A

Abash v To make ashamed

Abject adj Hopeless
Abysmal adj Extremely hopeless
Accrete v To increase by growth
Accede v to give in, to agree
Acumen n Accurate Judgment
Adulation n Excessive Praise
Advent n arrival
Adumbrate v to foreshadow vaguely
Affable adj Friendly
Affectation n Artificial behavior
Aggrandize -v- to increase in intensity
or power or prestige
Aghast adj shocked, terrified
Allege v to assert without proof
Allusion n an indirect reference
Alchemy n a medieval science aimed
at the transmutation of the metals
Ambience n atmosphere, feeling
Ambivalent adj undecided
Amiable adj friendly
Amorphous adj shapeless
Amenable adj Agreeable




Anathema n something or someone
loathed or detested
Animosity n resentment, hostility
Antecedent n someone that went b4
Antithesis n the direct opposite
Anodyne adj/n soothing
Aphorism n proverb
Apocryphal n fictitious
Apostasy n rejection of faith
Apotheosis n the perfect example
Apex n highest point
Apogee n the most distant point in
the orbit of the moon or of an artificial
satellite
Arbiter n a judge
Arcane adj mysterious
Archaic Adj Outdated
Arrant adj utter, very bad
Archetype n an original model
Artful adj crafty, wily, sly
Astringent adj/n Harsh, severe
Astute adj keen in judgment, shrewd
Assay v to evaluate
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Asseverate v to assert
Attrition n weakening
Augment v to make bigger
Augur v to predict or foretell
Auspicious adj favorable
Avow v - to claim, to admit
Avarice n Greed for wealth
Axiomatic Adj Taken as a given

B
Belabor v to go over repeatedly
Beleaguer v to surround
Benign adj gentle, kind, mild
Bereaved adj deprived or left
desolate
Blithe adj carefree
Broach v to open up a subject for
discussion
Brook v To bear or tolerate
Bucolic adj rustic and pastoral

C
Callow adj immature
Canonical adj following or in
agreement with accepted
Canon n often religious in nature
Cardinal adj most important; chief
Catholic adj universal
Cavil v to quibble
Chagrin n humiliation
Chary adj cautious
Choleric adj quick to anger
Circumspect adj cautious
Coalesce v to unite
Cognizant adj aware
Collusion n conspiracy
Consecrate v - to make or declare
sacred
Consonant adj harmonious
Consummate adj perfect
Contiguous adj side by side
Contumely n rudeness
Conterie n a select group of close
associates
Conventional adj common
Convivial adj fond of partying
Copious adj plentiful
Corroborate v to confirm
Countenance n face; facial
expression
Covet v to wish for enviously
Credulous adj eager to believe
Cull v to select; to collect
Culpable adj deserving blame
Cynicism n a belief that all people
are motivated by selfishness

D
Debacle n violent breakdown
Debauchery n wild living
Decorous adj proper; in good taste
Deprecate v to express disapproval
of
Derision n scorn; ridicule
Dilapidated adj broken down
Dilettante n someone with
superficial knowledge of the arts; an
amateur
Didactic adj intended to teach
Discomfit v to frustrate, to confuse
Discretion n ability to make
responsible decision
Divulge v to reveal (secret)
Doggerel n comic; loose verse

E
Eccentric adj departing from norms
Eloquent adj well spoken, expressive
Elucidate v to explain
Emollient adj/v making less harsh
Enigmatic adj mysterious
Ennui n dissatisfaction resulting
from apathy
Enormity n extremely evil
Espouse v to support
Evanescent adj to remove blame
Exhort v to give a serious warning
Exonerate v to remove blame
Extemporaneous adj done without
preparation; improvised
Exposition n a discourse intended to
explain

F
Facile adj fluent
Fell v to cause to fall by striking
Fervent adj - jealous
Fetter v to hamper
Filibuster n intentional obstruction
Flippant adj saucy; pert
Forbear v to abstain
Fortuitous adj happening by chance
Founder v to fail, to sink
Fulminate v to loudly attack
Furtive adj marked by stealth

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G
Gambit n a ploy
Genial adj - helpful; friendly
Germane adj applicable, relevant
Gratis adj free from charge
Gregarious adj sociable
Guile n cunning; artfulness

H
Hackneyed adj rendered
commonplace by frequent usage
Halcyon adj calm and peaceful
Harbinger n a signal of; a forerunner
Hedonism n devotion to pleasurable
persuits
Hegemony n the consistence
dominant of one state or ideology over
others
Heretical adj violating accepted
convention
Hirsute adj hairy; shaggy
Hubris n arrogance
Husband v to use sparingly or
economically

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I
Idyllic adj naturally peaceful
Ignominy n deep disgrace
Imbroglio n difficult or embarrassing
situation
Imminent adj just about to happen
Imperturbable adj marked by
extreme calm; impassivity
Impecunious adj lacking funds
Impetuous adj impulsive
Importune v to trouble
Impunity n immunity from
punishment
Impromptu adj done without
preparation
Incandescent adj brilliant
Incipient adj to become apparent
Indifferent adj not caring one way or
other
Indulgent n yielding to desire
Ineluctable adj inescapable
Inept adj clumsy
Inexorable adj unavoidable;
relentless
Infelicitous adj unfortunate
Inimical adj unfavorable
Insouciant adj nonchalant
Inveigle v obtain by deception
Inveterate adj habitual

J
Jegune adj childish, vapid
Judicious adj exercising sound
judgment

L
Lachrymose adj tearful
Lament v to mourn
Lascivious adj lustful
Ligneous adj woodlike
Limn v to draw
List v to tilt or lean to one side
Lubricious adj wanton; greedy; lewd

M
Magnate n q rich, powerful or very
successful business person
Malevolent adj having or showing
often vicious ill will
Manifest adj visible
Martial adj associated with war
Maxim n an old saying
Meet adj proper
Mellifluous adj sweetly flowing
Mercurial adj rapidly changing in
mode
Meretricious adj gaudy; showy
Minatory adj threatening
Motility n spontaneous movement

N
Nascent adj early development stage
Nebulous adj vague; cloudy
Nice adj exacting
Nominal adj insignificant
Nonplus v to baffle; to bewilder
Novel adj new; original
Noxious adj harmful
Nugatory adj trifling;
incomequential

O
Obstinate adj stubborn;
uncompromising
Oblique adj indirect
Odious adj dislike
Opaque adj not reflecting light
Ossify v to convert into bone
Otiose adj lazy; futile

P
Paean n a song of thanksgiving
Paradigm n a model or example
Paradox n a true statement that
seems to be contradict itself
Parry v to evade or avoid
Pedagogy n instructing
Pedestrian adj unimaginative; banal
Pellucid adj easy to understand
Perturb v to disturb greatly
Penurious adj ungenerous
Peripatetic adj wandering
Pernicious adj extremely harmful
Perorate v to speak formally
Peruse v to examine with great care
Perspicacious adj acutely perceptive
Pervade v to spread throughout
Pine v to lose vigor
Piquant adj pleasantly pungent or
tart
Pith n the essential or central part
Pithy adj precise and brief
Placid adj peaceful
Plaintive adj expressing sorrow
Pluck n courage
Plumb v to measure the depth of
something
Polemical adj controversial
Portent n an omen; a sign of
something coming in the future
Prattle v to talk in an empty and idle
manner
Precipitous adj steep
Predilection n preference
Preen v dress up
Prescience n foreknowledge of
events
Pristine adj original; pure
Prize v to pry
Proclivity n a natural predisposition
Prodigious adj extraordinary
Profuse adj extravagant
Prolific adj productive
Prosaic adj dull; unimaginative
Puissant adj powerful
Pulchritude n physical beauty
Putative adj commonly accepted
Putrefy v to rot

Q
Qualms n misgiving
Quaff v to drink deeply
Queries n questions
Querulous adj peevish
Quixotic adj romantic or idealistic to
a foolish or impractical degree

R
Rampart n defensive mound on
earth
Rancorous adj long lasting
resentment
Rarefy v to make thin
Redoubtable adj - worthy of honor
Redolent adj fragrant
Refulgent adj shiny; brilliant
Remonstrate v to argue against
Replete adj completely filled
Reprove v to criticize mildly
Respite n a period of rest or relief
Rhetoric n the art of effective use of
language

S
Sagacity n wisdom
Salutary adj healthful; wholesome
Satire n a literary work that criticizes
human vice through humor
Saturnine adj gloomy
Sedulous adj diligent; hardworking
Sidereal adj astral
Sordid adj foul
Sparse adj thin
Spendthrift n one who spend money
wastefully
Spurious adj false
Squalid adj sordid
Squander v waste by spending
irresponsibly
Stupefy v baffle
Stoic adj steadfast
Stygian adj gloomy
Stymie v to block
Subtle adj not obvious
Succinct adj brief
Succor n assistance
Surfeit n/v excess

T
Taciturn adj untalkative by nature
Tenacity n persistent determination
Terse adj succinct
Tendentious adj biased
Torpid adj sluggish
Tout v to praise highly
Transient brief
Turbid adj unclear
Tyro n novice

U
Ubiquitous adj widespread
Unalloyed adj - pure
Unfeigned adj genuine
Unsury n landing money at high rate
Untenable adj indefensible; not
viable
Urbane adj sophisticated

V
Vagary n whim
Veracity n truthfulness
Venal adj capable of being bribed
Vestige n a last trace
Vexation n - annoyance
Vilify v to defame
Virulent adj extremely harmful
Voluble adj fluent

W
Waver v - to move to and fro
Wag n a joker




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