English Final

Front 1

to repeal, cancel, declare null and void

Back 1

abrogate

Front 2

a small group working in secret

Back 2

cabal

Front 3

limp, not firm, lacking vigor or effectiveness, soft, flabby

Back 3

flaccid

Front 4

dying, on the way out, obsolescent

Back 4

moribund

Front 5

one who claims to reveal or influence the future through magic, especially communication with the dead, a magician or wizard, sorcerer, conjurer

Back 5

necromancer

Front 6

to become weak, feeble, or dull, to droop, to be depressed, to suffer neglect, fade

Back 6

languish

Front 7

the lowest point, rock bottom

Back 7

nadir

Front 8

(v) to set apart, separate for a special purpose; to take possession of and hold in custody

Back 8

sequester

Front 9

to take up and support; to become attached to; adopt; to marry

Back 9

espouse

Front 10

(v) to get rid of something unwanted, delete, to sift through to obtain what is desirable, to remove the chaft from the wheat by blowing air on it; to blow on; fan

Back 10

winnow

Front 11

(adj.) living together in a herd or group; sociable, seeking the company of others

Back 11

gregarious

Front 12

to insert between other parts or things, to present as an addition or correction

Back 12

interpolate

Front 13

(adj.) equivalent, having the same meaning, value or effect, indistinguishable from

Back 13

tantamount

Front 14

loose bits and pieces of material resulting from disintergration or wearing away, fragments that result from any destruction

Back 14

detritus

Front 15

extremely difficult to understand; occult, arcane

Back 15

abstruse

Front 16

a false rumor; fabricated story

Back 16

canard

Front 17

extremely difficult to understand, occult, arcane

Back 17

abstruse

Front 18

regretful for some misdeed or sin; plagued by a sense of guilt; remorseful, rueful

Back 18

contrite

Front 19

the center of attraction, attention or interest; something that serves to guide or direct, focus

Back 19

cynosure

Front 20

the power to produce a desired result; effectiveness, potency, reliability

Back 20

efficacy

Front 21

to bring into existence, give rise to, produce; to come into existence, assume form, generate

Back 21

engender

Front 22

light, airy, delicate, highly refined, suggesting what is heavenly; celestial

Back 22

ethereal

Front 23

revolting in an unnatural or morbid way; suggestive or someone who robs graves or otherwise preys on the dead

Back 23

ghoulish

Front 24

a crafty, scheming or uderhanded action designed to accomplish some (usually evil) end

Back 24

machination

Front 25

blissful, rendering or making blessed

Back 25

beatific

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harsh-sounding, raucous, discordant, dissonant

Back 26

cacophonous

Front 27

a highly successful stroke, masterstroke, tour de force, act, plan or stratagem; a sudden takeover of power or leadership

Back 27

coup

Front 28

a mild or inoffensive expression used in place of a harsh or unpleasant one; a substitute

Back 28

euphemism

Front 29

to deny, contradict, controvert, to dispute, oppose

Back 29

gainsay

Front 30

a suspension of activity; an official waiting period; an authorized period of delay

Back 30

moratorium

Front 31

dry, shrunken and wrinkled, withered, shriveled

Back 31

wizened

Front 32

an opening or hole, gap, orifice

Back 32

aperture

Front 33

a difference of opinion; discontent, disagreement

Back 33

dissidence

Front 34

open to or capable or change, fickle, changeable, variable

Back 34

mutable

Front 35

a deep bow or other body movement indicating respect or submission; deference, homage, respect, honor

Back 35

obeisance

Front 36

formal or elaborate praise; a tribute, testimonial

Back 36

panegyric

Front 37

a woefully meager allowance, wage or portion, trifle

Back 37

pittance

Front 38

angelic, heavenly, celestial, cherubic

Back 38

seraphic

Front 39

to proclaim or issue officially; to make known far and wide, announce

Back 39

promulgate

Front 40

wickedness, sin, a grossly immortal act, evil crime

Back 40

iniquity

Front 41

a loafer

Back 41

flaneur

Front 42

a trinket

Back 42

gewgaw

Front 43

a love letter

Back 43

billet-doux

Front 44

meaningless speech

Back 44

psittacism

Front 45

a conceited foolish dandy

Back 45

coxcomb

Front 46

an imaginary wild animal

Back 46

bandersnatch

Front 47

regretful to one's sins or mistakes; one who is sorry for wrongdoing

Back 47

penitent

Front 48

to engage in reconnaissance; to make a preliminary inspection

Back 48

reconnoiter

Front 49

to kill or destroy a large part of

Back 49

decimate

Front 50

to make thin or slender; to weaken or lessen in force, intensity, or value

Back 50

attenuate

Front 51

one who feigns knowledge or ability; a pretender, imposter or quack

Back 51

charlatan

Front 52

a beginner, novice, one with little or no background or skill

Back 52

tyro

Front 53

shining, radiant, resplendent

Back 53

refulgent

Front 54

harshly; abusive, severely scolding; insulting

Back 54

vituperative

Front 55

a pretentious display or knowledge; overly rigid attention to rules and details

Back 55

pedantry

Front 56

not easily excited; emotionally steady, serene, unruffled

Back 56

imperturbable

Front 57

a suddenn outburst; a spasm, convulsing

Back 57

paroxysm

Front 58

secret agreement or cooperation, conspiracy, plot, cahoots

Back 58

collusion

Front 59

a dabbler in the arts; one who engages in an activity in an amateurish, trifling way; amateur

Back 59

dilettante

Front 60

small or trivial details, trifling matters,

Back 60

minutiae

Front 61

vulgarly abusive language, foul language

Back 61

billingsgate

Front 62

having the appearance or form of a moss

Back 62

musciform

Front 63

dubious; shady; disreputable; of questionable taste or morality

Back 63

louche

Front 64

the magical ability to to assume the form and characteristics of a wolf

Back 64

lycanthropy

Front 65

a false report; rumor

Back 65

furphy