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Skimpy-containing littile excess

Nebulous hazy,cloudy

Boor - A crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement(barbarian,churl,goth)

Slake- Satisfy (thirst), Make less active,abate,allay

Exalt - Praise, glorify, or honor, Raise in rank

Belabor - To work at or to absurd length

Plenitude The condition of being full or complete

Coagulate -coagulated blood

Equivocal -Open to two or more interpretations

Munificent -Very generous

Placid -calm

Callous -Emotionally hardened,cruel,insensitive

Nadir-the lowest or most unsuccessful point

Pinnacle a high pointed piece of rock,the most successful point

Endow -Give qualities or abilities to

Nadir:Pinnacle

Endow: give

Heterodox not confirming wit orthodox standards or beliefs

Obfuscate -Make obscure or unclear

Thrifty -Mindful of the future in spending money

Expedite -Speed up the progress of; facilitate

Endorse-Give support or one's approval to

Paramount -Having superior power and influence

Supersede-Take the place or move into the position of

Piquant -Attracting or delighting, Having an agreeably pungent taste

Vitiate -Make imperfect

Freight -Goods carried by a large vehicle

Sophomoric -Of or relating to a sophomore; immature and silly

Anomalous -abnormal

Mundane - belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly

Hoax - something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage

1. Ruler: fit

2. Hoax: Entertain

Allay - satisfy (thirst), lessen the intensity of or calm

Eccentric - a person of a specified kind, a person with an unusual or odd personality

Hardy- English novelist and poet, invulnerable to fear or intimidation

Freight- goods carried by a large vehicle

Renunciation - the act of renouncing; sacrificing, rejecting

Plethora- extreme excessAdvocate- a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea

Tawdry - cheap and shoddy

Prodigal- Recklessly wasteful

Deluge- A heavy rain, the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land

Lug - marine worms having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back, Obstruct, carry with

difficulty

Alibi - a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed


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the crime in question

Impeccable - without fault or error

1. Lug: Carry

2. Toxin: Chemical

3. Alibi: Excuse

4. Impeccable: Flaw

Plaudits - Enthusiastic approval

Substantial - Fairly large

Succinct - Briefly giving the gist of something,compact

Incontinent - Not having control over urination and defecation

Penurious - excessively unwilling to spend

Conifer - any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones

Obstinate - persist stubbornly(perist- refuse to stop)

Tranquility - a state of peace and quiet

Astute - A(MEANS NOT)+STU(STUPID)..well think of someone who is NOT STUPID,MEANS he is very

WISE ,AND INTELLIGENT.

Tenuous - very thin in gauge or diameterFervid - extremely hot, characterized by intense emotion

Winnow- the act of separating grain from chaff

Analogies:

1. Winnow: Grain

2. Plot: Story

Relegate-assign to a lower position; reduce in rank(relatives+gate)

Discommode - to cause inconvenience or discomfort to

Surmount - be or do something to a greater degree

Apogee - apoapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is at the greatest distance

from the Earth(Apex)Stint - an individual's prescribed share of work

Discerning - having or revealing keen insight and good judgment(di-screening)

Nonentity - person of no influence(no entry)

Camouflage- the act of concealing(hiding) the identity of something by modifying its

appearance(camel+flag)

Protractible - able to be extended

Intruder - someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission

Discordant - not in agreement or harmony(disco+rdant),ANTONYM-accordant

Platitude - a trite or obvious remark(flat+attitude does nt attract),banal,commonplace

Expedition - a journey organized for a particular purpose,journey,sashay(trip)

Analogies:

1. Platitude: Insightful

2. Adventure: Expedition

Thrive - grow vigorously,expand

Perplex - make more complicated,complicate,stupefy

Arrest - the act of apprehending,apprehend


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Notorious have an exceedingly bad reputation,syn-ill famed,infamous

Demote-break,assigning a lower position,anty-promote

Expatiate - add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned

way, usually in writing,syn-expand,enlarge,elaborate

Malodorous unpleasant smelling,anty-fragrant(mal+odour+us)

Futile fruitless,bootless,sleeveless

Phlegmatic showing little emotion

Shrewd - marked by practical hardheaded intelligence,astute,sharp,anty-dull,normal

Ecstasy a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion,exaltation

Austere simple,ascetic

Buttress - make stronger or defensible,strengthen,fortify

Analogies:

1. Way lore: Journey

2. Austere: Design

Pulchritude - physical beauty(pulsar+itude)Unsightliness - ugliness that is unpleasant to look at

Mendacious lying,false

Candor - the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech,candour,frankness

Foment-agitate,stirrup,bath ,anty-calm

Diluvia - of or connected with a deluge(the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto

normally dry land)

Abridgment - a shortened version of a written work,condense,capsule

Abasement - a low or downcast state,abase

Analogies:

1. Diluvia: river

2. Scrutinize: observe3. Abridgment: length

4. Abasement: prestige

Dabbler- an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have

Impeccable: Flaw

Gregarious - tending to form a group with others of the same species

Contrite - feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses

Resplendent - having great beauty and splendor

Vile - morally reprehensible

Succulent - plant adapted to arid conditions and characterized by fleshy water-storing tissues that

act as water reservoirs,full of juice

Accord agree

Belligerent - someone who fights

Adamant - very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem

Allegiance - the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action

Revere- a lapel on a woman's garment; turned back to show the reverse side

Torpid - slow and apathetic

Phlegmatic- showing little emotion

Excoriate - express strong disapproval of

Laud- praise, glorify, or honor


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Seditious - in opposition to a civil authority or government

Prodigy extradinary person

Resolute - firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination

Prescient - perceiving the significance of events before they occur

Bombastic - ostentatiously lofty in style,

Pretentious- intended to attract notice and impress others

Wholesome- conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being

Benevolent - intending or showing kindness

Baleful - threatening or foreshadowing evil( bail from jail)

Presumptuous - excessively forward

Rectitude - righteousness as a consequence of being honorable and honest

Futile-fruitless(futile is nt fertile hence fruitless)

Lode- a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from

surrounding rocks(load runner)

Rambunctious- noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline

Cassette- a container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or videoWhelp - young of any of various canines such as a dog or wolf

Majestic- having or displaying great dignity or nobility

Adulation - servile flattery; exaggerated and hypocritical praise(add-late-boss)

Palpable - capable of being perceived; especially capable of being handled or touched or felt

Tantamount- being essentially equal to something

Clairvoyance - apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses

Delude - be false to; be dishonest with

Epithet - a defamatory or abusive word or phrase

Onomatopoeia - using words that imitate the sound they denote

Simile =simile = similar

Metaphor -a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does notliterally denote in order to suggest a similarity knowledge,sciolist


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Fragile -Easily broken, damaged or destroyed,delicate,flimpsy

Skirt -Avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing

Vile -Morally reprehensible

Gregarious -tending to form a group with others of the same species

Indigenous -Originating where it is found,aboriginal

Adulation-flattery

Notorious ill famed

Concise -Expressing much in few words,brief,compact

Sophomoric-immature

Tacit -Implied by or inferred from actions or statements

Mitigate -lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of,palliate

Tactful -Having or showing a sense of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others

Ascend -Travel up,rise

Caustic -Harsh or corrosive in tone,bitter,acerbic

Analogies:

1. Tactful: Diplomatic (dealing in sensitive matters)

2. Ascend: Height3. Caustic: Yield

1. Epithet(A defamatory or abusive word or phrase): Onomatopoeia (Using words that imitate the

sound they denote)

2. Simile: Metaphor

Phenomenal -Of or relating to a phenomenon,extradinory

Vindicate -Maintain, uphold, or defend,justify

Avid-greedy,Marked by active interest and enthusiasm,zealous

Estrange -Remove from customary environment or associations,alienate

Nonchalance -The trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care; a casual lack ofconcern,unconcern

Suffuse -Cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across,perfuse

Freight goods carryng vehicle

Propensity -An inclination to do something,tendency

Lurk -Lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner,ambush

Nimble -Moving quickly and lightly,spry,agile

Analogies:

1. Lurk: Wait

2. Nimble: Clear

Lurid-shocking

Precipitous -Done with very great haste and without due deliberation

Disapprobation -An expression of strong disapproval,condemnation

Thrifty -Careful and diligent in the use of resources

Forsake -Leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch,abandon

Sultry -Sexually exciting or gratifying,hot n humid

Bizarre - unconventional or unusual

Maladroit -Not adroit,not skilful


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Stolid -Having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited

Forbearance patience,Good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence

Prodigy -An unusually gifted or intelligent (young) person; someone whose talents excite wonder

and admiration,portent,omen

Reticent -Temperamentally disinclined to talk,Cool and formal in manner

Analogies:

1. Reticent: Dupe (A person who is tricked or swindled)

2. Austere: Design

Exonerate -Pronounce not guilty of criminal charges

Awe-An overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration

Amuse -Occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion,divert

Perplexed -Full of difficulty, confusion or bewilderment

Pacifist -Opposed to war,dovish

Adulated -flattery

Factious -Dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion)Divulge -Make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or

that was meant to be kept a secret,break,expose

Hedonist -Someone motivated by desires for sensual pleasures

Pedantic-Marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects,academic

Tactful -Having or showing a sense of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others

Analogies:

1. Pedantic: Learning

2. Tactful: Diplomatic(Using or marked by tact in dealing with sensitive matters or people)

Scant- Less than the correct, legal or full amount, often deliberately,skimp,stint

Meek -Humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowedsubmissiveness,mild,modest

Zenith celestial point

Revive -Give new life or energy to,animate,renovate

Contempt -Lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike,scorn,disrespect

Befriend -Become friends with,attach,bond

Coy -Affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way

Procrastinate -Postpone doing what one should be doing

Ascend -Travel up

Turmoil -A violent disturbance

Analogies:

1. Nimble: Bite

2. Quaff(To swallow hurriedly): Sip

Diaphanous -So thin as to transmit light

Leaven-A substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid, Cause to puff up with a

leaven,raise

Aloof -Remote in manner,distant

Imperious -Having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as

unworthy,disdainful


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Fervent -Characterized by intense emotion,extermly hot

Ransack -Steal goods; take as spoils,Search thoroughly,plunder

Cohesive -Cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated,united

Zealous zeal,avid

Veneration -A feeling of profound respect for someone or something,Religious zeal; the

willingness to serve God

Rue -Sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment,sorrow

Misled -Lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions

Analogies:

1. Broaden: Width

2. Misled: Trust

Fervent-Characterized by intense emotion

Redundant -More than is needed, desired, or required

Diligence -Conscientiousness in paying proper attention to a task; giving the degree of care

required in a given situation

Pan -Cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel,Make a sweeping movement

larval =Immature of its kind; especially being or characteristic of immature insects in the newly

hatched wormlike feeding stageDelude -Be false to; be dishonest with

Timorous -Timid by nature or revealing timidity,fearful

Tedious -So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness,boring

Feasible-Capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are

Dote -Be foolish or senile due to old age,Shower with love; show excessive affection for

Eulogy -A formal expression of praise for someone who has died recently

Analogies:

1. Dote: Like

2. Eulogy: speech

Tangible =Capable of being treated as fact,palpable,realChary -Characterized by great caution and wariness

Knotty -Making great mental demands; hard to comprehend, solve or believe

Condescending -characteristic of those who treat others with condescension

Pomp-Cheap, pretentious or vain display

Indomitable -Impossible to subdue(To put down by force or authority)

Acumen -A tapering point,Shrewdness shown by keen insight

Shrewd-keen

Analogies:

1. Equivocate: Commitment

2. Dehydrate: Water

3. Acumen: Shrewd

Bravado -A swaggering show of courage,Noisy confusion and turbulence

Unpretentious -Lacking pretension or affectation

Agenda -A temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to

Contrite -Feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses

Meddlesome -Intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner,busy

Renege -Fail to fulfill a promise or obligation


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Misconstrue -Interpret in the wrong way

Unflappable -Not easily perturbed, excited or upset; marked by extreme calm and composure

Cession -The act of ceding(gve over,surrender)

Haughtiness -Overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors,arrogance

Submissive -Inclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination

Penchant -A strong liking

Delude -Be false to; be dishonest with

Fatigue -Temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work

Trepidation -A feeling of alarm or dread(afraid)

Censure -Harsh criticism or disapproval

Analogies:

1. Sleep: Fatigue

2. Audacious: Trepidation

3. Censure: Blame

Profligate -Recklessly wasteful,lavish,prodigalLofty -Of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style,elevated

Gullibility -endency to believe too readily and therefore to be easily deceived

Cursory -Hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough,casual

Glacier -A slowly moving mass of ice

Parse - analyze syntactically by assigning a constituent structure to,analyse

Barb -The pointed part of barbed wire

Caustic -Of a substance, especially a strong acid

Analogies:

2. Glacier: Melt water

3. Sentence: Parse

4.Barb: CausticPenetrating -Tending to penetrate; having the power of entering or piercing

Rebut -Overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof

Inhibit -To put down by force or authority

Hortatory -Giving strong encouragement

Unbridled -Not restrained or controlled

Exonerate-Pronounce not guilty of criminal charges

Vilify -Spread negative information about

Divulge -Make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or

that was meant to be kept a secret

Revert -Go back to a previous state

Exacerbate-Make worse

Lull-A pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished,calm

Sustenance -What needs to be eaten to sustain a person's body; food, esp. food containing the

required vitamins and energy

Arduous -Characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort,hard

Palatial -Relating to or being a palace

Tawdry -Tastelessly showy,cheap

Gibe -Be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics,Laugh at with contempt

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Agitator -One who agitates; a political troublemake,formenter

Conspiracy -A secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act,cabal

Analogies:

1. Composer: Concerto (A composition for orchestra and a soloist)

2. Agitator: Conspiracy

Opulence -Wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living,luxury

Bliss -A state of extreme happiness

Jealous -Strongly wanting someone else's position, advantages or possessions

Mortify -Practice self-denial of one's body and appetites,Cause to feel shame; hurt the pride

of,abase

Prehensile -Having a keen intellect,Immoderately desirous of acquiring

Pulmonary -Relating to or affecting the lungs

Copious -Large in number or quantity

intimidating -Discouraging through fear,Make timid or fearful

Relinquish -Turn away from; give up,quit

Annihilate -Kill in large numbers

Veracity -Unwillingness to tell lies

Deplore -Express strong disapproval of,regret stonglyExaggerated -Enlarged to an abnormal degree,magnified

Abdicate -Give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations

Inured -Made tough by habitual exposure,hardened

Analogies:

Abdicate: Throne

Inured: Tolerance

Precipitate -Bring about abruptly,throw violently

Esteem -The condition of being honored

Manifold -Many and varied; having many features or forms,multiplex

Recant -Formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure

Exigency -A pressing or urgent situation,pinchInimical -Not friendly

Scurvy - a condition caused by deficiency of ascorbic acid

Sage -Having wisdom that comes with age and experience

Antiquated -So extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period

Gaudy -Tastelessly showy

Digression -A message that departs from the main subject,deviation

Fretful -Nervous and unable to relax

Tine(Prong on a fork): Fork

Deplore -Express strong disapproval of Acrid -Strong and sharp

Resplendent -Having great beauty and splendor

Replete-Filled to satisfaction with food or drink,sate

Profligate -Recklessly wasteful

Proliferate -Grow rapidly

Falsehood-A false statement

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