Magoosh 1000 words

Common (High-frequency) Words

Aberrant- Eccentric- abnormal, irregular, anomalous, queer, extraordinary,

idiosyncratic
Aberration-anomaly, deviation, divergence, digression
Abstain- refrain
Abstruse- arcane, mysterious, enigmatic, esoteric, cryptic, obscure, abstruse,
recondite, impenetrable, opaque.
Accolade- praise, panegyric, tribute, eulogy
Acerbic- sharp, sarcastic, sardonic, mordant, trenchant, caustic, piercing
Acrimony- antipathy, animosity, hostility, antagonism, resentment, enmity
Adamant- dogmatic, bold, audacious, tyrannical, peremptory, assertive
Admonish- warn, reprove
Admonitory- reproachful, reproving, exemplary, monitory, warning
Aesthete-
Aesthetic- artistic, tasteful, in good taste, graceful, elegant.
Amalgam- mixture
Ambiguous- equivocal, indefinite, noncommittal, vague, hazy, unclear,
cryptic, enigmatic, indecisive
Ambivalent- Irresolute, indecisive, hesitant, vacillating, equivocating,
dithering, wavering
Ameliorate- improve
Amenable- cooperative, compliant, obliging, manageable, tractable,
malleable, complaisant
Amorphous- shapeless, vague, nebulous, indefinite
Anomalous- aberrant, eccentric, abnormal, irregular, anomalous, queer,
extraordinary, idiosyncratic
Anomaly- aberration, deviation, divergence, digression

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Antipathy-animosity, hostility, antagonism, acrimony ,resentment, enmity
Antithetical- opposed, opposite, discrepant, adverse
Apathetic- uninterested, indifferent, unconcerned, unmoved, uninvolved,
disinterested
Apathy- Indifference, phlegmatic, nonchalant, impassive, uninterested
Apocryphal- fictitious, untrue, fabricated, false, spurious
Appease- soothe, placate
Arbitrary-Arcane- mysterious, enigmatic, esoteric, cryptic, obscure, abstruse,
recondite, impenetrable, opaque.
Arcane- mysterious, enigmatic, esoteric, cryptic, obscure, abstruse,
recondite, impenetrable, opaque.
Arduous- onerous, taxing, hard, heavy, burdensome
Artful- Insidious, cunning, treacherous
Ascetic- austere, abstemious, self-disciplined, monastic, reclusive, hermitic,
chaste
Askance- suspiciously, skeptically, cynically
Audacious- brazen, arrogant, presumptuous, impertinent
Audacity- bold, candid
Auspicious- favorable
Austere- 1. bold
2. unadorned, unornamented
Avaricious- greedy, acquisitive, covetous, rapacious
Banal- hackneyed, overused, trite, conventional, rotten, customary, usual,
corny
Belie- contradict, disprove, negate
Betray- 1. expose, reveal
2. cheat
Blatant- conspicuous, obvious, manifest, patent
Bolster- strengthen, fortify renew, support, sustain
Brazen- arrogant, presumptuous, audacious, impertinent, insolent, impudent,
cocky, cheeky, bumptious, sassy
Bucolic- rustic, rural, pastoral, country, arcadian
Bumbling-gauche, uncultured, inexperienced, raw, clumsy
Burgeon- flourish, thrive, swell, mushroom
Calumny- slander, vilification, libel

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Capricious- unpredictable, fickle , mercurial, volatile, restive
Castigate-Chastise, admonish, upbraid, reprove, rebuke, reprimand
Censure- Chastise, admonish, upbraid, reprove, rebuke, reprimand
Chastise- admonish, upbraid, reprove, rebuke, reprimand, castigate, censure
Chortle- chuckle, laugh, titter
Circumscribe- restrict, limit, confine
Circumvent- 1. avoid, cheat, fool, hype, deceive, juggle, decoy, entangle
2. Encompass, enclose
Commensurate- proportionate, equal
Concede- 1. admit, confess
2. Surrender, yield, cede, relinquish
Confound- 1. abash, baffle, enigma, bemuse, mystify
2.
Conspicuous- obvious, manifest, patent, blatant
Constituent- 1. component, inherent, basic
3. Voter, elector,
4. Necessary, momentous
Construe- 1. interpret
2. Derive, elicit
Contingent- 1. (n). group, delegation, cohort
Contrition- remorse, penitence, repentance
Contrive- plot, fabricate, wangle, devise
Copious- abundant, lavish, liberal, profuse
Craven- cowardly, mean, vile, paltry
Cryptic- ambiguous, equivocal, hazy
Culminate- peak, climax
Culpability- blame, fault, liability
Decorum- modesty, propriety
Decorous- demure, modest, genteel
Deferential- respectful, obsequious, yielding, complaisant, compliant,
reverent
Deleterious- baleful, harmful, disadvantageous, unfavorable,unfortunate
Delineate- depict
Demur- object, refuse, boggle, balk

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Demure- modest, diffident, mild, bashful, reticent, decorous, chaste,
shrinking
Denigrate- belittle, disparage, deprecate, abase, debase
Denote- betray, mark, indicate
Derivative- 1. trite, cliched, banal
2. Collection, procurement
Derive- obtain, elicit, infer, glean
Dictatorial- autocratic, arbitrary, free
Didactic- instructive, educative, edifying, pedagogic
Diffident- 1. skeptical, infidel, suspicious
2.Shy, bashful, reticent, unassertive
Dilatory- dull, slow, tardy, sluggish
Dilettante- layman, amateur, dabbler
Disaffected- angry, resentful
Discrete- separate, distinct, individual
Disinterested- averse, dispassionate, unbiased, neutral
Dispassionate- 1. unemotional, impassive, unperturbed, laid-back, objective,
Disinterested
Dogmatic- 1. bold, audacious, tyrannical, peremptory, assertive, adamant
Duress- 1. prison, jail, confinement, warding, durance
2.Force, pressure, intimidation
Eclectic- diverse, assorted, miscellaneous
Economical- forehand, frugal, thrifty, lucrative, advantageous
Edifying- informative, moral or intellectual instruction, exhortative
Efficacious- effective, benign
Egregious- 1. heavier, major, very serious
2. Notorious, raff, infamous
3. Famous,
4. 3. smashing, caustic
5. Miserable, deplorable, abject
Elicit- 1. reveal, publish
2. Conclude, infer, derive, determine
Elucidate- enlarge, clarify
Eminent- 1. high, lofty, sublime, egregious, exalted
Enervate- weaken, impair, attenuate

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Engender- 1. yield, produce, bring forth, kindle, stir up
Entrenched- firm, fixed, ingrained
Ephemeral- transient, momentary, short
Equivocal- ambiguous, indefinite, noncommittal, vague, hazy, unclear,
cryptic, enigmatic, indecisive
Eradicate- eliminate, obliterate, extinguish, quash, efface, excise, expunge,
nuke
Erudite - wise, sagacious, learned, bookish
Eschew- abstain from, balk, shun, give up, forgo, renounce, obviate, decline,
forbear
Esoteric- abstruse, obscure, arcane, rarefied, recondite, abstract, cryptic,
inscrutable, opaque
Exacerbate- 1. enhance, amplify, promote
2.Worsen, infame, aggravate
3. irritate, vex
Exacting- 1. demanding, onerous, arduous, stringent
2.faultfinding, fastidious, scrupulous
Exalt- praise, lionize, laud, idolize, worship, acclaim, entrance
Exonerate- exculpate, acquit
Expound- interpret, detail, set forth, put forward
Extant- surviving, remaining
Fallacious- fraudulent, insidious, deceitful, false, phony, specious, spurious
Fastidious- squeamish, fussy, finicky, scrupulous, meticulous
Flux- fluctuation, shift
Foment- instigate, stir up, cherish, rear
Forlorn- depressed, crestfallen, abject
Forthcoming- 1. upcoming, imminent
2. Available, obtainable
Fortuitous- sudden, adventitious, casual, inadvertent
Frivolous- facetious, joking, trivial, trifling, petty
Frugal- economical, forehand, thrifty, sparing
Frustrate- block, foil, derail, balk, forestall, elude, baffle, thwart, torment,
exasperate
Furtive- unseen, hidden, sly, hush-hush, oblique, secretive, stealthy
Gainsay- deny, object, demur, repudiate, renounce

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Gall- arrogance, effrontery, imprudence, impertinence, insolence, temerity,
presumption
Galvanize- excite, impel, stir, prod, urge
Garrulous- talkative, loquacious, verbose, windy, prolix, rambling,
meandering
Gauche- uncultured, inexperienced, raw, clumsy, bumbling
Germane- relevant, pertinent, apt, incidental
Glut- surplus, excess, plethora
Gossamer- ethereal, silk, unsual lightness, cobwebs, chiffon
Gregarious- sociable, affable, genial, convivial
Guileless- artless, sincere, ingenuous
Hackneyed- banal, overused, trite, conventional, rotten, customary, usual,
corny
Haphazard- random, casual, providence, sudden
Harangue- tirade, diatribe, rant, censure
Harried- 1. oppressed, persecuted,
2. worried, anxious, demented
Haughty- proud, arrogant, audacious, disdainful, superior, contemptuous
Hegemony- dominance over a certain area, dominion, sway
Heretic- iconoclast, nonconformist, idolater, atheist, infidel, dissenter
Iconoclastic- heretic, nonconformist
Idiosyncrasy- peculiarity, eccentricity, caprice, kink
Ignoble- mean, lousy, base, vile, sordid
Ignominious- humiliating, inglorious, mortifying
Immutable-fixed, steadfast, stoic
Impartial- disinterested, just
Impertinent- 1. brazen, impudent, shameless, haughty
2. Irrelevant, discursive
3. presumptuous, audacious
Implacable- brutal, cruel, intransigent, relentless, unyielding, ruthless, hard
Implausible- unthinkable, irrational, ridiculous, anecdotal, anecdotic
Imprudent- unwise, improvident, indiscreet
Incisive- 1. keen, pungent, trenchant
2.penetrating, sharp, shrewd
3.Analytical, clever, smart

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 4.Succinct, pithy, concise
Incongruous- inappropriate, repugnant, dowdy
Incorrigible- unchangeable, incurable, chronic,
Indecorous- improper, unbecoming, indecent, vulgar
Indifference- 1. apathetic, phlegmatic, nonchalant, impassive, uninterested
2.traditional, customary, corny, conventional
Inexorable- 1. relentless, incessant
2. rigid, unyielding, stiff, stubborn
3.cruel, brutal
Ingenuous- 1. authentic, naive, unwary
2.candid
3.artless, guileless
Ingratiate- gain favor by flattering
Inimical- deleterious, antagonistic, prejudicial, antipathetic, hostile
Innocuous- harmless, anodyne, mild
Inscrutable- arcane, opaque, cryptic, abstruse, enigmatic, impenetrable,
obscure, unfathomable
Insidious- cunning, artful, sly, wily, stealthy, subtle, treacherous
Insolent- brazen, impertinent, impudent, cheeky, cocky, sassy, audacious,
lippy, flippant, saucy
Intimate-
Intransigent- implacable, unyielding, rigid, obstinate, obdurate, resolute,
Intrepid- fearless, stalwart
Inveterate- ingrained, incurable, congenital
Involved- complex, convoluted, unfathomable
Irrevocable- unchangeable, peremptory, fixed
Itinerant- traveling, errant, vagabond, excursive
Jingoism- extreme patriotism, chauvinism, xenophobia
Jovial- cheerful, merry, exuberant, perky
Jubilant- festive, euphoric, exultant, ecstatic, jovial
Juxtapose- compare, contrast
Laconic- 1.terse, pithy, taciturn
2.Concise, summary
Lambast- scold, reprimand, cane
Languid- lazy, indolent, lethargic, languorous, obtuse, dull, feeble, tame

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Largess- munificence, magnanimity, generosity, elevation
Laudable- praiseworthy, commendable
Lionize- overpraise, fete, exalt, acclaim
Magnanimous- generous, benevolent, bountiful, indulgent, chivalrous
Maintain- Perpetuate, sustain
Maladroit- unskilled, bumbling, tactless, undiplomatic
Maverick- nomad, vagrant, rom, loafer, stroller
Mawkish- hateful, loathy, corny
Mendacity- wrong, false, lie
Mercurial- volatile, capricious, fickle, whimsical, erratic
Meticulous- 1. thorough, discreet
2.scrupulous, painstaking
Misconstrue- misinterpret
Mitigate-1.relieve, alleviate, attenuate
2.Assuage, appease, abate, soothe
Mollify- 1. appease, calm, placate, conciliate
2.inhibit, chasten, circumscribe
Mundane- boring, tedious, humdrum, dull, wearisome, uninvolving
Munificent- beneficent, magnanimous, generous
Myopic- shortsighted, bleary
Myriad- countless
Negligible- trivial, insignificant, petty, meager
Nonplussed- overwhelmed, rapt in, bewildered
Nuance- shading, gradation, small difference
Obscure-1. anonymous, infamous
2.obliterate, cloak
Obsequious- servile, sycophantic, fawning
Opaque- sullen, dim, vague
Opulence- richness, magnificence
Ostentatious- showy, conspicuous, flamboyant, gaudy
Ostracize- banish, outlaw, snub, proscribe
Panache- style, zest, flamboyance
Parochial- narrow, provincial
Parsimonious- stingy, extremely frugal, miserly, mingy
Pedantic- 1. fanatic, orthodox, bigoted

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 2.overscrupulous, precise, exact, meticulous, perfectionist,
punctilious
Pedestrain- 1. dull, uniteresting, wearisome
2.Unimaginative
3.Mundane, humdrum, banal
Pejorative- abusive, disparaging
Perfidy- betrayal, duplicity, deceit
Pernicious- deleterious, baleful, maleficent, malignant
Petulant- easily irritated, resentful, grumpy, grouchy, querulous
Placate-
Poignant- tragic, pitiful, affecting, moving
Polemic- diatribe, invective, rant, tirade, harangue, contention, castigation
Posit- assume as a fact, postulate
Pragmatic- practical, down-to-earth, sensible
Precipitous- sudden, abrupt, steep
Preclude- prevent, obviate, exclude, avert
Precocious- 1. premature
2. impertinent, flippant
Prescience- prophecy, foresight
Prodigal- wasteful, extravagant, imprudent, profligate
Prodigious- 1. vast, huge, gigantic, colossal
2.Amazing, stunning
Profligate-wasteful, extravagant, imprudent, prodigal
Prolific- 1. productive, creative
2.plentiful, copious, profuse
Propitious- favorable, auspicious, promising, providential, advantageous
Provincial- parochial, narrow
Pundit- scholar, authority
Qualify- 1. restrict, limit, determine
2. soothe, mitigate, assuage, abate
Querulous-petulant, easily irritated, resentful, grumpy, grouchy
Quotidian- daily, ordinary, mundane
Ravenous- 1. very hungry, esurient
2.destructive, pernicious
3.greedy, rapacious

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Rebuke-admonish, upbraid, reprove, reprimand, castigate, censure, chastise
Reconcile- reunite, settle, harmonize, conciliate
Recondite- esoteric- abstruse, obscure, arcane, rarefied, abstract, cryptic,
inscrutable, opaque
Refractory- disobedient, stubborn, recalcitrant, obdurate
Refute- 1.separate, disprove, confute, annul
2.terminate, mitigate
Reproach- chastise, admonish, reprove, rebuke, reprimand, castigate,
censure, upbraid
Repudiate- reject, deny, negate, renounce
Rescind-cancel
Restive- restless, untamed, unstable, hectic
Resurgent- resurrect, renascent
Reticent- modest, demure, diffident, mild, bashful, decorous, chaste,
shrinking
Reverent- deferential, respectful, devout
Rudimentary- 1. basic, primary, fundamental
2.Immature, callow, abortive
Rustic- rural, swain
Sanction- 1. authorize, permit, endorse
2.punish
Scrupulous- meticulous, painstaking
Soporific- sedative, narcotic, opiate, hypnotic
Specious- fallacious, fraudulent, insidious, deceitful, false, phony, spurious.
Sporadic- occasional, irregular, desultory, erratic, patchy
Spurious-fallacious, fraudulent, insidious, deceitful, false, phony, specious
Staunch- loyal, stalwart, steadfast
Stringent- strict, firm, tough, demanding, exacting
Subsume- include, comprise, involve, annex
Sullen- opaque, dim, vague
Superfluous-1. excess, unwarranted
2.insufficient, inadequate
3.spare, unnecessary, redundant
Supplant- replace, supersede, depose
Sycophant- obsequious, servile, fawning

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Taciturn- laconic, terse, pithy
Tantamount- equal
Temperance- frugality, moderation, sobriety
Tempered- hardened, moderated in effect
Tenacious- stubborn, unyielding, assertive
Timorous- coward, timid, trepid
Torpor- laziness, languor, lethargy, lassitude,
Tortuous- twisting, evasive, disingenuous, meandering
Tractable- manageable, malleable, obedient, compliant, complaisant
Transient- temporary, ephemeral, fleeting, momentary
Travesty- mockery, parody
Treacherous-unfaithful, deceitful, perfidious
Trite- trivial, banal, traditional, customary
Truncate- shorten, cut
Undermine- weaken, threaten, sap, diminish
Underscore- emphasize
Unequivocal- unambiguous, direct, explicit, categorical, manifest
Unscrupulous- shameless, impudence, unprincipled
Upbraid-chastise, admonish, reprove, rebuke, reprimand, castigate, censure
Vacillate- fluctuate, dither, waver
Vehement-fierce, intense, rampant, violent
Venality- bribe
Venerate- revere, exalt, esteem
Veracious- truthful, honest, veridical
Vilify- abase, defame, disparage, denigrate, calumniate
Vindicate- exonerate, exculpate, let off, absolve
Vociferous- loud, lofty, exalted, elevated
Volubility- fluency, locality, verbosity
Wanting- lacking, missing, inadequate
Winsome- buoyant, cheerful, merry, larky

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Basic Words

Aboveboard- candid, unequivocal

Abysmal- 1. bottomless, unfathomable
2.awful, dreadful, atrocious
Acme- zenith, pinnacle
Advocate- 1.plead
2.pleader
Affable- friendly, genial, benign
Affluent- rich, wealthy
Altruism- benevolence, selflessness
Amiable- affable, friendly
Amply- fully, more than enough
Amuck- madly, frantically,
Analogous-comparable, parallel, akin, kindred, related
Animosity-antipathy, hostility, antagonism, acrimony ,resentment, enmity
Antedated- predated, preceded
Antiquated- outdated, anachronistic, obsolete, archaic
Apex- acme, zenith, pinnacle
Aphorism- saying, maxim, axiom, epigram, dictum, proverb, apophthegm
Aphoristic- axiomatic, epigrammatic
Appreciable-considerable, substantial, significant
Apprehension- concern, perturbation, dread, trepidation
Archaic- antiquated, outdated, anachronistic, obsolete
Ascendancy- power, superiority, hegemony, leadership
Ascribe- attribute to, assign t, put down to, accredit to, credit to
Assail- attack, lay into, tear into
Assuage- appease, abate, soothe
Avarice- greed, rapacity, cupidity
Avert- 1. impede, baffle
2.turn aside, turn away
Avid- keen, zealous, ardent
Badger- bother, torment, hound

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Balk- resist, eschew, obviate
Banish- Ostracize, outlaw, proscribe
Beatific- ecstatic, blissful, serene, happy
Becoming- fitting, suitable, fashionable
Begrudge- envy, resent, flutter
Behoove- be obligatory for
Belittle-denigrate, disparage, deprecate, abase, debase
Bellicose- aggressive, belligerent, truculent, antagonistic
Benign- 1. effective, efficacious
2.kind, ruthful, genial, friendly, congenial
Besiege - 1. prevent
2.surround
Besmirch- belittle,Denigrate, disparage, deprecate, abase, debase
Bleak- pale, rusty
Boon- advantage, blessings
Boorish- 1. rural, rustic, churlish
2.Brutal, barbarian, rude
Brusquely- explicitly, bluntly, apparently
Buck- resist, balk
Buttress- support, prop
Cadaverous- pale, anorexic, emaciated, gaunt
Candid- bold
Candidness-
Carping- faultfinding, exacting
Catalyst- stimulus, spur, impetus
Cavalier- 1. rough, churlish, haughty
2.insolent
3. indifferent, casual
4. champion
Censor- cut, edit, expurgate, sanitize
Cerebral- analytical, intellectual, rational
Champion- winner, guard, cavalier
Chauvinist- sexist, bigot, jingoist
Check- limit
Checkered- unstable, erratic

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Chivalrous- 1. bellicose, warlike
2.Gentlemanly to women
Clemency- sympathy, leniency, indulgence
Coalesce- fuse, flux, amalgamate, converge
Cogent- compelling, strong, irrefutable
Cohesive- connective, copulative, subjunctive
Collusion- conspiracy, intrigue
Colossal- Prodigious, vast, huge, gigantic
Commendable-admirable, creditable, laudable
Complacent- 1. self-satisfied, smug, content, contended
2.Favorable, benign
Complementary- matching, supportive, reciprocal
Compound- mix, jumble, consolidate
Conductive-
Conniving- conspire, collude, intrigue
Consecrate- sanctify, hallow, vow
Constraint- limit, check
Consummate- 1. perfect, supreme
2.skillful
3. end, finish
Contemptuous- insulting, insolent, haughty, disdainful
Contrite- remorseful, repentant, penitent
Conundrum- 1. riddle, enigma
2.Quandary, dilemma
Convivial- 1.friendly, congenial
2.lively
Convoluted- involved, complex, elaborate, labyrinthine, baffling, intricate,
tortuous
Cornucopia- abundance, profuseness, horn of plenty
Corroborate- confirm, support, ratify
Cosmopolitan- universal, catholic, unprovincial
Credence- faith, reliance
Creditable-Commendable, admirable ,laudable
Credulity- gullibility, easily believe
Cumbersome- 1. difficult, clumsy

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 2.heavy
Dearth- lack, paucity
Debase- degrade, demean, tarnish, adulterate
Debunk- disclose, disprove, discredit, contradict
Decimation- destruction, kill
Degrade-debase, demean, tarnish, adulterate
Delegate- assign, transmit, relegate
Deliberate- well-thought
Demean- debase, degrade, tarnish, adulterate
Deride- mock, disparage, denigrate, disdain
Derisive- ridiculous, disdainful, contemptuous, sarcastic
Derogative- 1. disparaging
2.harmful
Desecrate- de+secrate, pollute, debase, degrade
Destitute-1. poor, impoverished
Deter- 1. intimidate, daunt
2.restrict, obstruct
Detrimental- deleterious, baleful, harmful, disadvantageous,
unfavorable,unfortunate
Devolve- 1. delegate, assign, transfer
2. fall, drop
3. cede, relinquish
Diabolical- satanic, evil, wicked
Differentiate- 1. distinguish, discriminate
2.become different in the process of growth or development
Dilapidated- old, ragged, shabby
Diligent- industrious, assiduous, meticulous, painstaking, thorough,
tenacious, zealous
Discord- conflict, contention, antagonism
Discreet- prudent, shrewd, astute, meticulous, thorough
Discriminate- differentiate, distinguish, separate
Disenfranchise- deprive of the right to vote.
Disheartened- discouraged, dispirited, demoralized, deflated
Disparate- unequal, anomalous
Dispatch- promptness

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Docile- mild, complaint, loyal
Dog- pursue, follow, hound
Dupe-trick, swindle
Eccentric- abnormal, irregular, aberrant, anomalous, queer, extraordinary,
idiosyncratic
Egotist- conceited, self-centered, pragmatic
Eke- be thrifty with, be frugal with
Elaborate- convoluted, involved, complex, labyrinthine, baffling, intricate,
tortuous
Elude- escape, avoid, evade, dodge
Elusive-difficult to find, evasive, slippery
Embellish- beautify, garnish, tart up
Embroiled- entangled, bogged down
Empathetic- sympathetic
Emulate- imitate, equal, compete with, rival
Endemic- native, regional
Enmity- antipathy, hostility ,antagonism, acrimony ,resentment
Entice- tempt, seduce, woo, coax, lure, mislead
Enumerate- estimate, number, identify, detail
Errant- Itinerant, traveling, vagabond, excursive, rambling, erratic
Erratic- sporadic, occasional, irregular, desultory, patchy, checkered
Euphoria- happy, glee, ecstasy
Evasive- 1. equivocal, prevaricating, ambiguous, noncommittal
2.elusive, artful
Evenhanded-just, equitable, impartial, unbiased, unprejudiced
Exasperate- annoy, irk, vex, provoke, exacerbate, incense
Excruciating- agonizing, severe, acute, intense
Exemplify-1. cite
2.typify, symbolize
Exhort- urge, encourage, call on, enjoin, appeal to, entreat, implore, beg
Extenuating- mitigating, excusing, exonerative, vindicating
Facetious- frivolous, joking, flippant, glib, teasing
Fawn- flatter, cower, cringe, creep, grovel
Ferret- search, rummage
Fete- lionize, overpraise, exalt, acclaim

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Fickle- capricious, mercurial, volatile, restive
Finagle- cheat, hype, deceive, spoof
Fledgling- newcomer, unskilled, chick
Fleece- rob, overcharge, get money by swindling
Flounder- 1. struggle, stagger
2.err, misapprehend
Flush- full, teeming, haunted, loaded
Foible- idiosyncrasy, eccentricity, peculiarity
Foolhardy- reckless, rash, impulsive, hotheaded, impetuous, daredevil
Forthright- straightforward, sincere, candid, blunt, categorical
Futile- pointless, useless, ineffectual, forlorn
Genial- gregarious, convivial
Genteel- decorous, refined
Glean- pluck, derive
Glib- 1. fickle, vivacious, lively, mercurial
2.slick, fast-talking, smooth-talking, disingenuous, insincere
Goad- urge on, provoke, spur, badger
Grovel- Fawn, flatter, cower, cringe, creep
Guffaw- laugh loudly, roar, bellow
Hamstrung- cripple, lame, disable
Hayday- the pinnacle or top of a time period or career, climax, acme, zenith
Hodgepodge- mixture, jumble
Hound- Dog- pursue, follow
Humdrum- mundane, boring, tedious, dull, wearisome, uninvolving
Illicit- illegal, felonious
Immaterial- irrelevant, unimportant, inconsequential
Impeccable- flawless, pristine
Impede- hinder, avert, baffle
Impending- forthcoming, upcoming, imminent
Impermeable- impenetrable, inaccessible, impervious
Implicate- imply
Imponderable- very light, undefinable, indiscernible
Impregnable- invulnerable, impenetrable
Inadvertent-fortuitous, sudden, adventitious, casual
Inarticulate-tongue-tied, unintelligible, unspoken

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Incense- exasperate, infuriate
Incessant- uninterrupted, persistent, relentless
Inclement- 1. windy, stormy
2.harse, severe, stringent, stern
Incumbent- imposed, ascribed, obligatory
Indict- accuse, charge, prosecute
Indigenous- native, local, original
Indignant- angry, resentful, affronted, riled
Inflammable- incendiary, ignitable, volatile, unstable
Ingenuity- sincerity, openness, ingenuity, candor, creativity
Inkling- hint, glimmer
Insipid- dull, flabby
Insolvent- bankrupt, impoverished, impecunious, destitute
Intermittent- sporadic, irregular, recurring, recurrent, on and off
Inundate-overwhelm, overrun, flood
Irascible- short-tempered, petulant, grouchy, grumpy
Irk- vex, gall, nettle, exasperate
Irresolute-indecisive, hesitant, vacillating, equivocating, dithering, wavering,
ambivalent
Jargon- slang, argot
Jocular- funny, jocund, facetious
Junta- gang, league
Laborious- arduous, exacting, wearisome, onerous
Leery- wary, cautious, suspicious
Lethargic- lazy, languid, apathetic, indolent
Lucid- clear, cogent, coherent
Macabre- horrific, gruesome, morbid
Malady- illness, sickness
Malevolent- malicious, hostile, evil-minded, baleful, maleficent
Malleable-1. plastic, pliant, soft
2.easily influenced, tractile
Malodorous- smelly, frowsty
Martial- military, bellicose
Maxim-aphorism, saying, axiom, epigram, dictum, proverb, apophthegm
Meander- wander, ramble, drift, zigzag

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Melancholy- sad, morose, morbid, forlorn
Melee- riot, skirmish, tumult, affray, hubbub
Mesmerize- spellbind, enthrall
Misanthrope- hater of mankind, cynic, recluse, hermit
Miscreant- criminal, culprit, malfeasant
Miser- niggard, scrooge
Misogynist- woman-hater, antifeminist, male chauvinist, sexist
Moment-
Moot- debatable, unsettled
Morose- 1. melancholic, morbid, glum
2.rough, grumpy
Morph-
Muted- softened, subdued
Obdurate- obstinate, stubborn, intransigent, refractory, recalcitrant
Obliging- helpful, complaisant, beneficent
Obstinate- stubborn, intransigent, obdurate, refractory, recalcitrant
Ornate- elaborate, decorated, embellished, adorned
Paradoxical- incongruous, anomalous, puzzling, baffling
Patronize- support, uphold
Paucity-Dearth, lack
Peevish- sullen, grumpy, petulant, querulous
Perennial- long-lived, unceasing
Perpetuate- maintain, sustain
Perquisite- prerogative, privilege
Pertinent- germane, relevant , apt, incidental
Perturb- annoy, bother, pester, displease, exacerbate
Peruse- read, study, skim through
Pine- yearn, repent, lament, mourn
Pinnacle- acme, zenith
Piquant- pungent, intense, acute, tart
Pithy- Succinct, concise, taciturn
Pittance- a small amount of money
Placid- even-tempered, mild, calm, unperturbed, phlegmatic, unflappable
Plodding- laborious, slow-moving and unexciting.
Ploy- tactic, maneuver

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Powwow- an informal meeting or discussion
Precarious- uncertain, risky, erratic, dangerous
Precedent- example, paradigm, exemplar
Preempt- occupy, appropriate
Preemptive- forestall, prevent
Presumption-1. brazenness, audacity, impertinence, effrontery
2. assumption
Presumptuous- brazen, arrogant, audacious, impertinent, insolent, impudent,
cocky, cheeky, bumptious, sassy
Prevail-1. win, come over
2.appear
Pristine-1. Impeccable, unspoiled
2.primitive, ancient
Profuse- copious, prolific, abundant
Proponent- advocate, champion, supporter, backer
Provisional- interim, temporary
Pugnacious- aggressive, antagonistic, belligerent, bellicose, contentious
Qualm- scruple, misgiving, reservation
Quandary- trouble, predicament, plight
Quip- mock, jest, witty remark
Raffish- careless, rakish, unconventional, bohemian
Raft- plenty, mass
Rakish- raffish, careless, unconventional, bohemian
Rankle- provoke, irk, vex, pique, nettle, gall, rile
Rash- reckless, impulsive, impetuous, hasty, foolhardy, precipitate.
Redress- remedy, repayment, justice
Relegate- assign to a lower position, delegate
Remiss- sloppy, slack, irresponsible
Renege- 1. revoke
2. violate
Replete- full, profuse
Reprobate- bad, unprincipled
Reservation-doubt, qualm, scruple, misgiving, skepticism,, unease, hesitation,
objection
Resignation- patience, forbearance, compliance

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Resolve- settle, fix, determination
Respite- rest, break.
Retiring- shy, diffident, self-effacing, unassuming, unassertive, reticent
Retract- 1. pull in, take back, abjure
2. reject, repeal
3. deny, renounce
Rile- anger, exasperate, irritate.
Robust- strong, vigorous, sturdy
Sanctimonious- self-righteous, holier-than-thou, smug
Sanguine- optimistic, bullish, hopeful, buoyant
Savvy- 1. knowledge, shrewdness, astuteness, acumen
2.Common-sense
3. Perception
Scintillating- sparkling, brilliant
Screed- harangue
Sentimental- tender, sloppy, emotional, maudlin
Serendipity- good luck, fortuity, fluke
Serene- beatific, ecstatic, blissful, happy
Slapdash- careless, slipshod, hurried, haphazard, defiant, daring
Smattering- a slight superficial knowledge of a language or subject.
Smug- complacent, self-satisfied, content, contended
Snide- disparaging, derogatory, deprecating, denigratory, insulting,
contemptuous
Snub- reproof, censure, reprobation
Sordid- Ignoble, mean, lousy, base, vile
Spendthrift- profligate, improvident, thriftless, wasteful, extravagant,
prodigal, squanderer
Spurn- snub, reject, turn down, refuse, decline, repudiate
Squander- spend recklessly, splurge
Staid- 1. Steadfast
2.Decorous
Steadfast- 1. Staunch, loyal, stalwart
2.firm, determined, resolute
Stem- impede, obstruct, check, clog
Stipend- allowance

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Stolid- 1. impassive, phlegmatic, unemotional, imperturbable, nonchalant
2.dull, anodyne
Stymie- obstruct, embarrass, stymy, blockade
Surly- sullen, sulky, unfriendly, unpleasant
Tact- diplomacy, prudence, savvy
Tarnish- 1.denigrate, stain, besmirch, scandalize, spot.
2.fade, tarnish, obscure, overshadow, extinguish
3.decolorize, pale, wither
Tawdry- gaudy, flashy, showy, garish, loud, tasteless
Taxing- exhausting, exacting, onerous
Telling- revealing, significant, weighty, important, meaningful, influential,
compelling
Telltale- revealing, revelatory, suggestive, meaningful, significant
Tender- bid, offer, quotation, proposal
Thoroughgoing- complete, unadulterated, gross, arrant, perfect,
consummate
Thrifty- frugal, economical, forehand, sparing
Thwart- 1. hamper, prevent, balk, baulk
2.baffle, frustrate, defeat, confound
Tirade- diatribe, harangue, rant, polemic
Tout- mediate
Transitory- transient, temporary, brief, ephemeral, momentary, fleeting,
evanescent
Travail- toil, labor, fatigue, diligence
Tribulation- suffering, distress, woe
Tumult- melee, skirmish, affray, hubbub
Uncanny- anomalous, ghostly
Uncompromising- unshakable, resolute, obdurate, intransigent
Unconscionable- unreasonable, unscrupulous, excessive
Underwrite- sponsor, cover
Unnerve- demoralize, discourage, daunt, alarm, frighten, perturb, upset
Unprecedented- revolutionary, pioneering, unparalleled
Unruly- disobedient, refractory, turbulent
Unseemly- improper, unbecoming, unfitting, indecorous, indiscreet
Urbane- sophisticated, debonair, worldly, refined

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Vacuous- silly, inane, unintelligent, insipid
Vanquish- conquer, quell, subdue
Veneer- covering, layer, pretense, guise
Vicarious- indirect, secondhand, secondary, derivative, derived, surrogate
Vie- compete
Vindictive-vengeful, resentful, spiteful, rancorous, venomous, malicious,
malevolent, nasty
Virago- bad-tempered woman, harridan, shrew, dragon, termagant, vixen,
fishwife
Voracious- ravenous
Wanton- 1. free, arbitrary
2.profligate, unchaste, incontinent, immoral, dissolute
Wax- grow, augment
Whimsical- mercurial, volatile, capricious, fickle, erratic
Zenith- acme, pinnacle

Advanced Words

Abjure- reject, retract

Abrogate- repeal, revoke, rescind, repudiate
Adjudicate- judge, resolve, try
Afford- provide, supply, furnish, offer, give
Alacrity- eagerness, readiness, dispatch
Anachronism- mistiming
Anathema- curse, execration
Anemic- feeble, weak, insipid
Anodyne- 1. Analgesic
2.Stolid
3.Innocuous- harmless, mild
Antic- odd-looking
Aplomb- calmness, composure, collectedness, sangfroid
Apogee- culmination

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Apostate- renegade, heretic
Apothegm- aphorism apophthegm maxim
Apotheosis- the highest point in the development of something; culmination
or climax
Approbatory- approving approbative plausive affirmative
Appropriate (v)- 1. allocate assign
2.seize expropriate arrogate sequester take over hijack
Appurtenant- included, covered, comprised, accessory, accessary
Arch- mischievous, teasing, playful
Arrant- complete, full, entire, whole
Arriviste- a person who has recently reached a position of power; a social
climbe
Arrogate-seize, expropriate, sequester, take over, hijack
Artifice- trickery, deceit, deception, duplicity, guile
Artless- natural, uncultivated, ingenuous
Asperity- harshness, sharpness, abrasiveness, severity, acerbity
Assiduously- carefully, meticulously, steadfastly
Atavism- throwback, reversion
Attenuate- mitigate, relieve, alleviate, attenuate
Autocratic- Dictatorial, arbitrary, free
Baleful- malevolent, malicious, hostile, evil-minded, maleficent
Base- Ignoble, mean, lousy, vile, sordid
Bastardization- corrupt
Beg-
Bemoan- regret, mourn, bewail, lament
Benighted- fallen into a state of ignorance
Bereft- 1. unbeloved mourning
2. deprived, lacking
Besotted- obsessed with, infatuated
Bilious- spiteful; bad-tempered
Blinkered- narrow-minded, parochial, provincial, entrenched
Bowdlerize- expurgate, censor
Bridle-1. bristle, take offense, be affronted
2. curb, restrain, check, harness
Bristle- Bridle, take offense, be affronted

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Broadside- criticism, censure, polemic, diatribe, tirade, circular
Bromide- tirade, commonplace, platitude, banality, cliche
Brook- suffer, tolerate
Browbeat- bully, intimidate, force
Byzantine- intricate, complex
Callow- immature, inexperienced, juvenile
Canard- rumor, pretense, pretence
Capitulate- surrender, give in/up, yield, concede, defeat
Cataclysm- disaster, catastrophe
Catholic- Cosmopolitan, universal, unprovincial
Cede- surrender, concede, relinquish, yield, forgo
Celerity- rapidity, speed
Chagrin- 1. humiliate, abase
3. Annoyance, irritation, vexation, exasperation
Charlatan- mountebank, hypocrite, impostor, pretender
Chary- wary, cautious, leery, canny
Chauvinism- blind patriotism, mysogyny, sexism
Chimera- illusion, mirage
Choleric- bad-tempered, irascible , grouchy, peevish, touchy
Churlish- 1. country, boorish
2. Rough, haughty
Complaisant- 1. civil, genteel, unassuming
2. cooperative, obliging, agreeable
3.fawning
Complicit- illegal activity
Conciliate- appease, placate, pacify, mollify, assuage, reconcile, moderate
Concomitant- accompanying, concurrent, attendant
Conflagration- fire, blaze, flames, inferno
Conflate- mix, blend, fuse, unite, integrate
Contentious- 1. querulous
2.debatable
Corollary- guess, hypothesis, conjecture, presumption, inference, supposition
Cosseted- pamper, overindulge
Coterminous- coextensive

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Countermand- revoke, rescind, reverse, repeal, retract, discharge, vacate,
abrogate.
Cow- intimidate, daunt, browbeat, bully
Crestfallen- Forlorn, depressed, abject
Cupidity- Avarice- greed, rapacity
Curmudgeon- a bad-tempered or surly person.
Debonair- Urbane, sophisticated, worldly, refined
Decry- denounce, condemn, criticize, censure
Defray -pay, cover, convey
Deign- do something that one considers to be beneath one's dignity,
condescend
Demonstrative- expressive, open, forthcoming, communicative
Denouement- finale, epilogue, coda, culmination, climax
Derelict- 1. abandoned, forsaken, desert, outcast, forlorn
2.tramp, vagrant, down and out, homeless person

Desiccated- lacking interest, passion, or energy.

Desideratum- requirement, prerequisite, need
Despot- tyrant, oppressor, dictator, autocrat
Diatribe- Broadside-, criticism, censure, polemic, tirade, circular, harangue
Diminutive-1. tiny, petite
2.compressed, shrunk, narrow,
Disabuse- correct on, disenchant about
Discursive- 1. irrelevant, impertinent
2. random, promiscuous, haphazard,
Disingenuous- 1. insincere
2. Tortuous, twisting, evasive, meandering
Dispensation- exemption, immunity, exoneration, reprieve, remission
Dissemble- dissimulate, pretend, feign, act, masquerade, sham, simulate
Dissipate-1. squander, misspend, be prodigal with
2.scatter, spatter
Dissolution- cessation, conclusion
Doleful- gloomy, morose, melancholy, miserable, forlorn
Dolorous- mournful, doleful, elegiac, funereal, funeral
Doughy- brave, bold, courageous

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Dovetail- joint, fit together, splice, mortise
Duplicity- Artifice, trickery, deceit, deception, duplicity, guile
Ebullient- vivacious, lively, animated, high-spirited, bubbly, buoyant
Effervescent- vivacious, lively, animated, high-spirited, bubbly, ebullient,
buoyant
Effrontery- Audacity, Presumption, brazenness, impertinence
Elegiac- mournful, doleful , funereal, funeral
Embryonic- rudimentary, undeveloped, immature, incipient, inchoate
Empiricism-
Enamor- fascinate, ensnare, enthrall, allure
Encumber- hamper, impede, restrain, bog down
Enjoin- instruct, direct, require, command
Enormity- wickedness, evil, vileness, baseness, depravity, atrocity
Enthrall- Enamor, fascinate, ensnare, allure
Epigram- witticism, quip, Aphorism- saying, maxim, axiom, dictum, proverb,
apophthegm
Epiphany- a sudden revelation or moment of insight
Eponym- the person for whom something is named
Equitable- Evenhanded, just, impartial, unbiased, unprejudiced
Equivocate- prevaricate, be evasive, be noncommittal, hedge, vacillate,
waver
Ersatz- artificial, mock, simulated, spurious, phony
Estimable- respectable, venerable, estimable, adorable, august
Ethereal- Gossamer, silk, unsual lightness, cobwebs, chiffon
Evanescent- Transitory, transient, temporary, brief, ephemeral, momentary,
fleeting
Excoriate- censure or criticize severely
Execrate- abhor, loathe, abominate
Exegesis- explanation, interpretation, commentary, exposition
Exemplar- Precedent- example, paradigm
Exiguity- shortness, paucity, exiguity, shortage, frugality, penury
Exorbitant- additional, extra, more, excessive, spare
Expansive- 1. communicative, forthcoming, sociable, affable, garrulous,
effusive, loquacious
2.extensive, broad, wide, comprehensive, thorough

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Expunge- erase, wipe out, efface, cross out, strike out destroy, obliterate
Expurgate- censor, bowdlerize, sanitize
Extrapolate- foresee, anticipate, infer
Facile- simplistic, superficial, shallow, glib, jejune
Factious- divided, split, schismatic, discordant, conflicting
Factitious- 1. bogus, specious, false, counterfeit
2. artificial
Feckless- useless, incompetent, good-for-nothing, lazy, indolent
Fecund- fertile, fruitful, productive, high-yielding
Fell- murderous, savage, violent, vicious
Firebrand- radical, incendiary, troublemaker
Flag- droop, diminish, decline
Flippant- Facetious, frivolous, joking, impertinent, glib, teasing
Flummox- baffle, perplex, bewilder, mystify, bemuse
Fractious- acrimonious, fractious, fretful, atrabilious, nasty, ill-tempered
Gaffe- mistake, error, fault, boob, oversight, blooper
Gambit- stratagem, ploy
Gerrymander- manipulate the boundaries of (an electoral constituency)
Graft- bribe, payola
Grandiloquent- 1. gala, ostentatious,
2. pompous, bombastic
Gumption- initiative, resourcefulness, ingenuity, astuteness, shrewdness,
acumen
Hagiographic- excessively flattering toward someone's life or work
Hail-
Halcyon- calm, serene
Hauteur- arrogance, insolence, pride, hubris, impertinence
Hector- bully, intimidate, browbeat, harass
Hedge- 1. confine, restrict
2. Equivocate- prevaricate, be evasive, be noncommittal,
Histrionic- melodramatic, theatrical, exaggerated
Hoary- ancient, old, archaic, primitive,
Hobble- stagger, thwart, prevent, balk
Hoodwink- deceive, trick, dupe
Hubris- Hauteur, arrogance, insolence, pride, hubris, impertinence, conceit

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Illustrious- eminent, distinguished, acclaimed
Imbibe- drink, consume, quaff, guzzle
Imbroglio- difficulty, predicament, confusion, quandary, entanglement
Immure- confine, wall, jail
Impecunious- Insolvent- bankrupt, impoverished, impecunious, destitute
Imperious- peremptory, imperial, overweening, domineering, dictatorial,
autocratic
Impervious- Impermeable, impenetrable, inaccessible,
Impetuous- Rash, reckless, impulsive, hasty, foolhardy, precipitate.
Importune- implore, beb, solicit, badger
Improvident- excessive, imprudent, irresponsible, reckless, prodigal,
profligate
Impugn- challenge, question, dispute, query
Impute- accuse, charge, incriminate, indict, ascribe
Inanity- unmeaningness
Inchoate -Embryonic, rudimentary, undeveloped, immature, incipient,
Incontrovertible- irrefutable, cogent, unassailable
Indigent- 1. poor, impecunious, destitute
Ineffable- 1. secret, private
2.quiescent, unutterable
3.inscrutable
Ineluctable-unavoidable, inescapable, essential
Inequity- wrong, injustice, tort, impropriety, inequity, bias, prejudice
Infelicitous- inappropriate, inaccurate, repugnant, incongruous
Inimitable- incomparable, unparalleled, unrivaled, peerless, matchless
Insouciance- indifference, equanimity, disinterest
Insufferable- intolerable
Internecine- destructive to both sides in a conflict.
Intimation- suggestion, hint, indication
Inure- familiarize, habituate, accommodate
Invective-Polemic- diatribe, rant, tirade, harangue, contention, castigation
Invidious- unpleasant, awkward ,difficult, undesirable, unenviable, odious,
hateful
Inviolable- never to be broken, infringed, or dishonored, unassailable, secure,
impregnable

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Irrefutable- undeniable, unquestionable, certain
Jaundice- envy, grudge, jealousy
Jejune- 1. dry, arid, uninteresting, glacial, dull, insipid
2. naive, simplistic, and superficial.
Jingoist- Chauvinist- sexist, bigot
Juggernaut- a huge, powerful, and overwhelming force, steamroller
Kowtow- bow, prostration
Lacerate- tear, pierce, wound, shred
Lachrymose- weeping, whiny, slobbery
Lampoon- satire, burlesque, parody, travesty
Languish- weaken, drop, laxity
Limpid- Pellucid, translucent, transparent
Litany- prayer, invocation, supplication, enumeration, list
Loath-Execrate- abhor, loathe, abominate
Lugubrious- mournful, doleful, dolorous, dismal, melancholy
Machinate- conspire, plot, intrigue
Magisterial- authoritative, masterful, assured, lordly
Malapropism- wrong word, solecism, misapplication, slip of tongue
Malfeasance- mischief, crime
Malingerer- shirker, idler, loafer, slacker
Martinet- moralist, disciplinarian
Maudlin- oversentimental, lachrymose
Maunder- ramble, jabber
Mellifluous- smooth, mellow, harmonious
Mendicant- beggar, pauper
Meddlesome - nosy, snoopy, intrusive
Mettlesome- rampant, vigorous, spunky
Misattribute-
Modicum- small, mouthful, handful
Mordant- Sardonic- bitter, caustic, acerbic, contemptuous, cynical, disdainful
Moribund- dying, expiring, terminal
Mulct- 1. fine, peltry
2.Con, swindle, defraud
Nadir- bottom, the lowest point
Nettlesome- bothersome, galling, petulant, peevish

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Noisome- odorous, niffy, stinking
Nonchalant- Phlegmatic- stolid, impassive, unemotional, imperturbable
Objurgate- castigate, chasten, excoriate, reprobate, condemn
Oblique- slanted, crooked
Obstreperous- unruly, unmanageable, reckless
Obtain- prevail, exist
Obtuse- slow-witted, unintelligent, ignorant
Officious- interfering, bumptious, meddlesome, nosy, snoopy, intrusive
Ossify- harden, petrify
Overweening- arrogant, dogmatic, supercilious
Palatable- tasty, edible, dainty
Palaver- chatter, jabber, maunder, talk unnecessarily
Palimpsest- manuscript
Panacea- cureall, elixir
Panegyric- tribute, eulogy, accolade
Paragon- perfect example, nonpareil, idol
Pariah- outcast, banished
Parvenu- upstart, social climber, arriviste
Patent- obvious, manifest, self-evident, conspicuous, blatant
Pecuniary- financial, monetary
Pellucid- translucent, transparent, limpid
Penurious- 1. destitute, impecunious, impoverished, indigent
2. miserly, stingy, niggard, mingy, niggardly
Percipient- intelligent, prudent, knowledgeable, smart,
Peremptory- Imperious, imperial, overweening, domineering, dictatorial,
autocratic
Perfunctory- cursory, desultory, fleeting, casual, superficial, careless, routine,
offhand, inattentive
Peripatetic- nomadic, itinerant, wandering, vagrant
Perspicacious- sharp-eyed, discerning, shrewd, perceptive, astute, observant
Phantasmagorical- unreal, hallucinatory, fantastic, fantastical, chimerical
Philistine- anti-intellectual, bourgeois, ignorant, boorish
Phlegmatic- stolid, impassive, unemotional, imperturbable, nonchalant
Picayune- petty, worthless
Pillory- criticize, censure, excoriate, stigmatize

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Pith- main, substance, core, nub
Plucky- brave, intrepid, resolute, gutsy
Pollyannaish- extremely optimistic
Ponderous- 1. heavy, cumbersome
2.clumsy, slow
Pontificate- dogmatize, sermonize, moralize, lecture
Portentous- ominous
Precipitate- 1. hasty, rash, hurried, impetuous, impulsive, imprudent
2.Cause, instigate, accelerate, expedite
Presentiment- foreboding, sixth sense, presage
Primacy- greater importance, priority, precedence
Probity- integrity, honesty, fidelity, morality, rectitude
Prognostication- presage, foreboding, Presentiment
Prolixity- verbosity, windiness
Promulgate- propagate, disseminate, broadcast, promote
Propitiate- appease, placate, mollify, pacify, conciliate
Prosaic- ordinary, everyday, commonplace, dull, mundane, humdrum
Proscribe- Banish, Ostracize, outlaw,
Proselytize- convert to another religion, evangelize
Protean- versatile, fluctuating, vacillating, mercurial
Provident- 1. prudent, sensible, discreet, shrewd, astute, judicious
3. frugal
Puerile- childish, jejune
Puissant- powerful, influential
Punctilious- meticulous, diligent, perfectionist, methodical, pedantic
Pyrrhic- describing a victory that comes at such a great cost that the victory is
not worthwhile
Quail- fear, give out, flag, languish
Quisling- traitor, defector, renegade
Quixotic- idealistic, visionary, impractical
Raconteur- storeyteller, anecdotalist
Raillery- teasing, kidding, banter, quip
Rapprochement- reconciliation, amity, fellowship
Rarefied- Recondite, esoteric, abstruse, obscure, arcane, abstract, cryptic,
inscrutable, opaque

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Recapitulation- recap
Recrimination- mutual accusations, countercharges
Recrudesce- break out again; recur.
Redoubtable- fearsome, daunting, impressive, turbulent
Remonstrate- protest complain
Reprisal- retaliation, counterattack
Ribald- vile, mean, low, ignoble, paltry, ribald
Row- dispute, quarrel, hassle, brawl,, altercation
Sagacious- wise, knowledgeable, discerning, canny, perceptive, astute,
shrewd
Sangfroid- Aplomb, calmness, composure, collectedness
Sardonic- bitter, mordant, caustic, acerbic, contemptuous, cynical, disdainful
Sartorial- related to fashion or clothes
Saturnine- gloomy, morose, melancholy
Schadenfreude- joy from watching the suffering of others
Sedulous- 1. diligent, assiduous
2. Scrupulous, meticulous
Self-effacing- Retiring, shy, diffident, unassuming, unassertive, reticent
Semblance- guise, veneer, pretense
Sententious- moralistic, sanctimonious, self-righteous, pious, judgmental,
pompous
Simulacrum-1. image, imitation, embodiment
3. Analogy, parallel
Sinecure- easy job
Solecism- mistake, blopper
Solicitous- agitated, , anxious, concerned, caring, compassionate
Solicitude- agitation, anxiety, solicitude, fash
Splenetic- irritable, grouchy, pettish, querulous, resentful
Squelch- inhibit, put down, suppress, subdue, crush
Stalwart- 1. loyal
2. Steadfast
3. Dependable
4. Brave, valiant
Stultify- 1. bore
2. Dull, stupefy

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Subterfuge- trickery, intrigue, deceit, guile, chicanery, pretense
Supercilious- arrogant, haughty, disdainful, smug, superior
Surfeit- excess, surplus, avalanche
Surreptitious- secret, stealthy
Sybarite- pleasure-seeker, hedonist, epicure
Temerity- audacity, nerve, effrontery, impudence, impertinence, gall,
presumption
Tempestuous- turbulent stormy, tumultuous, wild
Tendentious- likely to lean towards a controversial view, motive
Transmute- convert, metamorphose,
Trenchant- 1. Incisive, keen, pungent
2. bitter, poignant
3. telling, strong, sharp, shrewd
Truculence-
Truculent- bellicose, aggressive, belligerent, antagonistic
Turgid- magniloquent, tumid, bombastic, pompous
Turpitude- depravity, wickedness, profligacy
Tyro- novice, beginner, neophyte
Umbrage- displeasure, vexation, Irritation
Unassailable- 1. impregnable, invulnerable, impenetrable
2. Irrefutable, unquestionable, indisputable
Unflappable- calm, imperturbable, unexcitable
Unforthcoming- uncooperative
Unimpeachable- 1. unblamable, impeccable
2.fine, accurate, flawless, blameless, faultless
3. unquestionable, unassailable
Unprepossessing- uninteresting, uninviting, unlovely
Unpropitious- inauspicious, unfavourable, adversity, uncongenial
Unstinting- openhanded, munificent, beneficent, bountiful, profuse,
unselfish
Untenable- unjustified, weak, obsolete
Untoward- unfavorable, inconvenient
Untrammeled- free, unfettered, vicious
Unviable- not capable of working successfully; not feasible
Vaunted- boast, brag about, parade, flaunt, acclaim, trumpet, extol

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Venial- 1 .forgivable, pardonable, excusable
2.trivial, insignificant, negligible, small, subtle
Verisimilitude- plausibility, authenticity, credibility
Veritable- truthfully, real, intrinsic
Vicissitude- shift, unpredictability, vacillation
Vitriol- vituperation, invective
Vitriolic- bitter, caustic, mordant, acerbic, trenchant, spenetic, sarcastic
Vituperate- scold, revile, upbraid, criticize, vilifiy, denounce, disparage,
castigate
Zeitgeist- spirit of the times

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