verbal ability high frequency word list for cat and gre
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S.No Word Meaning 1 Abate To Decrease 2 ABDICATE TO GIVE UP A POSITION, RIGHT, OR POWER 3 ABERRANT DEVIATING FROM WHAT IS NORMAL 4 ABEYANCE TEMPORARY SUPPRESSION OR SUSPENSION 5 ABJECT MISERABLE; PITIFUL 6 ABJURE TO REJECT; ABANDON FORMALLY 7 ABSCISSION N. THE ACT OF CUTTING; THE NATURAL SEPARATION OF PARTS OF A
PLANT, V. TO CUT OFF OR AWAY (ABSCISE)
8 ABSCOND TO DEPART SECRETLY 9 ABSTEMIOUS MODERATE IN APPETITE 10 ABSTINENCE THE GIVING UP OF CERTAIN PLEASURES 11 ABYSMAL VERY BAD 12 ACCRETION GROWTH IN SIZE OR INCREASE IN AMOUNT 13 ACCRUE TO ACCUMULATE; GROW BY ADDITIONS 14 ADAMANT UNCOMPROMISING; UNYIELDING 15 ADJUNCT SOMETHING ADDED, ATTACHED, OR JOINED 16 ADMONISH TO CAUTION OR REPRIMAND 17 ADULTERATE TO CORRUPT OR MAKE IMPURE 18 AESTHETIC ADJ. RELATING TO BEAUTY OR ART, N. A CONCEPTION OF WHAT IS
ARTISTICALLY BEAUTIFUL
19 AFFECTED PRETENTIOUS, PHONY 20 AFFINITY FONDNESS; LIKING; SIMILARITY 21 AGGRANDIZE TO MAKE LARGER OR GREATER 22 AGGREGATE ADJ. AMOUNTING TO A WHOLE; TOTAL, V. TO COLLECT INTO A MASS, N.
COLLECTIVE MASS OR SUM
23 ALACRITY CHEERFUL WILLINGNESS; EAGERNESS; SPEED 24 ALCHEMY MEDIEVAL CHEMICAL PHILOSOPHY BASED ON CHANGING METAL INTO
GOLD; A SEEMINGLY MAGICAL POWER OR PROCESS OF TRANSMUTATION
25 ALLAY TO LESSEN; EASE; SOOTHE 26 ALLEVIATE TO RELIEVE; IMPROVE PARTIALLY 27 ALLOY A COMBINATION; A MIXTURE OF TWO OR MORE METALS
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28 ALLURE THE POWER TO ENTICE BY CHARM
29 AMALGAMATE TO COMBINE INTO A UNIFIED WHOLE
30 AMBIGUOUS UNCLEAR OR DOUBTFUL IN MEANING
31 AMBIVALENCE THE STATE OF HAVING CONFLICTING EMOTIONAL ATTITUDES
32 AMBROSIA SOMETHING DELICIOUS; THE FOOD OF THE GODS
33 AMELIORATE TO IMPROVE
34 AMENABLE AGREEABLE; COOPERATIVE; SUITED
35 AMENITY SOMETHING THAT INCREASES COMFORT
36 AMULET ORNAMENT WORN AS A CHARM AGAINST EVIL SPIRITS
37 ANACHRONISM SOMETHING OUT OF THE PROPER TIME
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38 ANALGESIC MEDICATION THAT REDUCES OR ELIMATES PAIN
39 ANALOGOUS ADJ. COMPARABLE, N. A SIMILARITY IN SOME WAYS BETWEEN THINGS THAT ARE OTHERWISE DISSIMILAR (ANALOGY)
40 ANARCHY N. ABSENCE OF GOVERNMENT; STATE OF DISORDER, ADJ. LACKING ORDER OR CONTROL (ANARCHIC)
41 ANODYNE N. SOMETHING THAT CALMS OR SOOTHES PAIN, ADJ. RELAXING, OR CAPABLE OF SOOTHING PAIN
42 ANOMALOUS IRREGULAR; DEVIATING FROM THE NORM
43 ANOMIE A SOCIAL CONDITION MARKED BY A BREAKDOWN OF SOCIAL NORMS
44 ANTECEDENT SOMETHING THAT COMES BEFORE
45 ANTEDILUVIAN PREHISTORIC
46 ANTIPATHY DISLIKE; HOSTILITY
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47 APATHY INDIFFERENCE
48 APEX THE HIGHEST POINT
49 APOGEE THE POINT IN AN ORBIT MOST DISTANT FROM THE BODY BEING ORBITED; THE HIGHEST POINT
50 APOTHEGM A TERSE, WITTY SAYING
51 APPEASE TO CALM; PACIFY; PLACATE
52 APPELLATION NAME
53 APPOSITE STRINKINGLY APPROPRIATE AND RELEVANT
54 APPRISE TO INFORM
55 APPROBATION PRAISE; APPROVAL 56 APPROPRIATE TO TAKE POSSESSION FOR ONE'S OWN USE; CONFISCATE
57 APROPOS RELEVANT
58 ARABESQUE ORNATE DESIGN FEATURING INTERTWINED CURVES; A BALLET POSITION IN WHICH ONE LEG IS EXTENDED IN BACK WHILE THE OTHER SUPPORTS THE WEIGHT OF THE BODY
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59 ARCHEOLOGY THE STUDY OF MATERIAL EVIDENCE OF PAST HUMAN LIFE
60 ARDOR GREAT EMOTION OR PASSION
61 ARDUOUS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT; LABORIOUS
62 ARGOT A SPECIALIZED VOCABULARY USED BY A GROUP
63 ARREST TO STOP; TO SEIZE
64 ARTIFACT ITEM MADE BY HUMAN CRAFT
65 ARTLESS GUILELESS; NATURAL
66 ASCETIC N. ONE WHO PRACTICES SELF-DENIAL, ADJ. SELF-DENYING OR AUSTERE
67 ASPERITY SEVERITY; HARSHNESS; IRRITABILITY
68 ASPERSION SLANDER; FALSE RUMOR
69 ASSIDUOUS DILIGENT; HARD-WORKING 70 ASSUAGE TO MAKE LESS SEVERE
71 ASTRINGENT HARSH; SEVERE
72 ASYLUM PLACE OF REFUGE OR SHELTER
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73 ATAVISM IN BIOLOGY, THE REAPPEARANCE OF A CHARACTERISTIC IN AN ORGANISM AFTER SEVERAL GENERATIONS OF ABSENCE; INDIVIDUAL OR A PART THAT EXHIBITS ATAVISM; RETURN OF A TRAIT AFTER A PERIOD OF ABSENCE
74 ATTENUATE TO WEAKEN
75 AUDACIOUS BOLD; DARING
76 AUSTERE STERN; UNADORNED 77 AUTONOMOUS SELF-GOVERNING; INDEPENDENT
78 AVARICE GREED
79 AVER TO AFFIRM; DECLARE TO BE TRUE
80 AVOCATION SECONDARY OCCUPATION
81 AVUNCULAR LIKE AN UNCLE, BENEVOLENT AND TOLERANT
82 AXIOMATIC TAKEN FOR GRANTED 83 BACCHANALIAN PERTAINING TO RIOTOUS OR DRUNKEN FESTIVITY; PERTAINING TO
REVELRY
84 BANAL COMMONPLACE; TRITE 85 BANTER PLAYFUL CONVERSATION 86 BARD POET 87 BAWDY OBSCENE 88 BEATIFY TO SANCTIFY; TO BLESS; TO ASCRIBE A VIRTUE TO
89 BEDIZEN TO DRESS IN A VULGAR; SHOWY MANNER 90 BEHEMOTH HUGE CREATURE; ANYTHING VERY LARGE AND POWERFUL
91 BELIE TO CONTRADICT; MISREPRESENT; GIVE A FALSE IMPRESSION
92 BENEFICENT KINDLY; DOING GOOD 93 BIFURCATE TO DIVIDE INTO TWO PARTS
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94 BIONICS THE APPLICATION OF BIOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES TO THE THE DESIGN OF ELECTRICAL OR ENGINEERING SYSTEMS
95 BLANDISHMENT N. FLATTERY, V. TO COAX WITH FLATTERY (BLANDISH)
96 BLASE BORED BECAUSE OF FREQUENT INDULGENCE; UNCONCERNED
97 BOLSTER TO GIVE A BOOST TO; PROP UP; SUPPORT 98 BOMBASTIC POMPOUS; USING INFLATED LANGUAGE 99 BOORISH RUDE; INSENSITIVE 100 BOVINE COWLIKE 101 BRAZEN BOLD; SHAMELESS 102 BROACH TO MENTION FOR THE FIRST TIME 103 BUCOLIC CHARACTERISTIC OF THE COUNTRYSIDE; RUSTIC; PASTORAL
104 BURGEON TO FLOURISH 105 BURNISH TO POLISH 106 BUTTRESS TO REINFORCE; SUPPORT 107 CACOPHONOUS UNPLEASANT OR HARSH-SOUNDING 108 CADGE TO BEG; SPONGE 109 CALLOUS THICK-SKINNED; INSENSITIVE 110 CALUMNY FALSE AND MALICIOUS ACCUSATION; SLANDER
111 CANARD FALSE, DELIBERATELY MISLEADING STORY 112 CANON AN ESTABLISHED PRINCIPLE; A BASIS OR STANDARD FOR JUDGMENT; A
GROUP OF LITERARY WORKS
113 CANT INSINCERE TALK; LANGUAGE OF A PARTICULAR GROUP
114 CANTANKEROUS IRRITABLE; ILL-HUMORED 115 CAPRICIOUS ADJ. FICKLE, N. INCLINATION TO CHANGE ONE'S MIND COMPULSIVELY
116 CAPTIOUS FAULTFINDING; INTENDED TO ENTRAP, AS IN AN ARGUMENT
117 CARDINAL OF FOREMOST IMPORTANCE 118 CARNAL OF THE FLESH OR BODY; RELATED TO PHYSICAL APPETITES
119 CARPING TO FIND FAULT; COMPLAIN 120 CARTOGRAPHY SCIENCE OF MAKING MAPS 121 CASTE ANY OF THE HEREDITARY SOCIAL CLASSES OF HINDU SOCIETY; SOCIAL
STRATIFICATION
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122 CASTIGATION PUNISHMENT; CHASTISEMENT; CRITICISM 123 CATACLYSM A VIOLENT UPHEAVAL THAT CAUSES GREAT DESTRUCTION AND CHANGE
124 CATALYST SOMETHING CAUSING CHANGE 125 CATEGORICAL ABSOLUTE; WITHOUT EXCEPTION 126 CAUCUS SMALLER GROUP WITHIN AN ORGANIZATION 127 CAUSAL INVOLVING A CAUSE 128 CAUSTIC SARCASTICALLY BITING; BURNING 129 CELESTIAL CONCERNING THE SKY OR HEAVENS; SUBLIME
130 CENTRIFUGAL MOVING AWAY FROM A CENTER 131 CENTRIPETAL MOVING OR DIRECTED TOWARD A CENTER 132 CHAMPION TO DEFEND OR SUPPORT 133 CHASTEN TO CORRECT BY PUNISHMENT OR REPROOF; TO RESTRAIN OR SUBDUE
134 CHICANERY TRICKERY; FRAUD 135 CHIVALRY THE QUALITIES IDEALIZED BY KNIGHTHOOD SUCH AS BRAVERY AND
GALLANTRY TOWARD WOMEN
136 CHURLISH RUDE; BOORISH 137 CIRCUITOUS ROUNDABOUT 138 CLAIRVOYANT ONE WHO CAN PREDICT THE FUTURE; PSYCHIC
139 CLAMOR NOISY OUTCRY 140 CLIQUE A SMALL, EXCLUSIVE GROUP 141 CLOISTER V. TO CONFINE; SECLUDE, N. MONASTERY OR CONVENT, ADJ. SHUT AWAY
FROM THE WORLD (CLOISTERED)
142 COAGULATE THICKEN; CONGEAL 143 COALESCE TO CAUSE TO BEOME ONE 144 CODA CONCLUDING PART OF A LITERARY OR MUSICAL COMPOSITION;
SOMETHING THAT SUMMARIZES OR CONCLUDES
145 CODIFY SYSTEMATIZE 146 COGNIZANT INFORMED; CONSCIOUS; AWARE 147 COLLAGE ARTISTIC COMPOSITION OF MATERIALS PASTED OVER A SURFACE; AN
ASSEMBLAGE OF DIVERSE ELEMENTS
148 COMMENSURATE PROPORTIONAL
149 COMPENDIUM BRIEF, COMPREHENSIVE SUMMARY
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150 COMPLACENT SELF-SATISFIED 151 COMPLAISANT OVERLY POLITE; WILLING TO PLEASE; OBLIGING
152 COMPLEMENT SOMETHING THAT COMPLETES OR MAKES UP A WHOLE
153 COMPLIANT YIELDING
154 COMPUNCTION UNEASINESS CAUSED BY GUILT 155 CONCAVE CURVING INWARD 156 CONCILIATORY OVERCOMING DISTRUST OR HOSTILITY 157 CONCOCT INVENT
158 CONCOMITANT EXISTING CONCURRENTLY 159 CONDONE TO OVERLOOK VOLUTARILY; FORGIVE 160 CONFOUND TO BAFFLE; PERPLEX; MIX UP 161 CONGENIAL SIMILAR IN TASTES AND HABITS; FRIENDLY; SUITED TO
162 CONJUGAL PERTAINING TO MARRIAGE AGREEMENT 163 CONNOISSEUR A PERSON POSSESSING EXPERT KNOWLEDGE OR TRAINING; A PERSON OF
INFORMED AND DISCRIMINATING TASTE
164 CONSCRIPT N. PERSON COMPULSORILY ENROLLED FOR MILITARY SERVICE, V. TO ENROLL A PERSON FOR MILITARY SERVICE
165 CONSECRATE TO DECLARE SACRED 166 CONTEND V. TO ASSERT, N. AN ASSERTION (CONTENTION)
167 CONTENTIOUS QUARRELSOME; CAUSING QUARRELS
168 CONTIGUOUS TOUCHING, NEIGHBORING; CONNECTING WITHOUT A BREAK
169 CONTINENCE SELF-CONTROL; ABSTENTION FROM SEXUAL ACTIVITY
170 CONTRITE VERY SORROWFUL FOR A WRONG
171 CONTUMACIOUS DISOBEDIENT; REBELLIOUS
172 CONUNDRUM RIDDLE; PUZZLE WITH NO SOLUTION
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173 CONVENTION N. PRACTICE WIDELY OBSERVED IN A GROUP; CUSTOM; ACCEPTED TECHNIQUE OR DEVICE, ADJ. CUSTOMARY OR COMMONPLACE (CONVENTIONAL)
174 CONVERGE TO APPROACH; COME TOGETHER; TEND TO MEET
175 CONVEX CURVED OUTWARD
176 CONVIVIAL SOCIABLE
177 CONVOLUTED TWISTED; COMPLICATED
178 COPIOUS ABUNDANT; PLENTIFUL
179 COQUETTE WOMAN WHO FLIRTS
180 CORNUCOPIA HORN OVERFLOWING WITH FRUIT AND GRAIN; STATE OF ABUNDANCE
181 COSMOLOGY STUDY OF THE UNIVERSE AS A TOTALITY;THEORY OF THE ORIGIN AND STRUCTURE OF THE UNIVERSE
182 COVERT HIDDEN; SECRET
183 COVETOUS DESIRING SOMETHING OWNED BY ANOTHER
184 COZEN TO MISLEAD BY TRICK OR FRAUD; DECEIVE
185 CRAVEN COWARDLY
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186 CREDENCE ACCEPTANCE OF SOMETHING AS TRUE
187 CREDO STATEMENT OF BELIEF OR PRINCIPLE; CREED
188 DAUNT TO DISCOURAGE; INTIMIDATE; DISHEARTEN
189 DE FACTO IN FACT, WHETHER BY RIGHT OR NOT; EXERCISING POWER WITHOUT BEING LEGALLY ESTABLISHED
190 DEARTH SCARCITY
191 DEBAUCHERY CORRUPTION 192 DECORUM PROPER BEHAVIOR
193 DEFAME TO MALIGN; HARM SOMEONE'S REPUTATION
194 DEFAULT TO FAIL TO ACT
195 DEFER TO SUBMIT TO THE WISHES OF ANOTHER DUE TO RESPECT OR RECOGNITION OF THE PERSON'S AUTHORITY OR KNOWLEDGE
196 DEFERENCE RESPECT; REGARD FOR ANOTHER'S WISH
197 DEFUNCT NO LONGER EXISTING
198 DELINEATE TO REPRESENT OR DEPICT
199 DEMOGRAPHIC RELATED TO POPULATION BALANCE
200 DEMOTIC PERTAINING TO PEOPLE
201 DEMUR TO EXPRESS DOUBT
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202 DENIGRATE TO SLUR SOMEONE'S REPUTATION
203 DENIZEN AN INHABITANT; A REGULAR VISITOR
204 DENOUEMENT OUTCOME; UNRAVELING OF THE PLOT OF A PLAY OR WORK OF LITERATURE
205 DERIDE TO MOCK
206 DERIVATIVE SOMETHING DERIVED; UNORIGINAL
207 DESICCATE TO DRY COMPLETELY
208 DESUETUDE STATE OF DISUSE
209 DESULTORY RANDOM; DISCONNECTED; RAMBLING
210 DETERRENT SOMETHING THAT DISCOURAGES OR HINDERS
211 DETRACTION THE ACT OF TAKING AWAY; DEROGATORY COMMENT ON A PERSON'S CHARACTER
212 DEVIANT A PERSON WHOSE BEHAVIOR DIFFERS FROM THE ACCEPTED STANDARDS OF SOCIETY
213 DIAPHANOUS TRANSPARENT; FINE-TEXTURED; INSUBSTANTIAL; VAGUE
214 DIATRIBE BITTER VERBAL ATTACK
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215 DICHOTOMY DIVISION INTO TWO USUALLY CONTRADICTORY PARTS
216 DIFFIDENCE SHYNESS; LACK OF CONFIDENCE
217 DIFFUSE V. TO SPREAD OUT, ADJ. WORDY; RAMBLING; SPREAD OUT
218 DIGRESSION ACT OF STRAYING FROM THE MAIN POINT
219 DIRGE FUNERAL HYMN
220 DISABUSE TO FREE FROM MISCONCEPTION
221 DISCERN TO PERCEIVE SOMETHING OBSCURE
222 DISCERNING PERCEPTIVE; EXHIBITING KEEN INSIGHT AND GOOD JUDGMENT
223 DISCOMFIT TO MAKE UNEASY; DISCONCERT 224 DISCORDANT NOT IN TUNE 225 DISCREDIT TO DISHONOR; DISGRACE; CAUSE TO BE DOUBTED
226 DISCREPANCY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 227 DISCRETE CONSTITUTING A SEPARATE THING; DISTINCT 228 DISCRETION QUALITY OF SHOWING SELF-RESTRAINT IN SPEECH OR ACTIONS;
CIRCUMSPECTION; FREEDOM TO ACT ON ONE'S OWN
229 DISINGENUOUS NOT CANDID; CRAFTY 230 DISINTERESTED UNPREJUDICED; OBJECTION 231 DISJOINTED LACKING ORDER OR COHERENCE; DISLOCATED
232 DISMISS PUT AWAY FROM CONSIDERATION; REJECT 233 DISPARAGE TO BELITTLE 234 DISPARATE DISSIMILAR 235 DISSEMBLE TO PRETEND; DISGUISE ONE'S MOTINVES 236 DISSEMINATE TO SPREAD; SCATTER; DISPERSE 237 DISSIDENT PERSON WHO DISAGREES ABOUT BELIEF, ETC.
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238 DISSOLUTION DISINTEGRATION; DEBAUCHERY 239 DISSONANCE DISCORD; LACK OF HARMONY 240 DISTEND TO EXPAND; SWELL OUT 241 DISTILL EXTRACT THE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS 242 DISTRAIT INATTENTIVE; PREOCCUPIED 243 DIVERGE TO VARY; GO IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS FROM THE SAME POINT
244 DIVEST TO STRIP; DEPRIVE; RID 245 DIVULGE TO MAKE KNOWN SOMETHING THAT IS SECRET
246 DOCTRINAIRE RELATING TO A PERSON WHO CANNOT COMPROMISE ABOUT POINTS OF A THEORY OR DOCTRINE; DOGMATIC; UNYIELDING
247 DOCUMENT TO PROVIDE WITH WRITTEN EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT
248 DOGGEREL POOR VERSE 249 DOGMATIC STATING OPINIONS WITHOUT PROOF 250 DORMANT INACTIVE 251 DROSS WASTE; WORTHLESS MATTER; TRIVIAL MATTER
252 DUPE TO DECEIVE; TRICK
253 EBULLIENT EXHILARATED; ENTHUSIASTIC 254 ECLECTIC SELECTING FROM VARIOUS SOURCES 255 EFFERVESCENCE STATE OF HIGH SPIRITS OR LIVELINESS; THE PROCESS OF BUBBLING AS
GAS ESCAPES
256 EFFETE DEPLETED OF VITALITY; OVERREFINED; DECADENT
257 EFFICACY EFFICIENCY; EFFECTIVENESS 258 EFFRONTERY SHAMELESS BOLDNESS; PRESUMPTUOUSNESS
259 EGOISM THE TENDENCY TO SEE THING IN RELATION TO ONESELF; SELF-CENTERED
260 EGOTISTICAL EXCESSIVELY SELF-CENTERED; CONCEITED 261 ELEGY POEM OR SONG EXPRESSING LAMENTATION 262 ELICIT TO PROVOKE; DRAW OUT 263 ELIXIR A SUBSTANCE BELIEVED TO HAVE THE POWER TO CURE ILLS
264 ELYSIAN BLISSFUL; DELIGHTFUL 265 EMACIATED THIN AND WASTED
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266 EMBELLISH TO ADORN; DECORATE; ENHANCE; MAKE MORE ATTRACTIVE BY ADDING DETAILS
267 EMOLLIENT ADJ. SOOTHING; MOLLIFYING, N. AN AGENT THAT SOOTHES OR MAKES MORE ACCEPTABLE
268 EMPIRICAL DERIVED OBSERVATION AND EXPERIMENT 269 EMULATE TO IMITATE; COPY 270 ENCOMIUM A FORMAL EXPRESSION OF PRAISE 271 ENDEMIC INHERENT; BELONGING TO AN AREA 272 ENERVATE TO WEAKEN 273 ENGENDER TO CAUSE; PRODUCE 274 ENHANCE TO INCREASE; IMPROVE 275 ENTOMOLOGY THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF INSECTS 276 ENUCIATE TO PRONOUNCE CLEARLY 277 EPHEMERAL SHORT-LIVED; FLEETING 278 EPISTEMOLOGY BRANCH OF PHILOSOPHY THAT EXAMINES THE NATURE OF KNOWLEDGE
279 EQUABLE STEADY; UNVARYING; SERENE 280 EQUANIMITY COMPOSURE; CALMNESS 281 EQUITABLE FAIR; JUST; IMPARTIAL 282 EQUIVOCATION TO INTENTIONALLY USE VAGUE LANGUAGE
283 ERRANT MISTAKEN; STRAYING FROM THE PROPER COURSE
284 ERUDITE LEARNED; SCHOLARLY
285 ESOTERIC HARD TO UNDERSTAND; KNOWN ONLY TO A FEW
286 ESSAY TO MAKE AN ATTEMPT; SUBJECT TO A TEST
287 ESTIMABLE ADMIRABLE; POSSIBLE TO ESTIMATE
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288 ETHNOCENTRIC BASED ON THE ATTITUDE THAT ONE'S GROUP IS SUPERIOR
289 ETIOLOGY CAUSES OR ORIGINS
290 ETYMOLOGY ORIGIN AND HISTORY OF A WORD
291 EUGENICS STUDY OF FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE THE HEREDITARY QUALITIES OF THE HUMAN RACE AND WAYS TO IMPROVE THESE QUALITIES
292 EULOGY HIGH PRAISE, ESPECIALLY OF A PERSON WHO HAS RECENTLY DIED
293 EUPHEMISM USE OF AGREEABLE OR INOFFENSIVE LANGUAGE IN PLACE OF UNPLEASANT OR OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE
294 EUPHORIA A FEELING OF EXTREME HAPPINESS
295 EUTHANASIA MERCY KILLING 296 EVINCE TO SHOW PLAINLY; BE AN INDICATION OF
297 EVOCATIVE TENDING TO CALL TO MIND OR PRODUCE A REACTION
298 EXACERBATE TO AGGRAVATE; MAKE WORSE
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299 EXACT V. TO FORCE THE PAYMENT OF; DEMAND AND OBTAIN BY AUTHORITY, ADJ. EXTREMELY DEMANDING (EXACTING)
300 EXCULPATE TO CLEAR OF BLAME; VINDICATE
301 EXECRABLE DETESTABLE; ABHORRENT
302 EXHORT TO URGE BY STRONG APPEALS
303 EXIGENCY CRISIS; URGENT REQUIREMENTS
304 EXISTENTIAL HAVING TO DO WITH EXISTENCE; BASED ON EXPERIENCE; HAVING TO DO WITH THE PHILOSOPHY OF EXISTENTIALISM
305 EXORCISE TO EXPEL EVIL SPIRITS; FREE FROM BAD INFLUENCES
306 EXPATIATE TO SPEAK OR WRITE AT LENGTH
307 EXPATRIATE TO SEND INTO EXILE
308 EXPIATE TO ATONE FOR 309 EXPLICATE TO EXPLAIN; INTERPRET; CLARIFY 310 EXPOSITORY EXPLANATORY 311 EXTANT IN EXISTENCE; NOT LOST 312 EXTEMPORANEOU
S UNREHEARSED
313 EXTIRPATE TO ROOT UP; TO DESTROY 314 EXTRANEOUS NOT ESSENTIAL 315 EXTRAPOLATION THE ACT OF ESTIMATION BY PROJECTING KNOWN INFORMATION
316 EXTRINSIC NOT INHERENT OR ESSENTIAL 317 FACETIOUS HUMOROUS 318 FACILITATE TO MAKE LESS DIFFICULT
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319 FACTOTUM A PERSON WHO DOES ALL SORTS OF WORK; A HANDYMAN
320 FALLACIOUS BASED ON A FALSE IDEA OR FACT; MISLEADING
321 FALLOW PLOWED BUT NOT SOWED; UNCULTIVATED 322 FATUOUS FOOLISHLY SELF-SATISFIED 323 FAUNA ANIMALS OF A PERIOD OR REGION 324 FAWNING SEEKING FAVOR BY FLATTERY 325 FELICITOUS SUITABLY EXPRESSED; APPROPRIATE; WELL-CHOSEN
326 FERAL EXISTING IN A WILD OR UNTAMED STATE 327 FERVOR N. WARMTH AND INTENSITY OF EMOTION, ADJ. FULL OF STRONG
EMOTION OR IMPASSIONED (FERVENT)
328 FETID HAVING A BAD SMELL 329 FETTER V. TO BIND; CONFINE, N. SOMETHING THAT RESTRICTS OR RESTRAINS
330 FIAT ARBITRARY ORDER; AUTHORIZATION 331 FIDELITY LOYALTY; EXACT CORRESPONDENCE 332 FILIBUSTER USE OF OBSTRUCTIVE TACTICS IN A LEGISLATURE TO BLOCK PASSAGE OF A
LAW
333 FINESSE TO HANDLE WITH A DECEPTIVE OR EVASIVE STRATEGY; TO USE FINESSE, THAT IS, REFINEMENT IN PERFORMANCE
334 FISSURE CREVICE 335 FLAG TO DROOP; GROW WEAK
336 FLEDGLING BEGINNER; NOVICE
337 FLORA PLANTS OF A REGION OR ERA
338 FLORID RUDDY; REDDISH; FLOWERY
339 FLOURISH N. AN EMBELLISHMENT OR ORNAMENTATION, V. MEANING TO GROW VIGOROUSLY, OR TO THRIVE
340 FLOUT TO TREAT SCORNFULLY
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341 FLUX FLOWING; A CONTINUOUS MOVING
342 FOMENT TO INCITE; AROUSE
343 FORBEARANCE PATIENCE 344 FORESTALL TO PREVENT; DELAY
345 FORMIDABLE MENACING; THREATENING
346 FORSWEAR RENOUNCE; REPUDIATE
347 FOUNDER TO SINK; FAIL; COLLAPSE
348 FRACAS A LOUD QUARREL; BRAWL
349 FRACTIOUS QUARRELSOME; UNRULY; REBELLIOUS
350 FRESCO A PAINTING DONE ON PLASTER
351 FRIEZE ORNAMENTAL BAND ON A WALL
352 FROWARD STUBBORNLY CONTRARY; OBSTINATELY DISOBEDIENT
353 FRUGALITY THRIFT
354 FULMINATE TO ATTACK LOUDLY; DENOUNCE
355 FULSOME SO EXCESSIVE AS TO BE DISGUSTING
356 FUSION UNION; SYNTHESIS
357 FUTILE INEFFECTIVE; USELESS; FRUITLESS
358 GAINSAY TO DENY; DISPUTE; OPPOSE
359 GAMBOL TO FROLIC; LEAP PLAYFULLY
360 GARRULOUS VERY TALKATIVE; WORDY
361 GAUCHE COARSE AND UNCOUTH; CLUMSY
362 GENIALITY CHEERFULNESS; KINDLINESS; SOCIABILITY
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363 GERRYMANDER TO DIVIDE AN AREA INTO VOTING DISTRICTS IN A WAY THAT FAVORS A POLITICAL PARTY
364 GLIB FLUENT IN AN INSINCERE WAY; OFFHAND
365 GOAD TO PROD; URGE ON
366 GOSSAMER SHEER; LIGHT AND DELICATE, LIKE COBWEBS
367 GOUGE TO TEAR OUT; SCOOP OUT; OVERCHARGE
368 GRANDILOQUENT POMPOUS; BOMBASTIC
369 GREGARIOUS SOCIABLE 370 GROUSE TO COMPLAIN
371 GUILE DECEPTION OR TRICKERY
372 GUILELESS FREE OF CUNNING OR DECEIT; ARTLESS
373 GUISE OUTWARD APPEARANCE; FALSE APPEARANCE; PRETENSE
374 GULLIBLE EASILY DECEIVED
375 GUSTATORY AFFECTING THE SENSE OF TASTE
376 HALCYON CALM AND PEACEFUL; HAPPY; GOLDEN; PROSPEROUS
377 HALLOWED HOLY; SACRED
378 HARANGUE LONG, POMPOUS SPEECH; TIRADE
379 HARROWING EXTREMELY DISTRESSING; TERRIFYING
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380 HERBIVOROUS RELATING TO A HERBIVORE, AN ANIMAL THAT FEEDS MAINLY ON PLANTS
381 HERMETIC TIGHTLY SEALED; MAGICAL
382 HETERODOX UNORTHODOX; NOT WIDELY ACCEPTED
383 HEURISTIC RELATING TO A SPECULATIVE FORMULATION GUIDING THE INVESTIGATION OR SOLUTION OF A PROBLEM; EDUCATIONAL METHOD IN WHICH STUDENTS LEARN FROM THEIR OWN INVESTIGATIONS
384 HIEROGLYPHICS A SYSTEM OF WRITING IN WHICH PICTORIAL SYMBOLS REPRESENT MEANING OR SOUNDS; WRITING OR SYMBOLS THAT ARE DIFFICULT TO DECIPHER; THE SYMBOLS USED IN ADVANCED MATHEMATICS
385 HIRSUTE COVERED WITH HAIR
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386 HISTRIONIC RELATING TO EXAGGERATED EMOTIONAL BEHAVIOR CALCULATED FOR EFFECT; THEATRICAL ARTS OR PERFORMANCES
387 HOMEOSTASIS AUTOMATIC MAINTENANCE BY AN ORGANISM OF NORMAL TEMPERATURE, CHEMICAL BALANCE, ETC. WITHIN ITSELF
388 HOMILY SERMON; TEDIOUS MORALIZING LECTURE; PLATITUDE
389 HOMOGENEOUS COMPOSED OF IDENTICAL PARTS; UNIFORM IN COMPOSITION
390 HYPERBOLE PURPOSEFUL EXAGGERATION FOR EFFECT 391 ICONOCLASTIC ATTACKING CHERISHED TRADITION 392 IDOLATRY IDOL WORSHIP; BLIND OR EXCESSIVE DEVOTION
393 IGNEOUS PRODUCED BY FIRE; VOLCANIC 394 IMBROGLIO COMPLICATED SITUATION; AN ENTANGLEMENT
395 IMMUTABLE UNCHANGEABLE 396 IMPAIR TO DAMAGE; INJURE 397 IMPASSIVE SHOWING NO EMOTION 398 IMPECUNIOUS POOR; HAVING NO MONEY 399 IMPEDE TO HINDER; BLOCK 400 IMPERMEABLE IMPOSSIBLE TO PENETRATE 401 IMPERTURBABLE NOT EASILY DISTURBED 402 IMPERVIOUS IMPOSSIBLE TO PENETRATE; INCAPABLE OF BEING AFFECTED
403 IMPINGE TO STRIKE; ENCROACH
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404 IMPLACABLE INFLEXIBLE; INCAPABLE OF BEING PLEASED 405 IMPLAUSIBLE UNLIKELY; UNBELIEVABLE 406 IMPLICIT IMPLIED; UNDERSTOOD BUT NOT STATED 407 IMPLODE COLLAPSE INWARD VIOLENTLY 408 IMPRECATION CURSE
409 IMPUTE TO RELATE TO A PARTICULAR CAUSE OR SOURCE; ATTRIBUTE THE FAULT TO; ASSIGN AS A CHARACTERISTIC
410 INADVERTENTLY CARELESSLY; UNINTENTIONALLY 411 INCARNATE HAVING BODILY FORM 412 INCHOATE IMPERFECTLY FORMED OR FORMULATED 413 INCONGRUITY STATE OF NOT FITTING 414 INCONSEQUENTIA
L INSIGNIFICANT; UNIMPORTANT
415 INCORPORATE INTRODUCE SOMETHING INTO ANOTHER THING ALREADY IN EXISTENCE; COMBINE
416 INCURSION SUDDEN INVASION 417 INDETERMINATE UNCERTAIN; INDEFINITE 418 INDIGENCE POVERTY
419 INDOLENT HABITUALLY LAZY; IDLE 420 INELUCTABLE NOT TO BE AVOIDED OR ESCAPED; INEVITABLE
421 INERT UNABLE TO MOVE; SLUGGISH 422 INERTIA DISINCLINATION TO ACTION OR CHANGE 423 INGENUOUS NAIVE AND TRUSTING; LACKING SOPHISTICATION
424 INHERENT FIRMLY ESTABLISHED BY NATURE OR HABIT 425 INNOCUOUS HARMLESS 426 INSENSIBLE UNCONSCIOUS; UNRESPONSIVE 427 INSINUATE TO SUGGEST; SAY INDIRECTLY; IMPLY 428 INSIPID LACKING IN FLAVOR; DULL 429 INSOUCIANT INDIFFERENT; LACKING CONCERN OR CARE 430 INSULARITY NARROW-MINDEDNESS; ISOLATION 431 INSUPERABLE INSURMOUNTABLE; UNCONQUERABLE 432 INTANGIBLE NOT MATERIAL 433 INTERDICT TO FORBID; PROHIBIT; TO CONFRONT AND HALT THE ACTIVITIES,
ADVANCE, OR ENTRY OF
434 INTERNECINE DEADLY TO BOTH SIDES
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435 INTERPOLATE TO INSERT; CHANGE BY ADDING NEW WORDS OR MATERIAL
436 INTERREGNUM INTERVAL BETWEEN REIGNS; GAP IN CONTINUITY
437 INTIMATE MARKED BY CLOSE ACQUAINTANCE 438 INTRACTABLE NOT EASILY MANAGED 439 INTRANSIGENCE STUBBORNNESS; REFUSAL TO COMPROMISE 440 INTROSPECTIVE CONTEMPLATING ONE'S OWN THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS
441 INUNDATE TO COVER WITH WATER; OVERWHELM 442 INURED HARDENED; ACCUSTOMED; USED TO 443 INVECTIVE VERBAL ABUSE 444 INVEIGH TO DISAPPROVE; PROTEST VEHEMENTLY 445 INVEIGLE TO WIN OVER BY FLATTERY OR COAXING 446 INVETERATE CONFIRMED; LONG-STANDING; DEEPLY ROOTED
447 INVIDIOUS LIKELY TO PROVOKE ILL WILL; OFFENSIVE 448 IRASCIBLE EASILY ANGERED 449 IRRESOLUTE UNSURE OF HOW TO ACT; WEAK 450 ITINERANT WANDERING FROM PLACE TO PLACE; UNSETTLED
451 ITINERARY ROUTE OF A TRAVELER'S JOURNEY
452 JAUNDICED HAVING A YELLOWISH DISCOLORATION OF THE SKIN; AFFECTED BY ENVY, RESENTMENT, OR HOSTILITY
453 JIBE TO BE IN AGREEMENT
454 JOCOSE FOND OF JOKING; JOCULAR; PLAYFUL
455 JUGGERNAUT HUGE FORCE DESTROYING EVERYTHING IN ITS PATH
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456 JUNTA GROUP OF PEOPLE UNITED IN POLITIC INTRIGUE
457 JUXTAPOSE PLACE SIDE BY SIDE
458 KUDOS FAME; GLORY; GONOR
459 LABILE LIKELY TO CHANGE
460 LACONIC USING FEW WORDS
461 LAMBASTE TO THRASH VERBALLY OR PHYSICALLY
462 LASCIVIOUS LUSTFUL 463 LASSITUDE LETHARGY; SLUGGISHNESS
464 LATENT PRESENT BUT HIDDEN; POTENTIAL
465 LAUD TO PRAISE
466 LETHARGIC INACTIVE
467 LEVEE AN EMBANKMENT THAT PREVENTS A RIVER FROM OVERFLOWING
468 LEVITY LIGHT MANNER OR ATTITUDE
469 LIBERAL TOLERANT; BROAD-MINDED; GENEROUS; LAVISH
470 LIBERTINE ONE WITHOUT MORAL RESTRAINT
471 LIBIDO SEXUAL DESIRE
472 LILLIPUTIAN EXTREMELY SMALL 473 LIMN TO DRAW; DESCRIBE
474 LIMPID CLEAR; TRANSPARENT
475 LINGUISTIC PERTAINING TO LANGUAGE
476 LITANY LENGTHY RECITATION; REPETITIVE CHANT
477 LITERATI SCHOLARLY OR LEARNED PERSONS
478 LITIGATION LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
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479 LOG RECORD OF A VOYAGE; RECORD OF DAILY ACTIVITIES
480 LOQUACIOUS TALKATIVE 481 LUCID BRIGHT; CLEAR; INTELLIGIBLE
482 LUCRE MONEY OR PROFITS
483 LUMINOUS BRIGHT; BRILLIANT; GLOWING
484 LUSTROUS SHINING
485 MACHIAVELLIAN CRAFTY; DOUBLE-DEALING 486 MACHINATIONS PLOTS OR SCHEMES 487 MAELSTROM WHIRLPOOL; TURMOIL 488 MAGNANIMITY GENEROSITY; NOBILITY 489 MALIGN TO SPEAK EVIL OF 490 MALINGER TO FEIGN ILLNESS TO ESCAPE DUTY 491 MALLEABLE CAPABLE OF BEING SHAPED BY POUNDING; IMPRESSIONABLE
492 MAVERICK DISSENTER 493 MEGALOMANIA DELUSIONS OF POWER OR IMPORTANCE 494 MENAGERIE A VARIETY OF ANIMALS KEPT TOGETHER 495 MENDACIOUS DISHONEST 496 MENDICANT BEGGAR
497 MERETRICIOUS GAUDY; PLAUSIBLE BUT FALSE; SPECIOUS 498 MESMERIZE TO HYPNOTIZE 499 METAMORPHOSIS CHANGE; TRANSFORMATION
500 METAPHYSICS A BRANCH OF PHILOSOPHY THAT INVESTIGATES THE ULTIMATE NATURE OF REALITY
501 METEOROLOGICAL
CONCERNED WITH THE WEATHER
502 METICULOUS VERY CAREFUL; FASTIDIOUS 503 METTLE COURAGE; ENDURANCE 504 METTLESOME FULL OF COURAGE AND FORTITUDE; SPIRITED 505 MICROCOSM A SMALL SYSTEM HAVING ANALOGIES TO A LARGER SYSTEM; SMALL
WORLD
506 MILITATE TO WORK AGAINST 507 MINATORY THREATENING; MENACING 508 MINUSCULE VERY SMALL
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509 MINUTIA PETTY DETAILS 510 MISANTHROPE ONE WHO HATES HUMANITY 511 MISCELLANY MIXTURE OF WRITINGS ON VARIOUS SUBJECTS
512 MISCREANT VILLAIN; CRIMINAL 513 MISOGYNIST ONE WHO HATES WOMEN 514 MITIGATE TO CAUSE TO BECOME LESS HARSH; SEVERE, OR PAINFUL; ALLEVIATE
515 MNEMONIC ADJ. RELATED TO MEMORY; ASSISTING MEMORY, N. A SYSTEM THAT DEVELOPS AND IMPROVES THE MEMORY
516 MODICUM LIMITED QUANTITY
517 MOLLIFY SOOTHE 518 MONOLITHIC SOLID AND UNIFORM; CONSTITUTING A SINGLE, UNIFIED WHOLE
519 MOROSE ILL-HUMORED; SULLEN
520 MOTLEY MANY COLORED; MADE UP OF MANY PARTS
521 MULTIFARIOUS DIVERSE 522 MUNDANE WORLDLY AS OPPOSED TO SPIRITUAL; CONCERNED WITH THE ORDINARY
523 NECROMANCY BLACK MAGIC 524 NEGATE TO CANCEL OUT; NULLIFY
525 NEOLOGISM NEW WORD OR EXPRESSION
526 NEOPHYTE NOVICE; BEGINNER
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527 NEXUS A MEANS OF CONNECTION; A CONNECTED GROUP OR SERIES; A CENTER
528 NONPLUSSED BEWILDERED 529 NOSTALGIA SENTIMENTAL LONGING FOR A PAST TIME
530 NOSTRUM MEDICINE OR REMEDY OF DOUBTFUL EFFECTIVENESS; SUPPOSED CURE
531 NUGATORY TRIFLING; INVALID
532 OBDURATE STUBBORN
533 OBSEQUIOUS OVERLY SUBMISSIVE
534 OBSEQUY FUNERAL CEREMONY (OFTEN USED IN THE PLURAL, OBSEQUIES)
535 OBVIATE TO MAKE UNNECESSARY; TO ANTICIPATE AND PREVENT
536 OCCLUDE TO SHUT; BLOCK
537 OCCULT RELATING TO PRACTICES CONNECTED WITH SUPERNATURAL PHENOMENA
538 ODYSSEY A LONG ADVENTUROUS VOYAGE; A QUEST
539 OFFICIOUS TOO HELPFUL; MEDDLESOME
540 OLFACTORY CONCERNING THE SENSE OF SMELL
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541 OLIGARCHY FORM OF GOVERNMENT IN WHICH POWER BELONGS TO ONLY A FEW LEADERS
542 ONEROUS BURDENSOME
543 ONOMATOPOEIA FORMATION OR USE OF WORDS THAT IMITATE SOUNDS OF THE ACTIONS THEY REFER TO
544 OPPROBRIUM DISGRACE; CONTEMPT 545 ORNITHOLOGIST SCIENTIST WHO STUDIES BIRDS 546 OSCILLATE TO MOVE BACK AND FORTH 547 OSTENTATIOUS SHOWY; TRYING TO ATTRACT ATTENTION; PRETENTIOUS
548 OVERWEENING PRESUMPTUOUS; ARROGANT; OVERBEARING 549 PAEAN SONG OF JOY OR TRIUMPH; A FERVENT EXPRESSION OF JOY
550 PALEONTOLOGY STUDY OF PAST GEOLOGICAL ERAS THROUGH FOSSIL REMAINS
551 PALLID LACKING COLOR OR LIVELINESS 552 PANEGYRIC ELABORATE PRAISE; FORMAL HYMN OF PRAISE
553 PARAGON MODEL OF EXCELLENCE OR PERFECTION 554 PARTISAN ONE-SIDED; COMMITTED TO A PARTY, GROUP. OR CAUSE; PREJUDICED
555 PATHOLOGICAL DEPARTING FROM NORMAL CONDITION 556 PATHOS A QUALITY THAT CAUSES A FEELING OF PITY OR SORROW
557 PATOIS A REGIONAL DIALECT; NONSTANDARD SPEECH; JARGON
558 PAUCITY SCARCITY 559 PEDANT UNINSPIRED, BORING ACADEMIC 560 PEDANTIC SHOWING OFF LEARNING 561 PELLUCID TRANSPARENT; TRANSLUCENT; EASILY UNDERSTOOD
562 PENCHANT INCLINATION 563 PENURTY EXTREME POVERTY 564 PEREGRINATION A WANDERING FROM PLACE TO PLACE 565 PEREMPTORY IMPERATIVE; LEAVING NO CHOICE
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566 PERENNIAL PRESENT THROUGHOUT THE YEARS; PERSISTENT
567 PERFIDIOUS FAITHLESS; DISLOYAL; UNTRUSTWORTHY 568 PERFUNCTORY SUPERFICIAL; NOT THOROUGH; PERFORMED REALLY AS A DUTY
569 PERIGEE POINT IN AN ORBIT THAT IS CLOSEST TO THE EARTH
570 PERMEABLE PENETRABLE 571 PERTURB TO DISTURB GREATLY; MAKE UNEASY OR ANXIOUS; CAUSE A BODY TO
DEVIATE FROM ITS REGULAR ORBIT
572 PERVASIVE SPREAD THROUGHOUT EVERY PART
573 PETULANT RUDE; PEEVISH
574 PHLEGMATIC CALM IN TEMPERAMENT; SLUGGISH
575 PHOENIX MYTHICAL, IMMORTAL BIRD THAT LIVES FOR 500 YEARS, BURNS ITSELF TO DEATH, AND RISES FROM THE ASHES; ANYTHING THAT IS RESTORED AFTER SUFFERING GREAT DESTRUCTION
576 PHYSIOGNOMY FACIAL FEATURES
577 PIETY DEVOUTNESS
578 PIQUANT APPEALINGLY STIMULATING; PLEASANTLY PUNGENT; ATTRATIVE
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579 PIQUE N. FLEETING FEELING OF HURT PRIDE, V. TO PROVOKE OR AROUSE
580 PLACATE TO LESSEN ANOTHER'S ANGER; TO PACIFY
581 PLACID CALM 582 PLAINTIVE MELANCHOLY; MOURNFUL
583 PLASTICITY CONDITION OF BEING ABLE TO BE SHAPED OR FORMED; PLIABILITY
584 PLATITUDE STALE, OVERUSED EXPRESSION
585 PLATONIC SPIRITUAL, WITHOUT SENSUAL DESIRE, OR THEORETICAL
586 PLATONIC SPIRITUAL; WITHOUT SENSUAL DESIRE; THEORETICAL
587 PLETHORA EXCESS; OVERABUNDANCE
588 PLUMB TO DETERMINE THE DEPTH; TO EXAMINE DEEPLY
589 PLUME TO CONGRATULATE ONESELF IN A SELF-SATISFIED WAY
590 PLUMMET TO FALL; PLUNGE
591 PLUTOCRACY SOCIETY RULED BY THE WEALTHY
592 POROUS FULL OF HOLES; PERMEABLE TO LIQUIDS
593 POSEUR PERSON WHO AFFECTS AN ATTITUDE OR IDENTITY TO IMPRESS OTHERS
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594 PRAGMATIC PRACTICAL 595 PRATE TO TALK IDLY; CHATTER
596 PRATTLE MEANINGLESS, FOOLISH TALK
597 PREAMBLE PRELIMINARY STATEMENT
598 PRECARIOUS UNCERTAIN 599 PRECEPT PRINCIPLE; LAW
600 PRECIPITATE V. TO CAUSE TO HAPPEN; THROW DOWN FROM A HEIGHT, ADJ. RASH; HASTY SUDDEN
601 PRECURSOR FORERUNNER; PREDECESSOR 602 PREEMPT TO SUPERSEDE; APPROPRIATE FOR ONESELF 603 PREHENSILE CAPABLE OF GRASPING 604 PREMONITION FOREWARNING; PRESENTIMENT 605 PRESAGE TO FORETELL; INDICATE IN ADVANCE 606 PRESUMPTUOUS RUDE; IMPROPERLY BOLD
607 PRETERNATURAL BEYOND THE NORMAL COURSE OF NATURE; SUPERNATURAL
608 PREVARICATE TO QUIBBLE; EVADE THE TRUTH 609 PRIMORDIAL ORIGINAL; EXISTING FROM THE BEGINNING 610 PRISTINE UNTOUCHED; UNCORRUPTED 611 PROBITY HONESTY; HIGH-MINDEDNESS 612 PROBLEMATIC POSING A PROBLEM; DOUBTFUL; UNSETTLED 613 PRODIGAL WASTEFUL; EXTRAVAGANT; LAVISH 614 PROFOUND DEEP; NOT SUPERFICIAL 615 PROHIBITIVE SO HIGH AS TO PREVENT THE PURCHASE OR USE OF; PREVENTING;
FORBIDDING
616 PROLIFERATE TO INCREASE RAPIDLY 617 PROPENSITY INCLINATION; TENDENCY 618 PROPITIATE TO WIN OVER; APPEASE 619 PROPRIETY CORRECT CONDUCT; FITNESS 620 PROSCRIBE V. TO CONDEMN; FORBID OUTLAW, ADJ. RELATING TO PROHIBITION
621 PROVIDENT PROVIDING FOR FUTURE NEEDS; FRUGAL 622 PUISSANT POWERFUL 623 PUNCTILIOUS CAREFUL IN OBSERVING RULES OF BEHAVIOR OR CEREMONY
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624 PUNGENT STRONG OR SHARP IN SMELL OR TASTE; PENETRATING; CAUSTIC; TO THE POINT
625 PURPORT V. TO PROFESS; SUPPOSE; CLAIM, N. MEANING INTENDED OR IMPLIED
626 PUSILLANIMOUS COWARDLY 627 QUAGMIRE MARSH; DIFFICULT SITUATION 628 QUAIL TO COWER; LOSE HEART 629 QUALIFIED LIMITED; RESTRICTED 630 QUALM SUDDEN FEELING OF FAINTNESS OR NAUSEA; UNEASY FEELING ABOUT
THE RIGHTNESS OF ACTIONS
631 QUERY TO QUESTION 632 QUIBBLE TO ARGUE OVER INSIGNIFICANT AND IRRELEVANT DETAILS
633 QUIESCENT INACTIVE; STILL 634 QUORUM NUMBER OF MEMBERS NECESSARY TO CONDUCT A MEETING
635 RACONTEUR WITTY, SKILLFUL STORYTELLER 636 RAIL TO SCOLD WITH BITTER OR ABUSIVE LANGUAGE
637 RAIMENT CLOTHING 638 RAMIFICATION IMPLICATION; OUTGROWTH; CONSEQUENCE 639 RAREFIED REFINED
640 RATIONALE FUNDAMENTAL REASON 641 REBUS PUZZLE IN WHICH PICTURES OR SYMBOLS REPRESENT WORDS
642 RECALCITRANT RESISTING AUTHORITY OR CONTROL 643 RECANT TO RETRACT A STATEMENT OR OPINION 644 RECLUSE PERSON WHO LIVES IN SECLUSION AND OFTEN IN SOLITUDE
645 RECONDITE ABSTRUSE; PROFOUND 646 REDOUBTABLE FORMIDABLE; AROUSING FEAR; WORTHY OF RESPECT
647 REDUCTIONISTIC ATTEMPTING TO EXPLAIN COMPLEX PHENOMENA BY SIMPLE PRINCIPLES
648 REFRACT DEFLECT LIGHT OR SOUND 649 REFRACTORY STUBBORN; UNMANAGEABLE; RESISTING ORDINARY METHODS OF
TREATMENT
650 REFULGENT BRIGHTLY SHINING; RESPLENDENT 651 REFUTE TO CONTRADICT; DISAPPROVE 652 REGALE ENTERTAIN
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653 RELEGATE TO CONSIGN TO AN INFERIOR POSITION 654 REMONSTRATE TO OBJECT OR PROTEST 655 RENEGE TO GO BACK ON ONE'S WORD 656 REPARATION AMENDS; COMPENSATION 657 REPINE FRET; COMPLAIN
658 REPRISE REPETITION, ESPECIALLY OF A PIECE OF MUSIC
659 REPROACH TO FIND FAULT WITH; BLAME
660 REPROBATE MORALLY UNPRINCIPLED PERSON
661 REPUDIATE TO REJECT AS HAVING NO AUTHORITY
662 RESCIND TO CANCEL
663 RESOLUTION DETERMINATION; RESOLVE
664 RESOLVE DETERMINATION; FIRMNESS OF PURPOSE
665 RETICENT NOT SPEAKING FREELY; RESERVED; RELUCTANT
666 REVERENT EXPRESSING DEEP RESPECT; WORSHIPFUL
667 RIPOSTE RETALIATORY ACTION OR RETORT
668 ROCOCO EXCESSIVELY ORNATE; HIGHLY DECORATED; STYLE OF ARCHITECTURE IN EIGHTEENTH CENTURY EUROPE
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669 RUBRIC TITLE OR HEADING; CATEGORY; ESTABLISHED MODE OF PROCEDURE OR CONDUCT; PROTOCOL
670 RUE TO REGRET
671 RUSE TRICK; CRAFTY STRATAGEM; SUBTERFUGE
672 SAGE WISE 673 SALACIOUS LASCIVIOUS; LUSTFUL
674 SALUBRIOUS HEALTHFUL 675 SALUTARY EXPECTING AN IMPROVEMENT; FAVORABLE TO HEALTH
676 SANCTION V. TO APPROVE; RATIFY; PERMIT, N. APPROVAL; RATIFICATION; PERMISSION; PENALIZE
677 SARDONIC CYNICAL; SCORNFULLY MOCKING
678 SARTORIAL PERTAINING TO TAILORS
679 SATIATE TO SATISFY
680 SATURATE TO SOAK THOROUGHLY; IMBUE THROUGHOUT
681 SATURNINE GLOOMY
682 SATYR A CREATURE THAT IS HALF-MAN, HALF-BEAST WITH THE HORNS AND LEGS OF A GOAT; IT IS A FOLLOWER OF DIONYSOS; A LECHER
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683 SAVOR TO ENJOY; HAVE A DISTINCTIVE FLAVOR OR SMELL
684 SCHEMATIC RELATING TO OR IN THE FORM OF AN OUTLINE OR DIAGRAM
685 SECRETE PRODUCE AND RELEASE SUBSTANCE INTO AN ORGANISM
686 SEDITION BEHAVIOR PROMPTING REBELLION 687 SEDULOUS DILIGENT
688 SEISMIC RELATING TO EARTHQUAKES; EARTHSHAKING
689 SENSUAL RELATING TO THE SENSES; GRATIFYING THE PHYSICAL SENSES, ESPECIALLY SEXUAL APPETITES
690 SENSUOUS RELATING TO THE SENSES; OPERATING THROUGH THE SENSES
691 SENTIENT AWARE; CONSCIOUS; ABLE TO PERCEIVE 692 SERVILE SUBMISSIVE; OBEDIENT 693 SEXTANT NAVIGATION TOOL THAT DETERMINES LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE
694 SHARD A PIECE OF BROKEN GLASS OR POTTERY 695 SIDEREAL RELATING TO THE STARS 696 SIMIAN APELIKE; RELATING TO APES 697 SIMILE COMPARISON OF ONE THING WITH ANOTHER USING "LIKE" OR "AS"
698 SINECURE WELL-PAYING JOB OR OFFICE THAT REQUIRES LITTLE OR NO WORK
699 SINGULAR UNIQUE; EXTRAORDINARY; ODD 700 SINUOUS WINDING; INTRICATE; COMPLEX 701 SKEPTIC ONE WHO DOUBTS 702 SOBRIETY SERIOUSNESS 703 SODDEN THOROUGHLY SOAKED; SATURATED 704 SOLICITOUS CONCERNED; ATTENTIVE; EAGER 705 SOLILOQUY LITERARY OR DRAMATIC SPEECH BY ONE CHARACTER, NOT ADDRESSED TO
OTHERS
706 SOLVENT ABLE TO MEET FINANCIAL OBLIGATION
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707 SOMATIC RELATING TO OR AFFECTING THE BODY; CORPOREAL
708 SOPORIFIC SLEEP PRODUCING 709 SORDID FILTHY; CONTEMPTIBLE AND CORRUPT 710 SPECIOUS SEEMING TO BE LOGICAL AND SOUND, BUT NOT REALLY SO
711 SPECTRUM BAND OF COLORS PRODUCED WHEN SUNLIGHT PASSES THROUGH A PRISM; A BROAD RANGE OF RELATED IDEAS OR OBJECTS
712 SPENDTHRIFT N. PERSON WHO SPENDS MONEY RECKLESSLY, ADJ. WASTEFUL AND EXTRAVAGANT
713 SPORADIC IRREGULAR 714 SQUALOR FILTHY, WRETCHED CONDITION
715 STACCATO MARKED BY ABRUPT, CLEAR-CUT SOUNDS
716 STANCH TO STOP OR CHECK THE FLOW OF
717 STENTORIAN EXTREMELY LOUD 718 STIGMA MARK OF DISGRACE OR INFERIORITY
719 STINT V. TO BE SPARING, N. A PERIOD OF TIME SPENT DOING SOMETHING
720 STIPULATE TO SPECIFY AS AN ESSENTIAL CONDITION
721 STOLID HAVING OR SHOWING LITTLE EMOTION
722 STRATIFIED ARRANGED IN LAYERS
723 STRIATED MARKED WITH THIN, NARROW GROOVES OR CHANNELS
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724 STRICTURE SOMETHING THAT RESTRAINS; NEGATIVE CRITICISM
725 STRIDENT LOUD; HARSH; UNPLEASANTLY NOISY
726 STRUT TO SWAGGER; DISPLAY TO IMPRESS OTHERS
727 STULTIFY TO IMPAIR OR REDUCE TO USELESSNESS
728 STUPEFY TO DULL THE SENSES OF; STUN; ASTONISH
729 STYGIAN DARK AND GLOOMY; HELLISH
730 SUBPOENA NOTICE ORDERING SOMEONE TO APPEAR IN COURT
731 SUBSIDE TO SETTLE DOWN; GROW QUIET
732 SUBSTANTIATE TO SUPPORT WITH PROOF OR EVIDENCE
733 SUBSTANTIVE ESSENTIAL; PERTAINING TO THE SUBSTANCE
734 SUBSUME TO INCLUDE; INCORPORATE
735 SUBVERSIVE INTENDED TO UNDERMINE OR OVERTHROW, ESPECIALLY AN ESTABLISHED GOVERNMENT
736 SUCCOR RELIEF; HELP IN TIME OF DISTRESS OR WANT
737 SUFFRAGE THE RIGHT TO VOTE
738 SUNDRY VARIOUS
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739 SUPERSEDE TO REPLACE, ESPECIALLY TO DISPLACE AS INFERIOR OR ANTIQUATED
740 SUPINE LYING ON THE BACK; MARKED BY LETHARGY
741 SUPPLANT TO REPLACE; SUBSTITUTE
742 SUPPLIANT BESEECHING 743 SUPPLICANT ONE WHO ASKS HUMBLY AND EARNESTLY 744 SUPPOSITION THE ACT OF ASSUMING TO BE TRUE OR REAL 745 SYLLOGISM A FORM OF DEDUCTIVE REASONING THAT HAS A MAJOR PREMISE, A
MINOR PREMISE, AND A CONCLUSION
746 SYLVAN RELATED TO THE WOODS OR FOREST 747 TACIT SILENTLY UNDERSTOOD; IMPLIED 748 TALISMAN CHARM TO BRING GOOD LUCK AND AVERT MISFORTUNE
749 TANGENTIAL PERIPHERAL; DIGRESSING 750 TAUTOLOGY UNNECESSARY REPETITION 751 TAXONOMY SCIENCE OF CLASSIFICATION; IN BIOLOGY, THE PROCESS OF CLASSIFYING
ORGANSIMS IN CATEGORIES
752 TENET BELIEF; DOCTRINE 753 TENUOUS WEAK; INSUBSTANTIAL 754 TERRESTRIAL EARTHLY; COMMONPLACE 755 THEOCRACY GOVERNMENT BY PRIESTS REPRESENTING A GOD
756 THESPIAN AN ACTOR OR ACTRESS 757 TIMBRE THE CHARACTERISTIC QUALITY OF SOUND PRODUCED BY A PARTICULAR
INSTRUMENT OR VOICE; TONE COLOR
758 TIRADE LONG, VIOLENT SPEECH; VERBAL ASSAULT 759 TOADY FLATTERER; HANGER-ON; YES-MAN 760 TOME BOOK, USUALLY LARGE AND ACADEMIC 761 TORPOR LETHARGY; DORMANCY; SLUGGISHNESS
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762 TORQUE A TURNING OR TWISTING FORCE; THE MOMENT OF A FORCE; THE MEASURE OF A FORCE'S TENDENCY TO PRODUCE TWISTING OR TURNING AND ROTATION AROUND AN AXIS
763 TORTUOUS HAVING MANY TWISTS AND TURNS; HIGHLY COMPLEX
764 TOUT TO PROMOTE OR PRAISE ENERGETICALLY 765 TRACTABLE OBEDIENT; YIELDING 766 TRANSGRESSION ACT OF TRESPASSING OR VIOLATING A LAW OR RULE
767 TRANSIENT TEMPORARY; SHORT-LIVED; FLEETING 768 TRANSLUCENT PARTIALLY TRANSPARENT 769 TRAVAIL N. WORK, ESPECIALLY ARDUOUS WORK; TRIBULATION; ANGUISH, V. TO
WORK STRENUOUSLY
770 TRAVESTY PARODY; EXAGGERATED IMITATION; CARICATURE
771 TREATISE ARTICLE TREATING A SUBJECT SYSTEMATICALLY AND THOROUGHLY
772 TREMULOUS TREMBLING; QUIVERING; FRUGAL; TIMID 773 TREPIDATION FEAR AND ANXIETY 774 TRUCULENCE AGGRESSIVENESS; FEROCITY 775 TRYST AGREEMENT BETWEEN LOVERS TO MEET; RENDEZVOUS
776 TUMID SWOLLEN; DISTENDED 777 TURBID MUDDY; OPAQUE; IN A STATE OF GREAT CONFUSION
778 TURGID SWOLLEN; BLOATED; POMPOUS 779 TUTELARY SERVING AS A GUARDIAN OR PROTECTOR 780 UNCANNY MYSTERIOUS; STRANGE 781 UNDULATING MOVING IN WAVES 782 UNFEIGNED NOT FALSE; NOT MADE UP; GENUINE 783 UNTENABLE INDEFENSIBLE 784 UNTOWARD NOT FAVORABLE; TROUBLESOME; ADVERSE; UNRULY
785 USURY PRACTICE OF LENDING MONEY AT EXORBITANT RATES
786 VACILLATE TO WAVER; OSCILLATE 787 VACUOUS EMPTY; VOID; LACKING INTELLIGENCE; PURPOSELESS
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788 VALEDICTORY PERTAINING TO A FAREWELL 789 VAPID TASTELESS; DULL 790 VARIEGATED VARIED; MARKED WITH DIFFERENT COLORS 791 VAUNT TO BOAST; BRAG 792 VENAL BRIBABLE; MERCENARY; CORRUPTIBLE 793 VENDETTA PROLONGED FEUD MARKED BY BITTER HOSTILITY
794 VENERATE V. TO ADORE; HONOR; RESPECT, ADJ. RESPECTED BECAUSE OF AGE, CHARACTER, OR POSITION
795 VERACIOUS TRUTHFUL; ACCURATE 796 VERBOSE WORDY 797 VERTIGO DIZZINESS 798 VEXATION IRRITATION; ANNOYANCE; CONFUSION; PUZZLEMENT
799 VIABLE PRACTICABLE; CAPABLE OF DEVELOPING 800 VINDICTIVE SPITEFUL; VENGEFUL; UNFORGIVING 801 VIRTUOSO SOMEONE WITH MASTERLY SKILLS; EXPERT MUSICIAN
802 VISAGE COUNTENANCE; APPEARANCE; ASPECT 803 VISCOUS THICK, SYRUPY, AND STICKY 804 VITIATE TO IMPAIR THE QUALITY OF; CORRUPT MORALLY; MAKE INOPERATIVE
805 VITUPERATIVE USING OR CONTAINING HARSH, ABUSIVE CENSURE
806 VIVISECTION DISSECTION; SURGERY; OR PAINFUL EXPERIMENTS PERFORMED ON A LIVING ANIMAL FOR THE PURPOSE OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
807 VOGUE PREVAILING FASHION OR PRACTICE 808 VOLATILE TENDING TO VARY FREQUENTLY; FICKLE 809 VORTEX WHIRLPOOL; WHIRLWIND; CENTER OF TURBULENCE
810 WARRANTED ADJ. JUSTIFIED, V. TO ATTEST TO THE ACCURACY OR QUALITY; JUSTIFY; GRANT AUTHORIZATION
811 WARY CAREFUL; CAUTIOUS 812 WELTER TO WALLOW OR ROLL; TOSS ABOUT; BE IN TURMOIL
813 WHIMSICAL FANCIFUL; UNPREDICTABLE 814 WHIMSY PLAYFUL OR FANCIFUL IDEA
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815 WISTFUL VAGUELY LONGING; SADLY THOUGHTFUL 816 ZEALOT ONE WHO IS FANATICALLY DEVOTED TO A CAUSE
817 ZEALOTRY FANATICISM