GRE Word List _ Quizlet

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GRE Word List

1. abate:to lessen to subside

2. abdication:giving up control authority

3. aberration:straying away from what is normal

4.abet:

help/encourage smb (in doing wrong)

5. abeyance:suspended action

6. abhor:to hate to detest

7. abide:be faithful to endure

8. abjure:promise or swear to give up

9. abraded:rubbed off worn away by friction

10. abrogate:repeal or annul by authority

11. abscond:to go away suddenly (to avoid arrest)

12. abstruse:difficult to comprehend obscure

13. abut:border on

14. abysmal:bottomless extreme

15. acarpous:effete no longer fertile worn out

16. acclaimed:welcomed with shouts and approval

17. accolade:praise approval

18. accretion:the growing of separate things into one

19. accrue:accumulate

20. adamant:kind of stone inflexible

21. admonitory:containing warning

22. adorn:add beauty decorate

23. adulteration:making unpure poorer in quality

24. affable:polite and friendly

25. affinity:close connection relationship

26. aggravate:make worse irritate

27. agile:active quick-moving

28. agog:eager/excited

29. ail:trouble be ill

30. alacrity:eager and cheerful readiness

31. alcove:recess/partially enclosed place

32. ale:fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavierthan beer

33. aleck:one who considers himself smarter than others

34. allegiance:duty support loyalty

35. alleviate:make (pain) easier to bear

36. alloy:to debase by mixing with something inferior

37. aloof:reserved indifferent

38. amalgamate:mix combine unite societies

39. ambidextrous:able to use the left hand or the right equally

well

40. ambiguous:doubtful uncertain

41. ambivalent:having both of two contrary meanings

42. ambrosial:extremely pleasing to taste

43. ameliorate:improve make better

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44. amortize:end (a debt) by setting aside money

45. anguish:severe suffering

46. animosity:strong dislike

47. antidote:medicine used against a poison or a disease

48. antithetical:direct opposing

49. apartheid:brutal racial discrimination

50. aplomb:self-confidence

51. apostate:one who abandons long-held religious or politicalconvictions

52. apotheosis:deification glorification to godliness

53. appease:make quiet or calm

54. apprehensive:grasping understanding fear unhappy

feeling about future

55. apprise:give notice to inform

56. approbation:approval

57. apropos:appropriate to the situation apt

58. apt:well-suited quick-witted

59. arabesque:a complex ornate design




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60. arboreal:of connected with trees

61. ardor:enthusiasm

62. arduous:steep difficult ascent laborious

63. argot:jargon slang

64. arrant:in the highest degree

65. arrogance:proud superior manner of behaviour

66. articulate:speak distinctly connect by joints

67. ascend:go or come up

68. ascertain:get to know

69. ascetic:practicing self-denial austere stark

70. ascribe:consider to be the origin of or belonging to

71. aseptic:surgically clean

72. asperity:roughness harshness ill temper irritability

73. aspersion:slander

74. assail:with attack v iolently

75. assiduous:diligent hard-working sedulous

76. assuage:make something (pain desire) less

77. asterisk:the mark * (e.g.. omitted letters)

78. astringent:substance that shrinks

79. astute:clever quick at seeing to get an advantage

80. atonement:repayment death of Jesus

81. attenuate:make thin. weaken enervate

82. attune:bring into harmony

83. audacious:daring foolishly bold impudent

84. augury:omen sign

85. august:majestic venerable

86. auspicious:favorable successful prosperous

87. austere:severely moral and strict simple and plain

88. auxiliary:helping supporting

89. aver:affirm assert prove justify

90. aversion:strong dislike

91. avid:eager greedy

92. avow:admit. Declare openly

93. baleful:harmful ominous causing evil

94. balk:obstacle purposely to get on the way of

95. baneful:causing harm or ruin pernicious destructive

96. barrage:artificial obstacle built across a river

97. barren:not good enough unable to have young ones

without value

98. bask:in enjoy warmth and light

99. beatify:to bless make happy or ascribe a virtue to

100. bedizen:to adorn especially in a cheap showy manner

101. belabor:beat hard

102. bellicose:belligerent pugnacious warlike

103. belligerent:(person nation) waging war

104. benefactor:person who has given help

105. benevolence: wish or activity in doing good

106. benign:kind and gentle mild (climate)




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107. bequest:arrangement to give something at death

108. berate:scold sharply

109. bereft:rob or dispossess of something (material)

110. bewilder:puzzle confuse

111. bigot:stubborn narrow-minded person

112. bilge:bulge the protuberance of a cask

113. blandishment:flattery coaxing

114. blandness:polite manner comforting uninteresting

115. blatant:noisy and rough

116. blithe:cheerful casual carefree

117. bogus:sham counterfeit not genuine

118. boisterous:loud noisy rough lacking restraint

119. bolster:give greatly needed support

120. boorish:crude offensive rude

121. brash:hasty rush cheeky saucy

122. brass:yellow metal (mixing copper and zinc)

123.brazen:

made of brass

124. breach:opening broken place breaking




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125. brittle:easily broken

126. broach:bring up announce begin to talk about

127. brook:to tolerate endure

128. buoyant:able to float light-hearted

129. burgeon:grow forth send out buds

130. burnish:to polish rub to a shine

131. cabal:a scheme or plot a group of plotters

132. cadge:to beg to get by begging

133. cajole:use flattery or deceit to persuade

134. calipers:metal supports attached to the legs measuring

instrument

135. calumny:slander aspersion

136. candid:frank straight-forward

137. cant:insincere talk/jargon

138. cantankerous:bad-tempered/quarrelsome

139. canvass:discuss thoroughly sort of touting

140. castigate:to chastise correct by punishing

141. castigation:severe punishment

142. catalyst:substance that causes speeding up

143. caustic:biting sarcastic

144. censure:expression of blame or disapproval a rebuke

145. centurion:leader of a unit of 100 soldiers

146. chary:cautious wary

147. chastened:corrected punished

148. chastisement:punishment

149.chauvinist:

a blindly devoted patriot

150. chicanery:legal trickery/false argument

151. chisel:steel tool for shaping materials

152. churl:bad-tempered person

153. clamor:shout complain with a lot of noise

154. clientele:customers

155. clinch:come to gr ips/settle conclusively

156. cling:to resist separation

157. clot:half-solid lump formed from liquid

158. cloture:closing device (in Parliament) to end a debate by

voting

159. coagulation:change to a thick and solid state

160. coalescing:coming together and uniting into one substance

161. coax:get smb to do something by kindness

162. coda:passage that completes a piece of music

163. coddle:treat with care and tenderness

164. coerce:compel to force to make obedient

165. coeval:of the same period coexisting

166. cogent:strong convincing

167. cogitate:think deeply mediate

168. cognizant:being fully aware of

169. cohort:a group or band of people

170. colander:bowl-shaped vessel with many holes used to

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171. collusion:secret agreement for a deceitful purpose

172. combustion:process of burning

173. commemorate:keep the memory of

174. commodious:having plenty of space for what is needed

175. commuter:person who travels regularly

176. complaisance:tending to comply obliging willingness to

please

177.

compunction:feeling of regret for one's action

178. conceal:hide keep secret

179. conceit:over-high opinion of too much pride

180. conciliatory:reconciling soothing comforting mollifying

181. concord:agreement or harmony

182. concur:agree in opinion happen together

183. condense:increase in density strength make laconic

184. condone:forgive

185. Conduce:To bring about

186. congeal:make or become stiff and solid

187. conjoin:to join together

188. connoisseur:a person with good judgement (e.g.. in art)

189. connotation:suggestion in addition to

190. consequential:pompous self important




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191. console:give comfort or sympathy to

192. conspicuous:easily seen remarkable

193. consternation:surprise and fear dismay

194. constrain:compel

195. constrict:make tight or smaller

196. consume:get to the end of

197. consummate:perfect/make perfect/complete

198. contemn:to scorn or despise

199. contentious:argumentative pugnacious combative

quarrelsome

200. contiguous:touching neighboring near

201. contrite:filled with deep sorrow for wrongdoing

202. contumacious:insubordinate rebellious

203. conundrum:a riddle dilemma enigma

204. conviction:convincing firm belief

205. convoke:call together summon

206. convoluted:complicated coiled twisted

207. cordial:warm and sincere

208. cordon:line (of police acting as a guard)

209. cornucopia:abundant supply

210. corporeal:physical of or for the body

211. correlate:have a mutual relation

212. corroboration:additional strengthening evidence

213. countenance:to favor or approve of

214. counterfeit:forgery

215.countervail:

counterbalance

216. covert:disguised

217. covetous:eagerly desirous

218. cower:crouch shrink back

219. coy:shy/modest (esp of a girl)

220. crass:very great (es. stupidity)

221. cravat:piece of linen worn as a necktie

222. craven:cowardly

223. crease:line made by crushing white line on the ground in

cricket

224. credulity:too great a readiness to believe things

225. credulous:ready to believe things

226. crush:press lose shape subdue overwhelm

227. cryptic:secret with a hidden meaning

228. cumbersome:burdensome heavy and awkward to carry

229. curmudgeon:bad-tempered person

230. curriculum:course of study

231. cursory:quick hurried

232. curtail:make shorter then was planned

233. dainty:pretty/delicate(food)/difficult to please

234. daunt:intimidate make fearful

235. dawdler:person who is slow waste of time

236. dearth:shortage

237. debacle:a breakup overthrow sudden disaster




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238. decorum:propriety properness

239. decree:order given by authority

240. decry:disapprove of

241. defer:postpone give way (to show respect)

242. deferential:showing respect

243. defiance:open disobedience or resistance

244. delineate:to portray depict sketch out

245. deluge:great flood heavy rush of water

246. demagogue:person appealing not to reasons

247. demur:to hesitate raise objections

248. denigrate:blacken belittle sully defame

249. denouement:an outcome or solution the unraveling of a

plot

250. deplete:use until none remains

251. deposition:dethronement depositing

252. deprave:make morally bad corrupt

253. deprecate:protest against express disapproval of

254. dereliction:deserting and leaving to fall into ruins

255. derision:ridicule mockery deriding

256. derivative:unoriginal obtained from another source

257. derogatory:insulting tending to damage




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258. descry:catch sight of see something in the distance

259. desiccant:substance used to absorb moisture

260. desuetude:cessation of use disuse

261. desultory:aimless haphazard digressing at random

262. deter:discourage hinder

263. detraction:slandering verbal attack aspersion

264. detumescence:diminishing or lessening of swelling

265. deviance:being different in moral standards (from normal)

266. dexterity:skill (esp. in handling)

267. diaphanous:transparent gauzy

268. diatribe:bitter and v iolent attack in words

269. didactic:intended to instruct

270. diffidence:shyness

271. dilate:speak comprehensively become wider large

272. disallow:refuse to allow or accept as a correct

273. discern:see with an effort but clearly

274. discomfit:confuse embarrass

275. disconcert:upset the self-possession of

276. discountenance:refuse to approve of

277. discourse:speech lecture

278. discredit:refuse to believe

279. discreet:careful/prudent

280. discrete:individually distinct

281. disdain:look on with contempt

282. disencumber:free from encumbrance

283. disheveled:untidy

284. disingenuous:sophisticated artful trying to deceive

cunning

285. disinter:dig up from the earth

286. dislodge:move force from the place occupied

287. dismal:sad gloomy miserable

288. disparate:essentially different

289. disproof:proof to the contrary

290. dissemble:speak or behave so as to hide something (in

mind)

291. disseminate:distribute (esp. ideas)

292. dissent:have a different opinion refuse to assent

293. dissolution:disintegration looseness in morals

294. distraught:distracted violently upset in mind

295. divergence:getting farther apart from a point

296. divestiture:taking off getting rid of giving up

297. divulge:make known something secret

298. doggerel:trivial poorly constructed verse

299. dogmatic:positive certain arbitrary without room for

discussion300. dolt:stupid fellow

301. dormant:in a state of inactivity but awaiting development

302. dote:show much fondness center one's attention

303. drawl:slow way of speaking




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304. droll:jesting

305. drone:male bee person who isn't self-employed

306. drowsiness:feeling sleepy half asleep

307. dubious:feeling doubt

308. dud:no use person something that fails

309. dulcet:melodious harmonious

310. dupe:cheat make a fool of

311. duplicity:deliberate deception312. duress:threats to compel smb

313. dwarf:person or smb much below the usual size

314. dynamo:a generator something that produces electric

current

315. earthenware:dishes made of baked clay

316. ebullience:exuberance outburst of feeling

317. ebullient:overflowing with enthusiasm showing excitement




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318. ecumenical:representing the whole Christian world

319. edacious:voracious devouring

320. eddy:circular or spiral movement (e.g.. of wind)

321. edible:fit to be eaten/not poisonous

322. effete:infertile worn out weak

323. efficacy:production of a desired result

324. effluvia:outflow in a stream of particles a noxious odor or

vapor

325. effrontery:boldness impudence arrogance

326. egress:way out exit

327. elaborate:worked out with much care in great detail

328. elegy:a lament a melancholy composition

329. elicit:draw out

330. eloquence:fluent speaking skillful use of language

331. emaciate:make thin and weak

332. embellish:make beautiful

333. embezzle:use in a wrong way for one's own benefit

334. emote:stir up excite

335. empirical:relying on experiment

336. encapsulate:enclose in capsule

337. encomium:warm or glowing praise eulogy panegyric

338. encumbrance:burden things that get on the way of

339. endearing:making dear or liked

340. endemic:epidemic

341. endorse:write one's name on the back of

342.enduring:

lasting

343. enervate:weaken deprive of strength attenuate

344. engender:cause produce give rise to

345. engrave:impress deeply

346. engrossing:taken up all the time or attention writing in

large or formal

347. engulf:swallow up

348. enigma:something that is puzzling

349. enmity:hatred being an enemy

350. ensign:flag/badge

351. entangle:put into difficulties

352. enthral:please greatly/enslave (fig)

353. entice:tempt or persuade

354. entreat:ask earnestly

355. enunciate:pronounce (words)/express a theory

356. enzyme:catalyst

357. epicurean:devoted to pleasure (sensuous enjoyment)

358. epiphany:A Christian feast celebrating the manifestation of

the divine nature of Jesus to the Gentiles as represented

by the Magi.

359. epistle:letter

360. epithet:adjective

361. epitome:brief summary representative example a typical

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362. equable:steady regular

363. equanimity:calmness of temperament

364. equilibrium:state of being balanced

365. equipoise:equal distribution of weight equilibrium

366. equivocal:having a double or doubtful meaning suspicious

367. equivocate:try to deceive by equivocal language

368. eradicate:get rid of pull up by the roots

369. erratic:irregular in behaviour or opinion

370. erudite:learned scholarly

371. eschew:avoid

372. esoteric:abstruse intended only for a small circle of

373. espouse:marry give one's support to

374. eulogy:formal praise panegyric

375. euphoria:elation state of pleasant excitement

376. euthanasia:easy and painless death

377. evasive:tending to evade

378.evince:

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379. evoke:call up bring out

380. excoriation:severe criticism

381. exculpate:to clear from a charge of guilt

382. exhaustive:complete thorough

383. exigency:emergency an urgent situation

384. exoneration:set smb clear free (e.g.. from blame)

385. exorbitant:much too high or great

386. expatiate:to roam wander freely

387. expedient:likely to be useful for a purpose

388. expiation:ending expiring

389. exploit:brilliant achievement develop use selfishly

390. expostulate:argue earnestly to dissuade correct or protest

391. expurgate:to remove obscenity purify censor

392. exscind:to cut out cut away

393. extant:still in existence

394. extempore:without previous thought or preparation

395. extenuate:reduce the strength of lessen seriousness

partially excuse

396. extinct:no longer active

397. extinguish:end the existence of/wipe or put out

398. extirpate:to destroy exterminate cut out exscind

399. extol:praise highly

400. extort:obtain by threats violence

401. extralegal:outside the law

402. extricable:that can be freed

403.extrovert:

cheerful person

404. exuberance:state of growing v igorously being full of life

405. facetious:humorous funny jocular

406. facile:easily done

407. fagged:too tired, exhausted

408. fallacious:based on error

409. falter:waver/move in an uncertain manner

410. fatuous:without sense foolish self-satisfaction

411. fawn:young deer try to win smb's favor

412. feckless:lacking purpose or vitality ineffective careless

413. fecund:fertile

414. feint:pretend

415. felicitous:apt suitably expressed well chosen apropos

416. felon:person guilty of murder

417. ferment:substance become excited

418. ferocity:savage cruelty

419. ferret:discover by searching search

420. fervid:showing earnest feeling

421. fervor:warmth of feelings earnestness

422. fetid:stinking

423. fetter:to shackle put in chains

424. feud:bitter quarrel over a long period of time

425. fidelity:loyalty accuracy




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426. fidget:move restlessly make nervous

427. figurehead:carved image on the prow of a ship

428. finesse:delicate way of dealing with a situation

429. finical:too fussy about food clothing etc.

430. finicky:finical

431. fission:splitting or division (esp. of cells)

432. fixate:stare at

433. flak:criticism/anti-aircraft guns

434. flamboyant:brightly colored florid

435. flaunting:show off complacently

436. flax:pale yellow (hair) a plant

437. fledged:able to fly trained experienced

438. fleet:number of ships quick-moving

439. flinch:draw move back wince

440. flop:fail/move/fall clumsily

441. florid:very much ornamented naturally red (e.g.. of face)

442.flout:

reject mock to go against (as in going against

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443. fluke:lucky stroke

444. fluster:make nervous or confused

445. foible:defect of character (a person is wrongly proud)

446. foil:prevent from carrying out contrast

447. foment:put something warm (to lessen the pain)

448. foolproof:incapable of failure or error

449. foppish:like a man who pays too much attention to his

clothes

450. forage:food for horses and cattle

451. forbear:refrain from be patient ancestor

452. forbearance: patience willingness to wait

453. ford:shallow place in a river (to cross)

454. forestall:prevent by taking action in advance preempt

455. forfeit:suffer the loss of something

456. forge:workshop for the shaping of metal to shape metal

lead

457. forgery:counterfeit458. forswear:renounce disallow repudiate

459. foster:nurture care for

460. fracas:noisy quarrel

461. fragile:easily injured broken or destroyed

462. fragrant:sweet-smelling

463. frantic:wildly excited with joy pain anxiety

464. frenetic:frantic frenzied

465. fret:worry irritation wear away

466. fringe:edge ornamental border part of hair over the

forehead

467. froward:intractable not willing to yield or comply stubborn

468. frugal:careful economical

469. fulmination:bitter protest

470. fulsome:disgusting offensive due to excessiveness

471. gainsay:to deny to oppose

472. garble:make unfair selection from facts

473. garner:to gather and save to store up

474. garrulity:talkativeness

475. garrulous:too talkative

476. gaucherie:socially awkward tactless behavior

477. germane:relevant pertinent to

478. gist:the point general sense

479. glean:gather facts in small quantities

480. glib:ready and smooth but not sincere

481. glimmer:weak/unsteady light

482. gloat:over look at with selfish delight

483. glut:supply to much fill to excess

484.gnaw:

waste away bite steadily

485. goad:something urging a person to action

486. gorge:eat greedily/narrow opening with a stream

487. gossamer:soft light delicate material

488. gouge:tool for cutting grooves in wood




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489. gourmand:a person who is devoted to eating and drinking

to excess

490. grandiloquent:using pompous words

491. grave:serious requiring consideration

492. graze:touch or scrape lightly in passing

493. gregarious:living in societies liking the company

494. grievous:causing grief or pain serious dire grave

495.

grovel:crawl humble oneself

496. guile:deceit cunning

497. gullible:easily gulled

498. gush:burst out suddenly/talk ardently

499. gust:outburst of feeling sudden rain wind fire etc.

500. hack:cut roughly hired horse

501. halcyon:calm and peaceful

502. hallow:to make holy consecrate

503. harangue:a long passionate speech

504. harbinger:something or smb that foretells the coming of

505. harrow:to distress create stress or torment

506. haughty:arrogant conceited

507. heed:attention/give notice to




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508. heinous:odious (of crime)

509. heresy:belief contrary to what is generally accepted

510. hermetic:sealed by fusion

511. heterogeneous:made up of different kinds

512. hew:make by hard work cut (by striking)

513. highbrow:(person) with superior tastes

514. hirsute:hairy shaggy

515. hoax:mischievous trick played on smb for a joke

516. hoi:polloi the masses the rabble

517. hollow:not soled with hole

518. holster:leather case for a pistol

519. homiletics:act of preaching

520. hone:stone used for sharpening tools

521. hoodwink:trick mislead

522. hospitable:liking to give hospitality

523. hubris:arrogant pride

524. hush:make or become silent

525. husk:worthless outside part of anything

526. hypocrisy:falsely making oneself appear to be good

527. iconoclast:person who attacks popular beliefs

528. idiosyncrasy:personal mannerism

529. idolatry:excessive admiration of

530. idyll:a carefree episode or experience

531. ignoble:dishonorable common undignified

532. ignominious:shameful dishonorable undignified

disgraceful533. illicit:unlawful forbidden

534. imbroglio:complicated and embarrassing situation

535. immaculate:pure faultless

536. imminent:likely to come or happen soon

537. immutable:that cannot be changed

538. impair:worsen diminish in value

539. impassive:unmoved feeling no sign of passion

540. impecunious:having little or no money

541. impede:hinder get in the way of

542. impediment:something that hinders (e.g. stammer)

543. impending:imminent being about to happen expected

544. imperative:urgent essential

545. imperious:commanding haughty arrogant

546. impermeable:that cannot be permeated

547. imperturbable:calm not capable of being excited

548. impervious:not allowing to pass through (of materials)

549. imperviousness:haughty arrogant commanding

550. impetuous:having sudden energy impulsive thrusting

ahead forceful

551. impiety:lack of reverence or dutifulness

552. implacable:incapable of being placated unpleasable

553. implicate:show that smb has a share

554. implicit:implied though not plainly expressed




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555. implosion:collapse bursting inward

556. importune:beg urgently solicit (of a prostitute)

557. imprecation:an invocation of evil a curse

558. impromptu:without preparation

559. impudent:rash indiscreet

560. impugned:challenged to be doubted

561. impute:to attribute to a cause or source ascribe

562. inadvertent:not paying proper attention

563. inane:silly senseless

564. inasmuch:since because

565. incense:make angry

566. incessant:often repeated continual

567. inchoate:not yet fully formed rudimentary elementary

568. incipient:beginning

569. incise:engrave make a cut in

570. incite:stir up rouse




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571. inclined:directing the mind in a certain direction

572. incongruous:out of place not in harmony or agreement

573. incorrigibility:cannot be cured or corrected

574. incredulous:skeptical unwilling to believe

575. inculcate:fix firmly by repetition

576. incumbents:official duties

577. incursion:a raid a sudden attack

578. indefatigability:not easily exhaustible tirelessness

579. indelible:that cannot be rubbed out

580. indigence:poverty

581. indigenous:native

582. indistinct:not easily heard seen clearly marked

583. indolence:laziness

584. indomitable:not easily discouraged or subdued

585. indulge:gratify give way to satisfy allow oneself

586. indulgent:inclined to indulge

587. ineffable:to great to be described in words

588. ineluctable:certain inevitable

589. inept:unskillful said or done at the wrong time

590. ineptitude:quality of being unskillful

591. inferno:hell

592. infuriate:fill with fury or rage

593. infuse:put pour fill

594. ingenuous:naive young artless frank honest sincere

595. ingest:take in by swallowing

596. inimical:harmful or friendly

597. inimitable:defying imitation unmatchable

598. innocuous:causing no harm

599. inscrutable:incapable of being discovered or understood

600. insensible:unconscious unresponsive unaffected

601. insinuate:suggest unpleasantly make a way for something

gently

602. insipid:without taste or flavor

603. insouciant:unconcerned carefree

604. insularity:narrow-mindedness isolated

605. insurrection:rising of people to open resistance to

606. interdict:prohibit forbid

607. interim:as an installment

608. intersperse:place here and there

609. intransigence:unwillingness to compromise stubbornness

intractability

610. intransigent:uncompromising

611. intrepid:fearless brave undaunted

612. introspection:examining one's own thoughts and feelings

613. inundate:flood cover by overflowing

614. inured:accustomed to adapted

615. invective:abusive language curses

616. inveigh:to attack verbally denounce deprecate

617. inveterate:deep-rooted. long-established




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618. invincible:too strong to be defeated

619. involute:complex

620. irascible:irritable easily angered

621. irate:angry

622. ire:anger

623. irksome:tiresome

624. irresolute:hesitating undecided

625. irrevocable:final and unalterable

626. itinerate:to travel from place to place to peregrinate

627. jabber:talk excitedly utter rapidly

628. jagged:notched, rough

629. jibe:gibe make fun of

630. jocular:meant as a joke

631. judicious:sound in judgment wise

632. knit:draw together unite firmly

633. labyrinthine:to entangle the state of affairs

634.lachrymose:

causing tears tearful




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635. lackluster:(of eyes) dull

636. lament:show feel great sorrow

637. lassitude:weariness tiredness

638. latent:present but not yet active developed or visible

639. laudatory:expressing or giving praise

640. lavish:giving or producing freely liberally or generously

641. legacy:something handed down from ancestors

642. levee:formal reception/embankment

643. levity:lack of seriousness

644. libel:statement that damages reputation

645. liberality:free giving generosity

646. libertine:immoral person

647. lien:legal claim until a debt on it is repaid

648. limn:paint portray

649. limp:lacking strength walking unevenly

650. lionize:treat as a famous person

651. lithe:bending twisting

652. loll:rest to sit or stand in a lazy way hang (dog's tongue)

653. lope:move along with long strides

654. loquacious:talkative garrulous

655. lucubrate:write in scholarly fashion

656. luculent:easily understood lucid clear

657. lugubrious:mournful excessively sad

658. lull:become quiet or less active

659. lumber:move in a clumsy/noisy way

660. luminary:star light-giving body

661. lurk:be out of view ready to attack

662. lustrous:being bright polished

663. macabre:gruesome suggesting death

664. macerate:make or become soft by soaking in water

665. machination:plot scheme (esp. evil)

666. maladroit:tactless clumsy

667. malapropism:misuse of a word (for one that resembles it)

668. malevolence:wishing to do evil

669. malign:injurious speak ill of smb tell lie

670. malinger:to fake illness or injury in order to shirk a duty

671. malleable:yielding easily shaped moldable adapting

672. manacle:chains for the hands or feet

673. massacre:cruel killing of a large number of people

674. matriculation:be admitted enter a university as a student

675. maudlin:sentimental in a silly or tearful way

676. maul:hurt by rough handling

677. maverick:rebel nonconformist

678. mellifluous:sweetly flowing

679. mendacity:dishonesty

680. mendicant:a beggar

681. mercurial:quick changeable in character fleeting

682. meretricious:attractive on the surface but of little value




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683. mesmerize:hypnotize

684. meticulous:giving great attention to details

685. mettle:quality of endurance or courage

686. mettlesome:courageous high-spirited

687. middling:fairly good but not very good

688. minatory:menacing threatening

689. mince:pronounce or speak affectedly euphemize

690. misanthrope:person who hates mankind

691. mischievous:harmful causing mischief

692. miser:person who loves wealth and spends little

693. misogynist:one who hates women/females

694. mite:Avery small amount, portion, or particle

695. moderation:quality of being limited not extreme

696. mollify:make calmer or quieter

697. molt:moult lose hair feathers before new growing

698. morbid:diseased unhealthy (e.g.. about ideas)




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699. morose:ill-tempered unsocial

700. muffler:cloth worn round the neck/silencer

701. multifarious:varied motley greatly diversified

702. mundane:worldly as opposed to spiritual commonplace

everyday

703. myriad:very great number

704. nadir:lowest weakest point

705. nascent:coming into existence emerging

706. nebulous:cloud-like hazy vague indistinct

707. negligent:taking too little care

708. neophyte:person who has been converted to a belief

709. nexus:a connection tie or link

710. nibble:show some inclination to accept (an offer)

711. noisome:offensive disgusting (smell)

712. nonchalant:not having interest

713. nonplused:greatly surprised

714. nostrum:a quack remedy an untested cure

715. noxious:harmful

716. nugatory:trifling/worthless

717. obdurate:hardened and unrepenting stubborn inflexible

718. obfuscate:to darken make obscure muddle

719. oblivious:unaware having no memory

720. obloquy:abusively detractive language sharp criticism

vituperation

721. obsequious:too eager to obey or serve

722. obstreperous:noisy loud

723. obtain:to be established accepted or customary

724. obtrusive:projecting prominent undesirably noticeable

725. obtuse:blunt/stupid

726. obviate:to make unnecessary get rid of

727. occluded:blocked up

728. odious:repulsive hateful

729. odium:contempt dislike aversion

730. odor:smell favor reputation

731. officious:too eager or ready to help offer advice

732. ominous:threatening

733. onerous:needing effort burdensome

734. opaqueness:dullness/not allowing light to pass through

735. opprobrious:showing scorn or reproach

736. ossify:to turn to bone to settle rigidly into an idea

737. ostensible:seeming appearing as such professed

738. ostentation:display to obtain admiration or envy

739. ostracism:shut out from society refuse to meet talk

740. overhaul:examine thoroughly to learn about the condition

741. overweening:presumptuously arrogant overbearingimmoderate being a jerk

742. paean:song of praise or triumph

743. palate:roof of the mouth sense of taste

744. palatial:magnificent




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745. palliate:lessen the severity of

746. palpability:can be felt touched understood

747. palpitate:tremble beat rapidly and irregularly

748. panegyric:formal praise eulogy

749. paradigm:a model example or pattern

750. parenthesis:sentence within another one something

separated

751.

pariah:an outcast a rejected and despised person

752. parley:negotiation, discussion between enemies

753. parsimonious:too economical miserly

754. partisan:one-sided committed to a party biased or

prejudiced

755. patron:regular customer person who gives support

756. paucity:scarcity a lacking of

757. peccadillo:small sin small weakness in one's character




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758. pedantic:bookish showing off learning

759. pedestrian:commonplace trite unremarkable

760. pellucid:transparent easy to understand

761. penchant:strong inclination a liking

762. penitent:feeling or showing regret

763. penurious:poor/stingy

764. penury:extreme poverty

765. peregrination:traveling about wandering

766. peremptory:urgent imperative unchallengeable ending

debate

767. perfidious:treacherous faithless

768. perfidy:treachery breaking of faith

769. perfunctory:done as a duty without care

770. perilous:dangerous

771. peripatetic:wandering

772. perish:be destroyed decay

773. perjury:willful FALSE statement unlawful act

774. permeate:spread into every part of

775. pernicious:harmful injurious

776. perpetrate:be guilty commit (a crime)

777. personable:pleasing in appearance attractive

778. perspicacity:quick judging and understanding

779. pertain:belong as a part have reference

780. pest:destructive thing or a person who is nuisance

781. petrified:taken away power (to think feel act)

782.petrify:

to make hard rocklike

783. petrous:like a rock hard stony

784. petulant:unreasonably impatient

785. philistine:a smug ignorant person one who lacks

knowledge

786. phlegmatic:calm sluggish temperament unemotional

787. picaresque:involving clever rogues or adventurers

788. pied:of mixed colors

789. pinch:be too tight take between the thumb and finger

790. pine:waste away through sorrow or illness

791. pious:dutiful to parents devoted to religion

792. piquant:agreeably pungent stimulating

793. pique:hurt the pride or self-respect stir (curiosity)

794. pitfall:covered hole as a trap unsuspected danger

795. pith:essential part force soft liquid substance

796. pivotal:of great importance (others depend on it)

797. placate:soothe pacify calm

798. plaintive:mournful melancholy sorrowful

799. plaque:flat metal on a wall as a memorial

800. platitude:a trite or banal statement unoriginality

801. plea:request

802. plead:address a court of law as an advocate

803. plethora:glut

804. pliant:pliable easily bent shaped or twisted




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805. plod:continue doing something without resting

806. pluck:pull the feathers off pick (e.g.. flowers)

807. plumb:get to the root of

808. plummet:fall plunge steeply

809. plunge:move quickly suddenly and with force

810. poignant:deeply moving keen

811. poncho:large piece of cloth

812. ponderous:heavy bulky dull

813. portent:omen marvelous threatening

814. precarious:uncertain risky dangerous

815. precepts:rules establishing standards of conduct

816. preclude:prevent make impossible

817. precursory:preliminary anticipating

818. predilection:special liking mental preference

819. predominate:have more power than others




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820. preen:tidy/show self-satisfaction

821. premature:doing or happening something before the right

time

822. preponderance:greatness in number strength weight

823. presage:warning sign

824. presumption:arrogance

825. preternatural:not normal or usual

826. prevalent:common

827. prevaricate:to equivocate to stray from the truth

828. prim:neat formal

829. pristine:primitive unspoiled pure as in earlier times

unadulterated

830. probity:uprightness incorruptibility principle

831. proclivity:inclination

832. procrastination:keeping on putting off

833. prodigal:wasteful reckless with money

834. prodigious:enormous wonderful835. profane:worldly having contempt for God

836. profligacy:shameless immorality

837. profligate:wasteful prodigal licentious extravagant

838. profundity:depth

839. profuse:abundant/lavish

840. proliferate:grow reproduce by rapid multification

841. prolix:tiring because too long

842. prone:prostrate inclined to (undesirable things)

843. propagation:increasing the number spreading extending

844. propinquity: nearness in time or place affinity of nature

845. propitiatory:conciliatory appeasing mitigating

846. propitious:auspicious presenting favorable circumstances

847. prosaic:everyday mundane commonplace trite pedestrian

848. proscribe:denounce as dangerous

849. protracted:prolonged

850. provident:frugal looking to the future

851. provisional:of the present time only

852. provoke:make angry vax

853. prudence:careful forethought

854. prudish:easily shocked excessively modest

855. prune:dried plum silly person

856. pry:get something inquire too curiously

857. pucker:wrinkle

858. pugnacious:fond of in the habit of fighting

859. puissance:strength

860. punctilious:precise paying attention to trivialities

861. pundit:pedant authority on a subject

862. pungency:sharpness stinging quality

863. purvey:provide supply

864. pusillanimous:cowardly craven

865. putrefaction:becoming rotten

866. pyre:large pile of wood for burning




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867. quack:person dishonestly claiming to something

868. quaff:drink deeply

869. quail:lose courage turn frightened

870. qualm:feeling of doubt temporary feeling of sickness

871. quandary:state of doubt or perplexity

872. quell:suppress subdue

873. quibble:try to avoid by sophistication

874. quiescence:state of being passive/motionless

875. quiescent:at rest dormant torpid

876. quirk:habit or action peculiar to smb or something

877. quixotic:generous unselfish

878. quotidian:banal everyday

879. rabble:mob crowd the lower classes of populace

880. raconteur:person who tells anecdotes

881. raffish:low vulgar base tawdry

882. ramify:to be divided or subdivided to branch out




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883. rancorous:feeling bitterness spitefulness

884. rant:use extravagant language

885. rapacious:greedy (esp for money)

886. rarefy:to make thin to make less dense to purify or refine

887. rave:act with excessive enthusiasm

888. reactionary:opposing progress

889. rebuff:snub

890. recalcitrant:disobedient

891. recant:take back as being FALSE give up

892. recast:cast or fashion anew

893. recidivism:relapse into antisocial or criminal behavior

894. reciprocity:granting of privileges in return for similar

895. recitals:a number of performance of music

896. recluse:person who lives alone and avoids people

897. recompense:make payment to reward punish

898. reconcile:settle a quarrel restore peace

899. recondite:little known abstruse

900. recreancy:cowardice a cowardly giving up

901. recuperate:become strong after illness loss exhaustion

902. redeem:get back by payment compensate

903. redoubtable:formidable causing fear

904. refine:make or become pure cultural

905. refractory:stubborn unmanageable untractable

906. refulgent:shining brilliant

907. regale:to delight or entertain to feast

908. regicide:crime of killing a king

909. reiterate:say or do again several times

910. rejuvenation: becoming young in nature or appearance

911. relapse:fall back again

912. reminiscent:viewing the past

913. remonstrate:to protest object

914. render:deliver provide represent

915. renovate:restore something to better condition

916. renowned:celebrated famous

917. repast:meal

918. repel:refuse to accept/cause dislike

919. repine:at be discontented with

920. reproach:scold upbraid

921. reprobate:person hardened in sin one devoid of decency

922. repudiate:disown refuse to accept or pay

923. repulsive:causing a feeling of disgust

924. requite:repay give in return

925. rescind:repeal/annul/cancel

926. resigned:unresisting submissive

927. resilience:quality of quickly recovering the original shape

928. resort:to frequently visit

929. restive:refusing to mov e reluctant to be controlled

930. resuscitation:coming back to consciousness




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931. retard:check hinder

932. reticent:reserved untalkative silent taciturn

933. retrospective:Looking back on past

934. revere:have deep respect for

935. reverent:feeling or showing deep respect

936. riddle:puzzling person or thing

937. rift:split crack dissension

938. rivet:fix take up secure metal pin

939. roll:call calling of names

940. rotund:rich and deep plump and round

941. ruffian:violent cruel man

942. rumple:make rough

943. sagacious:having sound judgment perceptive wise like a

sage

944. salacious:obscene

945. salubrious:healthful

946. salutary:remedial wholesome causing improvement

947. sanctimony:self-righteousness hypocritical with FALSE

piety




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948. sanction:approval (by authority) penalty

949. sanguine:cheerful confident optimistic

950. sanity:health of mind soundness of judgment

951. sash:long strip worn round the waist

952. satiate:satisfy fully

953. saturnine:gloomy dark sullen morose

954. savant:person of great learning

955. savor:taste flavor something

956. sawdust:tiny bits of wood

957. scabbard:sheath for the blade

958. scent:smell (especially pleasant)

959. scorch:become discolored/dry up/go at high speed

960. scribble:write hastily

961. scurvy:mean contemptible

962. secular:material (not spiritual) living outside monasteries

963. sedulous:persevering

964. seminal:like a seed constituting a source originative

965. sententious:short and pithy full of maxims/proverbs

966. sequence:succession connected line of

967. sere:make hard and without feeling

968. sermon:reproving a person for his faults

969. serrated:having a toothed edge

970. serration:having a toothed edge

971. servile:like a slave lacking independence

972. sever:break off

973. severance:severing

974. shallow:little depth not earnest

975. shard:piece of broken earthenware

976. sheath:cover for the blade of a weapon or a tool

977. shrewd:astute showing sound judgement

978. shrill:sharp piercing

979. shun:keep away from avoid

980. shunt:send from one track to another lay aside evade

discussion

981. sidestep:step to one side

982. simper:(give a) silly/self-conscious smile

983. sinuous:winding undulating serpentine

984. skiff:small boat

985. skit:short piece of humorous writing

986. slack:sluggish dull not tight

987. slake:to assuage to satisfy allay

988. slate:king of blue-grey stone propose criticize

989. sluggard:lazy slow-moving person

990. slur:join sounds/words (indistinct)

991. smolder:burn slowly without flame

992. snare:trap

993. snub:treat with contempt

994. soar:rise fly high




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995. sober:self-controlled

996. sobriety:quality or condition of being sober

997. sodden:soaked saturated

998. soggy:heavy with water

999. solvent:of the power of forming a solution

1000. somatic:of the body

1001. soot:black powder in smoke

1002. sophisticated: complex subtle refined

1003. sophistry:fallacious reasoning faulty logic

1004. sophomoric:self-assured though immature affected

bombastic overblown

1005. soporific:producing sleep

1006. sordid:wretched comfortless contemptible

1007. spear:weapon with a metal point on a long shaft

1008. specious:illogical of questionable truth or merit

1009. splenetic:bad-tempered irritable

1010. splice:join (two ends)

1011. sponge:porous rubber for washing live at once expense

1012. spurious:FALSE counterfeit

1013. spurn:have nothing to do reject or refuse

1014. squalid:foul filthy

1015. squander:spend wastefully




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1016. squat:crouch/settle without permission

1017. stanch:to stop the flow of a fluid

1018. steeply:rising or falling sharply

1019. stentorian:extremely loud and powerful

1020. stickler:person who insists on importance of something

1021. stigma:mark of shame or disgrace

1022. stigmatize:describe smb scornfully

1023. sting:something sharp

1024. stingy:spending using unwillingly

1025. stint:to be thrifty to set limits

1026. stipple:paint with dots

1027. stipulate:state or put forward as a necessary condition

1028. stolid:showing no emotion impassive

1029. stray:wander lose one's way

1030. streak:long thin move very fast

1031. striated:striped grooved or banded

1032. stride:walk with long steps

1033. strut:a supporting bar

1034. stygian:hence dark gloomy

1035. stymie:to hinder obstruct or block

1036. subdue:overcome bring under control

1037. sublime:extreme astounding

1038. submerge:put under water liquid sink out of sight

1039. suborn:induce by bribery or something to commit perjury

1040. subpoena:written order requiring a person to appear in a

low court1041. substantiation:giving facts to support (statement)

1042. subsume:include under a rule

1043. succor:assistance relief in time of distress

1044. suffice:be enough

1045. suffocate:cause or have difficulty in breathing

1046. sullied:to be stained or discredited

1047. summarily:briefly without delay

1048. sumptuous:magnificent

1049. sundry:various miscellaneous separate

1050. supercilious:disdainful characterized by haughty scorn

1051. superfluous:more then is needed or wanted

1052. superimpose:put something on the top

1053. supersede:take the place of

1054. supine:lying on the back slow to act passive

1055. suppliant:asking humbly beseeching

1056. supplicate:make a humble petition to

1057. suppress:prevent from being known put an end to

1058. surcharge:additional load/charge

1059. surfeit:satiate feed to fulness or to excess

1060. susceptibility:sensitiveness

1061. swerve:change direction suddenly

1062. sycophant:person who flatter to the rich and powerful




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1063. synopsis:summary or outline

1064. taciturn:untalkative silent

1065. tadpole:form of a frog when it leaves the egg

1066. talon:claw of a bird of prey

1067. tamp:tap or drive down by repeated light blows

1068. tamper:interfere with

1069. tangential:suddenly changeable

1070. tarnished:lost brightness

1071. tassel:bunch of threads

1072. taunt:contemptuous reproach hurtful remark

1073. taut:tightly stretched

1074. tautology:a repetition a redundancy

1075. tawdry:cheap gaudy showy tacky

1076. teetotal:oppose to alcohol

1077. telltale:That gives warning or information

1078. temerity:boldness brashness intrepidness

1079.temperance:

abstinence from alcohol self-control

moderation

1080. temperate:showing self-control

1081. tenacity:firmness persistency adhesiveness tending to

hang on

1082. tenuous:insubstantial flimsy weak




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1083. tepid:lukewarm

1084. terse:brief and to the point

1085. testiness:witness/evidence

1086. thrift:care economy thriving prosperous

1087. thwart:obstruct/frustrate

1088. timid:shy easily frightened

1089. timorous:fearful timid afraid

1090. toady:obsequious flatterer

1091. tonic:something giving strength or energy

1092. topple:be unsteady and overturn

1093. torment:severe pain or suffering

1094. torpid:sleeping sluggish lethargic dormant

1095. torque:twisting force causing rotation

1096. tortuous:devious/not straightforward

1097. tout:person who worries others to buy something to use

his service

1098. tractable:easily controlled or guided

1099. transgress:break go beyond (a limit)

1100. transient:temporary fleeting

1101. transitory:brief

1102. travesty:parody/imitation

1103. trenchant:forceful effective vigorous extremely perceptive

incisive

1104. trepidation:alarm excited state of mind

1105. trickle:flow in drops

1106. trifling:unimportant

1107. trite:not new

1108. truce:(agreement) stop of fighting for a time

1109. truculence:aggressiveness ferocity

1110. trudge:walk heavily

1111. turbid:muddy having the sediment stirred up

1112. turbulence:being uncontrolled violent

1113. turgid:excessively ornate swollen or bloated

1114. turmoil:trouble disturbance

1115. turpitude:wickedness shamefulness

1116. turquoise:greenish-blue precious stone

1117. tyro:tiro beginner

1118. ubiquitous:present everywhere

1119. ulterior:situated beyond

1120. umbrage:offense resentment

1121. uncouth:rough awkward

1122. underbid:make a lower bid then smb else

1123. undermine:weaken gradually at the base make something

under

1124.undulate:

to move in wavelike fashion fluctuate

1125. unearth:discover and bring to light

1126. unencumbered:easy-going trifle

1127. unfeigned:not pretended sincere

1128. unscathed:unharmed unhurt




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1129. untoward:unfortunate inconvenient

1130. upbraid:scold reproach

1131. urbane:elegant refined in manners

1132. vacillation:being uncertain hesitating

1133. vagary:strange act or idea

1134. vain:without use result conceited

1135. valiant:brave

1136. valorous:brave1137. vanquish:conquer

1138. variegate:To mark with different shade or colors

1139. veer:change direction

1140. venal:ready to do something dishonest

1141. veneer:surface appearance covering the TRUE nature

1142. veneration:regard with deep respect

1143. veracity:truth

1144. verdant:fresh and green

1145. verisimilitude:appearing TRUE or real

1146. veritable:real rightly named

1147. verve:spirit vigor enthusiasm

1148. vestige:trace or sign

1149. vex:annoy distress trouble

1150. vigilance:watchfulness self-appointed group who maintain

order

1151. vigilant:member of a vigilance committee

1152. vigorous:strong energetic

1153. vilify:slander say evil things




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1154. vindictive:having a desire to revenge

1155. virago:a loud domineering woman a scold or nag

1156. visceral:of the internal organs of the body

1157. viscous:sticky/semi-fluid

1158. vitiate:lower the quality weaken the strength

1159. vituperate:curse abuse in words

1160. vivacious:lively high-spirited

1161. volatile:changeable inconstant fickle unstable explosive

1162. volubility:fluency verbosity easy use of spoken language

1163. voluble:fluent

1164. waffle:talk vaguely and without much result

1165. waft:scent waving movement carry lightly through

1166. wag:merry person

1167. warmonger:person who stirs up war

1168. warrant:authority written order guarantee

1169. wean:to turn away (from a habit)

1170. weigh:measure hoe heavy something is

1171. welter:turmoil a bewildering jumble

1172. wend:to go proceed

1173. whimsical:full of odd and fanciful ideas

1174. wince:show bodily or mental pain

1175. woo:try to win

1176. writ:written order

1177. xenophile (zen-uh-fahyl):a person who is attracted to

foreign peoples, cultures, or customs

1178.yarn:

tale story fibers for knitting


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