Words II Flashcards
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Icon
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a symbolic picture; a statue; something seen as representative of a culture or movement
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ICON
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image, idol
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Iconic
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being representative of a culture or movement
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Iconoclast
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a person who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions, one who attacks established beliefs; one who tears down images, one who opposes established beliefs, customs, and intuitions
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Iconoclastic
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characterized by attack on cherished belief or institutions
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Iconology
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symbolism
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Ideological
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based on or relating to a system of ideas and ideals, especially concerning economic or political theory and policy
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IDIO
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one’s own
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Idiom
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a language, dialect, or style of speaking particular to a people
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Idiosyncrasy
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a mode of behavior or way of thought peculiar to an individual, peculiarity of temperament; eccentricity
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Idiot
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an utterly stupid person
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Ignoramus
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a person lacking knowledge, uninformed
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Illegible
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not clear enough to read
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Illuminate
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to supply or brighten with light
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Illusion
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something that deceives by producing a false impression of reality
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Illustrate
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to make intelligible with examples or analogies
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Illustrious
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highly distinguished
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Imbed
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fix an object firmly and deeply in a surrounding mass. Implant an idea or feeling within something else so it becomes an ingrained or essential characteristic of it
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Imbibe
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to absorb or assimilate ideas or knowledge. To drink alcohol
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Imbroglio
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an extremely confused, complicated or embarrassing situation
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Imbue
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inspire or permeate with (a feeling or quality)
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Immediate
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nearest; having nothing in between
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Imminent
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about to occur; impending
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Immobilize
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prevent something or someone from moving or operating as normal
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Immoral
not moral; evil
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Immortal
not subject to death
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Immovable
incapable of being moved; unyielding
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Immutable
unchangeable; invariable
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Impact
the action of one object coming forcibly into contact with other. The effect or influence of one person, thing or action on another
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Impartial
not partial or biased; just
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Impasse
a situation in which no progress is possible, especially because of disagreement, a deadlock, showing or feeling no emotion
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Impecunious
having no money, penniless
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Impede
delay or prevent (someone or something) by obstructing them; hinder, to retard progress by means of obstacles of hindrances
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Impel
to force; to drive forward
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Imperious
assuming power or authority without justification, arrogant and domineering
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Imperturbable
not capable of being disturbed
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Imperturbation
freedom from agitation, calmness, quietude
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Impervious
impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected
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Impetuous
acting or done quickly and without thought or case, characterized by sudden or rash action or emotion, quick to act without thinking
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Impinging
have an effect or impact, especially a negative one. Advance over an area belonging to someone or something else; encroach
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Implacable
unable to be calmed down or made peaceful, unable to be placated, unable to be pleased
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Implement
an instrument, tool, or utensil for accomplishing work
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Implicate
to show to be involved, usually in an incriminating manner
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Implicit
not expressly stated, implied
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Import
to bring in from a foreign country
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Importune
harass someone persistently for or to do something. Approach someone to request or offer sexual services, prostitute, to urge or press with excessive persistence
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Imposed
force something unwelcome or unfamiliar to be accepted or put in place. Forcibly put a restriction in place. Exert firm control over. Require a duty, charge or penalty to be undertaken or paid
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Impoverish
to deplete
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Impugn
dispute the truth, validity or honestly of a statement or motive, call into question, to challenge as false
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Impurity
the quality or conditions of being impure. A constituent which impairs the purity of something
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Impute
represent something, especially something undesirable as being done, caused or possessed by someone, attribute
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IN/IM
in, into (often the m is dropped and the first letter to which i is prefixed is doubled)
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IN/IM
not, without (often the m is dropped and the first letter to which I is prefixed is doubled)
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Inaccessible
unable to be reached. Unable to be used. Difficult to understand or appreciate
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Inactive
not active
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Inadvertent
unintentional
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Inadvertently
without intention, accidentally
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Inamorata
a female lover
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Inanimate
not alive, especially not in the manner of animals and humans. Showing no signs of life, lifeless
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Inaugurated
become or introduce a system, policy or period. Admit someone formally to public office. Mark the beginning of first public use of an organization or public
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Incandescent
glowing with heat, shining
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Incantation
the chanting of words purporting to have magical power
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Incarnate
given a bodily especially a human form
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Incarnation
a being invested in a bodily form
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Incentive
that which incites action
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Incessant
without stop
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Inchoate
just begun and so not fully formed or developed, rudimentary, not fully formed; disorganized
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Incidence
the occurrence, rate or frequency of a disease, crime or something else undesirable
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Incipient
in an initial stage, beginning to happen or develop
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Incision
a cut, gash, or notch
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Incisive
penetrating, cutting
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Incognito
with one’s name or identity concealed
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Incomprehensible
not able to be understood; not intelligible
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Incongruent
incompatible
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Incongruous
not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings of other aspects of something
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Inconsistencies
the fact or state of being inconsistent. An inconsistent element or an instance of being inconsistent
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Incorporation
combining into a single body
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Increase
to make something greater in any respect
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Incredible
unbelievable
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Increment
something added or gained; an addition or increase
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Incubate
to sit upon for the purpose of hatching
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Inculpate
to charge with fault
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Incumbent
holding an indicated position
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Incursion
a hostile entrance into a place especially suddenly
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Indelible
impossible to erase, lasting
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Indicate
point out, show. Be a sign or symptom of. Admit to or state briefly
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Indigenous
native, innate, natural
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Indigent
poor, needy, lacking in what is needed
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Indispensable
absolutely necessary, essential or requisite
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Indisputable
unable to be challenged or denied
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Indoctrinate
to imbue a person with learning
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Indolence
state of being lazy, slothful, showing a disposition to avoid exertion
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Indolent
wanting to avoid activity or exertion, lazy
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Indubitable
impossible to doubt, unquestionable
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Induce
to lead or move by influence
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Induct
to install in a position with formal ceremonies
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Ineffable
too great for description in words; that which must not be uttered
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Ineptitude
lack of skill or ability
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Inert
lacking the ability or strength to move. Lacking vigor
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Inevitable
impossible to be avoided; certain to happen
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Inexorable
impossible to stop or prevent
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Infallible
incapable of being wrong or being deceived
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Infatuated
swept up in a fit of passion, impairing one’s reason
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Infer
deduce or conclude information from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements
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Inferior
lower in rank, status or quality. Of low standard of quality
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Infidel
disbeliever in the supposed true religion
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Infinite
boundless, endless
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Infinitesimal
infinitely or very small
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Inflame
to set on fire
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Inflect
to change or vary pitch of
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Influx
the act of flowing in; inflow
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Infringe
to break or violate a law, etc
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Infusion
the act of permeating or steeping; liquid extract so obtained
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Ingenious
of a person clever, original and inventive. Of a machine or idea cleverly and originally devised and well suited to its purpose, showing innocence or childlike simplicity
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Ingest
take food, drink or another substance into the body by swallowing or absorbing it
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Ingratiate
to bring oneself into favor
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Inherent
involved in the constitution or essential character of something
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Inhibit
hinder, restrain or prevent an action or process. Make someone self-conscious and unable to act in a relaxed and natural way
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Inhibited
unable to act in a relaxed and nature way because of self-consciousness or mental restraint
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Inimical
hostile, unfriendly, tending to obstruct or harm. Unfriendly, hostile
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Iniquity
gross injustice, wickedness, immoral or grossly unfair behavior
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Inject
to place quality etc. where needed in something
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Injunction
a command; an act of enjoying
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Injurious
causing or likely to cause damage or harm. Libelous
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Innocent
uncorrupted by evil, malice or wrongdoing
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Innocuous
harmless, not harmful or injurious
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Innovate
to begin or introduce something new
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Inquisitive
given to research, eager for knowledge
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Inscrutable
impossible to understand or interpret
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Insensate
without feeling or sensitivity
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Insidious
intended to entrap or beguile; lying in wait to entrap, proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects
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Insinuate
to introduce in sneaky or winding ways
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Insipid
lacking flavor. Lacking vigor or interest. tasteless
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Insolence
rude and disrespectful behavior
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Insolent
boldly rude or disrespectful
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Insomnia
inability to sleep
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Insomniac
a person who suffers from the inability especially when chronic to obtain sufficient sleep
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Insult
to treat with contemptuous rudeness
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Insurgent
rising up in revolution; rushing in
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Insurrection
rising up in armed rebellion
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Intact
untouched; whole
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Intangible
unable to be touched
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Intelligentsia
intellectuals or highly educated people as a group, especially when regarded as possessing culture and political influence
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Intelligibly
capable of being understood, an intelligible set of directions
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Intemperate
having or showing a lack of self-control; immoderate. Given to or characterized by excessive indulgency, especially in alcohol
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Intentionally
deliberately; on purpose
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INTER
between, among
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Interdict
to forbid; prohibit
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Interim
a temporary or provisional arrangement; meantime
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Interloper
one who intrudes in the domain of others
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Intermediate
in the middle
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Intermittent
occurring at irregular intervals; not continuous or steady, stopping and starting at intervals, stopping or ceasing for a time
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Interregnum
a period between kings, a period when normal government is suspended, especially between successive reigns or regimes
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Interrogable
not comparable
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Interrogate
to ask questions of, especially formally
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Interspace
to scatter here and there
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Interstate
connecting or jointly involving states
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Interstice
an intervening space, especially a very small one
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Intervene
to come between disputing factions, mediate
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Intimidate
to strike fear into; to make fearful
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Intonation
the rise and fall of the voice in speaking. The action of intoning or reciting in a singing voice
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Intoxication
being poisoned; drunkenness, the state of being intoxicated, especially by alcohol
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INTRA
inside, within
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Intractable
hard to control or deal with. Difficult or stubborn
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Intramural
within a school, inside a city
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Intransigent
refusing to agree or compromise, uncompromising; refusing to be reconciled
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Intransigent
unwilling or refusing to change one’s views or to agree about something
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Intrastate
within a state
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Intravenous
inside the veins
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Intrinsic
belonging to a thing by its very nature
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Introvert
a person concerned primarily with inner thoughts and feelings, a shy, reticent person. A person predominately concerned with their own thoughts or feelings than with external things
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Inundate
to flood, to overwhelm; to cover with water
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Inure
accustom someone to something, especially something unpleasant
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Invalid
having no force or strength; void
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Inveigh
speak or write about something with great hostility
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Invidious
of an action or situation likely to arouse or incur resentment or anger from others. Of a comparison or distinction unfairly discriminating, unjust
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Invoke
to call on a deity
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Irascible
easily made angry, having or showing a tendency to be easily angered
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Irascibly
prone to outbursts of temper, easily angered
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Isolate
to set apart from others
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It’s
the contraction of “it is” or “it has”
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IT/ITER
way, journey
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Itinerant
traveling from place to place
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Itinerary
travel plans
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Itinerate
traveling
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Its
a personal pronoun that shows possession
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JECT
to throw, to throw down
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Jingoism
extreme patriotism, especially in the form of aggressive or warlike foreign policy
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JOC
joke
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Jocose
giving to joking; playful
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Jocular
fond of or characterized by joking, humorous or playful, in a joking manner; funny
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Jocund
merry, cheerful
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JOIN/JUG/JUNCT
to meet, to join
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Joke
a witticism: a humorous anecdote; something funny
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JOUR
day
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Journal
a record of one’s days
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Journey
a trip (originally a day’s travel)
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JUD
to judge
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Judas
a peephole in a door
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Judiciary
a system of courts; members of a court system
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Judicious
having good judgement
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Junction
the act of joining; combining; a place where multiple paths join
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Junta
a group of military officers who join together to run a country; a council
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JUR
law, to swear
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Jurisprudence
a system of law; knowledge of law
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JUV
young
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Juvenile
young, immature
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Juvenilia
writings or art produced in one’s youth
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Juxtapose
to place close together or side by side
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Kismet
destiny, fate
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Kleptomania
a recurrent urge to steal, typically without regard for need or profit
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Knell
the sound of a bell, especially when rung solemnly for a death or funeral
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Labyrinth
a complicated irregular network of passages or paths in which it is difficult to find one’s way, a maze
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Lackadaisical
lacking enthusiasm and determination, carelessly lazy
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Lackluster
lacking brilliance or radiance
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Laconic
of a person, speech or style of writing using very few words, using few words
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Lambaste
criticize someone or something harshly
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Lament
a passionate expression of grief or sorrow, to express sorrow, to grieve
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Lamented
a conventional way of describing someone who has died or something that has been lost or that has ceased to exist. Lament is to mourn a person’s loss or death
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LANG/LING
tongue
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Language
a system of usually spoken communication
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Languid
of a person, manner or gesture displaying or having a disinclination for physical exertion or effort, slow and relaxed. Weak or faint from illness or fatigue
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Largess
generosity in bestowing money or gifts upon others
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Lassitude
a state of physical or mental weariness, lack of energy
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Laud
praise a person or their achievements highly, especially in a public context, to give praise; to glorify
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LAUD
praise, honor
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Laudable
praiseworthy
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Laudatory
expressing praise, of speech or writing expressing praise and commendation
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Lauded
highly praised or admired
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Laundry
items to be, or that have been washed
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LAV/LAU/LU
to wash
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Lavatory
a room with equipment for washing hands and face
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Lavish
to give unsparingly; extremely generous or extravagant
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Lax
loose; undisciplined
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LAX/LEASE/LES
loose
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Laxative
medicine or food that loosens the bowels
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Lead
to act as a leader, to go first, or to take a superior position
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League
an association, a group of nations, teams, etc. that have agreed to work for a common cause
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Lease
to rent out that is to let something loose for others’ use
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Leash
a cord used to hold an animal while giving it some freedom to run loose
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LEC/LEG/LEX
to read, to speak
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LECT/LEG
to select, to choose
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Lectern
a reading desk
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Lecture
an instructional speech
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Led
past tense of “lead”
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Legend
a story, a written explanation of a map or illustration
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Legible
readable
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Legitimate
conforming to the law or the rules
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Lent
to have granted to someone the use of something on the understanding that it shall be returned. To allow a person or organization to use something under an agreement to pay it back
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Lesson
instruction originally part of a book or oral instruction to be studied and repeated to a teacher
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Lethargic
acting in an indifferent or slow, sluggish manner, affected by lethargy, sluggish and apathetic
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Lethargy
a lack of energy and enthusiasm
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LEV
to lift, to rise, light weight
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Levee
an embankment against river flooding
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Levitate
to raise in the air or cause to rise
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Levity
humor or frivolity, especially the treatment of a serious matter with humor or in a matter lacking due respect, humor, frivolity, gaiety
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Lexicographer
a writer of dictionaries
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Lexicon
a dictionary
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LI/LIG
to tie, to bind
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Liable
legally responsible, bound by law
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Liaison
a connection, one who serves to connect
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LIBER
free
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Liberal
generous, giving away freely, willing to respect or accept behavior or opinions different from one’s own, open to new ideas, favoring policies that are socially progressive and promote social welfare
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Liberality
generosity
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Liberate
set free
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Libertine
a person, especially a man, who behaves without moral principles or a sense of responsibility especially in sexual matters. Freethinking, one who follows one’s own path without regard for morals or other restrictions
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Liberty
freedom
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Libidinous
showing excessive sexual drive, lustful
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Licentious
promiscuous and unprincipled in sexual matters. Disregarding accepted rules or conventions
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Lien
the right to hold a property due to an outstanding debt
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Ligament
a band holding bones together; a bond
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Ligature
a connection between two letters; a bond
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Limpid
of a liquid free of anything that darkens, completely clear
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Linguistics
the study of language
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LITH
stone
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Lithography
a printing process that originally involved writing on a flat stone
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Lithology
the study of rocks and stones
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Lithotomy
an operation to remove stones from the body
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Livery
uniform; an emblem indicating an owner or manufacturer (originally an allowance of food or other provisions given to servants)
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Loathing
a feeling of intense dislike or disgust, hatred
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LOC/LOG/LOQU
word, speech, thought
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Locomotion
moving from place to place; the ability to do so
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Loose
free, to set free, not tight
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Loquacious
talkative, tending to talk a great deal, talkative
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Lose
to become without
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LUC/LUM/LUS
light (brightness)
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Lucid
clear and easily understood, easily understood, intelligible, expressed clearly, easily to understand. Bright or luminous
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LUD/LUS
to play
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Ludicrous
ridiculous, laughable, so foolish, unreasonable, or out of place as to be amusing, ridiculous
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Lugubrious
looking or sounding sad and dismal
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Lull
calm or send to sleep, typically with soothing sounds or movements
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Luminous
bright, brilliant, glowing
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Macabre
disturbing and horrifying because of involvement with or depiction of death and injury
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Machiavellian
cunning, scheming, and unscrupulous, especially in politics
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Macro
broad, large, a single computer command that executes a longer set of commands
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MACRO
great, long
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Macrobiotics
a system intended to prolong life
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Macrocephalous
having a large bed
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Macrocosm
the universe, a large system that is reflected in at least one of its subsets
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Macroscopic
large enough to be visible to the naked eye
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MAG/MAI/MAX
big, great
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Magisterial
having or showing great authority. Domineering; dictatorial
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Magnanimous
generous in forgiving an insult or injury, especially toward a rival or less powerful person
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Magnate
a powerful or influential person, a wealthy and influential person, especially in business
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Magnify
make something appear larger than it is, especially with a lens or microscope, to increase the apparent size of
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Magniloquent
using high-flown or bombastic language
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Magnitude
greatness of size, extent or dimensions, the great size or extent of something. Great importance. Size
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Magnum opus
a large and important work of art, music, or literature especially one regarded as the most important work of an artist or writer
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Magnum
a wine bottle of twice the standard size
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Mainstay
a person or thing on which something else is based or depends. A stay that extends from the maintop to the foot of the foremast of a sailing ship
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MAL/MALE
bad, ill, evil, wrong
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Maladroit
clumsy; tactless
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Malady
a disorder or disease of the body
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Malapropism
humorous misuse of a word, the mistaken use of a word in place of a similar sounding one, often with unintentionally amusing effect
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Malediction
a curse
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Malevolent
characterized by or expressing bad will, having or showing a wish to do evil to other
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Malfeasance
misconduct or wrongdoing often committed by a public official
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Malfunction
failure to function properly
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Malic
involved in and especially catalyzing a reaction in which malic acid participates
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Malicious
full of or showing malice
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Malign
to speak harmful untruths about, to slander
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Malinger
exaggerate or feign illness in order to escape duty or work, to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill
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Malleable
capable of being shaped
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MAN/MANU
hand
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MAND/MEND
to command, to order, to entrust
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Mandatory
commanded; required
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Manic depressive
bipolar disorder
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Manifest
readily perceived by the eye or the understanding
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Manual
operated by hand
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Manufacture
to make by hand or machinery
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Martinet
a strict disciplinarian, especially in the armed forces
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Maudlin
self-pitying or tearfully sentimental, often through drunkenness
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Maxim
an expression of general truth or principle
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Maximum
the highest amount, value, or degree attained
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Mea culpa
through my fault, my fault
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Mean
average; in the middle
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Meander
wander at random. Following a winding course. Proceeding aimlessly or with little purpose
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MEDI
middle
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Mediate
to intervene between people in a dispute in order to bring about an agreement or reconciliation, to serve as a go-between; to try to settle an argument
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Medieval
related to the Middle Ages
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Mediocre
neither good nor bad; so-so
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Medium
size between small and large; a substance or agency that things travel through (as for example light travels through air, and news is conveyed by television and newspapers)
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MEGA
large, great
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Megalith
a very big stone
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Megalomania
a mental condition involving delusions of greatness; an obsession with doing great things
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Megalomaniac
a person who is obsessed with their own power
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Megalopolis
a very large city
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Megaphone
a device for magnifying the sound of one’s voice
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Megaton
explosive power equal to 1,000 tons of TNT
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Melancholy
a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause
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Mellifluous
pleasing, musical
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Melodious
of, producing, or having a pleasant tune
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Mendacious
not telling the truth, lying
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Mendacity
untruthfulness
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Mercenary
of a person or their behavior primarily concerned with making money (material reward) at the expense of ethics
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Mercurial
of a person subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind
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Meridian
a direct line from the North Pole to the South Pole; the highest point reached by the sun; noon
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Metamorphosis
a transformation, as by magic or sorcery
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Metaphor
a figure of speech comparing two different things; a symbol
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Meticulous
extremely careful about details
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MICRO
very small
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Microbe
a very small organism
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Microcosm
a small system that reflects a larger whole
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Micron
a millionth of a meter
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Microorganism
a very small organism
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Microscope
a device that magnifies very small things for viewing
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Mild
gentle; kind
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Millennium
a period of a thousand years. An anniversary of a thousand years
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MIN
small
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Min
to project, to hang over
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Minatory
expressing or conveying a threat
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Miniature
a copy or model that represents something in greatly reduced size
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Minute
a unit of time equal to one-sixtieth of an hour
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Minutiae
small or trivial details
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MIS
bad, wrong, to hate
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MIS/MIT
to send
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Misadventure
back luck; an unlucky accident
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Misanthrope
a person who dislikes humankind and avoids human society, a person who dislikes others, one who hates humans or humanity
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Misanthropic
disliking humankind and avoiding human society
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Misapply
to use something incorrectly
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MISC
mixed
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Miscegenation
the interbreeding of people considered to be of different racial types
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Miscellaneous
made up of a variety of parts or ingredients
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Mischance
back luck; an unlucky accident
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Mischief
bad or annoying behavior
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Misconception
a view or opinion that is incorrect because based on faulty thinking or understanding
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Misconstrue
to take something in a way that wasn’t intended; to understand something incorrectly
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Misein
in Greek this means to hate
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Miserly
of or characteristic of a miser (a person who hoards wealth and spends as little money as possible)
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Misfit
somebody or something that doesn’t fit in
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Mishap
un unlucky accident
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Misogynist
a person who dislikes, despise or is strongly prejudiced against women
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Mitigate
make less severe, serious or painful, to soften, to lessen
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Mob
the rabble; a disorderly group of people (from the Latin mobile vulgus meaning the fickle crowd)
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MOB/MOM/MOT/MOV
to move
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Mobile
movable
397
Mobilize
to make ready for movement; to assemble
398
MOLL
soft
399
Mollify
appease the anger or anxiety of someone, soothe; soften; calm, to calm or make less severe
400
Mollusk
a phylum of invertebrate animals – including octopuses, squids, oysters, clams and slugs – with soft bodies
401
Moment
an instant; importance
402
Momentous
a great importance (originally having the power to move)
403
Momentum
the force driving a moving object to keep moving; a growing force
404
MON/MONIT
to remind, to warn
405
MON/MONO
one
406
Monarchy
a government in which the supreme power is lodged in a sovereign, rule by a single person
407
Monitor
one that admonishes, cautions or reminds
408
Monk
a man in a religious order living apart from society (originally: a religious hermit)
409
Monochord
a musical instrument with a single string
410
Monochromatic
having only one color
411
Monogram
a design combining multiple letters into one
412
Monograph
a scholarly study of a single subject
413
Monolith
a single block of stone, often shaped into a monument
414
Monologue
a speech or other dramatic composition recited by one person
415
Monomania
an obsession with a single subject
416
Monomaniac
a person exhibiting an exaggerated or obsessive enthusiasm for or preoccupation with one thing
417
Monotonous
boring; spoken using only one tone
418
Monotony
lack of variation
419
Monument
a structure, such as a building, tower, or sculpture, erected as a memorial
420
MOR/MORT
death
421
Morbid
susceptible to preoccupation with unwholesome matters
422
Mordacious
denoting or using biting sarcasm or invective. Of a person or animal given to biting
423
Mordant
especially of humor having or showing a sharp or critical quality, biting
424
Moribund
dying; decaying, of a person at the point of death. Of a thing in terminal decline, lacking vitality or vigor
425
Morose
sullen and ill-tempered
426
MORPH
shape
427
Morphological
relating to the form or structure of things
428
Motion
movement
429
Motive
a reason for action; what moves a person to do something
430
Motor
a device that makes something move
431
MULT
many
432
Multifaceted
having many facets
433
Multiple
many, having many parts; a number containing some quantity of a smaller number without remainder
434
Multiplex
having many parts; a movie theater or other building with many separate units
435
Multiply
to increase; to become many
436
Multitudinous
very many; containing very many; having very many forms
437
Mundane
lacking interest or excitement. Dull
438
Munificent
of a gift or sum of money larger or more generous than is usual or necessary
439
MUT
to change
440
Mutation
the process of being changed
441
Mutations
the action of process or mutating. The changing of the structure of a gene, resulting in a variant form that may be transmitted to subsequent generations, caused by the alteration of single base units in DNA or the deletion, insertion or rearrangement of larger sections of genes or chromosomes
442
Mutiny
rebellion against authority; especially by sailors
443
Mystify
utterly bewilder or perplex someone. Make obscure or mysterious
444
Naïve
lacking sophistication or experience, lacking worldliness and sophistication; artless, of a person or action showing a lack of experience, wisdom or judgement. Nature and unaffected, innocent
445
Nascent
especially of a process or organization just coming into existence and beginning to display signs of future potential, starting to develop
446
NAT/NAS/NAI/GNA
birth
447
Native
belonging to one by nature; inborn; innate
448
Natural
present due to nature, not to artificial or man-made means
449
NAU/NAV
ship, sailor
450
Nauseous
causing a squeamish feeling (originally seasickness)
451
Nautical
related to sailing or sailors
452
Naval
related to the navy
453
Nave
the central portion of a church (which resembles the shape of a ship)
454
Navy
a military force consisting of ships and sailors
455
Nebulous
in the form of a cloud or hazy. Of a concept or idea unclear, vague, or ill defined
456
Neologism
a newly coined word, phrase or expression
457
Neophyte
a beginner, a new convert, a new worker, a person who is new to a subject, skill or belie
458
Neoplasm
a new growth in the body; a tumor
459
NIHIL
nothing, none
460
Nihilism
denial of all moral beliefs; denial that existence has any meaning
461
NOC/NOX
harm
462
NOCT/NOX
night
463
Noctambulant
walking at night; sleepwalking
464
Nocturnal
related to the night; active at night
465
Nocturne
a dreamlike piece of music; a painting set at night
466
Noisome
having an extremely offensive smell. Disagreeable, unpleasant
467
NOM
rule, order
468
NOM/NYM/NOUN/NOWN
name
469
Nomenclature
a system of names; systematic naming
470
Nominal
existing in name only; negligible
471
Nominate
to propose by name as a candidate
472
Non sequitur
a conclusion or statement that does not logically follow form the previous argument or statement
473
Non sequitur
an inference or a conclusion that does not follow from the premises
474
NON
not
475
Nonchalant
of a person or manner feeling or appearing casually calm or relaxed; not displaying anxiety, interest or enthusiasm
476
Nonconformist
one who does not conform to a church or other societal institution
477
Nonentity
something that doesn’t exist; something that is unpopular
478
Nonpareil
something with no equal
479
Nonpartisan
not affiliated with a political part
480
Noun
a world that names a person, place or thing
481
NOUNC/NUNC
to announce
482
Nouveau riche
one who has lately become rich
483
NOV/NEO/NOU
new
484
Novice
a person new to any field or activity
485
Novitiate
a period or state of being a novice, especially in a religious order
486
Noxious
harmful, poisonous or very unpleasant, injurious or harmful to health or morals
487
NULL
nothing
488
Nullify
to cancel; to make into nothing
489
Nullity
the condition of being nothing
490
Numismatist
a specialist in numismatics (collectors, specialist dealers, scholars) who use coins in object-based research
491
OB
toward, to, against, over
492
Obdurate
hardened in feeling; resistant to persuasion, stubborn, resistant to persuasion, stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion or course of action
493
Obese
extremely fat, corpulent
494
Obfuscate
to render indistinct or dim; darken
495
Obfuscating
render obscure, unclear or unintelligible. Bewilder someone
496
Objurgate
rebuke severely, scold
497
Oblige
to obligate; to make indebted or form personal bonds by doing a favor
498
Oblique
having a slanting or sloping direction, neither parallel nor at a right angle to a specified or implied line, slanting
499
Obloquy
strong public criticism or verbal abuse
500
Obnoxious
highly disagreeable or offensive
501
Obscure
not discovered or known about, uncertain. Not easily understood or clearly expressed
502
Obsequies
funeral rites
503
Obsequious
fawning, obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree, overly submission, overly submissive and eager to please
504
Obsolescent
becoming obsolete
505
Obsolete
no longer produced or used, out of date
506
Obstetrician
a physician or surgeon qualified to practice in obstetrics
507
Obstinate
stubborn, unyielding, stubbornly adhering to a purpose, opinion, or course of action, stubbornly adhering to an idea; inflexible, stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion or chosen course of action, despite attempts to persuade one to do so
508
Obstreperous
noisily defiant, unruly
509
Obstruct
to block or fill with obstacles
510
Obtuse
not sharp, pointed or acute in any form
511
Obviate
remove a need or difficulty. Avoid, prevent, to prevent; to make unnecessary
512
Occlude
stop, close up or obstruct an opening, to stop; to prevent the passage of
513
Ochlocracy
government by a mob, mob rule
514
Odious
extremely unpleasant or repulsive
515
Odium
general or widespread hatred or disgust toward something as a result of their actions
516
Offer
to present for acceptance, refusal or consideration
517
Oft
archaic, poetic/literary, or jocular form of often
518
Oligarchy
a small group of people having control of a country, organization or institution, a state or society ruled by a select group
519
Ominously
in a way that suggests that something bad is going to happen
520
OMNI
all
521
Omnibus
an anthology of the words of one author or the writings on related subjects
522
Omnipotent
all powerful
523
Omnipresent
everywhere at one time
524
Omniscient
having infinite knowledge, knowing everything
525
Omnivorous
eating or absorbing everything
526
Oncologist
a medical practitioner qualified to diagnose and treat tumors
527
ONER
burden
528
Onerous
burdensome; difficult, troublesome and oppressive
529
Onus
a burden; a responsibility
530
Opaque
impossible to see through; preventing the passage of light, not able to be seen through, not transparent
531
Ophthalmologist
diagnoses and treats all eye diseases, performs eye surgery and prescribes and fits eyeglasses and contact lenses
532
Opinionated
conceitedly assertive and dogmatic in one’s opinions
533
Opprobrium
harsh criticism or censure, public disgrace, the disgrace incurred by shameful conduct
534
Optician
a person qualified to make and supply eyeglasses and contact lenses for corrective vision
535
Optimum
most conductive to a favorable outcome, best
536
Optometrist
a person who practices optometry
537
Orchidology
the scientific study of orchids
538
Orifice
an opening, as of a pipe or tube, or one in the body, such as a nose
539
Orris
a preparation of the fragrant rootstock of an iris, used in perfumery and formerly in medicine
540
Orthodontist
a dentist who is qualified to treat irregularities in the teeth and jaws
541
Orthodox
sound or correct in opinion or doctrine
542
Oscillate
move or swing back and forth at a regular speed
543
OSS/OSTE
bone
544
Ossify
to become bone; to harden; to become callous
545
Ossuary
a place where bones are kept; a charnel house
546
Ostensible
stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily so
547
Ostentation
excessive showiness
548
Osteopath
a licensed physician who practices medicine using both conventional and osteopathic manipulative treatments and medicine
549
Osteopathy
a medical system based on the belief that many illnesses can be traced to issues in the skeletal system
550
Ostracize
exclude someone from a society or group
551
PAC/PEAC
peace
552
Pacifier
something or someone that eases the anger or agitation of
553
Pacify
to ease the anger of agitation of
554
Pact
a formal agreement; as between nations
555
Palliate
make a disease or its symptoms less severe or unpleasant without removing the cause
556
PALP
to feel
557
Palpable
capable of being felt; tangible
558
Palpate
to feel; to examine by feeling
559
Palpitate
to beat quickly, as the heart to throb
560
PAN/PANT
all, everyone
561
Panacea
a solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases
562
Pandemic
general, universal, widespread, general, universal
563
Panegyric
formal or elaborate praise at an assembly
564
Panoply
a wide-ranging and impressive array or display
565
Panorama
an unobstructed and wide view of an extensive area
566
Pantheon
a public building containing tombs or memorials of the illustrious dead of nations
567
Par excellence
better or more than all others of the same kind
568
Par
an equality in value or standing
569
PAR
equal
570
PARA
next to, beside
571
Parable
a short, allegorical story designed to illustrate a moral lesson or religions principle
572
Paradigm
a typical example or pattern of something, a model
573
Paradox
a contradiction or dilemma, an opinion or statement contrary to accepted opinion
574
Paradoxical
seemingly absurd or self-contradictory
575
Paragon
a model of excellence, model of excellence or perfection
576
Parallel
extending in the same direction
577
Paranoia
the feeling that you’re being threatened in some way
578
Paranoid
suffering from a baseless distrust of others
579
Parasite
an organism that lives on or within a plant or animal of another species, from which it obtains nutrients
580
Parasol
an umbrella that protects from the sun
581
Pardner
used as a friendly form of address
582
Pardon
kind indulgence, forgiveness
583
Pariah
an outcast
584
Parity
equally, as in amount, status or character
585
Parody
to imitate for purposes of satire
586
Parsimonious
unwilling to spend money or use resources; stingy or frugal
587
Partisan
a strong supporter of a party, cause or person
588
PAS/PAT/PATH
feeling, suffering, disease
589
Passed
the past tense of pass, a euphemism for someone dying
590
Past
that which has gone by or elapsed in time
591
Pathogenetic
causing disease
592
Patronizing
apparently kind or helpful but betraying a feeling of superiority, condescending
593
PAU/PO/POV/PU
few, little, poor
594
Paucity
smallness of quantity, scarcity, scantiness
595
Pauper
a person without any personal means of support
596
PEC
money
597
Peccadillo
small, relatively unimportant offense or sin
598
Peculation
embezzlement
599
Pecuniary
relating to money
600
PED
child, education
601
PED/POD
foot
602
Pedagogue
a teacher
603
Pedal
a foot-operated lever or part used to control
604
Pedant
a person who is excessively concerned with minor details or rules or with displaying academic learning, one who displays learning ostentatiously, someone who shows off learning
605
Pedestrian
a person who travels on foot, person walking along a road or in a developed area
606
Pediatrician
a doctor who primarily has children as patients, a medical practitioner specializing in children and their diseases
607
PEL
to drive, to push
608
Pellucid
translucently clear. Lucid in style or meaning, easily understood
609
PEN/PENE
almost
610
PEN/PUN
to pay, to compensate
611
Penal
of or pertaining to punishment, as for crimes
612
Penalize
subject to some form of punishment
613
Penalty
a punishment imposed for a violation of law or rule
614
Penance
a punishment undergone to express regret for a sin
615
PEND/PENS
to hang, to weight, to pay
616
Peninsula
a landmass that is mostly surrounded by water, making it almost an island
617
Penitent
concrete
618
Penultimate
last but one in the a series of things, second last
619
Penumbra
a shaded area between pure shadow and pure light
620
Penurious
extremely poor, poverty-stricken
621
Penury
extreme poverty, destitution
622
PER
completely
623
Perambulator
one who makes a tour of inspection on foot
624
Percent
in every hundred
625
Percipient
having perception; discerning; discriminating
626
Peregrination
a journey, especially a long or meandering one
627
Peremptory
especially of a person’s manner or actions insisting on immediate action or obedience, especially a brusquely imperious way
628
Perennial
lasting for an indefinite amount of time
629
Perfidious
deceitful and untrustworthy, willing to betray one’s trust
630
Perfidy
deceitfulness, untrustworthiness
631
Perforate
to make a way through or into something
632
Perfume
scents, from burning incense or other sources of fragrance
633
Perfunctory
done in a routine way; indifferent, of an action or gesture carried out with a minimum of effort or reflection, performed merely as routine duty
634
Perhaps
a qualifier suggesting something might or might not take place
635
PERI
around
636
Perimeter
the border or outer boundary of a two-dimensional figure
637
Peripatetic
travelling from place to place, in particular working or based in various places for relatively short periods
638
Peripatetic
walking or traveling about; itinerant
639
Periphrastic
of speech or writing indirect and circumlocutory
640
Periscope
an optical instrument for seeing objects in an obstructed field of vision
641
Perjury
willful laying while on oath
642
Permeate
to penetrate
643
Permutation
a complete change; transformation
644
Pernicious
having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way
645
Perplex
to cause to be puzzled or bewildered over what is not understood
646
Perplexing
completely baffling, very puzzling
647
Perquisite
a gratuity, tip
648
Persiflage
light and slightly contemptuous mockery or banter
649
Persistent
lasting or enduring tenaciously
650
Perspective
one’s mental view of facts, ideas, and their interrelationships
651
Perspicacious
having a ready insight into and understanding of things, having keen mental perception and understanding, shrewd, astute
652
Persuade
to encourage; to convince
653
Pertain
to have reference or relation
654
Pertinacious
persistent, stubborn, resolute
655
Peruse
read something typically in a thorough or careful way, to read with thoroughness or care
656
Perveance
a notion used in the description of charged particle beams. How significant the space charge effect is on the beam’s motion
657
PET/PIT
to go, to seek, to strive
658
Petition
a formally drawn request soliciting some benefit
659
Petitioned
make or present a formal request to (an authority) with respect to a particular cause
660
Pettish
of a person or their behavior childishly bad-tempered and petulant
661
Petulant
of a person or their manner being childishly sulky or bad-tempered, showing sudden irritation especially over some annoyance
662
PHIL
love
663
Philanderer
one who carries on flirtations
664
Philanthropic
of a person or organization seeking to promote the welfare of others, especially by donating money to good causes, generous and benevolent
665
Philanthropy
charity; a desire or effort to promote goodness
666
Philatelist
a person who loves stamps, one who loves to collect postage stamps
667
Philistine
a member of non-Semitic people of ancient southern Palestine, who came into conflict with the Israelites during the 12th and 11th centuries BC
668
Philologist
someone who studies the history of languages, especially by looking closely at literature
669
Philology
the study of literary text to establish their authenticity and determine their meaning
670
Philosopher
one who investigates the truths and principles of being, knowledge or conduct (originally lover of wisdom), one who studies logic, beauty, truth, etc.; one who seeks wisdom
671
Philtering
a potion credited with magical power
672
Phlegmatic
of a person having an unemotional and stolidly calm disposition
673
PHOB
fear
674
Phobia
fear; an irrational fear
675
PHON
sound
676
Phonetics
the study of the sounds used in speech
677
PHOTO
light
678
Photograph
a picture, originally made by exposing chemically treated film to light
679
Photon
a packet of light or other electromagnetic radiation
680
Photosynthesis
a process by which plants create carbohydrates when under light
681
Pillory
attack or ridicule publicly
682
Pique
a feeling of irritation or resentment resulting from a slight, especially to one’s pride
683
Pithy
of language or style concise and forcefully expressive
684
PLAC
to please
685
Placate
make someone less angry or hostile, to soothe or pacify
686
Placebo
a substance with no pharmacological effect that acts to placate a patient who believes it to be a medicine
687
Placid
pleasantly calm or peaceful
688
Plagiarize
take the work or an idea from someone else and pass it off as one’s own
689
Plaintive
sounding sad and mournful
690
Plastic
able to be molded, altered or bent
691
Platitude
a remark or statement, especially one with a moral content, that has been used too often to be interesting or thoughtful
692
PLE/PLEN
to fill, full
693
Plebian
functioning as plural the common people, the masses
694
Plenitude
fullness
695
Plethora
excess, overabundance
696
PLEX/PLIC/PLY
to fold, twist, tangle or bend
697
Plutocracy
government by the wealthy. A country or society governed by the wealthy
698
Podiatrist
a person who treats the feet and their ailments
699
Podium
a small platform for an orchestra conductor, speaker, etc.
700
Poignant
evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret. A share or pungent taste or smell
701
Point
a sharp or tapering end
702
POLY
many
703
Polyandry
the practice of having multiple husbands
704
Polygamy
the practices of having multiple wives
705
Polyglot
someone who speaks many languages
706
Polygon
a figure with many sides
707
Polyphony
the use of simultaneous melodic lines to produce harmonies in musical compositions
708
Polytheism
belief in many gods
709
Pompous
affectedly and irritatingly grand, solemn or self-important
710
PON/POS/POUND
to put, to place
711
PORT
to carry
712
Portable
easily carried
713
Portentous
of or like a portent. Done in a pompously or overly solemn manner so as to impress
714
Post facto
after the fact
715
POST
behind, after
716
Posterior
situated at the rear
717
Posterity
future generations
718
Posthumous
after death
719
Postscript
any addition or supplement
720
POT
to drink
721
Potable
drinkable, safe to drink, a drink
722
Potation
drinking; a drink
723
Potion
a drinkable medicine, a poison, or other concoction
724
Potpourri
a mixture of dried petals and spices placed in a bowl or small sack of perfume clothing or a room
725
Poverty
the condition of being poor
726
Pragmatic
practical as opposed to idealistic
727
PRE
before, in front
728
Preamble
an introductory statement (originally: to walk in front)
729
Precarious
dependent on circumstances beyond one’s control
730
Precedent
an act that serves as an example for subsequent situations
731
Precept
a commandment or direction given as a rule of conduct
732
Precipice
a cliff with a vertical face
733
Precipitate
cause an event or situation, typically one that is bad or undesirable to happen suddenly, to haste the occurrence of; to bring about prematurely, to throw violently or bring about abruptly; lacking deliberation
734
Precise
definitely stated or defined
735
Preclude
to prevent the presence, existence or occurrence of
736
Precocious
unusually advanced or mature in mental development or talent
737
Precursor
a person or thing that comes before another of the same kind, a forerunner
738
Predecessor
one who comes before another in an office, position, etc.
739
Predict
to tell in advance
740
Predilection
preference, liking
741
Preeminent
superior to or notable above all others, surpassing all others; very distinguished in some way
742
PREHEND/PRISE
to take, to get, to seize
743
Prejudice
a previous or premature judgement; bias
744
Prelude
a preliminary to an action, event, etc.
745
Premonition
forewarning, presentiment, a feeling of anticipation over a future event
746
Presage
of an event be a sign or warning that something, typically something bad will happen. To predict
747
Prescient
having knowledge of things before they happen, having or showing knowledge of events before they take place
748
Presentable
suitable for being presented
749
Presentiment
a feeling that something is about to happen, foreboding
750
Preside
to exercise management or control; to sit in the leader’s chair
751
Presumptuous
of a person or their behavior failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate
752
Prevaricate
speak or act in an evasive way, to lie or deviate from the truth
753
PRI/PRIM
first
754
Primal
original, most important
755
Primary
first, most important
756
Prime
first in quality, best
757
Primeval
ancient, going back to the first age of the world
758
Primitive
relating to, denoting or preserving the character of an early stage in the evolutionary or historical development of something. Having a quality or style that offers an extremely basic level of comfort, convenience or efficiency
759
Principal
the head of a school; main or important
760
Principle
a fundamental law or truth
761
Pristine
fresh and clean; uncorrupted, original; like new; unspoiled; pure
762
PRO
in front, before, much, for
763
PROB
to prove, to test
764
Probe
to search or examine thoroughly
765
Probity
honesty, high-mindedness, the quality of having strong moral principles, honesty and decency
766
Problem
a difficult question (originally one put before another for solution)
767
Proceed
to go forward
768
Proclaim
to announce or declare in an official way
769
Proclivity
inclination, bias
770
Procrastinate
delay or postpone action; put off doing something
771
Prodigal
lavish, wasteful, wastefully or recklessly extravagant
772
Prodigious
remarkably or impressively great in extent, size or degree. Unnatural or abnormal
773
Produce
to bring into existence; to give cause to
774
Proffer
to offer
775
Profligate
recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources
776
Profuse
spending or giving freely
777
Profusion
lavish, extravagant, copious
778
Progenitor
a person or thing from which a person, animal, or plant is descended or originates. An ancestor or parent
779
Progeny
offspring, descendants
780
Prognosis
to forecast, especially of disease
781
Prognostic
serving to predict the likely outcome of a disease or ailment; relating to a medical prognosis
782
Progress
forward movement
783
Proliferate
to increase in number quickly, to reproduce; produce rapidly
784
Prolific
highly fruitful, producing many offspring or much output
785
Prolix
of a speech or writing using or containing too many words, tediously lengthy
786
Prologue
introduction to a poem, play, etc.
787
Prominent
projecting outward
788
Promiscuous
consisting of diverse and unrelated parts or individuals; indiscriminate
789
Promote
to move to a higher rank in an organization
790
Pronounce
to articulate
791
PROP/PROX
near
792
Propel
to drive forward
793
Propitiate
to conciliate; to appease, win or regain the favor of (a god, spirit, or person) by doing something that pleases them
794
Propitious
giving or indicating a good chance of success, favorable
795
Proponent
a person who advocates a theory, proposal or project
796
Propound
to set forth for consideration
797
Propriety
correct behavior; obedience to rules and customs
798
Prosaic
having the style or diction of prose, lacking poetic beauty. Commonplace, unromantic
799
Proscribe
to condemn as harmful or odious
800
Prosecute
to seek to enforce by legal process
801
Proselyte
a person who has converted from one opinion, religion or party to another
802
Proselytize
to convert or attempt to recruit
803
PROT/PROTO
first
804
Protagonist
the main character in a play or story, the leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel or other fictional text. The main figure in a real event. An advocate or champion of a particular cause or idea
805
Protest
a dissent, a declaration especially of disagreement
806
Protocol
diplomatic etiquette; a system of proper conduct; the original record of a treaty or other negotiation
807
Prototype
the first version of an invention, on which later models are based
808
Protozoan
belonging to a group of single-celled animals, which came before more complex animals
809
Protract
to prolong, draw out, extend
810
Proverb
an adage; a byword; a short, commonly known saying
811
Provident
having or showing foresight
812
Proximate
nearby; coming just before or just after
813
Proximity
nearness; distance
814
Prudence
wisdom, causation or resistant
815
PSEUD/PSEUDO
false
816
Pseudonym
a false name; a pen name
817
Pseudopod
part of a single-celled organism that can be stuck out (like a foot) and used to move around
818
Pseudoscience
false science; something believed to be based on scientific method but that actually is not
819
Psyche
a human soul, mind or spirit
820
Psychiatrist
a medical practitioner specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness
821
Psychology
the scientific study of the mind and behavior
822
Puerile
childish, immature, childishly silly and trivial
823
PUG
to fight
824
Pugilist
a fighter or boxer
825
Pugnacious
to quarrel or fight readily
826
PUNC/PUNG/POIGN
to point, to prick, to pierce
827
Punctilious
showing great attention to detail or correct behavior, strict or exact in the observance of formalities
828
Puncture
the act of piercing
829
Pungent
caustic or sharply expensive, sharp and irritating to the senses
830
Punitive
serving for, concerned with, or inflicting punishment
831
Pursue
to chase after
832
Pusillanimous
lacking courage or resolution, showing a lack of courage or determination, timid
833
Putrid
of organic matter decaying or rotting and emitting a fetid smell. Very unpleasant, repulsive
834
PYR
fire
835
Pyre
a bonfire, usually for burning a dead body
836
Pyromania
an urge to start fires
837
Pyromaniac
a person suffering from pyromania (an obsessive desire to set fire to things)
838
Pyrosis
heartburn
839
Pyrotechnics
fireworks
840
QUAD/QUAR/QUAT
four
841
Quadrant
a quarter of a circle; a 90-degree arc
842
Quadrille
a square dance involving four couples
843
Quadruple
four times as many
844
Quadruplets
four children born in one birth
845
Quart
one-fourth of a gallon
846
Quaternary
the number four, the fourth in a series
847
QUE/QUIS
to seek
848
Querulous
complaining in a petulant or whining manner, full of complaints
849
Query
a question, inquiry
850
QUIE/QUIT
quiet, rest
851
Quiescence
the condition of being at rest, still, inactive
852
Quiescent
in a state or period of inactivity or dormancy, motionless
853
Quiet
making little or no sound
854
QUIN/QUINT
five
855
Quinquennial
a five-year period; a fifth anniversary
856
Quintessence
the essential part of something (originally the fifth essence which was believed to permeate everything and be what stars and planets were made of)
857
Quintuple
five times as many
858
Quittance
a release or discharge from a debt or obligation. A document certifying this; a receipt
859
Quixotic
exceedingly idealistic, unrealistic and impractical
860
Quotidian
everyday; ordinary, of or occurring every day; daily. Ordinary or every day, especially when mundane
861
RACI/RADI
root
862
Radical
pertaining to roots; questioning everything, even basic beliefs, going to root causes, thorough
863
Radish
a root vegetable
864
RAMI
branch
865
Ramification
a branch; an offshoot; a collection of branches; a consequence
866
Ramiform
branchlike
867
Rancor
bitterness or resentfulness, especially when long standing
868
Rapacious
aggressively greedy or grasping
869
Rarefy
to make thinner or sparser
870
Ratify
to confirm or accept by formal consent
871
Rationalize
attempt to explain or justify one’s own or another’s behavior or attitude with logical, plausible reasons, even if these are not true or appropriate
872
Raucous
making or constituting a disturbingly harsh and loud noise
873
RE
back, again
874
Realm
a kingdom; a domain
875
Rebarbative
unattractive and objectionable
876
Rebel
a person who resists authority, control or tradition
877
Rebuke
express sharp disapproval or criticism of someone because of their behavior or actions
878
Recalcitrant
having an obstinately uncooperative attitude toward authority or discipline
879
Recant
say that one no longer holds an opinion or belief, especially one considered heretical
880
Recant
to withdraw or disavow a statement
881
Recidivism
the tendency of a convicted criminal to reoffend
882
Recidivist
one who repeatedly relapses as into crime
883
Recitation
the action of repeating something aloud from memory
884
Reclaim
to claim or demand the return of a right or possession
885
Recline
to lean back, to lean back; to lie down
886
Recognize
to identify as already known
887
Recommend
to praise and suggest the use of; to advice
888
Recondite
of a subject or knowledge little known, abstruse
889
Recreant
cowardly. Unfaithful to a belief, apostate
890
Recrimination
an accusation in response to one from someone else
891
RECT
straight, right
892
Rectangle
a four-sided figure in which every angel is a right angle
893
Rectitude
moral uprightness; moral straightness
894
Recumbent
lying down, reclining, leaning
895
Recur
to happen again
896
Redress
remedy or set right un undesirable or unfair situation. To set upright again
897
Reductive
tending to present a subject or problem in a simplified form, especially one viewed as crude
898
Redundancy
the state of being not or no longer needed or useful
899
Referendum
a vote on a political question open to the entire electorate
900
Reflect
to throw back
901
Refractory
stubborn or unmanageable. Resistant to a process or stimulus, rebellious
902
Refuge
a haven for those feeling
903
Refugee
a fleeing person who seeks refuge
904
Refulgent
radiant; shining
905
REG
king, rule
906
Regain
to gain again; to take back
907
Regal
kingly; royal
908
Regent
one who serves on behalf of a king; one who rules
909
Regicide
killing a king; one who kills a king
910
Regiment
a body of troops in an army; to form into such a body; to subject to strict rule
911
Regress
to move backward, revert to an earlier state
912
Regular
having a structure following some rule; orderly; normally used; average
913
Regurgitate
bring up again. Repeating information without analyzing or comprehending it
914
Reimburse
to pay back
915
Reincarnation
rebirth of a soul in a new body
916
Reiterate
to repeat
917
Rejoinder
to reply, retort
918
Rejuvenate
to refresh; to make young again
919
Relative
considered in relation or in proportion to something else
920
Relativity
the absence of standards of absolute and universal application
921
Relax
loosen, to be less strict, calm down
922
Release
let go, set free
923
Relevant
bearing on or pertinent to information at hand
924
Relieve
to mitigate; to free from a burden
925
Rely
to depend upon (originally to come together, to rally)
926
Remain
to stay behind; to be left; to continue to be
927
Remand
to send back
928
Reminiscent
reminding or suggestive of
929
Remission
a lessening of intensity or degree, the cancellation of a debt, charge or penalty
930
Remit
to send money
931
Remonstrate
make a forcefully reproachful (expressing disapproval or disappointment) protest, to say or plead in protest, objection or reproof
932
Remove
to take away; to move away
933
Renaissance
rebirth especially referring to culture
934
Rendition
a performance or interpretation, especially of a dramatic role or piece of music. A visual representation or reproduction. A translation or transliteration
935
Renege
go back on a promise, undertaking or contract
936
Renitent
resisting physical pressure. Resisting constraint or compulsion
937
Renounce
to give up; especially by formal announcement
938
Renovate
to restore to an earlier condition
939
Renown
fame, reputation, the condition of being known or talked about by many people; fame
940
Rent
pay someone for the use of something. Tear something
941
Reorganize
to organization again
942
Repercussion
an unintended consequence occurring some time after an event or action, especially an unwelcomed one
943
Replete
abundantly supplied
944
Replica
any close copy or reproduction
945
Repository
a receptacle or place where things are deposited
946
Reprehend
reprimand
947
Reprehensible
deserving rebuke or censure
948
Reprisals
retaliation against an enemy
949
Reprobate
a depraved or wicked person, an unprincipled person often used humorously or affectionately
950
Reproof
an expression of blame or disapproval
951
Reprove
reprimand or censure someone
952
Repudiate
to reject the validity of
953
Repugnant
objectionable or offensive
954
Request
to ask (originally to seek again)
955
Rescind
revoke, cancel or repeal a law, order or agreement
956
Resent
to feel or show displeasure
957
Resident
a person who lives in a place
958
Residual
remaining, leftover
959
Resilient
able to spring back to an original form after compression, of a person or animal able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions. Of a substance or object able to recoil or spring back into shape after bending, stretching or being compressed
960
Resolution
a formal expression of opinion or intention made
961
Respectful
feeling or showing deference and respect
962
Respite
a short period of rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant
963
Restriction
a limitation
964
Resurgence
an increase or revival after a period of little activity, popularity or occurrence
965
Resurrection
coming back to life; rising again
966
Reticent
disposed to be silent or not to speak freely, not reveling one’s thoughts or feelings readily, silent, reserved
967
RETRO
backward
968
Retroactive
extending to things that happened in the past
969
Retrofit
to install newer parts into an older device or structure
970
Retrograde
directing or moving backward, moving backward; appearing to move backward
971
Retrospective
contemplative of past situations, looking back at the past
972
Reunion
a meeting that brings people back together
973
Reverence
deep respect for someone or something
974
Revert
to return to a former habit
975
Revile
criticize in an abusive or angrily insulting manner, to criticize with harsh language
976
Revitalize
imbue something with new life and vitality
977
Revolt
to rebel; to turn against those in authority
978
Revolve
to rotate; to turn around
979
Rhetoric
effective writing or speaking, the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques
980
Ribald
referring to sexual matters in an amusingly coarse or irreverent way
981
RID/RIS
to laugh
982
Rift
a crack, split or break in something. A serious break in friendly relations
983
Rigorous
extremely thorough, exhaustive, or accurate. A rule, system, etc. strictly applied or adhered to
984
Riposte
a quick, clever reply to an insult or criticism
985
Risible
causing laughter
986
ROG
to ask
987
Rouge
a red powder used as makeup
988
RUB/RUD
red
989
Rubella
German measles; a disease marked by red spots
990
Rubicund
reddish; rosy cheeked
991
Rubric
a rule; a guide for scoring tests; a heading in a book set in red letters
992
RUD
crude
993
Rude
uncivilized; impolite
994
Rudimentary
undeveloped; related to rudiments
995
Rudiments
first principles; imperfect first step of one’s training
996
Rue
bitterly regret something one has done or allowed to happen
997
Russet
reddish-brown; a coarse cloth, usually reddish-brown; a type of apple or pear, typically reddish-brown
998
Rusticate
go to, live in, or spend time in the country
999
SACR/SANCT
holy
1000
Sacrament
something regarded as possessing sacred character
1001
Sacred
devoted or dedicated to a deity or religious purpose
1002
Sacrifice
the offering of some living or inanimate thing to a deity in homage
1003
Sacrilege
the violation of anything sacred
1004
Sadistic
deriving pleasure from inflicting pain, or humiliation on others
1005
SAG/SAP/SAV
taste, thinking, discerning
1006
Sagacious
perceptive, discerning; insightful
1007
Sage
wise
1008
SAL
salt
1009
SAL/SIL/SAULT/SULT
to leap, to jump
1010
Salacious
having or conveying undue or inappropriate interest in sexual matters
1011
Salary
payment for services (originally: money for Roman soldiers to buy salt)
1012
Salient
prominent or conspicuous
1013
Saline
containing salt; salty
1014
SALU
health
1015
Salubrious
health-giving, healthy, healthful
1016
Salutary
especially with reference to something unwelcome or unpleasant producing good effects, beneficial, healthful
1017
Salute
to greet; a gesture of greeting (originally to wish good health)
1018
SALV
to save
1019
Salvage
to save; something saved or recovered
1020
Salvation
being saved
1021
SAN
healthy
1022
Sanctify
to make holy
1023
Sanction
authoritative permission or approval
1024
Sane
mentally healthy
1025
SANG
blood
1026
Sanguinary
bloody; bloodthirsty
1027
Sanguine
hopeful; confident (from the sanguine humor which was believed to be associated with those traits)
1028
Sanitarium
a place of healing
1029
Sanitary
promoting health; related to conditions that affect health, such as cleanliness
1030
Sapient
wise
1031
Sardonic
grimly mocking or cynical
1032
SAT
enough
1033
Sate
to fill
1034
Satiate
satisfied to the full, to satisfy fully or overindulge
1035
Satiated
another term for sate (satisfy a desire or an appetite) to the full
1036
Satisfy
to meet one’s desires; to meet an obligation; to provide with enough
1037
Saturate
to fill completely; to entirely satisfy
1038
Saturnine
of a person of their manner slow and gloomy. Of a person or their features dark in coloring and moody or mysterious. Gloomy place
1039
Savant
a learned person
1040
Savior faire
capacity for appropriate action especially. A polished sureness in social behavior
1041
Savior
one who saves
1042
Savor
taste; to enjoy flavors
1043
Scathing
witheringly scornful, severely critical (harm, injure)
1044
SCI
to know
1045
Scintillation
a flash or sparkle of light. The process or state of emitting flashes of light
1046
Scion
a young shoot or twig of a plant, especially one cut for grafting or rooting. A descendant of a notable family
1047
Scissors
cutting instrument for paper
1048
Scornful
feeling or expressing contempt or derision
1049
Scribble
to write hastily or carelessly
1050
SCRIBE/SCRIPT
to write
1051
Script
handwriting
1052
Scurrilous
making or spreading scandalous claims about someone with the intention of damaging their reputation
1053
SE
apart, away
1054
SEC/SEQU/SUE/SUI
to follow
1055
Secede
to withdraw formally from an association
1056
Second
next after the first
1057
Secondary
coming after; less important than, resulting from someone or something else that is primary
1058
SED/SESS/SID
to sit, to settle
1059
Sedation
the administering of a sedative drug to produce a state of calm or sleep
1060
Sediment
the matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid
1061
Sedition
incitement of discontent or rebellion against a government
1062
Seduce
to lead astray
1063
Segregate
to separate from the crowd, to separate or set apart from others
1064
Select
to choose in preference to another, to choose with care
1065
Self-denying
characterized by or involving the denial of one’s own interests or needs
1066
SEM
seed, to sow
1067
Semen
seed of male animals
1068
SEMI
half
1069
Semicircle
half a circle
1070
Semiconscious
only partly conscious; half awake
1071
Seminary
a school especially for religious training originally a place for raising plants
1072
SEN
old
1073
Senate
the highest legislative body (from council of elders)
1074
Senescent
getting old
1075
Senile
relating to old age; experiencing memory loss or other age-related mental impairments
1076
SENS/SENT
to feel, to be aware
1077
Sense
any of the faculties by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating outside the body
1078
Sensory
of or pertaining to the sense or sensation
1079
Sententious
given to moralizing in a pompous or affected manner
1080
Sentiment
an attitude or feeling toward something
1081
Separate
to keep apart, divide
1082
Sepulchral
relating to a tomb or interment. Gloomy, dismal
1083
Sequence
the following of one thing after another
1084
Sequester
to remove or withdraw into solitude or retirement
1085
Serendipity
the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way
1086
Serrated
having or denoting a jagged edge; saw-like
1087
Session
a meeting at which people sit together in discussion
1088
Severe
of something bad or undesirable very great; intense. A demanding great ability, skill or resilience. Strict or harsh. Very plain in style or appearance
1089
Sheer
nothing other than, unmitigated. Perpendicular or nearly so. Very think; diaphanous
1090
Sidle
walk in a furtive, unobtrusive or timid manner, especially sideways or obliquely
1091
Simile
a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind. Used to make a description more emphatic or vivid
1092
Simper
smile in an affectedly coy or ingratiating manner
1093
Simulate
imitate the appearance or character of. Pretend to have or feel an emotion
1094
SIN/SINU
bend, fold, curve
1095
Sincere
free from pretense or deceit, proceeding from genuine feelings
1096
Sinuous
having many curves and turns, moving in a bending or wavy manner
1097
Sinus
a curved or irregularly shaped cavity in the body, such as those related to the nostrils
1098
Sire
a title for a king; a father (originally an important person an old man)
1099
Situation
a set of circumstances in which one finds oneself. A state of affairs. The location and surroundings of a place
1100
Slake
quench or satisfy one’s thirst/desires
1101
Slothful
lazy
1102
Sluggish
slow-moving or inactive. Lacking energy or alertness. Slow to respond or make process
1103
Sociopath
a person whose behavior is antisocial and who lacks a sense of moral responsibility
1104
Sojourn
a temporary stay
1105
SOL
alone, sun, to loosen, to free
1106
Solar
related to the sun
1107
Solarium
a sunroom; a room with windows for taking in the sun
1108
Soliloquize
talk to oneself; talk onstage as if to oneself
1109
Solipsism
the belief that the only thing that really exists, or can really be known, is oneself
1110
Solitude
the state of being alone
1111
Solstice
one of two days when the sun reaches its highest point at noon and seems to stand still
1112
Soluble
capable of being dissolved or liquified
1113
Somber
gloomy; darkened
1114
Somersault
to roll the body end over end, making a complete revolution
1115
SOMN
sleep
1116
Somnambulist
a person who walks about in his or her sleep, a sleepwalker
1117
Somniferous
sleep-inducing
1118
Somniloquist
one who talks while asleep
1119
Somnolent
sleep-inducing, sleepy, drowsy
1120
Sonorous
of a person’s voice or other sound imposingly deep and full. Capable of producing a deep or ringing sound
1121
Soothe
gently clam a person or their feelings. Reduce pain or discomfort in a part of the body
1122
SOPH
wisdom
1123
Sophism
a superficially appealing but fallacious argument
1124
Sophisticated
complex, worldly, experienced
1125
Soporific
causing sleep or lethargy
1126
Sordid
involving ignoble actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt. Dirty or squalid
1127
Sorority
a society for female students in a university or college, typically for social purposes
1128
SOURC/SURG/SURRECT
to rise
1129
Source
where something comes from (such as spring water rising out of the ground)
1130
Spartan
showing the indifference to comfort or luxury traditionally associated with ancient Sparta
1131
SPEC/SPIC
to look, to see
1132
Specious
deceptively attractive, seemingly plausible but fallacious, superficially plausible, but actually wrong. Misleading in appearance, especially misleading attractive
1133
Spectrum
a broad range of related things that form a continuous series
1134
Speculation
the contemplation or consideration of some subject
1135
Spew
expel large quantities of something rapidly and forcibly. To be poured or forced out in large quantities
1136
SPIR
breath
1137
Spirit
the breath of life; the soul; an incorporeal supernatural being; an outlook; a lively quality
1138
Spontaneously
the result of a sudden impulse and without premeditation. Without apparent external cause or stimulus
1139
Spoofery
good humored mockery or teasing
1140
Spurious
not being what it purports to be; false or fake
1141
STA/STI
to stand, to be in place
1142
Stalwart
loyal, reliable, hardworking. Strongly built and sturdy
1143
Stasis
the state of equilibrium or inactivity caused by opposing equal forces
1144
Static
of bodies or forces at rest or in equilibrium
1145
Stationary
fixed, not moving
1146
Stationery
paper used for letter writing
1147
Stealthily
in a cautious and surreptitious manner, so as not to be seen or heard
1148
Stentorian
of a person’s voice loud or powerful
1149
Stigma
a mark of shame or discredit
1150
Stipend
a periodic payment, fixed or regular pay
1151
Stoic
a person who can endure pain or hardship without showing their feelings or complaining
1152
Stolid
unemotional, lacking sensitivity
1153
Strangle
to kill by suffocation, usually by tightening a cord or one’s hand around the throat
1154
STRICT/STRING/STRAN
to tighten, to bind
1155
Strident
loud and harsh, grating
1156
Stultify
cause to lose enthusiasm and initiative, especially as a result of a tedious or restrictive routine
1157
SUA
sweet, pleasing, to urge
1158
Suave
charming, confident and elegant, smoothly agreeable or polite; sweet
1159
Sub rosa
happening or done in secret
1160
SUB/SUP
below, under
1161
Subaqueous
underwater
1162
Subjective
based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes or opinions. Dependent on the mind or on an individual’s perception for its existence
1163
Subjugate
to make subservient; to place under a yoke
1164
Sublimate
in psychoanalytic theory divert or modify an instinctual impulse into a culturally higher more acceptable activity
1165
Sublime
lofty or grand
1166
Subliminal
existing or operating below the threshold of consciousness
1167
Submissive
inclined or ready to submit
1168
Subsidiary
less important than but related or supplementary to something, serving to assist or supplement
1169
Subterfuge
a deception used to avoid a confrontation, an artifice or expedient used to evade a rule
1170
Subtle
thin, tenuous or rarefied
1171
Suburb
a residential area just outside a city; an outlying area of a city
1172
Subversive
seeking or intended to subvert an established system or institution
1173
Succinct
especially of something written or spoken briefly and clearly expressed
1174
Succumb
to give away to superior force; yield
1175
Suffuse
to spread throughout or over from within
1176
Suite
a series, a set (originally a train of followers)
1177
Sum
total; amount of money
1178
SUMM
highest, total
1179
Summary
concise statement of the total findings on a subject; comprehensive
1180
Summit
highest point
1181
Summon
to call together; convene
1182
SUPER/SUR
over, above
1183
Supercilious
arrogant, haughty, condescending, behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others
1184
Superfluous
extra, more than necessary
1185
Superlative
the highest kind of order
1186
Supersede
to replace in power, as by another person or thing
1187
Supplement
something added to supply a deficiency
1188
Supplicate
to make humble and earnest entreaty
1189
Suppose
to put down as a hypothesis; to use as the underlying basis of an argument; to assume
1190
Surge
to rise up forcefully, as ocean waves
1191
Surmount
to get over or across, to prevail
1192
Surpass
to go beyond in amount, extent, or degree
1193
Surprise
to strike with an unexpected feeling of wonder or astonishment
1194
Surrealist
relating to the Avant Garde movement in art and literature which sought to release the creative potential of the unconscious mind or its exponents
1195
Surreptitious
keep secret, especially because it would not be approved of
1196
Surreptitiousness
marked by quiet and caution and secrecy. Taking pains to avoid being observed
1197
Surrogate
a person appointed to act for another
1198
Surveillance
a watch kept over someone or something
1199
Survey
to view in a general or comprehensive way
1200
Susceptible
capable of receiving, admitting, undergoing or being affected by something
1201
Suspending
temporarily prevent from continuing or being in force or effect. Hang something from somewhere
1202
Sustenance
food and drink regarded as a source of strength, nourishment. The maintaining of someone or something in life or existence, nourishment, means of livelihood
1203
Sycophant
a person who acts obsequiously toward someone important in order to gain advantage
1204
Syllabus
an outline of the subjects in a course of study or teaching
1205
SYM/SYN
together
1206
Symbiosis
living together in a mutually beneficial relationship
1207
Symmetry
balanced proportions; having opposite parts that mirror one another
1208
Sympathetic
feeling, showing or expressing sympathy. Showing approval of or favor toward an idea or action
1209
Sympathy
affinity; feeling affected by what happens to another, harmony or agreement in feeling
1210
Symposium
a meeting at which ideas are discussed (originally a party at which people drink together)
1211
Synagogue
a gathering or congregation of Jews for the purpose of religions worship
1212
Synchronize
to occur at the same time to agree in time
1213
Synchronous
existing or occurring at the same time
1214
Synonym
a word having a meaning similar to that of another word of the same language
1215
Synopsis
an outline of the subjects in a course of study or teaching
1216
Synthesis
combining things to create a new whole
1217
TAC/TIC
to be silent
1218
Tacit
done without using words, unspoken understanding
1219
Taciturn
of a person reserved or uncommunicative in speech, saying little, silent, not talkative, uncommunicative
1220
Taciturnity
the keeping of one’s thoughts and emotions to oneself. Control, reserve, restraint, reticence, self-control, self-restraint, uncommunicativeness
1221
TACT/TAG/TAM/TANG
to touch
1222
Tactile
pertaining to touch; touchable
1223
TAIN/TEN/TENT/TIN
to hold
1224
Talisman
an object, typically an inscribed ring or stone, that is thought to have magic powers and to bring good luck. A person regarded as representing and inspiring a particular group
1225
Tantamount
equivalent in seriousness to, virtually the same as
1226
Taxonomy
the science, laws, or principles of classification
1227
Teeter
move or balance unsteadily, sway back and forth. Be unable to decide between different courses, waver
1228
Telephone
a device for transmitting sound at a distance
1229
Temperate
relating to or denoting a region or climate characterized by mild temperatures. Showing moderation or self-restraint
1230
Temporal
relating to worldly as opposed to spiritual affairs, secular
1231
Tenable
capable of being held, maintained or defended
1232
Tenacious
holding fast
1233
TEND/TENS/TENT/TENU
to stretch, to thin
1234
Tendency
an inclination toward a particular characteristic or type of behavior. A group within a larger political party or movement
1235
Tendentious
expressing or intending to promote a particular cause or point of view, especially a controversial one, having a predisposition toward a point of view
1236
Tension
the act of stretching or straining
1237
Tentative
of the nature of, or done as a trial, attempt
1238
Tenure
the holding or possessing of anything
1239
Tepid
especially of a liquid only slightly warm, lukewarm. Showing little enthusiasm.
1240
TEST
to bear witness
1241
Terse
sparing in the use of words, abrupt
1242
Testament
a statement of a person’s wishes for the disposal of his or her property after death; a will
1243
Testify
bear witness
1244
Their
possessive of “they”
1245
THEO
god
1246
Theocracy
a form of government in which a deity is recognized as the supreme ruler
1247
Theology
the study of divine things and the divine faith
1248
There
a place; in the matter of respect
1249
THERM
heat
1250
Thermal
relating to heat; retaining heat
1251
Thermometer
a device for measuring heat
1252
Thermonuclear
relating to a nuclear reaction that takes place at high temperatures
1253
Thermostat
a device for regulating heat
1254
They’re
contraction of “they are”
1255
Threnody
a lament (passionate grief or sorrow)
1256
TIM
fear
1257
Timid
fearful, shy
1258
Timorous
showing or suffering from nervousness, fear, or lack of confidence
1259
Tirade
a long, angry speech of criticism or accusation, long, harsh speech or verbal attack
1260
Toil
work extremely hard or incessantly
1261
Tonal
relating to the tone of music, color or writing
1262
TOR/TORQ/TORT
to twist
1263
Torch
a portable flame used for light (perhaps derived from hemp twisted around sticks, then dipped in pitch)
1264
TORP
stiff, numb
1265
Torpedo
an explosive weapon used to sink ships (originally a fish – the electric ray – that could shock victims to numbness)
1266
Torpid
mentally or physically inactive, lethargic, numbed; sluggish
1267
Torpor
extreme mental and physical sluggishness, numbness; listlessness; apathy
1268
Torque
twisting force; a force that creates rotation
1269
Tort
a wrongful act (other than breach of contract) that legally entitles one to damages
1270
Torture
to inflict pain (including by twisting instruments like the rack or wheel)
1271
TOX
poison
1272
Toxic
poisonous
1273
TRACT
to drag, to pull, to draw
1274
Tractable
easily managed or controlled
1275
Tractor
a powerful vehicle used to pull farm machinery
1276
Tranquil
free from commotion or tumult
1277
TRANS
across, beyond
1278
Transaction
the act of carrying on or conduct to a conclusion or settlement
1279
Transcendent
going beyond ordinary limits
1280
Transcript
a written or typed copy
1281
Transgress
to violate a law, command, or moral code
1282
Transit
traveling; means of transportation
1283
Transition
a change from one way of being to another
1284
Transitory
temporary, lasting a brief time
1285
Translucent
of a substance allowing light but not detailed shapes, to pass through, semitransparent, permitting light to pass through
1286
Transmit
to send from one person, thing or place to another
1287
Transmute
to change from one form into another
1288
Transparent
easily seen through, recognized, or detected
1289
Tremendously
to a very great extent
1290
Trenchant
vigorous or incisive in expression or style
1291
Trepidation
a feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen
1292
Triremes
an ancient Greek or Roman war galley with three banks of oars
1293
Triskaidekaphobia
extreme superstition regarding the number thirteen
1294
Trite
of a remark, opinion or idea overused and consequently of little import, lacking originality or freshness
1295
Truculent
eager or quick to argue or fight. Aggressively defiant
1296
Truism
a statement that is obviously true and says nothing new or interesting
1297
Turbid
of a liquid cloudy, opaque or think with suspended matter. Confused or obscure in meaning or effect
1298
Turgid
swollen and distended or congested
1299
Turpitude
depravity, wickedness
1300
Tutelage
protection of or authority over someone or something, guardianship
1301
Tyrannical
exercising power in a cruel or arbitrary way. Characteristic of tyranny; oppressive and controlling
1302
Tyro
a beginner in learning anything; novice
1303
Ubiquitous
present, appearing or found everywhere
1304
ULT
last, beyond
1305
Ulterior
beyond what is immediately present; future; beyond what is stated; hidden
1306
Ultimate
last; final
1307
Ultimatum
final offer; final terms
1308
Ultraviolet
beyond the violet end of the spectrum
1309
UMBR
shadow
1310
Umbrage
offense or annoyance, shade; shadow; displeasure; resentment
1311
Umbrella
a device providing shade from the sun or protection from rain
1312
UN
not
1313
Unanimous
of one mind, in complete accord, of two or more people fully in agreement
1314
Unconscionable
unscrupulous
1315
Unctuous
of a person excessively or ingratiatingly flattering, oily
1316
UND
wave
1317
Undermine
erode the base or foundation. Lessen the effectiveness, power or ability of especially gradually or insidiously
1318
Undulate
to move in a wavelike way
1319
Undulating
having a smoothly rising and falling form or outline
1320
Unencumbered
not having any burden or impediment. Free of debt or other financial liability
1321
Unhinged
mentally unbalanced or deranged
1322
UNI/UN
one
1323
Unicorn
a mythical animal with a single horn
1324
Uniform
of one kind; consistent
1325
Unintended
not planned or meant
1326
Uninteresting
not arousing curiosity or interest
1327
Universe
all things considered as one whole
1328
Unperturbed
not perturbed or concerned
1329
Unseen
not seen
1330
Unstinting
given or giving without restraint, unsparing
1331
Untoward
unexpected and inappropriate or inconvenient
1332
Untranslatable
of a word, phrase or text not able to have its sense satisfactorily expressed in another language
1333
Unusual
not usual; exceptional; strange
1334
URB
city
1335
Urban
relating to a city
1336
Urbane
polite; refined; polished (considered characteristic of those in cities)
1337
Urbanization
the process of an area becoming more like a city
1338
US/UT
to use
1339
Usage
a customary way of doing something
1340
Usurp
to seize and hold
1341
Utilitarian
efficient, functional, useful
1342
Uxorious
having or showing an excessive or submissive fondness for one’s wife
1343
Vacillate
alternate or waver between different opinions or actions, be indecisive, to sway physically; to be indecisive
1344
Vacillation
the inability to decide between different opinions or actions; indecision
1345
VAIL/VAL
strength, use, wroth
1346
Vainglorious
excessively proud of oneself or one’s achievements, overly vain
1347
Valediction
a farewell (from wishing that someone be well i.e., that someone have strength)
1348
Valid
having force; legally binding; effective; useful
1349
Value
worth
1350
Vapid
offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging
1351
Vegetate
live or spend a period of time in a dull, inactive, unchallenging way
1352
VEN/VENT
to come or move toward
1353
Venal
showing or motivated by susceptibility to bribery
1354
Venerate
regard with great respect, reserve, to respect; deeply
1355
Veneration
great respect, reverence
1356
Venturesome
showing a disposition to undertake risks
1357
VER
truth
1358
Veracious
habitually truthful
1359
Veracious
speaking or representing the truth
1360
Veracity
conformity to facts; accuracy, truthfulness; accuracy
1361
VERB
word
1362
Verbatim
exactly as stated; word-for-word
1363
Verbiage
excessive use of words; diction
1364
Verbose
using or expressed in more words than are needed, wordy
1365
VERD
green
1366
Verdant
green with vegetation; inexperienced
1367
Verdict
a judgement or decision
1368
Verdure
fresh, rich vegetation
1369
Verisimilitude
the appearance or semblance of truth
1370
Verity
a true principle or belief, especially one of fundamental importance, truthfulness
1371
VERS/VERT
to turn
1372
Vex
to annoy, to make someone feel annoyed, frustrated or worried especially with trivial matters
1373
Vibrant
full of energy and enthusiasm. Quivering, pulsating. Bright or striking color. Strong or resonating
1374
Vicarious
experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person
1375
Vicariously
in a way that is experienced in the imagination through the actions of another person
1376
VID/VIS
to see
1377
Video
elements pertaining to the transmission or reception of an image
1378
VIL
base, mean
1379
Vile
loathsome, unpleasant
1380
Vilify
to slander, to defame
1381
Vindicate
clear someone of blame or suspicion
1382
Vindictive
having or showing a strong or unreasoning desire for revenge
1383
Virago
a domineering, violent, or bad-tempered woman
1384
Virtuoso
a person highly skilled in music or another artistic pursuit
1385
VIRU
poison
1386
Virulent
acrimonious; very bitter; very poisonous
1387
Viruliferous
containing a virus
1388
Virus
a submicroscopic agent that infects an organism and causes disease
1389
Visceral
relating to deep inward feelings rather than to the intellect
1390
Vista
a view or prospect
1391
Vitiate
spoil or impair the quality or efficiency of
1392
Vitriolic
filled with bitter criticism or malice (the intention or desire to do evil, ill will)
1393
Vituperate
blame or insult someone in strong or violent language
1394
Vituperation
bitter or abusive language
1395
VOC/VOK
call, word
1396
Vocabulary
the stock of words used by or known to a particular person or group
1397
Vocalization
the act of vocalizing something. A vocal utterance
1398
Vociferous
crying out noisily, especially of a person or speech vehement or clamorous
1399
Vociferously
in a loud or forceful manner
1400
VOL
wish
1401
Volatile
easily aroused or changeable; lively or explosive, of a substance easily evaporated at normal temperatures. Liable to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse
1402
Volition
free choice, free will; act of choosing
1403
VOLU/VOLV
to roll, to turn
1404
Voluble
easily turning; fluent; changeable
1405
Volume
a book (originally a scroll) size or dimensions (originally of a book)
1406
Voluntary
undertaken of one’s own accord or by free choice
1407
VOR
to eat
1408
Voracious
having a great appetite
1409
Vortex
a mass of whirling fluid or air, especially a whirlpool or whirlwind
1410
Vulgarian
an unrefined person, especially one with newly acquired power or wealth
1411
Wanton
of a cruel or violent action deliberate and unprovoked. Growing profusely, luxuriant
1412
Waspish
readily expressing anger or irritation
1413
Waver
shake with a quivering motion. Become unsteady or unreliable. Be undecided between two opinions or courses of action, be irresolute, to fluctuate between choices
1414
Weltschmerz
a feeling of melancholy or world-weariness
1415
Whimsical
acting in a fanciful or capricious manner; unpredictable
1416
Wielded
hold or use (a weapon or tool) Have and be able to use power or influence
1417
Wraith
a ghost or ghostlike image of someone, especially one seen shortly before or after their death. Often used in reference to a pale, think or insubstantial person or thing
1418
Xenophobia
fear of foreigners; hatred of foreigners
1419
Zeal
great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective, passion; excitement
1420
Zealot
a person who is fanatical and uncompromising in pursuit of their religious, political or other ideals
