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37. Aegis protection, patronage

38. Aerie nook or nest built high in the air

39. Aesthetic concerned with or appreciative of beauty

40. Affected pretentious; phony

41. Affinity fondness; liking; similarity

42. Afflatus a creative impulse, divine inspiration

43. Agathism the belief that things ultimately lead to good

44. Agenda program, things to be done

45. Aggrandize to make larger or greater

46. Aggregate adj. amounting to a whole; total; v. to collect

into a mass; n. collective mass or sum

47. Aggrieve to distress, to mistreat

48. Agnate from the father's side of the family

49. Akimbo having one's hands in a bent position on the

hips,

50. Alacrity cheerful willingness; eagerness; speed

51. Alchemy medieval chemical philosophy based on

changing metal into gold; a seemingly magical

power or process of transmutation

52. Aleatory based on chance

53. Allay to lessen; ease; soothe

54. Alleviate to relieve; improve partially

55. Alloy a combination; a mixture of two or moremetals

56. Allure the power to entice by charm

57. Allusion an indirect reference

58. Altruism unselfish concern for others' welfare

59. Altruistic unselfish concern with the welfare of others

60. Amalgamate to combine into a unified whole

61. Ambiguous unclear or doubtful in meaning

62. Ambivalence the state of having conflicting emotional

attitudes

63. Ambrosia something delicious; the food of the gods

64. Ambulatory able to walk or move about

65. Ameliorate to improve

66. Amenable agreeable; cooperative; suited

67. Amenity something that increases comfort

68. Amnesty an official pardon for a group of people who

violate a law

69. Amortize to diminish by installment payments

1. Abate to decrease; reduce

2. Abdicate to step down from a position of power

3. Aberrant deviating from what is normal

4. Abeyance temporary suppression or suspension

5. Abject miserable; pitiful

6. Abjure to reject; abandon formally

7. Ablution the act of washing one's body

8. Abnegate to deny to oneself, renounce, surrender

9. Abridge to shorten, condense or lessen in length

10. Abrogate to repeal, to set aside, to nullify

11. Abscission n. the act of cutting; the natural separation of

a leaf or other part of a plant; v. to cut off or

away (abscise)

12. Abscond to depart secretly

13. Absolve to forgive or free from blame

14. Abstemious moderate in appetite

15. Abstinence the giving up of certain pleasures

16. Abstruse hard to understand or grasp

17. Abut to touch, to be in contact with

18. Abysmal very bad

19. Accolade award or honor, high praise

20. Accouterment personal clothing, accessories, or equipment

21. Accretion growth in size or increase in amount

22. Accrue to accumulate; grow by additions

23. Acerbic bitter, sharp in taste or temper

24. Acidulous sour, ill tempered

25. Acme highest point, summit

26. Acquiesce to comply passively, to give in

27. Acquit to find not guilty, to conduct oneself

28. Adamant uncompromising; unyielding

29. Adjunct something added; attached; or joined

30. Adjure to command or urge solemnly and earnestly

31. Admonish to caution or reprimand

32. Adroit skillful, accomplished, highly competent

33. Adulterate to corrupt or make impure

34. Adumbrate to suggest partly, to give a hint of things to

come

35. Adventitious accidental

36.

Advocate to support, or be in favor of

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70. Amulet ornament worn as a charm against evil

spirits

71. Ana a collection of materials that reflect a

person or place

72. Anachronism something out of the proper time

73. Analgesic medication that reduces or elimates

pain

74. Analogous adj. comparable; n. a similarity in some

ways between things that are otherwise

dissimilar (analogy)

75. Anarchy n. absence of government; state of

disorder; adj. lacking order or control

(anarchic)

76. Anathema something or someone loathed or

intensely dislike

77. Ancillary subsidiary, subordinate

78. Animosity ill will , active dislike

79. Animus hostile feeling

80. Anodyne n. something that calms or soothes

pain; adj. relaxing; or capable of

soothing pain

81. Anomalous irregular, abnormal, unusual

82. Anomie a social condition marked by a

breakdown of social norms

83. Antecedent something that comes before

84. Antediluvian prehistoric

85. Anthropomorphic attributing human qualities tononhumans; having human qualities

86. Antinomy a contradiction between two seemingly

true statements

87. Antipathy dislike; hostility

88. Antipodal situated on opposite side of the earth or

being exactly opposite

89. Apathy indifference

90. Apex the highest point

91. Aphasia loss of speech

92. Aphorism a wise saying

93. Aplomb poise, confidence

94. Apocryphal false, spurious, of doubtful origin

95. Apogee the point in an orbit most distant from

the body being orbited; the highest point

96. Apoplexy a stroke resulting from loss of blood of

the brain,

97. Apostasy a judge, one who decides

98. Apostate one who renounces a religious faith

99. Apothegm a terse; witty saying

100. Apotheosis deification; glorified ideal

101. Appease to calm; pacify; placate

102. Appellation name

103. Apposite strinkingly appropriate and relevant

104. Apprise to inform

105. Approbation praise; approval

106. Appropriate to take possession for one's own use;

confiscate

107. Apropos relevant

108. Arabesque ornate design featuring intertwined curves; a

ballet position in which one leg is extended in

back while the other supports the weight of

the body

109. Arable suitable for the growing of crops

110. Arboreal relating to trees; living in trees

111. Archeology the study of material evidence of past human

life

112. Ardor great emotion or passion

113. Arduous extremely difficult; laborious

114. Argot a specialized vocabulary used by a group

115. Arrant notoriously without moderation, downright

116. Arrest to stop; to seize

117. Arriviste a social climber, an upstart

118. Artifact item made by human craft

119. Artless guileless; natural

120. Ascetic n. one who practices self-denial; adj. self-

denying or austere

121. Aseptic surgically clean, free of germs

122. Asperity severity; harshness; irritability

123. Aspersion slander; false rumor

124. Assiduous diligent; hard-working

125. Assignation a secret meeting, a tryst, or something

assigned

126. Assuage to make less severe

127. Astringent harsh; severe

128. Asylum place of refuge or shelter

129. Atavism in biology; the reappearance of a

characteristic in an organism after several

generations of absence; individual or a part

that exhibits atavism; return of a trait after a

period of absence



130. Atrabilious inclined to melancholy

131. Attenuate to weaken

132. Audacious bold; daring

133. Augment to increase or enlarge

134. Austere stern; unadorned

135. Autonomous self-governing; independent

136. Avarice greed

137. Aver to affirm; declare to be true

138. Aversion strong or fixed dislike, a feeling of

repugnance

139. Avocation secondary occupation

140. Avuncular like an uncle; benevolent and tolerant

141. Axiomatic taken for granted

142. Bacchanal a drunken reveler or orgy

143. Bacchanalian pertaining to riotous or drunken festivity;pertaining to revelry

144. Bailiwick a particular area of expertise

145. Balk to refuse, shirk; prevent

146. Banal commonplace; trite

147. Banausic routine, mechanical, boring

148. Bandy to toss and forth, to exchange, to use in a

glib way

149. Banter playful conversation

150. Bard poet

151. Baroque extravagantly ornate, flamboyant,

characterized by bold ornamentation

152. Bathos a transition from the illustrious to the

commonplace, overdone pathos,

153. Bawdy obscene

154. Beatific saintly, angelic

155. Beatify to sanctify; to bless; to ascribe a virtue to

156. Bedizen to dress in a vulgar; showy manner

157. Begrudge to envy another's possessions, to concedereluctantly

158. Behemoth huge creature; anything very large and

powerful

159. Belie to contradict; misrepresent; give a false

impression

160. Bellwether a person who assumes a leadership role or

takes initiative

161. Benediction a blessing, a good wish

162. Beneficent kindly; doing good

163. Benign gentle, not harmful, kind

164. Benison blessing, benediction

165. Besmirch to stain or soil ( commonly as to reputation )

166. Bibulous highly absorbent, given to or fond of

alcoholic beverages

167. Bifurcate to divide into two parts

168. Bifurcated forked, divided into two branches

169. Bilious ill tempered, cranky, angry

170. Bionics the application of biological principles to

the the design of electrical or engineering

systems

171. Bivouac a temporary encampment

172. Blanch to turn pale

173. Blandishment n. flattery; v. to coax with flattery (blandish)

174. Blase bored because of frequent indulgence;

unconcerned

175. Blithe happily, lighthearted, joyful

176. Bolster to give a boost to; prop up; support

177. Bombastic pompous; using inflated language

178. Bon vivant someone who enjoys luxurious living

179. Bonhomie good-natured geniality; atmosphere of good

cheer

180. Boondoggle a useless or valueless project or activity

181. Boorish rude; insensitive

182. Bosky wooded, covered with trees and shrubs

183. Botch to bungle, to foul up

184. Bovine cowlike

185. Bowdlerize to censor prudishly

186. Bracing invigorating, to prepare

187. Braggadocio arrogant pretension, empty conceit

188. Brazen bold; shameless

189. Broach to mention for the first time

190. Brook to tolerate, to put up with something

191. Brummagem bogus, fraudulent, cheap, showy

192. Bucolic characteristic of the countryside; rustic;

pastoral

193. Buffoon clown or fool

194. Bulwark something used as a defense, a strong

protection

195. Bumptious pushy, conceited, noisily self assertive

196. Burgeon to flourish



197. Burnish to polish

198. Buttress to reinforce; support

199. Byzantine extremely intricate or complicated in

structure

200. Cabal a secret group of conspirators, a clique

201. Cache a hiding place, something hidden in a secret

place

202. Cachet a mark of distinction, a quality that "says"

prestige

203. Cacophonous unpleasant or harsh-sounding

204. Cadge to beg; sponge

205. Caducity the frailty of old age, the quality of being

perishable transitoriness

206. Cajole to flatter, coax, persuade

207. Calamitous disastrous, catastrophic

208. Callous thick-skinned; insensitive

209. Calumny false and malicious accusation; slander

210. Canard false; deliberately misleading story

211. Candor truthfulness, great honesty, frankness

212. Canon an established principle; a basis or standard

for judgment; a group of literary works

213. Cant insincere talk; language of a particular

group

214. Cantankerous irritable; ill-humored

215. Capitulate to surrender, to stop resisting216. Capricious adj. fickle; n. inclination to change one's

mind compulsively

217. Captious faultfinding; intended to entrap; as in an

argument

218. Cardinal of foremost importance

219. Carnal of the flesh or body; related to physical

appetites

220. Carom to strike and rebound

221. Carping to find fault; complain

222. Cartography science of making maps

223. Caste any of the hereditary social classes of hindu

society; social stratification

224. Castigate to punish, chastise, criticize severely

225. Castigation punishment; chastisement; criticism

226. Cataclysm a violent upheaval that causes great

destruction and change

227. Catalyst something causing change

228. Categorical absolute; without exception

229. Catharsis an emotional purification, an emotional

release

230. Caucus smaller group within an organization

231. Causal involving a cause

232. Caustic sarcastically biting; burning

233. Cavalcade a procession

234. Cavil to quibble, to raise trivial objections

235. Celerity haste, swiftness of movement

236. Celestial concerning the sky or heavens; sublime

237. Censure the act of blaming or condemning

238. Centrifugal moving away from a center

239. Centripetal moving or directed toward a center

240. Chagrin shame, embarrassment, humiliation

241. Champion to defend or support

242. Charlatan quack, fake

243. Chary careful, cautious, wary

244. Chasten to correct by punishment or reproof; to

restrain or subdue

245. Chastise to criticize severely

246. Chattel piece of personal property

247. Chicanery trickery; fraud

248. Chimerical wildly fanciful, absurd

249. Chivalry the qualities idealized by knighthood such

as bravery and gallantry toward women

250. Choleric easily angered, short-tempered

251. Chronic constant, lasting a long time

252. Churlish rude; boorish

253. Circuitous roundabout

254. Circumlocution wordy language, an indirect, roundabout

expression

255. Circumspect careful, thought through

256. Cistern tank for rainwater

257. Clairvoyant one who can predict the future; psychic

258. Clamor noisy outcry

259. Claque an audience paid to clap, an obsequious

audience

260. Clemency disposition towards mercy, mildness

261. Clerisy the intellectual elite

262. Clique a small; exclusive group



263. Cloister v. to confine; seclude; n. monastery or

convent; adj. shut away from the world

(cloistered)

264. Clout influence, a forceful blow

265. Coagulate thicken; congeal

266. Coalesce to cause to beome one

267. Coda concluding part of a l iterary or musicalcomposition; something that summarizes

or concludes

268. Codify systematize

269. Coffer strongbox, large chest for money

270. Cogent convincing

271. Cogitate to ponder over, to mediate, to think

272. Cognizant informed; conscious; aware

273. Cognomen family name; any name, especially a

nickname

274. Coherent making sense, organize and logical

275. Collage artistic composition of materials pasted

over a surface; an assemblage of diverse

elements

276. Colloquial conversational, used in informal speech

277. Comeliness physical grace and beauty

278. Commensurate proportional

279. Commodious roomy, spacious

280. Compatible able to get along well

281. Compendium brief; comprehensive summary

282. Complacent self-satisfied

283. Complaisant overly polite; willing to please; obliging

284. Complement something that completes or makes up a

whole

285. Compliant yielding

286. Comport to behave

287. Compunction uneasiness caused by guilt

288. Compunctious feeling guilty or having misgivings

289. Concave curving inward

290. Conciliatory overcoming distrust or hostility

291. Concoct invent

292. Concomitant existing concurrently

293. Condone to overlook volutarily; forgive

294. Conflagration a large, disastrous fire

295. Confound to baffle; perplex; mix up

296. Congenial similar in tastes and habits; friendly;

suited to

297. Conjugal pertaining to marriage agreement

298. Connoisseur a person possessing expert knowledge or

training; a person of informed and

discriminating taste

299. Consanguineous of the same origin; related by blood

300. Conscript n. person compulsorily enrolled for

military service; v. to enroll a person for

military service

301. Consecrate to declare sacred

302. Contend v. to assert; n. an assertion (contention)

303. Contention claim; thesis

304. Contentious quarrelsome; causing quarrels

305. Contiguous touching; neighboring; connecting

without a break

306. Continence self-control; abstention from sexual

activity

307. Contrite very sorrowful for a wrong

308. Contumacious disobedient; rebellious

309. Conundrum riddle; puzzle with no solution

310. Convention n. practice widely observed in a group;

custom; accepted technique or device;

adj. customary or commonplace

(conventional)

311. Converge to approach; come together; tend to meet

312. Convex curved outward

313. Convey to transport, to conduct, to communicate

314. Conviction determination, a state of being convinced

315. Convivial sociable

316. Convoluted twisted; complicated

317. Copious abundant; plentiful

318. Coquette woman who flirts

319. Cornucopia horn overflowing with fruit and grain;

state of abundance320. Corpulence obesity, fatness, bulkiness

321. Corroborate to support with evidence

322. Corrugate to mold in a shape with parallel grooves

and ridges

323. Cortege a procession, a group of attendants

324. Cosmology study of the universe as a totality; theory

of the origin and structure of the universe

325. Cosset to pamper, treat with great care



326. Coterie an intimate group of people with a common

interest

327. Coven group of witches

328. Covert hidden; secret

329. Covet to wish for with envy

330. Covetous desiring something owned by another

331. Cozen to mislead by trick or fraud; deceive

332. Craven cowardly

333. Credence acceptance of something as true

334. Credo statement of belief or principle; creed

335. Criterion standard for judging

336. Culvert a sewer or drain

337. Curmudgeon cranky person

338. Cursory brief, without much attention to detail

339. Daedal ingenious or complex in design

340. Daunt to discourage; intimidate; dishearten

341. De facto in fact; whether by right or not; exercising

power without being legally established

342. Dearth scarcity

343. Debacle a disaster or violent breakdown

344. Debauchery corruption

345. Deciduous shedding or losing leaves on a particular

season, not evergreen

346. Decimate to kill or destroy a large part of

347. Declivity downward slope

348. Decorum proper behavior

349. Defalcate to embezzle

350. Defame to malign; harm someone's reputation

351. Default to fail to act

352. Defenestration the act of throwing someone or something

out a window

353. Defer to submit to the wishes of another due to

respect or recognition of the person'sauthority or knowledge

354. Deference respect; regard for another's wish

355. Deft skillful

356. Defunct no longer existing

357. Deism the belief that god created the world and

then left it to its own devices

358. Deleterious harmful

359. Delineate to represent or depict

360. Delude to deceive, to have false il lusion

361. Deluge flood

362. Demagogue leader or rabble-rouser who usually uses

appeals to emotion or prejudice

363. Demimonde a class of kept women or women of lower

social standing,

364. Demographic related to population balance

365. Demotic pertaining to people

366. Demur to express doubt

367. Denigrate to slur someone's reputation

368. Denizen an inhabitant; a regular visitor

369. Denouement outcome; unraveling of the plot of a play or

work of literature

370. Denunciation open condemnation

371. Depravity moral corruption

372. Depreciate to lessen in value, to belittle

373. Depredate to prey upon, to plunder with violence if

necessary

374. Deride to mock

375. Derivative something derived; unoriginal

376. Descry to discern, to see something, to teach sight

of

377. Desecrate to treat with disrespect

378. Desiccate to dry completely

379. Destitute very poor, totally lacking

380. Desuetude state of disuse

381. Desultory random; disconnected; rambling

382. Deterrent something that discourages or hinders

383. Detraction the act of taking away; derogatory comment

on a person's character

384. Deviant a person whose behavior differs from the

accepted standards of society

385. Diadem a crown that indicates royalty

386. Diaphanous transparent; fine-textured; insubstantial; vague

387. Diatribe bitter verbal attack

388. Dichotomy division into two usually contradictory parts

389. Dictum authoritative statement; popular saying

390. Didactic instructive, intended to educate

391. Diffidence shyness; lack of confidence

392. Diffuse v. to spread out; adj. wordy; rambling;

spread out



393. Digress to stray from the main subject

394. Digression act of straying from the main point

395. Dilettante a dabbler, someone with a superficial

knowledge (usually of the arts)

396. Diluvial relating to a flood

397. Diminutive small

398. Dirge funeral hymn

399. Disabuse to free from misconception

400. Discern to perceive something obscure

401. Discerning perceptive; exhibiting keen insight and good

judgment

402. Discomfit to make uneasy; disconcert

403. Discordant not in tune

404. Discount to deduct, to disregard

405. Discredit to dishonor; disgrace; cause to be doubted

406. Discrepancy difference between

407. Discrete constituting a separate thing; distinct

408. Discretion quality of showing self-restraint in speech or

actions; circumspection; freedom to act on

one's own

409. Disingenuous not candid; crafty

410. Disinterested unprejudiced; objection

411. Disjointed lacking order or coherence; dislocated

412. Dismiss put away from consideration; reject

413. Disparage to belittle

414. Disparate dissimilar

415. Disquiet to make uneasy

416. Dissemble to pretend; disguise one's motinves

417. Disseminate to spread; scatter; disperse

418. Dissident person who disagrees about belief; etc.

419. Dissipate to break up, to squander, to indulge

excessively in sensual pleasure

420. Dissolution disintegration; debauchery

421. Dissonance discord; lack of harmony

422. Distaff the female branch of a family

423. Distend to expand; swell out

424. Distill extract the essential elements

425. Distrait inattentive; preoccupied

426. Dither to move or act confusedly or without clear

purpose

427. Diurnal occurring during the day, happens everyday

428. Diva an opera singer, prima donna, a

tempermental, conceited person

429. Diverge to vary; go in different directions from the

same point

430. Divest to strip; deprive; rid

431. Divulge to make known something that is secret

432. Docile easily tought, submissive

433. Doctrinaire relating to a person who cannot compromise

about points of a theory or doctrine;

dogmatic; unyielding

434. Document to provide with written evidence to support

435. Doff to take off (usually clothing) as a sign of

greeting

436. Doggerel poor verse

437. Dogmatic stating opinions without proof

438. Dolor sadness

439. Dolorous sorrowful

440. Dormant inactive

441. Dossier a file of documents, letters and records

442. Doughty courageous

443. Draconian severe, exceedingly harsh

444. Droll amusing in a wry, subtle way

445. Dross waste; worthless matter; trivial matter

446. Dulcet having a nice, agreeable, melodious sound

447. Dupe to deceive; trick

448. Dyspeptic suffering from indigestion; gloomy and

irritable

449. Ebb to decline, to recede

450. Ebullient exhilarated; enthusiastic

451. Eccentric non conventional, a little kooky

452. Éclat a dazzling success, acclaim

453. Eclectic selecting from various sources

454. Edacious having an instable appetite, great voracity

455. Efface to erase, to rub away the features, to obscure

456. Effervescence state of high spirits or liveliness; the process

of bubbling as gas escapes

457. Effete depleted of vitality; overrefined; decadent

458. Efficacy efficiency; effectiveness

459. Effluvia outpouring of gases or vapors

460. Effrontery shameless boldness; presumptuousness

461. Effulgent brilliantly shining



462. Egocentric self involved, selfish

463. Egoism the tendency to see thing in relation to oneself;

self-centered

464. Egotistical excessively self-centered; conceited

465. Egregious extremely bad, flagrant

466. Élan vigor, distinctive, elegant style

467. Elegy poem or song expressing lamentation

468. Elicit to provoke; draw out

469. Elixir a substance believed to have the power to cure

ills

470. Elliptical oval, obscure in expression

471. Elucidate to make clear

472. Elysian blissful; delightful

473. Emaciated thin and wasted

474. Embellish to adorn; decorate; enhance; make more

attractive by adding details

475. Emend to correct a text

476. Emigrate to move to a new country, to move to a new

place

477. Emissary a messenger or representative, an agent

478. Emollient adj. soothing; mollifying; n. an agent that

soothes or makes more acceptable

479. Empirical derived observation and experiment

480. Emulate to imitate; copy

481. Encomium a formal expression of praise

482. Endemic inherent; belonging to an area

483. Enervate to weaken

484. Engaging charming, interesting

485. Engender to cause; produce

486. Enhance to increase; improve

487. Enigma a puzzle, a baffling situation, something

obscure

488. Ennui boredom, listlessness, lack of interest

489. Ensconce to settle in snugly, to hide in a secure place

490. Enshroud to cover, to enclose with a dark cover

491. Entomology the scientific study of insects

492. Enuciate to pronounce clearly

493. Ephemeral short-lived; fleeting

494. Epicene having characteristics of both male and female

neuter

495. Epicure person with refined taste in food and wine

496. Epistemology branch of philosophy that examines the

nature of knowledge

497. Epitome representative of an entire group; summary

498. Equable steady; unvarying; serene

499. Equanimity composure; calmness

500. Equitable fair; just; impartial

501. Equivocate lie, mislead; attempt to conceal the truth

502. Equivocation to intentionally use vague language

503. Errant mistaken; straying from the proper course

504. Ersatz an inferior substitute

505. Erudite learned; scholarly

506. Escarpment cliff, a steep slope resulting from erosion

507. Eschew to abstain from, avoid

508. Esculent edible, suitable for eating

509. Esoteric hard to understand; known only to a few

510. Espy to glimpse, to descry, to catch sight of

511. Essay to make an attempt; subject to a test

512. Estimable admirable; possible to estimate

513. Ethnocentric based on the attitude that one's group is

superior

514. Etiolate pale and drawn, to make weak by stunting

growth

515. Etiology causes or origins

516. Etymology origin and history of a word

517. Eugenics study of factors that influence the hereditary

qualities of the human race and ways to

improve these qualities

518. Eulogize to speak in praise of someone, to pay written

or spoken tribute

519. Eulogy high praise; especially of a person who has

recently died

520. Euphemism use of agreeable or inoffensive language in

place of unpleasant or offensive language

521. Euphoria a feeling of extreme happiness522. Euthanasia mercy killing

523. Euthenics the science of improving the condition of

humans by improving their environment

524. Evanescent fleeting, vanishing, transient

525. Evince to show plainly; be an indication of

526. Evocative tending to call to mind or produce a reaction

527. Exacerbate to aggravate; make worse



528. Exact v. to force the payment of; demand and

obtain by authority; adj. extremely

demanding (exacting)

529. Exacting greatly demanding, requiring close

attention

530. Exalt to raise high, to glorify

531. Exculpate to clear of blame; vindicate

532. Execrable detestable; abhorrent

533. Exemplar an excellent model, a typical example

534. Exhort to urge by strong appeals

535. Exigency crisis; urgent requirements

536. Exigent urgent, demands prompt action

537. Existential having to do with existence; based on

experience; having to do with the

philosophy of existentialism

538. Exorbitant extravagant, exceeding what is usual

539. Exorcise to expel evil spirits; free from bad

influences

540. Expatiate to speak or write at length

541. Expatriate to send into exile

542. Expedite to make faster or easier, to carry out

promptly

543. Expiate to atone for

544. Explicate to explain; interpret; clarify

545. Explicit clearly stated, precisely shown

546. Expository explanatory

547. Expunge to erase, to strike out

548. Expurgate to censor

549. Extant in existence; not lost

550. Extemporaneous unrehearsed

551. Extirpate to root up; to destroy

552. Extol to praise highly

553. Extraneous not essential

554. Extrapolate to estimate

555. Extrapolation the act of estimation by projecting

known information

556. Extrinsic not inherent or essential

557. Facade the principal front of a building, a false

appearance

558. Facetious humorous

559. Facilitate to make less difficult

560. Faction a group, or part of large group, united on an

issue

561. Factotum a person who does all sorts of work; a

handyman

562. Fallacious based on a false idea or fact; misleading

563. Fallacy false idea, mistaken belief, an implausible

argument

564. Fallow plowed but not sowed; uncultivated

565. Fatuous foolishly self-satisfied

566. Fauna animals of a period or region

567. Fawning seeking favor by flattery

568. Fealty intense loyalty

569. Feckless lacking responsibility, ineffective

570. Fecund fertile, productive, fruitful

571. Feign to pretend, give a false impression, to invent

falsely

572. Felicitous suitably expressed; appropriate; well-chosen

573. Feral existing in a wild or untamed state

574. Fervor n. warmth and intensity of emotion; adj. full of

strong emotion or impassioned (fervent)

575. Fetid having a bad smell

576. Fetter v. to bind; confine; n. something that restricts or

restrains

577. Fey otherworldly, magical, "touched"

578. Fiat arbitrary order; authorization579. Fidelity loyalty; exact correspondence

580. Filch to steal

581. Filial relating to a son

582. Filibuster use of obstructive tactics in a legislature to block

passage of a law

583. Finesse to handle with a deceptive or evasive strategy; to

use finesse; that is; refinement in performance

584. Fissure crevice

585. Flaccid limp, flabby, weak

586. Flag to droop; grow weak

587. Flagellate to whip, or to punish as if by whipping

588. Fledgling beginner; novice

589. Flora plants of a region or era

590. Florid ruddy; reddish; flowery

591. Flourish n. an embellishment or ornamentation; v.

meaning to grow vigorously; or to thrive

592. Flout to treat scornfully



593. Fluke a chance event, a coincidence, a stroke of luck

594. Flux flowing; a continuous moving

595. Fodder raw material for a given end

596. Foliate to grow, sprout leaves

597. Foment to incite; arouse

598. Foray an initial venture, to raid in search of plunder

599. Forbearance patience

600. Forestall to prevent; delay

601. Forfeit to give up something as a penalty for some

error or crime

602. Formidable menacing; threatening

603. Forswear renounce; repudiate

604. Fortuitous happening by chance, lucky fortunate

605. Forward contrary, consistently disobedient

606. Founder to sink; fail; collapse

607. Fracas a loud quarrel; brawl

608. Fractious quarrelsome; unruly; rebellious

609. Frenetic wildly frantic, frenzied, hectic

610. Fresco a painting done on plaster

611. Frieze ornamental band on a wall

612. Froward stubbornly contrary; obstinately disobedient

613. Frugality thrift

614. Fulminate to attack loudly; denounce

615. Fulsome so excessive as to be disgusting

616. Furtive secret, done by stealth, s ly

617. Fusillade a rapid outburst, spray of gunfire

618. Fusion union; synthesis

619. Fustian ridiculously pompous, bombastic, grandiose

in delivery

620. Futile ineffective; useless; fruitless

621. Gainsay to deny; dispute; oppose

622. Galoot a loutish oaf, a clumsy but somewhat likable

person

623. Galvanize to arouse suddenly, to stimulate, spur to

action

624. Gambol to frolic; leap playfully

625. Gamin a street urchin, a slim girl with an impish

charm

626. Gamut the full range of something

627. Garner to gather and store away, to acquire by effort

628. Garrulous very talkative; wordy

629. Gauche coarse and uncouth; clumsy

630. Gemeinschaft a group with similar tastes, a group bound

by similar interests and kinship

631. Geniality cheerfulness; kindliness; sociability

632. Genteel refined, polite, aristocratic

633. Germinate to begin to grow (as in a seed or idea)

634. Gerrymander to divide an area into voting districts in a

way that favors a political party

635. Gestalt a structure, whose parts cannot stand

alone

636. Gesticulate to gesture, especially when speaking

637. Gibe to make heckling, taunting remarks

638. Gird to invest with authority, to brace

639. Glib fluent in an insincere way; offhand

640. Gnostic having to do with knowledge

641. Goad to prod; urge on

642. Gossamer sheer; light and delicate; like cobwebs

643. Gouge to tear out; scoop out; overcharge

644. Grandiloquence pompous talk, fancy but meaningless

language

645. Grandiloquent pompous; bombastic

646. Gratuitous freely given, unnecessary, uncalled for,

unwarranted

647. Gravity seriousness

648. Gregarious sociable

649. Grig a l ively person

650. Grimace to make an ugly disapproving facial

expression

651. Grouse to complain

652. Grovel to beg persistently, to degrade oneself

653. Guile deception or trickery

654. Guileless free of cunning or deceit; artless

655. Guise outward appearance; false appearance;

pretense

656. Gullible easily deceived

657. Gustatory affecting the sense of taste

658. Hackneyed worn out by over-use

659. Halcyon calm and peaceful; happy; golden;

prosperous

660. Halitosis bad breath

661. Hallowed holy; sacred



662. Harangue long; pompous speech; tirade

663. Harbinger a precursor, an indication, one that

foreshadows what is coming

664. Harrowing extremely distressing; terrifying

665. Hegemony leadership, domination, usually by a

country

666. Hegira an escape to avoid danger or to get away from an unpleasant location

667. Herald to give notice of, to hail or greet

668. Herbivorous relating to a herbivore; an animal that feeds

mainly on plants

669. Heresy any belief that is strongly opposed to

established beliefs, or practice

670. Heretical opposed to an established religious

orthodoxy

671. Hermetic tightly sealed; magical

672. Heterodox unorthodox; not widely accepted

673. Heuristic relating to a speculative formulation guiding

the investigation or solution of a problem;

educational method in which students learn

from their own investigations

674. Hiatus a break or interruption from work or any

other established routine

675. Hidebound excessively rigid, dry and stiff, inflexible

676. Hieroglyphics a system of writing in which pictorial

symbols represent meaning or sounds;

writing or symbols that are difficult to

decipher; the symbols used in advanced

mathematics

677. Hirsute covered with hair

678. Histrionic relating to exaggerated emotional behavior

calculated for effect; theatrical arts or

performances

679. Hoary gray or white with age, ancient, stale

680. Homage reverence, respect, an expression of high

regard

681. Homeopathy a system of natural healing

682. Homeostasis automatic maintenance by an organism of

normal temperature; chemical balance; etc.

within itself

683. Homily sermon; tedious moralizing lecture;

platitude

684. Homogeneous composed of identical parts; uniform in

composition

685. Homogenous of the same kind

686. Homologate to confirm officially

687. Hortative giving advice or exhortation

688. Hubris excessive pride, arrogance, exaggerated self

confidence

689. Hugger mugger a confusion, jumble, muddle

690. Husband to farm; manage carefully and thriftily

691. Husbandry the judicious used of resources, l ivestock

farming

692. Hyperbole purposeful exaggeration for effect

693. Iconoclast attacking cherished traditions

694. Iconoclastic attacking cherished tradition

695. Idiosyncrasy peculiarity of temperament, eccentricity

696. Idolatry idol worship; blind or excessive devotion

697. Igneous produced by fire; volcanic

698. Ignominious disgraceful and dishonorable

699. Ilk type or kind

700. Illusory unreal, deceptive

701. Imago an adult stage of an insect,

702. Imbroglio complicated situation; an entanglement

703. Imbue to infuse; dye; wet, moisten

704. Immaterial insignificant, unimportant

705. Imminent about to occur, hanging threatening over

one's head

706. Immutable unchangeable

707. Impair to damage; injure

708. Impassive showing no emotion

709. Impecunious poor; having no money

710. Impede to hinder; block

711. Imperious commanding, lordly, arrogant

712. Impermeable impossible to penetrate

713. Imperturbable not easily disturbed

714. Impervious impossible to penetrate; incapable of being

affected

715. Impinge to strike; encroach

716. Implacable inflexible; incapable of being pleased

717. Implausible unlikely; unbelievable

718. Implicit implied; understood but not stated

719. Implode collapse inward violently

720. Impolitic unwise

721. Impotent lacking power, helpless, unable to perform

sexual intercourse



722. Imprecation curse

723. Impromptu spontaneous, without rehearsal

724. Impugn to attack the integrity of something

725. Impute to relate to a particular cause or source;

attribute the fault to; assign as a

characteristic

726. Inadvertently carelessly; unintentionally

727. Incarnate having bodily form

728. Incendiary combustible, flammable, burning easily

729. Incessant unceasing, never ending, flowing without

interruption

730. Inchoate imperfectly formed or formulated

731. Incipient beginning to be, in an early stage

732. Incongruity state of not fitting

733. Inconsequential insignificant; unimportant

734. Incontrovertible not disputable, not open to question

735. Incorporate introduce something into another thing

already in existence; combine

736. Inculcate to teach; impress in the mind

737. Inculpate to blame; charge with a crime

738. Incursion sudden invasion

739. Indefatigable never tired

740. Indeterminate uncertain; indefinite

741. Indigence poverty

742. Indigenous native, produced or living in a particular

area

743. Indigent poverty stricken, needy

744. Indolent habitually lazy; idle

745. Indubitable unquestionable

746. Ineffable unutterable, unspeakable

747. Ineluctable not to be avoided or escaped; inevitable

748. Inept clumsy, awkward, incompetent

749. Inert unable to move; sluggish

750. Inertia disinclination to action or change

751. Infallible incapable of making a mistake

752. Infamy an evil reputation borne of a criminal act,

a reputation for evildeeds

753. Ingenious original, clever, inventive

754. Ingenuous naive and trusting; lacking sophistication

755. Ingratiate to bring oneself purposely into another's

good graces

756. Ingress entrance

757. Inherent firmly established by nature or habit

758. Inhibit to keep from free activity or expression, to

restrain or even forbid

759. Iniquitous evil, unjust

760. Innocuous harmless

761. Innuendo indirect and subtle criticism, insinuation

762. Inquietude uneasiness, restlessness

763. Insensible unconscious; unresponsive

764. Insidious sly, treacherous, having a gradual effect

765. Insinuate to suggest; say indirectly; imply

766. Insipid lacking in flavor; dull

767. Insouciant indifferent; lacking concern or care

768. Insularity narrow-mindedness; isolation

769. Insuperable insurmountable; unconquerable

770. Intangible not material

771. Interdict to forbid; prohibit; to confront and ha lt the

activities; advance; or entry of

772. Interlocutor someone taking part in a dialogue

773. Interloper trespasser; meddler in others' affairs

774. Internecine deadly to both sides

775. Interpolate to insert; change by adding new words or

material

776. Interregnum interval between reigns; gap in continuity

777. Interstice a space between things

778. Intimate marked by close acquaintance

779. Intimation clue, suggestion

780. Intractable not easily managed

781. Intransigence stubbornness; refusal to compromise

782. Intransigent uncompromising, stubborn

783. Intrepid fearless, having fortitude and endurance

784.

Intrinsic inherent, internal785. Introspective contemplating one's own thoughts and

feelings

786. Inundate to cover with water; overwhelm

787. Inure to harden; accustom; become used to

788. Inured hardened; accustomed; used to

789. Invective verbal abuse

790. Inveigh to disapprove; protest vehemently

791. Inveigle to win over by flattery or coaxing



792. Inveterate confirmed; long-standing; deeply rooted

793. Invidious likely to provoke ill will; offensive

794. Irascible easily angered

795. Irresolute unsure of how to act; weak

796. Irreverent disrespectful, gently or humorously

mocking

797. Itinerant wandering from place to place; unsettled

798. Itinerary route of a traveler's journey

799. Jargon a specialized vocabulary of a group, an

obscure language

800. Jaundiced having a yellowish discoloration of the

skin; affected by envy; resentment; or

hostility

801. Jaunt a short pleasure trip

802. Jejune dull, lacking interest, empty of food

803. Jeopardy exposure to danger, peril

804. Jibe to be in agreement

805. Jingoism belligerent support of one's country

806. Jocose fond of joking; jocular; playful

807. Jocular jovial, playful, humorous

808. Judicious wise, showing judgment, cautious

809. Juggernaut huge force destroying everything in its path

810. Junction a place of meeting or joining, a linkup

811. Junta group of people united in politic intrigue

812. Jurisprudence philosophy of law

813. Juxtapose place side by side

814. Karma a good or bad emanation of force from

someone or something

815. Kismet fate

816. Knell sound of a funeral bell; omen of death or

failure

817. Kudos fame; glory; gonor

818. Labile likely to change

819. Lachrymose tearful, mournful

820. Laconic using few words

821. Lambaste to thrash verbally or physically

822. Lambent radiant, flickering, marked by lightness

823. Lament to mourn, to express regret

824. Lapidary relating to precious stones

825. Largess a generous giving of gifts, philanthropy

826. Lascivious lustful

827. Lassitude lethargy; sluggishness

828. Latent present but hidden; potential

829. Laud to praise

830. Lax careless, too relaxed

831. Legacy something handed down from the past , a

bequest

832. Legerdemain trickery

833. Leitmotif a dominant or recurring theme or emotion

834. Lethargic inactive

835. Levee an embankment that prevents a river from

overflowing

836. Levity light manner or attitude

837. Lexicon dictionary, list of words

838. Liaison connection between different groups, a close

bond

839. Libation a pouring of a liquid for a religious ceremony,

a drink

840. Liberal tolerant; broad-minded; generous; lavish

841. Libertine one without moral restraint

842. Libidinous lustful, lascivious

843. Libido sexual desire

844. Licentious immoral; unrestrained by society

845. Lilliputian extremely small

846. Limn to draw; describe

847. Limpid clear; transparent

848. Linguistic pertaining to language

849. Liniment medicinal liquid used externally to ease pain

850. Lionize to treat as a celebrity

851. Lissome Moving and bending with ease

852. Listless a lack of energy, spiritless

853. Litany lengthy recitation; repetitive chant

854. Literati scholarly or learned persons

855. Litigation legal proceedings

856. Log record of a voyage; record of daily activities

857. Lope to run at steady, easy pace

858. Loquacious talkative

859. Lucid bright; clear; intelligible

860. Lucre money or profits

861. Lugubrious sorrowful, mournful



862. Luminary a person of great intellectual, creative or

spiritual stature

863. Luminous bright; brilliant; glowing

864. Lupine having the characteristics of a wolf

865. Lustrous shining

866. Macabre gruesome, producing horror

867. Macerate to soften by soaking, to cause to waste away

868. Machiavellian crafty; double-dealing

869. Machination scheming activity foe an evil purpose

870. Machinations plots or schemes

871. Maelstrom whirlpool; turmoil

872. Magnanimity generosity; nobility

873. Magnanimous noble in spirit, generous, giving

874. Malaise a feeling of depression, uneasiness, of being

unwell

875. Malapropism the humorous misuse of a word that sound

very much like the word intended

876. Malevolent ill-willed; causing evil or harm to others

877. Malfeasance an illegal act especially by a public official

878. Malign to speak evil of

879. Malinger to feign illness to escape duty

880. Malingerer one who feigns illness to escape duty

881. Malleable capable of being shaped by pounding;

impressionable

882. Manifest to make evident by showing

883. Manifold diverse, varied; comprised of many parts

884. Manqué a failure to realize one's aspirations

885. Manumit to release from slavery

886. Marshal to gather together something for a purpose,

to arrange in order

887. Martinet one who adheres strictly to rules

888. Martyr one who suffers for a cause, a person who

sacrifices for a principle

889. Matriculate to enroll, most particularly in college

890. Matrix something from which something else

originates or takes from

891. Maudlin overly sentimental

892. Maverick dissenter

893. Mawkish sickeningly sentimental

894. Meander to wander aimlessly

895. Megalomania delusions of power or importance

896. Mélange a mixture of incongruous elements

897. Mellifluous sweetly flowing

898. Menagerie a variety of animals kept together

899. Mendacious dishonest

900. Mendicant beggar

901. Mercenary a person who serves only for money,

motivated by greed

902. Mercurial emotionally unpredictable, give to rapid

changes in mood

903. Meretricious gaudy; plausible but false; specious

904. Meritorious deserving reward or praise

905. Mesmerize to hypnotize

906. Metamorphosis change; transformation

907. Metaphysics a branch of philosophy that investigates

the ultimate nature of reality

908. Meteorological concerned with the weather

909. Meticulous very careful; fastidious

910. Mettle courage; endurance

911. Mettlesome full of courage and fortitude; spirited

912. Miasma a poisonous swamp vapor, a harmful

influence or atmosphere

913. Microcosm a small system having analogies to a

larger system; small world

914. Mien demeanor, the air bearing of a person

915. Milieu environment, surroundings

916. Militate to work against

917. Minatory threatening; menacing

918. Minion a hanger on, a follower, an underling

919. Minuscule very small

920. Minutia petty details

921. Mirthful merry, gleeful

922. Misanthrope one who hates humanity

923. Miscellany mixture of writings on various subjects

924. Miscreant villain; criminal

925. Misogynist one who hates women

926. Mitigate to cause to become less harsh; severe; or

painful; alleviate

927. Mnemonic adj. related to memory; assisting memory;

n. a system that develops and improves

the memory

928. Modicum limited quantity

929. Mollify soothe



930. Molt to shed hair, skin, or an outer layer

periodically

931. Monolithic solid and uniform; constituting a single;

unified whole

932. Moot of no matter or consequence, not important

933. Mordacious caustic, biting

934. Mordant bitingly sarcastic, incisive, caustic in manner

935. Moribund being in a dying or decaying condition

936. Morose ill-humored; sullen

937. Mote small particle, speck

938. Motley many colored; made up of many parts

939. Moue a pout, usually playful, a l ittle grimace

940. Muckrake to expose political misconduct

941. Mugwump a person or politician who can't make up his

mind, an independent

942. Multifarious diverse

943. Mundane worldly as opposed to spiritual; concerned

with the ordinary

944. Munificent generous

945. Myopia nearsightedness, lacking foresight

946. Myriad an immense indefinite number, multitude

947. Nabob a wealthy, influential person

948. Nadir lowest point

949. Nascent coming into existence, being born

950. Nebulous vague, cloudy

951. Necromancy black magic

952. Nefandous unspeakable, unutterable

953. Nefarious vicious, evil

954. Negate to cancel out; nullify

955. Negligent careless, remiss

956. Nemesis a powerful river, a usually unconquerable

opponent

957. Neologism new word or expression

958. Neophyte novice; beginner

959. Nepotism showing favoritism to friends or family, as in

granting positions in jobs or politics

960. Nexus a means of connection; a connected group or

series; a center

961. Niggardly stingy, small in a mean way

962. Nihilism the belief that there are no values or morals in

the universe,

963. Nimbus an atmosphere that surrounds a person or

thing, a rain cloud,

964. Nirvana a blissful, painless state,

965. Noisome harmful, unwholesome, stinking, putrid

966. Nomadic without a permanent home, constantly

wandering

967. Nominal insignificant, trifling

968. Nonplus to bewilder, to puzzle

969. Nonplussed bewildered

970. Nostalgia sentimental longing for a past time

971. Nostrum medicine or remedy of doubtful effectiveness;

supposed cure

972. Novel new, original

973. Noxious harmful, unwholesome

974. Nuance a subtle distinction, a slight difference in

definition

975. Nugatory trifling; invalid

976. Nullify to repeal, cancel, render void

977. Numismatics coin collecting

978. Obdurate stubborn

979. Obfuscate to confuse, obscure

980. Obliterate to blot out leaving no traces, to destroy

981. Obloquy strong language of condemnation

982. Obscure unclear, vague partially hidden, hard to

understand

983. Obsequious overly submissive

984. Obsequy funeral ceremony (often used in the plural;

obsequies)

985. Obstreperous stubbornly defiant, angry and clamorous

986. Obviate to make unnecessary; to anticipate and

prevent

987. Occlude to shut; block

988. Occult relating to practices connected with

supernatural phenomena989. Odious hateful, evil, vile

990. Odyssey a long adventurous voyage; a quest

991. Oeuvre a work of art, the sum of an artist's work

992. Offal the waste parts of a product (often as in a

butchered animal), refuse, rubbish

993. Officious too helpful; meddlesome

994. Ogle to stare at in a disrespectful way

995. Olfactory concerning the sense of smell



996. Oligarchy form of government in which power

belongs to only a few leaders

997. Omnipotent having unlimited power

998. Omniscient all knowing, infinite awareness

999. Omnivorous eating or absorbing everything, feeding on

both animal and vegetable substances

1000. Onerous burdensome

1001. Onomatopoeia formation or use of words that imitate

sounds of the actions they refer to

1002. Onus burden, blame, obligation

1003. Opaque difficult to see through, unclear, dark

1004. Opine to express an opinion

1005. Opportunist a person who takes advantage of

opportunity with no regard for principle

1006. Opprobrious damning, extremely critical, disgraceful

1007. Opprobrium disgrace; contempt

1008. Opus a creative work, musical composition

1009. Ornithologist scientist who studies birds

1010. Oscillate to move back and forth

1011. Osmosis gradual or subtle absorption, an

unconscious process of absorption

1012. Ossify to become rigid, to be come set in one's

ways

1013. Ostentatious showy; trying to attract attention;

pretentious

1014. Oust to eject, to banish, to expel

1015. Ouster expulsion, ejection

1016. Overture an opening move, a preliminary offer

1017. Overweening presumptuous; arrogant; overbearing

1018. Pace with deference to

1019. Pachyderm a thick skinned animal

1020. Paean song of joy or triumph; a fervent

expression of joy

1021. Palatable pleasant to the taste, agreeable in feeling

1022. Paleontology study of past geological eras through fossil

remains

1023. Palliate to hide the seriousness of something with

excuses or apologies,

1024. Pallid lacking color or liveliness

1025. Paltry a tiny or insignificant amount, meager,

scant

1026. Panacea a remedy that cures everything

1027. Panegyric elaborate praise; formal hymn of praise

1028. Panoply impressive array

1029. Paradigm a model or example

1030. Paragon model of excellence or perfection

1031. Paralogism illogical reasoning of which the reason is

not aware

1032. Pariah an outcast

1033. Parley discussion, usually between enemies

1034. Parochial of limited scope or outlook, provincial

1035. Paroxysm a fit

1036. Parsimonious stingy

1037. Parsimony stinginess

1038. Partisan one-sided; committed to a party; group. or

cause; prejudiced

1039. Partition a dividing wall, a division

1040. Parvenu an upstart who has acquired wealth and

class but hasn'

1041. Pastiche a piece that imitates or is made up from

pieces of other works,

1042. Pathological departing from normal condition

1043. Pathos a quality that causes a feeling of pity or

sorrow

1044. Patina surface discoloration caused by age and

oxidation,

1045. Patois a regional dialect; nonstandard speech;

jargon

1046. Paucity scarcity

1047. Peccadillo minor sin or offense

1048. Peculation theft of money or goods

1049. Pedant uninspired; boring academic

1050. Pedantic showing off learning

1051. Pellucid transparent; translucent; easily understood

1052. Penchant inclination

1053. Penultimate next to last

1054. Penumbra partial shadow

1055. Penurty extreme poverty

1056. Penury extreme poverty

1057. Perambulate walk about

1058. Percipience keen perception

1059. Perdition eternal damnation

1060. Peregrination a wandering from place to place

1061. Peremptory imperative; leaving no choice



1062. Perennial present throughout the years; persistent

1063. Perfidious faithless; disloyal; untrustworthy

1064. Perfunctory superficial; not thorough; performed really

as a duty

1065. Perigee point in an orbit that is closest to the earth

1066. Periphrastic using circumlocution

1067. Permeable penetrable

1068. Permeate to spread or seep through, to penetrate, to

pervade

1069. Pernicious very harmful

1070. Perorate to make a long, formal speech, to sum up a

speech

1071. Perquisite a privilege or perk that goes along with a

job

1072. Perspicacious shrewd, astute, showing strong powers of

discernment

1073. Pertinacious persistent, stubborn

1074. Perturb to disturb greatly; make uneasy or anxious;

cause a body to deviate from its regular

orbit

1075. Peruse to study, to read over leisurely

1076. Pervasive spread throughout every part

1077. Petulant rude; peevish

1078. Phalanx massed group of soldiers, people, or things

1079. Phantasm an apparition, phantom

1080. Philanthropy good will towards all people, love of

mankind, and act of generosity

1081. Philistine narrow-minded person, someone lacking

appreciation for art or culture

1082. Phlegmatic calm in temperament; sluggish

1083. Phoenix mythical; immortal bird that lives for 500

years; burns itself to death; and rises from

the ashes; anything that is restored after

suffering great destruction

1084. Physiognomy facial features

1085. Piety devoutness

1086. Pious reverent, devout, dutiful, may at times be

marked by hypocrisy

1087. Piquant appealingly stimulating; pleasantly

pungent; attrative

1088. Pique n. fleeting feeling of hurt pride; v. to

provoke or arouse

1089. Pivotal crucial, something around which things

turn

1090. Placate to lessen another's anger; to pacify

1091. Placebo a fake medication

1092. Placid calm

1093. Plaintive melancholy; mournful

1094. Plait to braid

1095. Plangent resounding; plaintive

1096. Plasticity condition of being able to be shaped or formed;

pliability

1097. Platitude stale; overused expression

1098. Platonic spiritual; without sensual desire; or theoretical

1099. Plaudit applause

1100. Plausible believable

1101. Plebeian common, vulgar, low class

1102. Plenary complete, fully attended, not deficient in any

way

1103. Plethora excess; overabundance

1104. Plumb to determine the depth; to examine deeply

1105. Plume to congratulate oneself in a self-satisfied way

1106. Plummet to fall; plunge

1107. Pluralism a society in which distinct group function

together, but retain their identities

1108. Plutocracy society ruled by the wealthy

1109. Pluvial rainy

1110. Pneumatic relating to air; worked by compressed air

1111. Poignant emotionally moving

1112. Polemic a powerful argument to defend a thesis

1113. Poltroon a coward

1114. Polyglot speaker of many languages

1115. Porous full of holes; permeable to liquids

1116. Portent an omen, a sign of something coming, a

foreshadowing

1117. Poseur person who affects an attitude or identity to

impress others

1118. Posit to put in position; to suggest an idea

1119. Pragmatic practical

1120. Prate to talk idly; chatter

1121. Prattle meaningless; foolish talk

1122. Preamble preliminary statement

1123. Precarious uncertain

1124. Precept principle; law

1125. Precipitate v. to cause to happen; throw down from a

height; adj. rash; hasty sudden



1126. Preclude to make impossible, to shut out, to bar

1127. Precursor forerunner; predecessor

1128. Predilection preference, liking

1129. Preempt to supersede; appropriate for oneself

1130. Pregnant highly significant, overflowing, rich in

significance

1131. Prehensile capable of grasping

1132. Premonition forewarning; presentiment

1133. Prepossess to cause to be preoccupied, to influence,

positively, in advance

1134. Presage to foretell; indicate in advance

1135. Prescient having foresight

1136. Presumptuous rude; improperly bold

1137. Pretentious showy, self important, make unjustifiable

claims to excellence

1138. Preternatural beyond the normal course of nature;

supernatural

1139. Prevaricate to quibble; evade the truth

1140. Primordial original; existing from the beginning

1141. Pristine untouched; uncorrupted

1142. Privation lack of comforts, poverty, a state of being

deprived

1143. Probity honesty; high-mindedness

1144. Problematic posing a problem; doubtful; unsettled

1145. Prodigal wasteful; extravagant; lavish

1146. Profligate corrupt, degenerate, wildly extravagant

1147. Profound deep; not superficial

1148. Progenitor originator, forefather, ancestor in a direct

line

1149. Prognosticate to predict

1150. Prohibitive so high as to prevent the purchase or use

of; preventing; forbidding

1151. Proliferate to increase rapidly

1152. Prolific marked by abundant production oroffspring

1153. Prolix tedious; wordy

1154. Promulgate to make known publicly

1155. Propensity inclination; tendency

1156. Propinquity nearness in place or time, kinship

1157. Propitiate to win over; appease

1158. Propitious favorable, advantageous

1159. Propriety correct conduct; fitness

1160. Prosaic dull, unimaginative, lacking excitement

1161. Proscenium the part of the stage in front of the curtain,

the wall frame for the stage

1162. Proscribe v. to condemn; forbid outlaw; adj. relating

to prohibition

1163. Proselytize to seek to convert someone to a religion,

cause or political position

1164. Prostrate lying face downward, lying flat on the

ground

1165. Protagonist main character in a play or story, hero

1166. Protean readily assuming different shapes or

characters

1167. Provenance origin, source, proof of posting ownership

1168. Provident providing for future needs; frugal

1169. Provincial limited in outlook, narrow in ideas

1170. Prowess exceptional skill or strength, military valor

1171. Prudent careful, cautious

1172. Prurient lascivious, have lustful thoughts or desires

1173. Puerile childish, immature, silly

1174. Puissance power, strength

1175. Puissant powerful

1176. Pulchritude physical beauty

1177. Punctilious careful in observing rules of behavior or

ceremony

1178. Pundit an authority or critic1179. Pungent strong or sharp in smell or taste;

penetrating; caustic; to the point

1180. Purport v. to profess; suppose; claim; n. meaning

intended or implied

1181. Pusillanimous cowardly

1182. Putrefy to rot

1183. Qua in the capacity of

1184. Quagmire marsh; difficult situation

1185. Quail to cower; lose heart

1186. Quaint pleasantly old fashioned, picturesque

1187. Qualified limited; restricted

1188. Qualm sudden feeling of faintness or nausea;

uneasy feeling about the rightness of

actions

1189. Quell to put an end to, to squelch, to calm

1190. Querulous inclined to complain, irritable

1191. Query to question



1192. Quibble to argue over insignificant and irrelevant

details

1193. Quiddity the real nature of a thing, the essence , a

hairsplitting distinction

1194. Quiescence state of rest or inactivity

1195. Quiescent inactive; still

1196. Quintessential the most perfect example of

1197. Quisling a traitor who helps an enemy who

occupies his country

1198. Quixotic foolishly impractical and idealistic

1199. Quorum number of members necessary to conduct

a meeting

1200. Quotidian occurring every day, commonplace

1201. Raconteur witty; skillful storyteller

1202. Raffish jaunty, sporty, disreputable, vulgar,

characterized by a careless

unconventionality

1203. Rail to scold with bitter or abusive language

1204. Raillery lighthearted jesting

1205. Raiment clothing

1206. Ramification implication; outgrowth; consequence

1207. Rancor bitter hatred

1208. Rapacious greedy; predatory

1209. Rapprochement a re establishment of good relations

1210. Rarefied refined

1211. Rationale fundamental reason

1212. Raucous boisterous, harsh sounding, noisy and

disorderly

1213. Raze to tear down, demolish

1214. Rebuff to snub, to refuse in a blunt or rude way

1215. Rebuke to criticize or reprimand sharply

1216. Rebus puzzle in which pictures or symbols

represent words

1217. Recalcitrant resisting authority or control1218. Recant to retract a statement or opinion

1219. Recidivism the act of repeating an offense

1220. Reciprocal mutual, shared, interchangeable

1221. Recluse person who lives in seclusion and often

in solitude

1222. Recondite abstruse; profound

1223. Recreant disloyal; cowardly

1224. Redoubtable formidable; arousing fear; worthy of

respect

1225. Redress relief from wrong or injury

1226. Reductionistic attempting to explain complex phenomena

by simple principles

1227. Refract deflect light or sound

1228. Refractory stubborn; unmanageable; resistingordinary methods of treatment

1229. Refulgent brightly shining; resplendent

1230. Refute to contradict; disapprove

1231. Regale entertain

1232. Rejoinder response

1233. Relegate to consign to an inferior position

1234. Relic an object associated with a saint,

something that remains from the past

1235. Remonstrate to object or protest

1236. Remuneration payment, recompense

1237. Renege to go back on one's word

1238. Renitent resisting pressure, obstinate

1239. Reparation amends; compensation

1240. Repartee a quick, witty reply, spirited conversation

1241. Repast meal

1242. Repine fret; complain

1243. Replenish to refill, to supply once more

1244. Reprehensible deserving of blame

1245. Reprise repetition; especially of a piece of music

1246. Reproach to find fault with; blame

1247. Reprobate morally unprincipled person

1248. Reprove to gently criticize

1249. Repudiate to reject as having no authority

1250. Requite to return or repay

1251. Rescind to cancel

1252. Resilient an ability to recover from, or adjust easily

1253. Resolution determination; resolve

1254. Resolve determination; firmness of purpose

1255. Respite an interval of rest, a temporary delay

1256. Resplendent brilliant, gloriously bright

1257. Restive impatient, uneasy, restless

1258. Reticent not speaking freely; reserved; reluctant

1259. Retinue a group of attendants to an elevated person



1260. Revelry boisterous festivity

1261. Reverent expressing deep respect; worshipful

1262. Ribald vulgar or indecent language

1263. Rife widespread, abounding, occurring frequently

1264. Riposte retaliatory action or retort

1265. Robust strong and healthy, vigorous

1266. Rococo excessively ornate; highly decorated; style of

architecture in eighteenth century europe

1267. Rotund round in shape; fat

1268. Roué a lecherous man, a rake, a person devoted to

sensual pleasures

1269. Rout to put to flight, to scatter, to cause a huge

defeat

1270. Rubric title or heading; category; established mode of

procedure or conduct; protocol

1271. Rue to regret

1272. Ruminate to muse upon

1273. Ruse trick; crafty stratagem; subterfuge

1274. Rustic primitive, rural, lacking city comforts

1275. Saccharine excessively sweet

1276. Sacrosanct extremely sacred; beyond criticism

1277. Sagacious wise shrewd

1278. Sage wise

1279. Salacious lascivious; lustful

1280. Sallow a sickly, greenish yellow tone

1281. Sally a rushing attack, witty repartee, a brief

excursion

1282. Salubrious healthful

1283. Salutary expecting an improvement; favorable to health

1284. Sanction v. to approve; ratify; permit; n. approval;

ratification; permission; penalize

1285. Sangfroid extraordinary composure in the face of danger

1286. Sanguine ruddy; cheerfully optimistic

1287. Sapient wise

1288. Saporous tasty, flavorsome

1289. Sardonic cynical; scornfully mocking

1290. Sartorial pertaining to tailors

1291. Satiate to satisfy

1292. Satrap a subordinate ruler

1293. Saturate to soak thoroughly; imbue throughout

1294. Saturnine gloomy

1295. Satyr a creature that is half-man; half-beast with

the horns and legs of a goat; it is a follower of

dionysos; a lecher

1296. Savant a scholar, a very knowledgeable person

1297. Savor to enjoy; have a distinctive flavor or smell

1298. Scabbard sheath for sword or dagger

1299. Scanty minimal, hardly sufficient

1300. Schematic relating to or in the form of an outline or

diagram

1301. Scintilla very small amount

1302. Scintillate to sparkle, to gleam, to be animated or

brilliant

1303. Sciolism superficial knowledge

1304. Scofflaw one who is continually breaking the law

1305. Scotch to put an end to

1306. Scurrilous vulgar, low, indecent

1307. Secrete produce and release substance into an

organism

1308. Sedition behavior prompting rebellion

1309. Sedulous diligent

1310. Seismic relating to earthquakes; earthshaking

1311. Senescence beginning of old age

1312. Senescent aging, growing old

1313. Sensual relating to the senses; gratifying the physical

senses; especially sexual appetites

1314. Sensuous relating to the senses; operating through the

senses

1315. Sententious preachy, pompous, using wise sayings

excessively

1316. Sentient aware; conscious; able to perceive

1317. Sepulchral typical of a place of burial

1318. Sequacious slavish, obsequious, following in logical

sequence

1319. Seraphic angelic, pure, sublime

1320. Serried crowded together

1321. Serviette a table napkin

1322. Servile submissive; obedient

1323. Sextant navigation tool that determines latitude and

longitude

1324. Shantung a heavy nubby fabric, made of wild silk

1325. Shard a piece of broken glass or pottery

1326. Shibboleth a distinctive word or behavior that typifies a

group, a slogan



1327. Shirk to avoid a task due to laziness or fear

1328. Sidereal relating to the stars

1329. Simian apelike; relating to apes

1330. Simile comparison of one thing with another

using "like" or "as"

1331. Simper to smile foolishly

1332. Sine qua non something that is an essential condition of

1333. Sinecure well-paying job or office that requires little

or no work

1334. Singular unique; extraordinary; odd

1335. Sinuous winding; intricate; complex

1336. Skeptic one who doubts

1337. Slake to quench or moderate

1338. Slatternly squalid, a slovenly woman

1339. Sloth sluggish, laziness, indolence

1340. Slovenly untidy, messy

1341. Sobriety seriousness

1342. Sodden thoroughly soaked; saturated

1343. Sojourn visit, stay

1344. Solecism grammatical mistake

1345. Solicious worried, concerned

1346. Solicitous concerned; attentive; eager

1347. Soliloquy literary or dramatic speech by one

character; not addressed to others

1348. Solipsism belief that the self is the only reality

1349. Solvent able to meet financial obligation

1350. Somatic relating to or affecting the body; corporeal

1351. Somnambulist sleepwalker

1352. Somnolent drowsy, sleepy

1353. Sonorous producing a full, rich sound

1354. Sophist person good at arguing deviously

1355.

Soporific sleep producing1356. Sordid filthy; contemptible and corrupt

1357. Spate a sudden outburst

1358. Specious seeming to be logical and sound; but not

really so

1359. Spectrum band of colors produced when sunlight

passes through a prism; a broad range of

related ideas or objects

1360. Spelunker a cave explorer

1361. Spendthrift n. person who spends money recklessly; adj.

wasteful and extravagant

1362. Sporadic irregular

1363. Sportive frolicsome, playful

1364. Spurious false, fake, not genuine

1365. Squalid filthy; morally repulsive

1366. Squalor filthy; wretched condition

1367. Staccato marked by abrupt; clear-cut sounds

1368. Stagnate to lie inactive, to stay in one place

1369. Staid self-restrained, strait-laced

1370. Stalwart unwavering, robust, sturdily built

1371. Stanch to stop or check the flow of

1372. Static stationary, not changing or moving

1373. Steadfast loyal, faithful

1374. Stentorian extremely loud

1375. Stigma mark of disgrace or inferiority

1376. Stint v. to be sparing; n. a period of time spent

doing something

1377. Stipulate to specify as an essential condition

1378. Stoic showing indifference to pain, apathetic

1379. Stolid having or showing little emotion

1380. Stratagem a trick or deceptive scheme

1381. Stratified arranged in layers

1382. Striate striped, grooved

1383. Striated marked with thin; narrow grooves or

channels

1384. Stricture something that restrains; negative criticism

1385. Strident loud; harsh; unpleasantly noisy

1386. Stringent imposing severe, rigorous standards

1387. Strut to swagger; display to impress others

1388. Stultify to impair or reduce to uselessness

1389.

Stupefy to dull the senses of; stun; astonish1390. Sturm and

drangturmoil

1391. Stygian dark and gloomy; hellish

1392. Stymie to get in the way of, to hinder, to block

1393. Subpoena notice ordering someone to appear in court

1394. Subside to settle down; grow quiet

1395. Substantiate to support with proof or evidence

1396. Substantive essential; pertaining to the substance



1397. Subsume to include; incorporate

1398. Subterfuge trick or tactic used to avoid something

1399. Subversive intended to undermine or overthrow;

especially an established government

1400. Succinct concise, clearly expressed with a few words

1401. Succor relief; help in time of distress or want

1402. Suffrage the right to vote

1403. Sui generis unique, of its own kind, in a class by itself

1404. Sully to soil, stain, tarnish; taint

1405. Sundry various

1406. Supercilious arrogant, overbearing, condescending

1407. Supersede to replace; especially to displace as inferior

or antiquated

1408. Supervene to follow immediately after, to ensue

1409. Supine lying on the back; marked by lethargy

1410. Supplant to replace; substitute

1411. Suppliant beseeching

1412. Supplicant one who asks humbly and earnestly

1413. Supposition the act of assuming to be true or real

1414. Surcease cessation

1415. Surfeit abundance, excessive amount

1416. Surly rude and bad-tempered

1417. Surmise abundance, excessive amount

1418. Surreptitious sneaky, secret

1419. Sybarite person devoted to pleasure and luxury

1420. Sycophant a flatterer, a self serving yes man

1421. Syllogism a form of deductive reasoning that has a

major premise; a minor premise; and a

conclusion

1422. Sylvan related to the woods or forest

1423. Syncopation temporary irregularity in musical rhythm

1424. Synergy the combined force of two distinct elements

that is more powerful then each alone

1425. Table to remove from consideration

1426. Tableau vivid description, striking incident or scene

1427. Tacit silently understood; implied

1428. Talisman charm to bring good luck and avert

misfortune

1429. Tangential peripheral; digressing

1430. Tantamount equivalent in value or significance;

amounting to

1431. Tatterdemalion a ragged person, always in tatters

1432. Tautology unnecessary repetition

1433. Taxonomy science of classification; in biology; the

process of classifying organsims in

categories

1434. Tedious boring, tiresome

1435. Teem to swarm, to be inundated, to become fullto overflowing

1436. Teleology the study of design or purpose in natural

phenomena

1437. Temerarious recklessly daring, rash

1438. Temerity boldness, rashness, audacity

1439. Temperance habitual moderation, the avoidance of

excess

1440. Temporal relating to time; chronological

1441. Temporize to compromise, to draw something out in

order to ga in time

1442. Tenable defensible, reasonable

1443. Tendentious advancing a point of view, biased

1444. Tenebrous dark and gloomy

1445. Tenet belief; doctrine

1446. Tentative uncertain, temporary not fully worked out

1447. Tenuous weak; insubstantial

1448. Tepid lukewarm, unenthusiastic, half hearted

1449. Termagant a quarrelsome woman, a shrew

1450. Terrestrial earthly; commonplace

1451. Terse concise, brief, free of extra word

1452. Theocracy government by priests representing a god

1453. Theology the study of god or religion

1454. Thespian an actor or actress

1455. Threnody a sad poem or song

1456. Thwart to prevent from being accomplished, to

frustrate, to hinder

1457. Timbre the characteristic quality of sound

produced by a particular instrument or

voice; tone color

1458. Timorous fearful, easily frightened

1459. Tirade long; violent speech; verbal assault

1460. Titular in title only

1461. Toady flatterer; hanger-on; yes-man

1462. Tome book; usually large and academic





1528. Verbose wordy

1529. Verdant covered with green plants, leafy

1530. Vernal occurring in spring, springlike youthful

1531. Vertigo dizziness

1532. Vestige the remains of something that no longer

exists

1533. Vexation irritation; annoyance; confusion; puzzlement

1534. Viable practicable; capable of developing

1535. Vicarious acting for another, sharing in an experience

of another through the imagination

1536. Vie to complete, to contest

1537. Vilify to defame, to slander, to blacken the

character of

1538. Vindictive spiteful; vengeful; unforgiving

1539. Virile manly, having qualities of an adult male

1540. Virtuoso someone with masterly skills; expert

musician

1541. Virulent extremely poisonous, malignant, full of hate

1542. Visage countenance; appearance; aspect

1543. Viscosity a thick or sticky consistency of a liquid

1544. Viscous thick; syrupy; and sticky

1545. Vitiate to impair the quality of; corrupt morally;

make inoperative

1546. Vitriolic corrosive, biting, bitterly scathing

1547. Vituperate to abuse verbally

1548. Vituperative using or containing harsh; abusive censure

1549. Vivacious lively, spirited

1550. Vivisection dissection; surgery; or painful experiments

performed on a living animal for the purpose

of scientific research

1551. Vociferous loud, vocal, and noisy

1552. Vogue prevailing fashion or practice

1553. Volatile tending to vary frequently; fickle

1554. Voluble speaking much and easily, talkative; glib

1555. Vortex whirlpool; whirlwind; center of turbulence

1556. Votary a person bound by vows to live a life of

religious service

1557. Wanton immoral, lewd, deliberate maliciousness,

having no regards for others

1558. Warranted adj. justified; v. to attest to the accuracy or

quality; justify; grant authorization

1560. Waspish easily irritated

1561. Wastrel someone who wastes, a spendthrift

1562. Waver to be indecisive or inconstant, to fluctuate in

opinion

1563. Welter to wallow or roll; toss about; be in turmoil

1564. Whimsical fanciful; unpredictable

1565. Whimsy playful or fanciful idea

1566. Winnow to blow of, or away, to separate the good from

the bad

1567. Winsome charming, sweetly engaging

1568. Wistful vaguely longing; sadly thoughtful

1569. Wizened shriveled, withered

1570. Wont custom, habit

1571. Wraith a specter, ghost of a dead person

1572. Xenophobia fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers

1573. Zaftig full figured, plump

1574. Zealot one who is fanatically devoted to a cause

1575. Zealotry fanaticism

1576. Zeitgeist the mood or spirit of the times

1577. Zenith the highest point

1578. Zephyr a gentle breeze

1579. Ziggurat a terrace

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