1123 (Combined set of kaplan 900 and high frequency

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1.

Abash

Feel ashamed, embarrassed

37.

Aegis

protection, patronage

2.

Abdicate

To step down from a position of Power

38.

Aesthetic

Pertaining to external beauty

3.

Aberrant

Abnormal

39.

Aesthetic

concerned with or appreciative of beauty

4.

Abeyance

a temporary suspension of activity

40.

Affable

Easily approachable, Friendly

5.

Abeyance

Suspended action

41.

Affectation

6.

Abjure

Renounce upon oath

Pretended feeling, behavior or speech

designed to impress

7.

Ablution

Washing

42.

Affinity

sympathy, attraction, kinship

8.

Ablution

the act of washing one's body

43.

Affinity

Feeling of kinship, similarity

9.

Abnegate

to deny to oneself, renounce, surrender

44.

Afflatus

a creative impulse, divine inspiration

10.

Abridge

To shorten, condense or lessen in length

45.

Agathism

the belief that things ultimately lead to good

11.

Abrogate

to repeal, to set aside, to nullify

46.

Agenda

Program, things to be done

12.

Abrogate

Abolish, Put an end to

47.

Aggrandize

to make great

13.

Abscond

to leave quickly and secretively

48.

Aggrieve

to distress, to mistreat

14.

Abscond

Depart secretly, Hide

49.

Aghast

Filled with great surprise or fear

15.

Absolve

to forgive or free from blame

50.

Agnate

from the father's side of the family

16.

Abstemious

Sparing in eating and drinking

51.

Akimbo

17.

Abstinence

voluntarily refraining from eating certain

foods or drink

having one's hands in a bent position on the

hips,

52.

Alacrity

cheerful readiness, liveliness or eagerness

18.

Abstruse

hard to understand or grasp

53.

Alchemy

19.

Abysmal

extremely wretched, bottomless

a process of transformation that is seemingly

magical

Accelerate

Move faster

54.

Aleatory

based on chance

20.

Accolade

award or honor, high praise

55.

Allusion

an indirect reference

21.

Accost

Approach and speak first to a person

56.

Altruism

Unselfish generousness

22.

Accouterments

personal clothing, accessories, or

equipment

57.

Altruist

The one who makes charitable donations

23.

58.

Altruistic

unselfish concern with the welfare of others

24.

Acerbic

Bitter in taste

59.

Amalgamate

Mix together

25.

Acidulous

sour, ill tempered

60.

Ambiguity

Uncertainty of meaning, doubt

26.

Acknowledge

Admit the fact, recognize

61.

Ambivalence

27.

Acquiesce

to comply passively, to give in

State of having contradictory emotional

attitude

Acquiesce

Agree passively

62.

Ambulatory

able to walk or move about

28.

Acquit

to find not guilty, to conduct oneself

63.

Ameliorate

to make better, to ease or improve

29.

Acumen

Mental sharpness

64.

Amenable

Obedient, Willing to be led

30.

Adjure

to command or urge solemnly and

earnestly

65.

Amnesty

31.

an official pardon for a group of people who

violate a law

Adulterate

Make impure

66.

Ana

32.

a collection of materials that reflect a person or

place

33.

Adumbrate

to suggest partly, to give a hint of things to

come

67.

Analogous

Similar

Adventitious

Accidental, Casual

68.

Anarchy

Absence of governing body

34.

Adventitious

accidental

69.

Anathema

35.

something or someone loathed or intensely

dislike

36.

Advocate

to support, or be in favor of

70.

Ancillary

subsidiary, subordinate

71.

Animosity

ill will, active dislike

105.

Austere

stern in manner or appearance, strict in

morals

72.

Animus

Hostile feeling, hostility

73.

Anoint

Make or declare sacred, put oil on (in

religious ceremony)

106.

Avarice

Greediness for wealth

107.

Aver

State confidently

74.

Anomalous

Abnormal

108.

Aversion

strong or fixed dislike, a feeling of repugnance

75.

Anomie

instability caused by an erosion of value or

lack of purpose

109.

Avocation

Secondary or minor occupation, hobby

110.

Bacchanal

a drunken reveler or orgy

76.

Antediluvian

extremely old, antiquated

111.

Bailiwick

a particular area of expertise

77.

Anticipates

Expect or predict

112.

Ballooned

78.

Antinomy

a contradiction between two seemingly true

statements

Swell out in a spherical shape, Increase

rapidly

113.

Banal

Lacking originality

114.

Banausic

routine, mechanical, boring

115.

Bandy

to toss and forth, to exchange, to use in a glib

way

116.

Baroque

extravagantly ornate, flamboyant,

characterized by bold ornamentation

79.

Antipodal

situated on opposite side of the earth or

being exactly opposite

80.

Apathy

Lack of caring

81.

Aphasia

loss of speech

82.

Aphorism

a wise saying

83.

Apocryphal

false, spurious, of doubtful origin

117.

Baseness

Unworthiness by virtue

84.

Apoplexy

a stroke resulting from loss of blood of the

brain,

118.

Bathos

a transition from the illustrious to the

commonplace, overdone pathos,

85.

Apostasy

a judge, one who decides

119.

Befriend

Act as a friend to someone by offering help

86.

Arable

suitable for the growing of crops

120.

Begrudge

87.

Arcane

Secret, mysterious

envying another's possessions, to concede

reluctantly

88.

Arduous

difficult to do, laborious

121.

Beguile

Deceive, mislead

89.

Arduous

Hard

122.

Behemoth

90.

Arrant

notoriously without moderation, downright

something that is enormous, or monstrous in

size and power

Arriviste

a social climber, an upstart

123.

Behold

See or observe

91.

Articulate

Expressing idea's clearly

124.

Belie

Contradict or give false impression

92.

Artless

Open and honest

125.

Bellicose

Warlike

93.

Ascetic

denial, austere

126.

Belligerent

Quarrelsome

94.

Aseptic

surgically clean, free of germs

127.

Bellwether

95.

a person who assumes a leadership role or

takes initiative

96.

Aspiration

Hope or ambition of achieving something,

Goal

128.

Benediction

a blessing, a good wish

Assiduous

hardworking, busy, diligent

129.

Benefactor

The one who gives money for good purpose

97.

Assignation

a secret meeting, a tryst, or something

assigned

130.

Beneficent

Kindly, doing good deeds

98.

131.

Benevolent

Generous

Assimilate

Take an idea or information and

understand it fully

132.

Benign

gentle, not harmful, kind

133.

Benison

blessing, benediction

99.

100.

Assuage

Make less severe

134.

Besmirch

to stain or spoil( commonly as to reputation )

101.

Astonishment

Great surprise

135.

Bias

Prejudice in favor or against something

102.

Atrabilious

inclined to melancholy

136.

Bibulous

103.

Augment

to increase or enlarge

highly absorbent, given to or fond of alcoholic

beverages

104.

Auspicious

Giving signs of future success

137.

Bifurcated

forked, divided into two branches

138.

Bilateral

Having or relating to two sides

139.

Bilious

tempered, cranky, angry

175.

Castigate

to punish, chastise, criticize severely

140.

Bivouac

a temporary encampment

176.

Casual

Happening by chance

141.

Blanch

to turn pale

177.

Cataclysm

a violent upheaval, an earthquake, a flood

142.

Blithe

happily, lighthearted, joyful

178.

Catastrophic

Disastrous

143.

Boisterous

Violent

179.

Catharsis

144.

Bon Vivant

someone who enjoys luxurious living

an emotional purification, an emotional

release

145.

Boon

Blessing

180.

Caustic

biting in humor

146.

Boondoggle

a useless or valueless project or activity

181.

Cavil

to quibble, to raise trivial objections

147.

Boorish

Rude

182.

Celerity

haste, swiftness of movement

148.

Bosky

wooded, covered with trees and shrubs

183.

Censor

149.

Botch

to bungle, to foul up

Person who eliminates inappropriate

matter

Bowdlerize

to censor prudishly

184.

Censure

the act of blaming or condemning

150.

Bracing

invigorating, to prepare

185.

Central

151.

Forming the centre, Accessible from

variety of places

152.

Braggadocio

arrogant pretension, empty conceit

186.

Centrifugal

153.

Broach

to open up a subject for discussion

proceeding in action away from the center

or axle

154.

Brook

to tolerate, to put up with something

187.

Chary

careful, cautious, wary

155.

Brummagem

bogus, fraudulent, cheap, showy

188.

Chastise

to criticize severely

156.

Buffoon

clown or fool

189.

Chicanery

157.

Bulwark

something used as a defense, a strong

protection

Trickery, Deception (the action of

deceiving someone)

190.

Chicanery

deception or trickery

158.

Bumptious

assertive

191.

Chimerical

wildly fanciful, absurd

159.

Burgeon

Middle class

192.

Chronic

constant, lasting a long time

160.

Buttress

Support

193.

Chronological

161.

Byzantine

extremely intricate or complicated in

structure

Relating to establishment of dates and

time sequences

194.

Circumlocution

wordy language, an indirect, roundabout

expression

195.

Circumscribe

Limit

196.

Circumspect

Cautious

197.

Claque

an audience paid to clap, an obsequious

audience

198.

Clearheaded

Mentally alert

162.

Cabal

a secret group of conspirators, a clique

163.

Cache

a hiding place, something hidden in a secret

place

164.

Cachet

State of being respected or admired

165.

Caducity

the frailty of old age, the quality of being

perishable transistorizes

166.

Calamitous

Black, Having extreme misfortunate

199.

Clemency

disposition towards mercy, mildness

167.

Callous

unfeeling and insensitive

200.

Clerisy

the intellectual elite

168.

Callow

Inexperienced and immature

201.

Clich

Phrase dulled in meaning by repetition

169.

Calumny

slander, deliberate false statements

202.

Clique

an exclusive group

170.

Canard

a fabricated story, or sensational report, a

hoax

203.

Clout

influence, a forceful blow

204.

Coalesce

to come together as one, to fuse or unite

171.

Candor

truthfulness, great honesty, frankness

205.

Cogitate

to ponder over, to mediate, to think

172.

Capacious

Having a lot of space inside, roomy

206.

Coherent

making sense, organize and logical

173.

Capitulate

to surrender, to stop resisting

207.

Colloquial

conversational, used in informal speech

174.

Capricious

Unpredictable, Sudden change in a mood or

behavior

208.

Collude

Secret plan or understanding for harmful

purpose

209.

Collusion

Conspiring (make secret plans) a scheme

to cheat or deceive others

247.

Cunning

Clever in deceiving

210.

Commensurate

Equal in extent, of the same size

248.

Cursory

brief, without much attention to detail

211.

249.

Commiserate

Feel, express pity or sympathy for

Cynical

Skeptical or mistrustful of human motives

Ex. Humans are motivated by selfishness

212.

Commonplace

Ordinary

250.

Daedal

ingenious or complex in design

213.

Compatible

able to get along well

251.

Daunt

Intimidate, Discourage

214.

Compendium

Brief, comprehensive summery

252.

Dearth

a shortage

215.

Compliant

Acting in accordance with rule

253.

Debacle

a disaster or violent breakdown

216.

Comport

to behave

254.

Deceit

Dishonest act or statement

217.

Compunction

Strong uneasiness caused by guilt

255.

Deciduous

218.

Conceal

Hide, secret

shedding or losing leaves on a particular

season, not evergreen

219.

Conciliate

Stop from being angry, pacify

256.

Decimate

to kill or destroy a large part of

220.

Concomitant

accompanying, attending, going along with

257.

Decline

Downward slope

221.

Conflagration

Great fire

258.

Decorum

Propriety

222.

Confound

Confuse

259.

Defalcate

to embezzle

223.

Consecrate

Dedicate, Declare as sacred

260.

Default

Failed to act

224.

Consensus

General agreement

261.

Defenestration

225.

Construe

Explain, interpret

the act of throwing someone or something

out a window

Contentious

argumentative over a point, quarrelsome

262.

Deference

respect, courtesy

226.

Contravene

Contradict, oppose

263.

Defiant

Open resistance

227.

Contrite

Affected by guilt

264.

Deft

skillful

228.

Convey

to transport, to conduct, to communicate

265.

Deign

229.

To give or grant something to someone in a

graceful manner

230.

Conviction

determination, a state of being convinced

266.

Deism

231.

Convoke

Call together

the belief that god created the world and

then left it to its own devices

232.

Copious

abundant, lavish

267.

Deleterious

Harmful

233.

Corroborate

to support with evidence

268.

Delimit

Determine the limits or boundaries of

234.

Cortege

a procession, a group of attendants

269.

Delineate

235.

Cosmopolitan

Familiar with different countries and

cultures

Sketch, Describe Deliberate - Done

consciously or intentionally

270.

Delude

Deceive

236.

Coterie

an intimate group of people with a

common interest

271.

Demimonde

a class of kept women or women of lower

social standing,

237.

Counterfeit

Made in exact limitation to deceive, fake

272.

Demur

Object, raise an objection

238.

Covenant

Binding agreement between two groups

273.

Denouement

the outcome

239.

Covet

to wish for with envy

274.

Denunciation

open condemnation

240.

Craft

Skill

275.

Depiction

Description

241.

Craven

cowardly

276.

Depravity

moral corruption

242.

Credulity

Belief on slight evidence

277.

Depreciate

to lessen in value, to belittle

243.

Criterion

standard for judging

278.

Depredate

244.

Critical

Expressing adverse or disapproving

judgments

to prey upon, to plunder with violence if

necessary

279.

Derivative

Unoriginal

280.

Descry

to discern, to see something, to teach sight

of

245.

Crucial

Critical, of great importance

246.

Culvert

a sewer or drain

281.

Desecrate

to treat with disrespect

319.

Doff

to take off (usually clothing) as a sign of

greeting

282.

Desiccate

to dry out

283.

Destitute

very poor, totally lacking

320.

Doggerel

comic, sometimes crude, informal verse

284.

Desultory

Aimless

321.

Dogmatic

Holding stubbornly to one's opinion

285.

Detachment

Free from emotional involvements

322.

Doleful

Expressing sorrow

286.

Devious

Not straightforward

323.

Dolorous

sorrowful

287.

Devoid

Empty

324.

Dormant

as though asleep, not actively growing

288.

Diadem

a crown that indicates royalty

325.

Dossier

a file of documents, letters and records

289.

Diatribe

a denunciation, a biting speech

326.

Draconian

severe, exceedingly harsh

290.

Dichotomy

Division into two parts, split

327.

Dulcet

having a nice, agreeable, melodious sound

291.

Didactic

Intended to teach a moral lesson

328.

Dupe

to deceive, to trick

292.

Diffidence

Shyness

329.

Duplicity

Double dealing, being dishonest

293.

Diffuse

wordy, not concentrated, to spread widely

330.

Ebb

to decline, to recede

294.

Digress

to stray from the main subject

331.

Eccentric

non-conventional, a little kooky

295.

Dilettante

a dabbler, someone with a superficial

knowledge (usually of the arts)

332.

clat

a dazzling success, acclaim

333.

Eclectic

drawn from many sources

296.

Dirge

Funeral song

334.

Edacious

having an instable appetite, great voracity

297.

Disabuse

Correct a false impression

335.

Efface

to erase, to rub away the features, to obscure

298.

Discern

Able to make good decisions, mentally quick

and observant

336.

Effete

exhausted, lost vitality, over refined

337.

Efflorescence

299.

Discerning

keenly perceptive, shrewd

Flower, the period of greatest prosperity and

productivity

300.

Discomfit

to confuse, deceive

338.

Egocentric

involved, selfish

301.

Discount

to deduct, to disregard

339.

Egregious

extremely bad, flagrant

302.

Discrepancy

Lack of consistency

340.

lan

vigor, distinctive, elegant style

303.

Disingenuous

Nor nave, not candid

341.

Elliptical

oval, obscure in expression

304.

Disinterested

Unprejudiced, Free from bias

342.

Eloquence

Expressiveness

305.

Disparate

Basically different, impossible to compare

343.

Elucidate

to make clear

306.

Disport

Amuse

344.

Emancipate

Set free

307.

Disquiet

Uneasiness

345.

Embellish

Adorn (make more beautiful)

308.

Disregard

Pay no attention to, ignore

346.

Emigrate

309.

Dissemble

Hide the real nature of

to move to a new country, to move to a new

place

310.

Disseminate

Spread or scatter

347.

Emissary

a messenger or representative, an agent

311.

Dissipate

Waste foolishly, break up, squander

348.

Empathy

Understanding of another's feeling

312.

Dissolution

Disintegration

349.

Emulate

Imitate

313.

Diurnal

occurring during the day, happens

everyday

350.

Encomium

a eulogy or expression of high praise

351.

Endemic

native, belonging to a specific region

352.

Enervate

Weaken, take away energy from

314.

Diva

an opera singer, prima donna, a

temperamental, conceited person

353.

Engaging

charming, interesting

315.

Diversity

A range of different things, variety

354.

Engender

Cause, Give rise to

316.

Divest

Strip (as of clothes)

355.

Enigma

317.

Docile

easily taught, submissive

a puzzle, a baffling situation, something

obscure

318.

Document

Provide written evidence

356.

Ennui

boredom, listlessness, lack of interest

357.

Ensconce

to settle in snugly, to hide in a secure place

392.

Expedite

to make faster or easier, to carry out promptly

358.

Enshroud

to cover, to enclose with a dark cover

393.

Explicit

clearly stated, precisely shown

359.

Ephemeral

lived, transitory

394.

Expunge

to erase, to strike out

360.

Epicene

having characteristics of both male and

female neuter

395.

Extirpate

to rip up by the roots, to abolish, to annihilate

396.

Extol

to praise highly

361.

Equanimity

Mental calmness

397.

Extraneous

Not essential, irrelevant

362.

Equivocate

Use ambiguous language to mislead people

398.

Extremes

Either of two abstract things

363.

Erroneous

Mistaken, wrong, incorrect

399.

Exult

Rejoice

364.

Ersatz

an inferior substitute

400.

Facade

365.

Erstwhile

Former (having previously filled a particular

role)

the principal front of a building, a false

appearance

401.

Facetious

Joking, humorous

366.

Erudite

scholarly, deeply learned, well read

402.

Faction

367.

Escarpment

cliff, a steep slope resulting from erosion

a group, or part of large group, united on an

issue

368.

Esculent

edible, suitable for eating

403.

Fallacious

False, based on fallacy

369.

Esoteric

understood by only a few

404.

Fallacy

370.

Espy

to glimpse, to descry, to catch sight of

false idea, mistaken belief, an implausible

argument

371.

Essential

Absolutely necessary

405.

Falsified

Alter or mislead

372.

Ethnocentric

the belief in the superiority of one's race or

ethnic group

406.

Fastidious

Difficult to please, very attentive, concerned

about accuracy

373.

Etiolate

pale and drawn, to make weak by stunting

growth

407.

Fatuous

Silly and pointless

408.

Fauna

animals

374.

Eulogize

to speak in praise of someone, to pay written

or spoken tribute

409.

Fawn

Young deer, Give display of flattery and

affection

375.

Euphoria

Feeling of great happiness

410.

Fawning

376.

Euthenics

the science of improving the condition of

humans by improving their environment

to show excessive affection, to be overly

flattering in return for favor

411.

Feckless

lacking responsibility, ineffective

412.

Fecund

fertile, productive, fruitful

413.

Feign

to pretend, give a false impression, to invent

falsely

377.

Evanescent

vanishing, happening for the briefest

moment

378.

Evasive

Not frank

379.

Evince

to show, reveal

414.

Feral

wild, like a wild animal, savage

380.

Exacerbate

to make worse or more severe

415.

Fervor

Zeal

381.

Exacting

greatly demanding, requiring close attention

416.

Fetter

to impede, restrain, hamper

382.

Exaggerate

Represent as being larger, greater

417.

Fey

otherworldly, magical, "touched"

383.

Exalt

to raise high, to glorify

418.

Fickle

384.

Exasperate

Annoy, make angry

Faithless, Changeable in friendship or

relationship

385.

Exculpate

Clear from guilt or blame

419.

Fidelity

a state of being faithful, loyal

386.

Execrable

Very bad, detest

420.

Fiduciary

Involving trust

387.

Exemplar

an excellent model, a typical example

421.

Filial

relating to a son

388.

Exhibitionist

Someone with a compulsive desire to expose

genitals

422.

Finesse

delicacy of workmanship, subtlety, skillful

maneuvering

389.

Exigent

Demanding, urgent

423.

Flagellate

to whip, or to punish as if by whipping

390.

Exonerate

Free from blame or guilt

424.

Fledgling

391.

Exorbitant

extravagant, exceeding what is usual

a young bird learning to fly, a beginner, a

novice

425.

Flourish

to grow strong, to grow abundantly, to thrive

or prosper

457.

Gird

to invest with authority, to brace

426.

Fluke

a chance event, a coincidence, a stroke of

luck

458.

Gouge

Overcharge (with high price)

459.

Grandiloquent

Self important speech, using high

sounding language

427.

Fodder

raw material for a given end

428.

Foment

to stir up, to incite

460.

Gratuitous

freely given, unnecessary, uncalled for,

unwarranted

429.

Foray

an initial venture, to raid in search of

plunder

461.

Gravity

seriousness

430.

Forestall

Prevent by taking action in advanced

462.

Gregarious

Tending to form a group

431.

Forfeit

to give up something as a penalty for some

error or crime

463.

Grig

a lively person

464.

Grimace

to make an ugly disapproving facial

expression

432.

Forgery

Fake imitation

433.

465.

Grovel

to beg persistently, to degrade oneself

Forgo

Omit or decline to take

466.

Guile

434.

Forswear

retract, renounce or recant

Deceit (dishonest act), duplicity Ex.

Persuade her by guile

435.

Fortuitous

happening by chance, lucky fortunate

467.

Guise

an external appearance

436.

Forward

contrary, consistently disobedient

468.

Gullible

Easily deceived

437.

Frugal

Simple and plain food, Sparing in economical

with regard to money

469.

Halcyon

Calm, peaceful

470.

Halitosis

bad breath

471.

Harbinger

a precursor, an indication, one that

foreshadows what is coming

438.

Frugality

Economy

439.

Fundamental

Basic, primary

440.

Furtive

secret, done by stealth, sly

472.

Harmonious

Tuneful, forming a pleasing whole

441.

Fusillade

a rapid outburst, spray of gunfire

473.

Hegira

442.

Fustian

ridiculously pompous, bombastic, grandiose

in delivery

an escape to avoid danger or to get away

from an unpleasant location

474.

Herald

to give notice of, to hail or greet

475.

Heresy

any belief that is strongly opposed to

established beliefs, or practice

476.

Heterogeneous

Dissimilar, mixed

477.

Hiatus

a break or interruption from work or any

other established routine

478.

Hidebound

excessively rigid, dry and stiff, inflexible

479.

Hindrance

Block, obstacle

480.

Histrionic

Excessively dramatic or emotional behavior

481.

Hoary

gray or white with age, ancient, stale

482.

Homage

reverence, respect, an expression of high

regard

483.

Homeopathy

a system of natural healing

484.

Homogeneity

The quality of being similar

485.

Homogeneous

similar, of the same kind, uniform in nature

486.

Homologate

to confirm officially

487.

Hortative

giving advice or exhortation

488.

Hubris

confidence

489.

Huggermugger

Confusion, jumble, muddle

443.

Futile

useless, hopeless, without effect

444.

Gainsay

to deny, to speak or act against

445.

Galoot

a loutish oaf, a clumsy but somewhat likable

person

446.

Galvanize

to arouse suddenly, to stimulate, spur to

action

447.

Gamin

a street urchin, a slim girl with an impish

charm

448.

Gamut

the full range of something

449.

Garner

to gather and store away, to acquire by

effort

450.

Garrulous

Wordy, talkative

451.

Gemeinschaft

a group with similar tastes, a group bound

by similar interests and kinship

452.

Genteel

refined, polite, aristocratic

453.

Germane

Relevant to subject under consideration

454.

Gerrymander

to divide into election districts to gain political

advantage

455.

Gestalt

a structure, whose parts cannot stand alone

456.

Gesticulate

to gesture, especially when speaking

490.

Husbandry

the judicious use of resources, livestock

farming

525.

Inconclusive

Not leading to a firm conclusion

491.

Hyperbole

extravagant exaggeration used as a figure

of speech

526.

Incongruity

Lack of harmony

527.

Inconsiderable

Of small size or amount, unimportant,

insignificant

492.

Hypocritical

Pretending to be deceiving

493.

528.

Incontrovertible-

not disputable, not open to question

Iconoclast

One who attacks traditional ideas

529.

Incorporate

Introduce something into a larger whole

494.

Idiosyncrasy

Anything highly individual, attitude

530.

Incorrigible

Uncorrectable

495.

Ignominious

disgraceful and dishonorable

531.

Inculpate

Teach someone an attitude; idea or habit

496.

Imaginativeness

Imagination

532.

Indebted

497.

Imago

an adult stage of an insect,

Owning money, gratitude Ex. He

indebted her

498.

Imbecility

Weakness of mind

533.

Indefatigable

Tireless, showing no sign of getting tired

499.

Imbroglio

a difficult and confused situation, a

complicated disagreement

534.

Indeterminate

vague, not known in advance

535.

Indication

Point out, suggest

500.

Imitate

Take or follow as a model, copy

536.

Indifferent

501.

Immaterial

insignificant, unimportant

Unmoved or uncensored by, neither

good nor bad

502.

Imminent

About to happen

537.

Indigenous

503.

Immutable

something that is unchangeable,

permanent

native, produced or living in a particular

area

538.

Indigent

poverty stricken, needy

504.

Impassive

Without feeling

539.

Indolence

Inactivity or laziness

505.

Impecunious

without money, penniless

540.

Indomitable

Impossible to defeat

506.

Impediment

Hindrance

541.

Indubitable

unquestionable

507.

Impenetrable

Not able to be pierced, entered

542.

Ineffable

unutterable, unspeakable

508.

Imperious

commanding, lordly, arrogant

543.

Ineluctable

inescapable, not to be avoided

509.

Imperturbable

Calm, placid

544.

Inept

clumsy, awkward, incompetent

510.

Impervious

does not allow something to pass through,

impenetrable

545.

Infamy

an evil reputation borne of a criminal act,

a reputation for evil deeds

511.

Implacable

Impossible to pacify

546.

Influence

Capacity to have effect on the character

512.

Impolitic

Not wise

547.

Ingenuous

Nave, trusty, candid

513.

Impotent

lacking power, helpless, unable to

perform sexual intercourse

548.

Inhibit

to keep from free activity or expression,

to restrain or even forbid

514.

Improbable

Not likely to be true or happen

549.

Iniquitous

evil, unjust

515.

Imprudent

Not showing care, not cautious

550.

Innocence

Purity, lack of guile

516.

Impugn

to attack the integrity of something

551.

Inquietude

uneasiness, restlessness

517.

Impulsive

Acting or done without forethought

552.

Inscrutable

Difficult to understand, mysterious

518.

Impunity

Freedom from punishment or harm

553.

Insensate

Lacking physical sensation

519.

Inadvertently

Unintentionally

554.

Insensible

Unconscious, unaware

520.

Inalienable

Not to be taken away

555.

Insensitivity

Inability to respond

521.

Incessant

unceasing, never ending, flowing without

interruption

556.

Insidious

sly, treacherous, having a gradual effect

557.

Insincere

Not expressing genuine feelings

522.

Inchoate

just beginning, not organized or orderly,

incomplete

558.

Insipid

lacking taste, dull, bland

Incipient

beginning to be, in an early stage

559.

523.

Insolent

Rude, not showing due respect

Inclusive

Tending to include all

560.

524.

Insouciant

nonchalant, lighthearted, unconcerned

561.

Insufferable

To extreme to bear

597.

Latent

562.

Insular

Narrow mindedness, ignorant, lacking

contact with people

present but not visible or apparent,

dormant, potential

598.

Laud

to praise, to applaud, to extol

563.

Interminable

Endless, incessant

599.

Laudable

Deserving praise

564.

Interregnum

the period between two successive

governments,

600.

Lax

careless, too relaxed

601.

Legacy

565.

Interwoven

Blend closely

something handed down from the past , a

bequest

566.

Intolerable

Not willing to accept ways of thinking

different than him

602.

Legislature

Make laws

603.

Leitmotif

a dominant or recurring theme or emotion

567.

Intransigent

uncompromising, stubborn

604.

Lethargic

Drowsy, dull

568.

Intrepid

fearless, having fortitude and endurance

605.

Levee

569.

Inured

to become accustomed to something

undesirable

an embankment designed to prevent a

river from flooding

606.

Levity

Lack of seriousness or steadiness

570.

Inveterate

habitual, deeply rooted or established

607.

Liaison

571.

Invulnerable

Impossible to damage or injure

connection between different groups, a

close bond

572.

Irascible

tempered, cranky

608.

Libation

573.

Irrelevant

Not applicable, unrelated

a pouring of a liquid for a religious

ceremony, a drink

574.

Irremediable

Incurable, impossible to remedy

609.

Libidinous

lustful, lascivious

575.

Irresolute

Showing or feeling hesitancy, uncertain

610.

Lissome

supple

576.

Irreverent

disrespectful, gently or humorously mocking

611.

Listless

a lack of energy, spiritless

577.

Itinerant

moving from place to place

612.

Litigate

Take a claim to a court of law, go to law

578.

Jargon

a specialized vocabulary of a group, an

obscure language

613.

Lope

to run at steady, easy pace

614.

Loquacious

Talkative

579.

Jaunt

a short pleasure trip

615.

Lucid

clear, easily understood

580.

Jaunty

Cheerful

616.

Luminary

581.

Jejune

dull, lacking interest, empty of food

a person of great intellectual, creative or

spiritual stature

582.

Jeopardy

exposure to danger, peril

617.

Luminous

glowing, bright, emitting light

583.

Jovial

Good natured

618.

Lupine

having the characteristics of a wolf

584.

Judicious

wise, showing judgment, cautious

619.

Lurid

Wild, sensational

585.

Juggernaut

a massive, unstoppable object

620.

Macerate

to soften by soaking, to cause to waste away

586.

Junction

a place of meeting or joining, a linkup

621.

Machination

scheming activity foe an evil purpose

587.

Junta

a small group that rules a country after a

coup d'tat

622.

Magnanimity

Generosity, generous

623.

Magnanimous

noble in spirit, generous, giving

588.

Juxtapose

to place side by side

624.

Makeshift

Temporary substitute

589.

Karma

a good or bad emanation of force from

someone or something

625.

Maladroit

Not skillful, awkward, inept

626.

Malaise

590.

Labile

unstable, adaptable, liable to change

a feeling of depression, uneasiness, of being

unwell

591.

Lachrymose

tearful, mournful

627.

Malapropism

592.

Laconic

brief in speech, using very few words

the humorous misuse of a word that sound

very much like the word intended

593.

Lambent

radiant, flickering, marked by lightness

628.

Malevolent

Having or showing a wish to do evil to others

594.

Lament

to mourn, to express regret

629.

Malfeasance

an illegal act especially by a public official

595.

Largess

a generous giving of gifts, philanthropy

630.

Malign

Speak evil, bad-mouth

596.

Lassitude

weariness, listlessness, a state of lethargy

631.

Malinger

Exaggerate illness in order to escape duty

632.

Manifest

to make evident by showing

664.

Mordant

bitingly sarcastic, incisive, caustic in manner

633.

Manqu

a failure to realize one's aspirations

665.

Moribund

being in a dying or decaying condition

634.

Manumit

to release from slavery

666.

Morose

Ill or bad tempered

635.

Marshal

to gather together something for a

purpose, to arrange in order

667.

Moue

a pout, usually playful, a little grimace

668.

Mounting

Backing, setting or support

636.

Martinet

one who adheres strictly to rules

669.

Muckrake

to expose political misconduct

637.

Martyr

one who suffers for a cause, a person who

sacrifices for a principle

670.

Mugwump

a person or politician who can't make up his

mind, an independent

638.

Matched

Correspond in some essential respect, be

harmonious ex. She matched her steps to
his

671.

Multifaceted

Many sided, having many aspects

672.

Mundane

Lacking interest or excitement, of this earthly

world rather than a spirited world

673.

Munificent

generous

674.

Myopia

nearsightedness, lacking foresight

639.

Matriculate

to enroll, most particularly in college

640.

Matrix

something from which something else

originates or takes from

641.

Maudlin

overly sentimental

675.

Myriad

an immense indefinite number, multitude

642.

Maverick

Unorthodox, independent-minded
person, rebel

676.

Nabob

a wealthy, influential person

677.

Nadir

Lowest point, diametrically opposite to zenith

678.

Nave

Showing lack of experience or judgment,

innocent, natural and unaffected

679.

Narcissism

Excessive or erotic interest in one's physical

appearance, Extreme selfishness

643.

Maverick

a person who breaks away from the

crowd, a non-conformist

644.

Meander

to wander aimlessly

645.

Mlange

a mixture of incongruous elements

646.

Mellifluous

sweetly flowing

680.

Nascent

coming into existence, being born

647.

Mendacious

dishonest, deceitful

681.

Nefandous

unspeakable, unutterable

648.

Mendacity

Dishonesty, untruthfulness

682.

Negligent

careless, remiss

649.

Mercenary

a person who serves only for money,

motivated by greed

683.

Nemesis

a powerful river, a usually unconquerable

opponent

650.

Mercurial

emotionally unpredictable, give to rapid

changes in mood

684.

Neophyte

a beginner, a novice

685.

Nepotism

showing favoritism to friends or family, as in

granting positions in jobs or politics

651.

Metamorphosis

Change of form

652.

Meticulous

Excessively careful, painstaking

686.

Niggardly

stingy, small in a mean way

653.

Miasma

a poisonous swamp vapor, a harmful

influence or atmosphere

687.

Nihilism

the belief that there are no values or morals

in the universe,

654.

Mien

demeanor, the air bearing of a person

688.

Nimbus

655.

Milieu

environment, surroundings

an atmosphere that surrounds a person or

thing, a rain cloud,

Minion

on, a follower, an underling

689.

656.

Nirvana

a blissful, painless state,

Mirthful

merry, gleeful

690.

657.

Noisome

harmful, unwholesome, stinking, putrid

Misrepresent

Give a false or misleading display

691.

658.

Nomadic

without a permanent home, constantly

wandering

659.

Mistaken

Wrong in one's opinion or judgment

692.

Nominal

insignificant, trifling

660.

Modest

Humble, Moderate in estimation of one's

abilities for achievements

693.

Nonplus

to bewilder, to puzzle

Mollify

Soothe an angry person

694.

661.

Novel

new, original

Monotony

Sameness leading to boredom

695.

662.

Noxious

Harmful

Moot

of no matter or consequence, not

important

696.

663.

Nuance

a subtle distinction, a slight difference in

definition

697.

Nullify

to repeal, cancel, render void

698.

Obdurate

stubborn

732.

Overrated

Overestimation, calculation that leaded the

estimation too high

699.

Obliterate

to blot out leaving no traces, to destroy

700.

Obloquy

strong language of condemnation

733.

Overture

an opening move, a preliminary offer

701.

Obscure

Dark, unclear, vague

734.

Pace

with deference to

702.

Obsequious

fawning, subservient, servile

735.

Pachyderm

skinned animal

703.

Obstreperous

stubbornly defiant, angry and clamorous

736.

Painstaking

Showing hard work, taking great pain

704.

Obviate

Make unnecessary, get rid of

737.

Palatable

pleasant to the taste, agreeable in feeling

705.

Occasional

Appearing irregularly

738.

Palliate

706.

Odious

hateful, evil, vile

to hide the seriousness of something with

excuses or apologies,

Odyssey

a long difficult journey marked by changes

in fortune

739.

Pallid

lacking color, wan

707.

740.

Paltry

a tiny or insignificant amount, meager, scant

708.

Oeuvre

a work of art, the sum of an artist's work

741.

Panacea

a remedy that cures everything

709.

Offal

the waste parts of a product (often as in a

butchered animal), refuse, rubbish

742.

Panegyric

lofty praise, eulogistic writing

743.

Panoply

Magnificent, Impressive collection of things

744.

Paradigm

a model or example

745.

Paralleled

Side by side with

746.

Paralogism

illogical reasoning of which the reason is not

aware

747.

Pariah

an outcast

748.

Paroxysm

a fit

749.

Parsimonious

Unwilling to spend money or resources

750.

Partisan

Divide into parts

710.

Officious

unnecessarily helpful, meddlesome,

interfering

711.

Offset

Counteract something by having opposing

forces

712.

Ogle

to stare at in a disrespectful way

713.

Oligarchy

a government in which the power is in the

hand of only a few

714.

Omniscience

State of being omniscient (having infinite

knowledge)

715.

Omniscient

all knowing, infinite awareness

751.

Partition

a dividing wall, a division

716.

Omnivorous

Eating both plant and animal

752.

Parvenu

717.

Onerous

Burdensome

an upstart who has acquired wealth and

class

Onetime

Erstwhile, belonging to some prior time

753.

718.

Pastiche

a piece that imitates or is made up from

pieces of other works,

719.

Onus

burden, blame, obligation

754.

Patent

Visible, approachable to others

720.

Opaque

difficult to see through, unclear, dark

755.

Patina

721.

Opine

to express an opinion

surface discoloration caused by age and

oxidation,

722.

Opportunist

a person who takes advantage of

opportunity with no regard for principle

756.

Patois

a language used by a particular population

that differs from standard Speech

723.

Opprobrious

damning, extremely critical, disgraceful

757.

Paucity

scarcity, smallness in number or amount

724.

Opus

a creative work, musical composition

758.

Paucity

Dearth

725.

Oscillate

to swing back and forth

759.

Pedantic

Bookish, showing off learning

726.

Osmosis

gradual or subtle absorption, an

unconscious process of absorption

760.

Penchant

Strong inclination towards the things

disliked by others

727.

Ossify

to become rigid, to become set in one's ways

761.

Penultimate

next to last

728.

Ostentatious

Showy, trying to attract attention

762.

Penury

extreme poverty

729.

Oust

to eject, to banish, to expel

763.

Percipience

keen perception

730.

Outstrip

Move faster and overtake, exceed

764.

Percipient

Having good understanding of things

731.

Overlook

Fail to notice something

765.

Perdition

eternal damnation

766.

Peregrination

an expedition, wandering

767.

Perfidious

faithless, untrustworthy

803.

Portent

an omen, a sign of something coming, a

foreshadowing

768.

Perfunctory

Lacking interest, careless

769.

Peripheral

Of periphery

804.

Posthumous

After death

770.

Permeate

to spread or seep through, to penetrate, to

pervade

805.

Posturing

Behave in a way that it is intended to

impress or mislead people

771.

Pernicious

Very harmful, deadly

806.

Pragmatic

Practical

772.

Perorate

to make a long, formal speech, to sum up a

speech

807.

Preamble

Introductory statement

808.

Precarious

Unsafe, uncertain, lacking in stability

773.

Perquisite

Any gain above stipulated salary

809.

Precept

a rule or principle to guide conduct

774.

Perseverance

Continue steadily in spite of difficulties

810.

Preclude

to make impossible, to shut out, to bar

775.

Perspicacious

Having insight, penetrating

811.

Precocious

776.

Pertinacious

Stubborn

777.

Peruse

to study, to read over leisurely

Premature (precocious talent of

computing), have developed in ages earlier
than expected

Pervasive

Spread throughout (idea or smell)

812.

Predilection

Partiality

778.

Petulant

Touchy, bad tempered

813.

Preeminence

Outstanding, superior

779.

Phantasm

an apparition, phantom

814.

Pregnant

780.

highly significant, overflowing, rich in

significance

781.

Philanthropy

good will towards all people, love of

mankind, and act of generosity

815.

Premature

Occurring or done before usual or proper

time

782.

Phlegmatic

Calm and unexcitable

816.

Prepossess

783.

Pious

reverent, devout, dutiful, may at times be

marked by hypocrisy

to cause to be preoccupied, to influence,

positively, in advance

817.

Prescient

having foresight

784.

Piquant

pungent, charmingly provocative

818.

Presumptuous

785.

Pique

to hurt or rile the feelings of someone,

irritate

Going beyond what is right, arrogant,

excessive foresight

819.

Pretentious

Showy

786.

Pithy

Concise and meaningful

820.

Pretext

Excuse

787.

Pivotal

crucial, something around which things turn

821.

Prevarication

Lie

788.

Placate

to soothe, to appease with concessions

822.

Primed

789.

Placebo

a fake medication

Make something ready to use or action,

prepare for firing or detonation

790.

Plausible

believable

823.

Pristine

Unspoiled

791.

Plebeian

common, vulgar, low class

824.

Privation

792.

Plenary

complete, fully attended, not deficient in any

way

lack of comforts, poverty, a state of being

deprived

825.

Probity

honesty, uprightness

793.

Plentiful

In a large amount

826.

Problematic

Causing problems

794.

Plethora

Excess ex. Plethora of excuses

827.

Prodigal

Wasteful, reckless in money

795.

Pluralism

a society in which distinct group function

together, but retain their identities

828.

Prodigious

Impressively great in size, abnormal

829.

Profligate

corrupt, degenerate, wildly extravagant

796.

Pluvial

rainy

830.

Profusion

Great amount, plenty

797.

Poignant

emotionally moving

831.

Proliferate

Increase rapidly in numbers

798.

Polarize

Split into opposite extremes

832.

Prolific

799.

Polemic

a powerful argument to defend a thesis

marked by abundant production or

offspring

800.

Politicize

Make someone politically aware

833.

Propensity

Natural inclination

801.

Poltroon

a coward

834.

Propinquity

nearness in place or time, kinship

802.

Ponderous

Having great weight

835.

Propound

Put forth for consideration and analysis

836.

Propriety

Fitness, quality of being proper,

Conformity to prevailing taxes

871.

Raucous

boisterous, harsh sounding, noisy and

disorderly

837.

Prosaic

Lacking in imagination

872.

Rebuff

to snub, to refuse in a blunt or rude way

838.

Proscenium

the part of the stage in front of the

curtain, the wall frame for the stage

873.

Rebuke

to criticize or reprimand sharply

874.

Recalcitrant

839.

Proselytize

to seek to convert someone to a religion,

cause or political position

stubbornly defiant and resistant of

authority

875.

Recapitulates

Summarize

876.

Recidivism

the act of repeating an offense

877.

Reciprocal

mutual, shared, interchangeable

878.

Recluse

The person who lived solitary life and

avoiding people

840.

Protean

readily assuming different shapes or

characters

841.

Provenance

origin, source, proof of posting ownership

842.

Provident

Providing future needs

843.

Provincial

limited in outlook, narrow in ideas

879.

Recondite

Abstruse, Hard to understand

844.

Prowess

exceptional skill or strength, military valor

880.

Redoubtable

formidable, fearsome, deserving of respect

845.

Proxy

Authority to represent someone else

881.

Refinement

846.

Prudent

careful, cautious

Process of removing impurities,

improvement or clarification

847.

Prurient

lascivious, have lustful thoughts or desires

882.

Relegate

848.

Pugnacious

Combative in nature

to dismiss to a less prominent position, to

banish

849.

Puissance

power, strength

883.

Relic

850.

Pulchritude

physical beauty

an object associated with a saint, something

that remains from the past

Punctilious

meticulously attentive to detail, exacting

884.

Remuneration

payment, recompense

851.

Pusillanimous

Cowardly

885.

Repartee

a quick, witty reply, spirited conversation

852.

Putrefy

to rot

886.

Replenish

to refill, to supply once more

853.

Qua

in the capacity of

887.

Reprehensible

deserving of blame

854.

Quaint

fashioned, picturesque

888.

Representative

Proxy

855.

Qualified

Limited, restricted

889.

Reprobate

Morally disapproved person

856.

Qualms

Uneasy feeling of doubt-fear-worry

890.

Reprove

to gently criticize

857.

Quash

Crush, suppress

891.

Repudiated

Deny

858.

Quell

to put an end to, to squelch, to calm

892.

Requisite

Necessary requirement

859.

Quiddity

the real nature of a thing, the essence, a

hairsplitting distinction

893.

Rescind

to cancel, to repeal

860.

894.

Rescind

Revoke, cancel

861.

Quiescence

State of inactivity, set rest

895.

Residual

Remaining, left over

862.

Quintessential

the most perfect example of

896.

Resilient

an ability to recover from, or adjust easily

863.

Quirkiness

A strange attitude or habit, oddity

897.

Respite

an interval of rest, a temporary delay

864.

Quisling

a traitor who helps an enemy who

occupies his country

898.

Resplendent

brilliant, gloriously bright

899.

Reticent

restrained, reluctant, uncommunicative

900.

Retinue

a group of attendants to an elevated

person

865.

Quixotic

foolishly impractical and idealistic

866.

Quotidian

occurring every day, commonplace

867.

Raffish

jaunty, sporty, disreputable, vulgar,

characterized by a careless
Unconventionality

901.

Retribution

Deserved punishment for wrongdoing

902.

Reveal

Uncover, either side of an aperture on wallwindow etc

868.

Rapprochement

establishment of good relations

903.

Reversed

Cause to move backward

869.

Rarefied

esoteric, interesting to only a few

904.

Reviled

Criticize in a abusive or insulting manner

870.

Rationalize

Make rational (Based on idea, logical)

905.

Ribald

vulgar or indecent language

906.

Ridiculed

Absurd misrepresentation, mockery

940.

Sequacious

907.

Rife

widespread, abounding, occurring

frequently

slavish, obsequious, following in logical

sequence

941.

Serried

crowded together

908.

Robust

strong and healthy, vigorous

942.

Serviette

a table napkin

909.

Rou

a lecherous man, a rake, a person devoted

to sensual pleasures

943.

Servile

submissive, behaving like a slave

944.

Shantung

a heavy nubby fabric, made of wild silk

910.

Rout

to put to flight, to scatter, to cause a huge

defeat

945.

Shibboleth

a distinctive word or behavior that typifies a

group, a slogan

911.

Rubric

heading, title, category

946.

Shirk

Avoid responsibility, work etc

912.

Ruminate

to muse upon

947.

Shrewdness

Cleverness

913.

Rustic

primitive, rural, lacking city comforts

948.

Significant

Expressing a meaning

914.

Saccharine

excessively sweet

949.

Simper

to smile foolishly

915.

Sagacious

wise shrewd

950.

Sine qua non

something that is an essential condition of

916.

Salient

Prominent, projecting beyond line

951.

Sinuous

winding, having many curves

917.

Sallow

yellow tone

952.

Skeptic

Person who doubts the truths

918.

Sally

a rushing attack, witty repartee, a brief

excursion

953.

Slatternly

squalid, a slovenly woman

Salubrious

favorable to health

954.

919.

Slighted

Insult by treating them with disrespect

Sanctimonious

Displaying hypocritical (claim something

they don't have) devoutness

955.

920.

Sloth

sluggish, laziness, indolence

956.

Snare

A trap for catching birds and animals

957.

Solicitous

Worried, concerned, eager

958.

Somnolent

drowsy, sleepy

921.

Sangfroid

extraordinary composure in the face of

danger

922.

Saporous

tasty, flavorsome

959.

Sophistication

Wordy wise, uplifting enlightenment

923.

Sardonic

disdainful, scornfully mocking

960.

Spate

a sudden outburst

924.

Sartorial

relating to dress or fashion

961.

Specious

Misleading

925.

Satrap

a subordinate ruler

962.

Spelunker

a cave explorer

926.

Saturnine

sullen, gloomy, depressed

963.

Spurious

false, fake, not genuine

927.

Savant

a scholar, a very knowledgeable person

964.

Squander

Waste, spend foolishly

928.

Scanty

minimal, hardly sufficient

965.

Stagnate

to lie inactive, to stay in one place

929.

Schism

Split (within religious body)

966.

Stalwart

unwavering, robust, sturdily built

930.

Scintillate

to sparkle, to gleam, to be animated or

brilliant

967.

Static

stationary, not changing or moving

968.

Sciolism

superficial knowledge

Steadfast

loyal, faithful

931.

969.

Scofflaw

one who is continually breaking the law

Stigma

Token of disgrace

932.

970.

Scotch

to put an end to

Stipulate

State as a necessary condition

933.

971.

Secrete

to give off, to conceal

Stoic

showing indifference to pain, apathetic

934.

972.

Secular

Denoting attitudes, or other things which

have no religious basis

Stolid

935.

Dull, showing little emotions when strong

ones are needed

973.

Sedition

Resistance to authority

Stratagem

Clever trick

936.

974.

Sedulous

Showing great care, paying attention

Striated

marked with thin lines or grooves

937.

975.

Senescence

beginning of old age

Strident

loud, harsh, grating

938.

976.

Sententious

preachy, pompous, using wise sayings

excessively

Sturm and
drang

turmoil

939.

977.

Stymie

to get in the way of, to hinder, to block

978.

Stymie

Present an obstacle, stump

1011.

Temporize

to compromise, to draw something out in

order to gain time

979.

Subjugate

Conquer, bring under control

980.

Substantiated

Support with evidence

1012.

Tendentious

advancing a point of view, biased

981.

Subterfuge

Clever trick

1013.

Tenebrous

dark and gloomy

982.

Succinct

concise, clearly expressed with a few

words

1014.

Tenet

a principle, doctrine or belief held as so by a

group

983.

Sui generis

unique, of its own kind, in a class by itself

1015.

Tentative

uncertain, temporary not fully worked out

984.

Sullen

Bad tempered, dark

1016.

Tenuous

flimsy,

985.

Supercilious

Arrogant

1017.

Tepid

lukewarm, unenthusiastic, halfhearted

986.

Supervene

to follow immediately after, to ensue

1018.

Termagant

a quarrelsome woman, a shrew

987.

Supplant

Replace

1019.

Terse

concise, brief, free of extra word

988.

Suppress

Abolish forcefully

1020.

Theology

the study of God or religion

989.

Surcease

cessation

1021.

Threatened

Warned or signed

990.

Surfeit

Feed or supply to excess

1022.

Thwart

991.

Surfeit

abundance, excessive amount

to prevent from being accomplished, to

frustrate, to hinder

Surmise

abundance, excessive amount

1023.

Timorous

fearful, easily frightened

992.

Surreptitious

sneaky, secret

1024.

Tirade

a long and angry speech

993.

Surrogate

Substitute, person or thing in place of

another

1025.

Titular

in title only

994.

1026.

Token

Outward sign

995.

Sycophant

serve obsequiously to gain advantage

1027.

Tonic

996.

Syllogism

a form of logic in which major and minor

premises are made and a conclusion
drawn,

a refreshing drink, something that

invigorates

1028.

Tony

fashionable, trendy, aristocratic

1029.

Toothsome

tasty, sexually attractive, luscious

997.

Sylvan

forest like, wooded

1030.

Tor

a high rock, a high rocky hill, or pile of rocks

998.

Sympathetic

Feeling or expressing sympathy

1031.

Torpid

Mentally or physically inactive

999.

Synergy

the combined force of two distinct

elements that is more powerful then each
alone

1032.

Torpor

Lazy, lethargy

1033.

Tortuous

Winding, full of curves

1034.

Tout

to brag publicly, to praise highly

1035.

Tractable

Easily managed, changed or molded

1036.

Transcendent

Exceeding ordinary limits

1037.

Transfix

to cause to stand motionless with awe or

other intense emotion

1038.

Transgression

Violation of law, sin

1039.

Travesty

a parody, an imitation that makes crude fun

of something

1040.

Trice

A moment, a short period of time

1041.

Trilemma

a problem for which there are three

possible courses of action, and none perfect

1042.

Trite

unoriginal, overused, clichd, commonplace

1043.

Trivial

unimportant, insignificant

1044.

Truculent

hostile, aggressive, savage

1045.

Tryst

a secret meeting of lovers

1000.

Table

to remove from consideration

1001.

Tacit

Understood without actually being

expressed

1002.

Taciturn

habitually silent, talking less

1003.

Tactless

Showing lack of tact

1004.

Tatterdemalion

a ragged person, always in tatters

1005.

Tedious

boring, tiresome

1006.

Teem

to swarm, to be inundated, to become full

to overflowing

1007.

Teleology

the study of design or purpose in natural

phenomena

1008.

Temerarious

recklessly daring, rash

1009.

Temerity

boldness, rashness, audacity

1010.

Temperance

habitual moderation, the avoidance of

excess

1046.

Tumid

swollen, distended, a bulging shape,

overblown, bombastic

1078.

Veneer

faade, coating, outward appearance

1047.

Tumult

noisy commotion, uproar

1079.

Venerable

Accorded a great deal of respect esp.

because of age, character

1048.

Turpitude

shameful wickedness, evil, depravity

1080.

Venerate

to honor, to worship, to respect

1049.

Ubiquitous

Being everywhere

1081.

Veracious

truthful, honest

1050.

Ukase

an authoritative decree, official edict

1082.

Veracity

Conformity to facts

1051.

Ulterior

Intentionally hidden

1083.

Verbose

wordy

1052.

Umbrage

displeasure or resentment, shade

1084.

Verdant

covered with green plants, leafy

1053.

Unadorned

Not decorated with something which

improves beauty

1085.

Verisimilitude

The appearance of being true-real

1086.

Vernal

occurring in spring, spring like youthful

1087.

Vestige

the remains of something that no longer

exists

1054.

Unconscionable

Not right or reasonable,

unreasonably excessive

1055.

Uncultivated

Not used for growing crops

1088.

Vexation

1056.

Undercut

Offer goods and services at lower

prices

State of being annoyed, frustrated, and

worried

1089.

Viable

1057.

Undermine

to weaken the support of, to injure in

a slow or sneaky way

workable, capable of living and growing,

able to succeed

1090.

Vicarious

1058.

Underreport

Fail to report

1059.

Underscore

Underline, emphasize

acting for another, sharing in an

experience of another through the
Imagination

1060.

Undertaker

Funeral director, the one who

arranges burials

1091.

VIE

to complete, to contest

1092.

Vilify

to defame, to slander, to blacken the

character of

1093.

Virulent

extremely poisonous, malignant, full of

hate

1061.

Undulate

to move smoothly in a wavelike

manner

1062.

Unilateral

on one side alone

1063.

Universal

Characterizing or affecting all

1094.

Viscosity

a thick or sticky consistency of a liquid

1064.

Unlikely

Not liking to happen

1095.

Vitiate

to impair the quality of, to corrupt morally

1065.

Unpretentiousness

The quality of being natural without

pretensions

1096.

Vitriolic

corrosive, biting, bitterly scathing

1097.

Vituperative

harshly scolding, acrimonious

Not propitious (showing good chances

of success)

1098.

Vivacious

lively, spirited

1099.

Volatile

explosive, tend to burn quickly

1100.

Volition

Desire

1101.

Voluminous

Occupying or containing much space

1102.

Votary

a person bound by vows to live a life of

religious service

1103.

Wanton

immoral, lewd, deliberate maliciousness,

having no regards for others

1066.

Unpropitious

1067.

Urbane

suave, sophisticated, polished

1068.

Usufruct

the right to use someone else's

property as long as it's not damaged
in the process

1069.

Usurp

to size wrongfully

1070.

Usury

lending money at a high interest rate

1071.

Vacillate

Alternate different opinions or actions

1104.

Warranted

Justified, authorized

1072.

Vacuous

empty, lacking intelligence

1105.

Wary

Very cautious

1073.

Vagary

whim, an unpredictable action

1106.

Wastrel

someone who wastes, a spendthrift

1074.

Vainglorious

boastful, pompous

1107.

Waver

1075.

Vapid

tasteless, dull

to be indecisive or inconstant, to fluctuate

in opinion

1076.

Varied

Showing variation

1108.

Welter

1077.

Vehement

intense, forceful marked by strong

feeling

Lie soaked (as in blood) victims weltered in

blood

1109.

Winnow

to blow of, or away, to separate the good from the bad

1110.

Winsome

charming, sweetly engaging

1111.

Wistful

yearning, sad longing, a gentle desire

1112.

Wizened

shriveled, withered

1113.

Wont

custom, habit

1114.

Wraith

a specter, ghost of a dead person

1115.

Xenophobia

Fear or hatred of foreigners

1116.

Zaftig

figured, plump

1117.

Zeal

Enthusiasm, spirit, energy

1118.

Zealot

a person with great enthusiasm for and commitment to a cause

1119.

Zeitgeist

the mood or spirit of the times

1120.

Zenith

Highest point, apogee

1121.

Zenith

the highest point

1122.

Zephyr

a gentle breeze

1123.

Ziggurat

a terrace