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ABANDON: To give up completely - abandoned the sinking ship

Synonyms: relinquish, forgo, forsake

ABASH: To lose self-confidence to confuse, put to shame ! abashed before the assem"led dignitaries

Synonyms: fluster, disconcert, discomfit, discompose

#ntonym: $ad%&' self-possessed

ABDICATE: To give up claim to - abdicated the throne

Synonyms: renounce, a"andon, relinquish

ABET: To encourage -or support - treacherously abetted the enemy

Synonyms: spur, incite

#ntonym: deter

ABRIDGE: To shorten - abridged his lengthy speech

Synonyms: curtail, diminish, retrench

#nthonyms: protract, elongate, amplify

ABROGATE: To a"olish or render void - a treaty abrogated "y mutual consent

Synonyms: annul, nullify, rescind, void

ABSTEMIOUS: (oderate in the use of food or drink - abstemious in his ha"its

Synonym: temperate

ACADEMIC: )ertaining to school theoretical academic interests an academic discussion , *ith no practical

implications

Synonym: scholastic

ACCEDE: To agree to -accede to a request

Synonym: assent

#ntonym: demur

ACCELERATE: - To quicken, speed tip - took an accelerated course in order to graduate early

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Synonym: expedite $ad%& expeditious'

#ntonym: retard

ACCOLADE: #n a*ard or salute - a tremendous accolade for a returning hero

Synonyms: tri"ute, ovation

ACCORD: #greement or harmony - in full accord *ith his vie*

Synonyms: concord, concurrence

#ntonyms:dissension, discord

ACRIMONIOUS: Sharp or harsh in language or temper - stung "y the acrimonious remark

Synonyms:caustic, acer", pungent, tart, mordant, acrid $noun' asperity

#ntonyms:suave, affa"le

ACUMEN: +eenness of mind or insight - sho*ing exceptional "usiness acumen

Synonyms:perspicacity, discernment, perception

#ntonym:o"tuseness

ADMONISH $noun: #(./T/.': To *arn or find fault gently - admonishing the unruly child

Synonyms:chide, caution, reprimand, reprehend, reproach

ADVERSARY: $ad%&: #0E1SE': #n opponent - his adversary in a "itter de"ate

Synonym:antagonist

#ntonyms:cohort, confederate, ally, accomplice

ADVERSITY: (isfortune - calm in the face of adversity

Synonyms:affliction, mischance, reverses

AESTHETIC: )ertaining to the "eautiful - interested in aesthetic values rather than in purely practical affairs

AFFABLE: Socia"le, courteous, and agreea"le in manner a much admired, affable gentleman

Synonyms: civil, complaisant, "enign, gracious, genial, ur"ane, cordial

#ntonyms:curt, "rusque, rude, "oorish, surly

AFFLUENT: )rosperous, flourishing copious - a large "equest from an affluent grandfather



Synonyms:opulent, profuse

#ntonyms:destitute, impecunious

AGGRESSIVE $noun: #221ESS/.& an unprovoked attack': self-assertive attacking, offensive - annoyed people

"y his aggressive attitude

Synonyms:"umptious, officious, o"trusive

#ntonyms:meek, hum"le, retiring, diffident

ALACRITY: Eagerness cheerful promptness - responded to the flattering offer *ith alacrity

Synonyms:celerity, "riskness, energy, animation

#ntonyms:apathy, nonchalance, sluggishness, lethargy, phlegmatism

ALIENATE: To estrange - altenated by his gruff manner

ALLAY: To calm to lessen in severity - at ease no* that his fears have "een allayed .

Synonyms:appease, alleviate, pacify, assuage, a"ate, mitigate, propitiate, mollify, placate

#ntonyms:intensify, aggravate

ALLUDE $noun: #LL3S/.': To refer to indirectly - alluded quite su"tly to his friend4s misfortune

Synonyms:insinuate, intimate, imply

#ntonyms:refer, cite

ALLURE: To tempt "y flattery or an attractive offer - allured "y the prospect of a ne* %o"

Synonyms:lure, decoy, inveigle, entice, seduce, *heedle, "eguile, ca%ole

#ntonym:repel

AMBIGUOUS: 3ncertain, vague, capa"le of "eing inter- in more than one *ay - pu55led "y the ambiguous

statement

Synonyms:ha5y, o"scure, equivocal, du"ious, ne"ulous

#ntonyms:explicit, unquestiona"le

AMENABLE: "edient *illing to su"mit - amenable to the suggestion

Synonyms:tracta"le, docile, responsive

#ntonyms:intracta"le, refractory, recalcitrant



AMIABLE: 2ood-natured friendly - attracted friends "y his amiable disposition

Synonym:complaisant

ANACHRONISM: # thing placed or occurring out of its normal time - # machine gun at the 6attle of 7orkto*n

*ould "e an anachronism

ANALOGY $ad%&: #.#L23S': # relation "et*een t*o things sho*n in the resem"lance not of the things

themselves "ut of their characteristics- 8e indicated points of analogy "et*een the t*o situations

Synonyms:correspondence, affinity

#ntonym: anomaly $a deviation from the general rule'

ANARCHY: State of confusion or la*lessness - a country "rought to utter anarchy "y civil *ar

Synonyms: chaos, pandemonium

ANIMUS: # feeling of hatred-felt no animus, even against the enemy

Synonyms: enmity, rancor, malevolence, animosity

#ntonym: amity

ANNALS: 8istorical records - in the annals of literature

ANONYMOUS: f unkno*n authorship-an anonymous pu"lication

ANTHOLOGY: # collection of choice literary *orks ! an anthology of modern poetry

ANTITHESIS $ad%&: #.T/T8ET/9#L': 9ontrast the direct opposite - 8is selfish attitude seemed to me the

antithesis o patriotism

APATHY $ad%&: #)#T8ET/9': Lack of feeling, emotion, or interest - attri"uted his failure to apathy, rather than lack

of a"ility

Synonyms: torpor, lethargy, sluggishness, listlessness, languor, lassitude, dispassion $ver"' languish

#ntonyms:5eal, animation

APPREHENSIVE $ver": #))1E8E.': earful - 6eing unprepared, ;ohn is apprehensive of the examination

APPRISE: To inform -apprised his lieutenants of the ne* situation.

APPROBATION: #pproval praise -a plan that met *ith hearty approbation

Synonyms:sanction, commendation

Synonyms:sanction, commendation



#ntonym:disappro"ation

APT $noun: #)T/T3E, #)T.ESS'

)1(Likely inclined or disposed - apt to succeed& Synonym: prone

)2(it, suita"le - an apt remark .

Synonyms: appropriate, felicitous

)3(Skillful, expert - apt at *oodcarving.

Synonyms: deft, dextrous, adept& #ntonym: inept

ARBITER : # person *ho has authority to decide matters in dispute - a fair decision rendered "y the arbiter

Synonyms: mediator, ar"itrator

ARCHETYPE: #n original pattern - copies reproduced from the archetype

Synonym: prototype

#ntonyms: Stereotype, facsimile, replica

ARID: ry "arren - the arid desert land

Synonyms& %e%une, parched

#ntonyms: ara"le, fertile

ARISTOCRACY: 2overnment "y the "est people a privileged class -special privileges en%oyed "y the aristocracy

Synonym: oligarchy

#ntonym: democracy

ARMISTICE: # temporary suspension of hostilities& The armistice halted the *ar

Synonym: truce

ARTFUL: Sly crafty - attained his mean o"%ective "y artful measures

Synonyms: cunning, *ily, adroit, ingenious, guileful

#ntonyms: guileless, ingenuous, artless

ARTICULATE $ver"': To speak clearly or distinctly - articulated slo*ly so that he could not "e misunderstood

)ad%:(.9apa"le of speech distinct, clear ! an articulate man, al*ays ready to give his vie*s



ASCETIC: 1igorously self-denying - pursued the ascetic life of a monk

Synonyms: austere, a"stinent

#ntonyms: *anton, self-indulgent

ASKANCE: With distrust - looked askance at the forged signature

ASSEVERATE: To declare positively to confirm - asseverated his vie*s *ith conviction

Synonyms:assert, avouch, aver, avo*, allege

#ntonyms:gainsay, controvert, recant, rescind, a"%ure, disavo*

ASSIDUOUS: /ndustrious - an assiduous *orker, toiling long hours

Synonyms:sedulous, attentive, diligent, indefatiga"le

#ntonyms:indolent, slothful

ASYLUM: # place offering shelter and retreat -found asylum from persecution

Synonyms:sanctuary, refuge

ATHEIST: ne *ho denies that 2od exists - The atheist declared, <There is no 2od".

Synonyms:infidel, agnostic, skeptic

ATTRIBUTE $ver"': #ssign -attributed his success to "ard *ork .

Synonym: ascri"e

)noun:(#n inherent quality -2enerosity *as his outstanding attribute

AUGMENT: To increase or enlarge - an army augmented "y numerous enlistments.

Synonyms: enhance, amplify - #ntonyms: a"ate, curtail

AUSPICIOUS: /ndicating a happy outcome - The prospect for this pro%ect appears auspicious.

Synonyms:propitious, fortunate

#ntonyms:ominous, fore"oding

AUTHENTIC: 2enuine -proved to "e an authentic document

Synonyms:verita"le, "ona fide

#ntonymsapocryphal, counterfeit, spurious, "ogus



AUTOCRATIC: espotic - feared "y the masses as an autocratic ruler

Synonym:tyrannical

#ntonym:"enevolent

AVARICE: Excessive greed - a fortune accumulated "y avarice and miserliness

Synonyms:covetousness, cupidity, avidity

#ntonym:magnanimity

AWRY: 3nsymmetrical not straight - the picture, hanging awry on the *all

Synonym:aske*

BANAL: Lacking in freshness, originality, or vigor-"ored "y his banal remarks

Synonyms:commonplace, hackneyed, prosaic, trite, stereotyped, vapid

#ntonyms:racy, original, vivid

BANEFUL $noun: 6#.E: poison source of harm': estructive, poisonous - a baneful effect, causing serious in%ury

Synonyms: deleterious, pernicious, virulent, noxious, toxic

#ntonym:"eneficent

BANTER : 2ood-natured teasing or ridicule-The t*o *its / exchanged banter , to the amusement of the audience

Synonyms:raillery, chaff

BATON: # stick or staff - The conductor *ielded his "aton gracefully

BELIE: To give a false idea of - 8is gracious manner belled his& evil purpose

Synonym:misrepresent

BELLICOSE /nclined to quarrel *arlike - 8is bellicose attitude often got ;ohn into fights

Synonyms: pugnacious, contentious, disputatious

#ntonyms: pacific, conciliatory

BELLIGERENT: Engaged in *ar - t*o belligerent nations *arring fiercely

BENEVOLENT: +indly charita"le - like a benevolent monarch, "esto*ing many favors

Synonyms: "enign, "enignant, gracious, magnanimous



#ntonyms: malevolent, malignant

BEREAVE: To deprive or leave desolate "y loss - a *ido* %ust bereaved of her hus"and

BESMIRCH: To soil or dirty - besmirched his opponent4s good name *ith vile epithets.

Synonyms: stilly, defile, smirch, "espatter

BIASED: )re%udiced - misled "y a biased point of vie*

Synonyms:"igoted, ar"itrary, partial, partisan

#ntonyms:disinterested, equita"le

BIBLIOPHILE: # lover of "ooks - The bibliophile fingered the old "ook fondly

#ntonym: "i"liopho"e

BIZARRE: =ueer unusual in appearance- bizarre clothes, outlandish in the extreme

Synonyms:odd, fantastic, grotesque, eccentric

BLAND: 2entle polite agreea"le - a bland diet, *ithout irritating foods

Synonyms: mild, suave $affa"le or persuasive in manner', soothing, non-irritating

#ntonyms: piquant, tart, racy, caustic, acrid, pungent

BLANDISHMENT: # flattering speech or act - attracted people "y his blandishments

BLEMISH $ver"': To scar or spoil - 6ad associates blemished his character

)noun:(# disfigurement, defect - a character *ithout a blemish

BLIGHT: To ruin or decay - the rotting *heat-, blighted "y incessant rain

Synonyms:*ither, "last

BLITHE: 2ay and light-hearted in spirit or mood - spread cheer *ith her blithe spirit

Synonyms: %ocund, merry, %oyous

#ntonyms: de%ected, forlorn, a"%ect

BOG: # s*amp - sank into the spongy bog

Synonyms: morass, fen, quagmire, mire

BOMBASTIC $noun: 6(6#ST': 8igh-sounding pretentious in language - a bombastic speech, inflated *ithmeaningless high-flo*n *ords



Synonyms: ranting, pompous, fustian

BOORISH: 3nrefined in speech or manners - exhi"ited the boorish manners of a "ack*oodsman.

Synonyms:churlish, uncouth& uncultured, crass

#ntonym: suave

BUCOLIC: )ertaining to the country - a bucolic poem de- the %oys of the shepherd.

Synonyms:pastoral, rustic, rural

BUFFOON: # clo*n - acting like a buffoon, full of ludicrous tricks

Synonym: harlequin

BULWARK

1.#n em"ankment used as a fortification - a lofty bulwark for defense

Synonym: rampart

1.# person, idea, or o"%ect serving as a protection - acted as a bulwark in the fight against crime

BUMPTIOUS: "noxiously conceited or self-assertive - a bumptious monitor, puffed up *ith his o*n importance

Synonyms: aggressive, arrogant, contumelious, over"earing

CABAL: # small group of persons engaged in plotting - a cabal of prominent persons united to overthro* the

government

Synonyms: %unto, faction

CACOPHONOUS: 3nharmonious sounding - a cacophonous "lare of trumpets, noisy and discordant

Synonyms: dissonant, discordant, "latant, strident, raucous #ntonyms: mellifluous, euphonious, dulcet

CADAVEROUS: 9orpselike hence, haggard, pale -8is face appeared cadaverous from long imprisonment

Synonyms: ghastly, gaunt, pallid $noun: pallor', *an, ashen

#ntonyms: ru"icund, florid

CALLOUS: 3nfeeling or insensitive - made callous "y long suffering

Synonyms: insensi"le, o"durate

CALUMNIATE: To accuse falsely or maliciously in order to in%ure another4s reputation slander - calumniated his

political opponent "y spreading false rumors



Synonyms: asperse, vilify, defame, scandali5e

CANDID $noun: 9#.1': rank, outspoken impartial a candid reply that could hardly "e more forthright

Synonyms: artless, ingenuous, un"iased

#ntonyms: guileful, evasive

CANTANKEROUS: /ll-natured quarrelsome ! sho*ed a cantankerous and sullen disposition

Synonyms:petulant, peevish, contentious, pugnacious, testy, choleric, fretful

#ntonyms:amia"le, affa"le, equa"le

CAPRICIOUS: /nclined, through some *him or fancy change the mind, purpose, or actions suddenly - a capricious

person, undependa"le in mood or temper

Synonyms:fickle, fitful, changea"le, erratic, inconstant, crotchety, *himsical, mercurial

#ntonyms:steadfast, constant, even-tempered

CAPTIOUS: =uick to find fault a"out trifles- a captious critic pouncing on slight la*s

Synonyms:hypercritical, carping, carviling, censorious

CARICATURE: # picture or other description of a person *hich exaggerates ludicrously one or more of his

distinctive features - not a realistic portrait "ut a malicious caricature

CASTIGATE: To punish or critici5e severely - castigated for using improper language

Synonyms:reprove, up"raid, reprehend, censure, reprimand, chasten

#ntonyms:commend, eulogi5e, laud

CELESTIAL: )ertaining to the sky heavenly-a celestial pageant of "right stars

Synonyms:ethereal $noun' firmament

CHAUVINIST& #n extreme patriot-a chauvinist *ith most pride in his country

Synonym:%ingoist

CHICANERY: Trickery, deception,- practised chicanery all his shady dealings

Synonyms:duplicity, craft, stratagem, *ile, su"terfuge

CHRONIC: 9ontinuing a long time ha"itual-a& chronic complaint, persisting for years

Synonyms:persistent, unremitting, inveterate, incessant, constant



#ntonyms:intermittent, sporadic, infrequent

CIRCUMSPECT: 9autious - looked a"out him circumspectly

Synonyms:prudent, vigilant, discreet, *ary

#ntonyms:rash, indiscreet, reckless, precipitate, foothardy, temerarious, headstrong

CIRCUMVENT: To gain an advantage "y the use of trick to evade "y the use of deception to go around -

circumvented the la* "y evasive practices

Synonyms:th*art, "alk, out*it, delude

CIVIL

1.f or having to do *ith citi5ens or the state - We / civil duties as *ell as civil li"erties

2.)olite, courteous - ans*ered in a civil fashion.

Synonyms: respectful, gracious

CLAMOROUS: Loud and noisy - a clamorous out"urst the cro*d outside

Synonyms: vociferous, o"streperous, "latant, raucous, strident

#ntonyms: muted, quiet

CLANDESTINE: Secret stealthy - a clandestine meeting kno*n only to a fe*

Synonyms: furtive, covert, surreptitious

#ntonyms: overt, manifest, a"ove-"oard

CLEMENT: (erciful gentle - a clement %udge *ho tempered %ustice *ith leniency

Synonyms: compassionate, for"earing

#ntonyms: relentless, ruthless

COALITION $ver": 9#LES9E': #lliance merging of various units into one unit - three parties forming a

coalition to rule the country

Synonyms: amalgamation, consolidation, fusion

COERCION: 9ompelling a person "y physical force or other means to do something against his *ill - rendered his

services *ithout the slightest coercion

Synonyms: constraint, restraint, impelling

COGENT: 8aving the force to compel, usually "y appealing to reason - persuaded "y cogent arguments



Synonym: persuasive

COLLUSION: Working together secretly for an evil purpose - acted in collusion to overthro* the government

Synonyms: colla"oration, conspiracy, conniving, machination

COMMODIOUS: 1oomy - a commodious apartment

Synonyms: spacious, capacious, ample

COMPATIBLE: 8armonious a"le, to get along together parted company "ecause they *ere not compatible

Synonyms: congruous, consistent

#ntonyms: incongruous, discordant, incompati"le

COMPENDIUM $ad%&: 9()E./3S': # "rief summary of the main ideas of a larger *ork - a compendium ofchemistry in a slim volume

Synonyms: synopsis, digest, precis, a"stract, epitome

COMPENSATION: )ayment for services - %ust compensation for his la"or

Synonyms: stipend, remuneration, recompense, emolument

COMPLACENT: Self-satisfied - looked on his o*n performance *ith a complacent smile

Synonym: smug

COMPUNCTION: 1egret for *rongdoing - displayed slight compunction for his misdeed

Synonyms: contrition, penitence, atonement, remorse, qualm

CONCEDE: To yield to admit as true to grant - conceded victory to a superior force

Synonyms: acquiesce, capitulate

CONDIGN: Well-deserved $applied chiefly to punishment' - received condign punishment for his crime

CONDOLE $noun: 9.LE.9E': To express sympathy *ith another in sorro*, pain, or misfortune - condoled

*ith each other in their grief

Synonyms: commiserate, sho* compassion, solace

CONDONE: To forgive or overlook $an offense' - condoned the deed, in vie* of the offender4s age

Synonyms: extenuate, palliate, mitigate, gloss

CONFEDERATE $noun': # person allied *ith others for a special purpose $frequently a "ad one' - %oined hisconfederate in secret enterprise.



Synonyms: colla"orator, accomplice

)ad%:(.3nited or allied in a conspiracy - t*o confederate groups hurrying to their rende5vous

CONGENIAL

)1()ossessing similar interests and tastes a"le to get on *ell *ith others - congenial people *ith similar "ackgrounds.

Synonym: compati"le

)2(#greea"le - congenial to his taste

CONJECTURE: To guess - Without facts, *e can only conjecture a"out his guilt

Synonyms: surmise, presume

CONSECRATE

)1(To set apart as sacred - consecrate the "attlefield *ith a monument to the dead heroes& Synonyms: hallo*,

sanctify #ntonym: desecrate

)2(To devote or dedicate to some aim - consecrated his life to teaching

CONSENSUS& 2eneral agreement - The consensus of the committee *as that no action should "e taken

Synonym: accord

CONSTERNATION: #ma5ement lack of courage caused "y fearful prospect - The threat struck deep consternation

into ;ohn

Synonyms: dismay, "e*ilderment

CONSTRUE $noun: 9.ST139T/.': To interpret, explain the sense of, or analy5e - construed the statement to

his o*n advantage

CONSUMMATE $ad%&': )erfect or highly accomplished - achieved *ith consummate skill.

#ntonyms: "otched& "ungled, inept

)ver":(To complete, "ring to perfection - consummated the deal *ithout delay

CONTEMPTUOUS: Expressive of contempt $an emotion involving anger and disgust' - cast a contemptuous look at

his su"ordinate

Synonyms: supercilious, scornful, disdainful, contumelious

CONVIVIAL: estive gay - a convivial party

Synonyms: %ovial, %ocund, mirthful



#ntonyms: lugu"rious, dolorous, mirthless

COPIOUS: )lentiful - shed copious tears at the "ad ne*s

Synonyms& profuse, "ountiful, a"undant

#ntonyms: meager, scant

CORPULENT: at - corpulent due to excessive eating

Synonyms: o"ese, portly

#ntonyms: gaunt, lank, emaciated, peaked

COSMOPOLITAN $noun': ne *ho is at home in all countries - # cosmopolitan can feel at ease any*here in the

*orld.

)ad%:(.ree from local pre%udices - a *orld-*ide traveler, cosmopolitan in tastes and attitudes.

Synonyms: 9atholic

#ntonyms: parochial, provincial

COTERIE: # group of people %oined "y common interests a coterie of select friend

Synonym: clique

COUNTENANCE $noun': # face - 8is countenance expressed his complete disgust.

Synonym: visage

)verb:(To approve - refused to countenance disrespectful conduct

Synonym: sanction

CRASS: 9oarse and stupid - displayed crass ignorance

Synonym: gross

CRAVEN $noun': 9o*ard - the deed of a craven, motivated "y fear

Synonym& )oltroon

)ad%:(.9o*ardly - a craven act *hich shocked the *orld.

Synonyms: pusillanimous, dastardly.

#ntonyms: stal*art, intrepid, valiant, stout-hearted

CREDENCE: Trust or "elief - gave little credence to the rumor



Synonym: conviction

#ntonym: skepticism

CREDIBLE: Worthy of "elief - a credible story, true to life

#ntonym: incredi"le

CREDITABLE: eserving or reflecting 9redit or honor - applauded for his creditable performance

Synonyms: praise*orthy, meritorious, commenda"le

#ntonyms: discredita"le, infamous, oppro"rious, ignominious

CREDULOUS: /nclined to "elieve anything easily imposed upon - a credulous fool *hom anyone can dupe

Synonym: gulli"le

#ntonyms: incredulous, skeptical

CRINGE: To shrink in fear - cringing "efore superior force

Synonyms, co*er, flinch, fa*n, truckle, *ince

CRUCIAL: ecisive or critical difficult - the crucial event that decided the outcome

CRYPTIC: 9ontaining hidden meaning - a cryptic message, difficult to decipher

Synonyms: occult, enigmatic

#ntonyms: palpa"le, manifest

CULPABLE: eserving "lame or censure - removed from office for culpable negligence

Synonyms: censura"le, reprehensi"le

CUMBROUS: 6urdensome and clumsy - a cumbrous knapsack, impeding his march

Synonyms: cum"ersome, un*ieldy, "ulk

CURB: To control, check, or restrain - forci"ly curbed the people4s protest

Synonyms: repress, su"due

CURSORY: 8urried hence, superficial - Time permitted only a cursory examination

#ntonyms: painstaking, meticulous

CURT: 1udely a"rupt -offended "y the curt response



Synonyms: "lunt, "rusque, "luff

#ntonyms: affa"le, civil

CYNICAL: Sneeringly distrustful of the good motives or conduct of others - "elittled the hero *ith a cynical remark

Synonyms: sarcastic, surly

DEARTH: Scarcity - a dearth of ne*s, "rought a"out "y censorship

#ntonyms: plethora, a"undance

DEFERENCE: Su"mitting to the *ishes or %udgment of another - yielded out of deference to the old man

Synonyms: respect, complaisance, veneration

#ntonym: recalcitrance

DEITY: # god -The sun *as a deity to ancient peoples

Synonym: divinity

DELECTABLE: 0ery pleasing - a delectable meal, tastefully prepared

DELETE: To erase or cancel, take out or remove - deleted an offensive phrase

Synonyms: expunge, censor, efface, eradicate

DELINEATE: To sketch or portray - striking features, delineated "y a master artist

DELINQUENT $noun': #n offender - found to "e a delinquent "y the court

)ad%:(.ailing to fulfill an o"ligation - too many people *ho are delinquent in meeting their civic duties.

Synonym: derelict

DELUGE: # great flood do*npour - a spring deluge *hich caused the river to overflo*

DEMAGOGUE: # leader *ho tries to stir the passions of people for his o*n purposes - the mo" roused "y an

unprincipled demagogue

DEMEANOR : 6ehavior "earing - carrying himself *ith a proud demeanor

Synonyms: deportment, mien

DEMURE: #ffectedly or falsely modest or prim serious demure as a 0ictorian maiden

Synonyms: sedate, staid, decorous, prudish, coy

#ntonyms: immodest, frivolous



DENOUNCE $noun: E.3.9/#T/.': To speak against - denounced "y the press as a traitor

Synonyms: stigmati5e, censure, reprehend, castigate

#ntonyms: laud, eulogi5e

DEPLETE: To empty or to use up - depleted the pu"lic treasury "y vast "uilding programs

Synonyms: exhaust, drain

#ntonyms: replenish $ad%&' replete

DEPLORE: To express sorro* or grief over - a lamenta"le situation deplored "y all parties

Synonyms: lament, decry, grieve

DEPRAVED: f lo* morals corrupt - a depraved mind, devising evil

Synonyms: de"ased, *icked, vicious, perverted

DEPRECATE: To plead or argue against a certain course of action - deprecated the proposal severely

Synonyms: remonstrate, protest, decry, expostulate

#ntonym: sanction

DEPRECIATE: To "elittle or speak slightingly of - depreciated ;ohn4s acting a"ility

Synonyms: disparage, derogate $ad%& derogatory'

#ntonyms: enhance, magnify, extol, laud, eulogi5e

DEVASTATION: Widespread ruin - the city left in utter devastation "y *ar

Synonyms: destruction, desolation

DEVIOUS

)1(Winding indirect - took a devious, rather than the direct *ay home.

Synonym: circuitous

)2(Straying from the right course - used devious means to attain his *icked ends.

Synonyms: crooked, erring

DEVOID: Lacking in not possessing - a speech devoid of even a trace of ill-*ill

Synonym: destitute



#ntonyms: a"ounding, prevalent

DEVOUT: evoted to religious o"servances - devout in his regularity of attendance at *orship

Synonyms: pious, religious

#ntonym: impious

DICTUM: #rt authoritative statement a saying-an imperial dictum demanding instant compliance

DIDACTIC: esigned to teach, imparting a lesson - a poem *ith a didactic purpose

Synonym: pedagogical

DIFFIDENT: Lacking in self-confidence- too diffident to lead a group

Synonyms: shy, timid, reserved, reticent, retiring

#ntonyms: for*ard, aggressive

DILEMMA: # situation calling for a choice "et*een t*o equally difficult alternatives hence, a difficult or

perplexing situation - faced *ith a dilemma defying solution

Synonyms:predicament, quandary, plight

DILETTANTE: ne *ho da""les in the fine arts for amusement only and *ithout concentrated study - a doctor "y

profession, a dilettante in art

Synonyms:amateur, connoisseur

DISCONCERT: To confuse to em"arrass - disconcerted "y his suspicious stare

Synonyms:pertur", discomfit, discompose, a"ash, disquiet, fluster

DISCONSOLATE: epressed *ithout hope or possi"ility of consolation - made disconsolate "y a"%ect poverty

Synonyms:inconsola"le, de%ected

#ntonyms:"lithesome, carefree

DISCOURSE: To converse or talk to discuss - discoursed at length on the rise of political parties

DISCRETE: Separate - t*o discrete issues, totally unrelated

DISCURSIVE: 1am"ling from one su"%ect to another - a discursive letter, covering many topics

Synonyms:desultory, digressive

DISPARITY $ad%&: /S)#1#TE': /nequality difference in image, quantity, character, or rank - great disparity "et*een promise and performance



DISPASSIONATE: ree from feeling or partiality - coldly dispassionate as the chairman of the meeting

Synonyms:palm, impartial

#ntonym:partial

DISPATCH $ver"': To do speedily to send off - dispatched *ith remarka"le promptness.

Synonym: expedite

)noun:(# speedy performance the sending off of something - done *ith all possi"le dispatch.

Synonyms: celerity, alacrity

DISPEL: To drive a*ay to scatter - dispelled a dou"t that had lingered

Synonyms:dissipate, disperse, diffuse

DISSENT $noun: /SSE.S/.': To disagree to differ in opinion - 8e dissented violently, re%ecting compromise

DISSOLUTE: Living loosely unrestrained in conduct or morals - his life *asted "y dissolute conduct

Synonyms:de"auched, dissipated, profligate

DISTRAUGHT: (entally distressed distracted - distraught "y trials and tri"ulations

Synonym: harassed

DIVERSE: $ver": /0E1S/7 noun: /0/S/6/L/T7': 0aried different - t*o diverse characters one candid, the

other insincere

Synonym: multifarious

DIVERTING: Entertaining - a diverting one of the most amusing /4ve ever seen

DIVULGE: To make pu"lic or reveal - refused to divulge his source of information

Synonyms: disclose, impart

DOGMATIC: )ositive in expressing an opinion asserting an opinion as though it *ere an undisputed fact - spoken

dogmatically, as if the speaker considered himself infalli"le

Synonyms: over"earing, opinionated, peremptory, dictatorial

DOLOROUS: Sorro*ful mournful - a dolorous song full of sorro* for past %oys

Synonyms: doleful, lugu"rious, grievous

#ntonyms: %ocund, "lithe, mirthful



DYNAMIC: orceful - possessed dynamic energy, tireless and po*erful

Synonym: energetic

#ntonyms: static, inert, dormant, torpid, sluggish, quiescent

ECCLESIASTIC (adj!: )ertaining to the clergy or the church - recogni5ed as an authority in ecclesiastic matters&#ntonyms: secular, lay

)noun:(# clergyman - an ecclesiastic of li"eral vie*s

EDICT: # pu"lic command or proclamation issued "y an authority - proclaimed "y royal edict

Synonym: decree

EDIFY: To instruct or uplift, particularly in morals or religion - a story that edifiesthe reader, as *ell as entertains

him

EFFETE: .o longer productive hence , lacking in or, *orn out - po*erful in ancient days, no* an effete civili5ation

EGOTISTIC: 9onceited - an egotistic person, flourishing on praise

Synonyms: egocentric, vain

#ntonym: altruistic

EGREGIOUS: utstandingly "ad an egregiousmistake *ith serious implications

EJACULATE: To exclaim or utter suddenly - ejaculated a cry of horror

ELICIT: To dra* out - elicited no response from the audience

Synonyms: evoke, extract, extort

ELUCIDATE: To make clear to explain - elucidated his theory so that even a school"oy could understand it

Synonym: clarify

EMISSARY: # person sent on an errand or mission - delegated his emissary to conclude a pact

ENGENDER : To cause, produce, or stir up-an act that engendered good *ill

ENNUI: 6oredom *eariness of mind-fell asleep at the meeting from sheer ennui

ENSUE: To follo* or result-Silence ensued *hen the leader arose to speak

ENTREAT: To "eg earnestly - entreated the %udge to sho* mercy

"ynonyms: solicit, supplicate, "eseech, implore, importune



)adj(.mportunate, mendicant, suppliant

EPHEMERAL: 0ery short-lived - an ephemeral %oy, lasting "ut a day

"ynonyms: fleeting, transitory, transient, evanescent

#ntonym: eternal

EPICUREAN (noun!: # person devoted to luxurious living and pleasure - an epicurean , seeking to en%oy every

meal

)adj:(.)leasure-loving - 8is entire existence demonstrated his epicureantastes

EPIGRAM: # "rief pointed saying - a speech full of original epigrams

Synonyms: maxim prover", adage

EPITAPH: # tom"stone inscription - an epitaphengraved on mar"le

EPITHET: # phrase that descri"es a quality $good or "ad' in a person or thing - <2laring< error is a commonly used

epithet

Synonyms: characteri5ation , appellation

EQUANIMITY (adj: E=3#6LE': Evenness of temper or mind - suffered his cruel fate *ith equanimity

Synonyms: serenity, composure, impertur"a"ility, aplom"

ERR $noun: E11#T3(': To "e mistaken or go astray - To err is human, to forgive divine

Synonyms: stray, "lunder

ERRATIC: /rresponsi"le, eccentric lacking a fixed purpose erratic "ehavior, reflecting his queer ideas

ERUDITE: Learned - an erudite person, an editor of many "ooks.

Synonyms: scholarly , kno*ing

ESOTERIC: 3nderstood "y only a select fe* - an esoteric su"%ect, discussed only "y scholars.

Synonyms: a"struse, recondite

EXCEPTIONABLE: "%ectiona"le - e$ceptionable "ehavior, universally critici5ed

Synonyms: questiona"le, reprehensi"le, censura"le

#ntonym: lauda"le

EXCULPATE: To free from "lame - e$culpated "y a %ury



Synonyms: vindicate, exonerate, a"solve, acquit

#ntonyms: arraign, indict, inculpate

EXEMPLARY $noun: E>E()L#1': Serving as a model commenda"le - e$emplary conduct approved "y all.

Synonyms: illustrative, typical praise*orthy, lauda"le

EXODUS: eparture, emigration - the pathetic e$odus of refugees from their homeland

EXOTIC: Strange and foreign - an e$otic costume imported from #sia

EXPATIATE: To speak or *rite at great length - 8e e$patiated on the su"%ect for t*o hours

Synonym: dilate

EXPATRIATE $ver"': To "anish or exile to *ithdra* from one4s country - e$patriated for treachery to his country

)noun:(#n expatriated person - e$patriates *ho left the 3nited States to live in )aris

EXPEDIENT $ad%&': 9onvenient in helping to attain some purpose - found it e$pedient to maintain silence at that

moment.

Synonyms: opportune, seasona"le

)noun:(# means to accomplish something - tried all e$pedients to achieve a quick result

EXPLOIT $ver"': To use for one4s selfish purpose ! refugees e$ploited "y unscrupulous employers

)noun:(# "rilliant deed - lauded for his e$ploits in science.

Synonym: feat

EXPOUND $noun: E>)S/T/.': To set forth in detail to explain - e$pounded his theory in a learned article

EXPURGATE: To purify $usually a piece of *riting' of offensive material - e$purgate all o"scenities "efore the

"ook could "e sold

Synonyms: purge, delete

EXTEMPORANEOUS: one or spoken on the spur of the moment or *ithout preparation - an e$temporaneous

speech

Synonyms: impromptu, offhand

EXTINCT: .o longer existing or active - the e$tinct dinosaur, alive only in history

Synonym: defunct

#ntonym: extant



EXTIRPATE: To root out, destroy totally - e$tirpated the cause of trou"le

Synonyms: eradicate, exterminate, efface, o"literate

EXTRANEOUS& .ot essential foreign irrelevant - excluded material e$traneous to the su"%ect

Synonyms: extrinsic, adventitious

#ntonyms: germane, intrinsic, inherent, relevant, pertinent

EXULTATION: 2reat re%oicing - received the good ne*s *ith e$ultation

Synonym: %u"ilation

FACADE: ront or face, especially of a "uilding - a facade of mar"le

FACETIOUS: 2iven to %oking or inappropriate gaiety said in fun - "rightened the evening *ith his facetious remarks

Synonyms: %ocose, droll, flippant, frivolous

#ntonyms: solemn, grave, saturnine

FALLACIOUS $noun: #LL#97': 3nsound misleading deceptive - led astray "y fallacious reasoning and plans

FALLIBLE: Lia"le to make mistakes or "e deceived - 6eing human, Tom *as naturally fallible

#ntonyms: infalli"le, unerring

FATHOM: To penetrate and understand - difficult to fathom his mysterious actions

FATUOUS: oolish silly - a fatuous suggestion that struck us as stupid

Synonyms: inane, vacuous, puerile

#ntonyms: %udicious, sagacious, sage

FEALTY: aithfulness - The soldiers *ere pledged to fealty to their ruler

Synonyms: allegiance, constancy, fidelity

#ntonyms: disloyalty infidelity, treachery

FEASIBLE: Worka"le - a feasible plan, proved practical "y - previous experience

#ntonym: impractica"le

245FEIGN $noun: E/.T': To pretend - 8e feigned to "e angry, "ut *e sa* through his pretense

Synonyms: dissem"le, sham, dissimulate, affect



FELICITY $ad%&: EL/9/T3S':

)1(# state of happiness - promoted felicity in the nation

Synonym: "liss

)2(# high a"ility - lie has a felicity of language, mastery of the *ell-chosen phrase

FERVID: Spirited ardent - a fervid de"ater, full of emotion

Synonyms: perfervid, impassioned, 5ealous, fervent, vehement

FESTOON $noun': # garland of flo*ers, leaves, etc& hung "et*een t*o points - the room "right *ith festoons of

Thanksgiving decorations

)verb:(To hang *ith festoons - a room festooned *ith spring flo*ers

FETISH

)1(Something that is "elieved to have magical po*ers - savages *orshipping the fetish in a ceremonial dance.

Synonym: charm, talisman, amulet

)2(#n o"%ect of unreasoning devotion and *orship ! )hotography, "egun as a ho""y, "ecame a fetish

FIASCO: # ludicrous and complete failure - all his glorious plans ending in a fiasco

Synonym: de"acle

FICTITIOUS: 3nreal made-up - used a fictitious name to avoid "eing recogni5ed

Synonym: fa"ricated

FLACCID: Lacking firmness - muscles gro*n flaccid after the illness

Synonyms: fla""y, limp

FLAGRANT: utstandingly "ad - condemned for his flagrant a"use of po*er

Synonyms: glaring, scandalous, notorious, conspicuous, gross

FLAMBOYANT: Ela"orately sho*y - *ritten in a flamboyant , style, full of highly decorative imagery

Synonyms: florid, ornate, resplendent, em"ellished, garish, gaudy, gorgeous, rococo

#ntonym: som"er

FLAUNT: isplay or *ave "oastfully - flaunted the excellent report "efore his delighted parents

FLEETING: )assing s*iftly -the fleeting hours of happiness



Synonyms: transitory, fugitive

FLUCTUATE: To *aver from one course to another to vary irregularly - his mood fluctuating *ith every hour

Synonyms: oscillate, vacillate, undulate, s*ay

FORBEAR $noun: 16E#1#.9E': To exercise self control to keep from - forbearing to shoot the animal despitetemptation

Synonyms: restrain, a"stain

FORENSIC: )ertaining to pu"lic discussion or la* courts - a la*yer gifted in forensic de"ate

Synonyms: rhetorical, oratorical

FORTUITOUS: #ccidental - a fortuitous meeting *ith a friend in need

Synonyms: casual, incidental, adventitious, random

FRACAS: # disorderly quarrel - # fracas "roke up the meeting

Synonyms: "ra*l, altercation, fray, *rangle, im"roglio

FRUSTRATE: To prevent $the attainment of an o"%ect' to defeat or render ineffectual - 8is scholastic progress *as

frustrated by a serious illness

Synonyms: "alk, th*art, foil, "affle, o"struct, discomfit

#ntonym: a"et

FULSOME: isgustingly excessive - nauseated "y fulsome praise

GARNISH: To trim or decorate - dishes garnished attractively *ith greens

Synonyms: adorn, deck

GENEALOGY: # record of a person4s or a family4s ancestors or relatives - an interesting genealogy, including saints

and sinners

Synonym: lineage

GENESIS: rigin - chemistry, *hich had its genesis in alchemy

Synonym: inception

GESTICULATE: To make gestures, or indicate feelings "y& motions - gesticulated wildly to sho* his distress

GHASTLY: 8orri"le, deathlike - a ghastly disaster *hich shocked the *orld

Synonyms: gruesome, grisly, pallid, maca"re, grim, lurid



GIBE $variant spelling: ;/6E': To laugh at to utter *ith scorn - gibed at his enemy mercilessly

Synonyms: mock, sneer, %eer, scoff, flout, deride $ad%&: derisive', rail, taunt

GLIB: Smooth-spoken, fluent - a glib liar, distorting the truth effortlessly

GLUTTONOUS $noun& 2L3TT. ver": 2L3T': /nclined to cat to excess - gulped do*n his food in gluttonous fashion

Synonyms:voracious, intemperate

GOSSAMER $noun': # very thin gau5elike fa"ric or structure - a poem so delicate that it seemed an unreal

gossamer

)ad%:(.Thin and light - the gossamer *ings of a dragon fly.

Synonyms: diaphanous, flimsy, gau5elike #ntonyms: su"stantial, ponderous

GREGARIOUS: 8a"itually fond of associating in a company or herd - gregarious sheep that gregarious animal,

man

#ntonyms:lone, aloof

GRIMACE: # distortion of the face to express an attitude or feeling - a grimace that *as more expressive than

*ords

HAIL: To greet - The cro*d hailed the returning hero

Synonyms: accost, salute

HARANGUE $ver"': To deliver a long& noisy speech- harangued the multitude.

Synonyms: rant, declaim

)noun:(# loud, tiresome speech - an empty harangue *hich "ored his audience.

Synonym: tirade

HARBINGER , # forerunner ail announcer - the ro"in, harbinger of spring

Synonyms:precursor, herald

HAUGHTY: )roud looking do*n *ith contempt on others - dismissed the messenger in a haughty manner

HEEDLESS: Thoughtless taking little care - rushed into "attle, heedless of the danger

Synonyms: inadvertent, rash, incautious

#ntonyms: prudent, circumspect, mindful, *ary



HEINOUS: Wicked hateful - committed a heinous crime

Synonyms: atrocious, outrageous, monstrous, odious, nefarious, a"omina"le

HERESY: #n opinion held in opposition to the traditional vie* - a vie* condemned as heresy

Synonym: heterodoxy

#ntonym: orthodoxy

HIATUS: # gap or vacancy "reak -left a hiatus on the page *here he erased a sentence

Synonym:"reach

HISTRIONIC: )ertaining to the theater designed for sho* - "roke into histrionic laughter, hollo* and insincere

Synonyms: dramatic, theatrical

HOAX $noun': # trick or deception a practical %oke - played a hoa$ upon the credulous pu"lic.

Synonym: canard

)ver":(To play a trick on to deceive - 8e hoa$ed the cro*d completely *ith his disguise

HOMONYM: T*o *ords having the same sound "ut different meanings - confusing such homonyms as mail add

male

HOVEL: # dirty or *retched d*elling - "orn in a hovel , died in a mansion

HYPERBOLE: Extravagant exaggeration for effect - #n example of hyperbole: <There are a million o"%ections to

the pro%ect".

Synonym: overstatement

#ntonym: understatement

HYPOTHESIS: #n assumption made for the sake of argument - *orked from a fantastic hypothesis

Synonym: supposition

IDIOSYNCRASY: #& personal peculiarity - Wearing *hite *as one of Whistler4s idiosyncrasies

Synonyms: eccentricity, foi"le, mannerism, crotchet, a"erration, quirk, singularity

IGNOMINIOUS $noun: /2.(/.7': /ncurring pu"lic disgrace - suffered an ignominious descent from political

po*er

Synonyms: infamous, degrading, oppro"rious, odious

#ntonyms: illustrious, reno*ned, preeminent



IMMACULATE: Spotless pure - an immaculate reputation

Synonyms: undefiled, unsullied, un"lemished, untarnished

#ntonyms: defiled, sullied, "lemished

IMMINENT: Likely to occur soon - stood in imminent peril

Synonym: impending

IMMUNE $ver": /((3./?E': Exempt from protected from - immune from taxation

Synonym : unsuscepti"le

IMPALE: To pierce through *ith a pointed instrument - impaled a spider to the *all

IMPEACH

)1(To accuse $a pu"lic official' of *rongdoing - impeached the %udge for accepting a "ri"e.

Synonym: arraign

)2(To cast discredit upon - impeached his motives

Synonyms: call in question, discredit

IMPECCABLE: aultless - performed *ith impeccable skill

Synonyms: consummate, irreproacha"le, unerring, infalli"le

#ntonyms: culpa"le, falli"le

IMPERVIOUS: /ncapa"le of "eing penetrated - a mind impervious to ne* ideas

Synonyms: impermea"le, impenetra"le

#ntonyms: permea"le, pervasive

IMPLACABLE: /ncapa"le of "eing soothed, made peaceful, or forgiving - implacable resentment

Synonyms: unrelenting, inexora"le, unappeasa"le

#ntonyms: placa"le, for"earing

IMPLICIT:

)1(/mplied "ut not clearly expressed - an implicit agreement.

)2(3nquestioning - implicit confidence



Synonyms: tacit, implied

#ntonym: explicit

IMPORT $noun': (eaning significance or importance - a matter of great import

Synonyms: purport, moment, consequence

IMPOSTOR $noun: /()ST31E': ne *ho pretends to "e *hat he is notunmasked as an impostor

Synonyms: quack, mounte"ank, charlatan, "ogus, fraud

IMPRECATION: # curse - hurled imprecations at those *ho *ould not listen to him

Synonyms: execration, malediction, anathema

#ntonyms: "enediction, "enison

IMPREGNABLE: 3nconquera"le - an impregnable fortress

Synonym: invinci"le

#ntonym: vulnera"le

IMPROPRIETY: /mproper act, manners, or expression - guilty of impropriety in pu"lic office

Synonyms: indecency, indecorum

#ntonym: amenity

IMPROVIDENT: Lacking in thrift not providing for future needs - an improvident spender

Synonyms: prodigal, shiftless

IMPUGN: To attack or critici5e as false to call in question - impugned his honesty

INCARCERATE: To imprison - crushed his opponents "y incarcerating them

Synonyms: intern, immure

#ntonyms: emancipate, enfranchise

INCISIVE: 9utting, penetrating - incisive criticism

Synonyms: sarcastic, mordant, trenchant, acute

INCOGNITO& With one4s identity concealed - traveled incognito

INCONTROVERTIBLE: /ndisputa"le - incontrovertible evidence



Synonyms: irrefuta"le, -indu"ita"le

INCREMENT: #n increase - a salary increment

Synonym: accrual

INCUMBENT (noun!: #n officeholder - the incumbent in an election

)ad%:(."ligatory - felt it incumbent to reply

Synonyms: - mandatory, imperative

INDEFATIGABLE: 3ntiring - an indefatigable *orker

Synonyms:unflagging, unremitting, persevering

INDIGENOUS: .ative - 1ice is indigenous to 9hina

Synonyms:innate, in"orn

INDOOMITABLE: Stu""orn in determination not to "e su"dued - indomitable courage

Synonyms:insupera"le, irrepressi"le, invinci"le, unyielding

#ntonyms:tracta"le, amena"le, docile, su"missive

INFERENCE: # conclusion reached "y reasoning from data or premises - an inference dra*n from his remarks

Synonyms:deduction, implication

INGENIOUS: emonstrating originality, skill, or resourcefulness - an ingenious device

Synonyms:dextrous, inventive, adroit

#ntonyms:maladroit, gauche

INGENUOUS: Simple and straightfor*ard concealing nothing - an ingenuous plan that anyone could see through

Synonyms: unsophisticated, naive, candid

#ntonym: sophisticated

INGRATIATE: To *in another4s favor or good opinion tried to ingratiate himself *ith the politician

INHIBIT: To check or hinder - inhibited his friend from a foolhardy course

Synonyms:restrain, cur"

#ntonym: promote



INNOCUOUS: 8armless inoffensive - an innocuous remark, "ut it enraged him

INNUENDO: #n indirect reference or suggestion $frequently derogatory' - conveyed his idea "y innuendo

Synonyms: $ver"' intimate, insinuate

INORDINATE: Excessive - spoiled "y inordinate praise

Synonyms: immoderate, intemperate, extravagant

INSATIABLE: 3na"le to "e satisfied - insatiable greed

Synonyms& unappeasa"le, unquencha"le, insatiate

INSCRUTABLE: /ncapa"le of interpretation or understanding - the inscrutable smile of the (ona Lisa

Synonyms: unfathoma"le, cryptic, enigmatic

INSIDIOUS: Working secretly or slyly - that insidious disease, cancer

Synonyms: *ily, crafty, furtive, treacherous, artful, guileful perfidious

INSTIGATE: To stir tip - instigated discontent among the soldiers

Synonyms: foment, incite

INTEGRITY: 8onesty, moral soundness - a man of proved integrity

Synonyms: pro"ity, uprightness, incorrupti"ility

INVEIGH $noun-& /.0E9T/0E': To speak angrily or "itterly-inveighed against economic discrimination

Synonyms: rail, denounce, fulminate, vituperate

IRASCIBLE: Easily angered - Even petty things made )eter irascible

Synonyms: choleric, petulant, testy, peevish, splenetic, touchy

#ntonyms: placid, equa"le

IRE: #nger -aroused his ire

Synonyms: resentment $ad%&' irate, incensed

IRKSOME: Tedious, monotonous - an irksome chore that no one liked

ITINERANT: Traveling a"out *andering - an itinerant salesman

Synonym: nomadic

JARGON: 9onfused, unintelligi"le, meaningless talk special voca"ulary used only "y mem"ers of a group or trade -



0ariety, a ne*spaper *ritten in theatrical jargon

Synonyms: gi""erish, argot, cant

JAUNTY: 8aving an air of easy carelessness or liveliness - *alked *ith a jaunty step

Synonyms: sprightly, airy, gay, nonchalant, de"onair

#ntonyms: som"er, staid

JEOPARDY: anger - 8is life *as in jeopardy

Synonyms: ha5ard, peril

JETTISON: To thro* over"oard $as cargo' to thro* off $as a "urden or something in the way !- jettisoned their old

candidate as a political lia"ility

JUDICIOUS: Wise using or exhi"iting good %udgment - a *ell-chosen plan, termed judicious "y all

Synonyms:discreet, politic, discerning

KALEIDOSCOPIC: 9onstantly changing or varying in pattern or scenes - kaleidoscopic vie*s of .e* 7ork

KEN: 1ange of sight or understanding - something "eyond our ken

Synonym: insight

LABYRINTH $ad%&: L#671/.T8/.E': # structure or intricate passage out of *hich it is difficult to find one4s *ay$also applied to spiritual and intellectual complexities' - confused "y a labyrinth of intellectual discussions

Synonym:ma5e

LACHRYMOSE: 9ausing or given to shedding tears - a lachrymose tragedy

LACONIC: Saying much in fe* *ords - a laconic reply that spoke volumes

Synonyms:concise, pithy, terse, succinct, taciturn, reticent

#ntonyms:ver"ose, prolix, redundant, diffuse, tautological, turgid, garrulous, volu"le

LARCENY: Theft - indicted for grand larceny

LATENT: 8idden present "ut not fully developed - latent talent that time *ill reveal

Synonyms:dormant, quiescent, covert, potential

#ntonyms:apparent, patent

LAVISH



)1()rofuse or generous - lavish in praise.

Synonyms: ample, supera"undant

)2(2iven to extravagance - a lavish spender .

Synonyms: prodigal, munificent, magnanimous.

#ntonyms: parsimonious, niggardly, frugal, penurious

LETHAL: eadly - a lethal weapon

Synonyms: mortal, fatal

LONGEVITY: )rolonged duration of life - a country remarka"le for the longevity of its inha"itants

LOW: To "ello* softly like cattle - the lowing herd in the meado*

Synonym: moo

LUCID: 9lear transparent easily understood - a lucid explanation of a difficult text

Synonyms: pellucid, perspicuous, intelligi"le, limpid, luminous, translucent

#ntonyms: a"struse, o"scure

LUDICROUS: 1idiculous producing laughter - a ludicrous remark that set them all to roaring

Synonyms: mirthful, droll, comical, a"surd

#ntonyms: doleful, lugu"rious, dismal

LUMINARY: #n eminent person a celestial "ody - the platform graced "y a num"er of luminaries

MACHIAVELLIAN: Sacrificing moral principles in order to attain po*er politically cunning crafty - a

machiavellian design, *ickedly contrived

Synonym: unscrupulous

MALICIOUS (noun: (#L/9E': 6earing, or acting *ith, deli"erate ill-*ill or spite - hurting *ith malicious intent

Synonyms:rancorous, malignant, malevolent, virulent, vindictive

#ntonym: "enign

MASQUERADE (verb!: To assume a deceptive appearance or character - a thief masquerading as an honest man.

Synonyms: dissem"le, feign

)noun:(# disguise a group of people in disguise or fancy costumes - a masquerade so perfect no one could guess his



MAUDLIN: Sentimental to the point of tears - turned maudlin at the mention of his lost dog

Synonym : ma*kish, lachrymose

MEANDER : To *alk a"out $or talk' aimlessly to *ind a"out $as a stream' - meandered through the to*n, looking

into shop *indo*s

Synonym: ram"le

MEDIOCRE: #verage in quality - a mediocre performance, un*orthy of his talents

MERCENARY: #cting solely from a consideration of re*ard or profit - actuated "y a mercenary motive

Synonym: venal

MERETRICIOUS: #ttracting in a false, cheap, or sho*y manner- a meretricious "eauty that is too flashy to "e real

Synonyms:ta*dry, specious

METICULOUS: ussy a"out minute details - took meticulous pains *ith his composition

Synonyms:fastidious, punctilious, overscrupulous, finical, methodical

#ntonyms:desultory, perfunctory, slovenly

METTLE $ad%&: (ETTLES(E: high-spirited ': isposition spirit courage - 8is mettle *as tried in "attle

/diom: to "e on one4s mettle $meaning, @ready to do one4s "estA'

Synonyms:temperament, ardor

MICROCOSM: # little *orld, or a universe in miniature this village, a microcosm of the great outside *orld

#ntonym:macrocosm $*orld on a large scale'

MIMIC: To make fun of or copy "y imitating - mimicked the comedian4s gestures

MISANTHROPIC $noun: (/S#.T81)E': 8ating or distrusting mankind - condemned for his misanthropic

vie*s

#ntonyms: philanthropic, altruistic

MISNOMER : # name or term that descri"es *rongly - To call him a "rave man is really a misnomer

MONOLOGUE: # speech "y one person - The actor gave his vie*s in a dramatic monologue

Synonym:soliloquy

#ntonyms:colloquy $ad%& colloquial': conversation "et*een t*o or more persons dialogue: conversation "et*een t*opersons



MOROSE: 2loomy ill-humored - shunned "ecause of his morose temper

Synonyms: sulky, cra""ed, sullen, splenetic, saturnine

#ntonyms: "lithe, genial

MOTLEY: f various colors of mixed ingredients - a motley costume a motley cro*d

Synonyms: checkered $referring to a varied career', pie"ald, variegated, diverse, heterogeneous

#ntonym: homogeneous

MOTTLED: Spotted or streaked *ith varied colors - a mottled pony

Synonyms:"lotched, dappled

MUNDANE: f, or pertaining to, the *orld, as contrasted *ith the spirit - mundane affairs

Synonyms:earthly, terrestrial, secular, temporal

MURKY: ark cloudy - a murky cavern

Synonyms:dismal, tene"rous, fuliginous

#ntonyms:resplendent, glo*ing, lustrous, luminous, fulgent, coruscating

MUTABLE: 2iven to frequent change in nature, mood, or form - mutable in mood as a spring *ind

Synonyms:vacillating, fickle, inconstant, fitful, mercurial, *avering, capricious

#ntonyms:constant, steady

MYRIAD: /nnumera"le - the myriad stars in the heavens

NAUTICAL: )ertaining to ships or navigation - a nautical career

Synonyms: marine, naval, maritime

NETTLE: To irritate or provoke - nettled "y his critics

Synonyms: vex, pique, goad

NOCTURNAL: )ertaining to, or occurring in, the night - a*akened "y the sounds of a nocturnal pro*ler

#ntonym: diurnal

NOISOME: oul-smelling harmful-the s*amp gave off a noisome odor

Synonyms: malodorous, fetid, disgusting noxious, deleterious



#ntonym: salu"rious

NONCHALANT: 3nmoved or indifferent casual - reacted to the ne*s in a nonchalant manner

Synonym: apathetic

#ntonyms: enthusiastic, 5ealous

NOSTALGIA: 8omesickness - felt nostalgia for the old homestead

NOTORIOUS: Widely kno*n $in a "ad sense' - a notorious gam"ler

NOVICE: # "eginner - conducted himself in politics like a novice

Synonyms:tyro, neophyte

#ntonym:virtuoso

OBDURATE: 8ard-hearted stu""orn - an obdurate, unrepentant criminal

Synonyms:adamant, unyielding, inflexi"le

#ntonyms:su"missive, docile, compliant

OBLIVIOUS $noun: 6L/0/.': orgetful a"sent-minded - *alking oblivious of his surroundings

Synonyms:unmindful, heedless, a"stracted

OBSESSION: # persistent feeling, idea, activity, etc&, *hich dominates a person the state of "eing exclusively

preoccupied "y a fixed idea - .o* that he has learned "o*ling, it has "ecome his obsession

Synonyms:mania, infatuation $a foolish passion', monomania

OBSOLETE: .o longer in use - an obsolete *ord, not even included "y most dictionaries

Synonyms:archaic, antiquated

OBTRUSIVE $ver": 6T13E': Thrusting oneself or itself into undue prominence - made himself o"noxiously

obtrusive

Synonyms:intrusive, aggressive

OBVIATE: To prevent, dispose of, or make unnecessary "y appropriate actions - an act *hich obviated all

o"%ections

Synonyms:preclude, forestall

OMNIPOTENT: #ll-po*erful - an omnipotent despot



ONUS: 6urden duty o"ligation - "ore the onus of his difficult office credita"ly

OSTENSIBLE: #pparent pretended - his ostensible, though not actual, purpose.

Synonyms:professed, plausi"le $that is, appearing true, reasona"le, or fair', specious

OSTRACIZE: To "anish to exclude from pu"lic favor or privileges - a former premier ostracized "y popular vote

Synonym: outla*

PANACEA: # remedy for all ills - seeking a panacea to cure our social trou"les

Synonym: nostrum

PANEGYRIC: # speech or *riting of extravagant praise - delivered a panegyric at his friend4s testimonial dinner

Synonyms:eulogy, adulation, tri"ute, laudation $ad%& laudatory', encomium

#ntonyms:censure, disparagement, derogation, castigation, depreciation

PARADOX: # self -contradictory statement something 4that appears to "e a"surd and yet may "e true -<Life is too

important a matter to he taken seriously&< - a parado$ "y scar Wilde

Synonym: anomaly

PARAPHRASE: To restate the meaning of a passage in other *ords - paraphrased the poem in a fe* lines of prose

PARODY $noun': # humorous imitation of an author4s style and mannerisms - *rote a parody on +ipling4s <2unga

in".

Synonym: "urlesque

)ver":(To *rite a parody - parodied the popular authors of the $lay to his audience4s amusement.

Synonym: (imic

PECCADILLO: # petty fault-possesses one peccadillo among his many virtues

Synonyms: frailty, foi"le, fla*, "lemish

PECUNIARY: )ertaining to money - involved in pecuniary difficulties

Synonyms financial, fiscal, monetary

PEDANT $ad%&: )E#.T/9': ne *ho proudly sho*s off his learning or *ho overrates his kno*ledge - like a

pedant glorying in his scholarly trifles

PENSIVE: Sadly thoughtful - softly sang his pensive song



Synonyms: reflective, meditative, contemplative, musing

PEREMPTORY: )ositive in expressing an opinion - gave a peremptory %udgment

Synonyms:decisive, resolute, imperious, positive, dogmatic

#ntonyms:indecisive, tentative

PERTINACIOUS: 9linging doggedly to an opinion or purpose - pertinacious in his efforts

Synonyms:o"durate, tenacious, persistent, persevering, intracta"le, inflexi"le

PERUSE: To read carefully - perused the important letter

PERVERSE: Willfully "ent on doing the *rong thing - a perverse lad, al*ays diso"eying his parents

Synonyms:headstrong, fro*ard, refractory, *ay*ard, fractious

PETRIFY: To paraly5e *ith horror, fear, or surprise - petrified "y the enemy "om"ardment

Synonyms:stupefy, stun, "e*ilder, ama5e

PLAGIARISM& #dopting and reproducing, *ithout ackno*ledgment, the *ritings or ideas of another and passing

them off as one4s o*n - denied the charge of deli"erate plagiarism

PLATITUDE: # dull and commonplace remark - "ored people "y his pompous phrases and platitudes

Synonyms:"romide, truism, axiom

PLEBEIAN: )ertaining to the common people hence, common or vulgar - plebeian in his tastes and outlook

#ntonyms:patrician, aristocratic

PLEBISCITE& # direct vote "y the people - The decision to confederate *as ratified "y plebiscite

POIGNANT

)1(2ripping and moving the feelings po*erfully - a poignant grief

)2()iercing, "iting, pointed - a poignant cry poignant *it

PONDEROUS: 0ery heavy clumsy dull - a ponderous speech, extremely "oring

PRECARIOUS: 3ncertain or risky - earning a precarious livelihood, providing no luxuries

PRECIPITOUS:

)1(0ery steep - a precipitous cliff



)2(escending rapidly - a precipitous decline in popularity

PRECOCIOUS: 1emarka"le for early mental development a precocious genius

PREDATORY:

)1(/nclined to plunder or ro" - predatory "ands roaming the countryside

)2()reying on, others - predatory animals pro*ling a"out

Synonyms: predacious, looting, pillaging

PREDILECTION: )artiality or preference for a favora"le opinion arrived at "eforehand - a predilection for

theatricals

Synonyms: prepossession, proclivity, predisposition, penchant

#ntonyms: aversion, antipathy, repugnance

PRELUDE: #n introduction, forerunner, or preliminary step - a short prelude to the play

Synonyms: preface, prologue, pream"le

#ntonym: epilogue

PREROGATIVE: # privilege or po*er attaching to a position - /t is a *oman4s prerogative to refuse to tell her age

Synonym: license

PRESTIGE: Esteem or influence accorded for recogni5ed achievements or reputation - #s Senator he en%oyed great

prestige

Synonym: distinction

415,PRECOCIOUS: 1emarka"le for early mental development a precocious genius

PREDATORY

)1(/nclined to plunder or ro" - predatory "ands roaming the countryside

)2()reying on, others - predatory animals pro*ling a"out

Synonyms: predacious, looting, pillaging

PREDILECTION: )artiality or pr eference for a favora"le opinion arrived at "eforehand - a predilection for

theatricals

Synonyms: prepossession, proclivity, predisposition, penchant



#ntonyms: aversion, antipathy, repugnance

PRELUDE: #n introduction, forerunner, or preliminary step - a short prelude to the play

Synonyms: )reface, prologue& )ream"le

#ntonym: epilogue

PREROGATIVE: # privilege or po*er attaching to a position - /t is a *oman4s prerogative to refuse to tell her age

Synonym: license

PRESTIGE: Esteem or influence accorded for recogni5ed achievements or reputation - #s Senator he en%oyed great

prestige

Synonym: distinction

PRESUMPTION

)1(Something taken for granted - acted on a reasona"le presumption

)2(2oing "eyond proper "ounds impudent "oldness - 8is question *as do*nright presumption

Synonyms: effrontery, for*ardness, arrogance

PREVARICATE: To disguise or conceal the truth to lie - prevaricated in order to avoid detection

Synonyms: qui""le, equivocate $ad%&' mendacious

#ntonyms: $noun' veracity, verity $ad%&' forthright

PROCRASTINATE: To postpone or put off to another time - missed his opportunity "y procrastinating too long

Synonyms: defer, delay

PROGNOSTICATE $noun: )12.S/S': To forecast - The Weather 6ureau prognosticates daily

Synonyms:presage, portend, augur, fore"ode

PROLETARIAT: The *age-earning class - a truckman, hum"le mem"er of the proletariat

PROMONTORY: # cliff - an imposing promontory along the coast

Synonyms:headland, precipice

PROMULGATE: To pu"lish or proclaim to spread a"road The )resident promulgated a decree

Synonym:disseminate



PROTUBERANT: 6ulging or s*elling out - a protuberant %a*

#ntonyms:receding, recessive

PROVISIONAL: Temporary for the time "eing - a provisional plan until a permanent decision is reached

Synonym:tentative

PROXIMITY: .earness-*orked in close pro$imity to his home

Synonyms :propinquity, vicinity

#ntonym:remoteness

PSEUDONYM: # false name assumed "y a *riter - concealed his identity "y a pseudonym

Synonyms:alias, pen name, nom de plume

PUNITIVE: /nflicting, or concerned *ith, punishment - took punitive measures against deserters

QUASH: To crush to render void - quashed a re"ellion quashed an indictment

Synonyms:suppress, extinguish, quell annul

QUERULOUS: 2iven to fault-finding and complaining - 8er querulous nature estranged many people

Synonyms:fretful, *hining, captious, carping, peevish, petulant

#ntonym: affa"le

QUIXOTIC: Extravagantly romantic or idealistic highly impractical - a qui$otic scheme that can never materiali5e

Synonyms:utopian, visionary, fantastic

RACONTEUR : # skilled storyteller - held spell"ound "y a super" raconteur

RADICAL $noun': ne *ho advocates extreme "asic changes - The reform movement *as led "y a radical

)ad%:(.Thorough, extreme - radical measures adopted to meet the emergency

#ntonym:$noun and ad%&' conservative

RAMIFICATION: # "ranching su"-division - studied the su"%ect in all its ramifications

RAZE: To tear do*n completely- razed the old "uilding

Synonyms:level

#ntonym:rear



RECAPITULATE: To restate in a "rief, concise form to sum up - recapitulated the main ideas

RECIPROCAL: (utual done in return for something received - held each other in reciprocal esteem

RECUMBENT: Lying do*n leaning "ack or do*n - resting in a recumbent position

REDOLENT

)1(ragrant - a room redolent of roses.

Synonym: aromatic

)2(1eminiscent of - redolent of olden times

REDOUBTABLE: 9ommanding fear or respect - cringing "efore a redoubtable enemy

Synonym:formida"le

REFUTE: To prove incorrect or false-refuted his opponent4s argument

Synonyms:re"ut, confute

#ntonyms: su"stantiate, confirm, corro"orate

REITERATE: 1epeat $several times' - reiterated his story once more

REMUNERATIVE: )rofita"le - a remunerative %o"

Synonyms: lucrative, gainful

RENEGADE: ne *ho forsakes political or party principles or his religious faith - a renegade from his former

allegiance

Synonyms: turncoat, apostate, recreant, traitor

REPRISAL: /n%ury inflicted in turn for one received - took action in reprisal against his neigh"or

Synonym: retaliation

RESENTMENT: eeling of displeasure or indignation resulting from mistreatment or a"use - sho*ed resentment at

*hat he considered an un*arranted insult

Synonyms: um"rage, dudgeon, animosity

RESILIENT: Elastic light-hearted possessing po*er of recovery - a resilient Spirit, refusing to admit defeat

Synonyms: flexi"le, plia"le, supple, lim"er

RESPITE



)1(Temporary deferment or cessation of *ork or pain - a "rief respite from la"or .

Synonym: surcease

)2(# temporary delay in the execution of -a sentence - granted the doom man a temporary respite.

Synonym: reprieve

RETRIBUTION: The re*ard or punishment exacted for an in%ury, *ickedness, or other action - suffered %ust

retribution for his folly

Synonyms: requital, nemesis

RETRIEVE:

)1(To make good -retrieved a mistake

)2(To recover -retrieved the suitcase left at the station

)3(To restore - retrieved his lost fortunes

REVERBERATE: To echo - a shot reverberating through the valley

Synonym: resound

RUDIMENTARY: /n an early stage of development - possessing only a rudimentary, kno*ledge of physics

Synonym: incipient

RUE $ad%&: 13E3L': To "e sorry for-8e *ill rue the day he left home

Synonyms: regret, repent

SACROSANCT: 0ery holy - a shrine& regarded as sacrosanct

Synonyms: consecrated, inviola"le, hallo*ed

SAGACIOUS $noun: S#2#9/T7': Wise shre*d - proved to "e sagacious in his %udgment

Synonyms: perspicacious, astute, sapient, discerning, sage

SALLOW: Sick - a sallow complexion

Synonym: pallid

#ntonyms: ru"icund, ruddy, florid

SALLY: $ver"': To rush forth suddenly - sallied out to meet the enemy



)noun:(# Witty remark - amused the audience *ith his sallies against his opponent.

Synonyms: quip, "anter

SANCTIMONIOUS: )retending to "e religious - sho*ed his hypocrisy in a sanctimonious display of piety

SANGUINARY: 6loody - a sanguinary "attle

Synonym: gory

SANGUINE: f a hopeful disposition "lood-red in color - a perennial optimist, sanguine in temperament

Synonyms: "uoyant, ardent

SARTORIAL: )ertaining to a tailor or clothes - a picture of sartorial perfection

SATELLITE

)1(#n attentive or flattering follo*er - a prince surrounded "y many satellites.

Synonyms: lackey, toady, disciple, adherent ad%&, fa*ning, o"sequious, partisan

)2(# country influenced or controlled "y another - reedom is conspicuously a"sent ,in the Soviet satellites

)3(# "ody $natural or artificial' *hich revolves around a larger "ody, generally a planet - The moon is the only

natural satellite of the earth, "ut in recent years it has "een %oined "y many artificial satellites

SCINTILLA: # trace a particle - not a scintilla of convincing evidence

Synonyms: iota vestige

SCOURGE (verb!: To punish severely to afflict to *hip - a disease that scourged the country.

"ynonyms: excoriate, flay

)noun.(# *hip or other means of punishment a cause of affliction - The 6lack )lague *as a dreadful scourge of the

(iddle #ges.

Synonym: tri"ulation

SCRUTINIZE: To examine carefully -scrutinized the contents of the letter

SHIBBOLETH: # party slogan - a shibboleth designed to attract votes

SIMPER (verb!: To smile in a silly or affected *ay simpered as he greeted each guest

)noun:(#n affected or silly smile - stood nervously, a simper on his face

Synonym: (verb and noun' smirk



SINECURE: Employment entailing little or no responsi"ility or la"or - 8is %o" *as a sinecure

SINISTER : Threatening or sho*ing evil dishonest - the sinister look of a gangster

SLEAZY: limsy and cheap - sleazy cloth *hich is used only in cheap garments

Synonym: unsu"stantial

SLOVENLY: 3ntidy-severely critici5ed the student4s slovenly appearance

Synonyms: slipshod, slatternly, fro*5y

SOPORIFIC: Tending to induce sleep - a poorly *ritten novel, soporific in effect

SORDID: (ean and "ase filthy - "ordid motives "reed selfish actions

Synonyms: degraded, vile, igno"le

SOVEREIGN: Supreme m po*er and authority independent of the control of any other government - possessing

sovereign po*ers a sovereign state

Synonyms: autonomous, imperial, ma%estic, paramount

SPORADIC: ccurring singly, at irregular intervals scattered - sporadic cases of illness

SPURN: To refuse or re%ect *ith contempt - an offer that *as spurned instantly

Synonyms: repel, snu"

STOIC: /ndifferent, calm in "earing pain or pleasure practising remarka"le self-control over emotions - maintained a

stoic attitude despite all his trials

Synonyms: stolid, impassive

STRINGENT: Strict compelling, constraining stringent regulations stringent requirements

Synonyms: exacting, rigid

#ntonym: lax

STUPENDOUS: #ma5ing "y, virtue of its immense si5e, force, or any quality in exceptional degree - The circus is a

stupendous spectacle

Synonyms: astounding, prodigious, monstrous, marvelous, colossal, a*ful

SUCCULENT: %uicy - a succulent steak

#ntonyms desiccated, vapid



SULTRY: 9lose, hot, and moist - sultry tropical *eather

SUPINE:

)1(Lying flat on the "ack - resting in a supine position.

#ntonym: erect

)2(/nert, inactive, averse to taking action - a supine, ineffective administrator .

Synonyms: listless, torpid

TANGIBLE: 1eal actual - tangible gains *hich may "e seen& and counted

Synonyms: material, verita"le, percepti"le, su"stantial

TANTAMOUNT: Equivalent - an act that is tantamount to treason

TAUNT $ver"'& To reproach *ith contempt - taunted him *ith the charge of failure to act promptly.

Synonyms: mock, t*it, gi"e, sneer, deride

)noun:(#n insulting, %eering, or "itter remark - hurled taunts at his foes

TEEMING: /n a"undance, fertile, highly productive - the teeming tropics, rank *ith vegetation

Synonyms: s*arming, fruitful, fecund, a"ounding

TEMERITY: 3n*ise or reckless "oldness - leaped into "attle *ith thoughtless temerity

Synonyms: audacity, presumptuousness, effrontery, rashness

)adj(.temerarious, foolhardy, venturesome

#ntonyms: prudence, circumspection, *ariness

TEMPORAL: Worldly, as opposed to spiritual existing for a time only - a man preoccupied *ith temporal matters

Synonyms: mundane, secular, civil

TEMPORIZE: To delay or refuse to commit oneself in order to gain time - temporized *hile his friends hurried to

his aid

Synonym: equivocate

TENET: # principle of "elief held as true - a tenet of religion *hich "e maintained loyally.

Synonyms: creed, doctrine, dogma



TENUOUS: Slender not su"stantial of slight importance - clung desperately to his tenuous hope

TRANQUIL: 9alm peaceful - a tranquil summer night

Synonyms: placid, serene

#ntonyms: pertur"ed, ruffled, tur"ulent

TRANSGRESS: To "reak a la* or command to violate a moral principle to overstep a moral "ound or limit -

transgressed the "ounds of decency transgressed the la*

TREMULOUS: Trem"ling - tremulous *ith fright

Synonym: quivering

TRIVIAL: f little - importance - a trivial offense

Synonym: paltry

#ntonyms: gross, momentous

TRUCULENT $noun: T1393LE.9E': 9ruel, fierce harsh threatening or intimidating savagely - a dispute marked

"y a truculent attitude on "oth sides

TURGID

)1(S*ollen, inflated - turgid rivers overflo*ing their "anks.

Synonyms: "loated, distended

)2(3sing "ig or high-sounding *ords - a turgid prose style

Synonyms: pompous, "om"astic, prolix

UBIQUITOUS: Existing every*here - The common cold is a ubiquitous complaint

Synonyms: omnipresent, universal

UNTENABLE: /ncapa"le of "eing defended or held - *ithdre* the argument as untenable

UTILITARIAN $ad%&': (aterially or practically useful - "eautiful, "ut not utilitarian

VANQUISH: To su"due or conquer -an army vanquished *ith heavy losses.

VAUNT: To "oast - proudly vaunted his strength

Synonyms: "rag $noun: "raggadocio, "raggart', proclaim

VENEER : # superficial appearance or sho* designed to impress one *ith superiority - pierced "eneath his thinveneer of elegance



Synonym: gloss

VENERABLE: eserving respect or reverence "ecause of age - a venerable leader

VERNAL: )ertaining to spring-an array of vernal flo*ers

#ntonym: hi"ernal $*intry'

VERSATILE: #"le to do many things skillfully - versatile in all the arts

VICARIOUS: Taking the place of another felt, received, or done in place of another - took vicarious pleasure in his

"rother4s victory

VICISSITUDE: # change from one condition to another, often unexpected - suffered many vicissitudes of fortune

VIRAGO: # scolding or ill-tempered *oman - (y neigh"or4s *ife is a virago

Synonyms: shre*, termagant, vixen

VITUPERATE $noun: 0/T3)E1#T/. ad%&: 0/T3)E1#T/0E': To scold or "lame loudly, find fault *ith in

a"usive language - an angry man, vituperating the *orld

Synonyms: "erate, revile

WAIVE: To give up $privileges, etc&' to do *ithout - waived his rights to the property

Synonyms: relinquish, forgo, forsake

WHIM $ad%&: W8/(S/9#L': # sudden notion or passing fancy -frequently acted on the whim of the moment

Synonyms: caprice, vagary, crotchet

WRITHE: To t*ist a"out $usually *ith pain' - writhed in agony on the floor

Synonyms: contort, squirm

ZEALOUS $noun: ?E#LT: fanatic': ull of enthusiasm or eagerness -a zealous student, first in his class

#ntonym: perfunctory

ZENITH: The highest point - the zenith of his career

Synonyms: acme, apex, culmination, summit

#ntonym: nadir

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