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Part of
speec Word Urdu English Synonym Antonym
h
examining one's own
introspection
  thoughts and feelings    

philanthropist one who loves mankind

     
medicine used against a
antidote
  poison or a disease    
to make great efforts, to
strive
  struggle    
able to use the left hand or the
ambidextrous
  right equally well    
a person or thing that
precursors precedes, as in a process or
  job.    

retrospective Looking back on past

     
one who turns towards
introvert
  himself    

ambiguous doubtful; uncertain

     
government ruled by old
gerontocracy
  people    

aggravate make worse; irritate

     

braggart Boastful
     

entice attract, lure

     

equilibrium state of being balanced

     

alleviate make (pain) easier to bear

     

adorn add beauty; decorate

     
malicious; evil; having or
malevolent
  showing ill will    
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Suggest or imply in addition

connote
  to the precise, literal meaning    

abhor to hate; to detest

     

agile active; quick-moving

     
to make an effort, to try very
endeavor
  hard    

stray wander lose one's way

     
restore something to better
renovate
  condition    

curriculum course of study

     

amalgamate mix; combine; unite societies

     

drowsiness feeling sleepy half asleep

     

disrobe Undress
     
a person who is attracted to
xenophile
  foreign peoples cultures    
cause or have difficulty in
suffocate
  breathing    

sequence succession connected line of

     

scent smell (especially pleasant)

     

sporadic happening from time to time

     

affinity close connection; relationship

     

audacious Bold
     

heterogeneous made up of different kinds

     
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animosity strong dislike

     
easily injured broken or
fragile
  destroyed    
Keen, quick, accurate insight
acumen
  or judgment    

legacy Bequest or inheritance

     
cruel killing of a large
massacre
  number of people    
put under water liquid sink
submerge
  out of sight    

combustion process of burning

     
making unpure; poorer in
adulteration
  quality    

appease make quiet or calm

     
doing or happening
premature something before the right
  time    
Legal or judicial inquiry,
especially before a jury and
inquest especially made by a coroner
into the cause of someone.s
  death    

shunned avoided, kept away from

     

conceal hide keep secret

     

anguish severe suffering

     

indigenous native
     

apt well-suited; quick-witted

     

correlate have a mutual relation

     
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grumble to complain
     
Without preparation or
offhand
  forethought    
rolling backward or forward
somersault
  (not sideways) movement    
end the existence of/wipe or
extinguish
  put out    

edible fit to be eaten/not poisonous

     

conjoin to join together

     

surcharge additional load/charge

     

accolade praise; approval

     
refuse to allow or accept as a
disallow
  correct    
dullness/not allowing light to
opaqueness
  pass through    

impermeable that cannot be permeated

     

console give comfort or sympathy to

     

timid shy easily frightened

     
to go away suddenly (to
abscond
  avoid arrest)    

abide be faithful; to endure

     
use in a wrong way for one's
embezzle
  own benefit    
authority written order
warrant
  guarantee    

reminiscent suggest something in the past

     
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extinct no longer active

     
rest to sit or stand in a lazy
loll
  way hang (dog's tongue)    
welcomed with shouts and
acclaimed
  approval    

clientele customers
     
substance that causes
catalyst
  speeding up    

shallow little depth; not earnest

     

brittle easily broken

     

negligent taking too little care

     

affable polite and friendly

     
a person who attempts to
poseur impress by acting unlike
  himself    

dangle hand or swing loosely

     

moribund in a dying state; near death

     

ascend go or come up
     

relapse fall back again

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

yarn tale story fibers for knitting

     
proud; superior manner of
arrogance
  behaviour    
the saving of property from
salvage
  loss    
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livid Furiously angry, enraged

     
getting farther apart from a
divergence
  point    
becoming young in nature or
rejuvenation
  appearance    

allegiance duty support loyalty

     

vigorous strong energetic

     

dullard a stupid, insensitive person

     
person much smaller the
dwarf
  usual size    

fragrant sweet-smelling
     

judicious sound in judgment; wise

     
total rejection of all religious
nihilism
  and moral beliefs    

odor smell
     

scribble write hastily

     

hospitable liking to give hospitality

     

narcissism Self-love
     

sawdust tiny bits of wood

     

ameliorate improve; make better

     

ingest take in by swallowing

     
a manner of walking,
gait
  stepping, or running    
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sluggard lazy slow-moving person

     

succumb yield, die

     

reiterate say or do again several times

     

flop fail/move/fall clumsily

     

defer postpone
     
turned to bone; hardened like
ossified
  bone; Inflexible    
fluent speaking skillful use of
eloquence
  language    
unoriginal; obtained from
derivative
  another source    

commuter person who travels regularly

     
half-solid lump formed from
clot
  liquid    
measure hoe heavy something
weigh
  is    

steeply rising or falling sharply

     
twisting force causing
torque
  rotation    

benefactor person who has given help

     

complaisant trying to please; obliging

     

plea request
     
quality of being limited; not
moderation
  extreme    

enduring lasting
     
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invincible too strong to be defeated

     
health of mind soundness of
sanity
  judgment    

turmoil trouble disturbance

     

flimsy lacking solidarity, strength

     
form of a frog when it leaves
tadpole
  the egg    

reconcile settle a quarrel restore peace

     

cryptic secret with a hidden meaning

     
porous rubber for washing
sponge
  live at once expense    

commemorate keep the memory of

     

sadistic Cruel
     
show much fondness center
dote
  one's attention    

encapsulate enclose in capsule

     
splitting or division (esp. of
fission
  cells)    
changeable inconstant fickle
volatile
  unstable explosive    
to debase by mixing with
alloy
  something inferior    
in a state of inactivity but
dormant
  awaiting development    
brave,behaves well with
gallant
  women    
causing grief or pain; serious
grievous
  dire grave    
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enzyme catalyst
     

shard A piece of broken pottery

     
falsely making oneself appear
hypocrisy
  to be good    

eradicate get rid of pull up by the roots

     
steel tool for shaping
chisel
  materials    

infuriate fill with fury or rage

     

engulf swallow up
     
elation state of pleasant
euphoria
  excitement    
approval (by authority)
sanction
  penalty    

renowned celebrated; famous

     

riddle puzzling person or thing

     

evoke call up bring out

     

mischievous harmful; causing mischief

     
implied though; not plainly
implicit
  expressed    

disproof proof to the contrary

     
one who hates
misogynist
  women/females    

abysmal extreme bad

     

writ written order

     
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belong as a part have

pertain
  reference    
irregular in behaviour or
erratic
  opinion    
giving great attention to
meticulous
  details    

impromptu without preparation

     
directing the mind in a certain
inclined
  direction    

constrict make tight or smaller

     

perish be destroyed decay

     

Lambaste attack verbally

     

luminary star; light-giving body

     

dupe cheat make a fool of

     

auxiliary helping; supporting

     

extralegal outside the law

     
having both of two contrary
ambivalent
  meanings    
something giving strength or
tonic
  energy    
write one's name on the back
endorse
  of    

turbulence being uncontrollably violent

     
a person with good
connoisseur
  judgement (e.g.. in art)    
not easily heard; seen clearly
indistinct
  marked    
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difficult to comprehend;
abstruse
  obscure    
lacking strength; walking
limp
  unevenly    
sentence within another one
parenthesis
  something separated    

sophisticated complex; subtle; refined

     
straying away from what is
aberration
  normal    
become strong after illness
recuperate
  loss exhaustion    
willful FALSE statement
perjury
  unlawful act    
A very small amount, portion,
mite
  or particle    
destructive thing or a person
pest
  who is nuisance    
pull the feathers off pick
pluck
  (e.g.. flowers)    

satiate satisfy fully

     
involving or using
colloquial
  conversation.    
man owning small estate;
yeoman
  middle-class farmer    
to cause pain, uneasiness, or
ail
  trouble to.    

fidelity loyalty accuracy

     

mesmerize hypnotize
     

paradigm a model example or pattern

     

gullible easily gulled

     
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quality or condition of being

sobriety
  sober    
move force from the place
dislodge
  occupied    
number of ships; quick-
fleet
  moving    
speak distinctly; connect by
articulate
  joints    

tractable easily controlled or guided

     
one-sided committed to a
partisan
  party biased or prejudiced    

predominate have more power than others

     

foolproof incapable of failure or error

     

suffice be enough
     

permeate spread into every part of

     
weapon with a metal point on
spear
  a long shaft    
of the power of forming a
solvent
  solution    

presentiment anticipatory fear; premonition

     

vivacious lively high-spirited

     
change to a thick and solid
coagulation
  state    

liberality free giving; generosity

     
worked out with much care in
elaborate
  great detail    
yellow metal (mixing copper
brass
  and zinc)    
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yielding easily shaped;

malleable
  moldable; adapting    
regular customer person who
patron
  gives support    

immutable that cannot be changed

     

forgery counterfeit
     

woo try to win

     

cordial warm and sincere

     
burdensome; heavy and
cumbersome
  awkward to carry    
mislead or delude; cheat; pass
beguile
  time    

retrograde receding
     
cover for the blade of a
sheath
  weapon or a tool    

bewilder puzzle; confuse

     

knit draw together; unite firmly

     

unscathed unharmed unhurt

     
loud chuckle of pleasure or
chortle
  amusement    

jabber talk excitedly; utter rapidly

     
of great importance (others
pivotal
  depend on it)    

implosion collapse; bursting inward

     

repel refuse to accept/cause dislike

     
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superimpose put something on the top

     
leader of a unit of 100
centurion
  soldiers    

enigma something that is puzzling

     
metal supports attached to the
calipers
  legs measuring instrument    
get back by payment
redeem
  compensate    

buoyant able to float; light-hearted

     

impede hinder; get in the way of

     

stride walk with long steps

     

boisterous noisy; restraint

     

resuscitation coming back to consciousness

     
agree in opinion happen
concur
  together    
a number of performance of
recitals
  music    

treacherous not to be trusted, perfidious

     

indulgent inclined to indulge

     
to steal, especially in small
pilferer
  quantities    

foster nurture; care for

     

apartheid brutal racial discrimination

     

garrulous too talkative

     
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edify instruct; correct morally

     

evasive tending to evade

     

misanthrope person who hates mankind

     

eulogy formal praise panegyric

     
known or understood by very
arcane
  few    
sham; counterfeit; not
bogus
  genuine    

dexterity skill (esp. in handling)

     

lampoon publicly mock or ridicule

     
short piece of humorous
skit
  writing    
out of place; not in harmony
incongruous
  or agreement    

repulsive causing a feeling of disgust

     

refine make or become pure cultural

     

ambiguous doubtful; uncertain

     
government ruled by old
gerontocracy
  people    

aggravate make worse; irritate

     

braggart Boastful
     

entice attract, lure

     

equilibrium state of being balanced

     
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alleviate make (pain) easier to bear

     

adorn add beauty; decorate

     
malicious; evil; having or
malevolent
  showing ill will    
Suggest or imply in addition
connote
  to the precise, literal meaning    

abhor to hate; to detest

     

agile active; quick-moving

     
to make an effort, to try very
endeavor
  hard    

stray wander lose one's way

     
restore something to better
renovate
  condition    

curriculum course of study

     

amalgamate mix; combine; unite societies

     

drowsiness feeling sleepy half asleep

     

disrobe undress
     
xenophile a person who is attracted to
(zen-uh-fahyl)   foreign peoples cultures    
cause or have difficulty in
suffocate
  breathing    

sequence succession connected line of

     

scent smell (especially pleasant)

     

sporadic happening from time to time

     
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affinity close connection; relationship

     

audacious Bold
     

heterogeneous made up of different kinds

     

animosity strong dislike

     
easily injured broken or
fragile
  destroyed    
Keen, quick, accurate insight
acumen
  or judgment    

legacy Bequest or inheritance

     
cruel killing of a large
massacre
  number of people    
put under water liquid sink
submerge
  out of sight    

combustion process of burning

     
making unpure; poorer in
adulteration
  quality    

appease make quiet or calm

     
doing or happening
premature something before the right
  time    
Legal or judicial inquiry,
especially before a jury and
inquest especially made by a coroner
into the cause of someone.s
  death    

shunned avoided, kept away from

     

conceal hide keep secret

     

anguish severe suffering

     
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indigenous native
     

apt well-suited; quick-witted

     

correlate have a mutual relation

     

grumble to complain
     
Without preparation or
offhand
  forethought    
rolling backward or forward
somersault
  (not sideways) movement    
end the existence of/wipe or
extinguish
  put out    

edible fit to be eaten/not poisonous

     

conjoin to join together

     

surcharge additional load/charge

     

accolade praise; approval

     
refuse to allow or accept as a
disallow
  correct    
dullness/not allowing light to
opaqueness
  pass through    

impermeable that cannot be permeated

     

console give comfort or sympathy to

     

timid shy easily frightened

     
to go away suddenly (to
abscond
  avoid arrest)    

abide be faithful; to endure

     
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use in a wrong way for one's

embezzle
  own benefit    
authority written order
warrant
  guarantee    

reminiscent suggest something in the past

     

extinct no longer active

     
rest to sit or stand in a lazy
loll
  way hang (dog's tongue)    
welcomed with shouts and
acclaimed
  approval    

clientele customers
     
substance that causes
catalyst
  speeding up    

shallow little depth; not earnest

     

brittle easily broken

     

negligent taking too little care

     

affable polite and friendly

     
a person who attempts to
poseur impress by acting unlike
  himself    

dangle hand or swing loosely

     

moribund in a dying state; near death

     

ascend go or come up
     

relapse fall back again

     
the mark * (e.g.. omitted
asterisk
  letters)    
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yarn tale story fibers for knitting

     
proud; superior manner of
arrogance
  behaviour    
the saving of property from
salvage
  loss    

livid Furiously angry, enraged

     
getting farther apart from a
divergence
  point    
becoming young in nature or
rejuvenation
  appearance    

allegiance duty support loyalty

     

vigorous strong energetic

     

dullard a stupid, insensitive person

     
person much smaller the
dwarf
  usual size    

fragrant sweet-smelling
     

judicious sound in judgment; wise

     
total rejection of all religious
nihilism
  and moral beliefs    

odor smell
     

scribble write hastily

     

hospitable liking to give hospitality

     

narcissism Self-love
     

sawdust tiny bits of wood

     
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ameliorate improve; make better

     

ingest take in by swallowing

     
a manner of walking,
gait
  stepping, or running    

sluggard lazy slow-moving person

     

succumb yield, die

     

reiterate say or do again several times

     

flop fail/move/fall clumsily

     

defer postpone
     
turned to bone; hardened like
ossified
  bone; Inflexible    
fluent speaking skillful use of
eloquence
  language    
unoriginal; obtained from
derivative
  another source    

commuter person who travels regularly

     
half-solid lump formed from
clot
  liquid    
measure hoe heavy something
weigh
  is    

steeply rising or falling sharply

     
twisting force causing
torque
  rotation    

benefactor person who has given help

     

complaisant trying to please; obliging

     
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plea request
     
quality of being limited; not
moderation
  extreme    

enduring lasting
     

invincible too strong to be defeated

     
health of mind soundness of
sanity
  judgment    

turmoil trouble disturbance

     

flimsy lacking solidarity, strength

     
form of a frog when it leaves
tadpole
  the egg    

reconcile settle a quarrel restore peace

     

cryptic secret with a hidden meaning

     
porous rubber for washing
sponge
  live at once expense    

commemorate keep the memory of

     

sadistic Cruel
     
show much fondness center
dote
  one's attention    

encapsulate enclose in capsule

     
splitting or division (esp. of
fission
  cells)    
changeable inconstant fickle
volatile
  unstable explosive    
to debase by mixing with
alloy
  something inferior    
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in a state of inactivity but

dormant
  awaiting development    
brave,behaves well with
gallant
  women    
causing grief or pain; serious
grievous
  dire grave    

enzyme catalyst
     

shard A piece of broken pottery

     
falsely making oneself appear
hypocrisy
  to be good    

eradicate get rid of pull up by the roots

     
steel tool for shaping
chisel
  materials    

infuriate fill with fury or rage

     

engulf swallow up
     
elation state of pleasant
euphoria
  excitement    
approval (by authority)
sanction
  penalty    

renowned celebrated; famous

     

riddle puzzling person or thing

     

evoke call up bring out

     

mischievous harmful; causing mischief

     
implied though; not plainly
implicit
  expressed    

disproof proof to the contrary

     
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one who hates

misogynist
  women/females    

abysmal extreme bad

     

writ written order

     
belong as a part have
pertain
  reference    
irregular in behaviour or
erratic
  opinion    
giving great attention to
meticulous
  details    

impromptu without preparation

     
directing the mind in a certain
inclined
  direction    

constrict make tight or smaller

     

perish be destroyed decay

     

Lambaste attack verbally

     

luminary star; light-giving body

     

dupe cheat make a fool of

     

auxiliary helping; supporting

     

extralegal outside the law

     
having both of two contrary
ambivalent
  meanings    
something giving strength or
tonic
  energy    
write one's name on the back
endorse
  of    
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turbulence being uncontrollably violent

     
a person with good
connoisseur
  judgement (e.g.. in art)    
not easily heard; seen clearly
indistinct
  marked    
difficult to comprehend;
abstruse
  obscure    
lacking strength; walking
limp
  unevenly    
sentence within another one
parenthesis
  something separated    

sophisticated complex; subtle; refined

     
straying away from what is
aberration
  normal    
become strong after illness
recuperate
  loss exhaustion    
willful FALSE statement
perjury
  unlawful act    
A very small amount, portion,
mite
  or particle    
destructive thing or a person
pest
  who is nuisance    
pull the feathers off pick
pluck
  (e.g.. flowers)    

satiate satisfy fully

     
involving or using
colloquial
  conversation.    
man owning small estate;
yeoman
  middle-class farmer    
to cause pain, uneasiness, or
ail
  trouble to.    

fidelity loyalty accuracy

     
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mesmerize hypnotize
     

paradigm a model example or pattern

     

gullible easily gulled

     
quality or condition of being
sobriety
  sober    
move force from the place
dislodge
  occupied    
number of ships; quick-
fleet
  moving    
speak distinctly; connect by
articulate
  joints    

tractable easily controlled or guided

     
one-sided committed to a
partisan
  party biased or prejudiced    

predominate have more power than others

     

foolproof incapable of failure or error

     

suffice be enough
     

permeate spread into every part of

     
weapon with a metal point on
spear
  a long shaft    
of the power of forming a
solvent
  solution    

presentiment anticipatory fear; premonition

     

vivacious lively high-spirited

     
change to a thick and solid
coagulation
  state    
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liberality free giving; generosity

     
worked out with much care in
elaborate
  great detail    
yellow metal (mixing copper
brass
  and zinc)    
yielding easily shaped;
malleable
  moldable; adapting    
regular customer person who
patron
  gives support    

immutable that cannot be changed

     

forgery counterfeit
     

woo try to win

     

cordial warm and sincere

     
burdensome; heavy and
cumbersome
  awkward to carry    
mislead or delude; cheat; pass
beguile
  time    

retrograde receding
     
cover for the blade of a
sheath
  weapon or a tool    

bewilder puzzle; confuse

     

knit draw together; unite firmly

     

unscathed unharmed unhurt

     
loud chuckle of pleasure or
chortle
  amusement    

jabber talk excitedly; utter rapidly

     
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of great importance (others

pivotal
  depend on it)    

implosion collapse; bursting inward

     

repel refuse to accept/cause dislike

     

superimpose put something on the top

     
leader of a unit of 100
centurion
  soldiers    

enigma something that is puzzling

     
metal supports attached to the
calipers
  legs measuring instrument    
get back by payment
redeem
  compensate    

buoyant able to float; light-hearted

     

impede hinder; get in the way of

     

stride walk with long steps

     

boisterous noisy; restraint

     

resuscitation coming back to consciousness

     
agree in opinion happen
concur
  together    
a number of performance of
recitals
  music    

treacherous not to be trusted, perfidious

     

indulgent inclined to indulge

     
to steal, especially in small
pilferer
  quantities    
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foster nurture; care for

     

apartheid brutal racial discrimination

     

garrulous too talkative

     

edify instruct; correct morally

     

evasive tending to evade

     

misanthrope person who hates mankind

     

eulogy formal praise panegyric

     
known or understood by very
arcane
  few    
sham; counterfeit; not
bogus
  genuine    

dexterity skill (esp. in handling)

     

lampoon publicly mock or ridicule

     
short piece of humorous
skit
  writing    
out of place; not in harmony
incongruous
  or agreement    

repulsive causing a feeling of disgust

     

refine make or become pure cultural

     

 
     

 
     
GRE Word
List - 2      
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varied; motley; greatly
multifarious
  diversified    
giving facts to support
substantiation
  (statement)    
bitter quarrel over a long
feud
  period of time    
not easily exhaustible;
indefatigability
  tirelessness    

convoluted complicated;coiled; twisted

     

euthanasia easy and painless death

     
make a lower bid then
underbid
  somebody else    

cognizant being fully aware of

     
invent, prepare by mixing
concoct
  together    

turquoise greenish-blue precious stone

     

decree order given by authority

     

irate angry
     
wildly excited with joy; pain;
frantic
  anxiety    
recess/partially enclosed
alcove
  place    
feeling or showing deep
reverent
  respect    

derogatory insulting; tending to damage

     
To seek favor or attention by
fawn
  flattery and obsequious    
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person who loves wealth and

miser
  spends little    

valiant brave
     

pervade spread through every part of

     

tarnished lost brightness

     

irrevocable final and unalterable

     
likely to come or happen
imminent
  soon    

soggy heavy with water

     

savor taste flavor something

     
unrestrained; willfully
wanton
  malicious; unchaste    

unearth discover and bring to light

     
mischievous trick played to
hoax
  deceive    

voluptuous arousing sensual pleasures

     

earthenware dishes made of baked clay

     
prevent from being known
suppress
  put an end to    

vindictive having a desire to revenge

     
open disobedience or
defiance
  resistance    
be too tight take between the
pinch
  thumb and finger    
coming together and uniting
coalescing
  into one substance    
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outburst of feeling; sudden

gust
  rain wind fire etc.    

candid frank; straight-forward

     

warmonger person who stirs up war

     

wince show bodily or mental pain

     

loquacious talkative; garrulous

     
burst out suddenly/talk
gush
  ardently    

swerve change direction suddenly

     
small sin small weakness in
peccadillo
  one's character    

precursory preliminary; anticipating

     
move quickly suddenly and
plunge
  with force    

counterfeit forgery
     

revere have deep respect for

     

torment severe pain or suffering

     

exculpate to clear from a charge of guilt

     
rubbed off; worn away by
abraded
  friction    

squander spend wastefully

     

quandary state of doubt or perplexity

     
person who is slow waste of
dawdler
  time    
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noxious harmful
     
feeling of regret for one's
compunction
  action    

deplete use until none remains

     
compel to force to make
coerce
  obedient    
make payment to reward
recompense
  punish    
grow reproduce by rapid
proliferate
  multification    
a controversial argument / a
polemic person engaged in such an
  argument    
pleasing in appearance
personable
  attractive    

punitive Punishing
     
granting of privileges in
reciprocity
  return for similar    

antithetical direct opposing

     

holster leather case for a pistol

     

stifled suppressed, kept back

     

aseptic surgically clean

     
increasing the number;
propagation
  spreading; extending    

hapless unlucky
     
incapable of being placated;
implacable
  unpleasable    

ineptitude quality of being unskillful

     
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distracted violently upset in

distraught
  mind    
watchfulness self-appointed
vigilance
  group who maintain order    
increase in density strength
condense
  make laconic    
prevent by taking action in
forestall
  advance; preempt    
state or put forward as a
stipulate
  necessary condition    

diabolical having the qualities of a devil

     

provoke make angry vax

     

lustrous being bright; polished

     

lament show feeling of great sorrow

     

plummet fall plunge steeply

     
written order requiring a
subpoena person to appear in a low
  court    

accrue accumulate
     

extol to praise highly

     

vitriolic corrosive; sarcastic

     

idolatry excessive admiration of

     

soot black powder in smoke

     

valorous brave
     

illicit unlawful; forbidden

     
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apropos by the way

     

haughty arrogant; conceited

     

aversion strong dislike

     

floe a sheet of floating ice

     
tending to comply obliging
complaisance
  willingness to please    

supersede take the place of

     
grasping understanding fear
apprehensive
  unhappy feeling about future    
present but not yet active;
latent
  developed or visible    

viscous sticky/semi-fluid
     

topple be unsteady and overturn

     
being different in moral
deviance
  standards (from normal)    

concord agreement or harmony

     
primitive unspoiled pure as in
pristine
  earlier times unadulterated    
pronounce (words)/express a
enunciate
  theory    
unskillful; said or done at the
inept
  wrong time    
To mark with different shade
variegate
  or colors    

malevolence wishing to do evil

     

entangle put into difficulties

     
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something that hinders (e.g.

impediment
  stammer)    
weaken gradually at the base
undermine
  make something under    

slack sluggish; dull; not tight

     
exercises to develop strong
calisthenics
  bodies    

regicide crime of killing a king

     
roof of the mouth; sense of
palate
  taste    
steep difficult ascent;
arduous
  laborious    

prevalent common
     
person who lives alone and
recluse
  avoids people    

pungency sharpness stinging quality

     

placate soothe pacify calm

     

tamper interfere with

     
person who attacks popular
iconoclast
  beliefs    

hush make or become silent

     

frugal careful; economical

     

felon person guilty of murder

     

shun keep away from avoid

     
delicate way of dealing with a
finesse
  situation    
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whimsical full of odd and fanciful ideas

     
stubborn; narrow-minded
bigot
  person    

aloof reserved; indifferent

     
not easily discouraged or
indomitable
  subdued    

imperative urgent; essential

     

smolder burn slowly without flame

     
cloth worn round the neck;
muffler
  silencer    

perilous dangerous
     

apprise give notice to inform

     

dismal sad; gloomy; miserable

     

trickle flow in drops

     
take the whole attention,
enthral
  enslave    

disencumber free from encumbrance

     
imminent; about to happen;
impending
  expected    
giving or producing freely
lavish
  liberally or generously    
person who insists on
stickler
  importance of something    

avow admit; declare openly

     

stigma mark of shame or disgrace

     
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mendacious lying; habitually dishonest

     
gratify; give way to satisfy
indulge
  allow oneself    

castigation severe punishment

     

deter discourage hinder

     

vehemence forcefulness
     

benevolence wish or activity in doing good

     

gist the point general sense

     

incredulous skeptical; unwilling to believe

     
crouch/settle without
squat
  permission    
state of growing vigorously
exuberance
  being full of life    

soar rise fly high

     
firmness persistency
tenacity adhesiveness tending to hang
  on    

incessant Constant
     

procrastination keeping on putting off

     
reconciling; soothing;
conciliatory
  comforting; mollifying    

subdue overcome bring under control

     

transient temporary fleeting

     

tassel bunch of threads

     
one who abandons long-held
apostate
  religious or political    
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convictions

engrave impress deeply

     

berate scold sharply

     

connotation suggestion in addition to

     

flaunting show off complacently

     

empirical relying on experiment

     

impair worsen; diminish in value

     

immaculate pure; faultless

     

pillage plunder (especially in war)

     

extrovert cheerful person

     
prostrate; inclined to
prone
  (undesirable things)    
clever quick at seeing to get
astute
  an advantage    
shy/modest (especially of a
coy
  girl)    
(agreement) stop of fighting
truce
  for a time    
rules establishing standards
precepts
  of conduct    

exorbitant much too high or great

     

mollify make calmer or quieter

     

incorrigibility cannot be cured or corrected

     

taciturn unspoken, silent

     
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sober self-controlled
     

approbation approval
     

conviction convincing firm belief

     
to chastise; correct by
castigate
  punishing    

bolster give greatly needed support

     

efface rub or wipe out, obliterate

     

vex annoy distress trouble

     

fallacious based on error

     

flamboyant brightly colored; florid

     

nonchalant not having interest

     
eat greedily/narrow opening
gorge
  with a stream    

poncho large piece of cloth

     

grandiloquent using pompous words

     
covered hole as a trap
pitfall
  unsuspected danger    

coddle treat with care and tenderness

     
unmoved; feeling no sign of
impassive
  passion    

lull become quiet or less active

     
make shorter then was
curtail
  planned    
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perch take up a high position

     
incapable of being discovered
inscrutable
  or understood    

shrill sharp; piercing

     

prudence careful forethought

     

cohort a group or band of people

     

boorish crude; rude

     

timorous fearful timid afraid

     
calm not capable of being
imperturbable
  excited    

arboreal of connected with trees

     

rescind repeal/annul/cancel
     

intersperse place here and there

     

oblivious unaware; having no memory

     

ignoble not noble; inferior

     

espouse To take in marriage

     
having sound judgment;
sagacious
  perceptive; wise like a sage    
cloud-like; hazy; vague;
nebulous
  indistinct    

disseminate distribute (esp. ideas)

     

bask in enjoy warmth and light

     
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heed attention/give notice to

     

precarious uncertain risky dangerous

     

incise engrave; make a cut in

     

endearing making dear or liked

     
overflowing with enthusiasm
ebullient
  showing excitement    

inferno hell
     
tremble beat rapidly and
palpitate
  irregularly    

fluke lucky; stroke

     

fluster make nervous or confused

     
touch or scrape lightly in
graze
  passing    

laudatory expressing or giving praise

     
be admitted enter a university
matriculation
  as a student    

susceptibility sensitiveness
     

embellish make beautiful

     

ominous threatening
     
shut out from society refuse
ostracism
  to meet talk    
make known something
divulge
  secret    

pliant easily bent

     
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maverick rebel; nonconformist

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

quell suppress subdue

     

extort obtain by threats violence

     

cling to resist separation

     

sidestep step to one side

     

dubious feeling doubt

     

irascible irritable; easily angered

     

fidget move restlessly make nervous

     
brief summary representative
epitome
  example a typical model    
additional strengthening
corroboration
  evidence    

garner to gather and save to store up

     

ambrosial extremely pleasing to taste

     

ferocity savage cruelty

     
to remove obscenity purify
expurgate
  censor    

cantankerous bad-tempered/quarrelsome
     

arabesque a complex ornate design

     

attune bring into harmony

     
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chaste pure
     

efficacy production of a desired result

     

rift split crack dissension

     

palpability can be felt or touched

     

veer change direction

     
unconscious; unresponsive;
insensible
  unaffected    
a person who is devoted to
gourmand
  eating and drinking to excess    
address a court of law as an
plead
  advocate    
diseased; unhealthy (e.g..
morbid
  about ideas)    

enmity hatred being an enemy

     
examining one's own
introspection
  thoughts and feelings    

philanthropist one who loves mankind

     
medicine used against a
antidote
  poison or a disease    
to make great efforts, to
strive
  struggle    
able to use the left hand or the
ambidextrous
  right equally well    
a person or thing that
precursors precedes, as in a process or
  job.    

retrospective Looking back on past

     
one who turns towards
introvert
  himself    
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GRE 2
     

smolder burn slowly without flame

     
cloth worn round the neck;
muffler
  silencer    

perilous dangerous
     

apprise give notice to inform

     

dismal sad; gloomy; miserable

     

trickle flow in drops

     
take the whole attention,
enthral
  enslave    

disencumber free from encumbrance

     
imminent; about to happen;
impending
  expected    
giving or producing freely
lavish
  liberally or generously    
person who insists on
stickler
  importance of something    

avow admit; declare openly

     

stigma mark of shame or disgrace

     

mendacious lying; habitually dishonest

     
gratify; give way to satisfy
indulge
  allow oneself    

castigation severe punishment

     
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deter discourage hinder

     

vehemence forcefulness
     

benevolence wish or activity in doing good

     

gist the point general sense

     

incredulous skeptical; unwilling to believe

     
crouch/settle without
squat
  permission    
state of growing vigorously
exuberance
  being full of life    

soar rise fly high

     
firmness persistency
tenacity adhesiveness tending to hang
  on    

incessant Constant
     

procrastination keeping on putting off

     
reconciling; soothing;
conciliatory
  comforting; mollifying    

subdue overcome bring under control

     

transient temporary fleeting

     

tassel bunch of threads

     
one who abandons long-held
apostate religious or political
  convictions    

engrave impress deeply

     

berate scold sharply

     
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connotation suggestion in addition to

     

flaunting show off complacently

     

empirical relying on experiment

     

impair worsen; diminish in value

     

immaculate pure; faultless

     

pillage plunder (especially in war)

     

extrovert cheerful person

     
prostrate; inclined to
prone
  (undesirable things)    
clever quick at seeing to get
astute
  an advantage    
shy/modest (especially of a
coy
  girl)    
(agreement) stop of fighting
truce
  for a time    
rules establishing standards
precepts
  of conduct    

exorbitant much too high or great

     

mollify make calmer or quieter

     

incorrigibility cannot be cured or corrected

     

taciturn unspoken, silent

     

sober self-controlled
     

approbation approval
     
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conviction convincing firm belief

     
to chastise; correct by
castigate
  punishing    

bolster give greatly needed support

     

efface rub or wipe out, obliterate

     

vex annoy distress trouble

     

fallacious based on error

     

flamboyant brightly colored; florid

     

nonchalant not having interest

     
eat greedily/narrow opening
gorge
  with a stream    

poncho large piece of cloth

     

grandiloquent using pompous words

     
covered hole as a trap
pitfall
  unsuspected danger    

coddle treat with care and tenderness

     
unmoved; feeling no sign of
impassive
  passion    

lull become quiet or less active

     
make shorter then was
curtail
  planned    

perch take up a high position

     
incapable of being discovered
inscrutable
  or understood    
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shrill sharp; piercing

     

prudence careful forethought

     

cohort a group or band of people

     

boorish crude; rude

     

timorous fearful timid afraid

     
calm not capable of being
imperturbable
  excited    

arboreal of connected with trees

     

rescind repeal/annul/cancel
     

intersperse place here and there

     

oblivious unaware; having no memory

     

ignoble not noble; inferior

     

espouse To take in marriage

     
having sound judgment;
sagacious
  perceptive; wise like a sage    
cloud-like; hazy; vague;
nebulous
  indistinct    

disseminate distribute (esp. ideas)

     

bask in enjoy warmth and light

     

heed attention/give notice to

     

precarious uncertain risky dangerous

     
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incise engrave; make a cut in

     

endearing making dear or liked

     
overflowing with enthusiasm
ebullient
  showing excitement    

inferno hell
     
tremble beat rapidly and
palpitate
  irregularly    

fluke lucky; stroke

     

fluster make nervous or confused

     
touch or scrape lightly in
graze
  passing    

laudatory expressing or giving praise

     
be admitted enter a university
matriculation
  as a student    

susceptibility sensitiveness
     

embellish make beautiful

     

ominous threatening
     
shut out from society refuse
ostracism
  to meet talk    
make known something
divulge
  secret    

pliant easily bent

     

maverick rebel; nonconformist

     
misuse of a word (for one that
malapropism
  resembles it)    
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quell suppress subdue

     

extort obtain by threats violence

     

cling to resist separation

     

sidestep step to one side

     

dubious feeling doubt

     

irascible irritable; easily angered

     

fidget move restlessly make nervous

     
brief summary representative
epitome
  example a typical model    
additional strengthening
corroboration
  evidence    

garner to gather and save to store up

     

ambrosial extremely pleasing to taste

     

ferocity savage cruelty

     
to remove obscenity purify
expurgate
  censor    

cantankerous bad-tempered/quarrelsome
     

arabesque a complex ornate design

     

attune bring into harmony

     

chaste pure
     

efficacy production of a desired result

     
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rift split crack dissension

     

 
     

GRE 3
     
invent, prepare by mixing
concoct
  together    

turquoise greenish-blue precious stone

     

decree order given by authority

     

irate angry
     
wildly excited with joy; pain;
frantic
  anxiety    
recess/partially enclosed
alcove
  place    
feeling or showing deep
reverent
  respect    

derogatory insulting; tending to damage

     
To seek favor or attention by
fawn
  flattery and obsequious    
person who loves wealth and
miser
  spends little    

valiant brave
     

pervade spread through every part of

     

tarnished lost brightness

     

irrevocable final and unalterable

     
likely to come or happen
imminent
  soon    
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soggy heavy with water

     

savor taste flavor something

     
unrestrained; willfully
wanton
  malicious; unchaste    

unearth discover and bring to light

     
mischievous trick played to
hoax
  deceive    

voluptuous arousing sensual pleasures

     

earthenware dishes made of baked clay

     
prevent from being known
suppress
  put an end to    

vindictive having a desire to revenge

     
open disobedience or
defiance
  resistance    
be too tight take between
pinch
  the thumb and finger    
coming together and uniting
coalescing
  into one substance    
outburst of feeling; sudden
gust
  rain wind fire etc.    

candid frank; straight-forward

     

warmonger person who stirs up war

     

wince show bodily or mental pain

     

loquacious talkative; garrulous

     
burst out suddenly/talk
gush
  ardently    
 54

swerve change direction suddenly

     
small sin small weakness in
peccadillo
  one's character    

precursory preliminary; anticipating

     
move quickly suddenly and
plunge
  with force    

counterfeit forgery
     

revere have deep respect for

     

torment severe pain or suffering

     

exculpate to clear from a charge of guilt

     
rubbed off; worn away by
abraded
  friction    

squander spend wastefully

     

quandary state of doubt or perplexity

     
person who is slow waste of
dawdler
  time    

noxious harmful
     
feeling of regret for one's
compunction
  action    

deplete use until none remains

     
compel to force to make
coerce
  obedient    
make payment to reward
recompense
  punish    
grow reproduce by rapid
proliferate
  multification    
a controversial argument / a
polemic
  person engaged in such an    
 55

argument
pleasing in appearance
personable
  attractive    

punitive Punishing
     
granting of privileges in
reciprocity
  return for similar    

antithetical direct opposing

     

holster leather case for a pistol

     

stifled suppressed, kept back

     

aseptic surgically clean

     
increasing the number;
propagation
  spreading; extending    

hapless unlucky
     
incapable of being placated;
implacable
  unpleasable    

ineptitude quality of being unskillful

     
distracted violently upset in
distraught
  mind    
watchfulness self-appointed
vigilance
  group who maintain order    
increase in density strength
condense
  make laconic    
prevent by taking action in
forestall
  advance; preempt    
state or put forward as a
stipulate
  necessary condition    

diabolical having the qualities of a devil

     

provoke make angry vax

     
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lustrous being bright; polished

     

lament show feeling of great sorrow

     

plummet fall plunge steeply

     
written order requiring a
subpoena person to appear in a low
  court    

accrue accumulate
     

extol to praise highly

     

vitriolic corrosive; sarcastic

     

idolatry excessive admiration of

     

soot black powder in smoke

     

valorous brave
     

illicit unlawful; forbidden

     

apropos by the way

     

haughty arrogant; conceited

     

aversion strong dislike

     

floe a sheet of floating ice

     
tending to comply obliging
complaisance
  willingness to please    

supersede take the place of

     
grasping understanding fear
apprehensive
  unhappy feeling about future    
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present but not yet active;

latent
  developed or visible    

viscous sticky/semi-fluid
     

topple be unsteady and overturn

     
being different in moral
deviance
  standards (from normal)    

concord agreement or harmony

     
primitive unspoiled pure as in
pristine
  earlier times unadulterated    
pronounce (words)/express a
enunciate
  theory    
unskillful; said or done at the
inept
  wrong time    
To mark with different shade
variegate
  or colors    

malevolence wishing to do evil

     

entangle put into difficulties

     
something that hinders (e.g.
impediment
  stammer)    
weaken gradually at the base
undermine
  make something under    

slack sluggish; dull; not tight

     
exercises to develop strong
calisthenics
  bodies    

regicide crime of killing a king

     
roof of the mouth; sense of
palate
  taste    
steep difficult ascent;
arduous
  laborious    
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prevalent common
     
person who lives alone and
recluse
  avoids people    

pungency sharpness stinging quality

     

placate soothe pacify calm

     

tamper interfere with

     
person who attacks popular
iconoclast
  beliefs    

hush make or become silent

     

frugal careful; economical

     

felon person guilty of murder

     

shun keep away from avoid

     
delicate way of dealing with a
finesse
  situation    

whimsical full of odd and fanciful ideas

     
stubborn; narrow-minded
bigot
  person    

aloof reserved; indifferent

     
not easily discouraged or
indomitable
  subdued    

imperative urgent; essential

     

GRE 4
     
not allowing to pass through
impervious
  (of materials)    
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Existing in a wild or untamed

feral
  state    

convoke call together summon

     
opening; broken place;
breach
  breaking    

credulous ready to believe things

     

Conduce To bring about

     
more then is needed or
superfluous
  wanted    

daunt intimidate make fearful

     

trudge walk heavily

     

mephitic Poisonous; noxious

     
equal distribution of weight
equipoise
  equilibrium    

chastisement punishment
     
care economy thriving
thrift
  prosperous    
to make thin to make less
rarefy
  dense to purify or refine    
person who has been
neophyte
  converted to a belief    

benign kind and gentle

     
have a different opinion
dissent
  refuse to assent    

lackluster (of eyes) dull

     

veneration regard with deep respect

     
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fret worry; irritation; wear away

     
dutiful to parents; devoted to
pious
  religion    
lack of reverence or
impiety
  dutifulness    
act with excessive
rave
  enthusiasm    
belief contrary to what is
heresy
  generally accepted    

frenetic frantic; frenzied

     

disheveled untidy
     

scalding hot enough to boil

     

guile deceit; cunning

     

irresolute hesitating; undecided

     
That gives warning or
telltale
  information    

temperate showing self-control

     

chicanery legal trickery/false argument

     
serious requiring;
grave
  consideration    
bored with pleasure or
blas�
  dissipation    
set someone clear (e.g.. from
exoneration
  blame)    

hoodwink trick; mislead

     

tawdry cheap gaudy showy tacky

     
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a breakup overthrow sudden

debacle
  disaster    

striated striped grooved or banded

     
lacking purpose or vitality
feckless
  ineffective careless    

reticence uncommunicativeness
     
quality of quickly recovering
resilience
  the original shape    
argumentative pugnacious
contentious
  combative quarrelsome    

ardor enthusiasm
     

disdain look on with contempt

     
use flattery or deceit to
cajole
  persuade    

glimmer weak/unsteady light

     

jocular meant as a joke

     
contemptuous reproach
taunt
  hurtful remark    

conundrum a riddle dilemma enigma

     

incite stir up; rouse

     

terse brief and to the point

     

abeyance suspended action

     

drawl slow way of speaking

     

myriad very great number

     
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deification glorification to
apotheosis
  godliness    

guileless honest; straightforward

     

alacrity eager and cheerful; readiness

     
come to grips/settle
clinch
  conclusively    
shout complain with a lot of
clamor
  noise    
waver/move in an uncertain
falter
  manner    

nexus a connection or link

     
defying; imitation;
inimitable
  unmatchable    
fermented alcoholic
ale beverage similar to but
  heavier than beer    

ulterior situated beyond

     

jagged notched
     
long strip worn round the
sash
  waist    
take back as being FALSE give
recant
  up    

decorum propriety properness

     
help/encourage somebody
abet
  (in doing wrong)    

sever break off

     

render deliver provide represent

     

discreet careful/prudent
     
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to travel from place to place

itinerate
  to peregrinate    

innocuous causing no harm

     

ruffian violent cruel man

     

abrogate repeal or annul by authority

     

tepid lukewarm
     

talon claw of a bird of prey

     
state of being
quiescence
  passive/motionless    

exhaustive complete; thorough

     

flinch draw; move back; wince

     

sodden soaked; saturated

     
press lose shape subdue
crush
  overwhelm    
rising of people to open
insurrection
  resistance to    
to turn to bone to settle
ossify
  rigidly into an idea    

doleful dismal; mourful

     
person dishonestly claiming
quack
  to something    
having plenty of space for
commodious
  what is needed    

intrepid fearless; brave; undaunted

     

emaciate make thin and weak

     
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an outcast a rejected and

pariah
  despised person    

unfeigned not pretended sincere

     

fixate stare at
     

prim neat; formal

     

thwart obstruct/frustrate
     

preternatural not normal or usual

     

vilify slander say evil things

     

transgress break go beyond (a limit)

     

hegemony predominance
     
suggest unpleasantly; make a
insinuate
  way for something gently    

recast cast or fashion anew

     
unwillingness to compromise
intransigence
  stubbornness intractability    
like a slave lacking
servile
  independence    

infuse put; pour; fill

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

heinous odious (of crime)

     

covert disguised
     

fracas noisy; quarrel

     
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sketchy shortly, roughly, quickly

     

putrefaction becoming rotten

     

ubiquitous present everywhere

     
make something (pain desire)
assuage
  less    
person who flatter to the rich
sycophant
  and powerful    
exuberance outburst of
ebullience
  feeling    
bowl-shaped vessel with
colander many holes used to drain off
  water    
a decorative chain or strip
festoon
  hanging between two points    

cower crouch shrink back

     

proclivity inclination
     

assail attack violently

     

maul hurt by rough handling

     

forfeit suffer the loss of something

     

urbane elegant refined in manners

     

quixotic fanciful, fantastic, imaginary

     

burnish to polish; rub to a shine

     
having a double or doubtful
equivocal
  meaning; suspicious    

stingy spending using unwillingly

     
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inadvertent not paying proper attention

     
severely moral and strict
austere
  simple and plain    

 
     

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penury extreme poverty

     

gnaw waste away; bite steadily

     

torpid dull and slow

     

occluded blocked up
     

provisional of the present time only

     

ire anger
     

engender cause produce give rise to

     
rich and deep; plump and
rotund
  round    

wean to turn away (from a habit)

     

profuse abundant/lavish
     

savant person of great learning

     

ruddy reddish, healthy-looking

     
to bless; make happy or
beatify
  ascribe a virtue to    

vain without use result conceited

     
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get something inquire too

pry
  curiously    
weaken deprive of strength
enervate
  attenuate    

adamant kind of stone; inflexible

     

puerile childish
     

glut supply to much fill to excess

     
try to deceive by equivocal
equivocate
  language    
line made by crushing white
crease
  line on the ground in cricket    

ascertain get to know

     

splice join (two ends)

     

discrete distinct
     
reserved; untalkative; silent;
reticent
  taciturn    

sting something sharp

     
a generator something that
dynamo
  produces electric current    

penitent feeling or showing regret

     

dirge a song of grief or lamentation

     
a lament a melancholy
elegy
  composition    

retinue following; attendants

     
showing no emotion
stolid
  impassive    
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boldness impudence
effrontery
  arrogance    

cogitate think deeply mediate

     

obtuse blunt/stupid
     
disintegration looseness in
dissolution
  morals    

indolence laziness
     

privation hardship
     
perfect/make;
consummate
  perfect/complete    

paucity scarcity a lacking of

     
bitter and violent attack in
diatribe
  words    
large pile of wood for
pyre
  burning    

derision ridicule mockery deriding

     

pusillanimous cowardly; craven

     

erudite learned; scholarly

     

churlish (adj) boorish

     

pulchritude Physical beauty

     

corporeal physical of or for the body

     
quick changeable in
mercurial
  character fleeting    

streak long thin move very fast

     
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insularity narrow-mindedness; isolated

     
commonplace trite
pedestrian
  unremarkable    

equable steady; regular

     

decry disapprove of
     
of the same period;
coeval
  coexisting    

penchant strong inclination a liking

     

admonitory containing warning

     

onus responsilibilty,burden
     

vanquish Conquer
     
coming into existence;
nascent
  emerging    
easily understood; lucid;
luculent
  clear    
material (not spiritual) living
secular
  outside monasteries    
favorable successful
auspicious
  prosperous    

palliate lessen the severity of

     
to destroy exterminate cut
extirpate
  out exscind    

dearth Shortage
     
relapse into antisocial or
recidivism
  criminal behavior    
transparent easy to
pellucid
  understand    
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causing harm or ruin;

baneful
  pernicious; destructive    

cogent strong; convincing

     
be out of view ready to
lurk
  attack    

condone Forgive
     

discredit refuse to believe

     
diligent hard-working;
assiduous
  sedulous    

covetous eagerly desirous

     
the growing of separate
accretion
  things into one    

foray to venture
     

lumber move in a clumsy/noisy way

     
passage that completes a
coda
  piece of music    

indelible that cannot be rubbed out

     

cornucopia abundant supply

     

elicit draw out

     
surface appearance covering
veneer
  the TRUE nature    

serration having a toothed edge

     

deprave make morally bad;corrupt

     
pretty/delicate(food)/difficult
dainty
  to please    
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petrify to make hard rocklike

     

odious repulsive; hateful

     

fledgling an inexperienced person.

     
speak comprehensively
dilate
  become wider large    
expression of blame or
censure
  disapproval a rebuke    
blacken; belittle; sully;
denigrate
  defame    

highbrow (person) with superior tastes

     

tocsin a signal, especially of alarm

     

inane silly; senseless

     

tyro a beginner
     

duplicity deliberate deception

     

chauvinist a blindly devoted patriot

     

caustic biting sarcastic

     
muddy having the sediment
turbid
  stirred up    

protracted Prolonged
     

taut tightly stretched

     

interim as an instalment
     

abjure promise or swear to give up

     
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to equivocate to stray from

prevaricate
  the truth    

punctilious Meticulous
     

inundate flood cover by overflowing

     
shameful; dishonorable;
ignominious
  undignified; disgraceful    

avid eager; greedy

     

bellicose inclined to fighting

     
flat metal on a wall as a
plaque
  memorial    
to speak harmful untruths
malign
  about someone    
self-righteousness
sanctimony
  hypocritical with FALSE piety    

consume get to the end of

     
naive; young; artless; frank;
ingenuous
  honest; sincere    
legal claim until a debt on it
lien
  is repaid    

veracity Truth
     

snub treat with contempt

     

attenuate make thin; weaken; enervate

     

inimical harmful or unfriendly

     
calm; sluggish; temperament;
phlegmatic
  unemotional    
not good enough; unable to
barren have young ones without
  value    
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emergency an urgent
exigency
  situation    
to practice deception or
finagle
  fraud; scheme.    
very much ornamented
florid
  naturally red (e.g.. of face)    
statement that damages
libel
  reputation    
too great a readiness to
credulity
  believe things    

aver affirm; assert; prove; justify

     
no use person something
dud
  that fails    

forbearance patience; willingness to wait

     

idiosyncrasy personal mannerism

     

chagrin Vexation
     
hardened and unrepenting;
obdurate
  stubborn; inflexible