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abacusan. abacus : calculate :: sextant : navigate
an. abacus : calculate :: balance : weigh
abandonan. abandon : inhibition :: despair : hope
an. abandon : inhibition :: tranquillity : agitation
an. calmness : frenzy :: abandon : inhibition
an. abandon : inhibition :: consciousness :
numbness
abase ( , )
extol
an. abase : stature :: lower : height
an. abase : prestige :: damp : ardor
an. abase : status :: shorten : length
abash ,
an. unabashed : embarrassment :: unheralded :
announcement
abate ( ) , ,
augment, intensify, promote,
increase the intensity
an. abate : degree :: discount : price
an. abate : force :: decelerate : speed
an. abate : force :: fade : loudness
an. abate : force :: shrink : size
an. abate : force :: attenuate : thickness
an. abate : intensity :: taper : width
an. abate : tax :: alleviate : distress
an. abate : value :: constrict : diameter
abbreviateextend
an. abridge : word :: abbreviate : letter
an. abbreviate : sentence :: abridge : essay
an. abbreviation : word :: abridgment : article
an. abbreviation : word :: synopsis : articlean. abbreviation : sentence :: synopsis : narrative
an. abbreviate : length :: attenuate : thickness
abdicate=abjure, abnegate ( , , ,
) ,
usurp( , )
assume, constitute
an. abdicate : throne :: resign : office
an. abdicate : throne :: resign : work
abdomen (=belly)
aberrant ( ) ,
normal, typical
an. aberration : course :: digression : themean. aberrant : standard :: digressive : topic
aberration ,
abet ,
frustrate, thwart, impede, obstruct
an. abet : assistance :: counsel : guidance
an. abet : encouragement :: elucidate : clarity
abeyance ,
continuance
abhor ,
greatly admire
an. abhorrence : dislike :: adoration : fondness
abiding ,
evanescent, ephemeral, transient
abject ,
exultant, spirited
abjure ( , , , , , ,
) , ,
espouse( , , ),
affirm( , ), embrace( ,
)
abnegate , ,
reaffirm
abolition ( )
persistence in slavery
abolitionist ( )
an. anarchist : government :: abolitionist : slavery
abominate (=detest)
esteem
1983 2002
GRE
1983 2002 GRE . BIG BOOKGRE . (an.) analogy
( ) . GRE. ?DICTIONARY FOR GRE? .
1.
.
2. QUICK QUIZ.
3.
QUICK QUIZ?DICTIONARY FOR GRE?
.
2 esoterica GRE
QUICK QUIZ 11. _______: CALCULATE ::_______: navigate
2. _______: INHIBITION ::_______: agitation
3. ABATE
4. ABBREVIATE
5. ABDICATE 1)
2)
6. ABERRANT
7. ABET
8. ABEYANCE
9. ABHOR
10. ABJURE 1)
2)
11. ABOMINATE
12. _______: GOVERNMENT ::_______:
slavery
13. ABNEGATE
aboveboard
abrade ,
augment
an. abraded : friction :: vaporized : heat
an. abraded : friction :: desiccated : dehydration
abrasion , (=attrition)
an. lubricate : abrasion :: seal : leakage
an. scuff : abrasion :: heat : vaporization
abreast ( ) , …
abridge , ,
amplify, extend in length
an. abridge : length :: alleviate : power
an. abridge : word :: abbreviate : letter
an. abbreviate : sentence :: abridge : essay
an. abbreviation : word :: abridgment : article
abrogate ( , )
uphold( , ), embrace, institute
abscissionprocess of grafting
an. abscission : unnecessary :: reduce : smaller
abscond (=skulk, elope),
an. leave : abscond :: take : steal
an. depart : abscond :: store : secrete
an. lurk : wait :: abscond : depart
an. lurk : wait :: purloin : appropriate
an. abscond : depart :: pilfer : take
an. abscond : depart :: purloin : appropriate
an. abscond : depart :: sneak : take
an. abscond : depart :: eavesdrop : listen
an. abscond : depart :: shadow : follow
an. follow : shadow :: leave : abscond
absolute , ( ) ,
qualified
absolve
inculpate, indict
an. exculpatory : absolve :: motivational : stir
an. hortative : encourage :: exculpatory :
absolve
absorb exude
an. absorb : sponge :: seal : caulk
absorbent ,
abstain ,
an. mandatory : comply :: forbidden : abstain
abstemious ( ) ,
,
gluttonous, indulging, intemperate
an. abstemious : indulge :: austere : decorate
an. abstemious : indulge :: intransigent : control
an. reticent : talk :: abstemious : gorge
abstention , ( ) ,
abstinence , ,
an. abstinence : drunkenness ::
celibacy : promiscuity
abstract , ,
; ,
elaborate
abstraction
attention
abstruse ( widely understood,
self-explanatory, generally known, readily,
fathomable)
accessible, patent, manifest
abusean. diatribe : abuse :: burlesque : mockery
abusive
an. polemic : disputatious :: invective : abusive
abutan. contiguous : abut :: simultaneous : coincide
abysmal (=bottomless)
an. stygian : dark :: abysmal : low
*stygian ,
academician ( )
accede , ,
oppose, demur
accelerate
retard
an. expedite : process :: accelerate : pace
an. accelerate : speed :: prolong : duration
accentuate
underplay
accessory ;
of primary importance
accidentalan. inventiveness : accidental ::
effect : casual
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an. intentionality : accidental :: effect : casual
an. intentional : accidental :: arrogant : humble
an. safeguard : accident( ) :: hedge : loss
acclaim ,
acclimate ( )
make unfamiliar with
accolade , ( ),
disapprobation(=reprobation, disapproval
), criticism, denigration, swearword,
cutting remark, reproof, reprobation,
excoriation, censure
accommodate ,
an. obliterate : remove :: accommodate : supply
accomplice
QUICK QUIZ 21. _______: FRICTION :: vaporized :_______
_______: FRICTION :: desiccated :_______
2. ABRADE
3. LUBRICATE :________:: seal :________
SCUFF :_______:: heat :_______
4. ABRIDGE
5. ABROGATE
6. ABSCISSION
7. ABSOLUTE
8. LEAVE :_______:: take :________
DEPART :________:: store :_______
_______: WAIT ::_______: depart
9. MANDATORY :_______::
forbidden :_______
10. _______: INDULGE ::_______: decorate
11. _______: DRUNKENNESS ::
_______: promiscuity
12. ABSTRACT
13. CONTIGUOUS :_______:: simultaneous :
_______
14. ACCESSORY
15. ACCOLADE 1)
2)
accrete
( )
wear away
an. erode : diminish :: accrete : enlarge
an. accrete : growth :: erode : destruction
an. accrete : growth :: inch : advance
accretion ( ) ,
reduction in substance caused by erosion
accumulation ,
dissipation
acerbic=acerb , ( )
sweet, saccharine( , )
achromatican. achromatic : hue :: extraneous : essence
acme ,
nadir
an. acme : surpass :: impossibility : execute
an. vagary : predict :: acme : surpass
an. acme : mountain :: crest : wave
acolyte , (=adjutant, adjunct),
acorn (oak )
acquiesce ,
defy, resist, refute
an. intransigent : acquiesce :: deferential : offend
an. acquiesce : yielding :: capitulate :
categorical
acquisitive ,
acquit ,
convict
acquittal ,
acrid , ,
gentle
an. acrid : gentleness :: forthright : guile
an. grating : sound :: acrid : odor
an. stridency : sound :: acridity : odor
acrimonious
harmonious
acrobat (=ropedancer)
an. surgeon : dexterity :: acrobat : agility
acumen ( , , ) ,
(=acuity)
adamant
vacillatory, flexible
moved, inclined to yield
an. adamant : flexibility :: refractory : control
an. impossible : execute :: adamant : move
an. adamant : yield :: cautious : gamble(
)
adapt ,
remain unchanged
addict
an. inured( ) :
tolerance :: addicted : dependency
adduce (=evince)
adeptinept
adherentdissenter
adjacent
adjourn convoke
adjunct ,
essential element
adjutant ,
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ad lib , ( , )
an. ad-lib : impromptu :: aside : divergent
admonish ,
an. admonish : denounce :: persuade : convince
an. peccadillo : sin :: admonishment : castigation
an. pretense : deceive :: admonition : reprove
an. alibi : exculpatory :: warning : admonitory
adolescent ,
adoration ,
an. fascination : interest :: adoration : fondness
an. abhorrence : dislike :: adoration : fondness
an. apprehension : terror :: affection : adoration
adore ,
an. adulate : fawn :: woo : adore
adroit ,
ungainlyan. loquacious : succinct :: adroit : ungainly
adulation ,
obloquy, disdain, vituperation,
somber affection
an. aversion : disinclination :: adulation :
admiration
adulate ( ) ,
scorn, excoriate, disparage
an. fulminate : criticize :: adulate : flatter
an. adulate : fawn :: woo : adorn
adulterate ,
purify
an. adulterate : purity :: enervate : vigor
an. adulterate : pure :: bolster : weak
an. adulterate : pure :: brace : weak
an. demand : satisfied :: adulterate : pristine
� adulterant
an. adulterant : pure :: bolster : weak
� adulteration
purification
adumbrate ,
adversaryally
adversity ,
advertent (=attentive),
(=intentional)
inattentive� advertence
inattention
advertisingan. advertising : commercial :: publishing : journal
advocate ;
an. exponent( ) : advocate ::
pollster : canvass
aerate ,
remove air from
an. aerate : oxygen :: hydrate : water
QUICK QUIZ 31. _______: DIMINISH ::________: enlarge
2. ACCRETE
3. ACCRETION
4. _______: dissipation
5. ACERBIC
6. ACQUIT
7. ACQUIESCE
8. SURGEON :________::_______: agility
9. ADJOURN
10. ADJUNCT
11. _______: DENOUNCE ::_______:
convince
12. ________: TERROR :: affection :_______
13. LOQUACIOUS :_______:: adroitly :_______
14. _______: REJECT ::_______: flatter
15. _______: PURITY ::_______: vigor
_______ purify
16. _______ purification
17. AERATE
18. _______: OXYGEN ::_______: water
aerial ,
an. aerial : air :: aquatic : water
aesthete
philistine(
)
aesthetic , ,
aestheticism
aestheticsan. aesthetics : beauty :: epistemology :
knowledge
affability ,
surliness
affable ,
irascible( , )
affect , …
an. bribe : incorruptible :: affect : insensible
affectation ,
artlessness
affected ,
natural
ex. posturer : unaffected( ) ::
bigot : tolerant
affection , ( ) (=temper)
an. apprehension : terror :: affection : adoration
an. swagger : bravado :: caress : affection
an. embrace : affection :: shrug : indifference
an. mercurial : mood :: fickle : affection
an. embrace : affection :: frown : displeasure
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an. submission : obeisance :: affection : embrace
an. scowl : displeasure :: kiss : affection
ex. scowl : displeasure :: hurl : disgust
affectionate ,
affidavitan. affidavit : statement :: wedding : ceremony
affiliation ,
dissociation
affinity , , ,
aversion, antipathy, hideousness( )
affliction ,
affluent ,
impecunious, needy
affront ( )( ), (=confront)
agenda , ,
an. itinerary : trip :: agenda : meeting
an. agenda : minutes :: itinerary : log
an. syllabus : course :: agenda : meeting
an. program : concert :: agenda : meeting
ex. repertoire : performance :: manifest : cargo
an. repertoire : performance :: agenda : meeting
an. curriculum : class :: menu : dish
aggrandize , ( , )
disparage, relegate
aggravate ( , , ) ,
alleviate
aggregate , ( … )
isolated units
disperse
aggrieve ,
gratify( ), comfort
agility=nimbleness , ,
agitate , ,
soothe
agitationan. abandon : inhibition :: tranquillity : agitation
agonize ,
an. agonized : distress :: obsessed : concern
an. painful : agonizing :: important : paramount
QUICK QUIZ 41. AESTHETE
2. _______: BEAUTY ::________: knowledge
3. AFFABLE
4. APPREHENSION :_______::
affection :_______
_______: BRAVADO ::_______: affection
_______ : AFFECTION ::_______:
indifference
_______ : MOOD ::_______: affection
_______: AFFECTION ::_______:
displeasureSUBMISSION :_______:: affection :_______
5. AFFILIATION
6. AFFINITY
7. AFFLUENT
8. _______: TRIP ::_______: meeting
_______: MINUTES ::_______: log
_______: COURSE ::_______: meeting
9. _______: CONCERT ::_______: meeting
10. AGGRANDIZE
11. AGGRAVATE
12. AGGREGATE 1)
2)
13. AGITATE
14. ABANDON :_______:: tranquillity :_______
agnostic 1) (
)
2)
agog ,
an. interested : agog :: careful : meticulous
agony ,
agrarian , ;
an. agrarian : farming :: mercantile : trade
agronomy� agronomics
� agronomist
aisle
alacrity , , ,
hesitance and reluctance, dilatoriness,
hesitance, sluggishness, delay
an. alacrity : apathetic :: temerity : timid
an. alacrity : prompt :: acumen : shrewd
an. husbandry : dissipate :: alacrity :
procrastinate
albinoan. albino : pigment :: prairie : tree
alchemyan. alchemy : science :: nostrum : remedy
an. astrology : astronomy :: alchemy : chemistry
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an. alchemy : chemistry :: false drug : treatment
alcove ( ,
, )
an. alcove : recess :: dome : roof
alert , ,
an. stupor : alert :: despair : hopeful
alias ( ), ( )
an. epithet : disparage :: alias : mislead
*alias
an. alias : name :: mask : face
alibi , , (=Latin
elsewhere )
an. alibi : exculpatory :: warning : admonitory
an. alibi : exculpate :: sophism : deceive
alienate ,
reunite
align� aligned
askew, improperly adjusted
allay
increase the intensity of, excite, galvanize,
arouse, compel
allegation ( )
allegiance ,
an. authoritativeness : pundit :: allegiance :
partisan
an. renegade : allegiance :: apostate : faith
allegory ,
allergic ,
an. sensitization : allergic :: habituation : inured
allergy ,
an. allergy : reaction :: lancet : instrument
alleviate ( , , )
exacerbate(=aggravate)( ),
intensify, increase intensity
an. abate : tax :: alleviate : distress
an. alleviate : intensity :: abate : tax
an. alleviate : power :: attenuate : force
alliterate ,
an. alliterate : remove :: blazon : efface
alloy ,
an. alloy : purity :: thin : density
allude ,
mention explicitly
ally ; ( )
adversary( )
aloof , ,
having affinity
an. politic : offend :: aloof : associate
� aloofness
intimacy
altruismegocentrism
QUICK QUIZ 51. INTERESTED :_______:: careful :_______
2. _______: FARMING ::_______: trade
3. _______ hesitance and reluctance
_______: APATHETIC ::_______: timid
_______: PROMPT ::_______: shrewd
4. _______: PIGMENT ::_______: tree
5. _______: SCIENCE ::_______: remedy
_______: ASTRONOMY ::
_______: chemistry
6. _______: RECESS ::_______: roof
7. STUPOR :_______:: despair :_______
8. _______: DISPARAGE ::_______: mislead
_______: NAME ::_______: face
9. ALIENATE
10. AUTHORITATIVENESS :_______::
_______: partisan
11. RENEGADE :_______:: apostate :_______
12. SENSITIZATION :_______::
habituation :_______
13. _______: REACTION ::_______: instrument
14. ALLEVIATE
15. _______: PURI TY ::_______: density
16. ALLUDE
17. ALLY
18. _______: OFFEND ::_______: associate
amalgamate ,
separate, isolate, disintegrate, insulate
� amalgamation
disintegration
an. amalgamation : disintegrated ::
overexposure : unjaded
ambidextrous ,
ambiguousan. ambiguous : understand :: blatant : ignore
an. ambiguous : clarity :: mendacious : truthan. equivocation : ambiguous :: platitude : banal
ambivalent
committed
ambivalence ,
commitment( )
amblestep(walk) quickly
an. walk : amble :: talk : chat
an. tint : suffuse :: amble : wander
ambrosial
an. mellifluous : music :: ambrosial : foodan. mellifluous : sound :: savory : taste
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ambulate ,
an. tooth : masticate :: foot : ambulate
ambush ( ),
an. wary : gulled :: vigilant : ambushed
ameliorate ( )
aggravate
an. ameliorate : promotion :: exacerbate :
depravation
amenable
inimical( ), intransigent
amenity , , , shoppin center,
sports facility
an. amenity : comfortable :: honorarium :
grateful
amiable
amicable
amorphous ,
defined, definite
an. amorphousness : definition :: lassitude :
energy
an. amorphous : shape :: errant : course
an. amorphous : shape :: equivocal : meaning
amortize ,
suddenly increase one's indebtedness
amphibious ,
amplify , , ,
abridge(=curtail, truncate), reduce
amplitudemeagerness
amulet ,
an. amulet : evil :: helmet : injury
anachronism (
)
an. anachronism : chronology :: fallacy : logic
*chronology ,
anachronistican. anachronistic : time :: discordant : sound
* (time) (sound)
anaerobic
living in oxygen, requiring oxygen
respiring
anagram ( )
cf. vile evil anagram
analgesia sensitivity to pain
an. analgesia : pain :: simplification : complexity
analgesic ;
an. analgesic : pain :: anesthetic : sensation
an. tonic : stimulate :: analgesic : deaden
an. tonic : invigorate :: analgesic : deaden
an. pain : analgesic :: symptom : palliative
an. soporific : alertness :: analgesic : pain
analogous
lacking similarity
analogue ,
anarchistan. anarchist : government :: abolitionist : slavery
an. anarchist : rebel :: apologist : defend
anarchy ,
order
QUICK QUIZ 61. AMALGAMATE 1)
2)
2. _______: UNDERSTAND ::_______: ignore
3. WALK :_______:: talk :_______
4. WARY :_______:: vigilant :_______
5. AMELIORATE
6. _______: COMFORTABLE ::_______: grateful
7. _______: DEFINITION ::_______: energy
8. AMORTIZE
9. AMPLIFY
10. _______: EVIL ::_______: injury
11. _______: CHRONOLOGY ::_______: logic
12. _______: TIME ::_______: sound
13. ANALGESIA
14. _______: PAIN ::_______: sensation
_______: STIMULATE ::_______: deaden
PAIN :_______:: symptom :_______
15. ANALOGOUS
16. GOVERNMENT ::_______: slavery
17. ANARCHY
anathema ( )
panegyric, blessing
an. anathema : curse :: theocracy : state
*theocracy ( )
*state (=government)
ancestor ,
an. heirloom : ancestor :: bequest : testator
anchor ( ), , ( )
dislodge
an. anchor : floating :: preservative : decay
ancillaryprincipal( ), paramount
anecdote , ,
an. anecdote : story :: skit : play
*skit ( ) ,
an. anecdote : amusement :: lecture : instruction
an. ditty : oratorio :: anecdote : novel
anemia� anemic ,
hale
anesthetic ;
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an. astringent : contraction ::
anesthetic : insensibility
an. sedative : drowsiness :: anesthetic : numbness
an. anesthetic : numbness ::
intoxicant : drunkenness
an. analgesic : pain :: anesthetic : sensation
an. aseptic : disinfections :: anesthetic : numbs
anesthetizesensitize( )
angle ;
angular , ,
angularity ( ) , ,
anhydrous wet
annals , ,
an. dictionary : alphabetical :: annals :
chronological
annexation ( )
annihilate , ,
annotate
annoy ,
an. testy : annoy :: tractable : control
annoyingan. annoying : gadfly :: rude : churl
patronizing : condescending :: peeved : annoyed
annul ( ) ,
make legal, reaffirm
anodize cathodize
anomalous ,
conforming to an established rule, normal,
typical
anomaly ,
predicted occurrence, conformity to norms
an. anomaly : paradigmatic :: blemish : flawless
anonymity ,
anonymous ,
an. anonymous : identify :: nonchalant : excite
antagonistic
antagonizeplacate, propitiate
an. cowardice : intimidate :: choler : antagonize
QUICK QUIZ 71. _______: CURSE ::_______: state
2. ANCHOR
3. ANCILLARY
4. _______: STORY ::_______: play
5. _______: AMUSEMENT ::_______: instruction
_______: ORATORIO ::_______: novel
6. _______: CONTRACTION ::
_______: insensibility
_______: DROWSINESS ::_______: numbness
_______: NUMBNESS ::_______: drunkenness
_______: PAIN ::_______: sensation
7. ANESTHETIZE
8. ANHYDROUS
9. ALPHABETICAL ::_______:
chronological
10. _______: GADFLY ::_______: churl
11. ANOMALOUS
12. _______: PARADIGMATIC ::
_______: flawless
13. _______: IDENTIFY ::_______: excite
14. ANTAGONIZE 1)
2)
antecedence ,
posterity
antecedent , (=precedent),
antedate …
anterior ,
ensuing( )
anthem , ,
anthology ( )
an. compendium : summary ::
anthology : collection
*compendium
antibiotic ;
an. antibiotic : infection :: coagulant : bleeding
an. antidote : poisoning :: antibiotic : infection
antibodyan. food : nourish :: antibodies : protect
antic ,
an. facetious : speech :: antic : behavior
antidotean. antidote : poisoning :: antibiotic : Infection
an. antidote : poison :: tonic : lethargy
an. antidote : poisoning :: balm : irritation
an. remedy : disease :: antidote : poisoning
antigen
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antipathy ,
benevolence, settled fondness
affection
antiseptic , ;
an. sedative : pacify :: antiseptic : sterilize
an. oil : lubricate :: antiseptic : disinfect
antithetical (=antipodal)
anvilan. hammer : anvil :: pestle : mortar
aorta
apathetic ,
an. apathetic : emotion :: imprudent : discretion
an. ennui : enthusiastic :: fervor : apathetic
apex ,
aphoristic ,
an. aphoristic : terse :: hyperbolic : exaggerated
aphorisman. euphemism : offensive :: aphorism : diffuse
an. pithiness : aphorism :: exaggeration :
caricature
an. brevity : aphorism :: distortion : caricature
apiaryan. apiary : bee :: cage : pet
an. apiary : bee :: ranch : livestock
aplomb (=composure),
(=self-possession)
apocalyptic ,
inconsequentialan. apocalyptic : prophetic :: inconsequential :
illogical
an. apocalyptic : prophetic :: inconsequential :
irrational
apocrypha
canon( )
apocryphal ,
authenticated( )
apolitical
apologistdetractor, critic
an. saboteur : disrupt :: apologist : defend
an. apologize : regret :: gibe : derision
apophasis
(I will not mention
his stupidity
— ; I will not exploit my
opponent's young age and inexperience(
Reagan
Reagan —
)
an. apophasis : claim :: oxymoron : paradox
an. apophasis : claim :: caprice : deliberation
apoplectic (apoplexy) ,
calm
an. apoplectic : angry :: emaciated : thin
an. apoplectic : calm :: callow : mature
apostasy
fidelity
an. apostasy : faith :: recantation : heresy
*recantation ,
*heresy ,
QUICK QUIZ 81. _______: SUMMARY ::_______: collection
2. _______: INFECTION ::_______: bleeding
3. FOOD :_______::_______: protect
4. _______: POISONING ::_______: infection
_______: POISON ::_______: lethargy
5. ANTIPATHY 1)
2)
3)
6. _______: PACIFY ::_______: sterilize
_______: LUBRICATE ::_______: disinfect
7. HAMMER :_______::_______: mortar
8. _______: EMOTION ::_______: discretion
9. _______: TERSE ::_______: exaggerated
10. _______: OFFENSIVE ::_______: diffuse
11. APOCRYPHA
12. APOCRYPHAL
13. APOLOGIST
14. APOLOGIST
15. _______: FAITH ::_______: heresy
APOSTASY
apostate ,
an. apostate : belief :: deserter : duty
an. renegade : allegiance :: apostate : faith
apostrophecf. ellipsis
an. apostrophes : word :: ellipses : sentence
an. ellipsis : word :: apostrophe : letter
an. parenthesis : explanation :: apostrophe :
omission
ex. parenthesis : explanation :: ellipsis : omission
ex. parenthesis : explanation :: asterisk :
annotation
ex. parenthesis : explanation :: caret :
interpolation
ex. parenthesis : explanation :: caret :
insertion
apothecaryan. apothecary : medicine :: butcher : meat
apotheosis ( ),
debasement or downgrading
appallembolden, nerve( , )
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apparel ( )
an. gaudy : apparel :: grandiloquent : speak
an. tonsorial : hair :: sartorial : apparel
apparition
appealing
noisome
appease ,
rile( )
appendix ,
an. synopsis : condensed :: appendix :
supplementary
applause ,
an. mirth : laughter :: approval : applause
apposite ,
irrelevant, extraneous
appreciable
(=noticeable),
imperceptible
apprehension , , , ( )
an. apprehension : terror :: affection : adoration
apprentice ,
apprisewithhold information
an. apprise : information :: admonish : warning
approbation ,
condemnation
appropriate ( ) , ,
surrender( , , )
an. lurk : wait :: purloin : appropriatean. smuggler : import :: embezzler : appropriate
approximate ;
an. paraphrase : verbatim :: approximation :
precise
an. stickler : approximation :: purist : adulteration
an. stickler : imprecision :: purist : adulteration
apropos
irrelevant
apt , , …
extremely inappropriate, unlikely
� aptness ,
unsuitability
aquatic ,
an. aquatic : water :: arboreal : trees
an. aerial : air :: aquatic : water
aqueduct ,
an. aqueduct : water :: artery : blood
an. aqueduct : water :: pipeline : gas
an. aqueduct : water :: vessel : blood
aquifer ( )
an. shaft : lode :: well : aquifer
arable=tillable
arbitrary ,
arbitrate=mediate ,
� arbitrator
an. faultfinder : criticize :: arbitrator : mediate
an. arbitrator : disputants :: judge : litigants
*litigant
QUICK QUIZ 91. _______: BELIEF ::_______: duty
_______: ALLEGIANCE ::_______: faith
2. _______: WORD ::_______: sentence
3. _______: WORD ::_______: letter
4. APOTHEOSIS
5. CONDENSED ::_______:
supplementary
6. APPOSITE 1)
2)
7. APPRECIABLE
8. _______: TERROR ::_______: adoration
9. APPRISE
APPRISE :_______::_______: warning
10. APPROBATION
11. APPROPRIATE
12. APT
13. _______: WATER ::_______: trees
14. _______: WATER ::_______: blood
15. _______: DISPUTANTS ::_______: litigants
arbor (=bower),
an. arbor : shelter :: hedgerow :: fence
arboreal ,
an. arboreal : trees :: sidereal : stars
an. aquatic : water :: arboreal : trees
arboretuman. arboretum : trees :: aviary : birds
arcane , , ( widely
understood, self-explanatory, generally known,
readily fathomable)
well-known
arch , ,
subordinate
�archness , ,
straightness, obedience
archaeology� archaeological
an. archaeologist : potshard ::
paleontologist : fossil
archaic ,
currentan. evanescent : permanency :: archaic :
currency
archaism ( ),
neologism( ), modern diction
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archetype , , ,
an. harbinger : presage :: archetype : exemplify
archipelagoan. range : mountain :: chain : link
an. chain : link :: archipelago : island
an. galaxy : planet :: archipelago : islands
an. grove : trees :: archipelago : islands
an. archipelago : islands :: bouquet : flowers
an. oasis : desert :: archipelago : ocean
archivean. archive : manuscript :: arsenal : weapon
*arsenal
an. archive : records :: museum : artifacts
archivistan. curator : art :: archivist : documents
cf. curators : paintings :: librarians : books
arduous ,
arena ,
an. lawyer : courtroom :: gladiator : arena
*gladiator
argotstandard language, common verbalism
aria ,
an. opera : aria :: play : monologue
arid ,
damp
an.marsh : sodden :: desert : arid
armadaan. armada : vehicles :: fusillade : projectiles
armory ,
an. larder : food :: armory : munitions
an. pantry : food :: armory : weapons
array ( )
an. array : numbers :: formation : soldier
arrest , , ( , )
vitalize
arresting ( ) ,
banal( , )
an. blatant : arresting :: odious : disgusting
arrhythmic ,
exhibiting regularity, regular
an. arrhythmic : regularity :: apathetic : concern
arrogant ,
an. confidence : arrogant :: inquiry :
interrogatory
an. intentional : accidental : arrogant : humble
� arrogance
an. mean : prodigality :: meek : arrogance
arsenalan. archive : manuscript :: arsenal : weapon
arson=incendiarism ( )
arsonist=incendiary
an. match : arsonist :: pen : forger
articulate ( )
( ); ( )
an. articulate : clearly :: shout : loud
an. articulate : unclear :: elaborate : sketchy
an. articulate : speech :: graceful : movement
an. ratiocination : thinking :: articulation : talking
artifact ,
an. archive : records :: museum : artifacts
artifice , ,
candor
artless , ,
disingenuous cunning,
an. blemish : impeccable :: guile : artless
artlessness ,
cunningness, guile, urbanity( )
QUICK QUIZ 101. _______: TREES ::_______: stars
_______: WATER ::_______: trees
2. _______: TREES ::_______: birds
3. ARCANE
4. ARCHAISM
5. _______: MANUSCRIPT ::_______: weapon
6. _______: ART ::_______: documents
7. _______: VEHICLES ::_______: projectiles
8. _______: FOOD ::_______: munitions
_______: FOOD ::_______: weapons
9. _______: NUMBERS ::_______: soldier
10. ARREST
11. ARRHYTHMIC
ARRHYTHMIC :_______:: apathetic :
_______
12. MATCH :_______:: pen :_______
13. _______: CLEARLY ::_______: loud
_______: UNCLEAR ::_______: sketchy
_______: SPEECH ::_______: movement
14. ARTIFICE
15. ARTLESSNESS
ascendant ( , )
having no influence
ascetic ;
an. indulge : ascetic :: restrain : libertine
an. ascetic : luxury :: teetotaler : alcohol
an. ascetic : self-denial :: glutton :
overindulgence
an. ascetic : self-denial :: busybody : intrusiveness
asceticism indulgence( , , )
an. asceticism : self-denial :: bodybuilding :
self-development
ascribe=attribute, impute … ,
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… ( )
aseptic , ;
contaminated
an. aseptic : disinfections :: anesthetic : numbs
asidean. aside : digression :: overture : introduction
an. aside : digression :: summary : excerpt
an. ad-lib : impromptu :: aside : divergent
asperous ,
� asperity ,
mildness (of temper), amicability, sootheness
asperse ,
aspersion ,
glowing tribute
flattery
an. aspersion : discredit :: canard : deceive
aspiration , ,
an. audacious : trepidation :: laconic : aspiration
� aspirant
an. aspirant : quarry( ) ::
hunter : prey
assail ,
assault ,
assay ( ), ( ) ( )
an. encyclopedia : compendious :: assay :
objective
assert ( )
an. assert : belabor :: tend : fuss
� assertion
an. calumny : assertion :: perjury : testimony
� assertive ,
an. obsequious : servile :: belligerent : assertive
assessan. assess : value :: plumb : depth
assessment , ,
asset ,
liability
assiduous=sedulous , ,
indolent, desultory, slipshod, remiss
assimilate ,
assuage ( , , )
harrow( ), intensify, inflame, vex
exacerbate, chafe, gall
an. assuage : sorrow :: dampen : ardor
assume
refuse, reject
asterisk (*)
an. parenthesis: explanation :: asterisk :
annotation
asthma
astigmatisman. stutter : speech :: astigmatism : sight
astounding
an. indelible : forget :: astounding : expect
astrolabe ( )
an. astrolabe : nautical :: colander : culinary
*nautical (astrolabe ,
colander )
astrologyan. astrology : astronomy :: alchemy : chemistry
astronomer
astronomy
asunder yoking
asylum ,
asymmetrical ,
an. circular : asymmetrical :: protean : rigid
atavism
� atavist
atonal ( )
atrocious , ,
an. atrocious : bad :: momentous : important
atrophy ( ), ( )
attenuate ( , ) ,
intensify, strengthen
an. refine : purification :: attenuate : rarefaction
an. collapse : volume :: attenuate : thickness
an. attenuate : thickness :: cool : temperature
an. attenuate : thickness :: debilitate : strength
an. attenuate : thickness :: abate : intensity
an. attenuate : force :: decelerate : speed
an. attenuate : force :: alleviate : power
an. attenuate : thickness :: enervate : vitality
an. debase : value :: attenuate : forcean. attenuation : strength :: bluntness : sharpnessan. attenuate : force :: simplify : complexity
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QUICK QUIZ 111. INDULGE :_______::_______: libertine
_______: LUXURY ::_______: alcohol
2. ASCETICISM
3. ASEPTIC
4. ASPERITY
5. ASPERSION 1)
2)
6. ASSET
7. ASSUAGE
_______: SORROW ::_______: ardor
8. _______: SPEECH ::_______: sight
9. _______: FORGET ::_______: expect
10. _______: NAUTICAL ::_______: culinary
11. _______: ASTRONOMY ::
_______: chemistry
12. _______: BAD ::_______: important
13. REFINE :_______::_______: rarefaction
_______: VOLUME ::_______: thickness
_______: THICKNESS :: cool : temperature
_______: THICKNESS ::_______: strength
attorneyan. attorney : disbar :: student : expel
attribute=ascribe, impute … ,
… ( )
audacious , ,
timid
an. audacious : trepidation :: laconic : volubility
an. audacious : trepidation :: laconic : aspiration
an. audacious : caution :: inedible : food
audacity ,
audiblean. audible : stentorian :: discernable : obvious
audit ( )
audition ( ),
an. interview : applicant :: audition : actor
auditorium ,
an. auditorium : orator :: court : judge
augment ( ) , (=increase, enlarge)
retrench( , ),
abate( , )
� augmentation
diminution
augur , ; ,
an. augur : predict :: pundit : opine
an. intercessor : mediate :: augur : predict
an. pundit : opinion :: augur : prediction
augury , ,
an. worship : sacrifice :: prediction : augury
auspice , ,
� auspicious ,
ill-omened
auspiciousboding ill, ominous, unfavorable
austere ,
an. plain : austere :: clean : sterile
an. abstemious : indulge :: austere : decorate
an. embellish : austere :: adulterate : pure
authentic , ,
bogus( )
an. authenticity : fraudulent :: sincerity :
hypocritical
an. discompose : pacific :: fabricate : authentic
an. discompose : pacific :: engage : tedious
an. disturbing : composure :: tedious : energy
an. discompose : placid :: fabricate : ingenuous
an. genuine : authenticity :: entire : integrity
authenticate
authenticity , ,
an. melodrama : subtlety :: chimera : authenticity
an. authenticity : fraudulent :: sincerity :
hypocritical
authoritativean. authoritative : acceptance ::
conspicuous : attention
authorityan. authoritative : acceptance :: conspicuous :
attention
an. authoritativeness : pundits :: allegiance :
partisans
an. contumacious : authority ::
hidebound : novelty
authorize , ,
autonomy ,
dependence
avarice generosity
an. avarice : money :: gluttony : food
avariciousan. stoic : perturb :: avaricious : satisfy
avenge
aver ( ) ,
(=assert, affirm)
deny
aversioncourt
an. aversion : disinclination :: adulation :
admiration
aviaryan. bird : aviary :: pig : sty
an. arboretum : trees :: aviary : birds
aviator
avid ,
indifferent
� avidity ,
14 esoterica GRE
an. reverence : respect :: avidity : enthusiasm
avouch ( ) ,
avow , ,
avulse ,
link, suture
� avulsion ,
suture
awash ,
( )…
dry
awe ,
irreverence
an. redoubtable : awe :: despicable :
scorn
awkward ,
an. craven : admirable :: deft : awkward
awlan. awl : pierce :: pestle : mash
awningan. awning : sun :: umbrella : rain
awry ,
aligned, orderly
axean. scythe : reaper :: axe : woodcutter
axiomatic ,
controversial
QUICK QUIZ 121. _______: DISBAR ::_______: expel
2. AUDACIOUS
_______: TREPIDATION ::_______: volubility
3. INTERVIEW :_______::_______: actor
4. AUGMENT
5. _______: SACRIFICE :: prediction :_______
6. AUSPICIOUS
7. PLAIN :_______:: clean :_______
_______: INDULGE ::_______: decorate
8. AUTHENTIC
9. _______: FRAUDULENT ::_______:
hypocritical
10. MELODRAMA :_______:: chimera :_______
11. _______: ACCEPTANCE ::
_______: attention
12. AUTONOMY
13. _______: PERTURB ::_______: satisfy
14. AVER
15. BIRD :_______:: pig :_______
_______: TREES ::_______: birds
16. AVID
17. _______: RESPECT ::_______: enthusiasm
18. AWASH
19. AWE
20. _______: ADMIRABLE ::_______: awkward
21. _______: PIERCE ::_______: mash
22. _______: REAPER ::_______: woodcutter
23. AXIOMATIC
B
babble ,
,
express succinctly
an. babble : talk :: scribble : write
an. simper : smile :: babble : talk
an. babble : sense :: parrot : originality
backdropan. placebo : painkiller :: backdrop : vista
backhanded , ,
forthright
backset ,
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badge ,
an. chevron : badge :: caisson : cart
badger ; ( ) ,
mollify
an. badger : bother :: belabor : mention
*belabor
badinage ( ) ;
serious conversation
baffle ,
bait , ,
fortify(=make cheerful), mollify
bale 1)
2) , , ,
mirth, benefit
baleful ,
beneficent
balk ( ) , ,
move ahead willingly
balky ,
tractable, acquiescent, eager
balladan. ballad : stanza :: novel : chapter
an. ballad : song :: lyric : poeman. ballad : song :: comedian : actor
ballast
an. ballast : stability :: fuel : energy
an. ballast : instability :: purchase : slippage
an. ballast : stability :: girder : support
an. truss : support :: ballast : stability
ballet ( )
an. instrumentalist : symphony :: dancer : ballet
balloon ( )
decrease slowly
ballot ( )
balm ,
irritant
an. antidote : poisoning :: balm : irritation
� balmy ,
piquant
banal , ,
novel( )
arresting( )
an. equivocation : ambiguous :: platitude : banal
an. disjointed : coherence :: banal : originality
banality ( )
original expression
bane=bale , , ,
blessing
freshness
� baneful
salubrious
banish , ( )
an. evict : residence :: banish : country
banister (=balaster),
an. staircase : banister :: garden : fence
banquet ,
banter ;
an. playful : banter :: exaggerated : hyperbole
barb ,
an. barb : caustic :: pan : harsh
barbarize
civilize
� barbaric=barbarous
sophisticated, civilized
barefaced ,
surreptitious
an. headlong : forethought :: barefaced : shame
bargean. locomotive : flatcar :: tugboat : barge
QUICK QUIZ 131. _______: TALK ::_______: write
_______: SMILE ::_______: talk
2. _______: BOTHER ::_______: mention
3. BADINAGE
4. _______: PAINKILLER ::_______: vista
5. BAIT
6. BALEFUL
7. BALK
8. _______: STANZA ::_______: chapter
9. _______: STABILITY :: fuel :_______
_______: INSTABILITY ::_______: slippage
_______: STABILITY ::_______: support
10. BALLOON
11. BALM
12. BANAL 1)
2)
_______: AMBIGUOUS ::_______: banal
13. _______: COHERENCE ::_______:
originality
14. BANALITY
15. BANE
16. PLAYFUL :_______:: exaggerated :
_______
17. ________: FLATCAR :: tugboat :_______
bargainan. debate : issue :: bargain : price
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bark ( )
an. epidermis : mammal :: bark : conifer
an. enamel : tooth :: bark : treean. skin : apple :: bark : tree
an. rind : lemon :: bark : tree
baroque
austere
barrage ,
an. barrage : explosives :: deluge : rain
barricade(=occlude, block)
permit passage
an. quarantine : infection :: barricade : transfer
barteran. barter : commodities :: correspond : letters
an. jog : exercise :: barter : trade
base
virtuous, noble, patrician
baseboardan. veneer : furniture :: baseboard : wall
bask ( , )
baste
an. baste : dryness :: caulk : moistness
*caulk (oakum)
,
bawdy ,
decorous
bay ( )(gulf )
bazaar ,
( )
beacon , , ,
an. castle : turret :: sea : beacon
an. siren : sound :: beacon : light
bead ( ),
beat , (=throb)
an. grow : burgeon :: beat : palpitate
debut ,
farewell performance
bedeckstrip
bedizen ,
strip bare
bedlam , ,
an. tumultuous : bedlam :: active : hive
befriended ( )
befriending
befuddle ,
begrudge ,
an. taciturn : chatter :: magnanimous : begrudge
belabor , ,
an. assert : belabor :: tend : fuss
an. badger : bother :: belabor : mention
*badger ( ) ,
beleaguer ( ) ,
delight, mollify, soothe
belie , , ,
aver( , ),
affirm, confirm
bellicose , (=belligerent,
pugnacious, martial)
inclined to make peace, pacific, appeasing,
peaceful
an. imperious : servile :: bellicose : peaceable
belligerent
peaceful
bellwether ,
an. bellwether : leadership :: adviser :
consultation
bench=tribunal ,
an. rostrum : orator :: bench : judge
bend ,
an. bend : rigid :: submerge : buoyant
an. bend : rigid :: dissolve : insoluble
benediction curse
beneficent
an. beneficent : harm :: tenacious : yield
� beneficence
an. philanthropist : beneficence :: comedian :
humor
benignant vicious
bent , , ,
ineptitude
bequeath ,
bequestan. heirloom : ancestor :: bequest : testator
berate
commend, laud
beseechan. supplicant : beseeching :: coquette :
flirtatious
beset , ,
besiege ,
besmirch ,
honor
bespeak ,
bestow , , ( , )
bet ( )
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betray ,
an. juggernaut : crush :: quisling : betray
betrayal ,
bewail ,
bewilder
bias=prejudice
an. dilettante : superficiality :: partisan : bias
an. recluse : withdrawn :: bigot : biased
bibliography ( ),
bibliophile ,
an. bibliophile : books :: gourmet : food
bicker , , ( )
bifurcatecoalesce
bigot ( ) ,
an. recluse : withdrawn :: bigot : biased
an. bigot : tolerance :: liar : honesty
an. posturer : unaffected :: bigot : tolerant
an. bigot : tolerance :: turncoat : constancy
an. poseur : unaffected :: provincial :
cosmopolitan
an. bigoted : advice :: conservative : change
QUICK QUIZ 141. _______: MAMMAL :: bark :_______
2. _______: EXPLOSIVES ::_______: rain
3. BARRICADE
_______: INFECTION ::_______: transfer
4. _______: COMMODITIES ::_______: letter
5. _______: DRYNESS ::_______: moistness
6. BAWDY
7. DEBUT
8. BEDIZEN
9. TACITURN :_______:: magnanimous :
_______
10. ASSERT :_______:: tend :_______
_______: BOTHER ::_______: mention
11. BELEAGUER
12. BELIE
13. BELLICOSE 1)
2)
14. _______: ORATOR ::_______: judge
15. BENT
16. _______: ORATOR ::_______: judge
17. _______: CRUSH ::_______: betray
18. _______: SUPERFICIALITY ::_______: bias
_______: WITHDRAWN ::_______: biased
19. _______: BOOKS ::_______: food
20. BIFURCATE
21. _______: TOLERANCE :: liar :_______
bile , ,
an. insulin : pancreas :: bile : liver
bilk ,
bin ( ) ,
biographeran. diary : biographer :: scripture : theologian
biography ,
an. portrait : painting :: biography : history
bishop
bitan. bit : drill :: blade : razor
bizarre ,
blackmail , (=racketeer)
blade ( )
bland ( , ) , , ,
blandish ,
blandishment ,
threat
an. blandishment : cajole :: obstacle : impede
an. blandishment : coax :: medal : honor
an. blandishment : coax :: prevarication :
deceive
an. blandishment : coax :: threat : intimidate
blare ( )
blasé ( ) ,
an. miser : munificent :: zealot : blasé
blasphemy ,
blast ,
an. blast : whiff :: gush : trickle
blatant , ,
inconspicuous, subtle, unimpressive, subtle
unobtrusive( , )
an. ambiguous : understand :: blatant : ignore
an. blatant : arresting :: odious : disgusting
blaze , ,
blazon ( ), ( ) ( )
(=proclaim widely)
efface
an. alliterate : remove :: blazon : efface
an. blazon : adorn :: pillar : support
blemish , , ; ,
an. blemish : impeccable :: guile : artless
blight ( ) , ( ) ;
� blighted
hale, sound
blink , ,
blissfulan. dislike : loathing :: pleasure : bliss
blithe , , (=carefree),
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grave( , , ), sound
blockade , , ( )
an. filibuster : legislation :: blockade : commerce
blockage ,
blot , ;
blotch , ;
blowhardan. blowhard : boastful :: toady : obsequious
blueprint ( ), (
)
an. blueprint : edifice :: syllabus : course
blunder ( ), ( ),
( ) (=falter, linger)
an. protocol : blunder :: bumper : damage
blunt , , (=brusque);
whet
an. slacken : tension :: blunt : sharpness
blurb ( ) ,
( )
an. blurb : notice :: gloss : explanation
an. blurb : notice :: cameo : appearance
blurt ,
an. blurt : utter :: flit : move
blush ;
an. blush : embarrassment :: nod : agreement
an. blush : embarrass :: nod : approve
an. blush : embarrassment :: bow : respect
an. blush : embarrassment :: shrug : indifference
an. yawn : sleepiness :: blush : embarrassment
bluster , ,
(=bully, intimidate)
an. blustering : speak :: swaggering : walk
an. pontificate : pompous :: scoff : derisivean. pontificate : pompous :: drawl : slow
an. pontificate : pompous :: bluster : loud
an. pontificate : pompous :: prate : aimless
boast , ,
� boastful
an. blowhard : boastful :: toady : obsequious
boggle (=wince), ,
embolden
boisterous quiet
bolster ( ), ( ),
undermine, decrease support of
an. bolster : support :: tackle : hoist
an. adulterant : pure :: bolster : weak
an. bolster : strength :: whet : sharpness
bolt 1) , (=sift)
2) (=defect, secede) 3)
4)
bombast down-to-earth language
*down-to-earth ,
an. bombast : pompous :: tirade : critical
bombastic ,
understated
unpretentious
bondage ,
bonhomie
boorcivil person
an. credulous : dupe :: insensitive : boor
an. neophyte : experience :: boor : sensitivity
an. insensitive : boor :: mischievous : imp
boon , ,
misfortune
boor ,
an. insensitive : boor :: mischievous : imp
boorish ,
an. indecorous : propriety :: boorish : sensitivity
boost ,
bootless ,
an. bootless : futility :: effulgent : resplendence
an. interesting : intriguing :: bootless : futile
boundlessan. boundless : extensive :: interminable : lengthy
bout ( ) ,
bowl ,
an. bowl : receptacle :: bicycle : vehicle
bowler (hat)
an. cravat : neck :: bowler : head
*cravat( )
boycott ( ),
patronize
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QUICK QUIZ 151. INSULIN :_______::_______: liver
DIARY :_______:: scripture :_______
2. _______: DRILL ::_______: razor
3. _______: COAX ::_______: honor
4. _______: CAJOLE ::_______: impede
5. _______: COAX ::_______: deceive
6. BLATANT 1)
2)
_______: UNDERSTAND ::_______: ignore
7. BLAZON
8. BLITHE
9. _______: BOASTFUL ::_______: obsequious
10. _______: EDIFICE ::_______: course
11. _______: BLUNDER :: bumper :_______
12. SLACKEN :_______::_______: sharpness
13. _______: SPEAK ::_______: walk
14. BOISTEROUS
15. BOLSTER
_______: SUPPORT ::_______: hoist
16. _______: POMPOUS ::_______: critical
17. BOMBAST
18. BOMBASTIC 1)
2)
19. BOOR
_______: DUPE ::_______: boor
INSENSITIVE :_______:: mischievous :_______
20. BOON
21. _______: RECEPTACLE ::_______: vehicle
22. _______: NECK ::_______: head
23. BOYCOTT
brace
� bracing
vapid
bracket(s) ,
an. buttress : wall :: bracket : shelf
braid ; ,
an. striated : groove :: braided : strand
an. grooved : striating :: braided : stranded
brag ; ,
braggart ; ,
brand ,
an. underscore : emphasis :: brand : ownership
brashan. frivolous : gravity :: brash : discretion
brassy
humble, unassertive, reserved
brat
bravado ,
an. courageous : bravado ::
complimentary : fulsomeness
an. swagger : bravado :: caress : affection
bravura (florid and resplendent)
( )
an. bravura : performance ::
resplendent : appearance
brawl ( ),
brazen , , ;
modest, self-effacing
an. brazen : impudent :: deadpan : impassive
breach , , ; ,
solder
an. faultfinding : criticize :: rift : breachan. breach : continuity :: disturb : repose
breakthrough ( , ) ,
breezeway
an. breezeway : building :: stairway : floor
bribean. bribe : incorruptible :: affect : insensible
bridled ( ) ,
without restraint
brim ( ) ; ,
brisk , ,
bristle ; , ,
cower
an. bristle : anger :: vacillate : irresolution
brittle , ( )
an.manifest : perceive :: brittle : break
broach close off, terminate
broad ,
subtle( , )
brocade
bromide ( ) ,
an. equivocation : misleading :: bromide :
hackneyed
� bromidic
unhackneyed
brook 1) ,
refuse to tolerate
2) (=stream, creek)
an. twig : limb :: brook : river
browbeat ,
an. instigator : incite :: bully : browbeat
bruit , ( )
keep secret
brusque ,
buck , ( )
20 esoterica GRE
assent to
bucolic ,
urban
sophisticated
an. palatial : hovel :: bucolic : cityan. palatial : hovel :: bucolic : mega(lo)polis
budge ,
an. obdurate : budge :: lachrymose : cheer
*lachrymose ,
an. palter : candor :: budge : diehard
buffoon ,
an. ludicrous : buffoon :: dissolute : libertine
an. ludicrous : buffoon :: humorous : wag
bully ,
an. instigator : incite :: bully : browbeat
an. bully : intimidation :: dupe : gullibility
an. bully : intimidation :: stupe : gullibility
bulge ,
depressed region
bumptious ,
humble
an. bumptious : assertive :: garish : colorful
an. dour : geniality :: bumptious : humbleness
an. dour : tractable :: bumptious : humbleness
an. impetuous : vacillation :: bumptious :
humbleness
an. impetuous : hesitation :: bumptious :
humbleness
bunglebring off(=succeed, accomplish)
buoy ; ,
(=invigorate)
unsupported
buoyant , ,
sinking, leaden
an. buoyant : sink :: insoluble : dissolve
an. bend : rigid :: submerge : buoyant
an. bend : rigid :: dissolve : insoluble
an. buoyant : float :: heavy : drop
burgeon ; ,
wither( , ), subside( )
an. grow : burgeon :: beat : palpitate
burlesque
;
an. diatribe : abuse :: burlesque : mockery
an. doggerel : verse :: burlesque : play
burnish ,
dull
an. numb : insensible :: burnish : lustrous
an. burnish : dull :: mar : flawless
burrow ( , , ) ;
( ) , ,
an. ditch : canyon :: burrow : cavern
burst ( ) ,
an. inflate : burst :: pull : tear
bust ,
bustle ,
buttan. butt : head :: nudge : elbow
buttress ;
an. strut : wing :: buttress : wall
an. strut : wing :: bracket : shelf
an. buttress : edifice :: splint : limb
an. buttress : edifice :: splint : fracture
an. buttress : strength :: vaccination : immunity
by(-)line by
;
an. credits : movie :: byline : article
byzantine ,
straightforward
QUICK QUIZ 161. _______: GROOVE ::_______: strand
2. _______: BRAVADO ::_______: fulsomeness
3. _______: PERFORMANCE ::_______:
appearance
4. BREACH
5. BRIDLED
6. _______: PERCEIVE ::_______: break
7. BROACH
8. BROAD
9. BROOK
_______: LIMB ::_______: river
10. BRUIT
11. BUCOLIC
12. BUCK
13. _______: BUDGE ::_______: cheer
14. BULGE
15. BUNGLE
16. _______: SINK ::_______: dissolve
17. BURGEON 1)
2)
_______: BURGEON ::_______: palpitate
18. BURNISH
_______: INSENSIBLE :: burnish :_______
19. INFLATE :_______::_______: tear
20. _______: MOVIE ::_______: article
21. BYZANTINE
C
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cabal
an. cabal : association :: plot : plan
an. cabal : association :: spat : quarrel
cache ( );
cacophony
dulcet, euphonious
an. cacophony : sound :: glare : light
an. cacophony : sound :: malodor : scent
an. cacophony : voice :: gaucherie : skill
cad ,
cadet ,
an. cadet : veteran :: tadpole : frog
cadge (=get by begging)
earn(=get by working)
caissonan. chevron : badge :: caisson : cart
cajole=coax
an. blandishment : cajole :: obstacle : impede
calcify ,
make malleable
calcification
flexibility
calibrate ,
an. measure : dimensions :: calibrate : diameter
an. gauge : pressure :: calibrate : diameter
an. plumb : depth :: calibrate : diameter� calibrated
unstandardized
calligrapher ,
an. bibliophile : books :: calligrapher :
handwriting
calligraphy (=handwriting)
an. calligraphy : scribble :: sonnet : doggerel
callous , (=numb),
; ( ) ,
(=numb)
sympathetic
compassionatean. gully : erosion :: callous : friction
� callus
an. callus : impassivity :: dupe : credulity
callow ,
behaving with adult sophistication, mature,
sophisticatedan. frank : secretiveness :: callow : maturity
an. frank : secretiveness :: callow : maturity
an. callow : mature :: greenhorned :
experienced
an. callow : mature :: capricious : deliberate
caloriean. power : watt :: heat : calorie
an. decibel : sound :: calorie : heat
an. volt : electricity :: calorie : heat
calorimeteran. heat : calorimeter :: distance : odometer
calumniate ,
vindicate( , , )
an. corroborate : evidence :: calumniate :
falsehood
calumnious ,
flattering
calumny
approbation, eulogy
an. calumny : assertion :: perjury : testimony
an. calumny : representation :: perjury : testimony
camaraderie , , (=comradeship)
enmity
cameo ,
an. peccadillo : offense :: cameo : sculpturean. blurb : notice :: cameo : appearance
camouflage ( )
exposurean. mimicry : camouflage :: mutation : variation
*mimicry ,
an. code : meaning :: camouflage : location
an. camouflage : deception :: flattery :
ingratiation
canary ,
candidacy
candidatean. roster : personnel :: slate : candidate
canean. cane : walk :: glasses : see
cannibalism ,
canon
apocrypha
an. religion : devoutness :: canon : orthodoxy
canonical ( ) , , ,
heterodox( ), nontraditional
an. canonical : conforming :: qualified : limited
canopy
an. tag : identify :: canopy : cover
cantankerous ,
canvasan. canvas : painter :: marble : sculptor
canvass ,
an. exponent : advocate :: pollster : canvass
canyonan. ditch : canyon :: burrow : cavern
capillary
capitulateresist
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an. acquiesce : yielding :: capitulate :
categorical
� capitulation
resistance
capriceconfirmation
an. perspicacity : acute :: caprice : whimsical
an. caprice : predict :: impossibility : accomplish
an. furtive : stealth :: whimsical : caprice
an. caprice : whimsical :: discontent : unsatisfied
an. caprice : whimsical :: insight : discerning
an. apophasis : claim :: caprice : deliberation
an. caprice : whimsical :: effulgence :
resplendent
capricious resolute, steadfast
an. capricious : whim :: objective : fact
caption ,
captious ,
captivate ,
repulse
carapacean. carapace : turtle :: hull : seed
QUICK QUIZ 171. _______: SOUND ::_______: light
2. CADGE
3. CALCIFICATION
4. _______: BOOKS ::_______:
handwriting
5. _______: SCRIBBLE :: sonnet :_______
6. _______: behaving with adult
sophistication
7. HEAT :_______:: distance :_______
8. CALUMNIOUS
9. CALUMNIATE
10. MIMICRY :_______:: mutation :_______
CODE :_______::_______: location
_______: DECEPTION :: flattery :_______
11. _______: SUGAR ::_______: rubber
12. CANONICAL 1)
2)
13. TAG :_______::_______: cover
14. CAPITULATION
15. CAPITULATE
16. _______: ACUTE ::_______: whimsical
_______: PREDICT ::_______: accomplish
_______ : STEALTH :: whimsical :_______
17. FURTIVE :_______:: whimsical :_______
18. CAPRICIOUS 1)
2)
_______: WHIM ::_______: fact
19. CAPTIVATE
20. _______: TURTLE ::_______: seed
carbohydratean. calcium : mineral :: sugar : carbohydrate
cardinal , ;
minor
cardiologist
caress ,
an. swagger : bravado :: caress : affection
caret ( ) ( )
an. caret : insertion :: comma : pause
carewornlighthearted
carnival ,
carousean. roisterer : carouse :: recluse : withdraw
carp
an. caviler : carping :: libertine : licentious
an. complain : carp :: drink : guzzle
carpentry , ,
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carrion ,
cartographeran. cartographer : map :: tailor : clothing
an. cartographer : map :: lexicographer :
dictionary
an. novelist : book :: cartographer : map
cast ( )
an. appoint : official :: cast : actor
an. letter : signature :: playbill : cast
castigate ,
flatter
castigation , ,
approbation( , )
an. peccadillo : sin :: admonishment : castigation
an. castigation : disapproval :: misbehavior :
crime
an. castigation : reproof :: denunciation : denial
an. castigation : reproof :: glorification : merit
an. castigation : reproof :: loathing : dislike
casual , ,
an. inventiveness : accidental ::
effect : casual
an. intentionality : accidental :: effect : casual
cataclysm , ,
� cataclysmic
catalyst inhibitor
an. enzyme : catalyst :: bacterium : microbe
catalyze
inhibit
catastrophe ,
an. catastrophe : mishap ::
humiliation : embarrassment
categorical ,
qualified, conditional
an. acquiesce : yielding :: capitulate :
categorical
cater , ,
catholic ,
narrow
caucus ,
,
caulk (oakum)
,
an. baste : dryness :: caulk : moistness
an. absorb : sponge :: seal : caulk
caustic 1) ,
innocuous( ), palliating, genial
an. pungent : odor :: caustic : comment
an. barb : caustic :: pan : harsh
2) (=corrosive)
an. caustic : eat away :: desiccant : dry
cauterize ,
cavalier ,
caveat ,
an. overture : introductory :: caveat : warning
cavern ( )
an. cavern : spelunker :: star : astronomer
an. ditch : canyon :: burrow : cavern
an. grotto : cavern :: arroyo : channel
cavil ,
an. nitpick : criticize :: cavil : object
an. cavil : criticize :: probe : investigate
an. caviler : carping :: libertine : licentious
an. encomiast : eulogize :: quibbler : cavil
an. nitpicker : criticize :: quibbler : cavil
cavortan. dodder : unsteady :: cavort : sprightly
ceaseevolve
celebration ,
an. celebration : decry :: slight : show respect
celebrity , (=luminary)
obscurity( )
celerity ,
celibacy ,
an. abstinence : drunkenness ::
celibacy : promiscuity
cellular
cementfracture
censor ;
censorshipan. censorship : communication :: preservative :
decay
an. censorship : information :: sanitation : diseasean. vendor : purvey :: censor : expurgate
censure ,
commend( )
an. jeer : derision :: reprehend : censure
an. lamentable : pity :: reprehensible : censure
an. remonstrance : dissuade :: reprehension :
censure
an. censure : blameless :: approbation :
reprehensible
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QUICK QUIZ 181. CALCIUM :_______:: sugar :_______
2. CARDINAL
3. _______: INSERTION ::_______: pause
4. _______: CARP ::_______: guzzle
5. _______: MAP ::_______: clothing
6. CASTIGATION
_______: SIN :: admonishment :_______
7. CATALYST
_______: catalyst :: bacterium :_______
8. CATALYZE
9. CATASTROPHE :_______::
_______: embarrassment
10. CATHOLIC
11. _______: DRYNESS ::_______: moistness
_______: SPONGE :: seal :_______
12. CAUSTIC
PUNGENT :_______:: caustic :_______
CAUSTIC :_______:: desiccant :_______
13. _______: SPELUNKER ::_______: astronomer
14. _______: CTITICIZE ::_______l : object
15. CELEBRI TY
16. _______: DRUNKENNESS ::
_______: promiscuity
17. _______: COMMUNICATION ::
_______: decay
18 . CENSURE
_______: DERISION ::_______: censure
censusan. census : population :: inventory :
merchandise
an. inventory : stock :: census : population
centrifugean. centrifuge : separate :: colander : drain
cf. astrolabe : nautical :: colander : culinary
centurion 100 (century)
ceramic , ; ,
an.mosaic : ceramic :: patchwork : cloth
ceremonious , ,
ceremonyan. affidavit : statement :: wedding : ceremony
certainty ,
indecision
certitude ,
obscurity
cessation ,
commencement( , ), start
chaff , ,
an. dross : metal :: chaff : grain
an. winnow : chaff :: filter : impurities
an. chaff : wheat :: shell : pecan
chagrin ,
elation, pride, satisfaction, delight
an. chagrin : mind :: grimace : face
championdisparage
chantey
charade ,
( , , )
an. charade : word :: mime : story
an. charade : dissimulate :: void : empty
charlatan ,
chary , ,
bold, rash
an. chary : caution :: imperturbable : composure
chasman. cleft : chasm :: cut : gash
chassis
chatterbox
chauvinistan. miser : thrift :: chauvinist : patriotism
chauvinistican. patriotic : chauvinistic :: receptive : gullible
chef ,
an. chef : kitchen :: chemist : laboratory
chevron ( , )
an. chevron : badge :: caisson : cart
chiaroscuro ,
an. chiaroscuro : contrast :: filigree : delicacyan. chiaroscuro : contrast :: tapestry : intricacy
chicanery , ,
aboveboard action
*aboveboard ,
honest dealing, guilelessness,
an. chicanery : clever :: tactlessness : truthful
an. gullible : chicanery :: servile : domination
chipan. chip : stone :: shard : glass
chipmunk
chisel , ;
an. brush : painting :: chisel : sculpture
chivalrous (=gallant),
choke , , ( )
( , ) ( )
chlorine
choler ,
choleric , ,
hard to provoke, difficult to provoke, pacific
an. cowardice : intimidate :: choler : antagonize
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an. choleric : rile :: volatile : rouse
an. choleric : rile :: partial : bias
chomp
chorale
chord ( ) , ,
an. chord : note :: grove : tree
choreographer ( )
an. choreographer : movement :: architect :
building
choreographyan. choreography : dance :: plot : story
QUICK QUIZ 191. CENSUS :_______:: inventory :_______
INVENTORY :_______:: census :_______
2. CERTAINTY
3. _______: SEPARATE ::_______: drain
4. CESSATION
5. _______: METAL ::_______: grain
WINNOW :_______:: filter :_______
_______: WHEAT ::_______: pecan
6. CHAMPION
7. _______: WORD ::_______: story
8. CHARY
CHARY :_______::_______: composure
9. _______: THRIFT ::_______: patriotism
10. PATRIOTIC :_______:: receptive :_______
11. CHICANERY 1)
2)
_______: CLEVER ::_______: truthful
12. _______: PAINTING ::_______: sculpture
13. CHOLERIC
14. _______: NOTE ::_______: tree
15. _______: DANCE ::_______: story
chromatic ,
colorless
chromosome
chronic , ,
sporadic
chronology ,
an. anachronism : chronology :: fallacy : logic
chronological ,
an. dictionary : alphabetical :: annals :
chronological
chrysanthemum ( )
chuckle ,
an. chuckle : laughing :: whisper : speaking
chunk
flake
churl , ,
an. annoying : gadfly :: rude : churl
churlish , ,
(=boorish, loutish)
an. churlish : affront :: formidable : intimidate
cinder
cineast(e) ,
an. cineast : film :: gourmand : food
an. cineast : film :: sharpshooter : target
cipheran. cipher : cryptic :: précis : concise
circumference
an. border : country :: circumference : circlean. circumference : circle :: perimeter : rectangle
circuitousan. immaterial : relevance :: circuitous :
directness
� circuity( )
,
straightforwardness
circular ,
an. circular : asymmetrical :: protean : rigid
circumlocutionpithy utters, succinctness, succinct expression
straightforwardness
circumscribe� circumscribed
unlimited
circumspect(ive) ,
audacious, reckless, rash
an. circumspect : prudence :: urbane : polish
� circumspection
careless inattention
circumvent ,
confront
circumvention ,
direct encounter
cistern , , ,
an. cistern : liquids :: landfill : refuse
civil , ,
civility , ( )
rudeness
claim
, ( , ) ( )
renounce
an. claim : legitimated :: hypothesis : confirmed
an. lien : claim :: subpoena : command
an. apophasis : claim :: oxymoron : paradox
an. apophasis : claim :: caprice : deliberation
clandestineopen
clannish ,
clapperan. clapper : bell :: hammer : piano
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clarification ,
clarion (=rotund, sonorous, resounding)
soft and indistinct
clash , ,
clasp , ,
an. lathe : shape :: clasp : fasten
clause ( ),
an. paragraph : essay :: clause : sentence
clawan. talon : eagle :: claw : panther( )
cleanseran. cleanser : dirt :: desiccant : moisture
clear-cut ,
cleavage ,
cleave ,
cleaver (butcher )
an. surgeon : scalpel :: butcher : cleaver
cleftan. cleft : chasm :: cut : gash
clemency , ,
ruthlessness
clichéan. hodgepodge : uniformity :: cliché : originality
clientele (client)
an. clientele : customers :: faculty : teachers
clinch , ,
make more doubtful
clinical , ,
cliquean. clique : intimates :: flock : sheep
clog , ;
an. clog : drainage :: stalemate : negotiations
cloistered
clot ,
an. clot : dissolved :: crowd : dispersed
an. freeze : water :: clot : blood
cloture=closure (
)
an. voting : roll call :: termination : cloture
*roll call
cloudburstan. gust( ) : wind :: cloudburst : rainfall
clout ,
impuissance( )
cloy ,
an. garrulous : talkative :: cloying : sweet
club , , ;
clutchan. voice : shout :: hand : clutch
coagulant
liquefier, dissolvent
an. coagulant : thicken :: solvent : dissolvean. antibiotic : infection :: coagulant : bleeding
coagulatethin
coagulation
coalescedisaggregate, sunder
� coalesced
broken apart
coax=cajole
an. blandishment : coax :: medal : honor
an. blandishment : coax :: prevarication :
deceive
an. equivocation : coax :: explanation : enlighten
QUICK QUIZ 201. CHRONIC
2. ANACHRONISM :_______::_______: logic
3. DICTIONARY :_______:: annals :_______
4. CHROMATIC
5. _______: LAUGHING ::_______: speaking
6. CIRCUITY 1)
2)
7. _______: ASYMMETRICAL ::_______: rigid
8. _______: PRUDENCE ::_______: polish
9. CIRCUMVENTION
10. CIRCUMLOCUTION
11. CIVILITY
12. CLAIM :_______:: hypothesis :_______
_______: CLAIM ::_______: command
_______: renounce
13. _______: BELL ::_______: piano
14. _______: ESSAY ::_______: sentence
15. _______: EAGLE ::_______: panther
16. CLEMENCY
17. _______: CUSTOMERS ::_______: teachers
18. CLINCH
19. _______: DISSOLVED ::_______: dispersed
20. VOTING :_______:: termination :_______
21. _______: WIND ::_______: rainfall
22. CLOUT
23. _______: TALKATIVE ::_______: sweet
24. VOICE :_______:: hand :_______
25. _______: INFECTION ::_______: bleeding
26. COALESCE 1)
2)
27. _______: COAX ::_______: honor
BLANDISHMENT :_______:: prevarication :
_______
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cocoon
codaprelude, overture
an. epilogue : novel :: coda : symphony
an. dessert : meal :: coda : sonata
code , ,
an. decipher : hieroglyph :: break : code
coddle ,
codify
coercion ,
coeval=contemporary ;
( , )
an. congruent : dimensions :: coeval : age
*congruent=congruous ( )
cogent ,
unconvincing
an. cogent : convince :: repugnant : repel
cogitate ,
an. philosopher : cogitate :: iconoclast : attack
cognizant
oblivious
� cognizance
an. incognizance : knowledgeable :: penury :
wealthy
cohabit ,
an. cohabit : reside :: conspire : plot
colander ( )
an. astrolabe : nautical :: colander : culinary
an. centrifuge : separate :: colander : drain
collaboration ,
collage ,
collapse ( )
an. collapse : implode :: divide : sunder
an. collapse : implode :: steep : immersean. collapse : volume :: attenuate : thickness
collate , ,
collateral ,
colludean. collude : cooperate :: smuggle : convey
an. collude : cooperate :: eavesdrop : listen
� collusion ,
an. collusion : conspirators :: cooperation :
partners
colonnadean. colonnade : pillar :: queue : person
colossus ,
an. colossus : figurine :: boulder : pebble
colony , ,
an. bacterium : colony :: citizen : nation
colorable
coltish , ,
an. coltish : discipline :: loutish : grace
comaan. coma : unconsciousness :: delirium :
confusion
combatant ,
combustible=inflammable ,
an. combustible : ignite :: malleable : shape
an. impervious : friable :: nonflammable :
combustible
combustion ,
comedienne=comedian ,
comely ,
� comeliness
unattractiveness
comity , , (=amity)
discord
QUICK QUIZ 211. CODA
_______: NOVEL ::_______: symphony
2. DECIPHER :_______:: break :_______
3. CONGRUENT :_______::_______: age
4. PHILOSOPHER :_______::_______: attack
5. _______: RESIDE ::_______: plot
6. _______: NAUTICAL ::_______: culinary
_______: SEPARATE ::_______: drain
7. _______: CONSPIRATORS ::
_______: partners
8. _______: FIGURINE ::_______: pebble
9. BACTERIUM :_______:: citizen :_______
10. _______: DISCIPLINE ::_______: grace
11. _______: UNCONSCIOUSNESS ::
_______: confusion
12. _______: IGNITE ::_______: shape
13. COMELINESS
14. COMITY
command , , ( )
, ( , )
an. command : entreaty :: goad : enticement
commence
commencement , , ( )
cessation( ), matriculation( )
commensurate ( , , ,
)
commentator ( )
commercialan. advertising : commercial :: publishing : journal
commingle
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committed , ( )
an. profligate : solvent :: mercurial : committed
commitment ( )
an. equivocate : commitment ::
procrastinate : action
* (commitment) ::
(action)
an. crime : misdemeanor :: commitment :
decision
an. dilettante : commitment :: nonentity :
consequence
an. disaffected : contentment :: dubious :
commitment
ex. disaffected : contentment :: dubious :
conviction
commodious ,
cramped( , ), constricted
an. taut : commodiousness :: extraordinary :
purlieu
commotion ,
tranquility
an. squall : commotion :: flash : illumination
commuter ,
compassion
indifference
compatriot ;
compelling
compendious ,
an. encyclopedia : compendious :: abstract :
concise
an. encyclopedia : compendious :: summary :
condensed
an. encyclopedia : compendious :: assay :
objective
compendiuman. compendium : summary :: anthology :
collection
complacence=complacency ,
anxiety
complaisance ,
churlishness, obstinacy
an. complaisance : intractable :: adeptness :
maladroit
complaisant , ,
obdurate( , , , )
compliance ,
compliant , ,
an. compliant : servile :: trusting : gullible
an. frugal : penurious :: compliant : obsequious
an. obsequious : fawn :: compliant : yield
complicity ,
compliment , ; ,
an. compliment : flatter ::
request : importune(=request troublesomely)
an. compliment : flattery ::
deference : subservience
an. apologize : contrite :: compliment : impressed
compost ( ), ;
composure ,
an. chary : caution :: imperturbable : composure
an. tedious : energy :: disturbing : composure
compound ; ; ,
separate
QUICK QUIZ 221. _______: ENTREATY ::_______: enticement
2. COMMENCEMENT
3. PROFLIGATE :_______:: mercurial :_______
4. COMMODIOUS
5. COMMOTION
6. COMPASSION
7. _______: SUMMARY ::_______: collection
8. COMPLAISANCE
9. _______: SERVILE :: trusting :_______
FRUGAL :_______::_______: obsequious
_______: FLATTER :: request :_______
10. _______: FAWN ::_______: yield
11. _______: FLATTERY :: deference :_______
APOLOGIZE :_______::
_______: impressed
12. _______: CAUTION ::
imperturbable :_______
TEDIOUS :_______:: disturbing :_______
13. COMPOUND _______
compression ,
increase in volume
compromise
( )
compunction ,
comradeship ,
concatenate ,
separate
concave ( convex )
an. scoop : concave :: spatula : flat
conceal ,
concede , ,
refuse to grant
conceited ,
concentrate ,
dilute solution
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conceptual ,
concrete
concerted ,
individually devised
concession , ,
an. stratagem : deceive :: concession : placate
conciliate ,
vex, nettle, discontent
conciliation , ,
an. recalcitrant : authority :: implacable :
conciliation
conciliatory ,
an. sop : conciliatory :: subsidy : supportive
conclude
embark on( )
concord ( ) , ,
dissension, contention
concur ,
dissent, naysay, object
condemnation
condense ,
rarefy(=dilute)
condensation ,
an. rust : corrosion :: dew : condensation
condescending , ,
an. condescending : patronize :: obsequious :
fawn
condescension , ,
an. patronize : condescension :: deride :
mockery
condign ,
undeserved, unmerited
condolence ,
an. condolence : sympathy :: gibe : derision
an. condolence : compassion :: gibe : derision
condone
denounce, exact
conducivean. conducive : foment :: tonic : invigorate
conduit (=aqueduct),
(=channel, sluice)
confection ( ), ,
configuration , ,
confiscate ,
conflate
conform
not hew to
*hew , ,
conformity ,
confound ,
discriminate between
an. indistinguishable : confound ::
equivalent : interchange
confluence ( ),
divergence
an. confluence : streams :: junction : roads
congeal
melt, fail to solidify� congealed
disintegrated
congenial , ,
conglomerate , ;
congregate ,
congregation ,
congruent , , ( )
disagreeable
an. congruent : dimensions :: coeval : age
*coeval=contemporary ( , )
congruous , , ( )
conjecture , ( )
restrain from the speculation( ), fact
conjure , ( ) ,
connive ( , ) ,
an. connive : cooperate :: pry : watch
connoisseur , ,
an. selflessness : altruist :: expertise : connoisseur
an. connoisseur : art :: gourmet : cuisine
conscientious=scrupulous ,
unaware, careless, remiss
conscript ( , ) ; ,
an. emigrate : exile :: enlist : conscript
*enlist ,
an. subpoena : witness :: conscript : soldier
*subpoena
consensus
factionalism
an. consensus : factionalism :: clarity : confusion
an. expedition : foot-dragging :: consensus :
factionalism
an. law : criminality :: consensus : factionalism
an. schism : consensus :: interruption : continuity
consequential ,
,
conservative ,
an. bigoted : advice :: conservative : change
an. contumacious : authority :: conservative :
novelty
conservatory ,
an. seminary : theologian :: conservatory : artist
an. observatory : astronomy :: conservatory :
music
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conserve
waste, squander, exhaust
considerable ,
an. restive : calm :: piddling : considerable
consign ,
console aggravate grief
an. embarrass : shame :: console : comfort
consolidate ,
dissolve
consolidation , ,
fragmentation( , , )
consonant ,
dissentient, dissonant, discrepant
conspicuous ,
an. authoritative : acceptance :: conspicuous :
attention
an. conspicuous : see :: transparent : understand
conspirator ,
an. collusion : conspirators :: cooperation :
partners
QUICK QUIZ 231. COMPRESSION
2. CONCATENATE
3. CONCEPTUAL
4. _______: DECEIVE ::_______: placate
5. CONCERTED
6. CONCLUDE 1)
2)
7. _______: dissension
8. CONCUR _______
9. CONDENSE _______
10. RUST :_______:: dew :_______
11. PATRONIZE :_______:: deride :_______
12. CONFORM _______
13. _______ discriminate between
INDISTINGUISHABLE :_______::
_______: interchange
14. _______: STREAMS ::_______: roads
15. CONGRUENT :_______::_______: age
16. SELFLESSNESS :_______:: expertise :
_______
17. EMIGRATE :_______:: enlist :_______
_______: WITNESS ::_______: soldier
18. _______: THEOLOGIAN ::_______: artist
19. CONSOLE
_______: SHAME ::_______: comfort
20. CONSOLIDATION
21. COLLUSION :_______::_______: partner
conspire ( )
an. cohabit : reside :: conspire : plot
an. enter : infiltrate :: plan : conspire
constellation
an. constellation : star :: chord : note
consternation ,
constrain ,
release
constrict ,
dilate
an. constrict : diameter :: compress : size
consummate , ; ,
amateurish
contagion ,
an. quarantine : contagion :: embargo :
commerce
contagious ( )
incommunicable
an. sprain : injury :: cold : contagion
contaminate ,
sterilize( ), purify
an. hedge : loss :: quarantine : contamination
contemn
contemptan. paragon : admire :: pariah : contempt
an. redoubtable : awe :: despicable : contempt
contemptible
popular
an. measly : contemptibly :: puny : weakly
an. wince : pain :: sneer : contempt
contentment
an. disaffected : contentment :: dubious :
conviction
contentious
conciliatory
contentiongeneral agreement
co(n)terminous ,
contest ,
contiguity ,
contiguous ,
an. contiguous : abut :: simultaneous : coincide
contingency , ,
contract ,
an. astringent : contraction :: anesthetic :
insensibility
an. contract : implode :: descend : plummet
contort , ,
contradict , ,
contradiction , ,
contradictory
an. paradox : contradictory :: epigram : wise
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contravene ,
support
contrite ,
an. apologize : contrite :: compliment : impressed
contrition , ,
contrive ,
contrived ,
controversial
controvert
substantiate
contumacious ,
obedient
an. contumacious : authority :: reactionary :
change
an. contumacious : authority :: hidebound :
innovation
an. contumacious : authority :: conservative :
novelty
conundrum ,
an. conundrum : solve :: tangle : unravel
convalesce=recuperate
an. relapse : convalescence :: recidivism :
rehabilitation
convention ,
an. overdose : prescription :: indiscretion :
conventionan. eccentric : conventional :: doyen :
uninitiated
converge ,
diverge, spread out, ramify
convergent ,
moving apart
conversance ,
lack of familiarity
conversant ,
unfamiliar, ignorant
conversion , ,
convert (=proselytize);
an. hunter : quarry :: proselytizer : convert
an. proselytizer : convert :: mediator : reconcile
an. veer : direction :: convert : belief
conviction ,
an. disaffected : contentment :: dubious :
conviction
an. mediation : compromise :: prosecution :
conviction
conviviality , ,
convoke ( ) (=muster)
adjourn( , )
convolute ;
� convoluted ,
straightforward
an. convoluted : complexity :: ephemeral :
transience
convulsionan. convulsion : contraction :: frenzy : emotion
QUICK QUIZ 241. _______: RESIDE ::_______: plot
2 CONSTRICT
3. QUARANTINE :_______:: embargo :_______
4. CONTAMINATE
5. _______: ABUT ::_______: coincide
6. ASTRINGENT :_______::
anesthetic :_______
_______: IMPLODE :: descend :_______
7. _______: support
8. APOLOGIZE :_______::
compliment :_______
9. _______: substantiate
10. _______: SOLVE ::_______: unravel
11. CONVERSANCE
12. _______: DIRECTION ::_______: belief
13. CONVOKE 1)
14. CONVOLUTED
15. _______: CONTRACTION ::_______:
emotion
coop (=pen),
an. corral : horses :: coop : chickens
copioussparse
� copiousness
dearth
coquette ,
an. supplicant : beseeching :: coquette :
flirtatious
cord
an. ream : paper :: cord : wood
cordon , ,
(=quarantine)
an. levee : river :: cordon : crowd
*levee
cf. rampart : invasion :: levee : flood
*rampart ,
cornucopia ( ),
lack, pittance
an. cornucopia : abundance :: mace : authority
*mace ,
(=scepter)
corona ,
an. corona : sun :: atmosphere : planet
coronationan. coronation : reign :: wedding : marriage
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corporeal ,
spiritual, immaterial, intangible, disembodied
corpuscle ,
corral , (=pen, stall)
an. corral : horses :: coop( ) : chickens
correlativeunrelated
corroborate ,
controvert( ), deny
an. corroborate : evidence :: calumniate :
falsehood
corroboration
lessening of certainty
corroborative
corrugated ,
smooth
cosmopolitan
an. bigot : tolerant :: provincial : cosmopolitan
cosmopolitanism
cosset , ,
slight
� cosseted
unspoiled
coterie ,
countenance ; ( ), ( )
regard with disfavor, forbid, condemn
an. countenance : toleration :: demur : objection
counterargument
counterbalance ,
counterfeit ( ), ; , ;
,
an. sophism : reasoning :: counterfeit : money
countermand ,
an. countermand : order :: revoke : license
an. countermand : order :: rescind : law
counterpoint , ;
counterproductive ( )
court ,
repel intentionally, repulse intentionally, snub
coven (witch)
an. retainer : retinue :: witch : covenan. retinue : attendant :: coven : witch
covert ,
open
covenant ,
covet
covetous ,
an. troubled : distraught(=very troubled) ::
covetous : rapacious(very covetous)
an. covetous : desire :: prodigal : spend
QUICK QUIZ 251. _______: HORSES ::_______: chickens
2. _______: RIVER ::_______: crowd
_______: INVASION ::_______: flood
3. _______: ABUNDANCE ::_______: authority
4. _______: SUN ::_______: planet
5. CORPOREAL 1)
2)
3)
6. CORROBORATE
7. CORROBORATION
8. CORRUGATED
9. _______: unspoiled
10. _______: TOLERATION ::_______: objection
11. COUNTENANCE 1)
2)
3)
12. _______: ORDER ::_______: judgment
13. COVERT
14. TROUBLED :_______:: covetous :_______
_______: DESIRE ::_______: spend
cow ,
undaunted
cowardice ,
an. cowardice : intimidate :: choler : antagonize
cower ( , ) ,
brazenly confront( )
an. fear : cower :: anger : rant
� cowered
undaunted
cowhand
cozen ,
deal with forthrightly
crack ;
cramped ,
commodious
crass , ,
refined
cratean. envelope : letter :: crate : produce
cravatan. cravat : neck :: bowler : head
*bowler
crave ,
an. terror : fear :: craving : desire
an. exult : satisfaction :: crave : longing
craven ,
valorous
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an. coward : craven :: dupe : gullible
an. dastard : craven :: dupe : gullible
an. craven : admirable :: deft : awkward
an. craven : heroic :: volatile : constant
an. craven : hero :: parsimonious : spendthrift
an. heroic : craven :: erratic : permanent
an. craven : confront :: honest : deceive
craving
an. terror : fear :: craving : desire
crease ( )
an. crease : folding :: hole : perforating
credence
distrust
credit 1) ( , , )
(with, to)
ex. credit with ,
credit , to
2) , ,
an. credits : movie :: byline : article
an.masthead : newspaper :: credits : films
credulityan. credulity : dupe :: discrimination : connoisseur
skepticism
credulous ,
an. credulous : dupe :: insensitive : boor
an. irascible : provoked :: credulous : persuaded
an. credulous : cozen :: tractable : control
creek , ( brook
)
an. creek : river :: pebble : rock
an. hill : mountain :: creek : river
creep ,
move swiftly
crescendo ;
( )
an. crescendo : sound :: acceleration : speed
an. crescendo : sound :: acceleration : tempo
crest ( ) , ( ) , ,
( )
an. crest : wave :: roof : house
an. crest : wave :: peak : mountain
an. crest : wave :: summit : mountain
cringe , ,
an. fidget : nervousness :: cringe : dread
croak ,
,
crochet ( )
crockery
cronyism ,
an. nepotism : relative :: cronyism : friend
croonan. croon : sing :: murmur : speak
crop
pittance
crossfire ,
crucial , ,
inconsequential
an relevant : crucial :: perceptible : obvious
crumb , ,
an. pottery : shard :: bread : crumb( )
crumblean. friable : crumble :: malleable : alter
crumple , ( )
crusade ,
crusader
crush , ,
an. juggernaut : crush :: quisling : betray
crustan. crust : loaf :: bark : tree
crutch ,
an. crutch : walk :: glasses : seean. crutch : support :: glasses : see
crux , ,
peripheral element, pettiness
cryogenic ,
cryptic ,
self-explanatory
an. cipher : cryptic :: précis : concise
cubicle ( )
( )
cuisine , ( )
an. connoisseur : art :: gourmet : cuisine
culinary ,
an. astrolabe : nautical :: colander : culinary
*nautical *colander
culpability ( ) ,
culpable
innocent, above reproach
an. exemplary : imitation :: culpable : blame
cult , ,
cultivate impede, cause to wither
cumbersome ( )
,
easy to handle, handy, wieldy
curate ,
curator , ,
an. curator : art :: archivist : documents
an. ranger : forest :: curator : museum
curmudgeon
agreeable person
curse , ,
benediction
cursory ,
slow and thorough, painstakingly thorough
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curt , ( )
an. curt : words :: parsimonious : resource
an. curt : words :: parsimonious : money
curtail , ,
prolong
an. curtail : period :: enervate : energy
custodian , ,
cyclone ,
an. snow : precipitation :: hurricane : cyclone
cynicism (
)
� cynic
an. ingénue : sophistication :: cynic : trustfulness
QUICK QUIZ 261. FEAR :_______:: anger :_______
_______ brazenly confront
2. COWED
3. COZEN
4. CRAMPED
5. CRASS
6. _______: LETTER ::_______: produce
7. _______: NECK ::_______: head
8. TERROR : ______ ::_______: desire
_______: SATISFACTION ::_______: longing
9. CRAVEN
_______: CRAVEN :: dupe :_______
CRAVEN :_______::_______: awkward
10. _______: HEROIC ::_______: constant
11. _______: FOLDING :: hole :_______
12. _______: MOVIE ::_______: article
13. _______: DUPE :: discrimination :_______
14. CREDULITY
15. _______: DUPE :: insensitive :_______
_______: PROVOKED ::
_______: persuaded
16. _______: RIVER ::_______: rock
17. _______: SOUND :: acceleration :_______
18. _______: WAVE ::_______: house
19. _______: NERVOUSNESS ::_______: dread
20. POTTERY :_______:: bread :_______
21. FRIABLE :_______:: malleable :_______
22. _______: CRUSH ::_______: betray
23. CRYPTIC
24. _______: NAUTICAL ::_______: culinary
25. CUMBERSOME
26. _______: ART ::_______: documents
27. CURTAIL
28. CURSE
29. CURSORY
30. CURMUDGEON
31. SNOW :_______:: hurricane :_______
D
dabble , ( )
dedicate, devote
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� dabbler ( ) ,
specialist
daft ,
judicious
daggeran. dagger : scabbard :: pistol : holster
daguerreotype ( )
an. daguerreotype : photograph :: musket :
firearm
dally , ,
an. dally : time :: squander : money
damp ; ; , ( ,
) , , ,
increase intensity
an. damp : vibration :: stanch : flow
damped ( ) ,
amplified( )
dampen ,
scorch
an. assuage : sorrow :: dampen : ardor
dander ,
dandy
an. miser : hoard :: dandy : preen
an. miser : hoard :: sycophant : fawnan. miser : hoard :: pundit : opine
dapper
frowzy, slovenly
dappled
an. striated : groove :: dappled : spot
ex. striated : groove :: mottled : spot
daredevil ( )
an. daredevil : audacity :: malcontent :
dissatisfaction
an. prudence : daredevil :: sagacity : simpletonan. daredevil : foolhardiness :: malcontent :
dissatisfaction
darn ( , ) , ,
dart ; , ,
an. dart : missile :: skiff : boat
*skiff 1
an. descend : plummet :: move : dart
daunt ,
make resolute, embolden, hearten
an. fearless : daunt :: impassive : perturb
� daunting
meek( )
dauntless , ,
pusillanimous, easily discouraged, craven,
an. dauntless : trepidation :: footloose :
attachment
an. dauntless : intimidate :: irrepressible : restrain
dawdle ,
dazzle ,
deactivatepotentiate
deadpan
an. impudence : brazen :: deadpan : impassive
deafeningan. glaring : bright :: deafening : loud
dearth ,
debacle , ,
complete success
debark=disembark , ( ,
, )
� debarkation , ( , )
debase ( )
ennoble
an. debase : value :: attenuate : force
an. debase : value :: attenuate : intensity
an. debase : status :: chill : temperature
an. enervation : vitality :: debasement : value
debilitateinvigorate, fortify
an. attenuate : thickness :: debilitate : strength
debrief ,
debris ,
an. debris : destroy :: ash : burn
debunk
affirm, perpetuate to sham, unexposure,
shroud
debut ,
farewell performance
an. debut : career :: embark : journey
decadence ,
wholesomeness
decant
� decantation
an. subterfuge : deceive :: decantation : pour
decency , ,
decibel (intensity)
an. decibel : sound :: volt : electricity
an. decibel : loudness :: light-year : distance
an. decibel : sound :: lumen : light
an. decibel : sound :: watt : power
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QUICK QUIZ 271. _______: SCABBARD :: pistol :_______
2. _______: PHOTOGRAPH ::_______: firearm
3. _______: TIME ::_______: money
4. _______: VIBRATION ::_______: flow
5. DAMPED
6. _______: SORROW ::_______: ardor
7. _______: AUDACITY ::_______:
dissatisfaction
8. _______: MISSILE ::_______: boat
9. _______: DAUNT ::_______: perturb
DAUNT
10. DAUNTLESS
11. DEACTIVATE
12. _______: BRIGHT ::_______: loud
13. DEBACLE
14. DEBILITATE
_______: THICKNESS ::_______: strength
15. DECADENCE
16. _______: SOUND ::_______: electricity
_______: LOUDNESS ::_______: distance
_______: SOUND ::_______: light
decimation
decipheran. decipher : hieroglyph :: break : code
declamation , ,
an. declamation : grandiloquence ::
diatribe : abuse
decode ( ) ,
an. indecipherable : decoded ::
unmanageable : controlled
an. tacit : infer :: enciphered : decode
decomposition ,
an. bacteria : decomposition ::
yeast : fermentation
decontaminate ,
decorationan. bonus : employee :: decoration : soldier
decorous ,
unseemly
decorum ,
impropriety
decrepit ,
sturdy( ), vigorous, hale
decry ,
dedication
an. bigotry : dedication :: rage : anger
an. zeal : dedication :: mesmerism : interest
deductive
deed ,
an. meeting : minutes :: sale : deed
default ( ) , ; ( , )
pay one's debts, fulfill an obligation
an. default : pay :: yield : resist
defeatistan. stickler : exacting :: defeatist : resigned
defection , , ,
defective ,
defer , ,
an. defer : leader :: admire : hero
deference contempt
deferential
contemptuous, imperious
an. maudlin : sentimental :: obsequious :
deferential
an. deferential : offend :: scornful : respectan. intransigent : acquiesce :: deferential : offend
an. frugal : penurious :: deferential : sycophant
defer(r)able
exigent( , )
defiance ,
defiant ,
defile , ; ,
an. precipice : steepness :: defile : narrowness
definitive , , ,
provisional
deflate , ,
deflect ,
defoliant
an. defoliant : tree :: insecticide : insect
deforestation ,
an. sterilization : microorganisms ::
deforestation : trees
defraud
deft ( )
awkward, maladroit
an. craven : admirable :: deft : awkward
an. maladroit : deft :: voluble : terse
defuse , ,
foment
defy ,
not challenge, obey
degenerate ; , ; ,
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dehydrate ,
saturate with water
an. dehydrate : water :: wither : vitality
an. dehydrate : water :: fade : brightness
an. descent : altitude :: dehydrate : moisture
an. dehydrate : moisture :: attenuate :power
dehydration ,
an. fatigue : rest :: dehydration : water
an. fatigue : repose :: dehydration : wateran. abraded : friction :: desiccated : dehydration
an. dehydration : moisture :: desertification :
vegetation
deify speak with contempt
� deification
debasement
deign ( )
deity ,
deject ,
gladden
� dejected
exultant
� dejection ,
an. mollify : anger :: heart : dejection
delegate ; ,
deleterious
salutary, salubrious, beneficial
deliberate , , ;
desultory, impetuous, precipitate
deliberation ,
an. apophasis : claim :: caprice : deliberate
delicacy ( ) , , ,
crudity
an. ingenuous : guile :: delicacy : offense
delimit …
delineate ,
delirium ,
an. coma : unconsciousness :: delirium :
confusion
delude� delusion
an. delusion : thought :: hallucination :
perception
deluge , ,
drizzle
an. deluge : droplet :: landslide : pebble
an. barrage : explosives :: deluge : rain
an. rain : deluge :: wind : hurricane
delvean. quaff : sip :: delve : skim
an. scrutinize :: gloss :: delve : skim
QUICK QUIZ 281. _______: HIEROGLYPH ::_______: code
2. _______: GRANDILOQUENCE ::
_______: abuse
3. INDECIPHERABLE :_______::
unmanageable :_______
4. BACTERIA :_______:: yeast :_______
5. DECOROUS
6. DECORUM
7. DECREPIT
8. MEETING :_______:: sale :_______
9. DEFAULT
DEFAULT :_______:: yield :_______
10. _______: EXACTING ::_______: resigned
11. DEFERENCE
12. DEFINITIVE
13. _______: MICROORGANISMS ::
_______: trees
14. DEHYDRATE
15. DEFT
16. _______: REST ::_______: water
ABRADED :_______:: desiccated :_______
17. DELICACY
18. _______: UNCONSCIOUSNESS ::
_______: confusion
19. _______: DROPLET ::_______: pebble
_______: EXPLOSIVES ::_______: rain
demagogic
demagogue
demanding , (=arduous)
demean , ,
demographyan. demography : population :: meteorology :
weather
(demography ,
meteorology weather )
� demographic
demolish ,
demolition ,
an. recycle : disposal :: rehabilitate : demolition
demonstratableunable to prove
demonstrative ,
,
demoralize ,
demote
demotic
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profound
demur ,an. demur : qualms :: waver : irresoluteness
an. countenance : toleration :: demur : objection
demystify … ,
denigrate ( , ) ,
honor
denomination , ( , ,
)
an. coin : denomination :: officer : rank
denounce advocate
an. admonish : denounce :: persuade : convince
� denunciation
an. castigation : reproof :: denunciation : denial
denouement ( ) , ( )
an. joke : punch line :: plot : denouement
dent ;
denturean. denture : teeth :: toupee : hair
denude , ,
cover
deplete ,
depletion , ,
deploy ( )
concentrate
deplore , ,
laud, rejoice, express accolade, extol,
commend
deport , ( )
an. deport : nation :: expel : school
� deportation=expatriation ( )
an. deportation : country :: eviction : dwelling
depose , ,
deposition , , ( ) , ,
process of eroding( )
depository ,
deprave ( )
depravity ,
an. doldrums : energy :: depravity : virtue
deprecate , ,
extol
an. deprecate : value :: restrict : diameter
cf. depreciation : value :: ossification : flexibility
depreciatean. fawn : hauteur :: self-depreciate : swagger
an. imperiousness : fawn :: swagger : self-
depreciate
an. imperious : fawn :: self-depreciatory :
swagger
deprivation , , , ,
surfeit( )
deputy ;
an. understudy : star :: deputy : sheriff
deracinate … ,
plant
deranged ,
derelict , , ; ,
extremely careful
pillar of society
an. stickler : derelict :: poseur : unaffected
dereliction , ,
deride show respect for, praise
an. patronize : condescension :: deride :
mockery
derision ,
an. apologize : regret :: gibe : derisionan. smirk : smugness :: sneer : derision
derisivean. pontificate : pompous :: scoff : derisivean. scoff : derisive :: drawl : slow
an. scoff : derisive :: bluster : loudan. scoff : derisive :: prate : aimless
derivative ( ) ,
innovative
dermatologist ,
an. dermatologist : skin :: podiatrist : feet
QUICK QUIZ 291. _______: POPULATION ::_______: weather
2. RECYCLE :_______:: rehabilitate :_______
3. _______: QUALMS ::_______: irresoluteness
_______: TOLERATION ::_______: objection
4. COIN :_______:: officer :_______
5. DENOUNCE
_______: DENOUNCE ::_______: convince
6. JOKE :_______:: plot :_______
7. _______: TEETH ::_______: hair
8. DENUDE
9. DEPLOY
10. _______: NATION ::_______: school
________: COUNTRY ::_______: dwelling
11. DEPOSITION
12. DEPRIVATION
13. DERACINATE
14. DERELICT
15. DERIDE
16. DERIVATIVE
17. _______: SKIN ::_______: feet
dermatologyan. pediatrics : children :: dermatology : skin
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derogatory ,
,
desalinizationan. purification : dross :: desalinization : salt
descry ,
desecratesanctify, revere
desiccantan. caustic : eat away :: desiccant : dry
an. emollient : suppleness :: desiccant : dryness
desiccatehydrate, drench, add water to
an. abraded : friction :: desiccated : dehydration
an. abraded : friction :: desiccated : dehydration
an. desiccate : moisture :: detoxify : poison
an. desiccation : moisture :: deceleration :
velocity
desist ,
despicablean. venerable : reverence :: despicable : scorn
an. redoubtable : regard :: despicable : scorn
an. redoubtable : awe :: despicable : contempt
an. redoubtable : awe :: despicable : disregardan. despicable : value :: mulish : flexible
despondent ,
an. despondent : depressed :: saturnine : gloomy
despotic ,
an. despotic : tyranny :: generous : liberality
destabilize ,
desultory ,
, (=discursive)
strictly methodical( ), assiduous(
, ), deliberate( )
carefully planned
detachment , , ,
detain , ,
manumit
deter , ,
spur
an. intrepid : deter :: rapt : distract
detergent ;
deteriorate , ,
deterioration , ,
improvement
deterrent ; ,
detour ;
an. detour : route :: digress : topic
detoxicationan. detoxication : poison :: neutralization : acid
detoxifyan. detoxify : poison :: dehydrate : water
detraction ( , )
� detract ,
detractorproponent( , )
detrimental ,
detritus ,
valuable product
devastate ,
deviate ,
� deviance ,
� deviant ,
devoid , …
dexterousan. dexterous : manipulate :: prescient : predict
diabolic ,
� seraphic ,
diabolization ,
benediction
diagonal ; ( )
an. diameter : circle :: diagonal : rectangle
QUICK QUIZ 301. _______: CHILDREN ::_______: skin
2. PURIFICATION :_______::_______: salt
3. _______: EAT AWAY ::_______: dry
_______: SUPPLENESS ::_______: dryness
4. DESICCATE
5. _______: FRICTION ::_______: dehydration
6. _______: TYRANNY ::_______: liberality
7. DESULTORY 1)
2)
3)
4)
8. DETERIORATE
9. _______: POISON ::_______: acid
10. _______: POISON ::_______: water
11. DETRITUS
12. _______: CIRCLE ::_______: rectangle
diagnose
an. diagnose : treat :: proofread : correct
diaphanous ( ) , ,
opaque, impermeable of light,
substantial( )
diatribe , ,
eulogy, laudatory piece of writing,
encomium( , )
an. lullaby : song :: diatribe : discourse
an. declamation : grandiloquence ::
diatribe : abuse
an. diatribe : abuse :: burlesque : mockery
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dichotomous , ,
didactic ,
, ,
an. didactic : instruct :: comic : amuse
an. didactic : teach :: hortatory : urge
an. didactic : teach :: exhortative : urge
an. didactic : teach :: fantastic : amaze
die ,
an. die : shaping :: drill : boring
diehard ( )
an. palter : candor :: budge : diehard
diffidenceassertiveness
diffident
bold( ), brassy, brazen
diffuse , ;
( , , )
focus
digit ( ) ( )
an. fang : tooth :: finger : digit
digress=deviate, diverge ,
an. digress : excursive :: reiterate : redundant
an. stray : group :: digress : subject
digressive ,
an. digressive : statement :: circuitous : route
an. digressive : topic :: stray : group
an. digressive : subject :: stray : group
dilapidate ,
dilapidated ,
restored
dilate ,
narrow
� dilation=dilatation
contraction
dilatory , ;
an. dilatory : procrastinate :: malcontent :
complain
dilettante=dabbler ,
an. dilettante : superficiality :: partisan : bias
an. dilettante : commitment :: nonentity :
consequence
dilettantism ( , , )
dilute
concentrate( )
an. slacken : tautness :: dilute :
strength: concentration
an. slacken : tautness :: dilute : concentration
dilution
QUICK QUIZ 311. DIATRIBE
2. _______: SONG ::_______:: discourse
_______: GRANDILOQUENCE ::
_______: abuse
3. _______: INSTRUCT ::_______: amuse
4. _______: SHAPING ::_______: boring
5. DIFFIDENCE
6. DIFFIDENT
7. DIFFUSE
8. FANG :_______:: finger :_______
9. _______: EXCURSIVE ::_______: redundant
10. _______: STATEMENT ::_______: route
11. DILAPIDATED
12. DILATE
13. DILATION
14. _______: PROCRASTINATE ::
_______: complain
15. DILUTE
din ,
silence, hush
an. stench : nose :: din : ear
dingus
dingy ,
an. dingy : glisten :: slippery : adhere
diocesan ,
ecumenical
direpleasant
direction , , , ,
an. veer : direction :: convert : belief
director , ,
an. director : script :: conductor : score
an. symphony : conductor :: film : director
dirge ,
an. dirge : grief :: hymn : praise
an. dirge : sing :: waltz : dance
an. dirge : music :: elegy : poetry
an. paean : joy :: dirge : grief
an. dirge : grief :: paean : praise
disabuse ,
lead into error, deceive, hoodwink
an. disabuse : error :: rehabilitate : addiction
an. disabuse : fallacy :: cure : disease
an. loose : confinement :: disabuse :
misconception
disaffect , ( )
win over( ), mollify
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disaffected ,
content(ed)
an. officious : meddle :: disaffected : rebel
an. disaffected : contentment :: dubious :
conviction
disaffection ,
disaggregate
join together
disarm , ( , ,
)
put on guard
disarray , ; ,
disavow ,
affirm
� disavowal
admission
disbaran. attorney : disbar :: student : expel
disburse ,
discernible ,
� discernment ,
lack of insight
discharge ( , ) , ,
hire
disciple , ,
disclosure , ,
discographyan. list : discography :: tool : hoe
discombobulated , ,
an. discombobulated : order ::
erratic : consistency
discomfit , ,
mollify
an. discomfited : blush :: contemptuous : sneer
disconfirm ,
� disconfirmation
discommode ,
oblige, assist, pacify, ease, mollify
discompose
an. discompose : pacific :: fabricate : authentic
an. discompose : pacific :: engage odious
an. discompose : pacific :: engage : tedious
an. disturbing : composure :: tedious : energy
an. discompose : placid :: fabricate : ingenuous
discontinuity , (=disjunction)
discountenance , ,
discourse , ,
an. lullaby : song :: diatribe : discourse
discredit ,
discrepancy ,
convergence( ), consonance
discrete , ,
continuous
discretion , ,
an. apathetic : emotion :: imprudent : discretion
an. discretion : prudence :: piousness : devotion
an. foolish : discretion :: impecunious : money
ex. overdose : prescription :: indiscretion :
convention
discretionary ,
obligatory, mandatory, preordained
discriminate , ,
an. liken : similarity :: discriminate : difference
discriminating , ,
an. epicure : discriminating :: spectator :
watching
an. sentinel : watchful :: epicure : discriminating
discursive , ,
keen on title, succinct
disdain , …
treat favorably
an. snub : disdain :: double-cross : disloyalty
disdainful ,
disembark ( )
an. disembark : ship :: dismount : horse
an. debark : ship :: unload : truck
disfavor ,
disenfranchise ,
disengage ( , ) ,
disgorge , ,
swallow, ingest
disgruntle
refresh,
� disgruntled
contented
disguise ,
an. disguise : recognition :: padding : damage
an. disguise : identification ::
camouflage : detection
an. disguise : alter :: cloak : warm
disgust ,
an. blatant : arresting :: odious : disgusting
an. odious : disgust :: menacing : fear
an. scowl : displeasure :: hurl : disgust
ex. scowl : displeasure :: kiss : affection
disillusion
disinclination ,
an. aversion : disinclination :: adulation :
admiration
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disinfect
an. oil : lubricate :: antiseptic : disinfect
disinfectant ;
disinfection ,
QUICK QUIZ 321. DIN
2. _______: GLISTEN ::_______: adhere
3. VEER :_______:: convert :_______
4. _______: SCRIPT :: conductor :_______
SYMPHONY :_______:: film :_______
5. _______: GRIEF :: hymn :_______
_______: SING ::_______: dance
_______: MUSIC ::_______: poetry
_______: JOY ::_______: grief
_______: GRIEF ::_______: praise
6. _______: ERROR ::_______: addiction
_______: FALLACY ::_______: disease
CONFINEMENT ::
misconception
7. DISAFFECT
8. _______: MEDDLE ::_______: rebel
9. DISARM
10. DISCERNMENT
11. DISCHARGE
12. _______: ORDER ::_______: consistency
13. _______: BLUSH ::_______: sneer
14. DISCRETE
15. APATHETIC :_______:: imprudent :_______
16. DISDAIN
17. _______: RECOGNITI ON ::
_______: damage
_______: IDENTIFICATION ::
_______: detection
18. DISGORGE 1)
2)
disingenuous ,
guileless
an. pernicious : injure :: disingenuous : mislead
disinter ,
bury( , )
disinterested , ,
prejudiced
an. disinterested : partisanship :: venal : probity
disjoin ,
disjointed ,
,
orderly
disjunction
continuity
disjunctivean. nominal : significance :: disjunctive : unity
dislike ,
an. dislike : loathing :: pleasure : bliss
dislodge ,
dismay ,
hearten
dismiss , ,
sanction
dismountan. dismount : horse :: disembark : ship
disparage , ,
an. scorn : reject :: disparage : ignore
an. epithet : disparage :: alias( ) : mislead
disparate ,
homogeneous (=identical),
(=uniform), similar, analogous, alike
disparity
dispassionate , ,
partial, responsive
dispatch ( )( ), ( ) ( )
leisureliness
dispel ( , , ) ,
disperse , ,
an. clot : dissolved :: crowd : dispersed
*clot
dispirit … ,
disposalan. recycle : disposal :: rehabilitate : demolition
dispose ,
disposed … , …
disinclined
disprove … ,
dispute 1) (=debate, polemic)
2) ,
(=disprove, refute, rebut)
accept, (a)vouch( ,
)
an. prohibitive : purchase :: peremptory :
dispute
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QUICK QUIZ 331. DISINGENUOUS
_______: INJURE ::_______: mislead
2. DISINTER
3. DISINTERESTED
DISINTERESTED :_______::_______: probity
4. DISJOINTED
5. DISJUNCTION
6. _______: SIGNIFICANCE ::_______: unity
7. _______: LOATHING ::_______: bliss
8. DISMAY
9. _______: DISPARAGE ::_______: mislead
_______: REJECT ::_______: ignore
10. DISPARATE
11. DISPATCH
12. DISPOSED
13. DISFUTE
PROHIBITIVE : PURCHASE :: ______ : ______
disquiet , ,
put at ease
disreputable , ,
disrupt , ,
an. saboteur : disrupt :: apologist : defend
disruptive ( )
dissect
an. specimen : dissect :: sentence : parse
dissemble , ,
behave honestly, candid
an. dissemble : honesty :: snub : politeness
an. dissemble : information :: masquerade :
feeling
an. ingenuous : dissemble :: raffish : preenan. ingenuous : dissemble :: polite : snub
disseminate ( ) , ( )
garner
an. disseminate : information :: foment :
discontentment
dissent
� dissenter (=nonconformist)
an. dissenter : orthodox :: maverick : group
dissertation ( )
dissident ; ( )
dissipate , ,
gather, accumulate
an. husbandry : dissipate :: alacrity :
procrastinate
dissociation ,
dissolute ,
an. libertine : dissolute :: sycophant : obsequious
an. ludicrous : buffoon :: dissolute : libertine
an. humorous : wag :: dissolute : libertine
an. voluble : speech :: licentious : dissoluteness
dissolve
an. clot : dissolved :: crowd : dispersedan. coagulant : thicken :: solvent : dissolve
dissonance , ,
concord
dissuade … ,
abet
an. remonstrance : dissuade :: reprehensibility :
censure
an. remonstrator : dissuade :: applicant : appeal
distend ( )
constrict, condense, concentrate, deflate
distension ,
compression
distill ,
an. distill : purity :: leaven : volume
distillatean. synopsis : conciseness :: distillate : purity
distinct ,
undiferential
distort ( , )
� distortion
an. brevity : aphorism :: distortion : caricaturean. distortion : caricature :: brevity : epigram
distract ( , ) ,
distraught , ( , )
composed
an. troubled : distraught(=very troubled) ::
covetous : rapacious(very covetous)
distress , , ,
disturb ,
an. tedious : energy :: disturbing : composure
ditch , ,
an. ditch : canyon :: burrow : cavern
ditty ( ) , ,
an. ditty : oratorio :: anecdote : novel
an. fable : tale :: ditty : song
diurnal ,
chiefly active at night
occurring at night
nocturnal
diverge , ,
,
come together
an. diverge : apart :: traverse : across
an. ad-lib : impromptu :: aside : divergent
divergence , ,
unification
divergent , ,
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divert , ( , )
an. divert : shunt :: retard : brake
diversity , ,
uniformity
divest , ,
endow
divestiture ,
acquisition( , )
QUICK QUIZ 341. DISSEMBLE
2. DISSEMBLING
3. _______: INFORMATION ::
_______: discontentment
4. DISSIPATE 1)
2)
_______: HONESTY ::_______: politeness
5. DISSONANCE
6. DISTEND
7. DISTENSION
8. _______: PURITY ::_______: volume
9. _______: CONCISENESS ::_______: purity
10. TROUBLED :_______:: covetous :_______
TEDIOUS :_______:: disturbing :_______
11. _______: ORATORIO ::_______: novel
12. DIURNAL 1)
2)
3)
13. DIVERGE
DIVERGE :_______:: traverse :_______
14. DIVERGENCE
15. _______: SHUNT ::_______: brake
16. DIVERSITY
17. DIVEST
18. DIVESTITURE
dividend ,
divulge ,
keep secret
documentation ,
dodderan. dodder : unsteady :: cavort : sprightly
dodge ( , , , )
an. escape : capture :: dodge : blow
doff ( , )
don
dogged ,
yielded, easily discouraged
doggerelan. calligraphy : scribble :: sonnet : doggerel
an. doggerel : verse :: burlesque : play
an. doggerel : verse :: potboiler : article
doggo
dogma , ,
heresy
an. dogma : iconoclast :: convention : maverick
*iconoclast ( , )
*maverick
, (
)
doldrums ,
an. doldrums : energy :: depravity : virtue
dolorousjubilant
doltan. wag : humorous :: dolt : stupid
domesticate ,
dominant , ,
recessive( )
dominate ,
have no control over
an. gullible : chicanery :: servile : domination
ex. impervious : damaged :: indomitable :
subdued
ex. inexorable : dissuasion :: indomitable :
conquest
doodle , ,
an. draw : doodle :: travel : ramble
an. walk : amble :: draw : doodle
doorway ,
dormant ,
an. dormant : inactivity :: malleable : plasticity
dormancy ( ),
activity
dose 1
an. dose : medicine :: sentence : punishment
an. dose : medicine :: ration : food
dossier(a collection of documents)
an. portfolio : securities :: dossier : reports
*securities
dot ( )
an. stipple : dot :: striate : band
dote ,
an. mania : enthusiasm :: doting : fondness
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QUICK QUIZ 351. DIVULGE
2. _______: CAPTURE ::_______: blow
3. DOFF
4. CALLIGRAPHY :_______:: sonnet :_______
_______: VERSE ::_______: play
5. DOGMA :_______:: convention :_______
DOGMA
6. _______: ENERGY ::_______: virtue
7. DOMINANT
8. DOMINATE
9. DRAW :_______:: travel :_______
10. _______: INACTIVITY ::_______: plasticity
11. DORMANCY
12. _______: MEDICINE ::_______: punishment
13. MANIA :_______::_______: fondness
double-crossan. snub : disdain :: double-cross : disloyalty
dour , ,
congenial, genial
an. dour : geniality :: bumptious : humbleness
an. dour : tractable :: bumptious : humbleness
douse ( ) , , ( )
downcast ,
downgrade ( ) , ,
downplay
downpouran. downpour : flooding :: wind : erosion
doyen
an. eccentric : conventional :: doyen :
uninitiated
dozean. doze : sleep :: nudge : prod
an. doze : sleep :: douse : drench
drab , ,
draconian ,
indulgent, mild
an. draconian : inclemency :: fretful : vexation
an. palmy : prosperity :: draconian : severity
draftsmanship
drake
dramatize ,
drawbridgean. drawbridge : castle :: gangway : ship
drawer , ,
an. folder : papers :: drawer : clothing
drawl ( )
an. lope : run :: drawl : speak
an. inch : move :: drawl : speak
an. pontificate : pompous :: drawl : slow
ex. pontificate : pompous :: scoff : derisiveex. pontificate : pompous :: bluster : loud
ex. pontificate : pompous :: prate : aimless
dredge , …
drive , ,
an. hunger : drive :: touch : sense
drivelan. nonsensical : drivel :: pompous : bombast
droll ,
humorless, grave
an. droll : laugh :: grisly : flinch
drone ;
speak animatedly
an. mutter : indistinct :: drone : monotonous
an. hiss : sibilant :: drone : monotonous
drop cloth (
)
an. drop cloth : floor :: apron : clothing
an. drop cloth: floor :: lampshade : bulb
an. drop cloth: floor :: curtain : window
dross ,
,
an. purification : dross :: desalinization : salt
an. dross : metal :: chaff : grain
drudgeryrewarding work
ductan. splint : immobilize :: duct : convey
ductility , ,
brittleness
an. ductility : malleable :: toxicity : poisonous
ductile=malleable ,
duel ,
an. skirmish : insignificance :: duel : formality
duet , ,
dulcet ( , )
dunean. river : gorge :: wind : dune
dupe ;
an. coward : craven :: dupe : gullible
an. reverent : idolater :: trusting : dupe
an. perspicacity : dupe :: rectitude : corruptionist
dwelling
an. deportation : country :: eviction : dwelling
an. potable : beverage :: habitable : dwelling
dwindle ,
increase
an. crawl : proceed :: dwindle : decrease
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dynamo (=generator)
an. emollient : soothe :: dynamo : generate
dysfunctional
dyslexiaan. insomnia : sleep :: dyslexia : read
QUICK QUIZ 361. _______: DISDAIN ::_______: disloyalty
2. _______: CASTLE ::_______: ship
3. _______: RUN ::_______: speak
4. DROLL
DROLL :_______:: grisly :_______
5. HUNGER :_______:: touch :_______
6. _______: INDISTINCT ::
_______: monotonous
DRONE
7. PURIFICATION :_______::_______: salt
_______: METAL ::_______: grain
8. DUCTILITY
DUCTILITY :_______:: toxicity :_______
9. RIVER :_______:: wind :_______
10. COWARD :_______::_______: gullible
11. DWINDLE
_______: PROCEED ::_______: decrease
12. _______: SOOTHE ::_______: generate
13. _______: SLEEP ::_______: read
E
eaglet
an. eaglet : bird :: fawn : mammal
an. eaglet : bird :: frog : amphibian
earplugan. earplug : noise :: shield : impact
earshot
an. earshot : hear :: ken : see
eaves
eavesdrop ,
an. listener : eavesdropper :: observer : spy
an. eavesdrop : conversation :: trespass :
property
an. collude : cooperate :: eavesdrop : listen
ebb , ; ,
ebullience , ,
impassivity, calm restraint, impassiveness,
lifelessness, torpor
ebullient ,
torpid
eccentric ( , ) , ( ,
)
an. hero : admirable :: eccentric :
unconventional
an. eccentric : conventional :: doyen :
uninitiated
eccentricity ,
echelon
éclatfiasco
eclectic ;
eclecticism
eclipse , ; ,
( ) , ,
an. eclipse : prestige :: enervation : vigor
an. eclipse : prestige :: enfeeble : vigor
ecologist
ecosystem
ecstasyan. pleasure : ecstasy :: surprise : astonishment
� ecstatic
preserved
ecumenical ,
an. ecumenical : generality :: entire : integrity
eddy ,
an. stream : eddy :: trend : anomaly
edifice
an. tower : edifice :: rampart : barrier
an. buttress : edifice :: splint : limb
efface , ,
aggrandize, bring to prominent, emboss
an. alliterate : remove :: blazon : efface
ex. blazon efface
effervesce ,
be flat, droop
� effervescent
still, drooping, languid
� effervescence
an. effervescence : feeling :: fury : anger
effete , ,
stalwart, hale
efficacious ,
ineffective
efficacy ,
effluvium , ( )
� effluvia(pl.)
desired products
� effluvial
effrontery , ( ),
deference, decorum, timidity
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effulgentan. bootless : futility :: effulgent : resplendence
effusive
reticent, listless
an. gush : effusive :: rage : irate
an. emotion : effusive :: liberty : licentious
an. emotion : effusive :: manner : grandiose
egress entrance
elaborate , , ;
, ( )
simplify
ex. abstract elaborate
an. articulate : unclear :: elaborate : sketchy
elastican. elastic : expand :: viable : live
ex. ephemeral : endure :: inelastic : stretch
elasticity , ,
lack of resilience
an. stretch : elasticity :: burn : combustibility
QUICK QUIZ 371. _______: NOISE ::_______: impact
2. LISTENER :_______:: observer :_______
_______: CONVERSATION ::_______
: property
3. EBULLIENCE
4. _______: ADMIRABLE ::
_______: unconventional
5. PLEASURE :_______:: surprise :_______
6. STREAM :_______:: trend :_______
7. EFFETE
8. EFFICACIOUS
9. EFFLUVIA
10. EFFRONTERY
11. EGRESS
12. ELABORATE
13. ELASTICITY
elate ,
depress
� elated
despondent
ex. hangdog elated
� elation
dejection
electrolyte
elegy ( ) , ,
an. elegy : sorrow :: eulogy : admiration
an. dirge : music :: elegy : poetry
an. satire : ridicule :: elegy : sorrow
elegiac ( )
an. elegiac : sorrow :: devotional : reverence
elicit ,
,
,
stifle
eliminate , ,
ellipse
ellipsis ( )
cf. apostrophe
an. parenthesis : explanation :: ellipsis : omission
an. ellipsis : word :: apostrophe : letter
an. apostrophes : word :: ellipses : sentence
elliptical , ,
palpable
elongate shorten, truncate
elongation ,
an. torque : rotation :: tension : elongation
elude , (
)
an. slippery : elude :: alluring : entice
elusive ,
an. obtrusive : ignore :: elusive : capture
emaciate ,
fatten
� emaciation , ,
invigoration
emanate ( , , , , ) ,
(=spew)
emancipate
shackle
� emancipation
bondage
embargo , , ,
an. quarantine : contagion :: embargo :
commerce
an. embargo : commerce :: quarantine : contact
embark ( ) , ( )
an. debut : career :: embarkment : journey
embarrass ,
an. embarrass : mortify :: indulge : mollycoddle
an. embarrass : shame :: console : comfort
embarrassment , ,
an. catastrophe : mishap :: humiliation :
embarrassment
an. unabashed : embarrassment :: unheralded :
announcement
embed ,
extract
an. waffle : enunciate :: embed : disinter
embellish
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an. embellish : austere :: adulterate : pure
an. epitomize : brevity ::
embellish : ornamentation
embezzle , ,
an. embezzle : funds :: usurp : power
*usurp , ( , )
an. poach : hunt :: embezzle : account
embezzlement
embezzleran. smuggler : import :: embezzler : appropriate
embolden ,
abash, faze, cow, daunt
ex. appall embolden, nerve
ex. boggle embolden
embossflatten out
embrace , ( )
, ,
an. embrace : affection :: shrug : indifference
embroider ,
an. embroider : cloth :: chase : metal
*chase
embroidery ,
emend
emigrate ( )
an. emigrate : exile :: enlist : conscript
*conscript ( , ) ; ,
eminent ,
undistingushed
QUICK QUIZ 381. _______: SORROW ::_______: admiration
_______: MUSIC ::_______: poetry
2. _______: RIDICULE ::_______: sorrow
3. _______: SORROW :: devotion :_______
4. _______: SORROW :: devotional :_______
5. ELICIT
6. _______: WORD ::_______: sentence
7. _______: EXPLANATION ::_______: omission
_______: WORD ::_______: letter
8. SLIPPERY :_______:: alluring :_______
9. EMACIATE
10. EMACIATION
11. _______: CONTAGION ::
_______: commerce
12. _______: COMMERCE ::_______: contact
13. _______: SHAME ::_______: comfort
14. CATASTROPHE :_______::
humiliation :_______
15. EMBED
16. _______: AUSTERE ::_______: pure
17. _______: BREVITY ::
_______: ornamentation
18. _______: FUNDS ::_______: power
_______: hunt ::_______: account
19. _______: IMPORT ::_______: appropriate
20. EMBOSS
21. EMBOLDEN
22. _______: AFFECTION ::_______: indifference
23. _______: CLOTH ::_______: metal
24. _______: EXILE ::_______: conscript
emissary ,
emit ( , , , , ) ,
absorb
emollient , ;
an. emollient : soothe :: dynamo : generate
an. emollient : suppleness :: desiccant : dryness
emote ,
empathy , (=sympathy)
empirical ,
emulate ,
an. emulate : exemplary :: obviate : unnecessaryan. emulate : exemplar :: admire : paragon
enamor ,
encapsulate ,
enchant ,
enclosure ,
an. stockade : enclosure :: pillar : support
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encomiast ,
an. encomiast : eulogize :: quibbler : cavil
encomium ,
harsh criticism
an. encomiast : eulogize :: quibbler : cavil
encompass ,
exclude
encroach ( , )
encumber ,
endemic ; ,
exotic, foreign
an. endemic : region :: inborn : individual
endorse , , ,
oppose publicly
an. endow : income :: endorse : approval
endorsement , , , ,
an. rider : bill :: endorsement : policy
endow , (=afford, confer)
an. endow : income :: endorse : approval
endowment ,
enervate ,
strengthen, fortify, invigorate
an. decelerate : speed :: enervate : vitality
an. adulterate : purity :: enervate : vigor
an. enervation : vitality :: debase : value
an. enervation : vigor :: amnesia : memory
an. curtail : period :: enervate : energy
an. eclipse : prestige :: enervation : vigor
ex. eclipse : prestige :: enfeeble : vigor
enfeeble
invigorate
an. eclipse : prestige :: enfeeble : vigor
(en)fetter ,
liberate
enfranchise ( ) , ( )
depose, enfetter, subjugate
an. enfranchise : vote :: illuminate : see
an. enfranchise : vote :: license : practice
engender ,
eradicate( , )
engrave ,
an. hack : carve :: gouge : engrave
*hack
engrossed ,
an. engrossed : absorbed :: intimate : close
engrossing ,
engulf ,
enigmatic ,
free from ambiguity, broadly known,
readily understood
enjoin , ,
enlighten ,
an. equivocation : coax :: explanation : enlighten
enlist ,
an. emigrate : exile :: enlist : conscript
*conscript ( , ) ; ,
QUICK QUIZ 391. EMIT
2. _______: SOOTHE ::_______: generate
_______: SUPPLENESS ::_______: dryness
3. _______: ENCLOSURE ::_______: support
4. ENCOMIUM
5. ENDEMIC
6. _______: REGION ::_______: individual
7. _______: INCOME ::_______: approval
8. ENERVATE
_______: SPEED ::_______: vitality
_______: PURITY ::_______: vigor
9. (EN)FETTER
10. ENFRANCHISE
ENFRANCHISE :_______::_______: see
11. ENGENDER
12. ENIGMATIC
13. _______: EXILE ::_______: conscript
enliven ,
ennui , ,
excitement, energy, enthusiasm
exuberance
keen interest
an. ennui : enthusiastic :: fervor : apathetic
an. ennui : enthusiastic :: somnolence : alert
enmesh ,
enrich ,
deplete
ensconce ,
unsettle, displace
ensemble ,
solo( )
ensign ( ) ,
entangle ( ) ,
an. entangle : involve :: grill : question
*grill ,
enthusiasm
an. ennui : enthusiastic :: fervent : apathetic
an. enthusiasm : mania :: suspicion : paranoia
an. reverence : respect :: avidity : enthusiasm
entice , ,
an. slippery : elude :: alluring : entice
an. enticing : tempt :: affectionate : love
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enticement ,
an. command : entreaty :: goad : enticement
an. command : entreaty :: goad : enticement
enthralling ,
entrance
disappoint, disgust, repel, repulse, bore� entrancing
repulsive
entrapmentan. vigilant : entrapped :: exacting : satisfied
entreat ,
an. protest : dissuade :: supplicate : entreat
entreaty ,
an. command : entreaty :: goad : enticement
entrenched ,
entrepreneur
entry
an. journal : entries :: run : performance
*run
enumerate ,
enumeration , ,
enunciate ( ) ,
mumble
an. enunciate : words :: limn : lines
*limn ,
an. enunciate : mumbling :: clarify : confusing
an. waffle : enunciate :: embed : disinter
enzymean. enzyme : catalyst :: bacterium : microbe
epauletan. epaulet : shoulder :: ring : finger
ephemeral , ,
enduring, permanent, perpetual
an. ephemeral : enduring :: inanimate : living
an. ephemeral : endure :: inelastic : stretch
an. repellent : attract :: ephemeral : endure
an. convoluted : complexity :: ephemeral :
transience
an. ephemeral : transience :: permanent :
perpetually
an. ephemeral : longevity :: grandiose : humility
epic ; ,
modest( )
epicure a person indifferent to food
an. epicure : discriminating :: spectator :
watching
an. sentinel : watchful :: epicure : discriminating
epidermisan. epidermis : mammal :: bark : conifer
QUICK QUIZ 401. ENNUI 1)
2)
3)
2. ENRICH
3. ENSCONCE 1)
2)
4. ENSEMBLE
5. _______: INVOLVE ::_______: question
6. SLIPPERY :_______:: alluring :_______
7. _______: WORDS ::_______: lines
ENUNCIATE :_______:: clarify :_______
ENUNCIATE
8. _______: CATALYST ::_______: microbe
9. _______: SHOULDER ::_______: finger
10. EPHEMERAL
EPHEMERAL :_______:: inanimate : ______
EPHEMERAL :_______:: inelastic :_______
_______: ATTRACT ::_______: endure
11. EPICURE
12. _______: MAMMAL ::_______: conifer
epigram ,
an. exaggeration : caricature :: brevity : epigram
an. brevity : epigram :: distortion : caricature
an. paradox : contradictory :: epigram : wise
epilogue ,
an. epilogue : novel :: coda : symphony
an. epilogue : play :: coda : sonata
an. dessert : meal :: epilogue : play
an. terminus : stop :: epilogue : story
an. epilogue : prose:: finale : music
epistle
epitaph (tombstone) ( )
an. epitaph : tombstone :: motto : shield
*motto ( )
epithet ( ) ,
an. epithet : disparage :: alias( ) : mislead
epitome ,
� epitomize , …
an. epitomize : brevity :: embellish :
ornamentation
epitomize … , …
equanimity , ,
excitability, agitation
equable ,
intemperate
equitable
discriminatory, unfair
equity , ,
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unfairness
ex. illiteracy : education :: inequity : redistribution
equilibrium , ,
equipoise , ,
equivalent , ,
an. indistinguishable : confound ::
equivalent : interchange
equivocate , ,
communicate straightforwardly
an. equivocate : commitment :: procrastinate :
action
* (commitment) ::
(action)
an. fawn : imperiousness :: equivocate :
directness
an. grandstand : impress :: equivocate : deceive
an. equivocation : clarity :: prevarication : truth
an. equivocation : coax :: explanation : enlighten
an. equivocation : misleading :: bromide :
hackneyed
an. equivocation : ambiguous :: platitude : banal
an. equivocation : truth :: euphemism : offense
an. equivocation : truth :: obfuscation : clarity
an. equivocation : truth :: delicacy : offence
an. equivocation : ambiguous :: oxymoron :
incongruous
equivocation , ,
,
clarity
an. equivocation : truth :: obfuscation : clarity
an. equivocation : misleading :: bromide :
hackneyed
era ,
an. era : moment :: region : site
eradicate
erode ( ) ,
an. accrete : growth :: erode : destructionan. singe : incineration :: erode : destruction
� erosion
an. downpour : flooding :: wind : erosion
an. wind : erosion :: container : hold
an. gully : erosion :: callous : friction
errant ,
an. amorphous : shape :: errant : course
an. doctrine : heretical :: course : errant
erratic (=fickle), (=queer)
an. discombobulated : order :: erratic :
consistency
an. exemplary : criticized :: erratic : predicted
an. heroic : craven :: erratic : permanent
ersatz ;
erudite
unlettered( ), ignorant, extremely
ignorant
an. literate : erudite :: agitated : frenetic
*frenetic ,
an. outspoken : saucy :: erudite : pedantic
an. erudite : fathom :: oblivious : neglect
� erudition
ignorance, smattering of knowledge
an. prescience : future :: erudition : esoterica
( , )
escalatediminish, wane, decrease, ebb
escalation ( )
eschew (=shun)
habitually indulge in
seek
embrace, greet , welcome
QUICK QUIZ 411. EXAGGERATION :_______::
brevity :_______
2. _______: NOVEL ::_______: symphony
3. _______: TOMBSTONE ::_______: shield
4. _______: DISPARAGE ::_______: mislead
5. _______: BREVITY ::
_______: ornamentation
6. EQUANIMITY
7. EQUABLE
8. EQUITY
9. _______: CONFOUND ::_______
: interchange
10. _______: COMMITMENT ::_______: action
EQUIVOCATE
11. _______: TRUTH ::_______: clarity
12. _______: MISLEADING ::
_______: hackneyed
13. _______: ORDER ::_______: consistency
_______: CRITICIZED ::_______: predicted
14. ERUDITE
15. ERUDITION
16. _______: FUTURE ::_______: esoterica
17. ESCHEW
esophagus
esoteric , , ,
generally known
commonly accepted
esoterica ,
an. prescience : future :: erudition : esoterica
espouse ,
abjure
espy=descry ,
esteem , ;
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an. esteem : idolatry :: favor : bribe
estimable ( ) ,
infamous, contemptible
estrange ,
unite
estrangement , ,
reconciliation
rapprochement
etch
efface
an. etch : corrosive :: glue : adhesive
ethereal , ,
material, ponderous, worldly
eucalyptus
eulogize
pan, stricture
an. encomiast : eulogize :: quibbler : cavil
an. panegyric : eulogize :: lampoon : satirize
eulogy ,
defamation
an. eulogy : praise :: elegy : lament
an. autobiography : reminisce :: eulogy : praise
euphemism ,
(die pass away, corpse remains
)
an. euphemism : offense :: prevarication : truth
an. euphemism : offensive :: aphorism : diffuse
an. euphemism : offend :: invulnerability : injure
euphony ,
an. graceful : movement :: euphonious : sound
euphonious ,
evacuate , ,
( )
fill up, conquer
evade
an evade : answer :: goldbrick : work
evanescent ,
lasting, perpetual
permanent
an. evanescent : disappear :: pliant : yield
an. evanescent : permanence :: archaic :
currencyan. evanescent : vanish :: consistent : perpetuate
evasion , ,
evenhanded ,
evict ( ) ,
� eviction ,
an. deportation : country :: eviction : dwelling
an. evict : residence :: banish : country
evince ,
conceal
keep hidden
evoke ( , ) , ( , )
fail to elicit
exact ,
forgive( )
exacting , ,
an. vigilant : entrapped :: exacting : satisfiedex. vigilant : entrapped :: wary : gulled
exactitude ,
imprecision
exaggerate� exaggeration
an. anger : tirade :: exaggeration : hyperbole
an. exaggeration : caricature :: brevity : epigram
an. malicious : ill will :: exaggerating : hyperbolean. pithiness : aphorism :: exaggeration :
caricature
exalt ( , ) ,
an. exalt : satisfaction :: bore : weariness
�exaltation
condemnation
QUICK QUIZ 421. ESOTERIC
2. ESPOUSE
3. ESTIMABLE
4. ESTRANGE
5. ESTRANGEMENT 1)
2)
6. ETCH
_______: CORROSIVE ::_______: adhesive
7. EULOGY
_______: PRAISE ::_______: lament
_______: REMINISCE ::_______: praise
8. _______: OFFENSE ::_______: truth
_______: OFFENSIVE ::_______: diffuse
9. _______: MOVEMENT ::_______: sound
10. EVACUATE
11. EVANESCENT 1)
2)
_______: DISAPPEAR ::_______: yield
12. _______: COUNTRY ::_______: dwelling
13. EVINCE 1)
2)
14. EVOKE
15. EXACT
16. EXACTITUDE
excavate ,
fill in
exceptional , ,
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excerpt
an. aside : digression :: summary : excerpt
exclaiman. exclaim : utter :: flare : shine
excoriate ,
praise lavishly, extol, flatter
excrete ,
ingest
an. stomach : ingest :: lung : respiration
exculpate ,
attribute guilt
indict, inculpate
� exculpable
� exculpatory ,
an. exculpatory : absolve :: motivational : stir
an. hortative : encourage :: exculpatory :
absolve
an. alibi : exculpatory :: warning : admonitory
excursive
an. digress : excursive :: reiterate : redundant
execrate� execrable
commendable, laudable� execration
sanction
execute ,
an. impossible : execute :: adamant : move
an. vagary : predict :: impossibility : execute
execution , ,
executor , ,
an. executor : will :: soldier : order
exemplar ,
exemplary ,
an. exemplary : criticized :: erratic : predicted
an. exemplary : imitation :: redoubtable : regard
an. emulate : exemplary :: obviate : unnecessary
an. exemplary : imitation :: culpable : blame
exemptan. exempt : liability :: pardon : penalty
exhaust
an. infinite : exhaust :: discrete : overlap
exhaustive ,
incomplete
partial
exhibitionan. exhibition : painting :: concert : symphony
exhibitionist
exhilarate …
sadden
exhortation
an. exhortation : motivate :: invective : discredit
an. exhortation : motivate :: persiflage : incite
exhortativean. exhortative : urge :: didactic : teach
an. exhortative : urge :: risible : ridiculean. exhortative : motivation :: grating :
irksomeness
exigent ,
deferrable( )
exile ;
an. emigrate : exile :: enlist : conscript
*conscript ( , ) ; ,
exonerate ,
prove guilty
inculpate, censure
an. exonerate : blame :: disentangle : snarlan. exoneration : blame :: extricate :
entanglement
exorbitant ( ) ,
an. exorbitant : moderation :: perfidious : loyalty
exorcise
exotic ,
indigenous
expansive , ,
reserved, diffident, taciturn, withdrawn
malicious
limited
expedient ( ) (=conducive),
expedite ,
retard
an. expedite : process :: accelerate : pace
expedition ,
foot-dragging
an. expedition : foot-dragging :: consensus :
factionalism
expeditious ,
expel , ( )
an. deport : nation :: expel : school
an. expel : school :: exile : country
an. attorney : disbar :: student : expel
expertise , ( )
an. practicing : expertise :: exercising : strength
an. selflessness : altruist :: expertise : connoisseur
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QUICK QUIZ 431. EXCAVATE
2. EXCORIATE
3. EXCRETE
4. EXCULPATE 1)
2)
5. _______: ABSOLVE ::_______: stir
6. _______: WILL ::_______: order
7. _______: CRITICIZED ::_______: predicted
_______: IMITATION ::_______: regard
8. _______: LIABILITY ::_______: penalty
9. EXHAUSTIVE 1)
2)
10. __ _____: PAINTING ::_______: symphony
_______: sadden
11. EXIGENT
12. EMIGRATE :_______:: enlist :_______
13. EXONERATE 1)
2)
14. _______: MODERATION ::_______: loyalty
15. EXOTIC
16. EXPEDITE
17. _______: NATION ::_______: school
_______: SCHOOL ::_______: country
ATTORNEY :_______:: student :_______
18. PRACTICING :_______:: exercising :_______
SELFLESSNESS :_______::
_______: connoisseur
expiate , ,
an. expiate : guilt :: correct : error
expire ( ), ,
come to life
explicit
obscure
expostulate … ,
exponent ,
an. exponent : advocate :: pollster : canvass
expressly , ,
expurgate
an. vendor : purvey :: censor : expurgate
extant extinct, lost, missing, destroyed
extemporize ( ) ( ,
, )
follow a script
an. text : extemporize :: score : improvise
an. juggernaut : unstoppable :: extemporization :
spontaneous
extemporaneous , ,
planned
extenuate ( ) ,
,
aggravate( )
an.moderate : intensity :: extenuate : seriousness
an. buffer : impact :: extenuate : circumstance
exterminate ,
extinct
resuscitated
extinction , ,
perpetuation
extinguish ignite( )
extol
censure, condemn, impugn
despise, vilify, disparage
malign, detract
extortionistan. sycophant : flattery :: extortionist : intimidation
extradite ( )
� extradition ( )
extraneous , ,
relevant( , ), essential, intuitive
extrapolate ,
extravagance ,
an. extravagance : expenditure ::
loquaciousness : talk
� extravagant
parsimonious
extricate ( , ) ,
entangle, enmesh
extrovert ( )
an. extrovert : outgoing :: perfectionist :: exacting
exuberance ,
exuberant , ,
an. soaked : wet :: exuberant : happy
an. drenched : damp :: exuberant : happy
exudeabsorb, take in
exultan. exult : satisfaction :: crave : longing
� exultation
lamentation
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QUICK QUIZ 441. _______: GUILT :: correct :_______
2. EXPIRE
3. EXTANT
4. _______: EXTEMPORIZE ::_______: improvise
_______: follow a script
5. EXTEMPORANEOUS
6. EXTENUATE
_______: INTENSITY ::_______: seriousness
7. EXTINCTION
8. EXTINGUISH
9. _______: FLATTERY ::_______: intimidation
10. EXTRANEOUS
11. _______: EXPENDITURE ::_______: talk
12. EXTRICATE
13. EXUDE
14. _______: SATISFACTION ::_______: longing
F
fablean. fable : tale :: ditty : song
fabricate , ,
an. discompose : pacific :: fabricate : authentic
fabrication , ,
facade , ,
facetious ,
lugubrious, earnest
an. facetious : speech :: antic : behavior
facile ,
profound
facilitate ,
hamper( ), impede, thwart
faction ,
factional , (=cliquey, sectarian)
disinterested
factorableirreducible
factionalism ,
an. expedition : foot-dragging :: consensus :
factionalisman. consensus : factionalism :: clarity : confusion
an. law : criminality :: consensus : factionalism
factious
cooperative
faddish ( ) ,
faded ,
fallacious , ,
valid, veracious
an. fallacious : proved :: immutable : changed
fallacy
valid argument
valid reasoning
an. anachronism : chronology :: fallacy : logic
*chronology ,
an. disabuse : fallacy :: cure : disease
fallow ;
in use
falsehood
an. corroborate : evidence :: calumniate :
falsehood
falter , ,
an. falter : act :: stammer : speak
famish
fanatic , ; ,
(=fanatical)
an. frenetic : movement :: fanatical : belief
an. fanatic : devoted :: prude : proper
an. fanatic : admirer :: zealot : adherent
fang ,
fantasy ,
an. nicety : precision :: illusion : fantasy
an. imperial : significant :: grotesque : fantastic
farce , ,
an. farce : performance :: limerick : poem
fascinationan. fascination : interest :: adoration : fondness
fast ; ,
loosely attached
an. fast : eat :: respite : labor
an. fast : eat :: moratorium : act
fastness , ,
unsecured place
deliberate action
fastidious ,
indiscriminate( , )
coarse, easygoing, cursory, uncritical
an. devoted : zealous :: careful : fastidious
an. fastidious : outshine :: recalcitrant : resist
fastidiousness ,
an. industriousness : activity :: fastidiousness :
selectivity
fateful ,
inconsequential
fathom , ,
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an. erudite : fathom :: oblivious : neglect
fatuity ,
sagacity
fatuous ,
astute
� fatuousness
sensibleness
QUICK QUIZ 451.FACETIOUS 1)
2)
3)
2. FACILITATE
3. FACTIONAL
4. FACTORABLE
5. CONSENSUS :_______:: clarity :_______
6. FACTIOUS
7. FALLACIOUS
FALLACIOUS :_______::_______: changed
8. FALLACY 1)
2)
_______: CHRONOLOGY :: fallacy :_______
9. FALLOW
10. _______: MOVEMENT ::_______: belief
_______: DEVOTED ::_______: proper
_______: ADMIRER ::_______: adherent
11. _______: INTEREST ::_______: fondness
12. FASTIDIOUS 1)
2)
DEVOTED :_______:: careful :_______
13. _______: ACTIVITY ::_______: selectivity
14. FATUITY
15. FATUOUSNESS
faucet ( )
faultfinderan. faultfinder : criticize :: arbitrator : mediate
fawn1) ,
an. fawn : imperiousness :: equivocate :
directness
an. willfulness : headstrong :: subservience :
fawning
an. obsequious : fawn :: compliant : yield
an. adulate : fawn :: woo : adore
an. condescending : patronize :: obsequious :
fawn
an. imperiousness : fawn :: self depreciatory :
swagger
an. fawn : hauteur :: self depreciate : swagger
an. sycophant : fawn :: pundit : opine
an. parsimonious : spend :: peremptory : fawn
an. reprobate : misbehave :: sycophant : fawn
2)
an. eaglet : bird :: fawn : mammal� fawning
an. fawning : attentive :: garish : colorful
faze ,
(=disturb, perturb, disquiet, discombobulate)
undisturbed
feckless , , ,
responsible
fecund ,
unable to produce
� fecundity
feed ( , , )
an. feed : hunger :: reassure : uneasiness
feigned ,
genuine
felicitous
felicity ( ), ,
misery
feral ,
cultivated
ferment ( ), ( ),
( ), ( );
tranquility
fermentation , ,
an. bacteria : decomposition :: yeast :
fermentation
fern ( )
an. frond : fern :: needle : pine
ferocity ,
ferret ; ,
ferrous
containing no iron
fertilizean. fertilize : grow :: immunize : resist
fervent , ,
fervid (showing strong conviction)
restrained( , )
fervor apathy
an. fervor : zealot :: doubt : skeptic
an. fervor : zealot :: improvidence : spendthrift
an. ennui : enthusiastic :: fervor : apathetic
an. fury : angry :: fervor : feeling
fester ,
heal
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QUICK QUIZ 461. _______: CRITICIZE ::_______: mediate
2. _______: IMPERIOUSNESS ::
_______: directness
_______: HEADSTRONG :: subservience :
_______
OBSEQUIOUS :_______:: compliant :_______
3. FECUND
4. _______: HUNGER :: reassure :_______
5. FEIGNED
6. FELICITY
7. FERAL
8. FERMENT
BACTERIA :_______:: yeast :_______
9. FROND :_______:: needle :_______
10. FERROUS
11. FERVID
12. FERVOR
FERVOR :_______:: doubt :_______
13. FESTER
festive , ,
fetid having a pleasant smell
an. fetid : smell :: ugly : appearance
an. grating : sound :: fetid : smell
fetter=enfetter ,
liberate, free
set free
feud ,
fiasco ,
a notable success, éclat
ficklean. mercurial : mood :: fickle : affection
( , )
an. fickle : constancy :: naïve : sophistication
fictitious , ,
factual
fidget ,
an. fidget : nervousness :: cringe : dread
figurative , (=metaphorical)
literal( )
figurehead ,
an. nominal : figurehead :: absolute : autocrat
figurine (=statuette)
an. colossus : figurine :: boulder : pebble
an. vestige : remainder :: figurine : statue
filibuster
an. filibuster : legislation :: blockade : commerce
an. hoax : deceive :: filibuster : delay
filigree
an. filigree : wire :: lace : thread
an chiaroscuro : contrast :: filigree : delicacy
filing(s)an. filing : metal :: shaving : wood
*shaving(s)
an. wood : sawdust :: metal : filings
filly ,
an. filly : horse :: pullet : chicken
finale ,
opening scene
finesse , ,
heavy-handedness
ineptitude
finical=finicky ,
an. prudish : propriety :: finicky : quality
an. fluent : glib :: meticulous : finicky
QUICK QUIZ 471. FETID
FETID :_______:: ugly :_______
GRATING :_______:: fetid :_______
2. _______: MOOD ::_______: affection
_______: CONSTANCY ::_______
: sophistication
3. FETTER 1)
2)
4. FIASCO
5. FICTITIOUS
6. _______: NERVOUSNESS ::_______: dread
7. NOMINAL :_______:: absolute :_______
8. COLOSSUS :_______::_______: pebble
_______: REMAINDER ::_______: statue
9. _______: DECEIVE ::_______: delay
_______: LEGISLATION
blockade
10. _______: WIRE ::_______: thread
11. _______: METAL ::_______: w ood
WOOD :_______:: metal :_______
12. _______: HORSE ::_______: chicken
11. FINESSE 1)
2)
13. _______: PROPRIETY ::_______: quality
FLUENT :_______:: meticulous :_______
firearm
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an. daguerreotype : photograph :: musket :
firearm
fixate ,
flaccid , , ,
� flaccidity
firmness
flag , ,
wax
an. flag : vigor :: waver : resolution
� flagging
thriving, vibrant
flail ( )
flak ,
,
flamboyant ,
subdued( , , )
understated, natural
an. furtive : openness :: flamboyant : reserved
flammability
flammable=inflammable ,
flange
flannelan. flannel : cloth :: linen : fabric
flap , ,
flare ; ,
an. gust : wind :: flare : light
an. exclaim : utter :: flare : shine
flatten ,
flatter ,
an. fulminate : criticize :: adulate : flatter
an. compliment : flatter ::
request : importune(=request troublesomely)
an. malinger : ail :: flatter : appreciate
an. camouflage : deception :: flattery :
ingratiation
an. sabbatical : leave :: flattering : infatuation
flattery ,
an. rival : competition :: sycophant : flattery
an. compliment : flattery :: deference :
subservience
an. hubris : pride :: flattery : praise
an. sycophant : flattery :: extortionist : intimidation
an. flattery : praise :: loquaciousness :
talkativeness
flaunt=vaunt , ,
flax ( )
an. clay : porcelain :: flax : linen
flaw ,
an. glitch : flaw :: peccadillo : error
an. impeccable : flaw :: ingenuous : guile
flay , ,
fledge ( )
molt( , )
fledged ,
fledg(e)ling ,
experienced practitioner
fleeting ,
an. fleeting : pass :: meteoric : rise
flex ,
�flexibility
an. adamant : flexibility :: refractory : control
an. limber : flexibility :: spindly : frailty
ex. static : moving :: pliable : inflexible� flexible
mulish
flimsy , ,
flinch , ,
an. droll : laugh :: grisly : flinch
an. solicitude : concern :: stoic : flinch
flint , ,
(=skinflint)
an. pestle : grind :: flint stone : sharpen
flip 1) , ,
2) , , (=flippant)
an. flip : respect :: nonchalant : concern
*nonchalant , ,
flippant , ,
earnest
� flippancy=frivolity, levity
seriousness, gravity
flirt , (=coquet),
;
flitplod(=trudge, flop )
an. flit : move :: blurt : utter
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QUICK QUIZ 481. _______: PHOTOGRAPH ::_______: firearm
2. FLAG
_______: VIGOR ::_______: resolution
3. FLAMBOYANT
4. _______: WIND ::_______: light
5. _______: CRITICIZE ::_______: flatter
_______ : FLATTER :: request :_______
_______ : AIL ::_______: appreciate
_______: DECEPTION ::_______: ingratiation
6. RIVAL :_______:: sycophant :_______
_______ : FLATTERY :: deference :_______
_______: PRIDE :: flattery :______________: FLATTERY :: extortionist :_______
7. CLAY :_______::_______: linen
8. FLEDGE
9. FLEDG(E)LING
10. DROLL :_______:: grisly :_______
11. _______: RESPECT ::_______: concern
12. FLIPPANT
13. FLIPPANCY
14. FLIT
floodgate ,
flop 1) ,
(=plod, trudge)
2) , ( )
florid ,
flounder ,
(=stumble)
act gracefully
flourish , ; ( )
lack of embellishment
wither, waste away
flout ,
an. flout : disregard :: taunt : challenge
*taunt ,
flowchartan. flowchart : procedure :: map : terrain
fluenthalting( , ), hesitant
an. fluent : glib :: meticulous : finicky
fluffy , ,
fluke , (=serendipity)
expected occurrence
flush , ,
an. galvanize : stimulate :: irrigate : flush
fluster ,
� flustered
calm
fluvial ,
an. fluvial : river :: sidereal : star
foible ,
an. foible : fault :: quibble : objection
*quibble , (petty
objection or criticism)
an. foible : flaw :: quibble : objection
an. squabble : dispute :: foible : failing
an. tiff : squabble :: foible : failing
foil ; ( ) ,
an. foil : metal :: veneer : wood
folder ( ),
,
an. folder : papers :: drawer : clothing
foliage
an. plumage : bird :: foliage : bush
folly sagacity
foment ,
inhibit, squelch( , )
stifle
an. disseminate : information :: foment :
discontentment
an. conducive : foment :: tonic : invigorate
foolhardy ,
foolproof ,
an. foolproof : fail :: airtight : leak
footloose ,
attached
an. dauntless : trepidation :: footloose :
attachment
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QUICK QUIZ 491. FLOUNDER
2. FLOURISH
3. _______: DISREGARD ::_______: challenge
4. _______: PROCEDURE :: map :_______
5. FLUENT
FLUENT :_______:: meticulous :_______
6. FLUKE
7. GALVANIZE :_______:: irrigate :_______
8. FLUSTERED
9. _______: RIVER ::_______: star
10. _______: FAULT ::_______: objection
_______: FLAW ::_______: objection
11. _______: METAL ::_______: wood
12. _______: PAPERS ::_______: clothing
13. FOMENT 1)
2)
_______: INFORMATION ::_______:
discontentment
14. _______: FAIL ::_______: leak
foppish ,
forager (=forage, fodder) ,
an. grazing : foragers :: stalking : hunters
forbear ,
forbearance ,
impatience
ford ( ) ,
; (=wade)
an. ford : river :: pass : mountain
*pass ,
an. ford : river :: shore : lake
� fordable ( )
forebear descendants
forebode , , …
foreclosure (
)
foreknowledge ,
foreshadow ,
(=adumbrate)
forestall ,
precipitate
abet
forestry
an. tree : forestry :: flower : horticulture
forfeit , ;
forge ( );
,
an. mill : grain :: forge : metal
an. pirate : take :: forge : copy
forgery ( ),
an. forgery : counterfeit :: embezzlement : fraud
forgivean. pardon : sin :: forgive : debt
formidable , ,
comforting, enticing
simple, reassuring
an. formidable : intimidate :: disparaging :
denigrate
formulate ,
forsake ,
forte
weak point
forthright ,
backhanded
an. acrid : gentleness :: forthright : guile
foster (=rear), ,
stymie( )
founder ,
stay aloft
afloat
foundry
an. mill : grain :: foundry : metal
four-poster 4 ,
an. four-poster : bed :: convertible : automobile
foyer
fracas ,
peaceful discussion, peaceful situation
fractious ,
frankan. frank : secretiveness :: callow : maturity
fragile , ,
an. fragile : break :: flammable : burn
an. fragile : break :: porous : penetrate
an. limber : flexibility :: spindly : frailty
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QUICK QUIZ 501. GRAZING :_______::_______: hunters
2. _______: impatience
3. _______: RIVER ::_______: mountain
4. FORESTALL 1)
2)
5. MILL :_______::_______: metal
6. _______: TAKE ::_______: copy
_______: COUNTERFEIT ::
embezzlement :_______
7. _______: SIN ::_______: debt
8. FOSTER
9. _______: BED ::_______: automobile
10. FRACAS
11. _______: SECRETIVENESS ::_______: maturity
12. _______: BREAK ::_______: burn
fragment ,
coalesce
fragmentary ,
fragmentation
fraud ( ),
fraudulentan. authenticity : fraudulent :: sincerity :
hypocritical
fray 1) ,
2)
freckle , , ( )
freight
frenetic , ; ,
an. frenetic : movement :: fanatical : belief
an. energetic : frenetic :: firm : obdurate
an. firm : obstinate :: energetic : frenetic
frenzy ,
an. convulsion : contraction :: frenzy : emotion
an. calm : frenzied :: serene : tumultuous
an. calmness : frenzy :: abandon : inhibition
an. frenzy : calm :: abandon : prohibit
frequentamazing
fresco
an. parquetry : floor :: fresco : wall(parquetry
, fresco
)
fret , , ( )
fretful ,
friable
not easily crumbled, resistant to be pulverized
an. friable : crumble :: malleable : alter
an. friable : crumbled :: lucid : comprehended
an. impervious : friable :: nonflammable :
combustible
friction , ,
an. splint : mobility :: lubricant : friction
an. abraded : friction :: vaporized : heat
friezean. frieze : ornament :: pillar : support
an. frieze : building :: illumination : manuscript
fringe (=brink, rim, verge),
,
center
frivolous , , , ,
somber, grave, lugubrious
an. frivolous : gravity :: brash : discretion
frond ( )
an. frond : leaf :: boulder : rock
an. frond : fern :: needle : pine
frothy ,
weighty
frown ,
an. embrace : affection :: frown : displeasure
frowzy ,
original, striking
frugal ,
sumptuous
an. frugal : penurious :: compliant : obsequious
an. frugal : miserly :: confident : arrogant
an. frugal : penurious :: deferential : sycophantic
an. obsequious : attentive :: parsimonious : frugal
an. frugal : penurious :: firm : obduratean. frugal : impecunious :: intemperate : sober
frugality , ,
extravagancy
an. parsimony : frugality :: hubris : pride
frustrate abet
full-blown , ,
full-bodied , ,
an. full-bodied : flavor :: resonant : sound
fulcrum ( )
fulminate (=detonate), ,
an. fulminate : criticize :: adulate : flatter
fulmination , ,
praise
fulsome ( , )
an. courageous : bravado ::
complimentary : fulsomeness
fumble , ( , )
handle adroitly
fume , , ( )
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an. preen : self-satisfaction :: fume : anger
fumigate , ( )
functionary , ;
fungi fungus( , , )
an. fungi : ecologist :: motivation : psychologist
fungicide
furnacean. furnace : heat :: generator : electricity
furor ,
serenity
furtive ,
open, forthright, brassy
an. furtive : stealth :: whimsical : caprice
an. discontent : unsatisfied :: stealth : furtive� furtively
candidly
fuserend
fusillade ,
an. armada : vehicles :: fusillade : projectiles
fuss ;
,
an. assert : belabor :: tend : fuss
*belabor=assert repeatedly or at length
*fuss=be excessively carefully or solicitous
an. garrulous : talkative :: fussy : careful
fusty
fresh
futile ,
efficacious, useful
futility
an. bootless : futility :: effulgent : resplendence
an. interesting : intriguing :: bootless : futile
furtivecandid
QUICK QUIZ 511. FRAGMENT
2. AUTHENTICITY :_______:: sincerity :_______
3. _______: MOVEMENT ::_______: belief
4. _______: CONTRACTION ::
_______: emotion
5. _______: FLOOR ::_______: wall
6. _______: CRUMBLE ::_______: alter
_______: not easily crumbled
7. _______: ORNAMENT ::_______: support
_______: BUILDING ::_______: manuscript
8. _______: MOBILITY ::_______: friction_______: FRICTION ::_______: heat
9. FRINGE
10. _______: LEAF ::_______: rock
_______: FERN ::_______: pine
11. _______: AFFECTION ::_______: displeasure
12. _______: PENURIOUS :: compliant :_______
_______: MISERLY :: confident :_______
13. _______: FLAVOR ::_______: sound
14. _______: CRITICIZE ::_______: flatter
15. FULMINATION
16. COURAGEOUS :_______::
complimentary :_______
17 FUMBLE
18. _______: SELF-SATISFACTION ::
_______: anger
19. _______: STEALTH ::_______: caprice
20. _______: VEHICLES ::_______: projectiles
21. _______: belabor :: tend :_______
G
gadfly ,
an. annoying : gadfly :: rude : churl
an. gadfly : goad :: humorist : amuse
gadget , ,
an. gadget : tools :: trinkets : jewelry
gaffe ( , ) ,
an. malapropism : verbal :: gaffe : social
an.miscalculation : judgment :: gaffe : decorum
an. illusion : perception :: gaffe : judgment
gaggle ,
gainsay , ,
concur, speak in support of
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gait
an. gait : walk :: parlance : speak
gall , , , , ,
lull, calm, assuage
� galling
placating
gallantry ,
galleyan. galley : ship :: kitchen : house
galvanize ( , )
an. galvanize : stimulate :: irrigate : flush
gambit ( ) ,
gamble
an. adamant : yield :: cautious : gamble
gambol ;
plod( (=trudge)
gangway ,
an. drawbridge : castle :: gangway : ship
gape , , ( )
garble
elucidate
an. garbled : comprehend :: obscured :
recognized
an. correct : accurate :: garble : unintelligible
an. ramshackle : soundness :: garbled : clarity
gargoyle
gargantuan ,
minuscule
garish , ,
an. stridency : sound :: garishness : appearance
an. fawning : attentive :: garish : colorful
garment ,
an. hem : garment :: ruffle : shirt
an. hem : garment :: molding : cabinet
garner ,
disseminate
garnish ( ),
garnishment
garrulousan. garrulous : talkative :: cloying : sweet
an. garrulous : talkative :: fussy : careful
� garrulity ,
taciturnity( , )
� taciturn( , )
gash
an. cleft : chasm :: cut : gash
gasification
solidification
QUICK QUIZ 521. _______: TOOLS ::_______: jewelry
2. _______: VERBAL ::_______: social
3. GANSAY 1)
2)
4. _______: SHIP ::_______: house
5. _______: STIMULATE ::_______: flush
6. GAMBOL
7. _______: CASTLE ::_______: ship
8. _______: COMPREHEND ::
_______: recognized
9. _______: minuscule
10. _______: SOUND ::_______: appearance
11. GARNER
12. _______: TALKATIVE ::_______: sweet
13. GARRULITY
gauche , , ,
gaucheness ( , )
polish( , )
gaucherie ( , ) ,
an. urbane : gaucherie :: guileless : chicanery
gaudy ( )
an. gaudy : apparel :: grandiloquent : speech
gauge ,
an. gauge : pressure :: scale : weight
an. gauge : pressure :: plumb : depth
an.measure : dimensions :: gauge : pressure
ex. measure : dimensions :: calibrate : diameter
gavel (chairperson, judge, auctioneer )
an. judge : gavel :: referee : whistle
genetics� geneticist
genial ( , ) , ,
dyspeptic
an. resourceful : inventiveness :: philanthropic :
geniality
an. genial : bonhomie :: diplomatic : tact
genteel (=rarefied, refined)
loutish, churlish
an. genteel : vulgarity :: intrepid : fear
an. truculent : gentleness :: unregenerate :
remorse
genuine
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an. genuine : authenticity :: honest : trust
an. genuine : authenticity :: entire : integrity
an. genuine : authenticity :: sincere : fidelity
germane , ,
inappropriate
irrelevant
germicide ,
gerontocracyan. plutocracy : wealth :: gerontocracy : age
geyser
an. volcano : lava( ) :: geyser : water
gibe ( ),
an. apology : regret :: gibe : derision
giddy , ,
serious
� giddiness
graveness
giggle=titter (
);
gild , ,
represent accurately
gimmick ,
girder I
an. rivet : girder :: nail : plank
an. bone : body :: girder : skyscraper
an. ballast : stability :: girder : support
gist ,
tangential point
glacial , ,
an. glacial : cold :: profound : deep
glacier
an. glacier : ice :: sea : water
glade ,
an. glade : forest :: oasis : desert
gladiator ( )
an. lawyer : courtroom :: gladiator : arena
glancean. peck : kiss :: glance : look
gland
glare 1) , ,
2) , ,
an. cacophony : sound :: glare : light
� glaring
unnoticeable
QUICK QUIZ 531. GAUCHENESS
2. URBANE :_______:: guileless :_______
3. JUDGE :_______:: referee :_______
4. GENIAL
5. GERMANE 1)
2)
6. _______: WEALTH ::_______: age
7. _______: LAVA ::_______: water
8. GILD
9. RIVET :_______:: nail :_______
_______: BODY ::_______: skyscraper
_______: STABILITY ::_______: support
10. GIST
11. _______: COLD ::_______: deep
12. _______: FOREST ::_______: desert
13. LAWYER :_______::_______: arena
14. _______: SOUND ::_______: light
glaring ,
an. glaring : bright :: deafening : loud
glaze ( ), ,
rumple
an. glaze : porcelain :: varnish : wood
glean ,
glib , ,
,
labored( , )
awkward
taciturn
an. maladroit : skill :: glib : profundity
an. fluent : glib :: meticulous : finicky
glimmer ( )
an. glimmer : dazzle :: murmur : resound
glistenan. dingy : glisten :: slippery : adhere
glitch , ,
an. glitch : flaw :: peccadillo : error
an. glitch : flaw :: peccadillo : sin
an. glitch : flaw :: peccadillo : offense
an. glitch : malfunction :: peccadillo : error
an. glitch : problem :: peccadillo : error
gloat ( )
an. primp : vain :: gloat : smug
*smug , , ,
*primp ,
,
*vain , ,
gloss , , ,
an. blurb : notice :: gloss : explanation
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an. scrutinize :: gloss :: delve : skim
glossary ,
an. glossary : text :: legend : map
glossyan. varnish : glossy :: sand : smooth
glower ,
glut ; ,
dearth
glutinous ,
nonviscous
gluttonan. glutton : overindulge :: ascetic : self denial
� gluttonous
abstemious
� gluttony
an. avarice : money :: gluttony : food
gnaw , ,
goad=prod ( ),
( ),
curb
lull
an. exhort : suggest :: goad : direct
an. attack : vanquished :: goad : provoked
an. command : entreaty :: goad : enticement
an. gadfly : goad :: humorist : amuse
gobble , ,
an. gobble : eat :: guzzle : drink
*guzzle ,
an. swill : sip :: gobble : nibble
an. quaff : sip :: gobble : nibble
goblet
goggles
an. goggles : eyes :: gloves : hands
an. goggles : eyes :: earmuff : ear
goldbrick (
)
an. evade : answer :: goldbrick : work
gorge , ;
an. river : gorge :: wind : dune
an. reticent : talk :: abstemious : gorge
gossamer , ;
,
substance, ponderous, substantial
QUICK QUIZ 541. _______: BRIGHT ::_______: loud
2. GLIB 1)
2)
_______: SKILL :: glib :_______
3. _______: DAZZLE ::_______: resound
4. _______: VAIN :: gloat :_______
5. _______: TEXT ::_______: map
6. GLUT
7. GLUTINOUS
8. GOAD 1)
2)
_______: SUGGEST ::_______: direct
ATTACK :_______::_______: provoked
9. _______: EAT ::_______: drink
_______: SIP ::_______: nibble
10. RIVER :_______:: wind :_______
11. GOSSAMER
gouge 1) ( ),
an. hack : carve :: gouge : engrave
*hack
2)
an. usury : interest :: gouging : price
*usury
gourmand ,
an. gourmand : appetite :: skinflint : thrift
gourmet ,
an. bibliophile : books :: gourmet : food
an. connoisseur : art :: gourmet : cuisine
an. gourmet : food :: aesthete : art
grace ( , , ) ,
, ,
an. lumber : grace :: waver : resolution
an. coltish : discipline :: loutish : grace
graceful ,
an. articulate : speech :: graceful : movement
an. graceful : movement :: euphonious : sound
graft ( )
grammar ,
an. grammar : language :: protocol : conduct
grandiloquence
grandiloquentsecretive
an. gaudy : apparel :: grandiloquent : speak
grandiose , ,
an. ephemeral : longevity :: grandiose : humility
grandstand ; ;
( )
an. grandstand : impress :: equivocate : deceive
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granitean. iron : metal :: granite : rock
grate ( , ) ; ,
soothe( , )
grateful ,
gratify
an. gratify : desire :: slake : thirsty
gratis ,
gratingan. grating : sound :: fetid : smell
an. grating : sound : : acrid : odor
gratitude ,
gratuitous , , ,
warranted, merited(=deserved)
gratuity
grave ,
insignificant� gravity
an. frivolous : gravity :: brash : discretion
gravel 1) ( )( )
an. gravel : pebble :: crowd : person
2) ,
graze ,
an. grazing : foragers :: stalking : hunters
*stalk
green , ;
an. experience : green :: pelf : impecunious
gregarious ,
reclusive( ), aloof
an. poseur : sincerity :: recluse : gregariousness
grenade
grievous , , ( , )
,
slight
grill 1) ( , )
2) ,
an. entangle : involve :: grill : question
*entangle ( ) ,
an. observe : scrutinize :: question : grill
grimace (=scowl, frown, glower)
an. contortion : body :: grimace : face
an. chagrin : mind :: grimace : face
grin
gripe ,
an. gripe : discontent :: praise : admiration
grisly
an. grisly : flinch :: droll : laugh
gristle ( )
groan , ,
groom , ; , ,
groove
( grooves, tongue),
an. striate : grooves :: speckle : spots
an. grooved : striating :: braided : strand
an. striated : groove :: dappled : spot
grotesque
an. imperial : significant :: grotesque : fantasy
grouch
grounded , ,
aloft
grovelan. minion : dependent :: groveler : petitionary
grueling , ; ,
, ,
effortless
grove ,
an. chord : note :: grove : tree
guffaw ,
guile , ,
artlessness
an. acrid : gentleness :: forthright : guile
an. blemish : impeccable :: guile : artless
an. impeccable : flaw :: ingenuous : guile
an. guile : artless :: blemish : flawless
guillotine ,
an. pillory : ridicule :: guillotine : execute
gull ;
� gulled
an. wary : gulled :: vigilant : ambushed
an. vigilant : entrapped :: wary : gulled
gulliblean. coward : craven :: dupe : gullible
an. gullible : chicanery :: servile : domination
an. compliant : servile :: trusting : gullible
an. gullible : chicanery :: servile : domination
gully (=gullet)( )
an. gully : erosion :: callous : friction
guman. resin : tree :: gum : rubber plant
gushan. gush : effusive :: rage : irate
an. blast : whiff :: gush : trickle
an. gush : effusive :: rage : irate
gustation ,
an. olfaction : odor :: gustation : flavor
gustatory
guy ,
an. strut : wing :: guy : pylon
guzzle
an. complain : carp :: drink : guzzle
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QUICK QUIZ 551. _______ CARVE ::_______: engrave
_______: INTEREST ::_______: price
2. _______: APPETITE ::_______: thrift
3. _______: GRACE ::_______: resolution
_______: DISCIPLINE ::_______: grace
_______: SPEECH :: graceful :_______
4._______: MOVEMENT ::_______: sound
5. _______: LANGUAGE ::_______: conduct
6. GRANDILOQUENT
7. _______: IMPRESS ::_______: deceive
8. _______: METAL ::_______: rock
9. GRATE
10. _______: SOUND ::_______: smell
11. GRATUITOUS
12. _______: PEBBLE ::_______: person
13. GRIEVOUS
14. _______: INVOLVE ::_______: question
15. OBSERVE :_______:: question :_______
16. _______: GROOVES ::_______: spots
17. GROUNDED
18. GROUSE
19. GRUELING
20. _______: note ::_______: tree
21. GUILE
22. _______: RIDICULE ::_______: execute
23. WARY :_______:: vigilant :_______
24. _______: CHICANERY ::_______:
domination
25. COWARD :_______:: dupe :_______
26. _______: EFFUSIVE :: rage :_______
27. _______: ODOR ::_______: flavor
28. _______: WING ::_______: pylon
H
hack ;
,
an. hack : carve :: gouge : engrave
*gouge
*engrave
an.mercenary : soldier :: hack : writer
hackneyed ,
fresh( ), original
an. windy : concise :: hackneyed : originalan. equivocation : misleading :: bromide :
hackneyed
halcyon ; , ,
miserable( )
tempestuous, stormy
hale ,
infirm
half-baked well thought of, complete
halfhearted
enthusiastic
hallow ,
hallmark ,
uncharacteristic feature
hallucinate
hallucination
an. delusion : thought :: hallucination :
perception
hallucinatory
hallway ,
halo ( ) , ,
halting ,
ham-handed
deft, adroit
hamper ;
facilitate
an. mail : mailbox :: laundry : hamper
hamstring ,
make efficientan. hamstring : effectiveness :: enervate : vitality
�hamstrung
an. hamstrung : effectiveness :: enervated :
vitality
handcuff ( )
hangar ,
hangdog , ; ( )
buoyant
elated
hanker� hankering
odium
hapless fortunate, lucky
harangue ( ), (
)
speak temperately
harass ,
an. haunt : familiar :: harass : irritatingan. harassment : disturbance :: flexibility :
spinelessness
harbor , ;
evict
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hard-bitten ,
tender
hardheaded , ,
hardy
feeble
harmony discord
harness , ,
fail to utilize
harrow ( ),
assuage
harry ;
comfort, untrouble
hasten ,
slow the progress of
check, retard
hasty ,
characterized by deliberation
well considered
hatch ( , , , )
an. door : room :: hatch : hold
haunt ,
shun, infrequency
an. haunt : familiar :: harass : irritating
an. persecute : injure :: haunt : remember
hauter
humility
an. fawn : hauteur :: self depreciate : swagger
haven , (=sanctuary)
dangerous place
havoc (=devastation),
serenity
headstrong , ,
tractable, deliberate
an. willfulness : headstrong :: subservience :
fawning
hearken=harken
ignore
heartrending
an. heartrending : sad :: deafening : loud
heavy-handed , ,
heckle ( )
hedge ( ) ;
an. prune : hedge :: trim : hair
an. hedge : loss :: quarantine : contamination
an. safeguard : accident :: hedge : loss
hedonistascetic
an. hedonist : pleasure :: recluse : privacy
hedonistican. hedonistic : pleasure :: narcissistic : self
QUICK QUIZ 561. _______: CARVE ::_______: engrave
2. HACKNEYED
3. HALCYON 1)
2)
4. HALE
5. HALLMARK
6. MAIL : MAILBOX ::_______:_______
7. HAPLESS
8. HARANGUE
9. HARBOR
10. HARROW
11. DOOR : ROOM ::_______:_______
12. HAVEN
13. HAVOC
14. HEADSTRONG
_______: HEADSTRONG ::_______: fawning
15. _______: PLEASURE ::_______: privacy
16. _______: PLEASURE ::_______: self
heedless ,
hegemony ,
lack of authority
helmet ,
an. amulet : evil :: helmet : injury
heinous ,
commendable
heirlooman. heirloom : ancestor :: bequest : testator
hem ,
an. hem : garment :: ruffle : shirt
an. hem : garment :: molding : cabinet
hemophilia
hemorrhage ( )
an. hemorrhage : bleeding :: vertigo : dizziness
herbaceous ,
herbicidean. insect : pesticide :: plant : herbicide
hereditary ,
acquired
heresyan. apostasy : faith :: recantation : heresy
heretic ( )
an. nonconformist : norm :: heretic : orthodoxy
hereticalan. doctrine : heretical :: course : errant
heretofore ,
hermetic , ,
permeable, easily comprehended
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hermit
an. vegetarian : meat :: hermit : society
� hermitage
an. hermitage : secluded :: landmark :
conspicuous
herpetologist
an. salmon : ichthyologist :: chameleon :
herpetologist
heterodox ,
orhtidox, conventional
hew , ,
(=conform)
hiatus (=rift), (=lacuna)
nexus
hidean. miller : grain :: tanner : hide
hidebound ,
an. contumacious : authority :: hidebound :
innovation
ex. contumacious : authority :: conservative :
novelty
ex. contumacious : authority :: reactionary
change
an. hidebound : conservative :: maniac :
interestedan. hidebound : conservative :: manic : excited
hie
dawdle
hieroglyph ,
an. decipher : hieroglyph :: break : code
hieroglyphic ( ), ,
highbrow
highlight , ,
hilarious ,
an.macabre : shudder :: hilarious : laugh
hill , , ,
an. hill : mountain :: creek : river
hinder
hinge ; …
hinterland ,
coastal region
hiss , ,
an. hiss : sibilant :: drone : monotonous
histocompatibility
hive ,
an. tumultuous : bedlam :: active : hive
hoard , ; ( ) ,
an. wait : lurk :: save : hoard
an. hoard : miser :: shirk : malinger
an.miser : hoard :: sycophant : fawn
an.miser : hoard :: pundit : opine
an. miser : hoard :: dandy : preen
hoary , ,
an. hoary : old :: hilarious : funny
hoax ( ) , ( )
an. hoax : deceive :: filibuster : delay
hodgepodge ;
an. hodgepodge : uniformity :: cliché : original
an. items : hodgepodge :: people : rabble
an. rioter : hodgepodge :: interpreter : translatean. rioter : hodgepodge :: illuminator : instruct
hoean. list : discography :: tool : hoe
hoist ;
an. bolster : support :: tackle : hoist
hold ,
an. door : room :: hatch : hold
homage
disrespect
an. counsel : advice :: laud : homage
homeopathy
homicide ( ),
homileticsan. sermon : homiletics :: argument : logic
homilyan. parable : story :: homily : lecture
homogeneity
homogenizationan. homogenization : uniform ::
putrefaction : rotten
hone ( )
blunt
honorariuman. amenity : comfortable :: honorarium :
grateful
honor-bound ,
hoodwink
disabuse( )
hoof
hortatory=hortative ,
an. didactic : teach :: hortatory : urgean. hortative : encourage :: exculpatory :
absolve
horticulturean. tree : forestry :: flower : horticulture
horn ,
an. trumpet : horn :: tambourine : drum
host ( )
an. host : parasite :: medium : bacterium
hot-headed ,
hovel , ,
(=hut)
an. palatial : hovel :: bucolic : city
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an. palatial : hovel :: bucolic : mega(lo)polis
hover , (=falter)
an. hover : plunge :: crouch : spring
*plunge ( , ) ,
*crouch , (=cringe, grovel)
hub , ,
an. spoke : hub :: radius : center
hubris ,
humility
an. hubris : pride :: flattery : praise
an. parsimony : frugality :: hubris : pride
an. hesitation : reluctance :: hubris : pride
huckster , ,
(=mercenary)
hull ( , , )
an. carapace : turtle :: hull : seed
humbleness
an. dour : geniality :: bumptious : humbleness
an. impetuous : vacillation :: bumptious :
humbleness
humdrum ,
humiliation ,
an. catastrophe : mishap ::
humiliation : embarrassment
humility
humor ,
an. chide : pillory :: humor : mollycoddle
hunches , ,
hurdle ( )
hurl ,
an. scowl : displeasure :: hurl : disgustex. scowl : displeasure :: kiss : affection
hurly-burly , ;
husband , ;
squander
husbandry
prodigality
an. husbandry : dissipate :: alacrity :
procrastinate
husk ( , )
core
husky ( ) ,
delicate
hustle , ( ) ; ,
hesitate, enervation, tranquility, stillness
hybrid ( )
of unmixed extraction
hybridization
hydratean. aerate : oxygen :: hydrate : water
hydroelectric
hyperactivity
hyperbole
understatement( , )
an. playful : banter :: exaggerated : hyperbole
an. malicious : ill will :: exaggerating : hyperbole
an. exaggerated : hyperbole :: nonsensical :
drivel
hyperbolic ,
an. aphoristic : terse :: hyperbolic : exaggerated
hypertension ,
hypnotic ,
conscious
stimulant
hypochondriacal ( )
hypocrite
hypocrisy ,
hypocritical
ingenuous, honest
an. authenticity : fraudulent :: sincerity :
hypocritical
hypothesisan. hypothesis : proof :: promise : fulfillment
an. claim : legitimated :: hypothesis : confirmed
hysteria ,
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QUICK QUIZ 571. HEGEMONY
2. _______: EVIL ::_______: injury
3. _______: BLEEDING ::_______: dizziness
4. _______: NORM ::_______: orthodoxy
5. HERMETIC
6. HIATUS
7. MILLER :_______:: tanner :_______
8. DECIPHER :_______:: break :_______
9. _______: SHUDDER ::_______: laugh
10. _______: MOUNTAIN ::_______: river
11. HINTERLAND
12. _______: SIBILANT ::_______: monotonous
13. WAIT :_______:: save :_______
14. _______: DECEIVE ::_______: delay
15. BOLSTER :_______:: tackle :_______
16. SERMON :_______:: argument :_______
17. _______: UNIFORM ::_______: rotten
18. HONE
19. _______: COMFORTABLE ::
_______: grateful
20. HOODWINK
21. TREE :_______:: flower :_______
22. TRUMPET :_______:: tambourine :_______
23. HOST :_______::_______: bacterium
24. HOVER :_______::_______: spring
25. SPOKE :_______:: radius :_______
26. HUBRIS
HUBRIS :_______:: flattery :_______
27. _______: TURTLE ::_______: seed
28 CATASTROPHE :_______::
_______: embarrassment
29. HUSBAND
30. HYPERBOLE
PLAYFUL :_______:: exaggerated :_______
31. _______: TERSE ::_______: exaggerated
32. _______: PROOF :: promise :_______
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ichthyologistan. salmon : ichthyologist :: chameleon :
herpetologist
icicle
icon , , ( )
iconoclast ( , )
an. philosopher : cogitate :: iconoclast : attack
an. dogma : iconoclast :: convention : maverick
idiosyncrasy ,
idiosyncratic ,
idolatrousan. suspicious : paranoid :: admiring : idolatrous
an. zealous : enthusiastic :: idolatrous : devoted
idolateran. reverent : idolater :: trusting : dupe
idolatry
idyll ,
experience fraught with tension
an. idyll : carefree :: ordeal : difficult
ignite ,
extinguish
douse
an. combustible : ignite :: malleable : shape
ignobleeminent
ignominioushonorable, lofty
ignominy ,
glory, honor, esteem, respect, eminence
illicit
illiteracy ,
an. illiteracy : education :: inequity : redistribution
illusory , ,
an. specious : genuineness :: illusory : reality
an. maelstrom : turbulent :: mirage : illusory
illustrate ,
an. illustrate : pictures :: particularize : details
illusion ,
an. illusion : perception :: gaffe : judgment
illuminate ,
an. illuminate : darkness :: educate : ignorance
an. therapeutic : hospital :: illuminating : school
illuminati ( )
an. interpreter : translate :: illuminati : instruct
illumination ,
an. frieze : building :: illumination : manuscript
an. stylus : mark :: lamp : illumination
illustrate ,
an. illustrate : pictures :: particularize : details
imbroglio harmony
imbue , ( , )
immanentextrinsic, explicit
immaterial , ,
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(=inconsequential)
relevant(=consequential )
an. immaterial : relevance :: peripheral : center
an. immaterial : relevance :: circuitous :
directness
immemorial
recent
immerse ,
immolate ,
imminent
immune ,
having no resistance
an. immune : disease :: immortal : death
an. vaccination : immune :: overexposure : jaded
immunity susceptibility
an. soporific : sleep :: vaccinating : immunity
immunizean. fertilize : grow :: immunize : resist
immure ,
release
QUICK QUIZ 581. PHILOSOPHER :_______::_______: attack
2. DOGMA :_______:: convention :_______
3. SUSPICIOUS :_______:: admiring :_______
4. _______: ENTHUSIASTIC ::
_______: devoted
5. IDYLL
IDYLL :_______::_______: difficult
6. IGNITE 1)
2)
7. IGNOMINIOUS
8. _______: EDUCATION ::
_______: redistribution
_______: IGNITE ::_______: shape
9. _______: GENUINENESS ::_______: reality
_______: TURBULENT :: mirage :_______
10. _______: PICTURES ::_______: details
11. _______: PERCEPTION ::_______: truth
12. _______: DARKNESS ::_______: ignorance
13. IMBROGLIO
14. IMMATERIAL
15. IMMANENT
16. IMMUNE : DISEASE ::_______:_______
IMMUNE
17. IMMUNITY
18. _______: GROW ::_______: resist
immutable ,
variable
an. fallacious : proved :: immutable : changed
an. immutable : altered :: implacable :
propitiated
an. transitory : endure :: immutable : change
imp ,
an. insensitive : boor :: mischievous : imp
impair , ,
impalpable ,
impart ,
impartiality
impasse ,
impassive , ,
susceptible to pain, overwrought( )
emotional
an. impassive : perturb :: voracious : satisfy
impassiveness , ,
ebullience
*ebullience
impeach , ,
impeccable ,
faulty
an. boundless : limit :: impeccable : flaw
an. impeccable : flaw :: ingenuous : guile
an. impeccable : fault :: unblemished :
imperfection
an. sterile : bacteria :: impeccable : flaws
an. impeccable : flaw :: sterile : germ
an. blemish : impeccable :: guile : artless
an. rectitude : transgressive :: keenness : obtuse
an. impeccable : flaw :: indolent : stir
impecunious ,
affluent, wealthy, prosperous
an. foolish : discretion :: impecunious : money
an. frugal : impecunious :: intemperate : sober
impede assist
an. blandishment : cajole :: obstacle : impede
impel , ,
restrain
impending ,
remote
impenetrability
impenetrable ,
an. pierce : impenetrable :: profane : inviolable
imperative
an. question : interrogative :: order : imperative
imperceptible ,
imperial , ,
an. imperial : significant :: grotesque : fantasy
an. imperial : significant :: spartan : austere
imperious , , ,
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obsequious
� imperiousness
obsequiousness
an. fawn : imperiousness :: equivocate :
directness
impermeable
,
porous
impermeabilityan. opacity : light :: impermeability : fluid
impersonate … ,
impertinence ,
respect, relevance
imperturbable ,
� imperturbability
volatility, diffidence
impervious , ,
an. impervious : penetrate :: ineluctable : avoid
an. impervious : damaged :: indomitable :
subdued
an. impervious : friable :: nonflammable :
combustiblean. impervious : damaged :: indefensible :
excused
impetuous , ,
deliberate( )
an. impetuous : vacillation :: bumptious :
humbleness
an. impetuous : hesitation :: bumptious :
humbleness� impetuosity
hesitance, vacillation
impiety ( , , )
devoutness
implacable ,
an. implacable : appease :: indomitable :
subdue
an. implacable : compromise :: honest : swindle
an. recalcitrant : authority :: implacable :
conciliation
an. immutable : altered :: implacable :
propitiated
implausible ,
believable, verisimilar
QUICK QUIZ 591. FALLACIOUS :_______::_______: changed
2. INSENSITIVE :_______:: mischievous :_______
3. IMPASSIVE
4. IMPASSIVENESS
5. _______: LIMIT ::_______: flaw
6. _______: FLAW ::_______: guile
7. _______: FAULT ::_______: imperfection
8. IMPECUNIOUS
9. IMPEDE
10. IMPEL
11. IMPERIOUSNES
FAWN :_______::_______: directness
12. IMPERMEABLE
13. _______: LIGHT ::_______: fluid
14. IMPETUOUS
15. IMPERVIOUS :_______::
ineluctable :_______
16. _______: APPEASE :: indomitable :_______
_______: COMPROMISE :: honest :_______
17. IMPLAUSIBLE
implement ,
foil
implicate ,
, ,
implication , ,
implicit ,
implode ( ) ,
an. contract : implode :: descend : plummet
an. collapse : implode :: divide : sunder
an. collapse : implode :: steep : immerse
implosion ,
implore
importune , ( )
an. importune : request :: pry : inquiry
*pry ,
impostor
imposture ,
impregnable ,
impresario ,
an. impresario : entertainment :: broker : trade
improbable
improbity ,
honesty
impromptu ,
carefully rehearsed
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an. ad-lib : impromptu :: aside : divergent
improvement ,
an. improvements : mastery :: savings : wealth
improvise ( , )
plan carefully in advance
an. text : extemporize :: score : improvise
imprudent ,
an. apathetic : emotion :: imprudent : discretion
impudent , ,
respectful, deferential
� impudence
an. impudence : brazen :: deadpan : impassive
impugn ,
champion( )
endorse, uphold
vindicate
impulsive ,
impunity ,
inadvertence , , ,
careful attention
inadvertent , (=fortuitous,
adventitious)
intentional
inalienable ,
an. inalienable : surrendered :: implacable :
propitiated
inane ,
substantial, expressive, meaningful, pregnant,
significant, weighty
inanimate ,
an. ephemeral : enduring :: inanimate : living
inaugurate ,
an. inaugurate : president :: install : official
an. inaugurate : president :: crown : king
inauguration , ( )
an. inauguration : official :: matriculation :
student
incandescence
incapacitate ,
incarcerate ,
liberate
incendiary ,
calming, moderating
QUICK QUIZ 601. IMPLEMENT
2. CONTRACT :_______:: descend :_______
3. _______: REQUEST ::_______: inquiry
4. _______: ENTERTAINMENT ::
_______: trade
5. IMPROBITY
6. IMPROMPTU
7. _______: MASTERY ::_______: wealth
8. IMPROVISE
TEXT :_______:: score :_______
9. _______: EMOTION ::_______: discretion
10. IMPUDENT
11. IMPUGN 1)
2)
3)
12. INADVERTENCE
13. INADVERTENT
14. _______: OFFICIAL ::_______: student
15. INCARCERATE
incense , ( ),
(=infuriate, exasperate)
inception ,
an. inception : termination :: matriculation :
graduation
inchan. inch : move :: drawl : speak
inchoate , , ,
explicit( ), completely formed, fully
formed, fully realized
an. immature : developed :: inchoate : realized
incinerate� incineration
an. singe : incineration :: erode : destruction
incipient ,
full-blown( )
an. immature : developed :: incipient : realized
inclement ( ) , ,
balmy
incogitant ,
an. incogitant : thoughtful :: restive : calm
incompatibility ,
incongruent ( )
an. incongruent : conform :: recalcitrant : obey
an. incongruent : conform :: scattering : overlap
incongruous ,
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� incongruity ,
inconsequential ,
an. apocalyptic : prophetic :: inconsequential :
illogical
an. apocalyptic : prophetic :: inconsequential :
irrational
inconsonant ( )
in agreement
incontrovertible ,
an. incontrovertible : disputed :: untenable :
defended
an. incontrovertible : disputed :: ravenous :
satisfied
an. incontrovertible : disputed :: intrepid : feared
incorporate ,
incorrigible ,
an. incorrigible : reformed :: inscrutable :
understood
� incorrigibility ,
increment , ,
incrimination ,
exoneration
incubation , ( )
an. latency : response :: incubation : disease
incubus
incursion , ,
retreat( )
indecorous proper
indecipherable ( )
an. indecipherable : decoded ::
unmanageable : controlled
indelible ,
an. indelible : forget :: astounding : expect
indelibility
erasability
an. indelibility : erasure :: impermeability :
passage
indemnity , ,
an. mollification : soothe :: indemnity : secure
indented (=concave convex)
indeterminate ,
definite
indigence opulence, wealth
� indigent
affluent
an. indigent : wealth :: redundant :
indispensability
indigenous ,
acquired, extra, nonnative
indignation ,
indiscriminate ,
indigent , …
an. indigent : wealth :: redundant :
indispensability
indistinguishable ,
an. indistinguishable : confound ::
equivalent : interchange
indoctrinate ( , ) ,
an. stickler : exacting :: pedagogue :
indoctrinating
indolent , ,
an. impeccable : flaw :: indolent : stir
indubitable ,
questionable
an. indivisible : whole :: indubitable : certain
QUICK QUIZ 611. INCHOATE
2. INCIPIENT
IMMATURE :_______:: incipient :_______
3. INCLEMENT
4. INCONSONANT
5. _______: REFORMED ::_______: understood
6. _______: RESPONSE ::_______: disease
7. INCURSION
8. _______: PROPRIETY ::_______: sensitivity
9. _______: DECODED ::_______: controlled
10. _______: FORGET ::_______: expect
11. INDELIBILITY
INDELIBILITY :_______::_______: passage
12. INDETERMINATE
13. INDIGENCE
14. INDIGENOUS
15. _______: WEALTH ::_______: indispensability
16. INDISTINGUISHABLE :_______::
_______: interchange
17. _______: WHOLE ::_______: certain
_______: questionable
induce , ,
inducement , , ,
deterrent
induct ,
indulge ,
an. embarrass : mortify :: indulge : mollycoddle
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an. abstemious : indulge :: austere : decorate
indulgent ,
ascetic
indurate , ,
soften
ineffable ( ) ,
inefficacious ( )
inelastic ,
an. ephemeral : endure :: inelastic : stretch
inelegant ,
ineluctablean. impervious : penetrate :: ineluctable : avoid
inept ,
deft, adroit
ineptitude ,
inerrancy ,
fallibility
inert ,
active, dynamic
an. ephemeral : endure :: inert : react
inequity ,
rectitude
inertia , ,
tendency to change motion
activity
inevitable , (=ineluctable),
an. untenable : defended :: inevitable : avoided
an. inevitable : chance :: absolute : variability
(
)
an. irrevocable : rescinded :: inevitable : avoided
inexhaustible , ,
inexorable ,
relenting
an. inexorable : dissuasion :: indomitable :
conquest
infamy ,
good repute
infatigability
infatuation ,
an. sabbatical : leave :: flattering : infatuation
infection ,
an. antibiotic : infection :: coagulant : bleeding
an. antidote : poisoning :: antibiotic : infection
an. quarantine : infection :: barricade : transfer
infelicitous ,
infelicity ,
appropriateness
inferan. tacit : infer :: encoded : decode
inferno ( ),
(=an extremely violent fire)
an. fire : inferno :: storm : hurricane
infertility ,
infest ,
infidelity , ,
infiltrate ( ) , ( )
( )
an. infiltrate : enter :: insinuate : say
an. enter : infiltrate :: plan : conspire
infiltration ,
infinite
an. infinite : exhaust :: discrete : overlap
an. unique : precedent :: infinite : end
infinity ( , )(=infinitude)
bounded space
infirm ,
infirmary ( , )
an. infirmary : treatment :: conservation :introduction
an. infirmary : treatment :: conservatory : instruction
inflame ,
assuage, subdue
inflate , ,
minimize
an. inflate : burst :: pull : tear
influx exodus
infraction , ,
infuriatean. infuriate : rage :: nonplus : perplexity
infuse , (=inspire)
drain away, drain out, refuse, extract
an. inspire : infuse :: obliterate : remove
ingénue
an. ingénue : sophistication :: cynic : trustfulness
ingenious ,
prosaic
ingenuity , ,
lack of inventiveness
an. diplomat : tact :: inventor : ingenuity
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QUICK QUIZ 621. INDUCEMENT
2. _______: INDULGE ::_______: decorate
3. INDURATE
4. _______: ENDURE ::_______: stretch
5. _______: PENETRATE ::_______: avoid
6. INERRANCY
7. INERTIA
8. _______: DEFENDED ::_______: avoided
_______: CHANCE :: absolute :_______
9.INEXORABLE
10. INFELICITY
11. FIRE :_______:: storm :_______
12. _______: ENTER ::_______: say
13. INFINITY
14. INFLATE
INFLATE :_______:: pull :_______
15. INFLUX
16. _______: TACT :: inventor :_______
INGENUITY
ingenuous ,
cunning
an. impeccable : flaw :: ingenuous : guile
an. ingenuous : dissemble :: raffish : preen
an. ingenuous : dissemble :: polite : snub
ingest expel
ingrained ,
easily to change, extrinsic
ingrate
thankful person
ingratiate ,
an. camouflage : deception :: flattery :
ingratiation
an. ingratiating : win favor :: disingenuous :
deceive
ingredient ,
inhalation ,
inherited
inhibited ,
inimical ,
friendly, amiable, amicable
inimitable ,
ordinary( , ), commonplace
iniquitous , ,
� iniquity
rectitude, disinterestedness
inklingan. inkling : indication :: lapse : error
initial
following
an. initial : realized :: irregular : classified
innocuous ,
caustic
an. placebo : innocuous :: salve : unctuous
innuendo ( ) , ;
inopportune ,
inquisitive ,
insalubrity healthfulness
insatiable ,
slakable
inscrutable ,
an. incorrigible : reformed :: inscrutable :
understood
insect ;
an. insect : pesticide :: plant : herbicide
insensate ,
conscious
insentient , ,
perceiving
insidious ,
insightful
insignia ( , ) , ,
insincerity ,
insinuatean. infiltrate : enter :: insinuate : say
insipid , ,
an. ruthless : mercy :: insipid : flavor
an. insipid : invention :: prosaic : imagination
insolence , ,
� insolent , ,
polite, courteous, elegant
an. perfunctorily : inspiration :: insolently :
veneration
insolvencyability to pay one's debts
insomniaan. insomnia : sleep :: dyslexia : read
insouciant ,
an. tenacious : yield :: insouciant : worry
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QUICK QUIZ 631. INGENUOUS
IMPECCABLE :_______:: ingenuous :_______
2. INGEST
3. INGRATE
4. _______: DECEPTION :: flattery :_______
5. INIMICAL
6. INIMITABLE 1)
2)
7. _______: INDI CATION ::_______: error
8. INNOCUOUS
_______: INNOCUOUS ::_______: unctuous
9. INSALUBRITY
10. _______: PESTICIDE ::_______: herbicide
11. INSENTIENT
12. _______: ENTER ::_______: say
13. _______: MERCY ::_______: flavor
_______: INVENTION ::_______: imagination
14. _______: I NSPIRATION ::
_______: veneration
15. INSOLVENCY
16. _______: SLEEP ::_______: read
inspire ( , , , )
instate
oust
instinct
learned response
instigator
an. instigator : incite :: bully : browbeat
instrumentalistan. instrumentalist : orchestra :: actor : troupe
an. conductor : instrumentalist :: director : actor
an. instrumentalist : symphony :: dancer : ballet
instill ( )
drain away, remove
insular ,
cosmopolitan
insularity ,
cosmopolitanism( )
insulate ,
expose
insurance , ,
an. raincoat : rain :: insurance : loss
insurgent , ( ) ;
an. parsimony : miser :: rebelliousness : insurgent
intact ,
intangibility ,
,
integral , ,
superfluous, redundant, tangential
integrate
separate
integrity , (=rectitude),
incompleteness
an. ecumenical : generality :: entire : integrity
intemperance ,
� intemperate ,
constrained
intercede ( ) ,
� intercessor ,
an. intercessor : mediate :: augur : predictionan. intercessor : mediate :: translator : interpret
interdict ,
authorize
interim ,
permanent
interlock� interlocking
independent
interminable ,
an. countless : number :: interminable : duration
an. innumerable : number :: interminable :
duration
an. myriad : number :: interminable : duration
an. untold : number :: interminable : duration
intermittent ,
constant
interpolate
interpose
interregnum ( , ) ,
an. interregnum : government :: hibernation :
activity
interrogatory=interrogativean. confidence : arrogant :: inquiry : interrogatory
an. question : interrogative :: order : imperative
intersperse
intertwine ,
intimatecommunicate directly
intimidate ( )
an. dauntless : intimidate :: irrepressible : restrainan. coward : intimidate :: perplexed : obfuscate
an. formidable : intimidate :: disparaging :
denigrate
intimidation ,
an. sycophant : flattery :: extortionist : intimidation
intoxicant ;
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intractable ,
an. intractable : manage :: phlegmatic : provoke
an. intractable : lead :: imperious : submit
intransigence ,
� intransigent ( ),
( )
open to compromise
an. firm : intransigent :: concerned : obsessed
an. intransigent : acquiesce :: deferential : offend
intrepid , ,
apprehensive
an. genteel : vulgarity :: intrepid : fear
an. intrepid : deter :: rapt : distract
intricacy
an. chiaroscuro : contrast :: tapestry : intricacy
� intricate (=complicated)
uncomplicated
intriguing
an. interesting : intriguing :: bootless : futile
intrinsicextraneous
intrude ,
intrusive ,
intuition
� intuitive
inundate ,
drain( , )
inundation ,
scarcity
QUICK QUIZ 641. INSTINCT
2. _______: INCITE ::_______: browbeat
_______: ORCHESTRA ::_______: troupe
CONDUCTOR :_______:: director :_______
_______: SYMPHONY ::_______: ballet
3. INSULARITY
4. _______: RAIN ::_______: loss
5. PARSIMONY :_______::
rebelliousness :_______
6. INTEGRITY
7. INTERDICT
8. INTEGRAL
9. INTERIM
10. INTERMITTENT
11. INTERLOCKING
12. _______: GOVERNMENT ::_______: activity
13. INTIMATE
14. SYCOPHANT :_______:: extortionist :_______
15. _______: MANAGE ::_______: provoke
16. FIRM :_______:: concerned :_______
INTRANSIGENT
17. INTREPID
18. INTRICATE
19. INTRINSIC
20. INUNDATE
21. INUNDATION
inured …
an. sensitization : allergic :: habituation : inured
an. inured : tolerance :: addicted : dependency
invariable ,
disparate
invariancefluctuation
invective
laudatory speech(words), flatteryan. polemic : disputatious :: invective : abusive
an. exhortation : motivate :: invective : discredit
inveighverbally provide support
inveigle request directly
openly seek to persuade
an. interest : inveigle :: plan : scheme
inventory ( )
an. inventory : stock :: census : population
an. census : population :: inventory :
merchandise
invert ,
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inveterate ,
casual, occasional, one-time
invidious ,
beneficial
invigorate ,
an. conducive : foment :: tonic : invigorate
an. tonic : invigorate :: analgesic : deaden
invinciblean. invincible : subdued :: impervious : damaged
inviolable
profane, impure
an. pierce : impenetrable :: profane : inviolable
an. penetrate : impermeable :: profane :
inviolable
inviolate ,
profane
invoke ,
suspend
invulnerable , ,
,
an. untenable : defended :: invulnerable : injured
an. untenable : defense :: invulnerable : injury
iota
irascible ,
even-tempered
an. irascible : provoked :: credulous : persuaded
iratean. gush : effusive :: rage : irate
ire ,
iridescent ,
monochromatic
iris ( )
irk , ,
assuage, make someone pleased
an. irk : enrage :: suggest : urge
irksome ,
an. pest : irksome :: expert : proficient
ironclad , ( )
an. firm : ironclad :: smart : brilliant
an. jammed : full :: ironclad : firm
irresolution determination
an.malleable : shape :: irresolution : opinion
irresolutean. demur : qualms :: waver : irresoluteness
an. prevaricate : mendacious ::
vacillate : irresolute
irrevocable ,
an. irrevocable : repeal :: ineluctable : avoid
*repeal ,
*ineluctable
an. irrevocable : rescinded :: inevitable : avoided
irrigate ,
an. galvanize : stimulate :: irrigate : flush
an. stoke : fuel :: irrigate : water
irritable , ,
irritant ;
irritate ,
an. antidote : poisoning :: balm : irritation
an. haunt : familiar :: harass : irritating
an. haunt : similarity :: harass : irritating
an. irritate : pacific :: fabricate : ingenuous
isolate ,
group
issue 1
withdraw
an. stanza : line :: volume : issue
an. debate : issue :: bargain : price
an. repartee : retort :: debate : issue
isthmus (
)
an. isthmus : land :: strait : sea
*strait
itinerary , , ;
an. itinerary : trip :: agenda : meeting
an. agenda : minutes :: itinerary : log
*minute
*log
an. itinerary : trip :: syllabus : course
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QUICK QUIZ 651. SENSITIZATION :_______:: habituation :
_______
2. INVARIABLE
3. INVARIANCE
4. INVECTI VE
POLEMIC :_______:: invective :_______
5. INVEIGLE
_______: INVEIGLE :: plan :_______
6. _______: STOCK ::_______: population
_______: POPULATION ::
_______: merchandise
7. INVETERATE 1)
2)
8. INVIDIOUS
9. _______: SUBDUED ::_______: damaged
10. _______: DEFENDED ::_______: injured
11. IRASCIBLE
_______: PROVOKED ::_______: persuaded
12. _______: ENRAGE ::_______: urge
IRK
13. _____ : IRKSOME :: expert : ______
14. FIRM :_______:: smart :_______
15. _______: SHAPE ::_______: opinion
16. DEMUR :_______::_______: irresoluteness
_______: MENDACIOUS ::
_______: irresolute
_______: REPEAL ::_______: avoid
17. _______: STIMULATE ::_______: flush
18. ISOLATE
19. _______: LINE ::_______: issue
20. _______: LAND ::_______: sea
21. _______: TRIP ::_______: meeting
AGENDA :_______::_______: log
_______: TRIP ::_______: course
J
jabberspeak slowly
jaded ,
an. overexposure : jaded :: vaccination : immune
jagged (=serrate, serrated),
jamb
jargon ,
an. vernacular : place :: jargon : profession
*vernacular ,
jargon-laden
jaundiced ,
jeer ,
an. jeer : derision :: reprehend : censure
jejune , ,
thought-provoking
an. labyrinthine : simplicity :: jejune : interest
jest , ,
solemn speaking, solemn utterance
jibe 1) ; ,
2) ,
conflict( , )
jigsaw puzzlean. piece : jigsaw puzzle :: tile : mosaic
jitteryresolute
jockey ; ,
jocose ,
an. pleased : jocose :: unhappy : lachrymose
jocular , , (=facetious)
serious(=grave)
jocund ,
dreary, morose, dour, serious
jog , ,
an. jog : exercise :: barter : trade
jolt , ,
an. jolt : move :: check : stop
jot
an. nip : eat :: jot : write
an. jot : write :: skim : read
jovial ,
mournful, drab, morose
judicious ,
unwise
an. miser : stingy :: sage : judicious
judiciousness ,
indiscretion
an. constant : stalwart :: judiciousness : sage
juggernaut
(
)
an. juggernaut : crush :: quisling : betray
an. juggernaut : crush :: charlatan : deceive
an. juggernaut : unstoppable :: enigma :
impenetrable
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an. juggernaut : unstoppable :: extemporization :
spontaneous
an. siren : unresistant :: juggernaut : unstopptable
jumble ( ), ( )
( )
jurist
justify ,
argue against
k
ken
an. earshot : hear :: ken : see
kernel
kidnap ,
an. kidnap : detainment :: plunder : destruction
kidney ( )
an. organ : kidney :: bone : rib
kindle ,
extinguish, squelch( )
kindred , ( )
unsimilarity, dissimilar
knack ,
ineptitude, awkwardness, foolishness
knapsack ( )
knave ,
an. sage : judgement :: knave : deceit
an. knave : rogue :: jack : dishonest man
kneecap
knotty ,
easy, simple
knowing (=witting, purposeful), ,
( )
knowledgeable=knowing ,
an. exercise : strong :: read : knowledgeable
cf. intelligible=understandable ,
kudos disparage
QUICK QUIZ 661. JABBER
2. _______: PLACE ::_______: profession
3. _______: DERISION ::_______: censure
4. _______: SIMPLICITY ::_______: interest
5. JIBE
6. PIECE :_______:: tile :_______
7. PLEASED :_______:: unhappy :_______
8. JOCULAR
9. JOCUND
10. _______: EXERCISE ::_______: trade
11. _______: MOVE ::_______: stop
12. JUDICIOUS
13. JUDICIOUSNESS
14. _______: CRUSH ::_______: betray
15. ORGAN :_______:: bone :_______
16. _______: STRONG :: read :_______
17. JUSTIFY
L
labile ,
stable, immutable
laborious , , ,
easily accomplished
labyrinthan. labyrinth : tortuous :: ornament : decorative
labyrinthine ,
an. labyrinthine : simplicity :: jejune : interest
an. threadbare : novelty :: labyrinthine :
directness
an. timeworn : novelty :: labyrinthine : directness
lace ( )
an. filigree : wire :: lace : thread
lachrymose , ,
glad
an. pleased : jocose :: unhappy : lachrymose
an. obdurate : budge :: lachrymose : cheer
*budge
lackadaisical , ,
lacker , ,( )
(=lacquer)
lackluster radiant
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laconic
garrulous, loquacious, verbose, voluble
an. audacious : trepidation :: laconic : volubility
an. audacious : trepidation :: laconic : aspiration
an. laconic : speech :: frugal : resources
an. laconic : speech :: austere : design
laconism ,
verbosity
lactate
lade ,
lag , ; ,
forge ahead
*forge
lair , ;
lambaste , ,
extol( )
lamentfulan. celebration :: lamentful :: slight :: respectful
lamentable
an. lamentable : pity :: reprehensible : censure
lampoon ( );
an. compel : enforcer :: ridicule : lampooner
an. limerick : poem :: lampoon : satire
an. panegyric : eulogize :: lampoon : satirize
lancetan. allergy : reaction :: lancet : instrument
QUICK QUIZ 671. LABILE
2. LABORIOUS
3. _______: TORTUOUS ::_______: decorative
4. _______: SIMPLICITY ::_______: interest
5. PLEASED :_______:: unhappy :_______
OBDURATE :_______::_______: cheer
6. LACKLUSTER
7. LACONIC
AUDACIOUS :_______:: laconic :_______
LACONIC :_______::_______: resources
LACONIC :_______::_______: design
8. LACONISM
9. LAG
10. LAMBASTE
11. COMPEL :_______:: ridicule :_______
_______: POEM ::_______: satire
12. _______: REACTION ::_______: instrument
landfill ,
an. cistern : liquids :: landfill : refuse
landlocked
landlord ,
landslide ( ) ,
an. deluge : droplet :: landslide : pebble
languid
energetic
languish ,
, ,
thrive
lank(y) ,
stalwart, corpulent, obese
lapse , ( )
an.misdemeanor : crime :: lapse : error
an. inkling : indication :: lapse : error
an. lapse : error :: misbehavior : criminality
larderan. larder : food :: armory : munitions
an. larder : food :: wardrobe : clothes
an. larder : provisions :: vault : valuables
largess(e) ,
parsimony, penury
lash ,
unbind
lassitude , , (=languor)
a feeling of vigor, vim, animation
lasso ( )
(=lariat)
latencyan. latency : response :: incubation : disease
latent
patent, manifest
lathean. lathe : shape :: clasp : fasten
latitude , , ( )
strict constraint(limitation)
lattice ( )
laud ( ), ( )
revile, blame
an. recommend : laud :: sanction : foster
( : :: : ,
)
an. counsel : advice :: laud : homage
lavish , , , , ,
; , (=squander)
austere, impecunious, mean, hoard, stint,
parsimonious
lax , ,
taut
laxative ;
layer (=stratum); ,
leafstalk
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leakage ,
an. lubricate : abrasion :: seal : leakage
leaven=ferment ; ,
, ,
an. distill : purity :: leaven : volume
lectern , ,
ledger ( )
leer ( ), (=ogle)
� leery
showing no doubt, free of doubt
legacyan. legacy : predecessor :: gift : donor
legendan. glossary : text :: legend : map
legion lack in number
legitimate ;
an. claim : legitimated :: hypothesis : confirmed
letter , ,
an. ellipsis : word :: apostrophe : letter
lethal , (=fatal, mortal,
deadly)
harmless
an. disagreeable : hateful :: harmful : lethal
lethargic , ,
an. lethargic : stimulate :: skeptical : convince
lethargy , ,
vigor
an. antidote : poison :: tonic : lethargy
QUICK QUIZ 681. _______: DROPLET ::_______: pebble
2. LANGUISH
3. _______: CRIME ::_______: error
4. _______: FOOD ::_______: munitions
5. LASSITUDE
6. _______: RESPONSE ::_______: disease
7. LATENT
8. RECOMMEND :_______:: sanction :_______
9. LAVISH
10. _______: PREDECESSOR ::_______: donor
11. _______: TEXT ::_______: map
12. CLAIM :_______:: hypothesis :_______
13. ELLIPSIS :_______:: apostrophe :_______
14. LETHAL
15. _______: STIMULATE ::_______: convince
16. LETHARGY
_______: POISON ::_______: lethargy
levee ,
an. levee : river :: cordon : crowd
*cordon
an. rampart : invasion :: levee : flood
*rampart ,
levelheaded ,
foolish
leverage ( ), , ,
an. publicity : attention :: leverage : advantage
levity , ,
gravity, seriousness
levy ( , ) , ; ,
rescind
lexicographer
an. cartographer : map :: lexicographer :
dictionary
liability , ,
immunity
an. exempt : liability :: pardon : penalty
liable , ...
not responsible
liaison ( ),
liberal , (=generous)
parsimoniousan. despotic : tyranny :: generous : liberality
an. nefarious : wickedness :: generous : liberality
� liberalist
enfetterist
libertine ascetic( )
an. caviler : carping :: libertine : licentious
an. libertine : dissolute :: sycophant : obsequious
an. ludicrous : buffoon :: dissolute : libertine
liberty
an. emotion : effusive :: liberty : licentious
libretto
an. libretto : opera :: lyrics : song
licentious ,
an. caviler : carping :: libertine : licentious
an. voluble : speech :: licentious : dissolutenessan. emotion : effusive :: liberty : licentious
� licentiousness
restrained person
lid ,
lien ( )
an. lien : claim :: subpoena : command
ligneous ,
an. ligneous : wood :: osseous : bone
*osseous
liken …
an. liken : similarity :: discriminate : difference
limb , ,
an. twig : limb :: brook : river
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limber ,
an. limber : flexibility :: spindly : frailty
limerick 5
an. limerick : poem :: lampoon : satire
an. farce : performance :: limerick : poem
limn ( , ) ,
an. enunciate : words :: limn : lines
*enunciate ( ) ,
QUICK QUIZ 691. _______: RIVER ::_______: crowd
_______: INVASION ::_______: flood
2. LEVITY
3. LEVY
4. LIABILITY
5. LIABLE
6. _______: TYRANNY ::_______: liberality
7. LIBERTINE
8. _______: CLAIM ::_______: command
9. _______: WOOD ::_______: bone
10. _______: SIMILARITY ::_______: difference
11. TWIG :_______:: brook :_______
12. _______: FLEXIBILITY ::_______: frailty
13. _______: POEM ::_______: satire
14. _______: WORDS ::_______: lines
limousine ,
an. mansion : residence :: limousine : automobile
limp (=flaccid), (=drooping,
wilted), ; (=hobble)
firm( , , )
an. limp : walk :: stutter : talk
limpid ,
turbid, murky, unclear
linen ,
an. clay : porcelain :: flax : linen
an. flannel : cloth :: linen : fabric
linoleum
an. varnish : wood :: wax : linoleum
lint
lionize , ,
denigrate( , )
an. lionize : admire :: vituperate : despise
list , , ; ( )
be upright
an. list : discography :: tool : hoe
listless , ,
literalan. metaphor : literal :: melody : spoken
literatean. literate : erudite :: agitated : frenetic
* ,
� literacy
literati ,
lithe ,
awkward
liturgy
liver ( )
an. insulin : pancreas :: bile : liver
lizard
loatheager
loathing ,
an. dislike : loathing :: pleasure : bliss
lofty , ,
sordid
log 1) ( )
an. diary : person :: log : ship
an. agenda : minutes :: itinerary : log
*agenda , ,
*minutes
*itinerary
2)
an. bouquet : flowers :: woodpile : logs
QUICK QUIZ 701. _______: RESIDENCE ::_______: automobile
2. LIMP : WALK ::_______:_______
LIMP
3. LIMPID 1)
2)
4. _______: WOOD :: wax :_______
5. LIONIZE
LIONIZE : ADMIRE ::_______:_______
6. LIST
LIST :_______:: tool :_______
7. _______:_______:: melody : spoken
8. LITERATE :_______:: agitated :_______
9. INSULIN :_______:: bile :_______
10. LOATH
11. DIARY : PERSON ::_______:_______
BOUQUET : FLOWERS ::_______:_______
logistics
loll (=droop),
move vigorously
long-winded ,
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looman. needle : knit :: loom : weave
lop ( ) ,
lope ,
an. lope : run :: drawl : speak
*drawl
loquacious ,
taciturn
an. loquacious : succinct :: adroitly : ungainly
loquaciousness ,
an. extravagance : expenditure ::
loquaciousness : talk
lottery ,
lout , ,
an. coltish : discipline :: loutish : grace
lubricantan. splint : mobility :: lubricant : friction
lubricate , ,
an. lubricate : abrasion :: seal : leakage
an. oil : lubricate :: antiseptic : disinfect
lucid , , ,
murky, obscure, vague
lucubration ( )
cursory consideration
ludicrous ,
lug
an. lug : carry :: trudge : walk
lugubrious ,
jovial
� lugubriousness
cheerfulness
lukewarm ,
lull , , ,
;
increased activity, hectic period, vigilance,
galvanize
lullabyan. lullaby : song :: diatribe : discourse
lumber , ( ); ,
, ,
glide
an. lumber : grace :: waver : resolution
lumberjack
lumen ( , )
an. decibel : sound :: lumen : light
luminous , ,
lurch ,
progress smoothly
lurid , ,
lurk , (=ambush),
( )(=slink, skulk)
an. lurk : wait :: abscond : depart
an. wait : lurk :: save : hoard
lustrous ,
an. numb : insensible :: burnish : lustrous
an. lustrous : polish :: pure : refine
luxuriant , ,
spartan
lyric ( ) , ,
QUICK QUIZ 711. LOLL
2. _______: KNIT ::_______: weave
3. _______: RUN ::_______: speak
4. LOQUACIOUS
LOQUACIOUS :_______:: adroitly :_______
5. _______: EXPENDITURE ::_______: talk
6. _______: DISCIPLINE ::_______: grace
7. _______: MOBILITY :: lubricant :_______
8. LUBRICATE :_______:: seal :_______
_______: LUBRICATE :: antiseptic :_______
9. LUCID
10. LUCUBRATION
11. LUGUBRIOUSNESS
12. LULL
13. _______: SONG ::________: discourse
14. LUMBER :_______::_______: resolution
LUMBER
15. LURCH
16. _______: WAIT ::_______: depart
WAIT :_______:: save :_______
17. _______: POLISH ::_______: refine
M
macabre ,
(=gaunt, lurid, fell, grisly)
an.macabre : shudder :: hilarious : laugh
mace ,
(=scepter)
an. cornucopia : abundance :: mace : authority
*cornucopia ( ),
macerate ( ) ,
, ,
harden by drying
machination , ,
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maculate , ;
,
� maculated
unspotted( , )
maelstrom ,
an. maelstrom : turbulent :: mirage : illusory
magazinean.magazine : periodical :: mystery : fiction
magenta ( )
magisterial , , ,
magistrate ,
magnanimous ,
an. taciturn : chatter :: magnanimous : begrudge� magnanimity
grudge
magnificent ,
base
magnetize ,
maize ( )( )
maladroit ,
dexterous
an. maladroit : skill :: glib : profundity
malaise ( )
malapropism
cf. ardent love( ) arduous love
( )
an. malapropism : verbal :: gaffe : social
*gaffe( , )
malcontentan. daredevil : audacity :: malcontent :
dissatisfaction
an. dilatory : procrastinate :: malcontent :
complain
maliciousan.malicious : ill-will :: diligent : effort
malign ; ,
malinger ( , ,
)
an. malinger : work :: swerve : collision
an. malinger : ail :: flatter : appreciate
an. malingerer : duty :: recluse : humanity
an. parsimony : skimp :: malingering : shirkan. hoard : miser :: shirk : malingerer
malleable (=ductile, tractile)
an. combustible : ignite :: malleable : shape
an.malleable : shape :: irresolution : opinion
an. friable : crumble :: malleable : alter
an.malleable : alter :: portable : move
malnutrition
malodorous
an. malodorous : smell :: cacophonous : sound
manageable
intractable, incorrigible
mandate , ,
maneuverable intractable
mangle ,
praise extravagantly
mangy ,
decorous
mania , …
an.mania : enthusiasm :: rapacity : covetous
maniac(al)an. hidebound : conservative :: maniac :
interested
manipulative ( , , )
( )
guileless( )
mannequin ,
mannered ,
natural
manumit
enslave
manure ,
an. glue : seal :: manure : fertilize
manuscript ,
an. revise : manuscript :: retouch : picture
mar ,
mare
marginal ,
marsh ,
an.marsh : sodden :: desert : arid
� marshy
arid
marshal ; ,
jumble( , )
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QUICK QUIZ 721. _______: SHUDDER ::_______: laugh
2. _______: ABUNDANCE ::_______: authority
3. MACERATE
4. MACULATED
5. _______: TURBULENT :: mirage :_______
6. _______: PERIODICAL ::_______: fiction
7. _______: CHATTER ::_______: begrudge
8. _______: SKILL ::_______: profundity
9. _______: VERBAL ::_______: social
10. _______: AUDACITY ::
_______: dissatisfaction
_______: PROCRASTINATE ::
_______: complain
11. _______: WORK ::_______: collision
_______: AIL ::_______: appreciate
_______: DUTY ::_______: humanity
12. _______: IGNITE ::_______: shape
_______: SHAPE ::_______: opinion
_______: CRUMBLE ::_______: alter
13. MANIPULATIVE
14. MANNERED
15. _______: SEAL ::_______: fertilize
16. REVISE :_______:: retouch :_______
17. _______: SODDEN ::_______: arid
18. MARSHAL
martial , ,
an. martial : military :: runic : mysterious
martinet ,
indulgent individual
an.martinet : discipline :: pedant : learning
martyr
marvel ,
meanness
� marvelous
pedestrian
massacre=slaughter (=carnage);
massive ( )
slight
mastery , ,
an. improvements : mastery :: sav ings : wealth
masthead ( , )
an.masthead : newspaper :: credits : films
masticate ,
an. tooth : masticate :: foot : ambulate
matriculation ,
an. inauguration : official :: matriculation :
student
matrix , , ,
an. matrix : numbers :: crystal : atoms
maudlin ,
unsentimental
an. obsequious : deferential :: maudlin :
sentimental
an. maudlin : sentiment :: pedantic : scholarship
maul ; ,
maverick
, (
)
an. maverick : conformity :: extrovert : reserve
mawkish ,
unsentimental
an. mawkish : sentiment :: pedantic : scholarship
an. mawkish : sentimental :: stodgy : conservative
meager , ,
mean , , ,
noble, lavish
meander ,
home in( )
an. waft : plummet :: meander : dash
measley
grand
an. measly : contemptibly :: puny : weakly
measured , ,
reckless
inappropriate
mechanize ,
meddle ,
an. officious : meddle :: disaffected : rebel
mediate , (=arbitrate)
an. faultfinder : criticize :: arbitrator : mediate
� mediation ,
an. mediation : compromise :: prosecution :
conviction
mediator ,
an. proselytizer : convert :: mediator : reconcile
mediocrity ( )
meditative ,
medium , ,
an. plant : soil :: organism : medium
an. host : parasite :: medium : bacterium
meet ,
inappropriate, unsuitable
meld ( )
separate, divide
meliorism ( )
an. meliorism : progress :: egalitarian : equity
mellifluous ( ) (=dulcet),
cacophonous, raspy
an. mellifluous : sound :: savory : taste
an.mellifluous : sound :: ambrosial : taste
an.mellifluous : sound :: ambrosial : food
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melodious
jarring
melodrama
an. melodrama : subtlety :: chimera : authenticity
membrane ,
an. cell : membrane :: seed : hull
an. pore : membrane :: door : room
mendacity ( ),
truthfulness, honesty, candor
mendacious ,
honest, veracious
an. prevaricate : mendacious :: vacillate :
irresolute
mentor ,
an. mentor : guidance :: oracle : prophecy
*oracle ,
QUICK QUIZ 731. _______: MILITARY ::_______: mysterious
2. MARTINET
MARTINET :_______::_______: learning
3. _______: MASTERY ::_______: wealth
4. TOOTH :_______:: foot :_______
5. _______: OFFICIAL ::_______: student
6. _______: NUMBERS ::_______: atoms
7. _______: CONFORMITY :: extrovert :_______
8. MEANDER
9. MEAN
10. OFFICIOUS :_______:: disaffected :_______
_______: PLUMMET :: meander :_______
11. _______: COMPROMISE ::
_______: conviction
12. PLANT :_______:: organism :_______
HOST :_______::_______: bacteria
13. MEET
14. MELD
15. MELLIFLUOUS 1)
2)
16. MELODRAMA :_______:: chimera :_______
17. CELL :_______:: seed :_______
18. MENDACITY
19. _______: MENDACIOUS ::
_______: irresolute
MENDACIOUS
mercantile , ,
an. agrarian : farming :: mercantile : trade
mercenary , ;
an. mercenary : money :: vindictive : revenge
an. mercenary : soldier :: hack : writer
mercurial , ,
constant
an. mercurial : mood :: fickle : affection( ,
)
an. profligate : solvent :: mercurial : committed
an.mercurial : mood :: whimsical : behavior
meretricious ,
meritorious ,
metamorphose ,
remain unaltered
metamorphosis ,
continuation without change
metaphorical ,
metaphysicsan. insect : butterfly :: philosophy : metaphysics
meteoric ,
,
gradual, plodding, perpetual
an. fleeting : pass :: meteoric : rise
an. meteoric : constancy :: archaic : currency
meteorology ,
an. meteorology : weather :: pathology : disease
an. demography : population ::
meteorology : weather
methodical ,
meticulous ,
an. interested : agog :: careful : meticulous
an. fluent : glib :: meticulous : finicky
mettle , ,
craven
an. insight : discern :: mettle : endure
mettlesome
microbean. enzyme : catalyst :: bacterium : microbe
microscopic ,
elephantine
microscopean. microscope : small :: telescope : distant
miff , ;
please, compliment, commend
migratory ,
sedentary
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QUICK QUIZ 741. _______: MONEY ::_______: revenge
_______: SOLDIER ::_______: writer
2. MERCURIAL
MERCURIAL :_______:: fickle :________
PROFLIGATE :_______:: mercurial :_______
MERCURIAL :_______:: whimsical :_______
3. METAMORPHOSE
4. METAMORPHOSIS
5. INSECT :_______:: philosophy :_______
6. METEORIC
7. _______: WEATHER ::_______: disease
_______: POPULATION ::_______: weather8. INTERESTED :_______:: careful :_______
9. ENZYME :_______:: bacterium :_______
10. MICROSCOPIC
11. _______: SMALL ::_______: distant
12. MIGRATORY
mild , , ,
acute
mildew
mill , , ;
an. mill : grain :: forge : metal
an. refinery : petroleum :: mill : grain
millinery ( )
an. suitcase : luggage :: hat : millinery
mimicry , ,
an. mimicry : camouflage :: mutation : variation
minatory (=threatening)
nonthreatening
unthreatening
reassuring( )
mince ( ) ( ),
,
an. quaff : sip :: stride : mince
minion , (
)
an. minion : dependent :: groveler : petitioner
minimize , ,
exaggerate, overestimate
minnow ,
mint , ;
modicum
an. strike : medal :: mint : coin
minuscule ;
minute 1) (pl.)
an. meeting : minutes :: sale : deed
*deed
an. agenda : minutes :: itinerary : log
2) ,
gargantuan
minutiae ,
essential
an. minutiae : details :: quibbles : objections
*quibble
mirage ,
an. maelstrom : turbulent :: mirage : illusory
mire , ,
extricate
mirth ,
an.mirth : laughter :: approval : applause
misanthrope=misanthropist
,
an. misanthrope : people :: xenophobe :
strangers
an. misanthropist : humane :: ascetic : voluptuary
misapprehension
miscalculation ,
an.miscalculation : judgment :: gaffe : decorum
misconduct , ,
misconstrue , ,
an. misjudge : assess :: misconstrue : interpret
miscreant , ; , ,
saint, law-abiding individual
misdemeanor ,
an.misdemeanor : crime :: lapse : error
an. crime : misdemeanor :: commitment :
decision
miseran. miser : thrift :: chauvinist : patriotism
an. miser : munificent :: zealot : blasé
an. miser : parsimonious :: spendthrift : prodigal
an. miser : hoard :: dandy : preen
an. miser : hoard :: sycophant : fawn
an. miser : hoard :: pundit : opine
an. parsimony : miser :: rebelliousness : insurgent
an. miser : stingy :: sage : judicious
� miserly an. frugal : miserly :: confident : arrogant
misgiving ,
certainty
misguide ,
mishapan. catastrophe : mishap :: humiliation :
embarrassment
an.mishap : accident :: peccadillo : offense
misinform ,
misjudge
misnomer ,
misperceive ,
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misread ,
interpret correctly
misrepresent ,
misunderstood ,
an.misunderstood : clarify :: erroneous : retract
mite ,
an. mite : creature :: speck : amount
mitigate ( , , ) ,
exacerbate, intensify
an. mitigate : severe :: qualify : general
*qualify (=restrict), (=limit)
QUICK QUIZ 751. MILD
2. _______: GRAIN ::_______: metal
_______: PETROLEUM ::_______: grain
3. SUITCASE :_______:: hat :_______
4. MIMICRY :_______::_______: variation
5. MINATORY 1)
2)
3)
6. _______: SIP :: stride :_______
7. _______: DEPENDENT ::_______: petitioner
8. MINIMIZE
9. MEETING :_______:: sale :_______
AGENDA :_______::_______: log
10. _______: DETAILS ::_______: objections
11. _______: TURBULENT :: mirage :_______
12. MIRE
13. _______: LAUGHTER ::_______: applause
14. _______: PEOPLE ::_______: strangers
15. _______: UDGMENT ::_______: decorum
16. MISJUDGE :_______:: misconstrue :_______
17. _______: CRIME ::_______: error
18. _______: THRIFT ::_______: patriotism
19. _______: MISERLY :: confident :_______
20. MISGIVING
21. CATASTROPHE :_______::
_______: embarrassment
22. MISREAD
23. _______: CLARIFY ::_______: retract
24. MITIGATE
MITIGATE :_______::_______: general
mitigation ,
mnemonican. mnemonic : memory :: sedative : sleep
an. hygienics : health :: mnemonics : memory
an. regimen : health :: mnemonics : memory
an. mnemonics : remember :: staff : walk
moan ; ,
moat
mobile� mobility
an. splint : mobility :: ballast : instability
an. splint : mobility :: purchase : slippery
mock (=scoff, jeer),
an. mock : imitate :: taunt : challenge
mockery ,
an. patronize : condescension :: deride :
mockery
an. diatribe : abuse :: burlesque : mockery
modicum , ,
mint, large amount
modish ,
lacking style and fashionableness
modulate ,
mogul ,
nonentity
moist ,
an.moist : sodden :: surprised : astonished
molaran. rib : bone :: molar : tooth
mold , ;
mollify ( , , ) ,
irritate, ire( , ; )
rouse, vex, rankle, antagonize, ire, nettle
an. mollify : anger :: heart : dejection
� mollification inflammation( , )
an. mollification : soothe :: indemnity : secure
mollycoddle , (=coddle)
treat harshly
an. embarrass : mortify :: indulge : mollycoddle
an. chide : pillory :: humor : mollycoddle
molt , ( )
an. molt : bird :: slough : snake
an.molt : feathers :: shed : hair
moment ,
an. time : moments :: faith : tenets (moments
time tenets faith
)
*tenet
, , )
an. atrocious : bad :: momentous : important
momentum , ,
an. oscillation : swing :: momentum : scooter
monastery
monocle ,
mongrel ,
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monolithic ,
monopolization
montage
an. montage : images :: medley : songs
an. zigzag : turns :: montage : images
moralistic , ,
,
an. moralistic : principled :: pedantic : learned
moratorium ( ),
an. reprieve : punishment :: moratorium : activity
an. fast : eat :: moratorium : act
morbid ,
wholesome
morbidity
mordant ( , , ) ,
genial
moribund ,
increasingly vital
nascent, beginning, nascent
morose cheerful, lighthearted
QUICK QUIZ 761. _______: MEMORY ::_______: sleep
2. PATRONIZE :_______:: deride :_______
3. MODISH
4. MOGUL
5. _______: SODDEN ::_______: astonished
6. _______: IMITATE ::_______: challenge
7. MOLLIFY 1)
2)
8. MOLLIFICATION
9. EMBARRASS :_______:: indulge :_______
_______ TREAT HARSHLY
10. _______: BIRD ::_______: snake
_______: FEATHERS ::_______: hair
11. TIME :_______:: faith :_______
12. MONGREL
13. _______: PRINCIPLED ::_______: learned
14. _______: PUNISHMENT ::_______: activity
15. MORDANT
16. MORIBUND 1)
2)
17. MOROSE
mortar ,
an. hammer : anvil :: pestle : mortar
*anvil
*pestle
an.mortar : grind :: vat : dye
mortification ,
mortify ,
an. embarrass : mortify :: indulge : mollycoddle
*indulge=mollycoddle
mortuary ;
mosaican.mosaic : ceramic :: patchwork : cloth
mosquean. spire : church :: minaret : mosque
moth-eatenfresh and new
motile
motility
stasis( )
motive
an.motive : deed :: doubt : question
motley ,
colorless, unique
motto ( ) ( )
an. epitaph : tombstone :: motto : shield
*epitaph (tomestone)
( )
mourn ,
mow ( )
muddle , ,
muffle 1) ( )
an. muffler : neck :: mitten : hand
2) ( ) ( )
an. muffle : sound :: assuage : grief
an. muted : color :: muffled : sound
mulch
mulish ,
an. despicable : value :: mulish : flexibility
multifaceted
mumble ,
an. enunciate : mumbling :: clarify : confusing
mundane ,
unearthly, exotic, spiritual
munificence ,
stinginess
munificent parsimonious
an. miser : munificent :: zealot : blasé
munition ( )
an. larder : food :: armory : munitions
mural
an. petrography : rock :: mural : wall
murky , , ,
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clear
murmur ,
an. croon : sing :: murmur : speak
musculature
musicologist
musketan. daguerreotype : photograph :: musket :
firearm
muster
mutate ,
remain the same
mutation ,
an. mimicry( , ) : camouflage ::
mutation : variation
*mimicry ,
mute , ; ( )
(=subdue)
amplify
an. muted : color :: muffled : sound
*muffle ( ) ( )
mutineer ,
mutter ,
speak distinctly(unequivocally), articulate
an. mutter : indistinct :: drone : monotonous
myopia ,
prescience
� myopic
discerning
mystery , ,
an.magazine : periodical :: mystery : fiction
mythologize ,
QUICK QUIZ 771. HAMMER :_______::_______: mortar
2. EMBARRASS :_______:: indulge :_______
3. _______: CERAMIC ::_______: cloth
4. MOTILITY
5. _______: DEED ::_______: question
6. _______: NECK ::_______: hand
7. _______: SOUND ::_______: grief
8. _______: COLOR ::_______: sound
9. ENUNCIATE :_______:: clarify :_______
10. MUNDANE
11. MUNIFICENCE
12. LARDER :_______:: armory :_______
13. _______: PHOTOGRAPH ::_______: firearm
14. MUTATE
15. _______: CAMOUFLAGE ::
_______: variation
16. MUTE
17. MUTTER
_______: INDISTINCT ::_______: monotonous
18. MYOPIA
N
nadir , , ,
zenith( , ), topmost point
summit, acme
nag ,
naïve=naïf ,
naiveté ,
nameless , ,
narcotic ;
narcissism ,
an. narcissism : love :: guilt : blame
narcissist
an. narcissist : self-absorbed :: sycophant :
obsequious
narcissistic ,
an. hedonistic : pleasure :: narcissistic : self
nascent , ,
(=inchoate, incipient)
fully established, full-blown( )
mature
natty ( , ) ,
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sloppy( , ), slovenly
nauseate ,
nauseous ,
nave
nebulous
distinct, unambiguous, clear
nefarious , ,
above reproach, beyond reproach
exemplary, virtuous
an. nefarious : wickedness :: generous : liberality
negate ,
negation ,
affirmation
negligence ,
care
neologism ,
archaism[i]( , )
well-established expression
neophytean. inexperience : neophyte ::
irresponsibility : wastrel
an. neophyte : experience :: boor : sensitivity
nepotism ( )
an. nepotism : relative :: cronyism : friend
an. nepotism : favoritism :: embezzlement : fraud
nerved=nervy ,
diffident
nestle
flinch, recoil, shrink
neurology
neuron ,
nexus , ,
disconnected element
nib
nibble ,
an. swill : sip :: gobble : nibble
an. quaff : sip :: gobble : nibble
nice ,
imprecise
an. nicety : precision :: illusion : fantasy
nilan. nil : quantity :: vacuum : matter
nipan. nip : drink :: jot : write
nitpick ,
an. nitpick : criticize :: cavil : object
an. nitpicker : criticize :: quibbler : cavil
QUICK QUIZ 781. NADIR 1)
2)
2. _______: PLEASURE ::_______: self
3. NASCENT 1)
2)
3)
4. NATTY
5. NEGATION
6. NEGLIGENCE
7. NEOLOGISM 1)
2)
8. INEXPERIENCE :_______:: irresponsibility :
_______
_______: EXPERIENCE ::_______: sensitivity
9. _______: RELATIVE ::_______: friend
10. NEXUS
11. SWILL :_______:: gobble :_______
12. NICE
13. _______: QUANTITY ::_______: matter
14. _______: CTITICIZE ::_______: object
noisome ,
attractively fragrant, appealing,
beneficial, pleasant, healthy
nomad ,
an. nomad : domicile :: freelancer : employer
nomadic ,
settled
nomenclature
nominalan. nominal : figurehead :: absolute : autocrat
an. nominal : significance :: disjunctive : unity
nonchalance , ,
nonchalant , ,
an. flip : respect :: nonchalant : concern
*flip , , (=flippant)
an. anonymous : identify :: nonchalant : excite
noncommittedconfirmable
nonconformist ( , ,
),
an. nonconformist : norm :: heretic : orthodoxy
nonconformity
nondescript , , ( )
conspicuous
cf. ineffable ( )
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nonplus ( ), ( )
an. Infuriate : rage :: nonplus : perplexity
nonporous ,
an. opaque : light :: nonporous : liquid
nostrum ,
an. alchemy : science :: nostrum : remedy
notch ( )
, ( )
note ,
nourish=nurture
an. food : nourish :: antibodies : protect
novelty ,
an. threadbare : novelty :: labyrinthine :
directness
an. timeworn : novelty :: labyrinthine : directness
novice ,
novocaine
noxious
beneficial, salutary
nuance ( , , )
patent difference
an. nuance : distinction :: hint : suggestion
� nuanced
patent
nucleate ;
scatter, disseminate
nudge
an. butt : head :: nudge : elbow
an. doze : sleepiness :: nudge : prod
nugatory ,
consequential( )
nuisance
,
numb=callous 1) ,
2)
an. numb : insensible :: burnish : lustrous
numismatistan. philatelist : stamps :: numismatist : coins
nurture
withhold sustenance from, disregard,
stunt
nutrient ;
nutriment=nourishment
nutrimental
nutrition ( )
QUICK QUIZ 791. NOISOME
2. NOMADIC
3. _______: FIGUREHEAD :: absolute :_______
_______: SIGNIFICANCE ::_______: unity
4. _______: RESPECT ::_______: concern
_______: IDENTIFY ::_______: excite
5. _______: NORM ::_______: orthodoxy
6. NONDESCRIPT
7. _______: LIGHT ::_______: liquid
8. _______: SCIENCE ::_______: remedy
9. FOOD :_______::_______: protect
10. _______: DISTINCTION :: hint :_______
11. NUCLEATE
12. NUGATORY
13. _______: INSENSIBLE :: burnish :_______
14. _______: STAMPS ::_______: coins
O
oath ,
an. oath : promise :: contract : agreement
obdurate , , ,
complaisant( ,
), flexible, amenable
an. obdurate : budge :: lachrymose : cheer
*budge ,
an. obdurate : move :: irrepressible : quell
an. firmness : obdurate :: carefulness : meticulous
an. energetic : frenetic :: firm : obdurate
an. penitent : obdurate :: skeptic : credulous
obeisance , ,
an. submission : obeisance :: affection : embrace
� obeisant
impertinent
obesity
obfuscate ,
explain clearly, clarify, elucidate, illuminate
an. coward : intimidate :: perplexed : obfuscate
� obfuscation
an. equivocation : truth :: obfuscation : clarity
obligation ,
obliging ,
an. visionary : idealistic :: officious : obliging
oblique , ,
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obliterate ,
an. inspire : infuse :: obliterate : remove
an. inter : burial :: obliterate : removal
an. obliterate : remove :: accommodate : supply
an. obliterate : remove :: convey : conduct
an. obliterate : remove :: saturate : wet
oblivious ,
vigilant
mindful, cognizant
an. erudite : fathom :: oblivious : neglect
obloquy enthusiastic praise
obscenity ,
obscure , (=nebulous, ambiguous,
equivocal);
elucidate, clarify, explicit
obsequious , ,
an. frugal : penurious :: compliant : obsequious
an. obsequious : fawn :: compliant : yield
an. obsequious : attentive :: parsimonious : frugal
an. condescending : patronize :: obsequious :
fawn
an. libertine : dissolute :: sycophant : obsequious
an. narcissist : self absorbed :: sycophant :
obsequious
an. maudlin : sentimental :: obsequious :
deferential
an. obsequious : servile :: belligerent : assertive
� obsequiousness
imperiousness
observatory ,
an. observatory : astronomy :: conservatory :
music
obsess ( )
an. firm : intransigent :: concerned : obsessed
an. agonized : distress :: obsessed : concern
an. obsessed : attracted :: rash : adventurous
obsession ,
perfunctory interest
obsessive
obsolete ,
obstinacy tractability
obstinate ,
tractable
an. obstinate : preserve :: tactless : offend
an. obstinate : preserve :: insensitive : offend
an. unflappable : upset :: obstinate : persuade
an. firm : obstinate :: energetic : frenetic
obstreperous ,
easy to control, disciplined
an. resolute : dissuade :: obstreperous : control
obstruct
facilitate
an. obstruct : progress :: stunt : growth� obstructed
unoccluded
obtrude ,
obstructionistone who facilitates
obtrusive ,
an. obtrusive : ignore :: elusive : capture
obtuse ,
acute, keen
an. rectitude : transgressive :: keenness : obtuse
an. restive : calm :: keen : obtuse
QUICK QUIZ 801. _______: PROMISE ::_______: agreement
2. OBDURATE
OBDURATE :_______::_______: cheer
3. SUBMISSION :_______::_______: embrace
4. _______: TRUTH ::_______: clarity
_______: explain clearly
5. OBLOQUY
6. _______: ASTRONOMY ::_______: music
7. FRUGAL :_______:: compliant :_______
_______: FAWN ::_______: yield
8. OBSESSION
9. OBSEQUIOUSNESS
10. OBSTINACY
11. OBSTINATE
12. OBSTREPEROUS
13. OBSTRUCTIONIST
14. _______: IGNORE ::_______: capture
obverse ,
obviate ,
an. emulate : exemplary :: obviate : unnecessary
an. obviate : unnecessary :: reduce : smaller
obviouslegendary( )
occlude ,
occluded ,
unobstructed
occult 1) , , ,
readily fathomable
*fathomable ( )
2) (=eclipse)
bare(=reveal)
ode ( )
an. statue : sculpture :: ode : poem
an. chord : tone :: ode : poem
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an. ode : poetry :: spoof : parody
odious , ,
an. blatant : arresting :: odious : disgusting
an. odious : disgust :: menacing : fear
an. odious : repugnance :: menacing : fear
an. odious : repugnance :: immovable : stability
odium , , , ,
infatuation( , ), esteem
odometer(=hodometer)
an. heat : calorimeter :: distance : odometer
offbeat ,
conventional, hackneyed
offhand ( ) ( ),
premeditated
officious ,
an. attentive : officious :: refined : snobbish
an. officious : meddle :: disaffected : rebel
an. visionary : idealistic :: officious : obliging
offish ,
sociable
off-key ,
at the proper pitch
offset , , ;
offstage ( , )
ogle ( )
ointment
olfactionan. olfaction : odor :: gustation : flavor
oncologist (neoplasm)
onerous , ,
requiring little effort
onset , (=onslaught, sally)
onstage ( , )
on-the-job ,
opacity ,
transparency
an. opacity : light :: impermeability : fluid
� opaque ,
opalesce ,
opalescence ,
opalescent=opalesque ,
opaque , ,
an. opaque : light :: nonporous : liquid
an. slack : tension :: opaque : translucence
opaqueness=opacity , ,
clarity
opera ,
an. opera : aria :: play : monologue
QUICK QUIZ 811. OCCLUDED
2. OCCULT 1)
2)
3. ODIUM
4. HEAT :_______:: distance :________
5. OFFHAND
6. ATTENTIVE :_______:: refined :_______
_______: MEDDLE ::_______: rebel
7. OFF-KEY
8. _______: ODOR ::_______: flavor
9. ONEROUS
10. _______: LIGHT ::_______: fluid
_______: transparency
11. _______: LIGHT ::_______: liquid
12. OPACITY
13. _______: ARIA ::_______: monologue
opinean. augur : predict :: pundit : opine
opinionated
opportune ,
inconvenient( )
an. opportune : convenience :: impermanent :
transience
opposition , ,
opprobrious , , ,
irreproachable
opprobrium , ,
good repute
optometrist
opulent ,
oracle ,
an. mentor : guidance :: oracle : prophecy
orate
oration
an. oration : heard :: novel : read
oratoran. rostrum : orator :: bench : judge
oratory ,
orchestra ,
an. orchestra : musician :: pack : wolf
orchestration=instrumentation
ordeal ,
an. idyll : carefree :: ordeal : difficult
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ordinary ,
miraculous
orient ( )
ornament , ,
ornamentationan. epitomize : brevity :: embellish :
ornamentation
ornithologyan. ornithology : eaglet :: astronomy : planet
orthodoxy
an. religion : devoutness :: canon : orthodoxy
an. dissenter : orthodox :: maverick : group
oscillate , ,
remain static
� oscillation
absence of variation, imperturbation
an. oscillation : swing :: momentum : scooter
osmosis
osseousan. ligneous : wood :: osseous : bone
*ligneous ,
ossify , ,
transcend conventions( )
�ossified
amenable to change
� ossification
an. depreciation : value :: ossification : flexible
ostensible=ostensive , ,
,
inapparent, substantial
ostentation ,
modest demeanor, austerity
ostentatious ,
unassuming, meek
ostracize ,
welcome, take in, include, embrace
an. pariah : ostracize :: prisoner : confine
QUICK QUIZ 821. OPPORTUNE
OPPORTUNE :_______::
impermanent :_______
2. OPPROBRIOUS
3. OPPROBRIUM
4. _______: GUIDANCE ::_______: prophecy
5. _______: HEARD ::_______: read
6. _______: ORATOR ::_______: judge
7. _______: MUSICIAN ::_______: wolf
8. _______: CAREFREE ::_______: difficult
9. EPITOMIZE :_______:: embellish :_______
10. OSCILLATE
11. OSCILLATION
12. _______: WOOD ::_______: bone
13. OSSIFY
14. OSSIFIED
15. OSTENSIBLE
16. OSTENTATION
17. OSTRACIZE
other-directed ( ),
otter
oust
instate
outcast ( ), (=pariah)
outgoing ;
an. extrovert : outgoing :: perfectionist : exacting
outgrowth , (=by-product)
outing ,
outlandish ,
conventional
outlaw ,
; ,
outmaneuver
yield
outmoded ,
original
outset ,
termination
outskirts ,
an. outskirts : town :: margin : page
outspoken , ,
outstrip
outwitan. outwit : cunning :: survive : endurance
ovation ,
overdose ;
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an. overdose : prescription :: indiscretion :
convention
overhaul , ; ,
overreach ( , ) ( )
aim below one's potential(
)
overture ( ) , ,
an. overture : opera :: preamble : statute
an. veto : prohibitive :: overture : introductory
an. overture : introductory :: caveat : warning
overwhelm
an. usurp : take :: overwhelm : defeat
overwhelming
oxymoron
an. apophasis : claim :: oxymoron : paradox
an. equivocation : ambiguous :: oxymoron :
incongruous
an. oxymoron : contradictory :: mishap :
catastrophic
QUICK QUIZ 831. OUTLANDISH
2. OUTSET
3. _______: TOWN ::_______: page
4. _______: CUNNING :: survive :_______
5. _______: PRESCRIPTION ::
_______: convention
6. OVERREACH
7. _______: OPERA ::_______: statute
P
pack , ( )
an. orchestra : musician :: pack : wolf
paean ,
harsh lampoon
an. paean : joy :: dirge : grief
an. dirge : grief :: paean : praise
pagan ( ), ( )
palate , , ( )
an. palate : mouth :: ceiling : room
palatable ,
an. palatable : savory :: discernible : manifest
palettean. palette : color :: repertoire : play
paling ( )
pall ,
interest, intrigue
palliate ( ) , ( ,
)
increase intensity
palliative ( , ) ;
an. pain : analgesic :: symptom : palliative
pallid , ,
� pallor
an. chaos : predictability :: pallor : color
palmy ,
an. palmy : prosperity :: draconian : severity
palpable ,
subtle, implicated
an. palpable : touch :: pliable : mold
palpability ,
intangibility
palpitate ,
an. grow : burgeon :: beat : palpitate
palter ,
candor
an. palter : candor :: budge : diehard
paltry ,
significant, important
pan 1) ,
2) ,
extol
an. barb : caustic :: pan : harsh
panacea
panache , ,
dullness( )
pancreas (insulin )
an. insulin : pancreas :: bile : liver
pandemic ( ) ,
limited
pandemonium ,
serenity
panegyric ,
anathema, condemnation
an. panegyric : eulogize :: lampoon : satirize
an. panegyric : praise :: valediction : farewell
panoramic
narrow
pantechniconan. pantechnicon : furniture :: tanker : liquid
pantheran. talon : eagle :: claw : panther
pantryan. pantry : food :: armory : weapons
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an. pantry : food :: closet : clothes
an. pantry : food :: wardrobe : clothes
parablean. parable : story :: homily : lecture
parabola
parachronism (
)
cf. anachronism (
)
paradigmatic ( , )
an. anomaly : paradigmatic :: blemish : flawless
� paradigm , ,
an. paradigm : imitate :: reverence : regard
paragon , ,
an. paragon : admire :: pariah : contempt
an. paragon : imitate :: reverence : regard
paralysis , ,
an. amnesia : memory :: paralysis : movement
paramountan. painful : agonizing :: important : paramount
paranoiaan. enthusiasm : mania :: suspicion : paranoia
paranoid ,
an. suspicious : paranoid :: admiring : idolatrous
pare ,
parch ,
steep
pariah ,
an. paragon : admire :: pariah : contempt
an. pariah : ostracize :: prisoner : confine
parity ,
inequality, incommensurateness
parlancean. gait : walk :: parlance : speak
parodist
parody
an. parody : style :: mime : gesture
an. ode : poetry :: spoof : parody
parquetan. parquet : wood :: mosaic : glass
parquetryan. parquetry : floor :: fresco : wall(parquetry
, fresco )
parrotan. babble : sense :: parrot : originality
QUICK QUIZ 841. PAEAN
PAEAN :_______:: dirge :_______
_______: GRIEF ::_______: praise
2. _______: MOUTH ::_______: room
3. _______: ANALGESIC ::_______: palliative
4. _______: TOUCH ::_______: mold
5. PALPABILITY
6. GROW :_______:: beat :_______
7. PAN
8. INSULIN :_______:: bile :_______
9. PANDEMIC
10. _______: EULOGIZE ::_______: satirize
_______: PRAISE ::_______: farewell
PANEGYRIC
11. _______: FOOD ::_______: weapons
12. ENTHUSLASM :_______:: suspicion :_______
13. SUSPICIOUS :_______:: admiring :_______
14. PARCH
15. _______: WOOD ::_______: glass
16. _______: FLOOR ::_______: wall
parry ( ) ,
an. parry : question :: shirk : duty
an. parry : question :: deflect : criticism
parsean. specimen : dissect :: sentence : parse
an. scan : metrical :: parse : grammatical
parsimonious ,
wasteful, prodigal
an. craven : hero :: parsimonious : spendthrift
an. curt : words :: parsimonious : resource
an. miser : parsimonious :: spendthrift : prodigal
an. parsimonious : save :: prodigal : spend
an. tightfisted : parsimonious :: brattish :
mischievous
an. parsimonious : profligacy :: impetuous :
hesitance
an. parsimonious : liberal :: obtuse : keen
an. parsimonious : spend :: peremptory : fawn
an. obsequious : attentive :: parsimonious : frugal
parsimony ,
an. parsimony : miser :: rebelliousness : insurgent
an. parsimony : skimp :: malingering : shirk
an. parsimony : miser :: rebellious : insurgent
an. parsimony : frugality :: hubris : pride
particularizean. illustrate : pictures :: particularize : details
partisan , , (
)
an. objectivity : partisan :: temperance :
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an. authoritativeness : pundit :: allegiance :
partisan
an. incline : precipice :: partisan : zealot
an. dilettante : superficiality :: partisan : bias
an. patriot : country :: partisan : course
partisanshipan. disinterested : partisanship :: venal : probity
partition ( ), ( )
unify
pastiche
original work
pastoral , (=idyllic, bucolic)
pasture , ,
patchwork ,
an.mosaic : ceramic :: patchwork : cloth
patent ;
not evidentan. copyright : author :: patent : inventor
pathogen ,
an. stimulation : arousal :: pathogen : diseasing
pathologyan. meteorology : weather :: pathology : disease
pathological ,
normal
patina ,
essential quality
patronize , ,
an. patronize : condescension :: deride :
mockery
an. condescending : patronize :: obsequious :
fawn
an. patronizing : condescending :: peeved :
annoyed
paucity , ,
slew
pauper ,
pecanan. chaff : wheat :: shell : pecan
peccadilloan. offense : peccadillo :: quarrel : tiff
an. peccadillo : sin :: admonishment : castigation
an. glitch : flaw :: peccadillo : error
an. glitch : flaw :: peccadillo : offense
an. glitch : flaw :: peccadillo : sin
an. peccadillo : offense :: cameo : sculpture
an. peccadillo : offense :: cameo : role
peck ,
an. peck : kiss :: glance : look
an. peck : kiss :: peep : sound
peculiarity ,
pedagogue ,
an. stickler : exact :: pedagogue : indoctrinate
pedagogy
pedantan.martinet : discipline :: pedant : learning
pedantic , ,
an. outspoken : saucy :: erudite : pedantic
an. maudlin : sentiment :: pedantic : scholarship
an. mawkish : sentiment :: pedantic : scholarship
an. scholarly : pedantic :: modest : prudish
an. moralistic : principled :: pedantic : learned
an. outspoken : saucy : erudite : pedantic
an. pedantic : scholar :: histrionic : actor
pedantry , ,
pedestalan. foundation : house :: pedestal : statue
pedestrian ( ),
imaginative( , )
uncommon, inspired
pediatricsan. pediatrics : children :: dermatology : skin
peer , ( , , )
subordinate person
peeve
an. pontificating : condescending :: peeved :
annoyed
peevish ,
good-natured
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QUICK QUIZ 851. _______: QUESTION ::_______: duty
2. _______: MISER ::_______: insurgent
3. _______: PICTURES ::_______: details
4. OBJECTIVITY :_______:: temperance :
_______
AUTHORITATIVENESS :_______::
allegiance :_______
INCLINE :_______::_______: zealot
_______: SUPERFICIALITY ::_______: bias
5. PARTITION
6. COPYRIGHT :_______::_______: inventor
7. _______: WEATHER ::_______: disease
8. PATHOLOGICAL
9. PATINA
10. _______: CONDESCENSION ::
_______: mockery
11. _______: DISCIPLINE ::_______: learning
12. OFFENSE :_______:: quarrel :_______
_______: SIN :: admonishment :_______
13. OUTSPOKEN :_______:: erudite :_______
14. FOUNDATION :_______::_______: statue
16. PEDESTRIAN 1)
2)
17. _______: CHILDREN ::_______: skin
18. PEER
19. PEEVISH
pejorative ,
laudatory
pelf ,
an. experience : green :: pelf : impecunious
pell-mell ,
pellucid ,
opaque( , )
murky
an. venial : excuse :: pellucid : understand
penance , ,
penchant ( ) , ,
dislike, aversion
pendulum ,
pensive ,
penurious ,
lavish
an. frugal : penurious :: compliant : obsequious
penury ,
prodigality( , )
affluence
an. incognizance : knowledgeable :: penury :
wealthy
perambulate ,
an. foot : perambulate :: eye : observe
perch ( ) (=roost)
an. walk : sit :: fly : perch
peremptory , (=categorical),
(=dogmatic),
open to challenge
an. prohibitive : purchase :: peremptory : dispute
an. parsimonious : spend :: peremptory : fawn
perennial ,
fleeting
perfidious , ,
faithful, loyal, trustworthful
an. exorbitant : moderation :: perfidious : loyalty
perfidy ,
loyalty
perforate
performance , ,
an. theater : performance :: market : commerce
perfunctory ,
an. perfunctorily : inspiration :: insolently :
veneration
perimeter ( )
an. circumference : circle :: perimeter : rectangle
an. country : border :: circle : perimeter
periodicity ,
periodical ,
an.magazine : periodical :: mystery : fiction
peripatetic ,
(=itinerant)
stationary( , , ), rooted
sedentary
QUICK QUIZ 861. PELLUCID 1)
2)
2. PENCHANT
3. FRUGAL :_______:: compliant :_______
4. PENURY 1)
2)
5. WALK :_______:: fly :_______
6. PROHIBITIVE : PURCHASE :: ______ : ______
PEREMPTORY
7. PERENNIAL
8. PERFIDY
9. THEATER :_______:: market :_______
10. _______: INSPIRATION ::_______: veneration
11. PERIPATETIC
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peripheral , ,
central, in essence
an. immaterial : relevance :: peripheral : center
� periphery , ,
core, center
periscope
perjuredepose
perjury
truthful deposition( )
an. oath : false swearing :: deposition : perjury
an. calumny : assertion :: perjury : testimony
permeable ( , ) ,
waterproof
an. knead : malleable :: penetrate : permeable
permissive ,
pernicious , ,
an. pernicious : injure :: disingenuous : mislead
peroration ,
an. peroration : speech :: coda : sonata
perpendicular , ;
perpetrate ( , )
perpetual
intermittent( )
perquisite ,
persecute ,
an. persecute : injure :: haunt : remember
perseverance , ,
cessation of effort
persevere (=persist)
give up, waive
an. obstinate : persevere :: tactless : offend
an. obstinate : persevere :: insensitive : offend
persiflage ( ) ,
an. exhortation : motivate :: persiflage : incite
persist ,
persistence , ,
inconstancy
personableunattractive
personification , , ,
perspicuity ( , )
opacity
perspicacious ,
obtuse, undiscerning
perspicacityindiscernment
an. perspicacity : acute :: caprice : whimsical
perspicuous ,
dull
perspire ,
persuasion ,
persuasiveness ,
pertain … , …
be irrelevant
pertinacity ,
vacillation
an. inexperience : green :: pertinacity : refractory
pertinacious ,
tractable, pliable, obsequious, irresolute
pertinent ,
irrelevant
an. pertinent : relevance :: redundant : superfluity
perturb ( , ) ,
an. fearless : daunt :: impassive : perturb
an. perturb : serenity :: reassure : doubt
an. stoic : perturb :: avaricious : satisfy
an. impassive : perturb :: voracious : satisfy
perturbation ,
equanimity, serenity
peruse ,
glance at
pervade ,
avoid
� pervasive
not widely distributed� pervasion
limited distribution, narrow definition
perversity , ,
QUICK QUIZ 871. PERJURY
2. PERMEABLE
3. _______: INJURE ::_______: mislead
4. _______: SPEECH ::_______: sonata
5. PERPETUAL
6. PERSEVERANCE
7. PERSEVERE
8. PERSISTENCE
9. PERSONABLE
10. PERSPICUITY
11. PERSPICACITY :_______:: caprice :_______
12. PERTAIN
13. PERTINACITY
14. FEARLESS :_______:: impassive :________
_______: SERENITY ::_______: doubt
STOIC :_______:: avaricious :_______
15. PERTURBATION
16. PERUSE
pest ,
an. pest : irksome :: expert : proficient
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pester ,
pesticide ,
an. insect : pesticide :: plant : herbicide
pestlean. hammer : anvil :: pestle : mortar
an. awl : pierce :: pestle : mash
an. pestle : grind :: spoon : stir
an. pestle : grind :: whetstone : sharpen
an. pestle : grind :: flint stone : sharpen
petal
petitionary ( )
an. minion : dependent :: groveler : petitioner
petrify ,
an. evaporate : vapor :: petrify : stone
petroglyphan. petroglyph : rock :: mural : wall
petroleuman. refinery : petroleum :: mill : grain
petulant ,
phenomenal , ,
ordinary, unexceptional, normal
philanthropist ,
an. coward : brave :: philanthropist : selfish
an. philanthropist : beneficence :: comedian :
humor� philanthropic
an. resourceful : inventiv eness :: philanthropic :
geniality
philatelistan. philatelist : stamps :: numismatist : coins
*numismatist
philately
philistine
aesthete( )
phlegmatic , ,
vivacious, showing excitement, unsettled,
spirited, sprightly, lively
an. intractable : manage :: phlegmatic : provoke
phonetic ( )
photolithography
piddling ,
an. restive : calmness :: piddling : considerable
piebald ,
pied ,
solid-colored
pigeonhole ( ) ; ( )
, ,
pigment , ;
an. pigment : color :: spice : flavor
an. albino : pigment :: prairie : tree
pilfer
an. abscond : depart :: pilfer : take
pillaran. frieze : ornament :: pillar : support
an. stockade : enclosure :: pillar : support
an. colonnade : pillar :: queue : person
pillory (
),
exalt( ), praise publicly
an. pillory : ridicule :: guillotine : execute
an. chide : pillory :: humor : mollycoddle
QUICK QUIZ 881. PEST :_______:: expert :_______
2. HAMMER :_______:: pestle :_______
PESTLE :_______:: spoon :_______
PESTLE :_______:: whetstone :_______
3. _______: VAPOR ::_______: stone
4. REFINERY :_______::_______: grain
5. _______: BRAVE ::_______: selfish
6. _______: STAMPS ::_______: coins
7. PHILISTINE
8. PHLEGMATIC
_______: MANAGE ::_______: provoke
9. PIED
10. _______: COLOR ::_______: flavor
_______: PIGMENT ::_______: tree
11. _______: ORNAMENT ::_______: support
_______: ENCLOSURE ::_______: support
12. PILLORY
PILLORY :_______:: guillotine :_______
pinch abundant amount
pine , , ( ,
)
become invigorated
an. longing : pine :: remorse : rue
pinnacle ,
nadir, lowest point
pinpoint , , ;
( )
pipeline ( , , )
an. vessel : blood :: pipeline : gas
piquancy ,
blandness
piquant , ,
pallid( , )
an. redolent : smell :: piquant : taste
pique , ; , ,
mollify
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pirate , ; ,
pirouette ( , )
pitchan. frequency : pitch :: wavelength : color
an. pitch : sound :: color : light
pitfall , ,
pith superficial element, insignificant part,
unimportant point
pithiness ( )
unwarranted verbiage
an. pithiness : aphorism :: exaggeration :
caricature
pithy
prolix, diffuse
pittance
crop
an. pittance : allowance :: rivulet : stream
placate ,
antagonize( , )
peeve, rile, disconcert, surprisean. stratagem : deceive :: concession : placate
placebo ( )
an. placebo : painkiller :: backdrop : vista
an. placebo : innocuous :: salve : unctuous
placidity ,
plagiarism ,
an. plagiarism : ideas :: rustling : cattle
plagiarizean. plagiarize : copy :: smuggle : convey
QUICK QUIZ 891. PINCH
2. PINE
3. _______: BLOOD ::_______: gas
4. PIQUANCY
5. PIQUE
6. FREQUENCY :_______:: wavelength :
_______
_______: SOUND ::_______: light
7. PITH
8. PITHINESS
PITHINESS :_______:: exaggeration :_______
9. PLACATE
_______: DECEIVE ::_______: placate
10. _______: PAINKILLER ::_______: vista
_______: INNOCUOUS ::_______: unctuous
11. _______: IDEAS ::_______: cattle
12. _______: COPY ::_______: convey
plaintive
plait (=pleat),
an. knit : yarn :: plait : hair
*yarn
plane ,
plangentmuffled
plankan. rivet : girder :: nail : plank
plaque , , (
,
)
an. artery : plaque :: channel : silt
*silt
plateau , ,
an. plateau : change :: respite : activity
plasticity ( , )
rigidity
an. plastic : mold :: brittle : break
platitude ( , )(=cliché)
original observation(remark)
an. equivocation : ambiguous :: platitude : banal
platitudinous
plausible ( , ) ,
plead , ,
pleat (=plait)
pledge , , ,
plenitude , ,
dearth
plethora scarcity, dearth
pliable , ,
an. pliable : bent :: lucid : comprehended
pliant , ,
unyielding, mulish, difficult to crumblean. evanescent : disappear :: pliant : yield
an. pliant : influence :: ticklish : offend
plight ,
favorable condition
plod (=trudge),
(=drudge)
gambol( ;
), flit( )
� plodding
easy and light
plot ,
an. joke : punch line :: plot : denouement
pluck ; ( )
cowardice, spinelessness
an. horn : blow :: harp : pluck
an. pluck : quit :: pride : grovel
*quit
*grovel=crouch ,
� plucky
craven
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plumb ; ; ,
(=fathom)
horizontal
examine superficially
QUICK QUIZ 901. KNIT :_______::_______: hair
2. RIVET :_______:: nail :_______
3. ARTERY :_______:: channel :_______
4. _______: CHANGE ::_______: activity
5. PLASTICITY
_______: MOLD ::_______: break
6. PLATITUDE
_______: AMBIGUOUS ::_______: banal
7. PLENITUDE
8. PLETHORA
9. _______: DISAPPEAR ::_______: yield
10. PLOD 1)
2)
11. _______: PUNCH LINE ::
_______: denouement
12. _______: QUIT :: pride :_______
13. PLUMB 1)
2)
plummet ,
raise rapidly, rise sharply
an. waft : plummet :: meander : dash
an. plummet : fall :: swerve : turn
an. contract : implode :: descend : plummet
an. fall : plummet :: move : dart
an. descend : plummet :: move : dart
plush ( );
,
plutocracyan. plutocracy : wealth :: gerontocracy : age
ply plywood , , ;
,
poach , ,
an. poach : hunt :: embezzle : account
podiatrist
podium ,
poignant ( , ) , ,
poise , ,
poke , ,
polarity ,
polarize ,
make compatible
polemical
conciliatory(=propitiatory), compromising
� polemic
an. polemic : disputatious :: invective : abusive
polish , ,
politic , , ,
unsophisticated, officious, injudiciousan. politic : offend :: aloof : associate
politician ,
pollen
pollination ( )
pollster
an. exponent : advocate :: pollster : canvass
pompous , , ,
an. nonsensical : drivel :: pompous : bombast
an. pontificate : pompous :: scoff : derisive
an. pontificate : pompous :: drawl : slow
an. pontificate : pompous :: bluster : loud
an. pontificate : pompous :: prate : aimless
ponder ,
ponderous , ,
gossamer( )
ethereal, lively
vibrant, briskly
graceful and light
pontifical , ,
humble, meek
pontificate ,
, ( )
speak modestly, comment tentatively
suggest diffidently
an. pontificate : speak :: strut : walk
an. pontificate : pompous :: scoff : derisive
an. pontificate : pompous :: drawl : slow
an. pontificate : pompous :: bluster : loud
an. pontificate : pompous :: prate : aimless
an. pontificate : speak :: strut : walk
an. pontificate : speak :: swagger : walk
an. pontificating : condescending :: peeved :
annoyed
porcelain
an. clay : porcelain :: flax : linen
an. glaze : porcelain :: varnish : wood
an. glaze : porcelain :: veneer : furniture
porcupine ,
porean. pore : membrane :: door : room
porous ,
impermeable
an. porous : liquid :: transparent : light
an. fragile : break :: porous : penetrate
portentous , ,
regular
portrait ( ),
an. portrait : painting :: biography : history
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an. portrait : painting :: jazz : musican. portrait : person :: seascape : ocean
portraiturean. jazz : music :: portraiture : painting
portent (=harbinger), ,
(=prodigy)
portentous , , (=prodigious)
regular
portfolio ( )
an. portfolio : securities :: dossier : reports
*securities
*dossier
(a collection of documents)
poser=poseur
sincere person
an. poseur : sincerity :: recluse : gregariousness
an. stickler : derelict :: poseur : unaffected
posit , ( )
(=postulate)
deny
positivistic
posse ,
poster ,
postscript ( ) , ( )
postulate ( )
deny as false
posture ( ) ,
behave naturally
� posturer
an. posturer : unaffected :: bigot : tolerant
potableundrinkable
an. potable : beverage :: habitable : dwelling
an. water : potable :: meat : editable
potboiler ( )
an. doggerel : verse :: potboiler : article
potentate
subject, powerless person
an. virtuoso : skill :: potentate : power
potpourri
potshot , ,
pout
grin
an. wince : pain :: pout : displeasure
prairie ,
an. albino : pigment :: prairie : tree
prankster
pratean. prate : speak :: saunter : walk
an. pontificate : pompous :: prate : aimless
prattle ,
,
preamble ( )
an. prologue : novel :: preamble : statute
an. overture : opera :: preamble : statute
QUICK QUIZ 911. _______: PLUMMET ::_______: dash
_______: FALL ::_______: turn
_______: IMPLODE ::_______: plummet
2. _______: WEALTH ::_______: age
3. _______: hunt ::_______: account
4. POLEMICAL
5. POLEMIC :_______:: invective :_______
6. _______: OFFEND ::_______: associate
7. PONDEROUS
8. PONTIFICATE
PONTIFICATE :_______:: strut :_______
9. POROUS
10. POROUS :_______:: transparent :_______
11. _______: PAINTING ::_______: history
12. _______: MUSIC ::_______: painting
13. _______: SECURITIES ::_______: reports
14. _______: SINCERI TY ::_______
: gregariousness
15. POSIT
16. POSTULATE
17. POSTURE
18. _______: UNAFFECTED ::_______: tolerant
19. POTABLE
20. _______: PIGMENT ::_______: tree
21. _______: SPEAK ::_______: walk
22. _______: NOVEL ::_______: statute
_______: OPERA ::_______: statute
precarious ,
safe, firmly grounded, secure, stable
an. precarious : stability :: spent : efficacy
precede ... ,
(=prevail, preponderate)
precedence ,
an. preempt : precedence :: acquire : possession
precedent ,
an. unexceptionable : opposition :: unique :
precedentan. unique : precedent :: infinite : end
precept , ,
precipicean. incline : precipice :: partisan : zealot
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an. precipice : steepness :: defile : narrowness
precipitate 1) , (
) ,
retard
2) ,
deliberate, dilatory
precipitation , , ,
an. snow : precipitation :: hurricane : cyclone
precipitous , , ,
level, gradually sloping
précis , ,
preclude ,
enclose( , )
precursor , , ,
sequel, sequela
precursory ,
derivative
predecessor ,
an. legacy : predecessor :: gift : donor
predestination ,
predestine (=predestinate)
leave to chance
predilection ( ) ,
propensity to dislike
preeminence ( ) ,
an. preeminence : importance ::
preponderance : weight
preeminent ,
negligible
preempt , ,
( )
an. preempt : precedence( ) ::
acquire : possession
preemptive ( )
preen 1) , ,
(=primp, prink)
rumple( , )
an. ingenuous : dissemble :: raffish : preen
an.miser : hoard :: dandy : preen
2) , (show satisfaction with or
vanity in oneself)
an. preen : self-satisfaction :: fume : anger
preface ,
epilogue
� prefatory
conclusive
prefiguration , ,
prehensileunable to grasp
QUICK QUIZ 921. PRECARIOUS
2. INCLINE :_______:: partisan :_______
3. PRECIPITATE
4. PRECURSORY
5. PREDESTINE
6. PREDILECTION
7. _______: IMPORTANCE ::_______: weight
8. _______: PRECEDENCE :: acquire :_______
9. PREEN
PREEN :_______::_______: anger
10. PREFACE
11. PREHENSILE
premeditate ,
� premeditated
offhand( , )
prenatal ,
preoccupation , ,
unconcern
preponderance ( , ) ,
an. preeminence : importance ::
preponderance : weight
preponderate , ,
� preponderant
commensurate, secondary, subsidiary
preposterous , ,
commonsensical
presage , ; … ,
an. harbinger : presage :: archetype : exemplify
prescience , ,
myopia( , )
an. prescience : future :: erudition : esoterica
prescient ,
an. prescient : predict :: dexterous : manipulate
preservative , …
an. censorship : communication :: preservative :
decay
prestige ,
presume ( ) , ( ,
) ...
presumption , , , ,
an. transgression : morality :: presumption :
propriety
presumptuous ,
humble
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pretentious , …
unaffected
preternatural , ,
ordinary
prevail
yield
prevalent ,
unusual, absent
� prevalence
rareness
prevaricate (=slur),
(=equivocate), (=fabricate)
an. prevaricate : mendacious :: vacillate :
irresolute
prevarication , ,
veracity( , )
an. euphemism : offense :: prevarication : truth
an. equivocation : clarity :: prevarication : truthan. blandishment : coax :: prevarication :
deceive
preventable ( )
primate ,
primeuninitial
primer
primeval , (=primitive)
primordial
most recent
primp , ,
an. primp : vain :: gloat : smug
*vain ,
*gloat ( )
*smug , , ,
principled ,
pristine ,
contaminated, corrupted by civilization,
tainted
an. pristine : decay :: stable : fluctuation
an. demanding : satisfactory :: adulterate :
pristine
probation (=parole),
probe
an. cavil : criticize :: probe : investigate
probity ,
unscrupulousness, shiftiness
an. disinterested : partisanship :: venal : probity
proclaim , ,
� proclamation , ,
proclivity ( ) , ,
disinclination
aversion, antipathy
QUICK QUIZ 931. PREMEDITATED
2. PREOCCUPATION
3. _______: IMPORTANCE ::_______: weight
4. PREPOSTEROUS
5. PRESCIENCE :_______:: erudition :_______
PRESCIENCE
6. PRESUMPTUOUS
7. PRETERNATURAL
8. PREVALENT
9. _______: MENDACIOUS ::_______:
irresolute
10. PREVARICATION
_______: OFFENSE :: prevarication :
_______
_______: COAX ::_______: deceive
11. _______: VAIN :: gloat :_______
12. PRISTINE
PRISTINE :_______:: stable :_______
13. PROBITY
14. PROCLIVITY 1)
2)
procrastinate ,
an. equivocate : commitment ::
procrastinate : action
* (commitment) ::
(action)
an. dilatory : procrastinate :: malcontent :
complain
an. husbandry : dissipate :: alacrity :
procrastinate� procrastination
diligence
proctor , ,
an. proctor : supervise :: prodigal : squander
procure ( ) ,
relinquish
procurement
prod=goad , , ;
,
an. doze : sleepiness :: nudge : prod
prodigal ( ), ( )
an. proctor : supervise :: prodigal : squander
an. covetous : desire :: prodigal : spend
an. querulous : complain :: prodigal : spend
an. miser : parsimonious :: spendthrift : prodigal
an. parsimonious : save :: prodigal : spend
prodigality ,
penury( )
an. courage : rashness :: generosity : prodigality
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an. prodigality : spending :: gluttony : eating
an. mean : prodigality :: meek : arrogance
prodigious , , ,
slight
prodigy ( ), ,
an. prodigy : person :: miracle : occurrence
profane , ;
revere( , )
treat reverently
an. pierce : impenetrable :: profane : inviolable
� profaned
unviolated
proffer ( , )
retain
profiteer ;
profligacy ,
frugality
profligate , ; ,
,
parsimonious, frugal
an. profligate : solvent :: mercurial : committed
an. garrulous : words :: profligate : money
an. loquacious : word :: profligate : money
profundity superficiality
an. virtuosity : skill :: profundity : insight
an. maladroit : skill :: glib : profundity
profuse=lavish , , ,
scant(y)
� profusion
paucity
proliferatedwindle
an. expand : volume :: proliferate : number
prolific , ( )
QUICK QUIZ 941. EQUIVOCATE :_______::_______: action
_______: PROCRASTINATE ::
malcontent :_______
PROCASTINATE
2. PROCRASTINATION
3. _______: SUPERVISE ::_______: squander
4. _______: PERSON ::_______: occurrence
5. COURAGE :_______:: generosity :_______
_______: SPENDING ::_______: eating
6. PRODIGALITY
7. PRODIGIOUS
8. PROFANE 1)
2)
9. PROFLIGACY
10. _______: SOLVENT ::_______: committed
11. PROFUNDITY
_______: SKILL ::_______: insight
_______: SKILL :: glib :_______
12. PROFUSE
13. _______: VOLUME ::_______: number
PROLIFERATE
prolixity ,
extreme brevity
conciseness
succinctness
prologue epilogue
an. prologue : novel :: preamble : statute
prolongtruncate
promiscuity ,
an. abstinence : drunkenness :: celibacy :
promiscuity
promiscuous ,
prompt , , ; ,
check
promulgate ,
keep secret
prone , … ,
pronouncement , ,
proof (x/200 )
an. proof : alcohol :: karat : gold
propagate ,
fail to multiply, check
propagation , ,
extirpation( )
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propensity ,
antipathy, aversion
prophetic ,
propitiate=conciliate ,
arouse hostility, antagonize, incense,
denounce
� propitiated
an. immutable : altered :: implacable :
propitiated
an. inalienable : surrendered :: implacable :
propitiated
propitiatory ,
propitious , ,
unfavorable
proponent , ,
detractor( , )
propriety , ,
propulsion ( )
prosaic , ,
extraordinary, exceptional, imaginary,
exciting, preternatual
an. insipid : invention :: prosaic : imagination
QUICK QUIZ 951. PROLIXITY 1)
2)
3)
2. _______ epilogue
_______: NOVEL ::_______: statute
3. _______: DRUNKENNESS ::
_______: promiscuity
4. PROMPT
5. _______ keep secret
6. _______: ALCOHOL ::_______: gold
7. PROPAGATE
8. PROPAGATION
9. PROPENSITY
10. PROPITIATE
11. PROPONENT
12. PROSAIC
proscribe=outlaw ,
, (=interdict)
permit, sanction
� proscribed
permitted
� proscription
permission
prose ( ), ,
an. prose : paragraph :: poetry : stanza
prosecution , , ,
an. mediation : compromise :: prosecution :
conviction
proselyte , (=convert); ,
(=proselytize, convert)
proselytize
� proselytizer
an. hunter : quarry :: proselytizer : convert
*quarry
*convert
an. salesperson : buy :: proselytizer : convert
an. proselytizer : convert :: mediator : reconcile
prospectan. prospect : mineral :: investigate : information
prostrate erect
proteanan. circular : asymmetrical :: protean : rigid
protocol ,
an. protocol : blunder :: bumper : damage
*blunder
an. grammar : language :: protocol : conduct
protract ( ) , ,
curtail, truncate
cut short, abbreviate
an. protract : length :: throng : number
protuberant ,
depressed
protuberance ,
concavity
provident ,
profligate
providential ,
unfortunate, mishap
provincial , , ;
,
ecumenical
an. poseur : unaffected :: provincial :
cosmopolitan
an. bigot : tolerant :: provincial : cosmopolitan
provisory ,
unconditional
provocative ,
provoke ,
an. irascible : provoked :: credulous : persuaded
an. attack : vanquished :: goad : provoked
an. intractable : manage :: phlegmatic : provoke
an. oppress : stimulate :: calm : provoke
prowess ,
timidity
proximal ,
distinctive
proximate ,
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prudean. fanatic : devoted :: prude : proper
� prudery ,
� prudish , ,
an. prudish : propriety :: finicky : quality
an. scholarly : pedantic :: modest : prudish
prudence ,
an. prudence : daredevil :: sagacity : simpleton
prune 1) ,
an. prune : hedge :: trim : hair
2)
an. prune : plum :: raisin : grape
pry 1) ( ),
2) (=peep, peer),
an. importune : request :: pry : inquiry
pseudonym=alias
an. mask : face :: pseudonym : name
psychiatry
psychoanalysis ( )
psychologistan. fungi : ecologist :: motivation : psychologist
psychosis
pucker ( ), , ( ),
an. astringent : pucker :: spark : ignition
puckish
sober, grave, staid( )
puddle , ( )
puerile ,
sagacious
pugilist ( )
puissance , ( )
powerlessness
QUICK QUIZ 961. PROSCRIBE
2. _______: PARAGRAPH ::_______: stanza
3. _______: COMPROMISE ::
_______: conviction
4. HUNTER :_______:: proselytizer :_______
5. PROTRACT 1)
2)
6. _______: BLUNDER :: bumper :_______
7. PROTUBERANT
8. _______: PROVOKED ::_______: persuaded
ATTACK :_______::_______: provoked
9. INTRACTABLE :_______::
phlegmatic :_______
10. _______: PROPRIETY ::_______: quality
11. _______: HEDGE ::_______: hair
12. _______: REQUEST ::_______: inquiry
13. MASK : FACE ::_______:_______
14. ASTRINGENT :_______:: spark :_______
15. PUISSANCE
pulchritude ( )
ugliness, hideousness
homeliness
� pulchritudinous ( )
hideous
pulletan. filly : horse :: pullet : chicken
pulley ( )
pulp
pulverize
solidify
� pulverable
an. pulverable : crumbled :: lucid :
comprehended
pummel=pommel
an. pummel : tap :: stare : glance
pun , (=quirk);
an. pun : joke :: termite : insect
an. pun : joke :: supernova : star
punch-line ( )
an. joke : punch line :: plot : denouement
punctilious ,
slipshod
pundit ,
an. authoritativeness : pundit :: allegiance :
partisan
an. augur : predict :: pundit : opine
an. miser : hoard :: pundit : opine
an. pundit : opinion :: augur : prediction
pungency ( ), ( , , ,
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blandness
pungent ( ), ( , , ,
) ,
an. pungent : odor :: caustic : comment
puny ,
enormous
an. measly : contemptibly :: puny : weakly
purchase 1) ( )
an. prohibitive : purchase :: peremptory :
dispute
2) (
)
an. ballast : instability :: purchase : slippage
purification ,
adulteration
an. refine : purification :: attenuate : rarefaction
an. purification : dross :: desalinization : salt
purlieu , ,
infrequently visited place
an. taut : commodiousness :: extraordinary :
purlieu
purloin
an. lurk : wait :: purloin : appropriate
purveyan. vendor : purvey :: censor : expurgate
putrefaction ( ),
an. homogenization : uniform ::
putrefaction : rotten
purgatory ;
pusillanimous , ,
stouthearted
pylon ,
an. strut : wing :: guy : pylon
pyre ( )
QUICK QUIZ 971. _______: TAP ::_______: glance
2. _______: JOKE ::________: insect
3. JOKE :_______:: plot :_______
4. PUNCTILIOUS
5. AUTHORITATIVENESS :_______::
allegiance :_______
6. _______: ODOR ::_______: comment
7. PURLIEU
8. PURIFICATION
_______: PURIFICATION ::
_______: rarefaction
PURIFICATION :_______::_______: salt
9. _______: UNIFORM ::_______: rotten
10. _______: WING ::_______: pylon
Q
quack ,
honest practitioner
quaff ,
an. quaff : sip :: stride : mince(quaff ,
sip :: stride
, mince
)
an. quaff : sip :: delve : skim
an. quaff : sip :: gobble : nibble
quail
become resolute
quaint ,
qualify , , ,
an. mitigate : severe :: qualify : general
qualm , , ,
quandary , ,
state of complete certainty
quarantine ( ) , ,
an. quarantine : contagion :: embargo :
commerce
an. embargo : commerce :: quarantine : contact
an. quarantine : infection :: barricade : transfer
an. hedge : loss :: quarantine : contamination
an. safeguard : accident :: quarantine :
contamination
quarry , , ; ,
an. quarry : stone :: fell : timber
*fell
an. hunter : quarry :: proselytizer : convert
*proselytize
*convert
an. quarry : rock :: mine : ore
an.mine : coal :: quarry : marble
an. aspirant : quarry :: hunter : prey
quash 1) , ,
(=rescind, repeal)
2) ( ) , (=squash)
engender
quaver ( ) ,
an. voice : quaver :: hand : tremble
quell ,
foment( )
foment, instigate, rouse
quench , ( ) ,
query , ( ); ,
querulousan. querulous : complain :: prodigal : spend
queue ( )
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an. colonnade : pillar :: queue : person
an. queue : people :: chain : link
quibble , , , ,
(petty objection or criticism); ,
an. foible : fault :: quibble : objection
an. minutiae : details :: quibbles : objections
an. encomiast : eulogize :: quibble : cavil
an. nitpicker : criticize :: quibbler : cavil
quiescence ,
action, restless activity, tumult
quiescent ,
quill , , ( )
quirk , (=pun), ,
� quirky .
quisling 5 , ,
an. juggernaut : crush :: quisling : betray
*juggernaut
quixotic ,
displaying consistently practical behavior
an. quixotic : idealistic :: touchy : sensitive
quorum
quota ,
unlimited number
quotidian , , (=commonplace)
extraordinary, unusual, remarkable, striking
QUICK QUIZ 981. QUACK
2. _______: SIP :: stride :_______
3. QUANDARY
4. _______: CONTAGION ::
_______: commerce
_______: INFECTION ::_______: transfer
5. EMBARGO :_______::_______: contact
6. _______: STONE ::_______: timber
HUNTER :_______::_______: convert
_______: ROCK ::_______: ore
7. VOICE :_______:: hand :_______
8. QUELL
9. _______: COMPLAIN ::_______: spend
10. _______: FAULT ::_______: objection
_______: DETAILS ::_______: objections
11. QUIESCENCE
12. _______: CRUSH ::_______: betray
13. _______: IDEALISTIC ::_______: sensitive
QUIXOTIC
14. QUOTA
15. QUOTIDIAN
R
rabid ,
logical, detached
raconteur=storyteller ,
an. raconteur : storytelling :: wordsmith : writing
radiate ( , , ) ,
absorb, imbibe( )
raffish ,
an. ingenuous : dissemble :: raffish : preen
rafflean. lottery : raffle :: ticket : admission
rafteran. roof : rafter :: table : leg
rage
an. bigot : dedication :: rage : anger
an. gush : effusive :: rage : irate
an. infuriate : rage :: commend : esteem
an. infuriate : rage :: scrounge : possession
an. infuriate : rage :: nonplus : perplexity
railan. rail : vehemence :: entreat : urgency
*urgency( )
ramble ( ) ,
an. draw : doodle :: travel : ramble
an. foot : perambulate :: eye : observe
rambunctious , ,
quiescent
ramification , ,
antecedent( , )
rampage ;
rampart ,
an. rampart : invasion :: levee : flood
*levee ,
an. tower : edifice :: rampart : barrier
ramshackle ,
an. ramshackle : soundness :: garbled : clarity
ranchan. apiary : bee :: ranch : livestock
rancid ,
rancor , , ,
goodwill, charitableness
rancorous ,
randomize
systematize
ranger , ,
an. ranger : forest :: curator : museum
rank-and-file ( ) , (
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rankle ,
pacify, calm
ransom , , ,
rant , ,
,
an. fear : cower :: anger : rant
rapaciousan. troubled : distraught(=very troubled) ::
covetous : rapacious(=very covetous)
� rapacity
an.mania : enthusiasm :: rapacity : covetous
rapport , ,
discord
rapscallionan. rapscallion : mischievous :: sluggard : lazy
rapt ,
distracted
an. intrepid : deter :: rapt : distract
rapture , ,
rarefactioncondensation
an. refine : purification :: attenuate : rarefaction
rarefy (=attenuate),
(=refine)
make denser, condense
concentrate
� rarefied ,
pedestrian( )
rash 1)
cautious
an. courage : rashness :: generosity : prodigality
an. obsessed : attracted :: rash : adventurousan. loquacious : talkative :: rash : adventurous
2)
QUICK QUIZ 991. RADIATE
2. _______: VEHEMENCE ::_______: urgency
3. DRAW :_______:: travel :_______
4. RAMIFICATION
5. _______: INVASION ::_______: flood
6. RANCOR
7. RANDOMIZE
8. RANKLE
9. FEAR :_______:: anger :_______
10. TROUBLED :_______:: covetous :_______
11. RAREFACTION
REFINE :_______::_______: rarefaction
12. RAREFY 1)
2)
13. RASH
COURAGE :_______:: generosity :_______
rate 1) ,
2) ,
ratification ,
an. repatriate : emigration :: repeal : ratification
ratify ,
(=authenticate)
veto
an. ratify : treaty :: confirm : hypothesis
ratiocination intuition
an. ratiocination : thinking :: articulation : talking
rationan. dose : medicine :: ration : foodan. dose : medicine :: sentence : punishment
rationale ,
rationalizationan. rationalization : plausible :: obfuscation :
indiscernible
raucous , (=harsh,
cacophonous)
rave 1) ,
, ( , ,
, )
pan( , , ,
)
2) , , ( , ,
, )
ravel 1) ,
2) (=unravel), ,
knit( , )
ravenousan. incontrovertible : disputed :: ravenous :
satisfied
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ravishing ,
an. ravishing : attractive ::
perspicacious : discerning
raze ,
build
reactantinert material
reactionary , , ,
; ( )
an. contumacious : authority :: reactionary :
innovation
an. recalcitrant : authority :: reactionary :
change
an. recluse : society :: reactionary : change
reactive inert
ready , (=witty),
,
an. volatile : temper :: ready : wit
reagent
realign ,
ream (500 )
an. ream : paper :: cord : wood
an. ream : paper :: acre : land
reasoning ,
an. logic : reasoning :: ethics : behavior
reassure , ,
an. feed : hunger :: reassure : uneasiness
an. perturb : serenity :: reassure : doubt
reassurance ,
an. anxious : reassurance :: perplexed :
clarification
rebarbative (=repugnant, repulsive, repellent,
disgusting, obnoxious, noisome, odious)
rebuke ,
rebuff ( ), ( )(=snub), ( )
welcome
approve
QUICK QUIZ 1001. RATIFY
2. RATIOCINATION
RATIOCINATION :_______::
______ : talking
3. RAVE
4. RAVEL
5. _______: ATTRACTIVE ::_______: discerning
6. RAZE
7. REACTANT
8. _______: TEMPER ::_______: wit
9. LOGIC :_______:: ethics :_______
10. _______: HUNGER :: reassure :_______
PERTURB : ______ :: reassure :_______
11. ANXIOUS :_______::_______: clarification
12. REBUFF
rebus (
),
an. symbols : rebus :: notes : score
recalcitrant , ; ,
,
submissive
amenable( , )
an. recalcitrant : authority :: implacable :
conciliation
an. incongruent : conform :: recalcitrant : obeyan. recalcitrant : authority :: reactionary :
change
� recalcitrance , ,
recant ( , , ) ,
, ( )
affirm, reaffirm
� recantation
an. apostasy : faith :: recantation : heresy
an. recantation : error :: confession : crime
recapitulate ,
recast ( ), ( )
recede , ,
receptacle ,
an. bowl : receptacle :: bicycle : vehicle
recessive ,
dominant( )
recidivism ,
an. relapse : convalescence :: recidivism :
rehabilitation
an. recidivism : relapse :: rehabilitation :
convalesce
reciprocate , , ,
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� reciprocating
moving unidirectionally
� reciprocation , , ,
� reciprocity , ,
reclaim , , ,
,
recluse ,
social
an. recluse : withdrawn :: bigot : biased
an. malingerer : duty :: recluse : humanity
*malinger ,
an. hedonist : pleasure :: recluse : privacy
*privacy (=withdrawal, reclusion)
an. roisterer : carouse :: recluse : withdraw
an. poseur : sincerity :: recluse : gregariousness
an. turncoat : consistency : recluse : compassion
an. recluse : society :: shirk : duty
an. recluse : society :: reactionary : changean. recluse : crowd :: claustrophobia : enclosure
recoil ,
advance boldly
recompense ,
recondite , ,
widely understood
patent
self-explaining, self-evident
an. respect : baseness :: study : reconditeness� reconditeness
easy comprehension
reconnaissance ( ), , ,
reconstitute ;
( )
dehydrate
reconvene ( )
an. disperse : reconvene :: dismiss : reinstate
record ,
delete
recriminate ,
rectify ,
rectitude , ,
an. rectitude : transgressive :: keenness : obtuse
� rectitudinous
recumbent (=supine)
standing up
recuperate ( ),
� recuperative
debilitating
redeem (=render),
redemptive , ,
� redemption n.
redistributionan. illiteracy : education :: inequity : redistribution
redolent , ...
unscented
an. redolent : smell :: piquant : taste
redoubtable , (=awesome,
awful)
unimpressive( )
not formidable
an. redoubtable : awe :: despicable : contempt
an. exemplary : imitation :: redoubtable : regard
redress ,
redundant , , ( )
concise, economical
an. indigent : wealth :: redundant :
indispensability
QUICK QUIZ 1011. SYMBOLS :_______:: notes :_______
2. RECALCITRANT 1)
2)
RECALCITRANT :_______::
implacable :_______
3. RECANT
4. RECESSIVE
5. RECIPROCATING
6. RECORD
7. _______: WITHDRAWN ::_______: biased
_______: DUTY ::_______: humanity
_______: PLEASURE ::_______: privacy
8. RECONDITE
9. RECONSTITUTE
10. RECUMBENT
11. ILLITERACY :_______::
inequity :_______
12. _______: SMELL ::_______: taste
REDOLENT
13. REDOUBTABLE 1)
2)
REDOUBTABLE :_______::
_______: contempt
_______: IMITATION ::_______: regard
14. REDUNDANT
reelan. reel : winding :: die : shaping
refectory ( ) ,
refine ( , ) ,
( )
reduce purity
an. refine : purification :: attenuate : rarefaction
refinery
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an. refinery : petroleum :: mill : grain
reflect
absorb
reflective ,
reformulate ( , )
refractory ,
responsive
an. adamant : flexibility :: refractory : control
an. refractory : authority :: reactionary : change
refrain , ,
refulgent ,
lackluster
refurbish ,
refuse ,
an. cistern : liquids :: landfill : refuse
refutation ,
verification
� verify( )
refute ,
prove
refutable ,
indisputable( )
regain ,
regale , ,
regality ,
regard
an. exemplary : imitation :: redoubtable : regard
an. flout : disregard :: taunt : challenge
an. redoubtable : regard :: despicable :
scorn
regenerate ,
regimen ( ) ,
,
an. regimen : health :: budget : solvency
an. regimen : health :: mnemonics : memory
regimental ( )
regimentation , , ,
regressive
forward
rehabilitate , ( , ) ,
an. recycle : disposal :: rehabilitate : demolition
rehabilitation , ( , ),
an. relapse : convalescence :: recidivism :
rehabilitation
*relapse=setback , ( )
(=recrudescence)
*convalesce ( )
an. recidivism : relapse :: rehabilitation :
convalesce
rehabilitative , ( , ) ,
reign ,
an. coronation : reign :: wedding : marriage
reimburse ( ) , ,
rein ,
prod
reinstate ( , )
an. disperse : reconvene :: dismiss : reinstate
reiteratean. digress : excursive :: reiterate : redundant
rejuvenation ,
rekindle
relapse , ( ) (=recrudescence);
, ( ) (=recrudesce)
an. relapse : convalescence :: recidivism :
rehabilitation
*convalesce ( )
*recidivism ( )
an. recidivism : relapse :: rehabilitation :
convalesce
relegate ,
relent ( , , ) ,
relevant , , ,
immaterial
an. relevant : crucial :: perceptible : obvious� relevance
an. immaterial : relevance :: peripheral : center
an. immaterial : relevance :: circuitous :
directness
relic ,
relief , (=relieve), ( )
relinquish , ,
cling to
cooperate, reward
relish ,
despise
remainderan. remainder : subtraction :: residue :
evaporation
reminiscean. autobiography : reminisce :: eulogy : praise
remodel … ,
an. construct : remodel :: compose : edit
remonstrate� remonstrance
an. remonstrance : dissuade :: syllogism :
disprove
� remonstrative
an. remonstrative : dissuade :: reprehensible :
censure
� remonstrator
an. remonstrator : dissuade :: applicant :
appeal
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remorse (=compunction),
an. longing : pine :: remorse : rue
an. truculent : gentleness :: unregenerate :
remorse
remorseful ,
impenitent
remote ( , )
impending
remuneration
an. remuneration : service :: retaliation : injury
� remunerative
unrequited
rend , , ,
unite, mend, fuse, repair
an. rend : tear :: rush : hurry
renegade , ; ,
an. renegade : allegiance :: apostate : faith
renege (=disappoint)
carry out faithfully
renounce , ( ) , ,
,
an. renounce : pledge :: rescind : order
QUICK QUIZ 1021. ______ : PURIFICATION :: attenuate :_______
REFINE
2. _______: PETROLEUM ::_______: grain
3. REFLECT
4. REFRACTORY
5. REFULGENT
6. REFUTATION
7. REFUTE
8. REFUTABLE
9. _______: HEALTH ::_______: solvency
10. _______: DISPOSAL ::_______: demolition
11. _______: CONVALESCENCE ::_______
: rehabilitation
12. _______: SUBTRACTION ::
_______: evaporation
13. REIN
14. DISPERSE :_______:: dismiss :_______
15. AUTOBIOGRAPHY :_______::
eulogy :_______
16. CONSTRUCT :_______:: compose :_______
17. REND
18. _______: ALLEGIANCE ::_______: faith
19. RENEGE
20. _______: PLEDGE ::_______: order
renovate , ,
cause to decay
rent , ,
made whole
cf. rend( , ) p.p
repartee
an. repartee : retort :: debate : issue
repatriatean. repatriate : emigration :: repeal : ratification
repel , , ,
repellent ( ) , ,
an. repellent : attract :: ephemeral : endure
repentant
repertoire , ( )
an. index : book :: repertoire : play
an. palette : color :: repertoire : play
an. repertoire : performance :: manifest : cargo
an. repertoire : performance :: agenda : meeting
repine ,
express joy
repletion ,
want
emptiness, privation
replicate ,
reportorial , , ( )
imaginative
repose ( ) , ( ), ( ), ,
,
an. guilt : expiation :: fatigue : repose
reprehendan. jeer : derision :: reprehend : censure
� reprehensible
an. lamentable : pity :: reprehensible : censure
an. remonstrance : dissuade ::
reprehensible : censure
an. censure : blameless :: approbation :
reprehensible
repress , ,
foster
reproach
praise publicly, exalt, flatter
reprovean. reprove : reprimand :: blame : censure
an. pretense : deceive :: admonition : reprove
� reproof
an. castigation : reproof :: denunciation : denial
an. castigation : reproof :: glorification : merit
reprieve ( ) ( )
… ( , )
an. reprieve : punishment :: moratorium : activity
reprobate , ( approbate);
(=corrupt); (=degenerate)
righteous individual
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an. objectivity : partisan :: temperance :
reprobate
an. reprobate : misbehave :: sycophant : fawn
reprobation ,acclaim
repudiation , ,
repugnance , , ,
repugnant , ,
repulse , ,
,
repulsion=revulsion , ,
attraction
repute ,
lack of distinction
requite , ,
leave unrepaid
rescissionenactment
rescind ,
,
institute, enact
an. rescind : law :: withdraw : candidacy( )
an. renounce : pledge :: rescind : order
an. irrevocable : rescinded :: inevitable : avoided
� rescission
enactment
resent ,
reserve , ; ,
an. maverick : conformity :: extrovert : reserve
resign ,
an. abdicate : throne :: resign : office
� resigned
an. stickler : exacting :: defeatist : resigned
resilience , ,
inelasticity
resilient ,
resin
an. resin : tree :: gum : rubber plant
resolute ,
an. resolute : dissuade :: obstreperous : control
resonant ,
muffled
an. full-bodied : flavor :: resonant : sound
resort ; ,
,
resourceful ,
an. resourceful : inventiveness :: philanthropic :
geniality
respiration ( ),
an. stomach : digestion :: lung : respiration
respite ( , ) , ,
an. plateau : change :: respite : activity
an. respite : labor :: interim : concert
an. fast : eat :: respite : labor
resplendent ,
dull, lackluster
an. bravura : performance :: resplendent :
appearance
*bravura (florid and
resplendent) ( )
� resplendence
an. bootless : futility :: effulgent : resplendence
restitution , , , ,
restive , , ,
calm, imperturbable
an. incogitant : thoughtful :: restive : calm
an. restive : calm :: piddling : considerable
an. restive : calmness :: keen : obtuseness� restiveness
contentment
restrain ,
an. indulge : ascetic :: restrain : libertine
an. temperate : restrain :: tenacious : persist
restraint , , ,
resurge ,
resurgence , ,
resurrect ,
resuscitate ( ),
resuscitation ,
enervation
retain , ,
discard( , )
retainer ,
an. retainer: retinue :: witch : coven
retaliate� retaliation
an. remuneration : service :: retaliation : injury
retard , ,
accelerate, speed up
an. divert : shunt :: retard : brake
*shunt , ,
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QUICK QUIZ 1031. RENOVATE
2. RENT
3. _______: EMIGRATION ::
_______: ratification
4. _______: ATTRACT ::_______: endure
5. REPINE
6. _______: CHANGE ::_______: activity
7. REPORTORIAL
8. _______: DERISION ::_______: censure
9. REPRESS
10. REPROBATE
OBJECTIVITY :_______::
temperance :_______
REPROBATE :_______:: sycophant :_______
11. _______: REPRIMAND ::_______: censure
12. _______: PUNISHMENT :: _______: activity
13. REPULSION=REVULSION
14. REQUITE
15. RESCISSION
16. _______: LAW ::_______: candidacy
_______: PLEDGE ::_______: order
17. MAVERICK :_______:: extrovert :_______
18. RESILIENCE
19. _______: FLAVOR ::_______: sound
20. STOMACH :_______:: lung :_______
21. _______: PERFORMANCE ::
_______: appearance
22. RESTIVE
23. RESTIVENESS
24. INDULGE :_______::_______: libertine
25. RETAIN
26. RETARD
DIVERT :_______::_______: brake
reticent ,
loquacious
effusive
frank
an. reticent : talk :: abstemious : gorge
*abstemious ,
*gorge , ( )
an. speak : reticent :: spend : parsimonious
retinue
an. retainer: retinue :: witch : coven
an. retinue : attendant :: coven : witch
an. retinue : attendant :: staff : officer
retort ( ), ( ) ( )
an. repartee : retort :: debate : issue
retouch ,
an. revise : manuscript :: retouch : picture
retract ,
an. retract : statement :: repeal : legislation
an. misunderstood : clarify :: erroneous : retract
retrench ,
augment
enlarge
an. attenuate : force :: retrench : money� retrenchment
an. retrenchment : expense :: deceleration :
speed
retribution , ,
retrieve ( ), ( ),
retrospective (=reminiscent)
anticipatory
reverberate ( , , )
revere ,
profane( )
jape at
disparage
� reverence=deference, veneration
an. elegiac : sorrow :: devotional : reverence
an. reverence : respect :: avidity : enthusiasm
an. venerable : reverence :: despicable : scorn
� reverent
an. reverent : idolater :: trusting : dupe
reverie , ,
revile (=vilify, affront)
revitalize ,
revoke ,
rhinestone
rhubarb , ,
ribald , ,
seemly
ricketyan. cloth : ragged :: furniture : rickety
rider ( )
an. rider : bill :: endorsement : policy
rife , ,
sparse( )
rift ,
reconciliation( )
an. faultfinding : criticize :: rift : breach
rig , ; ,
an. rig : contest :: gerrymander : district
rigid ,
an. circular : asymmetrical :: protean : rigid
rigidity , ,
rile , ( )
pacify or soothe, conciliate, appease,
placate, make calm
an. choleric : rile :: volatile : rouse
rind ( , ) , ,
an. apple : skin :: melon : rind
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ripple ( ); ( )
(=corrugate)
ripen ( ) ,
an. ripen : maturity :: harden : solidity
rite ( ) , ,
improvised act
rive ,
unite
� riven ,
intact
rivet ; , ( , ,
)
an. rivet : girder :: nail : plank
roadway ( )
an. shoulder : roadway :: margin : page
robust sick
rodent
an. kangaroo : marsupial :: squirrel : rodent
roe ,
an. egg : chicken :: roe : salmon
rogue ,
roil ,
settle, clarify, appease
roister
an. roisterer : carouse :: recluse : withdraw
rookie , ,
an. professional : rookie :: soldier( ) : recruit
( )
roster (=rota),
an. roster : personnel :: slate : candidate
an. roster : staff :: obituary : death
rostrum=dais, podium ,
an. rostrum : orator :: bench : judge
rouse ( ) ( )
move quietly
rubbish
rubicund
pale
� rubicundity
pallor
rudder
rudimentary
highly evolved
rue ( ), ( )
satisfaction
an. longing : pine :: remorse : rue
rueful , , , ,
impenitent
ruffian ,
ruffle 1) ( , ) ,
2) 3)
an. ruffle : shirt :: molding : cabinet
*molding
cf. ruff ( )
an. hem : garment :: ruffle : shirt
ruminative ,
unreflective
rumple=crumple , ,
run ( , )
an. journal : entries :: run : performance
rung ,
runic ,
an. martial : military :: runic : mysterious
rust ( )
an. rust : corrosion :: dew : condensation
rustic , , ( )
,
sophisticated, polished
rusticate ,
rustling ,
an. plagiarism : ideas :: rustling : cattle
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QUICK QUIZ 1041. _______: TALK ::_______: gorge
SPEAK :_______:: spend :_______
2. _______: MANUSCRIPT ::_______: picture
3. _______: STATEMENT ::_______: legislation
MISUNDERSTOOD :_______::
erroneous :_______
4. RETRENCH
5. RETROSPECTIVE
6. REVERE
7. _______: SORROW :: devotion :_______
8. _______: RESPECT ::_______: enthusiasm
9. RIFE
10. RIFT
11. _______: CONTEST ::_______: district
12. RILE13. APPLE :_______:: melon :_______
14. _______: MATURITY ::_______: solidity
15. RITE
16. RIVET :_______:: nail :_______
17. RIVEN
18. SHOULDER :_______::_______: page
19. _______: CHICKEN ::_______: salmon
20. ROIL
21. PROFESSIONAL :_______:: soldier :_______
22. _______: ORATOR ::_______: judge
23. RUE
24. RUEFUL
25. _______: SHIRT ::_______: cabinet
26. _______: MILITARY ::_______: mysterious
27. _______: CORROSION :: dew :_______
28. RUSTIC
29. _______: IDEAS ::_______: cattle
S
sabbatical
an. sabbatical : leave :: flattering : infatuation
sabotage ( ), ( )
facilitate
an. sabotage : subvertness :: bully : intimidation
saboteur ( )
an. saboteur : disrupt :: apologist : defendan. saboteur : disrupt :: instigator : foment
sacrilegious ,
saddle ; ( , )
=charge, obligate
sagacious ,
without wisdom
sagacity ,
fatuity( ), folly
an. prudence : daredevil :: sagacity : simpleton
an. turncoat : constancy ::simpleton : sagacity
sage , ;
an. sage : wisdom :: philanthropist : benevolence
an.miser : stingy :: sage : judicious
an. sage : judgement :: knave : deceitan. constant : stalwart :: judiciousness : sage
salacious ,
salient , ,
inconspicuous
an. salient : ignore :: incomprehensible :
understand
an. subtle : ignore :: salient : observe
saliva ,
salubrious ,
unhealthy
baneful
an. instructive : comprehension :: salubrious :
health
salutary , ,
unhealthy
salutation ( ), ,
an. salutation : welcome :: approval : applause
salute , , ,
salvage ( ), ( )
abandon
salve , , ; ,
irritate
an. placebo : innocuous :: salve : unctuous
� salving catalyst
sampler ( )
an. tile : mosaic :: stitch : sampler
sanction ( ), ( ), ( )
sanctimonious
an. sanctimonious : devout :: unctuous : earnest
sanctuary , ,
an. sanctuary : protection :: utopia : perfectionan. sanctuary : protection :: wilderness : peril
sandan. varnish : glossy :: sand : smooth
sane ,
� sanity
sanguine , ,
morose
despondent
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sanitation , ,
an. censorship : information :: sanitation : disease
sanity ,
sap ( ); ,
bolster( ), fortify, invigorate
sapient ,
foolish
sarcasm ,
sartorialan. tonsorial : hair :: sartorial : apparel
sash ,
sate ,
starve
satiatean. satiated : food :: saturated : moisture
satire ,
an. satire : ridicule :: elegy : sorrow
an. limerick : poem :: lampoon : satire
� satirist
an. reportage : journalist :: ridicule : satirist
� satirize ,
an. panegyric : eulogize :: lampoon : satirize
saturate ,
an. obliterate remove :: saturate : wet
an. satiated : food :: saturated : moisture
an. small : minuscule :: moist : saturated
saturnine (=morose),
genial( , )
jovial
saucy , ,
an. outspoken : saucy :: erudite : pedantic
QUICK QUIZ 1051. SABOTAGE
2. SAGACITY
3. _______: WISDOM ::
_______: benevolence
4. SALUBRIOUS
5. SALUTARY
6. _______: INNOCUOUS ::_______: unctuous
7. TILE :_______:: stitch :_______
8. SANGUINE
9. _______: INFORMATION ::_______: disease
10. SAP 1)
2)
11. SATE
12. _______: RIDICULE ::_______: sorrow
_______: POEM :: lampoon :_______
13. SATURNINE
14. OUTSPOKEN :_______:: erudite :_______
saunteran. prate : speak :: saunter : walk
savanna
,
slope
savant ,
unlearned person
savor , ,
� savory
an. savory : taste :: melodious : hear
savvy ,
simplicity
tactless
sawdustan. wood : sawdust :: metal : filings
scabbard (=sheath)
an. dagger : scabbard :: pistol : holster
scad , ,
paucity
scaffold , ,
scaffolding , ,
scale , ,
an. bird : feathers :: fish : scales
an. gauge : pressure :: scale : weight
an. scale : weight :: yardstick : length
an. scale : weight :: gauge : pressure
an. color : spectrum :: tone : scale
scalpelan. scalpel : surgeon :: telescope : astronomer
an. tackiness : adhesive :: sharpness : scalpel
scan
an. scan : metrical :: parse : grammatical
scant ,
plentiful
scathe , ,
scathing , , ,
calmly complimentary
schematic ,
scheme ( ), ( ), ( )
schism ( ) ,
unity
school ( ) ,
an. crowd : people :: school : fish
scintillating ,
dull
scion ,
ancestor
scission=abscission , ,
unification
scoff
an. pontificate : pompous :: scoff : derisive
an. scoff : contemptible :: thank : grateful
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scoop ; ,
an. scoop : concave :: spatula : flat
scooteran. oscillation : swing :: momentum :
scooter
scorch , , ,
scorean. script : play :: score : symphony
*script
an. text : extemporize :: score : improvise
*text
an. script : drama :: score : music
an. director : script :: conductor : score
scorn ( ), ( )
an. scorn : reject :: disparage : ignore
an. venerable : reverence :: despicable : scorn
an. redoubtable : regard :: despicable : scorn
scornfulan. deferential : offend :: scornful : respect
scotch ,
encourage
scoundrel=ruffian ,
scourge ,
scowl ,
an. scowl : displeasure :: kiss : affectionan. scowl : displeasure :: hurl : disgust
scrappy , ;
timorous
screech ,
scribble ,
an. babble : talk :: scribble : write
an. scribble : write :: mumble : talk
an. calligraphy : scribble :: sonnet : doggerel
QUICK QUIZ 1061. _______: speak ::_______: walk
2. SAVANT
3. WOOD :_______:: metal :_______
4. DAGGER :_______:: pistol :_______
5. SCAD
6. BIRD :_______:: fish :_______
7. _______: SURGEON :: telescope :_______
8. SCATHING
9. _______: PEOPLE ::_______: fish
10. SOLICITUDE
11. SCOOP :_______::_______: flat
12. _______: PLAY ::_______: symphony
_______: EXTEMPORIZE ::_______: improvise
_______: DRAMA ::_______: music
13. _______: REJECT ::_______: ignore
VENERABLE :_______::_______: scorn
14. SCOTCH
15. SCRAPPY
16. _______: TALK ::_______: write
_______: WRITE ::_______: talk
CALLIGRAPHY :_______:: sonnet :_______
script ( )an. script : drama :: score : musican. director : script :: conductor : score
scripture ,an. diary : biographer :: scripture : theologian
scroll , ,
scruple , ,
; , ,
scrupulous , , ,
scrutiny ,
casual glance
scrutinize ,
gloss overan. observe : scrutinize :: question : grill
an. scrutinize : gloss :: delve : skim
an. scrutinize : glimpse :: delve : skim
an. scrutinize : look :: contemplate : thought
scuff ,an. scuff : abrasion :: heat : vaporization
scull ( )
sculpt ,
� sculptoran. canvas : painter :: marble : sculptor
scurrilous ,
an. scurrilous : propriety :: mercurial : constancy
scurry ( ) ,
,
scurvy ,
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above reproach( ,
)
scythean. scythe : reaper :: axe : woodcutter
seam , ; ,
seamy ,
decent and respectable
sear , ,an. trickle : gush :: warm : sear
secreteabsorb
secure ,
unfasten
sedation ( )
riot
sedative , ; ,an. mnemonic : memory :: sedative : sleep
an. sedative : drowsiness :: anesthetic : numbness
an. sedative : pacify :: antiseptic : sterilize
sedentary ,
,
sediment , , ,
seductive , ,
sedulity , ,
sedulous ,
careless, lazy
seeming ( ), ( ), ( )
seemingly ( ),
seemly ( , , ) ,
indecorous
uncouth
segment , ; ,
make whole
QUICK QUIZ 1071. _______: DRAMA ::_______: music
2. _______: BIOGRAPHER ::_______:
theologian
3. SCRUTINY
4. SCRUTINIZE
_______: SCRUTINIZE ::_______: grill
5. _______: ABRASION :: heat :_______
6. SCURVY
7. _______: REAPER ::_______: woodcutter
8. SEAMY
9. TRICKLE :_______:: warm :________
10. SECURE
11. _______: MEMORY ::_______: sleep
_______: DROWSINESS :: ______ : numbness
_______: PACIFY ::_______: sterilize
12. SEDULOUS
13. SEEMLY
14. SEGMENT
segregate ( , )
seine (
)an. bird : snare :: fish : seine
self-determination ,
selflessness ,
self-reliant ,
self-righteoussemen
seminal , ,
hampering further development
derivative
seminary ,
an. seminary : theologian :: conservatory : artist
an. conservatory : music :: seminary : theology
sensation , ,
unnoticed event
anesthesia
an. analgesic : pain :: anesthetic : sensation
an. numb : sensation :: stiff : suppleness
an. numb : insensible :: burnish : lustrous
sensitization ( , ) ,
sentence , ,an. dose : medicine :: sentence : punishment
sentient ,
unconscious
sentinelan. sentinel : watchful :: epicure : discriminating
septicfree of infection
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sepulchral ,
merry
sequester , ,
permit to minglean. sequester : seclusion :: endanger : jeopardy
sequential ,
seraphic ,
serelush(=profuse ), damp
serendipitousan. serendipitous : effort :: ineluctable : chance
serene , , ,
serenity ,
an. perturb : serenity :: reassure : doubt
serfdom lord
feudal lord
serial , ( )
serrated=serrate ( ) without notches, smooth
serration ( )
serried ,
widely separated
serviceable , (=expedient),
(=durable)
servile ,an. gullible : chicanery :: servile : domination
an. compliant : servile :: trusting : gullible
an. imperious : servile :: bellicose : peaceable
sever , ,
sewer ( ),
sextant (
)an. abacus : calculate :: sextant : navigate
*abacus
shackle ( ), ( ),
loose
shadowan. follow : shadow :: leave : abscond
shadowy ,
overt
shalean. shale : lode :: well : aquifer
shallow , ,
profound
� shallowness profundity
sham , ; ;
genuine
shard=potshard
an. pottery : shard :: bread : crumb( )
an. shard : pottery :: fragment : bone
an. splinter : wood :: shard : pottery
an. shard pottery :: morsel food
an. shard pottery :: tear cloth
an. shard : ceramic :: crumb: cake
QUICK QUIZ 1081. BIRD :_______:: fish :_______
2. SEMINAL 1)
2)
3. _______: THEOLOGIAN ::_______: artist
4. SENSATION
5. SENTIENT
6. SEPTIC
7. _______: SECLUSION :: endanger _______
8. SERE
9. PERTURB :_______::_______: doubt
10. SERRATED 1)
2)
11. _______ widely separated
12. _______: CALCULATE ::_______: navigate
13. SHALLOW
14. POTTERY :_______:: bread :_______
_______: POTTERY ::_______: bone
_______: WOOD ::_______: pottery
shatter , , ,
shears , ( )
sheer , , ; ,
,
shell , , , ,
an. chaff : wheat :: shell : pecan
shelve , ,
sheriffan. understudy : star :: deputy : sheriff
shiftless , ,
an. shiftless : ambition :: ingenuous : guile
shifty ,
shipshapean. shipshape : disarray :: squalid : cleanliness
*squalid
shirk ( ) ,
an. parry : question :: shirk : duty
*parry ( ) ,
an. parsimony : skimp :: malingering : shirk
an. recluse : society :: shirked :duty
shiver ,
shoal ( ) , ;
, , ,
deep
shoddy , , , ,
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shoplift
shortsightedness ,
shoulder (
)
an. shoulder : roadway :: margin : page
shout ,
an. voice : shout :: hand : clutch
shove ;
shrinean. shrine : pilgrim :: peak : climber
shroud ,
shrug ( )
an. embrace : affection :: shrug : indifference
shuck , ; ,
shudder ( , ) ,
an.macabre : shudder :: hilarious : laugh
shun seek actively
shunt ,
an. divert : shunt :: retard : brake
sibilantan. hiss : sibilant :: drone : monotonous
sibyl
siderealan. arboreal : trees :: sidereal : stars
an. fluvial : river :: sidereal : star
sideshow ,
sidestep , ( , )
confront directly
sift ,
signal ,
unremarkable
sill ,
silver ,
an. silver : tarnish :: iron : rust
silversmith
simile ,
simper ,
an. simper : smile :: babble : talk
simpleton
sagacity
an. prudence : daredevil :: sagacity : simpleton
an. turncoat : constancy :: simpleton : precedent
simplistic
simulation ( )
authentic article
sinecure ,
arduous employment
*arduous ,
sinew
weakness, frailty
sinewy , ,
weak
QUICK QUIZ 1091. _______: AMBITION ::_______: guile
2. _______: DISARRAY ::_______: cleanliness
3. _______: QUESTION ::_______: duty
4. SHOAL
5. VOICE :_______:: hand :_______
6. _______: PILGRIM ::_______: climber
7. _______: AFFECTION :: shrug :_______
8. MACABRE :_______:: hilarious :_______
9. SHUN
10. DIVERT :_______::_______: brake
11. _______: TREES ::_______: stars
_______: RIVER ::_______: star
12. SIDESTEP
13. _______: TARNISH ::_______: rust
14. _______: SMILE ::_______: talk
15. SINECURE
16. SINEWY
single-hearted , ,
single-minded , ,
singular , , ,
sinkhole ,
sinuous direct
sip ( )
an. swill : sip :: gobble : nibble
an. quaff : sip :: gobble : nibble
an. sip : drink :: mince : walk
an. quaff : sip :: stride : mince
siren ,
an. siren : unresistant :: juggernaut :
unstoppable
an. siren : sound :: beacon : light
an. siren : heard :: light : seen
sizing (
)
skeleton , ,
an. skeleton : animal :: framing : building
skeptic 1) ,
an. fervor : zealot :: doubt : skeptic
2)
an. penitent : obdurate :: skeptic : credulous
skepticism ( ),
conviction
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skew(ed) ,
skewer ( ),
skiff 1
skillet
skim ,
skimp ,
an. parsimony : skimp :: malingering : shirk
skinflintan. gourmand : appetite :: skinflint : thrift
*gourmand ,
skirmish ,
an. skirmish : insignificance :: duel : formality
skirt
seek, face
skit ( ) (=vaudeville), , ,
, , (=scad)
an. anecdote : story :: skit : play
an. kit : play :: anecdote : narrative
an. vignette : scene :: skit : drama
skull
slab
sliver(=splinter )
slack taut( )
slackenan. slacken : tension :: blunt : sharpness
slag ,
(=dross)
slake , ,
an. slake : thirst :: satiate : hunger
an. gratify : desire :: slake : thirsty
QUICK QUIZ 1101. SINUOUS
2. SWILL :_______:: gobble :_______
3. _______: ANIMAL ::_______: building
4. FERVOR :_______:: doubt :_______
5. SKEPTICISM
6. _______: APPETITE ::_______: thrift
7. _______: INSIGNIFICANCE ::
_______: formality
8. _______: STORY ::_______: play
9. SLAB
10. SLACK
11. SLACKEN :_______::_______: sharpness
12. _______: THIRST ::_______: hunger
slant ,
assert without bias
slate , ;
an. roster : personnel :: slate : candidate
sleaze , ,
sledge ,
slew , (=scad)
limited quantity
slick , , ,
slight ( );
ponderous
show respect to
sling ,
slink
walk openly
slippagean. ballast : instability :: purchase : slippage
slippery
an. dingy : glisten :: slippery : adhere
slipshod ,
,
slitheran. slither : snake :: waddle : duck
sliver ;
sloppy ,
sloth (=indolence),
industry
slouch ( ),
(=sluggard),
stand erect
slough 1) [slou] ,
2) [sl? f] ; ,
an. molt : bird :: slough : snake
slovenly tidy
sluggard (=slouch)
sluice , , ( )
slumber ,
slur ,
,
,
pronounce clearly
an. slur : speech :: smudge : writing
slurp ( )
sly
artless
small ,
an. small : minuscule :: moist : saturated
smarmy ,
earnest
smartan. smart : pain :: grieve : sorrow
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smatter , ;
an. stare : leer :: peruse : smatter
smear ( ) , ,
smirk ,
an. smirk : smugness :: sneer : derision
smolder ,
smother
smudgean. slur : speech :: smudge : writing
smug , , ,
an. primp : vain :: gloat : smug
*primp ,
*vain ,
*gloat ( )
� smugness
an. smirk : smugness :: sneer : derision
smuggle ,
transport openly
an. plagiarize : copy :: smuggle : convey
cf. contraband ( );
an. collude : cooperate :: smuggle : convey
smuggler ( ) ,
an. smuggler : import :: embezzler : appropriate
an. smuggler : tariff :: stowaway : fare
snarean. bird : snare :: fish : seine
snarl 1) ,
2) , ( )
(=entanglement, predicament)
snatch ( , ) ,
an. supplant : replace :: snatch : take
*supplant ( )
(=oust), ,
( ) (=supersede)
QUICK QUIZ 1111. SLEW
2. _______: INSTABILITY ::_______: slippage
3. _______: SNAKE ::_______: duck
4. SLOTH
5. SLOUCH
6. _______: BIRD ::_______: snake
7. _______: SPEECH ::_______: writing
pronounce clearly
8. _______: MINUSCULE ::_______: saturated
9. _______: VAIN ::_______: smug
10. _______: COPY ::_______: convey
11. _______: IMPORT ::_______: appropriate
12. _______: TARIFF ::_______: fare
13. BIRD :_______:: fish :_______
14. _______: REPLACE ::_______: take
sneer , ,
snide , ,
snip ( ); ,
snitch 1) ;
2) ,
snow ,
an. snow : precipitation :: hurricane : cyclone
snobbish ,
an. attentive : officious :: refined : snobbish
snub 1) , , ,
,
an. snub : disdain :: double-cross : disloyalty
an. dissemble : honesty :: snub : politeness
an. ingenuous : dissemble :: polite : snub
2) ,
snug , , , ,
soak , ,
an. soaked : wet :: exuberant : happy
an. soaked : damp:: frigid : cool
soar ,
sober ,
an. frugal : impecunious :: intemperate : sober
sobriety , ,
sociopath
sod ( ),
sodden ;
desiccated( )
an. moist : sodden :: surprised : astonished
an.marsh : sodden :: desert : arid
solace ( )
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an. solace : grief :: pacification : anger
solder ( ), ( )
breach
solecism , ,
proper usage
solicit , ,
solicitous , ,
unconcerned
an. baleful : menace :: solicitous : concern
solicitousness , ,
solicitude , ,
indifference
solidarity , ,
solid-colored
solidity ,
soliloquyan. soliloquy : play :: aria : opera
solvency bankruptcy
an. regimen : health :: budget : solvency
solvent 1)
an. profligate : solvent :: mercurial : committed
2) ( ) ,
precipitant ( )
an. coagulant : thicken :: solvent : dissolve
cf. solute (solvent )
somatic ,
nonphysical
somber , , , ,
sonnet 14
an. poem : sonnet :: rectangle : square
an. calligraphy : scribble :: sonnet : doggerel
an. sonnet : poet :: symphony : composer
an. sonnet : poem :: denim : fabric
QUICK QUIZ 1121. _______: PRECIPITATION ::_______: cyclone
2. ATTENTIVE :_______:: refined :_______
3. _______: HONESTY ::_______: politeness
_______: DISDAIN ::_______: disloyalty
4. SODDEN
_______: SODDEN :: surprised :_______
_______: SODDEN :: desert :_______
5. _______: GRIEF ::_______: anger
6. SOLDER
7. SOLECISM
8. _______: MENACE ::_______: concern
9. _______: PLAY ::_______: opera
10. SOLVENCY
_______: HEALTH ::_______: solvency
11. SOLVENT
_______: SOLVENT ::_______: committed
12. SOMATIC
13. POEM :_______::_______: square
CALLIGRAPHY :_______::
_______: doggerel
14. _______: POET ::_______: composer
soot ( )
an. soot : combustion :: sawdust : woodcutting
sopan. sop : conciliatory :: subsidy : supportive
sophisman. sophism : reasoning :: counterfeit : money
sophisticated , ,
soporific ;
stimulant, invigorating; energizer, provocative,
exhilarating
an. soporific : drowsiness :: enigmatic :
puzzlement
an. soporific : sleep :: vaccinating : immunity
an. soporific : sleep :: inoculation : immunityan. soporific : alertness :: analgesic : pain
sordid , ,
wholesome( , )
sparkle ( )
sparse , ,
rife( , , )
spartan ,
opulent( , )
sybaritic, indulgent, voluptuous, luxurious
spat
spate ,
trickling flow
dearth
spatula ( , )
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an. scoop : concave :: spatula : flat
specious ,
(=plausible but not genuine)
valid
an. specious : genuineness :: illusory : reality
speck ( ),
an.mite : creature :: speck : amount
speckle ( )
an. striate : grooves :: speckle : spots
speculation ,
speculative ,
spell ,
spelunkeran. cavern : spelunker :: star : astronomer
spendthrift ,
miser
an. fervor : zealot :: improvidence : spendthrift
an. craven : hero :: parsimonious : spendthrift
an.miser : parsimonious :: spendthrift : prodigal
spicean. pigment : color :: spice : flavor
spindly ,
an. limber : flexibility :: spindly : frailty
spineless
an. firmness : obduracy :: flexibility : spinelessness
an. firmn : obstinacy :: supple : spinelessness
spiny ,
smooth
QUICK QUIZ 1131. _______: COMBUSTION ::_______
: woodcutting
2. _______: REASONING ::_______: money
3. SOPORIFIC 1)
2)
3)
SOPORIFIC :_______:: enigmatic :_______
4. SPARSE
5. SPATE
6. _______: CONCAVE ::_______: flat
7. SPECIOUS
SPECIOUS :_______::_______: reality
8. _______: GROOVES ::_______: spots
9. FERVOR :_______:: improvidence :_______
10. _______: COLOR ::_______: flavor
11. SPINY
spiral ( )
an. uncurl : spiral :: twist : line
spire ( )
an. spire : church :: minaret : mosque
spleen ,
goodwill
splendor ,
squalor( , )
splice ( ) ,
an. splice : rope :: weld : metal
splint (
)
an. splint : mobility :: lubricant : friction
an. splint : immobilize :: duct : convey
an. splint : mobility :: ballast : instability
an. splint : mobility :: purchase : slippery
an. splint : immobilize :: duct : convey
an. buttress : edifice :: splint : limb
splinteran. splinter : wood :: shard : pottery
spoke ( ) , ,
an. spoke : hub :: radius : center
spontaneity ,
an. terseness : superfluous :: spontaneity : studied
spontaneous ,
premeditated
an. juggernaut : unstoppable :: extemporization :
spontaneous
sporadic(al) ,
(=spasmodic, intermittent)
frequent, regular
an. sporadic : occasional :: loathing : disliking
spore ( ),
spot ( ), , ( ) ;
, ,
sprain ;
an. sprain : injury :: cold : contagion
an. injure : sprain :: disease : infection
sprawling , ( ,
) , ( )
sprightly ,
an. dodder : unsteady :: cavort : sprightly
sprinkler ,
sprocket
spurious ,
genuine
� spuriousness
authenticity
spurn ,
welcome willingly
court, crave, embrace
� spurned
beloved
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squabble ( ) ( )
an. squabble : dispute :: foible : failing
an. tiff : squabble :: foible : failing
squad ,
squalid ,
pristine( , )
squall , , ( ) ,
an. squall : commotion :: flash : illumination
squalor , ,
immaculateness
sincerity
ceremony
squander
hoard
an. proctor : supervise :: prodigal : squander
an. dally : time :: squander : money
squat , ;
tall and thin(=slender, slim)
squelch ,
foment
squirrel ; ,
stabilize ( )
fluctuate, teeter
stagnant ,
flowing
staid ,
jaunty( , )
stain , ( ),
stakean. invest : capital :: gamble : stake
QUICK QUIZ 1141. UNCURL :_______::_______: line
2. _______: FLEXIBILITY ::_______: frailty
3. SPLEEN
4. SPLENDOR
5. _______: ROPE ::_______: metal
6. _______: MOBILITY ::_______: friction
_______: IMMOBILIZE ::_______: convey
7. _______: WOOD ::_______: pottery
8. _______: HUB ::_______: center
9. SQUALID
10. SPURIOUS
11. _______: SUPERVISE ::_______: squander
_______: TIME ::_______: money
12. SQUAT
13. STABILIZE
14. STAGNANT
15. STAID
16. INVEST :_______:: gamble :_______
stalemate ,
an. clog : drainage :: stalemate : negotiations
stalk ( ) , ( ,
)
an. grazing : foragers :: stalking : hunters
stall ; ( ), ,
( )
stalwart ( ), ( )
irresolute person
an. constant : stalwart :: judiciousness : sage
stamina ,
frailty
stammeran. falter : act :: stammer : speak
stanch
stanzaan. stanza : poem :: act : play
an. stanza : poem :: movement : orchestra
an. ballad : stanza :: novel : chapter
an. prose : paragraph :: poetry : stanza
an. stanza : line :: volume : issue
*volume
*issue 1
stapler ,
stark , , ,
startle ( … )
lull ( )
stasis ,
period of change
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� static
moving
an. static : movable :: pliable : inflexible
statesman
statuary ( )
statue ( ), ,
an. statue : sculpture :: ode : poem
staunch , ; (=stanch)
steadfast ,
stealth
an. caprice : whimsical :: stealth : furtive
steep ; ( )
parch( , )
an. collapse : implode :: steep : immerse
an. precipice : steepness :: defile : narrowness
*defile
stem ( ); ,
stenchan. stench : nose :: din : ear
stencil , , ,
an. stencil : lettering :: pattern : sewing
stenographer
stentorian
faint
an. audible : stentorian :: discernable : obvious
stereochemistry
sterile , , ,
an. sterile : bacteria :: impeccable : flaws
sterility , , ,
sterilizationan. sterilization : microorganisms ::
deforestation : trees
sterilize ,
contaminate
an. sedative : pacify :: antiseptic : sterilize
stern , ,
stethoscope
stickler ,
an. stickler : approximation :: purist : adulteration
an. stickler : exacting :: defeatist : resigned
an. stickler : exacting :: martinet : disciplinary
an. stickler : exact :: pedagogue : indoctrinate
stiff ,
an. numb : sensation :: stiff : suppleness
stifle ,
stigma , , ,
mark of esteem
stimulant , ; ,
stingy
an.miser : stingy :: sage : judicious
an.miser : stingy :: loner : solitary
stint , ; ,
squander, lavish
stipend , ,
stipple (dot) , ,
an. stipple : dot :: striate : band
stipulate , ,
an. request : command :: propose : stipulate
stipulation , ,
tacit requirement
stitch ,
an. tile : mosaic :: stitch : sampler
QUICK QUIZ 1151. _______: FORAGERS ::_______: hunters
2. STALWART
3. _______: POEM ::_______: play
_______: LINE ::_______: issue
4. STARTLE
5. _______: SCULPTURE ::_______: poem
6. STEEP
7. _______: LETTERING ::_______: sewing
8. _______: BACTERIA ::_______: flaws
9. _______: MICROORGANISMS ::_______
: trees
10. STERILIZE
SEDATIVE :_______:: antiseptic :_______
11. _______: APPROXIMATION :: purist :_______
_______: EXACTING ::_______: resigned
12. STINT
13. _______: DOT ::_______: band
14. _______: COMMAND :: propose :_______
15. STlPULATlON
16. TILE :_______:: stitch :_______
stock ; , ,
unique
an. census : population :: inventory : stock
stockade ( )
an. stockade : enclosure :: pillar : support
stodgy=tedious, prosaic ,
exciting
an.mawkish : sentimental :: stodgy : conservative
stoic ;
an. stoic : perturb :: avaricious : satisfy
stoke , ,
an. stoke : fuel :: irrigate : water
stolid ,
excitable
stolidity ,
animation
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stomach ,
refuse to tolerate
an. stomach : digestion :: lung : respiration
storm ,
stonewall , ( )
cooperate fully
stowaway ,
an. smuggler : tariff :: stowaway : fare
strain 1) ,
2) , , ,
strait ,
an. isthmus : land :: strait : water
strand
an. striated : groove :: braided : strand
stratagem , ,
an. stratagem : deceive :: concession : placate
stratify … ,
homogenize
stray , ,
( );
an. stray : group :: digress : subject
an. digressive : topic :: stray : group
streak , , (=stripe),
stream (=brook)
an. river : stream :: lake : pond
an. confluence : streams :: junction : roads
an. stream : eddy :: trend : anomaly
streamline ;
striate ( )
an. stipple : dot :: striate : band
an. striate : grooves :: speckle : spot
an. striated : groove :: braided : strand
an. grooved : striating :: braided :
stranded
an. striated : groove :: dappled : spot
stricture , ,
stridean. quaff : sip :: stride : mince
stridency ,
an. stridency : sound :: garishness : appearance
an. stridency : sound :: acridity : odor
strike
an. strike : medal :: mint : coin
stringent , ( ) ,
lax
stroke ( , ); ,
strut ;
an. strut : wing :: buttress : wall
*buttress
an. strut : wing :: guy : pylon
an. pontificate : speak :: strut : walk
QUICK QUIZ 1161. STOCK
2. _______: ENCLOSURE ::_______: support
3. STODGY
4. _______: PERTURB ::_______: satisfy
5. _______: FUEL ::_______: water
6. STOLID
7. STOLIDITY
8. STOMACH
STOMACH :_______:: lung :_______
9. STONEWALL
10. _______: TARIFF ::_______: fare
11. _______: LAND ::_______: water
12. _______: DECEIVE ::_______: placate
13. STRATIFY
14. _______: GROUP ::_______: subject
15. RIVER :_______:: lake :________
STREAM :_______:: trend :_______
_______: STREAMS ::_______: roads
16. _______: DOT ::_______: band
_______: GROOVES ::_______: spot
_______: GROOVE ::_______: strand
17. _______: SOUND ::_______: appearance
18. STRINGENT
19. _______: WING ::_______: wall
_______: WING ::_______: pylon
_______: SPEAK ::_______: walk
stubborn ,
stuffy , ( ) ,
stultify ,
animate, enlighten, stir
� stultifying
exciting, stirring
stunt ( ) ( ); ,
an. obstruct : progress :: stunt : growth
sturdy , , ,
stutter , ;
,
an. limp : walk :: stutter : talk
an. stutter : speech :: astigmatism : sight
*astigmatism
sty (=pigsty)
an. bird : aviary :: pig : sty
stygian , ,
an. stygian : dark :: abysmal : low
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*abysmal (=bottomless)
stylus ,
an. stylus : mark :: lamp : illumination
an. stylus : engraving :: shield : protecting
stymie , ;
promote
foster( , )
abet
subdued ,
unruly
inflame
an. impervious : damaged :: indomitable :
subdued
subjugation ,
liberation
sublime , , ,
base, despicable, ridiculous, worthless
subliminal
at a perceptible level
submerge ,
an. submerge : water :: inter : earth
an. bend : rigid :: submerge : buoyant
suborn (=tamper, corrupt)
subpoenaan. lien : claim :: subpoena : command
an. royalty : payment :: subpoena : writ
an. subpoena : witness :: conscript : soldier
subservience 1) ,
an. willfulness : headstrong :: subservience :
fawning
2) ,
subsidepromote
subsidy ,
an. subsidy : support :: debt : obligation
an. sop : conciliatory :: subsidy : supportive
QUICK QUIZ 1171. STULTIFY
2. _______: PROGRESS ::_______: growth
3. _______: WALK ::_______: talk
_______: SPEECH ::_______: sight
4. BIRD :_______:: pig :_______
5. _______: DARK ::_______: low
6. STYMIE 1)
2)
3)
7. SUBLIMINAL
8. SUBLIME 1)
2)
9. _______: WATER ::_______: earth
10. _______: CLAIM ::_______: command
_______: PAYMENT ::_______: writ
_______: WITNESS ::_______: soldier
11. WILLFULNESS :_______:: subservience :
_______
12. _______: SUPPORT :: debt :_______
substantial=substantive , ,
,
substantiate ,
disprove
substantiation ,
disproof
substantive , ,
trivial
subsume ,
subterranean , ,
(=clandestine)
subterfuge
an. subterfuge : deceive :: decantation : pour
subtraction ,
an. remainder : subtraction :: residue :
evaporation
subtle , , ,
(=cunning)
obvious
an. melodrama : subtlety :: chimera : authenticity
an. subtle : ignore :: salient : observe
an. subtle : overlook :: tractable : lead
subvert ,
reinforce
succinctan. loquacious : succinct :: adroit : ungainly
succor ( ), ( )
aggravate, deny aid
an. succor : relief :: caution : warning
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succumb , ( , )
suede `
suffocatean. suffocate : oxygen :: starve : nutrients
suffrage , ,
suffragist
suffuse ( , , )
an. tint : suffuse :: amble : wander
suitcasean. wallet : money :: suitcase : clothing
sulky , , ( )
rejoicing
sullenness
sully ,
summary , ;
protracted
protraction
summarily ( ) ,
after long deliberation
summit ,
an. crest : wave :: summit : mountain
an. roof : room :: summit : mountain
summon , ( )
( ) , ( )
dismiss
an. command : request :: summon : invite
sumptuous ,
ascetic
� sumptuousness
sobriety
sunder ,
link, conjoin
connect, combine, unite
yoke, bond, tether
an. collapse : implode :: divide : sunder
supercilious ,
obsequious
humble
groveling� superciliousness
humility
superfluity
scarcity
an. pertinent : relevance :: redundant : superfluity
� superfluous , ,
superimposean. superimpose : above :: insert : between
superintend=surveil(le) ,
supernova
supersede ( ) ,
supine=recumbent , ,
vigilant( , )
supplant ( )
(=oust), , ( ) (=supersede)
an. supplant : replace :: snatch : take
*snatch ( , ) ,
supple , ,
an. numb : sensation :: stiff : supplenessan. firm : obstinate :: supple : spineless
QUICK QUIZ 1181. SUBSTANTIATION
2. SUBSTANTIVE
3. REMAINDER :_______:: residue :_______
4. SUBTLE
_______: SUBTLETY ::_______: authenticity
5. SUBVERT
6. LOQUACIOUS :_______:: adroit :_______
7. _______: OXYZEN :: starve :_______
8. _______: MONEY ::_______: clothing
9. SUMMARY
10. SUMMARILY
11. _______: REQUEST ::_______: invite
12. SUMMON
13. SUNDER
14. SUPERCILIOUS
15. _______: RELEVANCE :: redundant :_______
16. _______: ABOVE ::_______: between
17. SUPINE
18. _______: REPLACE ::_______: take
supplicant=suppliant ;
an. humility : supplicant :: resistance : adversary
supplicate ,
demand
an. protest : dissuade :: supplicate : entreat
an. supplicant : beseeching :: coquette ::
flirtatious
supposition ,
certainty
supreme , ,
surcharge ;
discount
surfeit , , ; ,
famish( ), deficiency
starve
insufficient supply
surge ; ,
surly , (=brusque, brusk
blunt, bluff, curt)
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surmount ,
surrender ,
an. inalienable : surrendered :: implacable :
propitiated
surreptitious , ,
barefaced, aboveboard
surrogate , ;
susceptibility , ,
suspend , , ( , )
, , ( )
let fall
erect
suspicionan. enthusiasm : mania :: suspicion : paranoia
sustain ,
exude, terminate
suture ( ), ( )
incision
swagger (=strut, mince,
stalk), (=boast),
(=gasconade), (=brag)
an. blustering : speak :: swaggering : walk
an. swagger : bravado :: caress : affection
an. fawn : hauteur :: self depreciate : swagger
an. imperious : fawn :: swaggering :
self-depreciate
an. pontificate : speak :: swagger : walk
an. imperious : fawn :: self depreciatory :
swagger
sway ( )
sweltering
frigid
swerve ,
maintain direction
an. malinger : work :: swerve : collision
an. plummet : fall :: swerve : turn
swill ,
sip
an. swill : sip :: gobble : nibble
swindlean. implacable : compromise :: honest : swindle
swine ,
sybarite ascetic
sycophant ,
an. rival : competition :: sycophant : flattery
an. sycophant : flattery :: extortionist : intimidation
an. reprobate : misbehave :: sycophant : fawn
an. miser : hoard :: sycophant : fawn
an. libertine : dissolute :: sycophant : obsequious
an. narcissist : self absorbed :: sycophant :
obsequious
an. frugal : penurious :: deferential : sycophant
an. sycophant : fawn :: malcontent : complain
syllogisman. remonstrance : dissuade :: syllogism :
disprove
syllabus ( ) , , ,
an. itinerary : trip :: syllabus : course
an. syllabus : course :: agenda : meeting
symmetrydisproportion
symphony , ,
an. symphony : conductor :: film : director
synapse
synchronous ,
occurring at different times, out-of-phase
involuntary
synergic ,
antagonistic
syncopate
synonymousan. synonymous : meaning ::
interchangeable : function
synopsis ,
protraction
an. synopsis : condensed :: appendix :
supplementary
an. synopsis : conciseness :: distillate : purity
synoptic ,
syringe ( ) ,
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QUICK QUIZ 1191. HUMILITY :_______:: resistance :_______
2. SUPPLICATE
3. SUPPOSITION
4. SURCHARGE
5. SURFEIT 1)
2)
3)
4)
6. SUSPEND
7. SUTURE
8. _______: SPEAK ::_______: walk
_______: BRAVADO ::_______: affection
9. RIVAL :_______::_______: flattery
10. _______: TRIP ::_______: course
_______: COURSE ::_______: meeting
SWERVE
11. _______: SIP ::_______: nibble
12. _______: FLATTERY ::_______: intimidation
_______: MISBEHAVE ::_______: fawn
13. SYMMETRY
14. _______: CONDUCTOR ::_______: director
15. SYNCHRONOUS 1)
2)
16. SYNERGIC
17. _______: MEANING ::_______: function
18. _______: CONCISENESS ::_______: purity
_______: CONDENSED ::
_______: supplementary
T
table (=shunt, shelve)
consider
tableau ,
tachometer
tacit , ,
explicit, expressly stated
an. tacit : infer :: encoded : decode
taciturn ,
prolixan. taciturn : chatter :: magnanimous : begrudge
an. taciturn : solemnity :: token : exchange
� taciturnity
volubility
tackle ;
… , ( )
an. bolster : support :: tackle : hoist
tackiness ,
an. tackiness : adhesive :: sharpness : scalpel
tact
, , (delicate perception of the right
thing to say or do without offending)
an. tact : offensive :: money : poor
an. diplomat : tact :: inventor : ingenuity
� tactless , , ( )
an. chicanery : clever :: tactlessness : truthful
tactic , , ; ,
tactilean. tactile : touch :: affective : emotion
tactless ( ) ,
an. obstinate : preserve :: tactless :offend
an. chicanery : clever :: tactlessness : truthful
tadpolean. tadpole : frog :: caterpillar : butterfly
tailor ,
an. saw : carpenter :: scissors : tailor
taint , ; ,
integrity
purity
tainted ,
wholesome( )
unspoiled
talonan. talon : eagle :: claw : panther( )
tame , ,
racy
tamp ,
(=occlude),
tamperan. tamper : adjust :: misrepresent :
communicate
tan (hide)
� tanner
an. miller : grain :: tanner : hide
tangent essential
tangential , ,
tangible
tangle , ; , ,
an. conundrum : solve :: tangle : unravel
tangy ( , )
bland
tanker ,
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an. bus : passengers :: tanker : liquid
tantalize
comfort, console, solace, alleviate, assuage,
ease, relieve
tantamount ( , , )
incommensurate
tantrum ,
pacification
an. tantrum : behavior :: tirade : speech
tapan. pummel : tap :: stare : glance
*pummel
tapestry ,
an. chiaroscuro : contrast :: tapestry : intricacy
an. tapestry : intricacy :: filigree : delicacy
tardy (=sluggish), (=belated),
(=grudging)
tardiness , ,
tare ;
tariff , ,
an. smuggler : tariff :: stowaway : fare
tarnish , ,
an. silver : tarnish :: iron : rust
an. tarnish : dull :: vitrify : smooth
tart ,
tassel , (
)
tasty , ,
uninteresting
tasteless , ,
tatty , ,
smart
taunt ,
an. mock : imitate :: taunt : challenge
an. flout : disregard :: taunt : challenge
an. taunt : provoke :: plot : outwit
QUICK QUIZ 1201. TABLE
2. TACIT
3. _______: CHATTER ::_______: begrudge
4. _______: SUPPORT ::_______: hoist
5. _______: ADHESIVE ::_______: scalpel
6. _______:_______:: money : poor
DIPLOMAT :_______:: inventor :_______
7. _______: CLEVER ::_______: truthful
8. _______: FROG ::_______: butterfly
9. _______: CARPENTER ::_______: tailor
10. TAINTED
11. _______: EAGLE ::_______: panther
12. TAME
13. _______: ADJUST ::_______: communicate
14. MILLER :_______:: tanner :_______
15. _______: SOLVE ::_______: unravel
16. SMUGGLER :_______:: stowaway :_______
17. TASTY
18. _______: IMITATE ::_______: challenge
_______: DISREGARD ::_______: challenge
taut , , ,
loose or infirm
slack
an. slacken : tautness :: dilute : strength
an. taut : commodiousness :: extraordinary :
purlieu
tautenloosen
tawdry ,
exquisite
tax ,
� taxing ,
light
taxonomistan. taxonomist : classify :: carpenter : build
tear ,
tether
tedious ,
entertaining
stimulating, absorbing
an. tedious : energy :: disturbing : composure
*composure ,
tedium ,
teem , ( ) , ( )
teeter ,
stabilize
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teetotaleran. ascetic : luxury :: teetotaler : alcohol
teetotalism intemperance
telling , ,
lacking in effect
not effective
temerity ( ),
circumspection
pusillanimity
cautious approach
temper , ; , , ,
an. volatile : temper :: ready : wit
temperamental , ,
temperate ( ) ,
an. temperate : restrain :: tenacious : persist
temporize ,
tempt ,
tenable ( , )
( , )
unjustified, unjustifiable, unsound
tenacious ,
an. beneficent : harm :: tenacious : yield
an. temperate : restrain :: tenacious : persist
an. tenacious : yield :: insouciant : worry
tenacity , ,
vacillation
tendentious ,
unbiased
unprejudiced
tender ;
retract, withdraw, withhold
hard-bitten
an. tender : acceptance :: exhibit : inspection
tenderize
tenet
, ,
an. time : moments :: faith : tenets
(moments
time tenets faith )
tentative , (=provisional)
tenuous , ,
substantial , ,
tepid ,
fever
ardent
termination ,
an. inception : termination :: matriculation :
graduation
terrain ,
an. flowchart : procedure :: map : terrain
terrestrial , ,
terror (=intense fear)
an. terror : fear :: craving : desire
an. apprehension : terror :: affection : adoration
tersean. terseness : superfluous :: spontaneity : studied
an. terseness : voluble :: transitory : permanence
an. aphoristic : terse :: hyperbolic : exaggerated
testator
an. heirloom : ancestor :: bequest : testator
testimonial , , ; ,
an. testimonial : appreciation :: confession :
culpability
testimony ,
an. calumny : assertion :: perjury : testimony
testy ,
good-humored
an. testy : annoy :: tractable : control
an. testy annoy :: tractable : teach
testiness ,
patience
imperturbability
tether
detach
loose
textan. text : extemporize :: score : improvise
thatch , (
)
theatrical , , ,
natural, restrained, understated
professional
theocracyan. anathema : curse :: theocracy : state
theologian ,
an. diary : biographer :: scripture : theologian
an. seminary : theologian :: conservatory : artist
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QUICK QUIZ 1211. TAUT
2. TAUTEN
3. _______: CLASSIFY ::_______: build
4. TEDIOUS 1)
2)
5. TEDIOUS :_______:: disturbing :_______
6. _______: LUXURY ::_______: alcohol
7. TEETOTALISM
8. TELLING
9. TEMERITY
10. TENACITY
11. TENDENTIOUS
12. TIME :_______:: faith :_______
13. TENUOUS
14. _______: PROCEDURE :: map :_______
15. TERROR : ______ ::_______: desire
_______: TERROR :: affection :_______
16. _______: SUPERFLUOUS ::_______: studied
APHORISTIC :_______::
_______: exaggerated
17. TESTINESS
18. _______: CURSE ::_______: state
19. SEMINARY :_______::_______: artist
DIARY :_______:: scripture :_______
theology
therapeutic
an. therapeutic : hospital :: illuminating : school
therapy
thicket ,
thorny ,
smooth
throwback ,
threadbare ,
an. threadbare : novelty :: labyrinthine :
directness
an. timeworn : novelty :: labyrinthine : directness
thrive
fail
throng ; ( )
an. protract : length :: throng : number
thunderbolt , ,
thwart
support, aid, foment, foster, bolster
facilitate( , )
an. oppose : thwart :: treat : cure
ticklish , ,
imperturbable
an. pliant : influence :: ticklish : offend
tickle , ,
tiffan. offense : peccadillo :: quarrel : tiff
an. tiff : squabble :: foible : failing
tightfistedan. tightfisted : parsimonious :: brattish :
mischievous
tilt , , ,
timeworn
novel
an. timeworn : novelty :: labyrinthine : directness
timid ,
an. alacrity : apathetic :: temerity : timid
an. self-confident : timid :: open : shy
timorous intrepid, unflinching
tinder ( )
tined
tinged
colorless
tint , ,
an. tint : suffuse :: amble : wander
tiradean. bombast : pompous :: tirade : critical
an. anger : tirade :: exaggeration : hyperbole
titular , , ,
toady ;
an. blowhard : boastful :: toady : obsequious
token , ,
an. token : exchange :: clamp : compression
an. taciturn : solemnity :: token : exchange
tolerance , ,
an. bigot : tolerance :: liar : honesty
tolerate , ,
an. countenance : toleration :: demur : objection
tonic ( ), ( )
draining
enfeebling
an. antidote : poison :: tonic : lethargy
an. tonic : stimulate :: analgesic : deaden
an. tonic : invigorate :: analgesic : deaden
an. conducive : foment :: tonic : invigorate
tonsorial
an. tonsorial : hair :: sartorial : apparel
tooth , , , … ,
an. tooth : masticate :: foot : ambulate
topple ( ) , ,
topsy-turvy , , ( ),
tranquil
torpid , , ,
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responsive, alert, vigilant
torpor , ,
vigor, extreme excitability, vivacity
zeal
animation, vivacity
alertness
torquean. torque : rotation :: tension : elongation
torrid ,
arctic
torridness ,
frigidity
tortuous
straightforward, direct
an. labyrinth : tortuous :: ornament : decorative
totter , ( )
toupee ( )
an. denture : teeth :: toupee : hair
toupet
tourniquetan. tourniquet : blood :: dam : water
an. tourniquet : bleeding :: brake : motion
QUICK QUIZ 1221. THWART
2. TICKLISH
3. OFFENSE :_______:: quarrel :_______
4. _______: APATHETIC ::_______: timid
5. TIMOROUS
6. _______: SUFFUSE ::_______: wander
7. _______: TOLERANCE :: liar :_______
8. _______: BOASTFUL ::_______: obsequious
9. _______: POISON :: tonic :_______
TONIC :_______:: analgesic :_______
10. _______: masticate ::_______: ambulate
11. TORPOR
12. _______: ROTATION ::_______: elongation
13. TORRIDNESS
14. LABYRINTH :_______::_______: decorative
straightforward, direct
15. _______: BLOOD ::_______: water
tout ,
cast aspersions on
denounce
towboat (=tugboat)
toxinan. venom : toxin :: milk : nutrient
*venom( ) toxin( ) , milk
nutrient( )
toy ,
think over seriously
trace ( )
tractable ,
headstrong
incorrigible
insubordinate, intransigent, obstinate
an. subtle : overlook :: tractable : lead
an. testy : annoy :: tractable : control
tractability ,
incorrigibility( )
trademark ( ) , ,
an. flag : country :: trademark : company
tragedian ,
an. drummer : musician :: tragedian : actor
trample , ,
tranquillity ,
pandemonium
an. abandon : inhibition :: tranquillity : agitation
transcend ,
transcendent , ,
transcendental , ,
transcription , ,
transfigure ,
an. transfer : location :: transfigure : aspect
an. transfigure : appearance :: transfer : location
transgress ,
� transgression ,
an. transgression : morality ::
presumption : propriety
� transgressive
an. rectitude : transgressive :: keenness : obtuse
transience , ,
permanencean. opportune : convenience :: impermanent :
transience
an. convoluted : complexity :: ephemeral :
transience
transient , ,
lasting, rooted
protracted
an. transient : vanish :: constant : perpetuate
transition ,
persisitence
transitory ,
permanent, perpetual, enduring
� transitoriness
perpetuation, persistence
translucent (=diaphanous)
� translucence
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opacity( )
an. slack : tension :: opaque : translucence
transmute
transparent , ,
opaque( , )
delusive
deceitful
an. conspicuous : see :: transparent : understand
an. porous : liquid :: transparent : light
transpose
trapeze
trauma ( )
travelogue ,
traverse , ,
,
an. diverge : apart :: traverse : across
travesty
,
paragon( )
treacherousness ,
faithfulness
QUICK QUIZ 1231. TOUT 1)
2)
2. TOY
3. TRACTABLE 1)
2)
4. TRACTABILITY
5. _______: COUNTRY ::_______: company
6. _______: MUSICIAN ::_______: actor
7. TRANQUILITY
ABANDON :_______:: tranquillity :_______
8. _______: MORALITY ::_______: propriety
9. TRANSPARENT
CONSPICUOUS :_______::
transparent :_______
10. _______: APART ::_______: across
11. TRAVESTY
12. TREACHEROUSNESS
tread , , ,
treasurer ,
an. treasurer : funds :: secretary : records
treaty ,
an. ratify : treaty :: confirm : hypothesis
trenchant ( , , ) , ,
, (=clear-cut)
vague, dull
trepidation ,
an. audacious : trepidation :: laconic : volubility
an. dauntless : trepidation :: footloose :
attachment
trespass , ,
undo
obey
tribunal
tribute denunciation( )
reprobation
tricklean. trickle : gush :: warm : sear
an. blast : whiff :: gush : trickle
trifling=trivial , ,
trilogy
trim ,
an. prune : hedge :: trim : hair
trite ,
original
unbanal, unhackneyed
fresh
trivial ,
substantive
massive
troupe , , actors dancers
an. orchestra : music :: troupe : drama
an. instrumentalist : orchestra :: actor : troupe
trowel ,
tripod 3
an. tripod : camera :: easel : canvas
truant ,
truce resumed fighting
truculence , , ,
benevolence
kindness
truculent ( , , ) , ,
,
gentle
pacific, meek
an. truculent : gentleness :: unregenerate :
remorse
an. truculent : gentleness :: unregenerate :
remorse
trudge
an. lug : carry :: trudge : walk
truism ,
unusual observation
truncate
an. truncate : extent :: simplify : complexity
tugboat (=towboat)
an. locomotive : flatcar :: tugboat : barge
tuition ,
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an. tuition : instruction :: fare : transportation
tumbler , ,
tumult ,
quietude, quiescence
tranquility
tumultuous ,
an. tumultuous : bedlam :: active : hive
an. calm : frantic :: serene : tumultuous
turbid , ,
turbulence ,
tranquility
turbulent , , ,
pacific
an. maelstrom : turbulent :: mirage : illusory
turgid ,
simple
turkey
turmoil , ,
tranquility
turncoat ,
an. bigot : tolerance :: turncoat : constancy
an. turncoat : constancy :: simpleton : sagacity
an. turncoat : consistency :: recluse : compassion
turpitude
saintly behavior, probity( , )
turquoise ( )
an. gem : turquoise :: flower : violet
turret ,
an. castle : turret :: sea : beacon
turtle ( )
an. carapace : turtle :: hull : seed
tusk
tussle ( ), ( )
twinge , ;
typo ,
an. typo : text :: bug : software
tyro , , , (=novice,
neophyte)
expert
QUICK QUIZ 1241. _______: TREPIDATION ::_______: volubility
2. TRIBUTE
3. TRICKLE :_______:: warm :________
4. TRITE
5. TRIVIAL
6. _______: MUSIC ::_______: drama
7. _______: CAMERA ::_______: canvas
8. TRUCE
9. TRUCULENCE 1)
2)
10. TRUCULENT
TRUCULENT :_______::_______: remorse
11. LOCOMOTIVE :_______:: tugboat :_______
12. _______: INSTRUCTION ::
_______: transportation
13. TURBULENCE
14. TURBULENT
_______: TURBULENT :: mirage :_______
15. TURPITUDE
16. GEM :_______:: flower :_______
17. TYRO
U
ubiquitous
unique
umbrage ,
unassuming ,
unblemished ,
an. impeccable : fault :: unblemished :
imperfection
umpire ,
unaffected , ,
an. posturer : unaffected :: bigot : tolerant
unalloyed ,
adulterated( )
unassailable ,
controversial
unbecoming ,
unbending
pliant
uncanny , , ,
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an. hero : admirable :: eccentric :
unconventional
unconventionality ,
fidelity to custom
unctuous , ,
an. placebo : innocuous :: salve : unctuous
an. sanctimonious : devout :: unctuous : earnest
underbid ,
undercut
underdog ,
bully
undergird ,
underhanded , ,
underling ( ) ,
undermine , ( ) ,
undergird( , ),
reinforce
underplay ,
underrate ,
underscore=underline ,
an. underscore : emphasis :: brand : ownership
*brand ,
understate ,
� understated
bombastic
understatement
hyperbole
understudy ( )
an. understudy : star :: deputy : sheriff
underutilize ,
undeserved ( , ) ,
undeserving ( , ) ,
undesignated ,
undirected ,
unearth , ,
unencumbered ,
unexceptionable
an. unexceptionable : oppose :: unique :
precedent
unfasten ( ) , ,
unfeigned ,
unfettered ,
unflappable
disturbed
an. unflappable : upset :: obstinate : persuade
unfold , , ,
unfounded ,
ungainly=uncouth, graceless( gainly, couth,
graceful) , ,
dexterous
an. loquacious : succinct :: adroit : ungainly
ungrudging ,
unguent ( )
unimpeachable ,
open to question( )
unique ,
an. unique : precedent :: infinite : end
unitary ,
univocal ,
unkempt ,
dapper
unlettered ,
unnoticed ,
unobjectionable ,
unobservable ,
unpalatable , ,
unperturbed , ,
unprepossessing ,
entrancing( , )
unravel , ,
an. conundrum : solve :: tangle : unravel
unregenerate ,
an. truculent : gentleness :: unregenerate :
remorse
unregulated ( )
unrepentant
remorseful
unreserved ,
unruly , ,
,
an. unruly : authority :: refractory : change
unscathed ,
unscrupulous , ,
unseemly ,
unstinting ,
unsubstantiated ,
verified
untainted ,
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untapped ( ) ,
untenable ,
defensible
an. untenable : defended :: inevitable : avoided
an. untenable : defended :: invulnerable : injured
an. untenable : defense :: invulnerable : injury
an. incontrovertible : disputed :: untenable :
defended
an. inalienable : surrendered :: untenable :
defended
an. intrepid : feared :: untenable : defended
untold ,
able to quantify, quantifiable, calculable
an. untold : number :: interminable : duration
untoward , , ,
,
favorable (and anticipated)
fortunate
untutored ,
polished
unversed
unwieldy ( ) ,
� wield ( , )
unwonted ,
usual
upbraid laud, extol
an. upbraid : disapproval :: lament : grief
an. upbraid : reproach :: dote : like
upheaval , ,
(=sudden, violent disruption, big change)
uphold , , ,
up-front , , ( )
uproarious ,
upstage ( ), ,
,
urbane , ,
rude, rustic, bucolican. circumspect : prudence :: urbane : polish
urbanity ,
oafishness( )
usher , ,
,
usurp , ( , )
an. usurp : take :: overwhelm : defeat� usurper
an. impostor : identity :: usurper : authorization
an. impostor : imitation :: usurper : authentication
usury ( )
an. usury : interest :: gouging : price
*gouge
utter , , ;
, ,
partial
QUICK QUIZ 1251. UBIQUITOUS
2. _______: FAULT ::_______: imperfection
3. UNALLOYED
4. UNCONVENTIONALITY
5. UNDERMINE
6. _______: EMPHASIS ::_______: ownership
7. UNDERSTATED
8. UNDERSTATEMENT
9. _______: STAR ::_______: sheriff
10. LOQUACIOUS :_______:: adroitly :_______
11. UNIMPEACHABLE
12. _______: SOLVE ::_______: unravel
13. _______: GENTLENESS ::_______: remorse
14. UNSUBSTANTIATED
15. _______: DEFENDED ::_______: avoided
_______: DEFENDED ::_______: injured
16. UNTOWARD 1)
2)
17. _______: DISAPPROVAL ::_______: grief
_______: REPROACH ::_______: like
18. _______: PRUDENCE ::_______: polish
19. _______: INTEREST ::_______: price
20. UTTER
V
vacate ( ) ,
occupy
vaccinatean. soporific : sleep :: vaccinating : immunity
vaccinationan. overexposure : jaded :: vaccination : immune
vacillate , , ,
resolve firmly, stand firm
an. prevaricate : mendacious :: vacillate :
irresolute
an. vacillate : uncertain :: apologize : contrite
vacillation 1) ,
motionless balance( , )
an. impetuous : vacillation :: bumptious :
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an. vacillation : persistent :: inertia : reactant
2) ,
resolution
vacuity , ,
plenitude( , )
vacuous ( ) , ,
intelligent
intelligent, omniscient
vacuuman. nil : quantity :: vacuum : matter
an. vacuum : matter :: perfection : fault
vagaryan. vagary : predict :: impossibility : execute
an. vagary : predict :: acme : surpass
an. unplumbed : depth :: unpredictable : vagary
vagrant ,
vague well defined
valediction ( ), ( )
greeting
an. panegyric : praise :: valediction : farewell
valedictory , ; ,
valiantpusillanimous
validation , , ( )
vandalism ( ), ,
vanquish , ,
an. attack : vanquished :: goad : provoked
vapid , ,
zealous, piquant, zesty
vaporization
solidification
an. scuff : abrasion :: heat : vaporization
vaporous , ,
substantial
variable , ,
quantity with a fixed value
variance , , ,
congruity
variation , ,
uniformity
variegated , ,
variegation ,
uniform coloration
varnish ( ), (
), ( )
an. varnish : wood :: wax : linoleum
an. varnish : glossy :: sand : smooth
an. glaze : porcelain :: varnish : wood
vatan.mortar : grind :: vat : dye
vaudeville ,
vault ( ) , ,
an. larder : provisions :: vault : valuables
vaunt ,
humble
self-deprecate
downplay
vaunting ,
meek
veer , ( )
maintain constant
an. veer : direction :: convert : belief
vegetation , ,
vehement ,
politic( , )
languid, apathetic
velocity ,
venal ,
, ,
incorruptible
an. disinterested : partisanship :: venal : probity
vendetta ,
vendor ,
an. vendor : purvey :: censor : expurgate
veneer (
), ,
an. foil : metal :: veneer : wood
an. veneer : furniture :: baseboard : wall
venerablean. venerable : reverence :: despicable : scorn
venerate ,
dishonor
disdain, scorn, despise
veneration derision
contempt
an. perfunctorily : inspiration :: insolently :
veneration
vengeance ,
vengeful
an. demanding : satisfy :: vengeful : forgive
venial ( , ) ,
an. venial : excuse :: pellucid : understand
venom ( , ) ,
an. venom : toxin :: milk : nutrient
*venom( ) toxin( ) , milk
nutrient( )
an. placebo : innocuous :: venom : noxious
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QUICK QUIZ 1261. VACILLATE
MENDACIOUS ::_______: irresolute
2. VACILLATION
3. VACUITY
4. VACUOUS
5. _______: QUANTITY ::_______: matter
_______: MATTER ::_______: fault
6. _______: PREDICT ::_______: execute
7. _______: PRAISE ::_______: farewell
8. ATTACK :_______::_______: provoked
9. VARIABLE
10. VARIANCE
11. VARIATION
12. VARIEGATION
13. _______: WOOD :: wax :_______
14. _______: GLOSSY ::_______: smooth
15. VAUNTING
16. _______: DIRECTION ::_______: belief
17. VENAL
18. _______: REVERENCE ::_______: scorn
19. VENERATION
20. _______: TOXIN :: milk :_______
vent ,
ventilate ,
, ( ) ,
veracious ,
mendacious
veracity , (=probity, integrity)
verbatim ,
an. paraphrase : verbatim :: approximate :
precise
verbiage ,
verbose ,
concise
verbosity ,
succinctnessan. verbosity : words :: floridness : embellishments
verdant , ,
sere( , )
sterile
verdict ,
verifiable
an. verifiable : plausible :: obfuscating :
indiscernible
verify ( ) ,
an. purify : imperfection :: verify : doubtfulness
verisimilar , ,
implausible
verisimilitude ,
veritable ,
specious
vermin , ,
beneficial creatures
vernacular , , ;
, , ,
an. vernacular : place :: jargon : profession
an. vernacular : local :: jargon : professional
versatile , ,
unchangeable
having limited applications
vertigoan. hemorrhage : bleeding :: vertigo : dizziness
verve , ,
vessel (=blood vessel), ,
an. vessel : blood :: pipeline : gas
an. aqueduct : water :: vessel : blood
vestige , , ,
an. vestige : remainder :: figurine : statue
vestigial ,
fully developed
veto ( ), ; ,
sanction( )
consent
an. veto : prohibitive :: overture : introductory
vex ,
pacify, appease, soothe
mollify, gratify
� vexation
conciliation, gratification
viable , ,
an. viable : live :: educable : learn
an. elastic : expand :: viable : live
viability
inability to live
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QUICK QUIZ 1271. _______: WORDS :: ______ : embellishments
2. VERDANT
3. _______: IMPERFECTION ::
_______: doubtfulness
4. VERISIMILAR
5. VERITABLE
6. VERMIN
7. _______: PLACE ::_______: profession
8. VERSATILE 1)
2)
9. _______: BLEEDING ::_______: dizziness
10. _______: BLOOD ::_______: gas
11. _______: REMAINDER ::_______: statue
12. VESTIGIAL
13. _______: LIVE ::_______: learn
14. VIABILITY
vibrancy ,
vibrate , ,
vicar
vicarious , ,
vicissitude ,
� vicissitudinous
unchanging
vicious ,
victimize treat fairly
victor loser
vigilance ,
vigilant , ,
oblivious
supine( , )
unalert
negligible
an. vigilant : danger :: thrifty : indigence
an. wary : gulled :: vigilant : ambushed
an. vigilant : entrapped :: exacting : satisfied
an. vigilant : entrapped :: wary : gulled
an. vigilant : waylaid :: wary : duped
vignette[vI"njEt vI"nEt] ,
,
an. vignette : scene :: skit : drama
vigor ,
lethargy
vilify ( , )
� vilification
approbation
beautification
vim , ,
vindicate (
),
calumniate
vindicative ,
vindictive ,
an. mercenary : money :: vindictive : revenge
vintner
virtual ( ) ,
virtuosity ,
timidity
mediocrity
beginner
an. virtuosity : skill :: profundity : insight
virtuoso ( ) ,
an. virtuoso : skill :: potentate : power
virulent , ,
salubrious
viscid ,
slick( )
viscosity ,
� viscose=viscous ,
vistaan. placebo : painkiller :: backdrop : vista
vitalism (
)
cf. mechanism
vitality ,
enervation
an. attenuate : thickness :: enervate : vitality
an. dehydrate : water :: wither : vitality
an. enervation : vitality :: debase : value
vitiate , , ,
fortify
fortify, strengthen
vitrify ,
an. tarnish : dull :: vitrify : smooth
vituperate praise, adulate
vituperation ,
vituperativecomplimentary( )
admirable
admire
vivacious ,
languid
vivid ,
weary( )
vociferous ,
reticent, monotone, serene
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volatile 1) , (=mercurial)
stable, constant
an. volatile : evaporate :: soluble : dissolve
an. craven : heroic :: volatile : constant
an. volatile : temper :: ready : wit
2) (=explosive)
an. volatile : temper :: ready : wit
*temper (=a tendency to become
angry readily)
*ready , (a ready wit)
volition , ,
inability to choose
� volitional
unanimated
voluble ,
taciturn, laconic, succinct, reticent
an. voluble : speech :: licentious : dissoluteness
an. maladroit : deft :: voluble : terse� volubility
taciturnity
volume 1) 1
an. stanza : line :: volume : issue
2) ,
an. distill : purity :: leaven : volume
an. expand : volume :: proliferate : number
voluminous , , ,
scanty, scarce
voluptuary , ,
( )
ascetic
voluptuous ,
self contained, self denying
voracious ,
an. impassive : perturb :: voracious : satisfy
� voracity
lack of appetite
vortex ( , , ) (=eddy)
votary ,
skeptic
vouch , ,
refuse to guarantee
vulgar , ,
� vulgarity
an. genteel : vulgarity :: intrepid : fear
vulnerable ,
safe
vulture ,
QUICK QUIZ 1281. VICTOR
2. VIGILANT 1)
2)
3. VIGILANT :_______:: thrifty :_______
WARY :_______:: vigilant :_______
4. VIGOR
5. VINDICATE
6. _______: MONEY ::_______: revenge
7. _______: SKILL ::_______: insight
VIRTUOSITY
8. VIRULENT
9. VISCID
10. _______: PAINKILLER ::_______: vista
11. VITIATE
12. VITUPERATE
13. VITUPERATIVE
14. VOLATILE :_______::_______: wit
VOLATILE :_______:: soluble :_______
VOLATILE
15. VOLITION
16. _______: LINE ::_______: issue
_______: PURITY ::_______:_______
EXPAND :_______::_______: number
17. VULNERABLE
W
waddle ,
an. slither : snake :: waddle : duck
waffle ( ),
speak unequivocally
an. waffle : enunciate:: embed: disinter
waft
,
an. waft : plummet :: meander : dash
wagan. wag : humorous :: dolt : stupid
an. ludicrous : buffoon :: humorous : wag
an. dissolute : libertine :: humorous : wag
an. wag : humorous :: dolt : stupid
wager , ;
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waggish ,
walrus
wan , , ,
hale
wanderlustan. curiosity : know :: wanderlust : travel
wardrobe ,
an. wardrobe : clothes :: bookcase : books
an. larder : food :: wardrobe : clothes
warmonger (=jingoist)
pacifist
warp , , ; ,
warranted ,
gratuitous( , , ,
)
wary ,
an. vigilant : entrapped :: wary : gulled
an. exacting : satisfied :: wary : gulledan. wary : gulled :: vigilant : ambushed
wastrel
an. inexperience : neophyte :: irresponsibility :
wastrel
waterproof permeable
watershed ,
routine
waver , ,
an. lumber : grace :: waver : resolution
an. demur : qualms :: waver : irresoluteness
an. flag : vigor :: waver : resolution
wax 1) ,
flag( , , , )
decrease
waste away
2) ;
an. varnish : wood :: wax : linoleum
QUICK QUIZ 1291. _______: SNAKE ::_______: duck
2. WAFFLE
3. _______: PLUMMET ::_______: dash
4. _______: HUMOROUS ::_______: stupid
5. _______: KNOW ::_______: travel
6. _______: CLOTHES ::_______: books
7. WARMONGER
8. WARY :_______:: vigilant :_______
9. _______: GRACE ::_______: resolution
_______: QUALMS ::_______: irresoluteness
_______: VIGOR ::_______: resolution
10. WAX
wean , ,
weary , ,
weld ,
an. splice : rope :: weld : metal
welter ;
(=wallow)
orderly arrangement
wheedle
an. wheedle : cajolery :: extort : coercion
whet , , ,
; , ,
blunt, dull
whetstone , ,
an. pestle : grind :: whetstone : sharpen
whiff ( , )
an. blast : whiff :: gush : trickle
whimsicalan. furtive : stealth :: whimsical : caprice
an. caprice : whimsical :: discontent : unsatisfied
an. whimsical : caprice :: insightful : penetration
an. perspicacity : acute :: caprice : whimsical
an.mercurial : mood :: whimsical : behavior
an. capricious : whim :: objective : fact
whimsy ,
whine ,
whittle ,
wholehearted ,
wholesome , , ,
deleterious
wield ( , , ) ,
( , , )
wilderness ,
willful 1)
2) ,
an. willfulness : headstrong :: subservience :
fawning
willowy ( ),
wince ( , ) ,
an. wince : pain :: smile : pleasure
an. wince : pain :: pout : displeasure
an. wince : pain :: sneer : contempt
windbag
taciturnity
windy
an. windy : concise :: hackneyed : original
winnow ( ), (=cull)
an. winnow : wheat :: refine : oil
an. winnow : chaff :: filter : impurities
an. winnow : grain :: purify : water
winsome , ,
repellent
wistful , ,
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wit , ( )
dullard
an. volatile : temper :: ready : wit
wither , ,
revive
withhold ,
grant
wizen ( )
� wizened
thriving, blooming
wobble ,
stabilize
woe , , ,
woo , ,
an. adulate : fawn :: woo : adore
wordsmithan. raconteur : storytelling :: wordsmith : writing
worldly ,
singular
naïve, spiritual
worship ( )
an. worship : sacrifice :: prediction : augury
wrangler ,
an. lariat : wrangler :: crook : shepherd
wrench , , ;
wrinkle ( ),
writan. royalty : payment :: subpoena : writ
wrongheaded ,
wry , ; ,
even, straight, true, direct, undeviating
XYZ
xenophobe ( )
an. misanthrope : people :: xenophobe :
strangers
yarn ;
an. knit : yarn :: plait : hair
*plait ,
yearn , ,
yeast , , ;
yield ( )
an. beneficent : harm :: tenacious : yield
an. tenacious : yield :: insouciant : worry
an. evanescent : disappear :: pliant : yield
an. default : pay :: yield : resist
an. obsequious : fawn :: compliant : yield
an. adamant : yield :: cautious : gamble
an. acquiesce : yielding :: capitulate :
categorical
yoke ( )
, , ,
yokelan. yokel : sophistication :: coward : courage
zealous (intensely enthusiastic)
an. zealous : enthusiastic :: idolatrous : devoted
an. zealous : dedication :: mesmeric : interest
an. devoted : zealous :: careful : fastidious
zealotan. fanatic : admirer :: zealot : adherent
an.miser : munificent :: zealot : blasé
an. fervor : zealot :: improvidence : spendthrift
zealotry
lack of fervor
zenith , , ,
nadir, lowest point
zest , ,
zigzag ( )
an. zigzag : turns :: Image : pixel
an. zigzag : turns :: montage : images
zone ( )
� zoning
an. zoning : lands :: allocation : funds
QUICK QUIZ 1301. WELTER
2. _______: GRIND ::_______: sharpen
3. _______: STEALTHY ::_______: caprice
PERSPICACITY :_______:: caprice :_______
_______: MOOD ::_______: behavior
4. _______: deleterious
5. WILLFULNESS :_______:: subservience :
_______
6. _______: WHEAT ::_______: oil
WINNOW :_______:: filter :_______
7. WINSOME
8. WITHER
9. _______: PAYMENT ::_______: writ
10. _______: PEOPLE ::_______: strangers
11. KNIT :_______::_______: hair
12. _______: SOPHISTICATION ::_______:
courage
13. _______: ENTHUSIASTIC ::_______: devoted
14. ZEALOTRY
15. ZENITH
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