GRE Vocabulary Words

8/3/2019 GRE Vocabulary Words

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abacus frame with balls for calculatingabate to lessen to become less strongabdication giving up poweraberration straying away from normalabet to encourage wrong doing he was abetted in the deception by his wifeabeyance suspended actionabhor to hate

abide to be faithfulabjure to promise to give upabraded worn away by frictionabrogate to take back by authorityabscond to run from lawabstruse difficult to understandabut to borderabysmal bottomlessacarpous no longer fertileacclaimed praisedaccolade praiseaccretion many things to oneadamant stubborn

admonitory containing warningadorn to add beautyadulteration making unpureaffable friendlyaffinity close connectionaggravate to make worseagile quick-movingagog eagerail to be sickalacrity eager readinessalcove a partially enclosed placeallegiance loyaltyalleviate to make lessalloy to mix with something inferior

aloof indifferentamalgamate to combineambidextrous able to use both hands equallyambiguous unclearambivalent having different meaningsameliorate to make betteramortize to end by setting aside moneyanguish severe sufferinganimosity hateantidote medicine to cure diseaseantithetical direct oppositeapartheid brutal racial discriminationaplomb self confidenceapostate one who abandons beliefs

apotheosis glorification to godlinessappease to calmapprehensive feeling fear of the futureapprise to informapprobation approvalapropos appropriate to the situationapt well-suitedarabesque a complex ornate designarboreal related to trees


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ardor enthusiasmarduous laboriousargot jargonarrant in the highest degreearrogance having superior attitudearticulate to speak distinctlyascend to move up

ascertain to get to knowascetic practicing self-denialascribe to consider to be the originaseptic surgically cleanasperity harshnessaspersion slanderassail to attack violentlyassiduous hard-workingassuage to make lessasterisk substitution markastringent substance that shrinksastute cleveratonement repayment

attenuate to make thinattune to bring into harmonyaudacious boldaugury omenaugust majesticauspicious favorableaustere severely moralauxiliary supportingaver to proveaversion strong dislikeavid eageravow declare openly


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the strom showed no sign of abating


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baleful harmful bilge protuberance of a caskbalk to get in the way of blandishment cajolebaneful causing harm blandness not irritating or stimulatingbarrage obstacle built across a river blatant loudbarren unable to have children blithe carefreebask to enjoy warmth and light bogus fakebeatify to bless boisterous noisy

bedizen to adorn in cheap showy manner bolster to give greatly needed supportbelabor to beat hard boorish rudebellicose warlike brash hastybelligerent waging war brass yellow metalbenefactor person who gives help brazen made of brassbenevolence wishing good breach to break inbenign kind brittle easily brokenbequest act of passing on to another broach to begin to talk aboutberate to scold sharply brook to toleratebereft to rob of something buoyant light-heartedbewilder to confuse burgeon to begin to growbigot narrow-minded person burnish to polish


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cabal a scheme connoisseur person with good judgementcadge to get by begging connotation suggestion in addition tocajole to use flattery to persuade consequential pompouscalipers metal leg supports console to comfortcalumny slander conspicuous easily seencandid straight-forward consternation fearcant insincere talk constrain to compel

cantankerous bad-tempered constrict to make tightcanvass to discuss thoroughly consume to get to end ofcastigate to correct with punishment consummate to make perfectcastigation severe punishment contemn to hatecatalyst substance that causes speedup contentious argumentativecaustic biting and sarcastic contiguous touchingcensure official rebuke contrite feeling regretcenturion leader of a unit of 100 soldiers contumacious rebelliouschary cautious conundrum riddlechastened corrected conviction strong beliefchastisement punishment convoke to summonchauvinist a blindly devoted patriot convoluted complicatedchicanery trickery cordial sincere

chisel steel tool for shaping materials cordon line of police to guardchurl bad-tempered person cornucopia abundant supplyclamor to complain loudly corporeal pertaining to bodyclientele customers correlate to have a mutual relationclinch to settle corroboration to confirmcling to fasten countenance to approve ofclot lump formed from liquid counterfeit fakecloture method to end debate countervail counterbalancecoagulation to change to thick and solid state covert disguisedcoalescing coming into one covetous desirouscoax to get something with flattery cower crouch back in fearcoda passage at end of music coy shycoddle to treat with care crass crudecoerce to compel cravat piece of linen worn as a necktie

coeval coexisting craven cowardlycogent convincing crease line made by crushingcogitate to meditate credulity gullibilitycognizant fully aware credulous gulliblecolander draining bowl crush to overwhelmcollusion secret meeting cryptic with a hidden meaningcombustion process of burning cumbersome burdensomecommemorate to honor with ceremony curmudgeon bad-tempered personcommodious roomy curriculum course of studycommuter person who travels regularly cursory done in hastecomplaisance willingness to please curtail to make shorter than plannedcompunction feeling regretconceal hideconceit high opinion of one's self

conciliatory comfortingconcord agreementconcur to agreecondense to increase in densitycondone to forgivecongeal to make stiffconjoin to join together


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dainty delicate discredit refuse to believedaunt intimidate discreet prudentdawdler slow person discrete individually distinctdearth a shortage disdain look on with contemptdebacle sudden disaster disencumber free from burdendecorum properness disheveled untidydecree order given by authority disingenuous cunning

decry to disapprove of disinter dig up from the earthdefer to give way in respect to dislodge force from the place occupieddeferential showing respect dismal gloomydefiance open disobedience disparate differentdelineate to portray depict sketch out disproof proof to the contrarydeluge flood dissemble speak to hide somethingdemagogue person appealing not to reasons disseminate to distributedemur to hesitate dissent refuse to assentdenigrate to belittle dissolution looseness in moralsdenouement unraveling of a plot distraught upset in minddeplete to use until none remains divergence getting farther apartdeposition dethronement divestiture getting rid ofdeprave to corrupt divulge to make something secret known

deprecate to protest against doggerel trivialdereliction leaving to fall in ruins dogmatic without room for discussionderision ridicule dolt idiotderivative obtained from another source dormant in a state of inactivityderogatory insulting dote to center one's attentiondescry to catch sight of drawl slow way of speakingdesiccant substance that absorbs moisture droll jestingdesuetude disuse drone person who isn't self-employeddesultory haphazard drowsiness feeling sleepydeter to discourage dubious feeling doubtdetraction verbal attack dud something that failsdetumescence diminishing of swelling dulcet harmoniousdeviance stray from normal dupe to trickdexterity skill duplicity deception

diaphanous gauzy duress to compeldiatribe verbal attack dwarf person below the usual sizediffidence shyness dynamo an electric generatordilate to become largerdisallow to refuse to allowdiscern see with effortdiscomfit confusedisconcert to upsetdiscountenance to refuse to approvediscourse speech


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earthenware dishes made of baked clay equable regularebullience exuberance equanimity calmnessebullient showing excitement equilibrium state of being balancedecumenical representing Christian world equipoise equal distribution of weightedacious voracious equivocal suspiciouseddy circular movement equivocate to try to deceiveedible fit to be eaten eradicate to get rid of

effete infertile erratic irregular in behavior or opinionefficacy production of a desired result erudite learnedeffluvia a noxious vapor eschew to avoideffrontery boldness esoteric abstruseegress an exit espouse to give one's support toelaborate in great detail eulogy formal praiseelegy a melancholy composition euphoria state of pleasant excitementelicit to draw out euthanasia painless deatheloquence fluent speaking evasive tending to evadeemaciate to make thin and weak evince to show clearlyembellish to make beautiful evoke to call uponembezzle to wronfully use for one's benefit excoriation severe criticismemote to excite exculpate to clear from a charge of guilt

empirical relying on experiment exhaustive completeencapsulate to enclose in capsule exigency urgencyencomium eulogy exoneration clearing from blameencumbrance burden exorbitant much too greatendearing making liked expatiate to roamendemic epidemic expedient likely to be usefulendorse to write one's name on back of expiation expiringenduring lasting exploit use selfishlyenervate to weaken expostulate to dissuadeengender to cause expurgate to purifyengrave to impress deeply exscind to cut outengrossing taking up a lot of time extant still in existenceengulf to swallow up extempore without preparationenigma a puzzle extenuate to reduce strength of

enmity hatred extinct no longer activeensign to badge extinguish to end existence ofentangle to put into difficulties extirpate to destroyenthral to please greatly extol to praise highlyentice to tempt extort to obtain by violent threatsentreat to ask earnestly extralegal outside the lawenunciate to speak clearly extricable that can be freedenzyme catalyst extrovert cheerful personepicurean devoted to pleasure exuberance being full of lifeepistle letterepithet adjectiveepitome representative example


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facetious funny florid naturally redfacile easily done flout to rejectfallacious based on error fluke lucky streakfalter to move in an uncertain manner fluster to make nervousfatuous foolish foible defect of characterfawn young deer foil to prevent from carrying outfeckless lacking purpose foment to lessen pain

fecund fertile foolproof incapable of failurefeint to pretend foppish pays extra attention to clothesfelicitous apt forage food for horses and cattlefelon person guilty of murder forbear to refrain fromferment substance become excited forbearance patienceferocity cruelty ford shallow place in a riverferret search forestall to preemptfervid showing earnest feeling forfeit to take loss willinglyfervor warmth of feelings forge workshop for shaping of metalfetid stinking forgery counterfeitfetter to shackle forswear to renouncefeud a bitter quarrel lasting long time foster to care forfidelity loyalty fracas noisy quarrel

fidget to move restlessly fragile easily brokenfigurehead carved image on front of ship fragrant sweet-smellingfinesse dealing with situation delicately frantic wildly excitedfinical fussy about food and clothing frenetic franticfinicky finical fret to worryfission splitting fringe edgefixate to stare at froward stubbornflak criticism frugal economicalflamboyant brightly colored fulmination bitter protestflaunting showing off fulsome disgustingflax pale yellowfledged trainedfleet group of quick-moving shipsflinch to draw back

flop to fall clumsily


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gainsay to oppose gossamer soft lightgarble to make unfair decision from facts gouge tool for cutting grooves in woodgarment article of clothing grandiloquent using pompous wordsgarner to gather grave requiring considerationgarrulity talkativeness graze to touch lightly in passinggarrulous too talkative gregarious living in societiesgaucherie socially awkward grievous causing sadness

germane relevant grovel to humble oneselfgist general idea guile deceitglean to gather facts gullible eager to believeglib smooth but not sincere gush to burst out suddenlyglimmer unsteady light gust sudden windgloat to overlook selfishlyglut to fill to excessgnaw to bite steadilygoad to urge a person to actiongorge to eat greedily


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hack to cut roughly hirsute hairyhalcyon calm and peaceful hoax a trickhallow to consecrate hollow nothing insideharangue a long passionate speech holster leather case for a pistolharbinger something that foretells future homiletics act of preachingharrow to distress hone to sharpenhaughty arrogant hoodwink to trick

heed to give notice to hospitable treating guests generouslyheinous odious hubris arrogant prideheresy belief opposite of normal hush to become silenthermetic sealed by fusion husk worthless outside partheterogeneous of different kinds hypocrisy falsenesshew to make by hard workhighbrow with superior tastes


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iconoclast one who attacks popular beliefs indistinct not easily heardidiosyncrasy personal mannerism indolence lazinessidolatry excessive admiration of indomitable not easily discouragedidyll a carefree experience indulge to gratifyignoble dishonorable indulgent inclined to indulgeignominious shameful ineffable cannot be described in wordsillicit unlawful ineluctable inevitable

imbroglio complicated situation inept unskillfulimmaculate faultless ineptitude being unskillfulimminent likely to happen soon inferno hellimmutable cannot be changed infuriate to angerimpair to worsen infuse to pourimpassive unmoved ingenuous sincereimpecunious having little or no money ingest to take by swallowingimpede to get in the way of inimical unfriendlyimpediment something that hinders inimitable cannot be imitatedimpending likely to happen soon innocuous harmlessimperative essential inscrutable cannot be understoodimperious commanding insensible unaffectedimpermeable cannot be permeated insinuate to suggest unpleasantly

imperturbable incapable of being excited insipid without taste or flavorimpervious cannot pass through insouciant carefreeimperviousness arrogant insularity narrow-mindednessimpetuous having sudden energy insurrection rising of peopleimpiety lack of reverence interdict to prohibitimplacable unpleasable interim as an installmentimplicate to involve incriminatingly intersperse to scatterimplicit implied intransigence stubbornessimplosion collapse bursting inward intransigent uncompromisingimportune to beg intrepid fearlessimprecation a curse introspection examining one's own thoughtsimpromptu without preparation inundate to floodimpudent rash inured adapted toimpugned challenged invective abusive language

impute to ascribe inveigh to denounceinadvertent not paying proper attention inveterate long-establishedinane silly invincible cannot be defeatedinasmuch since involute complexincense to make angry irascible irritableincessant often repeated irate angryinchoate rudimentary ire to angerincipient beginning irksome tiresomeincise to engrave irresolute undecidedincite to stir up irrevocable impossible to retractinclined having a preference itinerate to travel from place to placeincongruous not in agreementincorrigibility cannot be correctedincredulous skeptical

inculcate fix firmly by repetitionincumbents official dutiesincursion a raidindefatigability not easily tiredindelible cannot be rubbed outindigence povertyindigenous native


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having a particular quality

nave,honest,willing to trust people

an innocuous substance

to suceed in gaining the affection e so that you can use the situatiuon to your advantage

a cup of insipid coffe

nonchalance

the British are often considered as insular

an order form the court

an intrepid explorer

the prisioners quickley become inured of the harsh conditions

the gesture infuriated him and he let out a stream of invective

critisizea bad feeling or habit an inveterate liar

become angry very easily

irate customefrs

warth

annoying I found the restrictions irksome

final that cannot be changed


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jabber to talk excitedly gabble to talk quickly and in an excited wajibe to make fun of an unkind or insulting remark about sthjocular jokingjudicious sound in judgement


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so that it is difficult to understand


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knit draw together unite firmly


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labyrinthine high involved lionize to treat as famous personlachrymose causing tears lithe bendinglackluster dull loll to sit in lazy waylament to show great sorrow lope to move along with long strideslassitude tiredness loquacious garrulouslatent present but not active lucubrate to write in scholarly fashionlaudatory expressing praise luculent easily understood

lavish to give freely lugubrious excessively sadlegacy something handed down lull to become quietlevee formal reception lumber to move clumsilylevity lack of seriousness luminary light-giving bodylibel statement damaging reputation lurk to be out of view ready to attackliberality generosity lustrous brightlibertine immoral personlien legal claim until debt is repaidlimn to portraylimp walking unevenly

I was lovercome by lassitudethe joke provided a moment of levity in an otherwise dreary meetinghe sued the newspaper for libela person usually a men ,who leads a immoral life and intrested in pleasure esp sexual pleasure


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the dog loped along beside her

talkative

doleful

levity ==frivolity


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macabre gruesome mettlesome courageousmacerate make soft by soaking in water middling averagely goodmachination scheme minatory menacingmaladroit tactless mince to euphemizemalapropism misuse of a word misanthrope person who hates mankindmalevolence wishing evil mischievous harmfulmalign speak ill of somebody miser person who spends little

malinger to fake illness to shirk a duty misogynist one who hates womenmalleable yielding moderation quality of being limitedmanacle chains for hands or feet mollify to make calmmassacre killing of large number of people molt to lose feathersmatriculation be admitted morbid diseasedmaudlin sentimental in silly way morose unsocialmaul to hurt by rough handling muffler silencermaverick rebel multifarious variedmellifluous sweetly flowing mundane worldlymendacity dishonesty myriad large numbermendicant a beggarmercurial fleeting volatile emilieys mercurial behaviour mademeretricious attractive only on surface

mesmerize to hypnotizemeticulous giving great attention to detailsmettle quality of endurance or courage

the politician are accused of hypocrisy and mendacity


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unremarable a golfer of middling talent

threating minatoring words

to say something directly though it may offend the people

misogynistic attitude

he had a morbid facination with blood

gloomy he just sat there looking morose

the myriad problems of modern life

her difficult to live with


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nadir lowest point the worst moment of a particular situationnascent coming into existence a nascent industrynebulous vague not clear a nebulous conceptnegligent taking too little careneophyte recent convert to a belief the site gives neophyte a chance to learn fnexus a connectionnibble show some inclination to accept

noisome offensivenonchalant cooly indifferent I lready know,' she replied nonchalantlynonplussed greatly surprised dumbfoundednostrum an untested cure an idea that is intended tosolve a problemnoxious harmfulnugatory worthless having no purpose or value


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m expert

, but that will never suceed he criticized such right-wing nostrums as wages freeze


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or cuts in public spending


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obdurate stubborn an obdurate attitudeobfuscate to obscure to make smthing less clear delibratelyoblivious unaware the couple seemed oblivious of what was goiobloquy share criticism loss of respect anf honourobsequious too eager to obey trying too hard to please somebody especialobstreperous noisy noisy and difficult to controlobtain to be established

obtrusive noticeable noticable in an unpleasent wayobtuse stupidobviate to get rid of preclude(the lak of time precludes any furtoccluded blocked up to cover or block sth an occluded arteryodious repulsive extremely unpleasnt what an odius manodium aversionodor a smellofficious too eager to give advice self-important you can't park here 'he saidominous threatening foreboding suggesting that something baonerous burdensome needing great effortopaqueness dullnessopprobrious showing scorn severe criticism of a people,country by larossify to turn into bone to become or make sth fixed or unchamgeable

ostensible represented as suchseeming or stated to be real or true ,when

ostentation display to obtain admiration an exgerrated display of wealth or knowledgostracism banished the act of delibrately not including sb inoverhaul to examine thoroughlyoverweening arrogant showing too much confidence or pride


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g on around them

y important smiling obsequiously

they tried to control that their presence was not too obtrusdive

er discussion)

officiously

is going to happen in the future she picked up the phone but there was an ominous silence

e group of people the bombing has attracted international approbrium

an ossified political system

his is perhaps not the case the ostensible reason for his absence was illness

that is made to impress the people

group or activity


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at the other end


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paean song of praise a pean of praisepalate sense of taste extermly unwilling to spend moneypalatial magnificent splendid very large like a palacepalliate to lessen the severity of to make the disease less painful without cupalpability can be felt understood it was palpably clear what she really meanspalpitate to tremble to beat rapidly due to fearpanegyric eulogy the speech or piece of writing praising sth

paradigm a model a typical exampleparenthesis sentence within anotherpariah an outcast a person who is not acceptable to the socieparsimonious miserly extermly unwilling to spend moneypartisan one-sided most newpapers are politically partisanpatron regular customerpaucity scarcity a paucity of informationpeccadillo small sin she forgave her husband's sexual paccadillopedantic showing off learningpedestrian commonplacepellucid easy to understand transparent extremly clearpenchant strong inclination fondness a special liking for sthpenitent feeling regret remorseful feeling or showing that yhoupenurious stingy very poor destitute ,pennilesspenury extreme poverty a state of being very poor

peregrination wandering a joureny ,espicially a long slow oneperemptory unchallengeable the letter was peremptory in toneperfidious treacherous that cannot be trustedperfidy treachery unfair treatment of sb who trusts youperfunctory done as duty without any real intrestperilous dangerous hazardous a perilous jourenyperipatetic wandering going from place to place ,for example in operish to be destroyedperjury willful false statement the defence witness were found guilty of pepermeate to spread a belief that permiate all level of sociteypernicious harmful agesim is equally as offfensive and perniciperpetrate to commit a crime massacrepersonable attractive the GM was a very personable young manperspicacity quick judging and understanding he was perspicacious enough to realize thatpertain to belong as a part of to exist and apply in a particular situatio

pest person who is a nuisance the child is being a real pestpetrified taken away power terrified extremly frightenedpetrify to make hard to make sb feel extremly terrifiedpetrous like a rockpetulant unreasonably impatient bad tempered and unreasonable ,especially bphilistine ignorant person a person who does not like or understand arphlegmatic sluggish calm not easily made angry or upspicaresque involving clever rogues connected with literature that discribes thpied of mixed colorspinch to take between thumb and fingerpine to waste away from sorrow to become very sad because sb has died or gpious devoted to religion having or showing great respect for God andpiquant stimulating exciting and intrestingpique to hurt the pride of wound to make sb annoyed or upsetpitfall unsuspected danger a danger or difficulty which is not evident

pith essential part essential partpivotal of great importance of great importance because other things arplacate to soothe pacify a placating smileplaintive mournful what about me?' she asked plaintivelyplaque flate ornamented plateplatitude trite statement a comment or statement that has been made vplea to requestplead to address a court for cause beg they hired a top lawyer to pplethora an excess the report conatined a plethora of detailspliant easily bent he was deposed and replaced by a more plian


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plod continue to do without rest to wealk slowly with heavy steps ,espicallypluck to pull feathers offpropitious auspicious promising likily ,to produce a sucessfprosaic mundane unimaginative ordinary or not showing anyproscribe to denounce as dangerous to say officially that sth is bannedprotracted prolonged protracted delaysprovident frugal he has always been hard working and frugal careful in planning for the

provisional of present time temporary a provisional governmantprovoke to make angryprudence careful forethoughtprudish easily shocked verry easily shocked by things connected wiprune silly person to cut out parts of sthpry inquire too much to try to find out information about otherpucker wrinklepugnacious inclined to fight bellicosepuissance strengthpunctilious precisepundit pedantpungency sharpnesspurvey to provide supplypusillanimous craven cowrdly frightened to take riskputrefaction becoming rotten

pyre large pile of wood for burningplumb get to the root of to try to understand or try to understand splummet to plunge steeply to fall from a high positionplunge to move suddenly plummetpoignant deeply moving having a strong effects on your feelings esponcho large piece of clothponderous heavy tedious too slow and careful ;seriouportent omen a sign or warning of sth that is going to hprecarious dangerous not safe he earned a precarious livinprecepts rules a rule about how to think and actpreclude prevent lack of time precludes any further discussiprecursory anticipating forerunnerpredilection special liking liking ;preferencepredominate to have more power than otherspreen tidy taking a lot of time making yourself look a

premature happening before right timepreponderance greatness in strength there is still a preponderance of male manapresage warning signpresumption arrogancepreternatural not normal preternatural powerprevalent commonprevaricate to lie beat about the bushprim formal always behaving in a careful and formal waypristine pure immaculate unspoiledprobity incorruptibility the quality of being completely honestproclivity inclination propensityprocrastination putting off people were dying of stravation while goverprodigal wasteful extravegant too willing to spend the monprodigious enormous colossal very large or powerful causiprofane having contempt for God not connected with religious or holy thing

profligacy shameless immorality using money,time,materials etc.in a carelesprofligate recklessly wastefulprofundity depth the quality of dealing with a subject at aprofuse abundant produced in a large amountproliferate to grow multiply books and articles on the suprolix tiring because too long using too many words and boringprone inclined to prone to injurypropagation extendingpropinquity nearness in time proximity the state of being near in spropitiatory appeasing intended to win back the friendship and app


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she saw the flowers as a propitiatory offer


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ring it

ty

are sorry for having done sth wrong

he died in penury

they only made a perfunctory effort

rder to work a peripatetic music teacher

rjury

ous as sexism having very harmful effect on sb /sth espically in a way that i

things were soon soon going to change

n or at a particular time

a pertified expression

ecause you cannot do or have what you want

t,literature ,music etc

t a phelgmatic temprament

e adventure of a person who is sometimes dishonest but easy to like a picares

one away she pined for months after he'd gone.

religion pious act devout sanctimonious

or obviious

the pith lof her argumente depend on it a pivotal role in European affairs

ery often before and therefore not intresting a poitical speech full of p

ead in the court

t successor


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beacause you are tired

l result

magination a prosiac style

proscribed ,organizations

uture ,especially by saving money

th sex

staff members have been pruned back to 200

eople's private lives ina a way that is annoying and rude

th mysterious fathom

plunge

to make you said a poignant memory

and boaring he speak in a pinderous way

appen esp when it is unpleasent

as an artist

moral precepts

on

an artist with a predilection of bright colours

ttractive and then admired yourself will you stop preening yourself in t

gers in the profession

the report was full of lies and prevarications

,and easily shocked by anything that is rude demure you cant tell her

the car is in pristine condition

financial probility

nment procrastinated

y and energy

g surprise and admiration a prodigious talent

s way wasteful

ery seroius level

profuse bleeding

ject have proliferated over the last year

ace and time

roval of an angry and aggressive person


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ing


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gradualand not easily noticed

que novel

altitude and empty promises


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e mirror

the joke she is too prim and proper


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quack person who makes false claims quack docctorsquaff to drink deeply and quicly they spent the evening quaffing champagnequail to lose couragequalm feeling of doubt a feeling of doubt and worry about wether wquandary state of doubt dilemma john was in a quandry -shoulquell to subdue calm to quell your fearsquibble to try to avoid by sophistication to argue or compalion about a small matter

quiescence motionless quite , not activequiescent at restquirk habit specific to someone everyone has there own quirks and manerismsquixotic generousquotidian banal day to day their quatidion existence


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at you are doing is right he had been working very hard so he has no qualms of taking few

he go or shouldn't he?

r an unimportant detail minnor quibbles


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a days leave


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rabble mob a druken rabbleraconteur person who tells anecdotes she was a witty raconteurraffish vulgar he had a cosmopolitan ,slightly raffish airramify to branch outrancorous feeling bitterness there was a rancorous in his voicerant to use extravagant language to speak or complain about sth in a loud warapacious greedy the rapacity of landowners seeking grerater

rarefy to make thinrave to act with excessive enthusiasm the ccrictics raved about his performance ireactionary opposing progress a reactionary governmentrebuff to snub rejection his offer to help was met wirecalcitrant disobedient difficult to controlrecant take back as being false to say,often publicly ,that you no longer hrecast to cast anew she recast her lecture as a radio talkrecidivism relapse into criminal behavior a person who continues to commit crimes,andreciprocity mutual interchange of favors a situation in which two people ,countriesrecital performance of musicrecluse person who lives alone and like to avoid other peoplerecompense to award compensation to compensatereconcile to restore peace

recondite abstruseobscure a recondite subject

recreancy cowardicerecuperate to become strong after illness he is still recuperating from his illnessredeem to compensate an excellent acting is not enough to redeemredoubtable causing fear formidable if a persreon is redoubtablerefine to make purerefractory stubborn difficult to control ;behaving badlyrefulgent brilliant very brightregale to delight he regales us with tales of his days as a jregicide crime of killing a king the crime of killing a queen or king;a aperreiterate to say again several timesrejuvenation becoming young his new job seems to rejuvenate himrelapse to fall back again he relapsed into his old bad habitsremonstrate to protest they remonstrated with official about the d

render to represent to cause sb/sth in a particular situationrenovate to make new againrenowned famousrepast mealrepel to refuse to accept to sucessfully fight sb who is attacking yorepine to complainreproach to scold he listened to his wife bitter reproachesreprobate sinful person a person who behave in a way that society trepudiate to disown rejection to repudiate a suggestionrepulsive causing a feeling of disgust disgusting what a repulsive manrequite to repay to give sth such as love ,kindness,a favourrescind to cancel revoke to officiallly announce thatresigned submissive being willing to calmly accept sth unpleaseresilience ability to recover original shape he showed great courage and resilience in f

resort to frequently visitrestive refusing to move unable to stay still,or unwilling to be conresuscitation coming back to consciousness revive efforts to resusciate the ecretard to hinder delay to make the develeopment orreticent reserved uncommunicativerevere to have deep respect for idolize to feel great respect or admreverent showing deep respect respectfulriddle puzzling person or thingrift to split he tried to resolve the rift with his brott


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rivet to fix to hold sb's intrestroll calling of namesrotund round having a fat round bodyruffian violent cruel man esp. one who commits crimerumple to make rough the bad was rumpled where he had slept


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a rancorous battle

profit

Hamlet

h a sharp rebuff

a freclacitrant child

ve the same belief or opinion as you had before he made a public racantaion of all h

seeems unable to stop ,even after being piunished

tc. provide same help or advantages to each other

a rfeclusive millionaire

a weak plot

,they have very strong qualities that make you respect them and perhaps feel afraid of them

zz pianist

on guilty with it

scision

hundred of people were rendered homeless due to earthquake

, your country ,etc. and drive them away a cream that replel insects

inks immoral reprobate behaviour

to repudiate a report

,etc. in retrurn for what sb has given you

the law is not valid

t or difficult that you cannot change I suppose you're right ,' she said resigned

ghting back from a losing position to win pthe game

rolled, especially because you feel bored or not satisfied the crowd was growing incre

nomy

rogress of sth slower the progression of the disease can be retarded by early surgery

she was shy and reticent

ration for sb/sth her name is revered in spain

er his acion only deepens the rift between himself and congress


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people were absolutly riveted as she described what happens

the rotund figure of Mr john

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s former beliefs

a redoubtable leader

singly restive


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sagacious having sound judgement sage a wise mansalacious obscene encouraging sexual desire or containing toosalubrious healthful we had to move to a house in a less salubrisalutary wholesome the experience was certainly salutary , butsanctimony hypocritical self-righteous give the impression that yoysanction approvalsanguine cheerful optimistic cheerful and confidant about

sanity health of mind to keep /preserve your sanitysash long strip worn round the waistsatiate to satisfy to give sb so much of sth that they do notsaturnine gloomy looking serious and threatingsavant person of great learning a person who is less intelligent than othersavor to enjoy flavorsawdust tiny bits of woodscabbard sheath for bladescent pleasant smellscorch to dry up I scorched my dress when I was ironing itscribble write hastily scrawl to wrtite sth quickly and cascurvy meansecular living outside monastery not connected with religio

sedulous perseveringdiligent showing great care and effor

seminal like a seed very important and having great influence osententious full of proverbs trying to sound important or intelligent, esequence successionsere make hardsermon reproving a person for his faults religious speechserrated having a toothed edge a serrated bladeserration having a toothed edgeservile like a slave wanting too much to please sb and obey themsever to break offseverance cutting off the act of ending a connection or relationsshallow little depthshard piece of broken earthenware shard of glassessheath cover for blad a simple black silk sheath

shrewd astute clever at understanding an dmaking judgemenshrill piercing very high and loud in an unpleasent wayshun to keep away from she was shunned by her family when she remashunt to evade by putting aside jon was shunted sideways to a job in a salesidestep to step to side to avoid answernig the ,questionsimper self-conscious smile a smile in a silly and annoying waysinuous winding turning while moving , in an elegant wayskiff small boatskit short playslack sluggish the rope suddenly went slackslake to satisfy quenchslate criticizesluggard lazy slow-moving person a slow and lazy personslur join words she had drunk too much and her speech was s

smolder burn slowly without fire his eyed amolder with firesnare to trap the erabbit foot was trapped ina snaresnub to treat with contempt to insult sb ,especially when by ignoring tsoar to fly high if the value,amount or level of sth soars,sober self-controlledsobriety being self-controlled she was a model of sobriety and honestysodden soaked extremly wet we arrived home completely ssoggy heavy with water wet and soft in an unpleasent waysolvent something that dissolves


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somatic of the bodysoot black powder in smoke a cloud of smoke and sootsophisticated complexsophistry fallacious the use of clever arguments to persuade peosophomoric immaturesoporific producing sleepsordid wretched immoral or dishonest

spear weapon with metal pointspecious deceiving a sepecious argumentsplenetic irritable often bad tempered and angrysplice to joinsponge live at another's expense scrounge he is always scrounging freespurious false based on false ideasspurn to reject shun he had been spurned by allsqualid dirty filthy very dirty and unplweasentsquander to spend wastefully the company sqander milions on two dead prosquat to crouch childern were sqatting on the floorstanch to stop the flow of a fluidsteeply rising or falling sharplystentorian extremely loud he spoke in a stentorian voice

stickler one who insists unyieldinglya stickler of punctuality

stigma mark of shamestigmatize describe scornfully to treat sb in a way that makes them feel tsting something sharpstingy spending unwillingly not wiling to spend moneystint to be thrifty a period of time that you spend working somstipple to paint with dots a stippled effectstipulate to state as necessary condition to state clearystolid showing no emotionstray to wander he never strayed far from his homestreak to move very fast a long thin mark of diffenent clor from thestriated stripedstride to walk with long steps your way of walking or runningstrut a supporting bar the players strutted and pose for the camer

stygian gloomy very dark and therfore frighteningstymie to hinder finiancial difficulties have stymied the cosubdue bring under control troops were called in to subdue the rebelssublime astounding of very high qualitysubmerge to put under water barely submerged antagnosimsuborn to induce by bribery to suborn a witnesssubpoena written order to appear in court a written order to attend court as a witnessubstantiation giving facts to supportsubsume include under a rule to include sth in aparticular group and nosuccor relief in time of distress the help that you will give to sb who is susuffice to meet needssuffocate to cause difficulty breathingsullied to be stained by cheating they have sullied the good namesummarily without delay

sumptuous magnificent very expensive and looking very expensivesundry miscellaneous various a watch ,a diary and sundrysupercilious disdainful behaving towards other people as if you thisuperfluous more than neededsuperimpose to put on topsupersede to take place of to take the place of sth/sb that is considesupine lying on back the supine attitude of some of our politicisupplicant asking humbly a person who asks sth in a humble way,especsupplicate to make humble petition to


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suppress to put an end tosurcharge additional chargesurfeit feet to fullness exccess a surfeit of violence on TVsusceptibility sensitivity susceptible to diseaseswerve to change direction suddenly she swered sharply to avoid a cyclistsycophant person who flatters to the rich a sychophantic reviewsynopsis summary the program gives a brief synopsis of the p


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much sexual details the papers concentrated on the more salacious aspect of the case

us area

I wouldn't want to repeat it

are more better and more moral than other I wish she'd stop being so sanctimonious

thoe future they are less sangunine about the company's long-term prospect

eel that they want any more

but who has particular unusual abilities that other people do not have

elessly he scrribled a note to his sister before leaving

we are living in a large secular country

in your work sedulous attention to detail

later developnments his book on social policy proved to be seminal

pecially by expressing moral judgements sentitious remarks

he gave a long sermonon abortion

they demand respect and obidence but not servility

ip

s a shrewed buisnessmana shrill voice shrill demands

ried

you noticed how she neatly sidestepped the question

a silly simpering girl

a sinuous movement

to satisfy a desre

urred a slur on his good name

to snare a rabbit

em when you meet them I tried to be friendly , but she snubbed me completely

t rises very quickly air pollution will soon soar above safety level very q

dden

I hate it when cornflakes go all soggy


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le that sth is true when it is really false he was hostile to their hypocritical

very dirty and unpleasent it was a shock to discover the truth about hi

meals from us

a spurious arguments

he major record companies

sqalid housing

ject

at they are very bad or unimportant

I'm stingy

where or doing a particular activity he later served a stint in the military

the job adverstisement stipulates that the appicant must have teachig experience

surface it on streaks of sunlight a part lof person's character , esp an unplea

his familiar purposeful strides we are making great atrides in the search of a cure

pany's growth

sublime beauty

to give eb=vidence he was served with subpoena

consider it separetly all thses different ideas can be subsume under just two broad ca

fering or having problems

of their coutry

a sumputous meal

ther items

k you are better than they are she gave a supersillious smile

old-fashioned or no longer the best available

ns

ally from God or a powerful person


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sophistries

sordid past

ent one a treak of cruelty a series of succes or failure a streak of bad luck

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taciturn untalkativetadpole frog in early stage of developmenttalon claw of a bird of preytamp to drive down with repeated blowstamper to interfere withtangential suddenly changeabletarnished lost brightness

tassel bunch of threadstaunt to reproachtaut tighttautology redundancytawdry gawdyteetotal opposed to alcoholtemerity boldnesstemperance moderationtemperate showing self-controltenacity firmnesstenuous insubstantialtepid lukewarmterse brief and to the point

testiness irritatedthrift economythwart frustratetimid shytimorous fearfultoady obsequious flatterertonic something giving strengthtopple to make unsteady and overturntorment severe paintorpid sluggishtorque twisting forcetortuous devioustout to solicit customerstractable easily controlled

transgress to beyond limittransient fleetingtransitory brieftravesty parodytrenchant vigoroustrepidation feartrickle to flow in dropstrifling unimportanttrite commontruce agreement to stop fightingtruculence ferocitytrudge to walk heavilyturbid muddyturbulence being uncontrolled

turgid bloatedturmoil disturbanceturpitude wickednessturquoise greenish-blue precious stonetyro beginner


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ubiquitous to annoy vigilant member of a vigilance committeeulterior situated beyond vigorous energeticumbrage offense vilify to slanderuncouth awkward vindictive having a desire to revengeunderbid make a lower bid virago a loud domineering womanundermine to weaken visceral of the internal organsundulate to fluctuate viscous semi-fluid

unearth to discover vitiate to lower quality ofunencumbered easy-going vituperate abuse in wordsunfeigned sincere vivacious livelyunscathed unharmed volatile fickleuntoward inconvenient volubility verbosityupbraid to scold voluble fluenturbane elegant waffle to talk vaguelyvacillation being uncertain waft to send floating through airvagary strange act wag merry personvain conceited warmonger person who stirs up warvaliant brave warrant written ordervalorous brave wean to turn awayvanquish to conquer weigh to measure how heavy

veer to change direction welter confusionvenal capable of betraying honor wend to proceedveneer covering true nature whimsical full of odd and fanciful ideasveneration regarding with deep respect wince to show painveracity truth woo to try to winverdant fresh and green writ written orderverisimilitude appearing real yarn storyveritable rightly namedverve spiritvestige tracevex to annoyvigilance watchfulness


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