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1. Abdicate (v) 2. Aberration (n) 3. Abhorrent (adj.) 4. Abject (adj.) 5. Abominable (adj.) 6. Absolve (v) 7. Abstruse (adj.) 8. Accede (v) 9. Accomplice (n) 10. Accost (v) 11. Acerbity (n) 12. Acquiescence (n) 13. Acrid (adj.) 14. Acrimonious (adj.) 15. Adjutant (adj.) 16. Adroit (adj.) 17. Affable (adj.) 18. Aggrandize (v) 19. Accolade (noun) 20. Abstemious ( adj.) 21. Accrue (verb) 22. Acme (noun) 23. Affable (adj.) 24. Acumen (noun) 25. Adroit (adj.) 26. Astute (adj.) 27. Ameliorate (adj.) 28. Apocryphal (adj.) 29. Assiduous (adj.) 30. Accoutrements (n) 31. Aegis(n) 32. Astral (adj.) To give up (royal power or the like) Deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course Very repugnant; hateful Sink to a very low condition Very hateful To free from sin of its penalties Difficult to understand To agree An associate in wrong-doing To speak to Sourness, with bitterness and astringency Passive consent Harshly pungent or bitter Full of bitterness Auxiliary Having skill in the use of the bodily or mental powers Easy to approach To cause to appear greatly - Honour or attribute - Avoid enjoying too much - accumulate - height of excellence - genial, pleasant - ability to judge - quick and skilful - shrewd, incisive - make better or improve - mythical, fictional, untrue - constant, unremitting - equipment, trappings protection, defence of stars

B
33. Badger (v) 34. Baleful (adj.) 35. Belie (v) 36. Belligerent (adj.) 37. Benevolence (n) 38. Benign (adj.) 39. Benison (n) 40. Bereave (v) 41. Beseech (v) 42. Blas (adj.) 43. Bulwark (n) 44. Balmy(adj.) 45. Beatific (adj.) 46. Bash (adj.) 47. Beguiling (adj.) 48. Benign (adj.) 49. Blatant (adj.) 50. Blithe (adj.) 51. Boisterous (adj.) 52. Bonny (adj.) 53. Brazen (adj.) - To pester - Malignant - To misrepresent - Manifesting a warlike spirit - Any act of kindness or well-doing - Good and Kind at heart - Blessing - To make desolate with loneliness and grief - To implore - Sated with pleasure - Anything that gives security or defence - fairly warm and pleasant - expression of great happiness and calmness - party or celebration - charming and attractive - kind, gentle and harmless open or very obvious - cheerful - noisy, lively and energetic - attractive and nice - to be very bold

54. Buoyed (adj.) 55. Bash (n) 56. Battered (adj.) 57. Bawdy (adj.) 58. Bawl (n) 59. Bedraggled (adj.) 60. Befuddle (v) 61. Belabour (v) 62. Beleaguer (v) 63. Belligerent (adj.) 64. Bemuse (v) 65. Benighted (adj.) 66. Berserk (n) 67. Besotted (adj.) 68. Bizarre (n) 69. Blasphemous (adj.) 70. Blight (v) 71. Brawl (v) 72. Brickbat (n) 73. Brusque (adj.) 74. Bucolic (adj.) 75. Banal (adj.) 76. Bandy (v) 77. Belligerent (adj.) 78. Bashful (adj.) 79. Batter (v) 80. Bellow (v) 81. Bemoan (v) 82. Berate (v) 83. Bereft (adj.) 84. Betray (v) 85. Bigotry (n) 86. Bandwagon (adj.) 87. Baroque (adj.)

- more cheerful and optimistic - attack, hit: criticize - old and poor - humorous - shout :cry - untidy: dirty confuse - hit hard and repeatedly - oppress, harass; besiege -hostile and aggressive - Confuse - unfortunate - crazy, out of control - seem silly or foolish - very odd and strange disrespectful of God - spoil - to fight in a very rough wild way - very insulting remark - curt and offhand in manner - related to countryside - ineffective, uninteresting - argue or exchange words - hostile and aggressive - shy and easily embarrassed - hurt - shout angrily - to express sorrow or - speak angrily - deprived - hurt and disappoint - possession or expression of prejudice - fashionable or popular - complicated and elaborate

C
88. Cajole (v) To impose on or dupe by flattering speech 89. Callosity (n) The state of being hard and insensible 90. Callow (adj.) Without experience of the world 91. Calumny (n) Slander 92. Candid (adj.) Straightforward 93. Candor (n) The quality of frankness or outspokenness 94. Canon (n) - Any rule or law 95. Caprice (n) A whim 96. Captious (adj.) Hypercritical 97. Carnage (n) Massacre 98. Castigate (v) To punish 99. Catastrophe (n) Any great and sudden misfortune or calamity 100. Caustic (adj.) Sarcastic and sever 101. Choleric (adj.) Easily provoked to anger 102. Clairvoyance (n) Intuitive sagacity or perception 103. Clamorous (adj.) Urgent in complaint or demand 104. Clandestine (adj.) Surreptitious 105. Complacent (adj.) Pleased or satisfied with oneself 106. Complaisant (adj.) Agreeable 107. Compunction (n) Remorseful feeling 108. Congenial (adj.) Having kindred character or tastes 109. Conjecture (n) A guess 110. Connive (v) To be in collusion 111. Copious (adj.) Plenteous

112. 113. 114. 115. 116. 117. 118. 119. 120. 121. 122. 123. 124. 125. 126. 127. 128. 129. 130. 131. 132. 133. 134. 135. 136. 137. 138. 139. 140. 141. 142. 143. 144. 145.

Corrigible (adj.) Capable of reformation Culpable (adj.) Guilty Cynical (adj.) Exhibiting moral scepticism Circuitous (adj.) complicated Clandestine (adj.) kept secret Claustrophobic uncomfortable and unhappy Cloying unpleasant; too sentimental Consternation feeling of anxiety or fear Calamitous (adj.) very unfortunate or serious Callous (adj.) very cruel Cataclysmic (adj.) unpleasant Catastrophic (adj.) disasters Caustic (adj.) extremely critical or cruel Chauvinistic (adj.) pompous, self-satisfied Cheeky (adj.) slightly rude or disrespectful Chubby (adj.) rather fat Chivalrous (adj.) polite, kind and unselfish Cogent (adj.) Convincing Cognitive (adj.) able to know or perceive Commiserate (v) to show sympathy of pity Capricious (adj.) changeable Castigate (v) to speak angrily, criticize Chagrined (adj.) disappointed and annoyed Chastening (adj.) punishing, disciplining Choleric (adj.) easily angered Circumvent (v) evade, disobey Coercive (adj.) compelling Cringe (v) feel embarrassed and disgusted Circumscribed(adj.) restricted Concatenation (n) one after another Concomitant (adj.) happen at the same time Coquettish (adj.) playful and attractive Categorical (adj.) definite and firm Chary (adj.) cautious

D
146. 147. 148. 149. 150. 151. 152. 153. 154. 155. 156. 157. 158. 159. 160. 161. 162. 163. 164. 165. 166. 167. 168. 169. Debonair (adj.) Defray (v) Deify (v) Deign (v) Delectable (adj.) Delude (v) Denizen (n) Deplorable (adj.) Deprave (v) Deprecate (v) Derelict (adj.) Derisible (adj.) Desperado (n) Despicable (adj.) Destitute (adj.) Desultory (adj.) Detriment (n) Detrude (v) Devious (adj.) Diatribe (n) Dictum (n) Didactic (adj.) Diffidence (n) Dilapidated (adj.) Having gentle or courteous bearing or manner To make payment for To regard or worship as a God To deem worthy of notice or account Delightful to the taste or to the senses To mislead the mind or judgment of Inhabitant Contemptible To render bad, especially morally bad To express disapproval or regret for Neglectful of obligation Open to ridicule One without regard for law or life Contemptible Poverty-stricken Not connected with what precedes Something that causes damage, depreciation, or loss To push down forcibly Out of the common or regular track A bitter or malicious criticism A positive utterance Pertaining to teaching Self-distrust Fallen into decay or partial ruin

170. 171. 172. 173. 174. 175. 176. 177. 178. 179. 180.

Discernible (adj.) discreet (adj.) Discursive (adj.) Disparage (v) Dissentient (n) Dissentious (adj.) Distraught (adj.) Docile (adj.) Dogmatic (adj.) Dolor (n) Dilettante (n)

Perceivable Judicious Passing from one subject to another To regard or speak slightingly One who disagrees Contentious Bewildered Easy to manage Making statements without argument or evidence Lamentation A superficial amateur

E
181. Ebullient (adj.) 182. Eccentric (adj.) 183. Effuse (v) 184. Egoist (n) 185. Egotist (n) 186. Egregious (adj.) 187. Egress (n) 188. Elucidate (v) 189. Elusion (n) 190. Emaciate (v) 191. Emancipate (v) 192. Embezzle (v) 193. Emulate (v) 194. Encumber (v) 195. Entwine (v) 196. Epicure (n) 197. Epitome (n) 198. Epoch (n) 199. Eschew (v) 200. Eulogy (n) 201. Euphemism (n) 202. Exacerbate (v) 203. Excruciate (v) 204. Exegesis (n) 205. Exigency (n) 206. Exorbitance (n) 207. Exotic (adj.) 208. Expatriate (v) 209. Expediency (n) 210. Expedient (adj.) 211. Expiate (v) 212. Expostulate (v) 213. Extol (v) 214. Exuberance (n) 215. Emollient (adj.) 216. Emaciated(adj.) 217. Egregious(adj.) 218. Exacerbate (v) 219. Excruciating(adj.) 220. Expiate (v) 221. Efface (v) 222. Ennui (n) 223. Equivocal (adj.) 224. Ersatz (n) 225. Expostulate(v) 226. Enigmatic V(adj.) 227. Ephemeral (adj.) Showing enthusiasm or exhilaration of feeling Peculiar To pour forth One who advocates or practices egoism One given to self-mention Extreme Any place of exit To bring out more clearly the facts concerning Evasion To waste away in flesh To release from bondage To misappropriate secretly To imitate with intent to equal or surpass To impede with obstacles To interweave One who cultivates a delicate taste for eating and drinking A simplified representation An interval of time, memorable for extraordinary events To keep clear of A laudation of a persons life or character Use of milder words To make more sharp, severe, or virulent To inflict severe pain or agony upon Biblical exposition or interpretation A critical period or condition Extravagance or enormity Foreign To drive from ones own country Fitness to meet the requirements of a particular case Contributing to personal advantage To make satisfaction or amends for To discuss To praise in the highest terms Rich supply to reduce or lessen pain thin and weak very bad to make worse extremely painful feel sorry to remove or destroy bored and tired vague in avoiding not genuine express strong disagreement mysterious and difficult to understand transient and for a short period

228. Erudite (n) 229. Esoteric (adj.) 230. Evanescent (v) 231. Exotic (adj.)

very learned understood only by a small number - to disappear unusual and interested

F
232. Facetious (adj.) 233. Facile (adj.) 234. Factious (adj.) 235. Fallacious (adj.) 236. Fallible (adj.) 237. Fastidious (adj.) 238. Felicity (n) 239. Fervent (adj.) 240. Fiasco (n) 241. Flagrant (adj.) 242. Flippant (adj.) 243. Fraudulent (adj.) 244. Frivolous (adj.) 245. Frugal (adj.) 246. Furtive (adj.) 247. Foible (adj.) 248. Fractious (adj.) 249. Feign (v) 250. Feisty(adj.) 251. Fluster(adj.) 252. Frenetic (adj.) Amusing Not difficult to do - Turbulent Illogical Capable of erring Hard to please A state of well-founded happiness Ardent in feeling A complete or humiliating failure Openly scandalous Having a light, pert, trifling disposition Counterfeit Trivial Economical Stealthy or sly, like the actions of a thief strange or foolish become angry very quickly affect - tough or independent - nervous and confused fast and energetic

G
253. Garrulous (adj.) 254. Genesis (n) 255. Geniality (n) 256. Gibe (v) 257. Gourmand (n) 258. Garish(adj.) 259. Garrulous(adj.) 260. Geeky (adj.) 261. Glib(adj.) 262. Glitch(n) 263. Gloat (adj.) 264. Gluttonous(adj.) 265. Geriatric (adj.) 266. Gingerly (adv.) 267. Gossamer (adj.) 268. Grovel(v) - Given to constant trivial talking Creation Warmth and kindliness of disposition To utter taunts or reproaches A connoisseur in the delicacies of the table gaudy talkative stupid or awkward very simple or easy a problem or hitch arrogant and boastful greedy relating to old people carefully or cautiously - very light thin or delicate frightened and respectful

H
269. Hackney (v) 270. Halcyon (adj.) 271. Harangue (n) 272. Heathenish (adj.) 273. Hypocrite (n) 274. Humdrum (adj.) 275. Hauteur(n) To make stale or trite by repetition - Calm A tirade Irreligious One who makes false professions of his views or beliefs ordinary, dull - pride and arrogance

276. Humongous(adj.)

very important

I
277. Iconoclast (n) An image-breaker 278. Ignominious (adj.) shameful 279. Imbroglio (n) A misunderstanding attended by ill feeling 280. Immaculate (adj.) Without spot or blemish 281. Impeccable (adj.) Blameless 282. Imperative (adj.) Obligatory 283. Impervious (adj.) Impenetrable 284. Incarcerate (v) To imprison 285. Incongruous (adj.) Unsuitable for the time, place, or occasion 286. Indigenous (adj.) Native 287. Indigent (adj.) - Poor 288. Indispensable (adj.) Necessary or requisite for the purpose 289. Indolence (n) Laziness 290. Inebriate (v) To intoxicate 291. Infidel (n) One who denies the existence of God 292. Ingenuous (adj.) Candid, frank, or open in character or quality 293. Inherent (adj.) - Intrinsic 294. Innocuous (adj.) Harmless 295. Innuendo (n) Insinuation 296. Inopportune (adj.) Unsuitable or inconvenient, especially as to time 297. Inquisitive (adj.) Given to questioning, especially out of curiosity 298. Insatiable (adj.) That desires or craves immoderately or unappeasably 299. Inscrutable (adj.) Impenetrably mysterious or profound 300. Insentient (adj.) Lacking the power of feeling or perceiving 301. Insidious (adj.) Working ill by slow and stealthy means 302. Intrepid (adj.) Fearless 303. Invective (n) An utterance intended to cast censure, or reproach 304. Invidious (adj.) Showing envy or feeling envious 305. Irascible (adj.) Prone to anger 306. Itinerant (adj.) Wandering 307. Idyllic (adj.) extremely pleasant, simple and peaceful 308. Innocuous (adj.) harmless 309. Imbecile (adj.) stupid 310. Insatiable (adj.) not easily satisfied 311. Insouciance (n) lack of concern 312. Inadvertent (adj.) unaware 313. Indentured (adj.) forced to work for a period of time 314. Indomitable (adj.) undefeated 315. Ingenious (adj.) very clever 316. Ingenuous (adj.) innocent, honest 317. Inquisitive (adj.) searching for secret things

J
318. Jeopardize (v) 319. Jocose (adj.) 320. Juvenile (adj.) 321. Juxtapose (v) 322. Juggernaut (n) To imperil Done or made in jest Characteristic of youth To place close together - an irresistible crushing force

K
323. Kernel (n) 324. Kitsch(adj.) Essence showy

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325. Lacerate (v) To tear rudely or raggedly 326. Lackadaisical (adj.) Listless 327. Laggard (adj.) Falling behind 328. Lascivious (adj.) Lustful 329. Libel (n) Defamation 330. Licentious (adj.) Wanton 331. Licit (adj.) Lawful 332. Lithe (adj.) - Supple 333. loquacious (adj.) Talkative 334. Lucid (adj.) Mentally sound 335. Lassitude (n) tidiness, laziness 336. Lethal (adj.) damaging 337. Lugubrious (adj.) sad 338. Limpid(adj.) - transparent sentimental 339. Lampoon (v) criticize very strongly 340. Laconic (adj.) brief 341. Leery (adj.) cautious and suspicious 342. Lithe (adj.) easily bent and moved 343. Loquacious(adj.) very talkative 344. Luminary (n) expert

M
345. Malediction (n) 346. Malefactor (n) 347. Malevolence (n) 348. Mawkish (adj.) 349. Mellifluous (adj.) 350. Muffle (v) 351. Munificent (adj.) 352. Mollify (v) 353. Malevolent (adj.) 354. Malign (v) 355. Menace (n) 356. Menial (adj.) 357. Morose (n) 358. Mortified (adj.) 359. Murky (adj.) 360. Maladroit (n) 361. Manic (adj.) The calling down of a curse or curses One who injures another III will Sickening or insipid Sweetly or smoothly flowing To deaden the sound of Extraordinarily generous make less upset, angry harmful, evil speak unpleasantly serious harm very boring miserable, bad-tempered, unwilling extremely offended, ashamed, embarrassed - dirty, unpleasant clumsy very excited, anxious, strange

N
362. Nefarious (adj.) 363. Noxious (adj.) 364. Nihilistic (adj.) 365. Nonplussed (adj.) Wicked to the extreme Hurtful - not trusting religious or political authority - confused and not sure

O
366. Obdurate (adj.) Impassive to feelings of humanity or pity 367. Obliterate (v) To cause to disappear 368. Obnoxious (adj.) Detestable 369. Obsolescent (adj.) Passing out of use, as a word 370. Obstreperous (adj.) Boisterous 371. Odious (adj.) Hateful 372. Ominous (adj.) Portentous 373. Onerous (adj.) Burdensome or oppressive 374. Onus (n) A burden or responsibility 375. Outlandish (adj.) Of barbarous, uncouth, and unfamiliar aspect or action 376. Opulent (adj.) grand and expensive 377. Obnoxious (adj.) very unpleasant 378. Obfuscate (v) deliberately confused 379. Obsequious (adj.) servile 380. Obtuse(adj.) not able to understand 381. Occidental (adj.) western 382. Onerous (adj.) burdensome 383. Opprobrium (n) - censure 384. Obloquy (n) - abuse, detraction

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385. Palatial (adj.) Magnificent 386. Pandemic (adj.) Affecting a whole people or all classes, as a disease 387. Pandemonium (n) A fiendish or riotous uproar 388. Pecuniary (adj.) Consisting of money 389. Pellucid (adj.} Translucent 390. Penchant (n) A bias in favour of something 391. Perfidy (n) Treachery 392. Perfunctory (adj.) Half-hearted 393. Preclude (v) To prevent 394. Preposterous (adj.) Utterly ridiculous or absurd 395. Prerogative (adj.) Having superior rank or precedence 396. Puerile (adj.) Childish 397. Pugnacious (adj.) Quarrelsome 398. Piquant (adj.) pleasant, tasteful 399. Pristine(adj.) extremely clean 400. Propitious(adj.) likely to succeed 401. Pernicious (adj.) harmful or dangerous 402. Plagiarize(v) use or copy 403. Plaintive (adj.) sad 404. Plebeian (adj.) unsophisticated 405. Poignant (adj.) deeply affecting 406. Prodigious (adj.) very large, impressive 407. Pensive (adj.) thoughtful 408. Proscribed (adj.) forbidden 409. Prosthetic(adj.) - artificial 410. Phlegmatic (adj.) calm, unexcited

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411. Qualm (n) 412. Quandary (n) 413. Quisling (n) 414. Queasy (adj.) A fit of nausea A puzzling predicament a person who helps an enemy rather ill

415. Quibble (v) 416. Quixotic (adj.)

argue imaginative, unrealistic

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417. 418. 419. 420. 421. 422. 423. 424. 425. 426. 427. 428. 429. 430. 431. 432. 433. Rancour (n) Malice Relinquish (v) To give up using or having Rendezvous (n) A prearranged place of meeting Repudiate (v) To refuse to have anything to do with Repugnance (n) Thorough dislike Rickety(adj.) - wobbly, unsteady, weak Raucous (adj.) loud, harsh, rather unpleasant Reproachful (adj.) expressing blame, shameful Repugnant (adj.) horrible, disgusting Rigmarole (n) lengthy and complicated process Rescind (n) withdraw Rapacious(adj.) selfish, greedy Rebuff(v) - refuse Recalcitrant(adj.) unwilling to obey Rabid (adj.) very strong but unreasonable Redolent(adj.) - having a pleasant odour, fragrant Refute (v) prove that something is wrong

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434. 435. 436. 437. 438. 439. 440. 441. 442. 443. 444. 445. 446. 447. 448. 449. 450. 451. 452. 453. 454. 455. 456. 457. Sagacious (adj.) Able to discern and distinguish with wise perception Sardonic (adj.) Scornfully or bitterly sarcastic Scintilla (n) The faintest ray Scrupulous (adj.) Cautious in action for fear of doing wrong Scurrilous (adj.) Grossly indecent Skirmish (n) Desultory fighting Sterling (adj.) Genuine Stupor (n) Profound lethargy Suffrage (n) The right or privilege of voting Supercilious (adj.) Exhibiting haughty and careless contempt Sybarite (n) A luxurious person Sycophant (n) A servile flatterer Sacrilegious (adj.) disrespectful Sacrosanct(adj.) unwilling Sardonic (adj.) humorous but rather critical Scathing (adj.) very critical Specious (adj.) existent, but not true Stentorian(adj.) very loud and strong Succinct (adj.) brief and clear Surreptitious(adj.) secret Serendipitous(adj.) unplanned Slapdash (adj.) careless Slipshod(adj.) -careless Somnolent (adj.) -sleepy

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458. 459. 460. 461. 462. Taciturn (adj.) Timorous {adj.) Tirade (n) Torpor (n) Tortuous (adj.) Disinclined to conversation Lacking courage Harangue - Apathy Wrongful

463. 464. 465. 466. 467. 468. 469. 470.

Tawdry (adj.) cheap; unpleasant; immoral Tortuous (adj.) very long, complicated Taciturn(adj.) unfriendly Tantamount(adj.) - incomparable Titanic (adj.) very important, powerful Tenacious (adj.) determined Tenuous (adj.) very uncertain, weak Tumultuous (adj.) confused

U
471. 472. 473. 474. 475. 476. 477. Ubiquitous (adj.) Umbrage (n) Uncanny (adj.) Uncouth (adj.) Unfathomable(adj.) Unscrupulous(adj.) Unruffled(adj.) Being present everywhere A sense of injury unnatural strange rude, noisy, unpleasant - very strange or complicated dishonest, immoral - unaffected

V
478. 479. 480. 481. 482. 483. 484. 485. 486. 487. 488. 489. 490. 491. 492. 493. Vacillate (v) To waver Vacuous (adj.) Empty Vapid (adj.) Having lost sparkling quality and flavour Venal (adj.) Mercenary, corrupt Veneer {n) Outside show or elegance Venerable {adj.) Meriting or commanding high esteem Veracity (n) Truthfulness Verbiage (n) Use of many words without necessity Verbose (adj.) Wordy Vicarious (adj.) Suffered or done in place of or for the sake of another Vagary(n) unexpected change Vituperative (adj.) insulting, hateful Verisimilitude(n) quality of looking true, real Veritable (adj.) rightly named, real Vanguard (adj.) involved Vehement (adj.) - very strong feeling, opinion

W
494. 495. 496. 497. 498. 499. 500. Wantonness (n) Whet (v) Wanton (adj.) Weary (adj.) Whimsical (adj.) Wistful (adj.) Winsome (adj.) Recklessness To make more keen or eager harmful, damaging; wasteful very tired - unusual, playful, unpredictable rather sad Attractive