water :: clot : blood

cloture=closure (

)

an. voting : roll call :: termination : cloture

*roll call

cloudburstan. gust( ) : wind :: cloudburst : rainfall

clout ,

impuissance( )

cloy ,

an. garrulous : talkative :: cloying : sweet

club , , ;

clutchan. voice : shout :: hand : clutch

coagulant

liquefier, dissolvent

an. coagulant : thicken :: solvent : dissolvean. antibiotic : infection :: coagulant : bleeding

coagulatethin

coagulation

coalescedisaggregate, sunder

� coalesced

broken apart

coax=cajole

an. blandishment : coax :: medal : honor

an. blandishment : coax :: prevarication :

deceive

an. equivocation : coax :: explanation : enlighten

QUICK QUIZ 201. CHRONIC

2. ANACHRONISM :_______::_______: logic

3. DICTIONARY :_______:: annals :_______

4. CHROMATIC

5. _______: LAUGHING ::_______: speaking

6. CIRCUITY 1)

2)

7. _______: ASYMMETRICAL ::_______: rigid

8. _______: PRUDENCE ::_______: polish

9. CIRCUMVENTION

10. CIRCUMLOCUTION

11. CIVILITY

12. CLAIM :_______:: hypothesis :_______

_______: CLAIM ::_______: command

_______: renounce

13. _______: BELL ::_______: piano

14. _______: ESSAY ::_______: sentence

15. _______: EAGLE ::_______: panther

16. CLEMENCY

17. _______: CUSTOMERS ::_______: teachers

18. CLINCH

19. _______: DISSOLVED ::_______: dispersed

20. VOTING :_______:: termination :_______

21. _______: WIND ::_______: rainfall

22. CLOUT

23. _______: TALKATIVE ::_______: sweet

24. VOICE :_______:: hand :_______

25. _______: INFECTION ::_______: bleeding

26. COALESCE 1)

2)

27. _______: COAX ::_______: honor

BLANDISHMENT :_______:: prevarication :

_______

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cocoon

codaprelude, overture

an. epilogue : novel :: coda : symphony

an. dessert : meal :: coda : sonata

code , ,

an. decipher : hieroglyph :: break : code

coddle ,

codify

coercion ,

coeval=contemporary ;

( , )

an. congruent : dimensions :: coeval : age

*congruent=congruous ( )

cogent ,

unconvincing

an. cogent : convince :: repugnant : repel

cogitate ,

an. philosopher : cogitate :: iconoclast : attack

cognizant

oblivious

� cognizance

an. incognizance : knowledgeable :: penury :

wealthy

cohabit ,

an. cohabit : reside :: conspire : plot

colander ( )


an. centrifuge : separate :: colander : drain

collaboration ,

collage ,

collapse ( )

an. collapse : implode :: divide : sunder

an. collapse : implode :: steep : immersean. collapse : volume :: attenuate : thickness

collate , ,

collateral ,

colludean. collude : cooperate :: smuggle : convey

an. collude : cooperate :: eavesdrop : listen

� collusion ,

an. collusion : conspirators :: cooperation :

partners

colonnadean. colonnade : pillar :: queue : person

colossus ,

an. colossus : figurine :: boulder : pebble

colony , ,

an. bacterium : colony :: citizen : nation

colorable

coltish , ,

an. coltish : discipline :: loutish : grace

comaan. coma : unconsciousness :: delirium :

confusion

combatant ,

combustible=inflammable ,

an. combustible : ignite :: malleable : shape

an. impervious : friable :: nonflammable :

combustible

combustion ,

comedienne=comedian ,

comely ,

� comeliness

unattractiveness

comity , , (=amity)

discord

QUICK QUIZ 211. CODA

_______: NOVEL ::_______: symphony

2. DECIPHER :_______:: break :_______

3. CONGRUENT :_______::_______: age

4. PHILOSOPHER :_______::_______: attack

5. _______: RESIDE ::_______: plot


_______: SEPARATE ::_______: drain

7. _______: CONSPIRATORS ::

_______: partners

8. _______: FIGURINE ::_______: pebble

9. BACTERIUM :_______:: citizen :_______

10. _______: DISCIPLINE ::_______: grace

11. _______: UNCONSCIOUSNESS ::

_______: confusion

12. _______: IGNITE ::_______: shape

13. COMELINESS

14. COMITY

command , , ( )

, ( , )

an. command : entreaty :: goad : enticement

commence

commencement , , ( )

cessation( ), matriculation( )

commensurate ( , , ,

)

commentator ( )

commercialan. advertising : commercial :: publishing : journal

commingle

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committed , ( )

an. profligate : solvent :: mercurial : committed

commitment ( )

an. equivocate : commitment ::

procrastinate : action

* (commitment) ::

(action)

an. crime : misdemeanor :: commitment :

decision

an. dilettante : commitment :: nonentity :

consequence

an. disaffected : contentment :: dubious :

commitment

ex. disaffected : contentment :: dubious :

conviction

commodious ,

cramped( , ), constricted

an. taut : commodiousness :: extraordinary :

purlieu

commotion ,

tranquility

an. squall : commotion :: flash : illumination

commuter ,

compassion

indifference

compatriot ;

compelling

compendious ,

an. encyclopedia : compendious :: abstract :

concise

an. encyclopedia : compendious :: summary :

condensed

an. encyclopedia : compendious :: assay :

objective

compendiuman. compendium : summary :: anthology :

collection

complacence=complacency ,

anxiety

complaisance ,

churlishness, obstinacy

an. complaisance : intractable :: adeptness :

maladroit

complaisant , ,

obdurate( , , , )

compliance ,

compliant , ,

an. compliant : servile :: trusting : gullible

an. frugal : penurious :: compliant : obsequious

an. obsequious : fawn :: compliant : yield

complicity ,

compliment , ; ,

an. compliment : flatter ::

request : importune(=request troublesomely)

an. compliment : flattery ::

deference : subservience

an. apologize : contrite :: compliment : impressed

compost ( ), ;

composure ,

an. chary : caution :: imperturbable : composure

an. tedious : energy :: disturbing : composure

compound ; ; ,

separate

QUICK QUIZ 221. _______: ENTREATY ::_______: enticement

2. COMMENCEMENT

3. PROFLIGATE :_______:: mercurial :_______

4. COMMODIOUS

5. COMMOTION

6. COMPASSION

7. _______: SUMMARY ::_______: collection

8. COMPLAISANCE

9. _______: SERVILE :: trusting :_______

FRUGAL :_______::_______: obsequious

_______: FLATTER :: request :_______

10. _______: FAWN ::_______: yield

11. _______: FLATTERY :: deference :_______

APOLOGIZE :_______::

_______: impressed

12. _______: CAUTION ::

imperturbable :_______

TEDIOUS :_______:: disturbing :_______

13. COMPOUND _______

compression ,

increase in volume

compromise

( )

compunction ,

comradeship ,

concatenate ,

separate

concave ( convex )

an. scoop : concave :: spatula : flat

conceal ,

concede , ,

refuse to grant

conceited ,

concentrate ,

dilute solution

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conceptual ,

concrete

concerted ,

individually devised

concession , ,

an. stratagem : deceive :: concession : placate

conciliate ,

vex, nettle, discontent

conciliation , ,

an. recalcitrant : authority :: implacable :

conciliation

conciliatory ,

an. sop : conciliatory :: subsidy : supportive

conclude

embark on( )

concord ( ) , ,

dissension, contention

concur ,

dissent, naysay, object

condemnation

condense ,

rarefy(=dilute)

condensation ,

an. rust : corrosion :: dew : condensation

condescending , ,

an. condescending : patronize :: obsequious :

fawn

condescension , ,

an. patronize : condescension :: deride :

mockery

condign ,

undeserved, unmerited

condolence ,

an. condolence : sympathy :: gibe : derision

an. condolence : compassion :: gibe : derision

condone

denounce, exact

conducivean. conducive : foment :: tonic : invigorate

conduit (=aqueduct),

(=channel, sluice)

confection ( ), ,

configuration , ,

confiscate ,

conflate

conform

not hew to

*hew , ,

conformity ,

confound ,

discriminate between

an. indistinguishable : confound ::

equivalent : interchange

confluence ( ),

divergence

an. confluence : streams :: junction : roads

congeal

melt, fail to solidify� congealed

disintegrated

congenial , ,

conglomerate , ;

congregate ,

congregation ,

congruent , , ( )

disagreeable

an. congruent : dimensions :: coeval : age

*coeval=contemporary ( , )

congruous , , ( )

conjecture , ( )

restrain from the speculation( ), fact

conjure , ( ) ,

connive ( , ) ,

an. connive : cooperate :: pry : watch

connoisseur , ,

an. selflessness : altruist :: expertise : connoisseur

an. connoisseur : art :: gourmet : cuisine

conscientious=scrupulous ,

unaware, careless, remiss

conscript ( , ) ; ,

an. emigrate : exile :: enlist : conscript

*enlist ,

an. subpoena : witness :: conscript : soldier

*subpoena

consensus

factionalism

an. consensus : factionalism :: clarity : confusion

an. expedition : foot-dragging :: consensus :

factionalism

an. law : criminality :: consensus : factionalism

an. schism : consensus :: interruption : continuity

consequential ,

,

conservative ,

an. bigoted : advice :: conservative : change

an. contumacious : authority :: conservative :

novelty

conservatory ,

an. seminary : theologian :: conservatory : artist

an. observatory : astronomy :: conservatory :

music

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conserve

waste, squander, exhaust

considerable ,

an. restive : calm :: piddling : considerable

consign ,

console aggravate grief

an. embarrass : shame :: console : comfort

consolidate ,

dissolve

consolidation , ,

fragmentation( , , )

consonant ,

dissentient, dissonant, discrepant

conspicuous ,

an. authoritative : acceptance :: conspicuous :

attention

an. conspicuous : see :: transparent : understand

conspirator ,

an. collusion : conspirators :: cooperation :

partners

QUICK QUIZ 231. COMPRESSION

2. CONCATENATE

3. CONCEPTUAL

4. _______: DECEIVE ::_______: placate

5. CONCERTED

6. CONCLUDE 1)

2)

7. _______: dissension

8. CONCUR _______

9. CONDENSE _______

10. RUST :_______:: dew :_______

11. PATRONIZE :_______:: deride :_______

12. CONFORM _______

13. _______ discriminate between

INDISTINGUISHABLE :_______::

_______: interchange

14. _______: STREAMS ::_______: roads

15. CONGRUENT :_______::_______: age

16. SELFLESSNESS :_______:: expertise :

_______

17. EMIGRATE :_______:: enlist :_______

_______: WITNESS ::_______: soldier

18. _______: THEOLOGIAN ::_______: artist

19. CONSOLE

_______: SHAME ::_______: comfort

20. CONSOLIDATION

21. COLLUSION :_______::_______: partner

conspire ( )

an. cohabit : reside :: conspire : plot

an. enter : infiltrate :: plan : conspire

constellation

an. constellation : star :: chord : note

consternation ,

constrain ,

release

constrict ,

dilate

an. constrict : diameter :: compress : size

consummate , ; ,

amateurish

contagion ,

an. quarantine : contagion :: embargo :

commerce

contagious ( )

incommunicable

an. sprain : injury :: cold : contagion

contaminate ,

sterilize( ), purify

an. hedge : loss :: quarantine : contamination

contemn

contemptan. paragon : admire :: pariah : contempt

an. redoubtable : awe :: despicable : contempt

contemptible

popular

an. measly : contemptibly :: puny : weakly

an. wince : pain :: sneer : contempt

contentment


conviction

contentious

conciliatory

contentiongeneral agreement

co(n)terminous ,

contest ,

contiguity ,

contiguous ,

an. contiguous : abut :: simultaneous : coincide

contingency , ,

contract ,

an. astringent : contraction :: anesthetic :

insensibility

an. contract : implode :: descend : plummet

contort , ,

contradict , ,

contradiction , ,

contradictory

an. paradox : contradictory :: epigram : wise

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contravene ,

support

contrite ,

an. apologize : contrite :: compliment : impressed

contrition , ,

contrive ,

contrived ,

controversial

controvert

substantiate

contumacious ,

obedient

an. contumacious : authority :: reactionary :

change

an. contumacious : authority :: hidebound :

innovation

an. contumacious : authority :: conservative :

novelty

conundrum ,

an. conundrum : solve :: tangle : unravel

convalesce=recuperate

an. relapse : convalescence :: recidivism :

rehabilitation

convention ,

an. overdose : prescription :: indiscretion :

conventionan. eccentric : conventional :: doyen :

uninitiated

converge ,

diverge, spread out, ramify

convergent ,

moving apart

conversance ,

lack of familiarity

conversant ,

unfamiliar, ignorant

conversion , ,

convert (=proselytize);

an. hunter : quarry :: proselytizer : convert

an. proselytizer : convert :: mediator : reconcile

an. veer : direction :: convert : belief

conviction ,


conviction

an. mediation : compromise :: prosecution :

conviction

conviviality , ,

convoke ( ) (=muster)

adjourn( , )

convolute ;

� convoluted ,

straightforward

an. convoluted : complexity :: ephemeral :

transience

convulsionan. convulsion : contraction :: frenzy : emotion

QUICK QUIZ 241. _______: RESIDE ::_______: plot

2 CONSTRICT

3. QUARANTINE :_______:: embargo :_______

4. CONTAMINATE

5. _______: ABUT ::_______: coincide

6. ASTRINGENT :_______::

anesthetic :_______

_______: IMPLODE :: descend :_______

7. _______: support

8. APOLOGIZE :_______::

compliment :_______

9. _______: substantiate

10. _______: SOLVE ::_______: unravel

11. CONVERSANCE

12. _______: DIRECTION ::_______: belief

13. CONVOKE 1)

14. CONVOLUTED

15. _______: CONTRACTION ::_______:

emotion

coop (=pen),

an. corral : horses :: coop : chickens

copioussparse

� copiousness

dearth

coquette ,

an. supplicant : beseeching :: coquette :

flirtatious

cord

an. ream : paper :: cord : wood

cordon , ,

(=quarantine)

an. levee : river :: cordon : crowd

*levee

cf. rampart : invasion :: levee : flood

*rampart ,

cornucopia ( ),

lack, pittance

an. cornucopia : abundance :: mace : authority

*mace ,

(=scepter)

corona ,

an. corona : sun :: atmosphere : planet

coronationan. coronation : reign :: wedding : marriage

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corporeal ,

spiritual, immaterial, intangible, disembodied

corpuscle ,

corral , (=pen, stall)

an. corral : horses :: coop( ) : chickens

correlativeunrelated

corroborate ,

controvert( ), deny


falsehood

corroboration

lessening of certainty

corroborative

corrugated ,

smooth

cosmopolitan

an. bigot : tolerant :: provincial : cosmopolitan

cosmopolitanism

cosset , ,

slight

� cosseted

unspoiled

coterie ,

countenance ; ( ), ( )

regard with disfavor, forbid, condemn

an. countenance : toleration :: demur : objection

counterargument

counterbalance ,

counterfeit ( ), ; , ;

,

an. sophism : reasoning :: counterfeit : money

countermand ,

an. countermand : order :: revoke : license

an. countermand : order :: rescind : law

counterpoint , ;

counterproductive ( )

court ,

repel intentionally, repulse intentionally, snub

coven (witch)

an. retainer : retinue :: witch : covenan. retinue : attendant :: coven : witch

covert ,

open

covenant ,

covet

covetous ,

an. troubled : distraught(=very troubled) ::

covetous : rapacious(very covetous)

an. covetous : desire :: prodigal : spend

QUICK QUIZ 251. _______: HORSES ::_______: chickens

2. _______: RIVER ::_______: crowd

_______: INVASION ::_______: flood

3. _______: ABUNDANCE ::_______: authority

4. _______: SUN ::_______: planet

5. CORPOREAL 1)

2)

3)

6. CORROBORATE

7. CORROBORATION

8. CORRUGATED

9. _______: unspoiled

10. _______: TOLERATION ::_______: objection

11. COUNTENANCE 1)

2)

3)

12. _______: ORDER ::_______: judgment

13. COVERT

14. TROUBLED :_______:: covetous :_______

_______: DESIRE ::_______: spend

cow ,

undaunted

cowardice ,


cower ( , ) ,

brazenly confront( )

an. fear : cower :: anger : rant

� cowered

undaunted

cowhand

cozen ,

deal with forthrightly

crack ;

cramped ,

commodious

crass , ,

refined

cratean. envelope : letter :: crate : produce

cravatan. cravat : neck :: bowler : head

*bowler

crave ,

an. terror : fear :: craving : desire

an. exult : satisfaction :: crave : longing

craven ,

valorous

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an. coward : craven :: dupe : gullible

an. dastard : craven :: dupe : gullible


an. craven : heroic :: volatile : constant

an. craven : hero :: parsimonious : spendthrift

an. heroic : craven :: erratic : permanent

an. craven : confront :: honest : deceive

craving


crease ( )

an. crease : folding :: hole : perforating

credence

distrust

credit 1) ( , , )

(with, to)

ex. credit with ,

credit , to

2) , ,

an. credits : movie :: byline : article

an.masthead : newspaper :: credits : films

credulityan. credulity : dupe :: discrimination : connoisseur

skepticism

credulous ,

an. credulous : dupe :: insensitive : boor

an. irascible : provoked :: credulous : persuaded

an. credulous : cozen :: tractable : control

creek , ( brook

)

an. creek : river :: pebble : rock

an. hill : mountain :: creek : river

creep ,

move swiftly

crescendo ;

( )

an. crescendo : sound :: acceleration : speed

an. crescendo : sound :: acceleration : tempo

crest ( ) , ( ) , ,

( )

an. crest : wave :: roof : house

an. crest : wave :: peak : mountain

an. crest : wave :: summit : mountain

cringe , ,

an. fidget : nervousness :: cringe : dread

croak ,

,

crochet ( )

crockery

cronyism ,

an. nepotism : relative :: cronyism : friend

croonan. croon : sing :: murmur : speak

crop

pittance

crossfire ,

crucial , ,

inconsequential

an relevant : crucial :: perceptible : obvious

crumb , ,

an. pottery : shard :: bread : crumb( )

crumblean. friable : crumble :: malleable : alter

crumple , ( )

crusade ,

crusader

crush , ,


crustan. crust : loaf :: bark : tree

crutch ,

an. crutch : walk :: glasses : seean. crutch : support :: glasses : see

crux , ,

peripheral element, pettiness

cryogenic ,

cryptic ,

self-explanatory

an. cipher : cryptic :: précis : concise

cubicle ( )

( )

cuisine , ( )


culinary ,


*nautical *colander

culpability ( ) ,

culpable

innocent, above reproach

an. exemplary : imitation :: culpable : blame

cult , ,

cultivate impede, cause to wither

cumbersome ( )

,

easy to handle, handy, wieldy

curate ,

curator , ,

an. curator : art :: archivist : documents

an. ranger : forest :: curator : museum

curmudgeon

agreeable person

curse , ,

benediction

cursory ,

slow and thorough, painstakingly thorough

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curt , ( )

an. curt : words :: parsimonious : resource

an. curt : words :: parsimonious : money

curtail , ,

prolong

an. curtail : period :: enervate : energy

custodian , ,

cyclone ,

an. snow : precipitation :: hurricane : cyclone

cynicism (

)

� cynic

an. ingénue : sophistication :: cynic : trustfulness

QUICK QUIZ 261. FEAR :_______:: anger :_______

_______ brazenly confront

2. COWED

3. COZEN

4. CRAMPED

5. CRASS

6. _______: LETTER ::_______: produce

7. _______: NECK ::_______: head

8. TERROR : ______ ::_______: desire

_______: SATISFACTION ::_______: longing

9. CRAVEN

_______: CRAVEN :: dupe :_______

CRAVEN :_______::_______: awkward

10. _______: HEROIC ::_______: constant

11. _______: FOLDING :: hole :_______

12. _______: MOVIE ::_______: article

13. _______: DUPE :: discrimination :_______

14. CREDULITY

15. _______: DUPE :: insensitive :_______

_______: PROVOKED ::

_______: persuaded

16. _______: RIVER ::_______: rock

17. _______: SOUND :: acceleration :_______

18. _______: WAVE ::_______: house

19. _______: NERVOUSNESS ::_______: dread

20. POTTERY :_______:: bread :_______

21. FRIABLE :_______:: malleable :_______

22. _______: CRUSH ::_______: betray

23. CRYPTIC


25. CUMBERSOME

26. _______: ART ::_______: documents

27. CURTAIL

28. CURSE

29. CURSORY

30. CURMUDGEON

31. SNOW :_______:: hurricane :_______

D

dabble , ( )

dedicate, devote

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� dabbler ( ) ,

specialist

daft ,

judicious

daggeran. dagger : scabbard :: pistol : holster

daguerreotype ( )

an. daguerreotype : photograph :: musket :

firearm

dally , ,

an. dally : time :: squander : money

damp ; ; , ( ,

) , , ,

increase intensity

an. damp : vibration :: stanch : flow

damped ( ) ,

amplified( )

dampen ,

scorch

an. assuage : sorrow :: dampen : ardor

dander ,

dandy

an. miser : hoard :: dandy : preen

an. miser : hoard :: sycophant : fawnan. miser : hoard :: pundit : opine

dapper

frowzy, slovenly

dappled

an. striated : groove :: dappled : spot

ex. striated : groove :: mottled : spot

daredevil ( )

an. daredevil : audacity :: malcontent :

dissatisfaction

an. prudence : daredevil :: sagacity : simpletonan. daredevil : foolhardiness :: malcontent :

dissatisfaction

darn ( , ) , ,

dart ; , ,

an. dart : missile :: skiff : boat

*skiff 1

an. descend : plummet :: move : dart

daunt ,

make resolute, embolden, hearten

an. fearless : daunt :: impassive : perturb

� daunting

meek( )

dauntless , ,

pusillanimous, easily discouraged, craven,

an. dauntless : trepidation :: footloose :

attachment

an. dauntless : intimidate :: irrepressible : restrain

dawdle ,

dazzle ,

deactivatepotentiate

deadpan

an. impudence : brazen :: deadpan : impassive

deafeningan. glaring : bright :: deafening : loud

dearth ,

debacle , ,

complete success

debark=disembark , ( ,

, )

� debarkation , ( , )

debase ( )

ennoble

an. debase : value :: attenuate : force

an. debase : value :: attenuate : intensity

an. debase : status :: chill : temperature

an. enervation : vitality :: debasement : value

debilitateinvigorate, fortify

an. attenuate : thickness :: debilitate : strength

debrief ,

debris ,

an. debris : destroy :: ash : burn

debunk

affirm, perpetuate to sham, unexposure,

shroud

debut ,

farewell performance

an. debut : career :: embark : journey

decadence ,

wholesomeness

decant

� decantation

an. subterfuge : deceive :: decantation : pour

decency , ,

decibel (intensity)

an. decibel : sound :: volt : electricity

an. decibel : loudness :: light-year : distance

an. decibel : sound :: lumen : light

an. decibel : sound :: watt : power

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QUICK QUIZ 271. _______: SCABBARD :: pistol :_______

2. _______: PHOTOGRAPH ::_______: firearm

3. _______: TIME ::_______: money

4. _______: VIBRATION ::_______: flow

5. DAMPED

6. _______: SORROW ::_______: ardor

7. _______: AUDACITY ::_______:

dissatisfaction

8. _______: MISSILE ::_______: boat

9. _______: DAUNT ::_______: perturb

DAUNT

10. DAUNTLESS

11. DEACTIVATE

12. _______: BRIGHT ::_______: loud

13. DEBACLE

14. DEBILITATE

_______: THICKNESS ::_______: strength

15. DECADENCE

16. _______: SOUND ::_______: electricity

_______: LOUDNESS ::_______: distance

_______: SOUND ::_______: light

decimation

decipheran. decipher : hieroglyph :: break : code

declamation , ,

an. declamation : grandiloquence ::

diatribe : abuse

decode ( ) ,

an. indecipherable : decoded ::

unmanageable : controlled

an. tacit : infer :: enciphered : decode

decomposition ,

an. bacteria : decomposition ::

yeast : fermentation

decontaminate ,

decorationan. bonus : employee :: decoration : soldier

decorous ,

unseemly

decorum ,

impropriety

decrepit ,

sturdy( ), vigorous, hale

decry ,

dedication

an. bigotry : dedication :: rage : anger

an. zeal : dedication :: mesmerism : interest

deductive

deed ,

an. meeting : minutes :: sale : deed

default ( ) , ; ( , )

pay one's debts, fulfill an obligation

an. default : pay :: yield : resist

defeatistan. stickler : exacting :: defeatist : resigned

defection , , ,

defective ,

defer , ,

an. defer : leader :: admire : hero

deference contempt

deferential

contemptuous, imperious

an. maudlin : sentimental :: obsequious :

deferential

an. deferential : offend :: scornful : respectan. intransigent : acquiesce :: deferential : offend

an. frugal : penurious :: deferential : sycophant

defer(r)able

exigent( , )

defiance ,

defiant ,

defile , ; ,

an. precipice : steepness :: defile : narrowness

definitive , , ,

provisional

deflate , ,

deflect ,

defoliant

an. defoliant : tree :: insecticide : insect

deforestation ,

an. sterilization : microorganisms ::

deforestation : trees

defraud

deft ( )

awkward, maladroit


an. maladroit : deft :: voluble : terse

defuse , ,

foment

defy ,

not challenge, obey

degenerate ; , ; ,

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dehydrate ,

saturate with water

an. dehydrate : water :: wither : vitality

an. dehydrate : water :: fade : brightness

an. descent : altitude :: dehydrate : moisture

an. dehydrate : moisture :: attenuate :power

dehydration ,

an. fatigue : rest :: dehydration : water

an. fatigue : repose :: dehydration : wateran. abraded : friction :: desiccated : dehydration

an. dehydration : moisture :: desertification :

vegetation

deify speak with contempt

� deification

debasement

deign ( )

deity ,

deject ,

gladden

� dejected

exultant

� dejection ,

an. mollify : anger :: heart : dejection

delegate ; ,

deleterious

salutary, salubrious, beneficial

deliberate , , ;

desultory, impetuous, precipitate

deliberation ,

an. apophasis : claim :: caprice : deliberate

delicacy ( ) , , ,

crudity

an. ingenuous : guile :: delicacy : offense

delimit …

delineate ,

delirium ,

an. coma : unconsciousness :: delirium :

confusion

delude� delusion

an. delusion : thought :: hallucination :

perception

deluge , ,

drizzle

an. deluge : droplet :: landslide : pebble

an. barrage : explosives :: deluge : rain

an. rain : deluge :: wind : hurricane

delvean. quaff : sip :: delve : skim

an. scrutinize :: gloss :: delve : skim

QUICK QUIZ 281. _______: HIEROGLYPH ::_______: code

2. _______: GRANDILOQUENCE ::

_______: abuse

3. INDECIPHERABLE :_______::

unmanageable :_______

4. BACTERIA :_______:: yeast :_______

5. DECOROUS

6. DECORUM

7. DECREPIT

8. MEETING :_______:: sale :_______

9. DEFAULT

DEFAULT :_______:: yield :_______

10. _______: EXACTING ::_______: resigned

11. DEFERENCE

12. DEFINITIVE

13. _______: MICROORGANISMS ::

_______: trees

14. DEHYDRATE

15. DEFT

16. _______: REST ::_______: water

ABRADED :_______:: desiccated :_______

17. DELICACY

18. _______: UNCONSCIOUSNESS ::

_______: confusion

19. _______: DROPLET ::_______: pebble

_______: EXPLOSIVES ::_______: rain

demagogic

demagogue

demanding , (=arduous)

demean , ,

demographyan. demography : population :: meteorology :

weather

(demography ,

meteorology weather )

� demographic

demolish ,

demolition ,

an. recycle : disposal :: rehabilitate : demolition

demonstratableunable to prove

demonstrative ,

,

demoralize ,

demote

demotic

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profound

demur ,an. demur : qualms :: waver : irresoluteness


demystify … ,

denigrate ( , ) ,

honor

denomination , ( , ,

)

an. coin : denomination :: officer : rank

denounce advocate

an. admonish : denounce :: persuade : convince

� denunciation


denouement ( ) , ( )

an. joke : punch line :: plot : denouement

dent ;

denturean. denture : teeth :: toupee : hair

denude , ,

cover

deplete ,

depletion , ,

deploy ( )

concentrate

deplore , ,

laud, rejoice, express accolade, extol,

commend

deport , ( )

an. deport : nation :: expel : school

� deportation=expatriation ( )

an. deportation : country :: eviction : dwelling

depose , ,

deposition , , ( ) , ,

process of eroding( )

depository ,

deprave ( )

depravity ,

an. doldrums : energy :: depravity : virtue

deprecate , ,

extol

an. deprecate : value :: restrict : diameter

cf. depreciation : value :: ossification : flexibility

depreciatean. fawn : hauteur :: self-depreciate : swagger

an. imperiousness : fawn :: swagger : self-

depreciate

an. imperious : fawn :: self-depreciatory :

swagger

deprivation , , , ,

surfeit( )

deputy ;

an. understudy : star :: deputy : sheriff

deracinate … ,

plant

deranged ,

derelict , , ; ,

extremely careful

pillar of society

an. stickler : derelict :: poseur : unaffected

dereliction , ,

deride show respect for, praise


mockery

derision ,

an. apologize : regret :: gibe : derisionan. smirk : smugness :: sneer : derision

derisivean. pontificate : pompous :: scoff : derisivean. scoff : derisive :: drawl : slow

an. scoff : derisive :: bluster : loudan. scoff : derisive :: prate : aimless

derivative ( ) ,

innovative

dermatologist ,

an. dermatologist : skin :: podiatrist : feet

QUICK QUIZ 291. _______: POPULATION ::_______: weather

2. RECYCLE :_______:: rehabilitate :_______

3. _______: QUALMS ::_______: irresoluteness

_______: TOLERATION ::_______: objection

4. COIN :_______:: officer :_______

5. DENOUNCE

_______: DENOUNCE ::_______: convince

6. JOKE :_______:: plot :_______

7. _______: TEETH ::_______: hair

8. DENUDE

9. DEPLOY

10. _______: NATION ::_______: school

________: COUNTRY ::_______: dwelling

11. DEPOSITION

12. DEPRIVATION

13. DERACINATE

14. DERELICT

15. DERIDE

16. DERIVATIVE

17. _______: SKIN ::_______: feet

dermatologyan. pediatrics : children :: dermatology : skin

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derogatory ,

,

desalinizationan. purification : dross :: desalinization : salt

descry ,

desecratesanctify, revere

desiccantan. caustic : eat away :: desiccant : dry

an. emollient : suppleness :: desiccant : dryness

desiccatehydrate, drench, add water to



an. desiccate : moisture :: detoxify : poison

an. desiccation : moisture :: deceleration :

velocity

desist ,

despicablean. venerable : reverence :: despicable : scorn

an. redoubtable : regard :: despicable : scorn


an. redoubtable : awe :: despicable : disregardan. despicable : value :: mulish : flexible

despondent ,

an. despondent : depressed :: saturnine : gloomy

despotic ,

an. despotic : tyranny :: generous : liberality

destabilize ,

desultory ,

, (=discursive)

strictly methodical( ), assiduous(

, ), deliberate( )

carefully planned

detachment , , ,

detain , ,

manumit

deter , ,

spur

an. intrepid : deter :: rapt : distract

detergent ;

deteriorate , ,

deterioration , ,

improvement

deterrent ; ,

detour ;

an. detour : route :: digress : topic

detoxicationan. detoxication : poison :: neutralization : acid

detoxifyan. detoxify : poison :: dehydrate : water

detraction ( , )

� detract ,

detractorproponent( , )

detrimental ,

detritus ,

valuable product

devastate ,

deviate ,

� deviance ,

� deviant ,

devoid , …

dexterousan. dexterous : manipulate :: prescient : predict

diabolic ,

� seraphic ,

diabolization ,

benediction

diagonal ; ( )

an. diameter : circle :: diagonal : rectangle

QUICK QUIZ 301. _______: CHILDREN ::_______: skin

2. PURIFICATION :_______::_______: salt

3. _______: EAT AWAY ::_______: dry

_______: SUPPLENESS ::_______: dryness

4. DESICCATE

5. _______: FRICTION ::_______: dehydration

6. _______: TYRANNY ::_______: liberality

7. DESULTORY 1)

2)

3)

4)

8. DETERIORATE

9. _______: POISON ::_______: acid

10. _______: POISON ::_______: water

11. DETRITUS

12. _______: CIRCLE ::_______: rectangle

diagnose

an. diagnose : treat :: proofread : correct

diaphanous ( ) , ,

opaque, impermeable of light,

substantial( )

diatribe , ,

eulogy, laudatory piece of writing,

encomium( , )

an. lullaby : song :: diatribe : discourse

an. declamation : grandiloquence ::

diatribe : abuse


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dichotomous , ,

didactic ,

, ,

an. didactic : instruct :: comic : amuse

an. didactic : teach :: hortatory : urge

an. didactic : teach :: exhortative : urge

an. didactic : teach :: fantastic : amaze

die ,

an. die : shaping :: drill : boring

diehard ( )


diffidenceassertiveness

diffident

bold( ), brassy, brazen

diffuse , ;

( , , )

focus

digit ( ) ( )

an. fang : tooth :: finger : digit

digress=deviate, diverge ,

an. digress : excursive :: reiterate : redundant

an. stray : group :: digress : subject

digressive ,

an. digressive : statement :: circuitous : route

an. digressive : topic :: stray : group

an. digressive : subject :: stray : group

dilapidate ,

dilapidated ,

restored

dilate ,

narrow

� dilation=dilatation

contraction

dilatory , ;

an. dilatory : procrastinate :: malcontent :

complain

dilettante=dabbler ,


an. dilettante : commitment :: nonentity :

consequence

dilettantism ( , , )

dilute

concentrate( )

an. slacken : tautness :: dilute :

strength: concentration

an. slacken : tautness :: dilute : concentration

dilution

QUICK QUIZ 311. DIATRIBE

2. _______: SONG ::_______:: discourse

_______: GRANDILOQUENCE ::

_______: abuse

3. _______: INSTRUCT ::_______: amuse

4. _______: SHAPING ::_______: boring

5. DIFFIDENCE

6. DIFFIDENT

7. DIFFUSE

8. FANG :_______:: finger :_______

9. _______: EXCURSIVE ::_______: redundant

10. _______: STATEMENT ::_______: route

11. DILAPIDATED

12. DILATE

13. DILATION

14. _______: PROCRASTINATE ::

_______: complain

15. DILUTE

din ,

silence, hush

an. stench : nose :: din : ear

dingus

dingy ,

an. dingy : glisten :: slippery : adhere

diocesan ,

ecumenical

direpleasant

direction , , , ,


director , ,

an. director : script :: conductor : score

an. symphony : conductor :: film : director

dirge ,

an. dirge : grief :: hymn : praise

an. dirge : sing :: waltz : dance

an. dirge : music :: elegy : poetry

an. paean : joy :: dirge : grief

an. dirge : grief :: paean : praise

disabuse ,

lead into error, deceive, hoodwink

an. disabuse : error :: rehabilitate : addiction

an. disabuse : fallacy :: cure : disease

an. loose : confinement :: disabuse :

misconception

disaffect , ( )

win over( ), mollify

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disaffected ,

content(ed)

an. officious : meddle :: disaffected : rebel


conviction

disaffection ,

disaggregate

join together

disarm , ( , ,

)

put on guard

disarray , ; ,

disavow ,

affirm

� disavowal

admission

disbaran. attorney : disbar :: student : expel

disburse ,

discernible ,

� discernment ,

lack of insight

discharge ( , ) , ,

hire

disciple , ,

disclosure , ,

discographyan. list : discography :: tool : hoe

discombobulated , ,

an. discombobulated : order ::

erratic : consistency

discomfit , ,

mollify

an. discomfited : blush :: contemptuous : sneer

disconfirm ,

� disconfirmation

discommode ,

oblige, assist, pacify, ease, mollify

discompose


an. discompose : pacific :: engage odious

an. discompose : pacific :: engage : tedious

an. disturbing : composure :: tedious : energy

an. discompose : placid :: fabricate : ingenuous

discontinuity , (=disjunction)

discountenance , ,

discourse , ,

an. lullaby : song :: diatribe : discourse

discredit ,

discrepancy ,

convergence( ), consonance

discrete , ,

continuous

discretion , ,


an. discretion : prudence :: piousness : devotion

an. foolish : discretion :: impecunious : money

ex. overdose : prescription :: indiscretion :

convention

discretionary ,

obligatory, mandatory, preordained

discriminate , ,

an. liken : similarity :: discriminate : difference

discriminating , ,

an. epicure : discriminating :: spectator :

watching

an. sentinel : watchful :: epicure : discriminating

discursive , ,

keen on title, succinct

disdain , …

treat favorably

an. snub : disdain :: double-cross : disloyalty

disdainful ,

disembark ( )

an. disembark : ship :: dismount : horse

an. debark : ship :: unload : truck

disfavor ,

disenfranchise ,

disengage ( , ) ,

disgorge , ,

swallow, ingest

disgruntle

refresh,

� disgruntled

contented

disguise ,

an. disguise : recognition :: padding : damage

an. disguise : identification ::

camouflage : detection

an. disguise : alter :: cloak : warm

disgust ,


an. odious : disgust :: menacing : fear

an. scowl : displeasure :: hurl : disgust

ex. scowl : displeasure :: kiss : affection

disillusion

disinclination ,


admiration

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disinfect


disinfectant ;

disinfection ,

QUICK QUIZ 321. DIN

2. _______: GLISTEN ::_______: adhere

3. VEER :_______:: convert :_______

4. _______: SCRIPT :: conductor :_______

SYMPHONY :_______:: film :_______

5. _______: GRIEF :: hymn :_______

_______: SING ::_______: dance

_______: MUSIC ::_______: poetry

_______: JOY ::_______: grief

_______: GRIEF ::_______: praise

6. _______: ERROR ::_______: addiction

_______: FALLACY ::_______: disease

CONFINEMENT ::

misconception

7. DISAFFECT

8. _______: MEDDLE ::_______: rebel

9. DISARM

10. DISCERNMENT

11. DISCHARGE

12. _______: ORDER ::_______: consistency

13. _______: BLUSH ::_______: sneer

14. DISCRETE

15. APATHETIC :_______:: imprudent :_______

16. DISDAIN

17. _______: RECOGNITI ON ::

_______: damage

_______: IDENTIFICATION ::

_______: detection

18. DISGORGE 1)

2)

disingenuous ,

guileless

an. pernicious : injure :: disingenuous : mislead

disinter ,

bury( , )

disinterested , ,

prejudiced

an. disinterested : partisanship :: venal : probity

disjoin ,

disjointed ,

,

orderly

disjunction

continuity

disjunctivean. nominal : significance :: disjunctive : unity

dislike ,

an. dislike : loathing :: pleasure : bliss

dislodge ,

dismay ,

hearten

dismiss , ,

sanction

dismountan. dismount : horse :: disembark : ship

disparage , ,

an. scorn : reject :: disparage : ignore

an. epithet : disparage :: alias( ) : mislead

disparate ,

homogeneous (=identical),

(=uniform), similar, analogous, alike

disparity

dispassionate , ,

partial, responsive

dispatch ( )( ), ( ) ( )

leisureliness

dispel ( , , ) ,

disperse , ,

an. clot : dissolved :: crowd : dispersed

*clot

dispirit … ,

disposalan. recycle : disposal :: rehabilitate : demolition

dispose ,

disposed … , …

disinclined

disprove … ,

dispute 1) (=debate, polemic)

2) ,

(=disprove, refute, rebut)

accept, (a)vouch( ,

)

an. prohibitive : purchase :: peremptory :

dispute

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QUICK QUIZ 331. DISINGENUOUS

_______: INJURE ::_______: mislead

2. DISINTER

3. DISINTERESTED

DISINTERESTED :_______::_______: probity

4. DISJOINTED

5. DISJUNCTION

6. _______: SIGNIFICANCE ::_______: unity

7. _______: LOATHING ::_______: bliss

8. DISMAY


_______: REJECT ::_______: ignore

10. DISPARATE

11. DISPATCH

12. DISPOSED

13. DISFUTE

PROHIBITIVE : PURCHASE :: ______ : ______

disquiet , ,

put at ease

disreputable , ,

disrupt , ,

an. saboteur : disrupt :: apologist : defend

disruptive ( )

dissect

an. specimen : dissect :: sentence : parse

dissemble , ,

behave honestly, candid

an. dissemble : honesty :: snub : politeness

an. dissemble : information :: masquerade :

feeling

an. ingenuous : dissemble :: raffish : preenan. ingenuous : dissemble :: polite : snub

disseminate ( ) , ( )

garner

an. disseminate : information :: foment :

discontentment

dissent

� dissenter (=nonconformist)

an. dissenter : orthodox :: maverick : group

dissertation ( )

dissident ; ( )

dissipate , ,

gather, accumulate


procrastinate

dissociation ,

dissolute ,

an. libertine : dissolute :: sycophant : obsequious


an. humorous : wag :: dissolute : libertine

an. voluble : speech :: licentious : dissoluteness

dissolve

an. clot : dissolved :: crowd : dispersedan. coagulant : thicken :: solvent : dissolve

dissonance , ,

concord

dissuade … ,

abet

an. remonstrance : dissuade :: reprehensibility :

censure

an. remonstrator : dissuade :: applicant : appeal

distend ( )

constrict, condense, concentrate, deflate

distension ,

compression

distill ,

an. distill : purity :: leaven : volume

distillatean. synopsis : conciseness :: distillate : purity

distinct ,

undiferential

distort ( , )

� distortion

an. brevity : aphorism :: distortion : caricaturean. distortion : caricature :: brevity : epigram

distract ( , ) ,

distraught , ( , )

composed

an. troubled : distraught(=very troubled) ::

covetous : rapacious(very covetous)

distress , , ,

disturb ,


ditch , ,


ditty ( ) , ,

an. ditty : oratorio :: anecdote : novel

an. fable : tale :: ditty : song

diurnal ,

chiefly active at night

occurring at night

nocturnal

diverge , ,

,

come together

an. diverge : apart :: traverse : across


divergence , ,

unification

divergent , ,

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divert , ( , )

an. divert : shunt :: retard : brake

diversity , ,

uniformity

divest , ,

endow

divestiture ,

acquisition( , )

QUICK QUIZ 341. DISSEMBLE

2. DISSEMBLING

3. _______: INFORMATION ::

_______: discontentment

4. DISSIPATE 1)

2)

_______: HONESTY ::_______: politeness

5. DISSONANCE

6. DISTEND

7. DISTENSION

8. _______: PURITY ::_______: volume

9. _______: CONCISENESS ::_______: purity


TEDIOUS :_______:: disturbing :_______

11. _______: ORATORIO ::_______: novel

12. DIURNAL 1)

2)

3)

13. DIVERGE

DIVERGE :_______:: traverse :_______

14. DIVERGENCE

15. _______: SHUNT ::_______: brake

16. DIVERSITY

17. DIVEST

18. DIVESTITURE

dividend ,

divulge ,

keep secret

documentation ,

dodderan. dodder : unsteady :: cavort : sprightly

dodge ( , , , )

an. escape : capture :: dodge : blow

doff ( , )

don

dogged ,

yielded, easily discouraged

doggerelan. calligraphy : scribble :: sonnet : doggerel

an. doggerel : verse :: burlesque : play

an. doggerel : verse :: potboiler : article

doggo

dogma , ,

heresy

an. dogma : iconoclast :: convention : maverick

*iconoclast ( , )

*maverick

, (

)

doldrums ,

an. doldrums : energy :: depravity : virtue

dolorousjubilant

doltan. wag : humorous :: dolt : stupid

domesticate ,

dominant , ,

recessive( )

dominate ,

have no control over


ex. impervious : damaged :: indomitable :

subdued

ex. inexorable : dissuasion :: indomitable :

conquest

doodle , ,

an. draw : doodle :: travel : ramble

an. walk : amble :: draw : doodle

doorway ,

dormant ,

an. dormant : inactivity :: malleable : plasticity

dormancy ( ),

activity

dose 1

an. dose : medicine :: sentence : punishment

an. dose : medicine :: ration : food

dossier(a collection of documents)

an. portfolio : securities :: dossier : reports

*securities

dot ( )

an. stipple : dot :: striate : band

dote ,

an. mania : enthusiasm :: doting : fondness

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QUICK QUIZ 351. DIVULGE

2. _______: CAPTURE ::_______: blow

3. DOFF

4. CALLIGRAPHY :_______:: sonnet :_______

_______: VERSE ::_______: play

5. DOGMA :_______:: convention :_______

DOGMA

6. _______: ENERGY ::_______: virtue

7. DOMINANT

8. DOMINATE

9. DRAW :_______:: travel :_______

10. _______: INACTIVITY ::_______: plasticity

11. DORMANCY

12. _______: MEDICINE ::_______: punishment

13. MANIA :_______::_______: fondness

double-crossan. snub : disdain :: double-cross : disloyalty

dour , ,

congenial, genial


an. dour : tractable :: bumptious : humbleness

douse ( ) , , ( )

downcast ,

downgrade ( ) , ,

downplay

downpouran. downpour : flooding :: wind : erosion

doyen

an. eccentric : conventional :: doyen :

uninitiated

dozean. doze : sleep :: nudge : prod

an. doze : sleep :: douse : drench

drab , ,

draconian ,

indulgent, mild

an. draconian : inclemency :: fretful : vexation

an. palmy : prosperity :: draconian : severity

draftsmanship

drake

dramatize ,

drawbridgean. drawbridge : castle :: gangway : ship

drawer , ,

an. folder : papers :: drawer : clothing

drawl ( )

an. lope : run :: drawl : speak

an. inch : move :: drawl : speak

an. pontificate : pompous :: drawl : slow

ex. pontificate : pompous :: scoff : derisiveex. pontificate : pompous :: bluster : loud

ex. pontificate : pompous :: prate : aimless

dredge , …

drive , ,

an. hunger : drive :: touch : sense

drivelan. nonsensical : drivel :: pompous : bombast

droll ,

humorless, grave

an. droll : laugh :: grisly : flinch

drone ;

speak animatedly

an. mutter : indistinct :: drone : monotonous

an. hiss : sibilant :: drone : monotonous

drop cloth (

)

an. drop cloth : floor :: apron : clothing

an. drop cloth: floor :: lampshade : bulb

an. drop cloth: floor :: curtain : window

dross ,

,

an. purification : dross :: desalinization : salt

an. dross : metal :: chaff : grain

drudgeryrewarding work

ductan. splint : immobilize :: duct : convey

ductility , ,

brittleness

an. ductility : malleable :: toxicity : poisonous

ductile=malleable ,

duel ,

an. skirmish : insignificance :: duel : formality

duet , ,

dulcet ( , )

dunean. river : gorge :: wind : dune

dupe ;

an. coward : craven :: dupe : gullible

an. reverent : idolater :: trusting : dupe

an. perspicacity : dupe :: rectitude : corruptionist

dwelling


an. potable : beverage :: habitable : dwelling

dwindle ,

increase

an. crawl : proceed :: dwindle : decrease

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dynamo (=generator)

an. emollient : soothe :: dynamo : generate

dysfunctional

dyslexiaan. insomnia : sleep :: dyslexia : read

QUICK QUIZ 361. _______: DISDAIN ::_______: disloyalty

2. _______: CASTLE ::_______: ship

3. _______: RUN ::_______: speak

4. DROLL

DROLL :_______:: grisly :_______

5. HUNGER :_______:: touch :_______

6. _______: INDISTINCT ::

_______: monotonous

DRONE

7. PURIFICATION :_______::_______: salt

_______: METAL ::_______: grain

8. DUCTILITY

DUCTILITY :_______:: toxicity :_______

9. RIVER :_______:: wind :_______

10. COWARD :_______::_______: gullible

11. DWINDLE

_______: PROCEED ::_______: decrease

12. _______: SOOTHE ::_______: generate

13. _______: SLEEP ::_______: read

E

eaglet

an. eaglet : bird :: fawn : mammal

an. eaglet : bird :: frog : amphibian

earplugan. earplug : noise :: shield : impact

earshot

an. earshot : hear :: ken : see

eaves

eavesdrop ,

an. listener : eavesdropper :: observer : spy

an. eavesdrop : conversation :: trespass :

property

an. collude : cooperate :: eavesdrop : listen

ebb , ; ,

ebullience , ,

impassivity, calm restraint, impassiveness,

lifelessness, torpor

ebullient ,

torpid

eccentric ( , ) , ( ,

)

an. hero : admirable :: eccentric :

unconventional

an. eccentric : conventional :: doyen :

uninitiated

eccentricity ,

echelon

éclatfiasco

eclectic ;

eclecticism

eclipse , ; ,

( ) , ,

an. eclipse : prestige :: enervation : vigor

an. eclipse : prestige :: enfeeble : vigor

ecologist

ecosystem

ecstasyan. pleasure : ecstasy :: surprise : astonishment

� ecstatic

preserved

ecumenical ,

an. ecumenical : generality :: entire : integrity

eddy ,

an. stream : eddy :: trend : anomaly

edifice

an. tower : edifice :: rampart : barrier


efface , ,

aggrandize, bring to prominent, emboss


ex. blazon efface

effervesce ,

be flat, droop

� effervescent

still, drooping, languid

� effervescence

an. effervescence : feeling :: fury : anger

effete , ,

stalwart, hale

efficacious ,

ineffective

efficacy ,

effluvium , ( )

� effluvia(pl.)

desired products

� effluvial

effrontery , ( ),

deference, decorum, timidity

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effulgentan. bootless : futility :: effulgent : resplendence

effusive

reticent, listless

an. gush : effusive :: rage : irate

an. emotion : effusive :: liberty : licentious

an. emotion : effusive :: manner : grandiose

egress entrance

elaborate , , ;

, ( )

simplify

ex. abstract elaborate

an. articulate : unclear :: elaborate : sketchy

elastican. elastic : expand :: viable : live

ex. ephemeral : endure :: inelastic : stretch

elasticity , ,

lack of resilience

an. stretch : elasticity :: burn : combustibility

QUICK QUIZ 371. _______: NOISE ::_______: impact

2. LISTENER :_______:: observer :_______

_______: CONVERSATION ::_______

: property

3. EBULLIENCE

4. _______: ADMIRABLE ::

_______: unconventional

5. PLEASURE :_______:: surprise :_______

6. STREAM :_______:: trend :_______

7. EFFETE

8. EFFICACIOUS

9. EFFLUVIA

10. EFFRONTERY

11. EGRESS

12. ELABORATE

13. ELASTICITY

elate ,

depress

� elated

despondent

ex. hangdog elated

� elation

dejection

electrolyte

elegy ( ) , ,

an. elegy : sorrow :: eulogy : admiration

an. dirge : music :: elegy : poetry

an. satire : ridicule :: elegy : sorrow

elegiac ( )

an. elegiac : sorrow :: devotional : reverence

elicit ,

,

,

stifle

eliminate , ,

ellipse

ellipsis ( )

cf. apostrophe

an. parenthesis : explanation :: ellipsis : omission


an. apostrophes : word :: ellipses : sentence

elliptical , ,

palpable

elongate shorten, truncate

elongation ,

an. torque : rotation :: tension : elongation

elude , (

)

an. slippery : elude :: alluring : entice

elusive ,

an. obtrusive : ignore :: elusive : capture

emaciate ,

fatten

� emaciation , ,

invigoration

emanate ( , , , , ) ,

(=spew)

emancipate

shackle

� emancipation

bondage

embargo , , ,


commerce

an. embargo : commerce :: quarantine : contact

embark ( ) , ( )

an. debut : career :: embarkment : journey

embarrass ,

an. embarrass : mortify :: indulge : mollycoddle

an. embarrass : shame :: console : comfort

embarrassment , ,

an. catastrophe : mishap :: humiliation :

embarrassment

an. unabashed : embarrassment :: unheralded :

announcement

embed ,

extract

an. waffle : enunciate :: embed : disinter

embellish

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an. embellish : austere :: adulterate : pure

an. epitomize : brevity ::

embellish : ornamentation

embezzle , ,

an. embezzle : funds :: usurp : power

*usurp , ( , )

an. poach : hunt :: embezzle : account

embezzlement

embezzleran. smuggler : import :: embezzler : appropriate

embolden ,

abash, faze, cow, daunt

ex. appall embolden, nerve

ex. boggle embolden

embossflatten out

embrace , ( )

, ,


embroider ,

an. embroider : cloth :: chase : metal

*chase

embroidery ,

emend

emigrate ( )


*conscript ( , ) ; ,

eminent ,

undistingushed

QUICK QUIZ 381. _______: SORROW ::_______: admiration

_______: MUSIC ::_______: poetry

2. _______: RIDICULE ::_______: sorrow

3. _______: SORROW :: devotion :_______

4. _______: SORROW :: devotional :_______

5. ELICIT

6. _______: WORD ::_______: sentence

7. _______: EXPLANATION ::_______: omission

_______: WORD ::_______: letter

8. SLIPPERY :_______:: alluring :_______

9. EMACIATE

10. EMACIATION

11. _______: CONTAGION ::

_______: commerce

12. _______: COMMERCE ::_______: contact

13. _______: SHAME ::_______: comfort


humiliation :_______

15. EMBED

16. _______: AUSTERE ::_______: pure

17. _______: BREVITY ::

_______: ornamentation

18. _______: FUNDS ::_______: power

_______: hunt ::_______: account

19. _______: IMPORT ::_______: appropriate

20. EMBOSS

21. EMBOLDEN

22. _______: AFFECTION ::_______: indifference

23. _______: CLOTH ::_______: metal

24. _______: EXILE ::_______: conscript

emissary ,

emit ( , , , , ) ,

absorb

emollient , ;

an. emollient : soothe :: dynamo : generate

an. emollient : suppleness :: desiccant : dryness

emote ,

empathy , (=sympathy)

empirical ,

emulate ,

an. emulate : exemplary :: obviate : unnecessaryan. emulate : exemplar :: admire : paragon

enamor ,

encapsulate ,

enchant ,

enclosure ,

an. stockade : enclosure :: pillar : support

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encomiast ,


encomium ,

harsh criticism


encompass ,

exclude

encroach ( , )

encumber ,

endemic ; ,

exotic, foreign

an. endemic : region :: inborn : individual

endorse , , ,

oppose publicly

an. endow : income :: endorse : approval

endorsement , , , ,

an. rider : bill :: endorsement : policy

endow , (=afford, confer)

an. endow : income :: endorse : approval

endowment ,

enervate ,

strengthen, fortify, invigorate

an. decelerate : speed :: enervate : vitality

an. adulterate : purity :: enervate : vigor

an. enervation : vitality :: debase : value

an. enervation : vigor :: amnesia : memory

an. curtail : period :: enervate : energy

an. eclipse : prestige :: enervation : vigor

ex. eclipse : prestige :: enfeeble : vigor

enfeeble

invigorate

an. eclipse : prestige :: enfeeble : vigor

(en)fetter ,

liberate

enfranchise ( ) , ( )

depose, enfetter, subjugate

an. enfranchise : vote :: illuminate : see

an. enfranchise : vote :: license : practice

engender ,

eradicate( , )

engrave ,

an. hack : carve :: gouge : engrave

*hack

engrossed ,

an. engrossed : absorbed :: intimate : close

engrossing ,

engulf ,

enigmatic ,

free from ambiguity, broadly known,

readily understood

enjoin , ,

enlighten ,


enlist ,



QUICK QUIZ 391. EMIT

2. _______: SOOTHE ::_______: generate

_______: SUPPLENESS ::_______: dryness

3. _______: ENCLOSURE ::_______: support

4. ENCOMIUM

5. ENDEMIC

6. _______: REGION ::_______: individual

7. _______: INCOME ::_______: approval

8. ENERVATE

_______: SPEED ::_______: vitality

_______: PURITY ::_______: vigor

9. (EN)FETTER

10. ENFRANCHISE

ENFRANCHISE :_______::_______: see

11. ENGENDER

12. ENIGMATIC

13. _______: EXILE ::_______: conscript

enliven ,

ennui , ,

excitement, energy, enthusiasm

exuberance

keen interest


an. ennui : enthusiastic :: somnolence : alert

enmesh ,

enrich ,

deplete

ensconce ,

unsettle, displace

ensemble ,

solo( )

ensign ( ) ,

entangle ( ) ,

an. entangle : involve :: grill : question

*grill ,

enthusiasm

an. ennui : enthusiastic :: fervent : apathetic

an. enthusiasm : mania :: suspicion : paranoia


entice , ,

an. slippery : elude :: alluring : entice

an. enticing : tempt :: affectionate : love

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enticement ,



enthralling ,

entrance

disappoint, disgust, repel, repulse, bore� entrancing

repulsive

entrapmentan. vigilant : entrapped :: exacting : satisfied

entreat ,

an. protest : dissuade :: supplicate : entreat

entreaty ,


entrenched ,

entrepreneur

entry

an. journal : entries :: run : performance

*run

enumerate ,

enumeration , ,

enunciate ( ) ,

mumble

an. enunciate : words :: limn : lines

*limn ,

an. enunciate : mumbling :: clarify : confusing

an. waffle : enunciate :: embed : disinter

enzymean. enzyme : catalyst :: bacterium : microbe

epauletan. epaulet : shoulder :: ring : finger

ephemeral , ,

enduring, permanent, perpetual

an. ephemeral : enduring :: inanimate : living

an. ephemeral : endure :: inelastic : stretch

an. repellent : attract :: ephemeral : endure


transience

an. ephemeral : transience :: permanent :

perpetually

an. ephemeral : longevity :: grandiose : humility

epic ; ,

modest( )

epicure a person indifferent to food

an. epicure : discriminating :: spectator :

watching

an. sentinel : watchful :: epicure : discriminating

epidermisan. epidermis : mammal :: bark : conifer

QUICK QUIZ 401. ENNUI 1)

2)

3)

2. ENRICH

3. ENSCONCE 1)

2)

4. ENSEMBLE

5. _______: INVOLVE ::_______: question

6. SLIPPERY :_______:: alluring :_______

7. _______: WORDS ::_______: lines

ENUNCIATE :_______:: clarify :_______

ENUNCIATE

8. _______: CATALYST ::_______: microbe

9. _______: SHOULDER ::_______: finger

10. EPHEMERAL

EPHEMERAL :_______:: inanimate : ______

EPHEMERAL :_______:: inelastic :_______

_______: ATTRACT ::_______: endure

11. EPICURE

12. _______: MAMMAL ::_______: conifer

epigram ,

an. exaggeration : caricature :: brevity : epigram

an. brevity : epigram :: distortion : caricature

an. paradox : contradictory :: epigram : wise

epilogue ,

an. epilogue : novel :: coda : symphony

an. epilogue : play :: coda : sonata

an. dessert : meal :: epilogue : play

an. terminus : stop :: epilogue : story

an. epilogue : prose:: finale : music

epistle

epitaph (tombstone) ( )

an. epitaph : tombstone :: motto : shield

*motto ( )

epithet ( ) ,

an. epithet : disparage :: alias( ) : mislead

epitome ,

� epitomize , …

an. epitomize : brevity :: embellish :

ornamentation

epitomize … , …

equanimity , ,

excitability, agitation

equable ,

intemperate

equitable

discriminatory, unfair

equity , ,

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unfairness

ex. illiteracy : education :: inequity : redistribution

equilibrium , ,

equipoise , ,

equivalent , ,



equivocate , ,

communicate straightforwardly

an. equivocate : commitment :: procrastinate :

action

* (commitment) ::

(action)

an. fawn : imperiousness :: equivocate :

directness

an. grandstand : impress :: equivocate : deceive

an. equivocation : clarity :: prevarication : truth



hackneyed


an. equivocation : truth :: euphemism : offense

an. equivocation : truth :: obfuscation : clarity

an. equivocation : truth :: delicacy : offence

an. equivocation : ambiguous :: oxymoron :

incongruous

equivocation , ,

,

clarity



hackneyed

era ,

an. era : moment :: region : site

eradicate

erode ( ) ,

an. accrete : growth :: erode : destructionan. singe : incineration :: erode : destruction

� erosion

an. downpour : flooding :: wind : erosion

an. wind : erosion :: container : hold

an. gully : erosion :: callous : friction

errant ,

an. amorphous : shape :: errant : course

an. doctrine : heretical :: course : errant

erratic (=fickle), (=queer)

an. discombobulated : order :: erratic :

consistency

an. exemplary : criticized :: erratic : predicted

an. heroic : craven :: erratic : permanent

ersatz ;

erudite

unlettered( ), ignorant, extremely

ignorant

an. literate : erudite :: agitated : frenetic

*frenetic ,

an. outspoken : saucy :: erudite : pedantic

an. erudite : fathom :: oblivious : neglect

� erudition

ignorance, smattering of knowledge

an. prescience : future :: erudition : esoterica

( , )

escalatediminish, wane, decrease, ebb

escalation ( )

eschew (=shun)

habitually indulge in

seek

embrace, greet , welcome

QUICK QUIZ 411. EXAGGERATION :_______::

brevity :_______

2. _______: NOVEL ::_______: symphony

3. _______: TOMBSTONE ::_______: shield


5. _______: BREVITY ::

_______: ornamentation

6. EQUANIMITY

7. EQUABLE

8. EQUITY

9. _______: CONFOUND ::_______

: interchange

10. _______: COMMITMENT ::_______: action

EQUIVOCATE

11. _______: TRUTH ::_______: clarity

12. _______: MISLEADING ::

_______: hackneyed

13. _______: ORDER ::_______: consistency

_______: CRITICIZED ::_______: predicted

14. ERUDITE

15. ERUDITION

16. _______: FUTURE ::_______: esoterica

17. ESCHEW

esophagus

esoteric , , ,

generally known

commonly accepted

esoterica ,


espouse ,

abjure

espy=descry ,

esteem , ;

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an. esteem : idolatry :: favor : bribe

estimable ( ) ,

infamous, contemptible

estrange ,

unite

estrangement , ,

reconciliation

rapprochement

etch

efface

an. etch : corrosive :: glue : adhesive

ethereal , ,

material, ponderous, worldly

eucalyptus

eulogize

pan, stricture


an. panegyric : eulogize :: lampoon : satirize

eulogy ,

defamation

an. eulogy : praise :: elegy : lament

an. autobiography : reminisce :: eulogy : praise

euphemism ,

(die pass away, corpse remains

)

an. euphemism : offense :: prevarication : truth

an. euphemism : offensive :: aphorism : diffuse

an. euphemism : offend :: invulnerability : injure

euphony ,

an. graceful : movement :: euphonious : sound

euphonious ,

evacuate , ,

( )

fill up, conquer

evade

an evade : answer :: goldbrick : work

evanescent ,

lasting, perpetual

permanent

an. evanescent : disappear :: pliant : yield

an. evanescent : permanence :: archaic :

currencyan. evanescent : vanish :: consistent : perpetuate

evasion , ,

evenhanded ,

evict ( ) ,

� eviction ,


an. evict : residence :: banish : country

evince ,

conceal

keep hidden

evoke ( , ) , ( , )

fail to elicit

exact ,

forgive( )

exacting , ,

an. vigilant : entrapped :: exacting : satisfiedex. vigilant : entrapped :: wary : gulled

exactitude ,

imprecision

exaggerate� exaggeration

an. anger : tirade :: exaggeration : hyperbole

an. exaggeration : caricature :: brevity : epigram

an. malicious : ill will :: exaggerating : hyperbolean. pithiness : aphorism :: exaggeration :

caricature

exalt ( , ) ,

an. exalt : satisfaction :: bore : weariness

�exaltation

condemnation

QUICK QUIZ 421. ESOTERIC

2. ESPOUSE

3. ESTIMABLE

4. ESTRANGE

5. ESTRANGEMENT 1)

2)

6. ETCH

_______: CORROSIVE ::_______: adhesive

7. EULOGY

_______: PRAISE ::_______: lament

_______: REMINISCE ::_______: praise

8. _______: OFFENSE ::_______: truth

_______: OFFENSIVE ::_______: diffuse

9. _______: MOVEMENT ::_______: sound

10. EVACUATE

11. EVANESCENT 1)

2)

_______: DISAPPEAR ::_______: yield

12. _______: COUNTRY ::_______: dwelling

13. EVINCE 1)

2)

14. EVOKE

15. EXACT

16. EXACTITUDE

excavate ,

fill in

exceptional , ,

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excerpt

an. aside : digression :: summary : excerpt

exclaiman. exclaim : utter :: flare : shine

excoriate ,

praise lavishly, extol, flatter

excrete ,

ingest

an. stomach : ingest :: lung : respiration

exculpate ,

attribute guilt

indict, inculpate

� exculpable

� exculpatory ,

an. exculpatory : absolve :: motivational : stir

an. hortative : encourage :: exculpatory :

absolve


excursive

an. digress : excursive :: reiterate : redundant

execrate� execrable

commendable, laudable� execration

sanction

execute ,

an. impossible : execute :: adamant : move

an. vagary : predict :: impossibility : execute

execution , ,

executor , ,

an. executor : will :: soldier : order

exemplar ,

exemplary ,

an. exemplary : criticized :: erratic : predicted

an. exemplary : imitation :: redoubtable : regard

an. emulate : exemplary :: obviate : unnecessary

an. exemplary : imitation :: culpable : blame

exemptan. exempt : liability :: pardon : penalty

exhaust

an. infinite : exhaust :: discrete : overlap

exhaustive ,

incomplete

partial

exhibitionan. exhibition : painting :: concert : symphony

exhibitionist

exhilarate …

sadden

exhortation

an. exhortation : motivate :: invective : discredit

an. exhortation : motivate :: persiflage : incite

exhortativean. exhortative : urge :: didactic : teach

an. exhortative : urge :: risible : ridiculean. exhortative : motivation :: grating :

irksomeness

exigent ,

deferrable( )

exile ;



exonerate ,

prove guilty

inculpate, censure

an. exonerate : blame :: disentangle : snarlan. exoneration : blame :: extricate :

entanglement

exorbitant ( ) ,

an. exorbitant : moderation :: perfidious : loyalty

exorcise

exotic ,

indigenous

expansive , ,

reserved, diffident, taciturn, withdrawn

malicious

limited

expedient ( ) (=conducive),

expedite ,

retard

an. expedite : process :: accelerate : pace

expedition ,

foot-dragging


factionalism

expeditious ,

expel , ( )

an. deport : nation :: expel : school

an. expel : school :: exile : country

an. attorney : disbar :: student : expel

expertise , ( )

an. practicing : expertise :: exercising : strength

an. selflessness : altruist :: expertise : connoisseur

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QUICK QUIZ 431. EXCAVATE

2. EXCORIATE

3. EXCRETE

4. EXCULPATE 1)

2)

5. _______: ABSOLVE ::_______: stir

6. _______: WILL ::_______: order

7. _______: CRITICIZED ::_______: predicted

_______: IMITATION ::_______: regard

8. _______: LIABILITY ::_______: penalty

9. EXHAUSTIVE 1)

2)

10. __ _____: PAINTING ::_______: symphony

_______: sadden

11. EXIGENT

12. EMIGRATE :_______:: enlist :_______

13. EXONERATE 1)

2)

14. _______: MODERATION ::_______: loyalty

15. EXOTIC

16. EXPEDITE

17. _______: NATION ::_______: school

_______: SCHOOL ::_______: country

ATTORNEY :_______:: student :_______

18. PRACTICING :_______:: exercising :_______

SELFLESSNESS :_______::

_______: connoisseur

expiate , ,

an. expiate : guilt :: correct : error

expire ( ), ,

come to life

explicit

obscure

expostulate … ,

exponent ,


expressly , ,

expurgate

an. vendor : purvey :: censor : expurgate

extant extinct, lost, missing, destroyed

extemporize ( ) ( ,

, )

follow a script

an. text : extemporize :: score : improvise

an. juggernaut : unstoppable :: extemporization :

spontaneous

extemporaneous , ,

planned

extenuate ( ) ,

,

aggravate( )

an.moderate : intensity :: extenuate : seriousness

an. buffer : impact :: extenuate : circumstance

exterminate ,

extinct

resuscitated

extinction , ,

perpetuation

extinguish ignite( )

extol

censure, condemn, impugn

despise, vilify, disparage

malign, detract

extortionistan. sycophant : flattery :: extortionist : intimidation

extradite ( )

� extradition ( )

extraneous , ,

relevant( , ), essential, intuitive

extrapolate ,

extravagance ,

an. extravagance : expenditure ::

loquaciousness : talk

� extravagant

parsimonious

extricate ( , ) ,

entangle, enmesh

extrovert ( )

an. extrovert : outgoing :: perfectionist :: exacting

exuberance ,

exuberant , ,

an. soaked : wet :: exuberant : happy

an. drenched : damp :: exuberant : happy

exudeabsorb, take in

exultan. exult : satisfaction :: crave : longing

� exultation

lamentation

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QUICK QUIZ 441. _______: GUILT :: correct :_______

2. EXPIRE

3. EXTANT

4. _______: EXTEMPORIZE ::_______: improvise

_______: follow a script

5. EXTEMPORANEOUS

6. EXTENUATE

_______: INTENSITY ::_______: seriousness

7. EXTINCTION

8. EXTINGUISH

9. _______: FLATTERY ::_______: intimidation

10. EXTRANEOUS

11. _______: EXPENDITURE ::_______: talk

12. EXTRICATE

13. EXUDE

14. _______: SATISFACTION ::_______: longing

F

fablean. fable : tale :: ditty : song

fabricate , ,


fabrication , ,

facade , ,

facetious ,

lugubrious, earnest

an. facetious : speech :: antic : behavior

facile ,

profound

facilitate ,

hamper( ), impede, thwart

faction ,

factional , (=cliquey, sectarian)

disinterested

factorableirreducible

factionalism ,


factionalisman. consensus : factionalism :: clarity : confusion

an. law : criminality :: consensus : factionalism

factious

cooperative

faddish ( ) ,

faded ,

fallacious , ,

valid, veracious

an. fallacious : proved :: immutable : changed

fallacy

valid argument

valid reasoning


*chronology ,

an. disabuse : fallacy :: cure : disease

fallow ;

in use

falsehood


falsehood

falter , ,

an. falter : act :: stammer : speak

famish

fanatic , ; ,

(=fanatical)

an. frenetic : movement :: fanatical : belief

an. fanatic : devoted :: prude : proper

an. fanatic : admirer :: zealot : adherent

fang ,

fantasy ,

an. nicety : precision :: illusion : fantasy

an. imperial : significant :: grotesque : fantastic

farce , ,

an. farce : performance :: limerick : poem

fascinationan. fascination : interest :: adoration : fondness

fast ; ,

loosely attached

an. fast : eat :: respite : labor

an. fast : eat :: moratorium : act

fastness , ,

unsecured place

deliberate action

fastidious ,

indiscriminate( , )

coarse, easygoing, cursory, uncritical

an. devoted : zealous :: careful : fastidious

an. fastidious : outshine :: recalcitrant : resist

fastidiousness ,

an. industriousness : activity :: fastidiousness :

selectivity

fateful ,

inconsequential

fathom , ,

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fatuity ,

sagacity

fatuous ,

astute

� fatuousness

sensibleness

QUICK QUIZ 451.FACETIOUS 1)

2)

3)

2. FACILITATE

3. FACTIONAL

4. FACTORABLE

5. CONSENSUS :_______:: clarity :_______

6. FACTIOUS

7. FALLACIOUS

FALLACIOUS :_______::_______: changed

8. FALLACY 1)

2)

_______: CHRONOLOGY :: fallacy :_______

9. FALLOW

10. _______: MOVEMENT ::_______: belief

_______: DEVOTED ::_______: proper

_______: ADMIRER ::_______: adherent

11. _______: INTEREST ::_______: fondness

12. FASTIDIOUS 1)

2)

DEVOTED :_______:: careful :_______

13. _______: ACTIVITY ::_______: selectivity

14. FATUITY

15. FATUOUSNESS

faucet ( )

faultfinderan. faultfinder : criticize :: arbitrator : mediate

fawn1) ,


directness

an. willfulness : headstrong :: subservience :

fawning




fawn

an. imperiousness : fawn :: self depreciatory :

swagger

an. fawn : hauteur :: self depreciate : swagger

an. sycophant : fawn :: pundit : opine

an. parsimonious : spend :: peremptory : fawn

an. reprobate : misbehave :: sycophant : fawn

2)

an. eaglet : bird :: fawn : mammal� fawning

an. fawning : attentive :: garish : colorful

faze ,

(=disturb, perturb, disquiet, discombobulate)

undisturbed

feckless , , ,

responsible

fecund ,

unable to produce

� fecundity

feed ( , , )

an. feed : hunger :: reassure : uneasiness

feigned ,

genuine

felicitous

felicity ( ), ,

misery

feral ,

cultivated

ferment ( ), ( ),

( ), ( );

tranquility

fermentation , ,

an. bacteria : decomposition :: yeast :

fermentation

fern ( )

an. frond : fern :: needle : pine

ferocity ,

ferret ; ,

ferrous

containing no iron

fertilizean. fertilize : grow :: immunize : resist

fervent , ,

fervid (showing strong conviction)

restrained( , )

fervor apathy

an. fervor : zealot :: doubt : skeptic

an. fervor : zealot :: improvidence : spendthrift


an. fury : angry :: fervor : feeling

fester ,

heal

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QUICK QUIZ 461. _______: CRITICIZE ::_______: mediate

2. _______: IMPERIOUSNESS ::

_______: directness

_______: HEADSTRONG :: subservience :

_______

OBSEQUIOUS :_______:: compliant :_______

3. FECUND

4. _______: HUNGER :: reassure :_______

5. FEIGNED

6. FELICITY

7. FERAL

8. FERMENT

BACTERIA :_______:: yeast :_______

9. FROND :_______:: needle :_______

10. FERROUS

11. FERVID

12. FERVOR

FERVOR :_______:: doubt :_______

13. FESTER

festive , ,

fetid having a pleasant smell

an. fetid : smell :: ugly : appearance

an. grating : sound :: fetid : smell

fetter=enfetter ,

liberate, free

set free

feud ,

fiasco ,

a notable success, éclat

ficklean. mercurial : mood :: fickle : affection

( , )

an. fickle : constancy :: naïve : sophistication

fictitious , ,

factual

fidget ,

an. fidget : nervousness :: cringe : dread

figurative , (=metaphorical)

literal( )

figurehead ,

an. nominal : figurehead :: absolute : autocrat

figurine (=statuette)

an. colossus : figurine :: boulder : pebble

an. vestige : remainder :: figurine : statue

filibuster

an. filibuster : legislation :: blockade : commerce

an. hoax : deceive :: filibuster : delay

filigree

an. filigree : wire :: lace : thread

an chiaroscuro : contrast :: filigree : delicacy

filing(s)an. filing : metal :: shaving : wood

*shaving(s)

an. wood : sawdust :: metal : filings

filly ,

an. filly : horse :: pullet : chicken

finale ,

opening scene

finesse , ,

heavy-handedness

ineptitude

finical=finicky ,

an. prudish : propriety :: finicky : quality

an. fluent : glib :: meticulous : finicky

QUICK QUIZ 471. FETID

FETID :_______:: ugly :_______

GRATING :_______:: fetid :_______

2. _______: MOOD ::_______: affection

_______: CONSTANCY ::_______

: sophistication

3. FETTER 1)

2)

4. FIASCO

5. FICTITIOUS

6. _______: NERVOUSNESS ::_______: dread

7. NOMINAL :_______:: absolute :_______

8. COLOSSUS :_______::_______: pebble

_______: REMAINDER ::_______: statue

9. _______: DECEIVE ::_______: delay

_______: LEGISLATION

blockade

10. _______: WIRE ::_______: thread

11. _______: METAL ::_______: w ood

WOOD :_______:: metal :_______

12. _______: HORSE ::_______: chicken

11. FINESSE 1)

2)

13. _______: PROPRIETY ::_______: quality

FLUENT :_______:: meticulous :_______

firearm

58 esoterica GRE

an. daguerreotype : photograph :: musket :

firearm

fixate ,

flaccid , , ,

� flaccidity

firmness

flag , ,

wax

an. flag : vigor :: waver : resolution

� flagging

thriving, vibrant

flail ( )

flak ,

,

flamboyant ,

subdued( , , )

understated, natural

an. furtive : openness :: flamboyant : reserved

flammability

flammable=inflammable ,

flange

flannelan. flannel : cloth :: linen : fabric

flap , ,

flare ; ,

an. gust : wind :: flare : light

an. exclaim : utter :: flare : shine

flatten ,

flatter ,


an. compliment : flatter ::

request : importune(=request troublesomely)

an. malinger : ail :: flatter : appreciate


ingratiation

an. sabbatical : leave :: flattering : infatuation

flattery ,

an. rival : competition :: sycophant : flattery

an. compliment : flattery :: deference :

subservience

an. hubris : pride :: flattery : praise

an. sycophant : flattery :: extortionist : intimidation

an. flattery : praise :: loquaciousness :

talkativeness

flaunt=vaunt , ,

flax ( )

an. clay : porcelain :: flax : linen

flaw ,

an. glitch : flaw :: peccadillo : error

an. impeccable : flaw :: ingenuous : guile

flay , ,

fledge ( )

molt( , )

fledged ,

fledg(e)ling ,

experienced practitioner

fleeting ,

an. fleeting : pass :: meteoric : rise

flex ,

�flexibility


an. limber : flexibility :: spindly : frailty

ex. static : moving :: pliable : inflexible� flexible

mulish

flimsy , ,

flinch , ,

an. droll : laugh :: grisly : flinch

an. solicitude : concern :: stoic : flinch

flint , ,

(=skinflint)

an. pestle : grind :: flint stone : sharpen

flip 1) , ,

2) , , (=flippant)

an. flip : respect :: nonchalant : concern

*nonchalant , ,

flippant , ,

earnest

� flippancy=frivolity, levity

seriousness, gravity

flirt , (=coquet),

;

flitplod(=trudge, flop )

an. flit : move :: blurt : utter

59

QUICK QUIZ 481. _______: PHOTOGRAPH ::_______: firearm

2. FLAG

_______: VIGOR ::_______: resolution

3. FLAMBOYANT

4. _______: WIND ::_______: light

5. _______: CRITICIZE ::_______: flatter

_______ : FLATTER :: request :_______

_______ : AIL ::_______: appreciate

_______: DECEPTION ::_______: ingratiation

6. RIVAL :_______:: sycophant :_______

_______ : FLATTERY :: deference :_______

_______: PRIDE :: flattery :______________: FLATTERY :: extortionist :_______

7. CLAY :_______::_______: linen

8. FLEDGE

9. FLEDG(E)LING

10. DROLL :_______:: grisly :_______

11. _______: RESPECT ::_______: concern

12. FLIPPANT

13. FLIPPANCY

14. FLIT

floodgate ,

flop 1) ,

(=plod, trudge)

2) , ( )

florid ,

flounder ,

(=stumble)

act gracefully

flourish , ; ( )

lack of embellishment

wither, waste away

flout ,

an. flout : disregard :: taunt : challenge

*taunt ,

flowchartan. flowchart : procedure :: map : terrain

fluenthalting( , ), hesitant


fluffy , ,

fluke , (=serendipity)

expected occurrence

flush , ,

an. galvanize : stimulate :: irrigate : flush

fluster ,

� flustered

calm

fluvial ,

an. fluvial : river :: sidereal : star

foible ,

an. foible : fault :: quibble : objection

*quibble , (petty

objection or criticism)

an. foible : flaw :: quibble : objection

an. squabble : dispute :: foible : failing

an. tiff : squabble :: foible : failing

foil ; ( ) ,

an. foil : metal :: veneer : wood

folder ( ),

,

an. folder : papers :: drawer : clothing

foliage

an. plumage : bird :: foliage : bush

folly sagacity

foment ,

inhibit, squelch( , )

stifle

an. disseminate : information :: foment :

discontentment

an. conducive : foment :: tonic : invigorate

foolhardy ,

foolproof ,

an. foolproof : fail :: airtight : leak

footloose ,

attached


attachment

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QUICK QUIZ 491. FLOUNDER

2. FLOURISH

3. _______: DISREGARD ::_______: challenge

4. _______: PROCEDURE :: map :_______

5. FLUENT

FLUENT :_______:: meticulous :_______

6. FLUKE

7. GALVANIZE :_______:: irrigate :_______

8. FLUSTERED

9. _______: RIVER ::_______: star

10. _______: FAULT ::_______: objection

_______: FLAW ::_______: objection

11. _______: METAL ::_______: wood

12. _______: PAPERS ::_______: clothing

13. FOMENT 1)

2)

_______: INFORMATION ::_______:

discontentment

14. _______: FAIL ::_______: leak

foppish ,

forager (=forage, fodder) ,

an. grazing : foragers :: stalking : hunters

forbear ,

forbearance ,

impatience

ford ( ) ,

; (=wade)

an. ford : river :: pass : mountain

*pass ,

an. ford : river :: shore : lake

� fordable ( )

forebear descendants

forebode , , …

foreclosure (

)

foreknowledge ,

foreshadow ,

(=adumbrate)

forestall ,

precipitate

abet

forestry

an. tree : forestry :: flower : horticulture

forfeit , ;

forge ( );

,

an. mill : grain :: forge : metal

an. pirate : take :: forge : copy

forgery ( ),

an. forgery : counterfeit :: embezzlement : fraud

forgivean. pardon : sin :: forgive : debt

formidable , ,

comforting, enticing

simple, reassuring

an. formidable : intimidate :: disparaging :

denigrate

formulate ,

forsake ,

forte

weak point

forthright ,

backhanded


foster (=rear), ,

stymie( )

founder ,

stay aloft

afloat

foundry

an. mill : grain :: foundry : metal

four-poster 4 ,

an. four-poster : bed :: convertible : automobile

foyer

fracas ,

peaceful discussion, peaceful situation

fractious ,

frankan. frank : secretiveness :: callow : maturity

fragile , ,

an. fragile : break :: flammable : burn

an. fragile : break :: porous : penetrate


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QUICK QUIZ 501. GRAZING :_______::_______: hunters

2. _______: impatience

3. _______: RIVER ::_______: mountain

4. FORESTALL 1)

2)

5. MILL :_______::_______: metal

6. _______: TAKE ::_______: copy

_______: COUNTERFEIT ::

embezzlement :_______

7. _______: SIN ::_______: debt

8. FOSTER

9. _______: BED ::_______: automobile

10. FRACAS

11. _______: SECRETIVENESS ::_______: maturity

12. _______: BREAK ::_______: burn

fragment ,

coalesce

fragmentary ,

fragmentation

fraud ( ),

fraudulentan. authenticity : fraudulent :: sincerity :

hypocritical

fray 1) ,

2)

freckle , , ( )

freight

frenetic , ; ,

an. frenetic : movement :: fanatical : belief

an. energetic : frenetic :: firm : obdurate

an. firm : obstinate :: energetic : frenetic

frenzy ,

an. convulsion : contraction :: frenzy : emotion

an. calm : frenzied :: serene : tumultuous

an. calmness : frenzy :: abandon : inhibition

an. frenzy : calm :: abandon : prohibit

frequentamazing

fresco

an. parquetry : floor :: fresco : wall(parquetry

, fresco

)

fret , , ( )

fretful ,

friable

not easily crumbled, resistant to be pulverized

an. friable : crumble :: malleable : alter

an. friable : crumbled :: lucid : comprehended


combustible

friction , ,

an. splint : mobility :: lubricant : friction

an. abraded : friction :: vaporized : heat

friezean. frieze : ornament :: pillar : support

an. frieze : building :: illumination : manuscript

fringe (=brink, rim, verge),

,

center

frivolous , , , ,

somber, grave, lugubrious

an. frivolous : gravity :: brash : discretion

frond ( )

an. frond : leaf :: boulder : rock

an. frond : fern :: needle : pine

frothy ,

weighty

frown ,

an. embrace : affection :: frown : displeasure

frowzy ,

original, striking

frugal ,

sumptuous


an. frugal : miserly :: confident : arrogant

an. frugal : penurious :: deferential : sycophantic

an. obsequious : attentive :: parsimonious : frugal

an. frugal : penurious :: firm : obduratean. frugal : impecunious :: intemperate : sober

frugality , ,

extravagancy

an. parsimony : frugality :: hubris : pride

frustrate abet

full-blown , ,

full-bodied , ,

an. full-bodied : flavor :: resonant : sound

fulcrum ( )

fulminate (=detonate), ,


fulmination , ,

praise

fulsome ( , )

an. courageous : bravado ::

complimentary : fulsomeness

fumble , ( , )

handle adroitly

fume , , ( )

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an. preen : self-satisfaction :: fume : anger

fumigate , ( )

functionary , ;

fungi fungus( , , )

an. fungi : ecologist :: motivation : psychologist

fungicide

furnacean. furnace : heat :: generator : electricity

furor ,

serenity

furtive ,

open, forthright, brassy

an. furtive : stealth :: whimsical : caprice

an. discontent : unsatisfied :: stealth : furtive� furtively

candidly

fuserend

fusillade ,

an. armada : vehicles :: fusillade : projectiles

fuss ;

,


*belabor=assert repeatedly or at length

*fuss=be excessively carefully or solicitous

an. garrulous : talkative :: fussy : careful

fusty

fresh

futile ,

efficacious, useful

futility



furtivecandid

QUICK QUIZ 511. FRAGMENT

2. AUTHENTICITY :_______:: sincerity :_______

3. _______: MOVEMENT ::_______: belief

4. _______: CONTRACTION ::

_______: emotion

5. _______: FLOOR ::_______: wall

6. _______: CRUMBLE ::_______: alter

_______: not easily crumbled

7. _______: ORNAMENT ::_______: support

_______: BUILDING ::_______: manuscript

8. _______: MOBILITY ::_______: friction_______: FRICTION ::_______: heat

9. FRINGE

10. _______: LEAF ::_______: rock

_______: FERN ::_______: pine

11. _______: AFFECTION ::_______: displeasure

12. _______: PENURIOUS :: compliant :_______

_______: MISERLY :: confident :_______

13. _______: FLAVOR ::_______: sound

14. _______: CRITICIZE ::_______: flatter

15. FULMINATION

16. COURAGEOUS :_______::

complimentary :_______

17 FUMBLE

18. _______: SELF-SATISFACTION ::

_______: anger

19. _______: STEALTH ::_______: caprice

20. _______: VEHICLES ::_______: projectiles

21. _______: belabor :: tend :_______

G

gadfly ,

an. annoying : gadfly :: rude : churl

an. gadfly : goad :: humorist : amuse

gadget , ,

an. gadget : tools :: trinkets : jewelry

gaffe ( , ) ,

an. malapropism : verbal :: gaffe : social

an.miscalculation : judgment :: gaffe : decorum

an. illusion : perception :: gaffe : judgment

gaggle ,

gainsay , ,

concur, speak in support of

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affirm

gait

an. gait : walk :: parlance : speak

gall , , , , ,

lull, calm, assuage

� galling

placating

gallantry ,

galleyan. galley : ship :: kitchen : house

galvanize ( , )


gambit ( ) ,

gamble

an. adamant : yield :: cautious : gamble

gambol ;

plod( (=trudge)

gangway ,

an. drawbridge : castle :: gangway : ship

gape , , ( )

garble

elucidate

an. garbled : comprehend :: obscured :

recognized

an. correct : accurate :: garble : unintelligible

an. ramshackle : soundness :: garbled : clarity

gargoyle

gargantuan ,

minuscule

garish , ,

an. stridency : sound :: garishness : appearance

an. fawning : attentive :: garish : colorful

garment ,

an. hem : garment :: ruffle : shirt

an. hem : garment :: molding : cabinet

garner ,

disseminate

garnish ( ),

garnishment

garrulousan. garrulous : talkative :: cloying : sweet

an. garrulous : talkative :: fussy : careful

� garrulity ,

taciturnity( , )

� taciturn( , )

gash

an. cleft : chasm :: cut : gash

gasification

solidification

QUICK QUIZ 521. _______: TOOLS ::_______: jewelry

2. _______: VERBAL ::_______: social

3. GANSAY 1)

2)

4. _______: SHIP ::_______: house

5. _______: STIMULATE ::_______: flush

6. GAMBOL

7. _______: CASTLE ::_______: ship

8. _______: COMPREHEND ::

_______: recognized

9. _______: minuscule

10. _______: SOUND ::_______: appearance

11. GARNER

12. _______: TALKATIVE ::_______: sweet

13. GARRULITY

gauche , , ,

gaucheness ( , )

polish( , )

gaucherie ( , ) ,

an. urbane : gaucherie :: guileless : chicanery

gaudy ( )

an. gaudy : apparel :: grandiloquent : speech

gauge ,

an. gauge : pressure :: scale : weight

an. gauge : pressure :: plumb : depth

an.measure : dimensions :: gauge : pressure

ex. measure : dimensions :: calibrate : diameter

gavel (chairperson, judge, auctioneer )

an. judge : gavel :: referee : whistle

genetics� geneticist

genial ( , ) , ,

dyspeptic

an. resourceful : inventiveness :: philanthropic :

geniality

an. genial : bonhomie :: diplomatic : tact

genteel (=rarefied, refined)

loutish, churlish

an. genteel : vulgarity :: intrepid : fear

an. truculent : gentleness :: unregenerate :

remorse

genuine

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an. genuine : authenticity :: honest : trust

an. genuine : authenticity :: entire : integrity

an. genuine : authenticity :: sincere : fidelity

germane , ,

inappropriate

irrelevant

germicide ,

gerontocracyan. plutocracy : wealth :: gerontocracy : age

geyser

an. volcano : lava( ) :: geyser : water

gibe ( ),

an. apology : regret :: gibe : derision

giddy , ,

serious

� giddiness

graveness

giggle=titter (

);

gild , ,

represent accurately

gimmick ,

girder I

an. rivet : girder :: nail : plank

an. bone : body :: girder : skyscraper

an. ballast : stability :: girder : support

gist ,

tangential point

glacial , ,

an. glacial : cold :: profound : deep

glacier

an. glacier : ice :: sea : water

glade ,

an. glade : forest :: oasis : desert

gladiator ( )

an. lawyer : courtroom :: gladiator : arena

glancean. peck : kiss :: glance : look

gland

glare 1) , ,

2) , ,

an. cacophony : sound :: glare : light

� glaring

unnoticeable

QUICK QUIZ 531. GAUCHENESS

2. URBANE :_______:: guileless :_______

3. JUDGE :_______:: referee :_______

4. GENIAL

5. GERMANE 1)

2)

6. _______: WEALTH ::_______: age

7. _______: LAVA ::_______: water

8. GILD

9. RIVET :_______:: nail :_______

_______: BODY ::_______: skyscraper

_______: STABILITY ::_______: support

10. GIST

11. _______: COLD ::_______: deep

12. _______: FOREST ::_______: desert

13. LAWYER :_______::_______: arena

14. _______: SOUND ::_______: light

glaring ,

an. glaring : bright :: deafening : loud

glaze ( ), ,

rumple

an. glaze : porcelain :: varnish : wood

glean ,

glib , ,

,

labored( , )

awkward

taciturn

an. maladroit : skill :: glib : profundity


glimmer ( )

an. glimmer : dazzle :: murmur : resound

glistenan. dingy : glisten :: slippery : adhere

glitch , ,


an. glitch : flaw :: peccadillo : sin

an. glitch : flaw :: peccadillo : offense

an. glitch : malfunction :: peccadillo : error

an. glitch : problem :: peccadillo : error

gloat ( )

an. primp : vain :: gloat : smug

*smug , , ,

*primp ,

,

*vain , ,

gloss , , ,

an. blurb : notice :: gloss : explanation

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an. scrutinize :: gloss :: delve : skim

glossary ,

an. glossary : text :: legend : map

glossyan. varnish : glossy :: sand : smooth

glower ,

glut ; ,

dearth

glutinous ,

nonviscous

gluttonan. glutton : overindulge :: ascetic : self denial

� gluttonous

abstemious

� gluttony

an. avarice : money :: gluttony : food

gnaw , ,

goad=prod ( ),

( ),

curb

lull

an. exhort : suggest :: goad : direct

an. attack : vanquished :: goad : provoked


an. gadfly : goad :: humorist : amuse

gobble , ,

an. gobble : eat :: guzzle : drink

*guzzle ,

an. swill : sip :: gobble : nibble

an. quaff : sip :: gobble : nibble

goblet

goggles

an. goggles : eyes :: gloves : hands

an. goggles : eyes :: earmuff : ear

goldbrick (

)

an. evade : answer :: goldbrick : work

gorge , ;

an. river : gorge :: wind : dune


gossamer , ;

,

substance, ponderous, substantial

QUICK QUIZ 541. _______: BRIGHT ::_______: loud

2. GLIB 1)

2)

_______: SKILL :: glib :_______

3. _______: DAZZLE ::_______: resound

4. _______: VAIN :: gloat :_______

5. _______: TEXT ::_______: map

6. GLUT

7. GLUTINOUS

8. GOAD 1)

2)

_______: SUGGEST ::_______: direct

ATTACK :_______::_______: provoked

9. _______: EAT ::_______: drink

_______: SIP ::_______: nibble

10. RIVER :_______:: wind :_______

11. GOSSAMER

gouge 1) ( ),


*hack

2)

an. usury : interest :: gouging : price

*usury

gourmand ,

an. gourmand : appetite :: skinflint : thrift

gourmet ,

an. bibliophile : books :: gourmet : food


an. gourmet : food :: aesthete : art

grace ( , , ) ,

, ,

an. lumber : grace :: waver : resolution


graceful ,

an. articulate : speech :: graceful : movement

an. graceful : movement :: euphonious : sound

graft ( )

grammar ,

an. grammar : language :: protocol : conduct

grandiloquence

grandiloquentsecretive

an. gaudy : apparel :: grandiloquent : speak

grandiose , ,

an. ephemeral : longevity :: grandiose : humility

grandstand ; ;

( )

an. grandstand : impress :: equivocate : deceive

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granitean. iron : metal :: granite : rock

grate ( , ) ; ,

soothe( , )

grateful ,

gratify

an. gratify : desire :: slake : thirsty

gratis ,

gratingan. grating : sound :: fetid : smell

an. grating : sound : : acrid : odor

gratitude ,

gratuitous , , ,

warranted, merited(=deserved)

gratuity

grave ,

insignificant� gravity

an. frivolous : gravity :: brash : discretion

gravel 1) ( )( )

an. gravel : pebble :: crowd : person

2) ,

graze ,


*stalk

green , ;

an. experience : green :: pelf : impecunious

gregarious ,

reclusive( ), aloof

an. poseur : sincerity :: recluse : gregariousness

grenade

grievous , , ( , )

,

slight

grill 1) ( , )

2) ,

an. entangle : involve :: grill : question

*entangle ( ) ,

an. observe : scrutinize :: question : grill

grimace (=scowl, frown, glower)

an. contortion : body :: grimace : face

an. chagrin : mind :: grimace : face

grin

gripe ,

an. gripe : discontent :: praise : admiration

grisly

an. grisly : flinch :: droll : laugh

gristle ( )

groan , ,

groom , ; , ,

groove

( grooves, tongue),

an. striate : grooves :: speckle : spots

an. grooved : striating :: braided : strand


grotesque

an. imperial : significant :: grotesque : fantasy

grouch

grounded , ,

aloft

grovelan. minion : dependent :: groveler : petitionary

grueling , ; ,

, ,

effortless

grove ,

an. chord : note :: grove : tree

guffaw ,

guile , ,

artlessness




an. guile : artless :: blemish : flawless

guillotine ,

an. pillory : ridicule :: guillotine : execute

gull ;

� gulled


an. vigilant : entrapped :: wary : gulled

gulliblean. coward : craven :: dupe : gullible




gully (=gullet)( )

an. gully : erosion :: callous : friction

guman. resin : tree :: gum : rubber plant

gushan. gush : effusive :: rage : irate



gustation ,

an. olfaction : odor :: gustation : flavor

gustatory

guy ,

an. strut : wing :: guy : pylon

guzzle

an. complain : carp :: drink : guzzle

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QUICK QUIZ 551. _______ CARVE ::_______: engrave

_______: INTEREST ::_______: price

2. _______: APPETITE ::_______: thrift

3. _______: GRACE ::_______: resolution

_______: DISCIPLINE ::_______: grace

_______: SPEECH :: graceful :_______

4._______: MOVEMENT ::_______: sound

5. _______: LANGUAGE ::_______: conduct

6. GRANDILOQUENT

7. _______: IMPRESS ::_______: deceive

8. _______: METAL ::_______: rock

9. GRATE

10. _______: SOUND ::_______: smell

11. GRATUITOUS

12. _______: PEBBLE ::_______: person

13. GRIEVOUS

14. _______: INVOLVE ::_______: question

15. OBSERVE :_______:: question :_______

16. _______: GROOVES ::_______: spots

17. GROUNDED

18. GROUSE

19. GRUELING

20. _______: note ::_______: tree

21. GUILE

22. _______: RIDICULE ::_______: execute

23. WARY :_______:: vigilant :_______

24. _______: CHICANERY ::_______:

domination

25. COWARD :_______:: dupe :_______

26. _______: EFFUSIVE :: rage :_______

27. _______: ODOR ::_______: flavor

28. _______: WING ::_______: pylon

H

hack ;

,


*gouge

*engrave

an.mercenary : soldier :: hack : writer

hackneyed ,

fresh( ), original

an. windy : concise :: hackneyed : originalan. equivocation : misleading :: bromide :

hackneyed

halcyon ; , ,

miserable( )

tempestuous, stormy

hale ,

infirm

half-baked well thought of, complete

halfhearted

enthusiastic

hallow ,

hallmark ,

uncharacteristic feature

hallucinate

hallucination

an. delusion : thought :: hallucination :

perception

hallucinatory

hallway ,

halo ( ) , ,

halting ,

ham-handed

deft, adroit

hamper ;

facilitate

an. mail : mailbox :: laundry : hamper

hamstring ,

make efficientan. hamstring : effectiveness :: enervate : vitality

�hamstrung

an. hamstrung : effectiveness :: enervated :

vitality

handcuff ( )

hangar ,

hangdog , ; ( )

buoyant

elated

hanker� hankering

odium

hapless fortunate, lucky

harangue ( ), (

)

speak temperately

harass ,

an. haunt : familiar :: harass : irritatingan. harassment : disturbance :: flexibility :

spinelessness

harbor , ;

evict

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hard-bitten ,

tender

hardheaded , ,

hardy

feeble

harmony discord

harness , ,

fail to utilize

harrow ( ),

assuage

harry ;

comfort, untrouble

hasten ,

slow the progress of

check, retard

hasty ,

characterized by deliberation

well considered

hatch ( , , , )

an. door : room :: hatch : hold

haunt ,

shun, infrequency

an. haunt : familiar :: harass : irritating

an. persecute : injure :: haunt : remember

hauter

humility


haven , (=sanctuary)

dangerous place

havoc (=devastation),

serenity

headstrong , ,

tractable, deliberate


fawning

hearken=harken

ignore

heartrending

an. heartrending : sad :: deafening : loud

heavy-handed , ,

heckle ( )

hedge ( ) ;

an. prune : hedge :: trim : hair


an. safeguard : accident :: hedge : loss

hedonistascetic

an. hedonist : pleasure :: recluse : privacy

hedonistican. hedonistic : pleasure :: narcissistic : self

QUICK QUIZ 561. _______: CARVE ::_______: engrave

2. HACKNEYED

3. HALCYON 1)

2)

4. HALE

5. HALLMARK

6. MAIL : MAILBOX ::_______:_______

7. HAPLESS

8. HARANGUE

9. HARBOR

10. HARROW

11. DOOR : ROOM ::_______:_______

12. HAVEN

13. HAVOC

14. HEADSTRONG

_______: HEADSTRONG ::_______: fawning

15. _______: PLEASURE ::_______: privacy

16. _______: PLEASURE ::_______: self

heedless ,

hegemony ,

lack of authority

helmet ,

an. amulet : evil :: helmet : injury

heinous ,

commendable

heirlooman. heirloom : ancestor :: bequest : testator

hem ,


an. hem : garment :: molding : cabinet

hemophilia

hemorrhage ( )

an. hemorrhage : bleeding :: vertigo : dizziness

herbaceous ,

herbicidean. insect : pesticide :: plant : herbicide

hereditary ,

acquired

heresyan. apostasy : faith :: recantation : heresy

heretic ( )

an. nonconformist : norm :: heretic : orthodoxy

hereticalan. doctrine : heretical :: course : errant

heretofore ,

hermetic , ,

permeable, easily comprehended

69

hermit

an. vegetarian : meat :: hermit : society

� hermitage

an. hermitage : secluded :: landmark :

conspicuous

herpetologist

an. salmon : ichthyologist :: chameleon :

herpetologist

heterodox ,

orhtidox, conventional

hew , ,

(=conform)

hiatus (=rift), (=lacuna)

nexus

hidean. miller : grain :: tanner : hide

hidebound ,

an. contumacious : authority :: hidebound :

innovation

ex. contumacious : authority :: conservative :

novelty

ex. contumacious : authority :: reactionary

change

an. hidebound : conservative :: maniac :

interestedan. hidebound : conservative :: manic : excited

hie

dawdle

hieroglyph ,

an. decipher : hieroglyph :: break : code

hieroglyphic ( ), ,

highbrow

highlight , ,

hilarious ,

an.macabre : shudder :: hilarious : laugh

hill , , ,

an. hill : mountain :: creek : river

hinder

hinge ; …

hinterland ,

coastal region

hiss , ,

an. hiss : sibilant :: drone : monotonous

histocompatibility

hive ,


hoard , ; ( ) ,

an. wait : lurk :: save : hoard

an. hoard : miser :: shirk : malinger

an.miser : hoard :: sycophant : fawn

an.miser : hoard :: pundit : opine


hoary , ,

an. hoary : old :: hilarious : funny

hoax ( ) , ( )

an. hoax : deceive :: filibuster : delay

hodgepodge ;

an. hodgepodge : uniformity :: cliché : original

an. items : hodgepodge :: people : rabble

an. rioter : hodgepodge :: interpreter : translatean. rioter : hodgepodge :: illuminator : instruct

hoean. list : discography :: tool : hoe

hoist ;


hold ,

an. door : room :: hatch : hold

homage

disrespect

an. counsel : advice :: laud : homage

homeopathy

homicide ( ),

homileticsan. sermon : homiletics :: argument : logic

homilyan. parable : story :: homily : lecture

homogeneity

homogenizationan. homogenization : uniform ::

putrefaction : rotten

hone ( )

blunt

honorariuman. amenity : comfortable :: honorarium :

grateful

honor-bound ,

hoodwink

disabuse( )

hoof

hortatory=hortative ,

an. didactic : teach :: hortatory : urgean. hortative : encourage :: exculpatory :

absolve

horticulturean. tree : forestry :: flower : horticulture

horn ,

an. trumpet : horn :: tambourine : drum

host ( )

an. host : parasite :: medium : bacterium

hot-headed ,

hovel , ,

(=hut)

an. palatial : hovel :: bucolic : city

70 esoterica GRE

an. palatial : hovel :: bucolic : mega(lo)polis

hover , (=falter)

an. hover : plunge :: crouch : spring

*plunge ( , ) ,

*crouch , (=cringe, grovel)

hub , ,

an. spoke : hub :: radius : center

hubris ,

humility

an. hubris : pride :: flattery : praise


an. hesitation : reluctance :: hubris : pride

huckster , ,

(=mercenary)

hull ( , , )

an. carapace : turtle :: hull : seed

humbleness



humbleness

humdrum ,

humiliation ,

an. catastrophe : mishap ::

humiliation : embarrassment

humility

humor ,

an. chide : pillory :: humor : mollycoddle

hunches , ,

hurdle ( )

hurl ,

an. scowl : displeasure :: hurl : disgustex. scowl : displeasure :: kiss : affection

hurly-burly , ;

husband , ;

squander

husbandry

prodigality


procrastinate

husk ( , )

core

husky ( ) ,

delicate

hustle , ( ) ; ,

hesitate, enervation, tranquility, stillness

hybrid ( )

of unmixed extraction

hybridization

hydratean. aerate : oxygen :: hydrate : water

hydroelectric

hyperactivity

hyperbole

understatement( , )

an. playful : banter :: exaggerated : hyperbole

an. malicious : ill will :: exaggerating : hyperbole

an. exaggerated : hyperbole :: nonsensical :

drivel

hyperbolic ,


hypertension ,

hypnotic ,

conscious

stimulant

hypochondriacal ( )

hypocrite

hypocrisy ,

hypocritical

ingenuous, honest


hypocritical

hypothesisan. hypothesis : proof :: promise : fulfillment


hysteria ,

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QUICK QUIZ 571. HEGEMONY

2. _______: EVIL ::_______: injury

3. _______: BLEEDING ::_______: dizziness

4. _______: NORM ::_______: orthodoxy

5. HERMETIC

6. HIATUS

7. MILLER :_______:: tanner :_______

8. DECIPHER :_______:: break :_______

9. _______: SHUDDER ::_______: laugh

10. _______: MOUNTAIN ::_______: river

11. HINTERLAND

12. _______: SIBILANT ::_______: monotonous

13. WAIT :_______:: save :_______

14. _______: DECEIVE ::_______: delay

15. BOLSTER :_______:: tackle :_______

16. SERMON :_______:: argument :_______

17. _______: UNIFORM ::_______: rotten

18. HONE

19. _______: COMFORTABLE ::

_______: grateful

20. HOODWINK

21. TREE :_______:: flower :_______

22. TRUMPET :_______:: tambourine :_______

23. HOST :_______::_______: bacterium

24. HOVER :_______::_______: spring

25. SPOKE :_______:: radius :_______

26. HUBRIS

HUBRIS :_______:: flattery :_______

27. _______: TURTLE ::_______: seed

28 CATASTROPHE :_______::


29. HUSBAND

30. HYPERBOLE

PLAYFUL :_______:: exaggerated :_______

31. _______: TERSE ::_______: exaggerated

32. _______: PROOF :: promise :_______

I

ichthyologistan. salmon : ichthyologist :: chameleon :

herpetologist

icicle

icon , , ( )

iconoclast ( , )

an. philosopher : cogitate :: iconoclast : attack

an. dogma : iconoclast :: convention : maverick

idiosyncrasy ,

idiosyncratic ,

idolatrousan. suspicious : paranoid :: admiring : idolatrous

an. zealous : enthusiastic :: idolatrous : devoted

idolateran. reverent : idolater :: trusting : dupe

idolatry

idyll ,

experience fraught with tension

an. idyll : carefree :: ordeal : difficult

ignite ,

extinguish

douse


ignobleeminent

ignominioushonorable, lofty

ignominy ,

glory, honor, esteem, respect, eminence

illicit

illiteracy ,

an. illiteracy : education :: inequity : redistribution

illusory , ,

an. specious : genuineness :: illusory : reality

an. maelstrom : turbulent :: mirage : illusory

illustrate ,

an. illustrate : pictures :: particularize : details

illusion ,

an. illusion : perception :: gaffe : judgment

illuminate ,

an. illuminate : darkness :: educate : ignorance

an. therapeutic : hospital :: illuminating : school

illuminati ( )

an. interpreter : translate :: illuminati : instruct

illumination ,

an. frieze : building :: illumination : manuscript

an. stylus : mark :: lamp : illumination

illustrate ,

an. illustrate : pictures :: particularize : details

imbroglio harmony

imbue , ( , )

immanentextrinsic, explicit

immaterial , ,

72 esoterica GRE

(=inconsequential)

relevant(=consequential )

an. immaterial : relevance :: peripheral : center

an. immaterial : relevance :: circuitous :

directness

immemorial

recent

immerse ,

immolate ,

imminent

immune ,

having no resistance

an. immune : disease :: immortal : death

an. vaccination : immune :: overexposure : jaded

immunity susceptibility

an. soporific : sleep :: vaccinating : immunity

immunizean. fertilize : grow :: immunize : resist

immure ,

release

QUICK QUIZ 581. PHILOSOPHER :_______::_______: attack

2. DOGMA :_______:: convention :_______

3. SUSPICIOUS :_______:: admiring :_______

4. _______: ENTHUSIASTIC ::

_______: devoted

5. IDYLL

IDYLL :_______::_______: difficult

6. IGNITE 1)

2)

7. IGNOMINIOUS

8. _______: EDUCATION ::

_______: redistribution

_______: IGNITE ::_______: shape

9. _______: GENUINENESS ::_______: reality

_______: TURBULENT :: mirage :_______

10. _______: PICTURES ::_______: details

11. _______: PERCEPTION ::_______: truth

12. _______: DARKNESS ::_______: ignorance

13. IMBROGLIO

14. IMMATERIAL

15. IMMANENT

16. IMMUNE : DISEASE ::_______:_______

IMMUNE

17. IMMUNITY

18. _______: GROW ::_______: resist

immutable ,

variable

an. fallacious : proved :: immutable : changed

an. immutable : altered :: implacable :

propitiated

an. transitory : endure :: immutable : change

imp ,


impair , ,

impalpable ,

impart ,

impartiality

impasse ,

impassive , ,

susceptible to pain, overwrought( )

emotional

an. impassive : perturb :: voracious : satisfy

impassiveness , ,

ebullience

*ebullience

impeach , ,

impeccable ,

faulty

an. boundless : limit :: impeccable : flaw


an. impeccable : fault :: unblemished :

imperfection

an. sterile : bacteria :: impeccable : flaws

an. impeccable : flaw :: sterile : germ


an. rectitude : transgressive :: keenness : obtuse

an. impeccable : flaw :: indolent : stir

impecunious ,

affluent, wealthy, prosperous

an. foolish : discretion :: impecunious : money

an. frugal : impecunious :: intemperate : sober

impede assist


impel , ,

restrain

impending ,

remote

impenetrability

impenetrable ,

an. pierce : impenetrable :: profane : inviolable

imperative

an. question : interrogative :: order : imperative

imperceptible ,

imperial , ,

an. imperial : significant :: grotesque : fantasy

an. imperial : significant :: spartan : austere

imperious , , ,

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obsequious

� imperiousness

obsequiousness


directness

impermeable

,

porous

impermeabilityan. opacity : light :: impermeability : fluid

impersonate … ,

impertinence ,

respect, relevance

imperturbable ,

� imperturbability

volatility, diffidence

impervious , ,

an. impervious : penetrate :: ineluctable : avoid

an. impervious : damaged :: indomitable :

subdued


combustiblean. impervious : damaged :: indefensible :

excused

impetuous , ,

deliberate( )


humbleness

an. impetuous : hesitation :: bumptious :

humbleness� impetuosity

hesitance, vacillation

impiety ( , , )

devoutness

implacable ,

an. implacable : appease :: indomitable :

subdue

an. implacable : compromise :: honest : swindle


conciliation


propitiated

implausible ,

believable, verisimilar

QUICK QUIZ 591. FALLACIOUS :_______::_______: changed

2. INSENSITIVE :_______:: mischievous :_______

3. IMPASSIVE

4. IMPASSIVENESS

5. _______: LIMIT ::_______: flaw

6. _______: FLAW ::_______: guile

7. _______: FAULT ::_______: imperfection

8. IMPECUNIOUS

9. IMPEDE

10. IMPEL

11. IMPERIOUSNES

FAWN :_______::_______: directness

12. IMPERMEABLE

13. _______: LIGHT ::_______: fluid

14. IMPETUOUS

15. IMPERVIOUS :_______::

ineluctable :_______

16. _______: APPEASE :: indomitable :_______

_______: COMPROMISE :: honest :_______

17. IMPLAUSIBLE

implement ,

foil

implicate ,

, ,

implication , ,

implicit ,

implode ( ) ,



an. collapse : implode :: steep : immerse

implosion ,

implore

importune , ( )

an. importune : request :: pry : inquiry

*pry ,

impostor

imposture ,

impregnable ,

impresario ,

an. impresario : entertainment :: broker : trade

improbable

improbity ,

honesty

impromptu ,

carefully rehearsed

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improvement ,

an. improvements : mastery :: savings : wealth

improvise ( , )

plan carefully in advance


imprudent ,


impudent , ,

respectful, deferential

� impudence

an. impudence : brazen :: deadpan : impassive

impugn ,

champion( )

endorse, uphold

vindicate

impulsive ,

impunity ,

inadvertence , , ,

careful attention

inadvertent , (=fortuitous,

adventitious)

intentional

inalienable ,

an. inalienable : surrendered :: implacable :

propitiated

inane ,

substantial, expressive, meaningful, pregnant,

significant, weighty

inanimate ,

an. ephemeral : enduring :: inanimate : living

inaugurate ,

an. inaugurate : president :: install : official

an. inaugurate : president :: crown : king

inauguration , ( )

an. inauguration : official :: matriculation :

student

incandescence

incapacitate ,

incarcerate ,

liberate

incendiary ,

calming, moderating

QUICK QUIZ 601. IMPLEMENT

2. CONTRACT :_______:: descend :_______

3. _______: REQUEST ::_______: inquiry

4. _______: ENTERTAINMENT ::

_______: trade

5. IMPROBITY

6. IMPROMPTU

7. _______: MASTERY ::_______: wealth

8. IMPROVISE

TEXT :_______:: score :_______

9. _______: EMOTION ::_______: discretion

10. IMPUDENT

11. IMPUGN 1)

2)

3)

12. INADVERTENCE

13. INADVERTENT

14. _______: OFFICIAL ::_______: student

15. INCARCERATE

incense , ( ),

(=infuriate, exasperate)

inception ,

an. inception : termination :: matriculation :

graduation

inchan. inch : move :: drawl : speak

inchoate , , ,

explicit( ), completely formed, fully

formed, fully realized

an. immature : developed :: inchoate : realized

incinerate� incineration

an. singe : incineration :: erode : destruction

incipient ,

full-blown( )

an. immature : developed :: incipient : realized

inclement ( ) , ,

balmy

incogitant ,

an. incogitant : thoughtful :: restive : calm

incompatibility ,

incongruent ( )

an. incongruent : conform :: recalcitrant : obey

an. incongruent : conform :: scattering : overlap

incongruous ,

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� incongruity ,

inconsequential ,


illogical


irrational

inconsonant ( )

in agreement

incontrovertible ,

an. incontrovertible : disputed :: untenable :

defended

an. incontrovertible : disputed :: ravenous :

satisfied

an. incontrovertible : disputed :: intrepid : feared

incorporate ,

incorrigible ,

an. incorrigible : reformed :: inscrutable :

understood

� incorrigibility ,

increment , ,

incrimination ,

exoneration

incubation , ( )

an. latency : response :: incubation : disease

incubus

incursion , ,

retreat( )

indecorous proper

indecipherable ( )

an. indecipherable : decoded ::

unmanageable : controlled

indelible ,

an. indelible : forget :: astounding : expect

indelibility

erasability

an. indelibility : erasure :: impermeability :

passage

indemnity , ,

an. mollification : soothe :: indemnity : secure

indented (=concave convex)

indeterminate ,

definite

indigence opulence, wealth

� indigent

affluent

an. indigent : wealth :: redundant :

indispensability

indigenous ,

acquired, extra, nonnative

indignation ,

indiscriminate ,

indigent , …


indispensability

indistinguishable ,



indoctrinate ( , ) ,

an. stickler : exacting :: pedagogue :

indoctrinating

indolent , ,

an. impeccable : flaw :: indolent : stir

indubitable ,

questionable

an. indivisible : whole :: indubitable : certain

QUICK QUIZ 611. INCHOATE

2. INCIPIENT

IMMATURE :_______:: incipient :_______

3. INCLEMENT

4. INCONSONANT

5. _______: REFORMED ::_______: understood

6. _______: RESPONSE ::_______: disease

7. INCURSION

8. _______: PROPRIETY ::_______: sensitivity

9. _______: DECODED ::_______: controlled

10. _______: FORGET ::_______: expect

11. INDELIBILITY

INDELIBILITY :_______::_______: passage

12. INDETERMINATE

13. INDIGENCE

14. INDIGENOUS

15. _______: WEALTH ::_______: indispensability

16. INDISTINGUISHABLE :_______::

_______: interchange

17. _______: WHOLE ::_______: certain

_______: questionable

induce , ,

inducement , , ,

deterrent

induct ,

indulge ,


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indulgent ,

ascetic

indurate , ,

soften

ineffable ( ) ,

inefficacious ( )

inelastic ,

an. ephemeral : endure :: inelastic : stretch

inelegant ,

ineluctablean. impervious : penetrate :: ineluctable : avoid

inept ,

deft, adroit

ineptitude ,

inerrancy ,

fallibility

inert ,

active, dynamic

an. ephemeral : endure :: inert : react

inequity ,

rectitude

inertia , ,

tendency to change motion

activity

inevitable , (=ineluctable),

an. untenable : defended :: inevitable : avoided

an. inevitable : chance :: absolute : variability

(

)

an. irrevocable : rescinded :: inevitable : avoided

inexhaustible , ,

inexorable ,

relenting

an. inexorable : dissuasion :: indomitable :

conquest

infamy ,

good repute

infatigability

infatuation ,


infection ,

an. antibiotic : infection :: coagulant : bleeding

an. antidote : poisoning :: antibiotic : infection


infelicitous ,

infelicity ,

appropriateness

inferan. tacit : infer :: encoded : decode

inferno ( ),

(=an extremely violent fire)

an. fire : inferno :: storm : hurricane

infertility ,

infest ,

infidelity , ,

infiltrate ( ) , ( )

( )

an. infiltrate : enter :: insinuate : say

an. enter : infiltrate :: plan : conspire

infiltration ,

infinite

an. infinite : exhaust :: discrete : overlap

an. unique : precedent :: infinite : end

infinity ( , )(=infinitude)

bounded space

infirm ,

infirmary ( , )

an. infirmary : treatment :: conservation :introduction

an. infirmary : treatment :: conservatory : instruction

inflame ,

assuage, subdue

inflate , ,

minimize

an. inflate : burst :: pull : tear

influx exodus

infraction , ,

infuriatean. infuriate : rage :: nonplus : perplexity

infuse , (=inspire)

drain away, drain out, refuse, extract

an. inspire : infuse :: obliterate : remove

ingénue

an. ingénue : sophistication :: cynic : trustfulness

ingenious ,

prosaic

ingenuity , ,

lack of inventiveness

an. diplomat : tact :: inventor : ingenuity

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QUICK QUIZ 621. INDUCEMENT

2. _______: INDULGE ::_______: decorate

3. INDURATE

4. _______: ENDURE ::_______: stretch

5. _______: PENETRATE ::_______: avoid

6. INERRANCY

7. INERTIA

8. _______: DEFENDED ::_______: avoided

_______: CHANCE :: absolute :_______

9.INEXORABLE

10. INFELICITY

11. FIRE :_______:: storm :_______

12. _______: ENTER ::_______: say

13. INFINITY

14. INFLATE

INFLATE :_______:: pull :_______

15. INFLUX

16. _______: TACT :: inventor :_______

INGENUITY

ingenuous ,

cunning


an. ingenuous : dissemble :: raffish : preen

an. ingenuous : dissemble :: polite : snub

ingest expel

ingrained ,

easily to change, extrinsic

ingrate

thankful person

ingratiate ,


ingratiation

an. ingratiating : win favor :: disingenuous :

deceive

ingredient ,

inhalation ,

inherited

inhibited ,

inimical ,

friendly, amiable, amicable

inimitable ,

ordinary( , ), commonplace

iniquitous , ,

� iniquity

rectitude, disinterestedness

inklingan. inkling : indication :: lapse : error

initial

following

an. initial : realized :: irregular : classified

innocuous ,

caustic

an. placebo : innocuous :: salve : unctuous

innuendo ( ) , ;

inopportune ,

inquisitive ,

insalubrity healthfulness

insatiable ,

slakable

inscrutable ,

an. incorrigible : reformed :: inscrutable :

understood

insect ;

an. insect : pesticide :: plant : herbicide

insensate ,

conscious

insentient , ,

perceiving

insidious ,

insightful

insignia ( , ) , ,

insincerity ,

insinuatean. infiltrate : enter :: insinuate : say

insipid , ,

an. ruthless : mercy :: insipid : flavor

an. insipid : invention :: prosaic : imagination

insolence , ,

� insolent , ,

polite, courteous, elegant

an. perfunctorily : inspiration :: insolently :

veneration

insolvencyability to pay one's debts

insomniaan. insomnia : sleep :: dyslexia : read

insouciant ,

an. tenacious : yield :: insouciant : worry

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QUICK QUIZ 631. INGENUOUS

IMPECCABLE :_______:: ingenuous :_______

2. INGEST

3. INGRATE

4. _______: DECEPTION :: flattery :_______

5. INIMICAL

6. INIMITABLE 1)

2)

7. _______: INDI CATION ::_______: error

8. INNOCUOUS

_______: INNOCUOUS ::_______: unctuous

9. INSALUBRITY

10. _______: PESTICIDE ::_______: herbicide

11. INSENTIENT

12. _______: ENTER ::_______: say

13. _______: MERCY ::_______: flavor

_______: INVENTION ::_______: imagination

14. _______: I NSPIRATION ::

_______: veneration

15. INSOLVENCY

16. _______: SLEEP ::_______: read

inspire ( , , , )

instate

oust

instinct

learned response

instigator


instrumentalistan. instrumentalist : orchestra :: actor : troupe

an. conductor : instrumentalist :: director : actor

an. instrumentalist : symphony :: dancer : ballet

instill ( )

drain away, remove

insular ,

cosmopolitan

insularity ,

cosmopolitanism( )

insulate ,

expose

insurance , ,

an. raincoat : rain :: insurance : loss

insurgent , ( ) ;

an. parsimony : miser :: rebelliousness : insurgent

intact ,

intangibility ,

,

integral , ,

superfluous, redundant, tangential

integrate

separate

integrity , (=rectitude),

incompleteness

an. ecumenical : generality :: entire : integrity

intemperance ,

� intemperate ,

constrained

intercede ( ) ,

� intercessor ,

an. intercessor : mediate :: augur : predictionan. intercessor : mediate :: translator : interpret

interdict ,

authorize

interim ,

permanent

interlock� interlocking

independent

interminable ,

an. countless : number :: interminable : duration

an. innumerable : number :: interminable :

duration

an. myriad : number :: interminable : duration

an. untold : number :: interminable : duration

intermittent ,

constant

interpolate

interpose

interregnum ( , ) ,

an. interregnum : government :: hibernation :

activity

interrogatory=interrogativean. confidence : arrogant :: inquiry : interrogatory

an. question : interrogative :: order : imperative

intersperse

intertwine ,

intimatecommunicate directly

intimidate ( )

an. dauntless : intimidate :: irrepressible : restrainan. coward : intimidate :: perplexed : obfuscate

an. formidable : intimidate :: disparaging :

denigrate

intimidation ,


intoxicant ;

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intractable ,

an. intractable : manage :: phlegmatic : provoke

an. intractable : lead :: imperious : submit

intransigence ,

� intransigent ( ),

( )

open to compromise

an. firm : intransigent :: concerned : obsessed

an. intransigent : acquiesce :: deferential : offend

intrepid , ,

apprehensive



intricacy

an. chiaroscuro : contrast :: tapestry : intricacy

� intricate (=complicated)

uncomplicated

intriguing


intrinsicextraneous

intrude ,

intrusive ,

intuition

� intuitive

inundate ,

drain( , )

inundation ,

scarcity

QUICK QUIZ 641. INSTINCT

2. _______: INCITE ::_______: browbeat

_______: ORCHESTRA ::_______: troupe

CONDUCTOR :_______:: director :_______

_______: SYMPHONY ::_______: ballet

3. INSULARITY

4. _______: RAIN ::_______: loss

5. PARSIMONY :_______::

rebelliousness :_______

6. INTEGRITY

7. INTERDICT

8. INTEGRAL

9. INTERIM

10. INTERMITTENT

11. INTERLOCKING

12. _______: GOVERNMENT ::_______: activity

13. INTIMATE

14. SYCOPHANT :_______:: extortionist :_______

15. _______: MANAGE ::_______: provoke

16. FIRM :_______:: concerned :_______

INTRANSIGENT

17. INTREPID

18. INTRICATE

19. INTRINSIC

20. INUNDATE

21. INUNDATION

inured …

an. sensitization : allergic :: habituation : inured

an. inured : tolerance :: addicted : dependency

invariable ,

disparate

invariancefluctuation

invective

laudatory speech(words), flatteryan. polemic : disputatious :: invective : abusive

an. exhortation : motivate :: invective : discredit

inveighverbally provide support

inveigle request directly

openly seek to persuade

an. interest : inveigle :: plan : scheme

inventory ( )

an. inventory : stock :: census : population

an. census : population :: inventory :

merchandise

invert ,

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inveterate ,

casual, occasional, one-time

invidious ,

beneficial

invigorate ,



invinciblean. invincible : subdued :: impervious : damaged

inviolable

profane, impure


an. penetrate : impermeable :: profane :

inviolable

inviolate ,

profane

invoke ,

suspend

invulnerable , ,

,

an. untenable : defended :: invulnerable : injured

an. untenable : defense :: invulnerable : injury

iota

irascible ,

even-tempered


iratean. gush : effusive :: rage : irate

ire ,

iridescent ,

monochromatic

iris ( )

irk , ,

assuage, make someone pleased

an. irk : enrage :: suggest : urge

irksome ,

an. pest : irksome :: expert : proficient

ironclad , ( )

an. firm : ironclad :: smart : brilliant

an. jammed : full :: ironclad : firm

irresolution determination

an.malleable : shape :: irresolution : opinion

irresolutean. demur : qualms :: waver : irresoluteness

an. prevaricate : mendacious ::

vacillate : irresolute

irrevocable ,

an. irrevocable : repeal :: ineluctable : avoid

*repeal ,

*ineluctable


irrigate ,


an. stoke : fuel :: irrigate : water

irritable , ,

irritant ;

irritate ,


an. haunt : familiar :: harass : irritating

an. haunt : similarity :: harass : irritating

an. irritate : pacific :: fabricate : ingenuous

isolate ,

group

issue 1

withdraw

an. stanza : line :: volume : issue

an. debate : issue :: bargain : price

an. repartee : retort :: debate : issue

isthmus (

)

an. isthmus : land :: strait : sea

*strait

itinerary , , ;

an. itinerary : trip :: agenda : meeting


*minute

*log

an. itinerary : trip :: syllabus : course

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QUICK QUIZ 651. SENSITIZATION :_______:: habituation :

_______

2. INVARIABLE

3. INVARIANCE

4. INVECTI VE

POLEMIC :_______:: invective :_______

5. INVEIGLE

_______: INVEIGLE :: plan :_______

6. _______: STOCK ::_______: population

_______: POPULATION ::

_______: merchandise

7. INVETERATE 1)

2)

8. INVIDIOUS

9. _______: SUBDUED ::_______: damaged

10. _______: DEFENDED ::_______: injured

11. IRASCIBLE

_______: PROVOKED ::_______: persuaded

12. _______: ENRAGE ::_______: urge

IRK

13. _____ : IRKSOME :: expert : ______

14. FIRM :_______:: smart :_______

15. _______: SHAPE ::_______: opinion

16. DEMUR :_______::_______: irresoluteness

_______: MENDACIOUS ::

_______: irresolute

_______: REPEAL ::_______: avoid

17. _______: STIMULATE ::_______: flush

18. ISOLATE

19. _______: LINE ::_______: issue

20. _______: LAND ::_______: sea

21. _______: TRIP ::_______: meeting

AGENDA :_______::_______: log

_______: TRIP ::_______: course

J

jabberspeak slowly

jaded ,

an. overexposure : jaded :: vaccination : immune

jagged (=serrate, serrated),

jamb

jargon ,

an. vernacular : place :: jargon : profession

*vernacular ,

jargon-laden

jaundiced ,

jeer ,

an. jeer : derision :: reprehend : censure

jejune , ,

thought-provoking

an. labyrinthine : simplicity :: jejune : interest

jest , ,

solemn speaking, solemn utterance

jibe 1) ; ,

2) ,

conflict( , )

jigsaw puzzlean. piece : jigsaw puzzle :: tile : mosaic

jitteryresolute

jockey ; ,

jocose ,

an. pleased : jocose :: unhappy : lachrymose

jocular , , (=facetious)

serious(=grave)

jocund ,

dreary, morose, dour, serious

jog , ,

an. jog : exercise :: barter : trade

jolt , ,

an. jolt : move :: check : stop

jot

an. nip : eat :: jot : write

an. jot : write :: skim : read

jovial ,

mournful, drab, morose

judicious ,

unwise

an. miser : stingy :: sage : judicious

judiciousness ,

indiscretion

an. constant : stalwart :: judiciousness : sage

juggernaut

(

)


an. juggernaut : crush :: charlatan : deceive

an. juggernaut : unstoppable :: enigma :

impenetrable

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spontaneous

an. siren : unresistant :: juggernaut : unstopptable

jumble ( ), ( )

( )

jurist

justify ,

argue against

k

ken

an. earshot : hear :: ken : see

kernel

kidnap ,

an. kidnap : detainment :: plunder : destruction

kidney ( )

an. organ : kidney :: bone : rib

kindle ,

extinguish, squelch( )

kindred , ( )

unsimilarity, dissimilar

knack ,

ineptitude, awkwardness, foolishness

knapsack ( )

knave ,

an. sage : judgement :: knave : deceit

an. knave : rogue :: jack : dishonest man

kneecap

knotty ,

easy, simple

knowing (=witting, purposeful), ,

( )

knowledgeable=knowing ,

an. exercise : strong :: read : knowledgeable

cf. intelligible=understandable ,

kudos disparage

QUICK QUIZ 661. JABBER

2. _______: PLACE ::_______: profession

3. _______: DERISION ::_______: censure

4. _______: SIMPLICITY ::_______: interest

5. JIBE

6. PIECE :_______:: tile :_______

7. PLEASED :_______:: unhappy :_______

8. JOCULAR

9. JOCUND

10. _______: EXERCISE ::_______: trade

11. _______: MOVE ::_______: stop

12. JUDICIOUS

13. JUDICIOUSNESS

14. _______: CRUSH ::_______: betray

15. ORGAN :_______:: bone :_______

16. _______: STRONG :: read :_______

17. JUSTIFY

L

labile ,

stable, immutable

laborious , , ,

easily accomplished

labyrinthan. labyrinth : tortuous :: ornament : decorative

labyrinthine ,

an. labyrinthine : simplicity :: jejune : interest

an. threadbare : novelty :: labyrinthine :

directness

an. timeworn : novelty :: labyrinthine : directness

lace ( )

an. filigree : wire :: lace : thread

lachrymose , ,

glad

an. pleased : jocose :: unhappy : lachrymose


*budge

lackadaisical , ,

lacker , ,( )

(=lacquer)

lackluster radiant

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laconic

garrulous, loquacious, verbose, voluble



an. laconic : speech :: frugal : resources

an. laconic : speech :: austere : design

laconism ,

verbosity

lactate

lade ,

lag , ; ,

forge ahead

*forge

lair , ;

lambaste , ,

extol( )

lamentfulan. celebration :: lamentful :: slight :: respectful

lamentable


lampoon ( );

an. compel : enforcer :: ridicule : lampooner

an. limerick : poem :: lampoon : satire


lancetan. allergy : reaction :: lancet : instrument

QUICK QUIZ 671. LABILE

2. LABORIOUS

3. _______: TORTUOUS ::_______: decorative

4. _______: SIMPLICITY ::_______: interest

5. PLEASED :_______:: unhappy :_______

OBDURATE :_______::_______: cheer

6. LACKLUSTER

7. LACONIC

AUDACIOUS :_______:: laconic :_______

LACONIC :_______::_______: resources

LACONIC :_______::_______: design

8. LACONISM

9. LAG

10. LAMBASTE

11. COMPEL :_______:: ridicule :_______

_______: POEM ::_______: satire

12. _______: REACTION ::_______: instrument

landfill ,


landlocked

landlord ,

landslide ( ) ,

an. deluge : droplet :: landslide : pebble

languid

energetic

languish ,

, ,

thrive

lank(y) ,

stalwart, corpulent, obese

lapse , ( )

an.misdemeanor : crime :: lapse : error

an. inkling : indication :: lapse : error

an. lapse : error :: misbehavior : criminality

larderan. larder : food :: armory : munitions

an. larder : food :: wardrobe : clothes

an. larder : provisions :: vault : valuables

largess(e) ,

parsimony, penury

lash ,

unbind

lassitude , , (=languor)

a feeling of vigor, vim, animation

lasso ( )

(=lariat)

latencyan. latency : response :: incubation : disease

latent

patent, manifest

lathean. lathe : shape :: clasp : fasten

latitude , , ( )

strict constraint(limitation)

lattice ( )

laud ( ), ( )

revile, blame

an. recommend : laud :: sanction : foster

( : :: : ,

)

an. counsel : advice :: laud : homage

lavish , , , , ,

; , (=squander)

austere, impecunious, mean, hoard, stint,

parsimonious

lax , ,

taut

laxative ;

layer (=stratum); ,

leafstalk

84 esoterica GRE

leakage ,


leaven=ferment ; ,

, ,


lectern , ,

ledger ( )

leer ( ), (=ogle)

� leery

showing no doubt, free of doubt

legacyan. legacy : predecessor :: gift : donor

legendan. glossary : text :: legend : map

legion lack in number

legitimate ;


letter , ,


lethal , (=fatal, mortal,

deadly)

harmless

an. disagreeable : hateful :: harmful : lethal

lethargic , ,

an. lethargic : stimulate :: skeptical : convince

lethargy , ,

vigor


QUICK QUIZ 681. _______: DROPLET ::_______: pebble

2. LANGUISH

3. _______: CRIME ::_______: error

4. _______: FOOD ::_______: munitions

5. LASSITUDE

6. _______: RESPONSE ::_______: disease

7. LATENT

8. RECOMMEND :_______:: sanction :_______

9. LAVISH

10. _______: PREDECESSOR ::_______: donor

11. _______: TEXT ::_______: map

12. CLAIM :_______:: hypothesis :_______

13. ELLIPSIS :_______:: apostrophe :_______

14. LETHAL

15. _______: STIMULATE ::_______: convince

16. LETHARGY

_______: POISON ::_______: lethargy

levee ,

an. levee : river :: cordon : crowd

*cordon

an. rampart : invasion :: levee : flood

*rampart ,

levelheaded ,

foolish

leverage ( ), , ,

an. publicity : attention :: leverage : advantage

levity , ,

gravity, seriousness

levy ( , ) , ; ,

rescind

lexicographer

an. cartographer : map :: lexicographer :

dictionary

liability , ,

immunity

an. exempt : liability :: pardon : penalty

liable , ...

not responsible

liaison ( ),

liberal , (=generous)

parsimoniousan. despotic : tyranny :: generous : liberality

an. nefarious : wickedness :: generous : liberality

� liberalist

enfetterist

libertine ascetic( )




liberty

an. emotion : effusive :: liberty : licentious

libretto

an. libretto : opera :: lyrics : song

licentious ,


an. voluble : speech :: licentious : dissolutenessan. emotion : effusive :: liberty : licentious

� licentiousness

restrained person

lid ,

lien ( )

an. lien : claim :: subpoena : command

ligneous ,

an. ligneous : wood :: osseous : bone

*osseous

liken …

an. liken : similarity :: discriminate : difference

limb , ,

an. twig : limb :: brook : river

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limber ,


limerick 5


an. farce : performance :: limerick : poem

limn ( , ) ,

an. enunciate : words :: limn : lines

*enunciate ( ) ,

QUICK QUIZ 691. _______: RIVER ::_______: crowd

_______: INVASION ::_______: flood

2. LEVITY

3. LEVY

4. LIABILITY

5. LIABLE

6. _______: TYRANNY ::_______: liberality

7. LIBERTINE

8. _______: CLAIM ::_______: command

9. _______: WOOD ::_______: bone

10. _______: SIMILARITY ::_______: difference

11. TWIG :_______:: brook :_______

12. _______: FLEXIBILITY ::_______: frailty

13. _______: POEM ::_______: satire

14. _______: WORDS ::_______: lines

limousine ,

an. mansion : residence :: limousine : automobile

limp (=flaccid), (=drooping,

wilted), ; (=hobble)

firm( , , )

an. limp : walk :: stutter : talk

limpid ,

turbid, murky, unclear

linen ,


an. flannel : cloth :: linen : fabric

linoleum

an. varnish : wood :: wax : linoleum

lint

lionize , ,

denigrate( , )

an. lionize : admire :: vituperate : despise

list , , ; ( )

be upright

an. list : discography :: tool : hoe

listless , ,

literalan. metaphor : literal :: melody : spoken

literatean. literate : erudite :: agitated : frenetic

* ,

� literacy

literati ,

lithe ,

awkward

liturgy

liver ( )


lizard

loatheager

loathing ,

an. dislike : loathing :: pleasure : bliss

lofty , ,

sordid

log 1) ( )

an. diary : person :: log : ship


*agenda , ,

*minutes

*itinerary

2)

an. bouquet : flowers :: woodpile : logs

QUICK QUIZ 701. _______: RESIDENCE ::_______: automobile

2. LIMP : WALK ::_______:_______

LIMP

3. LIMPID 1)

2)

4. _______: WOOD :: wax :_______

5. LIONIZE

LIONIZE : ADMIRE ::_______:_______

6. LIST

LIST :_______:: tool :_______

7. _______:_______:: melody : spoken

8. LITERATE :_______:: agitated :_______

9. INSULIN :_______:: bile :_______

10. LOATH

11. DIARY : PERSON ::_______:_______

BOUQUET : FLOWERS ::_______:_______

logistics

loll (=droop),

move vigorously

long-winded ,

86 esoterica GRE

looman. needle : knit :: loom : weave

lop ( ) ,

lope ,

an. lope : run :: drawl : speak

*drawl

loquacious ,

taciturn

an. loquacious : succinct :: adroitly : ungainly

loquaciousness ,

an. extravagance : expenditure ::

loquaciousness : talk

lottery ,

lout , ,


lubricantan. splint : mobility :: lubricant : friction

lubricate , ,



lucid , , ,

murky, obscure, vague

lucubration ( )

cursory consideration

ludicrous ,

lug

an. lug : carry :: trudge : walk

lugubrious ,

jovial

� lugubriousness

cheerfulness

lukewarm ,

lull , , ,

;

increased activity, hectic period, vigilance,

galvanize

lullabyan. lullaby : song :: diatribe : discourse

lumber , ( ); ,

, ,

glide


lumberjack

lumen ( , )

an. decibel : sound :: lumen : light

luminous , ,

lurch ,

progress smoothly

lurid , ,

lurk , (=ambush),

( )(=slink, skulk)

an. lurk : wait :: abscond : depart

an. wait : lurk :: save : hoard

lustrous ,


an. lustrous : polish :: pure : refine

luxuriant , ,

spartan

lyric ( ) , ,

QUICK QUIZ 711. LOLL

2. _______: KNIT ::_______: weave

3. _______: RUN ::_______: speak

4. LOQUACIOUS

LOQUACIOUS :_______:: adroitly :_______

5. _______: EXPENDITURE ::_______: talk

6. _______: DISCIPLINE ::_______: grace

7. _______: MOBILITY :: lubricant :_______

8. LUBRICATE :_______:: seal :_______

_______: LUBRICATE :: antiseptic :_______

9. LUCID

10. LUCUBRATION

11. LUGUBRIOUSNESS

12. LULL

13. _______: SONG ::________: discourse

14. LUMBER :_______::_______: resolution

LUMBER

15. LURCH

16. _______: WAIT ::_______: depart

WAIT :_______:: save :_______

17. _______: POLISH ::_______: refine

M

macabre ,

(=gaunt, lurid, fell, grisly)


mace ,

(=scepter)

an. cornucopia : abundance :: mace : authority

*cornucopia ( ),

macerate ( ) ,

, ,

harden by drying

machination , ,

87

maculate , ;

,

� maculated

unspotted( , )

maelstrom ,


magazinean.magazine : periodical :: mystery : fiction

magenta ( )

magisterial , , ,

magistrate ,

magnanimous ,

an. taciturn : chatter :: magnanimous : begrudge� magnanimity

grudge

magnificent ,

base

magnetize ,

maize ( )( )

maladroit ,

dexterous


malaise ( )

malapropism

cf. ardent love( ) arduous love

( )

an. malapropism : verbal :: gaffe : social

*gaffe( , )

malcontentan. daredevil : audacity :: malcontent :

dissatisfaction


complain

maliciousan.malicious : ill-will :: diligent : effort

malign ; ,

malinger ( , ,

)

an. malinger : work :: swerve : collision

an. malinger : ail :: flatter : appreciate

an. malingerer : duty :: recluse : humanity

an. parsimony : skimp :: malingering : shirkan. hoard : miser :: shirk : malingerer

malleable (=ductile, tractile)


an.malleable : shape :: irresolution : opinion

an. friable : crumble :: malleable : alter

an.malleable : alter :: portable : move

malnutrition

malodorous

an. malodorous : smell :: cacophonous : sound

manageable

intractable, incorrigible

mandate , ,

maneuverable intractable

mangle ,

praise extravagantly

mangy ,

decorous

mania , …

an.mania : enthusiasm :: rapacity : covetous

maniac(al)an. hidebound : conservative :: maniac :

interested

manipulative ( , , )

( )

guileless( )

mannequin ,

mannered ,

natural

manumit

enslave

manure ,

an. glue : seal :: manure : fertilize

manuscript ,

an. revise : manuscript :: retouch : picture

mar ,

mare

marginal ,

marsh ,


� marshy

arid

marshal ; ,

jumble( , )

88 esoterica GRE

QUICK QUIZ 721. _______: SHUDDER ::_______: laugh

2. _______: ABUNDANCE ::_______: authority

3. MACERATE

4. MACULATED

5. _______: TURBULENT :: mirage :_______

6. _______: PERIODICAL ::_______: fiction

7. _______: CHATTER ::_______: begrudge

8. _______: SKILL ::_______: profundity

9. _______: VERBAL ::_______: social

10. _______: AUDACITY ::

_______: dissatisfaction

_______: PROCRASTINATE ::

_______: complain

11. _______: WORK ::_______: collision

_______: AIL ::_______: appreciate

_______: DUTY ::_______: humanity

12. _______: IGNITE ::_______: shape

_______: SHAPE ::_______: opinion

_______: CRUMBLE ::_______: alter

13. MANIPULATIVE

14. MANNERED

15. _______: SEAL ::_______: fertilize

16. REVISE :_______:: retouch :_______

17. _______: SODDEN ::_______: arid

18. MARSHAL

martial , ,

an. martial : military :: runic : mysterious

martinet ,

indulgent individual

an.martinet : discipline :: pedant : learning

martyr

marvel ,

meanness

� marvelous

pedestrian

massacre=slaughter (=carnage);

massive ( )

slight

mastery , ,

an. improvements : mastery :: sav ings : wealth

masthead ( , )

an.masthead : newspaper :: credits : films

masticate ,


matriculation ,

an. inauguration : official :: matriculation :

student

matrix , , ,

an. matrix : numbers :: crystal : atoms

maudlin ,

unsentimental

an. obsequious : deferential :: maudlin :

sentimental

an. maudlin : sentiment :: pedantic : scholarship

maul ; ,

maverick

, (

)

an. maverick : conformity :: extrovert : reserve

mawkish ,

unsentimental

an. mawkish : sentiment :: pedantic : scholarship

an. mawkish : sentimental :: stodgy : conservative

meager , ,

mean , , ,

noble, lavish

meander ,

home in( )

an. waft : plummet :: meander : dash

measley

grand


measured , ,

reckless

inappropriate

mechanize ,

meddle ,


mediate , (=arbitrate)

an. faultfinder : criticize :: arbitrator : mediate

� mediation ,


conviction

mediator ,


mediocrity ( )

meditative ,

medium , ,

an. plant : soil :: organism : medium

an. host : parasite :: medium : bacterium

meet ,

inappropriate, unsuitable

meld ( )

separate, divide

meliorism ( )

an. meliorism : progress :: egalitarian : equity

mellifluous ( ) (=dulcet),

cacophonous, raspy

an. mellifluous : sound :: savory : taste

an.mellifluous : sound :: ambrosial : taste

an.mellifluous : sound :: ambrosial : food

89

melodious

jarring

melodrama


membrane ,

an. cell : membrane :: seed : hull

an. pore : membrane :: door : room

mendacity ( ),

truthfulness, honesty, candor

mendacious ,

honest, veracious

an. prevaricate : mendacious :: vacillate :

irresolute

mentor ,

an. mentor : guidance :: oracle : prophecy

*oracle ,

QUICK QUIZ 731. _______: MILITARY ::_______: mysterious

2. MARTINET

MARTINET :_______::_______: learning

3. _______: MASTERY ::_______: wealth

4. TOOTH :_______:: foot :_______

5. _______: OFFICIAL ::_______: student

6. _______: NUMBERS ::_______: atoms

7. _______: CONFORMITY :: extrovert :_______

8. MEANDER

9. MEAN

10. OFFICIOUS :_______:: disaffected :_______

_______: PLUMMET :: meander :_______

11. _______: COMPROMISE ::

_______: conviction

12. PLANT :_______:: organism :_______

HOST :_______::_______: bacteria

13. MEET

14. MELD

15. MELLIFLUOUS 1)

2)

16. MELODRAMA :_______:: chimera :_______

17. CELL :_______:: seed :_______

18. MENDACITY

19. _______: MENDACIOUS ::

_______: irresolute

MENDACIOUS

mercantile , ,

an. agrarian : farming :: mercantile : trade

mercenary , ;

an. mercenary : money :: vindictive : revenge

an. mercenary : soldier :: hack : writer

mercurial , ,

constant

an. mercurial : mood :: fickle : affection( ,

)


an.mercurial : mood :: whimsical : behavior

meretricious ,

meritorious ,

metamorphose ,

remain unaltered

metamorphosis ,

continuation without change

metaphorical ,

metaphysicsan. insect : butterfly :: philosophy : metaphysics

meteoric ,

,

gradual, plodding, perpetual

an. fleeting : pass :: meteoric : rise

an. meteoric : constancy :: archaic : currency

meteorology ,

an. meteorology : weather :: pathology : disease

an. demography : population ::

meteorology : weather

methodical ,

meticulous ,

an. interested : agog :: careful : meticulous


mettle , ,

craven

an. insight : discern :: mettle : endure

mettlesome

microbean. enzyme : catalyst :: bacterium : microbe

microscopic ,

elephantine

microscopean. microscope : small :: telescope : distant

miff , ;

please, compliment, commend

migratory ,

sedentary

90 esoterica GRE

QUICK QUIZ 741. _______: MONEY ::_______: revenge

_______: SOLDIER ::_______: writer

2. MERCURIAL

MERCURIAL :_______:: fickle :________

PROFLIGATE :_______:: mercurial :_______

MERCURIAL :_______:: whimsical :_______

3. METAMORPHOSE

4. METAMORPHOSIS

5. INSECT :_______:: philosophy :_______

6. METEORIC

7. _______: WEATHER ::_______: disease

_______: POPULATION ::_______: weather8. INTERESTED :_______:: careful :_______

9. ENZYME :_______:: bacterium :_______

10. MICROSCOPIC

11. _______: SMALL ::_______: distant

12. MIGRATORY

mild , , ,

acute

mildew

mill , , ;

an. mill : grain :: forge : metal

an. refinery : petroleum :: mill : grain

millinery ( )

an. suitcase : luggage :: hat : millinery

mimicry , ,

an. mimicry : camouflage :: mutation : variation

minatory (=threatening)

nonthreatening

unthreatening

reassuring( )

mince ( ) ( ),

,

an. quaff : sip :: stride : mince

minion , (

)

an. minion : dependent :: groveler : petitioner

minimize , ,

exaggerate, overestimate

minnow ,

mint , ;

modicum

an. strike : medal :: mint : coin

minuscule ;

minute 1) (pl.)

an. meeting : minutes :: sale : deed

*deed


2) ,

gargantuan

minutiae ,

essential

an. minutiae : details :: quibbles : objections

*quibble

mirage ,


mire , ,

extricate

mirth ,

an.mirth : laughter :: approval : applause

misanthrope=misanthropist

,

an. misanthrope : people :: xenophobe :

strangers

an. misanthropist : humane :: ascetic : voluptuary

misapprehension

miscalculation ,

an.miscalculation : judgment :: gaffe : decorum

misconduct , ,

misconstrue , ,

an. misjudge : assess :: misconstrue : interpret

miscreant , ; , ,

saint, law-abiding individual

misdemeanor ,

an.misdemeanor : crime :: lapse : error

an. crime : misdemeanor :: commitment :

decision

miseran. miser : thrift :: chauvinist : patriotism


an. miser : parsimonious :: spendthrift : prodigal


an. miser : hoard :: sycophant : fawn

an. miser : hoard :: pundit : opine


an. miser : stingy :: sage : judicious

� miserly an. frugal : miserly :: confident : arrogant

misgiving ,

certainty

misguide ,

mishapan. catastrophe : mishap :: humiliation :

embarrassment

an.mishap : accident :: peccadillo : offense

misinform ,

misjudge

misnomer ,

misperceive ,

91

misread ,

interpret correctly

misrepresent ,

misunderstood ,

an.misunderstood : clarify :: erroneous : retract

mite ,

an. mite : creature :: speck : amount

mitigate ( , , ) ,

exacerbate, intensify

an. mitigate : severe :: qualify : general

*qualify (=restrict), (=limit)

QUICK QUIZ 751. MILD

2. _______: GRAIN ::_______: metal

_______: PETROLEUM ::_______: grain

3. SUITCASE :_______:: hat :_______

4. MIMICRY :_______::_______: variation

5. MINATORY 1)

2)

3)

6. _______: SIP :: stride :_______

7. _______: DEPENDENT ::_______: petitioner

8. MINIMIZE

9. MEETING :_______:: sale :_______

AGENDA :_______::_______: log

10. _______: DETAILS ::_______: objections

11. _______: TURBULENT :: mirage :_______

12. MIRE

13. _______: LAUGHTER ::_______: applause

14. _______: PEOPLE ::_______: strangers

15. _______: UDGMENT ::_______: decorum

16. MISJUDGE :_______:: misconstrue :_______

17. _______: CRIME ::_______: error

18. _______: THRIFT ::_______: patriotism

19. _______: MISERLY :: confident :_______

20. MISGIVING



22. MISREAD

23. _______: CLARIFY ::_______: retract

24. MITIGATE

MITIGATE :_______::_______: general

mitigation ,

mnemonican. mnemonic : memory :: sedative : sleep

an. hygienics : health :: mnemonics : memory

an. regimen : health :: mnemonics : memory

an. mnemonics : remember :: staff : walk

moan ; ,

moat

mobile� mobility

an. splint : mobility :: ballast : instability

an. splint : mobility :: purchase : slippery

mock (=scoff, jeer),

an. mock : imitate :: taunt : challenge

mockery ,


mockery


modicum , ,

mint, large amount

modish ,

lacking style and fashionableness

modulate ,

mogul ,

nonentity

moist ,

an.moist : sodden :: surprised : astonished

molaran. rib : bone :: molar : tooth

mold , ;

mollify ( , , ) ,

irritate, ire( , ; )

rouse, vex, rankle, antagonize, ire, nettle

an. mollify : anger :: heart : dejection

� mollification inflammation( , )

an. mollification : soothe :: indemnity : secure

mollycoddle , (=coddle)

treat harshly



molt , ( )

an. molt : bird :: slough : snake

an.molt : feathers :: shed : hair

moment ,

an. time : moments :: faith : tenets (moments

time tenets faith

)

*tenet

, , )

an. atrocious : bad :: momentous : important

momentum , ,

an. oscillation : swing :: momentum : scooter

monastery

monocle ,

mongrel ,

92 esoterica GRE

purebred

monolithic ,

monopolization

montage

an. montage : images :: medley : songs

an. zigzag : turns :: montage : images

moralistic , ,

,

an. moralistic : principled :: pedantic : learned

moratorium ( ),

an. reprieve : punishment :: moratorium : activity

an. fast : eat :: moratorium : act

morbid ,

wholesome

morbidity

mordant ( , , ) ,

genial

moribund ,

increasingly vital

nascent, beginning, nascent

morose cheerful, lighthearted

QUICK QUIZ 761. _______: MEMORY ::_______: sleep

2. PATRONIZE :_______:: deride :_______

3. MODISH

4. MOGUL

5. _______: SODDEN ::_______: astonished

6. _______: IMITATE ::_______: challenge

7. MOLLIFY 1)

2)

8. MOLLIFICATION

9. EMBARRASS :_______:: indulge :_______

_______ TREAT HARSHLY

10. _______: BIRD ::_______: snake

_______: FEATHERS ::_______: hair

11. TIME :_______:: faith :_______

12. MONGREL

13. _______: PRINCIPLED ::_______: learned

14. _______: PUNISHMENT ::_______: activity

15. MORDANT

16. MORIBUND 1)

2)

17. MOROSE

mortar ,

an. hammer : anvil :: pestle : mortar

*anvil

*pestle

an.mortar : grind :: vat : dye

mortification ,

mortify ,


*indulge=mollycoddle

mortuary ;

mosaican.mosaic : ceramic :: patchwork : cloth

mosquean. spire : church :: minaret : mosque

moth-eatenfresh and new

motile

motility

stasis( )

motive

an.motive : deed :: doubt : question

motley ,

colorless, unique

motto ( ) ( )

an. epitaph : tombstone :: motto : shield

*epitaph (tomestone)

( )

mourn ,

mow ( )

muddle , ,

muffle 1) ( )

an. muffler : neck :: mitten : hand

2) ( ) ( )

an. muffle : sound :: assuage : grief

an. muted : color :: muffled : sound

mulch

mulish ,

an. despicable : value :: mulish : flexibility

multifaceted

mumble ,

an. enunciate : mumbling :: clarify : confusing

mundane ,

unearthly, exotic, spiritual

munificence ,

stinginess

munificent parsimonious


munition ( )

an. larder : food :: armory : munitions

mural

an. petrography : rock :: mural : wall

murky , , ,

93

clear

murmur ,

an. croon : sing :: murmur : speak

musculature

musicologist

musketan. daguerreotype : photograph :: musket :

firearm

muster

mutate ,

remain the same

mutation ,

an. mimicry( , ) : camouflage ::

mutation : variation

*mimicry ,

mute , ; ( )

(=subdue)

amplify

an. muted : color :: muffled : sound

*muffle ( ) ( )

mutineer ,

mutter ,

speak distinctly(unequivocally), articulate

an. mutter : indistinct :: drone : monotonous

myopia ,

prescience

� myopic

discerning

mystery , ,

an.magazine : periodical :: mystery : fiction

mythologize ,

QUICK QUIZ 771. HAMMER :_______::_______: mortar

2. EMBARRASS :_______:: indulge :_______

3. _______: CERAMIC ::_______: cloth

4. MOTILITY

5. _______: DEED ::_______: question

6. _______: NECK ::_______: hand

7. _______: SOUND ::_______: grief

8. _______: COLOR ::_______: sound

9. ENUNCIATE :_______:: clarify :_______

10. MUNDANE

11. MUNIFICENCE

12. LARDER :_______:: armory :_______

13. _______: PHOTOGRAPH ::_______: firearm

14. MUTATE

15. _______: CAMOUFLAGE ::

_______: variation

16. MUTE

17. MUTTER

_______: INDISTINCT ::_______: monotonous

18. MYOPIA

N

nadir , , ,

zenith( , ), topmost point

summit, acme

nag ,

naïve=naïf ,

naiveté ,

nameless , ,

narcotic ;

narcissism ,

an. narcissism : love :: guilt : blame

narcissist

an. narcissist : self-absorbed :: sycophant :

obsequious

narcissistic ,

an. hedonistic : pleasure :: narcissistic : self

nascent , ,

(=inchoate, incipient)

fully established, full-blown( )

mature

natty ( , ) ,

94 esoterica GRE

sloppy( , ), slovenly

nauseate ,

nauseous ,

nave

nebulous

distinct, unambiguous, clear

nefarious , ,

above reproach, beyond reproach

exemplary, virtuous

an. nefarious : wickedness :: generous : liberality

negate ,

negation ,

affirmation

negligence ,

care

neologism ,

archaism[i]( , )

well-established expression

neophytean. inexperience : neophyte ::

irresponsibility : wastrel

an. neophyte : experience :: boor : sensitivity

nepotism ( )

an. nepotism : relative :: cronyism : friend

an. nepotism : favoritism :: embezzlement : fraud

nerved=nervy ,

diffident

nestle

flinch, recoil, shrink

neurology

neuron ,

nexus , ,

disconnected element

nib

nibble ,



nice ,

imprecise

an. nicety : precision :: illusion : fantasy

nilan. nil : quantity :: vacuum : matter

nipan. nip : drink :: jot : write

nitpick ,

an. nitpick : criticize :: cavil : object


QUICK QUIZ 781. NADIR 1)

2)

2. _______: PLEASURE ::_______: self

3. NASCENT 1)

2)

3)

4. NATTY

5. NEGATION

6. NEGLIGENCE

7. NEOLOGISM 1)

2)

8. INEXPERIENCE :_______:: irresponsibility :

_______

_______: EXPERIENCE ::_______: sensitivity

9. _______: RELATIVE ::_______: friend

10. NEXUS

11. SWILL :_______:: gobble :_______

12. NICE

13. _______: QUANTITY ::_______: matter

14. _______: CTITICIZE ::_______: object

noisome ,

attractively fragrant, appealing,

beneficial, pleasant, healthy

nomad ,

an. nomad : domicile :: freelancer : employer

nomadic ,

settled

nomenclature

nominalan. nominal : figurehead :: absolute : autocrat

an. nominal : significance :: disjunctive : unity

nonchalance , ,

nonchalant , ,

an. flip : respect :: nonchalant : concern

*flip , , (=flippant)

an. anonymous : identify :: nonchalant : excite

noncommittedconfirmable

nonconformist ( , ,

),

an. nonconformist : norm :: heretic : orthodoxy

nonconformity

nondescript , , ( )

conspicuous

cf. ineffable ( )

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nonplus ( ), ( )

an. Infuriate : rage :: nonplus : perplexity

nonporous ,

an. opaque : light :: nonporous : liquid

nostrum ,

an. alchemy : science :: nostrum : remedy

notch ( )

, ( )

note ,

nourish=nurture

an. food : nourish :: antibodies : protect

novelty ,


directness


novice ,

novocaine

noxious

beneficial, salutary

nuance ( , , )

patent difference

an. nuance : distinction :: hint : suggestion

� nuanced

patent

nucleate ;

scatter, disseminate

nudge

an. butt : head :: nudge : elbow

an. doze : sleepiness :: nudge : prod

nugatory ,

consequential( )

nuisance

,

numb=callous 1) ,

2)


numismatistan. philatelist : stamps :: numismatist : coins

nurture

withhold sustenance from, disregard,

stunt

nutrient ;

nutriment=nourishment

nutrimental

nutrition ( )

QUICK QUIZ 791. NOISOME

2. NOMADIC

3. _______: FIGUREHEAD :: absolute :_______

_______: SIGNIFICANCE ::_______: unity

4. _______: RESPECT ::_______: concern

_______: IDENTIFY ::_______: excite

5. _______: NORM ::_______: orthodoxy

6. NONDESCRIPT

7. _______: LIGHT ::_______: liquid

8. _______: SCIENCE ::_______: remedy

9. FOOD :_______::_______: protect

10. _______: DISTINCTION :: hint :_______

11. NUCLEATE

12. NUGATORY

13. _______: INSENSIBLE :: burnish :_______

14. _______: STAMPS ::_______: coins

O

oath ,

an. oath : promise :: contract : agreement

obdurate , , ,

complaisant( ,

), flexible, amenable


*budge ,

an. obdurate : move :: irrepressible : quell

an. firmness : obdurate :: carefulness : meticulous

an. energetic : frenetic :: firm : obdurate

an. penitent : obdurate :: skeptic : credulous

obeisance , ,

an. submission : obeisance :: affection : embrace

� obeisant

impertinent

obesity

obfuscate ,

explain clearly, clarify, elucidate, illuminate

an. coward : intimidate :: perplexed : obfuscate

� obfuscation


obligation ,

obliging ,

an. visionary : idealistic :: officious : obliging

oblique , ,

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obliterate ,

an. inspire : infuse :: obliterate : remove

an. inter : burial :: obliterate : removal

an. obliterate : remove :: accommodate : supply

an. obliterate : remove :: convey : conduct

an. obliterate : remove :: saturate : wet

oblivious ,

vigilant

mindful, cognizant


obloquy enthusiastic praise

obscenity ,

obscure , (=nebulous, ambiguous,

equivocal);

elucidate, clarify, explicit

obsequious , ,





fawn


an. narcissist : self absorbed :: sycophant :

obsequious

an. maudlin : sentimental :: obsequious :

deferential

an. obsequious : servile :: belligerent : assertive

� obsequiousness

imperiousness

observatory ,

an. observatory : astronomy :: conservatory :

music

obsess ( )

an. firm : intransigent :: concerned : obsessed

an. agonized : distress :: obsessed : concern

an. obsessed : attracted :: rash : adventurous

obsession ,

perfunctory interest

obsessive

obsolete ,

obstinacy tractability

obstinate ,

tractable

an. obstinate : preserve :: tactless : offend

an. obstinate : preserve :: insensitive : offend

an. unflappable : upset :: obstinate : persuade

an. firm : obstinate :: energetic : frenetic

obstreperous ,

easy to control, disciplined

an. resolute : dissuade :: obstreperous : control

obstruct

facilitate

an. obstruct : progress :: stunt : growth� obstructed

unoccluded

obtrude ,

obstructionistone who facilitates

obtrusive ,

an. obtrusive : ignore :: elusive : capture

obtuse ,

acute, keen


an. restive : calm :: keen : obtuse

QUICK QUIZ 801. _______: PROMISE ::_______: agreement

2. OBDURATE

OBDURATE :_______::_______: cheer

3. SUBMISSION :_______::_______: embrace

4. _______: TRUTH ::_______: clarity

_______: explain clearly

5. OBLOQUY

6. _______: ASTRONOMY ::_______: music

7. FRUGAL :_______:: compliant :_______

_______: FAWN ::_______: yield

8. OBSESSION

9. OBSEQUIOUSNESS

10. OBSTINACY

11. OBSTINATE

12. OBSTREPEROUS

13. OBSTRUCTIONIST

14. _______: IGNORE ::_______: capture

obverse ,

obviate ,

an. emulate : exemplary :: obviate : unnecessary

an. obviate : unnecessary :: reduce : smaller

obviouslegendary( )

occlude ,

occluded ,

unobstructed

occult 1) , , ,

readily fathomable

*fathomable ( )

2) (=eclipse)

bare(=reveal)

ode ( )

an. statue : sculpture :: ode : poem

an. chord : tone :: ode : poem

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an. ode : poetry :: spoof : parody

odious , ,


an. odious : disgust :: menacing : fear

an. odious : repugnance :: menacing : fear

an. odious : repugnance :: immovable : stability

odium , , , ,

infatuation( , ), esteem

odometer(=hodometer)

an. heat : calorimeter :: distance : odometer

offbeat ,

conventional, hackneyed

offhand ( ) ( ),

premeditated

officious ,

an. attentive : officious :: refined : snobbish


an. visionary : idealistic :: officious : obliging

offish ,

sociable

off-key ,

at the proper pitch

offset , , ;

offstage ( , )

ogle ( )

ointment

olfactionan. olfaction : odor :: gustation : flavor

oncologist (neoplasm)

onerous , ,

requiring little effort

onset , (=onslaught, sally)

onstage ( , )

on-the-job ,

opacity ,

transparency

an. opacity : light :: impermeability : fluid

� opaque ,

opalesce ,

opalescence ,

opalescent=opalesque ,

opaque , ,

an. opaque : light :: nonporous : liquid

an. slack : tension :: opaque : translucence

opaqueness=opacity , ,

clarity

opera ,

an. opera : aria :: play : monologue

QUICK QUIZ 811. OCCLUDED

2. OCCULT 1)

2)

3. ODIUM

4. HEAT :_______:: distance :________

5. OFFHAND

6. ATTENTIVE :_______:: refined :_______

_______: MEDDLE ::_______: rebel

7. OFF-KEY

8. _______: ODOR ::_______: flavor

9. ONEROUS

10. _______: LIGHT ::_______: fluid

_______: transparency

11. _______: LIGHT ::_______: liquid

12. OPACITY

13. _______: ARIA ::_______: monologue

opinean. augur : predict :: pundit : opine

opinionated

opportune ,

inconvenient( )

an. opportune : convenience :: impermanent :

transience

opposition , ,

opprobrious , , ,

irreproachable

opprobrium , ,

good repute

optometrist

opulent ,

oracle ,

an. mentor : guidance :: oracle : prophecy

orate

oration

an. oration : heard :: novel : read

oratoran. rostrum : orator :: bench : judge

oratory ,

orchestra ,

an. orchestra : musician :: pack : wolf

orchestration=instrumentation

ordeal ,

an. idyll : carefree :: ordeal : difficult

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ordinary ,

miraculous

orient ( )

ornament , ,

ornamentationan. epitomize : brevity :: embellish :

ornamentation

ornithologyan. ornithology : eaglet :: astronomy : planet

orthodoxy

an. religion : devoutness :: canon : orthodoxy

an. dissenter : orthodox :: maverick : group

oscillate , ,

remain static

� oscillation

absence of variation, imperturbation

an. oscillation : swing :: momentum : scooter

osmosis

osseousan. ligneous : wood :: osseous : bone

*ligneous ,

ossify , ,

transcend conventions( )

�ossified

amenable to change

� ossification

an. depreciation : value :: ossification : flexible

ostensible=ostensive , ,

,

inapparent, substantial

ostentation ,

modest demeanor, austerity

ostentatious ,

unassuming, meek

ostracize ,

welcome, take in, include, embrace

an. pariah : ostracize :: prisoner : confine

QUICK QUIZ 821. OPPORTUNE

OPPORTUNE :_______::

impermanent :_______

2. OPPROBRIOUS

3. OPPROBRIUM

4. _______: GUIDANCE ::_______: prophecy

5. _______: HEARD ::_______: read

6. _______: ORATOR ::_______: judge

7. _______: MUSICIAN ::_______: wolf

8. _______: CAREFREE ::_______: difficult

9. EPITOMIZE :_______:: embellish :_______

10. OSCILLATE

11. OSCILLATION

12. _______: WOOD ::_______: bone

13. OSSIFY

14. OSSIFIED

15. OSTENSIBLE

16. OSTENTATION

17. OSTRACIZE

other-directed ( ),

otter

oust

instate

outcast ( ), (=pariah)

outgoing ;

an. extrovert : outgoing :: perfectionist : exacting

outgrowth , (=by-product)

outing ,

outlandish ,

conventional

outlaw ,

; ,

outmaneuver

yield

outmoded ,

original

outset ,

termination

outskirts ,

an. outskirts : town :: margin : page

outspoken , ,

outstrip

outwitan. outwit : cunning :: survive : endurance

ovation ,

overdose ;

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an. overdose : prescription :: indiscretion :

convention

overhaul , ; ,

overreach ( , ) ( )

aim below one's potential(

)

overture ( ) , ,

an. overture : opera :: preamble : statute

an. veto : prohibitive :: overture : introductory

an. overture : introductory :: caveat : warning

overwhelm

an. usurp : take :: overwhelm : defeat

overwhelming

oxymoron


an. equivocation : ambiguous :: oxymoron :

incongruous

an. oxymoron : contradictory :: mishap :

catastrophic

QUICK QUIZ 831. OUTLANDISH

2. OUTSET

3. _______: TOWN ::_______: page

4. _______: CUNNING :: survive :_______

5. _______: PRESCRIPTION ::

_______: convention

6. OVERREACH

7. _______: OPERA ::_______: statute

P

pack , ( )

an. orchestra : musician :: pack : wolf

paean ,

harsh lampoon

an. paean : joy :: dirge : grief

an. dirge : grief :: paean : praise

pagan ( ), ( )

palate , , ( )

an. palate : mouth :: ceiling : room

palatable ,

an. palatable : savory :: discernible : manifest

palettean. palette : color :: repertoire : play

paling ( )

pall ,

interest, intrigue

palliate ( ) , ( ,

)

increase intensity

palliative ( , ) ;

an. pain : analgesic :: symptom : palliative

pallid , ,

� pallor

an. chaos : predictability :: pallor : color

palmy ,

an. palmy : prosperity :: draconian : severity

palpable ,

subtle, implicated

an. palpable : touch :: pliable : mold

palpability ,

intangibility

palpitate ,


palter ,

candor


paltry ,

significant, important

pan 1) ,

2) ,

extol


panacea

panache , ,

dullness( )

pancreas (insulin )


pandemic ( ) ,

limited

pandemonium ,

serenity

panegyric ,

anathema, condemnation


an. panegyric : praise :: valediction : farewell

panoramic

narrow

pantechniconan. pantechnicon : furniture :: tanker : liquid

pantheran. talon : eagle :: claw : panther

pantryan. pantry : food :: armory : weapons

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an. pantry : food :: closet : clothes

an. pantry : food :: wardrobe : clothes

parablean. parable : story :: homily : lecture

parabola

parachronism (

)

cf. anachronism (

)

paradigmatic ( , )

an. anomaly : paradigmatic :: blemish : flawless

� paradigm , ,

an. paradigm : imitate :: reverence : regard

paragon , ,

an. paragon : admire :: pariah : contempt

an. paragon : imitate :: reverence : regard

paralysis , ,

an. amnesia : memory :: paralysis : movement

paramountan. painful : agonizing :: important : paramount

paranoiaan. enthusiasm : mania :: suspicion : paranoia

paranoid ,

an. suspicious : paranoid :: admiring : idolatrous

pare ,

parch ,

steep

pariah ,

an. paragon : admire :: pariah : contempt

an. pariah : ostracize :: prisoner : confine

parity ,

inequality, incommensurateness

parlancean. gait : walk :: parlance : speak

parodist

parody

an. parody : style :: mime : gesture

an. ode : poetry :: spoof : parody

parquetan. parquet : wood :: mosaic : glass

parquetryan. parquetry : floor :: fresco : wall(parquetry

, fresco )

parrotan. babble : sense :: parrot : originality

QUICK QUIZ 841. PAEAN

PAEAN :_______:: dirge :_______

_______: GRIEF ::_______: praise

2. _______: MOUTH ::_______: room

3. _______: ANALGESIC ::_______: palliative

4. _______: TOUCH ::_______: mold

5. PALPABILITY

6. GROW :_______:: beat :_______

7. PAN

8. INSULIN :_______:: bile :_______

9. PANDEMIC

10. _______: EULOGIZE ::_______: satirize

_______: PRAISE ::_______: farewell

PANEGYRIC

11. _______: FOOD ::_______: weapons

12. ENTHUSLASM :_______:: suspicion :_______

13. SUSPICIOUS :_______:: admiring :_______

14. PARCH

15. _______: WOOD ::_______: glass

16. _______: FLOOR ::_______: wall

parry ( ) ,

an. parry : question :: shirk : duty

an. parry : question :: deflect : criticism

parsean. specimen : dissect :: sentence : parse

an. scan : metrical :: parse : grammatical

parsimonious ,

wasteful, prodigal


an. curt : words :: parsimonious : resource


an. parsimonious : save :: prodigal : spend

an. tightfisted : parsimonious :: brattish :

mischievous

an. parsimonious : profligacy :: impetuous :

hesitance

an. parsimonious : liberal :: obtuse : keen



parsimony ,


an. parsimony : skimp :: malingering : shirk

an. parsimony : miser :: rebellious : insurgent


particularizean. illustrate : pictures :: particularize : details

partisan , , (

)

an. objectivity : partisan :: temperance :

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partisan

an. incline : precipice :: partisan : zealot


an. patriot : country :: partisan : course

partisanshipan. disinterested : partisanship :: venal : probity

partition ( ), ( )

unify

pastiche

original work

pastoral , (=idyllic, bucolic)

pasture , ,

patchwork ,

an.mosaic : ceramic :: patchwork : cloth

patent ;

not evidentan. copyright : author :: patent : inventor

pathogen ,

an. stimulation : arousal :: pathogen : diseasing

pathologyan. meteorology : weather :: pathology : disease

pathological ,

normal

patina ,

essential quality

patronize , ,


mockery


fawn

an. patronizing : condescending :: peeved :

annoyed

paucity , ,

slew

pauper ,

pecanan. chaff : wheat :: shell : pecan

peccadilloan. offense : peccadillo :: quarrel : tiff



an. glitch : flaw :: peccadillo : offense

an. glitch : flaw :: peccadillo : sin

an. peccadillo : offense :: cameo : sculpture

an. peccadillo : offense :: cameo : role

peck ,

an. peck : kiss :: glance : look

an. peck : kiss :: peep : sound

peculiarity ,

pedagogue ,

an. stickler : exact :: pedagogue : indoctrinate

pedagogy

pedantan.martinet : discipline :: pedant : learning

pedantic , ,


an. maudlin : sentiment :: pedantic : scholarship

an. mawkish : sentiment :: pedantic : scholarship

an. scholarly : pedantic :: modest : prudish

an. moralistic : principled :: pedantic : learned

an. outspoken : saucy : erudite : pedantic

an. pedantic : scholar :: histrionic : actor

pedantry , ,

pedestalan. foundation : house :: pedestal : statue

pedestrian ( ),

imaginative( , )

uncommon, inspired

pediatricsan. pediatrics : children :: dermatology : skin

peer , ( , , )

subordinate person

peeve

an. pontificating : condescending :: peeved :

annoyed

peevish ,

good-natured

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QUICK QUIZ 851. _______: QUESTION ::_______: duty

2. _______: MISER ::_______: insurgent

3. _______: PICTURES ::_______: details

4. OBJECTIVITY :_______:: temperance :

_______

AUTHORITATIVENESS :_______::

allegiance :_______

INCLINE :_______::_______: zealot

_______: SUPERFICIALITY ::_______: bias

5. PARTITION

6. COPYRIGHT :_______::_______: inventor

7. _______: WEATHER ::_______: disease

8. PATHOLOGICAL

9. PATINA

10. _______: CONDESCENSION ::

_______: mockery

11. _______: DISCIPLINE ::_______: learning

12. OFFENSE :_______:: quarrel :_______

_______: SIN :: admonishment :_______

13. OUTSPOKEN :_______:: erudite :_______

14. FOUNDATION :_______::_______: statue

16. PEDESTRIAN 1)

2)

17. _______: CHILDREN ::_______: skin

18. PEER

19. PEEVISH

pejorative ,

laudatory

pelf ,

an. experience : green :: pelf : impecunious

pell-mell ,

pellucid ,

opaque( , )

murky

an. venial : excuse :: pellucid : understand

penance , ,

penchant ( ) , ,

dislike, aversion

pendulum ,

pensive ,

penurious ,

lavish


penury ,

prodigality( , )

affluence

an. incognizance : knowledgeable :: penury :

wealthy

perambulate ,

an. foot : perambulate :: eye : observe

perch ( ) (=roost)

an. walk : sit :: fly : perch

peremptory , (=categorical),

(=dogmatic),

open to challenge

an. prohibitive : purchase :: peremptory : dispute


perennial ,

fleeting

perfidious , ,

faithful, loyal, trustworthful

an. exorbitant : moderation :: perfidious : loyalty

perfidy ,

loyalty

perforate

performance , ,

an. theater : performance :: market : commerce

perfunctory ,


veneration

perimeter ( )

an. circumference : circle :: perimeter : rectangle

an. country : border :: circle : perimeter

periodicity ,

periodical ,

an.magazine : periodical :: mystery : fiction

peripatetic ,

(=itinerant)

stationary( , , ), rooted

sedentary

QUICK QUIZ 861. PELLUCID 1)

2)

2. PENCHANT

3. FRUGAL :_______:: compliant :_______

4. PENURY 1)

2)

5. WALK :_______:: fly :_______

6. PROHIBITIVE : PURCHASE :: ______ : ______

PEREMPTORY

7. PERENNIAL

8. PERFIDY

9. THEATER :_______:: market :_______

10. _______: INSPIRATION ::_______: veneration

11. PERIPATETIC

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peripheral , ,

central, in essence


� periphery , ,

core, center

periscope

perjuredepose

perjury

truthful deposition( )

an. oath : false swearing :: deposition : perjury


permeable ( , ) ,

waterproof

an. knead : malleable :: penetrate : permeable

permissive ,

pernicious , ,

an. pernicious : injure :: disingenuous : mislead

peroration ,

an. peroration : speech :: coda : sonata

perpendicular , ;

perpetrate ( , )

perpetual

intermittent( )

perquisite ,

persecute ,

an. persecute : injure :: haunt : remember

perseverance , ,

cessation of effort

persevere (=persist)

give up, waive

an. obstinate : persevere :: tactless : offend

an. obstinate : persevere :: insensitive : offend

persiflage ( ) ,

an. exhortation : motivate :: persiflage : incite

persist ,

persistence , ,

inconstancy

personableunattractive

personification , , ,

perspicuity ( , )

opacity

perspicacious ,

obtuse, undiscerning

perspicacityindiscernment


perspicuous ,

dull

perspire ,

persuasion ,

persuasiveness ,

pertain … , …

be irrelevant

pertinacity ,

vacillation

an. inexperience : green :: pertinacity : refractory

pertinacious ,

tractable, pliable, obsequious, irresolute

pertinent ,

irrelevant

an. pertinent : relevance :: redundant : superfluity

perturb ( , ) ,

an. fearless : daunt :: impassive : perturb

an. perturb : serenity :: reassure : doubt

an. stoic : perturb :: avaricious : satisfy


perturbation ,

equanimity, serenity

peruse ,

glance at

pervade ,

avoid

� pervasive

not widely distributed� pervasion

limited distribution, narrow definition

perversity , ,

QUICK QUIZ 871. PERJURY

2. PERMEABLE

3. _______: INJURE ::_______: mislead

4. _______: SPEECH ::_______: sonata

5. PERPETUAL

6. PERSEVERANCE

7. PERSEVERE

8. PERSISTENCE

9. PERSONABLE

10. PERSPICUITY

11. PERSPICACITY :_______:: caprice :_______

12. PERTAIN

13. PERTINACITY

14. FEARLESS :_______:: impassive :________

_______: SERENITY ::_______: doubt

STOIC :_______:: avaricious :_______

15. PERTURBATION

16. PERUSE

pest ,

an. pest : irksome :: expert : proficient

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pester ,

pesticide ,

an. insect : pesticide :: plant : herbicide

pestlean. hammer : anvil :: pestle : mortar

an. awl : pierce :: pestle : mash

an. pestle : grind :: spoon : stir

an. pestle : grind :: whetstone : sharpen

an. pestle : grind :: flint stone : sharpen

petal

petitionary ( )

an. minion : dependent :: groveler : petitioner

petrify ,

an. evaporate : vapor :: petrify : stone

petroglyphan. petroglyph : rock :: mural : wall

petroleuman. refinery : petroleum :: mill : grain

petulant ,

phenomenal , ,

ordinary, unexceptional, normal

philanthropist ,

an. coward : brave :: philanthropist : selfish

an. philanthropist : beneficence :: comedian :

humor� philanthropic

an. resourceful : inventiv eness :: philanthropic :

geniality

philatelistan. philatelist : stamps :: numismatist : coins

*numismatist

philately

philistine

aesthete( )

phlegmatic , ,

vivacious, showing excitement, unsettled,

spirited, sprightly, lively


phonetic ( )

photolithography

piddling ,

an. restive : calmness :: piddling : considerable

piebald ,

pied ,

solid-colored

pigeonhole ( ) ; ( )

, ,

pigment , ;

an. pigment : color :: spice : flavor

an. albino : pigment :: prairie : tree

pilfer

an. abscond : depart :: pilfer : take

pillaran. frieze : ornament :: pillar : support


an. colonnade : pillar :: queue : person

pillory (

),

exalt( ), praise publicly

an. pillory : ridicule :: guillotine : execute


QUICK QUIZ 881. PEST :_______:: expert :_______

2. HAMMER :_______:: pestle :_______

PESTLE :_______:: spoon :_______

PESTLE :_______:: whetstone :_______

3. _______: VAPOR ::_______: stone

4. REFINERY :_______::_______: grain

5. _______: BRAVE ::_______: selfish

6. _______: STAMPS ::_______: coins

7. PHILISTINE

8. PHLEGMATIC

_______: MANAGE ::_______: provoke

9. PIED

10. _______: COLOR ::_______: flavor

_______: PIGMENT ::_______: tree

11. _______: ORNAMENT ::_______: support

_______: ENCLOSURE ::_______: support

12. PILLORY

PILLORY :_______:: guillotine :_______

pinch abundant amount

pine , , ( ,

)

become invigorated

an. longing : pine :: remorse : rue

pinnacle ,

nadir, lowest point

pinpoint , , ;

( )

pipeline ( , , )

an. vessel : blood :: pipeline : gas

piquancy ,

blandness

piquant , ,

pallid( , )

an. redolent : smell :: piquant : taste

pique , ; , ,

mollify

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pirate , ; ,

pirouette ( , )

pitchan. frequency : pitch :: wavelength : color

an. pitch : sound :: color : light

pitfall , ,

pith superficial element, insignificant part,

unimportant point

pithiness ( )

unwarranted verbiage

an. pithiness : aphorism :: exaggeration :

caricature

pithy

prolix, diffuse

pittance

crop

an. pittance : allowance :: rivulet : stream

placate ,

antagonize( , )

peeve, rile, disconcert, surprisean. stratagem : deceive :: concession : placate

placebo ( )

an. placebo : painkiller :: backdrop : vista


placidity ,

plagiarism ,

an. plagiarism : ideas :: rustling : cattle

plagiarizean. plagiarize : copy :: smuggle : convey

QUICK QUIZ 891. PINCH

2. PINE

3. _______: BLOOD ::_______: gas

4. PIQUANCY

5. PIQUE

6. FREQUENCY :_______:: wavelength :

_______

_______: SOUND ::_______: light

7. PITH

8. PITHINESS

PITHINESS :_______:: exaggeration :_______

9. PLACATE

_______: DECEIVE ::_______: placate


_______: INNOCUOUS ::_______: unctuous

11. _______: IDEAS ::_______: cattle

12. _______: COPY ::_______: convey

plaintive

plait (=pleat),

an. knit : yarn :: plait : hair

*yarn

plane ,

plangentmuffled

plankan. rivet : girder :: nail : plank

plaque , , (

,

)

an. artery : plaque :: channel : silt

*silt

plateau , ,

an. plateau : change :: respite : activity

plasticity ( , )

rigidity

an. plastic : mold :: brittle : break

platitude ( , )(=cliché)

original observation(remark)


platitudinous

plausible ( , ) ,

plead , ,

pleat (=plait)

pledge , , ,

plenitude , ,

dearth

plethora scarcity, dearth

pliable , ,

an. pliable : bent :: lucid : comprehended

pliant , ,

unyielding, mulish, difficult to crumblean. evanescent : disappear :: pliant : yield

an. pliant : influence :: ticklish : offend

plight ,

favorable condition

plod (=trudge),

(=drudge)

gambol( ;

), flit( )

� plodding

easy and light

plot ,


pluck ; ( )

cowardice, spinelessness

an. horn : blow :: harp : pluck

an. pluck : quit :: pride : grovel

*quit

*grovel=crouch ,

� plucky

craven

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plumb ; ; ,

(=fathom)

horizontal

examine superficially

QUICK QUIZ 901. KNIT :_______::_______: hair

2. RIVET :_______:: nail :_______

3. ARTERY :_______:: channel :_______

4. _______: CHANGE ::_______: activity

5. PLASTICITY

_______: MOLD ::_______: break

6. PLATITUDE

_______: AMBIGUOUS ::_______: banal

7. PLENITUDE

8. PLETHORA

9. _______: DISAPPEAR ::_______: yield

10. PLOD 1)

2)

11. _______: PUNCH LINE ::

_______: denouement

12. _______: QUIT :: pride :_______

13. PLUMB 1)

2)

plummet ,

raise rapidly, rise sharply


an. plummet : fall :: swerve : turn


an. fall : plummet :: move : dart

an. descend : plummet :: move : dart

plush ( );

,

plutocracyan. plutocracy : wealth :: gerontocracy : age

ply plywood , , ;

,

poach , ,

an. poach : hunt :: embezzle : account

podiatrist

podium ,

poignant ( , ) , ,

poise , ,

poke , ,

polarity ,

polarize ,

make compatible

polemical

conciliatory(=propitiatory), compromising

� polemic

an. polemic : disputatious :: invective : abusive

polish , ,

politic , , ,

unsophisticated, officious, injudiciousan. politic : offend :: aloof : associate

politician ,

pollen

pollination ( )

pollster


pompous , , ,

an. nonsensical : drivel :: pompous : bombast

an. pontificate : pompous :: scoff : derisive




ponder ,

ponderous , ,

gossamer( )

ethereal, lively

vibrant, briskly

graceful and light

pontifical , ,

humble, meek

pontificate ,

, ( )

speak modestly, comment tentatively

suggest diffidently

an. pontificate : speak :: strut : walk






an. pontificate : speak :: swagger : walk

an. pontificating : condescending :: peeved :

annoyed

porcelain



an. glaze : porcelain :: veneer : furniture

porcupine ,

porean. pore : membrane :: door : room

porous ,

impermeable

an. porous : liquid :: transparent : light

an. fragile : break :: porous : penetrate

portentous , ,

regular

portrait ( ),

an. portrait : painting :: biography : history

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an. portrait : painting :: jazz : musican. portrait : person :: seascape : ocean

portraiturean. jazz : music :: portraiture : painting

portent (=harbinger), ,

(=prodigy)

portentous , , (=prodigious)

regular

portfolio ( )

an. portfolio : securities :: dossier : reports

*securities

*dossier

(a collection of documents)

poser=poseur

sincere person


an. stickler : derelict :: poseur : unaffected

posit , ( )

(=postulate)

deny

positivistic

posse ,

poster ,

postscript ( ) , ( )

postulate ( )

deny as false

posture ( ) ,

behave naturally

� posturer


potableundrinkable

an. potable : beverage :: habitable : dwelling

an. water : potable :: meat : editable

potboiler ( )

an. doggerel : verse :: potboiler : article

potentate

subject, powerless person

an. virtuoso : skill :: potentate : power

potpourri

potshot , ,

pout

grin

an. wince : pain :: pout : displeasure

prairie ,

an. albino : pigment :: prairie : tree

prankster

pratean. prate : speak :: saunter : walk


prattle ,

,

preamble ( )

an. prologue : novel :: preamble : statute

an. overture : opera :: preamble : statute

QUICK QUIZ 911. _______: PLUMMET ::_______: dash

_______: FALL ::_______: turn

_______: IMPLODE ::_______: plummet

2. _______: WEALTH ::_______: age

3. _______: hunt ::_______: account

4. POLEMICAL

5. POLEMIC :_______:: invective :_______

6. _______: OFFEND ::_______: associate

7. PONDEROUS

8. PONTIFICATE

PONTIFICATE :_______:: strut :_______

9. POROUS

10. POROUS :_______:: transparent :_______

11. _______: PAINTING ::_______: history

12. _______: MUSIC ::_______: painting

13. _______: SECURITIES ::_______: reports

14. _______: SINCERI TY ::_______

: gregariousness

15. POSIT

16. POSTULATE

17. POSTURE

18. _______: UNAFFECTED ::_______: tolerant

19. POTABLE

20. _______: PIGMENT ::_______: tree

21. _______: SPEAK ::_______: walk

22. _______: NOVEL ::_______: statute

_______: OPERA ::_______: statute

precarious ,

safe, firmly grounded, secure, stable

an. precarious : stability :: spent : efficacy

precede ... ,

(=prevail, preponderate)

precedence ,

an. preempt : precedence :: acquire : possession

precedent ,

an. unexceptionable : opposition :: unique :

precedentan. unique : precedent :: infinite : end

precept , ,

precipicean. incline : precipice :: partisan : zealot

*incline

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precipitate 1) , (

) ,

retard

2) ,

deliberate, dilatory

precipitation , , ,


precipitous , , ,

level, gradually sloping

précis , ,

preclude ,

enclose( , )

precursor , , ,

sequel, sequela

precursory ,

derivative

predecessor ,

an. legacy : predecessor :: gift : donor

predestination ,

predestine (=predestinate)

leave to chance

predilection ( ) ,

propensity to dislike

preeminence ( ) ,

an. preeminence : importance ::

preponderance : weight

preeminent ,

negligible

preempt , ,

( )

an. preempt : precedence( ) ::

acquire : possession

preemptive ( )

preen 1) , ,

(=primp, prink)

rumple( , )


an.miser : hoard :: dandy : preen

2) , (show satisfaction with or

vanity in oneself)

an. preen : self-satisfaction :: fume : anger

preface ,

epilogue

� prefatory

conclusive

prefiguration , ,

prehensileunable to grasp

QUICK QUIZ 921. PRECARIOUS

2. INCLINE :_______:: partisan :_______

3. PRECIPITATE

4. PRECURSORY

5. PREDESTINE

6. PREDILECTION

7. _______: IMPORTANCE ::_______: weight

8. _______: PRECEDENCE :: acquire :_______

9. PREEN

PREEN :_______::_______: anger

10. PREFACE

11. PREHENSILE

premeditate ,

� premeditated

offhand( , )

prenatal ,

preoccupation , ,

unconcern

preponderance ( , ) ,

an. preeminence : importance ::

preponderance : weight

preponderate , ,

� preponderant

commensurate, secondary, subsidiary

preposterous , ,

commonsensical

presage , ; … ,

an. harbinger : presage :: archetype : exemplify

prescience , ,

myopia( , )


prescient ,

an. prescient : predict :: dexterous : manipulate

preservative , …

an. censorship : communication :: preservative :

decay

prestige ,

presume ( ) , ( ,

) ...

presumption , , , ,

an. transgression : morality :: presumption :

propriety

presumptuous ,

humble

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pretentious , …

unaffected

preternatural , ,

ordinary

prevail

yield

prevalent ,

unusual, absent

� prevalence

rareness

prevaricate (=slur),

(=equivocate), (=fabricate)


irresolute

prevarication , ,

veracity( , )

an. euphemism : offense :: prevarication : truth

an. equivocation : clarity :: prevarication : truthan. blandishment : coax :: prevarication :

deceive

preventable ( )

primate ,

primeuninitial

primer

primeval , (=primitive)

primordial

most recent

primp , ,


*vain ,

*gloat ( )

*smug , , ,

principled ,

pristine ,

contaminated, corrupted by civilization,

tainted

an. pristine : decay :: stable : fluctuation

an. demanding : satisfactory :: adulterate :

pristine

probation (=parole),

probe

an. cavil : criticize :: probe : investigate

probity ,

unscrupulousness, shiftiness


proclaim , ,

� proclamation , ,

proclivity ( ) , ,

disinclination

aversion, antipathy

QUICK QUIZ 931. PREMEDITATED

2. PREOCCUPATION

3. _______: IMPORTANCE ::_______: weight

4. PREPOSTEROUS

5. PRESCIENCE :_______:: erudition :_______

PRESCIENCE

6. PRESUMPTUOUS

7. PRETERNATURAL

8. PREVALENT

9. _______: MENDACIOUS ::_______:

irresolute

10. PREVARICATION

_______: OFFENSE :: prevarication :

_______

_______: COAX ::_______: deceive

11. _______: VAIN :: gloat :_______

12. PRISTINE

PRISTINE :_______:: stable :_______

13. PROBITY

14. PROCLIVITY 1)

2)

procrastinate ,

an. equivocate : commitment ::

procrastinate : action

* (commitment) ::

(action)


complain


procrastinate� procrastination

diligence

proctor , ,

an. proctor : supervise :: prodigal : squander

procure ( ) ,

relinquish

procurement

prod=goad , , ;

,

an. doze : sleepiness :: nudge : prod

prodigal ( ), ( )


an. covetous : desire :: prodigal : spend

an. querulous : complain :: prodigal : spend


an. parsimonious : save :: prodigal : spend

prodigality ,

penury( )

an. courage : rashness :: generosity : prodigality

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an. prodigality : spending :: gluttony : eating

an. mean : prodigality :: meek : arrogance

prodigious , , ,

slight

prodigy ( ), ,

an. prodigy : person :: miracle : occurrence

profane , ;

revere( , )

treat reverently


� profaned

unviolated

proffer ( , )

retain

profiteer ;

profligacy ,

frugality

profligate , ; ,

,

parsimonious, frugal


an. garrulous : words :: profligate : money

an. loquacious : word :: profligate : money

profundity superficiality

an. virtuosity : skill :: profundity : insight


profuse=lavish , , ,

scant(y)

� profusion

paucity

proliferatedwindle

an. expand : volume :: proliferate : number

prolific , ( )

QUICK QUIZ 941. EQUIVOCATE :_______::_______: action

_______: PROCRASTINATE ::

malcontent :_______

PROCASTINATE

2. PROCRASTINATION

3. _______: SUPERVISE ::_______: squander

4. _______: PERSON ::_______: occurrence

5. COURAGE :_______:: generosity :_______

_______: SPENDING ::_______: eating

6. PRODIGALITY

7. PRODIGIOUS

8. PROFANE 1)

2)

9. PROFLIGACY

10. _______: SOLVENT ::_______: committed

11. PROFUNDITY

_______: SKILL ::_______: insight

_______: SKILL :: glib :_______

12. PROFUSE

13. _______: VOLUME ::_______: number

PROLIFERATE

prolixity ,

extreme brevity

conciseness

succinctness

prologue epilogue

an. prologue : novel :: preamble : statute

prolongtruncate

promiscuity ,

an. abstinence : drunkenness :: celibacy :

promiscuity

promiscuous ,

prompt , , ; ,

check

promulgate ,

keep secret

prone , … ,

pronouncement , ,

proof (x/200 )

an. proof : alcohol :: karat : gold

propagate ,

fail to multiply, check

propagation , ,

extirpation( )

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propensity ,

antipathy, aversion

prophetic ,

propitiate=conciliate ,

arouse hostility, antagonize, incense,

denounce

� propitiated


propitiated


propitiated

propitiatory ,

propitious , ,

unfavorable

proponent , ,

detractor( , )

propriety , ,

propulsion ( )

prosaic , ,

extraordinary, exceptional, imaginary,

exciting, preternatual

an. insipid : invention :: prosaic : imagination

QUICK QUIZ 951. PROLIXITY 1)

2)

3)

2. _______ epilogue

_______: NOVEL ::_______: statute



4. PROMPT

5. _______ keep secret

6. _______: ALCOHOL ::_______: gold

7. PROPAGATE

8. PROPAGATION

9. PROPENSITY

10. PROPITIATE

11. PROPONENT

12. PROSAIC

proscribe=outlaw ,

, (=interdict)

permit, sanction

� proscribed

permitted

� proscription

permission

prose ( ), ,

an. prose : paragraph :: poetry : stanza

prosecution , , ,


conviction

proselyte , (=convert); ,

(=proselytize, convert)

proselytize

� proselytizer


*quarry

*convert

an. salesperson : buy :: proselytizer : convert


prospectan. prospect : mineral :: investigate : information

prostrate erect

proteanan. circular : asymmetrical :: protean : rigid

protocol ,

an. protocol : blunder :: bumper : damage

*blunder

an. grammar : language :: protocol : conduct

protract ( ) , ,

curtail, truncate

cut short, abbreviate

an. protract : length :: throng : number

protuberant ,

depressed

protuberance ,

concavity

provident ,

profligate

providential ,

unfortunate, mishap

provincial , , ;

,

ecumenical

an. poseur : unaffected :: provincial :

cosmopolitan

an. bigot : tolerant :: provincial : cosmopolitan

provisory ,

unconditional

provocative ,

provoke ,




an. oppress : stimulate :: calm : provoke

prowess ,

timidity

proximal ,

distinctive

proximate ,

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prudean. fanatic : devoted :: prude : proper

� prudery ,

� prudish , ,

an. prudish : propriety :: finicky : quality

an. scholarly : pedantic :: modest : prudish

prudence ,

an. prudence : daredevil :: sagacity : simpleton

prune 1) ,


2)

an. prune : plum :: raisin : grape

pry 1) ( ),

2) (=peep, peer),

an. importune : request :: pry : inquiry

pseudonym=alias

an. mask : face :: pseudonym : name

psychiatry

psychoanalysis ( )

psychologistan. fungi : ecologist :: motivation : psychologist

psychosis

pucker ( ), , ( ),

an. astringent : pucker :: spark : ignition

puckish

sober, grave, staid( )

puddle , ( )

puerile ,

sagacious

pugilist ( )

puissance , ( )

powerlessness

QUICK QUIZ 961. PROSCRIBE

2. _______: PARAGRAPH ::_______: stanza

3. _______: COMPROMISE ::

_______: conviction

4. HUNTER :_______:: proselytizer :_______

5. PROTRACT 1)

2)

6. _______: BLUNDER :: bumper :_______

7. PROTUBERANT

8. _______: PROVOKED ::_______: persuaded

ATTACK :_______::_______: provoked

9. INTRACTABLE :_______::

phlegmatic :_______

10. _______: PROPRIETY ::_______: quality

11. _______: HEDGE ::_______: hair

12. _______: REQUEST ::_______: inquiry

13. MASK : FACE ::_______:_______

14. ASTRINGENT :_______:: spark :_______

15. PUISSANCE

pulchritude ( )

ugliness, hideousness

homeliness

� pulchritudinous ( )

hideous

pulletan. filly : horse :: pullet : chicken

pulley ( )

pulp

pulverize

solidify

� pulverable

an. pulverable : crumbled :: lucid :

comprehended

pummel=pommel

an. pummel : tap :: stare : glance

pun , (=quirk);

an. pun : joke :: termite : insect

an. pun : joke :: supernova : star

punch-line ( )


punctilious ,

slipshod

pundit ,


partisan

an. augur : predict :: pundit : opine

an. miser : hoard :: pundit : opine

an. pundit : opinion :: augur : prediction

pungency ( ), ( , , ,

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) ,

blandness

pungent ( ), ( , , ,

) ,

an. pungent : odor :: caustic : comment

puny ,

enormous


purchase 1) ( )

an. prohibitive : purchase :: peremptory :

dispute

2) (

)

an. ballast : instability :: purchase : slippage

purification ,

adulteration


an. purification : dross :: desalinization : salt

purlieu , ,

infrequently visited place


purlieu

purloin

an. lurk : wait :: purloin : appropriate

purveyan. vendor : purvey :: censor : expurgate

putrefaction ( ),

an. homogenization : uniform ::

putrefaction : rotten

purgatory ;

pusillanimous , ,

stouthearted

pylon ,


pyre ( )

QUICK QUIZ 971. _______: TAP ::_______: glance

2. _______: JOKE ::________: insect

3. JOKE :_______:: plot :_______

4. PUNCTILIOUS

5. AUTHORITATIVENESS :_______::

allegiance :_______

6. _______: ODOR ::_______: comment

7. PURLIEU

8. PURIFICATION

_______: PURIFICATION ::

_______: rarefaction

PURIFICATION :_______::_______: salt

9. _______: UNIFORM ::_______: rotten

10. _______: WING ::_______: pylon

Q

quack ,

honest practitioner

quaff ,

an. quaff : sip :: stride : mince(quaff ,

sip :: stride

, mince

)

an. quaff : sip :: delve : skim


quail

become resolute

quaint ,

qualify , , ,

an. mitigate : severe :: qualify : general

qualm , , ,

quandary , ,

state of complete certainty

quarantine ( ) , ,


commerce

an. embargo : commerce :: quarantine : contact



an. safeguard : accident :: quarantine :

contamination

quarry , , ; ,

an. quarry : stone :: fell : timber

*fell


*proselytize

*convert

an. quarry : rock :: mine : ore

an.mine : coal :: quarry : marble

an. aspirant : quarry :: hunter : prey

quash 1) , ,

(=rescind, repeal)

2) ( ) , (=squash)

engender

quaver ( ) ,

an. voice : quaver :: hand : tremble

quell ,

foment( )

foment, instigate, rouse

quench , ( ) ,

query , ( ); ,

querulousan. querulous : complain :: prodigal : spend

queue ( )

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an. colonnade : pillar :: queue : person

an. queue : people :: chain : link

quibble , , , ,

(petty objection or criticism); ,

an. foible : fault :: quibble : objection

an. minutiae : details :: quibbles : objections

an. encomiast : eulogize :: quibble : cavil


quiescence ,

action, restless activity, tumult

quiescent ,

quill , , ( )

quirk , (=pun), ,

� quirky .

quisling 5 , ,


*juggernaut

quixotic ,

displaying consistently practical behavior

an. quixotic : idealistic :: touchy : sensitive

quorum

quota ,

unlimited number

quotidian , , (=commonplace)

extraordinary, unusual, remarkable, striking

QUICK QUIZ 981. QUACK

2. _______: SIP :: stride :_______

3. QUANDARY

4. _______: CONTAGION ::

_______: commerce

_______: INFECTION ::_______: transfer

5. EMBARGO :_______::_______: contact

6. _______: STONE ::_______: timber

HUNTER :_______::_______: convert

_______: ROCK ::_______: ore

7. VOICE :_______:: hand :_______

8. QUELL

9. _______: COMPLAIN ::_______: spend

10. _______: FAULT ::_______: objection

_______: DETAILS ::_______: objections

11. QUIESCENCE

12. _______: CRUSH ::_______: betray

13. _______: IDEALISTIC ::_______: sensitive

QUIXOTIC

14. QUOTA

15. QUOTIDIAN

R

rabid ,

logical, detached

raconteur=storyteller ,

an. raconteur : storytelling :: wordsmith : writing

radiate ( , , ) ,

absorb, imbibe( )

raffish ,


rafflean. lottery : raffle :: ticket : admission

rafteran. roof : rafter :: table : leg

rage

an. bigot : dedication :: rage : anger


an. infuriate : rage :: commend : esteem

an. infuriate : rage :: scrounge : possession

an. infuriate : rage :: nonplus : perplexity

railan. rail : vehemence :: entreat : urgency

*urgency( )

ramble ( ) ,

an. draw : doodle :: travel : ramble

an. foot : perambulate :: eye : observe

rambunctious , ,

quiescent

ramification , ,

antecedent( , )

rampage ;

rampart ,

an. rampart : invasion :: levee : flood

*levee ,

an. tower : edifice :: rampart : barrier

ramshackle ,

an. ramshackle : soundness :: garbled : clarity

ranchan. apiary : bee :: ranch : livestock

rancid ,

rancor , , ,

goodwill, charitableness

rancorous ,

randomize

systematize

ranger , ,

an. ranger : forest :: curator : museum

rank-and-file ( ) , (

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) ,

rankle ,

pacify, calm

ransom , , ,

rant , ,

,

an. fear : cower :: anger : rant

rapaciousan. troubled : distraught(=very troubled) ::

covetous : rapacious(=very covetous)

� rapacity

an.mania : enthusiasm :: rapacity : covetous

rapport , ,

discord

rapscallionan. rapscallion : mischievous :: sluggard : lazy

rapt ,

distracted


rapture , ,

rarefactioncondensation


rarefy (=attenuate),

(=refine)

make denser, condense

concentrate

� rarefied ,

pedestrian( )

rash 1)

cautious

an. courage : rashness :: generosity : prodigality

an. obsessed : attracted :: rash : adventurousan. loquacious : talkative :: rash : adventurous

2)

QUICK QUIZ 991. RADIATE

2. _______: VEHEMENCE ::_______: urgency

3. DRAW :_______:: travel :_______

4. RAMIFICATION

5. _______: INVASION ::_______: flood

6. RANCOR

7. RANDOMIZE

8. RANKLE

9. FEAR :_______:: anger :_______


11. RAREFACTION

REFINE :_______::_______: rarefaction

12. RAREFY 1)

2)

13. RASH

COURAGE :_______:: generosity :_______

rate 1) ,

2) ,

ratification ,

an. repatriate : emigration :: repeal : ratification

ratify ,

(=authenticate)

veto

an. ratify : treaty :: confirm : hypothesis

ratiocination intuition

an. ratiocination : thinking :: articulation : talking

rationan. dose : medicine :: ration : foodan. dose : medicine :: sentence : punishment

rationale ,

rationalizationan. rationalization : plausible :: obfuscation :

indiscernible

raucous , (=harsh,

cacophonous)

rave 1) ,

, ( , ,

, )

pan( , , ,

)

2) , , ( , ,

, )

ravel 1) ,

2) (=unravel), ,

knit( , )

ravenousan. incontrovertible : disputed :: ravenous :

satisfied

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ravishing ,

an. ravishing : attractive ::

perspicacious : discerning

raze ,

build

reactantinert material

reactionary , , ,

; ( )

an. contumacious : authority :: reactionary :

innovation

an. recalcitrant : authority :: reactionary :

change

an. recluse : society :: reactionary : change

reactive inert

ready , (=witty),

,

an. volatile : temper :: ready : wit

reagent

realign ,

ream (500 )

an. ream : paper :: cord : wood

an. ream : paper :: acre : land

reasoning ,

an. logic : reasoning :: ethics : behavior

reassure , ,

an. feed : hunger :: reassure : uneasiness


reassurance ,

an. anxious : reassurance :: perplexed :

clarification

rebarbative (=repugnant, repulsive, repellent,

disgusting, obnoxious, noisome, odious)

rebuke ,

rebuff ( ), ( )(=snub), ( )

welcome

approve

QUICK QUIZ 1001. RATIFY

2. RATIOCINATION

RATIOCINATION :_______::

______ : talking

3. RAVE

4. RAVEL

5. _______: ATTRACTIVE ::_______: discerning

6. RAZE

7. REACTANT

8. _______: TEMPER ::_______: wit

9. LOGIC :_______:: ethics :_______

10. _______: HUNGER :: reassure :_______

PERTURB : ______ :: reassure :_______

11. ANXIOUS :_______::_______: clarification

12. REBUFF

rebus (

),

an. symbols : rebus :: notes : score

recalcitrant , ; ,

,

submissive

amenable( , )


conciliation

an. incongruent : conform :: recalcitrant : obeyan. recalcitrant : authority :: reactionary :

change

� recalcitrance , ,

recant ( , , ) ,

, ( )

affirm, reaffirm

� recantation

an. apostasy : faith :: recantation : heresy

an. recantation : error :: confession : crime

recapitulate ,

recast ( ), ( )

recede , ,

receptacle ,

an. bowl : receptacle :: bicycle : vehicle

recessive ,

dominant( )

recidivism ,


rehabilitation

an. recidivism : relapse :: rehabilitation :

convalesce

reciprocate , , ,

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� reciprocating

moving unidirectionally

� reciprocation , , ,

� reciprocity , ,

reclaim , , ,

,

recluse ,

social


an. malingerer : duty :: recluse : humanity

*malinger ,

an. hedonist : pleasure :: recluse : privacy

*privacy (=withdrawal, reclusion)

an. roisterer : carouse :: recluse : withdraw


an. turncoat : consistency : recluse : compassion

an. recluse : society :: shirk : duty

an. recluse : society :: reactionary : changean. recluse : crowd :: claustrophobia : enclosure

recoil ,

advance boldly

recompense ,

recondite , ,

widely understood

patent

self-explaining, self-evident

an. respect : baseness :: study : reconditeness� reconditeness

easy comprehension

reconnaissance ( ), , ,

reconstitute ;

( )

dehydrate

reconvene ( )

an. disperse : reconvene :: dismiss : reinstate

record ,

delete

recriminate ,

rectify ,

rectitude , ,


� rectitudinous

recumbent (=supine)

standing up

recuperate ( ),

� recuperative

debilitating

redeem (=render),

redemptive , ,

� redemption n.

redistributionan. illiteracy : education :: inequity : redistribution

redolent , ...

unscented

an. redolent : smell :: piquant : taste

redoubtable , (=awesome,

awful)

unimpressive( )

not formidable



redress ,

redundant , , ( )

concise, economical


indispensability

QUICK QUIZ 1011. SYMBOLS :_______:: notes :_______

2. RECALCITRANT 1)

2)

RECALCITRANT :_______::

implacable :_______

3. RECANT

4. RECESSIVE

5. RECIPROCATING

6. RECORD

7. _______: WITHDRAWN ::_______: biased

_______: DUTY ::_______: humanity

_______: PLEASURE ::_______: privacy

8. RECONDITE

9. RECONSTITUTE

10. RECUMBENT

11. ILLITERACY :_______::

inequity :_______

12. _______: SMELL ::_______: taste

REDOLENT

13. REDOUBTABLE 1)

2)

REDOUBTABLE :_______::

_______: contempt

_______: IMITATION ::_______: regard

14. REDUNDANT

reelan. reel : winding :: die : shaping

refectory ( ) ,

refine ( , ) ,

( )

reduce purity


refinery

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an. refinery : petroleum :: mill : grain

reflect

absorb

reflective ,

reformulate ( , )

refractory ,

responsive


an. refractory : authority :: reactionary : change

refrain , ,

refulgent ,

lackluster

refurbish ,

refuse ,


refutation ,

verification

� verify( )

refute ,

prove

refutable ,

indisputable( )

regain ,

regale , ,

regality ,

regard



an. redoubtable : regard :: despicable :

scorn

regenerate ,

regimen ( ) ,

,

an. regimen : health :: budget : solvency

an. regimen : health :: mnemonics : memory

regimental ( )

regimentation , , ,

regressive

forward

rehabilitate , ( , ) ,

an. recycle : disposal :: rehabilitate : demolition

rehabilitation , ( , ),


rehabilitation

*relapse=setback , ( )

(=recrudescence)

*convalesce ( )


convalesce

rehabilitative , ( , ) ,

reign ,

an. coronation : reign :: wedding : marriage

reimburse ( ) , ,

rein ,

prod

reinstate ( , )

an. disperse : reconvene :: dismiss : reinstate

reiteratean. digress : excursive :: reiterate : redundant

rejuvenation ,

rekindle

relapse , ( ) (=recrudescence);

, ( ) (=recrudesce)


rehabilitation

*convalesce ( )

*recidivism ( )


convalesce

relegate ,

relent ( , , ) ,

relevant , , ,

immaterial

an. relevant : crucial :: perceptible : obvious� relevance


an. immaterial : relevance :: circuitous :

directness

relic ,

relief , (=relieve), ( )

relinquish , ,

cling to

cooperate, reward

relish ,

despise

remainderan. remainder : subtraction :: residue :

evaporation

reminiscean. autobiography : reminisce :: eulogy : praise

remodel … ,

an. construct : remodel :: compose : edit

remonstrate� remonstrance

an. remonstrance : dissuade :: syllogism :

disprove

� remonstrative

an. remonstrative : dissuade :: reprehensible :

censure

� remonstrator

an. remonstrator : dissuade :: applicant :

appeal

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remorse (=compunction),



remorse

remorseful ,

impenitent

remote ( , )

impending

remuneration

an. remuneration : service :: retaliation : injury

� remunerative

unrequited

rend , , ,

unite, mend, fuse, repair

an. rend : tear :: rush : hurry

renegade , ; ,


renege (=disappoint)

carry out faithfully

renounce , ( ) , ,

,

an. renounce : pledge :: rescind : order

QUICK QUIZ 1021. ______ : PURIFICATION :: attenuate :_______

REFINE

2. _______: PETROLEUM ::_______: grain

3. REFLECT

4. REFRACTORY

5. REFULGENT

6. REFUTATION

7. REFUTE

8. REFUTABLE

9. _______: HEALTH ::_______: solvency

10. _______: DISPOSAL ::_______: demolition

11. _______: CONVALESCENCE ::_______

: rehabilitation

12. _______: SUBTRACTION ::

_______: evaporation

13. REIN

14. DISPERSE :_______:: dismiss :_______

15. AUTOBIOGRAPHY :_______::

eulogy :_______

16. CONSTRUCT :_______:: compose :_______

17. REND

18. _______: ALLEGIANCE ::_______: faith

19. RENEGE

20. _______: PLEDGE ::_______: order

renovate , ,

cause to decay

rent , ,

made whole

cf. rend( , ) p.p

repartee


repatriatean. repatriate : emigration :: repeal : ratification

repel , , ,

repellent ( ) , ,

an. repellent : attract :: ephemeral : endure

repentant

repertoire , ( )

an. index : book :: repertoire : play

an. palette : color :: repertoire : play

an. repertoire : performance :: manifest : cargo

an. repertoire : performance :: agenda : meeting

repine ,

express joy

repletion ,

want

emptiness, privation

replicate ,

reportorial , , ( )

imaginative

repose ( ) , ( ), ( ), ,

,

an. guilt : expiation :: fatigue : repose

reprehendan. jeer : derision :: reprehend : censure

� reprehensible


an. remonstrance : dissuade ::

reprehensible : censure

an. censure : blameless :: approbation :

reprehensible

repress , ,

foster

reproach

praise publicly, exalt, flatter

reprovean. reprove : reprimand :: blame : censure

an. pretense : deceive :: admonition : reprove

� reproof


an. castigation : reproof :: glorification : merit

reprieve ( ) ( )

… ( , )

an. reprieve : punishment :: moratorium : activity

reprobate , ( approbate);

(=corrupt); (=degenerate)

righteous individual

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an. objectivity : partisan :: temperance :

reprobate


reprobation ,acclaim

repudiation , ,

repugnance , , ,

repugnant , ,

repulse , ,

,

repulsion=revulsion , ,

attraction

repute ,

lack of distinction

requite , ,

leave unrepaid

rescissionenactment

rescind ,

,

institute, enact

an. rescind : law :: withdraw : candidacy( )

an. renounce : pledge :: rescind : order


� rescission

enactment

resent ,

reserve , ; ,

an. maverick : conformity :: extrovert : reserve

resign ,

an. abdicate : throne :: resign : office

� resigned

an. stickler : exacting :: defeatist : resigned

resilience , ,

inelasticity

resilient ,

resin

an. resin : tree :: gum : rubber plant

resolute ,

an. resolute : dissuade :: obstreperous : control

resonant ,

muffled

an. full-bodied : flavor :: resonant : sound

resort ; ,

,

resourceful ,

an. resourceful : inventiveness :: philanthropic :

geniality

respiration ( ),

an. stomach : digestion :: lung : respiration

respite ( , ) , ,

an. plateau : change :: respite : activity

an. respite : labor :: interim : concert

an. fast : eat :: respite : labor

resplendent ,

dull, lackluster

an. bravura : performance :: resplendent :

appearance

*bravura (florid and

resplendent) ( )

� resplendence


restitution , , , ,

restive , , ,

calm, imperturbable

an. incogitant : thoughtful :: restive : calm

an. restive : calm :: piddling : considerable

an. restive : calmness :: keen : obtuseness� restiveness

contentment

restrain ,

an. indulge : ascetic :: restrain : libertine

an. temperate : restrain :: tenacious : persist

restraint , , ,

resurge ,

resurgence , ,

resurrect ,

resuscitate ( ),

resuscitation ,

enervation

retain , ,

discard( , )

retainer ,

an. retainer: retinue :: witch : coven

retaliate� retaliation

an. remuneration : service :: retaliation : injury

retard , ,

accelerate, speed up


*shunt , ,

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QUICK QUIZ 1031. RENOVATE

2. RENT

3. _______: EMIGRATION ::

_______: ratification

4. _______: ATTRACT ::_______: endure

5. REPINE

6. _______: CHANGE ::_______: activity

7. REPORTORIAL

8. _______: DERISION ::_______: censure

9. REPRESS

10. REPROBATE

OBJECTIVITY :_______::

temperance :_______

REPROBATE :_______:: sycophant :_______

11. _______: REPRIMAND ::_______: censure

12. _______: PUNISHMENT :: _______: activity

13. REPULSION=REVULSION

14. REQUITE

15. RESCISSION

16. _______: LAW ::_______: candidacy

_______: PLEDGE ::_______: order

17. MAVERICK :_______:: extrovert :_______

18. RESILIENCE

19. _______: FLAVOR ::_______: sound

20. STOMACH :_______:: lung :_______

21. _______: PERFORMANCE ::

_______: appearance

22. RESTIVE

23. RESTIVENESS

24. INDULGE :_______::_______: libertine

25. RETAIN

26. RETARD

DIVERT :_______::_______: brake

reticent ,

loquacious

effusive

frank


*abstemious ,

*gorge , ( )

an. speak : reticent :: spend : parsimonious

retinue

an. retainer: retinue :: witch : coven

an. retinue : attendant :: coven : witch

an. retinue : attendant :: staff : officer

retort ( ), ( ) ( )


retouch ,

an. revise : manuscript :: retouch : picture

retract ,

an. retract : statement :: repeal : legislation

an. misunderstood : clarify :: erroneous : retract

retrench ,

augment

enlarge

an. attenuate : force :: retrench : money� retrenchment

an. retrenchment : expense :: deceleration :

speed

retribution , ,

retrieve ( ), ( ),

retrospective (=reminiscent)

anticipatory

reverberate ( , , )

revere ,

profane( )

jape at

disparage

� reverence=deference, veneration

an. elegiac : sorrow :: devotional : reverence


an. venerable : reverence :: despicable : scorn

� reverent

an. reverent : idolater :: trusting : dupe

reverie , ,

revile (=vilify, affront)

revitalize ,

revoke ,

rhinestone

rhubarb , ,

ribald , ,

seemly

ricketyan. cloth : ragged :: furniture : rickety

rider ( )

an. rider : bill :: endorsement : policy

rife , ,

sparse( )

rift ,

reconciliation( )

an. faultfinding : criticize :: rift : breach

rig , ; ,

an. rig : contest :: gerrymander : district

rigid ,


rigidity , ,

rile , ( )

pacify or soothe, conciliate, appease,

placate, make calm

an. choleric : rile :: volatile : rouse

rind ( , ) , ,

an. apple : skin :: melon : rind

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ripple ( ); ( )

(=corrugate)

ripen ( ) ,

an. ripen : maturity :: harden : solidity

rite ( ) , ,

improvised act

rive ,

unite

� riven ,

intact

rivet ; , ( , ,

)

an. rivet : girder :: nail : plank

roadway ( )

an. shoulder : roadway :: margin : page

robust sick

rodent

an. kangaroo : marsupial :: squirrel : rodent

roe ,

an. egg : chicken :: roe : salmon

rogue ,

roil ,

settle, clarify, appease

roister

an. roisterer : carouse :: recluse : withdraw

rookie , ,

an. professional : rookie :: soldier( ) : recruit

( )

roster (=rota),

an. roster : personnel :: slate : candidate

an. roster : staff :: obituary : death

rostrum=dais, podium ,

an. rostrum : orator :: bench : judge

rouse ( ) ( )

move quietly

rubbish

rubicund

pale

� rubicundity

pallor

rudder

rudimentary

highly evolved

rue ( ), ( )

satisfaction


rueful , , , ,

impenitent

ruffian ,

ruffle 1) ( , ) ,

2) 3)

an. ruffle : shirt :: molding : cabinet

*molding

cf. ruff ( )


ruminative ,

unreflective

rumple=crumple , ,

run ( , )

an. journal : entries :: run : performance

rung ,

runic ,

an. martial : military :: runic : mysterious

rust ( )

an. rust : corrosion :: dew : condensation

rustic , , ( )

,

sophisticated, polished

rusticate ,

rustling ,

an. plagiarism : ideas :: rustling : cattle

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QUICK QUIZ 1041. _______: TALK ::_______: gorge

SPEAK :_______:: spend :_______

2. _______: MANUSCRIPT ::_______: picture

3. _______: STATEMENT ::_______: legislation

MISUNDERSTOOD :_______::

erroneous :_______

4. RETRENCH

5. RETROSPECTIVE

6. REVERE

7. _______: SORROW :: devotion :_______

8. _______: RESPECT ::_______: enthusiasm

9. RIFE

10. RIFT

11. _______: CONTEST ::_______: district

12. RILE13. APPLE :_______:: melon :_______

14. _______: MATURITY ::_______: solidity

15. RITE

16. RIVET :_______:: nail :_______

17. RIVEN

18. SHOULDER :_______::_______: page

19. _______: CHICKEN ::_______: salmon

20. ROIL

21. PROFESSIONAL :_______:: soldier :_______

22. _______: ORATOR ::_______: judge

23. RUE

24. RUEFUL

25. _______: SHIRT ::_______: cabinet

26. _______: MILITARY ::_______: mysterious

27. _______: CORROSION :: dew :_______

28. RUSTIC

29. _______: IDEAS ::_______: cattle

S

sabbatical


sabotage ( ), ( )

facilitate

an. sabotage : subvertness :: bully : intimidation

saboteur ( )

an. saboteur : disrupt :: apologist : defendan. saboteur : disrupt :: instigator : foment

sacrilegious ,

saddle ; ( , )

=charge, obligate

sagacious ,

without wisdom

sagacity ,

fatuity( ), folly


an. turncoat : constancy ::simpleton : sagacity

sage , ;

an. sage : wisdom :: philanthropist : benevolence

an.miser : stingy :: sage : judicious

an. sage : judgement :: knave : deceitan. constant : stalwart :: judiciousness : sage

salacious ,

salient , ,

inconspicuous

an. salient : ignore :: incomprehensible :

understand

an. subtle : ignore :: salient : observe

saliva ,

salubrious ,

unhealthy

baneful

an. instructive : comprehension :: salubrious :

health

salutary , ,

unhealthy

salutation ( ), ,

an. salutation : welcome :: approval : applause

salute , , ,

salvage ( ), ( )

abandon

salve , , ; ,

irritate


� salving catalyst

sampler ( )

an. tile : mosaic :: stitch : sampler

sanction ( ), ( ), ( )

sanctimonious

an. sanctimonious : devout :: unctuous : earnest

sanctuary , ,

an. sanctuary : protection :: utopia : perfectionan. sanctuary : protection :: wilderness : peril

sandan. varnish : glossy :: sand : smooth

sane ,

� sanity

sanguine , ,

morose

despondent

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sanitation , ,

an. censorship : information :: sanitation : disease

sanity ,

sap ( ); ,

bolster( ), fortify, invigorate

sapient ,

foolish

sarcasm ,

sartorialan. tonsorial : hair :: sartorial : apparel

sash ,

sate ,

starve

satiatean. satiated : food :: saturated : moisture

satire ,

an. satire : ridicule :: elegy : sorrow


� satirist

an. reportage : journalist :: ridicule : satirist

� satirize ,


saturate ,

an. obliterate remove :: saturate : wet

an. satiated : food :: saturated : moisture

an. small : minuscule :: moist : saturated

saturnine (=morose),

genial( , )

jovial

saucy , ,


QUICK QUIZ 1051. SABOTAGE

2. SAGACITY

3. _______: WISDOM ::

_______: benevolence

4. SALUBRIOUS

5. SALUTARY

6. _______: INNOCUOUS ::_______: unctuous

7. TILE :_______:: stitch :_______

8. SANGUINE

9. _______: INFORMATION ::_______: disease

10. SAP 1)

2)

11. SATE

12. _______: RIDICULE ::_______: sorrow

_______: POEM :: lampoon :_______

13. SATURNINE

14. OUTSPOKEN :_______:: erudite :_______

saunteran. prate : speak :: saunter : walk

savanna

,

slope

savant ,

unlearned person

savor , ,

� savory

an. savory : taste :: melodious : hear

savvy ,

simplicity

tactless

sawdustan. wood : sawdust :: metal : filings

scabbard (=sheath)

an. dagger : scabbard :: pistol : holster

scad , ,

paucity

scaffold , ,

scaffolding , ,

scale , ,

an. bird : feathers :: fish : scales

an. gauge : pressure :: scale : weight

an. scale : weight :: yardstick : length

an. scale : weight :: gauge : pressure

an. color : spectrum :: tone : scale

scalpelan. scalpel : surgeon :: telescope : astronomer

an. tackiness : adhesive :: sharpness : scalpel

scan

an. scan : metrical :: parse : grammatical

scant ,

plentiful

scathe , ,

scathing , , ,

calmly complimentary

schematic ,

scheme ( ), ( ), ( )

schism ( ) ,

unity

school ( ) ,

an. crowd : people :: school : fish

scintillating ,

dull

scion ,

ancestor

scission=abscission , ,

unification

scoff


an. scoff : contemptible :: thank : grateful

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scoop ; ,


scooteran. oscillation : swing :: momentum :

scooter

scorch , , ,

scorean. script : play :: score : symphony

*script


*text

an. script : drama :: score : music

an. director : script :: conductor : score

scorn ( ), ( )

an. scorn : reject :: disparage : ignore

an. venerable : reverence :: despicable : scorn

an. redoubtable : regard :: despicable : scorn

scornfulan. deferential : offend :: scornful : respect

scotch ,

encourage

scoundrel=ruffian ,

scourge ,

scowl ,

an. scowl : displeasure :: kiss : affectionan. scowl : displeasure :: hurl : disgust

scrappy , ;

timorous

screech ,

scribble ,

an. babble : talk :: scribble : write

an. scribble : write :: mumble : talk


QUICK QUIZ 1061. _______: speak ::_______: walk

2. SAVANT

3. WOOD :_______:: metal :_______

4. DAGGER :_______:: pistol :_______

5. SCAD

6. BIRD :_______:: fish :_______

7. _______: SURGEON :: telescope :_______

8. SCATHING

9. _______: PEOPLE ::_______: fish

10. SOLICITUDE

11. SCOOP :_______::_______: flat

12. _______: PLAY ::_______: symphony

_______: EXTEMPORIZE ::_______: improvise

_______: DRAMA ::_______: music

13. _______: REJECT ::_______: ignore

VENERABLE :_______::_______: scorn

14. SCOTCH

15. SCRAPPY

16. _______: TALK ::_______: write

_______: WRITE ::_______: talk

CALLIGRAPHY :_______:: sonnet :_______

script ( )an. script : drama :: score : musican. director : script :: conductor : score

scripture ,an. diary : biographer :: scripture : theologian

scroll , ,

scruple , ,

; , ,

scrupulous , , ,

scrutiny ,

casual glance

scrutinize ,

gloss overan. observe : scrutinize :: question : grill

an. scrutinize : gloss :: delve : skim

an. scrutinize : glimpse :: delve : skim

an. scrutinize : look :: contemplate : thought

scuff ,an. scuff : abrasion :: heat : vaporization

scull ( )

sculpt ,

� sculptoran. canvas : painter :: marble : sculptor

scurrilous ,

an. scurrilous : propriety :: mercurial : constancy

scurry ( ) ,

,

scurvy ,

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above reproach( ,

)

scythean. scythe : reaper :: axe : woodcutter

seam , ; ,

seamy ,

decent and respectable

sear , ,an. trickle : gush :: warm : sear

secreteabsorb

secure ,

unfasten

sedation ( )

riot

sedative , ; ,an. mnemonic : memory :: sedative : sleep

an. sedative : drowsiness :: anesthetic : numbness


sedentary ,

,

sediment , , ,

seductive , ,

sedulity , ,

sedulous ,

careless, lazy

seeming ( ), ( ), ( )

seemingly ( ),

seemly ( , , ) ,

indecorous

uncouth

segment , ; ,

make whole

QUICK QUIZ 1071. _______: DRAMA ::_______: music

2. _______: BIOGRAPHER ::_______:

theologian

3. SCRUTINY

4. SCRUTINIZE

_______: SCRUTINIZE ::_______: grill

5. _______: ABRASION :: heat :_______

6. SCURVY

7. _______: REAPER ::_______: woodcutter

8. SEAMY

9. TRICKLE :_______:: warm :________

10. SECURE

11. _______: MEMORY ::_______: sleep

_______: DROWSINESS :: ______ : numbness

_______: PACIFY ::_______: sterilize

12. SEDULOUS

13. SEEMLY

14. SEGMENT

segregate ( , )

seine (

)an. bird : snare :: fish : seine

self-determination ,

selflessness ,

self-reliant ,

self-righteoussemen

seminal , ,

hampering further development

derivative

seminary ,


an. conservatory : music :: seminary : theology

sensation , ,

unnoticed event

anesthesia


an. numb : sensation :: stiff : suppleness


sensitization ( , ) ,

sentence , ,an. dose : medicine :: sentence : punishment

sentient ,

unconscious

sentinelan. sentinel : watchful :: epicure : discriminating

septicfree of infection

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sepulchral ,

merry

sequester , ,

permit to minglean. sequester : seclusion :: endanger : jeopardy

sequential ,

seraphic ,

serelush(=profuse ), damp

serendipitousan. serendipitous : effort :: ineluctable : chance

serene , , ,

serenity ,


serfdom lord

feudal lord

serial , ( )

serrated=serrate ( ) without notches, smooth

serration ( )

serried ,

widely separated

serviceable , (=expedient),

(=durable)

servile ,an. gullible : chicanery :: servile : domination


an. imperious : servile :: bellicose : peaceable

sever , ,

sewer ( ),

sextant (

)an. abacus : calculate :: sextant : navigate

*abacus

shackle ( ), ( ),

loose

shadowan. follow : shadow :: leave : abscond

shadowy ,

overt

shalean. shale : lode :: well : aquifer

shallow , ,

profound

� shallowness profundity

sham , ; ;

genuine

shard=potshard

an. pottery : shard :: bread : crumb( )

an. shard : pottery :: fragment : bone

an. splinter : wood :: shard : pottery

an. shard pottery :: morsel food

an. shard pottery :: tear cloth

an. shard : ceramic :: crumb: cake

QUICK QUIZ 1081. BIRD :_______:: fish :_______

2. SEMINAL 1)

2)

3. _______: THEOLOGIAN ::_______: artist

4. SENSATION

5. SENTIENT

6. SEPTIC

7. _______: SECLUSION :: endanger _______

8. SERE

9. PERTURB :_______::_______: doubt

10. SERRATED 1)

2)

11. _______ widely separated

12. _______: CALCULATE ::_______: navigate

13. SHALLOW

14. POTTERY :_______:: bread :_______

_______: POTTERY ::_______: bone

_______: WOOD ::_______: pottery

shatter , , ,

shears , ( )

sheer , , ; ,

,

shell , , , ,

an. chaff : wheat :: shell : pecan

shelve , ,

sheriffan. understudy : star :: deputy : sheriff

shiftless , ,

an. shiftless : ambition :: ingenuous : guile

shifty ,

shipshapean. shipshape : disarray :: squalid : cleanliness

*squalid

shirk ( ) ,

an. parry : question :: shirk : duty

*parry ( ) ,


an. recluse : society :: shirked :duty

shiver ,

shoal ( ) , ;

, , ,

deep

shoddy , , , ,

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shoplift

shortsightedness ,

shoulder (

)

an. shoulder : roadway :: margin : page

shout ,

an. voice : shout :: hand : clutch

shove ;

shrinean. shrine : pilgrim :: peak : climber

shroud ,

shrug ( )


shuck , ; ,

shudder ( , ) ,


shun seek actively

shunt ,


sibilantan. hiss : sibilant :: drone : monotonous

sibyl

siderealan. arboreal : trees :: sidereal : stars

an. fluvial : river :: sidereal : star

sideshow ,

sidestep , ( , )

confront directly

sift ,

signal ,

unremarkable

sill ,

silver ,

an. silver : tarnish :: iron : rust

silversmith

simile ,

simper ,

an. simper : smile :: babble : talk

simpleton

sagacity


an. turncoat : constancy :: simpleton : precedent

simplistic

simulation ( )

authentic article

sinecure ,

arduous employment

*arduous ,

sinew

weakness, frailty

sinewy , ,

weak

QUICK QUIZ 1091. _______: AMBITION ::_______: guile

2. _______: DISARRAY ::_______: cleanliness

3. _______: QUESTION ::_______: duty

4. SHOAL

5. VOICE :_______:: hand :_______

6. _______: PILGRIM ::_______: climber

7. _______: AFFECTION :: shrug :_______

8. MACABRE :_______:: hilarious :_______

9. SHUN

10. DIVERT :_______::_______: brake

11. _______: TREES ::_______: stars

_______: RIVER ::_______: star

12. SIDESTEP

13. _______: TARNISH ::_______: rust

14. _______: SMILE ::_______: talk

15. SINECURE

16. SINEWY

single-hearted , ,

single-minded , ,

singular , , ,

sinkhole ,

sinuous direct

sip ( )



an. sip : drink :: mince : walk

an. quaff : sip :: stride : mince

siren ,

an. siren : unresistant :: juggernaut :

unstoppable

an. siren : sound :: beacon : light

an. siren : heard :: light : seen

sizing (

)

skeleton , ,

an. skeleton : animal :: framing : building

skeptic 1) ,

an. fervor : zealot :: doubt : skeptic

2)

an. penitent : obdurate :: skeptic : credulous

skepticism ( ),

conviction

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skew(ed) ,

skewer ( ),

skiff 1

skillet

skim ,

skimp ,


skinflintan. gourmand : appetite :: skinflint : thrift

*gourmand ,

skirmish ,

an. skirmish : insignificance :: duel : formality

skirt

seek, face

skit ( ) (=vaudeville), , ,

, , (=scad)

an. anecdote : story :: skit : play

an. kit : play :: anecdote : narrative

an. vignette : scene :: skit : drama

skull

slab

sliver(=splinter )

slack taut( )

slackenan. slacken : tension :: blunt : sharpness

slag ,

(=dross)

slake , ,

an. slake : thirst :: satiate : hunger

an. gratify : desire :: slake : thirsty

QUICK QUIZ 1101. SINUOUS

2. SWILL :_______:: gobble :_______

3. _______: ANIMAL ::_______: building

4. FERVOR :_______:: doubt :_______

5. SKEPTICISM

6. _______: APPETITE ::_______: thrift

7. _______: INSIGNIFICANCE ::

_______: formality

8. _______: STORY ::_______: play

9. SLAB

10. SLACK

11. SLACKEN :_______::_______: sharpness

12. _______: THIRST ::_______: hunger

slant ,

assert without bias

slate , ;

an. roster : personnel :: slate : candidate

sleaze , ,

sledge ,

slew , (=scad)

limited quantity

slick , , ,

slight ( );

ponderous

show respect to

sling ,

slink

walk openly

slippagean. ballast : instability :: purchase : slippage

slippery

an. dingy : glisten :: slippery : adhere

slipshod ,

,

slitheran. slither : snake :: waddle : duck

sliver ;

sloppy ,

sloth (=indolence),

industry

slouch ( ),

(=sluggard),

stand erect

slough 1) [slou] ,

2) [sl? f] ; ,

an. molt : bird :: slough : snake

slovenly tidy

sluggard (=slouch)

sluice , , ( )

slumber ,

slur ,

,

,

pronounce clearly

an. slur : speech :: smudge : writing

slurp ( )

sly

artless

small ,

an. small : minuscule :: moist : saturated

smarmy ,

earnest

smartan. smart : pain :: grieve : sorrow

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smatter , ;

an. stare : leer :: peruse : smatter

smear ( ) , ,

smirk ,

an. smirk : smugness :: sneer : derision

smolder ,

smother

smudgean. slur : speech :: smudge : writing

smug , , ,


*primp ,

*vain ,

*gloat ( )

� smugness

an. smirk : smugness :: sneer : derision

smuggle ,

transport openly

an. plagiarize : copy :: smuggle : convey

cf. contraband ( );

an. collude : cooperate :: smuggle : convey

smuggler ( ) ,

an. smuggler : import :: embezzler : appropriate

an. smuggler : tariff :: stowaway : fare

snarean. bird : snare :: fish : seine

snarl 1) ,

2) , ( )

(=entanglement, predicament)

snatch ( , ) ,

an. supplant : replace :: snatch : take

*supplant ( )

(=oust), ,

( ) (=supersede)

QUICK QUIZ 1111. SLEW

2. _______: INSTABILITY ::_______: slippage

3. _______: SNAKE ::_______: duck

4. SLOTH

5. SLOUCH

6. _______: BIRD ::_______: snake

7. _______: SPEECH ::_______: writing

pronounce clearly

8. _______: MINUSCULE ::_______: saturated

9. _______: VAIN ::_______: smug

10. _______: COPY ::_______: convey

11. _______: IMPORT ::_______: appropriate

12. _______: TARIFF ::_______: fare

13. BIRD :_______:: fish :_______

14. _______: REPLACE ::_______: take

sneer , ,

snide , ,

snip ( ); ,

snitch 1) ;

2) ,

snow ,


snobbish ,

an. attentive : officious :: refined : snobbish

snub 1) , , ,

,

an. snub : disdain :: double-cross : disloyalty

an. dissemble : honesty :: snub : politeness

an. ingenuous : dissemble :: polite : snub

2) ,

snug , , , ,

soak , ,

an. soaked : wet :: exuberant : happy

an. soaked : damp:: frigid : cool

soar ,

sober ,

an. frugal : impecunious :: intemperate : sober

sobriety , ,

sociopath

sod ( ),

sodden ;

desiccated( )

an. moist : sodden :: surprised : astonished


solace ( )

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an. solace : grief :: pacification : anger

solder ( ), ( )

breach

solecism , ,

proper usage

solicit , ,

solicitous , ,

unconcerned

an. baleful : menace :: solicitous : concern

solicitousness , ,

solicitude , ,

indifference

solidarity , ,

solid-colored

solidity ,

soliloquyan. soliloquy : play :: aria : opera

solvency bankruptcy

an. regimen : health :: budget : solvency

solvent 1)


2) ( ) ,

precipitant ( )

an. coagulant : thicken :: solvent : dissolve

cf. solute (solvent )

somatic ,

nonphysical

somber , , , ,

sonnet 14

an. poem : sonnet :: rectangle : square


an. sonnet : poet :: symphony : composer

an. sonnet : poem :: denim : fabric

QUICK QUIZ 1121. _______: PRECIPITATION ::_______: cyclone

2. ATTENTIVE :_______:: refined :_______

3. _______: HONESTY ::_______: politeness

_______: DISDAIN ::_______: disloyalty

4. SODDEN

_______: SODDEN :: surprised :_______

_______: SODDEN :: desert :_______

5. _______: GRIEF ::_______: anger

6. SOLDER

7. SOLECISM

8. _______: MENACE ::_______: concern

9. _______: PLAY ::_______: opera

10. SOLVENCY

_______: HEALTH ::_______: solvency

11. SOLVENT

_______: SOLVENT ::_______: committed

12. SOMATIC

13. POEM :_______::_______: square

CALLIGRAPHY :_______::

_______: doggerel

14. _______: POET ::_______: composer

soot ( )

an. soot : combustion :: sawdust : woodcutting

sopan. sop : conciliatory :: subsidy : supportive

sophisman. sophism : reasoning :: counterfeit : money

sophisticated , ,

soporific ;

stimulant, invigorating; energizer, provocative,

exhilarating

an. soporific : drowsiness :: enigmatic :

puzzlement

an. soporific : sleep :: vaccinating : immunity

an. soporific : sleep :: inoculation : immunityan. soporific : alertness :: analgesic : pain

sordid , ,

wholesome( , )

sparkle ( )

sparse , ,

rife( , , )

spartan ,

opulent( , )

sybaritic, indulgent, voluptuous, luxurious

spat

spate ,

trickling flow

dearth

spatula ( , )

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specious ,

(=plausible but not genuine)

valid

an. specious : genuineness :: illusory : reality

speck ( ),

an.mite : creature :: speck : amount

speckle ( )

an. striate : grooves :: speckle : spots

speculation ,

speculative ,

spell ,

spelunkeran. cavern : spelunker :: star : astronomer

spendthrift ,

miser



an.miser : parsimonious :: spendthrift : prodigal

spicean. pigment : color :: spice : flavor

spindly ,


spineless

an. firmness : obduracy :: flexibility : spinelessness

an. firmn : obstinacy :: supple : spinelessness

spiny ,

smooth

QUICK QUIZ 1131. _______: COMBUSTION ::_______

: woodcutting

2. _______: REASONING ::_______: money

3. SOPORIFIC 1)

2)

3)

SOPORIFIC :_______:: enigmatic :_______

4. SPARSE

5. SPATE

6. _______: CONCAVE ::_______: flat

7. SPECIOUS

SPECIOUS :_______::_______: reality

8. _______: GROOVES ::_______: spots

9. FERVOR :_______:: improvidence :_______

10. _______: COLOR ::_______: flavor

11. SPINY

spiral ( )

an. uncurl : spiral :: twist : line

spire ( )

an. spire : church :: minaret : mosque

spleen ,

goodwill

splendor ,

squalor( , )

splice ( ) ,

an. splice : rope :: weld : metal

splint (

)

an. splint : mobility :: lubricant : friction

an. splint : immobilize :: duct : convey

an. splint : mobility :: ballast : instability

an. splint : mobility :: purchase : slippery

an. splint : immobilize :: duct : convey


splinteran. splinter : wood :: shard : pottery

spoke ( ) , ,

an. spoke : hub :: radius : center

spontaneity ,

an. terseness : superfluous :: spontaneity : studied

spontaneous ,

premeditated


spontaneous

sporadic(al) ,

(=spasmodic, intermittent)

frequent, regular

an. sporadic : occasional :: loathing : disliking

spore ( ),

spot ( ), , ( ) ;

, ,

sprain ;

an. sprain : injury :: cold : contagion

an. injure : sprain :: disease : infection

sprawling , ( ,

) , ( )

sprightly ,

an. dodder : unsteady :: cavort : sprightly

sprinkler ,

sprocket

spurious ,

genuine

� spuriousness

authenticity

spurn ,

welcome willingly

court, crave, embrace

� spurned

beloved

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squabble ( ) ( )

an. squabble : dispute :: foible : failing


squad ,

squalid ,

pristine( , )

squall , , ( ) ,

an. squall : commotion :: flash : illumination

squalor , ,

immaculateness

sincerity

ceremony

squander

hoard


an. dally : time :: squander : money

squat , ;

tall and thin(=slender, slim)

squelch ,

foment

squirrel ; ,

stabilize ( )

fluctuate, teeter

stagnant ,

flowing

staid ,

jaunty( , )

stain , ( ),

stakean. invest : capital :: gamble : stake

QUICK QUIZ 1141. UNCURL :_______::_______: line

2. _______: FLEXIBILITY ::_______: frailty

3. SPLEEN

4. SPLENDOR

5. _______: ROPE ::_______: metal

6. _______: MOBILITY ::_______: friction

_______: IMMOBILIZE ::_______: convey

7. _______: WOOD ::_______: pottery

8. _______: HUB ::_______: center

9. SQUALID

10. SPURIOUS

11. _______: SUPERVISE ::_______: squander

_______: TIME ::_______: money

12. SQUAT

13. STABILIZE

14. STAGNANT

15. STAID

16. INVEST :_______:: gamble :_______

stalemate ,

an. clog : drainage :: stalemate : negotiations

stalk ( ) , ( ,

)


stall ; ( ), ,

( )

stalwart ( ), ( )

irresolute person

an. constant : stalwart :: judiciousness : sage

stamina ,

frailty

stammeran. falter : act :: stammer : speak

stanch

stanzaan. stanza : poem :: act : play

an. stanza : poem :: movement : orchestra

an. ballad : stanza :: novel : chapter

an. prose : paragraph :: poetry : stanza


*volume

*issue 1

stapler ,

stark , , ,

startle ( … )

lull ( )

stasis ,

period of change

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� static

moving

an. static : movable :: pliable : inflexible

statesman

statuary ( )

statue ( ), ,

an. statue : sculpture :: ode : poem

staunch , ; (=stanch)

steadfast ,

stealth

an. caprice : whimsical :: stealth : furtive

steep ; ( )

parch( , )

an. collapse : implode :: steep : immerse


*defile

stem ( ); ,

stenchan. stench : nose :: din : ear

stencil , , ,

an. stencil : lettering :: pattern : sewing

stenographer

stentorian

faint

an. audible : stentorian :: discernable : obvious

stereochemistry

sterile , , ,

an. sterile : bacteria :: impeccable : flaws

sterility , , ,

sterilizationan. sterilization : microorganisms ::

deforestation : trees

sterilize ,

contaminate


stern , ,

stethoscope

stickler ,

an. stickler : approximation :: purist : adulteration

an. stickler : exacting :: defeatist : resigned

an. stickler : exacting :: martinet : disciplinary

an. stickler : exact :: pedagogue : indoctrinate

stiff ,

an. numb : sensation :: stiff : suppleness

stifle ,

stigma , , ,

mark of esteem

stimulant , ; ,

stingy

an.miser : stingy :: sage : judicious

an.miser : stingy :: loner : solitary

stint , ; ,

squander, lavish

stipend , ,

stipple (dot) , ,


stipulate , ,

an. request : command :: propose : stipulate

stipulation , ,

tacit requirement

stitch ,

an. tile : mosaic :: stitch : sampler

QUICK QUIZ 1151. _______: FORAGERS ::_______: hunters

2. STALWART

3. _______: POEM ::_______: play

_______: LINE ::_______: issue

4. STARTLE

5. _______: SCULPTURE ::_______: poem

6. STEEP

7. _______: LETTERING ::_______: sewing

8. _______: BACTERIA ::_______: flaws

9. _______: MICROORGANISMS ::_______

: trees

10. STERILIZE

SEDATIVE :_______:: antiseptic :_______

11. _______: APPROXIMATION :: purist :_______

_______: EXACTING ::_______: resigned

12. STINT

13. _______: DOT ::_______: band

14. _______: COMMAND :: propose :_______

15. STlPULATlON

16. TILE :_______:: stitch :_______

stock ; , ,

unique

an. census : population :: inventory : stock

stockade ( )


stodgy=tedious, prosaic ,

exciting

an.mawkish : sentimental :: stodgy : conservative

stoic ;

an. stoic : perturb :: avaricious : satisfy

stoke , ,

an. stoke : fuel :: irrigate : water

stolid ,

excitable

stolidity ,

animation

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stomach ,

refuse to tolerate

an. stomach : digestion :: lung : respiration

storm ,

stonewall , ( )

cooperate fully

stowaway ,


strain 1) ,

2) , , ,

strait ,

an. isthmus : land :: strait : water

strand


stratagem , ,

an. stratagem : deceive :: concession : placate

stratify … ,

homogenize

stray , ,

( );

an. stray : group :: digress : subject

an. digressive : topic :: stray : group

streak , , (=stripe),

stream (=brook)

an. river : stream :: lake : pond

an. confluence : streams :: junction : roads

an. stream : eddy :: trend : anomaly

streamline ;

striate ( )


an. striate : grooves :: speckle : spot


an. grooved : striating :: braided :

stranded


stricture , ,

stridean. quaff : sip :: stride : mince

stridency ,

an. stridency : sound :: garishness : appearance

an. stridency : sound :: acridity : odor

strike

an. strike : medal :: mint : coin

stringent , ( ) ,

lax

stroke ( , ); ,

strut ;

an. strut : wing :: buttress : wall

*buttress



QUICK QUIZ 1161. STOCK

2. _______: ENCLOSURE ::_______: support

3. STODGY

4. _______: PERTURB ::_______: satisfy

5. _______: FUEL ::_______: water

6. STOLID

7. STOLIDITY

8. STOMACH

STOMACH :_______:: lung :_______

9. STONEWALL

10. _______: TARIFF ::_______: fare

11. _______: LAND ::_______: water

12. _______: DECEIVE ::_______: placate

13. STRATIFY

14. _______: GROUP ::_______: subject

15. RIVER :_______:: lake :________

STREAM :_______:: trend :_______

_______: STREAMS ::_______: roads

16. _______: DOT ::_______: band

_______: GROOVES ::_______: spot

_______: GROOVE ::_______: strand

17. _______: SOUND ::_______: appearance

18. STRINGENT

19. _______: WING ::_______: wall

_______: WING ::_______: pylon

_______: SPEAK ::_______: walk

stubborn ,

stuffy , ( ) ,

stultify ,

animate, enlighten, stir

� stultifying

exciting, stirring

stunt ( ) ( ); ,

an. obstruct : progress :: stunt : growth

sturdy , , ,

stutter , ;

,

an. limp : walk :: stutter : talk

an. stutter : speech :: astigmatism : sight

*astigmatism

sty (=pigsty)

an. bird : aviary :: pig : sty

stygian , ,

an. stygian : dark :: abysmal : low

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*abysmal (=bottomless)

stylus ,

an. stylus : mark :: lamp : illumination

an. stylus : engraving :: shield : protecting

stymie , ;

promote

foster( , )

abet

subdued ,

unruly

inflame

an. impervious : damaged :: indomitable :

subdued

subjugation ,

liberation

sublime , , ,

base, despicable, ridiculous, worthless

subliminal

at a perceptible level

submerge ,

an. submerge : water :: inter : earth


suborn (=tamper, corrupt)

subpoenaan. lien : claim :: subpoena : command

an. royalty : payment :: subpoena : writ

an. subpoena : witness :: conscript : soldier

subservience 1) ,


fawning

2) ,

subsidepromote

subsidy ,

an. subsidy : support :: debt : obligation

an. sop : conciliatory :: subsidy : supportive

QUICK QUIZ 1171. STULTIFY

2. _______: PROGRESS ::_______: growth

3. _______: WALK ::_______: talk

_______: SPEECH ::_______: sight

4. BIRD :_______:: pig :_______

5. _______: DARK ::_______: low

6. STYMIE 1)

2)

3)

7. SUBLIMINAL

8. SUBLIME 1)

2)

9. _______: WATER ::_______: earth

10. _______: CLAIM ::_______: command

_______: PAYMENT ::_______: writ

_______: WITNESS ::_______: soldier

11. WILLFULNESS :_______:: subservience :

_______

12. _______: SUPPORT :: debt :_______

substantial=substantive , ,

,

substantiate ,

disprove

substantiation ,

disproof

substantive , ,

trivial

subsume ,

subterranean , ,

(=clandestine)

subterfuge

an. subterfuge : deceive :: decantation : pour

subtraction ,

an. remainder : subtraction :: residue :

evaporation

subtle , , ,

(=cunning)

obvious


an. subtle : ignore :: salient : observe

an. subtle : overlook :: tractable : lead

subvert ,

reinforce

succinctan. loquacious : succinct :: adroit : ungainly

succor ( ), ( )

aggravate, deny aid

an. succor : relief :: caution : warning

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succumb , ( , )

suede `

suffocatean. suffocate : oxygen :: starve : nutrients

suffrage , ,

suffragist

suffuse ( , , )


suitcasean. wallet : money :: suitcase : clothing

sulky , , ( )

rejoicing

sullenness

sully ,

summary , ;

protracted

protraction

summarily ( ) ,

after long deliberation

summit ,

an. crest : wave :: summit : mountain

an. roof : room :: summit : mountain

summon , ( )

( ) , ( )

dismiss

an. command : request :: summon : invite

sumptuous ,

ascetic

� sumptuousness

sobriety

sunder ,

link, conjoin

connect, combine, unite

yoke, bond, tether


supercilious ,

obsequious

humble

groveling� superciliousness

humility

superfluity

scarcity

an. pertinent : relevance :: redundant : superfluity

� superfluous , ,

superimposean. superimpose : above :: insert : between

superintend=surveil(le) ,

supernova

supersede ( ) ,

supine=recumbent , ,

vigilant( , )

supplant ( )

(=oust), , ( ) (=supersede)

an. supplant : replace :: snatch : take

*snatch ( , ) ,

supple , ,

an. numb : sensation :: stiff : supplenessan. firm : obstinate :: supple : spineless

QUICK QUIZ 1181. SUBSTANTIATION

2. SUBSTANTIVE

3. REMAINDER :_______:: residue :_______

4. SUBTLE

_______: SUBTLETY ::_______: authenticity

5. SUBVERT

6. LOQUACIOUS :_______:: adroit :_______

7. _______: OXYZEN :: starve :_______

8. _______: MONEY ::_______: clothing

9. SUMMARY

10. SUMMARILY

11. _______: REQUEST ::_______: invite

12. SUMMON

13. SUNDER

14. SUPERCILIOUS

15. _______: RELEVANCE :: redundant :_______

16. _______: ABOVE ::_______: between

17. SUPINE

18. _______: REPLACE ::_______: take

supplicant=suppliant ;

an. humility : supplicant :: resistance : adversary

supplicate ,

demand

an. protest : dissuade :: supplicate : entreat

an. supplicant : beseeching :: coquette ::

flirtatious

supposition ,

certainty

supreme , ,

surcharge ;

discount

surfeit , , ; ,

famish( ), deficiency

starve

insufficient supply

surge ; ,

surly , (=brusque, brusk

blunt, bluff, curt)

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surmount ,

surrender ,


propitiated

surreptitious , ,

barefaced, aboveboard

surrogate , ;

susceptibility , ,

suspend , , ( , )

, , ( )

let fall

erect

suspicionan. enthusiasm : mania :: suspicion : paranoia

sustain ,

exude, terminate

suture ( ), ( )

incision

swagger (=strut, mince,

stalk), (=boast),

(=gasconade), (=brag)

an. blustering : speak :: swaggering : walk



an. imperious : fawn :: swaggering :

self-depreciate

an. pontificate : speak :: swagger : walk

an. imperious : fawn :: self depreciatory :

swagger

sway ( )

sweltering

frigid

swerve ,

maintain direction

an. malinger : work :: swerve : collision

an. plummet : fall :: swerve : turn

swill ,

sip


swindlean. implacable : compromise :: honest : swindle

swine ,

sybarite ascetic

sycophant ,

an. rival : competition :: sycophant : flattery



an. miser : hoard :: sycophant : fawn


an. narcissist : self absorbed :: sycophant :

obsequious

an. frugal : penurious :: deferential : sycophant

an. sycophant : fawn :: malcontent : complain

syllogisman. remonstrance : dissuade :: syllogism :

disprove

syllabus ( ) , , ,

an. itinerary : trip :: syllabus : course

an. syllabus : course :: agenda : meeting

symmetrydisproportion

symphony , ,

an. symphony : conductor :: film : director

synapse

synchronous ,

occurring at different times, out-of-phase

involuntary

synergic ,

antagonistic

syncopate

synonymousan. synonymous : meaning ::

interchangeable : function

synopsis ,

protraction

an. synopsis : condensed :: appendix :

supplementary

an. synopsis : conciseness :: distillate : purity

synoptic ,

syringe ( ) ,

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QUICK QUIZ 1191. HUMILITY :_______:: resistance :_______

2. SUPPLICATE

3. SUPPOSITION

4. SURCHARGE

5. SURFEIT 1)

2)

3)

4)

6. SUSPEND

7. SUTURE

8. _______: SPEAK ::_______: walk

_______: BRAVADO ::_______: affection

9. RIVAL :_______::_______: flattery

10. _______: TRIP ::_______: course

_______: COURSE ::_______: meeting

SWERVE

11. _______: SIP ::_______: nibble

12. _______: FLATTERY ::_______: intimidation

_______: MISBEHAVE ::_______: fawn

13. SYMMETRY

14. _______: CONDUCTOR ::_______: director

15. SYNCHRONOUS 1)

2)

16. SYNERGIC

17. _______: MEANING ::_______: function

18. _______: CONCISENESS ::_______: purity

_______: CONDENSED ::

_______: supplementary

T

table (=shunt, shelve)

consider

tableau ,

tachometer

tacit , ,

explicit, expressly stated

an. tacit : infer :: encoded : decode

taciturn ,

prolixan. taciturn : chatter :: magnanimous : begrudge

an. taciturn : solemnity :: token : exchange

� taciturnity

volubility

tackle ;

… , ( )


tackiness ,

an. tackiness : adhesive :: sharpness : scalpel

tact

, , (delicate perception of the right

thing to say or do without offending)

an. tact : offensive :: money : poor

an. diplomat : tact :: inventor : ingenuity

� tactless , , ( )


tactic , , ; ,

tactilean. tactile : touch :: affective : emotion

tactless ( ) ,

an. obstinate : preserve :: tactless :offend


tadpolean. tadpole : frog :: caterpillar : butterfly

tailor ,

an. saw : carpenter :: scissors : tailor

taint , ; ,

integrity

purity

tainted ,

wholesome( )

unspoiled

talonan. talon : eagle :: claw : panther( )

tame , ,

racy

tamp ,

(=occlude),

tamperan. tamper : adjust :: misrepresent :

communicate

tan (hide)

� tanner

an. miller : grain :: tanner : hide

tangent essential

tangential , ,

tangible

tangle , ; , ,


tangy ( , )

bland

tanker ,

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an. bus : passengers :: tanker : liquid

tantalize

comfort, console, solace, alleviate, assuage,

ease, relieve

tantamount ( , , )

incommensurate

tantrum ,

pacification

an. tantrum : behavior :: tirade : speech

tapan. pummel : tap :: stare : glance

*pummel

tapestry ,

an. chiaroscuro : contrast :: tapestry : intricacy

an. tapestry : intricacy :: filigree : delicacy

tardy (=sluggish), (=belated),

(=grudging)

tardiness , ,

tare ;

tariff , ,


tarnish , ,

an. silver : tarnish :: iron : rust

an. tarnish : dull :: vitrify : smooth

tart ,

tassel , (

)

tasty , ,

uninteresting

tasteless , ,

tatty , ,

smart

taunt ,

an. mock : imitate :: taunt : challenge


an. taunt : provoke :: plot : outwit

QUICK QUIZ 1201. TABLE

2. TACIT

3. _______: CHATTER ::_______: begrudge

4. _______: SUPPORT ::_______: hoist

5. _______: ADHESIVE ::_______: scalpel

6. _______:_______:: money : poor

DIPLOMAT :_______:: inventor :_______

7. _______: CLEVER ::_______: truthful

8. _______: FROG ::_______: butterfly

9. _______: CARPENTER ::_______: tailor

10. TAINTED

11. _______: EAGLE ::_______: panther

12. TAME

13. _______: ADJUST ::_______: communicate

14. MILLER :_______:: tanner :_______

15. _______: SOLVE ::_______: unravel

16. SMUGGLER :_______:: stowaway :_______

17. TASTY

18. _______: IMITATE ::_______: challenge

_______: DISREGARD ::_______: challenge

taut , , ,

loose or infirm

slack

an. slacken : tautness :: dilute : strength


purlieu

tautenloosen

tawdry ,

exquisite

tax ,

� taxing ,

light

taxonomistan. taxonomist : classify :: carpenter : build

tear ,

tether

tedious ,

entertaining

stimulating, absorbing


*composure ,

tedium ,

teem , ( ) , ( )

teeter ,

stabilize

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teetotaleran. ascetic : luxury :: teetotaler : alcohol

teetotalism intemperance

telling , ,

lacking in effect

not effective

temerity ( ),

circumspection

pusillanimity

cautious approach

temper , ; , , ,


temperamental , ,

temperate ( ) ,


temporize ,

tempt ,

tenable ( , )

( , )

unjustified, unjustifiable, unsound

tenacious ,




tenacity , ,

vacillation

tendentious ,

unbiased

unprejudiced

tender ;

retract, withdraw, withhold

hard-bitten

an. tender : acceptance :: exhibit : inspection

tenderize

tenet

, ,

an. time : moments :: faith : tenets

(moments

time tenets faith )

tentative , (=provisional)

tenuous , ,

substantial , ,

tepid ,

fever

ardent

termination ,

an. inception : termination :: matriculation :

graduation

terrain ,

an. flowchart : procedure :: map : terrain

terrestrial , ,

terror (=intense fear)



tersean. terseness : superfluous :: spontaneity : studied

an. terseness : voluble :: transitory : permanence


testator

an. heirloom : ancestor :: bequest : testator

testimonial , , ; ,

an. testimonial : appreciation :: confession :

culpability

testimony ,


testy ,

good-humored


an. testy annoy :: tractable : teach

testiness ,

patience

imperturbability

tether

detach

loose

textan. text : extemporize :: score : improvise

thatch , (

)

theatrical , , ,

natural, restrained, understated

professional

theocracyan. anathema : curse :: theocracy : state

theologian ,

an. diary : biographer :: scripture : theologian


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QUICK QUIZ 1211. TAUT

2. TAUTEN

3. _______: CLASSIFY ::_______: build

4. TEDIOUS 1)

2)

5. TEDIOUS :_______:: disturbing :_______

6. _______: LUXURY ::_______: alcohol

7. TEETOTALISM

8. TELLING

9. TEMERITY

10. TENACITY

11. TENDENTIOUS

12. TIME :_______:: faith :_______

13. TENUOUS

14. _______: PROCEDURE :: map :_______

15. TERROR : ______ ::_______: desire

_______: TERROR :: affection :_______

16. _______: SUPERFLUOUS ::_______: studied

APHORISTIC :_______::

_______: exaggerated

17. TESTINESS

18. _______: CURSE ::_______: state

19. SEMINARY :_______::_______: artist

DIARY :_______:: scripture :_______

theology

therapeutic

an. therapeutic : hospital :: illuminating : school

therapy

thicket ,

thorny ,

smooth

throwback ,

threadbare ,


directness


thrive

fail

throng ; ( )

an. protract : length :: throng : number

thunderbolt , ,

thwart

support, aid, foment, foster, bolster

facilitate( , )

an. oppose : thwart :: treat : cure

ticklish , ,

imperturbable

an. pliant : influence :: ticklish : offend

tickle , ,

tiffan. offense : peccadillo :: quarrel : tiff


tightfistedan. tightfisted : parsimonious :: brattish :

mischievous

tilt , , ,

timeworn

novel


timid ,

an. alacrity : apathetic :: temerity : timid

an. self-confident : timid :: open : shy

timorous intrepid, unflinching

tinder ( )

tined

tinged

colorless

tint , ,


tiradean. bombast : pompous :: tirade : critical

an. anger : tirade :: exaggeration : hyperbole

titular , , ,

toady ;

an. blowhard : boastful :: toady : obsequious

token , ,

an. token : exchange :: clamp : compression

an. taciturn : solemnity :: token : exchange

tolerance , ,

an. bigot : tolerance :: liar : honesty

tolerate , ,


tonic ( ), ( )

draining

enfeebling


an. tonic : stimulate :: analgesic : deaden



tonsorial

an. tonsorial : hair :: sartorial : apparel

tooth , , , … ,


topple ( ) , ,

topsy-turvy , , ( ),

tranquil

torpid , , ,

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responsive, alert, vigilant

torpor , ,

vigor, extreme excitability, vivacity

zeal

animation, vivacity

alertness

torquean. torque : rotation :: tension : elongation

torrid ,

arctic

torridness ,

frigidity

tortuous

straightforward, direct

an. labyrinth : tortuous :: ornament : decorative

totter , ( )

toupee ( )

an. denture : teeth :: toupee : hair

toupet

tourniquetan. tourniquet : blood :: dam : water

an. tourniquet : bleeding :: brake : motion

QUICK QUIZ 1221. THWART

2. TICKLISH

3. OFFENSE :_______:: quarrel :_______

4. _______: APATHETIC ::_______: timid

5. TIMOROUS

6. _______: SUFFUSE ::_______: wander

7. _______: TOLERANCE :: liar :_______

8. _______: BOASTFUL ::_______: obsequious

9. _______: POISON :: tonic :_______

TONIC :_______:: analgesic :_______

10. _______: masticate ::_______: ambulate

11. TORPOR

12. _______: ROTATION ::_______: elongation

13. TORRIDNESS

14. LABYRINTH :_______::_______: decorative

straightforward, direct

15. _______: BLOOD ::_______: water

tout ,

cast aspersions on

denounce

towboat (=tugboat)

toxinan. venom : toxin :: milk : nutrient

*venom( ) toxin( ) , milk

nutrient( )

toy ,

think over seriously

trace ( )

tractable ,

headstrong

incorrigible

insubordinate, intransigent, obstinate

an. subtle : overlook :: tractable : lead


tractability ,

incorrigibility( )

trademark ( ) , ,

an. flag : country :: trademark : company

tragedian ,

an. drummer : musician :: tragedian : actor

trample , ,

tranquillity ,

pandemonium

an. abandon : inhibition :: tranquillity : agitation

transcend ,

transcendent , ,

transcendental , ,

transcription , ,

transfigure ,

an. transfer : location :: transfigure : aspect

an. transfigure : appearance :: transfer : location

transgress ,

� transgression ,

an. transgression : morality ::

presumption : propriety

� transgressive


transience , ,

permanencean. opportune : convenience :: impermanent :

transience


transience

transient , ,

lasting, rooted

protracted

an. transient : vanish :: constant : perpetuate

transition ,

persisitence

transitory ,

permanent, perpetual, enduring

� transitoriness

perpetuation, persistence

translucent (=diaphanous)

� translucence

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opacity( )

an. slack : tension :: opaque : translucence

transmute

transparent , ,

opaque( , )

delusive

deceitful

an. conspicuous : see :: transparent : understand

an. porous : liquid :: transparent : light

transpose

trapeze

trauma ( )

travelogue ,

traverse , ,

,

an. diverge : apart :: traverse : across

travesty

,

paragon( )

treacherousness ,

faithfulness

QUICK QUIZ 1231. TOUT 1)

2)

2. TOY

3. TRACTABLE 1)

2)

4. TRACTABILITY

5. _______: COUNTRY ::_______: company

6. _______: MUSICIAN ::_______: actor

7. TRANQUILITY

ABANDON :_______:: tranquillity :_______

8. _______: MORALITY ::_______: propriety

9. TRANSPARENT

CONSPICUOUS :_______::

transparent :_______

10. _______: APART ::_______: across

11. TRAVESTY

12. TREACHEROUSNESS

tread , , ,

treasurer ,

an. treasurer : funds :: secretary : records

treaty ,

an. ratify : treaty :: confirm : hypothesis

trenchant ( , , ) , ,

, (=clear-cut)

vague, dull

trepidation ,



attachment

trespass , ,

undo

obey

tribunal

tribute denunciation( )

reprobation

tricklean. trickle : gush :: warm : sear


trifling=trivial , ,

trilogy

trim ,


trite ,

original

unbanal, unhackneyed

fresh

trivial ,

substantive

massive

troupe , , actors dancers

an. orchestra : music :: troupe : drama

an. instrumentalist : orchestra :: actor : troupe

trowel ,

tripod 3

an. tripod : camera :: easel : canvas

truant ,

truce resumed fighting

truculence , , ,

benevolence

kindness

truculent ( , , ) , ,

,

gentle

pacific, meek


remorse


remorse

trudge

an. lug : carry :: trudge : walk

truism ,

unusual observation

truncate

an. truncate : extent :: simplify : complexity

tugboat (=towboat)

an. locomotive : flatcar :: tugboat : barge

tuition ,

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an. tuition : instruction :: fare : transportation

tumbler , ,

tumult ,

quietude, quiescence

tranquility

tumultuous ,


an. calm : frantic :: serene : tumultuous

turbid , ,

turbulence ,

tranquility

turbulent , , ,

pacific


turgid ,

simple

turkey

turmoil , ,

tranquility

turncoat ,

an. bigot : tolerance :: turncoat : constancy

an. turncoat : constancy :: simpleton : sagacity

an. turncoat : consistency :: recluse : compassion

turpitude

saintly behavior, probity( , )

turquoise ( )

an. gem : turquoise :: flower : violet

turret ,

an. castle : turret :: sea : beacon

turtle ( )

an. carapace : turtle :: hull : seed

tusk

tussle ( ), ( )

twinge , ;

typo ,

an. typo : text :: bug : software

tyro , , , (=novice,

neophyte)

expert

QUICK QUIZ 1241. _______: TREPIDATION ::_______: volubility

2. TRIBUTE

3. TRICKLE :_______:: warm :________

4. TRITE

5. TRIVIAL

6. _______: MUSIC ::_______: drama

7. _______: CAMERA ::_______: canvas

8. TRUCE

9. TRUCULENCE 1)

2)

10. TRUCULENT

TRUCULENT :_______::_______: remorse

11. LOCOMOTIVE :_______:: tugboat :_______

12. _______: INSTRUCTION ::

_______: transportation

13. TURBULENCE

14. TURBULENT

_______: TURBULENT :: mirage :_______

15. TURPITUDE

16. GEM :_______:: flower :_______

17. TYRO

U

ubiquitous

unique

umbrage ,

unassuming ,

unblemished ,

an. impeccable : fault :: unblemished :

imperfection

umpire ,

unaffected , ,


unalloyed ,

adulterated( )

unassailable ,

controversial

unbecoming ,

unbending

pliant

uncanny , , ,

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unconventionalcanonical( , )

an. hero : admirable :: eccentric :

unconventional

unconventionality ,

fidelity to custom

unctuous , ,


an. sanctimonious : devout :: unctuous : earnest

underbid ,

undercut

underdog ,

bully

undergird ,

underhanded , ,

underling ( ) ,

undermine , ( ) ,

undergird( , ),

reinforce

underplay ,

underrate ,

underscore=underline ,

an. underscore : emphasis :: brand : ownership

*brand ,

understate ,

� understated

bombastic

understatement

hyperbole

understudy ( )

an. understudy : star :: deputy : sheriff

underutilize ,

undeserved ( , ) ,

undeserving ( , ) ,

undesignated ,

undirected ,

unearth , ,

unencumbered ,

unexceptionable

an. unexceptionable : oppose :: unique :

precedent

unfasten ( ) , ,

unfeigned ,

unfettered ,

unflappable

disturbed

an. unflappable : upset :: obstinate : persuade

unfold , , ,

unfounded ,

ungainly=uncouth, graceless( gainly, couth,

graceful) , ,

dexterous

an. loquacious : succinct :: adroit : ungainly

ungrudging ,

unguent ( )

unimpeachable ,

open to question( )

unique ,

an. unique : precedent :: infinite : end

unitary ,

univocal ,

unkempt ,

dapper

unlettered ,

unnoticed ,

unobjectionable ,

unobservable ,

unpalatable , ,

unperturbed , ,

unprepossessing ,

entrancing( , )

unravel , ,


unregenerate ,


remorse

unregulated ( )

unrepentant

remorseful

unreserved ,

unruly , ,

,

an. unruly : authority :: refractory : change

unscathed ,

unscrupulous , ,

unseemly ,

unstinting ,

unsubstantiated ,

verified

untainted ,

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untapped ( ) ,

untenable ,

defensible

an. untenable : defended :: inevitable : avoided

an. untenable : defended :: invulnerable : injured

an. untenable : defense :: invulnerable : injury

an. incontrovertible : disputed :: untenable :

defended

an. inalienable : surrendered :: untenable :

defended

an. intrepid : feared :: untenable : defended

untold ,

able to quantify, quantifiable, calculable

an. untold : number :: interminable : duration

untoward , , ,

,

favorable (and anticipated)

fortunate

untutored ,

polished

unversed

unwieldy ( ) ,

� wield ( , )

unwonted ,

usual

upbraid laud, extol

an. upbraid : disapproval :: lament : grief

an. upbraid : reproach :: dote : like

upheaval , ,

(=sudden, violent disruption, big change)

uphold , , ,

up-front , , ( )

uproarious ,

upstage ( ), ,

,

urbane , ,

rude, rustic, bucolican. circumspect : prudence :: urbane : polish

urbanity ,

oafishness( )

usher , ,

,

usurp , ( , )

an. usurp : take :: overwhelm : defeat� usurper

an. impostor : identity :: usurper : authorization

an. impostor : imitation :: usurper : authentication

usury ( )

an. usury : interest :: gouging : price

*gouge

utter , , ;

, ,

partial

QUICK QUIZ 1251. UBIQUITOUS

2. _______: FAULT ::_______: imperfection

3. UNALLOYED

4. UNCONVENTIONALITY

5. UNDERMINE

6. _______: EMPHASIS ::_______: ownership

7. UNDERSTATED

8. UNDERSTATEMENT

9. _______: STAR ::_______: sheriff

10. LOQUACIOUS :_______:: adroitly :_______

11. UNIMPEACHABLE

12. _______: SOLVE ::_______: unravel

13. _______: GENTLENESS ::_______: remorse

14. UNSUBSTANTIATED

15. _______: DEFENDED ::_______: avoided

_______: DEFENDED ::_______: injured

16. UNTOWARD 1)

2)

17. _______: DISAPPROVAL ::_______: grief

_______: REPROACH ::_______: like

18. _______: PRUDENCE ::_______: polish

19. _______: INTEREST ::_______: price

20. UTTER

V

vacate ( ) ,

occupy

vaccinatean. soporific : sleep :: vaccinating : immunity

vaccinationan. overexposure : jaded :: vaccination : immune

vacillate , , ,

resolve firmly, stand firm


irresolute

an. vacillate : uncertain :: apologize : contrite

vacillation 1) ,

motionless balance( , )


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humbleness

an. vacillation : persistent :: inertia : reactant

2) ,

resolution

vacuity , ,

plenitude( , )

vacuous ( ) , ,

intelligent

intelligent, omniscient

vacuuman. nil : quantity :: vacuum : matter

an. vacuum : matter :: perfection : fault

vagaryan. vagary : predict :: impossibility : execute

an. vagary : predict :: acme : surpass

an. unplumbed : depth :: unpredictable : vagary

vagrant ,

vague well defined

valediction ( ), ( )

greeting

an. panegyric : praise :: valediction : farewell

valedictory , ; ,

valiantpusillanimous

validation , , ( )

vandalism ( ), ,

vanquish , ,


vapid , ,

zealous, piquant, zesty

vaporization

solidification

an. scuff : abrasion :: heat : vaporization

vaporous , ,

substantial

variable , ,

quantity with a fixed value

variance , , ,

congruity

variation , ,

uniformity

variegated , ,

variegation ,

uniform coloration

varnish ( ), (

), ( )


an. varnish : glossy :: sand : smooth


vatan.mortar : grind :: vat : dye

vaudeville ,

vault ( ) , ,

an. larder : provisions :: vault : valuables

vaunt ,

humble

self-deprecate

downplay

vaunting ,

meek

veer , ( )

maintain constant


vegetation , ,

vehement ,

politic( , )

languid, apathetic

velocity ,

venal ,

, ,

incorruptible


vendetta ,

vendor ,

an. vendor : purvey :: censor : expurgate

veneer (

), ,

an. foil : metal :: veneer : wood

an. veneer : furniture :: baseboard : wall

venerablean. venerable : reverence :: despicable : scorn

venerate ,

dishonor

disdain, scorn, despise

veneration derision

contempt


veneration

vengeance ,

vengeful

an. demanding : satisfy :: vengeful : forgive

venial ( , ) ,

an. venial : excuse :: pellucid : understand

venom ( , ) ,

an. venom : toxin :: milk : nutrient

*venom( ) toxin( ) , milk

nutrient( )

an. placebo : innocuous :: venom : noxious

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QUICK QUIZ 1261. VACILLATE

MENDACIOUS ::_______: irresolute

2. VACILLATION

3. VACUITY

4. VACUOUS

5. _______: QUANTITY ::_______: matter

_______: MATTER ::_______: fault

6. _______: PREDICT ::_______: execute

7. _______: PRAISE ::_______: farewell

8. ATTACK :_______::_______: provoked

9. VARIABLE

10. VARIANCE

11. VARIATION

12. VARIEGATION

13. _______: WOOD :: wax :_______

14. _______: GLOSSY ::_______: smooth

15. VAUNTING

16. _______: DIRECTION ::_______: belief

17. VENAL

18. _______: REVERENCE ::_______: scorn

19. VENERATION

20. _______: TOXIN :: milk :_______

vent ,

ventilate ,

, ( ) ,

veracious ,

mendacious

veracity , (=probity, integrity)

verbatim ,

an. paraphrase : verbatim :: approximate :

precise

verbiage ,

verbose ,

concise

verbosity ,

succinctnessan. verbosity : words :: floridness : embellishments

verdant , ,

sere( , )

sterile

verdict ,

verifiable

an. verifiable : plausible :: obfuscating :

indiscernible

verify ( ) ,

an. purify : imperfection :: verify : doubtfulness

verisimilar , ,

implausible

verisimilitude ,

veritable ,

specious

vermin , ,

beneficial creatures

vernacular , , ;

, , ,

an. vernacular : place :: jargon : profession

an. vernacular : local :: jargon : professional

versatile , ,

unchangeable

having limited applications

vertigoan. hemorrhage : bleeding :: vertigo : dizziness

verve , ,

vessel (=blood vessel), ,

an. vessel : blood :: pipeline : gas

an. aqueduct : water :: vessel : blood

vestige , , ,

an. vestige : remainder :: figurine : statue

vestigial ,

fully developed

veto ( ), ; ,

sanction( )

consent

an. veto : prohibitive :: overture : introductory

vex ,

pacify, appease, soothe

mollify, gratify

� vexation

conciliation, gratification

viable , ,

an. viable : live :: educable : learn

an. elastic : expand :: viable : live

viability

inability to live

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QUICK QUIZ 1271. _______: WORDS :: ______ : embellishments

2. VERDANT

3. _______: IMPERFECTION ::

_______: doubtfulness

4. VERISIMILAR

5. VERITABLE

6. VERMIN

7. _______: PLACE ::_______: profession

8. VERSATILE 1)

2)

9. _______: BLEEDING ::_______: dizziness

10. _______: BLOOD ::_______: gas

11. _______: REMAINDER ::_______: statue

12. VESTIGIAL

13. _______: LIVE ::_______: learn

14. VIABILITY

vibrancy ,

vibrate , ,

vicar

vicarious , ,

vicissitude ,

� vicissitudinous

unchanging

vicious ,

victimize treat fairly

victor loser

vigilance ,

vigilant , ,

oblivious

supine( , )

unalert

negligible

an. vigilant : danger :: thrifty : indigence


an. vigilant : entrapped :: exacting : satisfied


an. vigilant : waylaid :: wary : duped

vignette[vI"njEt vI"nEt] ,

,

an. vignette : scene :: skit : drama

vigor ,

lethargy

vilify ( , )

� vilification

approbation

beautification

vim , ,

vindicate (

),

calumniate

vindicative ,

vindictive ,

an. mercenary : money :: vindictive : revenge

vintner

virtual ( ) ,

virtuosity ,

timidity

mediocrity

beginner

an. virtuosity : skill :: profundity : insight

virtuoso ( ) ,

an. virtuoso : skill :: potentate : power

virulent , ,

salubrious

viscid ,

slick( )

viscosity ,

� viscose=viscous ,

vistaan. placebo : painkiller :: backdrop : vista

vitalism (

)

cf. mechanism

vitality ,

enervation

an. attenuate : thickness :: enervate : vitality

an. dehydrate : water :: wither : vitality

an. enervation : vitality :: debase : value

vitiate , , ,

fortify

fortify, strengthen

vitrify ,

an. tarnish : dull :: vitrify : smooth

vituperate praise, adulate

vituperation ,

vituperativecomplimentary( )

admirable

admire

vivacious ,

languid

vivid ,

weary( )

vociferous ,

reticent, monotone, serene

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volatile 1) , (=mercurial)

stable, constant

an. volatile : evaporate :: soluble : dissolve

an. craven : heroic :: volatile : constant


2) (=explosive)


*temper (=a tendency to become

angry readily)

*ready , (a ready wit)

volition , ,

inability to choose

� volitional

unanimated

voluble ,

taciturn, laconic, succinct, reticent

an. voluble : speech :: licentious : dissoluteness

an. maladroit : deft :: voluble : terse� volubility

taciturnity

volume 1) 1


2) ,


an. expand : volume :: proliferate : number

voluminous , , ,

scanty, scarce

voluptuary , ,

( )

ascetic

voluptuous ,

self contained, self denying

voracious ,


� voracity

lack of appetite

vortex ( , , ) (=eddy)

votary ,

skeptic

vouch , ,

refuse to guarantee

vulgar , ,

� vulgarity


vulnerable ,

safe

vulture ,

QUICK QUIZ 1281. VICTOR

2. VIGILANT 1)

2)

3. VIGILANT :_______:: thrifty :_______

WARY :_______:: vigilant :_______

4. VIGOR

5. VINDICATE

6. _______: MONEY ::_______: revenge

7. _______: SKILL ::_______: insight

VIRTUOSITY

8. VIRULENT

9. VISCID


11. VITIATE

12. VITUPERATE

13. VITUPERATIVE

14. VOLATILE :_______::_______: wit

VOLATILE :_______:: soluble :_______

VOLATILE

15. VOLITION

16. _______: LINE ::_______: issue

_______: PURITY ::_______:_______

EXPAND :_______::_______: number

17. VULNERABLE

W

waddle ,

an. slither : snake :: waddle : duck

waffle ( ),

speak unequivocally

an. waffle : enunciate:: embed: disinter

waft

,


wagan. wag : humorous :: dolt : stupid

an. ludicrous : buffoon :: humorous : wag

an. dissolute : libertine :: humorous : wag

an. wag : humorous :: dolt : stupid

wager , ;

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waggish ,

walrus

wan , , ,

hale

wanderlustan. curiosity : know :: wanderlust : travel

wardrobe ,

an. wardrobe : clothes :: bookcase : books

an. larder : food :: wardrobe : clothes

warmonger (=jingoist)

pacifist

warp , , ; ,

warranted ,

gratuitous( , , ,

)

wary ,


an. exacting : satisfied :: wary : gulledan. wary : gulled :: vigilant : ambushed

wastrel

an. inexperience : neophyte :: irresponsibility :

wastrel

waterproof permeable

watershed ,

routine

waver , ,


an. demur : qualms :: waver : irresoluteness

an. flag : vigor :: waver : resolution

wax 1) ,

flag( , , , )

decrease

waste away

2) ;


QUICK QUIZ 1291. _______: SNAKE ::_______: duck

2. WAFFLE

3. _______: PLUMMET ::_______: dash

4. _______: HUMOROUS ::_______: stupid

5. _______: KNOW ::_______: travel

6. _______: CLOTHES ::_______: books

7. WARMONGER

8. WARY :_______:: vigilant :_______

9. _______: GRACE ::_______: resolution

_______: QUALMS ::_______: irresoluteness

_______: VIGOR ::_______: resolution

10. WAX

wean , ,

weary , ,

weld ,

an. splice : rope :: weld : metal

welter ;

(=wallow)

orderly arrangement

wheedle

an. wheedle : cajolery :: extort : coercion

whet , , ,

; , ,

blunt, dull

whetstone , ,

an. pestle : grind :: whetstone : sharpen

whiff ( , )


whimsicalan. furtive : stealth :: whimsical : caprice

an. caprice : whimsical :: discontent : unsatisfied

an. whimsical : caprice :: insightful : penetration


an.mercurial : mood :: whimsical : behavior

an. capricious : whim :: objective : fact

whimsy ,

whine ,

whittle ,

wholehearted ,

wholesome , , ,

deleterious

wield ( , , ) ,

( , , )

wilderness ,

willful 1)

2) ,


fawning

willowy ( ),

wince ( , ) ,

an. wince : pain :: smile : pleasure

an. wince : pain :: pout : displeasure

an. wince : pain :: sneer : contempt

windbag

taciturnity

windy

an. windy : concise :: hackneyed : original

winnow ( ), (=cull)

an. winnow : wheat :: refine : oil

an. winnow : chaff :: filter : impurities

an. winnow : grain :: purify : water

winsome , ,

repellent

wistful , ,

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wit , ( )

dullard


wither , ,

revive

withhold ,

grant

wizen ( )

� wizened

thriving, blooming

wobble ,

stabilize

woe , , ,

woo , ,


wordsmithan. raconteur : storytelling :: wordsmith : writing

worldly ,

singular

naïve, spiritual

worship ( )

an. worship : sacrifice :: prediction : augury

wrangler ,

an. lariat : wrangler :: crook : shepherd

wrench , , ;

wrinkle ( ),

writan. royalty : payment :: subpoena : writ

wrongheaded ,

wry , ; ,

even, straight, true, direct, undeviating

XYZ

xenophobe ( )

an. misanthrope : people :: xenophobe :

strangers

yarn ;

an. knit : yarn :: plait : hair

*plait ,

yearn , ,

yeast , , ;

yield ( )



an. evanescent : disappear :: pliant : yield

an. default : pay :: yield : resist


an. adamant : yield :: cautious : gamble


categorical

yoke ( )

, , ,

yokelan. yokel : sophistication :: coward : courage

zealous (intensely enthusiastic)

an. zealous : enthusiastic :: idolatrous : devoted

an. zealous : dedication :: mesmeric : interest

an. devoted : zealous :: careful : fastidious

zealotan. fanatic : admirer :: zealot : adherent

an.miser : munificent :: zealot : blasé


zealotry

lack of fervor

zenith , , ,

nadir, lowest point

zest , ,

zigzag ( )

an. zigzag : turns :: Image : pixel

an. zigzag : turns :: montage : images

zone ( )

� zoning

an. zoning : lands :: allocation : funds

QUICK QUIZ 1301. WELTER

2. _______: GRIND ::_______: sharpen

3. _______: STEALTHY ::_______: caprice

PERSPICACITY :_______:: caprice :_______

_______: MOOD ::_______: behavior

4. _______: deleterious

5. WILLFULNESS :_______:: subservience :

_______

6. _______: WHEAT ::_______: oil

WINNOW :_______:: filter :_______

7. WINSOME

8. WITHER

9. _______: PAYMENT ::_______: writ

10. _______: PEOPLE ::_______: strangers

11. KNIT :_______::_______: hair

12. _______: SOPHISTICATION ::_______:

courage

13. _______: ENTHUSIASTIC ::_______: devoted

14. ZEALOTRY

15. ZENITH

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