GRE Flashcards
GRE word list (1162 cards)
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abacus
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frame with balls for calculating
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abate
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to lessen to subside
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abdication
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giving up control authority
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aberration
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straying away from what is normal
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abet
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help/encourage smb (in doing wrong)
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abeyance
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suspended action
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abhor
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to hate to detest
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abide
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be faithful to endure
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abjure
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promise or swear to give up
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abraded
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rubbed off worn away by friction
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abrogate
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repeal or annul by authority
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abscond
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to go away suddenly (to avoid arrest)
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abstruse
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difficult to comprehend obscure
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abut
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border on
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abysmal
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bottomless extreme
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acarpous
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effete no longer fertile worn out
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acclaimed
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welcomed with shouts and approval
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accolade
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praise approval
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accretion
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the growing of separate things into one
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adamant
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kind of stone inflexible
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admonitory
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containing warning
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adorn
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add beauty decorate
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adulteration
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making unpure poorer in quality
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affable
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polite and friendly
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affinity
close connection relationship
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aggravate
make worse irritate
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agile
active quick-moving
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agog
eager/excited
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ail
trouble be ill
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alacrity
eager and cheerful readiness
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alcove
recess/partially enclosed place
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allegiance
duty support loyalty
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alleviate
make (pain) easier to bear
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alloy
to debase by mixing with something inferior
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aloof
reserved indifferent
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amalgamate
mix combine unite societies
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ambidextrous
able to use the left hand or the right equally well
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ambiguous
doubtful uncertain
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ambivalent
having both of two contrary meanings
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ameliorate
improve make better
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amortize
end (a debt) by setting aside money
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anguish
severe suffering
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animosity
strong dislike
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antidote
medicine used against a poison or a disease
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antithetical
direct opposing
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apartheid
brutal racial discrimination
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aplomb
self-confidence
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apostate
one who abandons long-held religious or political convictions
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apotheosis
deification glorification to godliness
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appease
make quiet or calm
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apprehensive
grasping understanding fear unhappy feeling about future
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apprise
give notice to inform
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approbation
approval
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apropos
appropriate to the situation apt
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apt
well-suited quick-witted
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arabesque
a complex ornate design
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arboreal
of connected with trees
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ardor
enthusiasm
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arduous
steep difficult ascent laborious
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argot
jargon slang
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arrant
in the highest degree
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arrogance
proud superior manner of behaviour
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articulate
speak distinctly connect by joints
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ascend
go or come up
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ascertain
get to know
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ascetic
practicing self-denial austere stark
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ascribe
consider to be the origin of or belonging to
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aseptic
surgically clean
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asperity
roughness harshness ill temper irritability
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aspersion
slander
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assail
with attack violently
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assiduous
diligent hard-working sedulous
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assuage
make smth (pain desire) less
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asterisk
the mark \* (e.g.. omitted letters)
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astringent
substance that shrinks
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astute
clever quick at seeing to get an advantage
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atonement
repayment death of Jesus
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attenuate
make thin. weaken enervate
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attune
bring into harmony
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audacious
daring foolishly bold impudent
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augury
omen sign
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august
majestic venerable
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auspicious
favorable successful prosperous
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austere
severely moral and strict simple and plain
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auxiliary
helping supporting
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aver
affirm assert prove justify
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aversion
strong dislike
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avid
eager greedy
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avow
admit. Declare openly
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baleful
harmful ominous causing evil
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balk
obstacle purposely to get on the way of
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baneful
causing harm or ruin pernicious destructive
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barrage
artificial obstacle built across a river
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barren
not good enough unable to have young ones without value
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bask
in enjoy warmth and light
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beatify
to bless make happy or ascribe a virtue to
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bedizen
to adorn especially in a cheap showy manner
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belabor
beat hard
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bellicose
belligerent pugnacious warlike
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belligerent
(person nation) waging war
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benefactor
person who has given help
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benevolence
wish or activity in doing good
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benign
kind and gentle mild (climate)
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bequest
arrangement to give smth at death
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berate
scold sharply
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bereft
rob or dispossess of smth (material)
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bewilder
puzzle confuse
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bigot
stubborn narrow-minded person
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bilge
bulge the protuberance of a cask
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blandishment
flattery coaxing
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blandness
polite manner comforting uninteresting
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blatant
noisy and rough
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blithe
cheerful casual carefree
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bogus
sham counterfeit not genuine
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boisterous
loud noisy rough lacking restraint
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bolster
give greatly needed support
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boorish
crude offensive rude
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brash
hasty rush cheeky saucy
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brass
yellow metal (mixing copper and zinc)
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brazen
made of brass
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breach
opening broken place breaking
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brittle
easily broken
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broach
bring up announce begin to talk about
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brook
to tolerate endure
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buoyant
able to float light-hearted
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burgeon
grow forth send out buds
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burnish
to polish rub to a shine
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cabal
a scheme or plot a group of plotters
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cadge
to beg to get by begging
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cajole
use flattery or deceit to persuade
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calipers
metal supports attached to the legs measuring instrument
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calumny
slander aspersion
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candid
frank straight-forward
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cant
insincere talk/jargon
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cantankerous
bad-tempered/quarrelsome
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canvass
discuss thoroughly sort of touting
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castigate
to chastise correct by punishing
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castigation
severe punishment
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catalyst
substance that causes speeding up
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caustic
biting sarcastic
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censure
expression of blame or disapproval a rebuke
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centurion
leader of a unit of 100 soldiers
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chary
cautious wary
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chastened
corrected punished
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chastisement
punishment
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chauvinist
a blindly devoted patriot
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chicanery
legal trickery/false argument
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chisel
steel tool for shaping materials
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churl
bad-tempered person
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clamor
shout complain with a lot of noise
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clientele
customers
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clinch
come to grips/settle conclusively
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cling
to resist separation
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clot
half-solid lump formed from liquid
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cloture
closing device (in Parliament) to end a debate by voting
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coagulation
change to a thick and solid state
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coalescing
coming together and uniting into one substance
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coax
get smb to do smth by kindness
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coda
passage that completes a piece of music
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coddle
treat with care and tenderness
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coerce
compel to force to make obedient
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coeval
of the same period coexisting
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cogent
strong convincing
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cogitate
think deeply mediate
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cognizant
being fully aware of
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colander
bowl-shaped vessel with many holes used to drain off water
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collusion
secret agreement for a deceitful purpose
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combustion
process of burning
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commemorate
keep the memory of
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commodious
having plenty of space for what is needed
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commuter
person who travels regularly
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complaisance
tending to comply obliging willingness to please
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compunction
feeling of regret for one's action
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conceal
hide keep secret
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conceit
over-high opinion of too much pride
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conciliatory
reconciling soothing comforting mollifying
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concord
agreement or harmony
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concur
agree in opinion happen together
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condense
increase in density strength make laconic
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condone
forgive
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congeal
make or become stiff and solid
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conjoin
to join together
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connoisseur
a person with good judgement (e.g.. in art)
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connotation
suggestion in addition to
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consequential
pompous self important
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console
give comfort or sympathy to
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conspicuous
easily seen remarkable
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consternation
surprise and fear dismay
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constrain
compel
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constrict
make tight or smaller
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consume
get to the end of
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consummate
perfect/make perfect/complete
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contemn
to scorn or despise
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contentious
argumentative pugnacious combative quarrelsome
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contiguous
touching neighboring near
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contrite
filled with deep sorrow for wrongdoing
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contumacious
insubordinate rebellious
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conundrum
a riddle dilemma enigma
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conviction
convincing firm belief
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convoke
call together summon
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convoluted
complicated coiled twisted
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cordial
warm and sincere
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cordon
line (of police acting as a guard)
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cornucopia
abundant supply
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corporeal
physical of or for the body
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correlate
have a mutual relation
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corroboration
additional strengthening evidence
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countenance
to favor or approve of
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counterfeit
forgery
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countervail
counterbalance
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covert
disguised
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covetous
eagerly desirous
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cower
crouch shrink back
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coy
shy/modest (esp of a girl)
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crass
very great (es. stupidity)
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cravat
piece of linen worn as a necktie
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craven
cowardly
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crease
line made by crushing white line on the ground in cricket
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credulity
too great a readiness to believe things
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credulous
ready to believe things
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crush
press lose shape subdue overwhelm
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cryptic
secret with a hidden meaning
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cumbersome
burdensome heavy and awkward to carry
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curmudgeon
bad-tempered person
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curriculum
course of study
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cursory
quick hurried
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curtail
make shorter then was planned
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dainty
pretty/delicate(food)/difficult to please
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daunt
intimidate make fearful
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dawdler
person who is slow waste of time
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dearth
shortage
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debacle
a breakup overthrow sudden disaster
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decorum
propriety properness
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decree
order given by authority
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decry
disapprove of
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defer
postpone give way (to show respect)
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deferential
showing respect
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defiance
open disobedience or resistance
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delineate
to portray depict sketch out
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deluge
great flood heavy rush of water
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demagogue
person appealing not to reasons
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demur
to hesitate raise objections
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denigrate
blacken belittle sully defame
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denouement
an outcome or solution the unraveling of a plot
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deplete
use until none remains
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deposition
dethronement depositing
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deprave
make morally bad corrupt
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deprecate
protest against express disapproval of
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dereliction
deserting and leaving to fall into ruins
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derision
ridicule mockery deriding
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derivative
unoriginal obtained from another source
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derogatory
insulting tending to damage
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descry
catch sight of see smth in the distance
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desiccant
substance used to absorb moisture
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desuetude
cessation of use disuse
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desultory
aimless haphazard digressing at random
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deter
discourage hinder
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detraction
slandering verbal attack aspersion
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detumescence
diminishing or lessening of swelling
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deviance
being different in moral standards (from normal)
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dexterity
skill (esp. in handling)
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diaphanous
transparent gauzy
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diatribe
bitter and violent attack in words
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diffidence
shyness
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dilate
speak comprehensively become wider large
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disallow
refuse to allow or accept as a correct
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discern
see with an effort but clearly
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discomfit
confuse embarrass
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disconcert
upset the self-possession of
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discountenance
refuse to approve of
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discourse
speech lecture
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discredit
refuse to believe
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discreet
careful/prudent
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discrete
individually distinct
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disdain
look on with contempt
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disencumber
free from encumbrance
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disheveled
untidy
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disingenuous
sophisticated artful trying to deceive cunning
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disinter
dig up from the earth
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dislodge
move force from the place occupied
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dismal
sad gloomy miserable
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disparate
essentially different
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disproof
proof to the contrary
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dissemble
speak or behave so as to hide smth (in mind)
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disseminate
distribute (esp. ideas)
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dissent
have a different opinion refuse to assent
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dissolution
disintegration looseness in morals
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distraught
distracted violently upset in mind
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divergence
getting farther apart from a point
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divestiture
taking off getting rid of giving up
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divulge
make known smth secret
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doggerel
trivial poorly constructed verse
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dogmatic
positive certain arbitrary without room for discussion
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dolt
stupid fellow
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dormant
in a state of inactivity but awaiting development
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dote
show much fondness center one's attention
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drawl
slow way of speaking
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droll
jesting
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drone
male bee person who isn't self-employed
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drowsiness
feeling sleepy half asleep
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dubious
feeling doubt
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dud
no use person smth that fails
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dulcet
melodious harmonious
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dupe
cheat make a fool of
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duplicity
deliberate deception
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duress
threats to compel smb
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dwarf
person or smb much below the usual size
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dynamo
a generator something that produces electric current
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earthenware
dishes made of baked clay
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ebullience
exuberance outburst of feeling
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ebullient
overflowing with enthusiasm showing excitement
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ecumenical
representing the whole Christian world
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edacious
voracious devouring
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eddy
circular or spiral movement (e.g.. of wind)
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edible
fit to be eaten/not poisonous
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effete
infertile worn out weak
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efficacy
production of a desired result
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effluvia
outflow in a stream of particles a noxious odor or vapor
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effrontery
boldness impudence arrogance
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egress
way out exit
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elaborate
worked out with much care in great detail
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elegy
a lament a melancholy composition
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elicit
draw out
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eloquence
fluent speaking skillful use of language
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emaciate
make thin and weak
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embellish
make beautiful
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embezzle
use in a wrong way for one's own benefit
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emote
stir up excite
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empirical
relying on experiment
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encapsulate
enclose in capsule
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encomium
warm or glowing praise eulogy panegyric
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encumbrance
burden things that get on the way of
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endearing
making dear or liked
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endemic
epidemic
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endorse
write one's name on the back of
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enduring
lasting
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enervate
weaken deprive of strength attenuate
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engender
cause produce give rise to
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engrave
impress deeply
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engrossing
taken up all the time or attention writing in large or formal
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engulf
swallow up
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enigma
smth that is puzzling
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enmity
hatred being an enemy
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ensign
flag/badge
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entangle
put into difficulties
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enthral
please greatly/enslave (fig)
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entice
tempt or persuade
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entreat
ask earnestly
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enunciate
pronounce (words)/express a theory
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enzyme
catalyst
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epicurean
devoted to pleasure (sensuous enjoyment)
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epistle
letter
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epithet
adjective
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epitome
brief summary representative example a typical model
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equable
steady regular
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equanimity
calmness of temperament
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equilibrium
state of being balanced
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equipoise
equal distribution of weight equilibrium
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equivocal
having a double or doubtful meaning suspicious
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equivocate
try to deceive by equivocal language
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eradicate
get rid of pull up by the roots
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erratic
irregular in behaviour or opinion
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erudite
learned scholarly
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eschew
avoid
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esoteric
abstruse intended only for a small circle of
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espouse
marry give one's support to
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eulogy
formal praise panegyric
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euphoria
elation state of pleasant excitement
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euthanasia
easy and painless death
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evasive
tending to evade
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evince
to show clearly to indicate
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evoke
call up bring out
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excoriation
severe criticism
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exculpate
to clear from a charge of guilt
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exhaustive
complete thorough
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exigency
emergency an urgent situation
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exoneration
set smb clear free (e.g.. from blame)
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exorbitant
much too high or great
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expatiate
to roam wander freely
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expedient
likely to be useful for a purpose
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expiation
ending expiring
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exploit
brilliant achievement develop use selfishly
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expostulate
argue earnestly to dissuade correct or protest
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expurgate
to remove obscenity purify censor
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exscind
to cut out cut away
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extant
still in existence
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extempore
without previous thought or preparation
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extenuate
reduce the strength of lessen seriousness partially excuse
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extinct
no longer active
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extinguish
end the existence of/wipe or put out
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extirpate
to destroy exterminate cut out exscind
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extol
praise highly
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extort
obtain by threats violence
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extralegal
outside the law
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extricable
that can be freed
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extrovert
cheerful person
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exuberance
state of growing vigorously being full of life
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facetious
humorous funny jocular
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facile
easily done
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fallacious
based on error
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falter
waver/move in an uncertain manner
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fatuous
without sense foolish self-satisfaction
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fawn
young deer try to win smb's favor
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feckless
lacking purpose or vitality ineffective careless
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fecund
fertile
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feint
pretend
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felicitous
apt suitably expressed well chosen apropos
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felon
person guilty of murder
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ferment
substance become excited
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ferocity
savage cruelty
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ferret
discover by searching search
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fervid
showing earnest feeling
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fervor
warmth of feelings earnestness
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fetid
stinking
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fetter
to shackle put in chains
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feud
bitter quarrel over a long period of time
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fidelity
loyalty accuracy
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fidget
move restlessly make nervous
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figurehead
carved image on the prow of a ship
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finesse
delicate way of dealing with a situation
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finical
too fussy about food clothing etc.
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finicky
finical
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fission
splitting or division (esp. of cells)
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fixate
stare at
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flak
criticism/anti-aircraft guns
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flamboyant
brightly colored florid
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flaunting
show off complacently
428
flax
pale yellow (hair) a plant
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fledged
able to fly trained experienced
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fleet
number of ships quick-moving
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flinch
draw move back wince
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flop
fail/move/fall clumsily
433
florid
very much ornamented naturally red (e.g.. of face)
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flout
reject mock to go against (as in going against tradition)
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fluke
lucky stroke
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fluster
make nervous or confused
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foible
defect of character (a person is wrongly proud)
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foil
prevent from carrying out contrast
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foment
put smth warm (to lessen the pain)
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foolproof
incapable of failure or error
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foppish
like a man who pays too much attention to his clothes
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forage
food for horses and cattle
443
forbear
refrain from be patient ancestor
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forbearance
patience willingness to wait
445
ford
shallow place in a river (to cross)
446
forestall
prevent by taking action in advance preempt
447
forfeit
suffer the loss of smth
448
forge
workshop for the shaping of metal to shape metal lead
449
forgery
counterfeit
450
forswear
renounce disallow repudiate
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foster
nurture care for
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fracas
noisy quarrel
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fragile
easily injured broken or destroyed
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fragrant
sweet-smelling
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frantic
wildly excited with joy pain anxiety
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frenetic
frantic frenzied
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fret
worry irritation wear away
458
fringe
edge ornamental border part of hair over the forehead
459
froward
intractable not willing to yield or comply stubborn
460
frugal
careful economical
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fulmination
bitter protest
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fulsome
disgusting offensive due to excessiveness
463
gainsay
to deny to oppose
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garble
make unfair selection from facts
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garment
article of clothing
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garner
to gather and save to store up
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garrulity
talkativeness
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garrulous
too talkative
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gaucherie
socially awkward tactless behavior
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germane
relevant pertinent to
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gist
the point general sense
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glean
gather facts in small quantities
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glib
ready and smooth but not sincere
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glimmer
weak/unsteady light
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gloat
over look at with selfish delight
476
glut
supply to much fill to excess
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gnaw
waste away bite steadily
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goad
smth urging a person to action
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gorge
eat greedily/narrow opening with a stream
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gossamer
soft light delicate material
481
gouge
tool for cutting grooves in wood
482
grandiloquent
using pompous words
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grave
serious requiring consideration
484
graze
touch or scrape lightly in passing
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gregarious
living in societies liking the company
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grievous
causing grief or pain serious dire grave
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grovel
crawl humble oneself
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guile
deceit cunning
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gullible
easily gulled
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gush
burst out suddenly/talk ardently
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gust
outburst of feeling sudden rain wind fire etc.
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hack
cut roughly hired horse
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halcyon
calm and peaceful
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hallow
to make holy consecrate
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harangue
a long passionate speech
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harbinger
smth or smb that foretells the coming of
497
harrow
to distress create stress or torment
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haughty
arrogant conceited
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heed
attention/give notice to
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heinous
odious (of crime)
501
heresy
belief contrary to what is generally accepted
502
hermetic
sealed by fusion
503
heterogeneous
made up of different kinds
504
hew
make by hard work cut (by striking)
505
highbrow
(person) with superior tastes
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hirsute
hairy shaggy
507
hoax
mischievous trick played on smb for a joke
508
hoi
polloi the masses the rabble
509
hollow
not soled with hole
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holster
leather case for a pistol
511
homiletics
act of preaching
512
hone
stone used for sharpening tools
513
hoodwink
trick mislead
514
hospitable
liking to give hospitality
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hubris
arrogant pride
516
hush
make or become silent
517
husk
worthless outside part of anything
518
hypocrisy
falsely making oneself appear to be good
519
iconoclast
person who attacks popular beliefs
520
idiosyncrasy
personal mannerism
521
idolatry
excessive admiration of
522
idyll
a carefree episode or experience
523
ignoble
dishonorable common undignified
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ignominious
shameful dishonorable undignified disgraceful
525
illicit
unlawful forbidden
526
imbroglio
complicated and embarrassing situation
527
immaculate
pure faultless
528
imminent
likely to come or happen soon
529
immutable
that cannot be changed
530
impair
worsen diminish in value
531
impassive
unmoved feeling no sign of passion
532
impecunious
having little or no money
533
impede
hinder get in the way of
534
impediment
smth that hinders (e.g. stammer)
535
impending
imminent being about to happen expected
536
imperative
urgent essential
537
imperious
commanding haughty arrogant
538
impermeable
that cannot be permeated
539
imperturbable
calm not capable of being excited
540
impervious
not allowing to pass through (of materials)
541
imperviousness
haughty arrogant commanding
542
impetuous
having sudden energy impulsive thrusting ahead forceful
543
impiety
lack of reverence or dutifulness
544
implacable
incapable of being placated unpleasable
545
implicate
show that smb has a share
546
implicit
implied though not plainly expressed
547
implosion
collapse bursting inward
548
importune
beg urgently solicit (of a prostitute)
549
imprecation
an invocation of evil a curse
550
impromptu
without preparation
551
impudent
rash indiscreet
552
impugned
challenged to be doubted
553
impute
to attribute to a cause or source ascribe
554
inadvertent
not paying proper attention
555
inane
silly senseless
556
inasmuch
since because
557
incense
make angry
558
incessant
often repeated continual
559
inchoate
not yet fully formed rudimentary elementary
560
incipient
beginning
561
incise
engrave make a cut in
562
incite
stir up rouse
563
inclined
directing the mind in a certain direction
564
incongruous
out of place not in harmony or agreement
565
incorrigibility
cannot be cured or corrected
566
incredulous
skeptical unwilling to believe
567
inculcate
fix firmly by repetition
568
incumbents
official duties
569
incursion
a raid a sudden attack
570
indefatigability
not easily exhaustible tirelessness
571
indelible
that cannot be rubbed out
572
indigence
poverty
573
indigenous
native
574
indistinct
not easily heard seen clearly marked
575
indolence
laziness
576
indomitable
not easily discouraged or subdued
577
indulge
gratify give way to satisfy allow oneself
578
indulgent
inclined to indulge
579
ineffable
to great to be described in words
580
ineluctable
certain inevitable
581
inept
unskillful said or done at the wrong time
582
ineptitude
quality of being unskillful
583
inferno
hell
584
infuriate
fill with fury or rage
585
infuse
put pour fill
586
ingenuous
naive young artless frank honest sincere
587
ingest
take in by swallowing
588
inimical
harmful or friendly
589
inimitable
defying imitation unmatchable
590
innocuous
causing no harm
591
inscrutable
incapable of being discovered or understood
592
insensible
unconscious unresponsive unaffected
593
insinuate
suggest unpleasantly make a way for smth gently
594
insipid
without taste or flavor
595
insouciant
unconcerned carefree
596
insularity
narrow-mindedness isolated
597
insurrection
rising of people to open resistance to
598
interdict
prohibit forbid
599
interim
as an installment
600
intersperse
place here and there
601
intransigence
unwillingness to compromise stubbornness intractability
602
intransigent
uncompromising
603
intrepid
fearless brave undaunted
604
introspection
examining one's own thoughts and feelings
605
inundate
flood cover by overflowing
606
inured
accustomed to adapted
607
invective
abusive language curses
608
inveigh
to attack verbally denounce deprecate
609
inveterate
deep-rooted. long-established
610
invincible
too strong to be defeated
611
involute
complex
612
irascible
irritable easily angered
613
irate
angry
614
ire
anger
615
irksome
tiresome
616
irresolute
hesitating undecided
617
irrevocable
final and unalterable
618
itinerate
to travel from place to place to peregrinate
619
jabber
talk excitedly utter rapidly
620
jibe
gibe make fun of
621
jocular
meant as a joke
622
judicious
sound in judgment wise
623
knit
draw together unite firmly
624
labyrinthine
to entangle the state of affairs
625
lachrymose
causing tears tearful
626
lackluster
(of eyes) dull
627
lament
show feel great sorrow
628
lassitude
weariness tiredness
629
latent
present but not yet active developed or visible
630
laudatory
expressing or giving praise
631
lavish
giving or producing freely liberally or generously
632
legacy
smth handed down from ancestors
633
levee
formal reception/embankment
634
levity
lack of seriousness
635
libel
statement that damages reputation
636
liberality
free giving generosity
637
libertine
immoral person
638
lien
legal claim until a debt on it is repaid
639
limn
paint portray
640
limp
lacking strength walking unevenly
641
lionize
treat as a famous person
642
lithe
bending twisting
643
loll
rest to sit or stand in a lazy way hang (dog's tongue)
644
lope
move along with long strides
645
loquacious
talkative garrulous
646
lucubrate
write in scholarly fashion
647
luculent
easily understood lucid clear
648
lugubrious
mournful excessively sad
649
lull
become quiet or less active
650
lumber
move in a clumsy/noisy way
651
luminary
star light-giving body
652
lurk
be out of view ready to attack
653
lustrous
being bright polished
654
macabre
gruesome suggesting death
655
macerate
make or become soft by soaking in water
656
machination
plot scheme (esp. evil)
657
maladroit
tactless clumsy
658
malapropism
misuse of a word (for one that resembles it)
659
malevolence
wishing to do evil
660
malign
injurious speak ill of smb tell lie
661
malinger
to fake illness or injury in order to shirk a duty
662
malleable
yielding easily shaped moldable adapting
663
manacle
chains for the hands or feet
664
massacre
cruel killing of a large number of people
665
matriculation
be admitted enter a university as a student
666
maudlin
sentimental in a silly or tearful way
667
maul
hurt by rough handling
668
maverick
rebel nonconformist
669
mellifluous
sweetly flowing
670
mendacity
dishonesty
671
mendicant
a beggar
672
mercurial
quick changeable in character fleeting
673
meretricious
attractive on the surface but of little value
674
mesmerize
hypnotize
675
meticulous
giving great attention to details
676
mettle
quality of endurance or courage
677
mettlesome
courageous high-spirited
678
middling
fairly good but not very good
679
minatory
menacing threatening
680
mince
pronounce or speak affectedly euphemize
681
misanthrope
person who hates mankind
682
mischievous
harmful causing mischief
683
miser
person who loves wealth and spends little
684
misogynist
one who hates women/females
685
moderation
quality of being limited not extreme
686
mollify
make calmer or quieter
687
molt
moult lose hair feathers before new growing
688
morbid
diseased unhealthy (e.g.. about ideas)
689
morose
ill-tempered unsocial
690
muffler
cloth worn round the neck/silencer
691
multifarious
varied motley greatly diversified
692
mundane
worldly as opposed to spiritual commonplace everyday
693
myriad
very great number
694
nadir
lowest weakest point
695
nascent
coming into existence emerging
696
nebulous
cloud-like hazy vague indistinct
697
negligent
taking too little care
698
neophyte
person who has been converted to a belief
699
nexus
a connection tie or link
700
nibble
show some inclination to accept (an offer)
701
noisome
offensive disgusting (smell)
702
nonchalant
not having interest
703
nonplused
greatly surprised
704
nostrum
a quack remedy an untested cure
705
noxious
harmful
706
nugatory
trifling/worthless
707
obdurate
hardened and unrepenting stubborn inflexible
708
obfuscate
to darken make obscure muddle
709
oblivious
unaware having no memory
710
obloquy
abusively detractive language sharp criticism vituperation
711
obsequious
too eager to obey or serve
712
obstreperous
noisy loud
713
obtain
to be established accepted or customary
714
obtrusive
projecting prominent undesirably noticeable
715
obtuse
blunt/stupid
716
obviate
to make unnecessary get rid of
717
occluded
blocked up
718
odious
repulsive hateful
719
odium
contempt dislike aversion
720
odor
smell favor reputation
721
officious
too eager or ready to help offer advice
722
ominous
threatening
723
onerous
needing effort burdensome
724
opaqueness
dullness/not allowing light to pass through
725
opprobrious
showing scorn or reproach
726
ossify
to turn to bone to settle rigidly into an idea
727
ostensible
seeming appearing as such professed
728
ostentation
display to obtain admiration or envy
729
ostracism
shut out from society refuse to meet talk
730
overhaul
examine thoroughly to learn about the condition
731
overweening
presumptuously arrogant overbearing immoderate being a jerk
732
paean
song of praise or triumph
733
palate
roof of the mouth sense of taste
734
palatial
magnificent
735
palliate
lessen the severity of
736
palpability
can be felt touched understood
737
palpitate
tremble beat rapidly and irregularly
738
panegyric
formal praise eulogy
739
paradigm
a model example or pattern
740
parenthesis
sentence within another one smth separated
741
pariah
an outcast a rejected and despised person
742
parsimonious
too economical miserly
743
partisan
one-sided committed to a party biased or prejudiced
744
patron
regular customer person who gives support
745
paucity
scarcity a lacking of
746
peccadillo
small sin small weakness in one's character
747
pedantic
bookish showing off learning
748
pedestrian
commonplace trite unremarkable
749
pellucid
transparent easy to understand
750
penchant
strong inclination a liking
751
penitent
feeling or showing regret
752
penurious
poor/stingy
753
penury
extreme poverty
754
peregrination
traveling about wandering
755
peremptory
urgent imperative unchallengeable ending debate
756
perfidious
treacherous faithless
757
perfidy
treachery breaking of faith
758
perfunctory
done as a duty without care
759
perilous
dangerous
760
peripatetic
wandering
761
perish
be destroyed decay
762
perjury
willful FALSE statement unlawful act
763
permeate
spread into every part of
764
pernicious
harmful injurious
765
perpetrate
be guilty commit (a crime)
766
personable
pleasing in appearance attractive
767
perspicacity
quick judging and understanding
768
pertain
belong as a part have reference
769
pest
destructive thing or a person who is nuisance
770
petrified
taken away power (to think feel act)
771
petrify
to make hard rocklike
772
petrous
like a rock hard stony
773
petulant
unreasonably impatient
774
philistine
a smug ignorant person one who lacks knowledge
775
phlegmatic
calm sluggish temperament unemotional
776
picaresque
involving clever rogues or adventurers
777
pied
of mixed colors
778
pinch
be too tight take between the thumb and finger
779
pine
waste away through sorrow or illness
780
pious
dutiful to parents devoted to religion
781
piquant
agreeably pungent stimulating
782
pique
hurt the pride or self-respect stir (curiosity)
783
pitfall
covered hole as a trap unsuspected danger
784
pith
essential part force soft liquid substance
785
pivotal
of great importance (others depend on it)
786
placate
soothe pacify calm
787
plaintive
mournful melancholy sorrowful
788
plaque
flat metal on a wall as a memorial
789
platitude
a trite or banal statement unoriginality
790
plea
request
791
plead
address a court of law as an advocate
792
plethora
glut
793
pliant
pliable easily bent shaped or twisted
794
plod
continue doing smth without resting
795
pluck
pull the feathers off pick (e.g.. flowers)
796
plumb
get to the root of
797
plummet
fall plunge steeply
798
plunge
move quickly suddenly and with force
799
poignant
deeply moving keen
800
poncho
large piece of cloth
801
ponderous
heavy bulky dull
802
portent
omen marvelous threatening
803
precarious
uncertain risky dangerous
804
precepts
rules establishing standards of conduct
805
preclude
prevent make impossible
806
precursory
preliminary anticipating
807
predilection
special liking mental preference
808
predominate
have more power than others
809
preen
tidy/show self-satisfaction
810
premature
doing or happening smth before the right time
811
preponderance
greatness in number strength weight
812
presage
warning sign
813
presumption
arrogance
814
preternatural
not normal or usual
815
prevalent
common
816
prevaricate
to equivocate to stray from the truth
817
prim
neat formal
818
pristine
primitive unspoiled pure as in earlier times unadulterated
819
probity
uprightness incorruptibility principle
820
proclivity
inclination
821
procrastination
keeping on putting off
822
prodigal
wasteful reckless with money
823
prodigious
enormous wonderful
824
profane
worldly having contempt for God
825
profligacy
shameless immorality
826
profligate
wasteful prodigal licentious extravagant
827
profundity
depth
828
profuse
abundant/lavish
829
proliferate
grow reproduce by rapid multification
830
prolix
tiring because too long
831
prone
prostrate inclined to (undesirable things)
832
propagation
increasing the number spreading extending
833
propinquity
nearness in time or place affinity of nature
834
propitiatory
conciliatory appeasing mitigating
835
propitious
auspicious presenting favorable circumstances
836
prosaic
everyday mundane commonplace trite pedestrian
837
proscribe
denounce as dangerous
838
protracted
prolonged
839
provident
frugal looking to the future
840
provisional
of the present time only
841
provoke
make angry vax
842
prudence
careful forethought
843
prudish
easily shocked excessively modest
844
prune
dried plum silly person
845
pry
get smth inquire too curiously
846
pucker
wrinkle
847
pugnacious
fond of in the habit of fighting
848
puissance
strength
849
punctilious
precise paying attention to trivialities
850
pundit
pedant authority on a subject
851
pungency
sharpness stinging quality
852
purvey
provide supply
853
pusillanimous
cowardly craven
854
putrefaction
becoming rotten
855
pyre
large pile of wood for burning
856
quack
person dishonestly claiming to smth
857
quaff
drink deeply
858
quail
lose courage turn frightened
859
qualm
feeling of doubt temporary feeling of sickness
860
quandary
state of doubt or perplexity
861
quell
suppress subdue
862
quibble
try to avoid by sophistication
863
quiescence
state of being passive/motionless
864
quiescent
at rest dormant torpid
865
quirk
habit or action peculiar to smb or smth
866
quixotic
generous unselfish
867
quotidian
banal everyday
868
rabble
mob crowd the lower classes of populace
869
raconteur
person who tells anecdotes
870
raffish
low vulgar base tawdry
871
ramify
to be divided or subdivided to branch out
872
rancorous
feeling bitterness spitefulness
873
rant
use extravagant language
874
rapacious
greedy (esp for money)
875
rarefy
to make thin to make less dense to purify or refine
876
rave
act with excessive enthusiasm
877
reactionary
opposing progress
878
rebuff
snub
879
recalcitrant
disobedient
880
recant
take back as being FALSE give up
881
recast
cast or fashion anew
882
recidivism
relapse into antisocial or criminal behavior
883
reciprocity
granting of privileges in return for similar
884
recitals
a number of performance of music
885
recluse
person who lives alone and avoids people
886
recompense
make payment to reward punish
887
reconcile
settle a quarrel restore peace
888
recondite
little known abstruse
889
recreancy
cowardice a cowardly giving up
890
recuperate
become strong after illness loss exhaustion
891
redeem
get back by payment compensate
892
redoubtable
formidable causing fear
893
refine
make or become pure cultural
894
refractory
stubborn unmanageable untractable
895
refulgent
shining brilliant
896
regale
to delight or entertain to feast
897
regicide
crime of killing a king
898
reiterate
say or do again several times
899
rejuvenation
becoming young in nature or appearance
900
relapse
fall back again
901
remonstrate
to protest object
902
render
deliver provide represent
903
renovate
restore smth to better condition
904
renowned
celebrated famous
905
repast
meal
906
repel
refuse to accept/cause dislike
907
repine
at be discontented with
908
reproach
scold upbraid
909
reprobate
person hardened in sin one devoid of decency
910
repudiate
disown refuse to accept or pay
911
repulsive
causing a feeling of disgust
912
requite
repay give in return
913
rescind
repeal/annul/cancel
914
resigned
unresisting submissive
915
resilience
quality of quickly recovering the original shape
916
resort
to frequently visit
917
restive
refusing to move reluctant to be controlled
918
resuscitation
coming back to consciousness
919
retard
check hinder
920
reticent
reserved untalkative silent taciturn
921
revere
have deep respect for
922
reverent
feeling or showing deep respect
923
riddle
puzzling person or thing
924
rift
split crack dissension
925
rivet
fix take up secure metal pin
926
roll
call calling of names
927
rotund
rich and deep plump and round
928
ruffian
violent cruel man
929
rumple
make rough
930
sagacious
having sound judgment perceptive wise like a sage
931
salacious
obscene
932
salubrious
healthful
933
salutary
remedial wholesome causing improvement
934
sanctimony
self-righteousness hypocritical with FALSE piety
935
sanction
approval (by authority) penalty
936
sanguine
cheerful confident optimistic
937
sanity
health of mind soundness of judgement
938
sash
long strip worn round the waist
939
satiate
satisfy fully
940
saturnine
gloomy dark sullen morose
941
savant
person of great learning
942
savor
taste flavor smth
943
sawdust
tiny bits of wood
944
scabbard
sheath for the blade
945
scent
smell (esp pleasant)
946
scorch
become discolored/dry up/go at high speed
947
scribble
write hastily
948
scurvy
mean contemptible
949
secular
material (not spiritual) living outside monasteries
950
sedulous
persevering
951
seminal
like a seed constituting a source originative
952
sententious
short and pithy full of maxims/proverbs
953
sequence
succession connected line of
954
sere
make hard and without feeling
955
sermon
reproving a person for his faults
956
serrated
having a toothed edge
957
serration
having a toothed edge
958
servile
like a slave lacking independence
959
sever
break off
960
severance
severing
961
shallow
little depth not earnest
962
shard
piece of broken earthenware
963
sheath
cover for the blade of a weapon or a tool
964
shrewd
astute showing sound judgement
965
shrill
sharp piercing
966
shun
keep away from avoid
967
shunt
send from one track to another lay aside evade discussion
968
sidestep
step to one side
969
simper
(give a) silly/self-conscious smile
970
sinuous
winding undulating serpentine
971
skiff
small boat
972
skit
short piece of humorous writing
973
slack
sluggish dull not tight
974
slake
to assuage to satisfy allay
975
slate
king of blue-grey stone propose criticize
976
sluggard
lazy slow-moving person
977
slur
join sounds/words (indistinct)
978
smolder
burn slowly without flame
979
snare
trap
980
snub
treat with contempt
981
soar
rise fly high
982
sober
self-controlled
983
sobriety
quality or condition of being sober
984
sodden
soaked saturated
985
soggy
heavy with water
986
solvent
of the power of forming a solution
987
somatic
of the body
988
soot
black powder in smoke
989
sophisticated
complex subtle refined
990
sophistry
fallacious reasoning faulty logic
991
sophomoric
self-assured though immature affected bombastic overblown
992
soporific
producing sleep
993
sordid
wretched comfortless contemptible
994
spear
weapon with a metal point on a long shaft
995
specious
illogical of questionable truth or merit
996
splenetic
bad-tempered irritable
997
splice
join (two ends)
998
sponge
porous rubber for washing live at once expense
999
spurious
FALSE counterfeit
1000
spurn
have nothing to do reject or refuse
1001
squalid
foul filthy
1002
squander
spend wastefully
1003
squat
crouch/settle without permission
1004
stanch
to stop the flow of a fluid
1005
steeply
rising or falling sharply
1006
stentorian
extremely loud and powerful
1007
stickler
person who insists on importance of smth
1008
stigma
mark of shame or disgrace
1009
stigmatize
describe smb scornfully
1010
sting
smth sharp
1011
stingy
spending using unwillingly
1012
stint
to be thrifty to set limits
1013
stipple
paint with dots
1014
stipulate
state or put forward as a necessary condition
1015
stolid
showing no emotion impassive
1016
stray
wander lose one's way
1017
streak
long thin move very fast
1018
striated
striped grooved or banded
1019
stride
walk with long steps
1020
strut
a supporting bar
1021
stygian
hence dark gloomy
1022
stymie
to hinder obstruct or block
1023
subdue
overcome bring under control
1024
sublime
extreme astounding
1025
submerge
put under water liquid sink out of sight
1026
suborn
induce by bribery or smth to commit perjury
1027
subpoena
written order requiring a person to appear in a low court
1028
substantiation
giving facts to support (statement)
1029
subsume
include under a rule
1030
succor
assistance relief in time of distress
1031
suffice
be enough
1032
suffocate
cause or have difficulty in breathing
1033
sullied
to be stained or discredited
1034
summarily
briefly without delay
1035
sumptuous
magnificent
1036
sundry
various miscellaneous separate
1037
supercilious
disdainful characterized by haughty scorn
1038
superfluous
more then is needed or wanted
1039
superimpose
put smth on the top
1040
supersede
take the place of
1041
supine
lying on the back slow to act passive
1042
suppliant
asking humbly beseeching
1043
supplicate
make a humble petition to
1044
suppress
prevent from being known put an end to
1045
surcharge
additional load/charge
1046
surfeit
satiate feed to fulness or to excess
1047
susceptibility
sensitiveness
1048
swerve
change direction suddenly
1049
sycophant
person who flatter to the rich and powerful
1050
synopsis
summary or outline
1051
taciturn
untalkative silent
1052
tadpole
form of a frog when it leaves the egg
1053
talon
claw of a bird of prey
1054
tamp
tap or drive down by repeated light blows
1055
tamper
interfere with
1056
tangential
suddenly changeable
1057
tarnished
lost brightness
1058
tassel
bunch of threads
1059
taunt
contemptuous reproach hurtful remark
1060
taut
tightly stretched
1061
tautology
a repetition a redundancy
1062
tawdry
cheap gaudy showy tacky
1063
teetotal
oppose to alcohol
1064
temerity
boldness brashness intrepidness
1065
temperance
abstinence from alcohol self-control moderation
1066
temperate
showing self-control
1067
tenacity
firmness persistency adhesiveness tending to hang on
1068
tenuous
insubstantial flimsy weak
1069
tepid
lukewarm
1070
terse
brief and to the point
1071
testiness
witness/evidence
1072
thrift
care economy thriving prosperous
1073
thwart
obstruct/frustrate
1074
timid
shy easily frightened
1075
timorous
fearful timid afraid
1076
toady
obsequious flatterer
1077
tonic
smth giving strength or energy
1078
topple
be unsteady and overturn
1079
torment
severe pain or suffering
1080
torpid
sleeping sluggish lethargic dormant
1081
torque
twisting force causing rotation
1082
tortuous
devious/not straightforward
1083
tout
person who worries others to buy smth to use his service
1084
tractable
easily controlled or guided
1085
transgress
break go beyond (a limit)
1086
transient
temporary fleeting
1087
transitory
brief
1088
travesty
parody/imitation
1089
trenchant
forceful effective vigorous extremely perceptive incisive
1090
trepidation
alarm excited state of mind
1091
trickle
flow in drops
1092
trifling
unimportant
1093
trite
not new
1094
truce
(agreement) stop of fighting for a time
1095
truculence
aggressiveness ferocity
1096
trudge
walk heavily
1097
turbid
muddy having the sediment stirred up
1098
turbulence
being uncontrolled violent
1099
turgid
excessively ornate swollen or bloated
1100
turmoil
trouble disturbance
1101
turpitude
wickedness shamefulness
1102
turquoise
greenish-blue precious stone
1103
tyro
tiro beginner
1104
ubiquitous
present everywhere
1105
ulterior
situated beyond
1106
umbrage
offense resentment
1107
uncouth
rough awkward
1108
underbid
make a lower bid then smb else
1109
undermine
weaken gradually at the base make smth under
1110
undulate
to move in wavelike fashion fluctuate
1111
unearth
discover and bring to light
1112
unencumbered
easy-going trifle
1113
unfeigned
not pretended sincere
1114
unscathed
unharmed unhurt
1115
untoward
unfortunate inconvenient
1116
upbraid
scold reproach
1117
urbane
elegant refined in manners
1118
vacillation
being uncertain hesitating
1119
vagary
strange act or idea
1120
vain
without use result conceited
1121
valiant
brave
1122
valorous
brave
1123
vanquish
conquer
1124
veer
change direction
1125
venal
ready to do smth dishonest
1126
veneer
surface appearance covering the TRUE nature
1127
veneration
regard with deep respect
1128
veracity
truth
1129
verdant
fresh and green
1130
verisimilitude
appearing TRUE or real
1131
veritable
real rightly named
1132
verve
spirit vigor enthusiasm
1133
vestige
trace or sign
1134
vex
annoy distress trouble
1135
vigilance
watchfulness self-appointed group who maintain order
1136
vigilant
member of a vigilance committee
1137
vigorous
strong energetic
1138
vilify
slander say evil things
1139
vindictive
having a desire to revenge
1140
virago
a loud domineering woman a scold or nag
1141
visceral
of the internal organs of the body
1142
viscous
sticky/semi-fluid
1143
vitiate
lower the quality weaken the strength
1144
vituperate
curse abuse in words
1145
vivacious
lively high-spirited
1146
volatile
changeable inconstant fickle unstable explosive
1147
volubility
fluency verbosity easy use of spoken language
1148
voluble
fluent
1149
waffle
talk vaguely and without much result
1150
waft
scent waving movement carry lightly through
1151
wag
merry person
1152
warmonger
person who stirs up war
1153
warrant
authority written order guarantee
1154
wean
to turn away (from a habit)
1155
weigh
measure hoe heavy smth is
1156
welter
turmoil a bewildering jumble
1157
wend
to go proceed
1158
whimsical
full of odd and fanciful ideas
1159
wince
show bodily or mental pain
1160
woo
try to win
1161
writ
written order
1162
yarn
tale story fibers for knitting
