1. 15.

acidulous
tumid
being sour to the taste
abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas
16. sesquipedalian
2. filigree
a very long word (a foot and a half long)
delicate and intricate ornamentation
17. dolorous
3. rubric
showing sorrow
category name
18. dogma
4. intemperance
a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
excess in action and immoderate indulgence of
appetites 19. perpetual

5. narcissist continuing forever or indefinitely

someone who is excessively self-centered 20. trepidation

6. tautology a feeling of alarm or dread

useless repetition 21. matrix

Well, one possible lesson would be that some Australian an enclosure within which something originates or
young men are uncultured oafs but then that would be develops
a tautology 22. benevolent
7. uxorious showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding
foolishly fond of or submissive to your wife 23. benign
Keynes never stopped desiring beautiful men, but he kind in disposition or manner
was physically beguiled by Lopokova and settled into a
very uxorious husband. 24. belligerent

8. quixotic characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight

not sensible about practical matters 25. beacon

9. abhorrent a fire that can be seen from a distance

offensive to the mind 26. impetuous

10. elixir characterized by undue haste and lack of thought

a substance believed to cure all ills 27. ineluctable

11. potpourri impossible to avoid or evade

a collection containing a variety of sorts of things 28. assemblage

12. actuarial several things grouped together or considered as a

whole
relating to statistics to calculate insurance premiums
29. xenophobia
13. ciliated
a fear of foreigners or strangers
having a margin or fringe of hairlike projections
30. vexation
14. raspy
anger produced by some annoying irritation
unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
 31. peruse 47. vanity
examine or consider with attention and in detail feelings of excessive pride
32. pernicious 48. acuity
exceedingly harmful sharpness of vision
33. experiential 49. parity
of or relating to direct observation or participation functional equality
34. skein 50. equivalence
coils of worsted yarn essential comparability and interchangeability
35. unfettered 51. impasse
not bound or restrained, as by shackles and chains a situation in which no progress can be made
36. chaperone 52. indiscrete
one who accompanies and supervises young people not divided or divisible into parts
37. brazen 53. exhume
unrestrained by convention or propriety dig up for reburial or for medical investigation
38. affliction 54. purvey
a cause of great suffering and distress supply with provisions
39. doppelganger 55. cloister
a person who is almost identical to another residence that is a place of religious seclusion
40. droll 56. preamble
comical in an odd or whimsical manner a preliminary introduction, as to a statute or
constitution
41. beleaguer
57. axiom
annoy persistently
a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof
42. oversight
58. aphasia
an unintentional omission from failure to notice
something inability to use language because of a brain lesion
43. dotage 59. desuetude
mental infirmity as a consequence of old age a state of inactivity or disuse
44. nettle 60. insularity
plant having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation lack of openness to new ideas; narrow-mindedness
45. levity 61. ichthyology
a manner lacking seriousness the branch of zoology that studies fishes
46. buccaneer 62. conceit
someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the the trait of being unduly vain
sea
63. purgatory
a temporary state of the dead in Roman Catholic 79. manumit
theology
free from slavery or servitude
64. dissemination
80. detonation
the act of dispersing or diffusing something
the act of setting off an explosive
65. indemnification
81. profundity
compensation for loss or damage or for trouble and
annoyance the quality of being physically deep

66. megalomania 82. presage

a psychological state characterized by delusions of a foreboding about what is about to happen

grandeur 83. fleece
67. restitution outer coat of especially sheep and yaks
the act of restoring something to its original state 84. diurnal
68. hearsay having a daily cycle or occurring every day
gossip passed around by word of mouth 85. stentorian
69. pusillanimous very loud or booming
lacking in courage, strength, and resolution 86. dainty
70. malevolence something considered choice to eat
wishing evil to others 87. extol
71. ennui praise, glorify, or honor
the feeling of being bored by something tedious 88. hurtle
72. prosaic move with or as if with a rushing sound
lacking wit or imagination 89. obviate
73. precocity do away with
intelligence achieved far ahead of normal development 90. fete
74. invidious an elaborate party, often outdoors
containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice 91. euphoria
75. gregarious a feeling of great elation
temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of 92. guru
others
a Hindu or Buddhist religious leader and spiritual
76. effrontery teacher
audacious behavior that you have no right to 93. contemporaneous
77. torpor occurring in the same period of time
a state of motor and mental inactivity 94. concierge
78. pummel a caretaker in an apartment complex or hotel
strike, usually with the fist 95. concatenation
the act of linking together as in a series or chain a powerful circular current of water
96. nepotism 112. fracas
favoritism shown to relatives or friends by those in a noisy quarrel
power
113. carrion
97. zealot
the dead and rotting body of an animal; unfit for human
a fervent and even militant proponent of something food
98. zany 114. carcass
ludicrous or foolish the dead body of an animal
99. Zeitgeist 115. cabal
the spirit of the time a clique that seeks power usually through intrigue
100. zephyr 116. cachet
a slight wind an indication of approved or superior status
101. zero in 117. vortex
direct onto a point or target a powerful circular current of water
102. yoke 118. peroration
a wooden frame across the shoulders for carrying the concluding section of a rhetorical address
buckets
119. glib
103. waif
artfully persuasive in speech
a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned
120. plausible
104. probity
apparently reasonable, valid, or truthful
complete and confirmed integrity
121. puissant
105. cupidity
powerful
extreme greed for material wealth
122. gruel
106. melee
a thin porridge
a noisy riotous fight
123. bombastic
107. sophist
ostentatiously lofty in style
someone whose reasoning is subtle and often specious
124. tithe
108. milieu
a levy of one tenth of something
the environmental condition
125. denouement
109. dulcet
the outcome of a complex sequence of events
pleasing to the ear
126. fortitude
110. odoriferous
strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity
emitting a smell, especially an unpleasant smell
127. gist
111. maelstrom
the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary 144. countermand
work
cancel officially
128. malaise
145. salubrious
a feeling of mild sickness or depression
promoting health
129. agog
146. frenetic
highly excited
fast and energetic in an uncontrolled or wild way
130. agape
147. importune
with the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe
beg persistently and urgently
131. nebula
148. imbroglio
an immense cloud of gas and dust in interstellar space
an intricate and confusing interpersonal situation
132. rancid
149. imp
having an offensive smell or taste
one who is playfully mischievous
133. euthanasia
150. slake
the act of killing someone painlessly
satisfy, as thirst
134. censorious
151. apposite
harshly critical or expressing censure
being of striking appropriateness and pertinence
135. recondite
152. precinct
difficult to understand
an administrative district of a city or town
136. abstruse
153. tourniquet
difficult to understand
a bandage that stops the flow of blood by applying
137. sashay pressure
walk with a lofty proud gait, often to impress others 154. convivial
138. bellicose occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good
company
having or showing a ready disposition to fight
155. truculent
139. cathartic
defiantly aggressive
emotionally purging
156. mendicant
140. clique
a pauper who lives by begging
an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
157. slick
141. guileless
made smooth, as by ice, grease, or water
innocent and free of deceit
158. factitious
142. sinuous
not produced by natural forces; artificial or fake
curved or curving in and out
159. fictitious
143. regatta
formed or conceived by the imagination
a series of boat races
 160. limn 175. voluble
make a portrait of marked by a ready flow of speech
161. commensurate 176. ersatz
corresponding in size or degree or extent an artificial or inferior substitute or imitation
162. nuance 177. obsolescent
a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude becoming disused or outdated
163. nostalgia 178. surly
a longing for something past unfriendly and inclined toward anger or irritation
164. naive 179. arid
marked by or showing unaffected simplicity lacking sufficient water or rainfall
165. naivete 180. polyglot
lack of sophistication or worldliness a person who speaks more than one language
166. disparity 181. homespun
inequality or difference in some respect made of cloth woven in one’s household
167. equanimity 182. alliteration
steadiness of mind under stress use of the same consonant at the beginning of each
word
168. atavistic
183. arbitrary
characteristic of a throwback
based on or subject to individual discretion or
For all of Hollywood’s supposed political correctness, preference
some of the bigger awards went to movies with an
oddly atavistic way of righting social wrongs.New York 184. pedantic
Times (Feb 27, 2012)
marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning
169. hypocrite
185. virulent
a person who professes beliefs that he or she does not
hold extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom

170. hypothesis 186. reprobate

a tentative insight that is not yet verified or tested a person without moral scruples

171. hypochondriac 187. traduce

a patient with imaginary symptoms and ailments speak unfavorably about

172. hypodermic 188. goad

a piston syringe that is fitted with a needle for injections stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick

173. gestate 189. jostle

be pregnant with make one’s way by pushing or shoving

174. resplendent 190. sanctimonious

having great beauty excessively or hypocritically pious

 191. bemused 207. beatific
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements resembling or befitting an angel or saint
192. unabashed 208. awl
not embarrassed a pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching
holes
193. pliant
209. tureen
capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
large deep serving dish with a cover
194. billowing
210. careen
characterized by great swelling waves or surges
move at high speed and in an uncontrolled way
195. bedizen
211. sociopath
decorate tastelessly
a person with an antisocial personality disorder
196. delineate
212. alimony
represented accurately or precisely
support paid by one spouse to another after separation
197. evolutionist
213. motley
a person who believes in Darwinian theory
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
198. ornery
214. insensate
having a difficult and contrary disposition
devoid of feeling and consciousness and animation
199. quandary
215. pandemic
state of uncertainty in a choice between unfavorable
options existing everywhere
200. inimitable 216. simper
matchless smile in an insincere, unnatural, or coy way
201. promulgate 217. mortician
state or announce one whose business is the management of funerals
202. contusion 218. masochist
an injury in which the skin is not broken someone who obtains pleasure from receiving
punishment
203. psychosis
219. philistine
severe mental disorder in which contact with reality is
lost a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits
204. stalemate 220. renegade
a situation in which no progress can be made someone who rebels and becomes an outlaw
205. effeminate 221. plumb
lacking traits typically associated with men or exactly vertical
masculinity
222. abattoir
206. expiate
a building where animals are butchered
make amends for
 223. plethora 238. beseech
extreme excess ask for or request earnestly
224. pastiche 239. ominous
a work of art that imitates the style of some previous threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic
work developments
225. cenotaph 240. incredulous
monument to honor those whose remains are interred not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving
elsewhere
241. halcyon
226. mezzanine
a mythical bird said to breed at the winter solstice
intermediate floor just above the ground floor
242. palliative
227. privation
moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear
the act of stripping someone of food, money, or rights
243. placid
228. bacchanalian
calm and free from disturbance
used of riotously drunken merrymaking
244. furor
229. congeal
an interest followed with exaggerated zeal
solidify, thicken, or come together
245. pantomime
230. execrable
a performance using gestures and movements without
unequivocally detestable words
231. cornucopia 246. motif
a horn filled with fruit and grain symbolizing prosperity a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work
232. discombobulated 247. quatrain
having self-possession upset; thrown into confusion a stanza of four lines
233. protuberance 248. dreary
something that bulges out or projects from its lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
surroundings
249. recant
234. palimpsest
formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief
a manuscript on which more than one text has been
written 250. camouflage

235. verisimilitude an outward semblance misrepresenting the nature of

something
the appearance of truth; the quality of seeming to be
true 251. verdant

236. gaudy characterized by abundance of vegetation and green

foliage
tastelessly showy
252. parley
237. extemporaneous
a negotiation between enemies
with little or no preparation or forethought
253. palaver
loud and confused and empty talk an energetic style
254. essay 270. theology
an analytic or interpretive literary composition the rational and systematic study of religion
255. empirical 271. temperate
derived from experiment and observation rather than not extreme
theory
272. disparate
256. stratify
fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind
form, arrange, or deposit in layers
273. lexicon
257. bemoan
a reference book containing an alphabetical list of
regret strongly words
258. aggrandize 274. deify
embellish; increase the scope, power, or importance of exalt to the position of a God
259. aperture 275. leeway
a natural opening in something a permissible difference
260. diagnostic 276. antecedent
concerned with identifying the nature or cause of a preceding occurrence or cause or event
something
277. precarious
261. ambrosia
not secure; beset with difficulties
the food and drink of the gods
278. prevaricate
262. wilderness
be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition
279. tergiversate
263. hubris
be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to
overbearing pride or presumption mislead
264. haughty 280. fulminate
having or showing arrogant superiority cause to explode violently and with loud noise
265. hauteur 281. syndrome
overbearing pride with a superior manner toward a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease
inferiors
282. acquiesce
266. sundry
agree or express agreement
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
283. menagerie
267. miscellaneous
a collection of live animals for study or display
having many aspects
284. diadem
268. provender
an ornamental jeweled headdress signifying sovereignty
food for domestic livestock
285. astringent
269. verve
tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue 302. churlish
286. elysian having a bad disposition; surly
relating to the abode of the blessed after death 303. apocryphal
287. brocade being of questionable authenticity
thick expensive material with a raised pattern 304. philology
288. incinerate the humanistic study of language and literature
become reduced to ashes 305. flourish
289. addle grow vigorously
mix up or confuse 306. phalanx
290. effete any closely ranked crowd of people
excessively self-indulgent, affected, or decadent 307. accord
291. clangor concurrence of opinion
a loud resonant repeating noise 308. fulsome
292. parry unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating
impede the movement of 309. anarchist
293. plague an advocate of the abolition of governments
any large-scale calamity 310. denigrate
294. dissident attack the good name and reputation of someone
a person who objects to some established policy 311. fulcrum
295. antebellum the pivot about which a lever turns
belonging to a period before a war 312. certitude
296. viand complete assurance or confidence
a choice or delicious dish 313. saucy
297. prophylactic improperly forward or bold
preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease 314. passe
298. sere out of fashion
having lost all moisture 315. disingenuous
299. adventitious not straightforward or candid
associated by chance and not an integral part 316. tenet
300. commiserate a basic principle or belief that is accepted as true
feel or express sympathy or compassion 317. rampart
301. creed an embankment built around a space for defensive
purposes
any system of principles or beliefs
318. anterior
of or near the head end or toward the front plane of a 335. vindicate
body
show to be right by providing justification or proof
319. sycophantic
336. renege
attempting to win favor by flattery
fail to fulfill a promise or obligation
320. languor
337. tintinnabulation
inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy
the sound of a bell ringing
321. moiety
338. prestidigitation
one of two approximately equal parts
manual dexterity in the execution of tricks
322. frisson
339. montage
an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
the technique of splicing together different sections of
323. scurrilous film to convey an idea
expressing offensive, insulting, or scandalous criticism 340. cohort
324. febrile a band of warriors
of or relating to or characterized by fever 341. calumny
325. kosher a false accusation of an offense
conforming to dietary laws 342. vestige
326. slack an indication that something has been present
not tense or taut 343. thesis
327. caravan an unproved statement advanced as a premise in an
argument
a procession traveling together in single file
344. acerbity
328. eleemosynary
a sharp bitterness
generous in assistance to the poor
345. rotundity
329. boondoggle
the roundness of a 3-dimensional object
work of little or no value done merely to look busy
346. coeval
330. embryonic
of the same period
of an organism prior to birth or hatching
347. cant
331. manifestation
a slope in the turn of a road or track
a clear appearance
348. abnegate
332. brace
deny or renounce
a support that steadies or strengthens something else
349. dearth
333. autochthonous
an insufficient quantity or number
originating where it is found
350. demographic
334. vindictive
a statistic characterizing human populations
disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge
 351. litotes 367. wiggle
understatement for rhetorical effect move to and fro
352. malapropism 368. neophyte
misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds a participant with no experience with an activity
similar
369. ember
353. expatriate
a hot, smoldering fragment of wood left from a fire
a person who is voluntarily absent from home or
country 370. inveterate

354. ligament habitual

a band of fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages 371. consul

355. mote a diplomat appointed to protect a government’s

interests
a tiny piece of anything
372. urbane
356. lien
showing a high degree of refinement
the right to take and hold the property of a debtor
373. threadbare
357. moratorium
thin and tattered with age
suspension of an ongoing activity
374. gnaw
358. kudos
bite or chew on with the teeth
an expression of approval and commendation
375. tardy
359. hiatus
after the expected or usual time
an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
376. tawdry
360. sybaritic
tastelessly showy
displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the
senses 377. pejorative

361. wangle expressing disapproval

accomplishing something by scheming or trickery 378. theocracy

362. modality a political unit governed by a deity

the manner or style in which something is done 379. inscrutable

363. absquatulate difficult or impossible to understand

run away, taking something or somebody along 380. indubitable

364. tantamount too obvious to be doubted

being essentially equal to something 381. rejuvenate

365. adroit make younger or more youthful

quick or skillful or adept in action or thought 382. prodigal

366. polarize recklessly wasteful

cause to concentrate about two conflicting positions 383. prodigy

an unusually gifted or intelligent person 400. regalia
384. unctuous paraphernalia indicative of royalty or other high office
unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating 401. paraphernalia
385. gawk equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles
look with amazement 402. fortuitous
386. squalid lucky; occurring by happy chance
foul and run-down and repulsive 403. pogrom
387. squall organized persecution of an ethnic group, especially
Jews
a loud and harsh cry
404. intransigence
388. squalor
stubborn refusal to compromise or change
sordid dirtiness
405. dilettante
389. sordid
an amateur engaging in an activity without serious
foul and run-down and repulsive intention
390. opera 406. loquacious
a drama set to music full of trivial conversation
391. plausible 407. spate
apparently reasonable, valid, or truthful a sudden forceful flow
392. jingoism 408. hiatus
fanatical patriotism an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
393. egoism 409. comity
concern for your own interests and welfare a state or atmosphere of harmony or mutual civility
394. aneurysm 410. utopia
an abnormal bulge caused by weakening of an artery ideally perfect state
wall
411. dystopia
395. bedlam
state in which the conditions of life are extremely bad
a state of extreme confusion and disorder
412. litany
396. vignette
a prayer led by clergy with responses from the
a brief literary description congregation
397. feckless 413. decrepitude
generally incompetent and ineffectual a state of deterioration due to old age or long use
398. liturgy 414. hubris
a rite or body of rites prescribed for public worship overbearing pride or presumption
399. attrition 415. ramshackle
the act of rubbing together in poor or broken-down condition
 416. pecuniary a serious devotee of some activity, genre, or performer
relating to or involving money 432. aural
417. harangue of or pertaining to hearing or the ear
a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong 433. avuncular
emotion
being or relating to an uncle
418. promulgation
434. testy
a public statement containing information about an
event easily irritated or annoyed

419. acrid 435. zany

strong and sharp, as a taste or smell ludicrous or foolish

420. pique 436. zeugma

call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response rhetorical use of a word to govern two or more words

421. aegis 437. zilch

armor plate that protects the chest a quantity of no importance

422. cask 438. unconscionable

a cylindrical container that holds liquids greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation

423. interloper 439. conscientious

someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of characterized by extreme care and great effort
another 440. mausoleum
424. pestilence a large burial chamber, usually above ground
any epidemic disease with a high death rate 441. maudlin
425. conformist very sentimental or emotional
someone who follows established standards of conduct 442. macabre
426. eddy shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind 443. stodgy
427. punitive excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence
inflicting punishment dull

428. caper 444. a priori

a playful leap or hop reasoned from a general principle to a necessary effect

429. antiquated 445. vapid

so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier lacking significance or liveliness or spirit or zest
period 446. fetid
430. recrimination offensively malodorous
mutual accusations 447. polemic
431. aficionado
a verbal or written attack, especially of a belief or speech you make to yourself
dogma
464. mea culpa
448. finicky
an acknowledgment of your error or guilt
fussy, especially about details
465. machete
449. timorous
a large knife used as a weapon or for cutting vegetation
shy and fearful by nature
466. temerity
450. premiere
fearless daring
the first public performance of a play or movie
467. distrait
451. cohere
having the attention diverted especially because of
cause to form a united, orderly, and consistent whole anxiety
452. recumbent 468. distraught
lying down; in a position of comfort or rest deeply agitated especially from emotion
453. engender 469. protean
call forth taking on different forms
454. expiate 470. languid
make amends for lacking spirit or liveliness
455. declaim 471. modality
recite in a skilled and formal way the manner or style in which something is done
456. insurrection 472. rapine
organized opposition to authority the act of despoiling a country in warfare
457. emend 473. pablum
make corrections to worthless or oversimplified ideas
458. emeritus 474. credible
a professor or minister who is retired from assigned capable of being believed
duties
475. credit
459. gruff
an estimate of ability to fulfill financial commitments
blunt and unfriendly or stern
476. felicity
460. scourge
pleasing and appropriate manner or style
something causing misery or death
477. efficacy
461. reverie
capacity or power to produce a desired result
an abstracted state of absorption
478. imperturbable
462. repercussion
marked by extreme calm and composure
a remote or indirect consequence of some action
479. antipathy
463. soliloquy
a feeling of intense dislike
 480. assuage excuse, overlook, or make allowances for
provide physical relief, as from pain 497. egregious
481. laconic conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
brief and to the point 498. eclectic
482. aver selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas
declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true 499. affidavit
483. decorum written declaration made under oath
propriety in manners and conduct 500. pleonasm
484. irascible using more words than necessary
quickly aroused to anger Source: https://www.vocabulary.com/
485. parochial
relating to or supported by or located in a parish
486. tread
put down, place, or press the foot
487. nonpareil
model of excellence or perfection of a kind
488. confrere
a person who is member of one’s class or profession
489. tempestuous
characterized by violent emotions or behavior
490. philology
the humanistic study of language and literature
491. modality
the manner or style in which something is done
492. verdure
green foliage
493. sidereal
of or relating to the stars or constellations
494. salubrious
promoting health
495. invective
abusive language used to express blame or censure
496. condone