Verbal Ability High Frequency Word List For Cat And Gre 5z2y5b
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Word Abate ABDICATE ABERRANT ABEYANCE ABJECT ABJURE ABSCISSION
Meaning To Decrease TO GIVE UP A POSITION, RIGHT, OR POWER DEVIATING FROM WHAT IS NORMAL TEMPORARY SUPPRESSION OR SUSPENSION MISERABLE; PITIFUL TO REJECT; ABANDON FORMALLY N. THE ACT OF CUTTING; THE NATURAL SEPARATION OF PARTS OF A PLANT, V. TO CUT OFF OR AWAY (ABSCISE)
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ABSCOND ABSTEMIOUS ABSTINENCE ABYSMAL ACCRETION ACCRUE ADAMANT ADJUNCT ONISH ADULTERATE AESTHETIC
TO DEPART SECRETLY MODERATE IN APPETITE THE GIVING UP OF CERTAIN PLEASURES VERY BAD GROWTH IN SIZE OR INCREASE IN AMOUNT TO ACCUMULATE; GROW BY ADDITIONS UNCOMPROMISING; UNYIELDING SOMETHING ADDED, ATTACHED, OR ED TO CAUTION OR REPRIMAND TO CORRUPT OR MAKE IMPURE ADJ. RELATING TO BEAUTY OR ART, N. A CONCEPTION OF WHAT IS ARTISTICALLY BEAUTIFUL
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AFFECTED AFFINITY AGGRANDIZE AGGREGATE
PRETENTIOUS, PHONY FONDNESS; LIKING; SIMILARITY TO MAKE LARGER OR GREATER ADJ. AMOUNTING TO A WHOLE; TOTAL, V. TO COLLECT INTO A MASS, N. COLLECTIVE MASS OR SUM
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ALACRITY ALCHEMY
CHEERFUL WILLINGNESS; EAGERNESS; SPEED MEDIEVAL CHEMICAL PHILOSOPHY BASED ON CHANGING METAL INTO GOLD; A SEEMINGLY MAGICAL POWER OR PROCESS OF TRANSMUTATION
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ALLAY ALLEVIATE ALLOY
TO LESSEN; EASE; SOOTHE TO RELIEVE; IMPROVE PARTIALLY A COMBINATION; A MIXTURE OF TWO OR MORE METALS
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ALLURE
THE POWER TO ENTICE BY CHARM
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AMALGAMATE
TO COMBINE INTO A UNIFIED WHOLE
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AMBIGUOUS
UNCLEAR OR DOUBTFUL IN MEANING
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AMBIVALENCE
THE STATE OF HAVING CONFLICTING EMOTIONAL ATTITUDES
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AMBROSIA
SOMETHING DELICIOUS; THE FOOD OF THE GODS
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AMELIORATE
TO IMPROVE
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AMENABLE
AGREEABLE; COOPERATIVE; SUITED
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AMENITY
SOMETHING THAT INCREASES COMFORT
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AMULET
ORNAMENT WORN AS A CHARM AGAINST EVIL SPIRITS
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ANACHRONISM
SOMETHING OUT OF THE PROPER TIME
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ANALGESIC
MEDICATION THAT REDUCES OR ELIMATES PAIN
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ANALOGOUS
ADJ. COMPARABLE, N. A SIMILARITY IN SOME WAYS BETWEEN THINGS THAT ARE OTHERWISE DISSIMILAR (ANALOGY)
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ANARCHY
N. ABSENCE OF GOVERNMENT; STATE OF DISORDER, ADJ. LACKING ORDER OR CONTROL (ANARCHIC)
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ANODYNE
N. SOMETHING THAT CALMS OR SOOTHES PAIN, ADJ. RELAXING, OR CAPABLE OF SOOTHING PAIN
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ANOMALOUS
IRREGULAR; DEVIATING FROM THE NORM
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ANOMIE
A SOCIAL CONDITION MARKED BY A BREAKDOWN OF SOCIAL NORMS
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ANTECEDENT
SOMETHING THAT COMES BEFORE
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ANTEDILUVIAN ANTIPATHY
PREHISTORIC DISLIKE; HOSTILITY
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APATHY
INDIFFERENCE
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APEX
THE HIGHEST POINT
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APOGEE
THE POINT IN AN ORBIT MOST DISTANT FROM THE BODY BEING ORBITED; THE HIGHEST POINT
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APOTHEGM
A TERSE, WITTY SAYING
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APPEASE
TO CALM; PACIFY; PLACATE
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APPELLATION APPOSITE
NAME STRINKINGLY APPROPRIATE AND RELEVANT
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APPRISE
TO INFORM
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APPROBATION APPROPRIATE
PRAISE; APPROVAL TO TAKE POSSESSION FOR ONE'S OWN USE; CONFISCATE
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APROPOS
RELEVANT
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ARABESQUE
ORNATE DESIGN FEATURING INTERTWINED CURVES; A BALLET POSITION IN WHICH ONE LEG IS EXTENDED IN BACK WHILE THE OTHER S THE WEIGHT OF THE BODY
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ARCHEOLOGY
THE STUDY OF MATERIAL EVIDENCE OF PAST HUMAN LIFE
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ARDOR
GREAT EMOTION OR ION
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ARDUOUS
EXTREMELY DIFFICULT; LABORIOUS
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ARGOT
A SPECIALIZED VOCABULARY USED BY A GROUP
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ARREST ARTIFACT
TO STOP; TO SEIZE ITEM MADE BY HUMAN CRAFT
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ARTLESS
GUILELESS; NATURAL
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ASCETIC
N. ONE WHO PRACTICES SELF-DENIAL, ADJ. SELF-DENYING OR AUSTERE
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ASPERITY
SEVERITY; HARSHNESS; IRRITABILITY
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ASPERSION
SLANDER; FALSE RUMOR
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ASSIDUOUS ASSUAGE ASTRINGENT
DILIGENT; HARD-WORKING TO MAKE LESS SEVERE HARSH; SEVERE
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ASYLUM
PLACE OF REFUGE OR SHELTER
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ATAVISM
IN BIOLOGY, THE REAPPEARANCE OF A CHARACTERISTIC IN AN ORGANISM AFTER SEVERAL GENERATIONS OF ABSENCE; INDIVIDUAL OR A PART THAT EXHIBITS ATAVISM; RETURN OF A TRAIT AFTER A PERIOD OF ABSENCE
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ATTENUATE AUDACIOUS
TO WEAKEN BOLD; DARING
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AUSTERE AUTONOMOUS
STERN; UNADORNED SELF-GOVERNING; INDEPENDENT
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AVARICE
GREED
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AVER
TO AFFIRM; DECLARE TO BE TRUE
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AVOCATION
SECONDARY OCCUPATION
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AVUNCULAR
LIKE AN UNCLE, BENEVOLENT AND TOLERANT
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AXIOMATIC BACCHANALIAN
TAKEN FOR GRANTED PERTAINING TO RIOTOUS OR DRUNKEN FESTIVITY; PERTAINING TO REVELRY
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BANAL BANTER BARD BAWDY BEATIFY
COMMONPLACE; TRITE PLAYFUL CONVERSATION POET OBSCENE TO SANCTIFY; TO BLESS; TO ASCRIBE A VIRTUE TO
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BEDIZEN BEHEMOTH
TO DRESS IN A VULGAR; SHOWY MANNER HUGE CREATURE; ANYTHING VERY LARGE AND POWERFUL
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BELIE
TO CONTRADICT; MISREPRESENT; GIVE A FALSE IMPRESSION
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BENEFICENT BIFURCATE
KINDLY; DOING GOOD TO DIVIDE INTO TWO PARTS
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BIONICS
THE APPLICATION OF BIOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES TO THE THE DESIGN OF ELECTRICAL OR ENGINEERING SYSTEMS
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BLANDISHMENT
N. FLATTERY, V. TO COAX WITH FLATTERY (BLANDISH)
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BLASE
BORED BECAUSE OF FREQUENT INDULGENCE; UNCONCERNED
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BOLSTER BOMBASTIC BOORISH BOVINE BRAZEN BROACH BUCOLIC
TO GIVE A BOOST TO; PROP UP; POMPOUS; USING INFLATED LANGUAGE RUDE; INSENSITIVE COWLIKE BOLD; SHAMELESS TO MENTION FOR THE FIRST TIME CHARACTERISTIC OF THE COUNTRYSIDE; RUSTIC; PASTORAL
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BURGEON BURNISH BUTTRESS CACOPHONOUS CADGE CALLOUS CALUMNY
TO FLOURISH TO POLISH TO REINFORCE; UNPLEASANT OR HARSH-SOUNDING TO BEG; SPONGE THICK-SKINNED; INSENSITIVE FALSE AND MALICIOUS ACCUSATION; SLANDER
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CANARD CANON
FALSE, DELIBERATELY MISLEADING STORY AN ESTABLISHED PRINCIPLE; A BASIS OR STANDARD FOR JUDGMENT; A GROUP OF LITERARY WORKS
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CANT
INSINCERE TALK; LANGUAGE OF A PARTICULAR GROUP
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CANTANKEROUS CAPRICIOUS
IRRITABLE; ILL-HUMORED ADJ. FICKLE, N. INCLINATION TO CHANGE ONE'S MIND COMPULSIVELY
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CAPTIOUS
FAULTFINDING; INTENDED TO ENTRAP, AS IN AN ARGUMENT
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CARDINAL CARNAL
OF FOREMOST IMPORTANCE OF THE FLESH OR BODY; RELATED TO PHYSICAL APPETITES
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CARPING CARTOGRAPHY CASTE
TO FIND FAULT; COMPLAIN SCIENCE OF MAKING MAPS ANY OF THE HEREDITARY SOCIAL CLASSES OF HINDU SOCIETY; SOCIAL STRATIFICATION
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CASTIGATION CATACLYSM
PUNISHMENT; CHASTISEMENT; CRITICISM A VIOLENT UPHEAVAL THAT CAUSES GREAT DESTRUCTION AND CHANGE
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CATALYST CATEGORICAL CAUCUS CAUSAL CAUSTIC CELESTIAL
SOMETHING CAUSING CHANGE ABSOLUTE; WITHOUT EXCEPTION SMALLER GROUP WITHIN AN ORGANIZATION INVOLVING A CAUSE SARCASTICALLY BITING; BURNING CONCERNING THE SKY OR HEAVENS; SUBLIME
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CENTRIFUGAL CENTRIPETAL CHAMPION CHASTEN
MOVING AWAY FROM A CENTER MOVING OR DIRECTED TOWARD A CENTER TO DEFEND OR TO CORRECT BY PUNISHMENT OR REPROOF; TO RESTRAIN OR SUBDUE
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CHICANERY CHIVALRY
TRICKERY; FRAUD THE QUALITIES IDEALIZED BY KNIGHTHOOD SUCH AS BRAVERY AND GALLANTRY TOWARD WOMEN
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CHURLISH CIRCUITOUS CLAIRVOYANT
RUDE; BOORISH ROUNDABOUT ONE WHO CAN PREDICT THE FUTURE; PSYCHIC
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CLAMOR CLIQUE CLOISTER
NOISY OUTCRY A SMALL, EXCLUSIVE GROUP V. TO CONFINE; SECLUDE, N. MONASTERY OR CONVENT, ADJ. SHUT AWAY FROM THE WORLD (CLOISTERED)
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COAGULATE COALESCE CODA
THICKEN; CONGEAL TO CAUSE TO BEOME ONE CONCLUDING PART OF A LITERARY OR MUSICAL COMPOSITION; SOMETHING THAT SUMMARIZES OR CONCLUDES
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CODIFY COGNIZANT COLLAGE
SYSTEMATIZE INFORMED; CONSCIOUS; AWARE ARTISTIC COMPOSITION OF MATERIALS PASTED OVER A SURFACE; AN ASSEMBLAGE OF DIVERSE ELEMENTS
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COMMENSURATE
PROPORTIONAL
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COMPENDIUM
BRIEF, COMPREHENSIVE SUMMARY
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COMPLACENT COMPLAISANT
SELF-SATISFIED OVERLY POLITE; WILLING TO PLEASE; OBLIGING
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COMPLEMENT
SOMETHING THAT COMPLETES OR MAKES UP A WHOLE
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COMPLIANT COMPUNCTION CONCAVE CONCILIATORY CONCOCT CONCOMITANT CONDONE CONFOUND CONGENIAL
YIELDING UNEASINESS CAUSED BY GUILT CURVING INWARD OVERCOMING DISTRUST OR HOSTILITY INVENT EXISTING CONCURRENTLY TO OVERLOOK VOLUTARILY; FORGIVE TO BAFFLE; PERPLEX; MIX UP SIMILAR IN TASTES AND HABITS; FRIENDLY; SUITED TO
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CONJUGAL CONNOISSEUR
PERTAINING TO MARRIAGE AGREEMENT A PERSON POSSESSING EXPERT KNOWLEDGE OR TRAINING; A PERSON OF INFORMED AND DISCRIMINATING TASTE
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CONSCRIPT
N. PERSON COMPULSORILY ENROLLED FOR MILITARY SERVICE, V. TO ENROLL A PERSON FOR MILITARY SERVICE
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CONSECRATE CONTEND
TO DECLARE SACRED V. TO ASSERT, N. AN ASSERTION (CONTENTION)
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CONTENTIOUS
QUARRELSOME; CAUSING QUARRELS
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CONTIGUOUS
TOUCHING, NEIGHBORING; CONNECTING WITHOUT A BREAK
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CONTINENCE
SELF-CONTROL; ABSTENTION FROM SEXUAL ACTIVITY
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CONTRITE CONTUMACIOUS
VERY SORROWFUL FOR A WRONG DISOBEDIENT; REBELLIOUS
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CONUNDRUM
RIDDLE; PUZZLE WITH NO SOLUTION
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CONVENTION
N. PRACTICE WIDELY OBSERVED IN A GROUP; CUSTOM; ACCEPTED TECHNIQUE OR DEVICE, ADJ. CUSTOMARY OR COMMONPLACE (CONVENTIONAL)
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CONVERGE
TO APPROACH; COME TOGETHER; TEND TO MEET
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CONVEX CONVIVIAL CONVOLUTED
CURVED OUTWARD SOCIABLE TWISTED; COMPLICATED
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COPIOUS
ABUNDANT; PLENTIFUL
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COQUETTE CORNUCOPIA
WOMAN WHO FLIRTS HORN OVERFLOWING WITH FRUIT AND GRAIN; STATE OF ABUNDANCE
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COSMOLOGY
STUDY OF THE UNIVERSE AS A TOTALITY;THEORY OF THE ORIGIN AND STRUCTURE OF THE UNIVERSE
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COVERT COVETOUS
HIDDEN; SECRET DESIRING SOMETHING OWNED BY ANOTHER
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COZEN
TO MISLEAD BY TRICK OR FRAUD; DECEIVE
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CRAVEN
COWARDLY
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CREDENCE
ACCEPTANCE OF SOMETHING AS TRUE
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CREDO
STATEMENT OF BELIEF OR PRINCIPLE; CREED
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DAUNT
TO DISCOURAGE; INTIMIDATE; DISHEARTEN
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DE FACTO
IN FACT, WHETHER BY RIGHT OR NOT; EXERCISING POWER WITHOUT BEING LEGALLY ESTABLISHED
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DEARTH DEBAUCHERY DECORUM
SCARCITY CORRUPTION PROPER BEHAVIOR
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DEFAME
TO MALIGN; HARM SOMEONE'S REPUTATION
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DEFAULT DEFER
TO FAIL TO ACT TO SUBMIT TO THE WISHES OF ANOTHER DUE TO RESPECT OR RECOGNITION OF THE PERSON'S AUTHORITY OR KNOWLEDGE
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DEFERENCE
RESPECT; REGARD FOR ANOTHER'S WISH
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DEFUNCT DELINEATE DEMOGRAPHIC
NO LONGER EXISTING TO REPRESENT OR DEPICT RELATED TO POPULATION BALANCE
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DEMOTIC DEMUR
PERTAINING TO PEOPLE TO EXPRESS DOUBT
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DENIGRATE
TO SLUR SOMEONE'S REPUTATION
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DENIZEN
AN INHABITANT; A REGULAR VISITOR
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DENOUEMENT
OUTCOME; UNRAVELING OF THE PLOT OF A PLAY OR WORK OF LITERATURE
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DERIDE DERIVATIVE
TO MOCK SOMETHING DERIVED; UNORIGINAL
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DESICCATE DESUETUDE DESULTORY
TO DRY COMPLETELY STATE OF DISUSE RANDOM; DISCONNECTED; RAMBLING
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DETERRENT
SOMETHING THAT DISCOURAGES OR HINDERS
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DETRACTION
THE ACT OF TAKING AWAY; DEROGATORY COMMENT ON A PERSON'S CHARACTER
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DEVIANT
A PERSON WHOSE BEHAVIOR DIFFERS FROM THE ACCEPTED STANDARDS OF SOCIETY
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DIAPHANOUS
TRANSPARENT; FINE-TEXTURED; INSUBSTANTIAL; VAGUE
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DIATRIBE
BITTER VERBAL ATTACK
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DICHOTOMY
DIVISION INTO TWO USUALLY CONTRADICTORY PARTS
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DIFFIDENCE DIFFUSE
SHYNESS; LACK OF CONFIDENCE V. TO SPREAD OUT, ADJ. WORDY; RAMBLING; SPREAD OUT
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DIGRESSION
ACT OF STRAYING FROM THE MAIN POINT
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DIRGE DISABUSE DISCERN
FUNERAL HYMN TO FREE FROM MISCONCEPTION TO PERCEIVE SOMETHING OBSCURE
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DISCERNING
PERCEPTIVE; EXHIBITING KEEN INSIGHT AND GOOD JUDGMENT
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DISCOMFIT DISCORDANT DISCREDIT
TO MAKE UNEASY; DISCONCERT NOT IN TUNE TO DISHONOR; DISGRACE; CAUSE TO BE DOUBTED
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DISCREPANCY DISCRETE DISCRETION
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CONSTITUTING A SEPARATE THING; DISTINCT QUALITY OF SHOWING SELF-RESTRAINT IN SPEECH OR ACTIONS; CIRCUMSPECTION; FREEDOM TO ACT ON ONE'S OWN
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DISINGENUOUS DISINTERESTED DISTED
NOT CANDID; CRAFTY UNPREJUDICED; OBJECTION LACKING ORDER OR COHERENCE; DISLOCATED
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DISMISS DISPARAGE DISPARATE DISSEMBLE DISSEMINATE DISSIDENT
PUT AWAY FROM CONSIDERATION; REJECT TO BELITTLE DISSIMILAR TO PRETEND; DISGUISE ONE'S MOTINVES TO SPREAD; SCATTER; DISPERSE PERSON WHO DISAGREES ABOUT BELIEF, ETC.
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DISSOLUTION DISSONANCE DISTEND DISTILL DISTRAIT DIVERGE
DISINTEGRATION; DEBAUCHERY DISCORD; LACK OF HARMONY TO EXPAND; SWELL OUT EXTRACT THE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS INATTENTIVE; PREOCCUPIED TO VARY; GO IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS FROM THE SAME POINT
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DIVEST DIVULGE
TO STRIP; DEPRIVE; RID TO MAKE KNOWN SOMETHING THAT IS SECRET
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DOCTRINAIRE
RELATING TO A PERSON WHO CANNOT COMPROMISE ABOUT POINTS OF A THEORY OR DOCTRINE; DOGMATIC; UNYIELDING
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DOCUMENT
TO PROVIDE WITH WRITTEN EVIDENCE TO
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DOGGEREL DOGMATIC DORMANT DROSS
POOR VERSE STATING OPINIONS WITHOUT PROOF INACTIVE WASTE; WORTHLESS MATTER; TRIVIAL MATTER
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DUPE
TO DECEIVE; TRICK
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EBULLIENT ECLECTIC EFFERVESCENCE
EXHILARATED; ENTHUSIASTIC SELECTING FROM VARIOUS SOURCES STATE OF HIGH SPIRITS OR LIVELINESS; THE PROCESS OF BUBBLING AS GAS ESCAPES
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EFFETE
DEPLETED OF VITALITY; OVERREFINED; DECADENT
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EFFICACY EFFRONTERY
EFFICIENCY; EFFECTIVENESS SHAMELESS BOLDNESS; PRESUMPTUOUSNESS
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EGOISM
THE TENDENCY TO SEE THING IN RELATION TO ONESELF; SELF-CENTERED
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EGOTISTICAL ELEGY ELICIT ELIXIR
EXCESSIVELY SELF-CENTERED; CONCEITED POEM OR SONG EXPRESSING LAMENTATION TO PROVOKE; DRAW OUT A SUBSTANCE BELIEVED TO HAVE THE POWER TO CURE ILLS
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ELYSIAN EMACIATED
BLISSFUL; DELIGHTFUL THIN AND WASTED
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EMBELLISH
TO ADORN; DECORATE; ENHANCE; MAKE MORE ATTRACTIVE BY ADDING DETAILS
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EMOLLIENT
ADJ. SOOTHING; MOLLIFYING, N. AN AGENT THAT SOOTHES OR MAKES MORE ACCEPTABLE
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EMPIRICAL EMULATE ENCOMIUM ENDEMIC ENERVATE ENGENDER ENHANCE ENTOMOLOGY ENUCIATE EPHEMERAL EPISTEMOLOGY
DERIVED OBSERVATION AND EXPERIMENT TO IMITATE; COPY A FORMAL EXPRESSION OF PRAISE INHERENT; BELONGING TO AN AREA TO WEAKEN TO CAUSE; PRODUCE TO INCREASE; IMPROVE THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF INSECTS TO PRONOUNCE CLEARLY SHORT-LIVED; FLEETING BRANCH OF PHILOSOPHY THAT EXAMINES THE NATURE OF KNOWLEDGE
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EQUABLE EQUANIMITY EQUITABLE EQUIVOCATION
STEADY; UNVARYING; SERENE COMPOSURE; CALMNESS FAIR; JUST; IMPARTIAL TO INTENTIONALLY USE VAGUE LANGUAGE
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ERRANT
MISTAKEN; STRAYING FROM THE PROPER COURSE
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ERUDITE
LEARNED; SCHOLARLY
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ESOTERIC
HARD TO UNDERSTAND; KNOWN ONLY TO A FEW
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ESSAY
TO MAKE AN ATTEMPT; SUBJECT TO A TEST
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ESTIMABLE
IRABLE; POSSIBLE TO ESTIMATE
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ETHNOCENTRIC
BASED ON THE ATTITUDE THAT ONE'S GROUP IS SUPERIOR
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ETIOLOGY ETYMOLOGY
CAUSES OR ORIGINS ORIGIN AND HISTORY OF A WORD
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EUGENICS
STUDY OF FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE THE HEREDITARY QUALITIES OF THE HUMAN RACE AND WAYS TO IMPROVE THESE QUALITIES
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EULOGY
HIGH PRAISE, ESPECIALLY OF A PERSON WHO HAS RECENTLY DIED
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EUPHEMISM
USE OF AGREEABLE OR INOFFENSIVE LANGUAGE IN PLACE OF UNPLEASANT OR OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE
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EUPHORIA
A FEELING OF EXTREME HAPPINESS
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EUTHANASIA EVINCE
MERCY KILLING TO SHOW PLAINLY; BE AN INDICATION OF
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EVOCATIVE
TENDING TO CALL TO MIND OR PRODUCE A REACTION
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EXACERBATE
TO AGGRAVATE; MAKE WORSE
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EXACT
V. TO FORCE THE PAYMENT OF; DEMAND AND OBTAIN BY AUTHORITY, ADJ. EXTREMELY DEMANDING (EXACTING)
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EXCULPATE EXECRABLE EXHORT
TO CLEAR OF BLAME; VINDICATE DETESTABLE; ABHORRENT TO URGE BY STRONG APPEALS
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EXIGENCY EXISTENTIAL
CRISIS; URGENT REQUIREMENTS HAVING TO DO WITH EXISTENCE; BASED ON EXPERIENCE; HAVING TO DO WITH THE PHILOSOPHY OF EXISTENTIALISM
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EXORCISE
TO EXPEL EVIL SPIRITS; FREE FROM BAD INFLUENCES
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EXPATIATE EXPATRIATE
TO SPEAK OR WRITE AT LENGTH TO SEND INTO EXILE
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EXPIATE EXPLICATE EXPOSITORY EXTANT EXTEMPORANEOU S
TO ATONE FOR TO EXPLAIN; INTERPRET; CLARIFY EXPLANATORY IN EXISTENCE; NOT LOST UNREHEARSED
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EXTIRPATE EXTRANEOUS EXTRAPOLATION
TO ROOT UP; TO DESTROY NOT ESSENTIAL THE ACT OF ESTIMATION BY PROJECTING KNOWN INFORMATION
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EXTRINSIC FACETIOUS FACILITATE
NOT INHERENT OR ESSENTIAL HUMOROUS TO MAKE LESS DIFFICULT
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FACTOTUM
A PERSON WHO DOES ALL SORTS OF WORK; A HANDYMAN
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FALLACIOUS
BASED ON A FALSE IDEA OR FACT; MISLEADING
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FALLOW FATUOUS FAUNA FAWNING FELICITOUS
PLOWED BUT NOT SOWED; UNCULTIVATED FOOLISHLY SELF-SATISFIED ANIMALS OF A PERIOD OR REGION SEEKING FAVOR BY FLATTERY SUITABLY EXPRESSED; APPROPRIATE; WELL-CHOSEN
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FERAL FERVOR
EXISTING IN A WILD OR UNTAMED STATE N. WARMTH AND INTENSITY OF EMOTION, ADJ. FULL OF STRONG EMOTION OR IMIONED (FERVENT)
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FETID FETTER
HAVING A BAD SMELL V. TO BIND; CONFINE, N. SOMETHING THAT RESTRICTS OR RESTRAINS
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FIAT FIDELITY FILIBUSTER
ARBITRARY ORDER; AUTHORIZATION LOYALTY; EXACT CORRESPONDENCE USE OF OBSTRUCTIVE TACTICS IN A LEGISLATURE TO BLOCK AGE OF A LAW
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FINESSE
TO HANDLE WITH A DECEPTIVE OR EVASIVE STRATEGY; TO USE FINESSE, THAT IS, REFINEMENT IN PERFORMANCE
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FISSURE FLAG
CREVICE TO DROOP; GROW WEAK
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FLEDGLING FLORA
BEGINNER; NOVICE PLANTS OF A REGION OR ERA
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FLORID
RUDDY; REDDISH; FLOWERY
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FLOURISH
N. AN EMBELLISHMENT OR ORNAMENTATION, V. MEANING TO GROW VIGOROUSLY, OR TO THRIVE
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FLOUT
TO TREAT SCORNFULLY
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FLUX
FLOWING; A CONTINUOUS MOVING
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FOMENT FORBEARANCE FORESTALL FORMIDABLE
TO INCITE; AROUSE PATIENCE TO PREVENT; DELAY MENACING; THREATENING
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FORSWEAR FOUNDER FRACAS
RENOUNCE; REPUDIATE TO SINK; FAIL; COLLAPSE A LOUD QUARREL; BRAWL
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FRACTIOUS
QUARRELSOME; UNRULY; REBELLIOUS
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FRESCO
A PAINTING DONE ON PLASTER
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FRIEZE
ORNAMENTAL BAND ON A WALL
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FROWARD
STUBBORNLY CONTRARY; OBSTINATELY DISOBEDIENT
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FRUGALITY FULMINATE FULSOME FUSION FUTILE
THRIFT TO ATTACK LOUDLY; DENOUNCE SO EXCESSIVE AS TO BE DISGUSTING UNION; SYNTHESIS INEFFECTIVE; USELESS; FRUITLESS
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GAINSAY
TO DENY; DISPUTE; OPPOSE
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GAMBOL
TO FROLIC; LEAP PLAYFULLY
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GARRULOUS
VERY TALKATIVE; WORDY
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GAUCHE
COARSE AND UNCOUTH; CLUMSY
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GENIALITY
CHEERFULNESS; KINDLINESS; SOCIABILITY
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GERRYMANDER
TO DIVIDE AN AREA INTO VOTING DISTRICTS IN A WAY THAT FAVORS A POLITICAL PARTY
364
GLIB
FLUENT IN AN INSINCERE WAY; OFFHAND
365 366
GOAD GOSSAMER
TO PROD; URGE ON SHEER; LIGHT AND DELICATE, LIKE COBWEBS
367
GOUGE
TO TEAR OUT; SCOOP OUT; OVERCHARGE
368
GRANDILOQUENT
POMPOUS; BOMBASTIC
369 370 371
GREGARIOUS GROUSE GUILE
SOCIABLE TO COMPLAIN DECEPTION OR TRICKERY
372 373
GUILELESS GUISE
FREE OF CUNNING OR DECEIT; ARTLESS OUTWARD APPEARANCE; FALSE APPEARANCE; PRETENSE
374 375
GULLIBLE GUSTATORY
EASILY DECEIVED AFFECTING THE SENSE OF TASTE
376
HALCYON
CALM AND PEACEFUL; HAPPY; GOLDEN; PROSPEROUS
377 378 379
HALLOWED HARANGUE HARROWING
HOLY; SACRED LONG, POMPOUS SPEECH; TIRADE EXTREMELY DISTRESSING; TERRIFYING
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380
HERBIVOROUS
RELATING TO A HERBIVORE, AN ANIMAL THAT FEEDS MAINLY ON PLANTS
381 382
HERMETIC HETERODOX
TIGHTLY SEALED; MAGICAL UNORTHODOX; NOT WIDELY ACCEPTED
383
HEURISTIC
RELATING TO A SPECULATIVE FORMULATION GUIDING THE INVESTIGATION OR SOLUTION OF A PROBLEM; EDUCATIONAL METHOD IN WHICH STUDENTS LEARN FROM THEIR OWN INVESTIGATIONS
384
HIEROGLYPHICS
A SYSTEM OF WRITING IN WHICH PICTORIAL SYMBOLS REPRESENT MEANING OR SOUNDS; WRITING OR SYMBOLS THAT ARE DIFFICULT TO DECIPHER; THE SYMBOLS USED IN ADVANCED MATHEMATICS
385
HIRSUTE
COVERED WITH HAIR
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386
HISTRIONIC
RELATING TO EXAGGERATED EMOTIONAL BEHAVIOR CALCULATED FOR EFFECT; THEATRICAL ARTS OR PERFORMANCES
387
HOMEOSTASIS
AUTOMATIC MAINTENANCE BY AN ORGANISM OF NORMAL TEMPERATURE, CHEMICAL BALANCE, ETC. WITHIN ITSELF
388
HOMILY
SERMON; TEDIOUS MORALIZING LECTURE; PLATITUDE
389
HOMOGENEOUS
COMPOSED OF IDENTICAL PARTS; UNIFORM IN COMPOSITION
390 391 392
HYPERBOLE ICONOCLASTIC IDOLATRY
PURPOSEFUL EXAGGERATION FOR EFFECT ATTACKING CHERISHED TRADITION IDOL WORSHIP; BLIND OR EXCESSIVE DEVOTION
393 394
IGNEOUS IMBROGLIO
PRODUCED BY FIRE; VOLCANIC COMPLICATED SITUATION; AN ENTANGLEMENT
395 396 397 398 399 400 401 402
IMMUTABLE IMPAIR IMIVE IMPECUNIOUS IMPEDE IMPERMEABLE IMPERTURBABLE IMPERVIOUS
UNCHANGEABLE TO DAMAGE; INJURE SHOWING NO EMOTION POOR; HAVING NO MONEY TO HINDER; BLOCK IMPOSSIBLE TO PENETRATE NOT EASILY DISTURBED IMPOSSIBLE TO PENETRATE; INCAPABLE OF BEING AFFECTED
403
IMPINGE
TO STRIKE; ENCROACH
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404 405 406 407 408 409
IMPLACABLE IMPLAUSIBLE IMPLICIT IMPLODE IMPRECATION IMPUTE
INFLEXIBLE; INCAPABLE OF BEING PLEASED UNLIKELY; UNBELIEVABLE IMPLIED; UNDERSTOOD BUT NOT STATED COLLAPSE INWARD VIOLENTLY CURSE TO RELATE TO A PARTICULAR CAUSE OR SOURCE; ATTRIBUTE THE FAULT TO; ASSIGN AS A CHARACTERISTIC
410 411 412 413 414
INADVERTENTLY INCARNATE INCHOATE INCONGRUITY INCONSEQUENTIA L
CARELESSLY; UNINTENTIONALLY HAVING BODILY FORM IMPERFECTLY FORMED OR FORMULATED STATE OF NOT FITTING INSIGNIFICANT; UNIMPORTANT
415
INCORPORATE
INTRODUCE SOMETHING INTO ANOTHER THING ALREADY IN EXISTENCE; COMBINE
416 417 418 419 420
INCURSION INDETERMINATE INDIGENCE INDOLENT INELUCTABLE
SUDDEN INVASION UNCERTAIN; INDEFINITE POVERTY HABITUALLY LAZY; IDLE NOT TO BE AVOIDED OR ESCAPED; INEVITABLE
421 422 423
INERT INERTIA INGENUOUS
UNABLE TO MOVE; SLUGGISH DISINCLINATION TO ACTION OR CHANGE NAIVE AND TRUSTING; LACKING SOPHISTICATION
424 425 426 427 428 429 430 431 432 433
INHERENT INNOCUOUS INSENSIBLE INSINUATE INSIPID INSOUCIANT INSULARITY INSUPERABLE INTANGIBLE INTERDICT
FIRMLY ESTABLISHED BY NATURE OR HABIT HARMLESS UNCONSCIOUS; UNRESPONSIVE TO SUGGEST; SAY INDIRECTLY; IMPLY LACKING IN FLAVOR; DULL INDIFFERENT; LACKING CONCERN OR CARE NARROW-MINDEDNESS; ISOLATION INSURMOUNTABLE; UNCONQUERABLE NOT MATERIAL TO FORBID; PROHIBIT; TO CONFRONT AND HALT THE ACTIVITIES, ADVANCE, OR ENTRY OF
434
INTERNECINE
DEADLY TO BOTH SIDES
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435
INTERPOLATE
TO INSERT; CHANGE BY ADDING NEW WORDS OR MATERIAL
436
INTERREGNUM
INTERVAL BETWEEN REIGNS; GAP IN CONTINUITY
437 438 439 440
INTIMATE INTRACTABLE INTRANSIGENCE INTROSPECTIVE
MARKED BY CLOSE ACQUAINTANCE NOT EASILY MANAGED STUBBORNNESS; REFUSAL TO COMPROMISE CONTEMPLATING ONE'S OWN THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS
441 442 443 444 445 446
INUNDATE INURED INVECTIVE INVEIGH INVEIGLE INVETERATE
TO COVER WITH WATER; OVERWHELM HARDENED; ACCUSTOMED; USED TO VERBAL ABUSE TO DISAPPROVE; PROTEST VEHEMENTLY TO WIN OVER BY FLATTERY OR COAXING CONFIRMED; LONG-STANDING; DEEPLY ROOTED
447 448 449 450
INVIDIOUS IRASCIBLE IRRESOLUTE ITINERANT
LIKELY TO PROVOKE ILL WILL; OFFENSIVE EASILY ANGERED UNSURE OF HOW TO ACT; WEAK WANDERING FROM PLACE TO PLACE; UNSETTLED
451
ITINERARY
ROUTE OF A TRAVELER'S JOURNEY
452
JAUNDICED
HAVING A YELLOWISH DISCOLORATION OF THE SKIN; AFFECTED BY ENVY, RESENTMENT, OR HOSTILITY
453
JIBE
TO BE IN AGREEMENT
454
JOCOSE
FOND OF JOKING; JOCULAR; PLAYFUL
455
JUGGERNAUT
HUGE FORCE DESTROYING EVERYTHING IN ITS PATH
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456
JUNTA
GROUP OF PEOPLE UNITED IN POLITIC INTRIGUE
457 458
JUXTAPOSE KUDOS
PLACE SIDE BY SIDE FAME; GLORY; GONOR
459 460 461
LABILE LACONIC LAMBASTE
LIKELY TO CHANGE USING FEW WORDS TO THRASH VERBALLY OR PHYSICALLY
462 463 464
LASCIVIOUS LASSITUDE LATENT
LUSTFUL LETHARGY; SLUGGISHNESS PRESENT BUT HIDDEN; POTENTIAL
465 466 467
LAUD LETHARGIC LEVEE
TO PRAISE INACTIVE AN EMBANKMENT THAT PREVENTS A RIVER FROM OVERFLOWING
468
LEVITY
LIGHT MANNER OR ATTITUDE
469
LIBERAL
TOLERANT; BROAD-MINDED; GENEROUS; LAVISH
470 471 472 473
LIBERTINE LIBIDO LILLIPUTIAN LIMN
ONE WITHOUT MORAL RESTRAINT SEXUAL DESIRE EXTREMELY SMALL TO DRAW; DESCRIBE
474
LIMPID
CLEAR; TRANSPARENT
475 476
LINGUISTIC LITANY
PERTAINING TO LANGUAGE LENGTHY RECITATION; REPETITIVE CHANT
477
LITERATI
SCHOLARLY OR LEARNED PERSONS
478
LITIGATION
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
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479
LOG
RECORD OF A VOYAGE; RECORD OF DAILY ACTIVITIES
480 481
LOQUACIOUS LUCID
TALKATIVE BRIGHT; CLEAR; INTELLIGIBLE
482 483 484 485 486 487 488 489 490 491
LUCRE LUMINOUS LUSTROUS MACHIAVELLIAN MACHINATIONS MAELSTROM MAGNANIMITY MALIGN MALINGER MALLEABLE
MONEY OR PROFITS BRIGHT; BRILLIANT; GLOWING SHINING CRAFTY; DOUBLE-DEALING PLOTS OR SCHEMES WHIRLPOOL; TURMOIL GENEROSITY; NOBILITY TO SPEAK EVIL OF TO FEIGN ILLNESS TO ESCAPE DUTY CAPABLE OF BEING SHAPED BY POUNDING; IMPRESSIONABLE
492 493 494 495 496 497 498 499
MAVERICK MEGALOMANIA MENAGERIE MENDACIOUS MENDICANT MERETRICIOUS MESMERIZE METAMORPHOSIS
DISSENTER DELUSIONS OF POWER OR IMPORTANCE A VARIETY OF ANIMALS KEPT TOGETHER DISHONEST BEGGAR GAUDY; PLAUSIBLE BUT FALSE; SPECIOUS TO HYPNOTIZE CHANGE; TRANSFORMATION
500
METAPHYSICS
A BRANCH OF PHILOSOPHY THAT INVESTIGATES THE ULTIMATE NATURE OF REALITY
501
METEOROLOGICA L
CONCERNED WITH THE WEATHER
502 503 504 505
METICULOUS METTLE METTLESOME MICROCOSM
VERY CAREFUL; FASTIDIOUS COURAGE; ENDURANCE FULL OF COURAGE AND FORTITUDE; SPIRITED A SMALL SYSTEM HAVING ANALOGIES TO A LARGER SYSTEM; SMALL WORLD
506 507 508
MILITATE MINATORY MINUSCULE
TO WORK AGAINST THREATENING; MENACING VERY SMALL
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509 510 511
MINUTIA MISANTHROPE MISCELLANY
PETTY DETAILS ONE WHO HATES HUMANITY MIXTURE OF WRITINGS ON VARIOUS SUBJECTS
512 513 514
MISCREANT MISOGYNIST MITIGATE
VILLAIN; CRIMINAL ONE WHO HATES WOMEN TO CAUSE TO BECOME LESS HARSH; SEVERE, OR PAINFUL; ALLEVIATE
515
MNEMONIC
ADJ. RELATED TO MEMORY; ASSISTING MEMORY, N. A SYSTEM THAT DEVELOPS AND IMPROVES THE MEMORY
516 517 518
MODICUM MOLLIFY MONOLITHIC
LIMITED QUANTITY SOOTHE SOLID AND UNIFORM; CONSTITUTING A SINGLE, UNIFIED WHOLE
519
MOROSE
ILL-HUMORED; SULLEN
520
MOTLEY
MANY COLORED; MADE UP OF MANY PARTS
521 522
MULTIFARIOUS MUNDANE
DIVERSE WORLDLY AS OPPOSED TO SPIRITUAL; CONCERNED WITH THE ORDINARY
523 524
NECROMANCY NEGATE
BLACK MAGIC TO CANCEL OUT; NULLIFY
525
NEOLOGISM
NEW WORD OR EXPRESSION
526
NEOPHYTE
NOVICE; BEGINNER
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527
NEXUS
A MEANS OF CONNECTION; A CONNECTED GROUP OR SERIES; A CENTER
528 529
NONPLUSSED NOSTALGIA
BEWILDERED SENTIMENTAL LONGING FOR A PAST TIME
530
NOSTRUM
MEDICINE OR REMEDY OF DOUBTFUL EFFECTIVENESS; SUPPOSED CURE
531 532 533
NUGATORY OBDURATE OBSEQUIOUS
TRIFLING; INVALID STUBBORN OVERLY SUBMISSIVE
534
OBSEQUY
FUNERAL CEREMONY (OFTEN USED IN THE PLURAL, OBSEQUIES)
535
OBVIATE
TO MAKE UNNECESSARY; TO ANTICIPATE AND PREVENT
536 537
OCCLUDE OCCULT
TO SHUT; BLOCK RELATING TO PRACTICES CONNECTED WITH SUPERNATURAL PHENOMENA
538
ODYSSEY
A LONG ADVENTUROUS VOYAGE; A QUEST
539 540
OFFICIOUS OLFACTORY
TOO HELPFUL; MEDDLESOME CONCERNING THE SENSE OF SMELL
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OLIGARCHY
FORM OF GOVERNMENT IN WHICH POWER BELONGS TO ONLY A FEW LEADERS
542
ONEROUS
BURDENSOME
543
ONOMATOPOEIA
FORMATION OR USE OF WORDS THAT IMITATE SOUNDS OF THE ACTIONS THEY REFER TO
544 545 546 547
OPPROBRIUM ORNITHOLOGIST OSCILLATE OSTENTATIOUS
DISGRACE; CONTEMPT SCIENTIST WHO STUDIES BIRDS TO MOVE BACK AND FORTH SHOWY; TRYING TO ATTRACT ATTENTION; PRETENTIOUS
548 549
OVERWEENING PAEAN
PRESUMPTUOUS; ARROGANT; OVERBEARING SONG OF JOY OR TRIUMPH; A FERVENT EXPRESSION OF JOY
550
PALEONTOLOGY
STUDY OF PAST GEOLOGICAL ERAS THROUGH FOSSIL REMAINS
551 552
PALLID PANEGYRIC
LACKING COLOR OR LIVELINESS ELABORATE PRAISE; FORMAL HYMN OF PRAISE
553 554
PARAGON PARTISAN
MODEL OF EXCELLENCE OR PERFECTION ONE-SIDED; COMMITTED TO A PARTY, GROUP. OR CAUSE; PREJUDICED
555 556
PATHOLOGICAL PATHOS
DEPARTING FROM NORMAL CONDITION A QUALITY THAT CAUSES A FEELING OF PITY OR SORROW
557
PATOIS
A REGIONAL DIALECT; NONSTANDARD SPEECH; JARGON
558 559 560 561
PAUCITY PEDANT PEDANTIC PELLUCID
SCARCITY UNINSPIRED, BORING ACADEMIC SHOWING OFF LEARNING TRANSPARENT; TRANSLUCENT; EASILY UNDERSTOOD
562 563 564 565
PENCHANT PENURTY PEREGRINATION PEREMPTORY
INCLINATION EXTREME POVERTY A WANDERING FROM PLACE TO PLACE IMPERATIVE; LEAVING NO CHOICE
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566
PERENNIAL
PRESENT THROUGHOUT THE YEARS; PERSISTENT
567 568
PERFIDIOUS PERFUNCTORY
FAITHLESS; DISLOYAL; UNTRUSTWORTHY SUPERFICIAL; NOT THOROUGH; PERFORMED REALLY AS A DUTY
569
PERIGEE
POINT IN AN ORBIT THAT IS CLOSEST TO THE EARTH
570 571
PERMEABLE PERTURB
PENETRABLE TO DISTURB GREATLY; MAKE UNEASY OR ANXIOUS; CAUSE A BODY TO DEVIATE FROM ITS REGULAR ORBIT
572
PERVASIVE
SPREAD THROUGHOUT EVERY PART
573 574
PETULANT PHLEGMATIC
RUDE; PEEVISH CALM IN TEMPERAMENT; SLUGGISH
575
PHOENIX
MYTHICAL, IMMORTAL BIRD THAT LIVES FOR 500 YEARS, BURNS ITSELF TO DEATH, AND RISES FROM THE ASHES; ANYTHING THAT IS RESTORED AFTER SUFFERING GREAT DESTRUCTION
576
PHYSIOGNOMY
FACIAL FEATURES
577 578
PIETY PIQUANT
DEVOUTNESS APPEALINGLY STIMULATING; PLEASANTLY PUNGENT; ATTRATIVE
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579
PIQUE
N. FLEETING FEELING OF HURT PRIDE, V. TO PROVOKE OR AROUSE
580
PLACATE
TO LESSEN ANOTHER'S ANGER; TO PACIFY
581 582 583
PLACID PLAINTIVE PLASTICITY
CALM MELANCHOLY; MOURNFUL CONDITION OF BEING ABLE TO BE SHAPED OR FORMED; PLIABILITY
584 585
PLATITUDE PLATONIC
STALE, OVERUSED EXPRESSION SPIRITUAL, WITHOUT SENSUAL DESIRE, OR THEORETICAL
586
PLATONIC
SPIRITUAL; WITHOUT SENSUAL DESIRE; THEORETICAL
587 588
PLETHORA PLUMB
EXCESS; OVERABUNDANCE TO DETERMINE THE DEPTH; TO EXAMINE DEEPLY
589
PLUME
TO CONGRATULATE ONESELF IN A SELF-SATISFIED WAY
590 591
PLUMMET PLUTOCRACY
TO FALL; PLUNGE SOCIETY RULED BY THE WEALTHY
592
POROUS
FULL OF HOLES; PERMEABLE TO LIQUIDS
593
POSEUR
PERSON WHO AFFECTS AN ATTITUDE OR IDENTITY TO IMPRESS OTHERS
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594 595
PRAGMATIC PRATE
PRACTICAL TO TALK IDLY; CHATTER
596
PRATTLE
MEANINGLESS, FOOLISH TALK
597 598 599
PREAMBLE PRECARIOUS PRECEPT
PRELIMINARY STATEMENT UNCERTAIN PRINCIPLE; LAW
600
PRECIPITATE
V. TO CAUSE TO HAPPEN; THROW DOWN FROM A HEIGHT, ADJ. RASH; HASTY SUDDEN
601 602 603 604 605 606
PRECURSOR PREEMPT PREHENSILE PREMONITION PRESAGE PRESUMPTUOUS
FORERUNNER; PREDECESSOR TO SUPERSEDE; APPROPRIATE FOR ONESELF CAPABLE OF GRASPING FOREWARNING; PRESENTIMENT TO FORETELL; INDICATE IN ADVANCE RUDE; IMPROPERLY BOLD
607
PRETERNATURAL
BEYOND THE NORMAL COURSE OF NATURE; SUPERNATURAL
608 609 610 611 612 613 614 615
PREVARICATE PRIMORDIAL PRISTINE PROBITY PROBLEMATIC PRODIGAL PROFOUND PROHIBITIVE
TO QUIBBLE; EVADE THE TRUTH ORIGINAL; EXISTING FROM THE BEGINNING UNTOUCHED; UNCORRUPTED HONESTY; HIGH-MINDEDNESS POSING A PROBLEM; DOUBTFUL; UNSETTLED WASTEFUL; EXTRAVAGANT; LAVISH DEEP; NOT SUPERFICIAL SO HIGH AS TO PREVENT THE PURCHASE OR USE OF; PREVENTING; FORBIDDING
616 617 618 619 620
PROLIFERATE PROPENSITY PROPITIATE PROPRIETY PROSCRIBE
TO INCREASE RAPIDLY INCLINATION; TENDENCY TO WIN OVER; APPEASE CORRECT CONDUCT; FITNESS V. TO CONDEMN; FORBID OUTLAW, ADJ. RELATING TO PROHIBITION
621 622 623
PROVIDENT PUISSANT PUNCTILIOUS
PROVIDING FOR FUTURE NEEDS; FRUGAL POWERFUL CAREFUL IN OBSERVING RULES OF BEHAVIOR OR CEREMONY
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624
PUNGENT
STRONG OR SHARP IN SMELL OR TASTE; PENETRATING; CAUSTIC; TO THE POINT
625
PURPORT
V. TO PROFESS; SUPPOSE; CLAIM, N. MEANING INTENDED OR IMPLIED
626 627 628 629 630
PUSILLANIMOUS QUAGMIRE QUAIL QUALIFIED QUALM
COWARDLY MARSH; DIFFICULT SITUATION TO COWER; LOSE HEART LIMITED; RESTRICTED SUDDEN FEELING OF FAINTNESS OR NAUSEA; UNEASY FEELING ABOUT THE RIGHTNESS OF ACTIONS
631 632
QUERY QUIBBLE
TO QUESTION TO ARGUE OVER INSIGNIFICANT AND IRRELEVANT DETAILS
633 634
QUIESCENT QUORUM
INACTIVE; STILL NUMBER OF NECESSARY TO CONDUCT A MEETING
635 636
RACONTEUR RAIL
WITTY, SKILLFUL STORYTELLER TO SCOLD WITH BITTER OR ABUSIVE LANGUAGE
637 638 639 640 641
RAIMENT RAMIFICATION RAREFIED RATIONALE REBUS
CLOTHING IMPLICATION; OUTGROWTH; CONSEQUENCE REFINED FUNDAMENTAL REASON PUZZLE IN WHICH PICTURES OR SYMBOLS REPRESENT WORDS
642 643 644
RECALCITRANT RECANT RECLUSE
RESISTING AUTHORITY OR CONTROL TO RETRACT A STATEMENT OR OPINION PERSON WHO LIVES IN SECLUSION AND OFTEN IN SOLITUDE
645 646
RECONDITE REDOUBTABLE
ABSTRUSE; PROFOUND FORMIDABLE; AROUSING FEAR; WORTHY OF RESPECT
647
REDUCTIONISTIC
ATTEMPTING TO EXPLAIN COMPLEX PHENOMENA BY SIMPLE PRINCIPLES
648 649
REFRACT REFRACTORY
DEFLECT LIGHT OR SOUND STUBBORN; UNMANAGEABLE; RESISTING ORDINARY METHODS OF TREATMENT
650 651 652
REFULGENT REFUTE REGALE
BRIGHTLY SHINING; RESPLENDENT TO CONTRADICT; DISAPPROVE ENTERTAIN
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653 654 655 656 657
RELEGATE REMONSTRATE RENEGE REPARATION REPINE
TO CONSIGN TO AN INFERIOR POSITION TO OBJECT OR PROTEST TO GO BACK ON ONE'S WORD AMENDS; COMPENSATION FRET; COMPLAIN
658
REPRISE
REPETITION, ESPECIALLY OF A PIECE OF MUSIC
659 660
REPROACH REPROBATE
TO FIND FAULT WITH; BLAME MORALLY UNPRINCIPLED PERSON
661
REPUDIATE
TO REJECT AS HAVING NO AUTHORITY
662 663
RESCIND RESOLUTION
TO CANCEL DETERMINATION; RESOLVE
664
RESOLVE
DETERMINATION; FIRMNESS OF PURPOSE
665
RETICENT
NOT SPEAKING FREELY; RESERVED; RELUCTANT
666
REVERENT
EXPRESSING DEEP RESPECT; WORSHIPFUL
667
RIPOSTE
RETALIATORY ACTION OR RETORT
668
ROCOCO
EXCESSIVELY ORNATE; HIGHLY DECORATED; STYLE OF ARCHITECTURE IN EIGHTEENTH CENTURY EUROPE
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669
RUBRIC
TITLE OR HEADING; CATEGORY; ESTABLISHED MODE OF PROCEDURE OR CONDUCT; PROTOCOL
670 671
RUE RUSE
TO REGRET TRICK; CRAFTY STRATAGEM; SUBTERFUGE
672 673 674 675
SAGE SALACIOUS SALUBRIOUS SALUTARY
WISE LASCIVIOUS; LUSTFUL HEALTHFUL EXPECTING AN IMPROVEMENT; FAVORABLE TO HEALTH
676
SANCTION
V. TO APPROVE; RATIFY; PERMIT, N. APPROVAL; RATIFICATION; PERMISSION; PENALIZE
677
SARDONIC
CYNICAL; SCORNFULLY MOCKING
678 679 680
SARTORIAL SATIATE SATURATE
PERTAINING TO TAILORS TO SATISFY TO SOAK THOROUGHLY; IMBUE THROUGHOUT
681 682
SATURNINE SATYR
GLOOMY A CREATURE THAT IS HALF-MAN, HALF-BEAST WITH THE HORNS AND LEGS OF A GOAT; IT IS A FOLLOWER OF DIONYSOS; A LECHER
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683
SAVOR
TO ENJOY; HAVE A DISTINCTIVE FLAVOR OR SMELL
684
SCHEMATIC
RELATING TO OR IN THE FORM OF AN OUTLINE OR DIAGRAM
685
SECRETE
PRODUCE AND RELEASE SUBSTANCE INTO AN ORGANISM
686 687 688
SEDITION SEDULOUS SEISMIC
BEHAVIOR PROMPTING REBELLION DILIGENT RELATING TO EARTHQUAKES; EARTHSHAKING
689
SENSUAL
RELATING TO THE SENSES; GRATIFYING THE PHYSICAL SENSES, ESPECIALLY SEXUAL APPETITES
690
SENSUOUS
RELATING TO THE SENSES; OPERATING THROUGH THE SENSES
691 692 693
SENTIENT SERVILE SEXTANT
AWARE; CONSCIOUS; ABLE TO PERCEIVE SUBMISSIVE; OBEDIENT NAVIGATION TOOL THAT DETERMINES LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE
694 695 696 697
SHARD SIDEREAL SIMIAN SIMILE
A PIECE OF BROKEN GLASS OR POTTERY RELATING TO THE STARS APELIKE; RELATING TO APES COMPARISON OF ONE THING WITH ANOTHER USING "LIKE" OR "AS"
698
SINECURE
WELL-PAYING JOB OR OFFICE THAT REQUIRES LITTLE OR NO WORK
699 700 701 702 703 704 705
SINGULAR SINUOUS SKEPTIC SOBRIETY SODDEN SOLICITOUS SOLILOQUY
UNIQUE; EXTRAORDINARY; ODD WINDING; INTRICATE; COMPLEX ONE WHO DOUBTS SERIOUSNESS THOROUGHLY SOAKED; SATURATED CONCERNED; ATTENTIVE; EAGER LITERARY OR DRAMATIC SPEECH BY ONE CHARACTER, NOT ADDRESSED TO OTHERS
706
SOLVENT
ABLE TO MEET FINANCIAL OBLIGATION
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707
SOMATIC
RELATING TO OR AFFECTING THE BODY; CORPOREAL
708 709 710
SOPORIFIC SORDID SPECIOUS
SLEEP PRODUCING FILTHY; CONTEMPTIBLE AND CORRUPT SEEMING TO BE LOGICAL AND SOUND, BUT NOT REALLY SO
711
SPECTRUM
BAND OF COLORS PRODUCED WHEN SUNLIGHT ES THROUGH A PRISM; A BROAD RANGE OF RELATED IDEAS OR OBJECTS
712
SPENDTHRIFT
N. PERSON WHO SPENDS MONEY RECKLESSLY, ADJ. WASTEFUL AND EXTRAVAGANT
713 714 715
SPORADIC SQUALOR STACCATO
IRREGULAR FILTHY, WRETCHED CONDITION MARKED BY ABRUPT, CLEAR-CUT SOUNDS
716
STANCH
TO STOP OR CHECK THE FLOW OF
717 718
STENTORIAN STIGMA
EXTREMELY LOUD MARK OF DISGRACE OR INFERIORITY
719
STINT
V. TO BE SPARING, N. A PERIOD OF TIME SPENT DOING SOMETHING
720
STIPULATE
TO SPECIFY AS AN ESSENTIAL CONDITION
721
STOLID
HAVING OR SHOWING LITTLE EMOTION
722 723
STRATIFIED STRIATED
ARRANGED IN LAYERS MARKED WITH THIN, NARROW GROOVES OR CHANNELS
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724
STRICTURE
SOMETHING THAT RESTRAINS; NEGATIVE CRITICISM
725
STRIDENT
LOUD; HARSH; UNPLEASANTLY NOISY
726
STRUT
TO SWAGGER; DISPLAY TO IMPRESS OTHERS
727
STULTIFY
TO IMPAIR OR REDUCE TO USELESSNESS
728
STUPEFY
TO DULL THE SENSES OF; STUN; ASTONISH
729
STYGIAN
DARK AND GLOOMY; HELLISH
730
SUBPOENA
NOTICE ORDERING SOMEONE TO APPEAR IN COURT
731
SUBSIDE
TO SETTLE DOWN; GROW QUIET
732
SUBSTANTIATE
TO WITH PROOF OR EVIDENCE
733
SUBSTANTIVE
ESSENTIAL; PERTAINING TO THE SUBSTANCE
734 735
SUBSUME SUBVERSIVE
TO INCLUDE; INCORPORATE INTENDED TO UNDERMINE OR OVERTHROW, ESPECIALLY AN ESTABLISHED GOVERNMENT
736
SUCCOR
RELIEF; HELP IN TIME OF DISTRESS OR WANT
737 738
SUFFRAGE SUNDRY
THE RIGHT TO VOTE VARIOUS
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SUPERSEDE
TO REPLACE, ESPECIALLY TO DISPLACE AS INFERIOR OR ANTIQUATED
740
SUPINE
LYING ON THE BACK; MARKED BY LETHARGY
741
SUPPLANT
TO REPLACE; SUBSTITUTE
742 743 744 745
SUPPLIANT SUPPLICANT SUPPOSITION SYLLOGISM
BESEECHING ONE WHO ASKS HUMBLY AND EARNESTLY THE ACT OF ASSUMING TO BE TRUE OR REAL A FORM OF DEDUCTIVE REASONING THAT HAS A MAJOR PREMISE, A MINOR PREMISE, AND A CONCLUSION
746 747 748
SYLVAN TACIT TALISMAN
RELATED TO THE WOODS OR FOREST SILENTLY UNDERSTOOD; IMPLIED CHARM TO BRING GOOD LUCK AND AVERT MISFORTUNE
749 750 751
TANGENTIAL TAUTOLOGY TAXONOMY
PERIPHERAL; DIGRESSING UNNECESSARY REPETITION SCIENCE OF CLASSIFICATION; IN BIOLOGY, THE PROCESS OF CLASSIFYING ORGANSIMS IN CATEGORIES
752 753 754 755
TENET TENUOUS TERRESTRIAL THEOCRACY
BELIEF; DOCTRINE WEAK; INSUBSTANTIAL EARTHLY; COMMONPLACE GOVERNMENT BY PRIESTS REPRESENTING A GOD
756 757
THESPIAN TIMBRE
AN ACTOR OR ACTRESS THE CHARACTERISTIC QUALITY OF SOUND PRODUCED BY A PARTICULAR INSTRUMENT OR VOICE; TONE COLOR
758 759 760 761
TIRADE TOADY TOME TORPOR
LONG, VIOLENT SPEECH; VERBAL ASSAULT FLATTERER; HANGER-ON; YES-MAN BOOK, USUALLY LARGE AND ACADEMIC LETHARGY; DORMANCY; SLUGGISHNESS
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762
TORQUE
A TURNING OR TWISTING FORCE; THE MOMENT OF A FORCE; THE MEASURE OF A FORCE'S TENDENCY TO PRODUCE TWISTING OR TURNING AND ROTATION AROUND AN AXIS
763
TORTUOUS
HAVING MANY TWISTS AND TURNS; HIGHLY COMPLEX
764 765 766
TOUT TRACTABLE TRANSGRESSION
TO PROMOTE OR PRAISE ENERGETICALLY OBEDIENT; YIELDING ACT OF TRESING OR VIOLATING A LAW OR RULE
767 768 769
TRANSIENT TRANSLUCENT TRAVAIL
TEMPORARY; SHORT-LIVED; FLEETING PARTIALLY TRANSPARENT N. WORK, ESPECIALLY ARDUOUS WORK; TRIBULATION; ANGUISH, V. TO WORK STRENUOUSLY
770
TRAVESTY
PARODY; EXAGGERATED IMITATION; CARICATURE
771
TREATISE
ARTICLE TREATING A SUBJECT SYSTEMATICALLY AND THOROUGHLY
772 773 774 775
TREMULOUS TREPIDATION TRUCULENCE TRYST
TREMBLING; QUIVERING; FRUGAL; TIMID FEAR AND ANXIETY AGGRESSIVENESS; FEROCITY AGREEMENT BETWEEN LOVERS TO MEET; RENDEZVOUS
776 777
TUMID TURBID
SWOLLEN; DISTENDED MUDDY; OPAQUE; IN A STATE OF GREAT CONFUSION
778 779 780 781 782 783 784
TURGID TUTELARY UNCANNY UNDULATING UNFEIGNED UNTENABLE UNTOWARD
SWOLLEN; BLOATED; POMPOUS SERVING AS A GUARDIAN OR PROTECTOR MYSTERIOUS; STRANGE MOVING IN WAVES NOT FALSE; NOT MADE UP; GENUINE INDEFENSIBLE NOT FAVORABLE; TROUBLESOME; ADVERSE; UNRULY
785
USURY
PRACTICE OF LENDING MONEY AT EXORBITANT RATES
786 787
VACILLATE VACUOUS
TO WAVER; OSCILLATE EMPTY; VOID; LACKING INTELLIGENCE; PURPOSELESS
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VALEDICTORY VAPID VARIEGATED VAUNT VENAL VENDETTA
PERTAINING TO A FAREWELL TASTELESS; DULL VARIED; MARKED WITH DIFFERENT COLORS TO BOAST; BRAG BRIBABLE; MERCENARY; CORRUPTIBLE PROLONGED FEUD MARKED BY BITTER HOSTILITY
794
VENERATE
V. TO ADORE; HONOR; RESPECT, ADJ. RESPECTED BECAUSE OF AGE, CHARACTER, OR POSITION
795 796 797 798
VERACIOUS VERBOSE VERTIGO VEXATION
TRUTHFUL; ACCURATE WORDY DIZZINESS IRRITATION; ANNOYANCE; CONFUSION; PUZZLEMENT
799 800 801
VIABLE VINDICTIVE VIRTUOSO
PRACTICABLE; CAPABLE OF DEVELOPING SPITEFUL; VENGEFUL; UNFORGIVING SOMEONE WITH MASTERLY SKILLS; EXPERT MUSICIAN
802 803 804
VISAGE VISCOUS VITIATE
COUNTENANCE; APPEARANCE; ASPECT THICK, SYRUPY, AND STICKY TO IMPAIR THE QUALITY OF; CORRUPT MORALLY; MAKE INOPERATIVE
805
VITUPERATIVE
USING OR CONTAINING HARSH, ABUSIVE CENSURE
806
VIVISECTION
DISSECTION; SURGERY; OR PAINFUL EXPERIMENTS PERFORMED ON A LIVING ANIMAL FOR THE PURPOSE OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
807 808 809
VOGUE VOLATILE VORTEX
PREVAILING FASHION OR PRACTICE TENDING TO VARY FREQUENTLY; FICKLE WHIRLPOOL; WHIRLWIND; CENTER OF TURBULENCE
810
WARRANTED
ADJ. JUSTIFIED, V. TO ATTEST TO THE ACCURACY OR QUALITY; JUSTIFY; GRANT AUTHORIZATION
811 812
WARY WELTER
CAREFUL; CAUTIOUS TO WALLOW OR ROLL; TOSS ABOUT; BE IN TURMOIL
813 814
WHIMSICAL WHIMSY
FANCIFUL; UNPREDICTABLE PLAYFUL OR FANCIFUL IDEA
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WISTFUL ZEALOT
VAGUELY LONGING; SADLY THOUGHTFUL ONE WHO IS FANATICALLY DEVOTED TO A CAUSE
817
ZEALOTRY
FANATICISM
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Word Abate ABDICATE ABERRANT ABEYANCE ABJECT ABJURE ABSCISSION
Meaning To Decrease TO GIVE UP A POSITION, RIGHT, OR POWER DEVIATING FROM WHAT IS NORMAL TEMPORARY SUPPRESSION OR SUSPENSION MISERABLE; PITIFUL TO REJECT; ABANDON FORMALLY N. THE ACT OF CUTTING; THE NATURAL SEPARATION OF PARTS OF A PLANT, V. TO CUT OFF OR AWAY (ABSCISE)
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
ABSCOND ABSTEMIOUS ABSTINENCE ABYSMAL ACCRETION ACCRUE ADAMANT ADJUNCT ONISH ADULTERATE AESTHETIC
TO DEPART SECRETLY MODERATE IN APPETITE THE GIVING UP OF CERTAIN PLEASURES VERY BAD GROWTH IN SIZE OR INCREASE IN AMOUNT TO ACCUMULATE; GROW BY ADDITIONS UNCOMPROMISING; UNYIELDING SOMETHING ADDED, ATTACHED, OR ED TO CAUTION OR REPRIMAND TO CORRUPT OR MAKE IMPURE ADJ. RELATING TO BEAUTY OR ART, N. A CONCEPTION OF WHAT IS ARTISTICALLY BEAUTIFUL
19 20 21 22
AFFECTED AFFINITY AGGRANDIZE AGGREGATE
PRETENTIOUS, PHONY FONDNESS; LIKING; SIMILARITY TO MAKE LARGER OR GREATER ADJ. AMOUNTING TO A WHOLE; TOTAL, V. TO COLLECT INTO A MASS, N. COLLECTIVE MASS OR SUM
23 24
ALACRITY ALCHEMY
CHEERFUL WILLINGNESS; EAGERNESS; SPEED MEDIEVAL CHEMICAL PHILOSOPHY BASED ON CHANGING METAL INTO GOLD; A SEEMINGLY MAGICAL POWER OR PROCESS OF TRANSMUTATION
25 26 27
ALLAY ALLEVIATE ALLOY
TO LESSEN; EASE; SOOTHE TO RELIEVE; IMPROVE PARTIALLY A COMBINATION; A MIXTURE OF TWO OR MORE METALS
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ALLURE
THE POWER TO ENTICE BY CHARM
29
AMALGAMATE
TO COMBINE INTO A UNIFIED WHOLE
30
AMBIGUOUS
UNCLEAR OR DOUBTFUL IN MEANING
31
AMBIVALENCE
THE STATE OF HAVING CONFLICTING EMOTIONAL ATTITUDES
32
AMBROSIA
SOMETHING DELICIOUS; THE FOOD OF THE GODS
33
AMELIORATE
TO IMPROVE
34
AMENABLE
AGREEABLE; COOPERATIVE; SUITED
35
AMENITY
SOMETHING THAT INCREASES COMFORT
36
AMULET
ORNAMENT WORN AS A CHARM AGAINST EVIL SPIRITS
37
ANACHRONISM
SOMETHING OUT OF THE PROPER TIME
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ANALGESIC
MEDICATION THAT REDUCES OR ELIMATES PAIN
39
ANALOGOUS
ADJ. COMPARABLE, N. A SIMILARITY IN SOME WAYS BETWEEN THINGS THAT ARE OTHERWISE DISSIMILAR (ANALOGY)
40
ANARCHY
N. ABSENCE OF GOVERNMENT; STATE OF DISORDER, ADJ. LACKING ORDER OR CONTROL (ANARCHIC)
41
ANODYNE
N. SOMETHING THAT CALMS OR SOOTHES PAIN, ADJ. RELAXING, OR CAPABLE OF SOOTHING PAIN
42
ANOMALOUS
IRREGULAR; DEVIATING FROM THE NORM
43
ANOMIE
A SOCIAL CONDITION MARKED BY A BREAKDOWN OF SOCIAL NORMS
44
ANTECEDENT
SOMETHING THAT COMES BEFORE
45 46
ANTEDILUVIAN ANTIPATHY
PREHISTORIC DISLIKE; HOSTILITY
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APATHY
INDIFFERENCE
48
APEX
THE HIGHEST POINT
49
APOGEE
THE POINT IN AN ORBIT MOST DISTANT FROM THE BODY BEING ORBITED; THE HIGHEST POINT
50
APOTHEGM
A TERSE, WITTY SAYING
51
APPEASE
TO CALM; PACIFY; PLACATE
52 53
APPELLATION APPOSITE
NAME STRINKINGLY APPROPRIATE AND RELEVANT
54
APPRISE
TO INFORM
55 56
APPROBATION APPROPRIATE
PRAISE; APPROVAL TO TAKE POSSESSION FOR ONE'S OWN USE; CONFISCATE
57
APROPOS
RELEVANT
58
ARABESQUE
ORNATE DESIGN FEATURING INTERTWINED CURVES; A BALLET POSITION IN WHICH ONE LEG IS EXTENDED IN BACK WHILE THE OTHER S THE WEIGHT OF THE BODY
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ARCHEOLOGY
THE STUDY OF MATERIAL EVIDENCE OF PAST HUMAN LIFE
60
ARDOR
GREAT EMOTION OR ION
61
ARDUOUS
EXTREMELY DIFFICULT; LABORIOUS
62
ARGOT
A SPECIALIZED VOCABULARY USED BY A GROUP
63 64
ARREST ARTIFACT
TO STOP; TO SEIZE ITEM MADE BY HUMAN CRAFT
65
ARTLESS
GUILELESS; NATURAL
66
ASCETIC
N. ONE WHO PRACTICES SELF-DENIAL, ADJ. SELF-DENYING OR AUSTERE
67
ASPERITY
SEVERITY; HARSHNESS; IRRITABILITY
68
ASPERSION
SLANDER; FALSE RUMOR
69 70 71
ASSIDUOUS ASSUAGE ASTRINGENT
DILIGENT; HARD-WORKING TO MAKE LESS SEVERE HARSH; SEVERE
72
ASYLUM
PLACE OF REFUGE OR SHELTER
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ATAVISM
IN BIOLOGY, THE REAPPEARANCE OF A CHARACTERISTIC IN AN ORGANISM AFTER SEVERAL GENERATIONS OF ABSENCE; INDIVIDUAL OR A PART THAT EXHIBITS ATAVISM; RETURN OF A TRAIT AFTER A PERIOD OF ABSENCE
74 75
ATTENUATE AUDACIOUS
TO WEAKEN BOLD; DARING
76 77
AUSTERE AUTONOMOUS
STERN; UNADORNED SELF-GOVERNING; INDEPENDENT
78
AVARICE
GREED
79
AVER
TO AFFIRM; DECLARE TO BE TRUE
80
AVOCATION
SECONDARY OCCUPATION
81
AVUNCULAR
LIKE AN UNCLE, BENEVOLENT AND TOLERANT
82 83
AXIOMATIC BACCHANALIAN
TAKEN FOR GRANTED PERTAINING TO RIOTOUS OR DRUNKEN FESTIVITY; PERTAINING TO REVELRY
84 85 86 87 88
BANAL BANTER BARD BAWDY BEATIFY
COMMONPLACE; TRITE PLAYFUL CONVERSATION POET OBSCENE TO SANCTIFY; TO BLESS; TO ASCRIBE A VIRTUE TO
89 90
BEDIZEN BEHEMOTH
TO DRESS IN A VULGAR; SHOWY MANNER HUGE CREATURE; ANYTHING VERY LARGE AND POWERFUL
91
BELIE
TO CONTRADICT; MISREPRESENT; GIVE A FALSE IMPRESSION
92 93
BENEFICENT BIFURCATE
KINDLY; DOING GOOD TO DIVIDE INTO TWO PARTS
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BIONICS
THE APPLICATION OF BIOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES TO THE THE DESIGN OF ELECTRICAL OR ENGINEERING SYSTEMS
95
BLANDISHMENT
N. FLATTERY, V. TO COAX WITH FLATTERY (BLANDISH)
96
BLASE
BORED BECAUSE OF FREQUENT INDULGENCE; UNCONCERNED
97 98 99 100 101 102 103
BOLSTER BOMBASTIC BOORISH BOVINE BRAZEN BROACH BUCOLIC
TO GIVE A BOOST TO; PROP UP; POMPOUS; USING INFLATED LANGUAGE RUDE; INSENSITIVE COWLIKE BOLD; SHAMELESS TO MENTION FOR THE FIRST TIME CHARACTERISTIC OF THE COUNTRYSIDE; RUSTIC; PASTORAL
104 105 106 107 108 109 110
BURGEON BURNISH BUTTRESS CACOPHONOUS CADGE CALLOUS CALUMNY
TO FLOURISH TO POLISH TO REINFORCE; UNPLEASANT OR HARSH-SOUNDING TO BEG; SPONGE THICK-SKINNED; INSENSITIVE FALSE AND MALICIOUS ACCUSATION; SLANDER
111 112
CANARD CANON
FALSE, DELIBERATELY MISLEADING STORY AN ESTABLISHED PRINCIPLE; A BASIS OR STANDARD FOR JUDGMENT; A GROUP OF LITERARY WORKS
113
CANT
INSINCERE TALK; LANGUAGE OF A PARTICULAR GROUP
114 115
CANTANKEROUS CAPRICIOUS
IRRITABLE; ILL-HUMORED ADJ. FICKLE, N. INCLINATION TO CHANGE ONE'S MIND COMPULSIVELY
116
CAPTIOUS
FAULTFINDING; INTENDED TO ENTRAP, AS IN AN ARGUMENT
117 118
CARDINAL CARNAL
OF FOREMOST IMPORTANCE OF THE FLESH OR BODY; RELATED TO PHYSICAL APPETITES
119 120 121
CARPING CARTOGRAPHY CASTE
TO FIND FAULT; COMPLAIN SCIENCE OF MAKING MAPS ANY OF THE HEREDITARY SOCIAL CLASSES OF HINDU SOCIETY; SOCIAL STRATIFICATION
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CASTIGATION CATACLYSM
PUNISHMENT; CHASTISEMENT; CRITICISM A VIOLENT UPHEAVAL THAT CAUSES GREAT DESTRUCTION AND CHANGE
124 125 126 127 128 129
CATALYST CATEGORICAL CAUCUS CAUSAL CAUSTIC CELESTIAL
SOMETHING CAUSING CHANGE ABSOLUTE; WITHOUT EXCEPTION SMALLER GROUP WITHIN AN ORGANIZATION INVOLVING A CAUSE SARCASTICALLY BITING; BURNING CONCERNING THE SKY OR HEAVENS; SUBLIME
130 131 132 133
CENTRIFUGAL CENTRIPETAL CHAMPION CHASTEN
MOVING AWAY FROM A CENTER MOVING OR DIRECTED TOWARD A CENTER TO DEFEND OR TO CORRECT BY PUNISHMENT OR REPROOF; TO RESTRAIN OR SUBDUE
134 135
CHICANERY CHIVALRY
TRICKERY; FRAUD THE QUALITIES IDEALIZED BY KNIGHTHOOD SUCH AS BRAVERY AND GALLANTRY TOWARD WOMEN
136 137 138
CHURLISH CIRCUITOUS CLAIRVOYANT
RUDE; BOORISH ROUNDABOUT ONE WHO CAN PREDICT THE FUTURE; PSYCHIC
139 140 141
CLAMOR CLIQUE CLOISTER
NOISY OUTCRY A SMALL, EXCLUSIVE GROUP V. TO CONFINE; SECLUDE, N. MONASTERY OR CONVENT, ADJ. SHUT AWAY FROM THE WORLD (CLOISTERED)
142 143 144
COAGULATE COALESCE CODA
THICKEN; CONGEAL TO CAUSE TO BEOME ONE CONCLUDING PART OF A LITERARY OR MUSICAL COMPOSITION; SOMETHING THAT SUMMARIZES OR CONCLUDES
145 146 147
CODIFY COGNIZANT COLLAGE
SYSTEMATIZE INFORMED; CONSCIOUS; AWARE ARTISTIC COMPOSITION OF MATERIALS PASTED OVER A SURFACE; AN ASSEMBLAGE OF DIVERSE ELEMENTS
148
COMMENSURATE
PROPORTIONAL
149
COMPENDIUM
BRIEF, COMPREHENSIVE SUMMARY
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COMPLACENT COMPLAISANT
SELF-SATISFIED OVERLY POLITE; WILLING TO PLEASE; OBLIGING
152
COMPLEMENT
SOMETHING THAT COMPLETES OR MAKES UP A WHOLE
153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161
COMPLIANT COMPUNCTION CONCAVE CONCILIATORY CONCOCT CONCOMITANT CONDONE CONFOUND CONGENIAL
YIELDING UNEASINESS CAUSED BY GUILT CURVING INWARD OVERCOMING DISTRUST OR HOSTILITY INVENT EXISTING CONCURRENTLY TO OVERLOOK VOLUTARILY; FORGIVE TO BAFFLE; PERPLEX; MIX UP SIMILAR IN TASTES AND HABITS; FRIENDLY; SUITED TO
162 163
CONJUGAL CONNOISSEUR
PERTAINING TO MARRIAGE AGREEMENT A PERSON POSSESSING EXPERT KNOWLEDGE OR TRAINING; A PERSON OF INFORMED AND DISCRIMINATING TASTE
164
CONSCRIPT
N. PERSON COMPULSORILY ENROLLED FOR MILITARY SERVICE, V. TO ENROLL A PERSON FOR MILITARY SERVICE
165 166
CONSECRATE CONTEND
TO DECLARE SACRED V. TO ASSERT, N. AN ASSERTION (CONTENTION)
167
CONTENTIOUS
QUARRELSOME; CAUSING QUARRELS
168
CONTIGUOUS
TOUCHING, NEIGHBORING; CONNECTING WITHOUT A BREAK
169
CONTINENCE
SELF-CONTROL; ABSTENTION FROM SEXUAL ACTIVITY
170 171
CONTRITE CONTUMACIOUS
VERY SORROWFUL FOR A WRONG DISOBEDIENT; REBELLIOUS
172
CONUNDRUM
RIDDLE; PUZZLE WITH NO SOLUTION
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CONVENTION
N. PRACTICE WIDELY OBSERVED IN A GROUP; CUSTOM; ACCEPTED TECHNIQUE OR DEVICE, ADJ. CUSTOMARY OR COMMONPLACE (CONVENTIONAL)
174
CONVERGE
TO APPROACH; COME TOGETHER; TEND TO MEET
175 176 177
CONVEX CONVIVIAL CONVOLUTED
CURVED OUTWARD SOCIABLE TWISTED; COMPLICATED
178
COPIOUS
ABUNDANT; PLENTIFUL
179 180
COQUETTE CORNUCOPIA
WOMAN WHO FLIRTS HORN OVERFLOWING WITH FRUIT AND GRAIN; STATE OF ABUNDANCE
181
COSMOLOGY
STUDY OF THE UNIVERSE AS A TOTALITY;THEORY OF THE ORIGIN AND STRUCTURE OF THE UNIVERSE
182 183
COVERT COVETOUS
HIDDEN; SECRET DESIRING SOMETHING OWNED BY ANOTHER
184
COZEN
TO MISLEAD BY TRICK OR FRAUD; DECEIVE
185
CRAVEN
COWARDLY
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CREDENCE
ACCEPTANCE OF SOMETHING AS TRUE
187
CREDO
STATEMENT OF BELIEF OR PRINCIPLE; CREED
188
DAUNT
TO DISCOURAGE; INTIMIDATE; DISHEARTEN
189
DE FACTO
IN FACT, WHETHER BY RIGHT OR NOT; EXERCISING POWER WITHOUT BEING LEGALLY ESTABLISHED
190 191 192
DEARTH DEBAUCHERY DECORUM
SCARCITY CORRUPTION PROPER BEHAVIOR
193
DEFAME
TO MALIGN; HARM SOMEONE'S REPUTATION
194 195
DEFAULT DEFER
TO FAIL TO ACT TO SUBMIT TO THE WISHES OF ANOTHER DUE TO RESPECT OR RECOGNITION OF THE PERSON'S AUTHORITY OR KNOWLEDGE
196
DEFERENCE
RESPECT; REGARD FOR ANOTHER'S WISH
197 198 199
DEFUNCT DELINEATE DEMOGRAPHIC
NO LONGER EXISTING TO REPRESENT OR DEPICT RELATED TO POPULATION BALANCE
200 201
DEMOTIC DEMUR
PERTAINING TO PEOPLE TO EXPRESS DOUBT
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DENIGRATE
TO SLUR SOMEONE'S REPUTATION
203
DENIZEN
AN INHABITANT; A REGULAR VISITOR
204
DENOUEMENT
OUTCOME; UNRAVELING OF THE PLOT OF A PLAY OR WORK OF LITERATURE
205 206
DERIDE DERIVATIVE
TO MOCK SOMETHING DERIVED; UNORIGINAL
207 208 209
DESICCATE DESUETUDE DESULTORY
TO DRY COMPLETELY STATE OF DISUSE RANDOM; DISCONNECTED; RAMBLING
210
DETERRENT
SOMETHING THAT DISCOURAGES OR HINDERS
211
DETRACTION
THE ACT OF TAKING AWAY; DEROGATORY COMMENT ON A PERSON'S CHARACTER
212
DEVIANT
A PERSON WHOSE BEHAVIOR DIFFERS FROM THE ACCEPTED STANDARDS OF SOCIETY
213
DIAPHANOUS
TRANSPARENT; FINE-TEXTURED; INSUBSTANTIAL; VAGUE
214
DIATRIBE
BITTER VERBAL ATTACK
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DICHOTOMY
DIVISION INTO TWO USUALLY CONTRADICTORY PARTS
216 217
DIFFIDENCE DIFFUSE
SHYNESS; LACK OF CONFIDENCE V. TO SPREAD OUT, ADJ. WORDY; RAMBLING; SPREAD OUT
218
DIGRESSION
ACT OF STRAYING FROM THE MAIN POINT
219 220 221
DIRGE DISABUSE DISCERN
FUNERAL HYMN TO FREE FROM MISCONCEPTION TO PERCEIVE SOMETHING OBSCURE
222
DISCERNING
PERCEPTIVE; EXHIBITING KEEN INSIGHT AND GOOD JUDGMENT
223 224 225
DISCOMFIT DISCORDANT DISCREDIT
TO MAKE UNEASY; DISCONCERT NOT IN TUNE TO DISHONOR; DISGRACE; CAUSE TO BE DOUBTED
226 227 228
DISCREPANCY DISCRETE DISCRETION
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CONSTITUTING A SEPARATE THING; DISTINCT QUALITY OF SHOWING SELF-RESTRAINT IN SPEECH OR ACTIONS; CIRCUMSPECTION; FREEDOM TO ACT ON ONE'S OWN
229 230 231
DISINGENUOUS DISINTERESTED DISTED
NOT CANDID; CRAFTY UNPREJUDICED; OBJECTION LACKING ORDER OR COHERENCE; DISLOCATED
232 233 234 235 236 237
DISMISS DISPARAGE DISPARATE DISSEMBLE DISSEMINATE DISSIDENT
PUT AWAY FROM CONSIDERATION; REJECT TO BELITTLE DISSIMILAR TO PRETEND; DISGUISE ONE'S MOTINVES TO SPREAD; SCATTER; DISPERSE PERSON WHO DISAGREES ABOUT BELIEF, ETC.
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DISSOLUTION DISSONANCE DISTEND DISTILL DISTRAIT DIVERGE
DISINTEGRATION; DEBAUCHERY DISCORD; LACK OF HARMONY TO EXPAND; SWELL OUT EXTRACT THE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS INATTENTIVE; PREOCCUPIED TO VARY; GO IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS FROM THE SAME POINT
244 245
DIVEST DIVULGE
TO STRIP; DEPRIVE; RID TO MAKE KNOWN SOMETHING THAT IS SECRET
246
DOCTRINAIRE
RELATING TO A PERSON WHO CANNOT COMPROMISE ABOUT POINTS OF A THEORY OR DOCTRINE; DOGMATIC; UNYIELDING
247
DOCUMENT
TO PROVIDE WITH WRITTEN EVIDENCE TO
248 249 250 251
DOGGEREL DOGMATIC DORMANT DROSS
POOR VERSE STATING OPINIONS WITHOUT PROOF INACTIVE WASTE; WORTHLESS MATTER; TRIVIAL MATTER
252
DUPE
TO DECEIVE; TRICK
253 254 255
EBULLIENT ECLECTIC EFFERVESCENCE
EXHILARATED; ENTHUSIASTIC SELECTING FROM VARIOUS SOURCES STATE OF HIGH SPIRITS OR LIVELINESS; THE PROCESS OF BUBBLING AS GAS ESCAPES
256
EFFETE
DEPLETED OF VITALITY; OVERREFINED; DECADENT
257 258
EFFICACY EFFRONTERY
EFFICIENCY; EFFECTIVENESS SHAMELESS BOLDNESS; PRESUMPTUOUSNESS
259
EGOISM
THE TENDENCY TO SEE THING IN RELATION TO ONESELF; SELF-CENTERED
260 261 262 263
EGOTISTICAL ELEGY ELICIT ELIXIR
EXCESSIVELY SELF-CENTERED; CONCEITED POEM OR SONG EXPRESSING LAMENTATION TO PROVOKE; DRAW OUT A SUBSTANCE BELIEVED TO HAVE THE POWER TO CURE ILLS
264 265
ELYSIAN EMACIATED
BLISSFUL; DELIGHTFUL THIN AND WASTED
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EMBELLISH
TO ADORN; DECORATE; ENHANCE; MAKE MORE ATTRACTIVE BY ADDING DETAILS
267
EMOLLIENT
ADJ. SOOTHING; MOLLIFYING, N. AN AGENT THAT SOOTHES OR MAKES MORE ACCEPTABLE
268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278
EMPIRICAL EMULATE ENCOMIUM ENDEMIC ENERVATE ENGENDER ENHANCE ENTOMOLOGY ENUCIATE EPHEMERAL EPISTEMOLOGY
DERIVED OBSERVATION AND EXPERIMENT TO IMITATE; COPY A FORMAL EXPRESSION OF PRAISE INHERENT; BELONGING TO AN AREA TO WEAKEN TO CAUSE; PRODUCE TO INCREASE; IMPROVE THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF INSECTS TO PRONOUNCE CLEARLY SHORT-LIVED; FLEETING BRANCH OF PHILOSOPHY THAT EXAMINES THE NATURE OF KNOWLEDGE
279 280 281 282
EQUABLE EQUANIMITY EQUITABLE EQUIVOCATION
STEADY; UNVARYING; SERENE COMPOSURE; CALMNESS FAIR; JUST; IMPARTIAL TO INTENTIONALLY USE VAGUE LANGUAGE
283
ERRANT
MISTAKEN; STRAYING FROM THE PROPER COURSE
284
ERUDITE
LEARNED; SCHOLARLY
285
ESOTERIC
HARD TO UNDERSTAND; KNOWN ONLY TO A FEW
286
ESSAY
TO MAKE AN ATTEMPT; SUBJECT TO A TEST
287
ESTIMABLE
IRABLE; POSSIBLE TO ESTIMATE
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ETHNOCENTRIC
BASED ON THE ATTITUDE THAT ONE'S GROUP IS SUPERIOR
289 290
ETIOLOGY ETYMOLOGY
CAUSES OR ORIGINS ORIGIN AND HISTORY OF A WORD
291
EUGENICS
STUDY OF FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE THE HEREDITARY QUALITIES OF THE HUMAN RACE AND WAYS TO IMPROVE THESE QUALITIES
292
EULOGY
HIGH PRAISE, ESPECIALLY OF A PERSON WHO HAS RECENTLY DIED
293
EUPHEMISM
USE OF AGREEABLE OR INOFFENSIVE LANGUAGE IN PLACE OF UNPLEASANT OR OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE
294
EUPHORIA
A FEELING OF EXTREME HAPPINESS
295 296
EUTHANASIA EVINCE
MERCY KILLING TO SHOW PLAINLY; BE AN INDICATION OF
297
EVOCATIVE
TENDING TO CALL TO MIND OR PRODUCE A REACTION
298
EXACERBATE
TO AGGRAVATE; MAKE WORSE
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299
EXACT
V. TO FORCE THE PAYMENT OF; DEMAND AND OBTAIN BY AUTHORITY, ADJ. EXTREMELY DEMANDING (EXACTING)
300 301 302
EXCULPATE EXECRABLE EXHORT
TO CLEAR OF BLAME; VINDICATE DETESTABLE; ABHORRENT TO URGE BY STRONG APPEALS
303 304
EXIGENCY EXISTENTIAL
CRISIS; URGENT REQUIREMENTS HAVING TO DO WITH EXISTENCE; BASED ON EXPERIENCE; HAVING TO DO WITH THE PHILOSOPHY OF EXISTENTIALISM
305
EXORCISE
TO EXPEL EVIL SPIRITS; FREE FROM BAD INFLUENCES
306 307
EXPATIATE EXPATRIATE
TO SPEAK OR WRITE AT LENGTH TO SEND INTO EXILE
308 309 310 311 312
EXPIATE EXPLICATE EXPOSITORY EXTANT EXTEMPORANEOU S
TO ATONE FOR TO EXPLAIN; INTERPRET; CLARIFY EXPLANATORY IN EXISTENCE; NOT LOST UNREHEARSED
313 314 315
EXTIRPATE EXTRANEOUS EXTRAPOLATION
TO ROOT UP; TO DESTROY NOT ESSENTIAL THE ACT OF ESTIMATION BY PROJECTING KNOWN INFORMATION
316 317 318
EXTRINSIC FACETIOUS FACILITATE
NOT INHERENT OR ESSENTIAL HUMOROUS TO MAKE LESS DIFFICULT
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319
FACTOTUM
A PERSON WHO DOES ALL SORTS OF WORK; A HANDYMAN
320
FALLACIOUS
BASED ON A FALSE IDEA OR FACT; MISLEADING
321 322 323 324 325
FALLOW FATUOUS FAUNA FAWNING FELICITOUS
PLOWED BUT NOT SOWED; UNCULTIVATED FOOLISHLY SELF-SATISFIED ANIMALS OF A PERIOD OR REGION SEEKING FAVOR BY FLATTERY SUITABLY EXPRESSED; APPROPRIATE; WELL-CHOSEN
326 327
FERAL FERVOR
EXISTING IN A WILD OR UNTAMED STATE N. WARMTH AND INTENSITY OF EMOTION, ADJ. FULL OF STRONG EMOTION OR IMIONED (FERVENT)
328 329
FETID FETTER
HAVING A BAD SMELL V. TO BIND; CONFINE, N. SOMETHING THAT RESTRICTS OR RESTRAINS
330 331 332
FIAT FIDELITY FILIBUSTER
ARBITRARY ORDER; AUTHORIZATION LOYALTY; EXACT CORRESPONDENCE USE OF OBSTRUCTIVE TACTICS IN A LEGISLATURE TO BLOCK AGE OF A LAW
333
FINESSE
TO HANDLE WITH A DECEPTIVE OR EVASIVE STRATEGY; TO USE FINESSE, THAT IS, REFINEMENT IN PERFORMANCE
334 335
FISSURE FLAG
CREVICE TO DROOP; GROW WEAK
336 337
FLEDGLING FLORA
BEGINNER; NOVICE PLANTS OF A REGION OR ERA
338
FLORID
RUDDY; REDDISH; FLOWERY
339
FLOURISH
N. AN EMBELLISHMENT OR ORNAMENTATION, V. MEANING TO GROW VIGOROUSLY, OR TO THRIVE
340
FLOUT
TO TREAT SCORNFULLY
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341
FLUX
FLOWING; A CONTINUOUS MOVING
342 343 344 345
FOMENT FORBEARANCE FORESTALL FORMIDABLE
TO INCITE; AROUSE PATIENCE TO PREVENT; DELAY MENACING; THREATENING
346 347 348
FORSWEAR FOUNDER FRACAS
RENOUNCE; REPUDIATE TO SINK; FAIL; COLLAPSE A LOUD QUARREL; BRAWL
349
FRACTIOUS
QUARRELSOME; UNRULY; REBELLIOUS
350
FRESCO
A PAINTING DONE ON PLASTER
351
FRIEZE
ORNAMENTAL BAND ON A WALL
352
FROWARD
STUBBORNLY CONTRARY; OBSTINATELY DISOBEDIENT
353 354 355 356 357
FRUGALITY FULMINATE FULSOME FUSION FUTILE
THRIFT TO ATTACK LOUDLY; DENOUNCE SO EXCESSIVE AS TO BE DISGUSTING UNION; SYNTHESIS INEFFECTIVE; USELESS; FRUITLESS
358
GAINSAY
TO DENY; DISPUTE; OPPOSE
359
GAMBOL
TO FROLIC; LEAP PLAYFULLY
360
GARRULOUS
VERY TALKATIVE; WORDY
361
GAUCHE
COARSE AND UNCOUTH; CLUMSY
362
GENIALITY
CHEERFULNESS; KINDLINESS; SOCIABILITY
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363
GERRYMANDER
TO DIVIDE AN AREA INTO VOTING DISTRICTS IN A WAY THAT FAVORS A POLITICAL PARTY
364
GLIB
FLUENT IN AN INSINCERE WAY; OFFHAND
365 366
GOAD GOSSAMER
TO PROD; URGE ON SHEER; LIGHT AND DELICATE, LIKE COBWEBS
367
GOUGE
TO TEAR OUT; SCOOP OUT; OVERCHARGE
368
GRANDILOQUENT
POMPOUS; BOMBASTIC
369 370 371
GREGARIOUS GROUSE GUILE
SOCIABLE TO COMPLAIN DECEPTION OR TRICKERY
372 373
GUILELESS GUISE
FREE OF CUNNING OR DECEIT; ARTLESS OUTWARD APPEARANCE; FALSE APPEARANCE; PRETENSE
374 375
GULLIBLE GUSTATORY
EASILY DECEIVED AFFECTING THE SENSE OF TASTE
376
HALCYON
CALM AND PEACEFUL; HAPPY; GOLDEN; PROSPEROUS
377 378 379
HALLOWED HARANGUE HARROWING
HOLY; SACRED LONG, POMPOUS SPEECH; TIRADE EXTREMELY DISTRESSING; TERRIFYING
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380
HERBIVOROUS
RELATING TO A HERBIVORE, AN ANIMAL THAT FEEDS MAINLY ON PLANTS
381 382
HERMETIC HETERODOX
TIGHTLY SEALED; MAGICAL UNORTHODOX; NOT WIDELY ACCEPTED
383
HEURISTIC
RELATING TO A SPECULATIVE FORMULATION GUIDING THE INVESTIGATION OR SOLUTION OF A PROBLEM; EDUCATIONAL METHOD IN WHICH STUDENTS LEARN FROM THEIR OWN INVESTIGATIONS
384
HIEROGLYPHICS
A SYSTEM OF WRITING IN WHICH PICTORIAL SYMBOLS REPRESENT MEANING OR SOUNDS; WRITING OR SYMBOLS THAT ARE DIFFICULT TO DECIPHER; THE SYMBOLS USED IN ADVANCED MATHEMATICS
385
HIRSUTE
COVERED WITH HAIR
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386
HISTRIONIC
RELATING TO EXAGGERATED EMOTIONAL BEHAVIOR CALCULATED FOR EFFECT; THEATRICAL ARTS OR PERFORMANCES
387
HOMEOSTASIS
AUTOMATIC MAINTENANCE BY AN ORGANISM OF NORMAL TEMPERATURE, CHEMICAL BALANCE, ETC. WITHIN ITSELF
388
HOMILY
SERMON; TEDIOUS MORALIZING LECTURE; PLATITUDE
389
HOMOGENEOUS
COMPOSED OF IDENTICAL PARTS; UNIFORM IN COMPOSITION
390 391 392
HYPERBOLE ICONOCLASTIC IDOLATRY
PURPOSEFUL EXAGGERATION FOR EFFECT ATTACKING CHERISHED TRADITION IDOL WORSHIP; BLIND OR EXCESSIVE DEVOTION
393 394
IGNEOUS IMBROGLIO
PRODUCED BY FIRE; VOLCANIC COMPLICATED SITUATION; AN ENTANGLEMENT
395 396 397 398 399 400 401 402
IMMUTABLE IMPAIR IMIVE IMPECUNIOUS IMPEDE IMPERMEABLE IMPERTURBABLE IMPERVIOUS
UNCHANGEABLE TO DAMAGE; INJURE SHOWING NO EMOTION POOR; HAVING NO MONEY TO HINDER; BLOCK IMPOSSIBLE TO PENETRATE NOT EASILY DISTURBED IMPOSSIBLE TO PENETRATE; INCAPABLE OF BEING AFFECTED
403
IMPINGE
TO STRIKE; ENCROACH
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404 405 406 407 408 409
IMPLACABLE IMPLAUSIBLE IMPLICIT IMPLODE IMPRECATION IMPUTE
INFLEXIBLE; INCAPABLE OF BEING PLEASED UNLIKELY; UNBELIEVABLE IMPLIED; UNDERSTOOD BUT NOT STATED COLLAPSE INWARD VIOLENTLY CURSE TO RELATE TO A PARTICULAR CAUSE OR SOURCE; ATTRIBUTE THE FAULT TO; ASSIGN AS A CHARACTERISTIC
410 411 412 413 414
INADVERTENTLY INCARNATE INCHOATE INCONGRUITY INCONSEQUENTIA L
CARELESSLY; UNINTENTIONALLY HAVING BODILY FORM IMPERFECTLY FORMED OR FORMULATED STATE OF NOT FITTING INSIGNIFICANT; UNIMPORTANT
415
INCORPORATE
INTRODUCE SOMETHING INTO ANOTHER THING ALREADY IN EXISTENCE; COMBINE
416 417 418 419 420
INCURSION INDETERMINATE INDIGENCE INDOLENT INELUCTABLE
SUDDEN INVASION UNCERTAIN; INDEFINITE POVERTY HABITUALLY LAZY; IDLE NOT TO BE AVOIDED OR ESCAPED; INEVITABLE
421 422 423
INERT INERTIA INGENUOUS
UNABLE TO MOVE; SLUGGISH DISINCLINATION TO ACTION OR CHANGE NAIVE AND TRUSTING; LACKING SOPHISTICATION
424 425 426 427 428 429 430 431 432 433
INHERENT INNOCUOUS INSENSIBLE INSINUATE INSIPID INSOUCIANT INSULARITY INSUPERABLE INTANGIBLE INTERDICT
FIRMLY ESTABLISHED BY NATURE OR HABIT HARMLESS UNCONSCIOUS; UNRESPONSIVE TO SUGGEST; SAY INDIRECTLY; IMPLY LACKING IN FLAVOR; DULL INDIFFERENT; LACKING CONCERN OR CARE NARROW-MINDEDNESS; ISOLATION INSURMOUNTABLE; UNCONQUERABLE NOT MATERIAL TO FORBID; PROHIBIT; TO CONFRONT AND HALT THE ACTIVITIES, ADVANCE, OR ENTRY OF
434
INTERNECINE
DEADLY TO BOTH SIDES
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435
INTERPOLATE
TO INSERT; CHANGE BY ADDING NEW WORDS OR MATERIAL
436
INTERREGNUM
INTERVAL BETWEEN REIGNS; GAP IN CONTINUITY
437 438 439 440
INTIMATE INTRACTABLE INTRANSIGENCE INTROSPECTIVE
MARKED BY CLOSE ACQUAINTANCE NOT EASILY MANAGED STUBBORNNESS; REFUSAL TO COMPROMISE CONTEMPLATING ONE'S OWN THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS
441 442 443 444 445 446
INUNDATE INURED INVECTIVE INVEIGH INVEIGLE INVETERATE
TO COVER WITH WATER; OVERWHELM HARDENED; ACCUSTOMED; USED TO VERBAL ABUSE TO DISAPPROVE; PROTEST VEHEMENTLY TO WIN OVER BY FLATTERY OR COAXING CONFIRMED; LONG-STANDING; DEEPLY ROOTED
447 448 449 450
INVIDIOUS IRASCIBLE IRRESOLUTE ITINERANT
LIKELY TO PROVOKE ILL WILL; OFFENSIVE EASILY ANGERED UNSURE OF HOW TO ACT; WEAK WANDERING FROM PLACE TO PLACE; UNSETTLED
451
ITINERARY
ROUTE OF A TRAVELER'S JOURNEY
452
JAUNDICED
HAVING A YELLOWISH DISCOLORATION OF THE SKIN; AFFECTED BY ENVY, RESENTMENT, OR HOSTILITY
453
JIBE
TO BE IN AGREEMENT
454
JOCOSE
FOND OF JOKING; JOCULAR; PLAYFUL
455
JUGGERNAUT
HUGE FORCE DESTROYING EVERYTHING IN ITS PATH
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JUNTA
GROUP OF PEOPLE UNITED IN POLITIC INTRIGUE
457 458
JUXTAPOSE KUDOS
PLACE SIDE BY SIDE FAME; GLORY; GONOR
459 460 461
LABILE LACONIC LAMBASTE
LIKELY TO CHANGE USING FEW WORDS TO THRASH VERBALLY OR PHYSICALLY
462 463 464
LASCIVIOUS LASSITUDE LATENT
LUSTFUL LETHARGY; SLUGGISHNESS PRESENT BUT HIDDEN; POTENTIAL
465 466 467
LAUD LETHARGIC LEVEE
TO PRAISE INACTIVE AN EMBANKMENT THAT PREVENTS A RIVER FROM OVERFLOWING
468
LEVITY
LIGHT MANNER OR ATTITUDE
469
LIBERAL
TOLERANT; BROAD-MINDED; GENEROUS; LAVISH
470 471 472 473
LIBERTINE LIBIDO LILLIPUTIAN LIMN
ONE WITHOUT MORAL RESTRAINT SEXUAL DESIRE EXTREMELY SMALL TO DRAW; DESCRIBE
474
LIMPID
CLEAR; TRANSPARENT
475 476
LINGUISTIC LITANY
PERTAINING TO LANGUAGE LENGTHY RECITATION; REPETITIVE CHANT
477
LITERATI
SCHOLARLY OR LEARNED PERSONS
478
LITIGATION
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
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LOG
RECORD OF A VOYAGE; RECORD OF DAILY ACTIVITIES
480 481
LOQUACIOUS LUCID
TALKATIVE BRIGHT; CLEAR; INTELLIGIBLE
482 483 484 485 486 487 488 489 490 491
LUCRE LUMINOUS LUSTROUS MACHIAVELLIAN MACHINATIONS MAELSTROM MAGNANIMITY MALIGN MALINGER MALLEABLE
MONEY OR PROFITS BRIGHT; BRILLIANT; GLOWING SHINING CRAFTY; DOUBLE-DEALING PLOTS OR SCHEMES WHIRLPOOL; TURMOIL GENEROSITY; NOBILITY TO SPEAK EVIL OF TO FEIGN ILLNESS TO ESCAPE DUTY CAPABLE OF BEING SHAPED BY POUNDING; IMPRESSIONABLE
492 493 494 495 496 497 498 499
MAVERICK MEGALOMANIA MENAGERIE MENDACIOUS MENDICANT MERETRICIOUS MESMERIZE METAMORPHOSIS
DISSENTER DELUSIONS OF POWER OR IMPORTANCE A VARIETY OF ANIMALS KEPT TOGETHER DISHONEST BEGGAR GAUDY; PLAUSIBLE BUT FALSE; SPECIOUS TO HYPNOTIZE CHANGE; TRANSFORMATION
500
METAPHYSICS
A BRANCH OF PHILOSOPHY THAT INVESTIGATES THE ULTIMATE NATURE OF REALITY
501
METEOROLOGICA L
CONCERNED WITH THE WEATHER
502 503 504 505
METICULOUS METTLE METTLESOME MICROCOSM
VERY CAREFUL; FASTIDIOUS COURAGE; ENDURANCE FULL OF COURAGE AND FORTITUDE; SPIRITED A SMALL SYSTEM HAVING ANALOGIES TO A LARGER SYSTEM; SMALL WORLD
506 507 508
MILITATE MINATORY MINUSCULE
TO WORK AGAINST THREATENING; MENACING VERY SMALL
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509 510 511
MINUTIA MISANTHROPE MISCELLANY
PETTY DETAILS ONE WHO HATES HUMANITY MIXTURE OF WRITINGS ON VARIOUS SUBJECTS
512 513 514
MISCREANT MISOGYNIST MITIGATE
VILLAIN; CRIMINAL ONE WHO HATES WOMEN TO CAUSE TO BECOME LESS HARSH; SEVERE, OR PAINFUL; ALLEVIATE
515
MNEMONIC
ADJ. RELATED TO MEMORY; ASSISTING MEMORY, N. A SYSTEM THAT DEVELOPS AND IMPROVES THE MEMORY
516 517 518
MODICUM MOLLIFY MONOLITHIC
LIMITED QUANTITY SOOTHE SOLID AND UNIFORM; CONSTITUTING A SINGLE, UNIFIED WHOLE
519
MOROSE
ILL-HUMORED; SULLEN
520
MOTLEY
MANY COLORED; MADE UP OF MANY PARTS
521 522
MULTIFARIOUS MUNDANE
DIVERSE WORLDLY AS OPPOSED TO SPIRITUAL; CONCERNED WITH THE ORDINARY
523 524
NECROMANCY NEGATE
BLACK MAGIC TO CANCEL OUT; NULLIFY
525
NEOLOGISM
NEW WORD OR EXPRESSION
526
NEOPHYTE
NOVICE; BEGINNER
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527
NEXUS
A MEANS OF CONNECTION; A CONNECTED GROUP OR SERIES; A CENTER
528 529
NONPLUSSED NOSTALGIA
BEWILDERED SENTIMENTAL LONGING FOR A PAST TIME
530
NOSTRUM
MEDICINE OR REMEDY OF DOUBTFUL EFFECTIVENESS; SUPPOSED CURE
531 532 533
NUGATORY OBDURATE OBSEQUIOUS
TRIFLING; INVALID STUBBORN OVERLY SUBMISSIVE
534
OBSEQUY
FUNERAL CEREMONY (OFTEN USED IN THE PLURAL, OBSEQUIES)
535
OBVIATE
TO MAKE UNNECESSARY; TO ANTICIPATE AND PREVENT
536 537
OCCLUDE OCCULT
TO SHUT; BLOCK RELATING TO PRACTICES CONNECTED WITH SUPERNATURAL PHENOMENA
538
ODYSSEY
A LONG ADVENTUROUS VOYAGE; A QUEST
539 540
OFFICIOUS OLFACTORY
TOO HELPFUL; MEDDLESOME CONCERNING THE SENSE OF SMELL
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OLIGARCHY
FORM OF GOVERNMENT IN WHICH POWER BELONGS TO ONLY A FEW LEADERS
542
ONEROUS
BURDENSOME
543
ONOMATOPOEIA
FORMATION OR USE OF WORDS THAT IMITATE SOUNDS OF THE ACTIONS THEY REFER TO
544 545 546 547
OPPROBRIUM ORNITHOLOGIST OSCILLATE OSTENTATIOUS
DISGRACE; CONTEMPT SCIENTIST WHO STUDIES BIRDS TO MOVE BACK AND FORTH SHOWY; TRYING TO ATTRACT ATTENTION; PRETENTIOUS
548 549
OVERWEENING PAEAN
PRESUMPTUOUS; ARROGANT; OVERBEARING SONG OF JOY OR TRIUMPH; A FERVENT EXPRESSION OF JOY
550
PALEONTOLOGY
STUDY OF PAST GEOLOGICAL ERAS THROUGH FOSSIL REMAINS
551 552
PALLID PANEGYRIC
LACKING COLOR OR LIVELINESS ELABORATE PRAISE; FORMAL HYMN OF PRAISE
553 554
PARAGON PARTISAN
MODEL OF EXCELLENCE OR PERFECTION ONE-SIDED; COMMITTED TO A PARTY, GROUP. OR CAUSE; PREJUDICED
555 556
PATHOLOGICAL PATHOS
DEPARTING FROM NORMAL CONDITION A QUALITY THAT CAUSES A FEELING OF PITY OR SORROW
557
PATOIS
A REGIONAL DIALECT; NONSTANDARD SPEECH; JARGON
558 559 560 561
PAUCITY PEDANT PEDANTIC PELLUCID
SCARCITY UNINSPIRED, BORING ACADEMIC SHOWING OFF LEARNING TRANSPARENT; TRANSLUCENT; EASILY UNDERSTOOD
562 563 564 565
PENCHANT PENURTY PEREGRINATION PEREMPTORY
INCLINATION EXTREME POVERTY A WANDERING FROM PLACE TO PLACE IMPERATIVE; LEAVING NO CHOICE
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PERENNIAL
PRESENT THROUGHOUT THE YEARS; PERSISTENT
567 568
PERFIDIOUS PERFUNCTORY
FAITHLESS; DISLOYAL; UNTRUSTWORTHY SUPERFICIAL; NOT THOROUGH; PERFORMED REALLY AS A DUTY
569
PERIGEE
POINT IN AN ORBIT THAT IS CLOSEST TO THE EARTH
570 571
PERMEABLE PERTURB
PENETRABLE TO DISTURB GREATLY; MAKE UNEASY OR ANXIOUS; CAUSE A BODY TO DEVIATE FROM ITS REGULAR ORBIT
572
PERVASIVE
SPREAD THROUGHOUT EVERY PART
573 574
PETULANT PHLEGMATIC
RUDE; PEEVISH CALM IN TEMPERAMENT; SLUGGISH
575
PHOENIX
MYTHICAL, IMMORTAL BIRD THAT LIVES FOR 500 YEARS, BURNS ITSELF TO DEATH, AND RISES FROM THE ASHES; ANYTHING THAT IS RESTORED AFTER SUFFERING GREAT DESTRUCTION
576
PHYSIOGNOMY
FACIAL FEATURES
577 578
PIETY PIQUANT
DEVOUTNESS APPEALINGLY STIMULATING; PLEASANTLY PUNGENT; ATTRATIVE
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579
PIQUE
N. FLEETING FEELING OF HURT PRIDE, V. TO PROVOKE OR AROUSE
580
PLACATE
TO LESSEN ANOTHER'S ANGER; TO PACIFY
581 582 583
PLACID PLAINTIVE PLASTICITY
CALM MELANCHOLY; MOURNFUL CONDITION OF BEING ABLE TO BE SHAPED OR FORMED; PLIABILITY
584 585
PLATITUDE PLATONIC
STALE, OVERUSED EXPRESSION SPIRITUAL, WITHOUT SENSUAL DESIRE, OR THEORETICAL
586
PLATONIC
SPIRITUAL; WITHOUT SENSUAL DESIRE; THEORETICAL
587 588
PLETHORA PLUMB
EXCESS; OVERABUNDANCE TO DETERMINE THE DEPTH; TO EXAMINE DEEPLY
589
PLUME
TO CONGRATULATE ONESELF IN A SELF-SATISFIED WAY
590 591
PLUMMET PLUTOCRACY
TO FALL; PLUNGE SOCIETY RULED BY THE WEALTHY
592
POROUS
FULL OF HOLES; PERMEABLE TO LIQUIDS
593
POSEUR
PERSON WHO AFFECTS AN ATTITUDE OR IDENTITY TO IMPRESS OTHERS
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PRAGMATIC PRATE
PRACTICAL TO TALK IDLY; CHATTER
596
PRATTLE
MEANINGLESS, FOOLISH TALK
597 598 599
PREAMBLE PRECARIOUS PRECEPT
PRELIMINARY STATEMENT UNCERTAIN PRINCIPLE; LAW
600
PRECIPITATE
V. TO CAUSE TO HAPPEN; THROW DOWN FROM A HEIGHT, ADJ. RASH; HASTY SUDDEN
601 602 603 604 605 606
PRECURSOR PREEMPT PREHENSILE PREMONITION PRESAGE PRESUMPTUOUS
FORERUNNER; PREDECESSOR TO SUPERSEDE; APPROPRIATE FOR ONESELF CAPABLE OF GRASPING FOREWARNING; PRESENTIMENT TO FORETELL; INDICATE IN ADVANCE RUDE; IMPROPERLY BOLD
607
PRETERNATURAL
BEYOND THE NORMAL COURSE OF NATURE; SUPERNATURAL
608 609 610 611 612 613 614 615
PREVARICATE PRIMORDIAL PRISTINE PROBITY PROBLEMATIC PRODIGAL PROFOUND PROHIBITIVE
TO QUIBBLE; EVADE THE TRUTH ORIGINAL; EXISTING FROM THE BEGINNING UNTOUCHED; UNCORRUPTED HONESTY; HIGH-MINDEDNESS POSING A PROBLEM; DOUBTFUL; UNSETTLED WASTEFUL; EXTRAVAGANT; LAVISH DEEP; NOT SUPERFICIAL SO HIGH AS TO PREVENT THE PURCHASE OR USE OF; PREVENTING; FORBIDDING
616 617 618 619 620
PROLIFERATE PROPENSITY PROPITIATE PROPRIETY PROSCRIBE
TO INCREASE RAPIDLY INCLINATION; TENDENCY TO WIN OVER; APPEASE CORRECT CONDUCT; FITNESS V. TO CONDEMN; FORBID OUTLAW, ADJ. RELATING TO PROHIBITION
621 622 623
PROVIDENT PUISSANT PUNCTILIOUS
PROVIDING FOR FUTURE NEEDS; FRUGAL POWERFUL CAREFUL IN OBSERVING RULES OF BEHAVIOR OR CEREMONY
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624
PUNGENT
STRONG OR SHARP IN SMELL OR TASTE; PENETRATING; CAUSTIC; TO THE POINT
625
PURPORT
V. TO PROFESS; SUPPOSE; CLAIM, N. MEANING INTENDED OR IMPLIED
626 627 628 629 630
PUSILLANIMOUS QUAGMIRE QUAIL QUALIFIED QUALM
COWARDLY MARSH; DIFFICULT SITUATION TO COWER; LOSE HEART LIMITED; RESTRICTED SUDDEN FEELING OF FAINTNESS OR NAUSEA; UNEASY FEELING ABOUT THE RIGHTNESS OF ACTIONS
631 632
QUERY QUIBBLE
TO QUESTION TO ARGUE OVER INSIGNIFICANT AND IRRELEVANT DETAILS
633 634
QUIESCENT QUORUM
INACTIVE; STILL NUMBER OF NECESSARY TO CONDUCT A MEETING
635 636
RACONTEUR RAIL
WITTY, SKILLFUL STORYTELLER TO SCOLD WITH BITTER OR ABUSIVE LANGUAGE
637 638 639 640 641
RAIMENT RAMIFICATION RAREFIED RATIONALE REBUS
CLOTHING IMPLICATION; OUTGROWTH; CONSEQUENCE REFINED FUNDAMENTAL REASON PUZZLE IN WHICH PICTURES OR SYMBOLS REPRESENT WORDS
642 643 644
RECALCITRANT RECANT RECLUSE
RESISTING AUTHORITY OR CONTROL TO RETRACT A STATEMENT OR OPINION PERSON WHO LIVES IN SECLUSION AND OFTEN IN SOLITUDE
645 646
RECONDITE REDOUBTABLE
ABSTRUSE; PROFOUND FORMIDABLE; AROUSING FEAR; WORTHY OF RESPECT
647
REDUCTIONISTIC
ATTEMPTING TO EXPLAIN COMPLEX PHENOMENA BY SIMPLE PRINCIPLES
648 649
REFRACT REFRACTORY
DEFLECT LIGHT OR SOUND STUBBORN; UNMANAGEABLE; RESISTING ORDINARY METHODS OF TREATMENT
650 651 652
REFULGENT REFUTE REGALE
BRIGHTLY SHINING; RESPLENDENT TO CONTRADICT; DISAPPROVE ENTERTAIN
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653 654 655 656 657
RELEGATE REMONSTRATE RENEGE REPARATION REPINE
TO CONSIGN TO AN INFERIOR POSITION TO OBJECT OR PROTEST TO GO BACK ON ONE'S WORD AMENDS; COMPENSATION FRET; COMPLAIN
658
REPRISE
REPETITION, ESPECIALLY OF A PIECE OF MUSIC
659 660
REPROACH REPROBATE
TO FIND FAULT WITH; BLAME MORALLY UNPRINCIPLED PERSON
661
REPUDIATE
TO REJECT AS HAVING NO AUTHORITY
662 663
RESCIND RESOLUTION
TO CANCEL DETERMINATION; RESOLVE
664
RESOLVE
DETERMINATION; FIRMNESS OF PURPOSE
665
RETICENT
NOT SPEAKING FREELY; RESERVED; RELUCTANT
666
REVERENT
EXPRESSING DEEP RESPECT; WORSHIPFUL
667
RIPOSTE
RETALIATORY ACTION OR RETORT
668
ROCOCO
EXCESSIVELY ORNATE; HIGHLY DECORATED; STYLE OF ARCHITECTURE IN EIGHTEENTH CENTURY EUROPE
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669
RUBRIC
TITLE OR HEADING; CATEGORY; ESTABLISHED MODE OF PROCEDURE OR CONDUCT; PROTOCOL
670 671
RUE RUSE
TO REGRET TRICK; CRAFTY STRATAGEM; SUBTERFUGE
672 673 674 675
SAGE SALACIOUS SALUBRIOUS SALUTARY
WISE LASCIVIOUS; LUSTFUL HEALTHFUL EXPECTING AN IMPROVEMENT; FAVORABLE TO HEALTH
676
SANCTION
V. TO APPROVE; RATIFY; PERMIT, N. APPROVAL; RATIFICATION; PERMISSION; PENALIZE
677
SARDONIC
CYNICAL; SCORNFULLY MOCKING
678 679 680
SARTORIAL SATIATE SATURATE
PERTAINING TO TAILORS TO SATISFY TO SOAK THOROUGHLY; IMBUE THROUGHOUT
681 682
SATURNINE SATYR
GLOOMY A CREATURE THAT IS HALF-MAN, HALF-BEAST WITH THE HORNS AND LEGS OF A GOAT; IT IS A FOLLOWER OF DIONYSOS; A LECHER
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683
SAVOR
TO ENJOY; HAVE A DISTINCTIVE FLAVOR OR SMELL
684
SCHEMATIC
RELATING TO OR IN THE FORM OF AN OUTLINE OR DIAGRAM
685
SECRETE
PRODUCE AND RELEASE SUBSTANCE INTO AN ORGANISM
686 687 688
SEDITION SEDULOUS SEISMIC
BEHAVIOR PROMPTING REBELLION DILIGENT RELATING TO EARTHQUAKES; EARTHSHAKING
689
SENSUAL
RELATING TO THE SENSES; GRATIFYING THE PHYSICAL SENSES, ESPECIALLY SEXUAL APPETITES
690
SENSUOUS
RELATING TO THE SENSES; OPERATING THROUGH THE SENSES
691 692 693
SENTIENT SERVILE SEXTANT
AWARE; CONSCIOUS; ABLE TO PERCEIVE SUBMISSIVE; OBEDIENT NAVIGATION TOOL THAT DETERMINES LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE
694 695 696 697
SHARD SIDEREAL SIMIAN SIMILE
A PIECE OF BROKEN GLASS OR POTTERY RELATING TO THE STARS APELIKE; RELATING TO APES COMPARISON OF ONE THING WITH ANOTHER USING "LIKE" OR "AS"
698
SINECURE
WELL-PAYING JOB OR OFFICE THAT REQUIRES LITTLE OR NO WORK
699 700 701 702 703 704 705
SINGULAR SINUOUS SKEPTIC SOBRIETY SODDEN SOLICITOUS SOLILOQUY
UNIQUE; EXTRAORDINARY; ODD WINDING; INTRICATE; COMPLEX ONE WHO DOUBTS SERIOUSNESS THOROUGHLY SOAKED; SATURATED CONCERNED; ATTENTIVE; EAGER LITERARY OR DRAMATIC SPEECH BY ONE CHARACTER, NOT ADDRESSED TO OTHERS
706
SOLVENT
ABLE TO MEET FINANCIAL OBLIGATION
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707
SOMATIC
RELATING TO OR AFFECTING THE BODY; CORPOREAL
708 709 710
SOPORIFIC SORDID SPECIOUS
SLEEP PRODUCING FILTHY; CONTEMPTIBLE AND CORRUPT SEEMING TO BE LOGICAL AND SOUND, BUT NOT REALLY SO
711
SPECTRUM
BAND OF COLORS PRODUCED WHEN SUNLIGHT ES THROUGH A PRISM; A BROAD RANGE OF RELATED IDEAS OR OBJECTS
712
SPENDTHRIFT
N. PERSON WHO SPENDS MONEY RECKLESSLY, ADJ. WASTEFUL AND EXTRAVAGANT
713 714 715
SPORADIC SQUALOR STACCATO
IRREGULAR FILTHY, WRETCHED CONDITION MARKED BY ABRUPT, CLEAR-CUT SOUNDS
716
STANCH
TO STOP OR CHECK THE FLOW OF
717 718
STENTORIAN STIGMA
EXTREMELY LOUD MARK OF DISGRACE OR INFERIORITY
719
STINT
V. TO BE SPARING, N. A PERIOD OF TIME SPENT DOING SOMETHING
720
STIPULATE
TO SPECIFY AS AN ESSENTIAL CONDITION
721
STOLID
HAVING OR SHOWING LITTLE EMOTION
722 723
STRATIFIED STRIATED
ARRANGED IN LAYERS MARKED WITH THIN, NARROW GROOVES OR CHANNELS
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724
STRICTURE
SOMETHING THAT RESTRAINS; NEGATIVE CRITICISM
725
STRIDENT
LOUD; HARSH; UNPLEASANTLY NOISY
726
STRUT
TO SWAGGER; DISPLAY TO IMPRESS OTHERS
727
STULTIFY
TO IMPAIR OR REDUCE TO USELESSNESS
728
STUPEFY
TO DULL THE SENSES OF; STUN; ASTONISH
729
STYGIAN
DARK AND GLOOMY; HELLISH
730
SUBPOENA
NOTICE ORDERING SOMEONE TO APPEAR IN COURT
731
SUBSIDE
TO SETTLE DOWN; GROW QUIET
732
SUBSTANTIATE
TO WITH PROOF OR EVIDENCE
733
SUBSTANTIVE
ESSENTIAL; PERTAINING TO THE SUBSTANCE
734 735
SUBSUME SUBVERSIVE
TO INCLUDE; INCORPORATE INTENDED TO UNDERMINE OR OVERTHROW, ESPECIALLY AN ESTABLISHED GOVERNMENT
736
SUCCOR
RELIEF; HELP IN TIME OF DISTRESS OR WANT
737 738
SUFFRAGE SUNDRY
THE RIGHT TO VOTE VARIOUS
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739
SUPERSEDE
TO REPLACE, ESPECIALLY TO DISPLACE AS INFERIOR OR ANTIQUATED
740
SUPINE
LYING ON THE BACK; MARKED BY LETHARGY
741
SUPPLANT
TO REPLACE; SUBSTITUTE
742 743 744 745
SUPPLIANT SUPPLICANT SUPPOSITION SYLLOGISM
BESEECHING ONE WHO ASKS HUMBLY AND EARNESTLY THE ACT OF ASSUMING TO BE TRUE OR REAL A FORM OF DEDUCTIVE REASONING THAT HAS A MAJOR PREMISE, A MINOR PREMISE, AND A CONCLUSION
746 747 748
SYLVAN TACIT TALISMAN
RELATED TO THE WOODS OR FOREST SILENTLY UNDERSTOOD; IMPLIED CHARM TO BRING GOOD LUCK AND AVERT MISFORTUNE
749 750 751
TANGENTIAL TAUTOLOGY TAXONOMY
PERIPHERAL; DIGRESSING UNNECESSARY REPETITION SCIENCE OF CLASSIFICATION; IN BIOLOGY, THE PROCESS OF CLASSIFYING ORGANSIMS IN CATEGORIES
752 753 754 755
TENET TENUOUS TERRESTRIAL THEOCRACY
BELIEF; DOCTRINE WEAK; INSUBSTANTIAL EARTHLY; COMMONPLACE GOVERNMENT BY PRIESTS REPRESENTING A GOD
756 757
THESPIAN TIMBRE
AN ACTOR OR ACTRESS THE CHARACTERISTIC QUALITY OF SOUND PRODUCED BY A PARTICULAR INSTRUMENT OR VOICE; TONE COLOR
758 759 760 761
TIRADE TOADY TOME TORPOR
LONG, VIOLENT SPEECH; VERBAL ASSAULT FLATTERER; HANGER-ON; YES-MAN BOOK, USUALLY LARGE AND ACADEMIC LETHARGY; DORMANCY; SLUGGISHNESS
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762
TORQUE
A TURNING OR TWISTING FORCE; THE MOMENT OF A FORCE; THE MEASURE OF A FORCE'S TENDENCY TO PRODUCE TWISTING OR TURNING AND ROTATION AROUND AN AXIS
763
TORTUOUS
HAVING MANY TWISTS AND TURNS; HIGHLY COMPLEX
764 765 766
TOUT TRACTABLE TRANSGRESSION
TO PROMOTE OR PRAISE ENERGETICALLY OBEDIENT; YIELDING ACT OF TRESING OR VIOLATING A LAW OR RULE
767 768 769
TRANSIENT TRANSLUCENT TRAVAIL
TEMPORARY; SHORT-LIVED; FLEETING PARTIALLY TRANSPARENT N. WORK, ESPECIALLY ARDUOUS WORK; TRIBULATION; ANGUISH, V. TO WORK STRENUOUSLY
770
TRAVESTY
PARODY; EXAGGERATED IMITATION; CARICATURE
771
TREATISE
ARTICLE TREATING A SUBJECT SYSTEMATICALLY AND THOROUGHLY
772 773 774 775
TREMULOUS TREPIDATION TRUCULENCE TRYST
TREMBLING; QUIVERING; FRUGAL; TIMID FEAR AND ANXIETY AGGRESSIVENESS; FEROCITY AGREEMENT BETWEEN LOVERS TO MEET; RENDEZVOUS
776 777
TUMID TURBID
SWOLLEN; DISTENDED MUDDY; OPAQUE; IN A STATE OF GREAT CONFUSION
778 779 780 781 782 783 784
TURGID TUTELARY UNCANNY UNDULATING UNFEIGNED UNTENABLE UNTOWARD
SWOLLEN; BLOATED; POMPOUS SERVING AS A GUARDIAN OR PROTECTOR MYSTERIOUS; STRANGE MOVING IN WAVES NOT FALSE; NOT MADE UP; GENUINE INDEFENSIBLE NOT FAVORABLE; TROUBLESOME; ADVERSE; UNRULY
785
USURY
PRACTICE OF LENDING MONEY AT EXORBITANT RATES
786 787
VACILLATE VACUOUS
TO WAVER; OSCILLATE EMPTY; VOID; LACKING INTELLIGENCE; PURPOSELESS
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788 789 790 791 792 793
VALEDICTORY VAPID VARIEGATED VAUNT VENAL VENDETTA
PERTAINING TO A FAREWELL TASTELESS; DULL VARIED; MARKED WITH DIFFERENT COLORS TO BOAST; BRAG BRIBABLE; MERCENARY; CORRUPTIBLE PROLONGED FEUD MARKED BY BITTER HOSTILITY
794
VENERATE
V. TO ADORE; HONOR; RESPECT, ADJ. RESPECTED BECAUSE OF AGE, CHARACTER, OR POSITION
795 796 797 798
VERACIOUS VERBOSE VERTIGO VEXATION
TRUTHFUL; ACCURATE WORDY DIZZINESS IRRITATION; ANNOYANCE; CONFUSION; PUZZLEMENT
799 800 801
VIABLE VINDICTIVE VIRTUOSO
PRACTICABLE; CAPABLE OF DEVELOPING SPITEFUL; VENGEFUL; UNFORGIVING SOMEONE WITH MASTERLY SKILLS; EXPERT MUSICIAN
802 803 804
VISAGE VISCOUS VITIATE
COUNTENANCE; APPEARANCE; ASPECT THICK, SYRUPY, AND STICKY TO IMPAIR THE QUALITY OF; CORRUPT MORALLY; MAKE INOPERATIVE
805
VITUPERATIVE
USING OR CONTAINING HARSH, ABUSIVE CENSURE
806
VIVISECTION
DISSECTION; SURGERY; OR PAINFUL EXPERIMENTS PERFORMED ON A LIVING ANIMAL FOR THE PURPOSE OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
807 808 809
VOGUE VOLATILE VORTEX
PREVAILING FASHION OR PRACTICE TENDING TO VARY FREQUENTLY; FICKLE WHIRLPOOL; WHIRLWIND; CENTER OF TURBULENCE
810
WARRANTED
ADJ. JUSTIFIED, V. TO ATTEST TO THE ACCURACY OR QUALITY; JUSTIFY; GRANT AUTHORIZATION
811 812
WARY WELTER
CAREFUL; CAUTIOUS TO WALLOW OR ROLL; TOSS ABOUT; BE IN TURMOIL
813 814
WHIMSICAL WHIMSY
FANCIFUL; UNPREDICTABLE PLAYFUL OR FANCIFUL IDEA
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815 816
WISTFUL ZEALOT
VAGUELY LONGING; SADLY THOUGHTFUL ONE WHO IS FANATICALLY DEVOTED TO A CAUSE
817
ZEALOTRY
FANATICISM
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