GREWORDLIST

GRE Word List - 1

premature

doing or happening something before the right time

introspection

examining one's own thoughts and feelings

shunned

avoided, kept away from

philanthropist

one who loves mankind

anguish

severe suffering

antidote

medicine used against a poison or a disease

apt

well-suited; quick-witted

strive

to make great efforts, to struggle

conceal

hide keep secret

ambidextrous

able to use the left hand or the right equally well

grumble

to complain

retrospective

Looking back on past

indigenous

native

precursors

a person or thing that precedes, as in a process or job.

offhand

Without preparation or forethought

introvert

one who turns towards himself

loll

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

gerontocracy

government ruled by old people

correlate

have a mutual relation

ambiguous

doubtful; uncertain

somersault

rolling backward or forward (not sideways) movement

braggart

boastful

abscond

to go away suddenly (to avoid arrest)

aggravate

make worse; irritate

edible

fit to be eaten/not poisonous

entice

attract, lure

extinguish

end the existence of/wipe or put out

alleviate

make (pain) easier to bear

inquest

adorn

add beauty; decorate

Legal or judicial inquiry, especially before a jury and

especially made by a coroner into the cause of someone.s
death

equilibrium

state of being balanced

surcharge

additional load/charge

abhor

to hate; to detest

accolade

praise; approval

connote

Suggest or imply in addition to the precise, literal meaning

conjoin

to join together

endeavor

to make an effort, to try very hard

timid

shy easily frightened

agile

active; quick-moving

opaqueness

dullness/not allowing light to pass through

renovate

restore something to better condition

disallow

refuse to allow or accept as a correct

curriculum

course of study

abide

be faithful; to endure

malevolent

malicious; evil; having or showing ill will

impermeable

that cannot be permeated

amalgamate

mix; combine; unite societies

console

give comfort or sympathy to

xenophile (zenuh-fahyl)

a person who is attracted to foreign peoples cultures

warrant

authority written order guarantee

drowsiness

feeling sleepy half asleep

acclaimed

welcomed with shouts and approval

stray

wander lose one's way

extinct

no longer active

disrobe

undress

reminiscent

suggest something in the past

acumen

Keen, quick, accurate insight or judgment

catalyst

substance that causes speeding up

suffocate

cause or have difficulty in breathing

embezzle

use in a wrong way for one's own benefit

sporadic

happening from time to time

shallow

little depth; not earnest

scent

smell (especially pleasant)

clientele

customers

sequence

succession connected line of

brittle

easily broken

audacious

Bold

negligent

taking too little care

affinity

close connection; relationship

affable

polite and friendly

animosity

strong dislike

salvage

the saving of property from loss

heterogeneous

made up of different kinds

moribund

in a dying state; near death

fragile

easily injured broken or destroyed

relapse

fall back again

legacy

Bequest or inheritance

dangle

hand or swing loosely

massacre

cruel killing of a large number of people

ascend

go or come up

appease

make quiet or calm

asterisk

the mark * (e.g.. omitted letters)

submerge

put under water liquid sink out of sight

yarn

tale story fibers for knitting

adulteration

making unpure; poorer in quality

arrogance

proud; superior manner of behaviour

combustion

process of burning

divergence

getting farther apart from a point

allegiance

duty support loyalty

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vigorous

strong energetic

dormant

in a state of inactivity but awaiting development

dwarf

person much smaller the usual size

shard

A piece of broken pottery

livid

Furiously angry, enraged

chisel

steel tool for shaping materials

rejuvenation

becoming young in nature or appearance

encapsulate

enclose in capsule

fragrant

sweet-smelling

complaisant

trying to please; obliging

judicious

sound in judgment; wise

grievous

causing grief or pain; serious dire grave

hospitable

liking to give hospitality

hypocrisy

falsely making oneself appear to be good

odor

smell

enzyme

catalyst

scribble

write hastily

eradicate

get rid of pull up by the roots

ameliorate

improve; make better

infuriate

fill with fury or rage

poseur

a person who attempts to impress by acting unlike himself

Lambaste

attack verbally

sawdust

tiny bits of wood

sanction

approval (by authority) penalty

narcissism

Self-love

engulf

swallow up

dullard

a stupid, insensitive person

euphoria

elation state of pleasant excitement

succumb

yield, die

renowned

celebrated; famous

sluggard

lazy slow-moving person

colloquial

involving or using conversation.

flop

fail/move/fall clumsily

evoke

call up bring out

ingest

take in by swallowing

mischievous

harmful; causing mischief

reiterate

say or do again several times

implicit

implied though; not plainly expressed

derivative

unoriginal; obtained from another source

abysmal

extreme bad

defer

postpone

dote

show much fondness center one's attention

eloquence

fluent speaking skillful use of language

riddle

puzzling person or thing

clot

half-solid lump formed from liquid

misogynist

one who hates women/females

commuter

person who travels regularly

disproof

proof to the contrary

weigh

measure hoe heavy something is

sadastic

Cruel

steeply

rising or falling sharply

impromptu

without preparation

torque

twisting force causing rotation

inclined

directing the mind in a certain direction

benefactor

person who has given help

erratic

irregular in behaviour or opinion

moderation

quality of being limited; not extreme

meticulous

giving great attention to details

plea

request

ambivalent

having both of two contrary meanings

invincible

too strong to be defeated

pertain

belong as a part have reference

enduring

lasting

auxiliary

helping; supporting

flimsy

lacking solidarity, strength

constrict

make tight or smaller

tadpole

form of a frog when it leaves the egg

luminary

star; light-giving body

turmoil

trouble disturbance

ossified

turned to bone; hardened like bone; Inflexible

sanity

health of mind soundness of judgment

tonic

something giving strength or energy

cryptic

secret with a hidden meaning

perish

be destroyed decay

gallant

brave,behaves well with women

presentiment

anticipatory fear; premonition

endorse

write one's name on the back of

indistinct

not easily heard; seen clearly marked

sponge

porous rubber for washing live at once expense

dupe

cheat make a fool of

volatile

changeable inconstant fickle unstable explosive

abstruse

difficult to comprehend; obscure

alloy

to debase by mixing with something inferior

turbulence

being uncontrollably violent

reconcile

settle a quarrel restore peace

connoisseur

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

fission

splitting or division (esp. of cells)

aberration

straying away from what is normal

commemorate

keep the memory of

extralegal

outside the law

gait

a manner of walking, stepping, or running

pest

destructive thing or a person who is nuisance

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parenthesis

sentence within another one something separated

superimpose

put something on the top

sophisticated

complex; subtle; refined

boisterous

noisy; restraint

ail

to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.

implosion

collapse; bursting inward

limp

lacking strength; walking unevenly

centurion

leader of a unit of 100 soldiers

arcane

known or understood by very few

knit

draw together; unite firmly

mite

A very small amount, portion, or particle

pivotal

of great importance (others depend on it)

edify

instruct; correct morally

enigma

something that is puzzling

recuperate

become strong after illness loss exhaustion

buoyant

able to float; light-hearted

satiate

satisfy fully

jabber

talk excitedly; utter rapidly

yeoman

man owning small estate; middle-class farmer

treacherous

not to be trusted, perfidious

fidelity

loyalty accuracy

bewilder

puzzle; confuse

pluck

pull the feathers off pick (e.g.. flowers)

stride

walk with long steps

perjury

willful FALSE statement unlawful act

garrulous

too talkative

paradigm

a model example or pattern

redeem

get back by payment compensate

gullible

easily gulled

calipers

metal supports attached to the legs measuring instrument

sobriety

quality or condition of being sober

impede

hinder; get in the way of

tractable

easily controlled or guided

resuscitation

coming back to consciousness

writ

written order

apartheid

brutal racial discrimination

mesmerize

hypnotize

concur

agree in opinion happen together

predominate

have more power than others

indulgent

inclined to indulge

articulate

speak distinctly; connect by joints

recitals

a number of performance of music

fleet

number of ships; quick-moving

woo

try to win

solvent

of the power of forming a solution

misanthrope

person who hates mankind

dislodge

move force from the place occupied

evasive

tending to evade

partisan

one-sided committed to a party biased or prejudiced

eulogy

formal praise panegyric

spear

weapon with a metal point on a long shaft

foster

nurture; care for

vivacious

lively high-spirited

pilferer

to steal, especially in small quantities

beguile

mislead or delude; cheat; pass time

refine

make or become pure cultural

coagulation

change to a thick and solid state

dexterity

skill (esp. in handling)

foolproof

incapable of failure or error

bogus

sham; counterfeit; not genuine

liberality

free giving; generosity

incongruous

out of place; not in harmony or agreement

elaborate

worked out with much care in great detail

multifarious

varied; motley; greatly diversified

brass

yellow metal (mixing copper and zinc)

skit

short piece of humorous writing

permeate

spread into every part of

repulsive

causing a feeling of disgust

malleable

yielding easily shaped; moldable; adapting

hapless

unlucky

suffice

be enough

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lampoon

publicly mock or ridicule

convoluted

complicated;coiled; twisted

immutable

that cannot be changed

indefatigability

not easily exhaustible; tirelessness

counterfeit

fawn

To seek favor or attention by flattery and obsequious

patron

regular customer person who gives support

wince

show bodily or mental pain

cordial

warm and sincere

feud

bitter quarrel over a long period of time

retrograde

receding

cognizant

being fully aware of

cumbersome

burdensome; heavy and awkward to carry

substantiation

giving facts to support (statement)

euthanasia

easy and painless death

sheath

cover for the blade of a weapon or a tool

irate

angry

repel

refuse to accept/cause dislike

underbid

make a lower bid then somebody else

unscathed

unharmed unhurt

alcove

recess/partially enclosed place

forgery

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frantic

wildly excited with joy; pain; anxiety

aseptic

surgically clean

peccadillo

small sin small weakness in one's character

implacable

incapable of being placated; unpleasable

pervade

spread through every part of

holster

leather case for a pistol

decree

order given by authority

proliferate

grow reproduce by rapid multification

concoct

invent, prepare by mixing together

propagation

increasing the number; spreading; extending

turquoise

greenish-blue precious stone

personable

pleasing in appearance attractive

miser

person who loves wealth and spends little

reciprocity

granting of privileges in return for similar

valiant

brave

vigilance

watchfulness self-appointed group who maintain order

derogatory

insulting; tending to damage

distraught

distracted violently upset in mind

tarnished

lost brightness

ineptitude

quality of being unskillful

reverent

feeling or showing deep respect

lustrous

being bright; polished

imminent

likely to come or happen soon

condense

increase in density strength make laconic

voluptuous

arousing sensual pleasures

extol

to praise highly

suppress

prevent from being known put an end to

forestall

prevent by taking action in advance; preempt

irrevocable

final and unalterable

stipulate

state or put forward as a necessary condition

soggy

heavy with water

lament

show feeling of great sorrow

vindictive

having a desire to revenge

provoke

make angry vax

wanton

unrestrained; willfully malicious; unchaste

plummet

fall plunge steeply

pinch

be too tight take between the thumb and finger

subpoena

written order requiring a person to appear in a low court

earthenware

dishes made of baked clay

accrue

accumulate

unearth

discover and bring to light

idolatry

excessive admiration of

savor

taste flavor something

apprehensive

grasping understanding fear unhappy feeling about future

hoax

mischievous trick played to deceive

nihilism

total rejection of all religious and moral beliefs

vitriolic

corrosive; sarcastic

soot

black powder in smoke

loquacious

talkative; garrulous

valorous

brave

defiance

open disobedience or resistance

complaisance

tending to comply obliging willingness to please

candid

frank; straight-forward

illicit

unlawful; forbidden

warmonger

person who stirs up war

viscous

sticky/semi-fluid

gust

outburst of feeling; sudden rain wind fire etc.

aversion

strong dislike

coalescing

coming together and uniting into one substance

haughty

arrogant; conceited

precursory

preliminary; anticipating

concord

agreement or harmony

counterfeit

forgery

latent

present but not yet active; developed or visible

gush

burst out suddenly/talk ardently

topple

be unsteady and overturn

quandary

state of doubt or perplexity

supersede

take the place of

chortle

loud chuckle of pleasure or amusement

entangle

put into difficulties

compunction

feeling of regret for one's action

variegate

To mark with different shade or colors

plunge

move quickly suddenly and with force

inept

unskillful; said or done at the wrong time

revere

have deep respect for

deviance

being different in moral standards (from normal)

swerve

change direction suddenly

enunciate

pronounce (words)/express a theory

abraded

rubbed off; worn away by friction

polemic

a controversial argument / a person engaged in such an argument

punitive

Punishing

pristine

primitive unspoiled pure as in earlier times unadulterated

dawdler

person who is slow waste of time

impediment

something that hinders (e.g. stammer)

noxious

harmful

floe

a sheet of floating ice

torment

severe pain or suffering

malevolence

wishing to do evil

squander

spend wastefully

prevalent

common

exculpate

to clear from a charge of guilt

undermine

weaken gradually at the base make something under

stifled

suppressed, kept back

arduous

steep difficult ascent; laborious

antithetical

direct opposing

slack

sluggish; dull; not tight

deplete

use until none remains

calisthenics

exercises to develop strong bodies

apropos

by the way

placate

soothe pacify calm

recompense

make payment to reward punish

palate

roof of the mouth; sense of taste

coerce

compel to force to make obedient

regicide

crime of killing a king

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iconoclast

person who attacks popular beliefs

astute

clever quick at seeing to get an advantage

pungency

sharpness stinging quality

flaunting

show off complacently

aloof

reserved; indifferent

impair

worsen; diminish in value

indomitable

not easily discouraged or subdued

prone

prostrate; inclined to (undesirable things)

finesse

delicate way of dealing with a situation

coy

shy/modest (especially of a girl)

whimsical

full of odd and fanciful ideas

pillage

plunder (especially in war)

tamper

interfere with

incorrigibility

cannot be cured or corrected

recluse

person who lives alone and avoids people

extrovert

cheerful person

hush

make or become silent

approbation

approval

felon

person guilty of murder

efface

rub or wipe out, obliterate

frugal

careful; economical

taciturn

unspoken, silent

shun

keep away from avoid

mollify

make calmer or quieter

mendacious

lying; habitually dishonest

exorbitant

much too high or great

apprise

give notice to inform

sober

self-controlled

muffler

cloth worn round the neck; silencer

truce

(agreement) stop of fighting for a time

bigot

stubborn; narrow-minded person

conviction

convincing firm belief

imperative

urgent; essential

bolster

give greatly needed support

enthral

take the whole attention, enslave

precepts

rules establishing standards of conduct

smolder

burn slowly without flame

castigate

to chastise; correct by punishing

dismal

sad; gloomy; miserable

curtail

make shorter then was planned

perilous

dangerous

fallacious

based on error

lavish

giving or producing freely liberally or generously

espouse

To take in marriage

trickle

flow in drops

nonchalant

not having interest

diabolical

having the qualities of a devil

flamboyant

brightly colored; florid

vehemence

forcefulness

gorge

eat greedily/narrow opening with a stream

disencumber

free from encumbrance

vex

annoy distress trouble

impending

imminent; about to happen; expected

grandiloquent

using pompous words

stickler

person who insists on importance of something

poncho

large piece of cloth

stigma

mark of shame or disgrace

impassive

unmoved; feeling no sign of passion

avow

admit; declare openly

pitfall

covered hole as a trap unsuspected danger

castigation

severe punishment

coddle

treat with care and tenderness

benevolence

wish or activity in doing good

inscrutable

incapable of being discovered or understood

incessant

Constant

shrill

sharp; piercing

squat

crouch/settle without permission

arboreal

of connected with trees

indulge

gratify; give way to satisfy allow oneself

boorish

crude; rude

deter

discourage hinder

lull

become quiet or less active

incredulous

skeptical; unwilling to believe

timorous

fearful timid afraid

tenacity

firmness persistency adhesiveness tending to hang on

imperturbable

calm not capable of being excited

exuberance

state of growing vigorously being full of life

perch

take up a high position

apostate

one who abandons long-held religious or political convictions

prudence

careful forethought

gist

the point general sense

cohort

a group or band of people

transient

temporary fleeting

sagacious

having sound judgment; perceptive; wise like a sage

connotation

suggestion in addition to

ignoble

not noble; inferior

engrave

impress deeply

intersperse

place here and there

berate

scold sharply

oblivious

unaware; having no memory

conciliatory

reconciling; soothing; comforting; mollifying

rescind

repeal/annul/cancel

subdue

overcome bring under control

nebulous

cloud-like; hazy; vague; indistinct

soar

rise fly high

disseminate

distribute (esp. ideas)

empirical

relying on experiment

heed

attention/give notice to

procrastination

keeping on putting off

laudatory

expressing or giving praise

tassel

bunch of threads

bask

in enjoy warmth and light

immaculate

pure; faultless

fluke

lucky; stroke

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ebullient

overflowing with enthusiasm showing excitement

benign

kind and gentle

pliant

easily bent

lackluster

(of eyes) dull

endearing

making dear or liked

chastisement

punishment

precarious

uncertain risky dangerous

breach

opening; broken place; breaking

inferno

hell

rarefy

to make thin to make less dense to purify or refine

palpitate

tremble beat rapidly and irregularly

dissent

have a different opinion refuse to assent

embellish

make beautiful

neophyte

person who has been converted to a belief

ominous

threatening

reticence

uncommunicativeness

fluster

make nervous or confused

pious

dutiful to parents; devoted to religion

matriculation

be admitted enter a university as a student

trudge

walk heavily

susceptibility

sensitiveness

thrift

care economy thriving prosperous

graze

touch or scrape lightly in passing

daunt

intimidate make fearful

quell

suppress subdue

veneration

regard with deep respect

divulge

make known something secret

grave

serious requiring; consideration

dubious

feeling doubt

frenetic

frantic; frenzied

malapropism

misuse of a word (for one that resembles it)

disheveled

untidy

maverick

rebel; nonconformist

temperate

showing self-control

irascible

irritable; easily angered

impiety

lack of reverence or dutifulness

incise

engrave; make a cut in

blas

bored with pleasure or dissipation

ostracism

shut out from society refuse to meet talk

scalding

hot enough to boil

ambrosial

extremely pleasing to taste

irresolute

hesitating; undecided

sidestep

step to one side

rave

act with excessive enthusiasm

extort

obtain by threats violence

heresy

belief contrary to what is generally accepted

cling

to resist separation

guile

deceit; cunning

epitome

brief summary representative example a typical model

fret

worry; irritation; wear away

arabesque

a complex ornate design

chicanery

legal trickery/false argument

ferocity

savage cruelty

telltale

That gives warning or information

cantankerous

bad-tempered/quarrelsome

feckless

lacking purpose or vitality ineffective careless

chaste

pure

ardor

enthusiasm

corroboration

additional strengthening evidence

debacle

a breakup overthrow sudden disaster

expurgate

to remove obscenity purify censor

tawdry

cheap gaudy showy tacky

insensible

unconscious; unresponsive; unaffected

striated

striped grooved or banded

garner

to gather and save to store up

jocular

meant as a joke

fidget

move restlessly make nervous

exoneration

set someone clear (e.g.. from blame)

impervious

not allowing to pass through (of materials)

contentious

argumentative pugnacious combative quarrelsome

rift

split crack dissension

cajole

use flattery or deceit to persuade

efficacy

production of a desired result

resilience

quality of quickly recovering the original shape

Conduce

To bring about

disdain

look on with contempt

attune

bring into harmony

taunt

contemptuous reproach hurtful remark

convoke

call together summon

alacrity

eager and cheerful; readiness

enmity

hatred being an enemy

abeyance

suspended action

credulous

ready to believe things

apotheosis

deification glorification to godliness

palpability

can be felt or touched

hoodwink

trick; mislead

glimmer

weak/unsteady light

terse

brief and to the point

ulterior

situated beyond

jagged

notched

myriad

very great number

inimitable

defying; imitation; unmatchable

conundrum

a riddle dilemma enigma

incite

stir up; rouse

falter

waver/move in an uncertain manner

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plead

address a court of law as an advocate

feral

Existing in a wild or untamed state

gourmand

a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess

morbid

diseased; unhealthy (e.g.. about ideas)

superfluous

more then is needed or wanted

equipoise
veer

equal distribution of weight equilibrium

change direction

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drawl

slow way of speaking

torpid

dull and slow

clamor

shout complain with a lot of noise

assuage

make something (pain desire) less

nexus

a connection or link

insinuate

suggest unpleasantly; make a way for something gently

render

deliver provide represent

sycophant

person who flatter to the rich and powerful

clinch

come to grips/settle conclusively

urbane

elegant refined in manners

abet

help/encourage somebody (in doing wrong)

ebullience

exuberance outburst of feeling

decorum

propriety properness

austere

severely moral and strict simple and plain

quiescence

state of being passive/motionless

inadvertent

not paying proper attention

discreet

careful/prudent

assail

attack violently

ale

fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer

stingy

spending using unwillingly

sash

long strip worn round the waist

equivocal

having a double or doubtful meaning; suspicious

ruffian

violent cruel man

proclivity

inclination

tepid

lukewarm

cower

crouch shrink back

itinerate

to travel from place to place to peregrinate

colander

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

doleful

dismal; mourful

maul

hurt by rough handling

innocuous

causing no harm

provisional

of the present time only

exhaustive

complete; thorough

burnish

to polish; rub to a shine

abrogate

repeal or annul by authority

penury

extreme poverty

recant

take back as being FALSE give up

dirge

a song of grief or lamentation

crush

press lose shape subdue overwhelm

ire

anger

talon

claw of a bird of prey

vain

without use result conceited

quack

person dishonestly claiming to something

ruddy

reddish, healthy-looking

emaciate

make thin and weak

forfeit

suffer the loss of something

sever

break off

engender

cause produce give rise to

sodden

soaked; saturated

occluded

blocked up

mephitic

Poisonous; noxious

rotund

rich and deep; plump and round

sketchy

shortly, roughly, quickly

puerile

childish

intrepid

fearless; brave; undaunted

savant

person of great learning

preternatural

not normal or usual

profuse

abundant/lavish

pariah

an outcast a rejected and despised person

enervate

weaken deprive of strength attenuate

unfeigned

not pretended sincere

adamant

kind of stone; inflexible

servile

like a slave lacking independence

dynamo

a generator something that produces electric current

ossify

to turn to bone to settle rigidly into an idea

equivocate

try to deceive by equivocal language

prim

neat; formal

gnaw

waste away; bite steadily

churlish

(adj) boorish

wean

to turn away (from a habit)

fixate

stare at

pry

get something inquire too curiously

commodious

having plenty of space for what is needed

beatify

to bless; make happy or ascribe a virtue to

flinch

draw; move back; wince

discrete

distinct

insurrection

rising of people to open resistance to

hegemony

predominance

recast

cast or fashion anew

glut

supply to much fill to excess

thwart

obstruct/frustrate

crease

line made by crushing white line on the ground in cricket

transgress

break go beyond (a limit)

ascertain

get to know

engrossing

taken up all the time or attention writing in large or formal

foray

to venture

vilify

slander say evil things

guileless

honest; straightforward

intransigence

unwillingness to compromise stubbornness intractability

sting

something sharp

covert

disguised

splice

join (two ends)

heinous

odious (of crime)

penitent

feeling or showing regret

infuse

put; pour; fill

elegy

a lament a melancholy composition

ubiquitous

present everywhere

reticent

reserved; untalkative; silent; taciturn

quixotic

fanciful, fantastic, imaginary

pusillanimous

cowardly; craven

fracas

noisy; quarrel

obtuse

blunt/stupid

putrefaction

becoming rotten

paucity

scarcity a lacking of

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retinue

following; attendants

dainty

pretty/delicate(food)/difficult to please

diatribe

bitter and violent attack in words

caustic

biting sarcastic

cogitate

think deeply mediate

highbrow

(person) with superior tastes

consummate

perfect/make; perfect/complete

odious

repulsive; hateful

stolid

showing no emotion impassive

abjure

promise or swear to give up

effrontery

boldness impudence arrogance

chauvinist

a blindly devoted patriot

dissolution

disintegration looseness in morals

tyro

a beginner

derision

ridicule mockery deriding

inane

silly; senseless

indolence

laziness

dilate

speak comprehensively become wider large

pyre

large pile of wood for burning

deprave

make morally bad;corrupt

erudite

learned; scholarly

denigrate

blacken; belittle; sully; defame

mercurial

quick changeable in character fleeting

duplicity

deliberate deception

corporeal

physical of or for the body

protracted

prolonged

pedestrian

commonplace trite unremarkable

taut

tightly stretched

equable

steady; regular

turbid

muddy having the sediment stirred up

admonitory

containing warning

fledgling

an inexperienced person.

luculent

easily understood; lucid; clear

punctilious

Meticulous

coeval

of the same period; coexisting

bellicose

inclined to fighting

insularity

narrow-mindedness; isolated

ignominious

shameful; dishonorable; undignified; disgraceful

auspicious

favorable successful prosperous

interim

as an installment

secular

material (not spiritual) living outside monasteries

avid

eager; greedy

streak

long thin move very fast

florid

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

nascent

coming into existence; emerging

malign

to speak harmful untruths about someone

decry

disapprove of

inundate

flood cover by overflowing

penchant

strong inclination a liking

attenuate

make thin; weaken; enervate

pulchritude

Physical beauty

consume

get to the end of

onus

responsilibilty,burden

phlegmatic

calm; sluggish; temperament; unemotional

vanquish

conquer

sanctimony

self-righteousness hypocritical with FALSE piety

extirpate

to destroy exterminate cut out exscind

inimical

harmful or unfriendly

assiduous

diligent hard-working; sedulous

prevaricate

to equivocate to stray from the truth

privation

hardship

ingenuous

naive; young; artless; frank; honest; sincere

accretion

the growing of separate things into one

veracity

truth

covetous

eagerly desirous

barren

not good enough; unable to have young ones without value

defalcate

(v) to embezzle or misappropriate

plaque

flat metal on a wall as a memorial

baneful

causing harm or ruin; pernicious; destructive

lien

legal claim until a debt on it is repaid

indelible

that cannot be rubbed out

exigency

emergency an urgent situation

palliate

lessen the severity of

chagrin

vexation

cogent

strong; convincing

aver

affirm; assert; prove; justify

dearth

shortage

credulity

too great a readiness to believe things

pellucid

transparent easy to understand

snub

treat with contempt

condone

forgive

libel

statement that damages reputation

lumber

move in a clumsy/noisy way

forbearance

patience; willingness to wait

discredit

refuse to believe

volubility

fluency verbosity easy use of spoken language

recidivism

relapse into antisocial or criminal behavior

conceit

over-high opinion of too much pride

lurk

be out of view ready to attack

idiosyncrasy

personal mannerism

coda

passage that completes a piece of music

obdurate

hardened and unrepenting; stubborn; inflexible

cornucopia

abundant supply

dud

no use person something that fails

veneer

surface appearance covering the TRUE nature

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petrify

to make hard rocklike

censure

expression of blame or disapproval a rebuke

elicit

draw out

serration

having a toothed edge

facile

easily done

contiguous

touching neighboring near

jejune

insubstantial/dull/immature

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waft

scent waving movement carry lightly through

grovel

crawl; humble oneself

resigned

unresistant; submissive

collusion

secret agreement for a deceitful purpose

abut

border on

squalid

foul filthy

finagle

to practice deception or fraud; scheme.

undulate

to move in wavelike fashion fluctuate

repudiate

disown refuse to accept or pay

fagged

too tired

tocsin

a signal, especially of alarm

shrewd

astute; showing sound judgement

verisimilitude

appearing TRUE or real

hollow

not soled with hole

fringe

edge ornamental border part of hair over the forehead

harbinger

One that indicates or foreshadows what is to come; a forerunner.

chastened

corrected punished

august

majestic; venerable

somatic

of the body

conspicuous

easily seen remarkable

pernicious

harmful; injurious

epiphany

husk

worthless; outside part of anything

A Christian feast celebrating the manifestation of the divine nature of Jesus to th

Gentiles as represented by the Magi.

insipid

without taste or flavor

rife

widespread

evince

to show clearly to indicate

Pastiche

work (usually artistic) which imitates

gaucherie

socially awkward; tactless behavior

snare

trap

rancorous

feeling bitterness; spitefulness

finical

too fussy about food clothing etc.

mellifluous

sweetly flowing

macabre

gruesome; suggesting death

uncouth

rough awkward

amortize

end (a debt) by setting aside money

obviate

to make unnecessary get rid of

levity

lack of seriousness

ascetic

practicing self-denial; austere; stark

delineate

to portray depict sketch out

paean

song of praise or triumph

nadir

lowest; weakest point

emote

stir up excite

fervor

warmth of feelings earnestness

congeal

make or become stiff and solid

verve

spirit vigor enthusiasm

gauche

hence; awkward

lope

move along with long strides

expostulate

argue earnestly to dissuade correct or protest

discourse

speech lecture

lionize

treat as a famous person

dilettante

a lover of an art or science

noisome

offensive; disgusting (smell)

bandy

discuss lightly or glibly; exchange (words) heatedly

dogmatic

positive certain arbitrary without room for discussion

epicurean

devoted to pleasure (sensuous enjoyment)

sumptuous

magnificent

craven

cowardly

lassitude

weariness; tiredness

ostentation

display to obtain admiration or envy

sanguine

cheerful; confident; optimistic

irksome

tiresome

prodigal

wasteful; reckless with money

brash

hasty rush; cheeky; saucy

requite

repay give in return

coax
dolt

get somebody to do something by kindness

stupid fellow

penurious

poor/stingy

parley

negotiation

effluvia

outflow in a stream of particles a noxious odor or vapor

incursion

a raid; a sudden attack

obfuscate

to darken; make obscure; muddle

preclude

prevent make impossible

disingenuous

sophisticated artful trying to deceive cunning

encumbrance

burden things that get on the way of

obtain
morose

to be established accepted or customary

ill-tempered; unsocial

gloat

over look at with selfish delight

quirk

habit or action peculiar to something

extempore

without previous thought or preparation

disparate

essentially different

regale

to delight or entertain to feast

scorch

become discolored/dry up/go at high speed

perpetrate

be guilty commit (a crime)

foil

prevent from carrying out

salubrious
malinger

healthful
to fake illness or injury in order to shirk a duty

grouse

Complain or grumble (verb)

Palpable

Obvious

discern

see with an effort but clearly

waffle

talk vaguely and without much result

transitory

brief

perfunctory

done as a duty without care

pundit

pedant authority on a subject

extant

still in existence

mundane
deluge

worldly as opposed to spiritual commonplace everyday

great flood heavy rush of water

visceral

of the internal organs of the body

lachrymose

causing tears; tearful

ascribe

consider to be the origin of or belonging to

sullied

to be stained or discredited

exscind

to cut out cut away

temerity
extenuate

boldness brashness intrepidness

reduce the strength of lessen seriousness partially excuse

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imperious

commanding; haughty; arrogant

didactic

intended to instruct

vacillation

being uncertain hesitating

presage

warning sign

eschew

avoid

sophomoric

being immature

pedantic

bookish showing off learning

trifling

unimportant

impetuous

having sudden energy; impulsive

drone

male bee person who isn't self-employed

rueful

dejected

verdant

fresh and green

equanimity

calmness of temperament

ensconce

To settle (oneself) securely or comfortably

hubris

arrogant; pride

intransigent

uncompromising

kibosh

block, halt, stop

prodigious

enormous; wonderful

mendicant

a beggar

palatial

magnificent

soporific

producing sleep

agog

eager/excited

atonement

repayment death of Jesus

desiccant

substance used to absorb moisture

ford

shallow place in a river (to cross)

philistine

a smug ignorant person one who lacks knowledge

forswear

renounce; disallow; repudiate

broach

bring up; announce; begin to talk about

excoriation

severe criticism

wile

a trick

macerate

make or become soft by soaking in water

heretic

recreant, protestant,skeptic

supplicate

make a humble petition to

supine

lying on the back slow to act passive

saturnine

gloomy; dark; sullen; morose

reactionary

opposing progress

skiff

small boat

raconteur

person who tells anecdotes

boggle

To hesitate as if in fear or doubt

ferment

substance become excited

profundity

depth

qualm

feeling of doubt temporary feeling of sickness

blithe

cheerful; casual; carefree

hauteur

haughtiness

slur

join sounds/words (indistinct)

perfidious

treacherous; faithless

contemn

to scorn or despise

festoon

a decorative chain or strip hanging between two points

blandness

polite manner; comforting; uninteresting

rumple

make rough

cloture

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

propitious

auspicious; presenting favorable circumstances

hallow

to make holy; consecrate

remonstrate

to protest object

tortuous

devious/not straightforward

roll

call calling of names

egress

way out exit

curmudgeon

bad-tempered person

scabbard

sheath for the blade

bequest

arrangement to give something at death

rant

use extravagant language

inchoate

not yet fully formed; rudimentary; elementary

vacuity

idleness

facetious

humorous; funny; jocular

dereliction

deserting and leaving to fall into ruins

fatuous

without sense foolish; self-satisfaction

seminal

like a seed constituting a source; originative

reproach

scold upbraid

petrous

like a rock hard stony

wan

looking ill, not bright

prudish

easily shocked; excessively modest

rapacious

greedy (esp for money)

mendacity

dishonesty

stymie

to hinder obstruct or block

machination

plot; scheme (esp. evil)

baleful

harmful; ominous causing evil

restive

refusing to move reluctant to be controlled

obtrusive

projecting; prominent; undesirably noticeable

perspicacity

quick judging and understanding

preen

tidy/show self-satisfaction

labyrinthine

to entangle the state of affairs

jibe

gibe; make fun of

esoteric

abstruse intended only for a small circle of

extricable

that can be freed

perfidy

treachery breaking of faith

figurehead

carved image on the prow of a ship

entreat

ask earnestly

benison

blessing

prune

dried plum silly person

provident

frugal; looking to the future

incumbents

official duties

rivet

fix take up secure metal pin

contrite

filled with deep sorrow for wrongdoing

barrage

artificial obstacle built across a river

maladroit

tactless; clumsy

fetid

stinking

probity

uprightness incorruptibility principle

burgeon

grow forth send out buds

manacle

chains for the hands or feet

overweening

presumptuously; arrogant; overbearing

indigence

poverty

fervid

showing earnest feeling

discountenanc refuse to approve of

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imbroglio

complicated and embarrassing situation

inured

stigmatize

describe somebody scornfully

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accustomed to adapted

molt

lose hair/feathers before new growing

overhaul

examine thoroughly to learn about the condition

germane

relevant; pertinent to

specious

illogical of questionable truth or merit

goad

something urging a person to action

vestige

trace or sign

cravat

piece of linen worn as a necktie

eddy

circular or spiral movement (e.g.. of wind)

cordon

line (of police acting as a guard)

forage

food for horses and cattle

poignant

deeply moving keen

depredation

plundering

flax

pale yellow (hair) a plant

parsimonious

too economical; miserly

exploit

brilliant achievement develop use selfishly

subsume

include under a rule

aleck

one who considers himself smarter than others

petulant

unreasonably; impatient

rubicund

red and healthy

severance

severing

ineluctable

certain; inevitable

platitude

a trite or banal statement unoriginality

lugubrious

mournful; excessively sad

insouciant

unconcerned; carefree

halcyon

calm and peaceful

officious

too eager or ready to help offer advice

gouge

tool for cutting grooves in wood

interdict

prohibit forbid

onerous

needing effortl burdensome

predilection

special liking mental preference

flout

reject mock to go against (as in going against tradition)

demagogue

person appealing not to reasons

belligerent

(person nation) waging war

chary

cautious; wary

feint

pretend

profligate

wasteful prodigal licentious extravagant

impute

nemesis

deserved and unavoidable punishment for wrong doing

gregarious

living in societies liking the company

denouement

an outcome or solution; the unraveling of a plot

hone

stone used for sharpening tools

cursory

quick; hurried

forge

workshop for the shaping of metal to shape metal lead

impecunious

having little or no money

sordid

wretched; comfortless; contemptible

argot

jargon; slang

plethora

glut

sinuous

winding; undulating serpentine

vigilant

member of a vigilance committee

libertine

immoral person

desultory

aimless;haphazard; digressing at random

propinquity

nearness in time or place affinity of nature

salacious

obscene

augury

omenl sign

harangue

a long passionate speech

odium

intense hatred or dislike

turgid

excessively ornate swollen or bloated

recalcitrant

disobedient

harrow

to distress; create stress or torment

mulct

to deprive (someone) of something, as by fraud, extortion, etc.

homiletics

act of preaching

eclat

Great brilliance, as of performance or achievement

foible

defect of character (a person is wrongly proud)

epistle

letter

deposition

dethronement; depositing

inculcate

fix firmly by repetition

tangential

suddenly changeable

gainsay

to deny; to oppose

middling

fairly good but not very good

countervail

counterbalance

moot

open to discussion or debate; doubtful

repertoire

A stock of plays, dances, or pieces that a company or a performer knows or is

prepared to perform

to attribute to a cause or source ascribe

nary

not any; no;

upbraid

scold reproach

pinchbeck

An alloy of zinc and copper used as imitation gold; A cheap imitation

cabal

a scheme or plot a group of plotters

stentorian

extremely loud and powerful

deprecate

protest against; express disapproval of

finicky

finical

obsequious

too eager to obey or serve

resort

to frequently visit

inveterate

deep-rooted. long-established

profane

worldly having contempt for God

retard

check hinder

divestiture

taking off getting rid of giving up

spurious

false; counterfeit

gossamer

soft light; delicate material

propitiatory

conciliatory; appeasing; mitigating

churl

bad-tempered person

maudlin

sentimental in a silly or tearful way

temperance

abstinence from alcohol self-control moderation

shunt

send from one track to another lay aside evade discussion

truculence

aggressiveness ferocity

aplomb

self-confidence

inveigh

to attack verbally; denounce; deprecate

dulcet

melodious; harmonious

diffidence

shyness

tautology

a repetition a redundancy

atavistic

something reverting to an earlier type

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levee

formal reception/embankment

astringent

substance that shrinks

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pucker

wrinkle

trepidation

alarm excited state of mind

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opprobrious

showing scorn or reproach

veritable

real rightly named

diaphanous

transparent; gauzy

invective

abusive language; curses

nugatory

trifling/worthless

mien

demeanor

rebuff

snub

implicate

to be involved

distrait

distracted

endemic

epidemic

tenuous

insubstantial flimsy weak

hirsute

hairy; shaggy

detumescence

diminishing or lessening of swelling

unencumbered easy-going trifle

glean

gather facts in small quantities

sophistry

fallacious; reasoning faulty logic

disinter

dig up from the earth

impugned

challenged to be doubted

vitiate

lower the quality weaken the strength

surfeit

satiate feed to fulness or to excess

foppish

like a man who pays too much attention to his clothes

quotidian

banal; everyday

panegyric

formal praise eulogy

umbrage

offense resentment

flak

criticism; anti-aircraft guns

miseenscene

the stage setting or scenery of a play

ramify

to be divided or subdivided to branch out

felicitous

suitably expressed; well chosen; apropos

plod

continue doing something without resting

hack

cut roughly; hired horse

refractory

stubborn; unmanageable; intractable

toady

obsequious flatterer

fecund

fertile

peregrination

traveling about wandering

encomium

warm or glowing praise eulogy panegyric

mettle

quality of endurance or courage

expedient

likely to be useful for a purpose

ineffable

to great to be described in words

pugnacious

fond of in the habit of fighting

ecumenical

representing the whole Christian world

vituperate

curse abuse in words

incipient

beginning

trenchant

forceful effective vigorous extremely perceptive incisive

canvass

discuss thoroughly sort of touting

disconcert

upset the self-possession of

plaintive

mournful; melancholy; sorrowful

quail

lose courage turn frightened

pine

waste away through sorrow or illness

obloquy

abusively; detractive language; sharp criticism; vituperation

ostensible

seeming appearing as such professed

discomfit

confuse embarrass

tout

To solicit customers, votes, or patronage

impudent

rash; indiscreet

piquant

agreeably pungent; stimulating

quaff

drink deeply

tamp

tap or drive down by repeated light blows

untoward

unfortunate inconvenient

forbear

refrain from; be patient; ancestor

sermon

reproving a person for his faults

slate

king of blue-grey stone propose criticize

voluble

fluent

minatory

menacing; threatening

sublime

extreme; astounding

stanch

to stop the flow of a fluid

rabble

mob crowd the lower classes of populace

fledged

able to fly trained experienced

calumny

slander; aspersion

plumb

get to the root of

peremptory

urgent; imperative; unchallenged; ending debate

deferential

showing respect

strut

a supporting bar

sundry

various miscellaneous; separate

blandishment

flattery; coaxing

stipple

paint with dots

cant

insincere talk/jargon

blatant

noisy and rough

bereft

rob or dispossess of something (material)

aspersion

slander

fetter

to shackle put in chains

demur

to hesitate; raise objections

prosaic

straightforward.; lacking in imagination and spirit

consternation

surprise and fear; dismay

turpitude

wickedness shamefulness

spurn

have nothing to do reject or refuse

glib

ready and smooth but not sincere

cadge

to beg; to get by begging

raffish

showing vulgar in nature or appearance; tawdry

bedizen

to adorn especially in a cheap showy manner

ensign

flag/badge

purvey

provide supply

contumacious

insubordinate rebellious

desuetude

cessation of use disuse

asperity

roughness; harshness; ill temper; irritability

suppliant

asking humbly beseeching

meretricious

attractive on the surface but of little value

presumption

arrogance

simper

(give a) silly/self-conscious smile

brummagem

Cheap and showy

idyll

a carefree episode or experience

countenance

to favor or approve of

teetotal

oppose to alcohol

belabor

beat hard

incense

make angry

obstreperous

noisy; loud

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redoubtable

formidable causing fear

salutary

remedial wholesome causing improvement

balk

obstacle purposely to get on the way of

detraction

slandering verbal attack aspersion

supercilious

disdainful characterized by haughty scorn

welter

turmoil a bewildering jumble

trite

not new

repast

meal

virago

a loud domineering woman a scold or nag

abraid

to awaken or rouse

stygian

hence; dark; gloomy

nostrum

a quack remedy; an untested cure

rebus

puzzle in which pictures stand for words

stint

to be thrifty to set limits

orison

prayer

pith

essential part force soft liquid substance

preponderance greatness in number strength weight

suborn

induce by bribery or something to commit perjury

reprobate

person hardened in sin; one devoid of decency

nonplused

greatly surprised

hermetic

sealed by fusion

refulgent

shining; brilliant

expiation

ending; expiring

expatiate

to roam wander freely

vagary

strange act or idea

fustian

bombastic

sententious

short and pithy full of maxims/proverbs

garble

make unfair selection from facts

trencherman

person who eats a lot

recondite

little known; abstruse

hew

make by hard work cut (by striking)

scurvy

mean; contemptible

proscribe

denounce as dangerous

mince

pronounce or speak affectedly euphemize

dissemble

speak or behave so as to hide something (in mind)

epithet

adjective

portent

omen marvelous threatening

sedulous

persevering

imperviousness not permitting penetration or passage; impenetrable

prolix

tiring because too long

picaresque

involving clever rogues or adventurers

importune

beg urgently solicit (of a prostitute)

pileous

Covered with hair

involute

complex

venal

ready to do something dishonest

bilge

bulge; the protuberance of a cask

doggerel

trivial poorly constructed verse

cavalcade

a procession

splenetic

bad-tempered;irritable

sere

make hard and without feeling

peripatetic

wandering

droll

jesting

imprecation

an invocation of evil a curse

descry

catch sight of see something in the distance

froward

intractable not willing to yield or comply stubborn

brazen

made of brass

profligacy

shameless immorality

repine

at be discontented with

lithe

bending; twisting

limn

paint portray

mettlesome

courageous; high-spirited

wag

merry person

petrified

taken away power (to think feel act)

lucubrate

write in scholarly fashion

succor

assistance relief in time of distress

coruscate

sparkle

fulsome

disgusting offensive due to excessiveness

crass

without refinement or sensitivity; gross.

ferret

discover by searching search

consequential

pompous self important

travesty

parody/imitation

foment

put something warm (to lessen the pain)

duress

threats to compel somebody

testiness

witness/evidence

puissance

strength

recreancy

cowardice a cowardly giving up

acarpous

effete no longer fertile; worn out

arrant

in the highest degree

pied

of mixed colors

quibble

try to avoid by sophistication

effete

infertile; worn out; weak

lam

a hasty escape; flight.

edacious

voracious; devouring

Archaic

marked by the characteristics of an earlier period

constrain

compel

imbibe

to consume (liquids) by drinking; drink

sobriquet

nickname

repose

rest;sleep

wend

to go proceed

perfunctorily

performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial

fulmination

bitter protest

impasse

a position or situation from which there is no escape; deadlock

nibble

show some inclination to accept (an offer)

ponderous

heavy; bulky; dull

pulchritudinou physically beautiful; comely.

s

brook

to tolerate; endure

palaver

To flatter; to cajole

pique

hurt the pride or self-respect stir (curiosity)

slake

to assuage to satisfy allay

eupeptic

good digestion

Chicane

deception

brobdingnagia
n

gigantic

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Exodus

a going out; a departure

Rejoinder

response

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Furtive

taken,done