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GRE Word List - 1
introspection

examining one's own thoughts and feeling

philanthropist

one who loves mankind

antidote

medicine used against a poison or a disease

strive

to make great efforts, to struggle

precursors

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

ambidextrous

able to use the left hand or the right equally well

introvert

one who turns towards himself

retrospective

Looking back on past

gerontocracy

government ruled by old people

braggart

boastful

ambiguous

doubtful uncertain

aggravate

make worse irritate

entice

attract, lure

poseur

a person who attempts to impress by acting unlike himself

alleviate

make (pain) easier to bear

adorn

add beauty decorate

equilibrium

state of being balanced

abhor

to hate to detest

xenophile (zen-uhfahyl)

a person who is attracted to foreign peoples cultures

connote

Suggest or imply in addition to the precise, literal meaning

endeavor

to make an effort, to try very hard

agile

active quick-moving

stray

wander lose one's way

amalgamate

mix combine unite societies

renovate

restore something to better condition

curriculum

course of study

disrobe

undress

affinity

close connection relationship

sporadic

happening from time to time

audacious

Bold

animosity

strong dislike

drowsiness

feeling sleepy half asleep

inquest

Legal or judicial inquiry, especially before a jury and especially made by a coroner
into the cause of someone.s death

suffocate

cause or have difficulty in breathing

sequence

succession connected line of

scent

smell (especially pleasant)

acumen

Keen, quick, accurate insight or judgment

legacy

Bequest or inheritance

adulteration

making unpure poorer in quality

heterogeneous

made up of different kinds

appease

make quiet or calm

embezzle

use in a wrong way for one's own benefit

fragile

easily injured broken or destroyed

anguish

severe suffering

loll

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

massacre

cruel killing of a large number of people

combustion

process of burning

submerge

put under water liquid sink out of sight

shunned

avoided, kept away from

synopsis

summary or outline

indigenous

Native

offhand

Without preparation or forethought

apt

well-suited quick-witted

grumble

to complain

premature

doing or happening something before the right time

somersault

rolling backward or forward (not sideways) movement

abscond

to go away suddenly (to avoid arrest)

conceal

hide keep secret

correlate

have a mutual relation

accolade

praise approval

abide

be faithful to endure

surcharge

additional load/charge

extinguish

end the existence of/wipe or put out

edible

fit to be eaten/not poisonous

acclaimed

welcomed with shouts and approval

disallow

refuse to allow or accept as a correct

impermeable

that cannot be permeated

opaqueness

dullness/not allowing light to pass through

timid

shy easily frightened

conjoin

to join together

console

give comfort or sympathy to

reminiscent

suggest something in the past

catalyst

substance that causes speeding up

affable

polite and friendly

shallow

little depth not earnest

warrant

authority written order guarantee

extinct

no longer active

salvage

the saving of property from loss

brittle

easily broken

dangle

hand or swing loosely

negligent

taking too little care

moribund

in a dying state; near death

clientele

Customers

presentiment

anticipatory fear; premonition

relapse

fall back again

complaisant

trying to please; obliging

asterisk

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

allegiance

duty support loyalty

divergence

getting farther apart from a point

arrogance

proud superior manner of behavior

rejuvenation

becoming young in nature or appearance

ascend

go or come up

vigorous

strong energetic

livid

Furiously angry, enraged

abate

to lessen to subside

narcissism

Self-love

fragrant

sweet-smelling

dwarf

person much smaller the usual size

judicious

sound in judgment wise

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ameliorate

improve make better

succumb

yield, die

abdication

giving up control authority

hospitable

liking to give hospitality

scribble

write hastily

sawdust

tiny bits of wood

odor

smell favor reputation

defer

postpone

sluggard

lazy slow-moving person

reiterate

say or do again several times

colloquial

involving or using conversation.

flop

fail/move/fall clumsily

endorse

write one's name on the back of

derivative

unoriginal obtained from another source

ingest

take in by swallowing

eloquence

fluent speaking skillful use of language

dote

show much fondness center one's attention

yarn

tale story fibers for knitting

weigh

measure hoe heavy something is

flimsy

lacking solidarity, strength

gallant

brave,behaves well with women

clot

half-solid lump formed from liquid

steeply

rising or falling sharply

torque

twisting force causing rotation

commuter

person who travels regularly

plea

Request

lampoon

publicly mock or ridicule

alloy

to debase by mixing with something inferior

moderation

quality of being limited not extreme

benefactor

person who has given help

sadastic

Cruel

tadpole

form of a frog when it leaves the egg

enduring

Lasting

dullard

a stupid, insensitive person

turmoil

trouble disturbance

invincible

too strong to be defeated

sponge

porous rubber for washing live at once expense

sanity

health of mind soundness of judgment

chisel

steel tool for shaping materials

fission

splitting or division (esp. of cells)

commemorate

keep the memory of

encapsulate

enclose in capsule

cryptic

secret with a hidden meaning

volatile

changeable inconstant fickle unstable explosive

reconcile

settle a quarrel restore peace

shard

A piece of broken pottery

hypocrisy

falsely making oneself appear to be good

abysmal

bottomless extreme

grievous

causing grief or pain serious dire grave

dormant

in a state of inactivity but awaiting development

compunction

feeling of regret for one's action

ambivalent

having both of two contrary meanings

infuriate

fill with fury or rage

eradicate

get rid of pull up by the roots

enzyme

catalyst

evoke

call up bring out

sanction

approval (by authority) penalty

euphoria

elation state of pleasant excitement

engulf

swallow up

misogynist

one who hates women/females

mischievous

harmful causing mischief

tonic

something giving strength or energy

renowned

celebrated famous

disproof

proof to the contrary

implicit

implied though not plainly expressed

impromptu

without preparation

aberration

straying away from what is normal

riddle

puzzling person or thing

auxiliary

helping supporting

abstruse

difficult to comprehend obscure

erratic

irregular in behaviour or opinion

inclined

directing the mind in a certain direction

ail

to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.

meticulous

giving great attention to details

luminary

star light-giving body

perish

be destroyed decay

indistinct

not easily heard seen clearly marked

mite

A very small amount, portion, or particle

pertain

belong as a part have reference

extralegal

outside the law

parenthesis

sentence within another one something separated

dupe

cheat make a fool of

constrict

make tight or smaller

connoisseur

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

beguile

mislead or delude; cheat; pass time

limp

lacking strength walking unevenly

retrograde

receding

sophisticated

complex subtle refined

pest

destructive thing or a person who is nuisance

turbulence

being uncontrollably violent

edify

instruct; correct morally

recuperate

become strong after illness loss exhaustion

pluck

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

gullible

easily gulled

writ

written order

predominate

have more power than others

mesmerize

hypnotize

paradigm

a model example or pattern

sobriety

quality or condition of being sober

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satiate

satisfy fully

tractable

easily controlled or guided

perjury

willful FALSE statement unlawful act

fidelity

loyalty accuracy

spear

weapon with a metal point on a long shaft

Lambaste

attack verbally

solvent

of the power of forming a solution

dislodge

move force from the place occupied

fleet

number of ships quick-moving

brass

yellow metal (mixing copper and zinc)

articulate

speak distinctly connect by joints

foolproof

incapable of failure or error

elaborate

worked out with much care in great detail

malleable

yielding easily shaped moldable adapting

partisan

one-sided committed to a party biased or prejudiced

vivacious

lively high-spirited

coagulation

change to a thick and solid state

permeate

spread into every part of

liberality

free giving generosity

cordial

warm and sincere

immutable

that cannot be changed

suffice

be enough

patron

regular customer person who gives support

forgery

Counterfeit

cumbersome

burdensome heavy and awkward to carry

treacherous

not to be trusted, perfidious

floe

a sheet of floating ice

peccadillo

small sin small weakness in one's character

garrulous

too talkative

implosion

collapse bursting inward

sheath

cover for the blade of a weapon or a tool

superimpose

put something on the top

repel

refuse to accept/cause dislike

boisterous

loud noisy rough lacking restraint

yeoman

man owning small estate; middle-class farmer

centurion

leader of a unit of 100 soldiers

knit

draw together unite firmly

unscathed

unharmed unhurt

enigma

something that is puzzling

buoyant

able to float light-hearted

jabber

talk excitedly utter rapidly

stride

walk with long steps

apartheid

brutal racial discrimination

bewilder

puzzle confuse

pivotal

of great importance (others depend on it)

calipers

metal supports attached to the legs measuring instrument

impede

hinder get in the way of

resuscitation

coming back to consciousness

redeem

get back by payment compensate

indulgent

inclined to indulge

evasive

tending to evade

recitals

a number of performance of music

concur

agree in opinion happen together

misanthrope

person who hates mankind

refine

make or become pure cultural

bogus

sham counterfeit not genuine

eulogy

formal praise panegyric

multifarious

varied motley greatly diversified

incongruous

out of place not in harmony or agreement

foster

nurture care for

wince

show bodily or mental pain

pervade

spread through every part of

alcove

recess/partially enclosed place

indefatigability

not easily exhaustible tirelessness

skit

short piece of humorous writing

miser

person who loves wealth and spends little

dexterity

skill (esp. in handling)

concoct

invent, prepare by mixing together

convoluted

complicated coiled twisted

frantic

wildly excited with joy pain anxiety

cognizant

being fully aware of

substantiation

giving facts to support (statement)

hapless

Unlucky

feud

bitter quarrel over a long period of time

abacus

frame with balls for calculating

voluptuous

arousing sensual pleasures

euthanasia

easy and painless death

irate

Angry

pinch

be too tight take between the thumb and finger

quandary

state of doubt or perplexity

suppress

prevent from being known put an end to

repulsive

causing a feeling of disgust

turquoise

greenish-blue precious stone

underbid

make a lower bid then somebody else

irrevocable

final and unalterable

vindictive

having a desire to revenge

decree

order given by authority

earthenware

dishes made of baked clay

soggy

heavy with water

tarnished

lost brightness

valiant

Brave

derogatory

insulting tending to damage

unearth

discover and bring to light

defiance

open disobedience or resistance

imminent

likely to come or happen soon

reverent

feeling or showing deep respect

loquacious

talkative garrulous

abraded

rubbed off worn away by friction

punitive

Punishing

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warmonger

person who stirs up war

savor

taste flavor something

revere

have deep respect for

candid

frank straight-forward

hoax

mischievous trick played to deceive

coalescing

coming together and uniting into one substance

gust

outburst of feeling sudden rain wind fire etc.

fawn

To seek favor or attention by flattery and obsequious

gush

burst out suddenly/talk ardently

plunge

move quickly suddenly and with force

precursory

preliminary anticipating

dawdler

person who is slow waste of time

wanton

unrestrained; willfully malicious; unchaste

antithetical

direct opposing

stifled

suppressed, kept back

counterfeit

Forgery

gait

a manner of walking, stepping, or running

swerve

change direction suddenly

apropos

appropriate to the situation apt

woo

try to win

extol

to praise highly

summarily

briefly without delay

squander

spend wastefully

exculpate

to clear from a charge of guilt

torment

severe pain or suffering

vitriolic

corrosive; sarcastic

aseptic

surgically clean

deplete

use until none remains

condense

increase in density strength make laconic

lustrous

being bright polished

noxious

harmful

personable

pleasing in appearance attractive

recompense

make payment to reward punish

coerce

compel to force to make obedient

holster

leather case for a pistol

propagation

increasing the number spreading extending

proliferate

grow reproduce by rapid multification

ineptitude

quality of being unskillful

distraught

distracted violently upset in mind

implacable

incapable of being placated unpleasable

vigilance

watchfulness self-appointed group who maintain order

apprehensive

grasping understanding fear unhappy feeling about future

reciprocity

granting of privileges in return for similar

provoke

make angry vax

lament

show feel great sorrow

aversion

strong dislike

stipulate

state or put forward as a necessary condition

forestall

prevent by taking action in advance preempt

idolatry

excessive admiration of

complaisance

tending to comply obliging willingness to please

variegate

To mark with different shade or colors

entangle

put into difficulties

subpoena

written order requiring a person to appear in a low court

soot

black powder in smoke

plummet

fall plunge steeply

valorous

Brave

haughty

arrogant conceited

viscous

sticky/semi-fluid

concord

agreement or harmony

polemic

a controversial argument / a person engaged in such an argument

illicit

unlawful forbidden

inept

unskillful said or done at the wrong time

accrue

Accumulate

aloof

reserved indifferent

arduous

steep difficult ascent laborious

deviance

being different in moral standards (from normal)

latent

present but not yet active developed or visible

undermine

weaken gradually at the base make something under

impediment

something that hinders (e.g. stammer)

supersede

take the place of

topple

be unsteady and overturn

malevolence

wishing to do evil

pristine

primitive unspoiled pure as in earlier times unadulterated

slack

sluggish dull not tight

calisthenics

exercises to develop strong bodies

placate

soothe pacify calm

enunciate

pronounce (words)/express a theory

apprise

give notice to inform

iconoclast

person who attacks popular beliefs

whimsical

full of odd and fanciful ideas

prevalent

Common

enthral

take the whole attention, enslave

muffler

cloth worn round the neck/silencer

vehemence

Forcefulness

tamper

interfere with

regicide

crime of killing a king

palate

roof of the mouth sense of taste

indomitable

not easily discouraged or subdued

pungency

sharpness stinging quality

bigot

stubborn narrow-minded person

frugal

careful economical

finesse

delicate way of dealing with a situation

hush

make or become silent

recluse

person who lives alone and avoids people

felon

person guilty of murder

shun

keep away from avoid

trickle

flow in drops

disencumber

free from encumbrance

dismal

sad gloomy miserable

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smolder

burn slowly without flame

imperative

urgent essential

lavish

giving or producing freely liberally or generously

squat

crouch/settle without permission

incessant

Constant

perilous

Dangerous

stigma

mark of shame or disgrace

apostate

one who abandons long-held religious or political convictions

impending

imminent being about to happen expected

stickler

person who insists on importance of something

espouse

To take in marriage

deter

discourage hinder

benevolence

wish or activity in doing good

castigation

severe punishment

incredulous

skeptical unwilling to believe

indulge

gratify give way to satisfy allow oneself

avow

admit. Declare openly

exuberance

state of growing vigorously being full of life

connotation

suggestion in addition to

tassel

bunch of threads

transient

temporary fleeting

immaculate

pure faultless

conciliatory

reconciling soothing comforting mollifying

gist

the point general sense

berate

scold sharply

engrave

impress deeply

efface

rub or wipe out, obliterate

approbation

Approval

empirical

relying on experiment

astute

clever quick at seeing to get an advantage

tenacity

firmness persistency adhesiveness tending to hang on

procrastination

keeping on, putting off, delay

subdue

overcome bring under control

coy

shy/modest (esp of a girl)

mendacious

lying; habitually dishonest

taciturn

unspoken, silent

pillage

plunder (especially in war)

soar

rise fly high

prone

prostrate inclined to (undesirable things)

incorrigibility

cannot be cured or corrected

flaunting

show off complacently

impair

worsen diminish in value

conviction

convincing firm belief

exorbitant

much too high or great

arboreal

of connected with trees

extrovert

cheerful person

mollify

make calmer or quieter

curtail

make shorter then was planned

bolster

give greatly needed support

grandiloquent

using pompous words

fallacious

based on error

nonchalant

not having interest

sober

self-controlled

truce

(agreement) stop of fighting for a time

gorge

eat greedily/narrow opening with a stream

lull

become quiet or less active

precepts

rules establishing standards of conduct

poncho

large piece of cloth

inscrutable

incapable of being discovered or understood

pitfall

covered hole as a trap unsuspected danger

shrill

sharp piercing

castigate

to chastise correct by punishing

impassive

unmoved feeling no sign of passion

perch

take up a high position

timorous

fearful timid afraid

coddle

treat with care and tenderness

sagacious

having sound judgment perceptive wise like a sage

flamboyant

brightly colored florid

vex

annoy distress trouble

boorish

crude offensive rude

imperturbable

calm not capable of being excited

ignoble

dishonorable common undignified

cohort

a group or band of people

intersperse

place here and there

ominous

Threatening

disseminate

distribute (esp. ideas)

prudence

careful forethought

pliant

pliable easily bent shaped or twisted

nebulous

cloud-like hazy vague indistinct

ebullient

overflowing with enthusiasm showing excitement

oblivious

unaware having no memory

fluke

lucky stroke

quell

suppress subdue

embellish

make beautiful

palpitate

tremble beat rapidly and irregularly

matriculation

be admitted enter a university as a student

reticence

uncommunicativeness

dubious

feeling doubt

susceptibility

Sensitiveness

chaste

Pure

laudatory

expressing or giving praise

rescind

repeal/annul/cancel

ambrosial

extremely pleasing to taste

heed

attention/give notice to

arabesque

a complex ornate design

malapropism

misuse of a word (for one that resembles it)

inferno

Hell

maverick

rebel nonconformist

bask

in enjoy warmth and light

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endearing

making dear or liked

divulge

make known something secret

irascible

irritable easily angered

graze

touch or scrape lightly in passing

incise

engrave make a cut in

sidestep

step to one side

fluster

make nervous or confused

Conduce

To bring about

precarious

uncertain risky dangerous

extort

obtain by threats violence

insensible

unconscious unresponsive unaffected

cantankerous

bad-tempered/quarrelsome

impervious

not allowing to pass through (of materials)/.

cling

to resist separation

ostracism

shut out from society refuse to meet talk

epitome

brief summary representative example a typical model

ferocity

savage cruelty

blas

bored with pleasure or dissipation

expurgate

to remove obscenity purify censor

garner

to gather and save to store up

corroboration

additional strengthening evidence

enmity

hatred being an enemy

superfluous

more then is needed or wanted

palpability

can be felt touched understood

rift

split crack dissension

credulous

ready to believe things

attune

bring into harmony

equipoise

equal distribution of weight equilibrium

feral

Existing in a wild or untamed state

fidget

move restlessly make nervous

plead

address a court of law as an advocate

gourmand

a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess

efficacy

production of a desired result

benign

kind and gentle mild (climate)

convoke

call together summon

lackluster

(of eyes) dull

morbid

diseased unhealthy (e.g.. about ideas)

veer

change direction

scalding

hot enough to boil

serrated

having a toothed edge

breach

opening broken place breaking

ulterior

situated beyond

pious

dutiful to parents devoted to religion

pilferer

to steal, especially in small quantities

neophyte

person who has been converted to a belief

rarefy

to make thin to make less dense to purify or refine

chastisement

Punishment

daunt

intimidate make fearful

temperate

showing self-control

grave

serious requiring consideration

impiety

lack of reverence or dutifulness

irresolute

hesitating undecided

dissent

have a different opinion refuse to assent

rave

act with excessive enthusiasm

thrift

care economy thriving prosperous

telltale

That gives warning or information

ardor

Enthusiasm

fret

worry irritation wear away

veneration

regard with deep respect

alacrity

eager and cheerful readiness

guile

deceit cunning

heresy

belief contrary to what is generally accepted

chicanery

legal trickery/false argument

trudge

walk heavily

abeyance

suspended action

frenetic

frantic frenzied

jocular

meant as a joke

apotheosis

deification glorification to godliness

feckless

lacking purpose or vitality ineffective careless

disheveled

Untidy

tawdry

cheap gaudy showy tacky

debacle

a breakup overthrow sudden disaster

striated

striped grooved or banded

exoneration

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

jagged

Notched

resilience

quality of quickly recovering the original shape

disdain

look on with contempt

cajole

use flattery or deceit to persuade

glimmer

weak/unsteady light

sketchy

shortly, roughly, quickly

inimitable

defying imitation unmatchable

taunt

contemptuous reproach hurtful remark

ruffian

violent cruel man

contentious

argumentative pugnacious combative quarrelsome

doleful

dismal, mournful

incite

stir up rouse

clinch

come to grips/settle conclusively

myriad

very great number

falter

waver/move in an uncertain manner

tepid

Lukewarm

abet

help/encourage somebody (in doing wrong)

hoodwink

trick mislead

drawl

slow way of speaking

churlish

(adj) boorish

clamor

shout complain with a lot of noise

itinerate

to travel from place to place to peregrinate

terse

brief and to the point

quiescence

state of being passive/motionless

conundrum

a riddle dilemma enigma

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decorum

propriety properness

exhaustive

complete thorough

render

deliver provide represent

nexus

a connection tie or link

crush

press lose shape subdue overwhelm

quack

person dishonestly claiming to something

abrogate

repeal or annul by authority

emaciate

make thin and weak

recant

take back as being FALSE give up

discreet

careful/prudent

sash

long strip worn round the waist

defalcate

(v) to embezzle or misappropriate

ale

fermented alcoholic beverage similar to but heavier than beer

servile

like a slave lacking independence

sever

break off

thwart

obstruct/frustrate

quixotic

fanciful, fantastic, imaginary

innocuous

causing no harm

recast

cast or fashion anew

pariah

an outcast a rejected and despised person

intrepid

fearless brave undaunted

preternatural

not normal or usual

torpid

dull and slow

fixate

stare at

unfeigned

not pretended sincere

talon

claw of a bird of prey

commodious

having plenty of space for what is needed

flinch

draw move back wince

ossify

to turn to bone to settle rigidly into an idea

sodden

soaked saturated

transgress

break go beyond (a limit)

insurrection

rising of people to open resistance to

prim

neat formal

infuse

put pour fill

engrossing

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

heinous

odious (of crime)

covert

Disguised

inadvertent

not paying proper attention

ebullience

exuberance outburst of feeling

vilify

slander say evil things

assuage

make something (pain desire) less

puerile

Childish

fracas

noisy quarrel

insinuate

suggest unpleasantly make a way for something gently

dirge

a song of grief or lamentation

urbane

elegant refined in manners

ruddy

reddish, healthy-looking

assail

with attack violently

sycophant

person who flatter to the rich and powerful

putrefaction

becoming rotten

intransigence

unwillingness to compromise stubbornness intractability

provisional

of the present time only

equivocal

having a double or doubtful meaning suspicious

stingy

spending using unwillingly

ubiquitous

present everywhere

austere

severely moral and strict simple and plain

vain

without use result conceited

adamant

kind of stone inflexible

ire

Anger

savant

person of great learning, sage

cower

crouch shrink back

burnish

to polish rub to a shine

dynamo

a generator something that produces electric current

colander

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

proclivity

Inclination

penury

extreme poverty

enervate

weaken deprive of strength attenuate

maul

hurt by rough handling

occluded

blocked up

forfeit

suffer the loss of something

equivocate

try to deceive by equivocal language

pusillanimous

cowardly craven

profuse

abundant/lavish

rotund

rich and deep plump and round

pry

get something inquire too curiously

discrete

individually distinct

engender

cause produce give rise to

sting

something sharp

beatify

to bless make happy or ascribe a virtue to

elegy

a lament a melancholy composition

retinue

following; attendants

glut

supply to much fill to excess

gnaw

waste away bite steadily

penitent

feeling or showing regret

crease

line made by crushing white line on the ground in cricket

reticent

reserved untalkative silent taciturn

ascertain

get to know

pulchritude

Physical beauty

mephitic

Poisonous; noxious

paucity

scarcity a lacking of

wean

to turn away (from a habit)

consummate

perfect/make perfect/complete

splice

join (two ends)

indolence

laziness

obtuse

blunt/stupid

diatribe

bitter and violent attack in words

admonitory

containing warning

cogitate

think deeply mediate

derision

ridicule mockery deriding

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defalcate

(v) to embezzle or misappropriate

derision

ridicule mockery deriding

consummate

perfect/make perfect/complete

indolence

Laziness

effrontery

boldness impudence arrogance

cogitate

think deeply mediate

stolid

showing no emotion impassive

pyre

large pile of wood for burning

pulchritude

Physical beauty

erudite

learned scholarly

dissolution

disintegration looseness in morals

pedestrian

commonplace trite unremarkable

mercurial

quick changeable in character fleeting

corporeal

physical of or for the body

luculent

easily understood lucid clear

admonitory

containing warning

privation

Hardship

streak

long thin move very fast

auspicious

favorable successful prosperous

equable

steady regular

coeval

of the same period coexisting

insularity

narrow-mindedness isolated

onus

responsilibilty,burden

nascent

coming into existence emerging

decry

disapprove of

secular

material (not spiritual) living outside monasteries

vanquish

Conquer

penchant

strong inclination a liking

covetous

eagerly desirous

accretion

the growing of separate things into one

assiduous

diligent hard-working sedulous

extirpate

to destroy exterminate cut out exscind

dearth

Shortage

baneful

causing harm or ruin pernicious destructive

cogent

strong convincing

condone

Forgive

indelible

that cannot be rubbed out

lumber

move in a clumsy/noisy way

palliate

lessen the severity of

pellucid

transparent easy to understand

discredit

refuse to believe

coda

passage that completes a piece of music

lurk

be out of view ready to attack

cornucopia

abundant supply

recidivism

relapse into antisocial or criminal behavior

abjure

promise or swear to give up

censure

expression of blame or disapproval a rebuke

caustic

biting sarcastic

veneer

surface appearance covering the TRUE nature

chauvinist

a blindly devoted patriot

serration

having a toothed edge

petrify

to make hard rocklike

dainty

pretty/delicate(food)/difficult to please

elicit

draw out

highbrow

(person) with superior tastes

finagle

to practice deception or fraud; scheme.

odious

repulsive hateful

inane

silly senseless

tyro

a beginner

deprave

make morally bad corrupt

denigrate

blacken belittle sully defame

dilate

speak comprehensively become wider large

taut

tightly stretched

duplicity

deliberate deception

protracted

Prolonged

turbid

muddy having the sediment stirred up

bellicose

inclined to fighting

punctilious

Meticulous

fledgling

an inexperienced person.

tocsin

a signal, especially of alarm

ignominious

shameful dishonorable undignified disgraceful

florid

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

malign

to speak harmful untruths about someone

interim

as an installment

inimical

harmful or unfriendly

avid

eager greedy

ingenuous

naive young artless frank honest sincere

consume

get to the end of

chagrin

Vexation

phlegmatic

calm sluggish temperament unemotional

attenuate

make thin. weaken enervate

veracity

Truth

sanctimony

self-righteousness hypocritical with FALSE piety

aver

affirm assert prove justify

inundate

flood cover by overflowing

exigency

emergency an urgent situation

barren

not good enough unable to have young ones without value

prevaricate

to equivocate to stray from the truth

lien

legal claim until a debt on it is repaid

forbearance

patience willingness to wait

credulity

too great a readiness to believe things

plaque

flat metal on a wall as a memorial

snub

treat with contempt

conceit

over-high opinion of too much pride

volubility

fluency verbosity easy use of spoken language

libel

statement that damages reputation

idiosyncrasy

personal mannerism, peculiar characteristic

hegemony

Predominance, preponderance, supremacy

facile

easily done

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dud

no use person something that fails

contiguous

touching neighboring near

obdurate

hardened and unrepenting stubborn inflexible

abut

border on

resigned

unresisting submissive

fringe

Edge, unconventional, peripheral, ornamental border part of hair over the forehead

waft

scent waving movement carry lightly through

verisimilitu
de

appearing TRUE or real

repudiate

disown refuse to accept or pay

somatic

of the body

husk

worthless outside part of anything

chastened

corrected punished

pernicious

harmful injurious

parley

Negotiation

inasmuch

since because

dolt

stupid fellow

insipid

without taste or flavor

coax

get somebody to do something by kindness

effluvia

outflow in a stream of particles a noxious odor or vapor

incursion

a raid a sudden attack

penurious

poor/stingy

obfuscate

to darken make obscure muddle

encumbran
burden things, impediment, that get on the way of
ce
morose

ill-tempered unsocial

preclude

prevent make impossible

disingenuo

sophisticated artful trying to deceive cunning

us
jejune

insubstantial/dull/immature

obtain

to be established accepted or customary

gloat

over look at with selfish delight

quirk

habit or action peculiar to something, whim, quip

extempore

without previous thought or preparation

grouse

Complain or grumble (verb)

disparate

essentially different

regale

to delight or entertain to feast

salubrious

Healthful

malinger

to fake illness or injury in order to shirk a duty

perpetrate

be guilty commit (a crime)

scorch

become discolored/dry up/go at high speed

foil

prevent from carrying out contrast

Palpable

Obvious, able to be touched, tangible

discern

see with an effort but clearly

waffle

talk vaguely and without much result

deluge

great flood heavy rush of water

transitory

Brief

extant

still in existence

pundit

pedant authority on a subject, prig, stickler, precisian

perfunctory done as a duty without care

visceral

of the internal organs of the body

mundane

worldly as opposed to spiritual commonplace everyday

lachrymose causing tears tearful

epiphany

A Christian feast celebrating the manifestation of the divine nature of Jesus to the
Gentiles as represented by the Magi.

sullied

to be stained or discredited

exscind

to cut out cut away

ascribe

consider to be the origin of or belonging to

fagged

too tired

extenuate

reduce the strength of lessen seriousness partially excuse, enervate, emaciate

temerity

boldness brashness intrepidness

grovel

crawl humble oneself, Act in an obsequious manner in order to obtain

someone's forgiveness or favor.

collusion

secret agreement for a deceitful purpose,

shrewd

astute showing sound judgement, sly wily

Pastiche

work (usually artistic) which imitates

squalid

foul filthy

hollow

not soled with hole, vacuous

undulate

to move in wavelike fashion fluctuate

august

majestic venerable

rife

Widespread

gaucherie

socially awkward tactless behavior

dilettante

a lover of an art or science

conspicuou
easily seen remarkable
s
harbinger

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

snare

Trap

finical

too fussy about food clothing etc.

evince

to show clearly to indicate

bandy

discuss lightly or glibly; exchange (words) heatedly

rancorous

feeling bitterness spitefulness, malice,

macabre

gruesome suggesting death

amortize

end (a debt) by setting aside money

uncouth

rough awkward

levity

lack of seriousness

ascetic

practicing self-denial austere stark

mellifluous

sweetly flowing

delineate

to portray depict sketch out

obviate

to make unnecessary get rid of

nadir

lowest weakest point

emote

stir up excite

paean

song of praise or triumph

gauche

hence, awkward

fervor

warmth of feelings earnestness

congeal

make or become stiff and solid

dogmatic

positive certain arbitrary without room for discussion opinionated - doctrinal -

peremptory - pragmatic

expostulate argue earnestly to dissuade correct or protest

discourse

speech lecture

lope

move along with long strides

verve

spirit vigor enthusiasm

noisome

offensive disgusting (smell)

lionize

treat as a famous person

drone

male bee person who isn't self-employed

epicurean

devoted to pleasure (sensuous enjoyment)

requite

repay give in return

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ostentation

display to obtain admiration or envy

irksome

tiresome

brash

hasty rush cheeky saucy

sumptuous

magnificent

sanguine

cheerful confident optimistic

craven

cowardly

trifling

unimportant

prodigal

wasteful reckless with money

lassitude

weariness tiredness

sophomoric

self-assured though immature affected bombastic overblown

imperious

commanding haughty arrogant

didactic

intended to instruct

presage

warning sign

ensconce

To settle (oneself) securely or comfortably

intransigent

Uncompromising

wile

a trick

verdant

fresh and green

palatial

Magnificent, sumptuous

prodigious

enormous wonderful+

desiccant

substance used to absorb moisture

heretic

recreant, protestant,skeptic, heresy

agog

eager/excited

reactionary

opposing progress

raconteur

person who tells anecdotes

philistine

a smug ignorant person one who lacks knowledge

supine

lying on the back slow to act passive

broach

bring up announce begin to talk about

ferment

substance become excited

qualm

feeling of doubt temporary feeling of sickness

perfidious

treacherous faithless

hauteur

Haughtiness

propitious

auspicious presenting favorable circumstances

inchoate

not yet fully formed rudimentary elementary

bequest

arrangement to give something at death

rumple

make rough

facetious

humorous funny jocular

remonstrate

to protest object

curmudgeon

bad-tempered person

wan

looking ill, not bright

obtrusive

projecting prominent undesirably noticeable

roll

call calling of names

reproach

scold upbraid

rapacious

greedy (esp for money)

baleful

harmful ominous causing evil

stymie

to hinder obstruct or block

fatuous

without sense foolish self-satisfaction

jibe

gibe make fun of

extricable

that can be freed

preen

tidy/show self-satisfaction

figurehead

carved image on the prow of a ship

fetid

Stinking

impetuous

having sudden energy impulsive thrusting ahead forceful

provident

frugal looking to the future

barrage

artificial obstacle built across a river

rivet

fix take up secure metal pin

discountenance

refuse to approve of

burgeon

grow forth send out buds

rueful

Dejected

eschew

Avoid

pedantic

bookish showing off learning

vacillation

being uncertain hesitating

overweening

presumptuously arrogant overbearing immoderate being a jerk

soporific

producing sleep

benison

Blessing

hubris

arrogant pride

ford

shallow place in a river (to cross)

equanimity

calmness of temperament

excoriation

severe criticism

atonement

repayment death of Jesus

boggle

To hesitate as if in fear or doubt

mendicant

a beggar

supplicate

make a humble petition to

forswear

renounce disallow repudiate

macerate

make or become soft by soaking in water

vacuity

Idleness

contemn

to scorn or despise

skiff

small boat

saturnine

gloomy dark sullen morose

profundity

Depth

blithe

cheerful casual carefree

slur

join sounds/words (indistinct)

blandness

polite manner comforting uninteresting

hallow

to make holy consecrate

cloture

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

tortuous

devious/not straightforward

scabbard

sheath for the blade

egress

way out exit

rant

use extravagant language

kibosh

block, halt, stop

petrous

like a rock hard stony

dereliction

deserting and leaving to fall into ruins

seminal

like a seed constituting a source originative

mendacity

dishonesty

prudish

easily shocked excessively modest

labyrinthine

to entangle the state of affairs

entreat

ask earnestly

perspicacity

quick judging and understanding

perfidy

treachery breaking of faith

restive

refusing to move reluctant to be controlled