Vocabulary e Book

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q: abacusa: frame with balls for calculating

q: abatea: to lessen to subside

q: abdicationa: giving up control authority

q: aberrationa: straying away from what is normal

q: abeta: help/encourage smb (in doing wrong)

q: abeyancea: suspended action

q: abhora: to hate to detest

q: abidea: be faithful to endure

q: abjurea: promise or swear to give up

q: abradeda: rubbed off worn away by friction

q: abrogatea: repeal or annul by authority

q: absconda: to go away suddenly (to avoid arrest)

q: abstrusea: difficult to comprehend obscure

q: abuta: border on

q: abysmala: bottomless extreme

q: acarpous

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a: effete no longer fertile worn out

q: acclaimeda: welcomed with shouts and approval

q: accoladea: praise approval

q: accretiona: the growing of separate things into one

q: adamanta: kind of stone inflexible

q: admonitorya: containing warning

q: adorna: add beauty decorate

q: adulterationa: making unpure poorer in quality

q: affablea: polite and friendly

q: affinitya: close connection relationship

q: aggravatea: make worse irritate

q: agilea: active quick-moving

q: agoga: eager/excited

q: aila: trouble be ill

q: alacritya: eager and cheerful readiness

q: alcovea: recess/partially enclosed place



q: allegiancea: duty support loyalty

q: alleviatea: make (pain) easier to bear

q: alloya: to debase by mixing with something inferior

q: aloofa: reserved indifferent

q: amalgamatea: mix combine unite societies

q: ambidextrousa: able to use the left hand or the right equally well

q: ambiguousa: doubtful uncertain

q: ambivalenta: having both of two contrary meanings

q: amelioratea: improve make better

q: amortizea: end (a debt) by setting aside money

q: anguisha: severe suffering

q: animositya: strong dislike

q: antidotea: medicine used against a poison or a disease

q: antitheticala: direct opposing

q: apartheida: brutal racial discrimination



q: aplomba: self-confidence

q: apostatea: one who abandons long-held religious or political convictions

q: apotheosisa: deification glorification to godliness

q: appeasea: make quiet or calm

q: apprehensivea: grasping understanding fear unhappy feeling about future

q: apprisea: give notice to inform

q: approbationa: approval

q: aproposa: appropriate to the situation apt

q: apta: well-suited quick-witted

q: arabesquea: a complex ornate design

q: arboreala: of connected with trees

q: ardora: enthusiasm

q: arduousa: steep difficult ascent laborious

q: argota: jargon slang

q: arranta: in the highest degree

q: arrogance



a: proud superior manner of behaviour

q: articulatea: speak distinctly connect by joints

q: ascenda: go or come up

q: ascertaina: get to know

q: ascetica: practicing self-denial austere stark

q: ascribea: consider to be the origin of or belonging to

q: aseptica: surgically clean

q: asperitya: roughness harshness ill temper irritability

q: aspersiona: slander

q: assaila: with attack violently

q: assiduousa: diligent hard-working sedulous

q: assuagea: make smth (pain desire) less

q: asteriska: the mark * (e.g.. omitted letters)

q: astringenta: substance that shrinks

q: astutea: clever quick at seeing to get an advantage

q: atonementa: repayment death of Jesus



q: attenuatea: make thin. weaken enervate

q: attunea: bring into harmony

q: audaciousa: daring foolishly bold impudent

q: augurya: omen sign

q: augusta: majestic venerable

q: auspiciousa: favorable successful prosperous

q: austerea: severely moral and strict simple and plain

q: auxiliarya: helping supporting

q: avera: affirm assert prove justify

q: aversiona: strong dislike

q: avida: eager greedy

q: avowa: admit. Declare openly

q: balefula: harmful ominous causing evil

q: balka: obstacle purposely to get on the way of

q: banefula: causing harm or ruin pernicious destructive



q: barragea: artificial obstacle built across a river

q: barrena: not good enough unable to have young ones without value

q: baska: in enjoy warmth and light

q: beatifya: to bless make happy or ascribe a virtue to

q: bedizena: to adorn especially in a cheap showy manner

q: belabora: beat hard

q: bellicosea: belligerent pugnacious warlike

q: belligerenta: (person nation) waging war

q: benefactora: person who has given help

q: benevolencea: wish or activity in doing good

q: benigna: kind and gentle mild (climate)

q: bequesta: arrangement to give smth at death

q: beratea: scold sharply

q: berefta: rob or dispossess of smth (material)

q: bewildera: puzzle confuse

q: bigot



a: stubborn narrow-minded person

q: bilgea: bulge the protuberance of a cask

q: blandishmenta: flattery coaxing

q: blandnessa: polite manner comforting uninteresting

q: blatanta: noisy and rough

q: blithea: cheerful casual carefree

q: bogusa: sham counterfeit not genuine

q: boisterousa: loud noisy rough lacking restraint

q: bolstera: give greatly needed support

q: boorisha: crude offensive rude

q: brasha: hasty rush cheeky saucy

q: brassa: yellow metal (mixing copper and zinc)

q: brazena: made of brass

q: breacha: opening broken place breaking

q: brittlea: easily broken

q: broacha: bring up announce begin to talk about



q: brooka: to tolerate endure

q: buoyanta: able to float light-hearted

q: burgeona: grow forth send out buds

q: burnisha: to polish rub to a shine

q: cabala: a scheme or plot a group of plotters

q: cadgea: to beg to get by begging

q: cajolea: use flattery or deceit to persuade

q: calipersa: metal supports attached to the legs measuring instrument

q: calumnya: slander aspersion

q: candida: frank straight-forward

q: canta: insincere talk/jargon

q: cantankerousa: bad-tempered/quarrelsome

q: canvassa: discuss thoroughly sort of touting

q: castigatea: to chastise correct by punishing

q: castigationa: severe punishment



q: catalysta: substance that causes speeding up

q: caustica: biting sarcastic

q: censurea: expression of blame or disapproval a rebuke

q: centuriona: leader of a unit of 100 soldiers

q: charya: cautious wary

q: chasteneda: corrected punished

q: chastisementa: punishment

q: chauvinista: a blindly devoted patriot

q: chicanerya: legal trickery/false argument

q: chisela: steel tool for shaping materials

q: churla: bad-tempered person

q: clamora: shout complain with a lot of noise

q: clientelea: customers

q: clincha: come to grips/settle conclusively

q: clinga: to resist separation

q: clot



a: half-solid lump formed from liquid

q: cloturea: closing device (in Parliament) to end a debate by voting

q: coagulationa: change to a thick and solid state

q: coalescinga: coming together and uniting into one substance

q: coaxa: get smb to do smth by kindness

q: codaa: passage that completes a piece of music

q: coddlea: treat with care and tenderness

q: coercea: compel to force to make obedient

q: coevala: of the same period coexisting

q: cogenta: strong convincing

q: cogitatea: think deeply mediate

q: cognizanta: being fully aware of

q: colandera: bowl-shaped vessel with many holes used to drain off water

q: collusiona: secret agreement for a deceitful purpose

q: combustiona: process of burning

q: commemoratea: keep the memory of



q: commodiousa: having plenty of space for what is needed

q: commutera: person who travels regularly

q: complaisancea: tending to comply obliging willingness to please

q: compunctiona: feeling of regret for one's action

q: conceala: hide keep secret

q: conceita: over-high opinion of too much pride

q: conciliatorya: reconciling soothing comforting mollifying

q: concorda: agreement or harmony

q: concura: agree in opinion happen together

q: condensea: increase in density strength make laconic

q: condonea: forgive

q: congeala: make or become stiff and solid

q: conjoina: to join together

q: connoisseura: a person with good judgement (e.g.. in art)

q: connotationa: suggestion in addition to



q: consequentiala: pompous self important

q: consolea: give comfort or sympathy to

q: conspicuousa: easily seen remarkable

q: consternationa: surprise and fear dismay

q: constraina: compel

q: constricta: make tight or smaller

q: consumea: get to the end of

q: consummatea: perfect/make perfect/complete

q: contemna: to scorn or despise

q: contentiousa: argumentative pugnacious combative quarrelsome

q: contiguousa: touching neighboring near

q: contritea: filled with deep sorrow for wrongdoing

q: contumaciousa: insubordinate rebellious

q: conundruma: a riddle dilemma enigma

q: convictiona: convincing firm belief

q: convoke



a: call together summon

q: convoluteda: complicated coiled twisted

q: cordiala: warm and sincere

q: cordona: line (of police acting as a guard)

q: cornucopiaa: abundant supply

q: corporeala: physical of or for the body

q: correlatea: have a mutual relation

q: corroborationa: additional strengthening evidence

q: countenancea: to favor or approve of

q: counterfeita: forgery

q: countervaila: counterbalance

q: coverta: disguised

q: covetousa: eagerly desirous

q: cowera: crouch shrink back

q: coya: shy/modest (esp of a girl)

q: crassa: very great (es. stupidity)



q: cravata: piece of linen worn as a necktie

q: cravena: cowardly

q: creasea: line made by crushing white line on the ground in cricket

q: credulitya: too great a readiness to believe things

q: credulousa: ready to believe things

q: crusha: press lose shape subdue overwhelm

q: cryptica: secret with a hidden meaning

q: cumbersomea: burdensome heavy and awkward to carry

q: curmudgeona: bad-tempered person

q: curriculuma: course of study

q: cursorya: quick hurried

q: curtaila: make shorter then was planned

q: daintya: pretty/delicate(food)/difficult to please

q: daunta: intimidate make fearful

q: dawdlera: person who is slow waste of time



q: deartha: shortage

q: debaclea: a breakup overthrow sudden disaster

q: decoruma: propriety properness

q: decreea: order given by authority

q: decrya: disapprove of

q: defera: postpone give way (to show respect)

q: deferentiala: showing respect

q: defiancea: open disobedience or resistance

q: delineatea: to portray depict sketch out

q: delugea: great flood heavy rush of water

q: demagoguea: person appealing not to reasons

q: demura: to hesitate raise objections

q: denigratea: blacken belittle sully defame

q: denouementa: an outcome or solution the unraveling of a plot

q: depletea: use until none remains

q: deposition



a: dethronement depositing

q: depravea: make morally bad corrupt

q: deprecatea: protest against express disapproval of

q: derelictiona: deserting and leaving to fall into ruins

q: derisiona: ridicule mockery deriding

q: derivativea: unoriginal obtained from another source

q: derogatorya: insulting tending to damage

q: descrya: catch sight of see smth in the distance

q: desiccanta: substance used to absorb moisture

q: desuetudea: cessation of use disuse

q: desultorya: aimless haphazard digressing at random

q: detera: discourage hinder

q: detractiona: slandering verbal attack aspersion

q: detumescencea: diminishing or lessening of swelling

q: deviancea: being different in moral standards (from normal)

q: dexteritya: skill (esp. in handling)



q: diaphanousa: transparent gauzy

q: diatribea: bitter and violent attack in words

q: diffidencea: shyness

q: dilatea: speak comprehensively become wider large

q: disallowa: refuse to allow or accept as a correct

q: discerna: see with an effort but clearly

q: discomfita: confuse embarrass

q: disconcerta: upset the self-possession of

q: discountenancea: refuse to approve of

q: discoursea: speech lecture

q: discredita: refuse to believe

q: discreeta: careful/prudent

q: discretea: individually distinct

q: disdaina: look on with contempt

q: disencumbera: free from encumbrance



q: disheveleda: untidy

q: disingenuousa: sophisticated artful trying to deceive cunning

q: disintera: dig up from the earth

q: dislodgea: move force from the place occupied

q: dismala: sad gloomy miserable

q: disparatea: essentially different

q: disproofa: proof to the contrary

q: dissemblea: speak or behave so as to hide smth (in mind)

q: disseminatea: distribute (esp. ideas)

q: dissenta: have a different opinion refuse to assent

q: dissolutiona: disintegration looseness in morals

q: distraughta: distracted violently upset in mind

q: divergencea: getting farther apart from a point

q: divestiturea: taking off getting rid of giving up

q: divulgea: make known smth secret

q: doggerel



a: trivial poorly constructed verse

q: dogmatica: positive certain arbitrary without room for discussion

q: dolta: stupid fellow

q: dormanta: in a state of inactivity but awaiting development

q: dotea: show much fondness center one's attention

q: drawla: slow way of speaking

q: drolla: jesting

q: dronea: male bee person who isn't self-employed

q: drowsinessa: feeling sleepy half asleep

q: dubiousa: feeling doubt

q: duda: no use person smth that fails

q: dulceta: melodious harmonious

q: dupea: cheat make a fool of

q: duplicitya: deliberate deception

q: duressa: threats to compel smb

q: dwarfa: person or smb much below the usual size



q: dynamoa: a generator something that produces electric current

q: earthenwarea: dishes made of baked clay

q: ebulliencea: exuberance outburst of feeling

q: ebullienta: overflowing with enthusiasm showing excitement

q: ecumenicala: representing the whole Christian world

q: edaciousa: voracious devouring

q: eddya: circular or spiral movement (e.g.. of wind)

q: ediblea: fit to be eaten/not poisonous

q: effetea: infertile worn out weak

q: efficacya: production of a desired result

q: effluviaa: outflow in a stream of particles a noxious odor or vapor

q: effronterya: boldness impudence arrogance

q: egressa: way out exit

q: elaboratea: worked out with much care in great detail

q: elegya: a lament a melancholy composition



q: elicita: draw out

q: eloquencea: fluent speaking skillful use of language

q: emaciatea: make thin and weak

q: embellisha: make beautiful

q: embezzlea: use in a wrong way for one's own benefit

q: emotea: stir up excite

q: empiricala: relying on experiment

q: encapsulatea: enclose in capsule

q: encomiuma: warm or glowing praise eulogy panegyric

q: encumbrancea: burden things that get on the way of

q: endearinga: making dear or liked

q: endemica: epidemic

q: endorsea: write one's name on the back of

q: enduringa: lasting

q: enervatea: weaken deprive of strength attenuate

q: engender



a: cause produce give rise to

q: engravea: impress deeply

q: engrossinga: taken up all the time or attention writing in large or formal

q: engulfa: swallow up

q: enigmaa: smth that is puzzling

q: enmitya: hatred being an enemy

q: ensigna: flag/badge

q: entanglea: put into difficulties

q: enthrala: please greatly/enslave (fig)

q: enticea: tempt or persuade

q: entreata: ask earnestly

q: enunciatea: pronounce (words)/express a theory

q: enzymea: catalyst

q: epicureana: devoted to pleasure (sensuous enjoyment)

q: epistlea: letter

q: epitheta: adjective



q: epitomea: brief summary representative example a typical model

q: equablea: steady regular

q: equanimitya: calmness of temperament

q: equilibriuma: state of being balanced

q: equipoisea: equal distribution of weight equilibrium

q: equivocala: having a double or doubtful meaning suspicious

q: equivocatea: try to deceive by equivocal language

q: eradicatea: get rid of pull up by the roots

q: erratica: irregular in behaviour or opinion

q: eruditea: learned scholarly

q: eschewa: avoid

q: esoterica: abstruse intended only for a small circle of

q: espousea: marry give one's support to

q: eulogya: formal praise panegyric

q: euphoriaa: elation state of pleasant excitement



q: euthanasiaa: easy and painless death

q: evasivea: tending to evade

q: evincea: to show clearly to indicate

q: evokea: call up bring out

q: excoriationa: severe criticism

q: exculpatea: to clear from a charge of guilt

q: exhaustivea: complete thorough

q: exigencya: emergency an urgent situation

q: exonerationa: set smb clear free (e.g.. from blame)

q: exorbitanta: much too high or great

q: expatiatea: to roam wander freely

q: expedienta: likely to be useful for a purpose

q: expiationa: ending expiring

q: exploita: brilliant achievement develop use selfishly

q: expostulatea: argue earnestly to dissuade correct or protest

q: expurgate



a: to remove obscenity purify censor

q: exscinda: to cut out cut away

q: extanta: still in existence

q: extemporea: without previous thought or preparation

q: extenuatea: reduce the strength of lessen seriousness partially excuse

q: extincta: no longer active

q: extinguisha: end the existence of/wipe or put out

q: extirpatea: to destroy exterminate cut out exscind

q: extola: praise highly

q: extorta: obtain by threats violence

q: extralegala: outside the law

q: extricablea: that can be freed

q: extroverta: cheerful person

q: exuberancea: state of growing vigorously being full of life

q: facetiousa: humorous funny jocular

q: facilea: easily done



q: fallaciousa: based on error

q: faltera: waver/move in an uncertain manner

q: fatuousa: without sense foolish self-satisfaction

q: fawna: young deer try to win smb's favor

q: fecklessa: lacking purpose or vitality ineffective careless

q: fecunda: fertile

q: feinta: pretend

q: felicitousa: apt suitably expressed well chosen apropos

q: felona: person guilty of murder

q: fermenta: substance become excited

q: ferocitya: savage cruelty

q: ferreta: discover by searching search

q: fervida: showing earnest feeling

q: fervora: warmth of feelings earnestness

q: fetida: stinking



q: fettera: to shackle put in chains

q: feuda: bitter quarrel over a long period of time

q: fidelitya: loyalty accuracy

q: fidgeta: move restlessly make nervous

q: figureheada: carved image on the prow of a ship

q: finessea: delicate way of dealing with a situation

q: finicala: too fussy about food clothing etc.

q: finickya: finical

q: fissiona: splitting or division (esp. of cells)

q: fixatea: stare at

q: flaka: criticism/anti-aircraft guns

q: flamboyanta: brightly colored florid

q: flauntinga: show off complacently

q: flaxa: pale yellow (hair) a plant

q: fledgeda: able to fly trained experienced

q: fleet



a: number of ships quick-moving

q: flincha: draw move back wince

q: flopa: fail/move/fall clumsily

q: florida: very much ornamented naturally red (e.g.. of face)

q: flouta: reject mock to go against (as in going against tradition)

q: flukea: lucky stroke

q: flustera: make nervous or confused

q: foiblea: defect of character (a person is wrongly proud)

q: foila: prevent from carrying out contrast

q: fomenta: put smth warm (to lessen the pain)

q: foolproofa: incapable of failure or error

q: foppisha: like a man who pays too much attention to his clothes

q: foragea: food for horses and cattle

q: forbeara: refrain from be patient ancestor

q: forbearancea: patience willingness to wait

q: forda: shallow place in a river (to cross)



q: forestalla: prevent by taking action in advance preempt

q: forfeita: suffer the loss of smth

q: forgea: workshop for the shaping of metal to shape metal lead

q: forgerya: counterfeit

q: forsweara: renounce disallow repudiate

q: fostera: nurture care for

q: fracasa: noisy quarrel

q: fragilea: easily injured broken or destroyed

q: fragranta: sweet-smelling

q: frantica: wildly excited with joy pain anxiety

q: frenetica: frantic frenzied

q: freta: worry irritation wear away

q: fringea: edge ornamental border part of hair over the forehead

q: frowarda: intractable not willing to yield or comply stubborn

q: frugala: careful economical



q: fulminationa: bitter protest

q: fulsomea: disgusting offensive due to excessiveness

q: gainsaya: to deny to oppose

q: garblea: make unfair selection from facts

q: garmenta: article of clothing

q: garnera: to gather and save to store up

q: garrulitya: talkativeness

q: garrulousa: too talkative

q: gaucheriea: socially awkward tactless behavior

q: germanea: relevant pertinent to

q: gista: the point general sense

q: gleana: gather facts in small quantities

q: gliba: ready and smooth but not sincere

q: glimmera: weak/unsteady light

q: gloata: over look at with selfish delight

q: glut



a: supply to much fill to excess

q: gnawa: waste away bite steadily

q: goada: smth urging a person to action

q: gorgea: eat greedily/narrow opening with a stream

q: gossamera: soft light delicate material

q: gougea: tool for cutting grooves in wood

q: grandiloquenta: using pompous words

q: gravea: serious requiring consideration

q: grazea: touch or scrape lightly in passing

q: gregariousa: living in societies liking the company

q: grievousa: causing grief or pain serious dire grave

q: grovela: crawl humble oneself

q: guilea: deceit cunning

q: gulliblea: easily gulled

q: gusha: burst out suddenly/talk ardently

q: gusta: outburst of feeling sudden rain wind fire etc.



q: hacka: cut roughly hired horse

q: halcyona: calm and peaceful

q: hallowa: to make holy consecrate

q: haranguea: a long passionate speech

q: harbingera: smth or smb that foretells the coming of

q: harrowa: to distress create stress or torment

q: haughtya: arrogant conceited

q: heeda: attention/give notice to

q: heinousa: odious (of crime)

q: heresya: belief contrary to what is generally accepted

q: hermetica: sealed by fusion

q: heterogeneousa: made up of different kinds

q: hewa: make by hard work cut (by striking)

q: highbrowa: (person) with superior tastes

q: hirsutea: hairy shaggy



q: hoaxa: mischievous trick played on smb for a joke

q: hoia: polloi the masses the rabble

q: hollowa: not soled with hole

q: holstera: leather case for a pistol

q: homileticsa: act of preaching

q: honea: stone used for sharpening tools

q: hoodwinka: trick mislead

q: hospitablea: liking to give hospitality

q: hubrisa: arrogant pride

q: husha: make or become silent

q: huska: worthless outside part of anything

q: hypocrisya: falsely making oneself appear to be good

q: iconoclasta: person who attacks popular beliefs

q: idiosyncrasya: personal mannerism

q: idolatrya: excessive admiration of

q: idyll



a: a carefree episode or experience

q: ignoblea: dishonorable common undignified

q: ignominiousa: shameful dishonorable undignified disgraceful

q: illicita: unlawful forbidden

q: imbroglioa: complicated and embarrassing situation

q: immaculatea: pure faultless

q: imminenta: likely to come or happen soon

q: immutablea: that cannot be changed

q: impaira: worsen diminish in value

q: impassivea: unmoved feeling no sign of passion

q: impecuniousa: having little or no money

q: impedea: hinder get in the way of

q: impedimenta: smth that hinders (e.g. stammer)

q: impendinga: imminent being about to happen expected

q: imperativea: urgent essential

q: imperiousa: commanding haughty arrogant



q: impermeablea: that cannot be permeated

q: imperturbablea: calm not capable of being excited

q: imperviousa: not allowing to pass through (of materials)

q: imperviousnessa: haughty arrogant commanding

q: impetuousa: having sudden energy impulsive thrusting ahead forceful

q: impietya: lack of reverence or dutifulness

q: implacablea: incapable of being placated unpleasable

q: implicatea: show that smb has a share

q: implicita: implied though not plainly expressed

q: implosiona: collapse bursting inward

q: importunea: beg urgently solicit (of a prostitute)

q: imprecationa: an invocation of evil a curse

q: impromptua: without preparation

q: impudenta: rash indiscreet

q: impugneda: challenged to be doubted



q: imputea: to attribute to a cause or source ascribe

q: inadvertenta: not paying proper attention

q: inanea: silly senseless

q: inasmucha: since because

q: incensea: make angry

q: incessanta: often repeated continual

q: inchoatea: not yet fully formed rudimentary elementary

q: incipienta: beginning

q: incisea: engrave make a cut in

q: incitea: stir up rouse

q: inclineda: directing the mind in a certain direction

q: incongruousa: out of place not in harmony or agreement

q: incorrigibilitya: cannot be cured or corrected

q: incredulousa: skeptical unwilling to believe

q: inculcatea: fix firmly by repetition

q: incumbents



a: official duties

q: incursiona: a raid a sudden attack

q: indefatigabilitya: not easily exhaustible tirelessness

q: indeliblea: that cannot be rubbed out

q: indigencea: poverty

q: indigenousa: native

q: indistincta: not easily heard seen clearly marked

q: indolencea: laziness

q: indomitablea: not easily discouraged or subdued

q: indulgea: gratify give way to satisfy allow oneself

q: indulgenta: inclined to indulge

q: ineffablea: to great to be described in words

q: ineluctablea: certain inevitable

q: inepta: unskillful said or done at the wrong time

q: ineptitudea: quality of being unskillful

q: infernoa: hell



q: infuriatea: fill with fury or rage

q: infusea: put pour fill

q: ingenuousa: naive young artless frank honest sincere

q: ingesta: take in by swallowing

q: inimicala: harmful or friendly

q: inimitablea: defying imitation unmatchable

q: innocuousa: causing no harm

q: inscrutablea: incapable of being discovered or understood

q: insensiblea: unconscious unresponsive unaffected

q: insinuatea: suggest unpleasantly make a way for smth gently

q: insipida: without taste or flavor

q: insoucianta: unconcerned carefree

q: insularitya: narrow-mindedness isolated

q: insurrectiona: rising of people to open resistance to

q: interdicta: prohibit forbid



q: interima: as an installment

q: interspersea: place here and there

q: intransigencea: unwillingness to compromise stubbornness intractability

q: intransigenta: uncompromising

q: intrepida: fearless brave undaunted

q: introspectiona: examining one's own thoughts and feelings

q: inundatea: flood cover by overflowing

q: inureda: accustomed to adapted

q: invectivea: abusive language curses

q: inveigha: to attack verbally denounce deprecate

q: inveteratea: deep-rooted. long-established

q: invinciblea: too strong to be defeated

q: involutea: complex

q: irasciblea: irritable easily angered

q: iratea: angry

q: ire



a: anger

q: irksomea: tiresome

q: irresolutea: hesitating undecided

q: irrevocablea: final and unalterable

q: itineratea: to travel from place to place to peregrinate

q: jabbera: talk excitedly utter rapidly

q: jibea: gibe make fun of

q: joculara: meant as a joke

q: judiciousa: sound in judgment wise

q: knita: draw together unite firmly

q: labyrinthinea: to entangle the state of affairs

q: lachrymosea: causing tears tearful

q: lacklustera: (of eyes) dull

q: lamenta: show feel great sorrow

q: lassitudea: weariness tiredness

q: latenta: present but not yet active developed or visible



q: laudatorya: expressing or giving praise

q: lavisha: giving or producing freely liberally or generously

q: legacya: smth handed down from ancestors

q: leveea: formal reception/embankment

q: levitya: lack of seriousness

q: libela: statement that damages reputation

q: liberalitya: free giving generosity

q: libertinea: immoral person

q: liena: legal claim until a debt on it is repaid

q: limna: paint portray

q: limpa: lacking strength walking unevenly

q: lionizea: treat as a famous person

q: lithea: bending twisting

q: lolla: rest to sit or stand in a lazy way hang (dog's tongue)

q: lopea: move along with long strides



q: loquaciousa: talkative garrulous

q: lucubratea: write in scholarly fashion

q: luculenta: easily understood lucid clear

q: lugubriousa: mournful excessively sad

q: lulla: become quiet or less active

q: lumbera: move in a clumsy/noisy way

q: luminarya: star light-giving body

q: lurka: be out of view ready to attack

q: lustrousa: being bright polished

q: macabrea: gruesome suggesting death

q: maceratea: make or become soft by soaking in water

q: machinationa: plot scheme (esp. evil)

q: maladroita: tactless clumsy

q: malapropisma: misuse of a word (for one that resembles it)

q: malevolencea: wishing to do evil

q: malign



a: injurious speak ill of smb tell lie

q: malingera: to fake illness or injury in order to shirk a duty

q: malleablea: yielding easily shaped moldable adapting

q: manaclea: chains for the hands or feet

q: massacrea: cruel killing of a large number of people

q: matriculationa: be admitted enter a university as a student

q: maudlina: sentimental in a silly or tearful way

q: maula: hurt by rough handling

q: mavericka: rebel nonconformist

q: mellifluousa: sweetly flowing

q: mendacitya: dishonesty

q: mendicanta: a beggar

q: mercuriala: quick changeable in character fleeting

q: meretriciousa: attractive on the surface but of little value

q: mesmerizea: hypnotize

q: meticulousa: giving great attention to details



q: mettlea: quality of endurance or courage

q: mettlesomea: courageous high-spirited

q: middlinga: fairly good but not very good

q: minatorya: menacing threatening

q: mincea: pronounce or speak affectedly euphemize

q: misanthropea: person who hates mankind

q: mischievousa: harmful causing mischief

q: misera: person who loves wealth and spends little

q: misogynista: one who hates women/females

q: moderationa: quality of being limited not extreme

q: mollifya: make calmer or quieter

q: molta: moult lose hair feathers before new growing

q: morbida: diseased unhealthy (e.g.. about ideas)

q: morosea: ill-tempered unsocial

q: mufflera: cloth worn round the neck/silencer



q: multifariousa: varied motley greatly diversified

q: mundanea: worldly as opposed to spiritual commonplace everyday

q: myriada: very great number

q: nadira: lowest weakest point

q: nascenta: coming into existence emerging

q: nebulousa: cloud-like hazy vague indistinct

q: negligenta: taking too little care

q: neophytea: person who has been converted to a belief

q: nexusa: a connection tie or link

q: nibblea: show some inclination to accept (an offer)

q: noisomea: offensive disgusting (smell)

q: nonchalanta: not having interest

q: nonpluseda: greatly surprised

q: nostruma: a quack remedy an untested cure

q: noxiousa: harmful

q: nugatory



a: trifling/worthless

q: obduratea: hardened and unrepenting stubborn inflexible

q: obfuscatea: to darken make obscure muddle

q: obliviousa: unaware having no memory

q: obloquya: abusively detractive language sharp criticism vituperation

q: obsequiousa: too eager to obey or serve

q: obstreperousa: noisy loud

q: obtaina: to be established accepted or customary

q: obtrusivea: projecting prominent undesirably noticeable

q: obtusea: blunt/stupid

q: obviatea: to make unnecessary get rid of

q: occludeda: blocked up

q: odiousa: repulsive hateful

q: odiuma: contempt dislike aversion

q: odora: smell favor reputation

q: officiousa: too eager or ready to help offer advice



q: ominousa: threatening

q: onerousa: needing effort burdensome

q: opaquenessa: dullness/not allowing light to pass through

q: opprobriousa: showing scorn or reproach

q: ossifya: to turn to bone to settle rigidly into an idea

q: ostensiblea: seeming appearing as such professed

q: ostentationa: display to obtain admiration or envy

q: ostracisma: shut out from society refuse to meet talk

q: overhaula: examine thoroughly to learn about the condition

q: overweeninga: presumptuously arrogant overbearing immoderate being a jerk

q: paeana: song of praise or triumph

q: palatea: roof of the mouth sense of taste

q: palatiala: magnificent

q: palliatea: lessen the severity of

q: palpabilitya: can be felt touched understood



q: palpitatea: tremble beat rapidly and irregularly

q: panegyrica: formal praise eulogy

q: paradigma: a model example or pattern

q: parenthesisa: sentence within another one smth separated

q: pariaha: an outcast a rejected and despised person

q: parsimoniousa: too economical miserly

q: partisana: one-sided committed to a party biased or prejudiced

q: patrona: regular customer person who gives support

q: paucitya: scarcity a lacking of

q: peccadilloa: small sin small weakness in one's character

q: pedantica: bookish showing off learning

q: pedestriana: commonplace trite unremarkable

q: pellucida: transparent easy to understand

q: penchanta: strong inclination a liking

q: penitenta: feeling or showing regret

q: penurious



a: poor/stingy

q: penurya: extreme poverty

q: peregrinationa: traveling about wandering

q: peremptorya: urgent imperative unchallengeable ending debate

q: perfidiousa: treacherous faithless

q: perfidya: treachery breaking of faith

q: perfunctorya: done as a duty without care

q: perilousa: dangerous

q: peripatetica: wandering

q: perisha: be destroyed decay

q: perjurya: willful FALSE statement unlawful act

q: permeatea: spread into every part of

q: perniciousa: harmful injurious

q: perpetratea: be guilty commit (a crime)

q: personablea: pleasing in appearance attractive

q: perspicacitya: quick judging and understanding



q: pertaina: belong as a part have reference

q: pesta: destructive thing or a person who is nuisance

q: petrifieda: taken away power (to think feel act)

q: petrifya: to make hard rocklike

q: petrousa: like a rock hard stony

q: petulanta: unreasonably impatient

q: philistinea: a smug ignorant person one who lacks knowledge

q: phlegmatica: calm sluggish temperament unemotional

q: picaresquea: involving clever rogues or adventurers

q: pieda: of mixed colors

q: pincha: be too tight take between the thumb and finger

q: pinea: waste away through sorrow or illness

q: piousa: dutiful to parents devoted to religion

q: piquanta: agreeably pungent stimulating

q: piquea: hurt the pride or self-respect stir (curiosity)



q: pitfalla: covered hole as a trap unsuspected danger

q: pitha: essential part force soft liquid substance

q: pivotala: of great importance (others depend on it)

q: placatea: soothe pacify calm

q: plaintivea: mournful melancholy sorrowful

q: plaquea: flat metal on a wall as a memorial

q: platitudea: a trite or banal statement unoriginality

q: pleaa: request

q: pleada: address a court of law as an advocate

q: plethoraa: glut

q: plianta: pliable easily bent shaped or twisted

q: ploda: continue doing smth without resting

q: plucka: pull the feathers off pick (e.g.. flowers)

q: plumba: get to the root of

q: plummeta: fall plunge steeply

q: plunge



a: move quickly suddenly and with force

q: poignanta: deeply moving keen

q: ponchoa: large piece of cloth

q: ponderousa: heavy bulky dull

q: portenta: omen marvelous threatening

q: precariousa: uncertain risky dangerous

q: preceptsa: rules establishing standards of conduct

q: precludea: prevent make impossible

q: precursorya: preliminary anticipating

q: predilectiona: special liking mental preference

q: predominatea: have more power than others

q: preena: tidy/show self-satisfaction

q: prematurea: doing or happening smth before the right time

q: preponderancea: greatness in number strength weight

q: presagea: warning sign

q: presumptiona: arrogance



q: preternaturala: not normal or usual

q: prevalenta: common

q: prevaricatea: to equivocate to stray from the truth

q: prima: neat formal

q: pristinea: primitive unspoiled pure as in earlier times unadulterated

q: probitya: uprightness incorruptibility principle

q: proclivitya: inclination

q: procrastinationa: keeping on putting off

q: prodigala: wasteful reckless with money

q: prodigiousa: enormous wonderful

q: profanea: worldly having contempt for God

q: profligacya: shameless immorality

q: profligatea: wasteful prodigal licentious extravagant

q: profunditya: depth

q: profusea: abundant/lavish



q: proliferatea: grow reproduce by rapid multification

q: prolixa: tiring because too long

q: pronea: prostrate inclined to (undesirable things)

q: propagationa: increasing the number spreading extending

q: propinquitya: nearness in time or place affinity of nature

q: propitiatorya: conciliatory appeasing mitigating

q: propitiousa: auspicious presenting favorable circumstances

q: prosaica: everyday mundane commonplace trite pedestrian

q: proscribea: denounce as dangerous

q: protracteda: prolonged

q: providenta: frugal looking to the future

q: provisionala: of the present time only

q: provokea: make angry vax

q: prudencea: careful forethought

q: prudisha: easily shocked excessively modest

q: prune



a: dried plum silly person

q: prya: get smth inquire too curiously

q: puckera: wrinkle

q: pugnaciousa: fond of in the habit of fighting

q: puissancea: strength

q: punctiliousa: precise paying attention to trivialities

q: pundita: pedant authority on a subject

q: pungencya: sharpness stinging quality

q: purveya: provide supply

q: pusillanimousa: cowardly craven

q: putrefactiona: becoming rotten

q: pyrea: large pile of wood for burning

q: quacka: person dishonestly claiming to smth

q: quaffa: drink deeply

q: quaila: lose courage turn frightened

q: qualma: feeling of doubt temporary feeling of sickness



q: quandarya: state of doubt or perplexity

q: quella: suppress subdue

q: quibblea: try to avoid by sophistication

q: quiescencea: state of being passive/motionless

q: quiescenta: at rest dormant torpid

q: quirka: habit or action peculiar to smb or smth

q: quixotica: generous unselfish

q: quotidiana: banal everyday

q: rabblea: mob crowd the lower classes of populace

q: raconteura: person who tells anecdotes

q: raffisha: low vulgar base tawdry

q: ramifya: to be divided or subdivided to branch out

q: rancorousa: feeling bitterness spitefulness

q: ranta: use extravagant language

q: rapaciousa: greedy (esp for money)



q: rarefya: to make thin to make less dense to purify or refine

q: ravea: act with excessive enthusiasm

q: reactionarya: opposing progress

q: rebuffa: snub

q: recalcitranta: disobedient

q: recanta: take back as being FALSE give up

q: recasta: cast or fashion anew

q: recidivisma: relapse into antisocial or criminal behavior

q: reciprocitya: granting of privileges in return for similar

q: recitalsa: a number of performance of music

q: reclusea: person who lives alone and avoids people

q: recompensea: make payment to reward punish

q: reconcilea: settle a quarrel restore peace

q: reconditea: little known abstruse

q: recreancya: cowardice a cowardly giving up

q: recuperate



a: become strong after illness loss exhaustion

q: redeema: get back by payment compensate

q: redoubtablea: formidable causing fear

q: refinea: make or become pure cultural

q: refractorya: stubborn unmanageable untractable

q: refulgenta: shining brilliant

q: regalea: to delight or entertain to feast

q: regicidea: crime of killing a king

q: reiteratea: say or do again several times

q: rejuvenationa: becoming young in nature or appearance

q: relapsea: fall back again

q: remonstratea: to protest object

q: rendera: deliver provide represent

q: renovatea: restore smth to better condition

q: renowneda: celebrated famous

q: repasta: meal



q: repela: refuse to accept/cause dislike

q: repinea: at be discontented with

q: reproacha: scold upbraid

q: reprobatea: person hardened in sin one devoid of decency

q: repudiatea: disown refuse to accept or pay

q: repulsivea: causing a feeling of disgust

q: requitea: repay give in return

q: rescinda: repeal/annul/cancel

q: resigneda: unresisting submissive

q: resiliencea: quality of quickly recovering the original shape

q: resorta: to frequently visit

q: restivea: refusing to move reluctant to be controlled

q: resuscitationa: coming back to consciousness

q: retarda: check hinder

q: reticenta: reserved untalkative silent taciturn



q: reverea: have deep respect for

q: reverenta: feeling or showing deep respect

q: riddlea: puzzling person or thing

q: rifta: split crack dissension

q: riveta: fix take up secure metal pin

q: rolla: call calling of names

q: rotunda: rich and deep plump and round

q: ruffiana: violent cruel man

q: rumplea: make rough

q: sagaciousa: having sound judgment perceptive wise like a sage

q: salaciousa: obscene

q: salubriousa: healthful

q: salutarya: remedial wholesome causing improvement

q: sanctimonya: self-righteousness hypocritical with FALSE piety

q: sanctiona: approval (by authority) penalty

q: sanguine



a: cheerful confident optimistic

q: sanitya: health of mind soundness of judgement

q: sasha: long strip worn round the waist

q: satiatea: satisfy fully

q: saturninea: gloomy dark sullen morose

q: savanta: person of great learning

q: savora: taste flavor smth

q: sawdusta: tiny bits of wood

q: scabbarda: sheath for the blade

q: scenta: smell (esp pleasant)

q: scorcha: become discolored/dry up/go at high speed

q: scribblea: write hastily

q: scurvya: mean contemptible

q: seculara: material (not spiritual) living outside monasteries

q: sedulousa: persevering

q: seminala: like a seed constituting a source originative



q: sententiousa: short and pithy full of maxims/proverbs

q: sequencea: succession connected line of

q: serea: make hard and without feeling

q: sermona: reproving a person for his faults

q: serrateda: having a toothed edge

q: serrationa: having a toothed edge

q: servilea: like a slave lacking independence

q: severa: break off

q: severancea: severing

q: shallowa: little depth not earnest

q: sharda: piece of broken earthenware

q: sheatha: cover for the blade of a weapon or a tool

q: shrewda: astute showing sound judgement

q: shrilla: sharp piercing

q: shuna: keep away from avoid



q: shunta: send from one track to another lay aside evade discussion

q: sidestepa: step to one side

q: simpera: (give a) silly/self-conscious smile

q: sinuousa: winding undulating serpentine

q: skiffa: small boat

q: skita: short piece of humorous writing

q: slacka: sluggish dull not tight

q: slakea: to assuage to satisfy allay

q: slatea: king of blue-grey stone propose criticize

q: sluggarda: lazy slow-moving person

q: slura: join sounds/words (indistinct)

q: smoldera: burn slowly without flame

q: snarea: trap

q: snuba: treat with contempt

q: soara: rise fly high

q: sober



a: self-controlled

q: sobrietya: quality or condition of being sober

q: soddena: soaked saturated

q: soggya: heavy with water

q: solventa: of the power of forming a solution

q: somatica: of the body

q: soota: black powder in smoke

q: sophisticateda: complex subtle refined

q: sophistrya: fallacious reasoning faulty logic

q: sophomorica: self-assured though immature affected bombastic overblown

q: soporifica: producing sleep

q: sordida: wretched comfortless contemptible

q: speara: weapon with a metal point on a long shaft

q: speciousa: illogical of questionable truth or merit

q: splenetica: bad-tempered irritable

q: splicea: join (two ends)



q: spongea: porous rubber for washing live at once expense

q: spuriousa: FALSE counterfeit

q: spurna: have nothing to do reject or refuse

q: squalida: foul filthy

q: squandera: spend wastefully

q: squata: crouch/settle without permission

q: stancha: to stop the flow of a fluid

q: steeplya: rising or falling sharply

q: stentoriana: extremely loud and powerful

q: sticklera: person who insists on importance of smth

q: stigmaa: mark of shame or disgrace

q: stigmatizea: describe smb scornfully

q: stinga: smth sharp

q: stingya: spending using unwillingly

q: stinta: to be thrifty to set limits



q: stipplea: paint with dots

q: stipulatea: state or put forward as a necessary condition

q: stolida: showing no emotion impassive

q: straya: wander lose one's way

q: streaka: long thin move very fast

q: striateda: striped grooved or banded

q: stridea: walk with long steps

q: struta: a supporting bar

q: stygiana: hence dark gloomy

q: stymiea: to hinder obstruct or block

q: subduea: overcome bring under control

q: sublimea: extreme astounding

q: submergea: put under water liquid sink out of sight

q: suborna: induce by bribery or smth to commit perjury

q: subpoenaa: written order requiring a person to appear in a low court

q: substantiation



a: giving facts to support (statement)

q: subsumea: include under a rule

q: succora: assistance relief in time of distress

q: sufficea: be enough

q: suffocatea: cause or have difficulty in breathing

q: sullieda: to be stained or discredited

q: summarilya: briefly without delay

q: sumptuousa: magnificent

q: sundrya: various miscellaneous separate

q: superciliousa: disdainful characterized by haughty scorn

q: superfluousa: more then is needed or wanted

q: superimposea: put smth on the top

q: supersedea: take the place of

q: supinea: lying on the back slow to act passive

q: supplianta: asking humbly beseeching

q: supplicatea: make a humble petition to



q: suppressa: prevent from being known put an end to

q: surchargea: additional load/charge

q: surfeita: satiate feed to fulness or to excess

q: susceptibilitya: sensitiveness

q: swervea: change direction suddenly

q: sycophanta: person who flatter to the rich and powerful

q: synopsisa: summary or outline

q: taciturna: untalkative silent

q: tadpolea: form of a frog when it leaves the egg

q: talona: claw of a bird of prey

q: tampa: tap or drive down by repeated light blows

q: tampera: interfere with

q: tangentiala: suddenly changeable

q: tarnisheda: lost brightness

q: tassela: bunch of threads



q: taunta: contemptuous reproach hurtful remark

q: tauta: tightly stretched

q: tautologya: a repetition a redundancy

q: tawdrya: cheap gaudy showy tacky

q: teetotala: oppose to alcohol

q: temeritya: boldness brashness intrepidness

q: temperancea: abstinence from alcohol self-control moderation

q: temperatea: showing self-control

q: tenacitya: firmness persistency adhesiveness tending to hang on

q: tenuousa: insubstantial flimsy weak

q: tepida: lukewarm

q: tersea: brief and to the point

q: testinessa: witness/evidence

q: thrifta: care economy thriving prosperous

q: thwarta: obstruct/frustrate

q: timid



a: shy easily frightened

q: timorousa: fearful timid afraid

q: toadya: obsequious flatterer

q: tonica: smth giving strength or energy

q: topplea: be unsteady and overturn

q: tormenta: severe pain or suffering

q: torpida: sleeping sluggish lethargic dormant

q: torquea: twisting force causing rotation

q: tortuousa: devious/not straightforward

q: touta: person who worries others to buy smth to use his service

q: tractablea: easily controlled or guided

q: transgressa: break go beyond (a limit)

q: transienta: temporary fleeting

q: transitorya: brief

q: travestya: parody/imitation

q: trenchanta: forceful effective vigorous extremely perceptive incisive



q: trepidationa: alarm excited state of mind

q: tricklea: flow in drops

q: triflinga: unimportant

q: tritea: not new

q: trucea: (agreement) stop of fighting for a time

q: truculencea: aggressiveness ferocity

q: trudgea: walk heavily

q: turbida: muddy having the sediment stirred up

q: turbulencea: being uncontrolled violent

q: turgida: excessively ornate swollen or bloated

q: turmoila: trouble disturbance

q: turpitudea: wickedness shamefulness

q: turquoisea: greenish-blue precious stone

q: tyroa: tiro beginner

q: ubiquitousa: present everywhere



q: ulteriora: situated beyond

q: umbragea: offense resentment

q: uncoutha: rough awkward

q: underbida: make a lower bid then smb else

q: underminea: weaken gradually at the base make smth under

q: undulatea: to move in wavelike fashion fluctuate

q: uneartha: discover and bring to light

q: unencumbereda: easy-going trifle

q: unfeigneda: not pretended sincere

q: unscatheda: unharmed unhurt

q: untowarda: unfortunate inconvenient

q: upbraida: scold reproach

q: urbanea: elegant refined in manners

q: vacillationa: being uncertain hesitating

q: vagarya: strange act or idea

q: vain



a: without use result conceited

q: valianta: brave

q: valorousa: brave

q: vanquisha: conquer

q: veera: change direction

q: venala: ready to do smth dishonest

q: veneera: surface appearance covering the TRUE nature

q: venerationa: regard with deep respect

q: veracitya: truth

q: verdanta: fresh and green

q: verisimilitudea: appearing TRUE or real

q: veritablea: real rightly named

q: vervea: spirit vigor enthusiasm

q: vestigea: trace or sign

q: vexa: annoy distress trouble

q: vigilancea: watchfulness self-appointed group who maintain order



q: vigilanta: member of a vigilance committee

q: vigorousa: strong energetic

q: vilifya: slander say evil things

q: vindictivea: having a desire to revenge

q: viragoa: a loud domineering woman a scold or nag

q: viscerala: of the internal organs of the body

q: viscousa: sticky/semi-fluid

q: vitiatea: lower the quality weaken the strength

q: vituperatea: curse abuse in words

q: vivaciousa: lively high-spirited

q: volatilea: changeable inconstant fickle unstable explosive

q: volubilitya: fluency verbosity easy use of spoken language

q: volublea: fluent

q: wafflea: talk vaguely and without much result

q: wafta: scent waving movement carry lightly through



q: waga: merry person

q: warmongera: person who stirs up war

q: warranta: authority written order guarantee

q: weana: to turn away (from a habit)

q: weigha: measure hoe heavy smth is

q: weltera: turmoil a bewildering jumble

q: wenda: to go proceed

q: whimsicala: full of odd and fanciful ideas

q: wincea: show bodily or mental pain

q: wooa: try to win

q: writa: written order

q: yarna: tale story fibers for knitting



Q: to fake illness or injury in order to shirk a dutyA: malinger

Q: tiresomeA: irksome

Q: include under a ruleA: subsume

Q: a beggarA: mendicant

Q: truthA: veracity

Q: black powder in smokeA: soot

Q: easily gulledA: gullible

Q: proof to the contraryA: disproof

Q: act with excessive enthusiasmA: rave

Q: agree in opinion happen togetherA: concur

Q: not normal or usualA: preternatural

Q: slander say evil thingsA: vilify

Q: substance that causes speeding upA: catalyst

Q: bending twistingA: lithe

Q: make beautifulA: embellish

Q: having a desire to revenge



A: vindictive

Q: remedial wholesome causing improvementA: salutary

Q: walk with long stepsA: stride

Q: inclinationA: proclivity

Q: dishes made of baked clayA: earthenware

Q: serious requiring considerationA: grave

Q: to chastise correct by punishingA: castigate

Q: disapprove ofA: decry

Q: waste away through sorrow or illnessA: pine

Q: make morally bad corruptA: deprave

Q: tremble beat rapidly and irregularlyA: palpitate

Q: to darken make obscure muddleA: obfuscate

Q: active quick-movingA: agile

Q: brilliant achievement develop use selfishlyA: exploit

Q: quality of endurance or courageA: mettle

Q: upset the self-possession ofA: disconcert



Q: change direction suddenlyA: swerve

Q: pale yellow (hair) a plantA: flax

Q: porous rubber for washing live at once expenseA: sponge

Q: shameful dishonorable undignified disgracefulA: ignominious

Q: at rest dormant torpidA: quiescent

Q: dried plum silly personA: prune

Q: ask earnestlyA: entreat

Q: showing no emotion impassiveA: stolid

Q: worry irritation wear awayA: fret

Q: not good enough unable to have young ones without valueA: barren

Q: (person) with superior tastesA: highbrow

Q: person who tells anecdotesA: raconteur

Q: examining one's own thoughts and feelingsA: introspection

Q: person who flatter to the rich and powerfulA: sycophant

Q: add beauty decorateA: adorn



Q: untalkative silentA: taciturn

Q: having plenty of space for what is neededA: commodious

Q: precise paying attention to trivialitiesA: punctilious

Q: helping supportingA: auxiliary

Q: bring into harmonyA: attune

Q: touch or scrape lightly in passingA: graze

Q: pedant authority on a subjectA: pundit

Q: rebel nonconformistA: maverick

Q: severely moral and strict simple and plainA: austere

Q: implied though not plainly expressedA: implicit

Q: polite and friendlyA: affable

Q: not having interestA: nonchalant

Q: odious (of crime)A: heinous

Q: obstacle purposely to get on the way ofA: balk

Q: make hard and without feelingA: sere

Q: slandering verbal attack aspersion



A: detraction

Q: fluent speaking skillful use of languageA: eloquence

Q: a smug ignorant person one who lacks knowledgeA: philistine

Q: belong as a part have referenceA: pertain

Q: attractive on the surface but of little valueA: meretricious

Q: varied motley greatly diversifiedA: multifarious

Q: little depth not earnestA: shallow

Q: have deep respect forA: revere

Q: quality of being unskillfulA: ineptitude

Q: recess/partially enclosed placeA: alcove

Q: sticky/semi-fluidA: viscous

Q: can be felt touched understoodA: palpability

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

Q: bitter protestA: fulmination

Q: wanderingA: peripatetic

Q: flat metal on a wall as a memorialA: plaque



Q: noisy loudA: obstreperous

Q: treat as a famous personA: lionize

Q: trace or signA: vestige

Q: weaken deprive of strength attenuateA: enervate

Q: argumentative pugnacious combative quarrelsomeA: contentious

Q: asking humbly beseechingA: suppliant

Q: bottomless extremeA: abysmal

Q: not pretended sincereA: unfeigned

Q: abundant/lavishA: profuse

Q: complicated coiled twistedA: convoluted

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

Q: much too high or greatA: exorbitant

Q: harmful injuriousA: pernicious

Q: sharp piercingA: shrill

Q: warm or glowing praise eulogy panegyricA: encomium



Q: fill with fury or rageA: infuriate

Q: renounce disallow repudiateA: forswear

Q: burdensome heavy and awkward to carryA: cumbersome

Q: compel to force to make obedientA: coerce

Q: calmness of temperamentA: equanimity

Q: stir up exciteA: emote

Q: changeable inconstant fickle unstable explosiveA: volatile

Q: treat with care and tendernessA: coddle

Q: agreeably pungent stimulatingA: piquant

Q: haughty arrogant commandingA: imperviousness

Q: epidemicA: endemic

Q: containing warningA: admonitory

Q: talkative garrulousA: loquacious

Q: trifling/worthlessA: nugatory

Q: preliminary anticipatingA: precursory

Q: outflow in a stream of particles a noxious odor or vapor



A: effluvia

Q: injurious speak ill of smb tell lieA: malign

Q: unfortunate inconvenientA: untoward

Q: puzzle confuseA: bewilder

Q: forceful effective vigorous extremely perceptive incisiveA: trenchant

Q: direct opposingA: antithetical

Q: having a double or doubtful meaning suspiciousA: equivocal

Q: bad-tempered irritableA: splenetic

Q: interfere withA: tamper

Q: adjectiveA: epithet

Q: tempt or persuadeA: entice

Q: health of mind soundness of judgementA: sanity

Q: likely to be useful for a purposeA: expedient

Q: suspended actionA: abeyance

Q: hurt by rough handlingA: maul

Q: person hardened in sin one devoid of decencyA: reprobate



Q: talk excitedly utter rapidlyA: jabber

Q: coming into existence emergingA: nascent

Q: omen signA: augury

Q: long thin move very fastA: streak

Q: trouble disturbanceA: turmoil

Q: tending to comply obliging willingness to pleaseA: complaisance

Q: make known smth secretA: divulge

Q: devoted to pleasure (sensuous enjoyment)A: epicurean

Q: relying on experimentA: empirical

Q: wish or activity in doing goodA: benevolence

Q: lacking purpose or vitality ineffective carelessA: feckless

Q: long strip worn round the waistA: sash

Q: refuse to approve ofA: discountenance

Q: to be divided or subdivided to branch outA: ramify

Q: splitting or division (esp. of cells)A: fission



Q: regard with deep respectA: veneration

Q: cast or fashion anewA: recast

Q: contemptuous reproach hurtful remarkA: taunt

Q: dishonestyA: mendacity

Q: soft light delicate materialA: gossamer

Q: primitive unspoiled pure as in earlier times unadulteratedA: pristine

Q: make roughA: rumple

Q: food for horses and cattleA: forage

Q: filled with deep sorrow for wrongdoingA: contrite

Q: tightly stretchedA: taut

Q: fluentA: voluble

Q: cause produce give rise toA: engender

Q: uncertain risky dangerousA: precarious

Q: shining brilliantA: refulgent

Q: passage that completes a piece of musicA: coda

Q: celebrated famous



A: renowned

Q: eagerly desirousA: covetous

Q: irritable easily angeredA: irascible

Q: too economical miserlyA: parsimonious

Q: hesitating undecidedA: irresolute

Q: jestingA: droll

Q: have nothing to do reject or refuseA: spurn

Q: certain inevitableA: ineluctable

Q: to adorn especially in a cheap showy mannerA: bedizen

Q: coming back to consciousnessA: resuscitation

Q: without sense foolish self-satisfactionA: fatuous

Q: stubborn narrow-minded personA: bigot

Q: excessive admiration ofA: idolatry

Q: effete no longer fertile worn outA: acarpous

Q: muddy having the sediment stirred upA: turbid

Q: wickedness shamefulnessA: turpitude



Q: opening broken place breakingA: breach

Q: making dear or likedA: endearing

Q: habit or action peculiar to smb or smthA: quirk

Q: lastingA: enduring

Q: repayment death of JesusA: atonement

Q: pliable easily bent shaped or twistedA: pliant

Q: argue earnestly to dissuade correct or protestA: expostulate

Q: contempt dislike aversionA: odium

Q: have a different opinion refuse to assentA: dissent

Q: be faithful to endureA: abide

Q: puzzling person or thingA: riddle

Q: send from one track to another lay aside evade discussionA: shunt

Q: ready to do smth dishonestA: venal

Q: drink deeplyA: quaff

Q: lukewarmA: tepid



Q: poor/stingyA: penurious

Q: small boatA: skiff

Q: prevent by taking action in advance preemptA: forestall

Q: roof of the mouth sense of tasteA: palate

Q: to go proceedA: wend

Q: to lessen to subsideA: abate

Q: get rid of pull up by the rootsA: eradicate

Q: sluggish dull not tightA: slack

Q: talkativenessA: garrulity

Q: smth giving strength or energyA: tonic

Q: disobedientA: recalcitrant

Q: final and unalterableA: irrevocable

Q: feeling bitterness spitefulnessA: rancorous

Q: quick judging and understandingA: perspicacity

Q: roughness harshness ill temper irritabilityA: asperity

Q: silly senseless



A: inane

Q: substance become excitedA: ferment

Q: easy-going trifleA: unencumbered

Q: voracious devouringA: edacious

Q: a trite or banal statement unoriginalityA: platitude

Q: frame with balls for calculatingA: abacus

Q: settle a quarrel restore peaceA: reconcile

Q: secret agreement for a deceitful purposeA: collusion

Q: present but not yet active developed or visibleA: latent

Q: full of odd and fanciful ideasA: whimsical

Q: urgent essentialA: imperative

Q: increasing the number spreading extendingA: propagation

Q: workshop for the shaping of metal to shape metal leadA: forge

Q: greatly surprisedA: nonplused

Q: get to knowA: ascertain

Q: trouble be illA: ail



Q: brutal racial discriminationA: apartheid

Q: repulsive hatefulA: odious

Q: blocked upA: occluded

Q: threats to compel smbA: duress

Q: make (pain) easier to bearA: alleviate

Q: very great numberA: myriad

Q: complexA: involute

Q: an outcome or solution the unraveling of a plotA: denouement

Q: depthA: profundity

Q: able to use the left hand or the right equally wellA: ambidextrous

Q: sheath for the bladeA: scabbard

Q: bulge the protuberance of a caskA: bilge

Q: causing a feeling of disgustA: repulsive

Q: close connection relationshipA: affinity

Q: warmth of feelings earnestnessA: fervor



Q: showing earnest feelingA: fervid

Q: a scheme or plot a group of plottersA: cabal

Q: commonA: prevalent

Q: material (not spiritual) living outside monasteriesA: secular

Q: regular customer person who gives supportA: patron

Q: unlawful forbiddenA: illicit

Q: jargon slangA: argot

Q: biting sarcasticA: caustic

Q: too fussy about food clothing etc.A: finical

Q: cheat make a fool ofA: dupe

Q: too strong to be defeatedA: invincible

Q: complete thoroughA: exhaustive

Q: neat formalA: prim

Q: official dutiesA: incumbents

Q: surgically cleanA: aseptic

Q: imminent being about to happen expected



A: impending

Q: to attribute to a cause or source ascribeA: impute

Q: belligerent pugnacious warlikeA: bellicose

Q: get smth inquire too curiouslyA: pry

Q: enormous wonderfulA: prodigious

Q: hatred being an enemyA: enmity

Q: striped grooved or bandedA: striated

Q: a long passionate speechA: harangue

Q: diseased unhealthy (e.g.. about ideas)A: morbid

Q: self-controlledA: sober

Q: rubbed off worn away by frictionA: abraded

Q: magnificentA: sumptuous

Q: easily controlled or guidedA: tractable

Q: slanderA: aspersion

Q: large piece of clothA: poncho

Q: discover and bring to lightA: unearth



Q: person who has been converted to a beliefA: neophyte

Q: additional strengthening evidenceA: corroboration

Q: paint portrayA: limn

Q: naive young artless frank honest sincereA: ingenuous

Q: dutiful to parents devoted to religionA: pious

Q: weapon with a metal point on a long shaftA: spear

Q: learned scholarlyA: erudite

Q: bowl-shaped vessel with many holes used to drain off waterA: colander

Q: use in a wrong way for one's own benefitA: embezzle

Q: having little or no moneyA: impecunious

Q: crude offensive rudeA: boorish

Q: seeming appearing as such professedA: ostensible

Q: a complex ornate designA: arabesque

Q: harmful causing mischiefA: mischievous

Q: protest against express disapproval ofA: deprecate



Q: waste away bite steadilyA: gnaw

Q: to remove obscenity purify censorA: expurgate

Q: change to a thick and solid stateA: coagulation

Q: an invocation of evil a curseA: imprecation

Q: make worse irritateA: aggravate

Q: lowest weakest pointA: nadir

Q: short piece of humorous writingA: skit

Q: elegant refined in mannersA: urbane

Q: in enjoy warmth and lightA: bask

Q: person who loves wealth and spends littleA: miser

Q: feeling of doubt temporary feeling of sicknessA: qualm

Q: trapA: snare

Q: alarm excited state of mindA: trepidation

Q: rise fly highA: soar

Q: taking too little careA: negligent

Q: substance that shrinks



A: astringent

Q: bring up announce begin to talk aboutA: broach

Q: abstruse intended only for a small circle ofA: esoteric

Q: defect of character (a person is wrongly proud)A: foible

Q: put smth on the topA: superimpose

Q: excessively ornate swollen or bloatedA: turgid

Q: povertyA: indigence

Q: to make hard rocklikeA: petrify

Q: taken away power (to think feel act)A: petrified

Q: show that smb has a shareA: implicate

Q: being different in moral standards (from normal)A: deviance

Q: rash indiscreetA: impudent

Q: feeling of regret for one's actionA: compunction

Q: satisfy fullyA: satiate

Q: get to the end ofA: consume

Q: melodious harmoniousA: dulcet



Q: piece of linen worn as a necktieA: cravat

Q: strange act or ideaA: vagary

Q: make or become silentA: hush

Q: help/encourage smb (in doing wrong)A: abet

Q: punishmentA: chastisement

Q: think deeply mediateA: cogitate

Q: paint with dotsA: stipple

Q: tactless clumsyA: maladroit

Q: appearing TRUE or realA: verisimilitude

Q: a model example or patternA: paradigm

Q: nativeA: indigenous

Q: as an installmentA: interim

Q: easily injured broken or destroyedA: fragile

Q: keep away from avoidA: shun

Q: cruel killing of a large number of peopleA: massacre



Q: worked out with much care in great detailA: elaborate

Q: with attack violentlyA: assail

Q: relapse into antisocial or criminal behaviorA: recidivism

Q: act of preachingA: homiletics

Q: ridicule mockery deridingA: derision

Q: flag/badgeA: ensign

Q: a carefree episode or experienceA: idyll

Q: extreme povertyA: penury

Q: directing the mind in a certain directionA: inclined

Q: wasteful prodigal licentious extravagantA: profligate

Q: refusing to move reluctant to be controlledA: restive

Q: well-suited quick-wittedA: apt

Q: severe pain or sufferingA: torment

Q: to resist separationA: cling

Q: worldly as opposed to spiritual commonplace everydayA: mundane

Q: show feel great sorrow



A: lament

Q: to tolerate endureA: brook

Q: make quiet or calmA: appease

Q: being bright polishedA: lustrous

Q: a supporting barA: strut

Q: spending using unwillinglyA: stingy

Q: to roam wander freelyA: expatiate

Q: speak comprehensively become wider largeA: dilate

Q: magnificentA: palatial

Q: sweet-smellingA: fragrant

Q: make thin and weakA: emaciate

Q: become quiet or less activeA: lull

Q: tool for cutting grooves in woodA: gouge

Q: disgusting offensive due to excessivenessA: fulsome

Q: bookish showing off learningA: pedantic

Q: very great (es. stupidity)A: crass



Q: quality of quickly recovering the original shapeA: resilience

Q: having both of two contrary meaningsA: ambivalent

Q: smth that is puzzlingA: enigma

Q: ready and smooth but not sincereA: glib

Q: smell favor reputationA: odor

Q: open disobedience or resistanceA: defiance

Q: to make holy consecrateA: hallow

Q: real rightly namedA: veritable

Q: hinder get in the way ofA: impede

Q: press lose shape subdue overwhelmA: crush

Q: watchfulness self-appointed group who maintain orderA: vigilance

Q: hurt the pride or self-respect stir (curiosity)A: pique

Q: cover for the blade of a weapon or a toolA: sheath

Q: to be established accepted or customaryA: obtain

Q: severingA: severance



Q: immoral personA: libertine

Q: straying away from what is normalA: aberration

Q: state of being balancedA: equilibrium

Q: kind and gentle mild (climate)A: benign

Q: easily brokenA: brittle

Q: making unpure poorer in qualityA: adulteration

Q: unaware having no memoryA: oblivious

Q: gruesome suggesting deathA: macabre

Q: courageous high-spiritedA: mettlesome

Q: end (a debt) by setting aside moneyA: amortize

Q: pompous self importantA: consequential

Q: make angry vaxA: provoke

Q: move restlessly make nervousA: fidget

Q: polloi the masses the rabbleA: hoi

Q: criticism/anti-aircraft gunsA: flak

Q: person appealing not to reasons



A: demagogue

Q: attention/give notice toA: heed

Q: to equivocate to stray from the truthA: prevaricate

Q: move quickly suddenly and with forceA: plunge

Q: to cut out cut awayA: exscind

Q: oppose to alcoholA: teetotal

Q: to be thrifty to set limitsA: stint

Q: person who has given helpA: benefactor

Q: repay give in returnA: requite

Q: duty support loyaltyA: allegiance

Q: feeling or showing deep respectA: reverent

Q: feeling doubtA: dubious

Q: succession connected line ofA: sequence

Q: presumptuously arrogant overbearing immoderate being a jerkA: overweening

Q: king of blue-grey stone propose criticizeA: slate

Q: smth handed down from ancestorsA: legacy



Q: crouch shrink backA: cower

Q: apt suitably expressed well chosen aproposA: felicitous

Q: unimportantA: trifling

Q: lacking strength walking unevenlyA: limp

Q: gratify give way to satisfy allow oneselfA: indulge

Q: finicalA: finicky

Q: a quack remedy an untested cureA: nostrum

Q: break offA: sever

Q: state of being passive/motionlessA: quiescence

Q: make or become pure culturalA: refine

Q: tidy/show self-satisfactionA: preen

Q: formal praise eulogyA: panegyric

Q: reconciling soothing comforting mollifyingA: conciliatory

Q: without use result conceitedA: vain

Q: ending expiringA: expiation



Q: FALSE counterfeitA: spurious

Q: gather facts in small quantitiesA: glean

Q: make or become soft by soaking in waterA: macerate

Q: the growing of separate things into oneA: accretion

Q: abusively detractive language sharp criticism vituperationA: obloquy

Q: quick hurriedA: cursory

Q: braveA: valiant

Q: repeal or annul by authorityA: abrogate

Q: describe smb scornfullyA: stigmatize

Q: to debase by mixing with something inferiorA: alloy

Q: easy and painless deathA: euthanasia

Q: severe punishmentA: castigation

Q: authority written order guaranteeA: warrant

Q: be unsteady and overturnA: topple

Q: keeping on putting offA: procrastination

Q: to assuage to satisfy allay



A: slake

Q: deliberate deceptionA: duplicity

Q: legal trickery/false argumentA: chicanery

Q: inclined to indulgeA: indulgent

Q: in the highest degreeA: arrant

Q: to make unnecessary get rid ofA: obviate

Q: incapable of failure or errorA: foolproof

Q: generous unselfishA: quixotic

Q: grow reproduce by rapid multificationA: proliferate

Q: flow in dropsA: trickle

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

Q: free from encumbranceA: disencumber

Q: put smth warm (to lessen the pain)A: foment

Q: chains for the hands or feetA: manacle

Q: brief summary representative example a typical modelA: epitome

Q: discover by searching searchA: ferret



Q: to attack verbally denounce deprecateA: inveigh

Q: cheerful confident optimisticA: sanguine

Q: of the power of forming a solutionA: solvent

Q: bitter and violent attack in wordsA: diatribe

Q: insubordinate rebelliousA: contumacious

Q: without preparationA: impromptu

Q: abundant supplyA: cornucopia

Q: cause or have difficulty in breathingA: suffocate

Q: deeply moving keenA: poignant

Q: of the present time onlyA: provisional

Q: tiring because too longA: prolix

Q: strong inclination a likingA: penchant

Q: mealA: repast

Q: a repetition a redundancyA: tautology

Q: scarcity a lacking ofA: paucity



Q: flattery coaxingA: blandishment

Q: savage crueltyA: ferocity

Q: treacherous faithlessA: perfidious

Q: intimidate make fearfulA: daunt

Q: abstinence from alcohol self-control moderationA: temperance

Q: smth that hinders (e.g. stammer)A: impediment

Q: secret with a hidden meaningA: cryptic

Q: a lament a melancholy compositionA: elegy

Q: that cannot be permeatedA: impermeable

Q: traveling about wanderingA: peregrination

Q: approval (by authority) penaltyA: sanction

Q: pronounce (words)/express a theoryA: enunciate

Q: refuse to believeA: discredit

Q: outside the lawA: extralegal

Q: bitter quarrel over a long period of timeA: feud

Q: severe criticism



A: excoriation

Q: being uncertain hesitatingA: vacillation

Q: shy easily frightenedA: timid

Q: unoriginal obtained from another sourceA: derivative

Q: deification glorification to godlinessA: apotheosis

Q: that cannot be changedA: immutable

Q: talk vaguely and without much resultA: waffle

Q: customersA: clientele

Q: to delight or entertain to feastA: regale

Q: to hesitate raise objectionsA: demur

Q: strong convincingA: cogent

Q: unskillful said or done at the wrong timeA: inept

Q: calm and peacefulA: halcyon

Q: an outcast a rejected and despised personA: pariah

Q: sad gloomy miserableA: dismal

Q: giving up control authorityA: abdication



Q: cowardlyA: craven

Q: be out of view ready to attackA: lurk

Q: bunch of threadsA: tassel

Q: that can be freedA: extricable

Q: one-sided committed to a party biased or prejudicedA: partisan

Q: burn slowly without flameA: smolder

Q: gibe make fun ofA: jibe

Q: scold sharplyA: berate

Q: state or put forward as a necessary conditionA: stipulate

Q: summary or outlineA: synopsis

Q: crawl humble oneselfA: grovel

Q: causing tears tearfulA: lachrymose

Q: lose courage turn frightenedA: quail

Q: insubstantial flimsy weakA: tenuous

Q: warning signA: presage



Q: fit to be eaten/not poisonousA: edible

Q: obsequious flattererA: toady

Q: too eager to obey or serveA: obsequious

Q: letterA: epistle

Q: distribute (esp. ideas)A: disseminate

Q: unconcerned carefreeA: insouciant

Q: move along with long stridesA: lope

Q: braveA: valorous

Q: skeptical unwilling to believeA: incredulous

Q: not easily exhaustible tirelessnessA: indefatigability

Q: written orderA: writ

Q: having a toothed edgeA: serrated

Q: unresisting submissiveA: resigned

Q: song of praise or triumphA: paean

Q: illogical of questionable truth or meritA: specious

Q: obstruct/frustrate



A: thwart

Q: covered hole as a trap unsuspected dangerA: pitfall

Q: make tight or smallerA: constrict

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

Q: arrangement to give smth at deathA: bequest

Q: practicing self-denial austere starkA: ascetic

Q: incapable of being placated unpleasableA: implacable

Q: satiate feed to fulness or to excessA: surfeit

Q: show much fondness center one's attentionA: dote

Q: mean contemptibleA: scurvy

Q: make shorter then was plannedA: curtail

Q: disintegration looseness in moralsA: dissolution

Q: quick changeable in character fleetingA: mercurial

Q: swallow upA: engulf

Q: to turn away (from a habit)A: wean

Q: fearful timid afraidA: timorous



Q: granting of privileges in return for similarA: reciprocity

Q: to distress create stress or tormentA: harrow

Q: become discolored/dry up/go at high speedA: scorch

Q: put pour fillA: infuse

Q: write in scholarly fashionA: lucubrate

Q: person guilty of murderA: felon

Q: show off complacentlyA: flaunting

Q: equal distribution of weight equilibriumA: equipoise

Q: elation state of pleasant excitementA: euphoria

Q: care economy thriving prosperousA: thrift

Q: restore smth to better conditionA: renovate

Q: increase in density strength make laconicA: condense

Q: careful economicalA: frugal

Q: of great importance (others depend on it)A: pivotal

Q: grow forth send out budsA: burgeon



Q: praise approvalA: accolade

Q: brief and to the pointA: terse

Q: producing sleepA: soporific

Q: small sin small weakness in one's characterA: peccadillo

Q: tiny bits of woodA: sawdust

Q: quality or condition of being soberA: sobriety

Q: smth or smb that foretells the coming ofA: harbinger

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

Q: person who lives alone and avoids peopleA: recluse

Q: patience willingness to waitA: forbearance

Q: more then is needed or wantedA: superfluous

Q: complex subtle refinedA: sophisticated

Q: being uncontrolled violentA: turbulence

Q: sophisticated artful trying to deceive cunningA: disingenuous

Q: examine thoroughly to learn about the conditionA: overhaul

Q: everyday mundane commonplace trite pedestrian



A: prosaic

Q: mix combine unite societiesA: amalgamate

Q: kind of stone inflexibleA: adamant

Q: prevent from carrying out contrastA: foil

Q: unwillingness to compromise stubbornness intractabilityA: intransigence

Q: to turn to bone to settle rigidly into an ideaA: ossify

Q: able to float light-heartedA: buoyant

Q: briefly without delayA: summarily

Q: belief contrary to what is generally acceptedA: heresy

Q: eat greedily/narrow opening with a streamA: gorge

Q: skill (esp. in handling)A: dexterity

Q: corrected punishedA: chastened

Q: fall plunge steeplyA: plummet

Q: sharpness stinging qualityA: pungency

Q: misuse of a word (for one that resembles it)A: malapropism

Q: lazinessA: indolence



Q: calm sluggish temperament unemotionalA: phlegmatic

Q: (give a) silly/self-conscious smileA: simper

Q: getting farther apart from a pointA: divergence

Q: transparent easy to understandA: pellucid

Q: appropriate to the situation aptA: apropos

Q: person or smb much below the usual sizeA: dwarf

Q: easily doneA: facile

Q: the point general senseA: gist

Q: forgeryA: counterfeit

Q: individually distinctA: discrete

Q: keep the memory ofA: commemorate

Q: cheap gaudy showy tackyA: tawdry

Q: prevent from being known put an end toA: suppress

Q: devious/not straightforwardA: tortuous

Q: abusive language cursesA: invective



Q: to join togetherA: conjoin

Q: deliver provide representA: render

Q: needing effort burdensomeA: onerous

Q: over look at with selfish delightA: gloat

Q: transparent gauzyA: diaphanous

Q: glutA: plethora

Q: worldly having contempt for GodA: profane

Q: unharmed unhurtA: unscathed

Q: edge ornamental border part of hair over the foreheadA: fringe

Q: a generator something that produces electric currentA: dynamo

Q: additional load/chargeA: surcharge

Q: angryA: irate

Q: distracted violently upset in mindA: distraught

Q: fertileA: fecund

Q: reject mock to go against (as in going against tradition)A: flout

Q: disown refuse to accept or pay



A: repudiate

Q: yellow metal (mixing copper and zinc)A: brass

Q: diminishing or lessening of swellingA: detumescence

Q: wrinkleA: pucker

Q: essentially differentA: disparate

Q: witness/evidenceA: testiness

Q: easily seen remarkableA: conspicuous

Q: closing device (in Parliament) to end a debate by votingA: cloture

Q: make a lower bid then smb elseA: underbid

Q: call up bring outA: evoke

Q: lying on the back slow to act passiveA: supine

Q: noisy quarrelA: fracas

Q: a number of performance of musicA: recitals

Q: draw outA: elicit

Q: to scorn or despiseA: contemn

Q: sleeping sluggish lethargic dormantA: torpid



Q: legal claim until a debt on it is repaidA: lien

Q: try to avoid by sophisticationA: quibble

Q: state of growing vigorously being full of lifeA: exuberance

Q: improve make betterA: ameliorate

Q: assistance relief in time of distressA: succor

Q: process of burningA: combustion

Q: praise highlyA: extol

Q: harmful ominous causing evilA: baleful

Q: like a slave lacking independenceA: servile

Q: star light-giving bodyA: luminary

Q: person dishonestly claiming to smthA: quack

Q: shut out from society refuse to meet talkA: ostracism

Q: fix take up secure metal pinA: rivet

Q: frugal looking to the futureA: provident

Q: able to fly trained experiencedA: fledged



Q: large pile of wood for burningA: pyre

Q: stir up rouseA: incite

Q: arrogant prideA: hubris

Q: lower the quality weaken the strengthA: vitiate

Q: since becauseA: inasmuch

Q: scold upbraidA: reproach

Q: prevent make impossibleA: preclude

Q: rules establishing standards of conductA: precepts

Q: strengthA: puissance

Q: affirm assert prove justifyA: aver

Q: to shackle put in chainsA: fetter

Q: to hinder obstruct or blockA: stymie

Q: provide supplyA: purvey

Q: disdainful characterized by haughty scornA: supercilious

Q: come to grips/settle conclusivelyA: clinch

Q: banal everyday



A: quotidian

Q: obsceneA: salacious

Q: out of place not in harmony or agreementA: incongruous

Q: narrow-mindedness isolatedA: insularity

Q: expressing or giving praiseA: laudatory

Q: get back by payment compensateA: redeem

Q: temporary fleetingA: transient

Q: be destroyed decayA: perish

Q: involving clever rogues or adventurersA: picaresque

Q: of the bodyA: somatic

Q: shortageA: dearth

Q: admit. Declare openlyA: avow

Q: counterfeitA: forgery

Q: a raid a sudden attackA: incursion

Q: refrain from be patient ancestorA: forbear

Q: please greatly/enslave (fig)A: enthral



Q: too talkativeA: garrulous

Q: winding undulating serpentineA: sinuous

Q: like a seed constituting a source originativeA: seminal

Q: careful forethoughtA: prudence

Q: parody/imitationA: travesty

Q: to hate to detestA: abhor

Q: continue doing smth without restingA: plod

Q: artificial obstacle built across a riverA: barrage

Q: fallacious reasoning faulty logicA: sophistry

Q: give notice to informA: apprise

Q: leader of a unit of 100 soldiersA: centurion

Q: too eager or ready to help offer adviceA: officious

Q: commonplace trite unremarkableA: pedestrian

Q: person who insists on importance of smthA: stickler

Q: end the existence of/wipe or put outA: extinguish



Q: hellA: inferno

Q: loud noisy rough lacking restraintA: boisterous

Q: fall back againA: relapse

Q: use flattery or deceit to persuadeA: cajole

Q: speak distinctly connect by jointsA: articulate

Q: call together summonA: convoke

Q: quality of being limited not extremeA: moderation

Q: meant as a jokeA: jocular

Q: mournful melancholy sorrowfulA: plaintive

Q: call calling of namesA: roll

Q: fearless brave undauntedA: intrepid

Q: taste flavor smthA: savor

Q: make or become stiff and solidA: congeal

Q: self-righteousness hypocritical with FALSE pietyA: sanctimony

Q: person who worries others to buy smth to use his serviceA: tout

Q: of the internal organs of the body



A: visceral

Q: like a man who pays too much attention to his clothesA: foppish

Q: likely to come or happen soonA: imminent

Q: conciliatory appeasing mitigatingA: propitiatory

Q: noisy and roughA: blatant

Q: in a state of inactivity but awaiting developmentA: dormant

Q: article of clothingA: garment

Q: sham counterfeit not genuineA: bogus

Q: polite manner comforting uninterestingA: blandness

Q: to entangle the state of affairsA: labyrinthine

Q: take in by swallowingA: ingest

Q: easily shocked excessively modestA: prudish

Q: marry give one's support toA: espouse

Q: surface appearance covering the TRUE natureA: veneer

Q: repeal/annul/cancelA: rescind

Q: of mixed colorsA: pied



Q: feeling sleepy half asleepA: drowsiness

Q: bad-tempered/quarrelsomeA: cantankerous

Q: bad-tempered personA: curmudgeon

Q: agreement or harmonyA: concord

Q: healthfulA: salubrious

Q: not easily heard seen clearly markedA: indistinct

Q: hasty rush cheeky saucyA: brash

Q: engrave make a cut inA: incise

Q: to protest objectA: remonstrate

Q: prolongedA: protracted

Q: burst out suddenly/talk ardentlyA: gush

Q: cowardly cravenA: pusillanimous

Q: approvalA: approbation

Q: (person nation) waging warA: belligerent

Q: unconscious unresponsive unaffectedA: insensible



Q: suddenly changeableA: tangential

Q: arrogant conceitedA: haughty

Q: to clear from a charge of guiltA: exculpate

Q: collapse bursting inwardA: implosion

Q: without previous thought or preparationA: extempore

Q: beginningA: incipient

Q: based on errorA: fallacious

Q: no use person smth that failsA: dud

Q: mob crowd the lower classes of populaceA: rabble

Q: coming together and uniting into one substanceA: coalescing

Q: promise or swear to give upA: abjure

Q: requestA: plea

Q: make payment to reward punishA: recompense

Q: number of ships quick-movingA: fleet

Q: to be stained or discreditedA: sullied

Q: great flood heavy rush of water



A: deluge

Q: have a mutual relationA: correlate

Q: representing the whole Christian worldA: ecumenical

Q: become strong after illness loss exhaustionA: recuperate

Q: impress deeplyA: engrave

Q: rich and deep plump and roundA: rotund

Q: step to one sideA: sidestep

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

Q: draw together unite firmlyA: knit

Q: crouch/settle without permissionA: squat

Q: overcome bring under controlA: subdue

Q: pure faultlessA: immaculate

Q: supply to much fill to excessA: glut

Q: deserting and leaving to fall into ruinsA: dereliction

Q: clever quick at seeing to get an advantageA: astute

Q: self-assured though immature affected bombastic overblownA: sophomoric



Q: willful FALSE statement unlawful actA: perjury

Q: often repeated continualA: incessant

Q: place here and thereA: intersperse

Q: tap or drive down by repeated light blowsA: tamp

Q: write hastilyA: scribble

Q: obtain by threats violenceA: extort

Q: done as a duty without careA: perfunctory

Q: trick misleadA: hoodwink

Q: annoy distress troubleA: vex

Q: lucky strokeA: fluke

Q: crime of killing a kingA: regicide

Q: forgiveA: condone

Q: moult lose hair feathers before new growingA: molt

Q: look on with contemptA: disdain

Q: refuse to accept/cause dislikeA: repel



Q: being fully aware ofA: cognizant

Q: scold reproachA: upbraid

Q: yielding easily shaped moldable adaptingA: malleable

Q: proud superior manner of behaviourA: arrogance

Q: a riddle dilemma enigmaA: conundrum

Q: smell (esp pleasant)A: scent

Q: strong dislikeA: aversion

Q: soaked saturatedA: sodden

Q: made of brassA: brazen

Q: accustomed to adaptedA: inured

Q: harmfulA: noxious

Q: dig up from the earthA: disinter

Q: eager/excitedA: agog

Q: cloth worn round the neck/silencerA: muffler

Q: twisting force causing rotationA: torque

Q: self-confidence



A: aplomb

Q: becoming young in nature or appearanceA: rejuvenation

Q: dishonorable common undignifiedA: ignoble

Q: address a court of law as an advocateA: plead

Q: plot scheme (esp. evil)A: machination

Q: of connected with treesA: arboreal

Q: arroganceA: presumption

Q: rob or dispossess of smth (material)A: bereft

Q: shallow place in a river (to cross)A: ford

Q: grasping understanding fear unhappy feeling about futureA: apprehensive

Q: slander aspersionA: calumny

Q: one who hates women/femalesA: misogynist

Q: member of a vigilance committeeA: vigilant

Q: give greatly needed supportA: bolster

Q: disguisedA: covert

Q: favorable successful prosperousA: auspicious



Q: go or come upA: ascend

Q: having sound judgment perceptive wise like a sageA: sagacious

Q: lively high-spiritedA: vivacious

Q: mark of shame or disgraceA: stigma

Q: a blindly devoted patriotA: chauvinist

Q: eager and cheerful readinessA: alacrity

Q: scent waving movement carry lightly throughA: waft

Q: prostrate inclined to (undesirable things)A: prone

Q: steady regularA: equable

Q: burden things that get on the way ofA: encumbrance

Q: formal reception/embankmentA: levee

Q: soothe pacify calmA: placate

Q: waver/move in an uncertain mannerA: falter

Q: pretendA: feint

Q: steel tool for shaping materialsA: chisel



Q: heavy bulky dullA: ponderous

Q: not paying proper attentionA: inadvertent

Q: fail/move/fall clumsilyA: flop

Q: person who attacks popular beliefsA: iconoclast

Q: untidyA: disheveled

Q: claw of a bird of preyA: talon

Q: slow way of speakingA: drawl

Q: physical of or for the bodyA: corporeal

Q: cheerful personA: extrovert

Q: short and pithy full of maxims/proverbsA: sententious

Q: omen marvelous threateningA: portent

Q: hairy shaggyA: hirsute

Q: without taste or flavorA: insipid

Q: perseveringA: sedulous

Q: like a rock hard stonyA: petrous

Q: use extravagant language



A: rant

Q: weak/unsteady lightA: glimmer

Q: easily understood lucid clearA: luculent

Q: worthless outside part of anythingA: husk

Q: (agreement) stop of fighting for a timeA: truce

Q: take back as being FALSE give upA: recant

Q: suppress subdueA: quell

Q: conquerA: vanquish

Q: enclose in capsuleA: encapsulate

Q: have more power than othersA: predominate

Q: pretty/delicate(food)/difficult to pleaseA: dainty

Q: exuberance outburst of feelingA: ebullience

Q: cheerful casual carefreeA: blithe

Q: medicine used against a poison or a diseaseA: antidote

Q: reduce the strength of lessen seriousness partially excuseA: extenuate

Q: split crack dissensionA: rift



Q: mournful excessively sadA: lugubrious

Q: form of a frog when it leaves the eggA: tadpole

Q: fix firmly by repetitionA: inculcate

Q: fluency verbosity easy use of spoken languageA: volubility

Q: spread into every part ofA: permeate

Q: convincing firm beliefA: conviction

Q: avoidA: eschew

Q: no longer activeA: extinct

Q: not newA: trite

Q: difficult to comprehend obscureA: abstruse

Q: suggestion in addition toA: connotation

Q: unmoved feeling no sign of passionA: impassive

Q: nearness in time or place affinity of natureA: propinquity

Q: astute showing sound judgementA: shrewd

Q: carved image on the prow of a shipA: figurehead



Q: ill-tempered unsocialA: morose

Q: make calmer or quieterA: mollify

Q: doing or happening smth before the right timeA: premature

Q: hence dark gloomyA: stygian

Q: pronounce or speak affectedly euphemizeA: mince

Q: spirit vigor enthusiasmA: verve

Q: make nervous or confusedA: fluster

Q: personal mannerismA: idiosyncrasy

Q: living in societies liking the companyA: gregarious

Q: shout complain with a lot of noiseA: clamor

Q: low vulgar base tawdryA: raffish

Q: projecting prominent undesirably noticeableA: obtrusive

Q: free giving generosityA: liberality

Q: careful/prudentA: discreet

Q: reproving a person for his faultsA: sermon

Q: uncompromising



A: intransigent

Q: giving great attention to detailsA: meticulous

Q: that cannot be rubbed outA: indelible

Q: dethronement depositingA: deposition

Q: delicate way of dealing with a situationA: finesse

Q: (of eyes) dullA: lackluster

Q: to beg to get by beggingA: cadge

Q: cloud-like hazy vague indistinctA: nebulous

Q: angerA: ire

Q: measure hoe heavy smth isA: weigh

Q: intractable not willing to yield or comply stubbornA: froward

Q: trivial poorly constructed verseA: doggerel

Q: wishing to do evilA: malevolence

Q: shynessA: diffidence

Q: to destroy exterminate cut out exscindA: extirpate

Q: line (of police acting as a guard)A: cordon



Q: relevant pertinent toA: germane

Q: cannot be cured or correctedA: incorrigibility

Q: deceit cunningA: guile

Q: compelA: constrain

Q: cessation of use disuseA: desuetude

Q: try to winA: woo

Q: extremely loud and powerfulA: stentorian

Q: warm and sincereA: cordial

Q: see with an effort but clearlyA: discern

Q: touching neighboring nearA: contiguous

Q: sound in judgment wiseA: judicious

Q: present everywhereA: ubiquitous

Q: cut roughly hired horseA: hack

Q: move in a clumsy/noisy wayA: lumber

Q: causing no harmA: innocuous



Q: humorous funny jocularA: facetious

Q: shameless immoralityA: profligacy

Q: outburst of feeling sudden rain wind fire etc.A: gust

Q: various miscellaneous separateA: sundry

Q: uprightness incorruptibility principleA: probity

Q: one who abandons long-held religious or political convictionsA: apostate

Q: becoming rottenA: putrefaction

Q: cautious waryA: chary

Q: nurture care forA: foster

Q: be admitted enter a university as a studentA: matriculation

Q: production of a desired resultA: efficacy

Q: brightly colored floridA: flamboyant

Q: reserved untalkative silent taciturnA: reticent

Q: greedy (esp for money)A: rapacious

Q: give comfort or sympathy toA: console

Q: be too tight take between the thumb and finger



A: pinch

Q: insulting tending to damageA: derogatory

Q: piece of broken earthenwareA: shard

Q: pleasing in appearance attractiveA: personable

Q: a breakup overthrow sudden disasterA: debacle

Q: fairly good but not very goodA: middling

Q: fresh and greenA: verdant

Q: counterbalanceA: countervail

Q: denounce as dangerousA: proscribe

Q: try to deceive by equivocal languageA: equivocate

Q: diligent hard-working sedulousA: assiduous

Q: shy/modest (esp of a girl)A: coy

Q: suggest unpleasantly make a way for smth gentlyA: insinuate

Q: to gather and save to store upA: garner

Q: emergency an urgent situationA: exigency

Q: showing self-controlA: temperate



Q: challenged to be doubtedA: impugned

Q: lack of reverence or dutifulnessA: impiety

Q: get to the root ofA: plumb

Q: violent cruel manA: ruffian

Q: speech lectureA: discourse

Q: person of great learningA: savant

Q: fond of in the habit of fightingA: pugnacious

Q: formal praise panegyricA: eulogy

Q: to make thin to make less dense to purify or refineA: rarefy

Q: person who travels regularlyA: commuter

Q: be enoughA: suffice

Q: greenish-blue precious stoneA: turquoise

Q: harmful or friendlyA: inimical

Q: surprise and fear dismayA: consternation

Q: extreme astoundingA: sublime



Q: loyalty accuracyA: fidelity

Q: socially awkward tactless behaviorA: gaucherie

Q: sentence within another one smth separatedA: parenthesis

Q: turmoil a bewildering jumbleA: welter

Q: sealed by fusionA: hermetic

Q: tending to evadeA: evasive

Q: take the place ofA: supersede

Q: overflowing with enthusiasm showing excitementA: ebullient

Q: display to obtain admiration or envyA: ostentation

Q: strong energeticA: vigorous

Q: to portray depict sketch outA: delineate

Q: wander lose one's wayA: stray

Q: draw move back winceA: flinch

Q: perfect/make perfect/completeA: consummate

Q: make smth (pain desire) lessA: assuage

Q: not allowing to pass through (of materials)



A: impervious

Q: stare atA: fixate

Q: catch sight of see smth in the distanceA: descry

Q: statement that damages reputationA: libel

Q: treachery breaking of faithA: perfidy

Q: majestic venerableA: august

Q: wasteful reckless with moneyA: prodigal

Q: be guilty commit (a crime)A: perpetrate

Q: special liking mental preferenceA: predilection

Q: severe sufferingA: anguish

Q: reserved indifferentA: aloof

Q: lack of seriousnessA: levity

Q: tale story fibers for knittingA: yarn

Q: make a humble petition toA: supplicate

Q: dangerousA: perilous

Q: lessen the severity ofA: palliate



Q: leather case for a pistolA: holster

Q: get smb to do smth by kindnessA: coax

Q: deep-rooted. long-establishedA: inveterate

Q: show bodily or mental painA: wince

Q: wildly excited with joy pain anxietyA: frantic

Q: daring foolishly bold impudentA: audacious

Q: weariness tirednessA: lassitude

Q: over-high opinion of too much prideA: conceit

Q: feeling or showing regretA: penitent

Q: situated beyondA: ulterior

Q: young deer try to win smb's favorA: fawn

Q: speak or behave so as to hide smth (in mind)A: dissemble

Q: to favor or approve ofA: countenance

Q: curse abuse in wordsA: vituperate

Q: mischievous trick played on smb for a jokeA: hoax



Q: urgent imperative unchallengeable ending debateA: peremptory

Q: commanding haughty arrogantA: imperious

Q: eager greedyA: avid

Q: say or do again several timesA: reiterate

Q: discourage hinderA: deter

Q: doubtful uncertainA: ambiguous

Q: still in existenceA: extant

Q: dullness/not allowing light to pass throughA: opaqueness

Q: having sudden energy impulsive thrusting ahead forcefulA: impetuous

Q: falsely making oneself appear to be goodA: hypocrisy

Q: at be discontented withA: repine

Q: hide keep secretA: conceal

Q: confuse embarrassA: discomfit

Q: course of studyA: curriculum

Q: briefA: transitory

Q: taking off getting rid of giving up



A: divestiture

Q: put under water liquid sink out of sightA: submerge

Q: blunt/stupidA: obtuse

Q: put into difficultiesA: entangle

Q: to show clearly to indicateA: evince

Q: to move in wavelike fashion fluctuateA: undulate

Q: auspicious presenting favorable circumstancesA: propitious

Q: of the same period coexistingA: coeval

Q: cowardice a cowardly giving upA: recreancy

Q: irregular in behaviour or opinionA: erratic

Q: person who stirs up warA: warmonger

Q: unreasonably impatientA: petulant

Q: threateningA: ominous

Q: offense resentmentA: umbrage

Q: enthusiasmA: ardor

Q: taken up all the time or attention writing in large or formalA: engrossing



Q: to stop the flow of a fluidA: stanch

Q: sensitivenessA: susceptibility

Q: complicated and embarrassing situationA: imbroglio

Q: join (two ends)A: splice

Q: smth urging a person to actionA: goad

Q: suffer the loss of smthA: forfeit

Q: use until none remainsA: deplete

Q: half-solid lump formed from liquidA: clot

Q: discuss thoroughly sort of toutingA: canvass

Q: catalystA: enzyme

Q: not easily discouraged or subduedA: indomitable

Q: consider to be the origin of or belonging toA: ascribe

Q: rising of people to open resistance toA: insurrection

Q: infertile worn out weakA: effete

Q: make by hard work cut (by striking)A: hew



Q: spend wastefullyA: squander

Q: causing grief or pain serious dire graveA: grievous

Q: make thin. weaken enervateA: attenuate

Q: insincere talk/jargonA: cant

Q: break go beyond (a limit)A: transgress

Q: to deny to opposeA: gainsay

Q: merry personA: wag

Q: hypnotizeA: mesmerize

Q: steep difficult ascent laboriousA: arduous

Q: not soled with holeA: hollow

Q: menacing threateningA: minatory

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

Q: frank straight-forwardA: candid

Q: bad-tempered personA: churl

Q: sweetly flowingA: mellifluous

Q: make angry



A: incense

Q: hardened and unrepenting stubborn inflexibleA: obdurate

Q: lazy slow-moving personA: sluggard

Q: change directionA: veer

Q: too great a readiness to believe thingsA: credulity

Q: formidable causing fearA: redoubtable

Q: to polish rub to a shineA: burnish

Q: rising or falling sharplyA: steeply

Q: to go away suddenly (to avoid arrest)A: abscond

Q: postpone give way (to show respect)A: defer

Q: stubborn unmanageable untractableA: refractory

Q: a connection tie or linkA: nexus

Q: giving facts to support (statement)A: substantiation

Q: calm not capable of being excitedA: imperturbable

Q: frantic frenziedA: frenetic

Q: using pompous wordsA: grandiloquent



Q: refuse to allow or accept as a correctA: disallow

Q: person who hates mankindA: misanthrope

Q: order given by authorityA: decree

Q: firmness persistency adhesiveness tending to hang onA: tenacity

Q: having a toothed edgeA: serration

Q: male bee person who isn't self-employedA: drone

Q: opposing progressA: reactionary

Q: weaken gradually at the base make smth underA: undermine

Q: metal supports attached to the legs measuring instrumentA: calipers

Q: heavy with waterA: soggy

Q: beat hardA: belabor

Q: a loud domineering woman a scold or nagA: virago

Q: defying imitation unmatchableA: inimitable

Q: show some inclination to accept (an offer)A: nibble

Q: boldness brashness intrepidnessA: temerity



Q: foul filthyA: squalid

Q: walk heavilyA: trudge

Q: to great to be described in wordsA: ineffable

Q: little known abstruseA: recondite

Q: to bless make happy or ascribe a virtue toA: beatify

Q: positive certain arbitrary without room for discussionA: dogmatic

Q: destructive thing or a person who is nuisanceA: pest

Q: propriety propernessA: decorum

Q: stinkingA: fetid

Q: prohibit forbidA: interdict

Q: snubA: rebuff

Q: sentimental in a silly or tearful wayA: maudlin

Q: way out exitA: egress

Q: boldness impudence arroganceA: effrontery

Q: stupid fellowA: dolt

Q: induce by bribery or smth to commit perjury



A: suborn

Q: aimless haphazard digressing at randomA: desultory

Q: tiro beginnerA: tyro

Q: flood cover by overflowingA: inundate

Q: join sounds/words (indistinct)A: slur

Q: smth sharpA: sting

Q: strong dislikeA: animosity

Q: written order requiring a person to appear in a low courtA: subpoena

Q: state of doubt or perplexityA: quandary

Q: expression of blame or disapproval a rebukeA: censure

Q: line made by crushing white line on the ground in cricketA: crease

Q: beg urgently solicit (of a prostitute)A: importune

Q: treat with contemptA: snub

Q: aggressiveness ferocityA: truculence

Q: worsen diminish in valueA: impair

Q: offensive disgusting (smell)A: noisome



Q: stone used for sharpening toolsA: hone

Q: liking to give hospitalityA: hospitable

Q: showing scorn or reproachA: opprobrious

Q: rough awkwardA: uncouth

Q: substance used to absorb moistureA: desiccant

Q: welcomed with shouts and approvalA: acclaimed

Q: to frequently visitA: resort

Q: write one's name on the back ofA: endorse

Q: check hinderA: retard

Q: make unfair selection from factsA: garble

Q: to travel from place to place to peregrinateA: itinerate

Q: greatness in number strength weightA: preponderance

Q: not yet fully formed rudimentary elementaryA: inchoate

Q: gloomy dark sullen moroseA: saturnine

Q: incapable of being discovered or understoodA: inscrutable



Q: made up of different kindsA: heterogeneous

Q: essential part force soft liquid substanceA: pith

Q: person who is slow waste of timeA: dawdler

Q: move force from the place occupiedA: dislodge

Q: causing harm or ruin pernicious destructiveA: baneful

Q: wretched comfortless contemptibleA: sordid

Q: ready to believe thingsA: credulous

Q: border onA: abut

Q: lost brightnessA: tarnished

Q: showing respectA: deferential

Q: blacken belittle sully defameA: denigrate

Q: giving or producing freely liberally or generouslyA: lavish


GRE General Vocabulary


Compiled by Oleg SmirnovGRE Vocabulary Preparation

http://www.uoregon.edu/~osmirnov/gre/

Originally formatted by Vijay S. [email protected]

Aabacus frame with balls for calculatingabate to lessen, to subsideabdication giving up control, authorityabdomen stomach and bowelsaberration straying away from what is normalabeyance suspended action abhor to hate, to detestabide be faithful to; endureabjure promise or swear to give upabraded rubbed off, worn away by frictionabrasion rubbing, scraping, wearing offabrogate repeal or annul by authorityabscond to go away suddenly (to avoid arrest)abstruse difficult to comprehend; obscure abundant plentifulabut border onabysmal bottomless, extremeacarpous effete, no longer fertile, worn out accentuate give more force or attention to



acclaimed welcomed with shouts and approvalaccolade praise, approvalaccretion the growing of separate things into oneacquiesce in agree (without protest)acquisition something acquired, acquiringadamant kind of stone; inflexibleadhere remain faithful, stick fast toadhesion adhering, supportadjacent lying near, nextadmonitory containing warningadorn add beauty; decorateadulteration making unpure, poorer in qualityaffinity close connection, relationshipaggravate make worse; irritateagile active, quick-movingail trouble; be illalacrity eager and cheerful readinessalienate estrangeallegiance duty, support, loyaltyalleviate make (pain) easier to bearalloy to debase by mixing with something inferior aloof reserved, indifferentamalgamate mix, combine, unite societiesambidextrous able to use the left hand or the right equally wellambiguous doubtful, uncertainambivalent having both of two contrary meaningsameliorate improve, make better amendment improvingamicable friendlyamortize end (a debt) by setting aside money



amplify make large or fuller, increase the strengthanimosity strong dislikeannul put an end toanticlimax sudden fallantidote medicine used against a poison or a diseaseantithetical direct opposingapartheid brutal racial discriminationapathetic indifferenceaplomb self-confidenceapostate one who abandons long-held religious or political convictions apotheosis deification, glorification to godliness appease make quiet or calmapprehensive grasping, understanding; fear, unhappy feeling about futureapprise give notice to, inform approbation approval appropriate take for one's own use, acquire, set asideapropos appropriate to the situation; apt apt well-suited, quick-wittedarabesque a complex, ornate designarabesque whimsicalarbitrate decide by arbitrationarboreal of connected with treesardently with full of ardorardor enthusiasmarduous steep, difficult ascent; laborious argot jargon, slangarrant in the highest degreearrogance proud, superior manner of behaviorarticulate speak distinctly, connect by joints



ascend go or come upascent the act of ascendingascertain get to knowascetic practicing self-denial, austere, stark ascribe consider to be the origin of or belonging toasperity roughness, harshness, ill temper, irritabilityaspersion slander assail with attack violentlyasset valuable quality, something that has money valueassiduous diligent, hard-working, sedulousassuage make something (pain, desire) lessassumption something supposed but not provedasterisk the mark * (e.g.. omitted letters)astringent substance that shrinks astute clever; quick at seeing to get an advantageatonement repayment; death of Jesusattenuate make thin. weaken, enervateaudacious daring, foolishly bold, impudentaugury omen, signaugust majestic, venerableauspice protection or support, patronage auspicious favorable, successful, prosperous austere severely moral and strict; simple and plainauxiliary helping, supportingaver affirm, assert, prove, justify aversion strong dislikeavid eager, greedyavow admit. Declare openly



Bbaleful harmful, ominous, causing evil balk obstacle; purposely to get on the way ofballoon swell out like balloonbalm sweet-smelling oil; consolationbanal uninterestingband flat, thin strip of material; range of frequenciesbane cause of injury, poison, source of harm baneful causing harm or ruin, pernicious, destructive barrage artificial obstacle built across a riverbarren not good enough, unable to have young ones, without valuebask in enjoy warmth and lightbazaar marketbeatify to bless, make happy, or ascribe a virtue tobedizen to adorn, especially in a cheap, showy manner belie contradict, give a false impression belittle cause to seem unimportantbellicose belligerent, pugnacious, warlike belligerent (person, nation) waging warbelligerently waging warbend cause something to be out of a straight linebenefactor person who has given helpbenevolence wish or activity in doing goodbenign kind and gentle; mild (climate)



bequest arrangement to give something at deathberate scold sharplybereft rob or dispossess of something (material)bewilder puzzle, confusebiased prejudicebigot stubborn, narrow-minded person bilge bulge, the protuberance of a cask blandishment flattery, coaxingblandness polite manner, comforting, uninterestingblatant noisy and rough, highly obviousblithe cheerful, casual, carefree blithe gay and joyousblueprint plan, scheme, photographic printblunt plain, not troubling to be politeboggle be alarmed, hesitate, amazedbogus sham, counterfeit, not genuineboisterous loud, noisy, rough, lacking restraint bolster give greatly needed supportboorish crude, offensive, rude braid strands of hair woven together, something edging slothbrash hasty, rush; cheeky, saucybrass yellow metal (mixing copper and zinc)brazen made of brassbreach opening, broken place, breakingbrisk active, livelybrisket breast of an animalbrittle easily brokenbroach bring up, announce, begin to talk about brook to tolerate, endure buoyant able to float; light-hearted



burgeon grow forth, send out buds burnish to polish, rub to a shine bust run out of money

Ccabal a scheme or plot, a group of plotters cadge to beg, to get by begging calipers metal supports attached to the legs, measuring instrumentcalumniate to slander, present false accusal calumny slander, aspersion candid frank, straight-forwardcanvass discuss thoroughly; sort of toutingcapricious fickle, whimsical, given to change, unpredictable castigate to chastise, correct by punishing castigation severe punishmentcasual happening by chance, carelesscatalyst substance that causes speeding upcaustic biting, sarcasticcensure expression of blame or disapproval; a rebuke census official counting of the populationcenturion leader of a unit of 100 soldierschary cautious, warychastened corrected, punished chastisement punishmentchauvinist a blindly devoted patriot chisel steel tool for shaping materialschurl bad-tempered personcite give as an example



clamor shout, complain with a lot of noisecleanse make pure, thoroughly cleancling to resist separationclot half-solid lump formed from liquid cloture closing, device (in Parliament) to end a debate by votingcoalescing coming together and uniting into one substancecoax get somebody to do something by kindnesscoddle treat with care and tendernesscoerce compel, to force to make obedient coeval of the same period, coexisting cogent strong, convincingcogitate think deeply, mediatecognition knowing, awareness (emotionless)cognizant being fully aware ofcoherent sticking togethercolander bowl-shaped vessel with many holes used to drain off watercollaborate work in partnershipcollusion secret agreement for a deceitful purposecombustion process of burningcommemorate keep the memory ofcommend praisecommendable worthy of praisecommingle mingle togethercommuter person who travels regularlycomplacently with self-satisfactioncomplaisance tending to comply, obliging, willingness to please comply act in accordance



compound mix or combinecomprise be composed ofcompunction feeling of regret for one's actionconceal hide, keep secretconceit over-high opinion of, too much prideconciliatory reconciling, soothing, comforting, mollifying concord agreement or harmonyconcur agree in opinion, happen togethercondense increase in density, strength, make laconiccondone forgivecongeal make or become stiff and solidconjoin to join together connoisseur a person with good judgment (e.g.. in art)connotation suggestion in addition to consent give agreement or permissionconsequential pompous, self importantconsolation consoling or being consoledconsole give comfort or sympathy toconspicuous easily seen; remarkableconsternation surprise and fear, dismayconstrict make tight or smallerconsume get to the end ofcontemn to scorn or despise contentious argumentative, pugnacious, combative, quarrelsome contiguous touching, neighboring, nearcontrite filled with deep sorrow for wrongdoingcontumacious insubordinate, rebellious conundrum a riddle, dilemma, enigma conviction convincing; firm belief



convoke call together, summonconvoluted complicated; coiled, twistedcord twisted strandscordial warm and sincerecordon line (of police acting as a guard)corporeal physical; of or for the bodycorrelate have a mutual relationcorroboration additional, strengthening evidencecountenance to favor or approve of counterfeit forgerycountervail counterbalancecovert disguisedcovetous eagerly desirouscower crouch; shrink backcraven cowardlycrease line made by crushing; white line on the ground in cricketcredulity too great a readiness to believe thingscredulous ready to believe thingscrush press, lose shape, subdue, overwhelmcryptic secret, with a hidden meaningcumbersome burdensome, heavy and awkward to carrycurmudgeon bad-tempered personcurriculum course of studycursory quick, hurriedcurtail make shorter then was plannedcynic person who see no good in anything

Ddart quick movement; missile in darts



daunt intimidate, make fearful dawdler person who is slow; waste of timedearth shortagedebacle a breakup, overthrow, sudden disaster decorous polite, decentdecorum propriety, propernessdecree order given by authoritydecry disapprove ofdefer postpone; give way (to show respect)deference respectdeferential showing respectdefiance open disobedience or resistancedeflect turn asidedefy resist openlydegrade reduce in rank or statusdelineate to portray, depict, sketch out deluge great flood, heavy rush of waterdemagogue person appealing not to reasonsdemur to hesitate, raise objections denigrate blacken, belittle, sully, defame denouement an outcome or solution; the unraveling of a plot denounce give information againstdent hollow, depression mad by a blowdeplete use until none remainsdeposition dethronement, depositingdeprave make morally bad; corruptdeprecate protest against, express disapproval of dereliction deserting and leaving to fall into ruinsderision ridicule, mockery, deridingderivative derived, not original or primitive



derivative unoriginal, obtained from another source derogatory insulting; tending to damagedescry catch sight of, see something in the distancedesiccant substance used to absorb moisturedesiccate to dry up, dehydrate desuetude cessation of use; disuse desultory aimless, haphazard, digressing at random detach separatedeter discourage, hinderdetraction slandering, verbal attack, aspersion detumescence diminishing or lessening of swelling deviance being different in moral standards (from normal)dexterity skill (esp. in handling)dexterous clever, skillful with handsdiaphanous transparent, gauzy diatribe bitter and violent attack in wordsdictate orderdiffidence shyness diffident lacking in self-confidencedilate speak comprehensively, become wider, largedilatory causing delay, procrastinating disabuse to undeceive, correct a false impression disallow refuse to allow or accept as a correctdiscern see with an effort but clearlydiscomfit confuse, embarrassdiscomfit to defeat, put down disconcert upset the self-possession ofdiscountenance refuse to approve ofdiscourse speech, lecture,



discredit refuse to believedisdain look on with contemptdisencumber free from encumbrancedisheveled untidydisingenuous sophisticated, artful, trying to deceive, cunning disinter dig up from the earthdislodge move, force from the place occupieddismal sad, gloomy, miserabledisparate essentially differentdispassionate free from passiondissemble speak or behave so as to hide something (in mind)disseminate distribute (esp. ideas)dissent have a different opinion, refuse to assentdissipation going away, dispersingdissolution disintegration, looseness in morals distinct easily heard, seen, understood, clearly markeddistorted pulled out of the usual shape, give a false account ofdistraught distracted, violently upset in minddistress great pain; cause discomfortdivergence getting farther apart from a pointdiverse of different kindsdivestiture taking off, getting rid of, giving updivulge make known something secretdoggerel trivial, poorly constructed verse dogmatic positive, certain, arbitrary, without room for discussion dogmatism being dogmatic



dolt stupid fellowdormant in a state of inactivity but awaiting developmentdote show much fondness, center one's attentiondrone male bee, person who isn't self-employeddrowsiness feeling sleepy, half asleepdubious feeling doubtdud no use person, something that failsdulcet melodious, harmonious dupe cheat, make a fool ofduplicity deliberate deceptionduress threats to compel somebodydwarf person or somebody much below the usual sizedynamo a generator, something that produces electric current

Eearthenware dishes made of baked clayebullience exuberance, outburst of feelingebullient overflowing with enthusiasm; showing excitement ecumenical representing the whole Christian worldedacious voracious, devouring eddy circular or spiral movement (e.g.. of wind)effete infertile, worn out, weak efficacy production of a desired resulteffluvia outflow in a stream of particles; a noxious odor or vapor effrontery boldness, impudence, arrogance egress way out, exit



elaborate worked out with much care in great detailelate stimulateelation high-spiritselectorate all the electorselegy a lament, a melancholy composition elicit draw outeloquence fluent speaking; skillful use of languageemaciate make thin and weakembellish make beautifulembezzle use in a wrong way for one's own benefitemergence emergingemote stir up, exciteempirical relying on experimentencapsulate enclose in capsuleencomium warm or glowing praise; eulogy, panegyric encumbrance burden; things that get on the way ofendearing making dear or likedendemic epidemicendemic prevailing in a specific area endorse write one's name on the back ofenduring lastingenervate weaken, deprive of strength, attenuateengender cause, produce, give rise to engrave impress deeplyengrossing taken up all the time or attention; writing in large or formalengulf swallow upenigma something that is puzzlingenmity hatred; being an enemyenormity excessive wickedness; evilnessenormousness great size



entangle put into difficultiesentreat ask earnestlyenzyme catalystepicure food lover, a connoisseur of food Epicurean devoted to pleasure (sensuous enjoyment)epistle letterepithet adjectiveepitome brief summary; representative example; a typical model equable steady, regularequanimity calmness of temperament equilibrium state of being balancedequipoise equal distribution of weight; equilibrium equivocal having a double or doubtful meaning; suspiciousequivocate try to deceive by equivocal languageeradicate get rid of; pull up by the rootserasure erasing, removing all traceserode wear away, eat intoerratic irregular in behavior or opinionerudite learned, scholarly escalate increase, developesoteric abstruse; intended only for a small circle ofespouse marry; give one's support toeulogy formal praise; panegyric euphoria elation; state of pleasant excitementeuthanasia easy and painless deathevaluating finding out the valueevaporate change into vapor, disappear, dieevince to show clearly, to indicate



evoke call up, bring outevolve unfold, develop naturally and graduallyexcoriate to flay, strip off the skin; to denounce sharply excoriation severe criticismexculpate free from blameexculpate to clear from a charge of guilt exert but forth; bring into useexertion instance of exertingexhaustive complete, thoroughexigency emergency, an urgent situation exonerate free; clearexoneration set somebody clear, free (e.g.. from blame)exorbitant much too high or greatexpatiate to roam, wander freely expedient likely to be useful for a purposeexpiation ending; expiringexploit brilliant achievement; develop; use selfishlyexpostulate argue earnestly to dissuade, correct, or protest expurgate to remove obscenity, purify, censor exscind to cut out, cut away exsert thrust out, push forth extant still in existenceextensive far-reachingextenuate reduce the strength of, lessen seriousness, partially excuse extinct no longer activeextirpate to destroy, exterminate, cut out, exscind extol praise highly



extort obtain by threats, violenceextralegal outside the lawextricable that can be freedextrovert cheerful personexuberance state of growing vigorously; being full of life

Ffacetious humorous, funny, jocular facile easily donefacilitate make easy (e.g.. a process of something)fallacious based on errorfallacy false or mistaken belieffatuous without sense, foolish self-satisfactionfaucet device for controlling the outflow of a liquidfawn young deer, try to win smb's favorfeckless futile, irresponsible, inefficientfeckless lacking purpose or vitality; ineffective; careless fecund fertile feint pretendfelicitous apt; suitably expressed, well chosen, apropos felon person guilty of murderferment substance; become excitedferocity savage crueltyferret discover by searching; searchfertile producing much, full of ideasfertilize make fertile or productivefervid intense, zealous



fervid showing earnest feelingfervor warmth of feelings; earnestnessfetter to shackle, put in chains feud bitter quarrel over a long period of timefidelity loyalty, accuracyfidget move restlessly, make nervousfigurehead carved image on the prow of a shipfinesse delicate way of dealing with a situationfinical too fussy about food, clothing, etc.finicky finicalfinite limited, having boundsfission splitting or division (esp. of cells)fixate stare atflamboyant brightly colored, floridflammable having tendency to burst into flamesflaunting show off complacentlyflaw crack, lessen valueflax pale yellow (hair); a plantfledged able to fly, trained, experiencedfleet number of ships, quick-movingfleeting passing quicklyflexibility easily bent without brakingflinch draw, move back, winceflorid very much ornamented; naturally red (e.g.. of face)floridness ruddiness; heavily decorated; ornateness flout reject, mock, to go against (as in going against tradition)fluster make nervous or confusedfoible defect of character (a person is wrongly proud)



foil prevent from carrying out; contrastfoment put something warm (to lessen the pain)foppish like a man who pays too much attention to his clothesforbear refrain from, be patient; ancestorforbearance patience, willingness to waitford shallow place in a river (to cross)forestall prevent by taking action in advance, preempt forfeit suffer the loss of somethingforge workshop for the shaping of metal; to shape metal; leadforgery counterfeitforswear renounce, disallow, repudiate fortify strengthenfortuitous happening by chancefoster nurture, care forfragile easily injured, broken or destroyedfragrant sweet-smellingfranchise special right given by authorityfrantic wildly excited with joy, pain, anxietyfrenetic frantic, frenziedfret worry; irritation; wear awayfriction the rubbing of one thing against another, difference of opinionfringe edge; ornamental border; part of hair over the foreheadfroward intractable, not willing to yield or comply, stubborn frugal careful, economicalfulminate berate, vituperate, to thunder out, to



explodefulmination bitter protestfulsome disgusting, offensive due to excessiveness

Ggainsay to deny, declare false, to oppose gambol quick, playful jumpinggarment article of clothinggarner to gather and save; to store up garrulity talkativenessgarrulous too talkativegaucherie socially awkward, tactless behaviorgermane relevant; pertinent togist the point, general senseglean gather facts in small quantitiesglib ready and smooth but not sinceregloat over look at with selfish delightglut supply to much, fill to excessgnaw waste away; bite steadilygoad something urging a person to actiongossamer soft, light, delicate materialgouge tool for cutting grooves in woodgrace favorgrave serious, requiring considerationgregarious living in societies; liking the companygrievance cause for complaint or protestgrievous causing grief or pain; serious, dire, grave grimace twisted expression of a facegrind crush, polishgrooves long channel in the surface, habitual way of living



grovel crawl, humble oneselfguile deceit, cunningguileless straight-forward, candidgull cheat, deceivegullible easily gulledgust outburst of feeling; sudden rain, wind, fire, etc.

Hhack cut roughly; hired horsehallow to make holy; consecrate hamper basket with a lid, prevent free movement or activityhapless unlucky, unfortunate harangue a long, passionate speech harbinger something or somebody that foretells the coming ofharrow to distress, create stress or torment harsh rough, cruel, sternhaughty arrogant; conceitedhaven harbor, safety placeheed pay attention; noticeheinous odious (of crime)heresy belief contrary to what is generally acceptedhermetic sealed by fusion heterogeneous made up of different kindshew make by hard work; cut (by striking)hirsute hairy, shaggy hoax mischievous trick played on somebody for a joke



hoi polloi the masses; the rabblehollow not soled, with holeholster leather case for a pistolhone stone used for sharpening toolshoodwink trick, misleadhospitable liking to give hospitalityhubris arrogant pridehurdle light frame, fence to be jumped overhusk worthless outside part of anythinghypocrisy falsely making oneself appear to be good

Iiconoclast person who attacks popular beliefsiconoclastic attacking cherished beliefs idiosyncrasy personal mannerismidolatrous worshipping idolsidolatry excessive admiration ofidyll a carefree episode or experienceignoble dishonorable, common, undignified ignominious shameful, dishonorable, undignified, disgraceful illicit unlawful, forbiddenillusory deceptive; an illusion imbroglio complicated and embarrassing situationimmaculate pure, faultlessimmerse absorb; put under the surface ofimminent likely to come or happen soonimmutable that cannot be changedimpair worsen, diminish in value impaired damaged, weakenedimpassive unmoved; feeling no sign of passion



impecunious having little or no moneyimpede hinder; get in the way ofimpediment something that hinders (e.g. stammer)impending imminent, being about to happen, expectedimperative urgent, essentialimperious commanding, haughty, arrogantimperviousness haughty, arrogant, commandingimpermeable that cannot be permeatedimperturbable calm; not capable of being excitedimpervious not allowing to pass through (of materials)imperviousness arrogance, commanding presence, overbearing impetuous having sudden energy, impulsive, thrusting ahead, forceful impiety lack of reverence or dutifulnessimplacable incapable of being placated, unpleasable implausibility incredibilityimplicate show that somebody has a shareimplicit implied though not plainly expressedimplosion collapse; bursting inwardimply make a suggestionimportune beg urgently; solicit (of a prostitute)imprecation an invocation of evil; a curse impromptu without preparationimpudence being rash, indiscreetimpudent rash, indiscreetimpugned challenged, to be doubtedimpute to attribute to a cause or source, ascribe inadvertent not paying proper attentioninane silly, senselessinasmuch since, becauseincense make angry



incessant often repeated, continualinchoate not yet fully formed, rudimentary, elementary incise engrave, make a cut inincite stir up, rouseinclined directing the mind in a certain directionincoherently not consistently, unclearlyincongruous out of place, not in harmony or agreementincorrigibility cannot be cured or correctedincredulous skeptical, unwilling to believeinculcate fix firmly by repetitionincumbents official dutiesincursion a raid, a sudden attack indefatigability not easily exhaustible; tirelessness indelible that cannot be rubbed outindelicate immodest; lacking in refinementindigence povertyindigenous nativeindistinct not easily heard, seen, clearly markedindolence laziness indomitable not easily discouraged or subdued indulge gratify, give way to, satisfy; allow oneselfindulgent inclined to indulgeineffable to great to be described in wordsineluctable certain, inevitable inept unskillful; said or done at the wrong timeinfertile not fertile, barreninflame become red, angryinflammatory tending to inflame



infuriate fill with fury or rage infuse put, pour, fillingenuous naive, young, artless, frank, honest, sincereingest take in by swallowinginherent existing as a natural partinhibit hinder, restraininimical harmful or friendlyinimitable defying imitation, unmatchable innocuous causing no harminscrutable incapable of being discovered or understood insensible unconscious, unresponsive, unaffected insinuate suggest unpleasantly; make a way for something gentlyinsipid without taste or flavorinsouciant unconcerned, carefree insularity narrow-mindedness, isolated insurrection rising of people to open resistance tointerdict prohibit, forbid interim as an installmentintersperse place here and thereintervene come between; interfere to change the resultintractable unruly, refractory, stubborn intransigence unwillingness to compromise, stubbornness,intractability intransigent uncompromisingintrepid fearless, brave, undaunted introspection examining one's own thoughts and feelingsinundate flood; cover by overflowinginured accustomed to, adapted



invective abusive language, cursesinveigh to attack verbally, denounce, deprecate inveterate deep-rooted. long-establishedinvolute complex irascible irritable, easily angered irate angryire angerirksome tiresomeirreconcilable cannot be brought into harmonyirrelevant not relevant, not connectedirresolute hesitating; undecidedirrevocable final and unalterableitinerary plan for a journey, details or records of a routeitinerate to travel from place to place, to peregrinate

Jjabber talk excitedly; utter rapidlyjeopardize put in dangerjibe gibe, make fun ofjocular meant as a jokejudicious sound in judgment; wise

Kknit draw together, unite firmly

Llabyrinthine to entangle the state of affairs



lachrymose causing tears, tearful lackluster (of eyes) dulllaconic brief, to the point, terse lag go too slowlament show, feel great sorrowlassitude weariness, tiredness latent present but not yet active, developed or visiblelaudatory expressing or giving praiselavish giving or producing freely, liberally or generouslyleakage the process of leakinglegacy something handed down from ancestorslibel statement that damages reputationliberality free giving; generositylibertine immoral person lien legal claim until a debt on it is repaidlimn paint, portraylimp lacking strength, walking unevenlylithe bending, twistingloll rest, to sit or stand in a lazy way; hang (dog's tongue)loquacious talkative, garrulous lubricant substance that makes work easierlubricate put oil to make work easilylubricious lewd, wanton, greasy, slippery lucubrate write in scholarly fashion luculent easily understood, lucid, clear lugubrious mournful, excessively sad lull become quiet or less activeluminary star, light-giving body



lustrous being bright, polished

Mmacabre gruesome, suggesting deathmachination plot, scheme (esp. evil) maladroit tactless, clumsymalapropism misuse of a word (for one that resembles it)malevolence wishing to do evilmalign injurious, speak ill of somebody, tell liemalinger to fake illness or injury, in order to shirk a dutymalleable yielding; easily shaped; moldable; adapting manacle chains for the hands or feetmartial brave, of associated with warmassacre cruel killing of a large number of peoplematriculation be admitted, enter a university as a studentmature come to full development, to a state ready for usemaudlin sentimental in a silly or tearful waymaverick rebel, nonconformist mellifluous sweetly flowingmendacious falsemendacity dishonesty mendicant a beggar mercurial quick, changeable in character, fleeting meretricious attractive on the surface but of little valuemesmerize hypnotizemeticulous giving great attention to details



mettle quality of endurance or couragemettlesome courageous, high-spiritedmiddling fairly good but not very goodminatory menacing, threateningmince pronounce or speak affectedly, euphemizemisanthrope person who hates mankindmischievous harmful, causing mischiefmiser person who loves wealth and spends littlemisogynist one who hates women/females missile something that is thrown or shotmitigate make less severe or painfulmoderation quality of being limited, not extrememollify make calmer or quietermolt moult, lose hair, feathers before new growingmorbid diseased, unhealthy (e.g.. about ideas)morose ill-tempered, unsocialmortuary place where dead bodies are taken to be kept until burialmultifarious varied, motley, greatly diversified mundane worldly as opposed to spiritual; commonplace,everyday myriad very great number

Nnadir lowest, weakest pointnascent coming into existence, emerging nebulous cloud-like; hazy; vague; indistinctnegligent taking too little careneophyte person who has been converted to a beliefnexus a connection, tie, or link



nibble show some inclination to accept (an offer)nice precise, sensitive to subtleness noisome offensive, disgusting (smell)nonchalant not having interestnonplused greatly surprisednostrum a quack remedy, an untested cure notion nominal, tokennoxious harmfulnullify make void and nullnumb without ability to feel or movenumbness without ability to move a finger

Oobdurate hardened and unrepenting; stubborn, inflexible obfuscate to darken, make obscure, muddle oblivious unaware, having no memoryobloquy abusively detractive language, sharp criticism, vituperationobsequious too eager to obey or serveobsolete no longer usedobstreperous noisy, loud obtain to be established, accepted, or customaryobtrusive projecting, prominent, undesirably noticeable obviate to make unnecessary, get rid of occluded blocked upoccult hidden, concealed, beyond comprehension odious repulsive, hatefulodium contempt, dislike, aversion odor smell; favor; reputation



officious too eager or ready to help, offer adviceonerous needing effort, burdensomeopprobrious showing scorn or reproachossify to turn to bone; to settle rigidly into an ideaostensible seeming, appearing as such, professed ostentation display to obtain admiration or envyostentatious fond of showing ostentationostracism shut out from society, refuse to meet, talkostrich fast-running bird unable to flyoutset startoverhaul examine thoroughly to learn about the conditionoverweening presumptuously arrogant, overbearing, immoderate, being a jerk overwhelm weigh down, submerge

Ppaean song of praise or triumphpalate roof of the mouth; sense of tastepalatial magnificentpalliate lessen the severity ofpalliate to make something appear less serious,to alleviate,to gloss overpalpability can be felt, touched, understoodpalpitate tremble, beat rapidly and irregularlypanegyric formal praise, eulogy paradigm a model, example, or pattern parenthesis sentence within another one, something separatedpariah an outcast, a rejected and despised person



parsimonious too economical, miserlypartisan one-sided, committed to a party, biased or prejudicedpatron regular customer; person who gives supportpaucity scarcity, a lacking of peccadillo small sin; small weakness in one's characterpedantic bookish, showing off learning pedestrian commonplace, trite, unremarkable pellucid transparent, easy to understand penchant strong inclination, a likingpenitent feeling or showing regret penury extreme poverty peregrination traveling about, wandering peremptory urgent, imperative, unchallengeable, ending debate perennial lasting for a long time (e.g.. a year)perfidious treacherous, faithlessperfidy treachery; breaking of faithperfunctory done as a duty without careperilous dangerousperipatetic wanderingperish be destroyed; decayperjury willful false statement, unlawful actpermeate spread into every part ofpernicious harmful, injuriousperpetrate be guilty; commit (a crime)persevere keep on steadily, continuepersonable pleasing in appearance, attractive perspicacity quick judging and understandingpertain belong as a part, have reference



pest destructive thing or a person who is nuisancepetrified taken away power (to think, feel, act)petrify to make hard, rocklike petrous like a rock, hard, stony petulant unreasonably impatient philistine a smug ignorant person; one who lacks knowledge phlegmatic calm, sluggish temperament; unemotional picaresque involving clever rogues or adventurerspied of mixed colorspinch be too tight, take between the thumb and fingerpious dutiful to parents; devoted to religionpiquant agreeably pungent, stimulating pique hurt the pride or self-respect, stir (curiosity)pitfall covered hole as a trap, unsuspected dangerpith essential part, force, soft liquid substancepivotal of great importance (others depend on it)placate soothe, pacify, calmplaintive mournful, melancholy, sorrowful plaque flat metal on a wall as a memorialplatitude a trite or banal statement; unoriginality plea requestplead address a court of law as an advocateplethora glutpliant pliable, easily bent, shaped or twistedplod continue doing something without restingpluck pull the feathers off, pick (e.g.. flowers)



plumb get to the root ofplummet fall, plunge, steeplyplunge move quickly, suddenly and with forcepoignant deeply moving; keenpoise be ready, be balanced, self-possessionpolemical controversial, argued ponderous heavy, bulky, dullportent omen; marvelous; threateningposeur someone taking on airs to impress others; a phony posture state, attitude; adopt a vainpoverty state of being poorpragmatic practical, favoring utilityprecarious uncertain, risky, dangerousprecept moral instructionprecepts rules establishing standards of conduct precipitate throw something violently down from a heightpreclude prevent, make impossibleprecursory preliminary, anticipatingpredilection special liking, mental preferencepredominate have more power than otherspreempt obtain by preemption or in advancepremature doing or happening something before the right timepreponderance greatness in number, strength, weightpresage warning signpreternatural not normal or usualprevalent commonprevaricate to equivocate, to stray from the truth prim neat; formal



pristine primitive, unspoiled, pure, as in earlier times, unadulterated probity uprightness, incorruptibility, principle proclivity inclinationprocrastination keeping on putting offprodigal wasteful, reckless with money prodigious enormous, wonderfulprofane worldly, having contempt for Godprofligate wasteful, prodigal, licentious, extravagant profundity depthproliferate grow, reproduce by rapid multificationprolix tiring because too longprone prostrate; inclined to (undesirable things)propagation increasing the number, spreading, extendingpropinquity nearness in time or place, affinity of nature propitiate do something to take away the anger ofpropitiatory conciliatory, appeasing, mitigating propitious auspicious, presenting favorable circumstances prosaic everyday, mundane, commonplace, trite, pedestrian proscribe denounce as dangerousprotracted prolongedprovident frugal; looking to the future provisional of the present time onlyprovoke make angry; vaxprudence careful forethoughtprudish easily shocked, excessively modestprune dried plum, silly personpry get something; inquire too curiously



pugnacious fond of, in the habit of fightingpunch strike with the fist; tool for cutting holes; alc.drinkpunctilious precise, paying attention to trivialitiespundit pedant, authority on a subjectpungency sharpness; stinging quality purvey provide, supplypusillanimous cowardly, craven pyre large pile of wood for burning

Qquack person dishonestly claiming to somethingquaff drink deeplyquail lose courage, turn frightened qualm feeling of doubt, temporary feeling of sicknessquell suppress, subduequibble try to avoid by sophisticationquiescent at rest, dormant, torpid quirk habit or action peculiar to somebody or somethingquixotic generous, unselfishquotidian banal; everyday

Rrabble mob, crowd; the lower classes of populaceraconteur person who tells anecdotes radiant bright, shiningraffish low, vulgar, base, tawdry



rail at find fault, utter reproachesramify to be divided or subdivided; to branch out rancorous feeling bitterness, spitefulnessrant use extravagant languagerapacious greedy (esp for money)rarefy to make thin, to make less dense, to purify or refine reactionary opposing progressrebuff snubrecalcitrant disobedientrecant take back as being false; give uprecast cast or fashion anewrecidivism relapse into antisocial or criminal behavior reciprocity granting of privileges in return for similarrecitals a number of, performance of musicrecluse person who lives alone and avoids peoplerecompense make payment to; reward, punishreconcile settle a quarrel; restore peacerecondite little known; abstruserecourse something turned to for helprecreancy cowardice, a cowardly giving up recuperate become strong after illness, loss, exhaustionredeem get back by payment; compensateredemptive serving to redeemredoubtable formidable, causing fear refine make or become pure, culturalrefractory stubborn, unmanageable, untractable refulgent shining, brilliant



regale to delight or entertain; to feast regicide crime of killing a kingreiterate say or do again several timesrejuvenation becoming young in nature or appearancerelapse fall back againrelinquish give upreluctant unwilling or disinclinedremonstrate to protest, object render deliver, provide, represent renovate restore something to better conditionrenowned celebrated, famousrent regular payment for the use of something, division or splitrepast mealrepine at be discontented withreproach scold, upbraidreprobate person hardened in sin; one devoid of decency repudiate disown, refuse to accept or payrepulsive causing a feeling of disgustrequite repay, give in returnresigned unresisting, submissive resilience quality of quickly recovering the original shaperesolve determineresort to frequently visitrestive refusing to move; reluctant to be controlledresurrect bring back into useresuscitation coming back to consciousnessretard check, hinder



reticent reserved, untalkative, silent, taciturn revere have deep respect forrift split, crack, dissensionrivet fix, take up, secure; metal pinroll call calling of namesrope thick strong cord made by twistingrotund rich and deep; plump and roundrubric heading, title, or category ruffian violent, cruel man

Ssagacious having sound judgment; perceptive, wise; like a sage salacious obscene salient prominent, protruding, conspicuous, highly relevant salubrious healthful salutary remedial, wholesome, causing improvement sanctimony self-righteousness, hypocritical, with false piety sanction approval (by authority); penaltysanguine cheerful, confident, optimistic sanity health of mind; soundness of judgementsap weakensate satiatesatiate satisfy fullysaturnine gloomy, dark, sullen, morose savant person of great learningsavor taste, flavor somethingsawdust tiny bits of woodscabbard sheath for the blade



scent smell (esp pleasant)scribble write hastilyscurvy mean, contemptible seal piece of wax, lead, etc stamped on the documentsecular material (not spiritual); living outside monasteriessedulous perseveringseminal like a seed; constituting a source, originativesententious short and pithy, full of maxims/proverbs sequence succession, connected line ofserrated having a toothed edgeserration having a toothed edgeservile like a slave, lacking independenceseverance severingshaft arrow or spear, something long and narrowshallow little depth; not earnestshard piece of broken earthenwaresheath cover for the blade of a weapon or a toolshove pushshrewd astute; showing sound judgementshrill sharp, piercingshun keep away from; avoidshunt send from one track to another; lay aside; evade discussionsidestep step to one sidesinuous winding, undulating, serpentine skiff small boatskit short piece of humorous writingslack sluggish; dull; not tight



slake to assuage, to satisfy, allay slate king of blue-grey stone; propose; criticizesluggard lazy, slow-moving personsoar rise, fly highsober self-controlledsobriety quality or condition of being sobersodden soaked, saturated soggy heavy with watersolvent of the power of forming a solutionsomatic of the bodysoot black powder in smokesophisticated complex, subtle, refinedsophistry fallacious reasoning, faulty logic sophomoric self-assured though immature, affected, bombastic, overblownsordid wretched, comfortless, contemptiblespear weapon with a metal point on a long shaftspecious illogical, of questionable truth or merit splenetic bad-tempered, irritable splice join (two ends)sponge porous rubber for washing; live at once expensespurious false, counterfeit spurn have nothing to do; reject or refusesqualid foul, filthy squander spend wastefullystanch to stop the flow of a fluid steeply rising or falling sharplystentorian extremely loud and powerful stickler person who insists on importance of something



stigma mark of shame or disgracestigmatize describe somebody scornfullysting something sharpstingy spending, using unwillinglystint to be thrifty, to set limits stipulate state or put forward as a necessary conditionstolid showing no emotion; impassive strands something twisted together into a rope, line of developmentstray wander, lose one's waystreak long, thin; move very faststriated striped, grooved, or bandedstride walk with long stepsstrut a supporting bar stygian hence, dark, gloomystymie to hinder, obstruct, or block subdue overcome, bring under controlsublime extreme; astoundingsubmerge put under water, liquid, sink out of sightsuborn induce by bribery or something to commit perjurysubpoena written order requiring a person to appear in a law courtsubsume include under a rulesuccor assistance, relief in time of distress suffice be enoughsullied to be stained or discreditedsummarily briefly; without delaysumptuous magnificentsundry various, miscellaneous, separate



supercilious disdainful; characterized by haughty scorn superfluous more then is needed or wantedsuperimpose put something on the top supersede take the place ofsupine lying on the back; slow to act, passivesuppliant asking humbly, beseeching supplicate make a humble petition tosuppress prevent from being known; put an end tosurfeit satiate, feed to fulness or to excess susceptibility sensitivenesssustain keep from falling; maintain; suffer; give a decisionsycophant person who flatter to the rich and powerful synopsis summary or outline

Ttaciturn untalkative, silent talon claw of a bird of preytamp tap or drive down by repeated light blowstamper interfere withtangential suddenly changeabletarnished lost brightnesstaunt contemptuous reproach, hurtful remarktaut tightly stretchedtautology a repetition, a redundancy tawdry cheap, gaudy, showy, tacky tease annoy; puzzling questiontedious tiresometeetotal oppose to alcohol temerity boldness, brashness, intrepidness temperance abstinence from alcohol, self-control,



moderationtemperate showing self-controltenacity firmness, persistency, adhesiveness, tending to hang on tenuous insubstantial, flimsy, weak terse brief and to the pointthrift care, economy, thriving, prosperoustimid shy, easily frightenedtimorous fearful, timid, afraid tolerable fairly goodtonic something giving strength or energytopple be unsteady and overturntorment severe pain or sufferingtorpid sleeping, sluggish, lethargic, dormant tortuous full of twists and bendstout person who worries others to buy something, to use his servicetouting act as touttoy think not seriously, handle absent-mindedlytractable easily controlled or guidedtransgress break, go beyond (a limit)transient temporary, fleeting transitory brieftrenchant forceful, effective, vigorous; extremely perceptive,incisivetrend tendency, general directiontrepidation alarm, excited state of mindtrifling unimportanttrite not newtruculence aggressiveness, ferocity trudge walk heavily



turbid muddy, having the sediment stirred up turbulence being uncontrolled, violentturgid excessively ornate; swollen or bloated turmoil trouble, disturbanceturpitude wickedness, shamefulness tyro tiro, beginner

Uulterior situated beyondumbrage offense, resentment uncouth rough, awkwardunderbid make a lower bid then somebody elseundermine weaken gradually, at the base, make something underundulate to move in wavelike fashion, fluctuate unencumbered easy-going, trifleunfeigned not pretended, sincereunscathed unharmed, unhurtuntoward unfortunate, inconvenientupbraid scold, reproachurbane elegant, refined in manners

Vvacillation being uncertain, hesitatingvagary strange act or ideavain without use, result; conceitedvaliant bravevalorous bravevanquish conquervapor stim, mist



veer change directionvenal ready to do something dishonestveneer surface appearance covering the true natureveneration regard with deep respect veracity truthverisimilitude appearing true or real veritable real, rightly namedverve spirit, vigor, enthusiasmvex annoy, distress, troublevigilance watchfulness, self-appointed group who maintain ordervigilant member of a vigilance committeevigorous strong, energeticvilify slander, say evil thingsvindictive having a desire to revengevirago a loud, domineering woman; a scold or nag visceral of the internal organs of the bodyvitiate lower the quality; weaken the strengthvituperate curse, abuse in wordsvivacious lively, high-spiritedvolatile changeable, inconstant, fickle, unstable, explosive volubility fluency, verbosity, easy use of spoken language voluble fluentvoluminous occupying much space

Wwaft scent, waving movement; carry lightly throughwag merry person



wage payment, carry on, engage in (war)warmonger person who stirs up warwarp become bentwarrant authority, written order, guaranteewary cautiousweave make (threads) into clothweigh measure how heavy something iswelter turmoil; a bewildering jumble wend to go, proceed whimsical full of odd and fanciful ideaswince show bodily or mental painwoo try to win

Yyarn tale, story; fibers for knitting
