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1. Abasement humiliation, degradation

2. Abate reduce in intensity

3. Aberration deviation from the normal

4. Abeyance state of inactivity; disuse

5. Abhor hate

6. Abjure renounce; swear to refrain from something

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

8. Abrasion 1. damage to skin caused by scraping; 2.

process of scraping or rubbing [abrade (v)]

9. Abrasive rough; coarse; harsh

10. Abrogate cancel, deny, repeal

11. Abscission cutting; process causing leaves to fall off

12. Absolution washing, forgiveness, pardon, release

13. Abstain desist, go without, withdraw

14. Abstemious self denying, refraining from indulging

15. Abstruse difficult to understand, obscure

16. Abut to adjoin

17. Abysmal very deep; very bad

18. Accolade tribute, honor, praise

19. Accretion accumulation of matter; growth produced by

adding from the outside

20. Acolyte disciple; follower or attendant

21. Acquiesce to agree to, give in to

22. Acrid sharp, pungent (used of smells and tastes)

23. Acrophobia fear of heights

24. Acuity sharpness (mental or visual)

25. Adamant forceful, inflexible

26. Admonitory scolding [admonition (n)]

27. Adroit skillful

28. Adulation strong admiration, worship

29. Adumbrate outline; indicate

30. Adversity hardship

31. Advocate support

32. Aesthetic concerning art or beauty and able to appreciate

it

33. Affable friendly, social, easygoing

34. Agog amazed; wide-eyed with enthusiasm

35. Aisle corridor; passageway (esp. between rows of

seats)

36. Alacrity eagerness, enthusiasm, quickness

37. Alchemy medieval chemistry

38. Alibi an excuse that shows someone was not at a

crime scene

39. Allay to lessen

40. Alleviate make less severe

41. Alleviated made less severe [alleviation (n); alleviate

(v)]

42. Allure 1. a ttraction (n); 2. to attract (v)

43. Aloof distant, reserved in manner; uninvolved,

cold

44. Altruism putting others first, being self- sacrificing

45. Amalgamate join; consolidate [amalgamation (n)]

46. Amass accumulate

47. Ambidextrous able to use both left and right hands equally

well

48. Ambiguity uncertainty, vagueness

49. Ambiguous unclear in meaning, can be interpreted in

different ways

50. Ambivalence lack of clarity, wavering, being undecided

51. Ambulatory able to walk around (used of hospital

patients)

52. Ameliorate make better

53. Amelioration improvement

54. Amiable friendly

55. Amity friendship

56. Amorphous lacking in shape

57. Amortize pay off a debt in installments

58. Anachronistic occurring in the wrong time period

[anachronism (n)]

59. Analgesic medicine to combat pain

60. Analogous comparable

61. Analogue 1. something similar; 2. output proportional

to input (engineering)

62. Anarchy chaos, lack of government

63. Anecdote a brief amusing story

64. Animosity hatred, antagonism

65. Annex take possession of, seize, capture

66. Annex a building which is an addition to an

existing building

67. Anodized electroplated; coated with thin layer of metal

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68. Anomaly something does not fit into a pattern,

irregularity

69. Antagonism hostility, strong opposition

70. Antagonistic opposed, hostile, aggressive

71. Antediluvian outdated, prehistoric, very old

fashioned

72. Anthology a book which is a collection of booksand poems

73. Anthropocentrism putting man at the center of one's

philosophy

74. Antipathy hatred

75. Antiquated outdated; old fashioned

76. Apathetic indifferent; uninterested; lethargic

77. Apathy lack of interest or emotion

78. Aphoristic expressed tersely [aphorism (n) = short

statement; maxim]

79. Apocryphal of doubtful origin

80. Apostrophe 1. punctuation mark; 2. appeal to

someone not present (a figure of

speech)

81. Appease pacify; soothe; calm down; make peace

with

82. Apposite fitting; suitable

83. Apprehension slight fear; sense of something

unfavorable

84. Apprehensive worried; fearful

85. Approbation approval [opp. disapprobation]

86. Arable can be cultivated

87. Arbitrary random; for no definite reason

88. Arbitrator mediator; person appointed to judge a

dispute [arbitrate (v)]

89. Arboreal living in trees; concerned with trees

90. Arcane obscure; known only to a few people

91. Archaic ancient; outdated; old fashioned

92. Archetype classic example of

93. Archives collections of old records; place of

storage of old documents

94. Arduous hard

95. Armada fleet of ships

96. Arresting (a) attracting attention; striking

97. Arson deliberate, criminal starting of fires

98. Articulate clear; lucid; eloquent

99. Artifice deception; trickery

100. Artisan craftsman

101. Artless without effort; without trickery; simple

102. Ascetic without luxuries; severely simple

103. Asperity using harsh or critical tone

104. Assay 1. try; 2. assess purity

105. Assiduous thorough; diligent

106. Assuage to calm

107. Astute perceptive; sharp-witted

108. Asylum place of refuge or safety

109. Atavism reappearance of ancestral traits; regression

[atavistic (a)]

110. Atheist person who does not believe in God

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

112. Atrophy waste away from lack of use

113. Attenuate weaken

114. Augment increase; make bigger

115. Augury prediction, looking for omens [auger (v)]

116. Auspicious favorable; promising to turn out well

117. Austere severely plain

118. Avaricious greedy for money

119. Aver affirm

120. Aversion a dislike of

121. Baleful evil

122. Balk hinder and prevent; hesitate over

123. Balm soothing ointment or anything soothing

[balmy (a)]

124. Banal common; dull

125. Banality ordinariness; dullness

126. Bane troublesome influence

127. Bard poet

128. Barrage extended gunfire to cover an attack; dam across

river; deluge or information etc.129. Bastion fortress; stronghold

130. Befuddle confuse

131. Begrudge resent

132. Beguile mislead; lure

133. Belabor explain in unnecessary detail

134. Beleaguer besiege; attack

135. Belie contradict

136. Belittle to demean

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137. Bellicose war-like; aggressive

138. Belligerent aggressive; ready to fight

139. Bemoan complain about

140. Benevolent kindly

141. Benign kindly; harmless

142. Benignity compassion; gentleness; fondness

143. Bent (n) inclination; aptitude

144. Bequeath leave something in one's will to be given

after one's death

145. Berate scold; criticize

146. Beret type of cap

147. Bestial behaving like a beast; brutal

148. Bigot narrow-minded, prejudiced person

149. Bilk cheat; defraud

150. Billowing Swelling; fluttering; waving

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

152. Blasphemy speech which offends religious sentiments

153. Blatant obvious

154. Blighted damaged, destroyed, and ruined

155. Blithe free spirited, carefree

156. Blowhard boastful person

157. Blunderbuss 1. ancient weapon (type of gun) 2. a clumsy

person

158. Bolster support, prop up

159. Bombast arrogant, pompous language

160. Boor ill-mannered person [boorish (a)]

161. Boorish ill-mannered

162. Bourgeois middle class

163. Boycott refuse to have dealings with

164. Braggart someone who boasts

165. Brawny muscular

166. Brevity being brief

167. Bristle to show irritation

168. Broach start to discuss or approach

169. Brook 1. small stream; 2. tolerate

170. Brusque blunt, abrupt

171. Bulwark fortification, barricade, wall

172. Bureaucracy official

173. Burgeon grow, flourish, put forward new shoots

174. Burlesque 1. comic play; 2. lampoon

175. Burnish polish

176. Buttress (v.) to support, prop up, strengthen; (n.) a

supporting structure

177. Byline the line that tells you who wrote an article

178. Cacophony discordant loud noise

179. Cadge get by begging

180. Cajole coax

181. Caldron huge cooking pot

182. Calibrate mark an accurate scale on a device

183. Callow immature

184. Candid frank, honest

185. Candor frankness, openness

186. Canonical orthodox [canon (n) = set of accepted

works]

187. Cant insincere talk

188. Cantankerous bad tempered, quarrelsome

189. Capacious spacious

190. Capitulate surrender, give in to

191. Caprices whimsies; fancies

192. Cardinal 1. high ranking church official; 2. major,

important

193. Caret punctuation mark signifying omission

194. Carping constant criticism

195. Carrion dead flesh; carcasses

196. Cartographer person who makes maps

197. Castigate scold strongly

198. Cataclysmic violently disruptive [cataclysm (n)]

199. Catharsis purging of pent-up emotions

200. Caucus type of private political meeting

201. Caulk treat with substance such as tar to make

water-tight

202. Caustic burning

203. Cavalcade possession of vehicles

204. Celerity speed

205. Censorious disapproving and critical

206. Censure blame

207. Centrifuge device to separate substances by spinning

them at high speed

208. Centurion roman soldier (commander of a company of

100 soldiers)

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209. Cerebral intellectual

210. Certitude certainty

211. Chantey type of song sung by sailors

212. Charlatan trickster who claims he has knowledge he

doesn't have

213. Chary wary of, cautious about, reluctant to give

214. Chastises punishes

215. Chauvinist someone excessively patriotic [chauvinism

(n)]

216. Chicanery trickery

217. Chimerical changeable, unstable

218. Choleric easily angered

219. Chorales simple hymns

220. Chronic long lasting (often used for diseases in

which case the opposite is acute)

221. Chronicler person who records historical information

222. Churlishness rudeness; ill-mannered behavior

223. Circuitous indirect

224. Circumlocution using too many words; long-windedness

225. Circumscribe limit

226. Circumspect cautious; considering all sides

227. Circumvent avoid

228. Clairvoyant psychic; mystic

229. Clamor shout; scream

230. Clandestine secret; covert; stealthy

231. Clemency mercy

232. Clich overused expression; something

unoriginal

233. Clientele customers

234. Cloistered isolated

235. Cloture closure; terminating a debate by voting

236. Coalesce come together; merge

237. Coda piece of music a t the end of a musical

work; finale; final part of document

238. Coddle pamper; fuss over; indulge

239. Coerce force [coercion (n); coercing (a)]

240. Coercion force

241. Cogent lucid; well argued

242. Cogitate think over something; ponder

243. Cognitive concerned with thinking or perceiving

[cognition (n)]

244. Colander bowl with holes used to drain vegetables

etc.

245. Collage picture made from fragments of other

pictures

246. Collate arrange in order

247. Colloquial local and informal (used of language)

248. Collusion plotting and planning

249. Comeliness beauty; prettiness [comely (a)]

250. Commandeer take possession of

251. Commensurate equal in significance

252. Commingle mix

253. Complacent self-satisfied; smug

254. Complaisance flexibility; willingness to please

[complaisant (a)]

255. Compliant easy to control; submissive

256. Compromised 1. damaged or put in doubt (esp. of

reputation); 2. reached an agreement by

giving up part of a claim

257. Concatenate link together

258. Concatenation linking into chains

259. Conciliate to bring together; end a dispute

260. Concise stated in few words

261. Condescend talk down to

262. Condescension talking down to someone [condescending

(a)]

263. Condone tacitly support; overlook

264. Condoning overlooking; disregarding; ignoring

265. Conflagration big fire

266. Confound confuse

267. Congeal to solidify

268. Congenital present from birth

269. Congruent matching [congruency (n)]

270. Conniving cunning; scheming [connive (v)]

271. Connoisseur person with refined taste and good

judgment

272. Conscript 1. person enlisted compulsorily into the

armed forces; 2. (v) to enlist compulsorily

273. Consecrate dedicate

274. Consensus general agreement

275. Conspicuous easily seen; prominent

276. Consternation worry and concern

277. Consummate complete; total; supremely good

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278. Contemporary living or happening at the same time

279. Contentious causing argument [contention (n); contend

(v)]

280. Contiguous adjacent; touching; abutting [contiguity

(n)]

281. Contrite sorry

282. Contrition sorrow and repentance

283. Contumacious stubborn

284. Contusion a bruise

285. Conundrum a puzzle

286. Conventional usual; customary; common

287. Cornucopia symbol (horn fil led with fruit etc.) denoting

natural abundance

288. Corpulent fat

289. Corroborate give supporting evidence [corroboration

(n)]

290. Corrugated highly folded

291. Coterie clique; small group with common interests

292. Counterfeit fake; false

293. Covert hidden; undercover

294. Cower recoil of fear or servility, shrink away from

295. Credible believable

296. Creditable praiseworthy

297. Credulous gullible, ready to believe anything

298. Crepuscular active at dawn and dusk

299. Cringe recoil, flinch, shy away

300. Cryptic puzzling, enigmatic

301. Culpability guilt [culpable = blameworthy]

302. Cumbersome bulky; difficult to carry [encumber = to

burden]

303. Curmudgeon grumpy person

304. Curtail cut short

305. Cynical believing that people only act out of selfishmotives

306. Daguerreotype forerunner of the photograph

307. Dally waste time; flirt

308. Damp (used of vibration) reduce in extent

309. Dawdler slow person who falls behind others

[dawdle (v)]

310. Debacle disaster

311. Debilitating weakening [debilitate (v)]

312. Debility weakness, incapacity

313. Debunking exposing false claims or myths

314. Decathlon an athletic competition with ten events

315. Decimated kill or destroy a large part of (originally one

tenth)

316. Decorum dignified, correct behavior

317. Decoy lure, trap, trick

318. Deference respect

319. Deferential showing respect [deference (n); defer (v)]

320. Defoliate causes leaves to fall off

321. Defunct no longer in existence

322. Degradation deprivation, poverty, debasement

323. Deign condescend

324. Deleterious harmful

325. Deliberate to think over deeply

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

(a)

327. Delineation demarcation, explanation, definition,

outlining

328. Demagogue mob leader (who appeals to base instincts)

[demagogy/demagoguery (n)]

329. Demur object; hesitate to accept

330. Demur hesitate or refuse

331. Denigrate decry; criticize; belittle

332. Denounce condemn, speak out against

333. Deplete use up, lessen

334. Deplore regret

335. Depravity moral corruption

336. Deprecate criticize, denounce

337. Deride ridicule, make fun of, mock

338. Derision mockery [deride (v)]

339. Derogatory uncomplimentary

340. Descry to see (esp. at a distance); catch sight of

341. Desecrate to pollute or damage a holy place

342. Desecration spoiling something holy

343. Desist stop, discontinue, cease

344. Despondent having no hope, miserable

345. Destitution hardship, poverty, misery

346. Desultory aimless; inconsistent in effort

347. Deter put off, prevent

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348. Deteriorate worsen, decline

349. Detrimental harmful

350. Devoured greedily eaten/consumed

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

352. Dexterous skillful with hands

353. Diaphanous transparent; thin and delicate

354. Diatribe tirade; violent denunciation; stream of

criticism

355. Dichotomy a division into two parts

356. Didactic intended to teach, instructive

357. Diffident lacking confidence

358. Digress wander off the subject

359. Dike dam, enbankment

360. Dilatory slow, falling behind with one's work

361. Dilemma puzzling situation

362. Dilettante people who dabbles in a subject without

serious s tudy

363. Dilettantism dabbling esp. in the arts [dilettante (n) =

person who dabbles]

364. Diligent hard-working

365. Diorama model of a scene

366. Dirge mournful song

367. Disabuse make someone aware of an error in

thinking

368. Disapprobation disapproval

369. Disarm 1. take away weapons; 2. win over to

one's side [disarming (a)]

370. Discern to distinguish one thing from another

371. Discernment judgment; perceptiveness

372. Discord disagreement

373. Discordancy cacophony; harshness; jarring

374. Discountenance disallow

375. Discrepancy something which does not match up;inconsistency

376. Discrete separate; discontinuous (not to be

confused with discreet - prudent;

diplomatic]

377. Discriminate to make a clear distinction; see the

difference

378. Discursiveness long windedness; indirectness

379. Disdain contempt; strong dislike

380. Disingenuous crafty

381. Disinter dig up [opposite inter = bury]

382. Disinterested unbiased

383. Disparage criticize; belittle

384. Disparity an inequality

385. Dispassionate neutral; objective

386. Dispatch 1. send (v); 2. speed; celerity (n)

387. Dissemble avoid the truth

388. Disseminating circulating; broadcasting; spreading

(information)

389. Dissident person who disagrees [dissidence (n)]

390. Dissonance discord; disagreement

391. Diurnal active in daytime

392. Divert 1. entertain; 2. distract; 3. cause a detour

393. Divest remove; take off

394. Docile gentle and easily lead

395. Doff take off (esp. of a hat)

396. Dogmatic having stubbornly held opinions

397. Dolt stupid person

398. Don put on (esp. of clothes)

399. Dormancy state of inactivity

400. Dotard foolish old man

401. Dote be excessively fond of [doting (a)]

402. Drabness dullness

403. Drawl speak slowly with words running together

404. Drivel nonsense

405. Droll dryly amusing

406. Drone 1. monotonous noise (n); 2. to speak with

no emotion (v); 3.male bee

407. Dross something worthless; impurities left after

refining

408. Dubious doubtful

409.

Dupe to fool someone410. Duplicity cunning; deception; double dealing

411. Dynamic lively; vibrant; energetic

412. Ebullient very lively; cheerful; jovial; happy

413. Eccentric unusual; quirky; odd

414. Eclectic taking things from different sources

415. Eddy circular current

416. Edifice building; structure; construction

417. Efface wipe out; remove all trace of

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418. Efficacy effectiveness

419. Effigy a model of a person

420. Effrontery daring; audacity (has a negative

connotation)

421. Effusive gushing; demonstrative

422. Egalitarianism belief in equality

423. Egregious outstandingly, obviously bad

424. Egress exit

425. Elaborate 1. complex and detailed (a); 2. to expand

on (v)

426. Elegy poem concerned with death; praise of a

dead person

427. Ellipsis omission of essential words

428. Eloquent fluent and persuasive in speech

429. Elucidate make clear

430. Elusive hard to pin down

431. Emaciated very thin; withered

432. Emancipate set free

433. Embezzle defraud; steal

434. Emboss decorate with a raised design

435. Embroil involve in hostility or argument

436. Emerge come out; appear

437. Emollient softening (a); something which softens (n)

438. Empirical found by experiment or practice

439. Emulate to imitate something admired

440. Encomium praise

441. Endorse give support or approval to

442. Endow give gift; provide with money etc.

443. Endurance staying power; patience; stamina

444. Enduring lasting

445. Enervate weaken

446.

Enfranchise give voting rights447. Engender cause

448. Engendering causing; bringing into being [engender (v)]

449. Enhance improve, make better or clearer

450. Enigma puzzle, mystery

451. Enigmatic puzzling [enigma (n)]

452. Enlist 1. s ign up for the army; 2. obtain

453. Ensconce establish firmly in a position

454. Enshroud cover

455. Enunciation clear pronunciation, accent, articulation

456. Envenom to cause bitterness and bad feeling

457. Epaulet shoulder decoration

458. Ephemeral short-lived

459. Epicure someone who appreciates good food and

drink

460. Epigram short, witty saying

461. Epistemology theory of knowledge

462. Epistle a letter (form of communication)

463. Epistolary concerned with letters, through

correspondence

464. Epithet phrase used as a label or to express the

essential nature of

465. Epitomized typified, characterized, personified

466. Equivocal ambiguous; open to interpretation

[equivocate (v), equivocation (n)]

467. Equivocate speak ambiguously, avoid telling the truth

468. Equivocation speaking ambiguously [equivocate (v),

equivocal (a)]

469. Err make a mistake

470. Errant 1. wandering; 2. wrong; 3. straying from

accepted standards

471. Erratic wandering, irregular

472. Erudition learning; scholarly knowledge [erudite (a)]

473. Eschew shun; avoid474. Esoteric obscure and difficult to understand

475. Esoterica obscure details

476. Espouse promote, take up, support

477. Etymology the study of word origins

478. Eulogy praise

479. Euphemism a polite phrase to cover something

unpleasant

480. Euphony pleasant sounds

481. Evacuate vacate, empty or abandon

482. Evanescent short-lived [evanescence (n)]

483. Exacerbate make worse

484. Exacerbated made worse [exacerbate (v); exacerbation

(n)]

485. Exact (v) to demand; extort

486. Exasperated frustrated, annoyed

487. Exceptionable very bad (something which we should object

to)

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488. Exculpate free someone from blame, pardon, acquit

489. Execrable very, very bad

490. Exegesis scholarly interpretation or explanation

491. Exemplar model type [exemplary (a)]

492. Exemplary outstandingly good, setting a fine example

493. Exemplify to serve as a good example

494. Exhaustive complete and thorough

495. Exigency urgent matter; pressing need

496. Exonerates acquits, absolves, removes blame

497. Exorcism getting free/rid of, elimination (especially

demons)

498. Expatiate speak or write at great length

499. Expatriate refugee, emigrant, someone living away from

his own country

500. Expedient convenient, practical

501. Expedite make faster

502. Expiate atone; make amends for

503. Exposition clear explanation

504. Expostulate offer strong objections; remonstrate

505. Extant still in existence (opposite of extinct)

506. Extemporize speak without preparation or rehearsal

[extemporaneous (a)]

507. Extirpate wipe out totally

508. Extirpation wiping out; complete destruction [extirpate(v)]

509. Extol praise

510. Extradite deport from one country back to the home

country

511. Extraneous irrelevant

512. Extrapolate extend, predict on the basis of known data

513. Extrinsic irrelevant, on the outside

514. Fabricated made up; false; manufactured [fabricate (v);

fabrication(n)]

515. Faade 1. front elevation of building, 2. false

appearance or demeanor

516. Facetious not intended to be taken seriously

517. Faddish whimsical; following a fashion

518. Fallacious false

519. Fallacy wrong idea [fallacious (a)]

520. Fallible capable of making mistakes [fallibility (n)]

521. Fallow uncultivated

522. Falter hesitate, waver

523. Falters hesitates

524. Fanatical obsessive, fixated

525. Fanaticism passion, excessive devotion

526. Fastidious overly particular, finicky

527. Fatuous silly, foolish

528. Fawn behave in a sycophantic way; grovel [fawning

(a)]

529. Feasible possible and practical

530. Feckless feeble; helpless; lacking in initiative

531. Fecund fertile

532. Feint pretended attack; a move intended to deceive

533. Felicitous apt

534. Ferrous concerned with iron or its compounds

535. Fervent passionate

536. Fervid passionate

537. Fervor passion; enthusiasm

538. Fickle unpredictable; whimsical; easily swayed

539. Figurehead symbol of power; nominal leader

540. Filibuster delaying tactics

541. Finesse skill

542. Fitful not continuous; stopping and starting

543. Flag (v) 1. to lose energy; 2. to signal

544. Flagrant clearly wrong

545. Flail 1. tool used to thresh grain; 2. to thresh

(separate grain from chaff); 3. to wave arms

about wildly

546. Flamboyant showy; ornate

547. Flaunt show off; display in a showy manner

548. Fledge 1. grow feathers; 2. leave nest [fledgling (n) =

an inexperienced person or a baby bird]

549. Flippant making jokes about serious matters

550. Flout defy; reject

551. Flustered worked-up; not calm

552. Fly-by-

night

unreliable; disreputable

553. Foible quirk; minor weakness

554. Foment 1. stir up; 2. bathe with hot liquids (medical)

555. Foolhardy reckless [foolhardiness (n)]

556. Foppish behaving or dressing like a dandy; excessively

concerned with fashion

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557. Forage search for food

558. Forbearing tolerant [forbear (v); forbearance (n)]

559. Forensic concerned with argument or debate (esp.

for legal evidence)

560. Foreshadowed indicated a future event [foreshadow (v)]

561. Fortitude bravery

562. Fortuitous happening by chance

563. Fracas fight; disturbance

564. Fractious irritable; difficult to control

565. Fraudulent fake; false

566. Frieze decorative border

567. Fringe 1. decorative border with tassels (n); 2. to

form an edge (v)

568. Frivolous not serious

569. Froward stubborn; wayward; disobedient

570. Frugal economical; not wasting anything

571. Fulminate 1. attack loudly in words; denounce

thunderously; 2. explode noisily

572. Furrow groove

573. Furtive hidden and secret

574. Fusillade long burst of gunfire

575. Futile useless; hopeless

576. Gaffe blunder; social mistake

577. Gainsay contradict

578. Gall 1. bitterness (bad feeling); 2. confidence; 3.

abnormal growth on a plant

579. Galleon ancient type of sailing ship

580. Gambit opening move; transaction

581. Gambol frolic; leap; bound

582. Garble distort; confuse; muddle

583. Garish gaudy

584. Garner gather; collect

585. Garrulous talkative

586. Gaucherie awkwardness [gauche (a)]

587. Gaunt emaciated; bony and angular

588. Gavel judge's hammer

589. Genre a category; type

590. Germane relevant

591. Germinal just growing; not developed; immature

592. Gerontocracy government by the aged

593. Gibbering making meaningless noises

594. Gist essence; main point

595. Glacial hostile; unfriendly; cold; icy

596. Glib slick; superficial esp. in speech

597. Goad prod; urge

598. Gossamer delicate; filmy; like gauze

599. Gouge cut or dig out

600. Grate (v) 1. to annoy; aggravate; vex; 2. shred

601. Gratis free of charge; without payment

602. Gratuitous unwarranted

603. Gravity seriousness

604. Gregarious extroverted; sociable; outgoing

605. Gregariousness sociability; liking for crowds [gregarious

(a)]

606. Gritty coarse; granular

607. Guffaw sudden loud laughter

608. Guile cunning; craftiness

609. Guileless frank; straightforward; honest

610. Gullibility unwariness; trustfulness; being easily

fooled

611. Gullible easily fooled

612. Gustatory concerned with the sense of taste

613. Hack 1. chop roughly; 2. person who writes to

earn money, 3. hired horse

614. Hackneyed common and over-used

615. Halcyon peaceful and happy; calm (esp. of summer

weather)

616. Hallow respect; worship

617. Hallowed worshipped; consecrated

618. Hamper hinder; obstruct

619. Hangar storage area (like a garage) for a plane

620. Hapless unlucky

621. Harangue noisy, attacking speech

622. Harbingers indicators, bringers of warning

623. Hasten hurry, accelerate, rush

624. Haughtiness arrogance, pride

625. Hawser thick rope or cable

626. Headstrong stubborn, willful

627. Hedonism self indulgence and pleasure seeking

628. Hedonist a pleasure seeker

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629. Heed listen to

630. Hegemony political domination; complete authority

631. Heresy against orthodox opinion

632. Heterodox unorthodox

633. Hiatus interruption, pause

634. Hidebound rigid in opinions

635. Hieroglyphics 1. picture writing 2. writing which is

difficult to read or enigmatic

636. Hinder obstruct

637. Histrionic theatrical, exaggerated

638. Hoary old

639. Homiletics art of preaching and giving sermons

640. Homogeneity evenness; uniformity

641. Hone sharpen, increase, whet

642. Hortatory encouraging; exhorting

643. Hyperbole grossly exaggerated speech

644. Hyperbole exaggeration [hyperbolic (a)]

645. Hypochondriac a person obsessed with health, having

imaginary illness

646. Hypocritical insincere

647. Iconoclast person who opposes orthodoxy

648. Idiosyncrasy a person peculiarity, something unique

to an individual

649. Idyll story or incident in peaceful or idealsetting [idyllic (a)]

650. Ignominious shameful

651. Ignominy shame

652. Illuminate to light up or make clear

653. Illusory deceptive, false, misleading

654. Immoderate excessive, extreme

655. Immutable unchanging or permanent

656. Impartial unbiased, neutral

657. Impecunious having no money

658. Impeding hindering [impede (v); impediment (n)]

659. Imperative must be obeyed

660. Imperturbability quality of being calm and not easily

disturbed [imperturbable (a)]

661. Impious wicked, profane

662. Importune beg; solicit [importunate (a)]

663. Impoverished destitute, poor

664. Improbity lack of honesty or integrity

665. Impromptu unrehearsed, spontaneous

666. Impropriety inappropriate behavior

667. Impugn challenge; question someone's honor etc.

668. Impugned challenged; called into question

669. Inadvertent not intentional

670. Incantation chant, invocation, prayer

671. Incarceration putting in prison

672. Incessant without stopping

673. Inchoate undeveloped; nascent

674. Incipient just beginning

675. Incise cut into [incision (n); incisive (a)]

676. Inclination tendency, a leaning toward

677. Incoherent not clear

678. Incongruous not fitting in, out of place

679. Inconsequential unimportant, insignificant, negligible

680. Inconspicuous not easily seen, subtle, not noticeable

681. Incubus encumbrance; nightmarish thing

682. Incumbents occupiers of a job or position

683. Indecorous unseemly; inappropriate (of behavior)

684. Indelible cannot be wiped out

685. Indicted accused (of crime)

686. Indifferent 1. neutral, 2. not outstanding

687. Indigence poverty

688. Indigenous native to a particular area

689. Indigent poor; needy [indigence (n)]

690. Indolence laziness

691. Inductee novice, beginner

692. Indulgent pampering, satisfying desires

693. Inebriation drunkenness; intoxication

694. Ineffable cannot be expressed in words

695. Inefficacious ineffective

696. Inept incompetent; unskilled; useless

697. Inerrancy infallibility; inability to make mistakes

[inerrant (a)]

698. Inertia inactivity; lethargy

699. Inevitable cannot be avoided

700. Inexorable relentless

701. Inexpedient not advisable

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702. Infallible perfect; flawless; cannot make mistakes

703. Infamous famous for something bad

704. Infer deduce; conclude

705. Ingnue nave, unsophisticated person

706. Ingrate ungrateful person

707. Inimical hostile

708. Iniquitous evil; unjust [iniquity (n)]

709. Innate inherited; inborn

710. Innocuous harmless; inoffensive

711. Innovate create; introduce something new

712. Inscrutability quality of being difficult to comprehend

[inscrutable (a)]

713. Inscrutable mysterious; impenetrable

714. Insentient unfeeling

715. Insipid dull; bland; boring

716. Instigate to start; provoke

717. Instigator troublemaker; person who entices others to

do something

718. Insurgent a rebel

719. Intangible cannot be touched; abstract [intangibility

(n)]

720. Intelligible can be understood

721. Intemperate excessive; immoderate [intemperance (n)]

722. Interminable never-ending

723. Intermittent sporadic; irregular

724. Interregnum interval between reigns or governments

725. Intractability stubbornness; resistance [intractable (a)]

726. Intransigence stubbornness

727. Intransigent stubborn; unyielding

728. Intrepid brave

729. Inured hardened; habituated

730.

Inveigle coax; cajole; wheedle; entice731. Inveterate habitual

732. Invidious arousing envy

733. Inviolable cannot be invaded

734. Irascible easily angered

735. Ire anger [irate (a) = very angry]

736. Irksome annoying; infuriating

737. Ironclad cannot be altered; firm

738. Ironic satiric; unexpected

739. Irrational unreasonable; absurd

740. Irreproachable cannot be criticized; perfect

741. Irrevocable cannot be cancelled; unchangeable

742. Itinerant nomadic; wandering from place to place

743. Jaded tired; bored; worn out

744. Jamb door post

745. Jargon specialized language used by experts

746. Jaundiced cynical; pessimistic

747. Jaunt short pleasure trip

748. Jeopardize put at risk; endanger

749. Jibe agree with; complement; match up with (in

British usage jibe means mock)

750. Jingoistic extremely patriotic; national istic

751. Jockeying maneuvering; struggling to get ahead of

others [jockey (v)]

752. Jocular in a joking manner

753. Jollity gaiety; happiness

754. Jubilant ecstatic; delighted; rejoicing

755. Judicious correct in judgment; wise

756. Jurisprudence science or study of law

757. Juxtapose place next to

758. Kindle to start a fire

759. Knotty complex, difficult to solve

760. Labile changing rapidly; unstable

761. Labyrinth a maze

762. Labyrinthine complicated, highly convoluted

763. Laceration a cut

764. Lachrymose tearful, sad

765. Lackluster dull, monotonous, bland

766. Laconic using few words, brief, to the point

767. Lacuna gap; missing part [plural = lacunae]

768. Lambaste attack verbally

769. Lamentation expression of regret or sorrow

770. Lampoon ridicule, spoof

771. Lance spear, spike, javelin

772. Languid tired, slow

773. Languish decay, fade away, get weaker

774. Larceny theft, robbery, stealing

775. Largess generosity

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776. Lassitude lack of energy; weariness

777. Latent hidden; real but undeveloped

778. Laud praise

779. Lavish on a grand scale, wasteful

780. Lax careless, not strict

781. Leaven to make light; modify; cause bread to rise using

yeast etc.

782. Legend 1. key to a map, 2. myth or story

783. Legion in large numbers

784. Lethargic tired, without energy

785. Levee 1. raised bank of a river; 2. morning reception

held by a monarch

786. Levity flippancy, joking about serious matters

787. Libertarian someone who opposes tyranny

788. Libertine dissolute person; prodigal

789. Lien right to sell property held as a security; legal

hold on job etc.

790. Limerick short amusing poem

791. Limpid transparently clear

792. Liniment soothing lotion

793. Lint fluff; soft material used to cover wounds

794. List (v) 1. to lean to one side; 2. to write in order

795. Lithe flexible, supple

796. Liturgy form of worship

797. Livid make angry

798. Lobbyist person who tries to persuade someone to

support a particular cause

799. Lofty snooty, arrogant, haughty

800. Loll laze around; hang out (when used of the

tongue)

801. Longevity long life

802. Lope run with long strides

803. Loquacious talkative

804. Lucid clear

805. Ludicrous ridiculous, silly

806. Lugubrious sad; gloomy

807. Lukewarm 1. unenthusiastic, 2. neither hot nor cold

808. Lumber 1. walk in an ungainly way; 2. timber (wood)

809. Luminary eminent person

810. Lummox clumsy person

811. Luscious juicy, moist, succulent

812. Lynch assassinate, kill, illegal hanging

813. Macerate soften or break up by soaking; weaken

814. Machinations pots and plans

815. Maculated spotted

816. Maelstrom whirlpool, storm in the ocean

817. Magnanimous generous, big-hearted

818. Magnate powerful businessman

819. Maladroit clumsy, unskillful

820. Malady illness

821. Malapropism use of similar sounding but incorrect word

822. Malediction a curse

823. Malefactor a wrong- doer

824. Malevolent having evil intentions [malevolence(n)]

825. Malign slander

826. Malinger deliberately avoid work, sh irk

827. Malingerer person who deliberately tries to avoid work

828. Malleable flexible can be shaped

829. Mallet 1. wooden hammer, 2. stick used for polo

830. Manipulatable influence able, controllable

831. Manipulative scheming

832. Mannered stylized; pretentious

833. Marred damaged, spoiled

834. Marshal to gather together

835. Marsupial pouched mammal (like a kangaroo)

836. Martinet person who believes in strict discipline

837. Masochist person who intentionally inflicts pain on

himself

838. Matriarchy society governed by women

839. Maudlin sad; sentimental; inclined to weep

840. Maverick a loner

841. Meager in short supply

842. Meander wander from side to side

843. Mellow soft; melodious; ripe

844. Menagerie collection of animals

845. Mendacious given to lying

846. Mercenary concerned only with money

847. Mercurial volatile; changeable

848. Meretricious falsely attractive; tawdry

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849. Merge come together

850. Metaphorically symbolically; figuratively

851. Meticulous very careful; painstaking

852. Mettle courage; bravery; valor

853. Mettlesome spirited [mettle (n)]

854. Milieu environment

855. Milk to squeeze; obtain by application of

pressure

856. Millinery hats and hat-making

857. Minatory threatening

858. Mince 1. chop into small pieces; 2. walk with

tiny steps, 3. speak in an affected

manner

859. Minion underling; servant

860. Minutiae small details

861. Mire swamp; muddy ground

862. Misanthrope hater of the rest of mankind

863. Misconstrue put a wrong interpretation on

something

864. Misnomer wrong name

865. Misogynist hater of women

866. Misrepresentation deliberately deceiving

867. Mitigate lessen; make less severe

868. Mitigation making less severe [mitigate (v)]

869. Modest 1. bashful; unpretentious; 2. not

excessive

870. Modicum small amount

871. Momentous very important

872. Monolithic united in purpose; forming a single

unit

873. Monotonous dull; unvarying

874. Moralistic concerned with morals [moralize (v)]

875. Moratorium temporary prohibition or halt to

activity

876. Moribund on the point of death

877. Morose gloomy; bad tempered

878. Mundane ordinary; worldly

879. Munificent generous; charitable

880. Muse 1. think; meditate (v); 2. a source of

inspiration (n) [in mythology, a

goddess who gives inspiration]

881. Mutinous very rebellious

882. Myriad in large numbers

883. Nadir lowest point

884. Nascent emerging; newly formed

885. Natty neat; dapper; smart

886. Navigable suitable for sailing

887. Nebulous vague

888. Nefarious wicked; immoral; disreputable

889. Negate cancel; deny

890. Negligence carelessness

891. Neologism newly coined word

892. Neophyte new convert; tyro

893. Nettle annoy

894. Nexus connection

895. Niggardly miserly; stingy

896. Noisome disgusting

897. Nomadic wandering from place to place

898. Nonchalance an appearance of indifference; calm and

composed

899. Nondescript having no special features; dull and ordinary

900. Nonentity a person of no importance; not famous

901. Nonplussed confused

902. Nostalgia longing for the past

903. Nostrum remedy

904. Notoriety infamy; known for wrong doing

905. Novel new; unusual

906. Novice a beginner; tyro

907. Noxious harmful; poisonous; lethal

908. Nuance something subtle; a fine shade of meanin

909. Nugatory of minor significance; futile

910. Nullify to counter or make unimportant

911. Nuzzle cuddle, snuggle

912. Obdurate stubborn

913. Obfuscate deliberately make something difficult to

understand

914. Objective unbiased and not subjective

915. Obligate compulsory

916. Oblique indirect, slanting

917. Obliterate destroy, demolish, eradicate

918. Oblivious totally unaware

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919. Obscure difficult to understand, partially hidden

920. Obscured hidden, covered, buried

921. Obsequious servile, submissive

922. Obsession a dominating concern

923. Obsolete no longer valid

924. Obstreperous noisy and boisterous

925. Obtuse mentally dull

926. Obviate avoid, make unnecessary

927. Occluded obscured; blocked

928. Odious hateful

929. Odometer instrument to measure distance covered

930. Officious domineering, intrusive, meddlesome

931. Ogle stare at, observe in an obvious matter

932. Olfactory concerned with the sense of smell

933. Ominous threatening

934. Omnipotent all-powerful

935. Omniscient all-knowing

936. Onerous burdensome, hard to undertake

937. Onus burden

938. Opaque does not let light through

939. Opprobrious expressing great scorn [opprobrium (n)]

940. Opulent wealthy, rich, magnificent

941. Orate speak in a pompous manner

942. Ordain 1. destine, 2. confer holy orders on a priest

943. Ornate highly decorated

944. Orthodox conventional

945. Ossified turned to bone; become rigid [ossification

(n)]

946. Ossify 1. turn to bone, 2. become fixed and rigid

947. Ostentatious showy

948. Ostracism shunning; social isolation [ostracize (v)]

949. Oust push out of position

950. Overt obvious, not hidden

951. Overwrought worked up in an emotional state

952. Paean praise; tribute (esp. in song)

953. Palatable good to eat, agreeable

954. Palisade fence made of posts

955. Palliative a remedy that improves but doesn't cure

956. Pallid pale

957. Palpable easily felt, easily perceived

958. Palpate medical term meaning to examine with the

hands

959. Panacea remedy for all ill s

960. Panegyric speech praising someone; laudatory words

961. Papyrus material used for writing on before paper

was invented

962. Paradigm 1. example, 2. mode, 3. way of looking at

things

963. Paradox apparently contradictory statement

964. Paragon a perfect example

965. Paramount of supreme importance

966. Paranoia mental state characterized by delusions or

excessive fear

967. Parasite 1. scrounger, 2. animal which takes

digested food from another

968. Parched dried up

969. Parenthesis remarks deviating from the main point

[parentheses are round brackets in

punctuation]

970. Pariah an outcast from society

971. Parity equality

972. Parochial narrow-minded; concerned only with local

matters

973. Parody a mockery; imitation for ridicule; spoof

974. Parry ward off; avoid

975. Parsimonious economical; frugal; thrifty

976. Parsimony stinginess; frugality; cost-cutting

977. Partiality bias

978. Partisan biased; one-sided; committed to one group

979. Pastiche work (usually artistic) which imitates, or is

composed of parts taken from varied sources

980. Pathos evoking sadness or pity

981. Patron one who give support (usually financial)

982. Patronize 1. to talk down to; condescend; 2. to be a

customer of

983. Patronize condescend to; behave in an arrogant

manner towards

984. Paucity shortage

985. Peccadillo minor weakness; trivial offence

986. Pedagogy science of education; teaching

987. Pedant person who insists on strict adherence to

rules or narrow learning

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988. Pedantic over-insistent on matters of book-

learning [pedant (n)]

989. Pedestrian common; mundane; banal

990. Peer 1. an equal; 2. to stare at; 3. nobleman

991. Peerless without equal

992. Pejorative derogatory

993. Pellucid transparently clear

994. Penchant inclination; leaning; tendency;

predilection

995. Pensive in a thoughtful mood; thinking deeply

996. Penury poverty

997. Perceptive observant

998. Percipient perceptive; insightful

999. Perdition damnation

1000. Peremptory in a commanding manner

1001. Perennial long-lasting

1002. Perfidy treachery

1003. Perfunctory superficial; cursory

1004. Peripatetic nomadic; moving from place to place

1005. Peripheral on the edge; not important

1006. Perjury telling l ies under oath

1007. Pernicious destructive; harmful

1008. Perpetuated caused to continue

1009. Perpetuity eternity

1010. Persnickety fastidious; fussy

1011. Personable attractive

1012. Personification 1. represent something as a person; 2. a

concrete example of

1013. Perspicacious insightful; sharp; wise

1014. Perspicacity insight

1015. Pertain be relevant to [pertinent (a)]

1016.

Pertinent relevant1017. Peruse read carefully

1018. Pervasive spreading everywhere

1019. Petrify 1. terrify; 2. turn to stone

1020. Petulant sulky; peevish

1021. Phenomenology branch of science concerned with things

as they are perceived; not directly derived

from theory

1022. Phenomenon an event or happening (plural:

phenomena)

1023. Philanthropy charity; love of mankind

1024. Philistine uncultured person

1025. Phlegmatic calm; imperturbable

1026. Picayune insignificant; of little value

1027. Pied multicolored

1028. Pillage plunder

1029. Pine 1. type of evergreen tree; 2. grieve

1030. Pinnacle topmost point

1031. Pious very religious

1032. Pique 1. annoyance (n); 2. to stimulate interest; to

annoy (v)

1033. Pith center; soft part of stem; essence

1034. Pivotal of central importance

1035. Placate pacify; soothe; calm

1036. Placebo harmless medicine with no effect; dummymedicine

1037. Placid calm, peaceful

1038. Plagiarism taking credit for someone else's ideas or

writings

1039. Plaintiff petitioner (in court of law)

1040. Plaintive sad; mournful

1041. Plaque 1. surface deposit on teeth or in artery etc.; 2.

decorative plate or sign

1042. Platitude unoriginal, obvious saying

1043. Plaudit statement giving strong praise

1044. Plausibility believability [plausible (a)]

1045. Plausible can be reasonable, believable

1046. Plethora an excess

1047. Pliable flexible not stubborn

1048. Plodding walking slowly and heavily; uninspired

1049. Pluck (n) courage

1050. Plumage feathers of a bird

1051. Plumb measure depth of (v); exact (a. slang)

1052. Plummet fall suddenly and steeply

1053. Podium raised platform

1054. Poignant deeply moving, strongly affecting the

emotions

1055. Poised calm, collected, self-possessed

1056. Polemical causing debate or argument

1057. Ponderous weighty, slow and heavy

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1058. Pontificate speak pompously or dogmatic

1059. Portend foretell

1060. Portent a warning sign, omen

1061. Poseur someone who puts on an act

1062. Posterity future generations

1063. Posthumous after death

1064. Postulate hypothesis, propose

1065. Posture (v) to put on an act

1066. Potable suitable for drinking

1067. Potent powerful, compelling, and strong

1068. Pragmatic practical

1069. Pragmatist practical person, one who is concerned

with usefulness

1070. Prattle mindless talk

1071. Preamble introductory material

1072. Precarious unstable, risky

1073. Precedent a previous occurrence used as a guide

1074. Precept guiding principle

1075. Precinct district of a city

1076. Precipice steep slope

1077. Precipitate 1. hurried (a); 2. insoluble product of a

reaction in chemistry (n), 3. to instigate or

speed up an action (v)

1078. Precipitous done in a hurry

1079. Preclude prevent or make impossible

1080. Precocious developing early

1081. Predecessor one who came before

1082. Predicament dilemma, difficult situation

1083. Predilection leaning; interest; talent

1084. Preeminent famous, outstanding

1085. Prerogative right to privilege

1086. Presage forewarn of; indicate

1087. Prescience foreknowledge

1088. Prescient having fore-knowledge

1089. Presentiment a feeling that something might happen

1090. Presumptuous assuming too much, arrogant

1091. Pretension assumed attitude of superiority; arrogance

1092. Pretentious pompous, self-important

1093. Preternatural unnatural; abnormal

1094. Prevaricate speak misleadingly and evasively

1095. Primordial present from the beginning of time

1096. Pristine unspoiled

1097. Probity uprightness; honesty

1098. Proclivity tendency towards

1099. Procrastinate delay, put off

1100. Prodigal wasteful, extravagant

1101. Prodigious very large

1102. Profane unholy

1103. Profanity swearing, cursing

1104. Profound having deep meaning

1105. Profundity depth

1106. Prohibitive 1. prohibiting; 2. exorbitantly expensive

1107. Proletarian member of the working class

1108. Proliferate grow and spread [proliferation (n)]

1109. Prolific producing a lot

1110. Prolixity wordiness [prolix (a)]

1111. Prominent 1. eminent; 2. protruding; 3. obvious

1112. Prone 1. vulnerable to; 2. horizontal

1113. Propensity tendency; inclination

1114. Propitiate appease; try to gain favor [propitiation (n)]

1115. Proponents promoters; supporters

1116. Prosaic dull; boring; ordinary

1117. Proscribe forbid

1118. Prosody study of versification

1119. Prostration 1. lying face down; 2. be overcome with

extreme weakness

1120. Protagonist main character in film, book, play etc.

1121. Protean changeable

1122. Protg person under protection of, or guided by

another

1123. Protocol procedure; code of behavior

1124. Provincial unsophisticated; narrow-minded

1125. Proximate immediate; nearest

1126. Prudence caution; wisdom

1127. Prudent cautious; wise

1128. Prudish narrow-minded; excessively concerned with

morals [prudery (n), prude (n)]

1129. Prune 1. to trim; 2. a dried plum

1130. Psychosis severe mental disturbance

1131. Puerile childish

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1132. Pugnacious aggressive, ready to fight [pugnacity (n)]

1133. Puissance power

1134. Punctilious paying attention to small details

1135. Pundit expert

1136. Purchase 1. grip; 2. buy

1137. Purist conservative; one who insists on correct

forms of language etc.

1138. Purloin steal

1139. Pusillanimous cowardly

1140. Pyre ceremonial fire

1141. Pyromania compulsion to start fires

1142. Quack charlatan; fake

1143. Quaff drink down quickly

1144. Quagmire marsh; bog

1145. Quaint picturesque

1146. Qualm hesitation or fear

1147. Quandary dilemma; puzzle

1148. Quarantine isolation to prevent the spread of disease

1149. Quarry 1. something that is hunted; 2. mine for

stone

1150. Quell suppress

1151. Querulous always complaining

1152. Quibble 1. (v) to argue about minor matters; to play

on words when finding fault; 2. (n) aminor verbal point in an argument

1153. Quintessential most typical; the perfect example of

[quintessence (n)]

1154. Quirk oddity

1155. Quisling traitor

1156. Quixotic impractically idealistic

1157. Quotidian daily; routine

1158. Raconteur person who relates a story

1159. Ramble wander aimlessly

1160. Ramifications branches; subdivisions of a complex

system; outcomes

1161. Rancor resentment; animosity; bad feeling

1162. Rant use bombastic language

1163. Rarefy make less dense [rarefaction (n)]

1164. Ratify approve; consent

1165. Raucous rough and unpleasant (of sounds)

1166. Raze destroy; demolish; tear down

1167. Ready (used of wit) quick

1168. Rebus puzzle in which pictures give clues

1169. Rebuttal denial

1170. Recant disclaim; retract statement

1171. Recapitulate summarize

1172. Receptacle container; vessel; holder

1173. Recluse someone who cuts himself off from life

1174. Recondite obscure

1175. Reconnaissance examination or survey conducted in

advance [reconnoiter (v)]

1176. Recumbent reclining; lying down

1177. Recuperate get better after illness

1178. Red tape formalities; paperwork; official

procedure

1179. Redolent smelling of; giving off odors

1180. Redress put right something that was wrong

1181. Redundant unnecessary; superfluous

1182. Referendum public vote

1183. Refulgent glowing; radiant

1184. Refute disprove

1185. Regale entertain

1186. Rekindle relight; revive

1187. Relegate dismiss to a lower position

1188. Remorse regret; sorrow; contrition

1189. Remuneration payment for work done

1190. Renege go back on promise or retract statement

1191. Renown fame

1192. Rent torn (past participle of the verb to rend)

1193. Repine fret; be discontented

1194. Replete full

1195. Reprehensible shameful, very bad

1196. Reprieve a respite, postponement of a sentence

1197. Reproof scolding; criticism [reprove (v)]

1198. Repudiate shun, eschew

1199. Rescind Retract, repeal

1200. Resignation acceptance of fate

1201. Resilience resistance; ability to spring back

[resilience (a)]

1202. Resolution determination

1203. Resolve firmness (n)

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1204. Resonant echoing

1205. Respite a break, intermission

1206. Resplendent shining, glowing

1207. Restorative a tonic

1208. Resuscitation revival from unconsciousness [resuscitate

(v)]

1209. Retention preservation, withholding

1210. Reticent restrained, holding something back,

uncommunicative

1211. Retraction withdrawal, cancellation of a statement

1212. Revere worship

1213. Riddled full of (usually full of holes)

1214. Rife common, prevalent, widespread,

happening often; full, abounding;

plentiful, abundant, replete

1215. Rigor thoroughness

1216. Riveting fascinating [to rivet literally means to fix

metal plates using metal pins]

1217. Robust strong, healthy, tough

1218. Roster list of names

1219. Rotund round

1220. Rue regret [rueful (a)]

1221. Ruminate think over something, ponder

1222. Runic mysterious; magical

1223. Ruse trick, stratagem

1224. Saccharin falsely sweet

1225. Sacrosanct very holy, inviolable

1226. Sagacious wise

1227. Sage a wise person

1228. Salacious lecherous, erotic

1229. Sallow yellowish

1230. Salubrious health-giving

1231. Salutary something which teaches you a lesson,beneficial

1232. Sanctimonious hypocritically holy

1233. Sanction give approval to

1234. Sanguinary bloodthirsty, bloody

1235. Sanguine optimistic, cheerful

1236. Sap 1. liquid inside plants (n); 2. to drain; to

undermine (v); 3. a fool (n)

1237. Sardonic mocking

1238. Sate satisfy

1239. Satiate satisfy; fill completely [satiable (a); satiation

(n)]

1240. Savant person with knowledge

1241. Savor enjoy

1242. Saw 1. tool for cutting; 2. wise saying

1243. Scabbard cover for a sword

1244. Scale to climb

1245. Scapegoat a person of whom blame is placed for faults of

others

1246. Score (n) written form of music

1247. Scotch (v) to prevent; stop; disable

1248. Scrupulous careful, diligent, painstaking

1249. Scrutinize examine carefully

1250. Scurvy 1. disease due to lack of vitamin C; 2.

contemptible; rascally

1251. Scuttle sink

1252. Secure (v) 1. to fix firmly; 2. to obtain

1253. Sedulity thoroughness; perseverance [sedulous (a)]

1254. Sedulous persevering; eager and thorough

1255. Seemly appropriate (of behavior); decorous

1256. Seine type of fishing net

1257. Seminal essential; formative

1258. Seminary an institution in which priest are trained

1259. Sensuous appealing to the senses

1260. Sentinel guard, sentry

1261. Sequester isolate

1262. Sere withered; old

1263. Serendipity fortunate coincidence, unsought discovery

1264. Serene calm, peaceful

1265. Serrated jagged, saw-like

1266.

Serration jagged edge1267. Servile overly submissive; groveling

1268. Shard fragment of pottery

1269. Shirk avoid (esp. work)

1270. Sibyl prophetess

1271. Sidereal of or related to stars

1272. Sinecure job which pays salary but requiring little effort

1273. Sinewy vigorous; having well-developed muscles [a

sinew is a tendon]

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1346. Symphony type of musical composition

1347. Synapse junction between two nerve cells

1348. Syncopation type of musical rhythm with missed beats

1349. Table (v) put down for future discussion

1350. Taciturn quiet; saying little

1351. Tactile concerned with the sense of touch

1352. Talisman lucky charm

1353. Talon long pointed nail or claw

1354. Tamp to plug; press loose matter down tightly (e.g.

pack explosives into a hole)

1355. Tangent going off the main subject

1356. Tangible can be touched

1357. Tardy slow, la te, overdue, delayed

1358. Tare 1. weed; 2. allowance made for container

when weighing

1359. Tarnished made dull; spoil (reputation)

1360. Taunt mock; tease

1361. Tawdry of little value, gaudy

1362. Tedium boredom

1363. Teetotalism total abstinence from alcohol

1364. Temper to moderate, soften

1365. Temperate moderate

1366. Tempers moderates

1367. Tenacious stubborn, resolute, holding firm to a purpose

1368. Tendentious dogmatic; biased

1369. Tender to offer

1370. Tentative not certain

1371. Tenuous flimsy, not solid

1372. Terse concise to the point

1373. Testiness irritability; irascibility [testy (a)]

1374. Therapeutic medicinal, curative

1375. Throwback exhibiting primitive, or ancestral, traits

1376. Thwart Prevent, fustrate

1377. Timorous cowardly, fearful

1378. Tirade stream of verbal abuse

1379. Titter giggle quietly

1380. Toady sycophant; flatterer

1381. Tome large book

1382. Torpid inactive, lazy, stagnant

1383. Torpor dormancy, sluggishness, inactivity

1384. Torrid hot and steamy

1385. Tortuous indirect; winding

1386. Totter walk unsteadily

1387. Touting advertising; supporting [tout (v)]

1388. Toy (v) to play with

1389. Tractable obedient, dutiful, polite

1390. Tranquil peaceful

1391. Transcendental supernatural; going beyond normal

experience [transcendent (a)]

1392. Transcribe copy

1393. Transgress go astray, disobey, commit a sin

1394. Transient short-liver, ephemeral

1395. Traverse to move across

1396. Travesty parody; ridiculous error

1397. Trepidation fear

1398. Trilogy set of three (literary works etc.); tetralogy

= set of four

1399. Trinket something of little value, knick-knack

1400. Trite unoriginal, dull

1401. Trivial unimportant

1402. Truant shirker, someone absent without

permission

1403. Truncate cut short

1404. Tumult uproar, noise

1405. Turpitude depravity

1406. Tutelary serving as a guardian [tutelage (n)]

1407. Tyro novice, beginner

1408. Ubiquitous found everywhere, omnipresent

1409. Umbrage 1. shadow; 2. offence; sense of injury

1410. Unalloyed undiluted, total

1411.

Unctuous oily, using excessive flattery1412. Undercutting offering a lower price; undermining

1413. Undergird support; strengthen

1414. Undermine subvert; attempt to overthrow

1415. Undermined damaged, attacked

1416. Underscore emphasize

1417. Underwrite give guarantee, insure

1418. Unequivocal clear, obvious

1419. Unfetter set free

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1420. Unfrock to remove a priest from his position

1421. Unprecedented never having happened before

1422. Unprepossessing unattractive

1423. Unscathed unharmed, intact, without a scratch

1424. Untoward unexpected

1425. Unwitting not deliberate, unconscious

1426. Upbraid scold, tell off, reprimand

1427. Uproarious hilarious, hysterical, very funny

1428. Upshot outcome

1429. Urbane sophisticated, suave

1430. Usurp take someone's position (usually by

force)

1431. Usury lending money at high interest rates

1432. Utilitarian useful

1433. Utopian a believer in an ideal world

1434. Vacillate waver; hesitate

1435. Vacuous empty; silly; meaningless

1436. Vagary something unaccountable; freak

1437. Vagrant person wandering without a home

1438. Vapid dull; uninspiring

1439. Variegated multicolored; speckled

1440. Vehemence violence; fervor; forcefulness

1441. Vehement forceful

1442. Venal corrupt; can be bribed

1443. Veneer surface coating

1444. Venerate revere; worship

1445. Veneration worship; respect [venerable (a),

venerate (v)]

1446. Venial minor; unimportant

1447. Venturing 1. hazarding; risking; putting forward;

2. going somewhere [venturesome

means courageous or willing to take

risks]

1448. Veracious true [veracity (n)]

1449. Veracity truthfulness

1450. Verbiage excessive or meaningless wordiness

1451. Verbose talkative; long-winded; rambling

1452. Verbosity using too many words

1453. Verisimilar true to life; giving the appearance of

reality

1454. Veritable true; genuine [verity (n)]

1455. Vertigo dizziness

1456. Vestigial not developed

1457. Vicissitude unexpected change in fortune or

circumstances

1458. Vignette small sketch

1459. Vilification blackening someone's name

1460. Vindicate prove right; remove blame

1461. Virtuosity skill , expertise [virtuoso (n); virtuosi (n.pl)]

1462. Virtuoso an accomplished musician

1463. Virulent dangerous; harmful

1464. Vital essential; alive; important

1465. Vitiate weaken; sap energy

1466. Vitriolic corrosive; strongly attacking

1467. Vituperate attack bitterly

1468. Vivacity liveliness; animation

1469. Vivify enliven

1470. Vociferous noisy; loud in speech

1471. Volatile dangerously unstable; evaporates easily

1472. Volubility excessive talkativeness [voluble (a)]

1473. Voluble talkative

1474. Voluminous very large; spacious

1475. Voracious ravenous

1476. Vulpine like a fox [compare with bovine (cow-like);porcine (pig-like), etc.]

1477. Waffle talk nonsense

1478. Waft drift smoothly (v); whiff; smell (n)

1479. Wag (n) a witty person

1480. Waive surrender; give up

1481. Wane grow less

1482. Wary hesitant; cautious

1483. Wax to increase; to grow

1484. Waylay accost; stop; approach; hinder

1485. Weighty serious

1486. Whelp young dog

1487. Whet sharpen

1488. Whimsical capricious; changeable

1489. Whittle 1. carve with knife; 2. reduce step by step

1490. Willful stubborn

1491. Wily cunning

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1492. Wispy flimsy; frail; delicate

1493. Wistful melancholy; pensive; expressing a longing for

1494. Wry 1. twisted or bent to one side; 2. dryly humorous

1495. Xenophobe person a fraid of foreigners

1496. Zany crazy; wacky

1497. Zeal enthusiasm

1498. Zealot fanatic

1499. Zenith summit