2. Cow: to intimidate 3. Apostate: a person who has abandoned a religious faith or cause 4. Apogee: The highest point 5. Malfeasance: misconduct/ wrongdoing 6. Jingoist: a person who thinks their country is always right 7. Exegesis: Critical explanation or analysis, especially of a text 8. Sedulous: done diligently and carefully 9. Chary: Cautious, suspiciously reluctant to do something 10. Base: The lowest, without any moral principles 11. Alacrity: an eager willingness to do something 12. Lascivious: lecherous, sexually perverted 13. Contentious: likely to agree 14. Overweening: Arrogant, presumptuous 15. Turpitude: Depravity, a depraved act, moral corruption 16. Byzantine: intricate and complex 17. Arrant: completely and wholly (before a negative noun) 18. Precipitate: Hasty/rash; to cause to happen 19. Expansive: Communicative 20. Kowtow: To bow or act in a subservient manner 21. Defray: To help pay the cost of either in part or full 22. Diatribe: a strong verbal attack against a person or institution 23. Penurious: lacking money; miserly 24. Equivocate: To speak vaguely usually with intention to mislead or deceive 25. Saturnine: Morose or gloomy 26. Fractious: Irritable and is likely to cause disruption 27. Catholic: Of broad scope; universal 28. Supercilious: haughty and disdainful; looking down on others 29. Anathema: a detested person; source of somebody’s hate 30. Attenuate: To weaken; to taper off/ become thinner 31. Prosaic: Dull/ lacking imagination 32. Nadir: the lowest point 33. Truculent: having a fierce, savage nature 34. Churlish: lacking manners or refinement 35. Beg: Assume something is true (usually used before the ‘the question’) 36. Expunge: to eliminate completely 37. Vicissitude: Change in one’s circumstances, usually for worse 38. Factious: Produced by or characterized by internal dissension 39. Indigent: Poor; a very poor person 40. Zeitgeist: spirit of the times 41. Feckless: lazy and irresponsible 42. Hector: to bully or intimidate 43. Choleric: Prone to outbursts of temper 44. Arch: to be deliberately teasing 45. Quisling: a traitor 46. Martinet: a strict disciplinarian 47. Apotheosis: Exaltation to divine status; the highest point of development 48. Factitious: artificial, not natural 49. Propitiate: to placate or appease (make someone less angry) 50. Expurgate: to remove objectionable material 51. Parvenu: a person who suddenly becomes wealthy but isn’t accepted as part of the higher class 52. Cupidity: greed for money 53. Vituperate: to criticize harshly; to berate 54. Maudlin: overly emotional and sad 55. Sybarite: a person who indulges in luxury 56. Venial: easily excused or forgiven, pardonable 57. Juggernaut: a force that can’t be stopped 58. Impecunious: lacking money, poor 59. Schadenfreude: Joy from watching the suffering of others 60. Histrionic: be overly theatrical 61. Execrate: To curse and hiss at 62. Imbroglio: a confusing and potentially embarrassing situation 63. Phantasmagorical: Illusive, unreal 64. Pollyannaish: Extremely optimistic 65. Limpid: Having clarity in terms of expression 66. Sangfroid: Calmness and poise in difficult situations 67. Bilious: Irritable, always angry 68. Mettlesome: Filled with courage and valor 69. Remonstrate: to make objections while pleading 70. Pyrrhic: describing a victory that comes at a great cost; not worth it 71. Invective: abusive or denunciatory language 72. Picayune: Trifling or petty 73. Mellifluous: Smooth and sweet-sounding 74. Mulct: to defraud or swindle 75. Benighted: Fallen into a state of ignorance 76. Sententious: To be moralizing, usually in a pompous sense 77. Fell: Terribly evil 78. Curmudgeon: A grouchy, surly person 79. Arriviste: a person who has recently reached a position of power; a social climber 80. Protean: readily taking on different roles; versatile 81. Hedge: To limit or qualify a statement, to avoid making a direct statement 82. Peremptory: Bossy and domineering 83. Tendentious: Likely to lean towards a controversial view 84. Jaundiced: To be biased against due to envy or prejudice 85. Gerrymander: To manipulate voting districts in order to favor a particular political party. 86. Palimpsest: Something that has changed numerous times but on which traces of former iterations can be seen 87. Disabuse: To persuade somebody that his/her belief is not valid 88. Quixotic: Wildly idealistic, impractical 89. Sartorial: Related to fashion or clothes 90. Malapropism: The confusion of a word with another word that sounds similar 91. Blinkered: To have a limited outlook or understanding 92. Jejune: dull, lacking flavor; immature, childish 93. Excoriate: To criticize harshly 94. Moribund: Bring on the point of death; declining rapidly and losing all momentum in progress 95. Sinecure: an office that involves minimal duties 96. Gaffe: a socially awkward or tactless act 97. Effrontery: Audacious/arrogant behavior you have no right to 98. Bowdlerize: edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate 99. Litany: Any long and tedious account of something 100. Quail: Draw back, as with fear or pain 101. Unforthcoming: uncooperative; not willing to give up information 102. Anemic: lacking energy & vigor 103. Derelict: not doing one's duties; abandoned (of a building) 104. Provident: Careful in regard to your oven interests; providing carefully for the future 105. Insouciance: lack of concern 106. Temerity: fearless daring 107. Anodyne: something that soothes or relieves pain; inoffensive 108. Lampoon: ridicule with satire 109. Cede: relinquish possession or control over 110. Grandiloquent: puffed up with vanity 111. Solecism: a socially awkward or tactless act 112. Sagacious: having good judgement & acute insight 113. Hagiographic: excessively flattering towards someone’s life/work 114. Approbatory: Expressing praise or approval 115. Pecuniary: Relating to or involving money 116. Enjoin: give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority 117. Enthrall: Hold spellbound 118. Plucky: marked by courage and determination 119. Mordant: biting & caustic in thought, manner or style 120. Semblance: an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading 121. Maunder: Wander aimlessly; speak rapidly and incessantly 122. Impute: attribute (responsibility /fault) to something 123. Portentous: ominously prophetic 124. Umbrage: A feeling of anger caused by being offended 125. Raconteur: A Person skilled in telling anecdotes 126. Flummox: be a mystery or bewildering to 127. Redoubtable: Inspiring fear or awe 128. Perspicacious: acutely insightful & wise 129. Prolixity: boring verbosity 130. Charlatan: flamboyant deceiver, one who attracts customers with tricks or jokes 131. Importune: beg persistently & urgently 132. Probity: integrity, strong moral principles 133. Punctilious: marked by precise accordance with details 134. Lugubrious: excessively mournful 135. Prognostication: a statement made about the future 136. Vitriolic: harsh or corrosive in tone 137. Duplicity: deceitfulness; pretending to want one thing but interested in something else 138. Recrimination: Mutual accusations 139. Apposite: Remarkably appropriate 140. Stalwart: Dependable; inured to fatigue or hardships 141. Untenable: incapable of being defended or justified (of theories) 142. Obstreperous: noisily & stubbornly defiant, willfully difficult to control 143. Decry: express strong disapproval of 144. Improvident: not given careful consideration 145. Encumber: hold back 146. Intimation: an indirect suggestion 147. Asperity: harshness of manner 148. Puerile: characteristic of a child, displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity 149. Flippant: showing inappropriate levity (lack of respect) 150. Dovetail: Fit together tightly as if by means of an interlocking joint 151. Hobble: to hold back the progress of something 152. Inviolate: must be kept sacred 153. Surreptitious: Stealthy, taking pains not be caught or detected 154. Incontrovertible: Necessarily or demonstrably true, impossible to deny 155. Invidious: likely to cause resentment 156. Dispensation: an exemption from a rule or obligation 157. Patent: glaringly obvious 158. Unpropitious: with little chance of success 159. Immure: to enclose, usually in walls 160. Peripatetic: travelling by foot 161. Imperious: Showing arrogant superiority to those who one views as unworthy 162. Machinate: engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy; swear together 163. Inure: To make accustomed to something unpleasant 164. Tempestuous: driven by turbulent/conflicting emotions; highly energetic abd wildly changing 165. Subterfuge: something Intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity 166. Celerity: speed, rapidity 167. Puissant: powerful 168. Denouement: the final resolution of the many strands of literary/dramatic work; the outcome of a complex sequence of events 169. Ribald: humorously vulgar 170. Lacerate: deeply hurt the feelings of; distress 171. Crestfallen. brought low in spirit 172. Crystallize: Cause to take on a definite & clear shape 173. Magisterial: offensively self-assured on given to exercising unwarranted power 174. Firebrand: who someone deliberately creates trouble 175. Presentiment: a feeling of evil to come 176. Spartan: unsparing in in discipline/judgement; practicing great self-denial 177. Cosset: treats with excessive indulgence 178. Unflappable: marked by extreme calm and composure 179. Hubris: overbearing pride or presumption 180. Ossify: make rigid & set into a conventional pattern 181. Impetuous: Characterized by undue haste & lack of thought / deliberation 182. Rarefied: Made more subtle or refined 183. Broadside: a strong verbal attack 184. Chimera: something desired for but is only an illusion and impossible to achieve 185. Deign: do something that one considers to be below one's dignity 186. Unprepossessing: Creating an unfavorable or neutral first impression 187. Untrammeled: not confined or limited 188. Percipient: highly perceptive 189. Unstinting: very generous 190. Chagrin: strong feelings of embarrassment; cause to feel shame, hurt the pride of 191. Solicitude: a feeling of excessive concern 192. Effervescent: marked by high spirits or excitement 193. Phlegmatic: showing little emotions 194. Objurgate: express strong disapproval of 195. Pith: the most essential part of something 196. Doleful: filled with or evoking sadness 197. Nettlesome: causing irritation or annoyance 198. Hoary: ancient 199. Reprisal: a retaliatory wartime action against an enemy 200. Artifice: cunning tricks used to deceive others 201. Vitriol: abusive or venomous language used to express blame or bitter deep-seated ill will 202. Exemplar: something to be imitated 203. Apothegm: a short, pithy instructive saying 204. Prevaricate: speak in an evasive way 205. Veracious: Truthful 206. Parsimonious: Miserly, extremely frugal 207. Precocity: exceptionally early skills /smartness. 208. Enervate: To sap energy from. 209. Egregious: Shockingly bad 210. Amorphous: Shapeless 211. Ingenuous: naive innocent 212. Acrimony: bitterness & ill will 213. Calumny: making of a false statement to harm Someone's reputation 214. Impertinent: being disrespectful; improperly bold 215. Anomalous: Not normal 216. Equivocal: Confusing ambiguous 217. Involved: complex or complicated to understand. 218. Profligate: spending resources recklessly 219. Restive: restless 220. Chastise: To reprimand harshly 221. Fungal: Not spending much money (but wisely) 222. Castigate: To reprimand harshly 223. Laconic: using very few words 224. Vindicate: to clear of accusation 225. Innocuous: harmless 226. Amenable: easily persuaded 227. Upbraid: to reproach, to scold. 228. Harangue: A long pompous speech / tirade 229. Censure: to express strong disapproval 230. Gregarious: to be likely to socialize 231. Venerate: to respect deeply 232. Ambivalent: Mixed / conflicting emotions about something 233. Betray: to reveal on make known something 234. Belie: Misrepresent 235. Demur: To object or show reluctance 236. Venality: condition of being susceptible to bribes /corruption 237. Commensurate: to be in proportion or corresponding in degree / amount 238. Qualify: To make less severe; to limit 239. Extant: Still in existence (usually docs) 240. Wanting: Lacking 241. Galvanize: To excite or inspire someone to action 242. Parochial: narrowly restricted in scope / outlook 243. Fledging: immature inexperienced finder developed 244. Mercurial: Prone to unexpected changes in mood 245. Prodigal: rashly or wastefully extravagant 246. Decadent: reflecting a state of moral / cultural decline 247. Iconoclast someone who attacks cherished beliefs & institutions 248. Reticent: disinclined to talk 249. Prescience: The power to foresee the future 250. Audacious: willing to be bold / take risks 251. Cowered: crouch down in fear. 252. Apathetic: marked by a lack of interest 253. Germane: relevant & appropriate 254. Mawkish: overly sentimental to the point it is disgusting. 255. Aesthetic: a set of principles underlying / guiding the work of an artist or a movement 256. Concede: acknowledge defeat / admit to a wrong doing / Surrender to someone physically more powerful. 257. Inexorable: impossible to stop or prevent 258. Fortuitous: occurring by happy course 259. Aesthete: one who has great appreciation for art 260. Banal: Repeated too often 261. Didactic: instructive (especially excessively) 262. Glut: an excessive supply 263. Culpability: A state of guilt 264. Obscure known by only a few, to make unclear 265. Platitude: A trite or obvious remark 266. Perfidy: An act of deliberate betrayal 267. Recondite: difficult to penetrate / understand 268. Exacerbate: make worse 269. Gossamer: Characterized by unusual lightness & delicacy 270. Predilection: strong liking 271. Deferential: Showing respect 272. Volubility: Quality of talking / writing easily and continuously 273. Impudent: Improperly forward or bold. 274. Diffident: Lacking self-confidence; showing modest reserve 275. Gall. The trait of being rude & impertinent; the feeling of deep/ bitter anger and ill will 276. Torpor: inactivity resulting from lethargy. 277. Entrenched: fixed firmly / securely 278. Decorous: having good taste in manners & conduct 279. Vociferous: offensively loud; given to an outcry 280. Incisive: having ability to draw fine restrictions/ distinctions 281. Engender: give rise to 282. Gainsay: deny/contradict; speak against/oppose 283. Preclude: keep from happening; make impossible 284. Bucolic relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside 285. Lambast: criticize severely or angrily 286. Dogmatic: highly opinionated 287. Eschew: Avoid deliberately; stay clean of 288. Chortle: to chuckle, laugh merrily (muffed way) 289. Querulous: Habitually complaining 290. Conspicuous: completely obvious 291. Apostate: a person who has abandoned a religious faith or cause. 292. Primacy: The state of being first in importance 293. Spend thrift: one who spends money extravagantly 294. Esoteric: confined to & understand able by only an enlightened inner circle 295. Tantamount: being essentially equal to some something. 296. Diminutive: very small / to indicate smallness 297. Probity: Integrity, strong moral principles 298. Maunder: speak about unimportant matters rapidly/ to wander aimlessly 299. Elude: escape understanding 300. Ersatz: not real or genuine; phony 301. Forlorn: marked by or showing hopelessness. 302. Solicitous: showing hovering attentiveness. 303. Dilapidated: in terrible condition 304. Tortuous: not straightforward 305. Inchoate: only partly in existence; imperfectly formed 306. Ascendant: increasing in power or influence 307. Inviolable: never to be broken infringed or dishonored 308. Cupidity: greed for money 309. Maverick: one who exhibits great independence in thought & action. 310. Temerity: fearless daring 311. Curmudgeon: a grouchy, surly person (Bad tempered/ irritable) 312. Melee: a wild, confusing fight or struggles 313. Sycophantic: Behaving or done in an obedient way in order to gain advantage 314. Transitory: lasting a very short time. 315. Winsome: Charming in a childlike/ naïve way 316. Inclement: showing no mercy; stormy weather 317. Choleric: Prone to outbursts of temper; easily angered. 318. Snide: expressive of contempt, derogatory or mocking in an indirect way 319. Stolid: Revealing little emotion; not easily aroused or excited 320. Travail: use of physical/ mental energy; hard work; agony or anguish 321. Boon: very close & convivial (lively /enjoyable) 322. Atavism: a reappearance of an earlier characteristic, throwback 323. Mettlesome: filled with courage or valor 324. Perfunctory: done routinely & with little interest 325. Analogous: Similar in some respects but otherwise different 326. Cardinal: fundamental 327. Imprudent: not wise 328. Apocryphal: being of questionable authenticity. 329. Vituperate: criticize harshly 330. Peruse: To read very carefully 331. Dilatory: waiting time 332. Unstinting: Very generous 333. Reprisal: retaliatory action during war 334. Screed. An abusive rant 335. Insidious: working in a subtle but destructive way 336. Infelicitous: inappropriate 337. Astute: Able to see the most important information for a decision 338. Pith: most essential past 339. Travesty: A mockery 340. Lachrymose: showing sorrow * 341. Ignoble: dishonorable 342. Sanguine: cheerful 343. Fete: To celebrate a person 344. Proselytize: convert someone 345. Quotidian: found in ordinary cause of events 346. Tractable: readily reading to suggestions 347. Morose: Gloomy 348. Guileless: free of deceit 349. Furet: To search for something persistently 350. Quisling: a traitor 351. Derelict: Abandoned 352. Portentous: ominously prophetic 353. Elegiac: expressing sorrow * 354. Effrontery: audacious / arrogant behavior 355. Malady: a disease or sickness 356. Piquant: having an agreeably pungent taste 357. Moribund: being on the point of death 358. Insipid: dull & uninteresting. 359. Aphoristic: something that is concise that is concise & inductive of a general truth/ principle. 360. Lugubrious: excessively mournful. 361. Vacillate: to be undecided about something. 362. Jejune: immature, childish 363. Impregnable: Immune to attack, 364. Juggernaut: a force that can't be stopped. 365. Confound: mistake one for another; cause confusion 366. Besotted: very drunk; strongly affectionate towards 367. Officious: intrusive in an offensive manner 368. Austere: harsh; unadorned in style; practicing self-denial 369. Pejorative: expressing disapproval 370. Concomitant: describing an event happens at the same time or in connection. with another 371. Maudlin: overly emotional & sad 372. Tendentious. Leaning towards controversy 373. Precipitous: done with great haste. 374. Pollyannaish: extremely optimistic 375. Flummox: be a mystery or bewildering 376. Vie: compete for something 377. Malapropism: confusion of a word with another 378. Simulacrum: a bad imitation 379. Inanity: total lack of meaning or ideas 380. Prolixity: boring verbosity 381. Admonitory: serving to warn 382. Overweening: arrogant; presumptuous 383. Obstreperous: noisily defiant 384. Chimera: something wished for but is only illusion 385. Malleable: easily influenced 386. Punctilious: marked by precise accordance with details 387. Peripatetic: traveling by foot 388. Incumbent: necessary for someone as a duty 389. Soporific: inducing mental lethargy* 390. Mollify: To make someone who is angry, less angry 391. Immutable: not able to be changed 392. Circumvent: find a way out of someone’s duties 393. Incongruous: lacking in harmony or compatibility 394. Delineate: describe in detail. 395. Quotidian: found in in the ordinary course of events* 396. Avaricious: excessively greedy 397. Contrive: To pull off a plan on scheme 398. Disaffected: discontented as towards authority 399. Ameliorate. To make something bad better 400. Spurious: plausible but false 401. Frustrate: hinder or prevent 402. Tenacious: stubbornly unyielding 403. Jingoism: fanatical patriotism 404. Itinerant: traveling place to place to work 405. Heretic: person who holds unorthodox opinions 406. Eclectic: comprised of a variety of styles 407. Refractory: stubbornly resistant to authority /control. 408. Exonerate: pronounce free of criminal changes. 409. Abstruse: difficult to understand 410. Burgeon: grow & flourish 411. Expound: add explanations, clarify meaning 412. Copious: in abundant supply 413. Implacable: incapable of making less angry / hostile 414. Pragmatic: guided by practical experience & observation 415. Idiosyncrasy: a behavioral attribute that is distinctive / peculiar. 416. Pedantic: marked by narrow focus on Learning 417. Aberrant: markedly different from an accepted norm 418. Tortuous: not straightforward* 419. Myopic lacking foresight & imagination 420. Ignoble: dishonorable* 421. Espouse: adopt or support an idea or cause. 422. Temperance: The trait of avoiding excesses. 423. Soporific: inducing mental lethargy* 424. Provincial: not fashionable /sophisticated, limited in perspective 425. Largess: extreme generosity or giving 426. Ingratiate: gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts 427. Contingent: a gathering of persons representatives of some larger group; dependent on 428. Acerbic: harsh in lone 429. Bumbling: lacking physical movement skills 430. Denigrate: change falsely & attack the good name/ reputation of someone. 431. Apocryphal; being of questionable authenticity 432. Hackneyed: lacking significance through having been overused 433. Intransigent: unwilling to change one's beliefs or control of actions 434. Exacting: requiring and demanding accuracy. 435. Exalt: Praise or glorify 436. Admonitory: serving to warn 437. Petulant: easily irritated or annoyed 438. Lascivious: lecherous 439. Telltale: Revealing 440. Immutable: not able to be changed* 441. Fledgling: young & inexperienced 442. Austere: practicing self-denial, harsh in manner* 443. Jejune: immature, childish, dull* 444. Atavism: a throwback* 445. Inimical: hostile. 446. Jocular: characterized by jokes / good humor 447. Insanity: total lack of meaning on ideas. * 448. Artlessness: quality of innocence 449. Immutable: not able to be changed* 450. Benighted: fallen into a state of ignorance 451. Decimation: destroying or killing a large part of the population 452. Timorous: timid by nature 453. Imprudent: not given careful consideration. 454. Unstinting: very generous 455. Canard: a deliberately misleading fabrication 456. Wane: to decrease in power or size 457. Pellucid: easily understandable 458. Posit: assume as fact 459. Endemic: native 460. Diminutive: very small* 461. Aboveboard: open & honest 462. Impugn: attack as false or wrong 463. Buck: resist 464. Plucky: marked by courage & determination 465. Unprepossessing: creating an unfavorable or neutral first impression 466. Portentous: ominously prophetic 467. Sycophant: a person who tries to please someone in order to gain personal advantage 468. Resurgent: rising again as to new life & vigor 469. Subversive: in opposition to an established system or institution 470. Munificent. very generous 471. Prodigious: so great in size or force or extent 472. Tractable: readily reacting to suggestions & influences; easily managed or controlled 473. Propitious: presenting favorable circumstances likely to show signs of success 474. Austere: harsh in manner or temperament * 475. Sporadic: resetting in scattered & irregular or unpredictable instances. 476. Inveterate: habitual 477. Garrulous: full of trivial conversation 478. Admonish: to warn Strongly 479. Arcane: requiring secret on mysterious knowledge 480. Gauche: lacking social polish 481. Precipitous: done with very great haste 482. Taciturn: habitually reserved & uncommunicative 483. Circumscribe: restrict or confine 484. Repudiate: reject as untrue on unfounded 485. Pernicious: exceedingly harmful 486. Inscrutable: not easily understood 487. Insolent: rude & arrogant * 488. Scrupulous: characterized by extreme case & great effort 489. Foment: Try to stir up public opinion 490. Brazen: unrestrained by convention or propriety 491. Pedestrian: lacking imaginations. 492. Winsome: charming in a childlike or naïve way* 493. Lionize: assign great social importance to 494. Intrepid: fearless. 495. Dilettante: an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge. 496. Vacillate: be undecided about something 497. Obsequious: attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery 498. Antithetical: sharply contrasted in character on purpose 499. Tempered: moderated in effect 500. Tuite: repeated too often 501. Inimical: hostile* 502. Erudite: having or showing profound knowledge 503. Antipathy: an intense feeling of dislike or aversion 504. Pejorative: expressing disapproval (refuse to a term) 505. Maladroit: clumsy 506. Ignominious: deserving or bringing disgrace or shame 507. Furtive: marked by quiet & caution & secrecy 508. Harried: troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances 509. Dilatory: wasting time 510. Truncate: Reduce the length of something. 511. Arduous: demanding considerable mental effort & skill. 512. Imprudent: Not wise. 513. Non plussed: unsure how to act or respond 514. Mendacity: Untruthfulness 515. Avarice: extreme greed for wealth on material gains 516. Laconic: using very few words 517. Solicitous: characterized by or showing interest/concern* 518. Baseness: lack of moral principles, bad character 519. Eclectic: deriving ideas, style or taste from a broad & diverse range of sources. 520. Doctrinaire: seeking to impose a doctrine in all. circumstances without regard to practical considerations 521. Indefatigable: persisting tirelessly (adjective) 522. Anachronistic: belonging to a period other than that being portrayed 523. Apposite; apt in the circumstances or in relation to something 524. Irascibly: prone to auto bursts of temper 525. Pugnacious: eager or quick to argue, quarrel or fight 526. Contrition: feeling of remorse / guilt that comes from doing something bad 527. Placate: Cause to be more favorably inclined, gain the goodwill of 528. Esoteric: confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle* 529. Appease: pacify by acceding to the demands of* 530. Elicit: call forth (emotions, feelings, responses) 531. Opulence: wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living 532. Reproach: express criticism towards 533. Askance: with a look of suspicion/ disapproval 534. Duress: compulsory force or threat 535. Capricious; determined by chance on impulse rather than necessity or reason 536. Fastidious: overly concerned with details 537. Bolster: support & strengthen 538. Posit: Assume as fact 539. Transient: lasting a very short time 540. Deleterious: harmful to living things 541. Craven: Pathetically cowardly 542. Specious. Based on pretense, plausible but false 543. Banality: a taunt or obvious remark. 544. Polemic: A strong verbal or written attack on someone or something 545. Reprobate: A person without morals, who is disapproved of 546. Hound: To pursue relentlessly 547. Demure: To be modest & shy 548. Affable: likeable; easy to talk to 549. Diabolical: to be extremely wicked like the devil 550. Voracious: very hungry 551. Slapdash: carelessly & hastily put together 552. Telltale: Revealing 553. Acme: the highest point of achievement 554. Remiss: to be negligent in one's duty 555. Thoroughgoing: complete 556. Tirade: an angry speech 557. Indict: Formally charge/ accuse of wrong doing 558. Inundate: to flood /overwhelm 559. Underwrite: to support financially 560. Screed: an abusive rant* 561. Misanthrope: a hater of mankind 562. Aboveboard: Open I honest * 563. Sanguine: cheerful &optimistic 564. Disparate: Two things are fundamentally disparate 565. Cardinal: of primary importance 566. Cogent. Clear & Persuasive 567. Beatific: Blissfully happy 568. Raft: a large number of something 569. Scintillating: describes someone who is brilliant & lively 570. Vicarious: Felt as if one were taking part in the experience or feelings of another 571. Melee: a need, confusing fight or struggle* 572. Animosity: intense hostility 573. Heyday: The pinnacle on top of a time period or career 574. Virago: an ill-tempered or violent woman 575. Becoming: appropriate & matches nicely. 576. Lassitude: extreme tiredness mental or physical 577. Checkered: marked by disputable or unfortunate happenings 578. Unconscionable: unreasonable, excessive 579. Junta: an aggressive takeover by a group 580. Amok. In a frenzied /uncontrolled state 581. Cadaverous: abnormally this or weak, emaciated, gaunt 582. Pittance: a small amount of money 583. Stem: to hold back or limit the growth. or flow of something. 584. Bellicose: warlike, inclined to quarrel 585. Extenuating: making less guilty or more forgivable 586. Wax: To gradually increase in size or intensity 587. Ferret: To search for something persistently. 588. Guffaw: laugh boisterously 589. Plodding. Slow & laborious. 590. Inclement: unpleasant, stormy, showing no mercy 591. Ascendancy. The state that exists when one person or group has power over another* 592. Malady: a disease or sickness* 593. Disenfranchise: deprive of voting rights 594. Endemic: native, originating where it is found 595. Transitory: lasting a very short time* 596. Stolid: having or little emotion or sensibility 597. Boon: A desirable state; very close or carnival* 598. Pithy: concise & full of meaning 599. Fete: to celebrate a person* 600. Muted: Softened, subdued 601. Raffish: marked by a carefree unconventionality or disputableness 602. Jocular: characterized by jokes & good* 603. Consummate revealing supreme mastery /skill; to make perfect /complete in every aspect. 604. Quandary: State of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally favorable options. 605. Renege: fail to fulfill a promise er obligation 606. Obdurate: unable to be persuaded or moved emotionally, stubborn 607. Impede: be a hinderance or obstacle to 608. Ingenuity. The power of creative imagination 609. Flounder: behave awkwardly, have difficulties 610. Meander: to wander aimlessly 611. Genial: agreeable conducive to comfort 612. Rankle: gnaw into, make resentful or angry 613. Assuage: make something intense less severe 614. Debase: Reduce the quality or value of something 615. Grovel: Show submission or fear 616. Urbane. Showing a high degree of refinement 617. Cornucopia: an abundant supply of something good 618. Facetious: cleverly amusing in tone. 619. Egotist: a conceited & self-centered person 620. Vacuous: devoid of intelligence, matter or significance 621. Augment: enlarge on increase, improve 622. Tawdry: tastelessly showy, cheap & shoddy 623. Assail: attack in speech or writing 624. Derisive: abusing vocally, expressing contempt or ridicule 625. Benign: kind 626. Smattering a slight or superficial understanding of a subject 627. Genteel: marked by refinement in taste and manners 628. Hamstrung: made ineffective or powerless 629. Glib: speaking with ease but without sincerity 630. Surly: inclined to anger / bad feelings with overtones of menace 631. Credence: belief in something 632. Buck: resist* 633. Contemptuous: looking down at others with sneering attitude 634. Spurn: reject with contempt 635. Illicit: contrary/forbidden by law 636. Tout: advertise in strongly positive terms, show off 637. Goad: usage on with unpleasant comments 638. Convoluted: highly complex or intricate 639. Travail: use of physical or mental; hard work; agony or anguish 640. Foible: A behavioral attribute that is distinctive & peculiar to an individual 641. Leery: openly distrustful 642. Peevish: easily irritated or annoyed* 643. Devolve: pass on or delegate to another; grow worse 644. Aphoristic. Something that is concise & instructive of a general truth or principle 645. Maxim: a short saying, expressing a general truth 646. Presumption: audacious /arrogant behavior that you have no right to 647. Credulity: tendency to believe readily 648. Savvy: a perceptive understanding; get the meaning of something; well informed 649. Eke: To live off meager resources, to scrape by 650. Brusquely: in a blunt direct manner 651. Placid: not easily not easily irritated. 652. Malevolent: appearing to wish evil to others, arising from intense ill will on hatred 653. Intermittent: stopping and starting at irregular intervals 654. Industrious: characterized by hard work & perseverance 655. Rakish: marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness 656. Cerebral: involving intelligence rather than emotions 657. Incumbent: necessary for someone as a duty or responsibility 658. Foolhardy: marked by defiant disregard for danger / Consequences 659. Evenhanded: without partiality 660. Ascribe: attribute or credit to 661. Analogous: similar in some respects but otherwise different. 662. Insipid: dull & uninteresting 663. Coalesce: fuse on cause to grow together. 664. Consecrate: to make holy or set apart for higher purpose 665. Rile: Cause disturbance in 666. Wanton: without check / restraint one’s anger, desire or appetite 667. Antedate: precede in time 668. Incense: make furious 669. Behoove: to be one's duty or obligation (verb) 670. Irascible: quickly aroused to anger* 671. Glean: collect info. bit by bit 672. Deride: treat or speak of with contempt 673. Buttress: make stronger or defensible 674. Besmirch: damage the good name of 675. Profusion: property of being in abundance 676. Fawn: try to gain favor by extreme flattery 677. Humdrum: lacking excitement & dull 678. Conundrum: a difficult problem 679. Begrudge: to envy someone for possessing/enjoying something; to give reluctantly 680. Finagle: achieve something by means of trickery. 681. Clemency: leniency shown towards offenders by authorities 682. Veneer: a covering consisting of a thin superficial layer that hides the underlying substance 683. Pigment: having an agreeably pungent taste 684. Cavalier: given to haughty disregard of others 685. Carping: persistently petty and unjustified criticism 686. Stymie: hinder on prevent the progress of 687. Sordid: involving ignoble actions & motives; foul & repulsive 688. Boorish: ill-mannered & coarse or contemptible in behavior or appearance 689. Staid: characterized by dignity & propriety 690. Vie: compete for something* 691. Perquisite: a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group 692. Balk: refuse to comply 693. Antiquated: old-fashioned 694. Compound: make more intense, stronger or more marked 695. Relegate: assign to a lower position 696. Creditable: deserving of praise but not that amazing 697. Malodorous: having an unpleasant smell 698. Aphorism: a short instructive saying about a general truth. 699. Besiege: harass, as with questions/requests; cause to feel distressed or worried. 700. Dispatch: property of being prompt & efficient; dispose of rapidly delay & without delay 701. Pariah: an outcast 702. Perfunctory: done routinely & with little interest or care 703. Ponderous: weighed down; moving slowly. 704. Debonair: having a sophisticated charm 705. Baleful: threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments 706. Epigram: a witty saying 707. Disingenuous: not straightforward; giving a false appearance of frankness 708. Ersatz: not real or genuine; phony 709. Inchoate: only partly in existence; imperfectly formed 710. Brook: put up with something on Somebody unpleasant 711. Antic: ludicrously odd 712. Philistine: smug & ignorant towards artistic & cultural values 713. Recrudesce: to break out or happen again 714. Bristle: react in an offended or angry manner 715. Atavism: reappearance of an earlier characteristic, throwback* 716. Browbeat: be bossy towards; discourage an frighten with threats or a domineering manner 717. Besotted: Strongly affectionate towards; very drunk* 718. Languish: become feeble 719. Truculence: defiant aggressiveness 720. Anachronism: something that is inappropriate for the given time period (usually old) 721. Arrogate: seize & control without authority 722. Appurtenant: supplying added support 723. Empiricism: any method that derives knowledge from experience. 724. Squelch: suppress or crush completely 725. Rapprochement: the establishing of cordial relations 726. Bemoan: express a strong discontent or a strong regret 727. Inanity: total lack of meaning or ideas* 728. Gambit: a maneuver or risk in a game or conversation, designed to secure an advantage 729. Embryonic: in an early stage of development 730. Ineffable: too sacred to be uttered, defying expression or description 731. Metonic: like a meteor in speed or brilliance or transience 732. Obtuse: slow to learn, lacking in insight or intellectual acuity 733. Inviolable: never to be bucker/dishonored 734. Unimpeachable: full of guilt; not subject to blame; beyond doubt 735. Internecine: (of conflict) within a group or organization 736. Complaisant. Showing a cheerful willingness to do a favor for others 737. Callow: Young & inexperienced 738. Appropriate: to give/ take something by force; to allocate 739. Vaunted: highly on widely praised/boasted about 740. Fecund: intellectually productive 741. Panegyric: a formal expression of praise 742. Turgid: (of language) pompous & tedious 743. Inequity: injustice by virtue of not conforming with rules or standards 744. Solicitous: Showing hovering attentiveness 745. Elegiac: expressing sorrow 746. Aplomb: great coolness & composure under strain 747. Bridle: the act of restraining power /action or limiting excess; to react with anger or take offense 748. Noisome: having an extremely bad smell 749. Ethereal: characterized by lightness & insubstantiality 750. Transmute: change in form appearance or nature 751. Enormity: an act of extreme wickedness 752. Facile: arrived at without due effort; lacking depth 753. Self-effacing: reluctant to draw attention to yourself 754. Conflate: mix together different elements or concepts* 755. Malingerer: someone shrinking their duty by pretending to be sick or incapacitated 756. Desiccated: uninteresting; lacking vitality 757. Bromide: a trite or obvious remark 758. Pellucid: transparently clear/ understandable 759. Abjure: formally reject on give up (as a belief) 760. Unassailable: immune to attack, without flaws 761. Tyro: someone new to a field or activity 762. Impervious: not admitting of passage or capable of being affected 763. Stultify: cause one to lose energy & enthusiasm through routine 764. Dolorous: showing sorrow * 765. Coterminous: being of equal extent or scope or duration 766. Gumption: resourcefulness & determination 767. Mendicant: a pauper who lives by begging 768. Conflagration: a very intense & uncontrolled fire 769. Doughty: brave, bold 770. Proscribe. command against 771. Discursive: (of speech/writing) tending to depart from the main point 772. Hauteur: everbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner over inferiors 773. Assiduously: with care & persistence 774. Impugn: attack as false or wrong 775. Desideratum: something desired as a necessity 776. Proselytize: convert (Someone) to another religion, philosophy or perspective 777. Afford: provide with an opportunity 778. Pontificate: talk in a dogmatic & pompous manner 779. Graft: corruption, usually through bribery 780. Raillery: light teasing 781. Concomitant: describing an event/situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another 782. Trenchant: full of fence & vigor; having keenness in the thought, expressions or intellect 783. Obtain: To be valid, applicable or true 784. Splenetic: very irritable 785. Countermand a contrary command cancelling or reversing a pressions command 786. Halcyon: marked by peace & prosperity; calm & peaceful; happy tranquility 787. Despot: a cruel & oppressive dictator 788. Evanescent: tending to vanish like vapor 789. Palaver: speak rapidly & incessantly about unimportant matters 790. Canard: a deliberately misleading fabrication* 791. Dissemble: conceal one's time motives 792. Cataclysm: an event resulting in great loss & misfortune 793. Capitulate: to surrender (usually under agreed conditions) 794. Ebullient: Joyously unrestrained 795. Veritable: truthfully, without a doubt 796. Loath: unwilling to do something contrary to your customs (usually followed by ‘to’) 797. Abrogate: revoke on relinquish formally, do away with 798. Exiguity: the quality of being meagre 799. Flag: droop, sink or settle from; become less intense 800. Pillory: ridicule or expose to public scorn 801. Verisimilitude: the appearance of truth 802. Infelicitous: inappropriate 803. Ineluctable: impossible to avoid or evade 804. Oblique: not straightforward; indirect 805. Promulgate: State or announce 806. Surfeit: an excessive amount of something 807. Sardonic: disdainfully or ironically humorous, scornful & mocking 808. Diminutive: to indicate smallness (both noun & verb) * 809. Eponym: the name derived from a person; the person for whom something is named 810. Dissolution: a living full of debauchery & indulgence in sensual pleasure 811. Panacea: hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; a universal solution 812. Chauvinism: fanatical patriots; belief that one group is superior 813. Bereft: unhappy in love, suffering from love; suffering from unrequited love sorrowful through loss or deprivation 814. Officious: intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner 815. Extrapolate: draw from specific cases for more general cases 816. Lachrymose showing sorrow 817. Hoodwink: to deceive or tuck someone 818. Dissipate: squander or spend money frivolously; to disuse or scatter 819. Modicum: a small or moderate or token amount 820. Estimable: deserving of esteem & respect 821. Bastardization: an act that debases or corrupts 822. Simulacrum: a representation of a person (especially in a sculpture); a bold imitation.