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Abhor hate Bigot narrow-minded, prejudiced person Counterfei fake; false Enfranchis give voting rights Hamper hinder; obstruct Kindle to start a fire Noxious harmful; poisonous; lethal Placid calm; peaceful Remunerati payment for work done Talisman lucky charm Abrasive rough; coarse; harsh Bilk cheat; defraud Covert hidden; undercover Engender cause Hangar storage area (like garage) for a plane Knotty complex; difficult to solve Nuance something subtle; a fine shade of meaning Plagiarism taking credit for someone else's writing or ideas Renown fame Tangent going off the main subject Abasement humiliation; degradation Billowing swelling; fluttering; waving Cower recoil in fear or servility; shrink away from Enhance improve; make better or clearer Harangue noisy, attacking speech Labyrinth a maze Nullify to counter; make unimportant Plaintiff petitioner (in court of law) Replete full Tangible can be touched Abrogate cancel; deny; repeal Blasphemy speech which offends religious sentiments Credible believable Enigma puzzle; mystery Harbingers indicators; bringers of warnings Labyrinthi complicated; highly convoluted Nuzzle cuddle; snuggle Plaudit statement giving strong praise

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Abhor hateBigot narrow-minded, prejudiced personCounterfefake; falseEnfranchgive voting rightsHamper hinder; obstructKindle to start a fireNoxious harmful; poisonous; lethalPlacid calm; peacefulRemunerapayment for work doneTalismanlucky charmAbrasiverough; coarse; harshBilk cheat; defraudCovert hidden; undercoverEngendercauseHangar storage area (like garage) for a planeKnotty complex; difficult to solveNuance something subtle; a fine shade of meaningPlagiaristaking credit for someone else's writing or ideasRenown fameTangent going off the main subjectAbasemehumiliation; degradationBillowingswelling; fluttering; wavingCower recoil in fear or servility; shrink away fromEnhance improve; make better or clearerHaranguenoisy, attacking speechLabyrint a mazeNullify to counter; make unimportantPlaintiff petitioner (in court of law)Replete fullTangiblecan be touchedAbrogatecancel; deny; repealBlasphemspeech which offends religious sentimentsCredible believableEnigma puzzle; mysteryHarbingeindicators; bringers of warningsLabyrinthcomplicated; highly convolutedNuzzle cuddle; snugglePlaudit statement giving strong praiseReprehenshameful; very bad

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Tardy slow; late; overdue; delayedAbsoluti forgiveness; pardon; releaseBlatant obviousCreditablpraiseworthyEnsconceestablish firmly in a positionHasten hurry; accelerate; rushLaceratioa cutObduratestubbornPlausiblecan be believed; reasonableReprievea respite; postponement of a sentenceTawdry of little value; gaudyAbstain desist; go without; withdrawBlighted damaged; destroyed; ruinedCredulougullible; ready to believe anythingEnshroudcoverHaughtinarrogance; prideLachrymotearful; sadObfuscatdeliberately make something difficult to understandPlethora an excessRepudiatshun; eschewTedium boredomAbstemioself denying; refraining from indulgingBlithe free-spirited; carefreeCrepuscuactive at dawn and duskEnunciatclear pronunciation; accent; articulationHeadstrostubborn; willfulLacklustedull; monotonous; blandObjectiveunbiased; not subjectivePliable flexible; not stubbornRescind retract; repealTemper to moderate; softenAbstrusedifficult to understand; obscureBlunderb1. ancient weapon (type of gun); 2. a clumsy personCringe recoil; flinch; shy awayEnvenomto cause bitterness and bad feelingHedonis self indulgence; pleasure-seekingLaconic using few words; brief; to the pointOblique indirect; slantingPlumagefeathers of a bird

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Resignatacceptance of fateTenacioustubborn; resolute; holding firm to a purposeAccoladetribute; honor; praiseBolster support; prop upCryptic puzzling; enigmaticEphemerashort-livedHedonista pleasure seekerLamentatexpression of regret or sorrowObliteratdestroy; demolish; eradicatePlummetfall suddenly and steeplyResolutiodeterminationTentativenot certainAcquiescto agree to; give in toBombastarrogant, pompous languageCurtail cut shortEpicure someone who appreciates good food and drinkHeed listen toLampoonridicule; spoofOblivioustotally unawarePodium raised platformResonantechoingTenuous flimsy; not solidAcrid sharp; pungent (used of smells and tastes)Boorish ill-manneredCynical believing that people act only out of selfish motivesEpistle a letter (form of communication)Heresy against orthodox opinionLance spear; spike; javelinObscuredifficult to understand; partially hiddenPoignantdeeply moving; strongly affecting the emotionsRespite a break; intermissionTerse concise; to the pointAcrophobfear of heightsBourgeoimiddle classDebility weakness; incapacityEpistolaconcerned with letters; through correspondenceHiatus interruption; pause

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Languid tired; slowObscurehidden; covered; buriedPoised calm; collected; self-possessedResplenshining; glowingTherapeumedicinal; curativeAcuity sharpness (mental or visual)Braggartsomeone who boastsDebunkiexposing false claims or mythsEpitomiztypified; characterized; personifiedHidebourigid in opinionsLanguishdecay; fade away; get weakerObsequiservile; submissivePolemicacausing debate or argumentRestorata tonicThwart prevent; frustrateAdamantforceful; inflexibleBrawny muscularDecathloan athletic competition with ten eventsEquivocaspeak ambiguously; avoid telling the truthHierogly1. picture writing; 2. writing which is difficult to read or enigmaticLarceny theft; robbery; stealingObsessi a dominating concernPonderoweighty; slow and heavyRetentiopreservation; withholdingTimoroucowardly; fearfulAdroit skilful / skillfulBrevity being briefDecorumErr make a mistakeHinder obstructLargess generosityObsoleteno longer validPontificaspeak pompously or dogmaticallyReticentrestrained; holding something back; uncommunicativeTirade stream of verbal abuseAdulatiostrong admiration; worship

dignified, correct behavior [decorous (a)]

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Bristle to show irritationDecoy lure; trap; trickErratic wandering; irregularHistrionitheatrical; exaggeratedLaud praiseObstrepnoisy and boisterousPortend foretellRetractiwithdrawal; cancellation of a statementTitter giggle quietlyAdversithardshipBroach start to discuss; approachDeferenrespectEsotericobscure and difficult to understandHoary oldLavish on a grand scale; wastefulObtuse mentally dullPortent a warning sign; omenRevere worshipTome large bookAdvocatsupportBrusqueblunt; abruptDefoliatcause leaves to fall offEspousepromote; take up; supportHone sharpen; increase; whetLax careless; not strictObviate avoid; make unnecessaryPoseur someone who puts on an actRiddled full of (usually full of holes)Torpid inactive; lazy; stagnantAestheticoncerning art or beautyBulwarkfortification; barricade; wallDefunct no longer in existenceEtymolothe study of word originsHyperbogrossly exaggerated speechLegend 1. key to map; 2. myth or storyOdious hateful

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Posterit future generationsRife commonTorpor dormancy; sluggishness; inactivityAffable friendly; social; easygoingBureaucrofficialdomDegradatdeprivation; poverty; debasementEulogy praiseHypochoa person obsessed with health; having imaginary illnessesLegion in large numbersOfficiousdomineering; intrusive; meddlesomePosthumafter deathRigor thoroughnessTotter walk unsteadilyAlacrity eagerness; enthusiasm; quicknessBurgeongrow; flourish; put forth new shootsDeleteriharmfulEuphemia polite phrase to cover something unpleasantHypocritinsincereLethargitired; without energyOgle stare at; observe in an obvious mannerPostulathypothesize; proposeRobust strong; healthy; toughTractablobedient; dutiful; politeAlchemymedieval chemistry; attempt to change base metal into goldBurnish polishDeliberato think over deeplyEuphonypleasant soundsIconoclaperson who opposes orthodoxyLevity flippancy; joking about serious mattersOlfactorconcerned with the sense of smellPotable suitable for drinkingRotund roundTranquilpeacefulAlibi an excuse that shows someone was not at a crime sceneButtressstrengthen; supportDelineatdemarcation; explanation; definition; outlining

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Evacuatvacate; empty; abandonIdiosynca personal peculiarity; something unique to an individualLibertarsomeone who opposes tyrannyOminousthreateningPotent powerful; compelling; strongRuminatthink over something; ponderTranscricopyAllay to lessenByline the line that tells you who wrote an articleDemur hesitate; refuseExacerbamake worseIgnominishamefulLinimentsoothing lotionOmnipotall-powerfulPragmatipracticalRuse trick; stratagemTransgrego astray; disobey; commit a sinAlleviatemake less severeCacophodiscordant loud noisesDenounccondemn; speak out againstExasperafrustrated; annoyedIgnominLithe flexible; suppleOmniscieall-knowingPragmatipractical person; one who is concerned with usefulnessSaccharifalsely sweetTransienshort-lived; ephemeralAloof distant; detached; coldCajole coaxDeplete use up; lessenExceptiovery bad (something which we should object to)Illuminato light up or make clearLivid very angryOnerousburdensome; hard to undertakePreamblintroductory materialSacrosanvery holy; inviolable

shame [ignominious (a) = shameful]

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Traverseto move acrossAltruismputting others first; being self-sacrificingCaldron huge cooking potDeplore regretExculpatfree someone from blame; pardon; acquitIllusory deceptive; false; misleadingLobbyistperson who tries to persuade someone to support a particular causeOnus burdenPrecariounstable; riskySagaciouwiseTrepidatfearAmass accumulateCallow immatureDepravitmoral corruptionExecrablvery, very badImmoderexcessive; extremeLofty snooty; arrogant; haughtyOpaque does not let light throughPrecedea previous occurrence used as a guideSage a wise personTrinket something of little value; knick-knackAmbiguiuncertainty; vaguenessCandid frank; honestDeprecacriticize; denounceExegesisscholarly explanation or interpretationImmutabunchanging; permanentLongevitlong lifeOpulentwealthy; rich; magnificentPrecept guiding principleSalacioulecherous; eroticTrite unoriginal; dullAmbiguounclear in meaning; can be interpreted in different waysCandor frankness; opennessDeride ridicule; make fun of; mockExemplaoutstandingly good; setting a fine exampleImpartiaunbiased; neutral

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LoquaciotalkativeOrdain 1. destine; 2. confer holy orders on a priestPrecinctdistrict of a citySallow yellowishTrivial unimportantAmbival lack of clarity; wavering; being undecidedCantankbad-tempered; quarrelsomeDerogatouncomplimentaryExemplifto serve as a good exampleImpecunhaving no moneyLucid clearOrnate highly decoratedPrecipicsteep slopeSalubriohealth-givingTruant shirker; someone absent without permissionAmbulatable to walk around (used of hospital patients)CapaciouspaciousDesecratto damage or pollute a holy placeExhausticomplete and thoroughImpiouswicked; profaneLudicrouridiculous; sillyOrthodoconventionalPrecipit done in a hurrySalutarysomething which teaches you a lesson; beneficialTruncatecut shortAmelioramake betterCapitulasurrender; give in toDesecratspoiling something holyExoneratacquits; absolves; removes blameImpoveridestitute; poorLukewar1. unenthusiastic; 2. neither hot nor coldOssify 1. turn to bone; 2. become fixed and rigidPrecludeprevent or make impossibleSanctimohypocritically holyTumult uproar; noiseAmelioraimprovement

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Carping constant criticismDesist stop; discontinue; ceaseExorcismgetting free/rid of; eliminating (especially demons)Imprompunrehearsed; spontaneousLummoxclumsy personOstentatshowyPrecociodeveloping earlySanctiongive approval toTurpituddepravityAmiablefriendlyCartograperson who makes mapsDespondhaving no hope; miserableExpatriarefugee; emigrant; someone living away from his own countryInadvertnot intentionalLusciousjuicy; moist; succulentOust push out of a positionPredecesone who came beforeSanguinbloodthirsty; bloodyTyro novice; beginnerAmity friendshipCastigatscold stronglyDestituthardship; poverty; miseryExpedienconvenient; practicalIncantatchant; invocation; prayerLynch assassinate; kill; illegal hangingOvert obvious; not hiddenPredica dilemma; difficult situationSanguinoptimistic; cheerfulUbiquitofound everywhere; omnipresentAmorpholacking in shapeCatharsipurging of pent-up emotionsDeter put off; preventExpeditemake fasterIncarcerputting in prisonMachinatplots and plansOverwroworked up; in an emotional state

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Preeminfamous; outstandingSardonicmockingUnalloyeundiluted; totalAnalgesimedicine to combat painCaucus type of private political meetingDeteriorworsen; declineExpositiclear explanationIncessanwithout stoppingMaelstr whirlpool; storm in the oceanPalatablgood to eat; agreeablePrerogatright or privilegeSavant person with knowledgeUnctuouoily; using excessive flatteryAnalogocomparableCaustic burningDetrimenharmfulExtol praiseIncipientjust beginningMagnanigenerous; big-heartedPalisadefence made of postsPrescienhaving fore-knowledgeScale to climbUndermidamaged; attackedAnarchychaos; lack of governmentCavalcadprocession of vehiclesDevouregreedily eaten/consumedExtraditdeport from one country back to the home countryInclinatitendency; a leaning towardMagnatepowerful businessmanPalliativa remedy that improves but doesn't curePresentia feeling that something might happenScapegoperson on whom blame is placed for faults of othersUnderscemphasizeAnecdota brief amusing storyCelerity speedDexteroskilful with hands

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ExtraneoirrelevantIncoherenot clearMaladroiclumsy; unskillfulPallid palePresumpassuming too much; arrogantScrupulocareful; diligent; painstakingUnequivoclear; obviousAnimosithatred; antagonismCensoriodisapproving; criticalDichoto a division into two partsExtrapolextend; predict on the basis of known dataIncongrunot fitting in; out of placeMalady illnessPalpableeasily felt; easily perceivedPretentipompous; self-importantScrutini examine carefullyUnfetterset free

a building which is an addition to an existing buildingCensureblameDidacticintended to teach; instructiveExtrinsicirrelevant; on the outsideInconsequnimportant; insignificant; negligibleMaledicta cursePanacearemedy for all illsPrevaricspeak misleadingly and evasivelyScuttle sinkUnfrock to remove a priest from his position

take possession of; seize; captureCerebralintellectualDiffidentlacking confidenceFallacio FALSEInconspinot easily seen; subtle; not noticeableMalefacta wrong-doerParadig 1. example; 2. model; 3. way of looking at thingsPristine unspoiledSeminaran institution in which priests are trained

Annex (n)

Annex (v)

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Unprecenever having happened beforeAnomalysomething which does not fit in a pattern; irregularityCertitudcertaintyDigress wander off the subjectFalter hesitate; waverIndeliblecannot be wiped outMalingerdeliberately avoid work; shirkParadoxapparently contradictory statementProclivittendency towardsSensuouappealing to the sensesUnscathunharmed; intact; without a scratchAntagonhostility; strong oppositionCharlatatrickster who claims knowledge he doesn't haveDike dam; embankmentFanaticaobsessive; fixatedIndiffere1. neutral; 2. not outstandingMalingerperson who deliberately tries to avoid workParagona perfect exampleProcrastdelay; put offSentinelguard; sentryUnwittinnot deliberate; unconsciousAntagoniopposed; hostile; aggressiveChary wary of; cautious about; reluctant to giveDilatoryslow; falling behind with one's workFanaticipassion; excessive devotionIndigenonative to a particular areaMalleablflexible; can be shapedParamouof supreme importanceProdigalwasteful; extravagantSequesteisolateUpbraid scold; tell off; reprimandAntediluoutdated; prehistoric; very old-fashionedChastisepunishesDilemmapuzzling situationFastidiooverly particular; finickyIndolenclaziness

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Mallet 1. wooden hammer; 2. stick used for poloParasite1. scrounger; 2. animal which takes digested food from anotherProdigiovery largeSerendipfortunate coincidence; unsought discoveryUproariohilarious; hysterical; very funnyAnthologa book which is a collection of poems or storiesChicanertrickeryDilettanperson who dabbles in a subject without serious studyFatuoussilly; foolishInducteenovice; beginnerManipulainfluencable; controllableParcheddried upProfane unholySerene calm; peacefulUpshot outcomeAnthropoputting man at the center of one's philosophyChimericchangeable; unstableDiligent hard-workingFeasiblepossible and practicableIndulgenpampering; satisfying desiresMarred damaged; spoiledPariah an outcast from societyProfanitswearing; cursingSerratedjagged; saw-likeUrbane sophisticated; suaveAntiquatoutdated; old fashionedCholericeasily angeredDioramamodel of a sceneFecund fertileInebriatdrunkenness; intoxicationMarshal to gather togetherParity equalityProfounhaving deep meaningServile overly submissive; grovelingUsurp take someone's position (usually by force)Apathetiindifferent; uninterested; lethargic

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Chroniclperson who records historical informationDirge mournful songFelicitouaptIneffablecannot be expressed in wordsMarsupiapouched mammal (like a kangaroo)Parochianarrow-minded; concerned only with local mattersProfundidepthSkepticadoubting; not gullibleUtilitari usefulApathy lack of interest or emotionCircuito indirectDisapprodisapprovalFervor passion; enthusiasmInept incompetent; unskilled; uselessMartinetperson who believes in strict disciplineParody a mockery; imitation for ridicule; spoofProletarmember of the working classSkirmishminor battleUtopian a believer in an ideal worldApocryphof doubtful originCircumlousing too many words; long-windednessDiscern to distinguish one thing from anotherFickle unpredictable; whimsical; easily swayedInertia inactivity; lethargyMasochisperson who intentionally inflicts pain on himselfParry ward off; avoidProlific producing a lotSluggardslow-moving; lethargic personVacillatewaver; hesitateAppeasepacify; soothe; calm down; make peace withCircumsclimitDiscord disagreementFinesse skillInevitabcannot be avoidedMatriarcsociety governed by womenParsimoneconomical; frugal; thrifty

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Proponepromoters; supportersSmelt refine an oreVacuousempty; silly; meaninglessAppreheworried; fearfulCircumspcautious; considering all sidesDiscordacacophony; harshness; jarringFitful not continuous; stopping and startingInexorabrelentlessMavericka lonerParsimostinginess; frugality; cost-cuttingProsaic dull; boring; ordinarySmorgasa Swedish buffet of cold dishesVagrantperson wandering without a homeArable can be cultivatedCircumvavoidDiscrepasomething which does not match up; inconsistencyFlagrantclearly wrongInexpedinot advisableMeager in short supplyPartisanbiased; one-sided; committed to one groupProscribforbidSolace comfort for griefVapid dull; uninspiringArbitrar random; for no definite reasonClairvoypsychic; mysticDiscrimito make a clear distinction; see the differenceFlamboyshowy; ornateInfallibleperfect; flawless; cannot make mistakesMeanderwander from side to sidePathos evoking sadness or pityProsodystudy of versificationSolicit to ask for; seekVariegatmulticolored; speckledArcane obscure; known only to a few peopleClamor shout; screamDiscursi long windedness; indirectness

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Flaunt show off; display in a showy mannerInfamoufamous for something badMellow soft; melodious; ripePatron one who give support (usually financial)Prostrat1. lying face down; 2. be overcome with extreme weaknessSomnambsleepwalkerVehemenviolence; fervor; forcefulnessArchaic ancient; outdated; old fashionedClandestsecret; covert; stealthyDisdain contempt; strong dislikeFlippantmaking jokes about serious mattersInfer deduce; concludeMenagercollection of animalsPatronizcondescend to; behave in an arrogant manner towardsProtagonmain character in film, book, play etc.SoothsayfortunetellerVehemenforcefulArchety classic example ofClemencmercyDisinterunbiasedFlout defy; rejectIngénuenaïve, unsophisticated personMendacigiven to lyingPaucity shortageProtean changeableSophomojuvenile; immatureVenal corrupt; can be bribedArchivescollections of old records; place of storage of old documentsCliché overused expression; something unoriginalDisparagcriticize; belittleFlustereworked-up; not calmIngrate ungrateful personMercenaconcerned only with moneyPeccadilminor weakness; trivial offenceProtégéperson under protection of, or guided by anotherSoporificinducing sleep

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Veneer surface coatingArticulatclear; lucid; eloquentClientelecustomersDisparitan inequalityFly-by-nunreliable; disreputableInimical hostileMercuriavolatile; changeablePedant person who insists on strict adherence to rules or narrow learningProtocolprocedure; code of behaviorSparse spare; bare; meagerVenerat revere; worshipArtifice deception; trickeryCoalescecome together; mergeDispassineutral; objectiveForensicconcerned with argument or debate (esp. for legal evidence)Innate inherited; inbornMerge come togetherPedestricommon; mundane; banalProvinciaunsophisticated; narrow-mindedSpecious FALSEVenial minor; unimportantArtisan craftsmanCoddle pamper; fuss over; indulgeDissemincirculating; broadcasting; spreading (information)FortitudbraveryInnocuoharmless; inoffensiveMetaphorsymbolically; figurativelyPeerlesswithout equalPrudentcautious; wiseSpeckledspotted; freckled; dottedVeracitytruthfulnessAscetic without luxuries; severely simpleCoercionforceDiurnal active in daytimeFortuitohappening by chanceInnovatecreate; introduce something new

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Meticulovery careful; painstakingPejorati derogatoryPuerile childishSporadicnot continuous; intermittentVerbosetalkative; long-winded; ramblingAssiduouthorough; diligentCogent lucid; well arguedDivert 1. entertain; 2. distract; 3. cause a detourFractiouirritable; difficult to controlInscrutamysterious; impenetrableMettle courage; bravery; valorPellucid transparently clearPunctili paying attention to small detailsSpurious FALSEVerbositusing too many wordsAssuageto calmCogitatethink over something; ponderDocile gentle and easily leadFraudulefake; falseInsentieunfeelingMilieu environmentPensive in a thoughtful mood; thinking deeplyPurloin stealStagnanstill; not movingVertigo dizzinessAstute perceptive; sharp-wittedCollage picture made from fragments of other picturesDogmatihaving stubbornly held opinionsFrivolounot seriousInsipid dull; bland; boringMire swamp; muddy groundPenury povertyPusillan cowardlyStaid dull; sober; seriousVestigialnot developedAsylum place of refuge or safety

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Collate arrange in orderDolt stupid personFrugal economical; not wasting anythingInstigat to start; provokeMisanthhater of the rest of mankindPerceptiobservantPyromancompulsion to start firesStanza section of a poemVignettesmall sketchAtheist person who does not believe in GodColloquialocal and informal (used of language)Dotard foolish old manFurrow grooveInstigatotroublemaker; person who entices others to do somethingMisnomewrong namePercipieperceptive; insightfulQuaff drink down quicklyStaunchloyal; faithful; dependable

Vilificat blackening someone's nameAtrophywaste away from lack of useCollusio plotting and planningDrawl speak slowly with words running togetherFurtive hidden and secretInsurgena rebelMisogynihater of womenPerditiodamnationQuagmirmarsh; bogStereotyfixed imageVindicatprove right; remove blameAttenuatweakenCommandtake possession ofDrivel nonsenseFutile useless; hopelessInterminnever-endingMisrepredeliberately deceiving

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Peremptin a commanding mannerQuaint picturesqueStevedodockworkerVirtuosoan accomplished musicianAugmentincrease; make biggerComplacself-satisfied; smugDroll dryly amusingGalleon ancient type of sailing shipIntermitsporadic; irregularMitigatelessen; make less severePerfidy treacheryQuandardilemma; puzzleStifle suppressVirulentdangerous; harmfulAuspiciofavorable; promising to turn out wellComplianeasy to control; submissiveDroneGambol frolic; leap; boundIntransi stubbornnessModicumsmall amountPerfunctsuperficial; cursoryQuarantiisolation to prevent the spread of diseaseStoic known for fortitude; indifferent to pleasure or painVital essential; alive; importantAustere severely plainConcatelink togetherDubiousdoubtfulGarble distort; confuse; muddleIntransi stubborn; unyieldingMomentovery importantPeripatenomadic; moving from place to placeQuarry 1. something that is hunted; 2. mine for stoneStoke add fuel to; strengthenVitriolic corrosive; strongly attackingAversiona dislike ofConcatenlinking into chains

1. monotonous noise (n); 2. to speak with no emotion (v)

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Dupe to fool someoneGarish gaudyIntrepidbraveMonotondull; unvaryingPeripheron the edge; not importantQueruloalways complainingStolid impassive; dull; indifferentVivacity liveliness; animationBalk hinder and prevent; hesitate overConciliatto bring together; end a disputeDynamiclively; vibrant; energeticGarner gather; collectInveterahabitualMorator temporary prohibition or halt to activityPerjury telling lies under oathQuirk oddityStratag plot; plan; trickVivify enlivenBanal common; dullConcise stated in few wordsEbullientvery lively; cheerful; jovial; happyGarruloutalkativeInvidiouarousing envyMoribunon the point of deathPerniciodestructive; harmfulRamble wander aimlesslyStridentloud and harshVociferonoisy; loud in speechBanalityordinariness; dullnessCondesctalk down toEccentriunusual; quirky; oddGaunt emaciated; bony and angularInviolablcannot be invadedMorose gloomy; bad temperedPersnickfastidious; fussyRamificabranches; subdivisions of a complex system; outcomes

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Stringenstrict or severeVolatile dangerously unstable; evaporates easilyBane troublesome influenceCondonetacitly support; overlookEclectic taking things from different sourcesGenre a category; typeIrascibleeasily angeredMundaneordinary; worldlyPerpetuacaused to continueRancor resentment; animosity; bad feelingStrut swagger; show offVoluble talkativeBard poetCondonioverlooking; disregarding; ignoringEdifice building; structure; constructionGermanerelevantIreMunificegenerous; charitablePerpetuieternityRant use bombastic languageStupefyiastonishing; shocking; stunning into silenceVoluminvery large; spaciousBastion fortress; strongholdConflagrbig fireEfface wipe out; remove all trace ofGerminaljust growing; not developed; immatureIrksomeannoying; infuriatingMutinouvery rebelliousPersonabattractiveRatify approve; consentSubpoensummons to courtVoraciouravenousBefuddleconfuseConfounconfuseEffigy a model of a personGibberinmaking meaningless noises

anger [irate (a) = very angry]

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Ironic satiric; unexpectedMyriad in large numbersPerspicainsightful; sharp; wiseRaucousrough and unpleasant (of sounds)Substantgive supporting evidenceWaive surrender; give upBegrudgresentCongealto solidifyEffusivegushing; demonstrativeGlacial hostile; unfriendly; cold; icyIrrationaunreasonable; absurdNavigablsuitable for sailingPerspicainsightRaze destroy; demolish; tear downSubterfua trickWane grow lessBeguile mislead; lureCongenitpresent from birthEgalitar belief in equalityGoad prod; urgeIrreproacannot be criticized; perfectNebulouvaguePertinenrelevantRebuttaldenialSubtle not obviousWary hesitant; cautiousBelabor explain in unnecessary detailConnoissperson with refined taste and good judgmentEgregiououtstandingly, obviously bad

1. to annoy; aggravate; vex; 2. shredIrrevocacannot be cancelled; unchangeableNefariouwicked; immoral; disreputablePeruse read carefullyRecant disclaim; retract statementSubversirebellious; revolutionaryWax to increase; to grow

Grate (v)

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Beleaguebesiege; attackConsecradedicateEgress exitGratis free of charge; without paymentItinerantnomadic; wandering from place to placeNegate cancel; denyPervasivspreading everywhereRecapitusummarizeSuccinctconciseWaylay accost; stop; approach; hinderBelie contradictConsensgeneral agreementEloquentfluent and persuasive in speechGratuitounwarrantedJaded tired; bored; worn outNegligencarelessnessPetrify 1. terrify; 2. turn to stoneReceptaccontainer; vessel; holderSuffragissomeone who campaigns for voting rightsWeightyseriousBelittle to demeanConspic easily seen; prominentElucidatmake clearGravity seriousnessJargon specialized language used by expertsNeologi newly coined wordPetulantsulky; peevishRecluse someone who cuts himself off from lifeSupercilproud and haughtyWhelp young dogBellicosewar-like; aggressiveConsummcomplete; total; supremely goodElusive hard to pin downGregarioextroverted; sociable; outgoingJaundicecynical; pessimisticNettle annoy

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Phenomean event or happening (plural: phenomena)Recuperget better after illnessSuperlatextremely good; the bestWhet sharpenBelliger aggressive; ready to fightContempliving or happening at the same timeEmaciatvery thin; witheredGritty coarse; granularJaunt short pleasure tripNiggardlmiserly; stingyPhilanthcharity; love of mankindRed tapeformalities; paperwork; official procedureSurly grumpy; rudeWhimsicacapricious; changeableBemoancomplain aboutContritesorryEmancipset freeGuffaw sudden loud laughterJeopardiput at risk; endangerNomadicwandering from place to placePhilistinuncultured personRedolentsmelling of; giving off odorsSurreptisecret; sneaky; stealthyWillful stubbornBenevolekindlyContriti sorrow and repentanceEmbezzldefraud; stealGuile cunning; craftinessJingoistiextremely patriotic; nationalisticNonchalan appearance of indifference; calm and composedPhlegmatcalm; imperturbableRedressput right something that was wrongSurreptisecretly; furtively; stealthilyWily cunningBenign kindly; harmlessContumastubborn

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Embroil involve in hostility or argumentGuileles frank; straightforward; honestJocular in a joking mannerNondescrhaving no special features; dull and ordinaryPillage plunderRedundaunnecessary; superfluousSusceptivulnerableWispy flimsy; frail; delicateBenignitcompassion; gentleness; fondnessContusioa bruiseEmerge come out; appearGullibilitunwariness; trustfulness; being easily fooledJollity gaiety; happinessNonentita person of no importance; not famousPinnacletopmost pointReferen public voteSuspectdoubtfulWistful melancholy; pensive; expressing a longing forBequeatleave something in one's will to be given after one's deathConundra puzzleEmulateto imitate something admiredGullible easily fooledJubilant ecstatic; delighted; rejoicingNostalgilonging for the pastPious very religiousRefute disproveSybaritelover of luxuryZany crazy; wackyBerate scold; criticizeConventiusual; customary; commonEndorsegive support or approval toGustatorconcerned with the sense of tasteJudicioucorrect in judgment; wiseNotorietinfamy; known for wrong doingPivotal of central importanceRegale entertain

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Sycophabootlicker; flattererZeal enthusiasmBeret type of capCorpulenfatEnduranstaying power; patience; staminaHackneycommon and over-usedJurispru science or study of lawNovel new; unusualPlacate pacify; soothe; calmRelegatedismiss to a lower positionTaciturnquiet; saying littleZealot fanaticBestial behaving like a beast; brutalCorrugathighly foldedEnduringlastingHalloweworshipped; consecratedJuxtaposplace next toNovice a beginner; tyroPlacebo harmless medicine with no effect; dummy medicineRemorseregret; sorrow; contritionTactile concerned with the sense of touchZenith summitAbate reduce in intensityAbjure renounce; swear to refrain from somethingBlandisBoorCardinal1. high ranking church official; 2. major, importantDeliberaEquivocaFecklessfeeble; helpless; lacking in initiativeImperturMeretricfalsely attractive; tawdryAuguryBoycott refuse to have dealings withGlib slick; superficial esp. in speechIncise

words used to coax or flatter [blandish (v)]ill-mannered person [boorish (a)]

1. slow (a); 2. to think over (v); 3. on purpose (a)speaking ambiguously [equivocate (v), equivocal (a)]

quality of being calm and not easily disturbed [imperturbable (a)

prediction, looking for omens [augur (v)]

cut into [incision (n); incisive (a)]

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MoralistiOstracisPenchaninclination; leaning; tendency; predilectionRarefyRepine fret; be discontentedStipulatDiaphantransparent; thin and delicateFeint pretended attack; a move intended to deceiveInured hardened; habituatedMettlesPuissancpowerReconditobscureStygian very darkToutingVirtuositVolubilitCaret punctuation mark signifying omissionContiguoDamp (used of vibration) reduce in extentEllipsis omission of essential wordsExtirpatFoppish behaving or dressing like a dandy; excessively concerned with fashionGaffe blunder; social mistakeHortatorencouraging; exhortingOpprobriRecumbereclining; lying downAmbidexable to use both left and right hands equally wellCulpabiliDiscern judgment; perceptivenessEncomiupraiseInveiglecoax; cajole; wheedle; enticeMinatorythreateningOssifiedPlumbQuintessRunic mysterious; magical

concerned with morals [moralize (v)]shunning; social isolation [ostracize (v)]

make less dense [rarefaction (n)]

specify [stipulation (n)]

spirited [mettle (n)]

advertising; supporting [tout (v)]skill, expertise [virtuoso (n); virtuosi (n.pl)]excessive talkativeness [voluble (a)]

adjacent; touching; abutting [contiguity (n)]

wiping out; complete destruction [extirpate (v)]

expressing great scorn [opprobrium (n)]

guilt [culpable = blameworthy]

turned to bone; become rigid [ossification (n)]measure depth of (v); exact (a. slang)most typical; the perfect example of [quintessence (n)]

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Accretioaccumulation of matter; growth produced by adding from the outsideAnachronChronicChurlishrudeness; ill-mannered behaviorDemagoEffrontedaring; audacity (has a negative connotation)IdyllInterre interval between reigns or governmentsNugatorof minor significance; futileSinecurejob which pays salary but requiring little effortAnodizeelectroplated; coated with thin layer of metalAphoristCanonicaCommensequal in significanceDexteritExtant still in existence (opposite of extinct)Impugnechallenged; called into questionProbity uprightness; honestyRaconteperson who relates a storySolicitoukindly; expressing care and concernAmalgamBaleful evilCoerceInchoateundeveloped; nascentIniquitoLibertin dissolute person; prodigalMillineryhats and hat-makingNatty neat; dapper; smartOccludeobscured; blockedSiderealof or related to starsAvariciogreedy for moneyExtirpatwipe out totallyHalcyonpeaceful and happy; calm (esp. of summer weather)

1. to lean to one side; 2. to write in orderMaudlinsad; sentimental; inclined to weepRefulgenglowing; radiant

occurring in the wrong time period [anachronism (n)]long lasting (often used for diseases in which case the opposite is 

mob leader (who appeals to base instincts) [demagogy/demagoguery (n)

story or incident in peaceful or ideal setting [idyllic (a)]

expressed tersely [aphorism (n) = short statement; maximorthodox [canon (n) = set of accepted works]

skill, esp. with hands [dexterous (a)]

join; consolidate [amalgamation (n)]

force [coercion (n); coercing (a)]

evil; unjust [iniquity (n)]

List (v)

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Subliminbelow the threshold of consciousnessTestinesVituperaattack bitterlyWhittle 1. carve with knife; 2. reduce step by stepColanderbowl with holes used to drain vegetables etc.CumbersDiaphantransparent; thin and delicateDispatchEpistemotheory of knowledgeFrowardstubborn; wayward; disobedientSupine lying flat on one’s backThrowbaexhibiting primitive, or ancestral, traitsUntowarunexpectedVerisimiltrue to life; giving the appearance of realityAbysmalvery deep; very badApprobat

inclination; aptitudeCadge get by beggingDebacledisasterExtemporIncumbeoccupiers of a job or positionLambastattack verballyNoisomedisgustingPastichework (usually artistic) which imitates, or is composed of parts taken from varied sourcesArborealliving in trees; concerned with treesCentrifudevice to separate substances by spinning them at high speedCloister isolatedDisabus make someone aware of an error in thinkingEngendeIntemperLugubriosad; gloomyNonplusconfusedPedagogscience of education; teachingSatiateSlake quench; satisfyArtless without effort; without trickery; simple

irritability; irascibility [testy (a)]

bulky; difficult to carry [encumber = to burden]

1. send (v); 2. speed; celerity (n)

approval [opp. disapprobation]Bent (n)

speak without preparation or rehearsal [extemporaneous (a)

causing; bringing into being [engender (v)]excessive; immoderate [intemperance (n)]

satisfy; fill completely [satiable (a); satiation (n)]

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ComelinDoff take off (esp. of a hat)Don put on (esp. of clothes)EruditioPlaintivesad; mournfulSuborn bribeTendentidogmatic; biasedTortuousindirect; windingVerbiageexcessive or meaningless wordinessAtonemeComplaiDaguerrforerunner of the photographFawnGregarioNascentemerging; newly formedPaean praise; tribute (esp. in song)ReproofScurvy 1. disease due to lack of vitamin C; 2. contemptible; rascallyTutelaryAbscissicutting; process causing leaves to fall offContentiDebilitatFoible quirk; minor weaknessImportuPertainSlew glut; excessToady sycophant; flattererTorrid hot and steamyVeraciouAsperityusing harsh or critical toneBlowharboastful personDisingencraftyEvanescIntangibLabile changing rapidly; unstableMalaprouse of similar sounding but incorrect word

beauty; prettiness [comely (a)]

learning; scholarly knowledge [erudite (a)]

making amends for sin or crime [atone (v)]flexibility; willingness to please [complaisant (a)]

behave in a sycophantic way; grovel [fawning (a)]sociability; liking for crowds [gregarious (a)]

scolding; criticism [reprove (v)]

serving as a guardian [tutelage (n)]

causing argument [contention (n); contend (v)]weakening [debilitate (v)]

beg; solicit [importunate (a)]be relevant to [pertinent (a)]

true [veracity (n)]

short-lived [evanescence (n)]cannot be touched; abstract [intangibility (n)]

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to put on an actProximaimmediate; nearestPugnaciForeshaGaucheriHeterodunorthodoxInscrutabLimerickshort amusing poemMannerestylized; pretentious

courageSeduloupersevering; eager and thoroughSyllogis type of logical reasoningVicissit unexpected change in fortune or circumstancesAcolyte disciple; follower or attendantAdmonitCapriceswhimsies; fanciesCornucopsymbol (horn filled with fruit etc.) denoting natural abundanceDeferentIntractabLuminareminent personMinion underling; servantUndergirsupport; strengthenVitiate weaken; sap energyCoterie clique; small group with common interestsDenigratdecry; criticize; belittleEmpiricafound by experiment or practiceGainsaycontradictHyperboModest 1. bashful; unpretentious; 2. not excessiveProlixityRebus puzzle in which pictures give cluesSere withered; oldVulpineCorroborExacerba

to demand; extort

Posture 

aggressive, ready to fight [pugnacity (n)]indicated a future event [foreshadow (v)]awkwardness [gauche (a)]

quality of being difficult to comprehend [inscrutable (a)

Pluck (n)

scolding [admonition (n)]

showing respect [deference (n); defer (v)]stubbornness; resistance [intractable (a)]

exaggeration [hyperbolic (a)]

wordiness [prolix (a)]

like a fox [compare with bovine (cow-like); porcine (pig-like), etc.]give supporting evidence [corroboration (n)]made worse [exacerbate (v); exacerbation (n)]

Exact (v)

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Faddish whimsical; following a fashionHapless unluckyMisconstput a wrong interpretation on somethingPerennialong-lastingRentShard fragment of potteryXenophoperson afraid of foreignersAlleviatApostro 1. punctuation mark; 2. appeal to someone not present (a figure of speech)Centurioroman soldier (commander of a company of 100 soldiers)EmollienFusillad long burst of gunfireInerrancMince 1. chop into small pieces; 2. walk with tiny steps, 3. speak in an affected mannerPalpate medical term meaning to examine with the handsPlatitudunoriginal, obvious sayingQuibbleAppreheslight fear; sense of something unfavorableConnivinDerisionEpigramshort, witty sayingLassitudlack of energy; wearinessPedanticPhenomebranch of science concerned with things as they are perceived; not directly derived from theoryPrecipitRenege go back on promise or retract statementArmada fleet of shipsDawdlerDross something worthless; impurities left after refiningExpiate atone; make amends forHack 1. chop roughly; 2. person who writes to earn money, 3. hired horseProne 1. vulnerable to; 2. horizontalPropensitendency; inclinationScabbarcover for a swordSkiff small boatUmbrage1. shadow; 2. offence; sense of injury

torn (past participle of the verb to rend)

made less severe [alleviation (n); alleviate (v)]

softening (a); something which softens (n)

infallibility; inability to make mistakes [inerrant (a)]

1. (v) to argue about minor matters; to play on words when finding fault; 2. 

cunning; scheming [connive (v)]mockery [deride (v)]

over-insistent on matters of book-learning [pedant (n)]

1. hurried (a); 2. insoluble product of a reaction in chemistry 

slow person who falls behind others [dawdle (v)]

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DilettanEnervateweakenMalevoleNeophytnew convert; tyroPanegyrispeech praising someone; laudatory wordsPresageforewarn of; indicateSerratiojagged edgeSlightTare 1. weed; 2. allowance made for container when weighingUnprepounattractiveAberratideviation from the normalCant insincere talkDisinterFaçade 1. front elevation of building, 2. false appearance or demeanorImpedinLacunaMonolithunited in purpose; forming a single unitPied multicoloredRoster list of namesSeemly appropriate (of behavior); decorousAnalogu1. something similar; 2. output proportional to input (engineering)Coda piece of music at the end of a musical work; finale; final part of documentCommingmixEquivocaFallibleHallow respect; worshipIndigencpovertyPapyrusmaterial used for writing on before paper was inventedPiqueSapArbitratDescry to see (esp. at a distance); catch sight ofFacetiounot intended to be taken seriouslyIndecorounseemly; inappropriate (of behavior)Prolifera

to prevent; stop; disable

dabbling esp. in the arts [dilettante (n) = person who dabbles]

having evil intentions [malevolence(n)]

1. minor (a); 2. perceived insult (v) and (n)

dig up [opposite inter = bury]

hindering [impede (v); impediment (n)]gap; missing part [plural = lacunae]

ambiguous; open to interpretation [equivocate (v), equivocation (n)capable of making mistakes [fallibility (n)]

1. annoyance (n); 2. to stimulate interest; to annoy (v)1. liquid inside plants (n); 2. to drain; to undermine (v); 3. a fool mediator; person appointed to judge a dispute [arbitrate (v)

grow and spread [proliferation (n)]Scotch (v)

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Strutto play with

Usury lending money at high interest ratesa witty person

AtavismFilibustedelaying tacticsGambit opening move; transactionMitigatiObligatecompulsoryPredilecleaning; interest; talentPropitiaStanch to stopTravestyparody; ridiculous errorWaftForage search for foodLumber 1. walk in an ungainly way; 2. timber (wood)MusePrescienforeknowledgePrune 1. to trim; 2. a dried plumReady (used of wit) quickResolveSqualid dirty and demeaningSulliedVeneratiDemur object; hesitate to acceptDuplicitycunning; deception; double dealingExigencyurgent matter; pressing needExpostuloffer strong objections; remonstrateGossamedelicate; filmy; like gauzeInefficacineffectivePine 1. type of evergreen tree; 2. grievePrudishQuixoticimpractically idealisticStipple cover with dots of paint etc.AbrasionAdumbraoutline; indicate

1. supporting rod (n); 2. to walk in an arrogant manner; show off Toy (v)

Wag (n)reappearance of ancestral traits; regression [atavistic (a)

making less severe [mitigate (v)]

appease; try to gain favor [propitiation (n)]

drift smoothly (v); whiff; smell (n)

1. think; meditate (v); 2. a source of inspiration (n) [in mythology, a goddess who gives inspiration]

firmness (n)

made dirty or impure [opposite unsullied; sully (v)]worship; respect [venerable (a), venerate (v)]

narrow-minded; excessively concerned with morals [prudery (n), prude (n)

1. damage to skin caused by scraping; 2. process of scraping or rubbing [

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CognitivDeign condescendFervid passionateGall 1. bitterness (bad feeling); 2. confidence; 3. abnormal growth on a plantLevee 1. raised bank of a river; 2. morning reception held by a monarchPreternaunnatural; abnormalQuell suppress

written form of musicAbut to adjoinConsternworry and concernGavel judge’s hammerLien right to sell property held as a security; legal hold on job etc.ParentheSinewy

to soak in waterTamp to plug; press loose matter down tightly (e.g. pack explosives into a hole)VenturinWry 1. twisted or bent to one side; 2. dryly humorousArduoushardDecimatkill or destroy a large part of (originally one tenth)FledgeGouge cut or dig outPicayuneinsignificant; of little valueRivetingSoliloqusolo speechSupplicaTranscenVeritablCondescDivest remove; take offEddy circular currentEpaulet shoulder decorationFallacyFringeLeaven to make light; modify; cause bread to rise using yeast etc.Patroniz1. to talk down to; condescend; 2. to be a customer of

concerned with thinking or perceiving [cognition (n)]

Score (n)

remarks deviating from the main point [parentheses are round brackets in punctuation]vigorous; having well-developed muscles [a sinew is a tendon]

Steep (v)

1. hazarding; risking; putting forward; 2. going somewhere [

1. grow feathers; 2. leave nest [fledgling (n) = an inexperienced person or a baby bird]

fascinating [to rivet literally means to fix metal plates using metal pins]

person who requests or begs for something [supplicate (v)supernatural; going beyond normal experience [transcendent (a)true; genuine [verity (n)]talking down to someone [condescending (a)]

wrong idea [fallacious (a)]1. decorative border with tassels (n); 2. to form an edge

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Promine1. eminent; 2. protruding; 3. obviousStatuteAntipathhatredAver affirmExpatiatspeak or write at great length

1. to lose energy; 2. to signalFlail 1. tool used to thresh grain; 2. to thresh (separate grain from chaff); 3. to wave arms about wildlyIndictedaccused (of crime)Loll laze around; hang out (when used of the tongue)Malign slander

1. to fix firmly; 2. to obtainTalon long pointed nail or clawAbeyancstate of inactivity; disuseDisarmElaboratFoment 1. stir up; 2. bathe with hot liquids (medical)JockeyinMinutiaesmall detailsRueSomaticconcerned with the bodyStintingTemperamoderateAllureCaulk treat with substance such as tar to make water-tightConscripDesultoraimless; inconsistent in effortElegy poem concerned with death; praise of a dead personFallow uncultivatedForbeariHegemopolitical domination; complete authorityImprobitlack of honesty or integrityQualm hesitation or fearAssay 1. try; 2. assess purityChauviniDiscreteEnlist 1. sign up for the army; 2. obtain

law [statutory (a)]

Flag (v)

Secure (v)

1. take away weapons; 2. win over to one’s side [disarming (a)1. complex and detailed (a); 2. to expand on (v)

maneuvering; struggling to get ahead of others [jockey (v)

regret [rueful (a)]

holding back; limiting the supply (of supplies/money etc.) [

1. attraction (n); 2. to attract (v)

1. person enlisted compulsorily into the armed forces; 2.

tolerant [forbear (v); forbearance (n)]

someone excessively patriotic [chauvinism (n)]separate; discontinuous (not to be confused with discreet

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FabricatFulminat1. attack loudly in words; denounce thunderously; 2. explode noisilyHawser thick rope or cableJibePeer 1. an equal; 2. to stare at; 3. noblemanStickler one who is strict about rules or detailsCloture closure; terminating a debate by votingCongrueDally waste time; flirtDissembavoid the truthDoteErrant 1. wandering; 2. wrong; 3. straying from accepted standardsFervent passionate

to tolerateSynapsejunction between two nerve cellsUndercutoffering a lower price; underminingArson deliberate, criminal starting of firesCarrion dead flesh; carcassesIntelligi can be understoodIroncladcannot be altered; firmLint fluff; soft material used to cover woundsPretensiassumed attitude of superiority; arrogancePundit expertPyre ceremonial fireSate satisfySyncopattype of musical rhythm with missed beatsAbradedAppositefitting; suitableDiatribetirade; violent denunciation; stream of criticismGerontocgovernment by the agedMaculat spottedQuislingtraitorSedulitySeine type of fishing netTender to offerWaffle talk nonsense

made up; false; manufactured [fabricate (v); fabrication(n)

agree with; complement; match up with (in British usage

matching [congruency (n)]

be excessively fond of [doting (a)]

Stomach 

worn away; eroded [abrade (v); abrasion (n)]

thoroughness; perseverance [sedulous (a)]

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Burlesqu1. comic play; 2. lampoonExemplaHomiletiart of preaching and giving sermonsImpugn challenge; question someone’s honor etc.Incubus encumbrance; nightmarish thingLope run with long stridesMaceratsoften or break up by soaking; weakenNostrumremedySaw 1. tool for cutting; 2. wise sayingSibyl prophetessBrook 1. small stream; 2. tolerateEmboss decorate with a raised designEschew shun; avoidLimpid transparently clearLiturgy form of worshipNexus connectionOdometeinstrument to measure distance coveredPurchas1. grip; 2. buyQuotidiadaily; routineSeminalessential; formativeAgog amazed; wide-eyed with enthusiasmAmortizepay off a debt in installmentsCurmudggrumpy personDormancstate of inactivityEfficacy effectivenessEpithet phrase used as a label or to express the essential nature ofFigureh symbol of power; nominal leaderFracas fight; disturbanceJamb door postMilk to squeeze; obtain by application of pressureChoralessimple hymnsDissona discord; disagreementFrieze decorative borderGist essence; main pointLatent hidden; real but undevelopedPartialitbias

model type [exemplary (a)]

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Ploddingwalking slowly and heavily; uninspiredRekindlerelight; reviveSymphontype of musical compositionTarnishemade dull; spoil (reputation)Comprom1. damaged or put in doubt (esp. of reputation); 2. reached an agreement by giving up part of a claimDrabnesdullnessEndow give gift; provide with money etc.Esotericobscure detailsFalters hesitatesPrattle mindless talkProhibit1. prohibiting; 2. exorbitantly expensivePurist conservative; one who insists on correct forms of language etc.Quack charlatan; fakeTaunt mock; tease

attracting attention; strikingBarrageextended gunfire to cover an attack; dam across river; deluge or information etc.Chanteytype of song sung by sailorsFerrous concerned with iron or its compoundsManipulaschemingOrate speak in a pompous mannerPsychosisevere mental disturbanceSavor enjoy

put down for future discussionUnderwrigive guarantee, insureDissidenEnigmatiFoolhardHomogenevenness; uniformityPersonif1. represent something as a person; 2. a concrete example ofPlaque 1. surface deposit on teeth or in artery etc.; 2. decorative plate or signPlausibilResilienTrilogyVagary something unaccountable; freakAisle corridor; passageway (esp. between rows of seats)Discoundisallow

Arresting 

Table (v)

person who disagrees [dissidence (n)]puzzling [enigma (n)]reckless [foolhardiness (n)]

believability [plausible (a)]resistance; ability to spring back [resilience (a)]set of three (literary works etc.); tetralogy = set of four

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Imperatimust be obeyedIndigentNadir lowest pointParanoiamental state characterized by delusions or excessive fearPrudenccaution; wisdomResuscitShirk avoid (esp. work)Teetotaltotal abstinence from alcoholBalmCalibrat mark an accurate scale on a deviceCataclysImpropriinappropriate behaviorPith center; soft part of stem; essencePrimordipresent from the beginning of timeReconnaSinistralTempersmoderatesUndermisubvert; attempt to overthrow

poor; needy [indigence (n)]

revival from unconsciousness [resuscitate (v)]

soothing ointment or anything soothing [balmy (a)]

violently disruptive [cataclysm (n)]

examination or survey conducted in advance [reconnoiter (v)left-handed (or counterclockwise) [dextral - right handed]

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1. picture writing; 2. writing which is difficult to read or enigmatic

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a person obsessed with health; having imaginary illnesses

medieval chemistry; attempt to change base metal into gold

an excuse that shows someone was not at a crime scene

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a personal peculiarity; something unique to an individual

practical person; one who is concerned with usefulness

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person who tries to persuade someone to support a particular cause

unclear in meaning; can be interpreted in different ways

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refugee; emigrant; someone living away from his own country

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1. scrounger; 2. animal which takes digested food from another

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1. lying face down; 2. be overcome with extreme weakness

condescend to; behave in an arrogant manner towards

collections of old records; place of storage of old documents

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person who insists on strict adherence to rules or narrow learning

concerned with argument or debate (esp. for legal evidence)

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troublemaker; person who entices others to do something

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; 2. to speak with no emotion (v); 3.male bee

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leave something in one's will to be given after one's death

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imperturbable (a)]

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behaving or dressing like a dandy; excessively concerned with fashion

quintessence (n)]

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accumulation of matter; growth produced by adding from the outside

long lasting (often used for diseases in which case the opposite is acute)

demagogy/demagoguery (n)]

idyllic (a)]

aphorism (n) = short statement; maxim]

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work (usually artistic) which imitates, or is composed of parts taken from varied sources

device to separate substances by spinning them at high speed

extemporaneous (a)]

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1. disease due to lack of vitamin C; 2. contemptible; rascally

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symbol (horn filled with fruit etc.) denoting natural abundance

inscrutable (a)]

porcine (pig-like), etc.]

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1. punctuation mark; 2. appeal to someone not present (a figure of speech)roman soldier (commander of a company of 100 soldiers)

1. chop into small pieces; 2. walk with tiny steps, 3. speak in an affected manner

branch of science concerned with things as they are perceived; not directly derived from theory

1. chop roughly; 2. person who writes to earn money, 3. hired horse

 to argue about minor matters; to play on words when finding fault; 2. (n) a minor verbal point in an argument

; 2. insoluble product of a reaction in chemistry (n), 3. to instigate or speed up an action (v)

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1. weed; 2. allowance made for container when weighing

1. front elevation of building, 2. false appearance or demeanor

1. something similar; 2. output proportional to input (engineering)piece of music at the end of a musical work; finale; final part of document

material used for writing on before paper was invented

 = person who dabbles]

equivocate (v), equivocation (n)]

; 2. to drain; to undermine (v); 3. a fool (n)mediator; person appointed to judge a dispute [arbitrate (v)]

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; 2. to walk in an arrogant manner; show off (v)

atavistic (a)]

; 2. a source of inspiration (n) [in mythology, a goddess who gives inspiration]

narrow-minded; excessively concerned with morals [prudery (n), prude (n)]

1. damage to skin caused by scraping; 2. process of scraping or rubbing [abrade (v)]

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1. bitterness (bad feeling); 2. confidence; 3. abnormal growth on a plant1. raised bank of a river; 2. morning reception held by a monarch

right to sell property held as a security; legal hold on job etc.

to plug; press loose matter down tightly (e.g. pack explosives into a hole)

to make light; modify; cause bread to rise using yeast etc.

parentheses are round brackets in punctuation]sinew is a tendon]

1. hazarding; risking; putting forward; 2. going somewhere [venturesome means courageous or willing to take risks]

 = an inexperienced person or a baby bird]

 literally means to fix metal plates using metal pins]

supplicate (v)]supernatural; going beyond normal experience [transcendent (a)]

; 2. to form an edge(v)

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1. tool used to thresh grain; 2. to thresh (separate grain from chaff); 3. to wave arms about wildly

1. take away weapons; 2. win over to one’s side [disarming (a)]

maneuvering; struggling to get ahead of others [jockey (v)]

holding back; limiting the supply (of supplies/money etc.) [stint (v)]

1. person enlisted compulsorily into the armed forces; 2.(v) to enlist compulsorily

separate; discontinuous (not to be confused with discreet- prudent; diplomatic]

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1. attack loudly in words; denounce thunderously; 2. explode noisily

1. wandering; 2. wrong; 3. straying from accepted standards

fabricate (v); fabrication(n)]

agree with; complement; match up with (in British usagejibe means mock)

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phrase used as a label or to express the essential nature of

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1. damaged or put in doubt (esp. of reputation); 2. reached an agreement by giving up part of a claim

conservative; one who insists on correct forms of language etc.

extended gunfire to cover an attack; dam across river; deluge or information etc.

1. represent something as a person; 2. a concrete example of1. surface deposit on teeth or in artery etc.; 2. decorative plate or sign

 = set of four

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mental state characterized by delusions or excessive fear

reconnoiter (v)] - right handed]

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Word AbasementAbateAberrationAbeyanceAbhorAbjureAbradedAbrasionAbrasiveAbrogateAbscissionAbsolutionAbstainAbstemiousAbstruseAbutAbysmalAccoladeAccretionAcolyteAcquiesceAcridAcrophobiaAcuityAdamantAdmonitoryAdroitAdulationAdumbrateAdversityAdvocateAestheticAffableAgogAisleAlacrityAlchemyAlibiAllayAlleviateAlleviated

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AllureAloofAltruismAmalgamateAmassAmbidextrousAmbiguityAmbiguousAmbivalenceAmbulatoryAmeliorateAmeliorationAmiableAmityAmorphousAmortizeAnachronisticAnalgesicAnalogousAnalogueAnarchyAnecdoteAnimosity

AnodizedAnomalyAntagonismAntagonisticAntediluvianAnthologyAnthropocentrAntipathyAntiquatedApatheticApathyAphoristicApocryphalApostropheAppeaseAppositeApprehension

Annex (n)Annex (v)

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ApprehensiveApprobationArableArbitraryArbitratorArborealArcaneArchaicArchetypeArchivesArduousArmada

ArsonArticulateArtificeArtisanArtlessAsceticAsperityAssayAssiduousAssuageAstuteAsylumAtavismAtheistAtonementAtrophyAttenuateAugmentAuguryAuspiciousAustereAvariciousAverAversionBalefulBalkBalm

Arresting (a)

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BanalBanalityBaneBardBarrageBastionBefuddleBegrudgeBeguileBelaborBeleaguerBelieBelittleBellicoseBelligerentBemoanBenevolentBenignBenignity

BequeathBerateBeretBestialBigotBilkBillowingBlandishmentBlasphemyBlatantBlightedBlitheBlowhardBlunderbussBolsterBombastBoorBoorish

Bent (n)

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BourgeoisBoycottBraggartBrawnyBrevityBristleBroachBrookBrusqueBulwarkBureaucracyBurgeonBurlesqueBurnishButtressBylineCacophonyCadgeCajoleCaldronCalibrateCallowCandidCandorCanonicalCantCantankerousCapaciousCapitulateCapricesCardinalCaretCarpingCarrionCartographerCastigateCataclysmicCatharsis

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CaucusCaulkCausticCavalcadeCelerityCensoriousCensureCentrifugeCenturionCerebralCertitudeChanteyCharlatanCharyChastisesChauvinistChicaneryChimericalCholericChoralesChronicChroniclerChurlishnessCircuitousCircumlocutionCircumscribeCircumspectCircumventClairvoyantClamorClandestineClemencyClichéClienteleCloisteredClotureCoalesceCoda

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CoddleCoerceCoercionCogentCogitateCognitiveColanderCollageCollateColloquialCollusionComelinessCommandeerCommensurateCommingleComplacentComplaisanceCompliantCompromisedConcatenateConcatenationConciliateConciseCondescendCondescensionCondoneCondoningConflagrationConfoundCongealCongenitalCongruentConnivingConnoisseurConscriptConsecrateConsensusConspicuous

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ConsternationConsummateContemporaryContentiousContiguousContriteContritionContumaciousContusionConundrumConventionalCornucopiaCorpulentCorroborateCorrugatedCoterieCounterfeitCovertCowerCredibleCreditableCredulousCrepuscularCringeCrypticCulpabilityCumbersomeCurmudgeonCurtailCynicalDaguerreotypeDallyDampDawdlerDebacleDebilitatingDebilityDebunking

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DecathlonDecimatedDecorumDecoyDeferenceDeferentialDefoliateDefunctDegradationDeignDeleteriousDeliberateDeliberateDelineationDemagogueDemurDemurDenigrateDenounceDepleteDeploreDepravityDeprecateDerideDerisionDerogatoryDescryDesecrateDesecrationDesistDespondentDestitutionDesultoryDeterDeteriorateDetrimentalDevouredDexterity

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DexterousDiaphanousDiaphanousDiatribeDichotomyDidacticDiffidentDigressDikeDilatoryDilemmaDilettanteDilettantismDiligentDioramaDirgeDisabuseDisapprobationDisarmDiscernDiscernmentDiscordDiscordancyDiscountenancDiscrepancyDiscreteDiscriminateDiscursivenessDisdainDisingenuousDisinterDisinterestedDisparageDisparityDispassionateDispatchDissembleDisseminating

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DissidentDissonanceDiurnalDivertDivestDocileDoffDogmaticDoltDonDormancyDotardDoteDrabnessDrawlDrivelDrollDroneDrossDubiousDupeDuplicityDynamicEbullientEccentricEclecticEddyEdificeEffaceEfficacyEffigyEffronteryEffusiveEgalitarianismEgregiousEgressElaborateElegy

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EllipsisEloquentElucidateElusiveEmaciatedEmancipateEmbezzleEmbossEmbroilEmergeEmollientEmpiricalEmulateEncomiumEndorseEndowEnduranceEnduringEnervateEnfranchiseEngenderEngenderingEnhanceEnigmaEnigmaticEnlistEnsconceEnshroudEnunciationEnvenomEpauletEphemeralEpicureEpigramEpistemologyEpistleEpistolaryEpithet

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EpitomizedEquivocalEquivocateEquivocationErrErrantErraticEruditionEschewEsotericEsotericaEspouseEtymologyEulogyEuphemismEuphonyEvacuateEvanescentExacerbateExacerbated

ExasperatedExceptionableExculpateExecrableExegesisExemplarExemplaryExemplifyExhaustiveExigencyExoneratesExorcismExpatiateExpatriateExpedientExpediteExpiate

Exact (v)

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ExpositionExpostulateExtantExtemporizeExtirpateExtirpationExtolExtraditeExtraneousExtrapolateExtrinsicFabricatedFaçadeFacetiousFaddishFallaciousFallacyFallibleFallowFalterFaltersFanaticalFanaticismFastidiousFatuousFawnFeasibleFecklessFecundFeintFelicitousFerrousFerventFervidFervorFickleFigureheadFilibuster

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FinesseFitful

FlagrantFlailFlamboyantFlauntFledgeFlippantFloutFlusteredFly-by-nightFoibleFomentFoolhardyFoppishForageForbearingForensicForeshadowedFortitudeFortuitousFracasFractiousFraudulentFriezeFringeFrivolousFrowardFrugalFulminateFurrowFurtiveFusilladeFutileGaffeGainsayGall

Flag (v)

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GalleonGambitGambolGarbleGarishGarnerGarrulousGaucherieGauntGavelGenreGermaneGerminalGerontocracyGibberingGistGlacialGlibGoadGossamerGouge

GratisGratuitousGravityGregariousGregariousnessGrittyGuffawGuileGuilelessGullibilityGullibleGustatoryHackHackneyedHalcyonHallow

Grate (v)

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HallowedHamperHangarHaplessHarangueHarbingersHastenHaughtinessHawserHeadstrongHedonismHedonistHeedHegemonyHeresyHeterodoxHiatusHideboundHieroglyphicsHinderHistrionicHoaryHomileticsHomogeneityHoneHortatoryHyperboleHyperboleHypochondriacHypocriticalIconoclastIdiosyncrasyIdyllIgnominiousIgnominyIlluminateIllusoryImmoderate

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ImmutableImpartialImpecuniousImpedingImperativeImperturbabilitImpiousImportuneImpoverishedImprobityImpromptuImproprietyImpugnImpugnedInadvertentIncantationIncarcerationIncessantInchoateIncipientInciseInclinationIncoherentIncongruousInconsequentiaInconspicuousIncubusIncumbentsIndecorousIndelibleIndictedIndifferentIndigenceIndigenousIndigentIndolenceInducteeIndulgent

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InebriationIneffableInefficaciousIneptInerrancyInertiaInevitableInexorableInexpedientInfallibleInfamousInferIngénueIngrateInimicalIniquitousInnateInnocuousInnovateInscrutabilityInscrutableInsentientInsipidInstigateInstigatorInsurgentIntangibleIntelligibleIntemperateInterminableIntermittentInterregnumIntractabilityIntransigenceIntransigentIntrepidInuredInveigle

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InveterateInvidiousInviolableIrascibleIreIrksomeIroncladIronicIrrationalIrreproachableIrrevocableItinerantJadedJambJargonJaundicedJauntJeopardizeJibeJingoisticJockeyingJocularJollityJubilantJudiciousJurisprudenceJuxtaposeKindleKnottyLabileLabyrinthLabyrinthineLacerationLachrymoseLacklusterLaconicLacunaLambaste

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LamentationLampoonLanceLanguidLanguishLarcenyLargessLassitudeLatentLaudLavishLaxLeavenLegendLegionLethargicLeveeLevityLibertarianLibertineLienLimerickLimpidLinimentLint

LitheLiturgyLividLobbyistLoftyLollLongevityLopeLoquaciousLucidLudicrousLugubrious

List (v)

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LukewarmLumberLuminaryLummoxLusciousLynchMacerateMachinationsMaculatedMaelstromMagnanimousMagnateMaladroitMaladyMalapropismMaledictionMalefactorMalevolentMalignMalingerMalingererMalleableMalletManipulatableManipulativeManneredMarredMarshalMarsupialMartinetMasochistMatriarchyMaudlinMaverickMeagerMeanderMellowMenagerie

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MendaciousMercenaryMercurialMeretriciousMergeMetaphoricallyMeticulousMettleMettlesomeMilieuMilkMillineryMinatoryMinceMinionMinutiaeMireMisanthropeMisconstrueMisnomerMisogynistMisrepresentatMitigateMitigationModestModicumMomentousMonolithicMonotonousMoralisticMoratoriumMoribundMoroseMundaneMunificentMuseMutinousMyriad

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NadirNascentNattyNavigableNebulousNefariousNegateNegligenceNeologismNeophyteNettleNexusNiggardlyNoisomeNomadicNonchalanceNondescriptNonentityNonplussedNostalgiaNostrumNotorietyNovelNoviceNoxiousNuanceNugatoryNullifyNuzzleObdurateObfuscateObjectiveObligateObliqueObliterateObliviousObscureObscured

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ObsequiousObsessionObsoleteObstreperousObtuseObviateOccludedOdiousOdometerOfficiousOgleOlfactoryOminousOmnipotentOmniscientOnerousOnusOpaqueOpprobriousOpulentOrateOrdainOrnateOrthodoxOssifiedOssifyOstentatiousOstracismOustOvertOverwroughtPaeanPalatablePalisadePalliativePallidPalpablePalpate

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PanaceaPanegyricPapyrusParadigmParadoxParagonParamountParanoiaParasiteParchedParenthesisPariahParityParochialParodyParryParsimoniousParsimonyPartialityPartisanPastichePathosPatronPatronizePatronizePaucityPeccadilloPedagogyPedantPedanticPedestrianPeerPeerlessPejorativePellucidPenchantPensivePenury

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PerceptivePercipientPerditionPeremptoryPerennialPerfidyPerfunctoryPeripateticPeripheralPerjuryPerniciousPerpetuatedPerpetuityPersnicketyPersonablePersonificationPerspicaciousPerspicacityPertainPertinentPerusePervasivePetrifyPetulantPhenomenologPhenomenonPhilanthropyPhilistinePhlegmaticPicayunePiedPillagePinePinnaclePiousPiquePithPivotal

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PlacatePlaceboPlacidPlagiarismPlaintiffPlaintivePlaquePlatitudePlauditPlausibilityPlausiblePlethoraPliablePlodding

PlumagePlumbPlummetPodiumPoignantPoisedPolemicalPonderousPontificatePortendPortentPoseurPosterityPosthumousPostulate

PotablePotentPragmaticPragmatistPrattlePreamblePrecarious

Pluck (n)

Posture (v)

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PrecedentPreceptPrecinctPrecipicePrecipitatePrecipitousPrecludePrecociousPredecessorPredicamentPredilectionPreeminentPrerogativePresagePresciencePrescientPresentimentPresumptuousPretensionPretentiousPreternaturalPrevaricatePrimordialPristineProbityProclivityProcrastinateProdigalProdigiousProfaneProfanityProfoundProfundityProhibitiveProletarianProliferateProlificProlixity

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ProminentPronePropensityPropitiateProponentsProsaicProscribeProsodyProstrationProtagonistProteanProtégéProtocolProvincialProximatePrudencePrudentPrudishPrunePsychosisPuerilePugnaciousPuissancePunctiliousPunditPurchasePuristPurloinPusillanimousPyrePyromaniaQuackQuaffQuagmireQuaintQualmQuandaryQuarantine

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QuarryQuellQuerulousQuibbleQuintessentialQuirkQuislingQuixoticQuotidianRaconteurRambleRamificationsRancorRantRarefyRatifyRaucousRazeReadyRebusRebuttalRecantRecapitulateReceptacleRecluseReconditeReconnaissancRecumbentRecuperateRed tapeRedolentRedressRedundantReferendumRefulgentRefuteRegaleRekindle

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RelegateRemorseRemunerationRenegeRenownRentRepineRepleteReprehensibleReprieveReproofRepudiateRescindResignationResilienceResolutionResolveResonantRespiteResplendentRestorativeResuscitationRetentionReticentRetractionRevereRiddledRifeRigorRivetingRobustRosterRotundRueRuminateRunicRuseSaccharin

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SacrosanctSagaciousSageSalaciousSallowSalubriousSalutarySanctimoniousSanctionSanguinarySanguineSapSardonicSateSatiateSavantSavorSawScabbardScaleScapegoat

ScrupulousScrutinizeScurvyScuttle

SedulitySedulousSeemlySeineSeminalSeminarySensuousSentinelSequesterSere

Score (n)Scotch (v)

Secure (v)

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SerendipitySereneSerratedSerrationServileShardShirkSibylSiderealSinecureSinewySinistralSkepticalSkiffSkirmishSlakeSlewSlightSluggardSmeltSmorgasbordSolaceSolicitSolicitousSoliloquySomaticSomnambulistSoothsayerSophomoricSoporificSparseSpeciousSpeckledSporadicSpuriousSqualidStagnantStaid

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StanchStanzaStatuteStaunch

StereotypeStevedoreSticklerStifleStintingStippleStipulateStoicStokeStolid

StratagemStridentStringentStrutStrutStupefyingStygianSubliminalSubornSubpoenaSubstantiateSubterfugeSubtleSubversiveSuccinctSuffragistSulliedSuperciliousSuperlativeSupineSupplicantSurly

Steep (v)

Stomach (v)

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SurreptitiousSurreptitiouslySusceptibleSuspectSybariteSycophantSyllogismSymphonySynapseSyncopation

TaciturnTactileTalismanTalonTampTangentTangibleTardyTareTarnishedTauntTawdryTediumTeetotalismTemperTemperateTempersTenaciousTendentiousTenderTentativeTenuousTerseTestinessTherapeuticThrowbackThwart

Table (v)

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TimorousTiradeTitterToadyTomeTorpidTorporTorridTortuousTotterTouting

TractableTranquilTranscendentalTranscribeTransgressTransientTraverseTravestyTrepidationTrilogyTrinketTriteTrivialTruantTruncateTumultTurpitudeTutelaryTyroUbiquitousUmbrageUnalloyedUnctuousUndercuttingUndergirdUndermine

Toy (v)

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UnderminedUnderscoreUnderwriteUnequivocalUnfetterUnfrockUnprecedentedUnprepossessiUnscathedUntowardUnwittingUpbraidUproariousUpshotUrbaneUsurpUsuryUtilitarianUtopianVacillateVacuousVagaryVagrantVapidVariegatedVehemenceVehementVenalVeneerVenerateVenerationVenialVenturingVeraciousVeracityVerbiageVerboseVerbosity

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VerisimilarVeritableVertigoVestigialVicissitudeVignetteVilificationVindicateVirtuosityVirtuosoVirulentVitalVitiateVitriolicVituperateVivacityVivifyVociferousVolatileVolubilityVolubleVoluminousVoraciousVulpineWaffleWaft

WaiveWaneWaryWaxWaylayWeightyWhelpWhetWhimsicalWhittleWillful

Wag (n)

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WilyWispyWistfulWryXenophobeZanyZealZealotZenith

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Definitionhumiliation; degradationreduce in intensitydeviation from the normalstate of inactivity; disusehaterenounce; swear to refrain from something

rough; coarse; harshcancel; deny; repealcutting; process causing leaves to fall offforgiveness; pardon; releasedesist; go without; withdrawself denying; refraining from indulgingdifficult to understand; obscureto adjoinvery deep; very badtribute; honor; praiseaccumulation of matter; growth produced by adding from the outsidedisciple; follower or attendantto agree to; give in tosharp; pungent (used of smells and tastes)fear of heightssharpness (mental or visual)forceful; inflexible

skilful / skillfulstrong admiration; worshipoutline; indicatehardshipsupportconcerning art or beautyfriendly; social; easygoingamazed; wide-eyed with enthusiasmcorridor; passageway (esp. between rows of seats)eagerness; enthusiasm; quicknessmedieval chemistry; attempt to change base metal into goldan excuse that shows someone was not at a crime sceneto lessenmake less severe

worn away; eroded [abrade (v); abrasion (n)]1. damage to skin caused by scraping; 2. process of scraping or rubbing [abrade (v)]

scolding [admonition (n)]

made less severe [alleviation (n); alleviate (v)]

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distant; detached; coldputting others first; being self-sacrificing

accumulateable to use both left and right hands equally welluncertainty; vaguenessunclear in meaning; can be interpreted in different wayslack of clarity; wavering; being undecidedable to walk around (used of hospital patients)make betterimprovementfriendlyfriendshiplacking in shapepay off a debt in installments

medicine to combat paincomparable1. something similar; 2. output proportional to input (engineering)chaos; lack of governmenta brief amusing storyhatred; antagonisma building which is an addition to an existing buildingtake possession of; seize; captureelectroplated; coated with thin layer of metalsomething which does not fit in a pattern; irregularityhostility; strong oppositionopposed; hostile; aggressiveoutdated; prehistoric; very old-fashioneda book which is a collection of poems or storiesputting man at the center of one's philosophyhatredoutdated; old fashionedindifferent; uninterested; lethargiclack of interest or emotion

of doubtful origin1. punctuation mark; 2. appeal to someone not present (a figure of speech)pacify; soothe; calm down; make peace withfitting; suitableslight fear; sense of something unfavorable

1. attraction (n); 2. to attract (v)

join; consolidate [amalgamation (n)]

occurring in the wrong time period [anachronism (n)]

expressed tersely [aphorism (n) = short statement; maxim]

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worried; fearful

can be cultivatedrandom; for no definite reason

living in trees; concerned with treesobscure; known only to a few peopleancient; outdated; old fashionedclassic example ofcollections of old records; place of storage of old documentshardfleet of shipsattracting attention; strikingdeliberate, criminal starting of firesclear; lucid; eloquentdeception; trickerycraftsmanwithout effort; without trickery; simplewithout luxuries; severely simpleusing harsh or critical tone1. try; 2. assess puritythorough; diligentto calmperceptive; sharp-wittedplace of refuge or safety

person who does not believe in God

waste away from lack of useweakenincrease; make bigger

favorable; promising to turn out wellseverely plaingreedy for moneyaffirma dislike ofevilhinder and prevent; hesitate over

approval [opp. disapprobation]

mediator; person appointed to judge a dispute [arbitrate (v)]

reappearance of ancestral traits; regression [atavistic (a)]

making amends for sin or crime [atone (v)]

prediction, looking for omens [augur (v)]

soothing ointment or anything soothing [balmy (a)]

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common; dullordinariness; dullnesstroublesome influencepoetextended gunfire to cover an attack; dam across river; deluge or information etc.fortress; strongholdconfuseresentmislead; lureexplain in unnecessary detailbesiege; attackcontradictto demeanwar-like; aggressiveaggressive; ready to fightcomplain aboutkindlykindly; harmlesscompassion; gentleness; fondnessinclination; aptitudeleave something in one's will to be given after one's deathscold; criticizetype of capbehaving like a beast; brutalnarrow-minded, prejudiced personcheat; defraudswelling; fluttering; waving

speech which offends religious sentimentsobviousdamaged; destroyed; ruinedfree-spirited; carefreeboastful person1. ancient weapon (type of gun); 2. a clumsy personsupport; prop uparrogant, pompous language

ill-mannered

words used to coax or flatter [blandish (v)]

ill-mannered person [boorish (a)]

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middle classrefuse to have dealings withsomeone who boastsmuscularbeing briefto show irritationstart to discuss; approach1. small stream; 2. tolerateblunt; abruptfortification; barricade; wallofficialdomgrow; flourish; put forth new shoots1. comic play; 2. lampoonpolishstrengthen; supportthe line that tells you who wrote an articlediscordant loud noisesget by beggingcoaxhuge cooking potmark an accurate scale on a deviceimmaturefrank; honestfrankness; openness

insincere talkbad-tempered; quarrelsomespacioussurrender; give in towhimsies; fancies1. high ranking church official; 2. major, importantpunctuation mark signifying omissionconstant criticismdead flesh; carcassesperson who makes mapsscold strongly

purging of pent-up emotions

orthodox [canon (n) = set of accepted works]

violently disruptive [cataclysm (n)]

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type of private political meetingtreat with substance such as tar to make water-tightburningprocession of vehiclesspeeddisapproving; criticalblamedevice to separate substances by spinning them at high speedroman soldier (commander of a company of 100 soldiers)intellectualcertaintytype of song sung by sailorstrickster who claims knowledge he doesn't havewary of; cautious about; reluctant to givepunishes

trickerychangeable; unstableeasily angeredsimple hymns

person who records historical informationrudeness; ill-mannered behaviorindirectusing too many words; long-windednesslimitcautious; considering all sidesavoidpsychic; mysticshout; screamsecret; covert; stealthymercyoverused expression; something unoriginalcustomersisolatedclosure; terminating a debate by votingcome together; mergepiece of music at the end of a musical work; finale; final part of document

someone excessively patriotic [chauvinism (n)]

long lasting (often used for diseases in which case the opposite is acute)

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pamper; fuss over; indulge

forcelucid; well arguedthink over something; ponder

bowl with holes used to drain vegetables etc.picture made from fragments of other picturesarrange in orderlocal and informal (used of language)plotting and planning

take possession ofequal in significancemixself-satisfied; smug

easy to control; submissive1. damaged or put in doubt (esp. of reputation); 2. reached an agreement by giving up part of a claimlink togetherlinking into chainsto bring together; end a disputestated in few wordstalk down to

tacitly support; overlookoverlooking; disregarding; ignoringbig fireconfuseto solidifypresent from birth

person with refined taste and good judgment

dedicategeneral agreementeasily seen; prominent

force [coercion (n); coercing (a)]

concerned with thinking or perceiving [cognition (n)]

beauty; prettiness [comely (a)]

flexibility; willingness to please [complaisant (a)]

talking down to someone [condescending (a)]

matching [congruency (n)]cunning; scheming [connive (v)]

1. person enlisted compulsorily into the armed forces; 2.(v) to enlist compulsorily

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worry and concerncomplete; total; supremely goodliving or happening at the same time

sorrysorrow and repentancestubborna bruisea puzzleusual; customary; commonsymbol (horn filled with fruit etc.) denoting natural abundancefat

highly foldedclique; small group with common interestsfake; falsehidden; undercoverrecoil in fear or servility; shrink away frombelievablepraiseworthygullible; ready to believe anythingactive at dawn and duskrecoil; flinch; shy awaypuzzling; enigmatic

grumpy personcut shortbelieving that people act only out of selfish motivesforerunner of the photographwaste time; flirt(used of vibration) reduce in extent

disaster

weakness; incapacityexposing false claims or myths

causing argument [contention (n); contend (v)]adjacent; touching; abutting [contiguity (n)]

give supporting evidence [corroboration (n)]

guilt [culpable = blameworthy]bulky; difficult to carry [encumber = to burden]

slow person who falls behind others [dawdle (v)]

weakening [debilitate (v)]

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an athletic competition with ten eventskill or destroy a large part of (originally one tenth)

lure; trap; trickrespect

cause leaves to fall offno longer in existencedeprivation; poverty; debasementcondescendharmfulto think over deeply

demarcation; explanation; definition; outlining

hesitate; refuseobject; hesitate to acceptdecry; criticize; belittlecondemn; speak out againstuse up; lessenregretmoral corruptioncriticize; denounceridicule; make fun of; mock

uncomplimentaryto see (esp. at a distance); catch sight ofto damage or pollute a holy placespoiling something holystop; discontinue; ceasehaving no hope; miserablehardship; poverty; miseryaimless; inconsistent in effortput off; preventworsen; declineharmfulgreedily eaten/consumed

dignified, correct behavior [decorous (a)]

showing respect [deference (n); defer (v)]

1. slow (a); 2. to think over (v); 3. on purpose (a)

mob leader (who appeals to base instincts) [demagogy/demagoguery (n)]

mockery [deride (v)]

skill, esp. with hands [dexterous (a)]

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skilful with handstransparent; thin and delicatetransparent; thin and delicatetirade; violent denunciation; stream of criticisma division into two partsintended to teach; instructivelacking confidencewander off the subjectdam; embankmentslow; falling behind with one's workpuzzling situationperson who dabbles in a subject without serious study

hard-workingmodel of a scenemournful songmake someone aware of an error in thinkingdisapproval

to distinguish one thing from anotherjudgment; perceptivenessdisagreementcacophony; harshness; jarringdisallowsomething which does not match up; inconsistency

to make a clear distinction; see the differencelong windedness; indirectnesscontempt; strong dislikecrafty

unbiasedcriticize; belittlean inequalityneutral; objective

avoid the truthcirculating; broadcasting; spreading (information)

dabbling esp. in the arts [dilettante (n) = person who dabbles]

1. take away weapons; 2. win over to one’s side [disarming (a)]

separate; discontinuous (not to be confused with discreet- prudent; diplomatic]

dig up [opposite inter = bury]

1. send (v); 2. speed; celerity (n)

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discord; disagreementactive in daytime1. entertain; 2. distract; 3. cause a detourremove; take offgentle and easily leadtake off (esp. of a hat)having stubbornly held opinionsstupid personput on (esp. of clothes)state of inactivityfoolish old man

dullnessspeak slowly with words running togethernonsensedryly amusing

something worthless; impurities left after refiningdoubtfulto fool someonecunning; deception; double dealinglively; vibrant; energeticvery lively; cheerful; jovial; happyunusual; quirky; oddtaking things from different sourcescircular currentbuilding; structure; constructionwipe out; remove all trace ofeffectivenessa model of a persondaring; audacity (has a negative connotation)gushing; demonstrativebelief in equalityoutstandingly, obviously badexit

poem concerned with death; praise of a dead person

person who disagrees [dissidence (n)]

be excessively fond of [doting (a)]

1. monotonous noise (n); 2. to speak with no emotion (v); 3.male bee

1. complex and detailed (a); 2. to expand on (v)

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omission of essential wordsfluent and persuasive in speechmake clearhard to pin downvery thin; witheredset freedefraud; stealdecorate with a raised designinvolve in hostility or argumentcome out; appear

found by experiment or practiceto imitate something admiredpraisegive support or approval togive gift; provide with money etc.staying power; patience; staminalastingweakengive voting rightscause

improve; make better or clearerpuzzle; mystery

1. sign up for the army; 2. obtainestablish firmly in a positioncoverclear pronunciation; accent; articulationto cause bitterness and bad feelingshoulder decorationshort-livedsomeone who appreciates good food and drinkshort, witty sayingtheory of knowledgea letter (form of communication)concerned with letters; through correspondencephrase used as a label or to express the essential nature of

softening (a); something which softens (n)

causing; bringing into being [engender (v)]

puzzling [enigma (n)]

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typified; characterized; personified

speak ambiguously; avoid telling the truth

make a mistake1. wandering; 2. wrong; 3. straying from accepted standardswandering; irregular

shun; avoidobscure and difficult to understandobscure detailspromote; take up; supportthe study of word originspraisea polite phrase to cover something unpleasantpleasant soundsvacate; empty; abandon

make worse

to demand; extortfrustrated; annoyedvery bad (something which we should object to)free someone from blame; pardon; acquitvery, very badscholarly explanation or interpretation

outstandingly good; setting a fine exampleto serve as a good examplecomplete and thoroughurgent matter; pressing needacquits; absolves; removes blamegetting free/rid of; eliminating (especially demons)speak or write at great lengthrefugee; emigrant; someone living away from his own countryconvenient; practicalmake fasteratone; make amends for

ambiguous; open to interpretation [equivocate (v), equivocation (n)]

speaking ambiguously [equivocate (v), equivocal (a)]

learning; scholarly knowledge [erudite (a)]

short-lived [evanescence (n)]

made worse [exacerbate (v); exacerbation (n)]

model type [exemplary (a)]

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clear explanationoffer strong objections; remonstratestill in existence (opposite of extinct)

wipe out totally

praisedeport from one country back to the home countryirrelevantextend; predict on the basis of known datairrelevant; on the outside

1. front elevation of building, 2. false appearance or demeanornot intended to be taken seriouslywhimsical; following a fashion

FALSE

uncultivatedhesitate; waverhesitatesobsessive; fixatedpassion; excessive devotionoverly particular; finickysilly; foolish

possible and practicablefeeble; helpless; lacking in initiativefertilepretended attack; a move intended to deceiveaptconcerned with iron or its compoundspassionatepassionatepassion; enthusiasmunpredictable; whimsical; easily swayedsymbol of power; nominal leaderdelaying tactics

speak without preparation or rehearsal [extemporaneous (a)]

wiping out; complete destruction [extirpate (v)]

made up; false; manufactured [fabricate (v); fabrication(n)]

wrong idea [fallacious (a)]capable of making mistakes [fallibility (n)]

behave in a sycophantic way; grovel [fawning (a)]

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skillnot continuous; stopping and starting1. to lose energy; 2. to signalclearly wrong1. tool used to thresh grain; 2. to thresh (separate grain from chaff); 3. to wave arms about wildlyshowy; ornateshow off; display in a showy manner

making jokes about serious mattersdefy; rejectworked-up; not calmunreliable; disreputablequirk; minor weakness1. stir up; 2. bathe with hot liquids (medical)

behaving or dressing like a dandy; excessively concerned with fashionsearch for food

concerned with argument or debate (esp. for legal evidence)

braveryhappening by chancefight; disturbanceirritable; difficult to controlfake; falsedecorative border

not seriousstubborn; wayward; disobedienteconomical; not wasting anything1. attack loudly in words; denounce thunderously; 2. explode noisilygroovehidden and secretlong burst of gunfireuseless; hopelessblunder; social mistakecontradict1. bitterness (bad feeling); 2. confidence; 3. abnormal growth on a plant

1. grow feathers; 2. leave nest [fledgling (n) = an inexperienced person or a baby bird]

reckless [foolhardiness (n)]

tolerant [forbear (v); forbearance (n)]

indicated a future event [foreshadow (v)]

1. decorative border with tassels (n); 2. to form an edge(v)

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ancient type of sailing shipopening move; transactionfrolic; leap; bounddistort; confuse; muddlegaudygather; collecttalkative

emaciated; bony and angularjudge’s hammera category; typerelevantjust growing; not developed; immaturegovernment by the agedmaking meaningless noisesessence; main pointhostile; unfriendly; cold; icyslick; superficial esp. in speechprod; urgedelicate; filmy; like gauzecut or dig out1. to annoy; aggravate; vex; 2. shredfree of charge; without paymentunwarrantedseriousnessextroverted; sociable; outgoing

coarse; granularsudden loud laughtercunning; craftinessfrank; straightforward; honestunwariness; trustfulness; being easily fooledeasily fooledconcerned with the sense of taste1. chop roughly; 2. person who writes to earn money, 3. hired horsecommon and over-usedpeaceful and happy; calm (esp. of summer weather)respect; worship

awkwardness [gauche (a)]

sociability; liking for crowds [gregarious (a)]

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worshipped; consecratedhinder; obstructstorage area (like garage) for a planeunluckynoisy, attacking speechindicators; bringers of warningshurry; accelerate; rusharrogance; pridethick rope or cablestubborn; willfulself indulgence; pleasure-seekinga pleasure seekerlisten topolitical domination; complete authorityagainst orthodox opinionunorthodoxinterruption; pauserigid in opinions1. picture writing; 2. writing which is difficult to read or enigmaticobstructtheatrical; exaggeratedoldart of preaching and giving sermonsevenness; uniformitysharpen; increase; whetencouraging; exhortinggrossly exaggerated speech

a person obsessed with health; having imaginary illnessesinsincereperson who opposes orthodoxya personal peculiarity; something unique to an individual

shameful

to light up or make cleardeceptive; false; misleadingexcessive; extreme

exaggeration [hyperbolic (a)]

story or incident in peaceful or ideal setting [idyllic (a)]

shame [ignominious (a) = shameful]

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unchanging; permanentunbiased; neutralhaving no money

must be obeyed

wicked; profane

destitute; poorlack of honesty or integrityunrehearsed; spontaneousinappropriate behaviorchallenge; question someone’s honor etc.challenged; called into questionnot intentionalchant; invocation; prayerputting in prisonwithout stoppingundeveloped; nascentjust beginning

tendency; a leaning towardnot clearnot fitting in; out of placeunimportant; insignificant; negligiblenot easily seen; subtle; not noticeableencumbrance; nightmarish thingoccupiers of a job or positionunseemly; inappropriate (of behavior)cannot be wiped outaccused (of crime)1. neutral; 2. not outstandingpovertynative to a particular area

lazinessnovice; beginnerpampering; satisfying desires

hindering [impede (v); impediment (n)]

quality of being calm and not easily disturbed [imperturbable (a)]

beg; solicit [importunate (a)]

cut into [incision (n); incisive (a)]

poor; needy [indigence (n)]

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drunkenness; intoxicationcannot be expressed in wordsineffectiveincompetent; unskilled; useless

inactivity; lethargycannot be avoidedrelentlessnot advisableperfect; flawless; cannot make mistakesfamous for something baddeduce; concludenaïve, unsophisticated personungrateful personhostile

inherited; inbornharmless; inoffensivecreate; introduce something new

mysterious; impenetrableunfeelingdull; bland; boringto start; provoketroublemaker; person who entices others to do somethinga rebel

can be understood

never-endingsporadic; irregularinterval between reigns or governments

stubbornnessstubborn; unyieldingbravehardened; habituatedcoax; cajole; wheedle; entice

infallibility; inability to make mistakes [inerrant (a)]

evil; unjust [iniquity (n)]

quality of being difficult to comprehend [inscrutable (a)]

cannot be touched; abstract [intangibility (n)]

excessive; immoderate [intemperance (n)]

stubbornness; resistance [intractable (a)]

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habitualarousing envycannot be invadedeasily angered

annoying; infuriatingcannot be altered; firmsatiric; unexpectedunreasonable; absurdcannot be criticized; perfectcannot be cancelled; unchangeablenomadic; wandering from place to placetired; bored; worn outdoor postspecialized language used by expertscynical; pessimisticshort pleasure tripput at risk; endanger

extremely patriotic; nationalistic

in a joking mannergaiety; happinessecstatic; delighted; rejoicingcorrect in judgment; wisescience or study of lawplace next toto start a firecomplex; difficult to solvechanging rapidly; unstablea mazecomplicated; highly convoluteda cuttearful; saddull; monotonous; blandusing few words; brief; to the point

attack verbally

anger [irate (a) = very angry]

agree with; complement; match up with (in British usagejibe means mock)

maneuvering; struggling to get ahead of others [jockey (v)]

gap; missing part [plural = lacunae]

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expression of regret or sorrowridicule; spoofspear; spike; javelintired; slowdecay; fade away; get weakertheft; robbery; stealinggenerositylack of energy; wearinesshidden; real but undevelopedpraiseon a grand scale; wastefulcareless; not strictto make light; modify; cause bread to rise using yeast etc.1. key to map; 2. myth or storyin large numberstired; without energy1. raised bank of a river; 2. morning reception held by a monarchflippancy; joking about serious matterssomeone who opposes tyrannydissolute person; prodigalright to sell property held as a security; legal hold on job etc.short amusing poemtransparently clearsoothing lotionfluff; soft material used to cover wounds1. to lean to one side; 2. to write in orderflexible; suppleform of worshipvery angryperson who tries to persuade someone to support a particular causesnooty; arrogant; haughtylaze around; hang out (when used of the tongue)long liferun with long stridestalkativeclearridiculous; sillysad; gloomy

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1. unenthusiastic; 2. neither hot nor cold1. walk in an ungainly way; 2. timber (wood)eminent personclumsy personjuicy; moist; succulentassassinate; kill; illegal hangingsoften or break up by soaking; weakenplots and plansspottedwhirlpool; storm in the oceangenerous; big-heartedpowerful businessmanclumsy; unskillfulillnessuse of similar sounding but incorrect worda cursea wrong-doer

slanderdeliberately avoid work; shirkperson who deliberately tries to avoid workflexible; can be shaped1. wooden hammer; 2. stick used for poloinfluencable; controllableschemingstylized; pretentiousdamaged; spoiledto gather togetherpouched mammal (like a kangaroo)person who believes in strict disciplineperson who intentionally inflicts pain on himselfsociety governed by womensad; sentimental; inclined to weepa lonerin short supplywander from side to sidesoft; melodious; ripecollection of animals

having evil intentions [malevolence(n)]

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given to lyingconcerned only with moneyvolatile; changeablefalsely attractive; tawdrycome togethersymbolically; figurativelyvery careful; painstakingcourage; bravery; valor

environmentto squeeze; obtain by application of pressurehats and hat-makingthreatening1. chop into small pieces; 2. walk with tiny steps, 3. speak in an affected mannerunderling; servantsmall detailsswamp; muddy groundhater of the rest of mankindput a wrong interpretation on somethingwrong namehater of womendeliberately deceivinglessen; make less severe

1. bashful; unpretentious; 2. not excessivesmall amountvery importantunited in purpose; forming a single unitdull; unvarying

temporary prohibition or halt to activityon the point of deathgloomy; bad temperedordinary; worldlygenerous; charitable

very rebelliousin large numbers

spirited [mettle (n)]

making less severe [mitigate (v)]

concerned with morals [moralize (v)]

1. think; meditate (v); 2. a source of inspiration (n) [in mythology, a goddess who gives inspiration]

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lowest pointemerging; newly formedneat; dapper; smartsuitable for sailingvaguewicked; immoral; disreputablecancel; denycarelessnessnewly coined wordnew convert; tyroannoyconnectionmiserly; stingydisgustingwandering from place to placean appearance of indifference; calm and composedhaving no special features; dull and ordinarya person of no importance; not famousconfusedlonging for the pastremedyinfamy; known for wrong doingnew; unusuala beginner; tyroharmful; poisonous; lethalsomething subtle; a fine shade of meaningof minor significance; futileto counter; make unimportantcuddle; snugglestubborndeliberately make something difficult to understandunbiased; not subjectivecompulsoryindirect; slantingdestroy; demolish; eradicatetotally unawaredifficult to understand; partially hiddenhidden; covered; buried

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servile; submissivea dominating concernno longer validnoisy and boisterousmentally dullavoid; make unnecessaryobscured; blockedhatefulinstrument to measure distance covereddomineering; intrusive; meddlesomestare at; observe in an obvious mannerconcerned with the sense of smellthreateningall-powerfulall-knowingburdensome; hard to undertakeburdendoes not let light through

wealthy; rich; magnificentspeak in a pompous manner1. destine; 2. confer holy orders on a priesthighly decoratedconventional

1. turn to bone; 2. become fixed and rigidshowy

push out of a positionobvious; not hiddenworked up; in an emotional statepraise; tribute (esp. in song)good to eat; agreeablefence made of postsa remedy that improves but doesn't curepaleeasily felt; easily perceivedmedical term meaning to examine with the hands

expressing great scorn [opprobrium (n)]

turned to bone; become rigid [ossification (n)]

shunning; social isolation [ostracize (v)]

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remedy for all illsspeech praising someone; laudatory wordsmaterial used for writing on before paper was invented1. example; 2. model; 3. way of looking at thingsapparently contradictory statementa perfect exampleof supreme importancemental state characterized by delusions or excessive fear1. scrounger; 2. animal which takes digested food from anotherdried up

an outcast from societyequalitynarrow-minded; concerned only with local mattersa mockery; imitation for ridicule; spoofward off; avoideconomical; frugal; thriftystinginess; frugality; cost-cuttingbiasbiased; one-sided; committed to one groupwork (usually artistic) which imitates, or is composed of parts taken from varied sourcesevoking sadness or pityone who give support (usually financial)condescend to; behave in an arrogant manner towards1. to talk down to; condescend; 2. to be a customer ofshortageminor weakness; trivial offencescience of education; teachingperson who insists on strict adherence to rules or narrow learning

common; mundane; banal1. an equal; 2. to stare at; 3. noblemanwithout equalderogatorytransparently clearinclination; leaning; tendency; predilectionin a thoughtful mood; thinking deeplypoverty

remarks deviating from the main point [parentheses are round brackets in punctuation]

over-insistent on matters of book-learning [pedant (n)]

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observantperceptive; insightfuldamnationin a commanding mannerlong-lastingtreacherysuperficial; cursorynomadic; moving from place to placeon the edge; not importanttelling lies under oathdestructive; harmfulcaused to continueeternityfastidious; fussyattractive1. represent something as a person; 2. a concrete example ofinsightful; sharp; wiseinsight

relevantread carefullyspreading everywhere1. terrify; 2. turn to stonesulky; peevishbranch of science concerned with things as they are perceived; not directly derived from theoryan event or happening (plural: phenomena)charity; love of mankinduncultured personcalm; imperturbableinsignificant; of little valuemulticoloredplunder1. type of evergreen tree; 2. grievetopmost pointvery religious

center; soft part of stem; essenceof central importance

be relevant to [pertinent (a)]

1. annoyance (n); 2. to stimulate interest; to annoy (v)

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pacify; soothe; calmharmless medicine with no effect; dummy medicinecalm; peacefultaking credit for someone else's writing or ideaspetitioner (in court of law)sad; mournful1. surface deposit on teeth or in artery etc.; 2. decorative plate or signunoriginal, obvious sayingstatement giving strong praise

can be believed; reasonablean excessflexible; not stubbornwalking slowly and heavily; uninspiredcouragefeathers of a bird

fall suddenly and steeplyraised platformdeeply moving; strongly affecting the emotionscalm; collected; self-possessedcausing debate or argumentweighty; slow and heavyspeak pompously or dogmaticallyforetella warning sign; omensomeone who puts on an actfuture generationsafter deathhypothesize; proposeto put on an actsuitable for drinkingpowerful; compelling; strongpracticalpractical person; one who is concerned with usefulnessmindless talkintroductory materialunstable; risky

believability [plausible (a)]

measure depth of (v); exact (a. slang)

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a previous occurrence used as a guideguiding principledistrict of a citysteep slope

done in a hurryprevent or make impossibledeveloping earlyone who came beforedilemma; difficult situationleaning; interest; talentfamous; outstandingright or privilegeforewarn of; indicateforeknowledgehaving fore-knowledgea feeling that something might happenassuming too much; arrogantassumed attitude of superiority; arrogancepompous; self-importantunnatural; abnormalspeak misleadingly and evasivelypresent from the beginning of timeunspoileduprightness; honestytendency towardsdelay; put offwasteful; extravagantvery largeunholyswearing; cursinghaving deep meaningdepth1. prohibiting; 2. exorbitantly expensivemember of the working class

producing a lot

1. hurried (a); 2. insoluble product of a reaction in chemistry (n), 3. to instigate or speed up an action (v)

grow and spread [proliferation (n)]

wordiness [prolix (a)]

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1. eminent; 2. protruding; 3. obvious1. vulnerable to; 2. horizontaltendency; inclination

promoters; supportersdull; boring; ordinaryforbidstudy of versification1. lying face down; 2. be overcome with extreme weaknessmain character in film, book, play etc.changeableperson under protection of, or guided by anotherprocedure; code of behaviorunsophisticated; narrow-mindedimmediate; nearestcaution; wisdomcautious; wise

1. to trim; 2. a dried plumsevere mental disturbancechildish

powerpaying attention to small detailsexpert1. grip; 2. buyconservative; one who insists on correct forms of language etc.stealcowardlyceremonial firecompulsion to start firescharlatan; fakedrink down quicklymarsh; bogpicturesquehesitation or feardilemma; puzzleisolation to prevent the spread of disease

appease; try to gain favor [propitiation (n)]

narrow-minded; excessively concerned with morals [prudery (n), prude (n)]

aggressive, ready to fight [pugnacity (n)]

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1. something that is hunted; 2. mine for stonesuppressalways complaining

odditytraitorimpractically idealisticdaily; routineperson who relates a storywander aimlesslybranches; subdivisions of a complex system; outcomesresentment; animosity; bad feelinguse bombastic language

approve; consentrough and unpleasant (of sounds)destroy; demolish; tear down(used of wit) quickpuzzle in which pictures give cluesdenialdisclaim; retract statementsummarizecontainer; vessel; holdersomeone who cuts himself off from lifeobscure

reclining; lying downget better after illnessformalities; paperwork; official proceduresmelling of; giving off odorsput right something that was wrongunnecessary; superfluouspublic voteglowing; radiantdisproveentertainrelight; revive

1. (v) to argue about minor matters; to play on words when finding fault; 2. (n) a minor verbal point in an argumentmost typical; the perfect example of [quintessence (n)]

make less dense [rarefaction (n)]

examination or survey conducted in advance [reconnoiter (v)]

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dismiss to a lower positionregret; sorrow; contritionpayment for work donego back on promise or retract statementfame

fret; be discontentedfullshameful; very bada respite; postponement of a sentence

shun; eschewretract; repealacceptance of fate

determination

echoinga break; intermissionshining; glowinga tonic

preservation; withholdingrestrained; holding something back; uncommunicativewithdrawal; cancellation of a statementworshipfull of (usually full of holes)commonthoroughness

strong; healthy; toughlist of namesround

think over something; pondermysterious; magicaltrick; stratagemfalsely sweet

torn (past participle of the verb to rend)

scolding; criticism [reprove (v)]

resistance; ability to spring back [resilience (a)]

firmness (n)

revival from unconsciousness [resuscitate (v)]

fascinating [to rivet literally means to fix metal plates using metal pins]

regret [rueful (a)]

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very holy; inviolablewisea wise personlecherous; eroticyellowishhealth-givingsomething which teaches you a lesson; beneficialhypocritically holygive approval tobloodthirsty; bloodyoptimistic; cheerful

mockingsatisfy

person with knowledgeenjoy1. tool for cutting; 2. wise sayingcover for a swordto climbperson on whom blame is placed for faults of otherswritten form of musicto prevent; stop; disablecareful; diligent; painstakingexamine carefully1. disease due to lack of vitamin C; 2. contemptible; rascallysink1. to fix firmly; 2. to obtain

persevering; eager and thoroughappropriate (of behavior); decoroustype of fishing netessential; formativean institution in which priests are trainedappealing to the sensesguard; sentryisolatewithered; old

1. liquid inside plants (n); 2. to drain; to undermine (v); 3. a fool (n)

satisfy; fill completely [satiable (a); satiation (n)]

thoroughness; perseverance [sedulous (a)]

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fortunate coincidence; unsought discoverycalm; peacefuljagged; saw-likejagged edgeoverly submissive; grovelingfragment of potteryavoid (esp. work)prophetessof or related to starsjob which pays salary but requiring little effort

doubting; not gulliblesmall boatminor battlequench; satisfyglut; excess

slow-moving; lethargic personrefine an orea Swedish buffet of cold dishescomfort for griefto ask for; seekkindly; expressing care and concernsolo speechconcerned with the bodysleepwalkerfortunetellerjuvenile; immatureinducing sleepspare; bare; meager

FALSEspotted; freckled; dottednot continuous; intermittent

FALSEdirty and demeaningstill; not movingdull; sober; serious

vigorous; having well-developed muscles [a sinew is a tendon]left-handed (or counterclockwise) [dextral - right handed]

1. minor (a); 2. perceived insult (v) and (n)

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to stopsection of a poem

loyal; faithful; dependableto soak in waterfixed imagedockworkerone who is strict about rules or detailssuppress

cover with dots of paint etc.

known for fortitude; indifferent to pleasure or painadd fuel to; strengthenimpassive; dull; indifferentto tolerateplot; plan; trickloud and harshstrict or severeswagger; show off

astonishing; shocking; stunning into silencevery darkbelow the threshold of consciousnessbribesummons to courtgive supporting evidencea tricknot obviousrebellious; revolutionaryconcisesomeone who campaigns for voting rights

proud and haughtyextremely good; the bestlying flat on one’s back

grumpy; rude

law [statutory (a)]

holding back; limiting the supply (of supplies/money etc.) [stint (v)]

specify [stipulation (n)]

1. supporting rod (n); 2. to walk in an arrogant manner; show off (v)

made dirty or impure [opposite unsullied; sully (v)]

person who requests or begs for something [supplicate (v)]

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secret; sneaky; stealthysecretly; furtively; stealthilyvulnerabledoubtfullover of luxurybootlicker; flatterertype of logical reasoningtype of musical compositionjunction between two nerve cellstype of musical rhythm with missed beatsput down for future discussionquiet; saying littleconcerned with the sense of touchlucky charmlong pointed nail or clawto plug; press loose matter down tightly (e.g. pack explosives into a hole)going off the main subjectcan be touchedslow; late; overdue; delayed1. weed; 2. allowance made for container when weighingmade dull; spoil (reputation)mock; teaseof little value; gaudyboredomtotal abstinence from alcoholto moderate; softenmoderatemoderatesstubborn; resolute; holding firm to a purposedogmatic; biasedto offernot certainflimsy; not solidconcise; to the point

medicinal; curativeexhibiting primitive, or ancestral, traitsprevent; frustrate

irritability; irascibility [testy (a)]

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cowardly; fearfulstream of verbal abusegiggle quietlysycophant; flattererlarge bookinactive; lazy; stagnantdormancy; sluggishness; inactivityhot and steamyindirect; windingwalk unsteadily

to play withobedient; dutiful; politepeaceful

copygo astray; disobey; commit a sinshort-lived; ephemeralto move acrossparody; ridiculous errorfear

something of little value; knick-knackunoriginal; dullunimportantshirker; someone absent without permissioncut shortuproar; noisedepravity

novice; beginnerfound everywhere; omnipresent1. shadow; 2. offence; sense of injuryundiluted; totaloily; using excessive flatteryoffering a lower price; underminingsupport; strengthensubvert; attempt to overthrow

advertising; supporting [tout (v)]

supernatural; going beyond normal experience [transcendent (a)]

set of three (literary works etc.); tetralogy = set of four

serving as a guardian [tutelage (n)]

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damaged; attackedemphasizegive guarantee, insureclear; obviousset freeto remove a priest from his positionnever having happened beforeunattractiveunharmed; intact; without a scratchunexpectednot deliberate; unconsciousscold; tell off; reprimandhilarious; hysterical; very funnyoutcomesophisticated; suavetake someone's position (usually by force)lending money at high interest ratesusefula believer in an ideal worldwaver; hesitateempty; silly; meaninglesssomething unaccountable; freakperson wandering without a homedull; uninspiringmulticolored; speckledviolence; fervor; forcefulnessforcefulcorrupt; can be bribedsurface coatingrevere; worship

minor; unimportant

truthfulnessexcessive or meaningless wordinesstalkative; long-winded; ramblingusing too many words

worship; respect [venerable (a), venerate (v)]

1. hazarding; risking; putting forward; 2. going somewhere [venturesome means courageous or willing to take risks]true [veracity (n)]

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true to life; giving the appearance of reality

dizzinessnot developedunexpected change in fortune or circumstancessmall sketchblackening someone's nameprove right; remove blame

an accomplished musiciandangerous; harmfulessential; alive; importantweaken; sap energycorrosive; strongly attackingattack bitterlyliveliness; animationenlivennoisy; loud in speechdangerously unstable; evaporates easily

talkativevery large; spaciousravenous

talk nonsense

a witty personsurrender; give upgrow lesshesitant; cautiousto increase; to growaccost; stop; approach; hinderseriousyoung dogsharpencapricious; changeable1. carve with knife; 2. reduce step by stepstubborn

true; genuine [verity (n)]

skill, expertise [virtuoso (n); virtuosi (n.pl)]

excessive talkativeness [voluble (a)]

like a fox [compare with bovine (cow-like); porcine (pig-like), etc.]

drift smoothly (v); whiff; smell (n)

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cunningflimsy; frail; delicatemelancholy; pensive; expressing a longing for1. twisted or bent to one side; 2. dryly humorousperson afraid of foreignerscrazy; wackyenthusiasmfanaticsummit

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, 3. to instigate or speed up an action (v)

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 a minor verbal point in an argument

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 means courageous or willing to take risks]