Princeton Review Word Smart for GRE

1.ABATE: to lessen in intensity or degree2.ABCISSION: act of cutting off or removing3.ABERRANT: deviating from the norm4.ABEYANCE: temporary inactivity, cessation5.ABJECT: miserable; hopeless; horrible6.ABJURE: to renounce or reject solemnly; to recant; to avoid7.ABRADE: to wear off or down by scraping or rubbing8.ABROGATE: to abolish or annul by authority; put down9.ABSCOND: to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide10.ABSTAIN: to refrain from an activity11.ABSTENTION: the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)12.ACCOLADE: an expression of praise; an award13.ACCRETION: growth, increase by successive addition, building up14.ACERBIC: having a sour or bitter taste or character15.ACQUISITIVE: eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas16.ACUMEN: quick, keen, or accurate knowledge or insight17.ADJURE: to command solemnly, as under oath18.ADJURE: solemn urging19.ADMONISH: to reprove; to express warning or disapproval20.ADROIT: adept, dexterous21.ADULATION: excessive praise; intense adoration22.ADULTERATE: to reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients23.ADUMBRATE: to foreshadow vaguely, intimate, suggest, or outline sketchily24.ADVERT: make a more or less disguised reference to25.ADVOCATE: to argue for or support a cause26.AESTHETIC: dealing with, appreciative of, or responsive to art or the beautiful27.AFFABLE: diffusing warmth and friendliness28.AFFIDAVIT: written declaration made under oath29.AGGRANDIZE: to increase in intensity, power, or prestige; to make appear greater30.ALACRITY: cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness31.ALCHEMY: a magical or wonderful transformation32.ALLOY: to commingle; to debase by mixing with something inferior33.AMALGAMATE: to combine several elements into a whole34.AMBIGUITY: uncertainty in meaning35.AMBIT: circuit or compass; also, sphere of action or influence.36.AMBIVALENCE: the quality of having opposing ideas or feelings37.AMELIORATE: to make better or more tolerable38.AMENABLE: agreeable; responsive to suggestion39.ANACHRONISM: something or someone out of place in terms of historical or chronological context

40.ANATHEMA: a solemn or ecclesiastical (religious) curse; accursed or thoroughly loathed person or thing41.ANCILLARY: subordinate, assisting42.ANIMUS: strong dislike or enmity; animosity43.ANODYNE: soothing44.ANOMALY: deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormality45.ANTAGONIZE: to irritate or cause hostility46.ANTEPENULTIMATE: third to last47.ANTIPATHY: aversion, dislike48.ANTITHETICAL: diametrically opposed, as in antithesis49.APATHY: lack of interest or feeling50.APHORISM: a terse saying embodying a general truth, or astute observation51.APLOMB: self-confidence52.APOCRYPHAL: of dubious authenticity or origin; spurious53.APOGEE: farthest or highest point; culmination; zenith54.APOPLEXY: a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain55.APOSTATE: one who abandons long-held religious or political convictions, a betrayer of a cause56.APOTHEOSIS: deification, glorification to godliness, the perfect example57.APPOSITE: appropriate, pertinent, relevant, apropos58.APPRISE: give notice to, inform59.APPROBATION: an expression of approval or praise60.APPROPRIATE: to take for one's own use, confiscate61.ARABESQUE: complex, ornate design62.ARCANE: mysterious, abstruse, esoteric, knowable only to initiates63.ARCHAIC: outdated; associated with an earlier, perhaps more primitive time64.ARDUOUS: strenuous, taxing, requiring significant effort65.ARRANT: impudent; in every way, being completely such, bare-faced, utter66.ARREST: to suspend; to engage67.ARROGATE: seize and take control without authority and possibly with force68.ARTICULATE: to enunciate or pronounce clearly; to express oneself clearly69.ARTLESS: completely without guile; natural, without artificiality70.ASCETIC: one who practices rigid self-denial, especially as an act of religious devotion71.ASPERITY: severity, rigor; roughness, harshness; acrimony, irritability72.ASPERSION: an act of defamation or maligning73.ASSENT: agreement with a statement or proposal to do something74.ASSEVERATE: to aver, allege, assert75.ASSIDUOUS: diligent, hard-working76.ASSIDUOUS: persistent, attentive, diligent77.ASSUAGE: to ease or lesson; to appease or pacify78.ASTRINGENT: to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify79.ATTENUATE: to rarefy, weaken or make thinner, lessen80.ATTRITION: a reduction of strength in numbers, a wearing down81.AUDACIOUS: daring and fearless; recklessly bold82.AUGURY: omen, portent, the reading of omens

83.AUGUST: majestic, venerable84.AUSPICE: protection or support, patronage85.AUSPICIOUS: favorable, propitious, successful, prosperous86.AUSTERE: without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic87.AVARICE: greed, especially for wealth88.AVER: to state as fact; to confirm or support89.AVOCATION: a hobby90.AXIOM: a universally recognized principle; a generally accepted or common saying91.AXIOMATIC: taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth92.BADINAGE: light, playful banter93.BALEFUL: sinister, pernicious, ominous94.BANE: cause of injury, source of harm; source of persistent frustration95.BEATIFY: to bless, make happy, or ascribe a virtue to; to regard as saintly96.BEDIZEN: to adorn, especially in a cheap, showy manner; festoon, caparison97.BELEAGUER: to surround with military forces or with troubles98.BELIE: to give a false impression of, to misrepresent99.BELLICOSE: belligerent, pugnacious, warlike100.BENIGN: favorable, harmless101.BENT: leaning, inclination, proclivity, tendency102.BLANDISH: to coax with flattery, toady or fawn103.BLITHE: carefree, merry104.BODACIOUS: thorough, blatant, unmistakable; remarkable105.BOISTEROUS: loud, noisy, rough, lacking restraint106.BOLSTER: to provide support or reinforcement107.BOMBASTIC: pompous; grandiloquent108.BOOR: a rude or insensitive person; lout; yokel109.BROACH: bring up, announce, begin to talk about110.BROOK: to tolerate, endure, countenance111.BUCOLIC: rustic and pastoral; characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants112.BURGEON: to grow rapidly or flourish113.BURLESQUE: ludicrous parody or grotesque caricature; humorous and provocative stage show114.BURNISH: to polish, rub to a shine115.BYZANTINE: labyrinthine, complex116.CABAL: a scheme or plot, a group of plotters117.CACOPHONY: harsh, jarring, discordant sound; dissonance118.CADGE: to sponge, beg, or mooch119.CADRE: a group of professionals capable of training and leading others120.CAJOLE: to inveigle, coax, wheedle, sweet-talk121.CALLOW: immature or inexperienced122.CALUMNIATE: to slander, make a false accusation123.CANDOR: the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech124.CANON: an established set of principles or code of laws, often religious in nature125.CAPITULATE: surrender under agreed conditions126.CAPRICIOUS: inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic; unpredictable127.CAPTIOUS: disposed to point out trivial faults, calculated to confuse or entrap in argument

128.CARDINAL: of basic importance or consequence; primary129.CARET: an insertion mark (^) used by editors and proofreaders130.CARNALITY: something relating to the body or flesh131.CASTIGATION: severe criticism or punishment132.CATALYST: a substance hat accelerates the rate of a chemical reaction without itself changing; a person or thing that causes change133.CAUSALITY: the relationship between cause and effect134.CAUSTIC: burning or stinging; causing corrosion135.CAVALIER: haughty, disdainful, unceremonious136.CAVIL: to find fault without good reason137.CEDE: relinquish possession or control over138.CENSURE: a judgment involving condemnation; the act of blaming or condemning139.CENSURE: to criticize severely; to officially rebuke140.CERTITUDE: total certainty or greater certainty than circumstances warrant141.CHAGRIN: embarrassment142.CHAOS: a condition of confusion or unpredictability143.CHARY: wary; cautious; sparing144.CHASTEN: to chastise or correct; subdue145.CHAUVINIST: one blindly devoted to a group of which one is a member146.CHIC: stylish and fashionable; sophistication in dress147.CHICANERY: trickery or subterfuge148.CHIMERA: an illusion149.CHOLERIC: tending toward anger150.CHURLISH: boorish, vulgar, loutish; difficult and intractable151.CIRCUMLOCUTION: an indirect way of expressing something152.CIRCUMSCRIBE: limit; confine; draw a line around153.CIRCUMSPECT: cautious, prudent154.CIRCUMVENT: outwit; defeat by behaving more cleverly; outsmart; baffle; avoid; get around155.COALESCE: to come together; to fuse or unite156.CODA: concluding section to a musical or literary piece, something that concludes or completes157.COGENT: appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing158.COGNOSCENTI: an expert able to appreciate a field159.COLOR: to change as if by dyeing, influence, distort, or gloss over160.COMMENSURATE: matching, corresponding, or proportionate in degree, size, amount, or other property161.COMMENSURATE: corresponding in size or degree or extent162.COMPENDIOUS: comprehensive and succinct163.COMPLAISANCE: the willingness to comply with the wishes of others164.COMPUNCTION: a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)165.CONCLAVE: a confidential or secret meeting166.CONCOMITANT: following as a consequence167.CONCORD: harmony; accord168.CONDIGN: fitting or appropriate and deserved169.CONFER: to consult, talk over, exchange opinions; to present as a gift, favor, or honor

170.CONFLAGRATION: a very intense and uncontrolled fire171.CONFOUND: to cause to be confused; to frustrate172.CONGENITAL: present at birth but not necessarily hereditary173.CONNOISSEUR: an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert174.CONSEQUENTIAL: pompous, self-important175.CONTEMN: to scorn or despise176.CONTENTION: assertion; claim; thesis; struggling; competition177.CONTENTIOUS: argumentative; quarrelsome; causing controversy or disagreement178.CONTIGUOUS: sharing a border; touching; adjacent179.CONTRAVENE: to contradict, oppose, violate180.CONTRITE: regretful; penitent; seeking forgiveness181.CONTUMACIOUS: insubordinate, rebellious182.CONTUMELY: insult, scorn, aspersion183.CONVENTION: a generally agreed-upon practice or attitude184.CONVIVIAL: festive, sociable, having fun together, genial185.CONVOKE: call together186.CONVOLUTED: complex or complicated187.CORRIGIBLE: capable of being set right, correctable, reparable188.COSSET: to coddle, pamper189.COUNTENANCE: to approve of or tolerate190.COZEN: to deceive, beguile, hoodwink191.CRAVEN: contemptibly fainthearted, pusillanimous, lacking any courage192.CREDULOUS: tending to believe too readily; gullible193.CRESCENDO: a gradual increase in intensity, particularly in music194.CULPABLE: deserving blame195.CYNICISM: an attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness196.DAMP: to diminish the intensity or check something, such as a sound or feeling197.DAUNT: to intimidate or dismay198.DEARTH: smallness of quantity or number; scarcity; lack199.DEBACLE: rout, fiasco, complete failure200.DECLAIM: speak against in an impassioned manner201.DECORUM: politeness or appropriateness of conduct or behavior202.DEFERENTIAL: showing deference203.DEFRAY: to bear or pay all or part of204.DEIGN: do something that one considers to be below one's dignity205.DELETERIOUS: injurious; harmful206.DEMAGOGUE: a person who gains power or popularity by arousing strong emotions, passions and prejudices207.DEMUR: to question or oppose208.DENIGRATE: blacken, belittle, sully, defame, disparage209.DENOUEMENT: an outcome or solution; the unraveling of a plot210.DEPORTMENT: (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people211.DEPRECATE: to disparage or belittle212.DEPREDATE: to plunder, pillage, ravage or destroy; to exploit in a predatory manner213.DERELICT: abandoned214.DERISION: scorn, ridicule, contemptuous treatment

215.DERIVATIVE: unoriginal, obtained from another source216.DESICCATE: to dry out or dehydrate; to make dry or dull217.DESUETUDE: disuse218.DESULTORY: random; thoughtless; marked by a lack of plan or purpose219.DETRACTION: slandering, verbal attack, aspersion220.DIALECTIC: any formal system of reasoning that arrives at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments221.DIAPHANOUS: transparent, gauzy222.DIATRIBE: a harsh denunciation223.DICTUM: an authoritative saying; an adage; a maxim; a proverb224.DIDACTIC: intended to teach or instruct225.DIE: a tool used for shaping226.DIFFIDENT: reserved, shy, unassuming; lacking in self-confidence227.DIGRESS: to stray from the point; to go off on a tangent228.DILATE: to become wider or more open229.DILATORY: causing delay, procrastinating230.DILETTANTE: one with an amateurish or superficial interest in the arts or a branch of knowledge231.DIN: loud sustained noise232.DIRGE: a mournful song or poem for the dead233.DISABUSE: to undeceive; to set right234.DISCOMFIT: to defeat, put down235.DISCORDANT: conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound236.DISCRETION: cautious reserve in speech; ability to make responsible decisions237.DISINTERESTED: free from self-interest; unbiased238.DISPARAGE: to slight or belittle239.DISPARATE: fundamentally distinct or dissimilar240.DISPASSIONATE: unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice241.DISPORT: to divert or amuse oneself242.DISSEMBLE: to disguise or conceal; to mislead243.DISSEMINATE: cause to become widely known244.DISSIDENT: a person who dissents from some established policy245.DISSOLUTION: disintegration, looseness in morals246.DISSONANCE: lack of harmony; conflict247.DISTRAIT: distracted; absent-minded, especially due to anxiety248.DIVULGE: to disclose something secret249.DOGGEREL: trivial, poorly constructed verse250.DOGMATIC: authoritatively and or arrogantly assertive of principles, which often cannot be proved; stubbornly opinionated251.DOUR: stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored252.DROSS: slag, waste or foreign matter, impurity, surface scum253.DUCTILE: capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out254.DULCET: melodious, harmonious, mellifluous255.DUPE: one who is deceived256.DURESS: compulsion by threat or force257.DYNAMO: generator; forceful, energetic person

258.EBULLIENCE: the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings259.ECCENTRIC: departing from norms or conventions260.ECLECTIC: composed of elements drawn from various sources261.ECUMENICAL: universal, pertaining to all of Christianity262.EDACIOUS: voracious, devouring263.EDIFYING: enlightening, informative264.EFFACE: remove completely from recognition or memory265.EFFETE: exhausted; self-indulgent; infertile266.EFFICACY: the ability to produce an intended result267.EFFLUENCE: the process of flowing out268.EFFLUVIUM: slight or invisible vapor, esp. one that is noxious269.EFFRONTERY: extreme boldness; presumptuousness270.EFFUSION: a pouring out; an uncontrolled display of emotion271.EFFUSIVE: gushing; excessively demonstrative272.EGREGIOUS: conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible273.EGRESS: the act of coming (or going) out274.ELEEMOSYNARY: charitable275.ELEGY: a mournful poem, especially one lamenting the dead; any mournful writing or piece of music276.ELOCUTION: an expert manner of speaking involving control of voice and gesture277.ELOQUENT: well-spoken; expressive; articulate278.EMEND: to edit or change a text; correct279.EMOLLIENT: soothing, especially to the skin; making less harsh; mollifying280.EMPIRICAL: based on observation or experiment281.ENCOMIUM: glowing and enthusiastic praise; panegyric, tribute, eulogy282.ENDEMIC: characteristic of or often found in a particular locality, region, or people; restricted to or peculiar to that region; indigenous283.ENERVATE: to weaken; to reduce in vitality284.ENGENDER: to cause, produce, give rise to285.ENIGMATIC: mysterious, obscure, difficult to understand286.ENNUI: dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy287.ENORMITY: excessive wickedness, evilness288.ENSCONCED: settled in289.EPHEMERAL: brief; fleeting, short-lived290.EPICURE: one devoted to sensual pleasure, particularly in food and drink; gourmand, sybarite291.EPISODIC: loosely connected, not flowing logically, occurring at intervals292.EPITHET: disparaging word or phrase293.EPITOME: embodiment; quintessence294.EQUABLE: level; not able to be easily disturbed295.EQUANIMITY: calm, composure, self-possession296.EQUIVOCATE: to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent297.ERRANT: traveling, itinerant, peripatetic298.ERRATIC: without consistency299.ERUDITE: very learned; scholarly300.ESCARPMENT: steep cliff

301.ESCHEW: to shun or avoid302.ESOTERIC: intended for or understood by a small, specific group303.ESPOUSE: to make one's own; adopt or embrace, as in a cause304.ESSAY: to test or try; attempt, experiment305.ESTIMABLE: worthy, formidable306.ETIOLOGY: the study of causation307.EULOGY: a speech honoring the dead308.EVANESCENT: tending to disappear like vapor; vanishing309.EVINCE: to show clearly, to indicate310.EXACERBATE: to make worse or more severe311.EXACT: to demand, call for, require, take312.EXCORIATE: to censure scathingly, to upbraid313.EXCULPATE: exonerate; to clear of blame314.EXEMPLAR: typical or standard specimen; paradigm, model315.EXHORT: to incite, to make urgent appeals316.EXIGENT: urgent; pressing; requiring immediate action or attention317.EXONERATE: to remove blame318.EXPATIATE: discuss or write about at length; to range freely319.EXPIATE: to atone or make amends for320.EXPOSITION: a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic321.EXPUNGE: remove by erasing or crossing out322.EXPURGATE: to remove obscenity, purify, censor323.EXTANT: existing, not destroyed or lost324.EXTEMPORANEOUS: improvised; done without preparation325.EXTEMPORANEOUS: with little or no preparation or forethought326.EXTENUATING: partially excusing or justifying, to represent as less serious327.EXTIRPATE: to destroy, exterminate, cut out, pull out by the roots328.FACETIOUS: playful; humorous; not serious329.FACILE: acting, working, or proceeding with ease; fluent330.FALLACY: an invalid or incorrect notion; a mistaken belief331.FALLOW: untilled, inactive, dormant332.FANATICAL: zealous; single-mindedly obsessed with one thing333.FATUOUS: silly, inanely foolish334.FAWN: to flatter or praise excessively335.FECKLESS: ineffectual; irresponsible336.FELICITOUS: apt, suitable for the occasion337.FELICITOUS: apt; suitably expressed, well chosen, apropos; delightful338.FELL: a barren or stony hill; an animal's hide339.FERVENT: greatly emotional or zealous340.FETID: stinking, having a heavy bad smell341.FETTER: to shackle, put in chains, restrain342.FIDUCIARY: a person who holds assets in trust for a beneficiary343.FILIBUSTER: intentional obstruction, usually using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action344.FILIGREE: an ornamental work, especially of delicate lacelike patterns; resembling such a pattern

345.FINAGLE: to trick, swindle or cheat346.FLAG: to sag or droop, to become spiritless, to decline347.FLIP: sarcastic, impertinent348.FLORID: flushed with color, ruddy, ornate349.FLOTSAM: wreckage of a ship floating in water350.FLOUT: to demonstrate contempt for351.FOMENT: to stir up, incite, rouse352.FOOLHARDY: recklessly or thoughtlessly bold353.FORAY: raid354.FORBEARANCE: patience, willingness to wait355.FORD: to wade across the shallow part of a river or stream356.FORESTALL: to act in a way to hinder, exclude or prevent an action; to circumvent or thwart357.FORSWEAR: to renounce, disallow, repudiate358.FORTUITOUS: happening by fortunate accident or chance359.FOUNDER: to fail ; to collapse ; to sink360.FRACAS: noisy fight or quarrel, brawl361.FRACTIOUS: quarrelsome, rebellious, unruly, cranky362.FROWARD: intractable, not willing to yield or comply, stubbornly disobedient363.FUGACIOUS: fleeting; transitory364.FULMINATE: to attack loudly or denounce365.FURLOUGH: to lay off from work, usually temporarily366.FURTIVE: marked by stealth; covert; surreptitious367.GAINSAY: to deny, dispute, contradict, oppose368.GALVANIZE: to stimulate, to startle into sudden action369.GAMBOL: to skip about playfully, frolic370.GARNER: to gather and save, store up, acquire371.GARRULOUS: pointlessly talkative, talking too much372.GASTRONOMY: the art and practice of choosing and preparing and eating good food373.GAUCHE: crude, awkward, tasteless374.GENUFLECT: bend the knees and bow in a servile manner375.GERMANE: relevant to the subject at hand; appropriate in subject matter376.GLIB: marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial377.GOSSAMER: delicate, insubstantial or tenuous; insincere378.GRANDILOQUENCE: pompous speech or expression379.GRATUITOUS: freely given; not called for by circumstances, unwarranted380.GREGARIOUS: sociable; outgoing; enjoying the company of other people381.GROUSE: to complain or grumble382.GUILE: trickery, duplicity, cunning383.HACKNEYED: rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage384.HALCYON: calm and peaceful, prosperous385.HALLOW: to set apart as holy386.HARANGUE: to deliver a loud, pompous speech or tirade387.HARROW: to distress, create stress or torment388.HEDONISM: devotion to pleasurable pursuits, especially to the pleasures of the senses

389.HEGEMONY: the consistent dominance or influence of one group, state, or ideology over others390.HERETICAL: violating accepted dogma or convention, unorthodox391.HERMETIC: airtight, impervious to outside influence392.HETERODOX: characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards393.HETERODOX: unorthodox, heretical, iconoclastic394.HINTERLAND: the wilderness395.HIRSUTE: hairy, shaggy396.HOMILY: a sermon or morally instructive lecture, a platitude397.HOMOGENOUS: same throughout398.HUBRIS: arrogant presumption or pride399.HYPERBOLE: an exaggerated statement, often used as a figure of speech400.ICONOCLAST: one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or institutions401.IDOLATROUS: given to intense or excessive devotion to something402.IDYLL: a carefree, light-hearted pastoral or romantic episode or experience; a literary or musical piece describing such403.IGNOMINIOUS: shameful, dishonorable, ignoble, undignified, disgraceful404.ILLICIT: illegal405.IMBROGLIO: difficult or embarrassing situation406.IMMINENT: about to happen; impending407.IMMOLATE: to kill as a sacrifice408.IMMUTABLE: not capable of change409.IMPASSIVE: revealing no emotion or sensibility410.IMPECUNIOUS: lacking funds; without money411.IMPERIOUS: commanding, masterful, arrogant, domineering, haughty412.IMPERTURBABLE: marked by extreme calm, impassivity and steadiness413.IMPETUOUS: hastily or rashly energetic; impulsive and vehement414.IMPLACABLE: not capable of being appeased or significantly changed415.IMPORTUNE: to ask incessantly, beg, nag416.IMPROVIDENT: lacking foresight, not cautious417.IMPUDENT: shamelessly bold; insolent; impertinent418.IMPUGN: attack or assail verbally, censure, execrate, deny419.IMPUNITY: exemption from punishment or loss420.IMPUNITY: immunity from punishment, penalty or harm421.IMPUTE: to attribute to a cause or source, ascribe, assign as a characteristic422.INADVERTENT: unintentional423.INALIENABLE: cannot be transferred424.INAMORATA: a woman with whom you are in love or have an intimate relationship425.INCANDESCENT: brilliant; giving off heat or light426.INCHOATE: in an initial stage, not fully formed427.INCIPIENT: beginning to come into being or to become apparent428.INCIPIENT: beginning; in an early stage429.INCISIVE: having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions430.INCURSION: an attack or raid; the act of entering another's territory431.INDEFATIGABLE: not easily exhaustible, tireless, dogged432.INDICT: accuse formally of a crime

433.INDIFFERENT: having no interest or concern, apathetic; showing no bias or prejudice434.INDIGENT: poor enough to need help from others435.INDITE: produce a literary work436.INDOLENCE: inactivity resulting from a dislike of work; laziness437.INDOLENT: lazy, listless, torpid438.INDUBITABLE: too obvious to be doubted439.INEFFABLE: defying expression or description440.INELUCTABLE: certain, inevitable441.INERT: unmoving, lethargic, sluggish, not reactive chemically442.INEXORABLE: unchanging, unyielding443.INGENUE: an artless girl; an actress who plays such parts444.INGENUOUS: artless, frank and candid, lacking in sophistication445.INHERENT: ingrained within one's nature, intrinsic, firmly established, essential446.INIMICAL: damaging, harmful, injurious, hostile, unfriendly447.INIMITABLE: one of a kind, peerless448.INIQUITY: wickedness, gross injustice449.INNERVATE: to supply with nerves, energize450.INNOCUOUS: harmless; causing no damage451.INSCRUTABLE: incapable of being discovered or understood, mysterious452.INSENSATE: without compunction or human feeling453.INSENSIBLE: unconscious, unresponsive, unaware, unaffected, numb454.INSIDIOUS: intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous455.INSIPID: without taste or flavor, lacking in spirit, dull456.INSOUCIANT: unconcerned, carefree, nonchalant457.INSULAR: parochial, narrow-minded, like an island458.INTERDICT: prohibit, forbid, ban, halt459.INTERDICT: an official prohibition or restraint460.INTERLOCUTOR: a person who takes part in a conversation461.INTERLOPER: someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission462.INTERNECINE: characterized by bloodshed and carnage for both sides463.INTIMATE: to imply, suggest or insinuate464.INTRACTABLE: not easily managed or directed, stubborn, obstinate465.INTRANSIGENT: refusing to compromise466.INTREPID: steadfast, courageous467.INUNDATE: to cover or overwhelm, to flood468.INURED: accustomed to accepting something undesirable469.INVEIGH: to attack verbally, denounce, deprecate470.INVEIGLE: to obtain by deception or flattery471.INVETERATE: deep rooted, ingrained, habitual472.INVIDIOUS: tending to arouse envy or ill will in others473.INVOLUTE: complex474.IRASCIBLE: easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts475.IRIDESCENT: varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles; having rainbow-like colors476.ITINERATE: to travel from place to place

477.JEJUNE: vapid, uninteresting; childish, immature; lacking nutrition478.JETSAM: goods thrown overboard deliberately to lighten the load479.JIBE: to agree, to be in accord480.JOCOSE: given to joking; humorous481.KINETIC: having to do with motion; lively; active482.LABILE: readily open to change, unstable483.LACHRYMOSE: causing tears, tearful, showing sorrow484.LACKIDAISICAL: without interest, vigor, or determination; lazy485.LACONIC: using few words; terse486.LASSITUDE: listlessness, languor, weariness487.LATITUDE: freedom from narrow restrictions488.LAUD: to praise highly489.LAVISH: extravagant490.LEGATEE: someone who receives a legacy491.LETHARGIC: characterized by sluggishness492.LIBERTINE: someone unrestrained by morality or convention or leading a dissolute life493.LIEN: legal claim until a debt on it is repaid494.LIMN: to draw, outline in detail495.LIMPID: transparent, serene, clear and simple in style, untroubled496.LIONIZE: treat as a famous person497.LISSOME: flexible, lithe; supple498.LIST: to tilt or lean to one side499.LOQUACIOUS: extremely talkative500.LUBRICIOUS: lewd, wanton, greasy, slippery501.LUCID: intelligible, sound, clear502.LUGUBRIOUS: overly mournful503.LUMBER: to move heavily and clumsily or with a rumbling sound504.LUMINOUS: characterized by brightness and the emission of light, enlightened, clear505.MACERATE: to separate into parts by steeping in liquid506.MAGNANIMITY: the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, especially in forgiving507.MAGNILOQUENT: lofty in expression; pompous508.MALAISE: physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression)509.MALAPROPISM: the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar510.MALCONTENT: a person who is discontented or disgusted511.MALEVOLENT: having or showing often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred512.MALFEASANCE: wrongful conduct by a public official513.MALINGER: to feign illness so as to avoid work514.MALLEABLE: capable of being shaped or formed, easily influenced515.MARTIAL: associated with war and the armed forces516.MARTINET: a rigid disciplinarian517.MATRICULATE: someone who has been admitted to a college or university518.MAUDLIN: overly sentimental519.MAUNDER: to talk or move aimlessly, mutter520.MAVEN: expert

521.MAVERICK: an independent individual who does not go along with a group or party522.MELANCHOLY: tending toward sadness523.MELLIFLUOUS: sweetly or smoothly flowing524.MELLIFLUOUS: sweetly flowing, usually used to describe words or sounds525.MENDACITY: the condition of being untruthful, dishonesty526.MENDICANT: a beggar, supplicant527.MERCURIAL: characterized by rapid and unpredictable change in mood528.MERETRICIOUS: tawdry, pretentious, attractive but false, showy, having to do with prostitution529.METICULOUS: characterized by extreme care and precision, attentive to detail530.METTLESOME: courageous, high-spirited531.MIASMA: a noxious atmosphere or influence532.MICROTOME: scientific instrument that cuts thin slices of something for microscopic examination533.MILIEU: the social, cultural surroundings534.MILITATE: to have weight or bearing on, to argue (against)535.MILK: to exploit, to squeeze every last ounce of536.MINATORY: menacing, threatening537.MINCE: pronounce or speak affectedly or too carefully, euphemize, take tiny steps, tiptoe538.MISANTHROPE: one who hates humankind539.MISOGYNIST: one who hates women540.MITIGATE: to make or become less severe or intense, moderate541.MOLLIFY: to calm or soothe, reduce in emotional intensity542.MONOLITHIC: characterized by massiveness and rigidity and total uniformity543.MONOTONY: tedious lack of variety or change544.MOROSE: sad, sullen, melancholy545.MULTIFACETED: having many aspects546.MULTIFARIOUS: varied, motley, greatly diversified547.MUNDANE: of the world, typical of or concerned with the ordinary548.MUNIFICENT: extremely generous, lavish549.NADIR: low point, perigee550.NASCENT: coming into being; in early developmental stages551.NATTY: trimly neat and tidy, dapper552.NEBULOUS: vague, cloudy, lacking clearly defined form553.NEFARIOUS: wicked554.NEOLOGISM: a new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses555.NEOPHYTE: a recent convert; a beginner; novice; tyro556.NESCIENT: lacking general education or knowledge557.NEXUS: a connection, tie, or link; center or focus558.NICE: exacting, extremely or even excessively precise; done with delicacy or skill559.NOISOME: offensive, especially to one's sense of smell, fetid560.NONPLUSSED: baffled, in a quandary, at a loss for what to say, do or think561.NOSTRUM: cure-all, placebo, questionable remedy562.NOXIOUS: harmful; injurious563.NUGATORY: of no real value, trifling, worthless564.OBDURATE: unyielding, hardhearted, inflexible

565.OBEISANCE: gesture that expresses deference, such as a bow or curtsy566.OBFUSCATE: to deliberately obscure, to make confusing567.OBLIQUE: slanting, indirect, evasive, devious, misleading568.OBSEQUIOUS: exhibiting a fawning attentiveness; subservient569.OBSOLESCENT: becoming obsolete570.OBSTINATE: stubborn; hardheaded; uncompromising571.OBSTREPEROUS: boisterously and noisily aggressive572.OBSTREPEROUS: noisy, loudly stubborn, boisterous573.OBTAIN: to be established, accepted, or customary, prevail574.OBTRUDE: thrust oneself in as if by force575.OBTUSE: lacking sharpness of intellect, not clear or precise in thought or expression576.OBVIATE: to anticipate and make unnecessary577.OCCLUDE: to obstruct or block578.OCCULT: hidden, concealed, beyond comprehension579.ODIOUS: hateful; arousing strong feelings of dislike580.OFFICIOUS: meddlesome, pushy in offering one's services where they are unwanted581.ONEROUS: troubling, burdensome582.ONTOLOGY: the study of the nature of existence583.OPAQUE: impermeable by light; dense in mind584.OPPROBRIUM: disgrace, contempt, scorn585.OROTUND: having a round, resonant quality; inflated speech586.OSCILLATION: the act or state of swinging back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm587.OSSIFIED: changed into bone; made rigidly conventional and unreceptive to change588.OSTENSIBLE: seeming, appearing as such, professed589.OSTENTATIOUS: characterized by or given to pretentiousness590.OVERWEENING: presumptuously arrogant, overbearing, immoderate591.PAEAN: a song or expression of praise and thanksgiving592.PALADIN: hero593.PALAVER: idle talk594.PALLIATE: to make something appear less serious, gloss over, mitigate595.PANDEMIC: an epidemic that is geographically widespread596.PANDEMIC: widespread; occurring over a large area or affecting an unusually large percentage of the population597.PANEGYRIC: formal expression of praise598.PARADIGM: something that serves as a model, example, or pattern; the framework of assumptions and understandings shared by a group or discipline that shapes its worldview599.PARADOX: a contradiction; a seemingly self-contradictory statement that seems true nonetheless600.PARAGON: something regarded as a model of excellence or perfection in some way601.PARALEGAL: a person with specialized training who assists lawyers602.PARAMILITARY: noting or pertaining to an organization operating as, in place of, or as a supplement to a regular military force603.PARAPSYCHOLOGY: phenomena that appear to contradict physical laws and suggest the possibility of causation by mental processes604.PARIAH: an outcast, a rejected and despised person

605.PARITY: equality, as in amount, status, or value606.PAROCHIAL: narrow-minded607.PARODY: a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect, especially in literature and art, also something so bad as to be potentially mistaken for an intentional mockery608.PARRY: to block, evade or ward off, as a blow609.PARSIMONIOUS: cheap, miserly610.PARTISAN: one-sided, committed to a party, biased or prejudiced611.PASTICHE: artistic piece which consists of many different styles612.PATERNALISM: the attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own good613.PATRICIAN: belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy614.PAUCITY: scarcity, a lacking of615.PECCADILLO: a slight offense, literally, a minor sin616.PECULATE: steal, embezzle617.PEDAGOGY: the art or profession of training, teaching, or instructing618.PEDANTIC: ostentatious display of learning, excessive attention to minutiae and formal rules, unimaginative619.PEDESTRIAN: commonplace, trite, unremarkable620.PELLUCID: transparent, easy to understand621.PENCHANT: strong inclination, a liking622.PENULTIMATE: second to last623.PENURIOUS: penny-pinching; excessively thrifty; ungenerous624.PERCIPIENT: characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving625.PEREMPTORY: not allowing contradiction or refusal626.PEREMPTORY: admitting of no contradiction, putting an end to further debate, haughty, imperious627.PERENNIAL: recurrent through the year or many years, happening repeatedly628.PERFIDY: intentional breach of faith, treachery629.PERFUNCTORY: cursory, done without care or interest630.PERIPATETIC: itinerant, traveling, nomadic631.PERMUTATION: act of changing the lineal order of objects in a group632.PERNICIOUS: extremely harmful, potentially causing death633.PERORATE: to conclude a long discourse634.PERQUISITE: a privilege that goes along with a job ; a perk635.PERSONABLE: pleasing in appearance, attractive636.PERSPICACIOUS: acutely perceptive, having keen discernment637.PERTINACIOUS: resolute, stubbornly unyielding638.PERUSE: to examine with great care639.PERVADE: to permeate throughout640.PETROUS: like a rock, hard, stony641.PETULANT: peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset642.PETULANT: impatient, irritable643.PHILANDER: to engage in love affairs frivolously or casually644.PHILANTHROPIC: humanitarian; benevolent645.PHILATELIST: a collector and student of postage stamps646.PHILISTINE: a crass individual guided by material rather than intellectual or artistic values

647.PHILOLOGY: the humanistic study of language and literature648.PHLEGMATIC: calm, sluggish, unemotional, stoic649.PICARESQUE: involving clever rogues or adventurers650.PIED: multi-colored, usually in botches651.PILLORY: to punish, hold up to public scorn652.PINE: to yearn intensely, to languish, to lose vigor653.PIOUS: extremely reverent or devout654.PIQUANT: agreeably pungent, spicy, stimulating655.PIQUE: resentment, feeling of irritation due to hurt pride656.PIRATE: to use or reproduce illegally657.PITH: the essential or central part658.PLACATE: to appease, to calm by making concessions659.PLAINTIVE: mournful, melancholy, sorrowful660.PLANGENT: pounding, thundering, resounding661.PLASTIC: moldable, pliable, not rigid662.PLATITUDE: a superficial or trite remark, especially one offered as meaningful663.PLETHORA: an overabundance, a surplus664.PLUCK: courage, spunk, fortitude665.PLUMB: to measure the depth, to examine critically666.PLUMMET: to plunge or drop straight down667.PLUTOCRACY: a political system governed by the wealthy people668.POIGNANT: distressing, pertinent, touching, stimulating, emotional669.POLEMICAL: controversial, argumentative670.PRAGMATIC: practical rather than idealistic671.PRATE: chatter, babble672.PRATTLE: to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner673.PRECARIOUS: uncertain, risky, dangerous674.PRECEPT: rule establishing standards of conduct, a doctrine that is taught675.PRECIPITATE: acting with excessive haste or impulse676.PRECIPITOUS: very steep677.PRECURSOR: something that precedes and indicates or announces another678.PREDICATE: to proclaim, declare679.PREDILECTION: a predisposition in favor of something680.PREDILECTION: a disposition in favor of something, preference681.PREEMPT: to replace, to supersede, to appropriate682.PREEN: to dress up, primp, groom oneself with elaborate care; in animals, to clean fur or feathers683.PRESAGE: a sign of something about to happen684.PRESCIENCE: knowing of events prior to their occurring685.PRESENTIMENT: a feeling of evil to come686.PRESTIDIGITATION: sleight of hand; legerdemain687.PRESUMPTUOUS: overstepping bounds, as of propriety or courtesy; taking liberties688.PREVARICATE: to deliberately avoid the truth, mislead689.PRISTINE: pure, uncorrupted, clean690.PRIVATION: lack of usual comforts or necessaries of life691.PRIZE: to pry, press or force with a lever

692.PROBITY: adherence to highest principles, uprightness693.PROCLIVITY: a natural predisposition or inclination694.PRODIGAL: recklessly wasteful, extravagant, profuse, lavish695.PRODIGIOUS: abundant in size, force, or extent; extraordinary696.PROFFER: present for acceptance or rejection697.PROFLIGATE: excessively wasteful; recklessly extravagant698.PROFUSE: given or coming forth abundantly, extravagant699.PROGNOSIS: a prediction of the course of a disease700.PROLIFIC: producing large volumes or amounts, productive701.PROLIX: long-winded, verbose702.PROMULGATE: to declare, make known publicly703.PROPENSITY: a natural inclination or tendency, penchant704.PROPENSITY: a natural inclination705.PROPINQUITY: nearness in time or place, affinity of nature, kinship706.PROPITIATE: to appease or pacify707.PROPITIOUS: presenting favorable circumstances708.PROPITIOUS: auspicious, favorable709.PROPRIETY: appropriateness; conformity with standards of acceptable behavior710.PROSAIC: dull, unimaginative711.PROSCRIBE: to outlaw or prohibit712.PROVIDENT: frugal, looking to the future713.PUERILE: childish, immature714.PUGNACIOUS: contentious, quarrelsome, given to fighting, belligerent715.PUNCTILIOUS: precise, paying attention to trivialities, especially in regard to etiquette716.PUNCTILIOUS: very careful and exact, attentive to fine points of etiquette or propriety717.PUNDIT: an authority on a subject, one who gives opinions718.PUNGENT: characterized by a strong, sharp smell or taste, penetrating, to the point719.PUNITIVE: inflicting punishment720.PUSILLANIMOUS: cowardly, craven721.PUTATIVE: reputed, supposed722.PUTREFY: to rot, decay and give off a foul odor, become gangrenous723.QUAFF: to drink deeply724.QUAIL: to shrink back in fear, lose courage725.QUALIFY: to limit726.QUALMS: misgivings, reservations, causes for hesitancy727.QUERIES: questions, inquiries, reservations728.QUERULOUS: prone to complaining or grumbling, quarrelsome729.QUIESCENCE: stillness, motionlessness, quality of being at rest730.QUOTIDIAN: occurring or recurring daily, commonplace731.RAFFISH: low, vulgar, base732.RAIL: to complain about bitterly733.RAILLERY: good-natured teasing or ridicule734.RAMIFY: to be divided or subdivided, branch out735.RANCOROUS: characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment736.RAPACIOUS: voracious, greedy, plundering, subsisting on prey737.RAREFY: to make or become thin, less dense, refine

738.REBUFF: a blunt or abrupt rejection739.REBUS: riddle, a representation of words by pictures or symbols that sound like words740.RECALCITRANT: obstinately defiant of authority or guidance, difficult to manage741.RECANT: to retract, especially a previously held belief742.RECAPITULATE: to summarize, to repeat concisely743.RECIDIVISM: relapse into antisocial or criminal behavior744.RECONDITE: hidden, concealed, difficult to understand, obscure745.RECONNOITER: to engage in reconnaissance, make a preliminary inspection of746.RECOURSE: a person or thing turned to for help or advice; the act of seeking help or protection747.RECREANT: cowardly or craven748.RECRIMINATION: the act of accusing in return; opposing another charge749.RECUMBENT: in a reclining position, lying down, in the posture of one sleeping or resting750.RECUMBENT: leaning, resting, prone751.REDOLENT: fragrant, suggestive or evocative752.REDOUBTABLE: that is to be feared; commanding or evoking respect753.REFERENDUM: a legislative act is referred for final approval to a popular vote by the electorate754.REFRACTORY: stubbornly resistant to authority or control755.REFULGENT: radiant, shiny, brilliant756.REFUTE: to disprove, successfully argue against757.REGALE: to delight or entertain, feast758.REGRESS: returning to a former state759.RELEGATE: to forcibly assign, especially to a lower place or position760.REMISSION: an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease)761.REMONSTRATE: to protest, object762.RENEGE: to fail to honor a commitment, go back on a promise763.RENT: torn, split, apart, pierced as by a sound764.REPINE: to feel or express dejection or discontent, long for765.REPOSITORY: a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping766.REPROBATE: a depraved, vicious, or unprincipled person, scoundrel; wicked, corrupt, or unprincipled; to disapprove of, condemn767.REPUDIATE: to refuse to have anything to do with, disown768.RESCIND: to invalidate, repeal, retract769.RESOLUTE: adamant, steadfast, determined770.RETICENT: quiet, reserved, reluctant to express thoughts and feelings771.RETRENCHMENT: the act of cutting down, especially expenses772.REVERENT: marked by, feeling, or expressing a feeling of profound awe and respect773.RHETORIC: the art or study of effective use of language for communication and persuasion774.RISIBLE: hilarious, provoking laughter775.RUBRIC: authoritiative rule, heading, title, or category776.RUE: regret, feel remorse777.SAGACIOUS: having sound judgment, perceptive, wise778.SALACIOUS: appealing to or causing sexual desire, bawdy779.SALIENT: prominent, protruding, conspicuous, highly relevant780.SALUBRIOUS: promoting health or well-being

781.SALUTARY: remedial, wholesome, causing improvement782.SANCTIMONY: self-righteousness, pretended piety783.SANCTION: authoritiative permission or approval; a penalty intended to enforce compliance784.SANGUINE: cheerful, confident, optimistic785.SAP: to enervate or weaken the vitality of786.SATIATE: to overindulge, satisfy to excess787.SATIRE: a literary work that ridicules or criticizes human vice through humor or derision788.SATURNINE: gloomy, dark, sullen, morose789.SAVANT: genius790.SCURRILOUS: vulgar, low, indecent791.SCURVY: contemptible, despicable792.SEDULOUS: diligent, persistently maintained, assiduous793.SEINE: a large net hung out and dragged in to catch fish794.SEMINAL: like a seed, constituting a source, originative795.SERE: withered, arid796.SHARD: a piece of broken pottery or glass, any small piece or part797.SIBILANT: hissing798.SIMPER: to smirk, to say something with a silly, coy smile799.SINECURE: position requiring little or no work and usually providing an income800.SINGULAR: exceptional, unusual, odd801.SINUOUS: winding, curving, moving lithely, devious802.SLAKE: to satisfy, quench, lessen the intensity of803.SOCIOPATH: one who is psychopathic and antisocial804.SODDEN: soaked or drenched, unimaginative, dull805.SOLDER: to weld, fuse or join, as with a soldering gun806.SOLICITOUS: concerned and anxious, eager807.SOLOPSISM: the theory that one's self exists808.SOLVENT: able to meet financial obligations809.SOPHISTIC: apparently sound but really fallacious810.SOPHISTRY: fallacious reasoning; plausible but faulty logic811.SOPHOMORIC: exhibiting immaturity, lack of judgment, pretentious812.SOPORIFIC: causing drowsiness, tending to induce sleep813.SORDID: characterized by filth, grime, or squalor, foul814.SPARSE: thin, not dense, arranged at widely spaced intervals815.SPECIOUS: seeming true, but actually false, misleadingly attractive816.SPENDTHRIFT: one who spends money wastefully817.SPLENETIC: bad-tempered, irritable818.SPORADIC: occurring only occasionally, or in scattered instances819.SPURIOUS: lacking authenticity or validity, false, counterfeit820.SQUALID: sordid, wretched and dirty as from neglect821.SQUANDER: to waste by spending or using irresponsibly822.STANCH: to stop the flow of a fluid823.STATIC: not moving, active or in motion; at rest824.STEEP: to saturate or completely soak825.STENTORIAN: extremely loud and powerful

826.STINT: to restrain, be sparing or frugal827.STOIC: indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain, steadfast828.STOLID: calm, impassive829.STRIATED: striped, grooved, or banded830.STRUT: a sturctural support used to brace a framework831.STUPEFY: to stun, baffle, or amaze832.STYMIE: to block, thwart833.SUBPOENA: a court order requiring appearance and/or testimony834.SUBSIDIARY: a company that is completely controlled by another company835.SUBTERFUGE: something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity836.SUBTLE: not obvious, elusive, difficult to discern, crafty or sly837.SUCCINCT: brief, concise838.SUCCOR: assistance, relief in time of distress839.SUFFUSE: cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across840.SUNDRY: various, miscellaneous, separate841.SUPERCILIOUS: disdainful, arrogant, haughty, characterized by haughty scorn842.SUPERCILIOUS: having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy843.SUPERFLUOUS: exceeding what is sufficient or necessary844.SUPINE: inactive, lying on one's back, apathetic, mentally or morally slack845.SUPPLANT: to take the place of, supersede846.SUPPLIANT: asking humbly, beseeching847.SUPPLICANT: beggar, one who prays or begs for something848.SUPPOSITION: something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence849.SURFEIT: to feed or supply in excess850.SURREPTITIOUS: by stealth851.SVELTE: slender, esp. in figure852.SYCOPHANT: someone who tires to flatter or please for personal gain, parasite853.SYNTHESIS: the combination of parts to make a whole854.TABLE: to remove (as a parliamentary motion) from consideration855.TACITURN: not talkative, silent856.TALISMAN: something believed to have magic power or bestow good luck857.TAMP: to plug, to drive in or down by a series of blows858.TANTAMOUNT: equal to859.TAUTOLOGY: a repetition, a redundancy, a circular argument860.TAWDRY: cheap, gaudy, showy, tacky, indecent861.TEMERITY: reckless boldness862.TENABLE: based on sound reasoning or evidence863.TENACIOUS: holding fast; holding together firmly; persistent864.TENACITY: the quality of adherence or persistence to something valued865.TENDENTIOUS: having or marked by a strong tendency especially a controversial one866.TENDENTIOUS: biased, showing marked tendencies867.TENDER: to offer formally868.TENUOUS: having little substance or strength, flimsy, weak869.TERSE: brief and concise in wording870.TIMOROUS: timid, fearful, diffident

871.TIRADE: a long and extremely critical speech, harsh denunciation872.TOADY: sycophant, flatterer, yes-man873.TORPID: lethargic, sluggish, dormant874.TORQUE: a force that causes rotation875.TORRID: scorching, ardent, passionate, hurried876.TORT: in law, a civil misdeed requiring compensation877.TORTUOUS: winding, twisting, excessively complicated878.TOUT: to publicly praise or promote879.TRACTABLE: docile, obedient, easily led880.TRADUCE: to cause humiliation or disgrace by making malicious and false statements881.TRANSIENT: fleeting, passing quickly, brief882.TRAVESTY: mockery, caricature, parody883.TRENCHANT: sharply perceptive, keen, penetrating, biting, clear cut884.TRUCULENT: fierce, scathing, eager to fight885.TUMID: swollen886.TURBID: muddy, having sediment stirred up, clouded to the point of being opaque, in a state of turmoil887.TURGID: swollen, bloated, pompous, excessively ornate888.TURPITUDE: depravity, baseness889.TUTELARY: being a guardian, adviser or protector890.TYRO: novice, beginner in learning891.UBIQUITOUS: existing everywhere at the same time, constantly encountered, widespread892.UMBRAGE: offense, resentment893.UNCONSCIONABLE: unscrupulous; shockingly unfair or unjust894.UNCTUOUS: excessive piousness or moralistic fervor, esp. in an affected manner; oily895.UNDULATE: to move in wavelike fashion, fluctuate896.UNFEIGNED: genuine, not false or hypocritical897.UNTENABLE: indefensible, not viable, uninhabitable898.UNTOWARD: troublesome, unruly, unseemly, adverse899.UPBRAID: to scold, censure, rebuke, chastise900.URBANE: sophisticated, refined, elegant901.USURY: charging an exorbitant or illegal rate of interest902.UXORIOUS: overly fond of one's wife903.VACILLATE: to waver indecisively between one course of action or opinion and another, sway from one side to the other904.VAGARY: unpredictable act or idea, caprice905.VAPIDITY: dull or lacking in taste906.VARIEGATED: multicolored, characterized by a variety of patches of different color907.VAUNT: to brag or boast908.VENAL: capable of being bought or bribed, mercenary909.VENERATE: to revere910.VERACITY: truthfulness, honesty911.VERISIMILITUDE: appearing true or real912.VERITABLE: authentic, real, genuine913.VEXATION: annoyance, irritation914.VIGILANT: alertly watchful

915.VILIFY: to defame, characterize harshly916.VIRAGO: a loud, domineering woman917.VIRULENT: extremey harmful or poisonous, bitterly hostile or antagonistic918.VISCOUS: thick, sticky919.VITIATE: to reduce the value of, debase, spoil, make ineffective920.VITUPERATE: to use harsh condemnatory language; abuse or censure severely921.VOCIFEROUS: conspicuously and offensively loud922.VOLATILE: readily changing to a vapor; changeable, fickle, explosive923.VORACIOUS: having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit, ravenous924.WAFFLE: talk vaguely and without much result925.WAFT: a light breeze, a puff926.WAGGISH: roguish, jocular, witty927.WAVER: to move to and fro, to sway; to be unsettled in opinion928.WELTER: to writhe, to toss about, to be in turmoil929.WEND: to go, proceed, walk930.WHET: to sharpen or stimulate931.WHIMSICAL: imaginative; unpredictable932.ZEALOUS: fervent, ardent, impassioned933.ZEITGEIST: the general trend of culture, the spirit of time