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37. Aegis protection, patronage
38. Aerie nook or nest built high in the air
39. Aesthetic concerned with or appreciative of beauty
40. Affected pretentious; phony
41. Affinity fondness; liking; similarity
42. Afflatus a creative impulse, divine inspiration
43. Agathism the belief that things ultimately lead to good
44. Agenda program, things to be done
45. Aggrandize to make larger or greater
46. Aggregate adj. amounting to a whole; total; v. to collect
into a mass; n. collective mass or sum
47. Aggrieve to distress, to mistreat
48. Agnate from the father's side of the family
49. Akimbo having one's hands in a bent position on the
hips,
50. Alacrity cheerful willingness; eagerness; speed
51. Alchemy medieval chemical philosophy based on
changing metal into gold; a seemingly magical
power or process of transmutation
52. Aleatory based on chance
53. Allay to lessen; ease; soothe
54. Alleviate to relieve; improve partially
55. Alloy a combination; a mixture of two or moremetals
56. Allure the power to entice by charm
57. Allusion an indirect reference
58. Altruism unselfish concern for others' welfare
59. Altruistic unselfish concern with the welfare of others
60. Amalgamate to combine into a unified whole
61. Ambiguous unclear or doubtful in meaning
62. Ambivalence the state of having conflicting emotional
attitudes
63. Ambrosia something delicious; the food of the gods
64. Ambulatory able to walk or move about
65. Ameliorate to improve
66. Amenable agreeable; cooperative; suited
67. Amenity something that increases comfort
68. Amnesty an official pardon for a group of people who
violate a law
69. Amortize to diminish by installment payments
1. Abate to decrease; reduce
2. Abdicate to step down from a position of power
3. Aberrant deviating from what is normal
4. Abeyance temporary suppression or suspension
5. Abject miserable; pitiful
6. Abjure to reject; abandon formally
7. Ablution the act of washing one's body
8. Abnegate to deny to oneself, renounce, surrender
9. Abridge to shorten, condense or lessen in length
10. Abrogate to repeal, to set aside, to nullify
11. Abscission n. the act of cutting; the natural separation of
a leaf or other part of a plant; v. to cut off or
away (abscise)
12. Abscond to depart secretly
13. Absolve to forgive or free from blame
14. Abstemious moderate in appetite
15. Abstinence the giving up of certain pleasures
16. Abstruse hard to understand or grasp
17. Abut to touch, to be in contact with
18. Abysmal very bad
19. Accolade award or honor, high praise
20. Accouterment personal clothing, accessories, or equipment
21. Accretion growth in size or increase in amount
22. Accrue to accumulate; grow by additions
23. Acerbic bitter, sharp in taste or temper
24. Acidulous sour, ill tempered
25. Acme highest point, summit
26. Acquiesce to comply passively, to give in
27. Acquit to find not guilty, to conduct oneself
28. Adamant uncompromising; unyielding
29. Adjunct something added; attached; or joined
30. Adjure to command or urge solemnly and earnestly
31. Admonish to caution or reprimand
32. Adroit skillful, accomplished, highly competent
33. Adulterate to corrupt or make impure
34. Adumbrate to suggest partly, to give a hint of things to
come
35. Adventitious accidental
36.
Advocate to support, or be in favor of
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70. Amulet ornament worn as a charm against evil
spirits
71. Ana a collection of materials that reflect a
person or place
72. Anachronism something out of the proper time
73. Analgesic medication that reduces or elimates
pain
74. Analogous adj. comparable; n. a similarity in some
ways between things that are otherwise
dissimilar (analogy)
75. Anarchy n. absence of government; state of
disorder; adj. lacking order or control
(anarchic)
76. Anathema something or someone loathed or
intensely dislike
77. Ancillary subsidiary, subordinate
78. Animosity ill will , active dislike
79. Animus hostile feeling
80. Anodyne n. something that calms or soothes
pain; adj. relaxing; or capable of
soothing pain
81. Anomalous irregular, abnormal, unusual
82. Anomie a social condition marked by a
breakdown of social norms
83. Antecedent something that comes before
84. Antediluvian prehistoric
85. Anthropomorphic attributing human qualities tononhumans; having human qualities
86. Antinomy a contradiction between two seemingly
true statements
87. Antipathy dislike; hostility
88. Antipodal situated on opposite side of the earth or
being exactly opposite
89. Apathy indifference
90. Apex the highest point
91. Aphasia loss of speech
92. Aphorism a wise saying
93. Aplomb poise, confidence
94. Apocryphal false, spurious, of doubtful origin
95. Apogee the point in an orbit most distant from
the body being orbited; the highest point
96. Apoplexy a stroke resulting from loss of blood of
the brain,
97. Apostasy a judge, one who decides
98. Apostate one who renounces a religious faith
99. Apothegm a terse; witty saying
100. Apotheosis deification; glorified ideal
101. Appease to calm; pacify; placate
102. Appellation name
103. Apposite strinkingly appropriate and relevant
104. Apprise to inform
105. Approbation praise; approval
106. Appropriate to take possession for one's own use;
confiscate
107. Apropos relevant
108. Arabesque ornate design featuring intertwined curves; a
ballet position in which one leg is extended in
back while the other supports the weight of
the body
109. Arable suitable for the growing of crops
110. Arboreal relating to trees; living in trees
111. Archeology the study of material evidence of past human
life
112. Ardor great emotion or passion
113. Arduous extremely difficult; laborious
114. Argot a specialized vocabulary used by a group
115. Arrant notoriously without moderation, downright
116. Arrest to stop; to seize
117. Arriviste a social climber, an upstart
118. Artifact item made by human craft
119. Artless guileless; natural
120. Ascetic n. one who practices self-denial; adj. self-
denying or austere
121. Aseptic surgically clean, free of germs
122. Asperity severity; harshness; irritability
123. Aspersion slander; false rumor
124. Assiduous diligent; hard-working
125. Assignation a secret meeting, a tryst, or something
assigned
126. Assuage to make less severe
127. Astringent harsh; severe
128. Asylum place of refuge or shelter
129. Atavism in biology; the reappearance of a
characteristic in an organism after several
generations of absence; individual or a part
that exhibits atavism; return of a trait after a
period of absence
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130. Atrabilious inclined to melancholy
131. Attenuate to weaken
132. Audacious bold; daring
133. Augment to increase or enlarge
134. Austere stern; unadorned
135. Autonomous self-governing; independent
136. Avarice greed
137. Aver to affirm; declare to be true
138. Aversion strong or fixed dislike, a feeling of
repugnance
139. Avocation secondary occupation
140. Avuncular like an uncle; benevolent and tolerant
141. Axiomatic taken for granted
142. Bacchanal a drunken reveler or orgy
143. Bacchanalian pertaining to riotous or drunken festivity;pertaining to revelry
144. Bailiwick a particular area of expertise
145. Balk to refuse, shirk; prevent
146. Banal commonplace; trite
147. Banausic routine, mechanical, boring
148. Bandy to toss and forth, to exchange, to use in a
glib way
149. Banter playful conversation
150. Bard poet
151. Baroque extravagantly ornate, flamboyant,
characterized by bold ornamentation
152. Bathos a transition from the illustrious to the
commonplace, overdone pathos,
153. Bawdy obscene
154. Beatific saintly, angelic
155. Beatify to sanctify; to bless; to ascribe a virtue to
156. Bedizen to dress in a vulgar; showy manner
157. Begrudge to envy another's possessions, to concedereluctantly
158. Behemoth huge creature; anything very large and
powerful
159. Belie to contradict; misrepresent; give a false
impression
160. Bellwether a person who assumes a leadership role or
takes initiative
161. Benediction a blessing, a good wish
162. Beneficent kindly; doing good
163. Benign gentle, not harmful, kind
164. Benison blessing, benediction
165. Besmirch to stain or soil ( commonly as to reputation )
166. Bibulous highly absorbent, given to or fond of
alcoholic beverages
167. Bifurcate to divide into two parts
168. Bifurcated forked, divided into two branches
169. Bilious ill tempered, cranky, angry
170. Bionics the application of biological principles to
the the design of electrical or engineering
systems
171. Bivouac a temporary encampment
172. Blanch to turn pale
173. Blandishment n. flattery; v. to coax with flattery (blandish)
174. Blase bored because of frequent indulgence;
unconcerned
175. Blithe happily, lighthearted, joyful
176. Bolster to give a boost to; prop up; support
177. Bombastic pompous; using inflated language
178. Bon vivant someone who enjoys luxurious living
179. Bonhomie good-natured geniality; atmosphere of good
cheer
180. Boondoggle a useless or valueless project or activity
181. Boorish rude; insensitive
182. Bosky wooded, covered with trees and shrubs
183. Botch to bungle, to foul up
184. Bovine cowlike
185. Bowdlerize to censor prudishly
186. Bracing invigorating, to prepare
187. Braggadocio arrogant pretension, empty conceit
188. Brazen bold; shameless
189. Broach to mention for the first time
190. Brook to tolerate, to put up with something
191. Brummagem bogus, fraudulent, cheap, showy
192. Bucolic characteristic of the countryside; rustic;
pastoral
193. Buffoon clown or fool
194. Bulwark something used as a defense, a strong
protection
195. Bumptious pushy, conceited, noisily self assertive
196. Burgeon to flourish
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197. Burnish to polish
198. Buttress to reinforce; support
199. Byzantine extremely intricate or complicated in
structure
200. Cabal a secret group of conspirators, a clique
201. Cache a hiding place, something hidden in a secret
place
202. Cachet a mark of distinction, a quality that "says"
prestige
203. Cacophonous unpleasant or harsh-sounding
204. Cadge to beg; sponge
205. Caducity the frailty of old age, the quality of being
perishable transitoriness
206. Cajole to flatter, coax, persuade
207. Calamitous disastrous, catastrophic
208. Callous thick-skinned; insensitive
209. Calumny false and malicious accusation; slander
210. Canard false; deliberately misleading story
211. Candor truthfulness, great honesty, frankness
212. Canon an established principle; a basis or standard
for judgment; a group of literary works
213. Cant insincere talk; language of a particular
group
214. Cantankerous irritable; ill-humored
215. Capitulate to surrender, to stop resisting216. Capricious adj. fickle; n. inclination to change one's
mind compulsively
217. Captious faultfinding; intended to entrap; as in an
argument
218. Cardinal of foremost importance
219. Carnal of the flesh or body; related to physical
appetites
220. Carom to strike and rebound
221. Carping to find fault; complain
222. Cartography science of making maps
223. Caste any of the hereditary social classes of hindu
society; social stratification
224. Castigate to punish, chastise, criticize severely
225. Castigation punishment; chastisement; criticism
226. Cataclysm a violent upheaval that causes great
destruction and change
227. Catalyst something causing change
228. Categorical absolute; without exception
229. Catharsis an emotional purification, an emotional
release
230. Caucus smaller group within an organization
231. Causal involving a cause
232. Caustic sarcastically biting; burning
233. Cavalcade a procession
234. Cavil to quibble, to raise trivial objections
235. Celerity haste, swiftness of movement
236. Celestial concerning the sky or heavens; sublime
237. Censure the act of blaming or condemning
238. Centrifugal moving away from a center
239. Centripetal moving or directed toward a center
240. Chagrin shame, embarrassment, humiliation
241. Champion to defend or support
242. Charlatan quack, fake
243. Chary careful, cautious, wary
244. Chasten to correct by punishment or reproof; to
restrain or subdue
245. Chastise to criticize severely
246. Chattel piece of personal property
247. Chicanery trickery; fraud
248. Chimerical wildly fanciful, absurd
249. Chivalry the qualities idealized by knighthood such
as bravery and gallantry toward women
250. Choleric easily angered, short-tempered
251. Chronic constant, lasting a long time
252. Churlish rude; boorish
253. Circuitous roundabout
254. Circumlocution wordy language, an indirect, roundabout
expression
255. Circumspect careful, thought through
256. Cistern tank for rainwater
257. Clairvoyant one who can predict the future; psychic
258. Clamor noisy outcry
259. Claque an audience paid to clap, an obsequious
audience
260. Clemency disposition towards mercy, mildness
261. Clerisy the intellectual elite
262. Clique a small; exclusive group
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263. Cloister v. to confine; seclude; n. monastery or
convent; adj. shut away from the world
(cloistered)
264. Clout influence, a forceful blow
265. Coagulate thicken; congeal
266. Coalesce to cause to beome one
267. Coda concluding part of a l iterary or musicalcomposition; something that summarizes
or concludes
268. Codify systematize
269. Coffer strongbox, large chest for money
270. Cogent convincing
271. Cogitate to ponder over, to mediate, to think
272. Cognizant informed; conscious; aware
273. Cognomen family name; any name, especially a
nickname
274. Coherent making sense, organize and logical
275. Collage artistic composition of materials pasted
over a surface; an assemblage of diverse
elements
276. Colloquial conversational, used in informal speech
277. Comeliness physical grace and beauty
278. Commensurate proportional
279. Commodious roomy, spacious
280. Compatible able to get along well
281. Compendium brief; comprehensive summary
282. Complacent self-satisfied
283. Complaisant overly polite; willing to please; obliging
284. Complement something that completes or makes up a
whole
285. Compliant yielding
286. Comport to behave
287. Compunction uneasiness caused by guilt
288. Compunctious feeling guilty or having misgivings
289. Concave curving inward
290. Conciliatory overcoming distrust or hostility
291. Concoct invent
292. Concomitant existing concurrently
293. Condone to overlook volutarily; forgive
294. Conflagration a large, disastrous fire
295. Confound to baffle; perplex; mix up
296. Congenial similar in tastes and habits; friendly;
suited to
297. Conjugal pertaining to marriage agreement
298. Connoisseur a person possessing expert knowledge or
training; a person of informed and
discriminating taste
299. Consanguineous of the same origin; related by blood
300. Conscript n. person compulsorily enrolled for
military service; v. to enroll a person for
military service
301. Consecrate to declare sacred
302. Contend v. to assert; n. an assertion (contention)
303. Contention claim; thesis
304. Contentious quarrelsome; causing quarrels
305. Contiguous touching; neighboring; connecting
without a break
306. Continence self-control; abstention from sexual
activity
307. Contrite very sorrowful for a wrong
308. Contumacious disobedient; rebellious
309. Conundrum riddle; puzzle with no solution
310. Convention n. practice widely observed in a group;
custom; accepted technique or device;
adj. customary or commonplace
(conventional)
311. Converge to approach; come together; tend to meet
312. Convex curved outward
313. Convey to transport, to conduct, to communicate
314. Conviction determination, a state of being convinced
315. Convivial sociable
316. Convoluted twisted; complicated
317. Copious abundant; plentiful
318. Coquette woman who flirts
319. Cornucopia horn overflowing with fruit and grain;
state of abundance320. Corpulence obesity, fatness, bulkiness
321. Corroborate to support with evidence
322. Corrugate to mold in a shape with parallel grooves
and ridges
323. Cortege a procession, a group of attendants
324. Cosmology study of the universe as a totality; theory
of the origin and structure of the universe
325. Cosset to pamper, treat with great care
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326. Coterie an intimate group of people with a common
interest
327. Coven group of witches
328. Covert hidden; secret
329. Covet to wish for with envy
330. Covetous desiring something owned by another
331. Cozen to mislead by trick or fraud; deceive
332. Craven cowardly
333. Credence acceptance of something as true
334. Credo statement of belief or principle; creed
335. Criterion standard for judging
336. Culvert a sewer or drain
337. Curmudgeon cranky person
338. Cursory brief, without much attention to detail
339. Daedal ingenious or complex in design
340. Daunt to discourage; intimidate; dishearten
341. De facto in fact; whether by right or not; exercising
power without being legally established
342. Dearth scarcity
343. Debacle a disaster or violent breakdown
344. Debauchery corruption
345. Deciduous shedding or losing leaves on a particular
season, not evergreen
346. Decimate to kill or destroy a large part of
347. Declivity downward slope
348. Decorum proper behavior
349. Defalcate to embezzle
350. Defame to malign; harm someone's reputation
351. Default to fail to act
352. Defenestration the act of throwing someone or something
out a window
353. Defer to submit to the wishes of another due to
respect or recognition of the person'sauthority or knowledge
354. Deference respect; regard for another's wish
355. Deft skillful
356. Defunct no longer existing
357. Deism the belief that god created the world and
then left it to its own devices
358. Deleterious harmful
359. Delineate to represent or depict
360. Delude to deceive, to have false il lusion
361. Deluge flood
362. Demagogue leader or rabble-rouser who usually uses
appeals to emotion or prejudice
363. Demimonde a class of kept women or women of lower
social standing,
364. Demographic related to population balance
365. Demotic pertaining to people
366. Demur to express doubt
367. Denigrate to slur someone's reputation
368. Denizen an inhabitant; a regular visitor
369. Denouement outcome; unraveling of the plot of a play or
work of literature
370. Denunciation open condemnation
371. Depravity moral corruption
372. Depreciate to lessen in value, to belittle
373. Depredate to prey upon, to plunder with violence if
necessary
374. Deride to mock
375. Derivative something derived; unoriginal
376. Descry to discern, to see something, to teach sight
of
377. Desecrate to treat with disrespect
378. Desiccate to dry completely
379. Destitute very poor, totally lacking
380. Desuetude state of disuse
381. Desultory random; disconnected; rambling
382. Deterrent something that discourages or hinders
383. Detraction the act of taking away; derogatory comment
on a person's character
384. Deviant a person whose behavior differs from the
accepted standards of society
385. Diadem a crown that indicates royalty
386. Diaphanous transparent; fine-textured; insubstantial; vague
387. Diatribe bitter verbal attack
388. Dichotomy division into two usually contradictory parts
389. Dictum authoritative statement; popular saying
390. Didactic instructive, intended to educate
391. Diffidence shyness; lack of confidence
392. Diffuse v. to spread out; adj. wordy; rambling;
spread out
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393. Digress to stray from the main subject
394. Digression act of straying from the main point
395. Dilettante a dabbler, someone with a superficial
knowledge (usually of the arts)
396. Diluvial relating to a flood
397. Diminutive small
398. Dirge funeral hymn
399. Disabuse to free from misconception
400. Discern to perceive something obscure
401. Discerning perceptive; exhibiting keen insight and good
judgment
402. Discomfit to make uneasy; disconcert
403. Discordant not in tune
404. Discount to deduct, to disregard
405. Discredit to dishonor; disgrace; cause to be doubted
406. Discrepancy difference between
407. Discrete constituting a separate thing; distinct
408. Discretion quality of showing self-restraint in speech or
actions; circumspection; freedom to act on
one's own
409. Disingenuous not candid; crafty
410. Disinterested unprejudiced; objection
411. Disjointed lacking order or coherence; dislocated
412. Dismiss put away from consideration; reject
413. Disparage to belittle
414. Disparate dissimilar
415. Disquiet to make uneasy
416. Dissemble to pretend; disguise one's motinves
417. Disseminate to spread; scatter; disperse
418. Dissident person who disagrees about belief; etc.
419. Dissipate to break up, to squander, to indulge
excessively in sensual pleasure
420. Dissolution disintegration; debauchery
421. Dissonance discord; lack of harmony
422. Distaff the female branch of a family
423. Distend to expand; swell out
424. Distill extract the essential elements
425. Distrait inattentive; preoccupied
426. Dither to move or act confusedly or without clear
purpose
427. Diurnal occurring during the day, happens everyday
428. Diva an opera singer, prima donna, a
tempermental, conceited person
429. Diverge to vary; go in different directions from the
same point
430. Divest to strip; deprive; rid
431. Divulge to make known something that is secret
432. Docile easily tought, submissive
433. Doctrinaire relating to a person who cannot compromise
about points of a theory or doctrine;
dogmatic; unyielding
434. Document to provide with written evidence to support
435. Doff to take off (usually clothing) as a sign of
greeting
436. Doggerel poor verse
437. Dogmatic stating opinions without proof
438. Dolor sadness
439. Dolorous sorrowful
440. Dormant inactive
441. Dossier a file of documents, letters and records
442. Doughty courageous
443. Draconian severe, exceedingly harsh
444. Droll amusing in a wry, subtle way
445. Dross waste; worthless matter; trivial matter
446. Dulcet having a nice, agreeable, melodious sound
447. Dupe to deceive; trick
448. Dyspeptic suffering from indigestion; gloomy and
irritable
449. Ebb to decline, to recede
450. Ebullient exhilarated; enthusiastic
451. Eccentric non conventional, a little kooky
452. Éclat a dazzling success, acclaim
453. Eclectic selecting from various sources
454. Edacious having an instable appetite, great voracity
455. Efface to erase, to rub away the features, to obscure
456. Effervescence state of high spirits or liveliness; the process
of bubbling as gas escapes
457. Effete depleted of vitality; overrefined; decadent
458. Efficacy efficiency; effectiveness
459. Effluvia outpouring of gases or vapors
460. Effrontery shameless boldness; presumptuousness
461. Effulgent brilliantly shining
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462. Egocentric self involved, selfish
463. Egoism the tendency to see thing in relation to oneself;
self-centered
464. Egotistical excessively self-centered; conceited
465. Egregious extremely bad, flagrant
466. Élan vigor, distinctive, elegant style
467. Elegy poem or song expressing lamentation
468. Elicit to provoke; draw out
469. Elixir a substance believed to have the power to cure
ills
470. Elliptical oval, obscure in expression
471. Elucidate to make clear
472. Elysian blissful; delightful
473. Emaciated thin and wasted
474. Embellish to adorn; decorate; enhance; make more
attractive by adding details
475. Emend to correct a text
476. Emigrate to move to a new country, to move to a new
place
477. Emissary a messenger or representative, an agent
478. Emollient adj. soothing; mollifying; n. an agent that
soothes or makes more acceptable
479. Empirical derived observation and experiment
480. Emulate to imitate; copy
481. Encomium a formal expression of praise
482. Endemic inherent; belonging to an area
483. Enervate to weaken
484. Engaging charming, interesting
485. Engender to cause; produce
486. Enhance to increase; improve
487. Enigma a puzzle, a baffling situation, something
obscure
488. Ennui boredom, listlessness, lack of interest
489. Ensconce to settle in snugly, to hide in a secure place
490. Enshroud to cover, to enclose with a dark cover
491. Entomology the scientific study of insects
492. Enuciate to pronounce clearly
493. Ephemeral short-lived; fleeting
494. Epicene having characteristics of both male and female
neuter
495. Epicure person with refined taste in food and wine
496. Epistemology branch of philosophy that examines the
nature of knowledge
497. Epitome representative of an entire group; summary
498. Equable steady; unvarying; serene
499. Equanimity composure; calmness
500. Equitable fair; just; impartial
501. Equivocate lie, mislead; attempt to conceal the truth
502. Equivocation to intentionally use vague language
503. Errant mistaken; straying from the proper course
504. Ersatz an inferior substitute
505. Erudite learned; scholarly
506. Escarpment cliff, a steep slope resulting from erosion
507. Eschew to abstain from, avoid
508. Esculent edible, suitable for eating
509. Esoteric hard to understand; known only to a few
510. Espy to glimpse, to descry, to catch sight of
511. Essay to make an attempt; subject to a test
512. Estimable admirable; possible to estimate
513. Ethnocentric based on the attitude that one's group is
superior
514. Etiolate pale and drawn, to make weak by stunting
growth
515. Etiology causes or origins
516. Etymology origin and history of a word
517. Eugenics study of factors that influence the hereditary
qualities of the human race and ways to
improve these qualities
518. Eulogize to speak in praise of someone, to pay written
or spoken tribute
519. Eulogy high praise; especially of a person who has
recently died
520. Euphemism use of agreeable or inoffensive language in
place of unpleasant or offensive language
521. Euphoria a feeling of extreme happiness522. Euthanasia mercy killing
523. Euthenics the science of improving the condition of
humans by improving their environment
524. Evanescent fleeting, vanishing, transient
525. Evince to show plainly; be an indication of
526. Evocative tending to call to mind or produce a reaction
527. Exacerbate to aggravate; make worse
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528. Exact v. to force the payment of; demand and
obtain by authority; adj. extremely
demanding (exacting)
529. Exacting greatly demanding, requiring close
attention
530. Exalt to raise high, to glorify
531. Exculpate to clear of blame; vindicate
532. Execrable detestable; abhorrent
533. Exemplar an excellent model, a typical example
534. Exhort to urge by strong appeals
535. Exigency crisis; urgent requirements
536. Exigent urgent, demands prompt action
537. Existential having to do with existence; based on
experience; having to do with the
philosophy of existentialism
538. Exorbitant extravagant, exceeding what is usual
539. Exorcise to expel evil spirits; free from bad
influences
540. Expatiate to speak or write at length
541. Expatriate to send into exile
542. Expedite to make faster or easier, to carry out
promptly
543. Expiate to atone for
544. Explicate to explain; interpret; clarify
545. Explicit clearly stated, precisely shown
546. Expository explanatory
547. Expunge to erase, to strike out
548. Expurgate to censor
549. Extant in existence; not lost
550. Extemporaneous unrehearsed
551. Extirpate to root up; to destroy
552. Extol to praise highly
553. Extraneous not essential
554. Extrapolate to estimate
555. Extrapolation the act of estimation by projecting
known information
556. Extrinsic not inherent or essential
557. Facade the principal front of a building, a false
appearance
558. Facetious humorous
559. Facilitate to make less difficult
560. Faction a group, or part of large group, united on an
issue
561. Factotum a person who does all sorts of work; a
handyman
562. Fallacious based on a false idea or fact; misleading
563. Fallacy false idea, mistaken belief, an implausible
argument
564. Fallow plowed but not sowed; uncultivated
565. Fatuous foolishly self-satisfied
566. Fauna animals of a period or region
567. Fawning seeking favor by flattery
568. Fealty intense loyalty
569. Feckless lacking responsibility, ineffective
570. Fecund fertile, productive, fruitful
571. Feign to pretend, give a false impression, to invent
falsely
572. Felicitous suitably expressed; appropriate; well-chosen
573. Feral existing in a wild or untamed state
574. Fervor n. warmth and intensity of emotion; adj. full of
strong emotion or impassioned (fervent)
575. Fetid having a bad smell
576. Fetter v. to bind; confine; n. something that restricts or
restrains
577. Fey otherworldly, magical, "touched"
578. Fiat arbitrary order; authorization579. Fidelity loyalty; exact correspondence
580. Filch to steal
581. Filial relating to a son
582. Filibuster use of obstructive tactics in a legislature to block
passage of a law
583. Finesse to handle with a deceptive or evasive strategy; to
use finesse; that is; refinement in performance
584. Fissure crevice
585. Flaccid limp, flabby, weak
586. Flag to droop; grow weak
587. Flagellate to whip, or to punish as if by whipping
588. Fledgling beginner; novice
589. Flora plants of a region or era
590. Florid ruddy; reddish; flowery
591. Flourish n. an embellishment or ornamentation; v.
meaning to grow vigorously; or to thrive
592. Flout to treat scornfully
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593. Fluke a chance event, a coincidence, a stroke of luck
594. Flux flowing; a continuous moving
595. Fodder raw material for a given end
596. Foliate to grow, sprout leaves
597. Foment to incite; arouse
598. Foray an initial venture, to raid in search of plunder
599. Forbearance patience
600. Forestall to prevent; delay
601. Forfeit to give up something as a penalty for some
error or crime
602. Formidable menacing; threatening
603. Forswear renounce; repudiate
604. Fortuitous happening by chance, lucky fortunate
605. Forward contrary, consistently disobedient
606. Founder to sink; fail; collapse
607. Fracas a loud quarrel; brawl
608. Fractious quarrelsome; unruly; rebellious
609. Frenetic wildly frantic, frenzied, hectic
610. Fresco a painting done on plaster
611. Frieze ornamental band on a wall
612. Froward stubbornly contrary; obstinately disobedient
613. Frugality thrift
614. Fulminate to attack loudly; denounce
615. Fulsome so excessive as to be disgusting
616. Furtive secret, done by stealth, s ly
617. Fusillade a rapid outburst, spray of gunfire
618. Fusion union; synthesis
619. Fustian ridiculously pompous, bombastic, grandiose
in delivery
620. Futile ineffective; useless; fruitless
621. Gainsay to deny; dispute; oppose
622. Galoot a loutish oaf, a clumsy but somewhat likable
person
623. Galvanize to arouse suddenly, to stimulate, spur to
action
624. Gambol to frolic; leap playfully
625. Gamin a street urchin, a slim girl with an impish
charm
626. Gamut the full range of something
627. Garner to gather and store away, to acquire by effort
628. Garrulous very talkative; wordy
629. Gauche coarse and uncouth; clumsy
630. Gemeinschaft a group with similar tastes, a group bound
by similar interests and kinship
631. Geniality cheerfulness; kindliness; sociability
632. Genteel refined, polite, aristocratic
633. Germinate to begin to grow (as in a seed or idea)
634. Gerrymander to divide an area into voting districts in a
way that favors a political party
635. Gestalt a structure, whose parts cannot stand
alone
636. Gesticulate to gesture, especially when speaking
637. Gibe to make heckling, taunting remarks
638. Gird to invest with authority, to brace
639. Glib fluent in an insincere way; offhand
640. Gnostic having to do with knowledge
641. Goad to prod; urge on
642. Gossamer sheer; light and delicate; like cobwebs
643. Gouge to tear out; scoop out; overcharge
644. Grandiloquence pompous talk, fancy but meaningless
language
645. Grandiloquent pompous; bombastic
646. Gratuitous freely given, unnecessary, uncalled for,
unwarranted
647. Gravity seriousness
648. Gregarious sociable
649. Grig a l ively person
650. Grimace to make an ugly disapproving facial
expression
651. Grouse to complain
652. Grovel to beg persistently, to degrade oneself
653. Guile deception or trickery
654. Guileless free of cunning or deceit; artless
655. Guise outward appearance; false appearance;
pretense
656. Gullible easily deceived
657. Gustatory affecting the sense of taste
658. Hackneyed worn out by over-use
659. Halcyon calm and peaceful; happy; golden;
prosperous
660. Halitosis bad breath
661. Hallowed holy; sacred
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662. Harangue long; pompous speech; tirade
663. Harbinger a precursor, an indication, one that
foreshadows what is coming
664. Harrowing extremely distressing; terrifying
665. Hegemony leadership, domination, usually by a
country
666. Hegira an escape to avoid danger or to get away from an unpleasant location
667. Herald to give notice of, to hail or greet
668. Herbivorous relating to a herbivore; an animal that feeds
mainly on plants
669. Heresy any belief that is strongly opposed to
established beliefs, or practice
670. Heretical opposed to an established religious
orthodoxy
671. Hermetic tightly sealed; magical
672. Heterodox unorthodox; not widely accepted
673. Heuristic relating to a speculative formulation guiding
the investigation or solution of a problem;
educational method in which students learn
from their own investigations
674. Hiatus a break or interruption from work or any
other established routine
675. Hidebound excessively rigid, dry and stiff, inflexible
676. Hieroglyphics a system of writing in which pictorial
symbols represent meaning or sounds;
writing or symbols that are difficult to
decipher; the symbols used in advanced
mathematics
677. Hirsute covered with hair
678. Histrionic relating to exaggerated emotional behavior
calculated for effect; theatrical arts or
performances
679. Hoary gray or white with age, ancient, stale
680. Homage reverence, respect, an expression of high
regard
681. Homeopathy a system of natural healing
682. Homeostasis automatic maintenance by an organism of
normal temperature; chemical balance; etc.
within itself
683. Homily sermon; tedious moralizing lecture;
platitude
684. Homogeneous composed of identical parts; uniform in
composition
685. Homogenous of the same kind
686. Homologate to confirm officially
687. Hortative giving advice or exhortation
688. Hubris excessive pride, arrogance, exaggerated self
confidence
689. Hugger mugger a confusion, jumble, muddle
690. Husband to farm; manage carefully and thriftily
691. Husbandry the judicious used of resources, l ivestock
farming
692. Hyperbole purposeful exaggeration for effect
693. Iconoclast attacking cherished traditions
694. Iconoclastic attacking cherished tradition
695. Idiosyncrasy peculiarity of temperament, eccentricity
696. Idolatry idol worship; blind or excessive devotion
697. Igneous produced by fire; volcanic
698. Ignominious disgraceful and dishonorable
699. Ilk type or kind
700. Illusory unreal, deceptive
701. Imago an adult stage of an insect,
702. Imbroglio complicated situation; an entanglement
703. Imbue to infuse; dye; wet, moisten
704. Immaterial insignificant, unimportant
705. Imminent about to occur, hanging threatening over
one's head
706. Immutable unchangeable
707. Impair to damage; injure
708. Impassive showing no emotion
709. Impecunious poor; having no money
710. Impede to hinder; block
711. Imperious commanding, lordly, arrogant
712. Impermeable impossible to penetrate
713. Imperturbable not easily disturbed
714. Impervious impossible to penetrate; incapable of being
affected
715. Impinge to strike; encroach
716. Implacable inflexible; incapable of being pleased
717. Implausible unlikely; unbelievable
718. Implicit implied; understood but not stated
719. Implode collapse inward violently
720. Impolitic unwise
721. Impotent lacking power, helpless, unable to perform
sexual intercourse
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722. Imprecation curse
723. Impromptu spontaneous, without rehearsal
724. Impugn to attack the integrity of something
725. Impute to relate to a particular cause or source;
attribute the fault to; assign as a
characteristic
726. Inadvertently carelessly; unintentionally
727. Incarnate having bodily form
728. Incendiary combustible, flammable, burning easily
729. Incessant unceasing, never ending, flowing without
interruption
730. Inchoate imperfectly formed or formulated
731. Incipient beginning to be, in an early stage
732. Incongruity state of not fitting
733. Inconsequential insignificant; unimportant
734. Incontrovertible not disputable, not open to question
735. Incorporate introduce something into another thing
already in existence; combine
736. Inculcate to teach; impress in the mind
737. Inculpate to blame; charge with a crime
738. Incursion sudden invasion
739. Indefatigable never tired
740. Indeterminate uncertain; indefinite
741. Indigence poverty
742. Indigenous native, produced or living in a particular
area
743. Indigent poverty stricken, needy
744. Indolent habitually lazy; idle
745. Indubitable unquestionable
746. Ineffable unutterable, unspeakable
747. Ineluctable not to be avoided or escaped; inevitable
748. Inept clumsy, awkward, incompetent
749. Inert unable to move; sluggish
750. Inertia disinclination to action or change
751. Infallible incapable of making a mistake
752. Infamy an evil reputation borne of a criminal act,
a reputation for evildeeds
753. Ingenious original, clever, inventive
754. Ingenuous naive and trusting; lacking sophistication
755. Ingratiate to bring oneself purposely into another's
good graces
756. Ingress entrance
757. Inherent firmly established by nature or habit
758. Inhibit to keep from free activity or expression, to
restrain or even forbid
759. Iniquitous evil, unjust
760. Innocuous harmless
761. Innuendo indirect and subtle criticism, insinuation
762. Inquietude uneasiness, restlessness
763. Insensible unconscious; unresponsive
764. Insidious sly, treacherous, having a gradual effect
765. Insinuate to suggest; say indirectly; imply
766. Insipid lacking in flavor; dull
767. Insouciant indifferent; lacking concern or care
768. Insularity narrow-mindedness; isolation
769. Insuperable insurmountable; unconquerable
770. Intangible not material
771. Interdict to forbid; prohibit; to confront and ha lt the
activities; advance; or entry of
772. Interlocutor someone taking part in a dialogue
773. Interloper trespasser; meddler in others' affairs
774. Internecine deadly to both sides
775. Interpolate to insert; change by adding new words or
material
776. Interregnum interval between reigns; gap in continuity
777. Interstice a space between things
778. Intimate marked by close acquaintance
779. Intimation clue, suggestion
780. Intractable not easily managed
781. Intransigence stubbornness; refusal to compromise
782. Intransigent uncompromising, stubborn
783. Intrepid fearless, having fortitude and endurance
784.
Intrinsic inherent, internal785. Introspective contemplating one's own thoughts and
feelings
786. Inundate to cover with water; overwhelm
787. Inure to harden; accustom; become used to
788. Inured hardened; accustomed; used to
789. Invective verbal abuse
790. Inveigh to disapprove; protest vehemently
791. Inveigle to win over by flattery or coaxing
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792. Inveterate confirmed; long-standing; deeply rooted
793. Invidious likely to provoke ill will; offensive
794. Irascible easily angered
795. Irresolute unsure of how to act; weak
796. Irreverent disrespectful, gently or humorously
mocking
797. Itinerant wandering from place to place; unsettled
798. Itinerary route of a traveler's journey
799. Jargon a specialized vocabulary of a group, an
obscure language
800. Jaundiced having a yellowish discoloration of the
skin; affected by envy; resentment; or
hostility
801. Jaunt a short pleasure trip
802. Jejune dull, lacking interest, empty of food
803. Jeopardy exposure to danger, peril
804. Jibe to be in agreement
805. Jingoism belligerent support of one's country
806. Jocose fond of joking; jocular; playful
807. Jocular jovial, playful, humorous
808. Judicious wise, showing judgment, cautious
809. Juggernaut huge force destroying everything in its path
810. Junction a place of meeting or joining, a linkup
811. Junta group of people united in politic intrigue
812. Jurisprudence philosophy of law
813. Juxtapose place side by side
814. Karma a good or bad emanation of force from
someone or something
815. Kismet fate
816. Knell sound of a funeral bell; omen of death or
failure
817. Kudos fame; glory; gonor
818. Labile likely to change
819. Lachrymose tearful, mournful
820. Laconic using few words
821. Lambaste to thrash verbally or physically
822. Lambent radiant, flickering, marked by lightness
823. Lament to mourn, to express regret
824. Lapidary relating to precious stones
825. Largess a generous giving of gifts, philanthropy
826. Lascivious lustful
827. Lassitude lethargy; sluggishness
828. Latent present but hidden; potential
829. Laud to praise
830. Lax careless, too relaxed
831. Legacy something handed down from the past , a
bequest
832. Legerdemain trickery
833. Leitmotif a dominant or recurring theme or emotion
834. Lethargic inactive
835. Levee an embankment that prevents a river from
overflowing
836. Levity light manner or attitude
837. Lexicon dictionary, list of words
838. Liaison connection between different groups, a close
bond
839. Libation a pouring of a liquid for a religious ceremony,
a drink
840. Liberal tolerant; broad-minded; generous; lavish
841. Libertine one without moral restraint
842. Libidinous lustful, lascivious
843. Libido sexual desire
844. Licentious immoral; unrestrained by society
845. Lilliputian extremely small
846. Limn to draw; describe
847. Limpid clear; transparent
848. Linguistic pertaining to language
849. Liniment medicinal liquid used externally to ease pain
850. Lionize to treat as a celebrity
851. Lissome Moving and bending with ease
852. Listless a lack of energy, spiritless
853. Litany lengthy recitation; repetitive chant
854. Literati scholarly or learned persons
855. Litigation legal proceedings
856. Log record of a voyage; record of daily activities
857. Lope to run at steady, easy pace
858. Loquacious talkative
859. Lucid bright; clear; intelligible
860. Lucre money or profits
861. Lugubrious sorrowful, mournful
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862. Luminary a person of great intellectual, creative or
spiritual stature
863. Luminous bright; brilliant; glowing
864. Lupine having the characteristics of a wolf
865. Lustrous shining
866. Macabre gruesome, producing horror
867. Macerate to soften by soaking, to cause to waste away
868. Machiavellian crafty; double-dealing
869. Machination scheming activity foe an evil purpose
870. Machinations plots or schemes
871. Maelstrom whirlpool; turmoil
872. Magnanimity generosity; nobility
873. Magnanimous noble in spirit, generous, giving
874. Malaise a feeling of depression, uneasiness, of being
unwell
875. Malapropism the humorous misuse of a word that sound
very much like the word intended
876. Malevolent ill-willed; causing evil or harm to others
877. Malfeasance an illegal act especially by a public official
878. Malign to speak evil of
879. Malinger to feign illness to escape duty
880. Malingerer one who feigns illness to escape duty
881. Malleable capable of being shaped by pounding;
impressionable
882. Manifest to make evident by showing
883. Manifold diverse, varied; comprised of many parts
884. Manqué a failure to realize one's aspirations
885. Manumit to release from slavery
886. Marshal to gather together something for a purpose,
to arrange in order
887. Martinet one who adheres strictly to rules
888. Martyr one who suffers for a cause, a person who
sacrifices for a principle
889. Matriculate to enroll, most particularly in college
890. Matrix something from which something else
originates or takes from
891. Maudlin overly sentimental
892. Maverick dissenter
893. Mawkish sickeningly sentimental
894. Meander to wander aimlessly
895. Megalomania delusions of power or importance
896. Mélange a mixture of incongruous elements
897. Mellifluous sweetly flowing
898. Menagerie a variety of animals kept together
899. Mendacious dishonest
900. Mendicant beggar
901. Mercenary a person who serves only for money,
motivated by greed
902. Mercurial emotionally unpredictable, give to rapid
changes in mood
903. Meretricious gaudy; plausible but false; specious
904. Meritorious deserving reward or praise
905. Mesmerize to hypnotize
906. Metamorphosis change; transformation
907. Metaphysics a branch of philosophy that investigates
the ultimate nature of reality
908. Meteorological concerned with the weather
909. Meticulous very careful; fastidious
910. Mettle courage; endurance
911. Mettlesome full of courage and fortitude; spirited
912. Miasma a poisonous swamp vapor, a harmful
influence or atmosphere
913. Microcosm a small system having analogies to a
larger system; small world
914. Mien demeanor, the air bearing of a person
915. Milieu environment, surroundings
916. Militate to work against
917. Minatory threatening; menacing
918. Minion a hanger on, a follower, an underling
919. Minuscule very small
920. Minutia petty details
921. Mirthful merry, gleeful
922. Misanthrope one who hates humanity
923. Miscellany mixture of writings on various subjects
924. Miscreant villain; criminal
925. Misogynist one who hates women
926. Mitigate to cause to become less harsh; severe; or
painful; alleviate
927. Mnemonic adj. related to memory; assisting memory;
n. a system that develops and improves
the memory
928. Modicum limited quantity
929. Mollify soothe
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930. Molt to shed hair, skin, or an outer layer
periodically
931. Monolithic solid and uniform; constituting a single;
unified whole
932. Moot of no matter or consequence, not important
933. Mordacious caustic, biting
934. Mordant bitingly sarcastic, incisive, caustic in manner
935. Moribund being in a dying or decaying condition
936. Morose ill-humored; sullen
937. Mote small particle, speck
938. Motley many colored; made up of many parts
939. Moue a pout, usually playful, a l ittle grimace
940. Muckrake to expose political misconduct
941. Mugwump a person or politician who can't make up his
mind, an independent
942. Multifarious diverse
943. Mundane worldly as opposed to spiritual; concerned
with the ordinary
944. Munificent generous
945. Myopia nearsightedness, lacking foresight
946. Myriad an immense indefinite number, multitude
947. Nabob a wealthy, influential person
948. Nadir lowest point
949. Nascent coming into existence, being born
950. Nebulous vague, cloudy
951. Necromancy black magic
952. Nefandous unspeakable, unutterable
953. Nefarious vicious, evil
954. Negate to cancel out; nullify
955. Negligent careless, remiss
956. Nemesis a powerful river, a usually unconquerable
opponent
957. Neologism new word or expression
958. Neophyte novice; beginner
959. Nepotism showing favoritism to friends or family, as in
granting positions in jobs or politics
960. Nexus a means of connection; a connected group or
series; a center
961. Niggardly stingy, small in a mean way
962. Nihilism the belief that there are no values or morals in
the universe,
963. Nimbus an atmosphere that surrounds a person or
thing, a rain cloud,
964. Nirvana a blissful, painless state,
965. Noisome harmful, unwholesome, stinking, putrid
966. Nomadic without a permanent home, constantly
wandering
967. Nominal insignificant, trifling
968. Nonplus to bewilder, to puzzle
969. Nonplussed bewildered
970. Nostalgia sentimental longing for a past time
971. Nostrum medicine or remedy of doubtful effectiveness;
supposed cure
972. Novel new, original
973. Noxious harmful, unwholesome
974. Nuance a subtle distinction, a slight difference in
definition
975. Nugatory trifling; invalid
976. Nullify to repeal, cancel, render void
977. Numismatics coin collecting
978. Obdurate stubborn
979. Obfuscate to confuse, obscure
980. Obliterate to blot out leaving no traces, to destroy
981. Obloquy strong language of condemnation
982. Obscure unclear, vague partially hidden, hard to
understand
983. Obsequious overly submissive
984. Obsequy funeral ceremony (often used in the plural;
obsequies)
985. Obstreperous stubbornly defiant, angry and clamorous
986. Obviate to make unnecessary; to anticipate and
prevent
987. Occlude to shut; block
988. Occult relating to practices connected with
supernatural phenomena989. Odious hateful, evil, vile
990. Odyssey a long adventurous voyage; a quest
991. Oeuvre a work of art, the sum of an artist's work
992. Offal the waste parts of a product (often as in a
butchered animal), refuse, rubbish
993. Officious too helpful; meddlesome
994. Ogle to stare at in a disrespectful way
995. Olfactory concerning the sense of smell
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996. Oligarchy form of government in which power
belongs to only a few leaders
997. Omnipotent having unlimited power
998. Omniscient all knowing, infinite awareness
999. Omnivorous eating or absorbing everything, feeding on
both animal and vegetable substances
1000. Onerous burdensome
1001. Onomatopoeia formation or use of words that imitate
sounds of the actions they refer to
1002. Onus burden, blame, obligation
1003. Opaque difficult to see through, unclear, dark
1004. Opine to express an opinion
1005. Opportunist a person who takes advantage of
opportunity with no regard for principle
1006. Opprobrious damning, extremely critical, disgraceful
1007. Opprobrium disgrace; contempt
1008. Opus a creative work, musical composition
1009. Ornithologist scientist who studies birds
1010. Oscillate to move back and forth
1011. Osmosis gradual or subtle absorption, an
unconscious process of absorption
1012. Ossify to become rigid, to be come set in one's
ways
1013. Ostentatious showy; trying to attract attention;
pretentious
1014. Oust to eject, to banish, to expel
1015. Ouster expulsion, ejection
1016. Overture an opening move, a preliminary offer
1017. Overweening presumptuous; arrogant; overbearing
1018. Pace with deference to
1019. Pachyderm a thick skinned animal
1020. Paean song of joy or triumph; a fervent
expression of joy
1021. Palatable pleasant to the taste, agreeable in feeling
1022. Paleontology study of past geological eras through fossil
remains
1023. Palliate to hide the seriousness of something with
excuses or apologies,
1024. Pallid lacking color or liveliness
1025. Paltry a tiny or insignificant amount, meager,
scant
1026. Panacea a remedy that cures everything
1027. Panegyric elaborate praise; formal hymn of praise
1028. Panoply impressive array
1029. Paradigm a model or example
1030. Paragon model of excellence or perfection
1031. Paralogism illogical reasoning of which the reason is
not aware
1032. Pariah an outcast
1033. Parley discussion, usually between enemies
1034. Parochial of limited scope or outlook, provincial
1035. Paroxysm a fit
1036. Parsimonious stingy
1037. Parsimony stinginess
1038. Partisan one-sided; committed to a party; group. or
cause; prejudiced
1039. Partition a dividing wall, a division
1040. Parvenu an upstart who has acquired wealth and
class but hasn'
1041. Pastiche a piece that imitates or is made up from
pieces of other works,
1042. Pathological departing from normal condition
1043. Pathos a quality that causes a feeling of pity or
sorrow
1044. Patina surface discoloration caused by age and
oxidation,
1045. Patois a regional dialect; nonstandard speech;
jargon
1046. Paucity scarcity
1047. Peccadillo minor sin or offense
1048. Peculation theft of money or goods
1049. Pedant uninspired; boring academic
1050. Pedantic showing off learning
1051. Pellucid transparent; translucent; easily understood
1052. Penchant inclination
1053. Penultimate next to last
1054. Penumbra partial shadow
1055. Penurty extreme poverty
1056. Penury extreme poverty
1057. Perambulate walk about
1058. Percipience keen perception
1059. Perdition eternal damnation
1060. Peregrination a wandering from place to place
1061. Peremptory imperative; leaving no choice
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1062. Perennial present throughout the years; persistent
1063. Perfidious faithless; disloyal; untrustworthy
1064. Perfunctory superficial; not thorough; performed really
as a duty
1065. Perigee point in an orbit that is closest to the earth
1066. Periphrastic using circumlocution
1067. Permeable penetrable
1068. Permeate to spread or seep through, to penetrate, to
pervade
1069. Pernicious very harmful
1070. Perorate to make a long, formal speech, to sum up a
speech
1071. Perquisite a privilege or perk that goes along with a
job
1072. Perspicacious shrewd, astute, showing strong powers of
discernment
1073. Pertinacious persistent, stubborn
1074. Perturb to disturb greatly; make uneasy or anxious;
cause a body to deviate from its regular
orbit
1075. Peruse to study, to read over leisurely
1076. Pervasive spread throughout every part
1077. Petulant rude; peevish
1078. Phalanx massed group of soldiers, people, or things
1079. Phantasm an apparition, phantom
1080. Philanthropy good will towards all people, love of
mankind, and act of generosity
1081. Philistine narrow-minded person, someone lacking
appreciation for art or culture
1082. Phlegmatic calm in temperament; sluggish
1083. Phoenix mythical; immortal bird that lives for 500
years; burns itself to death; and rises from
the ashes; anything that is restored after
suffering great destruction
1084. Physiognomy facial features
1085. Piety devoutness
1086. Pious reverent, devout, dutiful, may at times be
marked by hypocrisy
1087. Piquant appealingly stimulating; pleasantly
pungent; attrative
1088. Pique n. fleeting feeling of hurt pride; v. to
provoke or arouse
1089. Pivotal crucial, something around which things
turn
1090. Placate to lessen another's anger; to pacify
1091. Placebo a fake medication
1092. Placid calm
1093. Plaintive melancholy; mournful
1094. Plait to braid
1095. Plangent resounding; plaintive
1096. Plasticity condition of being able to be shaped or formed;
pliability
1097. Platitude stale; overused expression
1098. Platonic spiritual; without sensual desire; or theoretical
1099. Plaudit applause
1100. Plausible believable
1101. Plebeian common, vulgar, low class
1102. Plenary complete, fully attended, not deficient in any
way
1103. Plethora excess; overabundance
1104. Plumb to determine the depth; to examine deeply
1105. Plume to congratulate oneself in a self-satisfied way
1106. Plummet to fall; plunge
1107. Pluralism a society in which distinct group function
together, but retain their identities
1108. Plutocracy society ruled by the wealthy
1109. Pluvial rainy
1110. Pneumatic relating to air; worked by compressed air
1111. Poignant emotionally moving
1112. Polemic a powerful argument to defend a thesis
1113. Poltroon a coward
1114. Polyglot speaker of many languages
1115. Porous full of holes; permeable to liquids
1116. Portent an omen, a sign of something coming, a
foreshadowing
1117. Poseur person who affects an attitude or identity to
impress others
1118. Posit to put in position; to suggest an idea
1119. Pragmatic practical
1120. Prate to talk idly; chatter
1121. Prattle meaningless; foolish talk
1122. Preamble preliminary statement
1123. Precarious uncertain
1124. Precept principle; law
1125. Precipitate v. to cause to happen; throw down from a
height; adj. rash; hasty sudden
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1126. Preclude to make impossible, to shut out, to bar
1127. Precursor forerunner; predecessor
1128. Predilection preference, liking
1129. Preempt to supersede; appropriate for oneself
1130. Pregnant highly significant, overflowing, rich in
significance
1131. Prehensile capable of grasping
1132. Premonition forewarning; presentiment
1133. Prepossess to cause to be preoccupied, to influence,
positively, in advance
1134. Presage to foretell; indicate in advance
1135. Prescient having foresight
1136. Presumptuous rude; improperly bold
1137. Pretentious showy, self important, make unjustifiable
claims to excellence
1138. Preternatural beyond the normal course of nature;
supernatural
1139. Prevaricate to quibble; evade the truth
1140. Primordial original; existing from the beginning
1141. Pristine untouched; uncorrupted
1142. Privation lack of comforts, poverty, a state of being
deprived
1143. Probity honesty; high-mindedness
1144. Problematic posing a problem; doubtful; unsettled
1145. Prodigal wasteful; extravagant; lavish
1146. Profligate corrupt, degenerate, wildly extravagant
1147. Profound deep; not superficial
1148. Progenitor originator, forefather, ancestor in a direct
line
1149. Prognosticate to predict
1150. Prohibitive so high as to prevent the purchase or use
of; preventing; forbidding
1151. Proliferate to increase rapidly
1152. Prolific marked by abundant production oroffspring
1153. Prolix tedious; wordy
1154. Promulgate to make known publicly
1155. Propensity inclination; tendency
1156. Propinquity nearness in place or time, kinship
1157. Propitiate to win over; appease
1158. Propitious favorable, advantageous
1159. Propriety correct conduct; fitness
1160. Prosaic dull, unimaginative, lacking excitement
1161. Proscenium the part of the stage in front of the curtain,
the wall frame for the stage
1162. Proscribe v. to condemn; forbid outlaw; adj. relating
to prohibition
1163. Proselytize to seek to convert someone to a religion,
cause or political position
1164. Prostrate lying face downward, lying flat on the
ground
1165. Protagonist main character in a play or story, hero
1166. Protean readily assuming different shapes or
characters
1167. Provenance origin, source, proof of posting ownership
1168. Provident providing for future needs; frugal
1169. Provincial limited in outlook, narrow in ideas
1170. Prowess exceptional skill or strength, military valor
1171. Prudent careful, cautious
1172. Prurient lascivious, have lustful thoughts or desires
1173. Puerile childish, immature, silly
1174. Puissance power, strength
1175. Puissant powerful
1176. Pulchritude physical beauty
1177. Punctilious careful in observing rules of behavior or
ceremony
1178. Pundit an authority or critic1179. Pungent strong or sharp in smell or taste;
penetrating; caustic; to the point
1180. Purport v. to profess; suppose; claim; n. meaning
intended or implied
1181. Pusillanimous cowardly
1182. Putrefy to rot
1183. Qua in the capacity of
1184. Quagmire marsh; difficult situation
1185. Quail to cower; lose heart
1186. Quaint pleasantly old fashioned, picturesque
1187. Qualified limited; restricted
1188. Qualm sudden feeling of faintness or nausea;
uneasy feeling about the rightness of
actions
1189. Quell to put an end to, to squelch, to calm
1190. Querulous inclined to complain, irritable
1191. Query to question
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1192. Quibble to argue over insignificant and irrelevant
details
1193. Quiddity the real nature of a thing, the essence , a
hairsplitting distinction
1194. Quiescence state of rest or inactivity
1195. Quiescent inactive; still
1196. Quintessential the most perfect example of
1197. Quisling a traitor who helps an enemy who
occupies his country
1198. Quixotic foolishly impractical and idealistic
1199. Quorum number of members necessary to conduct
a meeting
1200. Quotidian occurring every day, commonplace
1201. Raconteur witty; skillful storyteller
1202. Raffish jaunty, sporty, disreputable, vulgar,
characterized by a careless
unconventionality
1203. Rail to scold with bitter or abusive language
1204. Raillery lighthearted jesting
1205. Raiment clothing
1206. Ramification implication; outgrowth; consequence
1207. Rancor bitter hatred
1208. Rapacious greedy; predatory
1209. Rapprochement a re establishment of good relations
1210. Rarefied refined
1211. Rationale fundamental reason
1212. Raucous boisterous, harsh sounding, noisy and
disorderly
1213. Raze to tear down, demolish
1214. Rebuff to snub, to refuse in a blunt or rude way
1215. Rebuke to criticize or reprimand sharply
1216. Rebus puzzle in which pictures or symbols
represent words
1217. Recalcitrant resisting authority or control1218. Recant to retract a statement or opinion
1219. Recidivism the act of repeating an offense
1220. Reciprocal mutual, shared, interchangeable
1221. Recluse person who lives in seclusion and often
in solitude
1222. Recondite abstruse; profound
1223. Recreant disloyal; cowardly
1224. Redoubtable formidable; arousing fear; worthy of
respect
1225. Redress relief from wrong or injury
1226. Reductionistic attempting to explain complex phenomena
by simple principles
1227. Refract deflect light or sound
1228. Refractory stubborn; unmanageable; resistingordinary methods of treatment
1229. Refulgent brightly shining; resplendent
1230. Refute to contradict; disapprove
1231. Regale entertain
1232. Rejoinder response
1233. Relegate to consign to an inferior position
1234. Relic an object associated with a saint,
something that remains from the past
1235. Remonstrate to object or protest
1236. Remuneration payment, recompense
1237. Renege to go back on one's word
1238. Renitent resisting pressure, obstinate
1239. Reparation amends; compensation
1240. Repartee a quick, witty reply, spirited conversation
1241. Repast meal
1242. Repine fret; complain
1243. Replenish to refill, to supply once more
1244. Reprehensible deserving of blame
1245. Reprise repetition; especially of a piece of music
1246. Reproach to find fault with; blame
1247. Reprobate morally unprincipled person
1248. Reprove to gently criticize
1249. Repudiate to reject as having no authority
1250. Requite to return or repay
1251. Rescind to cancel
1252. Resilient an ability to recover from, or adjust easily
1253. Resolution determination; resolve
1254. Resolve determination; firmness of purpose
1255. Respite an interval of rest, a temporary delay
1256. Resplendent brilliant, gloriously bright
1257. Restive impatient, uneasy, restless
1258. Reticent not speaking freely; reserved; reluctant
1259. Retinue a group of attendants to an elevated person
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1260. Revelry boisterous festivity
1261. Reverent expressing deep respect; worshipful
1262. Ribald vulgar or indecent language
1263. Rife widespread, abounding, occurring frequently
1264. Riposte retaliatory action or retort
1265. Robust strong and healthy, vigorous
1266. Rococo excessively ornate; highly decorated; style of
architecture in eighteenth century europe
1267. Rotund round in shape; fat
1268. Roué a lecherous man, a rake, a person devoted to
sensual pleasures
1269. Rout to put to flight, to scatter, to cause a huge
defeat
1270. Rubric title or heading; category; established mode of
procedure or conduct; protocol
1271. Rue to regret
1272. Ruminate to muse upon
1273. Ruse trick; crafty stratagem; subterfuge
1274. Rustic primitive, rural, lacking city comforts
1275. Saccharine excessively sweet
1276. Sacrosanct extremely sacred; beyond criticism
1277. Sagacious wise shrewd
1278. Sage wise
1279. Salacious lascivious; lustful
1280. Sallow a sickly, greenish yellow tone
1281. Sally a rushing attack, witty repartee, a brief
excursion
1282. Salubrious healthful
1283. Salutary expecting an improvement; favorable to health
1284. Sanction v. to approve; ratify; permit; n. approval;
ratification; permission; penalize
1285. Sangfroid extraordinary composure in the face of danger
1286. Sanguine ruddy; cheerfully optimistic
1287. Sapient wise
1288. Saporous tasty, flavorsome
1289. Sardonic cynical; scornfully mocking
1290. Sartorial pertaining to tailors
1291. Satiate to satisfy
1292. Satrap a subordinate ruler
1293. Saturate to soak thoroughly; imbue throughout
1294. Saturnine gloomy
1295. Satyr a creature that is half-man; half-beast with
the horns and legs of a goat; it is a follower of
dionysos; a lecher
1296. Savant a scholar, a very knowledgeable person
1297. Savor to enjoy; have a distinctive flavor or smell
1298. Scabbard sheath for sword or dagger
1299. Scanty minimal, hardly sufficient
1300. Schematic relating to or in the form of an outline or
diagram
1301. Scintilla very small amount
1302. Scintillate to sparkle, to gleam, to be animated or
brilliant
1303. Sciolism superficial knowledge
1304. Scofflaw one who is continually breaking the law
1305. Scotch to put an end to
1306. Scurrilous vulgar, low, indecent
1307. Secrete produce and release substance into an
organism
1308. Sedition behavior prompting rebellion
1309. Sedulous diligent
1310. Seismic relating to earthquakes; earthshaking
1311. Senescence beginning of old age
1312. Senescent aging, growing old
1313. Sensual relating to the senses; gratifying the physical
senses; especially sexual appetites
1314. Sensuous relating to the senses; operating through the
senses
1315. Sententious preachy, pompous, using wise sayings
excessively
1316. Sentient aware; conscious; able to perceive
1317. Sepulchral typical of a place of burial
1318. Sequacious slavish, obsequious, following in logical
sequence
1319. Seraphic angelic, pure, sublime
1320. Serried crowded together
1321. Serviette a table napkin
1322. Servile submissive; obedient
1323. Sextant navigation tool that determines latitude and
longitude
1324. Shantung a heavy nubby fabric, made of wild silk
1325. Shard a piece of broken glass or pottery
1326. Shibboleth a distinctive word or behavior that typifies a
group, a slogan
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1327. Shirk to avoid a task due to laziness or fear
1328. Sidereal relating to the stars
1329. Simian apelike; relating to apes
1330. Simile comparison of one thing with another
using "like" or "as"
1331. Simper to smile foolishly
1332. Sine qua non something that is an essential condition of
1333. Sinecure well-paying job or office that requires little
or no work
1334. Singular unique; extraordinary; odd
1335. Sinuous winding; intricate; complex
1336. Skeptic one who doubts
1337. Slake to quench or moderate
1338. Slatternly squalid, a slovenly woman
1339. Sloth sluggish, laziness, indolence
1340. Slovenly untidy, messy
1341. Sobriety seriousness
1342. Sodden thoroughly soaked; saturated
1343. Sojourn visit, stay
1344. Solecism grammatical mistake
1345. Solicious worried, concerned
1346. Solicitous concerned; attentive; eager
1347. Soliloquy literary or dramatic speech by one
character; not addressed to others
1348. Solipsism belief that the self is the only reality
1349. Solvent able to meet financial obligation
1350. Somatic relating to or affecting the body; corporeal
1351. Somnambulist sleepwalker
1352. Somnolent drowsy, sleepy
1353. Sonorous producing a full, rich sound
1354. Sophist person good at arguing deviously
1355.
Soporific sleep producing1356. Sordid filthy; contemptible and corrupt
1357. Spate a sudden outburst
1358. Specious seeming to be logical and sound; but not
really so
1359. Spectrum band of colors produced when sunlight
passes through a prism; a broad range of
related ideas or objects
1360. Spelunker a cave explorer
1361. Spendthrift n. person who spends money recklessly; adj.
wasteful and extravagant
1362. Sporadic irregular
1363. Sportive frolicsome, playful
1364. Spurious false, fake, not genuine
1365. Squalid filthy; morally repulsive
1366. Squalor filthy; wretched condition
1367. Staccato marked by abrupt; clear-cut sounds
1368. Stagnate to lie inactive, to stay in one place
1369. Staid self-restrained, strait-laced
1370. Stalwart unwavering, robust, sturdily built
1371. Stanch to stop or check the flow of
1372. Static stationary, not changing or moving
1373. Steadfast loyal, faithful
1374. Stentorian extremely loud
1375. Stigma mark of disgrace or inferiority
1376. Stint v. to be sparing; n. a period of time spent
doing something
1377. Stipulate to specify as an essential condition
1378. Stoic showing indifference to pain, apathetic
1379. Stolid having or showing little emotion
1380. Stratagem a trick or deceptive scheme
1381. Stratified arranged in layers
1382. Striate striped, grooved
1383. Striated marked with thin; narrow grooves or
channels
1384. Stricture something that restrains; negative criticism
1385. Strident loud; harsh; unpleasantly noisy
1386. Stringent imposing severe, rigorous standards
1387. Strut to swagger; display to impress others
1388. Stultify to impair or reduce to uselessness
1389.
Stupefy to dull the senses of; stun; astonish1390. Sturm and
drangturmoil
1391. Stygian dark and gloomy; hellish
1392. Stymie to get in the way of, to hinder, to block
1393. Subpoena notice ordering someone to appear in court
1394. Subside to settle down; grow quiet
1395. Substantiate to support with proof or evidence
1396. Substantive essential; pertaining to the substance
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1397. Subsume to include; incorporate
1398. Subterfuge trick or tactic used to avoid something
1399. Subversive intended to undermine or overthrow;
especially an established government
1400. Succinct concise, clearly expressed with a few words
1401. Succor relief; help in time of distress or want
1402. Suffrage the right to vote
1403. Sui generis unique, of its own kind, in a class by itself
1404. Sully to soil, stain, tarnish; taint
1405. Sundry various
1406. Supercilious arrogant, overbearing, condescending
1407. Supersede to replace; especially to displace as inferior
or antiquated
1408. Supervene to follow immediately after, to ensue
1409. Supine lying on the back; marked by lethargy
1410. Supplant to replace; substitute
1411. Suppliant beseeching
1412. Supplicant one who asks humbly and earnestly
1413. Supposition the act of assuming to be true or real
1414. Surcease cessation
1415. Surfeit abundance, excessive amount
1416. Surly rude and bad-tempered
1417. Surmise abundance, excessive amount
1418. Surreptitious sneaky, secret
1419. Sybarite person devoted to pleasure and luxury
1420. Sycophant a flatterer, a self serving yes man
1421. Syllogism a form of deductive reasoning that has a
major premise; a minor premise; and a
conclusion
1422. Sylvan related to the woods or forest
1423. Syncopation temporary irregularity in musical rhythm
1424. Synergy the combined force of two distinct elements
that is more powerful then each alone
1425. Table to remove from consideration
1426. Tableau vivid description, striking incident or scene
1427. Tacit silently understood; implied
1428. Talisman charm to bring good luck and avert
misfortune
1429. Tangential peripheral; digressing
1430. Tantamount equivalent in value or significance;
amounting to
1431. Tatterdemalion a ragged person, always in tatters
1432. Tautology unnecessary repetition
1433. Taxonomy science of classification; in biology; the
process of classifying organsims in
categories
1434. Tedious boring, tiresome
1435. Teem to swarm, to be inundated, to become fullto overflowing
1436. Teleology the study of design or purpose in natural
phenomena
1437. Temerarious recklessly daring, rash
1438. Temerity boldness, rashness, audacity
1439. Temperance habitual moderation, the avoidance of
excess
1440. Temporal relating to time; chronological
1441. Temporize to compromise, to draw something out in
order to ga in time
1442. Tenable defensible, reasonable
1443. Tendentious advancing a point of view, biased
1444. Tenebrous dark and gloomy
1445. Tenet belief; doctrine
1446. Tentative uncertain, temporary not fully worked out
1447. Tenuous weak; insubstantial
1448. Tepid lukewarm, unenthusiastic, half hearted
1449. Termagant a quarrelsome woman, a shrew
1450. Terrestrial earthly; commonplace
1451. Terse concise, brief, free of extra word
1452. Theocracy government by priests representing a god
1453. Theology the study of god or religion
1454. Thespian an actor or actress
1455. Threnody a sad poem or song
1456. Thwart to prevent from being accomplished, to
frustrate, to hinder
1457. Timbre the characteristic quality of sound
produced by a particular instrument or
voice; tone color
1458. Timorous fearful, easily frightened
1459. Tirade long; violent speech; verbal assault
1460. Titular in title only
1461. Toady flatterer; hanger-on; yes-man
1462. Tome book; usually large and academic
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1528. Verbose wordy
1529. Verdant covered with green plants, leafy
1530. Vernal occurring in spring, springlike youthful
1531. Vertigo dizziness
1532. Vestige the remains of something that no longer
exists
1533. Vexation irritation; annoyance; confusion; puzzlement
1534. Viable practicable; capable of developing
1535. Vicarious acting for another, sharing in an experience
of another through the imagination
1536. Vie to complete, to contest
1537. Vilify to defame, to slander, to blacken the
character of
1538. Vindictive spiteful; vengeful; unforgiving
1539. Virile manly, having qualities of an adult male
1540. Virtuoso someone with masterly skills; expert
musician
1541. Virulent extremely poisonous, malignant, full of hate
1542. Visage countenance; appearance; aspect
1543. Viscosity a thick or sticky consistency of a liquid
1544. Viscous thick; syrupy; and sticky
1545. Vitiate to impair the quality of; corrupt morally;
make inoperative
1546. Vitriolic corrosive, biting, bitterly scathing
1547. Vituperate to abuse verbally
1548. Vituperative using or containing harsh; abusive censure
1549. Vivacious lively, spirited
1550. Vivisection dissection; surgery; or painful experiments
performed on a living animal for the purpose
of scientific research
1551. Vociferous loud, vocal, and noisy
1552. Vogue prevailing fashion or practice
1553. Volatile tending to vary frequently; fickle
1554. Voluble speaking much and easily, talkative; glib
1555. Vortex whirlpool; whirlwind; center of turbulence
1556. Votary a person bound by vows to live a life of
religious service
1557. Wanton immoral, lewd, deliberate maliciousness,
having no regards for others
1558. Warranted adj. justified; v. to attest to the accuracy or
quality; justify; grant authorization
1560. Waspish easily irritated
1561. Wastrel someone who wastes, a spendthrift
1562. Waver to be indecisive or inconstant, to fluctuate in
opinion
1563. Welter to wallow or roll; toss about; be in turmoil
1564. Whimsical fanciful; unpredictable
1565. Whimsy playful or fanciful idea
1566. Winnow to blow of, or away, to separate the good from
the bad
1567. Winsome charming, sweetly engaging
1568. Wistful vaguely longing; sadly thoughtful
1569. Wizened shriveled, withered
1570. Wont custom, habit
1571. Wraith a specter, ghost of a dead person
1572. Xenophobia fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers
1573. Zaftig full figured, plump
1574. Zealot one who is fanatically devoted to a cause
1575. Zealotry fanaticism
1576. Zeitgeist the mood or spirit of the times
1577. Zenith the highest point
1578. Zephyr a gentle breeze
1579. Ziggurat a terrace