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WORD
abate
abdication
abet
abeyance
abidance
abject
abjure
abraded
abrogate
absonous
abstruse
abut
acarpous
accolade
accretion
admonish /-nitoryadulation
affable
affiance
afterwise
agglutination
agog
ail
alacrity
allegiance
altruism
amalgamate
ambidextrous
ambiguous
ambivalent
ambuscade
ameliorateamenable
amortize
anachronismannals
antithetical
aplomb
apochryphal
apostate
apotheosis
ambulatory
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appellation
apprise
apprise
approbation
appropriate
apropos
apt
arabesque
ardor
argot
arrant
arrogate
ascetic
ascribe
aseptic
asperity
aspersion
asseverate
assiduous
assuage
astringent
atonement
attenuate
attune
augury
august
austere
avarice
avatar
aver
aversion
avid
avow
awry
axiom / axiomatic
bacchanalian
baleful
baneful
barrage
barren
bedizen
belabor
belie
arboreal
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bellicose
belligerent
benediction
benevolence
bequest
berate
bereft
beset
bilge
binge
blandishment
blithe
boorish
brazen
broach
brook
bucolicburgeon
burnish
cabal
cacophony / -nous
cadence
cadge
cajole
calcify
calipers
callow
calumny
cannon
cant
capitulate
capricious
captious
caret
carousal
castigate / -ion
cathartic
caucus
caustic
censure
centurion
chagrin
chary
chastened
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chastisement
chicanery
choleric
chronicles
churl
clamor
cloture
cloy
coagulation
coalescing
coda
coddle
codicil
coeval
cogent
cogitate
cognizantcolander
collusion
commensurate
commingle
commodious
compendium
complacent / ncy
complaisance
compunction
conceit
concord
confluence
confound
congeal
congenial
congenital
conjoin
consternation
consummate
contemn
contentious
contiguous
continence
contrite
contumacious
conundrum
convivial
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convoke
convoluted
cornucopia
corroborate / -tion
coruscate
countenance
countervail
covetous
cower
coy
crass
cravat
craven
culpable
curmudgeon
cursorydainty
dawdler
dearth
debacle
debilitate
decimate
decorum / -rous
decrepitude
decry
defer
deference / tial
delineate
deluge
demagogue
demur
denigrate
denouement
deposition
deprave
deprecate
dereliction
derision
descry
desiccate / nt
desuetude
desultory
detraction
corporeal
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detumescence
diaphanous
diatribe
dichotomy
didactic
diffidence
digression
dilapidate
dilate
dilatory
dilettante
dirge
disabuse
discern / -ing
discomfit
disconcert
disconsolatediscordant
discountenance
discourse
discreet
discrepancy
disdain
disencumber
disheveled
disparage / -ging
disparate
disproof
disquisition
dissemble
disseminate
dissent
dissimulate
dissolute
distend
divest
divestiture
divulge
doggerel
dolt
dote
dour
disingenuous
disinter
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drawl
droll
drone
dulcet
duress
ebullient / ce
eclectic
ecumenical
edacious
effete
efficacy / cious
effluvia
effrontery
egress
elegy
emaciate
emancipateembellish
emolient
emote
emulate
encapsulate
encomium
encumbrance
endearing
endemic
enervate
engender
ennui
ensign
entangle
enthral
entreat
enunciate
ephemeral
epicurean
epigram
epilogue
epistle
epithet
epitome
equable
equanimity
equipoise
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equivocal / ate
erudite
escapade
eschew
esoteric
espouse
evanescent
evince
exacerbate
exacting
excoriate
exhort
exigent / -ncy
expatiate
expedient
expiation
expostulateexpurgate
exscind
extant
extempore / risation
extenuate
extirpate
extol
extralegal
extricable
extrovert
exuberance
facetious
fallacious
farcical
fatuous
fawn
fealty
feckless
fecund
feign
feint
felicitous
felon
ferment
ferocity
ferret
fervid / vent
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fervor
fetid
fetter
fidelity
figurehead
filibuster
flag
flak
fledge / -ed
fledgling
fleeting
flinch
flout
foible
foment
foppish
forage
ford
forestall
forswear
fortuitous
fractious
fritter
froward
fulgent
fulmination
fulsome
furtive
gaffe
gainsay
gamut
garble
garish
garner
garrulous / lity
gaucherie
germane
gesticulate
gird
glean
glib
gloat
glut
forbear/ ance
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gnaw
goad
gossamer
gouge
gratuitous
gregarious
gristle
grouse
grovel
hack
hackneyed
halcyon
hallow
hapless
harangue
harbingerharrow
hedonism / t / tic
hegemony
hermetic
hew
highbrow
hirsute
histrionic
hoi polloi
holster
homiletics
hone
hoodwink
hubris
husk
hyperbole
iconoclast
idiosyncrasy
idiosyncrasy / -atic
idyll
ignoble
ignominious
imbroglio
immutable
impecunious
impede
impediment
grandiloquent
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imperious
impiety
implicate
importune
imprecate
impromptu
impudent
impugn
impunity
impute
inadvertent
inane
inasmuch
incarcerate
inchoate
incipientincise
incumbent/s / -ncy
incursion
indelible
indigent / -nce
indolent / -nce
indomitable
inebriety
ineffable
ineluctable
inept / ineptitude
inexorable
infelicitous
infuse
inimical
inimitable
innocuous
insalubrious / ity
insignia
insipid
insolvent
insouciant
instantiate
insularity
intemperence
interdict
impetuous
indefatigability
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intermittent
intersperse
intransigent / ce
intrepid
inundate
inured
invective
inveigh
inveigle
inveterate
involute
irascible
ire
irksome
irresolute
irrevocableitinerate
jaded
jeremiad
jingoism
jocular
juxtapose
labyrinth / -ine
lachrymose
laconic
laconic
lament
languish
lassitude
latent
lechery
lethargic
levee
levity
libel
libertine
lien
limn
lint
lionize
lithe
loll
lope
intractable
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loquacious
lucubrate
luculent
lugubrious
lumber
macabre
macerate
machination
magnanimity
magnate
malaise
malapropism
malevolence
malinger
manacle
mandatemanumit
martinet
matriculation
maudlin
maul
maverick
mawkish
mendacity
mendicant
mercurial
meretricious
mesmerize
mettle / -some
middling
militate
minatory
mince
misanthrope
misdemeanor
misogynist
mitigate
mollify
molt
monolithic
morbid
mordant
maladroit
mellifluous
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motility
muffler
munificence
nadir
natty
nebulous
nefarious
neologism
neophyte
nepotism
nexus
nibble
nihilism
noisome
non sequitur
nonchalantnondescript
nonplused
nostrum
noxious
nuance
nugatory
obdurate
obeisance
obfuscate
obloquy
obsequious
obstreperous
obtain
obtrusive
obtuse
obviate
occluded
odium / odius
officious
ominous
omnipotent / -nce
omniscient / -nce
onerous
opprobrious / -ium
ossify
ostensible
ostentatious
multifarious
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ostracism
overweening
paean
palate
palliate
palpability
palpitate
paltry
panegyric
panorama
paradigm
paragon
pariah
parochial
parsimonious
partisan
paucitypeccadillo
pecuniary
pedagogy
pedantic
pediment
pellucid
penchant
penitent
penury / -urious
peregrination
peremptory
perfidy / -fidious
perfunctory
peripatetic
perjury
pernicious
persiflage
personable
perspicacious/ -ity
perspicuous / -uity
pertinent
peruse
pervade / -vasive
petrified
petrify
petrous
petulant
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philanthropy
philistine
phlegmatic
picaresque
pied
pillory
pine
pious
piquant
pique
pith
pivotal
plaintive
plaque
platitude
plebeian
plethorapliant
plod
plumb
poignant
polemical
poncho
ponderous
portent
prattle
preamble
precarious
precepts
precipitate
precipitate / -tous
preclude
precocious
precursory
predilection
preen
preponderance
presage
prescient / -nce
presumption
preternatural
prevaricate
prim
pristine
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probity
proclivity
procrastination
prodigious
profane
profligate / gacy
proliferate
prolific
prolix
propensity
propinquity
propitiate / -tory
propitious
proscribe
proselytize
protracted
protuberanceprovident
provisional
prudence
prudish
prune
prurient
pucker
pugnacious
puissance
punctilious
pundit
pungency
purvey
pusillanimous
putrefy / -faction
quaff
quail
qualm
quandary
quell
querulous
quibble
quiescent / -ence
quintessence
quintessence
quirk
quixotic
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rescind / -cission
resigned
respite
restive
resuscitation
retard
reticent
revere / reverent
rhetoric
rift
rotund
rubric
rumple
rustic
saccharinesacrilege
salacious
salubrious
salutary
sanctimonious
satiate
satire
saturnine
saucy
savant
scabbard
scorch
scurrilous
scurvy
sedulous
seminal
sententious
sequester
sere
serendipity
sermon
serrated
servile
shard
sheath
ribald
risible
sagacious / -city
sanguine
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shunt
sidestep
simper
skiff
skit
slack
slake
sluggard
slur
smolder
snare
snub
sodden
solicitous
solvent
somaticsophistry
sophomore / -ric
soporific
sordid
specious
spendthrift
splenetic
splice
spoliation
sponge
spurn
squalor / lid
squander
squat
stanch
statute
stentorian
stickler
stigmatize
stint
stipple
stodgy
stoic
stolid
striated
strut
stupefy
sinuous
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stygian
stymie
subdue
sublime
suborn
subpoena
subsume
subtle
succor
sullied
sumptuous
sundry
supercilious
superfluous
supine
supplant
supplicate
surcharge
surfeit
surreptitious
suture
sycophant
tacit / taciturn
talon
tamp
tangential
tarnished
taunt
taut
tautology
tawdry
teetotal
temerity
temperance
tenacity
tenuous
tepid
terse
testiness
thrift
thwart
timorous
succinct
suppliant
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tirade
tithe
toady
toil
torpid / torpor
tortuous
tout
tractable
transient
transitory
travesty
trenchant
trifling
trite
truculence
trudge
turbidturgid
turpitude
tutelary
tyro
ubiquitous / -ty
umbrage
unbridled
uncouth
undulate
unencumbered
unfeigned
untenable
untoward
upbraid
urbane
uxorious
vacillate
vagary
vanquish
vapid
variagated
veer
vehement
venal
veneer
veracity
verdant
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verisimilitude
veritable
vernacular
vernal
verve
vestige
vicarious
victuals
vilify
vindictive
virago
virulent
visceral
vitiate
vitriolic
vituperate
voluble / -bilityvoracious
waffle
waft
wag
warmonger
wean
welter
wend
wince
wizened
wonted
writ
yarn
yoke
yokel
zealous / zealot
zenith
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to lessen, to subside
giving up control authority
help/encourage somebody (in doing wrong)
suspended action
hopeless, most unfortunate or miserable
promise or swear to give up
rubbed off worn away by friction
repeal or annul by authority
border on
worn out, effete, no longer fertile
the growing of separate things into one ; increase by natural growth
warn strongly, take to task / containing warning
polite and friendly
give to (in marriage) ; assure by promise
Wise after the event, wise or knowing when it is too late
clumping of bacteria/red cells when held together by antibodies; glueing
eager/excited
trouble, be ill
eager and cheerful readiness
duty, support, loyalty
quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others, selflessness
to combine several elements into a whole
able to use the left hand or the right equally well
characterized by opposite feelings or emotions
improve make betterageeable; responsive to suggestion; changeable
end (a debt) by setting aside money
something out of place i.t.o. its historical or chronolo
direct opposing
self-confidence
one who abandons long-held religious or political convictions
DEFINITION , GRE SYNONYMS
the state of abiding; abode; continuance; compliance (with)
inharmonious, incongruous, discordant
difficult to comprehend, obscure, esoteric, recondite
praise, approval, encomium
excessive praise, flattery, sycophancy
having two contrary meanings, equivocal
(pertaining to legs) able to walk about, ambulant
act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise, ambush
chronological record of events in successive years, chronicles
false, spurious, fallacious
deification, glorification to godliness
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(person nation) waging war
act of praying for divine protection, blessing
wish or activity in doing good
rob or dispossess of something (material)
bulge; sides of the vessel that curve in to form the bottom (ship)
Overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
crude, offensive, rude
made of brass
bring up, announce, begin to talk about, initiate
to tolerate, endure
to expand, grow and flourish
to polish rub to a shine
a scheme or plot a group of plotters
a loud harsh or strident noise
recurrent rhythmical series, rhythm, a 'beat'
to beg to get by begging
use flattery or deceit to persuade
metal supports attached to the legs measuring instrument
code of laws or set of principles (usually religious in nature)
insincere talk/jargon
to surrender, give up
faultfinding
mark used by an author to indicate where something is to be inserted
drunken revel, a merry drinking party
to chastise correct by punishing / severe punishment
a closed political meeting
expression of blame or disapproval, a rebuke
leader of a unit of 100 soldiers
strong feelings of embarrassment, vexation, shame / to hurt the pride of
cautious, wary
corrected punished
warlike, belligerent, pugnacious, contentious
arrangement to give something at death, legacy, inheritance
scold sharply, reproach,vituperate, upbraid
surrounded to be attacked by all sides, besieged ; plagued
flattery, coaxing, enticement
cheerful, casual, carefree, insouciant, nonchalant
charachteristic of rural areas/people (like a village/r !!), rustic, pastoral
to change into a hard, stony condition, petrify
immature, inexperienced, unsophisticated, fledgling, nave
slander, aspersion
unpredictable, erratic, changing one's mind impulsively, whimsical
strongly laxative, stimulates evacuation of the bowels (shitting), purgative
biting, sarcastic (in speech), satire
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punishment
bad-tempered person
shout, complain with a lot of noise
closing device (in Parliament) to end a debate by voting
To fill to satiety, to stuff full, to clog ; to overload, to burden
treat with care and tenderness
an addition to a will, appendix, supplement
strong convincing
think deeply, mediate
being fully aware ofbowl-shaped vessel with many holes used to drain off water
secret agreement for a deceitful purpose
equivalent, corresponding in size or degree ; fitting, appropriate to
mix together different elements
having plenty of space for what is needed
a concise but comprehensive summary of a larger work, collection
over-high opinion of, too much pride
agreement or harmony
flowing together, place where two things come together
be confusing or perplexing to, cause to be unable to think clearly
make or become gelatinous, stiff and solid
suitable to your needs or similar to your nature, agreeble, friendly
to join together
surprise and fear dismay
perfect, make perfect, complete ; of marriages
to scorn or despise
touching, neighboring, near, adjoining
self-restraint; sexual chastity
insubordinate, rebellious
a riddle, dilemma, enigma
friendly, occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
legal trickery, deception, shenanigan, guile, foxiness / false argument
quickly aroused to anger, irascible
chronological record of events in successive years, annals
change to a thick and solid state
coming together and unitinginto one substance
passage that concludes a piece of music, finale (analogous to epilogue)
of the same period, contemporary, coetaneous
self-satisfied, contented to a fault / feeling of self-satisfaction, smug
tending to comply, willingness to please, obliging, deference
feeling of regret for one's action, contrite
present from birth but not necessarily hereditary, inherent
argumentative, combative, quarrelsome, pugnacious, bellicose
filled with deep sorrow for wrongdoing, compunction
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call together, summon
abundant supply
Support with evidence, confirm / additional strengthening, evidence
glitter; scintillate; be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity
to favor or approve of
counterbalance
eagerly desirous
crouch shrink back (ketakutan)
shy, modest (esp of a girl)
so unrefined as to be lacking in discrimination and sensibility (stupidity)
piece of linen worn as a necktie
deserving blame (of a crime)
bad-tempered person
pretty, delicate (food) ; difficult to please
person who is slow, waste of time
A sudden and violent collapse, sudden disaster
make weak (w.r.t. health)
propriety, properness / proper
disapprove of
showing respect, regardful of another's wishes
to portray, depict, sketch out, define, describe
to hesitate, raise objections
an outcome or solution the unraveling of a plot
dethronement, depositing
make morally bad corrupt
deserting and leaving to fall into ruins
ridicule, scorn, treat with contempt
catch sight of, see something in the distance
dehydrate / substance used to absorb moisture
cessation of use disuse
aimless haphazard digressing at random
complicated, coiled, twisted, labyrinthine
pertaining to the body, somatic
cowardly person, pusillanimous
quick, hurried, perfunctory
shortage, sacarcity, paucity
kill in large numbers (one in every ten), annihilate
state of deterioration due to old age or long use, dilapidation
postpone, delay ; submit to another's wish or opinion
great flood, heavy rush of water / to flood, inundate
person appealing not to reasons but to emotions, rabble-rouser,false leader
defame, belittle, sully, disparage, detract
protest against, express disapprovalof, inveigh, deplore
criticism, slandering, verbal attack, aspersion, calumny
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diminishing or lessening of swelling
transparent gauzy
intended to teach or instruct
shyness
a message that departs from the main subject, wandering off
Bring into a condition of decay by neglect or misuse
speak comprehensively, become wider, large
to set right, undeceive
see with an effort but clearly, perceive, recognize / shrewd; discriminating
confuse embarrass
upset the self-possession of
sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled
refuse to approve of
speech, lecture
careful/prudent
A difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions
look on with contempt
free from encumbrance
untidy
sophisticated, artful, trying to deceive, cunning
essentially different, unlike
proof to the contrary
an elaborate analytical or explanatory essay or discussion
speak or behave so as to hide something (in mind)
distribute (esp. ideas)
have a different opinion refuse to assent
pretend; conceal by feigning, as of feelings
to swell, expand
take away possessions from someone, deprive of status
An order to an offending party to rid itself of property
make known something secret, disclose
trivial, poorly constructed verse
stupid fellow
show much fondness, excessive attention, Be senile due to old age
violent verbal attack, tirade, malediction, obloquy, jeremiad, fulmination
Being twofold, a classification into two opposed subclasses, duality
tending to cause delay, procrastinating
one with amateur or superficial interest in a subject, dabbler
hymn of mourning performed as a memorial to a dead person, lament
conflicting in sound, disharmonious, dissonant
dig up from the earth (inter = bury)
to belittle, denigrate / derogative
lewd, debauched, degenerate, dissipated, libertine, profligate
stubbornly unyielding, pertinacious ; dull, sullen, gloomy, saturnine
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slow way of speaking by drawing out the vowels
jesting, queer and amusing
melodious, harmonious
threats to compel somebody
composed of elements drawn from various sources, compiled
representing the whole Christian world, of worldwide scope
marked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay
production of a desired result, productive, efficient, effective
outflow in a stream of particles a noxious odor or vapor
reappearance of a celestial body after an eclipse, the act of coming out
make thin and weak
make beautiful
stir up, excite
to simulate, imitate ; strive to equality
enclose in capsule
burden things that get on the way of
making dear or liked
epidemic ; prevailing to people living in a particular location
cause, produce, give rise to
dissatisfaction and restlesness as a result of boredom
flag/badge, commisioned rank below lieutenent junior
put into difficulties
please greatly, astound, enslave (fig)
pronounce (words) ; express a theory
a witty statement
letter
adjective
steady, regular
calmness of temperament
equal distribution of weight, equilibrium
male bee,person who isn't self-employed
overflowing with enthusiasm / exuberance, outburst of feeling
devouring, voracious, ravenous, rapacious
boldness, impudence, arrogance
a lament, a melancholy composition, dirge
free from slavery or servitude,give equal rights to minorities, manumit
soothing (esp to the skin), mollify
warm or glowing praise, eulogy, panegyric, accolade
weaken, deprive of strength, attenuate
ask earnestly, beseech
brief, fleeting, evanescent
one who is devoted to pleasure (sensuous enjoyment), hedonist
short passage/speech after the endof a book/play, antonym ofprologue
summary, abstract, synopsis, prologue / standard example, paradigm
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learned, scholarly
prank, any carefree episode, wild and exciting undertaking
avoid
marry give one's support to
to show clearly, to indicate
to make worse
severely criticize
to strongly urge, force
urgent / emergency, an urgent situation
to roam wander freely
likely to be useful for a purpose, practical
ending, expiring
argue earnestly, to dissuade, correct or protest
to cut out, cut away
still in existence
reduce the strength of, lessen seriousness, partially excuse
outside the law
that can be freed
cheerful person
state of growing vigorously being full of life
based on error, apocryphal
without sense, foolish, self-satisfaction
lacking purpose or vitality, ineffective, careless
fertile
pretend
become agitated ; organic molecule splitting into simpler substances
savage, cruelty
discover by searching search
having a double meaning, suspicious / try to deceive, prevaricate
abstruse,obscure, intended only for a small circle of people
tending to disappear like vapour, vanishing, ephemeral, fleeting
demanding, rigorous, fastidious
to remove obscenity, purify, censor, bowdlerize
without previous thought or preparation / improvisation, impromptu
to destroy, exterminate, cut out, exscind
praise highly, laud, exalt
humorous, funny,jocular
absurd, ludicrous
young deer, try to win somebody's favour, pander, toady, grovel
loyalty that citizens owe to their country, allegiance
make believe, a pretence of, simulate, sham, dissemble
apt, suitably expressed well chosen, apropos
person guilty ofmurder
showing earnest feeling, zealous, vehement
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warmth of feelings, earnestness
to shackle, put in chains, to restrain
carved image on the prow of a ship
intentional obstruction (esp to delay legislatve action)
droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
young and inexperienced, young bird that has become capable of flying
lasting for a markedly brief time, moving past swiftly, antonym of perennial
reject, mock, to go against (tradition), sneer
defect of character (a person is wrongly proud)
like a man who pays too much attention to his clothes
food for horses and cattle
shallow place in a river (to cross)
shining intensely, dazzling
disgusting, offensive due to excessiveness
to deny, to oppose
make unfair selection from facts
to gather and save to store up
socially awkward, tactless behavior
to wave one's arms
encircle or bind ; put a girdle on or around ; bind with something round
gather facts in small quantities
ready and smooth but not sincere
over look at with selfish delight
supply to much fill to excess
stinking, malodorous, putrid, foetid
loyalty; accuracy of sound reproduction
criticism, aspersion, calumny, excoriation ; anti-aircraft guns
grow feathers, of birds, ant. of molt/ able to fly, trained, experienced
draw, move back, wince
put something warm (to lessen pain) ; to stir up public opinion, instigate
refrain from, bepatient, ancestor / patience, willingness to wait
prevent by taking action in advance, preempt
renounce, disallow, repudiate
happening by fortunate accident or chance, serendipitous
stubbornly resistant to authority, refractory ; Easily irritated or annoyed
spend frivolously and unwisely, profligate, spendthrift
not willing to yield or comply, stubborn, intransigence, intractable
bitter protest, tirade, malediction, obloquy, jeremiad, diatribe
marked by stealth, covert, clandestine, surreptitious
socially awkward or tactless act, rustic, gaucherie
complete extent or range, plethora
gaudy, tastelessly showy, tawdry, raffish
too talkative, loquacious, effusive / talkativeness
relevant, pertinent to, apt
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commanding, haughty, arrogant
lack of reverence or dutifulness
show that somebody has a share
beg urgently or insistently, plead
rash, indiscreet
immunity from punishment or penalty
to attribute to a cause or source ascribe
accidental, unintentional
silly, senseless
since because
to imprison
engrave make a cut in
official who holds an office/official duties / term of office, tenure
a raid, a sudden attack
not easily exhaustible tirelessness
that cannot be rubbed out
poor / poverty
not easily discouraged or subdued
habitual intoxication
too great to be described in words
certain inevitable
unskillful said or done at the wrong time / quality of being unskillful
unfortunate, inappropriate
put, pour, fill
defying imitation, unmatchable
causing no harm
badge worn by soldier to show official position
unable to pay dept, bankrupt
represent by an instance or a concrete example
narrow-mindedness, state of being isolated or detached
lack of restraint or moderation; addiction to alcohol
prohibit forbid
having sudden energy, impulsive, forceful ; haste, precipitous
to invoke or conjure a curse (as an insult), malediction
without preparation, extempore
attack as false or wrong, challenge
not yet fully formed, elementary, rudimentary, amorphous ; incipient
beginning, emerging, partly in existence, inchoate
lazy / laziness, sloth, acedia
not placated or appeased, unsusceptible to persuasion, intransigent
harmful orunfriendly, antagonistic, dissident
unhealthy, debilitating / unwholesomeness, debilitation
without taste or flavor, bland, vapid
blithely unconcerned, carefree, indifferent, nonchalant
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place here and there
fearless, brave, undaunted
accustomed to adapted
to obtain by deception or flattery
complex
anger
tiresome, bothersome, irritating
hesitating, undecided
final and unalterableto travel from place to place to peregrinate
tired, fatigued
long and mournful complaint / an expression of grievance
an appeal intended to arouse patriotic emotions, fanatical patriotism
meant as a joke
to place side by side
Complex system of pathways where it is easy to get lost / highly intricate
causing tears, tearful
lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief ; become feeble
weariness, tiredness
potentially existing but not presently evident or realized, not active
unrestrained indulgence in sexual activity, gross lewdness, lustfulness
drowsy, lazy; indifferent
formal reception / embankment , dam
lack of seriousness
statement that damages reputation
immoral person
legal claim until a debt on it is repaid
paint, portray
cotton or linen fabric used to dress wounds
treat as a famous person
bending twisting
rest to sit or stand in a lazy way hang (dog's tongue)
move along with long strides
marked by regularintervals
obstinate, unmanageable, froward, refractory, recalcitrant, intransigent
uncompromising, , adamant, inexorable / stubbornness, intractability
flood cover by overflowing, submerge, engulf, deluge
abusive language curses, vituperation
to attack verbally denounce deprecate
deep-rooted, habitual, chronic, long-established, wonted
irritable, easily angered, choleric
rudely abrupt, blunt, brusk, brusque, curt
using few words, concise, terse, pithy, compendious, sententious
feel great sorrow ; mournful speech or hymn, elegy, dirge
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write in scholarly fashion
easily understood lucid clear
mournful, excessively sad
move in a clumsy/noisy way
gruesome, suggesting death
make or become soft by soaking in water
plot, scheme (esp. evil)
tactless, clumsy
unease, physical discomfort
misuse of a word (for one that resembles it)
to fake illness or injury in order to shirk a duty
chains for the hands or feet
order; charge, assign authority to
be admitted, enter a university as a student (after 12th year)
sentimental in a silly or tearful way
hurt by rough handling
rebel, nonconformist
sweetly flowing
a beggar
attractive on the surface but of little value (skin-deep beauty)
hypnotize
quality of endurance or courage / courageous, high-spirited
fairly good but not very good
have force or influence; bring about an effect or change
menacing, threatening
person who hates mankind
one who hates women/females
moult lose hair feathers before new growing
diseased, unhealthy (e.g.. about ideas)
harshly ironic or sinister
talkative, garrulous, effusive
quality of being noble in mind and heart, forgiving, munificence, largess
a very wealthy or powerful businessman, tycoon
wishing to do evil, antonym of benevolence
free from slavery or servitude, liberate, emancipate
someone who demands exact conformity to rules, disciplinarian
effusively orinsincerelyemotional, sickeningly sentimental (soap opera's)
dishonesty, antonym of veracity
quick changeable in character; lasting for a brief time, fleeting
pronounce or speak affectedly, euphemize
a crime less serious than a felony, offense, violation, infringement
to make less severe or intense, moderate, relieve, palliate, assuage
make calmeror quieter, assuage, alleviate
characterized by massiveness and rigidity and uniformity, monumental
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the power of having the inherent power of motion (eg. Animals, etc)
cloth worn round the neck / silencer
marked by smartness in dress and manners
cloud-like, hazy, vague, indistinct
a new word, expression, or usage
person who has been converted to a belief
favoritism
a connection tie or link, alliance
show some inclination to accept (an offer)
no right or wrong ; the delusion that everything is unreal
offensive disgusting (smell)
a conclusion that does not follow from the facts stated, irrelevant reply
not having interestlacking distinct or individual characteristics; dull and uninteresting
greatly surprised
a quack remedy an untested cure
harmful, injurious
trifling/worthless
hardened and unrepenting stubborn inflexible
act of obeying, dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person
to darken make obscure muddle
too eager to obey or serve
noisy loud
projecting, prominent, undesirably noticeable
blunt/stupid
to make unnecessary get rid of
blocked up
contempt, dislike, aversion / repulsive, hateful
too eager or ready to help or offer advice
threatening, fore-shadowing ill fortune
having unlimited power, all-powerful
having unlimited knowledge, infinitely wise, all-knowing
needing effort burdensome
to turn, to bone, to settle rigidly into an idea
seeming appearing as such professed
varied, motley, greatly diversified
quality of being extremely generous, magnanimity, largess
lowest point on celestial sphere, extreme state of adversity, ant. of zenith
wicked, vile
a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude, subtlety
abusively detractive language, slander, vituperation, calumny,aspersion
to be established accepted or customary, axiom
showing scorn or reproach, contempt ; dishonour, shame, scurrilous
vulgar display intended to attract notice and impress others, pretentious
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shut out from society refuse to meet talk
presumptuously arrogant, overbearing, immoderate, being a jerk
song of praise or triumph
roof of the mouth sense of taste
can be felt touched, understood, tangibility
tremble, beat rapidly and irregularly
insignificant, petty, trifling
comprehensive view, 360 degrees
an outcast a rejected and despised person
one-sided committed to a party biased or prejudiced
scarcity, a lacking ofsmall sin, small weakness in one's character
the art or profession of training, teaching, instructing; education
bookish, showing off, learning
triangular part above columns in Greek buildings
transparent, easy to understand
strong inclination, a liking
feeling or showing regret
traveling about wandering
urgent, imperative, unchallengeable ending debate
treachery, breaking of faith / treacherous, faithless
wandering
harmful, injurious
pleasing in appearance attractive
to examine with great care
permeate or diffuse through / tendency to spread throughout
frightened as to be unable to move; stunned or paralyzed with terror
like a rock hard stony
unreasonably impatient
lessen the severity of, assuage, alleviate, mitigate
formal praise, eulogy, encomium, accolade, laurels
a model example orpattern, prototype, epitome
a model example ofexcellence, quintessence, apotheosis
narrow, restricted, insular
too economical, miserly, penurious
relating to or involving money, monetary
extreme poverty / poor, pinched, impecunious; stingy, parsimonious
done as a duty without care, hastily, cursory
willful, FALSE statement, unlawful act
light teasing, banter
acutely insightful and wise / quick judging and astute, sagacity
transparently clear, easily understandable / clarity, antonym of ambiguity
appropriate, having precise or logical relevance, germane, apt
to make hard rocklike ; make rigid and set into a conventional pattern
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uprightness, incorruptibility, principle
inclination
enormous, wonderful
grow, reproduce by rapid multiplication
bearing in abundance especially offspring; intellectually productive
tiring because too long
property of being near in time or place; affinity of nature
auspicious presenting favorable circumstances
denounce as dangerous
prolonged
part of a thing that protrudes, a bulge
of the present time only
dried plum, silly person
wrinkle
strength
precise paying attention to trivialities
pedant authority on a subject
sharpness stinging quality
provide supply
rot, decay, give off a foul odour / becoming rotten
drink deeply
lose courage turn frightened
feeling of doubt temporary feeling of sickness, nausea
state of doubt or perplexity
suppress subdue
try to avoid by sophistication
the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water
habit or action peculiar to somebody or something
not sensible about practical matters, unrealistic / extravagently chivalrous
keeping on putting off, delaying, stalling, dilly-dallying, shilly-shallying
worldly; having contempt for God, blasphemous, sacrilegious
wasteful, extravagant, prodigal, licentious / dissolution, dissipation
natural inclination, proclivity, aptness
appease / conciliatory, appeasing, mitigating
convert to another faith or religion, evangelize
frugal, looking to the future
careful forethought, astuteness, circumspection
easily shocked, excessively modest ; exaggeratedly proper, prim, prissy
characterized by lust, lubricious, salacious, lascivious
fond of in the habit of fighting, bellicose, contentious
cowardly, craven
habitually complaining, whiny, fretful
at rest, dormant, torpid / state of being passive, motionless
purest and most concentrated essence of something; typical model, paragon
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mob crowd the lower classes of populace
person who tells anecdotes
to be divided or subdivided to branch out
flourishing, spreading unchecked, violent and uncontrollable action
feeling bitterness spitefulness
use extravagant language
greedy (esp for money)
to make thin to make less dense to purify or refine
act with excessive enthusiasm
opposing progress
snub, reject
take back as being FALSE give up
cast or fashion anewrelapse into antisocial or criminal behavior
a number of performance of music
person who lives alone and avoids people
make payment, to reward, punish
cowardice, a cowardly giving up
formidable causing fear
shining brilliant
to delight or entertain to feast
crime of killing a king
becoming young in nature or appearance
fall back again
to forcibly assign to task esp. to demote
part with a possession or right, turn away from; give up (power)
to protest object
deliver provide represent
someone who rebels and becomes an outlaw / break established customs
fail to fulfill a promise or obligation
meal
to be discontented with
person hardened in sin one devoid of decency
disown refuse to accept or pay
repay give in return
recurring daily, banal
low, vulgar, tawdry, garish
harch, hoarse, rough sounding, strident, clamorous, vociferous
disobedient, refractory, fractious, intractable, froward
little known, abstruse, obscure, esoteric
lying down, in a position of comfort or rest, reclining, acc/dec-umbent
stubborn, unmanageable, recalcitrant, fractious, intractable, froward
scold upbraid, berate, vituperate
to mildly criticize, admonish
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send from one track to another lay aside evade discussion
avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
(give a) silly/self-conscious smile
winding, undulating, serpentine (snake-like)
small boat
short piece of humorous writing/play
sluggish dull not tight
lazy slow-moving person
join sounds/words (indistinct)
burn slowly without flame
trap
treat with contempt
soaked saturated
concerned and attentive, eager
able to meet financial obligations ; to dissolve another substance
fallacious reasoning faulty logic
2nd-year undergrad / self-assured although immature, affected, bombastic
bad-tempered, irritable
join (two ends)
act of stripping and taking by force ; intentional destruction of evidence
to live at anothers expense, like a parasite
have nothing to do reject or refuse
crouch ; settle without permission
to stop the flow of a fluid
An act passed or enacted by a legislative body
extremely loud and powerful
person who insists on importance of something
describe somebody scornfully
paint with dots
old fashioned, conventional and unimaginative and hence dull
striped, grooved or banded
a supporting bar
to stun, baffle, amaze
to satisfy, satiate ; allay , assuage
of the body, corporal / -eal
producing sleep, somnific, somnolent, slumberous
wretched, comfortless, contemptible, squalid
illogical of questionable truth or merit, deceptively attractive
one who spends money wastefully, prodigal, squanderer, profligate
filth, sordidness / foul, filthy
spend wastefully, profligate, fritter / prodigal, spendthrift
to be thrifty, frugal, to set limits
unaffected by pleasure or pain, unemotional ; steadfast
showing no emotion, impassive, phlegmatic, stolic, apathetic
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to hinder, obstruct or block
overcome bring under control
induce by bribery or something to commit perjury
include under a rule
assistance, relief in time of distress
to be stained or discredited
magnificent
various, miscellaneous, separate
disdainful, characterized by haughty scorn
lying on the back, slow to act, passive
to take the place of, supersede
make a humble petition to
An additional charge / Rip off; ask an unreasonable price
(su-cher) join with a seam, as of a wound in surgery
claw of a bird of prey
tap or drive down by repeated light blows
suddenly changeable
lost brightness
contemptuous reproach hurtful remark
tightly stretched
a repetition, a redundancy
oppose to alcohol
abstinence from alcohol, self-control, moderation
insubstantial, flimsy, weak
lukewarm
feeling easily irritated
care, economy, thriving, prosperous
obstruct/frustrate
fearful timid afraid
extreme, astounding, grand, regal, respledent, exalted
(sa-pi-na) written order requiring a person to appear in a low court
not obvious, hidden and devious, insidious, pernicious; difficult to discern
brief, concise, pithy, terse, compendious, sententious
more then is needed or wanted, surplus, redundant, supererogatory
asking humbly, beseeching, suplicant
feed to fulness or to excess, satiate
secretive, covert, clandestine, furtive
one who seeks favour through flattery, toady, obsequious, fawn, groveler
implied without direct expression / untalkative, silent, reticent
cheap, gaudy, showy, tacky, garish, raffish
boldness, brashness, intrepidness
firmness, persistence, adhesiveness, tending to hang on
brief and to the point, pithy, laconic
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work hard
devious/not straightforward
advertize in strongly positive terms, show off
easily controlled or guided
for a brief time, temporary
parody/imitation
forceful effective vigorous extremely perceptive incisive
unimportant
walk heavily
excessively ornate swollen or bloated
wickedness, shamefulness
providing protective supervision, safeguarding, custodial, custodial
offense resentment
not restrained or controlled, violent
rough, awkward
easy-going trifle
not pretended, sincerely felt or expressed, genuine
incapable of being defended or justified, not viable, indefensible
unfortunate inconvenient
elegant refined in manners
foolishly fond of, devoted or submissive to your wife
to be uncertain, hesitate
strange act or idea
conquer
multicoloured
change direction
ready to do something dishonest, corrupt minded
surface appearance covering the TRUE nature
truthfulness, honesty
fresh and green
harsh spech, verbal attack, diatribe, philippic, revilement, vilification
flatterer, sycophant, obsequious
sleeping, dormant; sluggish, lethargic / mental and physical sluggishness
for a brief time, fleeting, ephemeral
repeated too often, banal, platitude, clichd, hackneyed
aggressiveness, ferocity
muddy, clouded with sediment ,stirred up, murky; confused
beginner, amateur, tiro, novice, rookie
being present everywhere at once, omnipresent ; constantly encountered
to move in wavelike fashion fluctuate, sinuate
scold, reproach, berate, vituperate
flavourless, bland, insipid
marked by extreme intensity of emotions, inclined to react violently; fervid
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appearing TRUE or real
real rightly named
suggestive of youth, vigorous and fresh ; occurring in spring
spirit vigor enthusiasm
trace or sign
experienced at secondhand, done by one as a substitute for another
stock or supply of foods
a loud domineering woman,a nag
of the internal organs of the body
fluent / fluency verbosity easy use of spoken language
talk vaguely and without much result
scent waving movement carry lightly through
merry person
person who stirs up war
to turn away (from a habit)
turmoil a bewildering jumble
to go proceed
lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
written order
tale, story, fibers for knitting
to join or link together (with a yoke)
country bumpkin
characteristic of everyday language, argot, colloquial / lingo of a group
say evil things, slander,revile, vituperate
spiteful, showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt
extremely harmful or poisionous ; hostile, antagonistic ; bitter, vitriolic
lower the quality, weaken, corrupt morally, pollute, pervert, debase
caustic, erosive, acerbic, virulent
curse, abuse in words, berate, upbraid, reproach
having an insatiable apetite, greedy, edacious, ravenous, rapacious
show bodily or mental pain, flinch
customary, habitual, inveterate
fervent, ardent, impassioned / one passionately devoted to a cause
highest point on the imaginary celstial sphere, antonym of nadir
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8/6/2019 gre words to do
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+
-
+
-
-
+
+ N
- A
-
+ A
N
-
- A-
+ A / CN
-
+
+
- A
+
+
- N
-
- A
+
PN
- A
-
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-
PN
PN
8/6/2019 gre words to do
66/69
- V
-
-
+
-
-
-
+ A
+ A
-
-
A / N
- A
-
- PN
-
- N
- V
-
- N / A
- V / N
PN
+
-
+
- A
+ A
- A
+ V
8/6/2019 gre words to do
67/69
8/6/2019 gre words to do
68/69
- PN
PN
-
+ V
- A / N
-
-
+
-
+
+
-
- A
- CN
- A- A
-
+ A
-
- A / N
-
- A
-
+
- A
-
-
+
- A
- V
- A
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-
+ CN
+
8/6/2019 gre words to do
69/69
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+
A / N
+ A
+
A
PN
- V
-
-
- A
-
- A
-
+ A / CN- A
-
+
-
-
- V
- A
A
V
- PN
+ A
+ PN