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GRE Kaplan + Barron's Word list Created by vinothpandian 1,579 terms Full word list combining Kaplan 900 and Barron's 800
Abate to decrease; reduce
Abdicate to step down from a position of power
Aberrant deviating from what is normal
Abeyance temporary suppression or suspension
Abject miserable; pitiful
Abjure to reject; abandon formally
Ablution the act of washing one's body
Abnegate to deny to oneself, renounce, surrender
Abridge to shorten, condense or lessen in length
Abrogate to repeal, to set aside, to nullify
Abscission n. the act of cutting; the natural separationof a leaf or other part of a plant; v. to cut
off or away (abscise)
Abscond to depart secretly
Absolve to forgive or free from blame
Abstemious moderate in appetite
Abstinence the giving up of certain pleasures
Abstruse hard to understand or grasp
Abut to touch, to be in contact with
Abysmal very bad
Accolade award or honor, high praise
Accouterment personal clothing, accessories, orequipment
Accretion growth in size or increase in amount
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Accrue to accumulate; grow by additions
Acerbic bitter, sharp in taste or temper
Acidulous sour, ill tempered
Acme highest point, summit
Acquiesce to comply passively, to give in
Acquit to find not guilty, to conduct oneself
Adamant uncompromising; unyielding
Adjunct something added; attached; or joined
Adjure to command or urge solemnly andearnestly
Admonish to caution or reprimand
Adroit skillful, accomplished, highly competent
Adulterate to corrupt or make impure
Adumbrate to suggest partly, to give a hint of things tocome
Adventitious accidental
Advocate to support, or be in favor of
Aegis protection, patronage
Aerie nook or nest built high in the air
Aesthetic concerned with or appreciative of beauty
Affected pretentious; phony
Affinity fondness; liking; similarity
Afflatus a creative impulse, divine inspiration
Agathism the belief that things ultimately lead togood
Agenda program, things to be done
Aggrandize to make larger or greater
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Aggregate adj. amounting to a whole; total; v. tocollect into a mass; n. collective mass orsum
Aggrieve to distress, to mistreat
Agnate from the father's side of the family
Akimbo having one's hands in a bent position onthe hips,
Alacrity cheerful willingness; eagerness; speed
Alchemy medieval chemical philosophy based onchanging metal into gold; a seeminglymagical power or process of transmutation
Aleatory based on chance
Allay to lessen; ease; soothe
Alleviate to relieve; improve partially
Alloy a combination; a mixture of two or moremetals
Allure the power to entice by charm
Allusion an indirect reference
Altruism unselfish concern for others' welfare
Altruistic unselfish concern with the welfare ofothers
Amalgamate to combine into a unified whole
Ambiguous unclear or doubtful in meaning
Ambivalence the state of having conflicting emotionalattitudes
Ambrosia something delicious; the food of the gods
Ambulatory able to walk or move about
Ameliorate to improve
Amenable agreeable; cooperative; suited
Amenity something that increases comfort
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Amnesty an official pardon for a group of peoplewho violate a law
Amortize to diminish by installment payments
Amulet ornament worn as a charm against evilspirits
Ana a collection of materials that reflect aperson or place
Anachronism something out of the proper time
Analgesic medication that reduces or elimates pain
Analogous adj. comparable; n. a similarity in someways between things that are otherwise
dissimilar (analogy)
Anarchy n. absence of government; state ofdisorder; adj. lacking order or control
(anarchic)
Anathema something or someone loathed or intenselydislike
Ancillary subsidiary, subordinate
Animosity ill will, active dislike
Animus hostile feeling
Anodyne n. something that calms or soothes pain;adj. relaxing; or capable of soothing pain
Anomalous irregular, abnormal, unusual
Anomie a social condition marked by abreakdown of social norms
Antecedent something that comes before
Antediluvian prehistoric
Anthropomorphic attributing human qualities to nonhumans;having human qualities
Antinomy a contradiction between two seeminglytrue statements
Antipathy dislike; hostility
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Antipodal situated on opposite side of the earth orbeing exactly opposite
Apathy indifference
Apex the highest point
Aphasia loss of speech
Aphorism a wise saying
Aplomb poise, confidence
Apocryphal false, spurious, of doubtful origin
Apogee the point in an orbit most distant from thebody being orbited; the highest point
Apoplexy a stroke resulting from loss of blood of thebrain,
Apostasy a judge, one who decides
Apostate one who renounces a religious faith
Apothegm a terse; witty saying
Apotheosis deification; glorified ideal
Appease to calm; pacify; placate
Appellation name
Apposite strinkingly appropriate and relevant
Apprise to inform
Approbation praise; approval
Appropriate to take possession for one's own use;confiscate
Apropos relevant
Arabesque ornate design featuring intertwined curves;a ballet position in which one leg isextended in back while the other supports
the weight of the body
Arable suitable for the growing of crops
Arboreal relating to trees; living in trees
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Archeology the study of material evidence of pasthuman life
Ardor great emotion or passion
Arduous extremely difficult; laborious
Argot a specialized vocabulary used by a group
Arrant notoriously without moderation, downright
Arrest to stop; to seize
Arriviste a social climber, an upstart
Artifact item made by human craft
Artless guileless; natural
Ascetic n. one who practices self-denial; adj. self-denying or austere
Aseptic surgically clean, free of germs
Asperity severity; harshness; irritability
Aspersion slander; false rumor
Assiduous diligent; hard-working
Assignation a secret meeting, a tryst, or somethingassigned
Assuage to make less severe
Astringent harsh; severe
Asylum place of refuge or shelter
Atavism in biology; the reappearance of acharacteristic in an organism after several
generations of absence; individual or a
part that exhibits atavism; return of a trait
after a period of absence
Atrabilious inclined to melancholy
Attenuate to weaken
Audacious bold; daring
Augment to increase or enlarge
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Austere stern; unadorned
Autonomous self-governing; independent
Avarice greed
Aver to affirm; declare to be true
Aversion strong or fixed dislike, a feeling ofrepugnance
Avocation secondary occupation
Avuncular like an uncle; benevolent and tolerant
Axiomatic taken for granted
Bacchanal a drunken reveler or orgy
Bacchanalian pertaining to riotous or drunken festivity;pertaining to revelry
Bailiwick a particular area of expertise
Balk to refuse, shirk; prevent
Banal commonplace; trite
Banausic routine, mechanical, boring
Bandy to toss and forth, to exchange, to use in aglib way
Banter playful conversation
Bard poet
Baroque extravagantly ornate, flamboyant,characterized by bold ornamentation
Bathos a transition from the illustrious to thecommonplace, overdone pathos,
Bawdy obscene
Beatific saintly, angelic
Beatify to sanctify; to bless; to ascribe a virtue to
Bedizen to dress in a vulgar; showy manner
Begrudge to envy another's possessions, to concedereluctantly
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Behemoth huge creature; anything very large andpowerful
Belie to contradict; misrepresent; give a falseimpression
Bellwether a person who assumes a leadership role ortakes initiative
Benediction a blessing, a good wish
Beneficent kindly; doing good
Benign gentle, not harmful, kind
Benison blessing, benediction
Besmirch to stain or soil ( commonly as to reputation)
Bibulous highly absorbent, given to or fond ofalcoholic beverages
Bifurcate to divide into two parts
Bifurcated forked, divided into two branches
Bilious ill tempered, cranky, angry
Bionics the application of biological principles tothe the design of electrical or engineeringsystems
Bivouac a temporary encampment
Blanch to turn pale
Blandishment n. flattery; v. to coax with flattery(blandish)
Blase bored because of frequent indulgence;unconcerned
Blithe happily, lighthearted, joyful
Bolster to give a boost to; prop up; support
Bombastic pompous; using inflated language
Bon vivant someone who enjoys luxurious living
Bonhomie good-natured geniality; atmosphere ofgood cheer
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Boondoggle a useless or valueless project or activity
Boorish rude; insensitive
Bosky wooded, covered with trees and shrubs
Botch to bungle, to foul up
Bovine cowlike
Bowdlerize to censor prudishly
Bracing invigorating, to prepare
Braggadocio arrogant pretension, empty conceit
Brazen bold; shameless
Broach to mention for the first time
Brook to tolerate, to put up with something
Brummagem bogus, fraudulent, cheap, showy
Bucolic characteristic of the countryside; rustic;pastoral
Buffoon clown or fool
Bulwark something used as a defense, a strongprotection
Bumptious pushy, conceited, noisily self assertive
Burgeon to flourish
Burnish to polish
Buttress to reinforce; support
Byzantine extremely intricate or complicated instructure
Cabal a secret group of conspirators, a clique
Cache a hiding place, something hidden in asecret place
Cachet a mark of distinction, a quality that "says"prestige
Cacophonous unpleasant or harsh-sounding
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Cadge to beg; sponge
Caducity the frailty of old age, the quality of beingperishable transitoriness
Cajole to flatter, coax, persuade
Calamitous disastrous, catastrophic
Callous thick-skinned; insensitive
Calumny false and malicious accusation; slander
Canard false; deliberately misleading story
Candor truthfulness, great honesty, frankness
Canon an established principle; a basis orstandard for judgment; a group of literaryworks
Cant insincere talk; language of a particulargroup
Cantankerous irritable; ill-humored
Capitulate to surrender, to stop resisting
Capricious adj. fickle; n. inclination to change one'smind compulsively
Captious faultfinding; intended to entrap; as in anargument
Cardinal of foremost importance
Carnal of the flesh or body; related to physicalappetites
Carom to strike and rebound
Carping to find fault; complain
Cartography science of making maps
Caste any of the hereditary social classes ofhindu society; social stratification
Castigate to punish, chastise, criticize severely
Castigation punishment; chastisement; criticism
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Cataclysm a violent upheaval that causes greatdestruction and change
Catalyst something causing change
Categorical absolute; without exception
Catharsis an emotional purification, an emotionalrelease
Caucus smaller group within an organization
Causal involving a cause
Caustic sarcastically biting; burning
Cavalcade a procession
Cavil to quibble, to raise trivial objections
Celerity haste, swiftness of movement
Celestial concerning the sky or heavens; sublime
Censure the act of blaming or condemning
Centrifugal moving away from a center
Centripetal moving or directed toward a center
Chagrin shame, embarrassment, humiliation
Champion to defend or support
Charlatan quack, fake
Chary careful, cautious, wary
Chasten to correct by punishment or reproof; torestrain or subdue
Chastise to criticize severely
Chattel piece of personal property
Chicanery trickery; fraud
Chimerical wildly fanciful, absurd
Chivalry the qualities idealized by knighthood suchas bravery and gallantry toward women
Choleric easily angered, short-tempered
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Chronic constant, lasting a long time
Churlish rude; boorish
Circuitous roundabout
Circumlocution wordy language, an indirect, roundaboutexpression
Circumspect careful, thought through
Cistern tank for rainwater
Clairvoyant one who can predict the future; psychic
Clamor noisy outcry
Claque an audience paid to clap, an obsequiousaudience
Clemency disposition towards mercy, mildness
Clerisy the intellectual elite
Clique a small; exclusive group
Cloister v. to confine; seclude; n. monastery orconvent; adj. shut away from the world(cloistered)
Clout influence, a forceful blow
Coagulate thicken; congeal
Coalesce to cause to beome one
Coda concluding part of a literary or musicalcomposition; something that summarizesor concludes
Codify systematize
Coffer strongbox, large chest for money
Cogent convincing
Cogitate to ponder over, to mediate, to think
Cognizant informed; conscious; aware
Cognomen family name; any name, especially anickname
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Coherent making sense, organize and logical
Collage artistic composition of materials pastedover a surface; an assemblage of diverseelements
Colloquial conversational, used in informal speech
Comeliness physical grace and beauty
Commensurate proportional
Commodious roomy, spacious
Compatible able to get along well
Compendium brief; comprehensive summary
Complacent self-satisfied
Complaisant overly polite; willing to please; obliging
Complement something that completes or makes up awhole
Compliant yielding
Comport to behave
Compunction uneasiness caused by guilt
Compunctious feeling guilty or having misgivings
Concave curving inward
Conciliatory overcoming distrust or hostility
Concoct invent
Concomitant existing concurrently
Condone to overlook volutarily; forgive
Conflagration a large, disastrous fire
Confound to baffle; perplex; mix up
Congenial similar in tastes and habits; friendly; suitedto
Conjugal pertaining to marriage agreement
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Connoisseur a person possessing expert knowledge ortraining; a person of informed and
discriminating taste
Consanguineous of the same origin; related by blood
Conscript n. person compulsorily enrolled for militaryservice; v. to enroll a person for militaryservice
Consecrate to declare sacred
Contend v. to assert; n. an assertion (contention)
Contention claim; thesis
Contentious quarrelsome; causing quarrels
Contiguous touching; neighboring; connecting withouta break
Continence self-control; abstention from sexual activity
Contrite very sorrowful for a wrong
Contumacious disobedient; rebellious
Conundrum riddle; puzzle with no solution
Convention n. practice widely observed in a group;custom; accepted technique or device;adj. customary or commonplace
(conventional)
Converge to approach; come together; tend to meet
Convex curved outward
Convey to transport, to conduct, to communicate
Conviction determination, a state of being convinced
Convivial sociable
Convoluted twisted; complicated
Copious abundant; plentiful
Coquette woman who flirts
Cornucopia horn overflowing with fruit and grain; stateof abundance
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Corpulence obesity, fatness, bulkiness
Corroborate to support with evidence
Corrugate to mold in a shape with parallel groovesand ridges
Cortege a procession, a group of attendants
Cosmology study of the universe as a totality; theoryof the origin and structure of the universe
Cosset to pamper, treat with great care
Coterie an intimate group of people with acommon interest
Coven group of witches
Covert hidden; secret
Covet to wish for with envy
Covetous desiring something owned by another
Cozen to mislead by trick or fraud; deceive
Craven cowardly
Credence acceptance of something as true
Credo statement of belief or principle; creed
Criterion standard for judging
Culvert a sewer or drain
Curmudgeon cranky person
Cursory brief, without much attention to detail
Daedal ingenious or complex in design
Daunt to discourage; intimidate; dishearten
De facto in fact; whether by right or not; exercisingpower without being legally established
Dearth scarcity
Debacle a disaster or violent breakdown
Debauchery corruption
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Deciduous shedding or losing leaves on a particularseason, not evergreen
Decimate to kill or destroy a large part of
Declivity downward slope
Decorum proper behavior
Defalcate to embezzle
Defame to malign; harm someone's reputation
Default to fail to act
Defenestration the act of throwing someone or somethingout a window
Defer to submit to the wishes of another due torespect or recognition of the person'sauthority or knowledge
Deference respect; regard for another's wish
Deft skillful
Defunct no longer existing
Deism the belief that god created the world andthen left it to its own devices
Deleterious harmful
Delineate to represent or depict
Delude to deceive, to have false illusion
Deluge flood
Demagogue leader or rabble-rouser who usually usesappeals to emotion or prejudice
Demimonde a class of kept women or women of lowersocial standing,
Demographic related to population balance
Demotic pertaining to people
Demur to express doubt
Denigrate to slur someone's reputation
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Denizen an inhabitant; a regular visitor
Denouement outcome; unraveling of the plot of a playor work of literature
Denunciation open condemnation
Depravity moral corruption
Depreciate to lessen in value, to belittle
Depredate to prey upon, to plunder with violence ifnecessary
Deride to mock
Derivative something derived; unoriginal
Descry to discern, to see something, to teach sightof
Desecrate to treat with disrespect
Desiccate to dry completely
Destitute very poor, totally lacking
Desuetude state of disuse
Desultory random; disconnected; rambling
Deterrent something that discourages or hinders
Detraction the act of taking away; derogatorycomment on a person's character
Deviant a person whose behavior differs from theaccepted standards of society
Diadem a crown that indicates royalty
Diaphanous transparent; fine-textured; insubstantial;vague
Diatribe bitter verbal attack
Dichotomy division into two usually contradictoryparts
Dictum authoritative statement; popular saying
Didactic instructive, intended to educate
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Diffidence shyness; lack of confidence
Diffuse v. to spread out; adj. wordy; rambling;spread out
Digress to stray from the main subject
Digression act of straying from the main point
Dilettante a dabbler, someone with a superficialknowledge (usually of the arts)
Diluvial relating to a flood
Diminutive small
Dirge funeral hymn
Disabuse to free from misconception
Discern to perceive something obscure
Discerning perceptive; exhibiting keen insight andgood judgment
Discomfit to make uneasy; disconcert
Discordant not in tune
Discount to deduct, to disregard
Discredit to dishonor; disgrace; cause to bedoubted
Discrepancy difference between
Discrete constituting a separate thing; distinct
Discretion quality of showing self-restraint in speechor actions; circumspection; freedom to act
on one's own
Disingenuous not candid; crafty
Disinterested unprejudiced; objection
Disjointed lacking order or coherence; dislocated
Dismiss put away from consideration; reject
Disparage to belittle
Disparate dissimilar
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Disquiet to make uneasy
Dissemble to pretend; disguise one's motinves
Disseminate to spread; scatter; disperse
Dissident person who disagrees about belief; etc.
Dissipate to break up, to squander, to indulgeexcessively in sensual pleasure
Dissolution disintegration; debauchery
Dissonance discord; lack of harmony
Distaff the female branch of a family
Distend to expand; swell out
Distill extract the essential elements
Distrait inattentive; preoccupied
Dither to move or act confusedly or without clearpurpose
Diurnal occurring during the day, happenseveryday
Diva an opera singer, prima donna, atempermental, conceited person
Diverge to vary; go in different directions from thesame point
Divest to strip; deprive; rid
Divulge to make known something that is secret
Docile easily tought, submissive
Doctrinaire relating to a person who cannotcompromise about points of a theory ordoctrine; dogmatic; unyielding
Document to provide with written evidence tosupport
Doff to take off (usually clothing) as a sign ofgreeting
Doggerel poor verse
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Dogmatic stating opinions without proof
Dolor sadness
Dolorous sorrowful
Dormant inactive
Dossier a file of documents, letters and records
Doughty courageous
Draconian severe, exceedingly harsh
Droll amusing in a wry, subtle way
Dross waste; worthless matter; trivial matter
Dulcet having a nice, agreeable, melodious sound
Dupe to deceive; trick
Dyspeptic suffering from indigestion; gloomy andirritable
Ebb to decline, to recede
Ebullient exhilarated; enthusiastic
Eccentric non conventional, a little kooky
clat a dazzling success, acclaim
Eclectic selecting from various sources
Edacious having an instable appetite, great voracity
Efface to erase, to rub away the features, toobscure
Effervescence state of high spirits or liveliness; theprocess of bubbling as gas escapes
Effete depleted of vitality; overrefined; decadent
Efficacy efficiency; effectiveness
Effluvia outpouring of gases or vapors
Effrontery shameless boldness; presumptuousness
Effulgent brilliantly shining
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Egocentric self involved, selfish
Egoism the tendency to see thing in relation tooneself; self-centered
Egotistical excessively self-centered; conceited
Egregious extremely bad, flagrant
lan vigor, distinctive, elegant style
Elegy poem or song expressing lamentation
Elicit to provoke; draw out
Elixir a substance believed to have the power tocure ills
Elliptical oval, obscure in expression
Elucidate to make clear
Elysian blissful; delightful
Emaciated thin and wasted
Embellish to adorn; decorate; enhance; make moreattractive by adding details
Emend to correct a text
Emigrate to move to a new country, to move to anew place
Emissary a messenger or representative, an agent
Emollient adj. soothing; mollifying; n. an agent thatsoothes or makes more acceptable
Empirical derived observation and experiment
Emulate to imitate; copy
Encomium a formal expression of praise
Endemic inherent; belonging to an area
Enervate to weaken
Engaging charming, interesting
Engender to cause; produce
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Enhance to increase; improve
Enigma a puzzle, a baffling situation, somethingobscure
Ennui boredom, listlessness, lack of interest
Ensconce to settle in snugly, to hide in a secure place
Enshroud to cover, to enclose with a dark cover
Entomology the scientific study of insects
Enuciate to pronounce clearly
Ephemeral short-lived; fleeting
Epicene having characteristics of both male andfemale neuter
Epicure person with refined taste in food and wine
Epistemology branch of philosophy that examines thenature of knowledge
Epitome representative of an entire group; summary
Equable steady; unvarying; serene
Equanimity composure; calmness
Equitable fair; just; impartial
Equivocate lie, mislead; attempt to conceal the truth
Equivocation to intentionally use vague language
Errant mistaken; straying from the proper course
Ersatz an inferior substitute
Erudite learned; scholarly
Escarpment cliff, a steep slope resulting from erosion
Eschew to abstain from, avoid
Esculent edible, suitable for eating
Esoteric hard to understand; known only to a few
Espy to glimpse, to descry, to catch sight of
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Essay to make an attempt; subject to a test
Estimable admirable; possible to estimate
Ethnocentric based on the attitude that one's group issuperior
Etiolate pale and drawn, to make weak by stuntinggrowth
Etiology causes or origins
Etymology origin and history of a word
Eugenics study of factors that influence thehereditary qualities of the human race andways to improve these qualities
Eulogize to speak in praise of someone, to paywritten or spoken tribute
Eulogy high praise; especially of a person who hasrecently died
Euphemism use of agreeable or inoffensive language inplace of unpleasant or offensive language
Euphoria a feeling of extreme happiness
Euthanasia mercy killing
Euthenics the science of improving the condition ofhumans by improving their environment
Evanescent fleeting, vanishing, transient
Evince to show plainly; be an indication of
Evocative tending to call to mind or produce areaction
Exacerbate to aggravate; make worse
Exact v. to force the payment of; demand andobtain by authority; adj. extremelydemanding (exacting)
Exacting greatly demanding, requiring closeattention
Exalt to raise high, to glorify
Exculpate to clear of blame; vindicate
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Execrable detestable; abhorrent
Exemplar an excellent model, a typical example
Exhort to urge by strong appeals
Exigency crisis; urgent requirements
Exigent urgent, demands prompt action
Existential having to do with existence; based onexperience; having to do with thephilosophy of existentialism
Exorbitant extravagant, exceeding what is usual
Exorcise to expel evil spirits; free from badinfluences
Expatiate to speak or write at length
Expatriate to send into exile
Expedite to make faster or easier, to carry outpromptly
Expiate to atone for
Explicate to explain; interpret; clarify
Explicit clearly stated, precisely shown
Expository explanatory
Expunge to erase, to strike out
Expurgate to censor
Extant in existence; not lost
Extemporaneous unrehearsed
Extirpate to root up; to destroy
Extol to praise highly
Extraneous not essential
Extrapolate to estimate
Extrapolation the act of estimation by projecting knowninformation
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Extrinsic not inherent or essential
Facade the principal front of a building, a falseappearance
Facetious humorous
Facilitate to make less difficult
Faction a group, or part of large group, united onan issue
Factotum a person who does all sorts of work; ahandyman
Fallacious based on a false idea or fact; misleading
Fallacy false idea, mistaken belief, an implausibleargument
Fallow plowed but not sowed; uncultivated
Fatuous foolishly self-satisfied
Fauna animals of a period or region
Fawning seeking favor by flattery
Fealty intense loyalty
Feckless lacking responsibility, ineffective
Fecund fertile, productive, fruitful
Feign to pretend, give a false impression, toinvent falsely
Felicitous suitably expressed; appropriate; well-chosen
Feral existing in a wild or untamed state
Fervor n. warmth and intensity of emotion; adj.full of strong emotion or impassioned(fervent)
Fetid having a bad smell
Fetter v. to bind; confine; n. something thatrestricts or restrains
Fey otherworldly, magical, "touched"
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Fiat arbitrary order; authorization
Fidelity loyalty; exact correspondence
Filch to steal
Filial relating to a son
Filibuster use of obstructive tactics in a legislature toblock passage of a law
Finesse to handle with a deceptive or evasivestrategy; to use finesse; that is; refinementin performance
Fissure crevice
Flaccid limp, flabby, weak
Flag to droop; grow weak
Flagellate to whip, or to punish as if by whipping
Fledgling beginner; novice
Flora plants of a region or era
Florid ruddy; reddish; flowery
Flourish n. an embellishment or ornamentation; v.meaning to grow vigorously; or to thrive
Flout to treat scornfully
Fluke a chance event, a coincidence, a stroke ofluck
Flux flowing; a continuous moving
Fodder raw material for a given end
Foliate to grow, sprout leaves
Foment to incite; arouse
Foray an initial venture, to raid in search ofplunder
Forbearance patience
Forestall to prevent; delay
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Forfeit to give up something as a penalty for someerror or crime
Formidable menacing; threatening
Forswear renounce; repudiate
Fortuitous happening by chance, lucky fortunate
Forward contrary, consistently disobedient
Founder to sink; fail; collapse
Fracas a loud quarrel; brawl
Fractious quarrelsome; unruly; rebellious
Frenetic wildly frantic, frenzied, hectic
Fresco a painting done on plaster
Frieze ornamental band on a wall
Froward stubbornly contrary; obstinatelydisobedient
Frugality thrift
Fulminate to attack loudly; denounce
Fulsome so excessive as to be disgusting
Furtive secret, done by stealth, sly
Fusillade a rapid outburst, spray of gunfire
Fusion union; synthesis
Fustian ridiculously pompous, bombastic,grandiose in delivery
Futile ineffective; useless; fruitless
Gainsay to deny; dispute; oppose
Galoot a loutish oaf, a clumsy but somewhatlikable person
Galvanize to arouse suddenly, to stimulate, spur toaction
Gambol to frolic; leap playfully
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Gamin a street urchin, a slim girl with an impishcharm
Gamut the full range of something
Garner to gather and store away, to acquire byeffort
Garrulous very talkative; wordy
Gauche coarse and uncouth; clumsy
Gemeinschaft a group with similar tastes, a group boundby similar interests and kinship
Geniality cheerfulness; kindliness; sociability
Genteel refined, polite, aristocratic
Germinate to begin to grow (as in a seed or idea)
Gerrymander to divide an area into voting districts in away that favors a political party
Gestalt a structure, whose parts cannot standalone
Gesticulate to gesture, especially when speaking
Gibe to make heckling, taunting remarks
Gird to invest with authority, to brace
Glib fluent in an insincere way; offhand
Gnostic having to do with knowledge
Goad to prod; urge on
Gossamer sheer; light and delicate; like cobwebs
Gouge to tear out; scoop out; overcharge
Grandiloquence pompous talk, fancy but meaninglesslanguage
Grandiloquent pompous; bombastic
Gratuitous freely given, unnecessary, uncalled for,unwarranted
Gravity seriousness
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Gregarious sociable
Grig a lively person
Grimace to make an ugly disapproving facialexpression
Grouse to complain
Grovel to beg persistently, to degrade oneself
Guile deception or trickery
Guileless free of cunning or deceit; artless
Guise outward appearance; false appearance;pretense
Gullible easily deceived
Gustatory affecting the sense of taste
Hackneyed worn out by over-use
Halcyon calm and peaceful; happy; golden;prosperous
Halitosis bad breath
Hallowed holy; sacred
Harangue long; pompous speech; tirade
Harbinger a precursor, an indication, one thatforeshadows what is coming
Harrowing extremely distressing; terrifying
Hegemony leadership, domination, usually by acountry
Hegira an escape to avoid danger or to get awayfrom an unpleasant location
Herald to give notice of, to hail or greet
Herbivorous relating to a herbivore; an animal thatfeeds mainly on plants
Heresy any belief that is strongly opposed toestablished beliefs, or practice
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Heretical opposed to an established religiousorthodoxy
Hermetic tightly sealed; magical
Heterodox unorthodox; not widely accepted
Heuristic relating to a speculative formulationguiding the investigation or solution of aproblem; educational method in which
students learn from their owninvestigations
Hiatus a break or interruption from work or anyother established routine
Hidebound excessively rigid, dry and stiff, inflexible
Hieroglyphics a system of writing in which pictorialsymbols represent meaning or sounds;writing or symbols that are difficult todecipher; the symbols used in advanced
mathematics
Hirsute covered with hair
Histrionic relating to exaggerated emotional behaviorcalculated for effect; theatrical arts orperformances
Hoary gray or white with age, ancient, stale
Homage reverence, respect, an expression of highregard
Homeopathy a system of natural healing
Homeostasis automatic maintenance by an organism ofnormal temperature; chemical balance;etc. within itself
Homily sermon; tedious moralizing lecture;platitude
Homogeneous composed of identical parts; uniform incomposition
Homogenous of the same kind
Homologate to confirm officially
Hortative giving advice or exhortation
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Hubris excessive pride, arrogance, exaggeratedself confidence
Hugger mugger a confusion, jumble, muddle
Husband to farm; manage carefully and thriftily
Husbandry the judicious used of resources, livestockfarming
Hyperbole purposeful exaggeration for effect
Iconoclast attacking cherished traditions
Iconoclastic attacking cherished tradition
Idiosyncrasy peculiarity of temperament, eccentricity
Idolatry idol worship; blind or excessive devotion
Igneous produced by fire; volcanic
Ignominious disgraceful and dishonorable
Ilk type or kind
Illusory unreal, deceptive
Imago an adult stage of an insect,
Imbroglio complicated situation; an entanglement
Imbue to infuse; dye; wet, moisten
Immaterial insignificant, unimportant
Imminent about to occur, hanging threatening overone's head
Immutable unchangeable
Impair to damage; injure
Impassive showing no emotion
Impecunious poor; having no money
Impede to hinder; block
Imperious commanding, lordly, arrogant
Impermeable impossible to penetrate
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Imperturbable not easily disturbed
Impervious impossible to penetrate; incapable of beingaffected
Impinge to strike; encroach
Implacable inflexible; incapable of being pleased
Implausible unlikely; unbelievable
Implicit implied; understood but not stated
Implode collapse inward violently
Impolitic unwise
Impotent lacking power, helpless, unable to performsexual intercourse
Imprecation curse
Impromptu spontaneous, without rehearsal
Impugn to attack the integrity of something
Impute to relate to a particular cause or source;attribute the fault to; assign as acharacteristic
Inadvertently carelessly; unintentionally
Incarnate having bodily form
Incendiary combustible, flammable, burning easily
Incessant unceasing, never ending, flowing withoutinterruption
Inchoate imperfectly formed or formulated
Incipient beginning to be, in an early stage
Incongruity state of not fitting
Inconsequential insignificant; unimportant
Incontrovertible not disputable, not open to question
Incorporate introduce something into another thingalready in existence; combine
Inculcate to teach; impress in the mind
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Inculpate to blame; charge with a crime
Incursion sudden invasion
Indefatigable never tired
Indeterminate uncertain; indefinite
Indigence poverty
Indigenous native, produced or living in a particulararea
Indigent poverty stricken, needy
Indolent habitually lazy; idle
Indubitable unquestionable
Ineffable unutterable, unspeakable
Ineluctable not to be avoided or escaped; inevitable
Inept clumsy, awkward, incompetent
Inert unable to move; sluggish
Inertia disinclination to action or change
Infallible incapable of making a mistake
Infamy an evil reputation borne of a criminal act, areputation for evildeeds
Ingenious original, clever, inventive
Ingenuous naive and trusting; lacking sophistication
Ingratiate to bring oneself purposely into another'sgood graces
Ingress entrance
Inherent firmly established by nature or habit
Inhibit to keep from free activity or expression, torestrain or even forbid
Iniquitous evil, unjust
Innocuous harmless
Innuendo indirect and subtle criticism, insinuation
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Inquietude uneasiness, restlessness
Insensible unconscious; unresponsive
Insidious sly, treacherous, having a gradual effect
Insinuate to suggest; say indirectly; imply
Insipid lacking in flavor; dull
Insouciant indifferent; lacking concern or care
Insularity narrow-mindedness; isolation
Insuperable insurmountable; unconquerable
Intangible not material
Interdict to forbid; prohibit; to confront and halt theactivities; advance; or entry of
Interlocutor someone taking part in a dialogue
Interloper trespasser; meddler in others' affairs
Internecine deadly to both sides
Interpolate to insert; change by adding new words ormaterial
Interregnum interval between reigns; gap in continuity
Interstice a space between things
Intimate marked by close acquaintance
Intimation clue, suggestion
Intractable not easily managed
Intransigence stubbornness; refusal to compromise
Intransigent uncompromising, stubborn
Intrepid fearless, having fortitude and endurance
Intrinsic inherent, internal
Introspective contemplating one's own thoughts andfeelings
Inundate to cover with water; overwhelm
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Inure to harden; accustom; become used to
Inured hardened; accustomed; used to
Invective verbal abuse
Inveigh to disapprove; protest vehemently
Inveigle to win over by flattery or coaxing
Inveterate confirmed; long-standing; deeply rooted
Invidious likely to provoke ill will; offensive
Irascible easily angered
Irresolute unsure of how to act; weak
Irreverent disrespectful, gently or humorouslymocking
Itinerant wandering from place to place; unsettled
Itinerary route of a traveler's journey
Jargon a specialized vocabulary of a group, anobscure language
Jaundiced having a yellowish discoloration of theskin; affected by envy; resentment; orhostility
Jaunt a short pleasure trip
Jejune dull, lacking interest, empty of food
Jeopardy exposure to danger, peril
Jibe to be in agreement
Jingoism belligerent support of one's country
Jocose fond of joking; jocular; playful
Jocular jovial, playful, humorous
Judicious wise, showing judgment, cautious
Juggernaut huge force destroying everything in its path
Junction a place of meeting or joining, a linkup
Junta group of people united in politic intrigue
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Jurisprudence philosophy of law
Juxtapose place side by side
Karma a good or bad emanation of force fromsomeone or something
Kismet fate
Knell sound of a funeral bell; omen of death orfailure
Kudos fame; glory; gonor
Labile likely to change
Lachrymose tearful, mournful
Laconic using few words
Lambaste to thrash verbally or physically
Lambent radiant, flickering, marked by lightness
Lament to mourn, to express regret
Lapidary relating to precious stones
Largess a generous giving of gifts, philanthropy
Lascivious lustful
Lassitude lethargy; sluggishness
Latent present but hidden; potential
Laud to praise
Lax careless, too relaxed
Legacy something handed down from the past , abequest
Legerdemain trickery
Leitmotif a dominant or recurring theme or emotion
Lethargic inactive
Levee an embankment that prevents a river fromoverflowing
Levity light manner or attitude
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Lexicon dictionary, list of words
Liaison connection between different groups, aclose bond
Libation a pouring of a liquid for a religiousceremony, a drink
Liberal tolerant; broad-minded; generous; lavish
Libertine one without moral restraint
Libidinous lustful, lascivious
Libido sexual desire
Licentious immoral; unrestrained by society
Lilliputian extremely small
Limn to draw; describe
Limpid clear; transparent
Linguistic pertaining to language
Liniment medicinal liquid used externally to easepain
Lionize to treat as a celebrity
Lissome Moving and bending with ease
Listless a lack of energy, spiritless
Litany lengthy recitation; repetitive chant
Literati scholarly or learned persons
Litigation legal proceedings
Log record of a voyage; record of dailyactivities
Lope to run at steady, easy pace
Loquacious talkative
Lucid bright; clear; intelligible
Lucre money or profits
Lugubrious sorrowful, mournful
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Luminary a person of great intellectual, creative orspiritual stature
Luminous bright; brilliant; glowing
Lupine having the characteristics of a wolf
Lustrous shining
Macabre gruesome, producing horror
Macerate to soften by soaking, to cause to wasteaway
Machiavellian crafty; double-dealing
Machination scheming activity foe an evil purpose
Machinations plots or schemes
Maelstrom whirlpool; turmoil
Magnanimity generosity; nobility
Magnanimous noble in spirit, generous, giving
Malaise a feeling of depression, uneasiness, ofbeing unwell
Malapropism the humorous misuse of a word that soundvery much like the word intended
Malevolent ill-willed; causing evil or harm to others
Malfeasance an illegal act especially by a public official
Malign to speak evil of
Malinger to feign illness to escape duty
Malingerer one who feigns illness to escape duty
Malleable capable of being shaped by pounding;impressionable
Manifest to make evident by showing
Manifold diverse, varied; comprised of many parts
Manqu a failure to realize one's aspirations
Manumit to release from slavery
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Marshal to gather together something for apurpose, to arrange in order
Martinet one who adheres strictly to rules
Martyr one who suffers for a cause, a person whosacrifices for a principle
Matriculate to enroll, most particularly in college
Matrix something from which something elseoriginates or takes from
Maudlin overly sentimental
Maverick dissenter
Mawkish sickeningly sentimental
Meander to wander aimlessly
Megalomania delusions of power or importance
Mlange a mixture of incongruous elements
Mellifluous sweetly flowing
Menagerie a variety of animals kept together
Mendacious dishonest
Mendicant beggar
Mercenary a person who serves only for money,motivated by greed
Mercurial emotionally unpredictable, give to rapidchanges in mood
Meretricious gaudy; plausible but false; specious
Meritorious deserving reward or praise
Mesmerize to hypnotize
Metamorphosis change; transformation
Metaphysics a branch of philosophy that investigatesthe ultimate nature of reality
Meteorological concerned with the weather
Meticulous very careful; fastidious
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Mettle courage; endurance
Mettlesome full of courage and fortitude; spirited
Miasma a poisonous swamp vapor, a harmfulinfluence or atmosphere
Microcosm a small system having analogies to a largersystem; small world
Mien demeanor, the air bearing of a person
Milieu environment, surroundings
Militate to work against
Minatory threatening; menacing
Minion a hanger on, a follower, an underling
Minuscule very small
Minutia petty details
Mirthful merry, gleeful
Misanthrope one who hates humanity
Miscellany mixture of writings on various subjects
Miscreant villain; criminal
Misogynist one who hates women
Mitigate to cause to become less harsh; severe; orpainful; alleviate
Mnemonic adj. related to memory; assisting memory;n. a system that develops and improvesthe memory
Modicum limited quantity
Mollify soothe
Molt to shed hair, skin, or an outer layerperiodically
Monolithic solid and uniform; constituting a single;unified whole
Moot of no matter or consequence, notimportant
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Mordacious caustic, biting
Mordant bitingly sarcastic, incisive, caustic inmanner
Moribund being in a dying or decaying condition
Morose ill-humored; sullen
Mote small particle, speck
Motley many colored; made up of many parts
Moue a pout, usually playful, a little grimace
Muckrake to expose political misconduct
Mugwump a person or politician who can't make uphis mind, an independent
Multifarious diverse
Mundane worldly as opposed to spiritual; concernedwith the ordinary
Munificent generous
Myopia nearsightedness, lacking foresight
Myriad an immense indefinite number, multitude
Nabob a wealthy, influential person
Nadir lowest point
Nascent coming into existence, being born
Nebulous vague, cloudy
Necromancy black magic
Nefandous unspeakable, unutterable
Nefarious vicious, evil
Negate to cancel out; nullify
Negligent careless, remiss
Nemesis a powerful river, a usually unconquerableopponent
Neologism new word or expression
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Neophyte novice; beginner
Nepotism showing favoritism to friends or family, asin granting positions in jobs or politics
Nexus a means of connection; a connected groupor series; a center
Niggardly stingy, small in a mean way
Nihilism the belief that there are no values ormorals in the universe,
Nimbus an atmosphere that surrounds a person orthing, a rain cloud,
Nirvana a blissful, painless state,
Noisome harmful, unwholesome, stinking, putrid
Nomadic without a permanent home, constantlywandering
Nominal insignificant, trifling
Nonplus to bewilder, to puzzle
Nonplussed bewildered
Nostalgia sentimental longing for a past time
Nostrum medicine or remedy of doubtfuleffectiveness; supposed cure
Novel new, original
Noxious harmful, unwholesome
Nuance a subtle distinction, a slight difference indefinition
Nugatory trifling; invalid
Nullify to repeal, cancel, render void
Numismatics coin collecting
Obdurate stubborn
Obfuscate to confuse, obscure
Obliterate to blot out leaving no traces, to destroy
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Obloquy strong language of condemnation
Obscure unclear, vague partially hidden, hard tounderstand
Obsequious overly submissive
Obsequy funeral ceremony (often used in the plural;obsequies)
Obstreperous stubbornly defiant, angry and clamorous
Obviate to make unnecessary; to anticipate andprevent
Occlude to shut; block
Occult relating to practices connected withsupernatural phenomena
Odious hateful, evil, vile
Odyssey a long adventurous voyage; a quest
Oeuvre a work of art, the sum of an artist's work
Offal the waste parts of a product (often as in abutchered animal), refuse, rubbish
Officious too helpful; meddlesome
Ogle to stare at in a disrespectful way
Olfactory concerning the sense of smell
Oligarchy form of government in which powerbelongs to only a few leaders
Omnipotent having unlimited power
Omniscient all knowing, infinite awareness
Omnivorous eating or absorbing everything, feeding onboth animal and vegetable substances
Onerous burdensome
Onomatopoeia formation or use of words that imitatesounds of the actions they refer to
Onus burden, blame, obligation
Opaque difficult to see through, unclear, dark
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Opine to express an opinion
Opportunist a person who takes advantage ofopportunity with no regard for principle
Opprobrious damning, extremely critical, disgraceful
Opprobrium disgrace; contempt
Opus a creative work, musical composition
Ornithologist scientist who studies birds
Oscillate to move back and forth
Osmosis gradual or subtle absorption, anunconscious process of absorption
Ossify to become rigid, to be come set in one'sways
Ostentatious showy; trying to attract attention;pretentious
Oust to eject, to banish, to expel
Ouster expulsion, ejection
Overture an opening move, a preliminary offer
Overweening presumptuous; arrogant; overbearing
Pace with deference to
Pachyderm a thick skinned animal
Paean song of joy or triumph; a ferventexpression of joy
Palatable pleasant to the taste, agreeable in feeling
Paleontology study of past geological eras through fossilremains
Palliate to hide the seriousness of something withexcuses or apologies,
Pallid lacking color or liveliness
Paltry a tiny or insignificant amount, meager,scant
Panacea a remedy that cures everything
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Panegyric elaborate praise; formal hymn of praise
Panoply impressive array
Paradigm a model or example
Paragon model of excellence or perfection
Paralogism illogical reasoning of which the reason isnot aware
Pariah an outcast
Parley discussion, usually between enemies
Parochial of limited scope or outlook, provincial
Paroxysm a fit
Parsimonious stingy
Parsimony stinginess
Partisan one-sided; committed to a party; group.or cause; prejudiced
Partition a dividing wall, a division
Parvenu an upstart who has acquired wealth andclass but hasn'
Pastiche a piece that imitates or is made up frompieces of other works,
Pathological departing from normal condition
Pathos a quality that causes a feeling of pity orsorrow
Patina surface discoloration caused by age andoxidation,
Patois a regional dialect; nonstandard speech;jargon
Paucity scarcity
Peccadillo minor sin or offense
Peculation theft of money or goods
Pedant uninspired; boring academic
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Pedantic showing off learning
Pellucid transparent; translucent; easily understood
Penchant inclination
Penultimate next to last
Penumbra partial shadow
Penurty extreme poverty
Penury extreme poverty
Perambulate walk about
Percipience keen perception
Perdition eternal damnation
Peregrination a wandering from place to place
Peremptory imperative; leaving no choice
Perennial present throughout the years; persistent
Perfidious faithless; disloyal; untrustworthy
Perfunctory superficial; not thorough; performed reallyas a duty
Perigee point in an orbit that is closest to the earth
Periphrastic using circumlocution
Permeable penetrable
Permeate to spread or seep through, to penetrate, topervade
Pernicious very harmful
Perorate to make a long, formal speech, to sum upa speech
Perquisite a privilege or perk that goes along with ajob
Perspicacious shrewd, astute, showing strong powers ofdiscernment
Pertinacious persistent, stubborn
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Perturb to disturb greatly; make uneasy oranxious; cause a body to deviate from its
regular orbit
Peruse to study, to read over leisurely
Pervasive spread throughout every part
Petulant rude; peevish
Phalanx massed group of soldiers, people, orthings
Phantasm an apparition, phantom
Philanthropy good will towards all people, love ofmankind, and act of generosity
Philistine narrow-minded person, someone lackingappreciation for art or culture
Phlegmatic calm in temperament; sluggish
Phoenix mythical; immortal bird that lives for 500years; burns itself to death; and rises from
the ashes; anything that is restored aftersuffering great destruction
Physiognomy facial features
Piety devoutness
Pious reverent, devout, dutiful, may at times bemarked by hypocrisy
Piquant appealingly stimulating; pleasantly pungent;attrative
Pique n. fleeting feeling of hurt pride; v. toprovoke or arouse
Pivotal crucial, something around which thingsturn
Placate to lessen another's anger; to pacify
Placebo a fake medication
Placid calm
Plaintive melancholy; mournful
Plait to braid
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Plangent resounding; plaintive
Plasticity condition of being able to be shaped orformed; pliability
Platitude stale; overused expression
Platonic spiritual; without sensual desire; ortheoretical
Plaudit applause
Plausible believable
Plebeian common, vulgar, low class
Plenary complete, fully attended, not deficient inany way
Plethora excess; overabundance
Plumb to determine the depth; to examine deeply
Plume to congratulate oneself in a self-satisfiedway
Plummet to fall; plunge
Pluralism a society in which distinct group functiontogether, but retain their identities
Plutocracy society ruled by the wealthy
Pluvial rainy
Pneumatic relating to air; worked by compressed air
Poignant emotionally moving
Polemic a powerful argument to defend a thesis
Poltroon a coward
Polyglot speaker of many languages
Porous full of holes; permeable to liquids
Portent an omen, a sign of something coming, aforeshadowing
Poseur person who affects an attitude or identityto impress others
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Posit to put in position; to suggest an idea
Pragmatic practical
Prate to talk idly; chatter
Prattle meaningless; foolish talk
Preamble preliminary statement
Precarious uncertain
Precept principle; law
Precipitate v. to cause to happen; throw down from aheight; adj. rash; hasty sudden
Preclude to make impossible, to shut out, to bar
Precursor forerunner; predecessor
Predilection preference, liking
Preempt to supersede; appropriate for oneself
Pregnant highly significant, overflowing, rich insignificance
Prehensile capable of grasping
Premonition forewarning; presentiment
Prepossess to cause to be preoccupied, to influence,positively, in advance
Presage to foretell; indicate in advance
Prescient having foresight
Presumptuous rude; improperly bold
Pretentious showy, self important, make unjustifiableclaims to excellence
Preternatural beyond the normal course of nature;supernatural
Prevaricate to quibble; evade the truth
Primordial original; existing from the beginning
Pristine untouched; uncorrupted
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Privation lack of comforts, poverty, a state of beingdeprived
Probity honesty; high-mindedness
Problematic posing a problem; doubtful; unsettled
Prodigal wasteful; extravagant; lavish
Profligate corrupt, degenerate, wildly extravagant
Profound deep; not superficial
Progenitor originator, forefather, ancestor in a directline
Prognosticate to predict
Prohibitive so high as to prevent the purchase or useof; preventing; forbidding
Proliferate to increase rapidly
Prolific marked by abundant production oroffspring
Prolix tedious; wordy
Promulgate to make known publicly
Propensity inclination; tendency
Propinquity nearness in place or time, kinship
Propitiate to win over; appease
Propitious favorable, advantageous
Propriety correct conduct; fitness
Prosaic dull, unimaginative, lacking excitement
Proscenium the part of the stage in front of the curtain,the wall frame for the stage
Proscribe v. to condemn; forbid outlaw; adj. relatingto prohibition
Proselytize to seek to convert someone to a religion,cause or political position
Prostrate lying face downward, lying flat on theground
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Protagonist main character in a play or story, hero
Protean readily assuming different shapes orcharacters
Provenance origin, source, proof of posting ownership
Provident providing for future needs; frugal
Provincial limited in outlook, narrow in ideas
Prowess exceptional skill or strength, military valor
Prudent careful, cautious
Prurient lascivious, have lustful thoughts or desires
Puerile childish, immature, silly
Puissance power, strength
Puissant powerful
Pulchritude physical beauty
Punctilious careful in observing rules of behavior orceremony
Pundit an authority or critic
Pungent strong or sharp in smell or taste;penetrating; caustic; to the point
Purport v. to profess; suppose; claim; n. meaningintended or implied
Pusillanimous cowardly
Putrefy to rot
Qua in the capacity of
Quagmire marsh; difficult situation
Quail to cower; lose heart
Quaint pleasantly old fashioned, picturesque
Qualified limited; restricted
Qualm sudden feeling of faintness or nausea;uneasy feeling about the rightness of
actions
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Quell to put an end to, to squelch, to calm
Querulous inclined to complain, irritable
Query to question
Quibble to argue over insignificant and irrelevantdetails
Quiddity the real nature of a thing, the essence , ahairsplitting distinction
Quiescence state of rest or inactivity
Quiescent inactive; still
Quintessential the most perfect example of
Quisling a traitor who helps an enemy whooccupies his country
Quixotic foolishly impractical and idealistic
Quorum number of members necessary to conducta meeting
Quotidian occurring every day, commonplace
Raconteur witty; skillful storyteller
Raffish jaunty, sporty, disreputable, vulgar,characterized by a careless
unconventionality
Rail to scold with bitter or abusive language
Raillery lighthearted jesting
Raiment clothing
Ramification implication; outgrowth; consequence
Rancor bitter hatred
Rapacious greedy; predatory
Rapprochement a re establishment of good relations
Rarefied refined
Rationale fundamental reason
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Raucous boisterous, harsh sounding, noisy anddisorderly
Raze to tear down, demolish
Rebuff to snub, to refuse in a blunt or rude way
Rebuke to criticize or reprimand sharply
Rebus puzzle in which pictures or symbolsrepresent words
Recalcitrant resisting authority or control
Recant to retract a statement or opinion
Recidivism the act of repeating an offense
Reciprocal mutual, shared, interchangeable
Recluse person who lives in seclusion and often insolitude
Recondite abstruse; profound
Recreant disloyal; cowardly
Redoubtable formidable; arousing fear; worthy ofrespect
Redress relief from wrong or injury
Reductionistic attempting to explain complex phenomenaby simple principles
Refract deflect light or sound
Refractory stubborn; unmanageable; resisting ordinarymethods of treatment
Refulgent brightly shining; resplendent
Refute to contradict; disapprove
Regale entertain
Rejoinder response
Relegate to consign to an inferior position
Relic an object associated with a saint,something that remains from the past
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Remonstrate to object or protest
Remuneration payment, recompense
Renege to go back on one's word
Renitent resisting pressure, obstinate
Reparation amends; compensation
Repartee a quick, witty reply, spirited conversation
Repast meal
Repine fret; complain
Replenish to refill, to supply once more
Reprehensible deserving of blame
Reprise repetition; especially of a piece of music
Reproach to find fault with; blame
Reprobate morally unprincipled person
Reprove to gently criticize
Repudiate to reject as having no authority
Requite to return or repay
Rescind to cancel
Resilient an ability to recover from, or adjust easily
Resolution determination; resolve
Resolve determination; firmness of purpose
Respite an interval of rest, a temporary delay
Resplendent brilliant, gloriously bright
Restive impatient, uneasy, restless
Reticent not speaking freely; reserved; reluctant
Retinue a group of attendants to an elevatedperson
Revelry boisterous festivity
Reverent expressing deep respect; worshipful
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Ribald vulgar or indecent language
Rife widespread, abounding, occurringfrequently
Riposte retaliatory action or retort
Robust strong and healthy, vigorous
Rococo excessively ornate; highly decorated; styleof architecture in eighteenth century
europe
Rotund round in shape; fat
Rou a lecherous man, a rake, a person devotedto sensual pleasures
Rout to put to flight, to scatter, to cause a hugedefeat
Rubric title or heading; category; establishedmode of procedure or conduct; protocol
Rue to regret
Ruminate to muse upon
Ruse trick; crafty stratagem; subterfuge
Rustic primitive, rural, lacking city comforts
Saccharine excessively sweet
Sacrosanct extremely sacred; beyond criticism
Sagacious wise shrewd
Sage wise
Salacious lascivious; lustful
Sallow a sickly, greenish yellow tone
Sally a rushing attack, witty repartee, a briefexcursion
Salubrious healthful
Salutary expecting an improvement; favorable tohealth
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Sanction v. to approve; ratify; permit; n. approval;ratification; permission; penalize
Sangfroid extraordinary composure in the face ofdanger
Sanguine ruddy; cheerfully optimistic
Sapient wise
Saporous tasty, flavorsome
Sardonic cynical; scornfully mocking
Sartorial pertaining to tailors
Satiate to satisfy
Satrap a subordinate ruler
Saturate to soak thoroughly; imbue throughout
Saturnine gloomy
Satyr a creature that is half-man; half-beast withthe horns and legs of a goat; it is a
follower of dionysos; a lecher
Savant a scholar, a very knowledgeable person
Savor to enjoy; have a distinctive flavor or smell
Scabbard sheath for sword or dagger
Scanty minimal, hardly sufficient
Schematic relating to or in the form of an outline ordiagram
Scintilla very small amount
Scintillate to sparkle, to gleam, to be animated orbrilliant
Sciolism superficial knowledge
Scofflaw one who is continually breaking the law
Scotch to put an end to
Scurrilous vulgar, low, indecent
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Secrete produce and release substance into anorganism
Sedition behavior prompting rebellion
Sedulous diligent
Seismic relating to earthquakes; earthshaking
Senescence beginning of old age
Senescent aging, growing old
Sensual relating to the senses; gratifying thephysical senses; especially sexual appetites
Sensuous relating to the senses; operating throughthe senses
Sententious preachy, pompous, using wise sayingsexcessively
Sentient aware; conscious; able to perceive
Sepulchral typical of a place of burial
Sequacious slavish, obsequious, following in logicalsequence
Seraphic angelic, pure, sublime
Serried crowded together
Serviette a table napkin
Servile submissive; obedient
Sextant navigation tool that determines latitude andlongitude
Shantung a heavy nubby fabric, made of wild silk
Shard a piece of broken glass or pottery
Shibboleth a distinctive word or behavior that typifiesa group, a slogan
Shirk to avoid a task due to laziness or fear
Sidereal relating to the stars
Simian apelike; relating to apes
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Simile comparison of one thing with another using"like" or "as"
Simper to smile foolishly
Sine qua non something that is an essential condition of
Sinecure well-paying job or office that requires littleor no work
Singular unique; extraordinary; odd
Sinuous winding; intricate; complex
Skeptic one who doubts
Slake to quench or moderate
Slatternly squalid, a slovenly woman
Sloth sluggish, laziness, indolence
Slovenly untidy, messy
Sobriety seriousness
Sodden thoroughly soaked; saturated
Sojourn visit, stay
Solecism grammatical mistake
Solicious worried, concerned
Solicitous concerned; attentive; eager
Soliloquy literary or dramatic speech by onecharacter; not addressed to others
Solipsism belief that the self is the only reality
Solvent able to meet financial obligation
Somatic relating to or affecting the body; corporeal
Somnambulist sleepwalker
Somnolent drowsy, sleepy
Sonorous producing a full, rich sound
Sophist person good at arguing deviously
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Soporific sleep producing
Sordid filthy; contemptible and corrupt
Spate a sudden outburst
Specious seeming to be logical and sound; but notreally so
Spectrum band of colors produced when sunlightpasses through a prism; a broad range of
related ideas or objects
Spelunker a cave explorer
Spendthrift n. person who spends money recklessly;adj. wasteful and extravagant
Sporadic irregular
Sportive frolicsome, playful
Spurious false, fake, not genuine
Squalid filthy; morally repulsive
Squalor filthy; wretched condition
Staccato marked by abrupt; clear-cut sounds
Stagnate to lie inactive, to stay in one place
Staid self-restrained, strait-laced
Stalwart unwavering, robust, sturdily built
Stanch to stop or check the flow of
Static stationary, not changing or moving
Steadfast loyal, faithful
Stentorian extremely loud
Stigma mark of disgrace or inferiority
Stint v. to be sparing; n. a period of time spentdoing something
Stipulate to specify as an essential condition
Stoic showing indifference to pain, apathetic
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Stolid having or showing little emotion
Stratagem a trick or deceptive scheme
Stratified arranged in layers
Striate striped, grooved
Striated marked with thin; narrow grooves orchannels
Stricture something that restrains; negative criticism
Strident loud; harsh; unpleasantly noisy
Stringent imposing severe, rigorous standards
Strut to swagger; display to impress others
Stultify to impair or reduce to uselessness
Stupefy to dull the senses of; stun; astonish
Sturm and drang turmoil
Stygian dark and gloomy; hellish
Stymie to get in the way of, to hinder, to block
Subpoena notice ordering someone to appear incourt
Subside to settle down; grow quiet
Substantiate to support with proof or evidence
Substantive essential; pertaining to the substance
Subsume to include; incorporate
Subterfuge trick or tactic used to avoid something
Subversive intended to undermine or overthrow;especially an established government
Succinct concise, clearly expressed with a fewwords
Succor relief; help in time of distress or want
Suffrage the right to vote
Sui generis unique, of its own kind, in a class by itself
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Sully to soil, stain, tarnish; taint
Sundry various
Supercilious arrogant, overbearing, condescending
Supersede to replace; especially to displace asinferior or antiquated
Supervene to follow immediately after, to ensue
Supine lying on the back; marked by lethargy
Supplant to replace; substitute
Suppliant beseeching
Supplicant one who asks humbly and earnestly
Supposition the act of assuming to be true or real
Surcease cessation
Surfeit abundance, excessive amount
Surly rude and bad-tempered
Surmise abundance, excessive amount
Surreptitious sneaky, secret
Sybarite person devoted to pleasure and luxury
Sycophant a flatterer, a self serving yes man
Syllogism a form of deductive reasoning that has amajor premise; a minor premise; and a
conclusion
Sylvan related to the woods or forest
Syncopation temporary irregularity in musical rhythm
Synergy the combined force of two distinctelements that is more powerful then each
alone
Table to remove from consideration
Tableau vivid description, striking incident or scene
Tacit silently understood; implied
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Talisman charm to bring good luck and avertmisfortune
Tangential peripheral; digressing
Tantamount equivalent in value or significance;amounting to
Tatterdemalion a ragged person, always in tatters
Tautology unnecessary repetition
Taxonomy science of classification; in biology; theprocess of classifying organsims incategories
Tedious boring, tiresome
Teem to swarm, to be inundated, to become fullto overflowing
Teleology the study of design or purpose in naturalphenomena
Temerarious recklessly daring, rash
Temerity boldness, rashness, audacity
Temperance habitual moderation, the avoidance ofexcess
Temporal relating to time; chronological
Temporize to compromise, to draw something out inorder to gain time
Tenable defensible, reasonable
Tendentious advancing a point of view, biased
Tenebrous dark and gloomy
Tenet belief; doctrine
Tentative uncertain, temporary not fully worked out
Tenuous weak; insubstantial
Tepid lukewarm, unenthusiastic, half hearted
Termagant a quarrelsome woman, a shrew
Terrestrial earthly; commonplace
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Terse concise, brief, free of extra word
Theocracy government by priests representing a god
Theology the study of god or religion
Thespian an actor or actress
Threnody a sad poem or song
Thwart to prevent from being accomplished, tofrustrate, to hinder
Timbre the characteristic quality of soundproduced by a particular instrument or
voice; tone color
Timorous fearful, easily frightened
Tirade long; violent speech; verbal assault
Titular in title only
Toady flatterer; hanger-on; yes-man
Tome book; usually large and academic
Tonic a refreshing drink, something thatinvigorates
Tony fashionable, trendy, aristocratic
Toothsome tasty, sexually attractive, luscious
Tor a high rock, a high rocky hill, or pile ofrocks
Torpor lethargy; dormancy; sluggishness
Torque a turning or twisting force; the moment ofa force; the measure of a force's tendency
to produce twisting or turning and rotationaround an axis
Tortuous having many twists and turns; highlycomplex
Tout to promote or praise energetically
Tractable obedient; yielding
Trammel to impede or hamper
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Transfix to cause to stand motionless with awe orother intense emotion
Transgression act of trespassing or violating a law or rule
Transient temporary; short-lived; fleeting
Translucent partially transparent
Travail n. work; especially arduous work;tribulation; anguish; v. to work strenuously
Travesty parody; exaggerated imitation; caricature
Treatise article treating a subject systematically andthoroughly
Tremulous trembling; quivering; frugal; timid
Trenchant acute, sharp, incisive; forceful, effective
Trepidation fear and anxiety
Trice an moment, a short period of time
Trilemma a problem for which there are threepossible courses of action, and none
perfect
Trite unoriginal, overused, clichd,commonplace
Trivial unimportant, insignificant
Truculence aggressiveness; ferocity
Truculent hostile, aggressive, savage
Tryst agreement between lovers to meet;rendezvous
Tumid swollen; distended
Tumult noisy commotion, uproar
Turbid muddy; opaque; in a state of greatconfusion
Turgid swollen; bloated; pompous
Turpitude shameful wickedness, evil, depravity
Tutelary serving as a guardian or protector
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Tyro beginner, novice
Ukase an authoritative decree, official edict
Umbrage displeasure or resentment, shade
Uncanny mysterious; strange
Unctuous greasy, oily; smug and falsely earnest
Undermine to weaken the support of, to injure in aslow or sneaky way
Undulate to move smoothly in a wavelike manner
Undulating moving in waves
Unfeigned not false; not made up; genuine
Unfettered free, unrestrained
Unilateral on one side alone
Unsullied clean
Untenable indefensible
Untoward not favorable; troublesome; adverse;unruly
Urbane suave, sophisticated, polished
Usufruct the right to use someone else's property aslong as its not damaged in the process
Usurp to size wrongfully
Usury practice of lending money at exorbitantrates
Vacillate to waver; oscillate
Vacuous empty; void; lacking intelligence;purposeless
Vagary whim, an unpredictable action
Vainglorious boastful, pompous
Valedictory pertaining to a farewell
Vapid tasteless; dull
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Variegated varied; marked with different colors
Vaunt to boast; brag
Vehement intense, forceful marked by strong feeling
Venal bribable; mercenary; corruptible
Vendetta prolonged feud marked by bitter hostility
Veneer faade, coating, outward appearance
Venerate v. to adore; honor; respect; adj. respectedbecause of age; character; or position
Veracious truthful; accurate
Verbose wordy
Verdant covered with green plants, leafy
Vernal occurring in spring, springlike youthful
Vertigo dizziness
Vestige the remains of something that no longerexists
Vexation irritation; annoyance; confusion;puzzlement
Viable practicable; capable of developing
Vicarious acting for another, sharing in an experienceof another through the imagination
Vie to complete, to contest
Vilify to defame, to slander, to blacken thecharacter of
Vindictive spiteful; vengeful; unforgiving
Virile manly, having qualities of an adult male
Virtuoso someone with masterly skills; expertmusician
Virulent extremely poisonous, malignant, full ofhate
Visage countenance; appearance; aspect
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Viscosity a thick or sticky consistency of a liquid
Viscous thick; syrupy; and sticky
Vitiate to impair the quality of; corrupt morally;make inoperative
Vitriolic corrosive, biting, bitterly scathing
Vituperate to abuse verbally
Vituperative using or containing harsh; abusive censure
Vivacious lively, spirited
Vivisection dissection; surgery; or painful experimentsperformed on a living animal for the
purpose of scientific research
Vociferous loud, vocal, and noisy
Vogue prevailing fashion or practice
Volatile tending to vary frequently; fickle
Voluble speaking much and easily, talkative; glib
Vortex whirlpool; whirlwind; center of turbulence
Votary a person bound by vows to live a life ofreligious service
Wanton immoral, lewd, deliberate maliciousness,having no regards for others
Warranted adj. justified; v. to attest to the accuracyor quality; justify; grant authorization
Wary careful; cautious
Waspish easily irritated
Wastrel someone who wastes, a spendthrift
Waver to be indecisive or inconstant, to fluctuatein opinion
Welter to wallow or roll; toss about; be in turmoil
Whimsical fanciful; unpredictable
Whimsy playful or fanciful idea
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Winnow to blow of, or away, to separate the goodfrom the bad
Winsome charming, sweetly engaging
Wistful vaguely longing; sadly thoughtful
Wizened shriveled, withered
Wont custom, habit
Wraith a specter, ghost of a dead person
Xenophobia fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers
Zaftig full figured, plump
Zealot one who is fanatically devoted to a cause
Zealotry fanaticism
Zeitgeist the mood or spirit of the times
Zenith the highest point
Zephyr a gentle breeze
Ziggurat a terrace