Gre Barron's 4843 Wordlist Ii

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n facile

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easily accomplished; ready or fluent; superficial; not deep; Ex. facile solution to a complex problem; Ex. facile speaker; N. facility: ability to do something easily and well; ease in doing resulting from skill or aptitude; something that facilitates an action; amenity; Ex. with great facility

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facilitate

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help bring about; make less difficult

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facsimile

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copy

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n faction

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party; clique (within a large group); dissension

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s dissension

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disagreement of opinions causing strife within a group

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n factious

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inclined to form factions; causing dissension

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n factitious

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artificial; produced artificially; sham; false; Ex. factitious tears

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n factotum

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handyman; person who does all kinds of work; CF. do everything

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faculty

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mental or bodily powers; teaching staff

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fallacious

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false; based on a fallacy; misleading; N. fallacy: false idea or notion; false reasoning; Ex. popular fallacy; Ex. fallacy of the argument

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fallible

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liable to err

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s falsify

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make (something written) false by changing

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n fallow

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(of land) plowed but not sowed (to improve the quality); uncultivated

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s sow

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plant or scatter seed

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n falter

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hesitate; weaken in purpose or action; walk or move unsteadily through weakness; N.

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s stumble

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trip and almost fall; proceed unsteadily; act falteringly; N.

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fanaticism

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excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause; N. fanatic; ADJ. fanatic

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fancied

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imagined; unreal

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n fancier

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breeder or dealer of animals; one who has a special interest, as for raising specific plant or animal

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n fanciful

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whimsical; visionary; imaginary; produced by imagination; Ex. fanciful scheme

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s fancy

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imagination (of a whimsical or fantastic nature); capricious liking; V: imagine; be fond of; ADJ. decorative; elaborate

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n fanfare

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call by bugles or trumpets; showy display; spectacular public display

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n farce

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broad comedy; mockery; humorous play full of silly things happening; ADJ. farcical

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n fastidious

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difficult to please; squeamish; fussy; finicky

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s squeamish

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easily shocked or sickened by unpleasant things; fastidious; Ex. A nurse should not be squeamish.

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n fatalism

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belief that events are determined by forces or fates beyond one's control; ADJ. fatalistic; CF. fatal: causing death

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fathom

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comprehend; investigate; determine the depth of; N. unit of measurement for the depth of water

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s fathomless

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too deep to be measured or understood; unfathomable

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n fatuous

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smugly and unconsciously foolish; inane; silly; N. fatuity, fatuousness

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fauna

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animals of a period or region; CF. flora

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n fawning

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courting favor by cringing and flattering; V. fawn: exhibit affection as a dog; seek favor or attention by obsequiousness

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s court

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attempt to gain; seek; woo; risk; behave so as to invite; attempt to gain the favor of by attention; Ex. court disaster

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n faze

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disconcert; dismay; embarrass

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feasible

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practical; able to be carried out; practicable

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n febrile

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feverish

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n fecundity

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fertility; fruitfulness; ADJ. fecund: very productive of crops or young

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s fertile

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producing many young, fruits, or seeds; (of land) producing good crops; V. fertilize

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s fruitful

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producing results; profitable; prolific; producing in abundance

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feign

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pretend

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n feint

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trick; shift; sham blow; feigned attack to draw away defensive action; V.

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s shift

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change position or place; exchange (one thing) for another; change in direction or position; Ex. shift the stolen goods; N. group of workers which takes turns with other groups; working period of such a group

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n felicitous

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(of a word or remark) apt; suitably expressed; well chosen

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n felicity

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happiness; appropriateness (of a remark, choice, etc.); quality of being felicitous

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s feline

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of a member of the cat family; N.

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n fell

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cruel; (of a disease) deadly

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n fell

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cut or knock down (a tree or a person); bring down (with a missile)

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felon

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person convicted of a grave crime; CF. felony: serious crime

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n feral

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(of an animal) not domestic; wild

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n ferment

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agitation; commotion(noisy and excited activity); unrest (of a political kind); V. produce by fermentation; undergo fermentation; cause (a state of trouble)

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s fermentation

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chemical reaction that splits complex organic compounds; unrest; agitation

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n ferret

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drive or hunt out of hiding; hunt with ferrets; drive out (as from a hiding place); expel; uncover or discover by searching; Ex. ferret out the secret; N. small fierce animal which catches rats and rabbits by going into their holes

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n fervent

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ardent; zealous; hot

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n fervid

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ardent; zealous; hot

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s impassioned

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(of speech) filled with passion; fervent

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n fervor

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glowing ardor; intensity of feeling; quality of being fervent or fervid; zeal; intense heat

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n fester

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rankle; produce irritation or resentment; (of a cut or wound) generate pus or rot; Ex. His insult festered in my mind for days.

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festive

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joyous; celebratory; relating to a feast or festival

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n fete(f\^ete)

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honor at a festival; celebrate or honor with a feast; N. (outdoor) festival or feast; CF. feast

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n fetid(foetid)

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malodorous; foul

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s foul

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very bad or disagreeable; very dirty; Ex. foul smell/flavor/temper/language/air/deed/weather/means; N. act against the rules; V. make or become foul; commit a foul

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s fetish(fetich)

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object believed to have spiritual powers; object of excessive attention or reverence; CF. fetishism

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n fetter

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shackle; restrict the freedom of; N. chain or shackle for the foot of a prisoner; CF. foot

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n fiasco

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total failure; CF. bottle

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n fiat

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command; arbitrary order; Ex. presidential fiat; CF. let it be done

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fickle

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changeable (in affections or friendship); faithless

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n fictitious

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imaginary; non-existent; purposely invented to deceive; untrue; Ex. fictitious name/boyfriend; CF. fictional

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fidelity

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loyalty; accuracy

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n figment

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invention; something invented; imaginary thing; Ex. figment of your imagination

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figurative

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not literal but metaphorical; using a figure(impression) of speech

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s figure

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written symbols; number; amount represented in numbers; outline or silhouette of a thing or human body; person (well-known); impression; diagram; pattern; group in a dance; Ex. figure of speech; V. calculate with numbers; adorn with figures; appear; consider; Ex. My name did not figure in the list.

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n figurine

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small ornamental statuette(very small statue)

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n filch

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steal (things of small value)

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s pilfer

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steal things of small value; filch; snitch

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n filial

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pertaining to or befitting a son or daughter; Ex. filial respect

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n filibuster

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block legislation or prevent action in a lawmaking body by making very slow long speeches; N; freebooter

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s freebooter

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pirate or plunderer who makes war in order to grow rich

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s bust

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piece of sculpture showing a person's head, shoulders, and upper chest; V: break up; arrest; Ex. crimebuster

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n filigree

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delicate ornamental lacelike metalwork

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s lace

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cord used to draw and tie together two opposite edges (as of a shoe); delicate fabric made of fine threads; V: draw together by tying a lace

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n filing

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particle removed by a file

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finale

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conclusion; concluding part

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n finesse

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delicate skill; V: handle with finesse

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n finicky

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too particular; fussy; difficult to please; too concerned with unimportant details or quality; Ex. finicky about her food

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s fussy

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fastidious; finicky; easily upset

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s fuss:

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trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby

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finite

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limited

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n firebrand

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piece of burning wood; hothead; troublemaker; person who stirs up trouble

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s hothead

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person who does things too quickly without thinking; ADJ. hotheaded

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fissure

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crevice; crack

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n fitful

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spasmodic; intermittent; irregular

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s fit

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sudden outburst of an illness or feeling; convulsion caused by epilepsy

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n flaccid

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flabby; lacking firmness; weak; Ex. flaccid muscles

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s limp

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walk lamely; ADJ: lacking firmness; weak

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n flag

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droop; grow feeble; decline in vigor or strength; ADJ. flagging; CF. unflagging

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s droop

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bend or hang downward; become weakened; Ex. His shoulders drooped with tiredness; N.

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flagrant

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conspicuously wicked, bad, or offensive; blatant; outrageous

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outrage

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act of extreme violence or viciousness; resentful anger; V: commit an outrage on; produce anger in; ADJ. outrageous: offensive

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n flail

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beat with or as if with a flail; move wildly; thresh grain by hand; strike or slap; toss about; N: threshing tool consisting of a stick swinging from the end of a long handle

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s thresh

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beat (cereal plants) with a machine or flail to separate the grains from the straw

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s toss

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throw lightly; move or lift (the head) with a sudden motion; flip (a coin) to decide something

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n flair

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talent

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n flamboyant

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ornate; highly elaborate; richly colored; ostentatious; showy; CF. flame

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n flaunt

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display ostentatiously; Ex. ``Honey, if you've got it, flaunt it !''

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n flay

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strip off skin; plunder; remove the skin from; criticize harshly

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n fleck

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spot; mark with flecks; N: small mark or spot

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n fledgling(fledgeling)

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inexperienced; N: young bird that has acquired wing feathers and is learning to fly; inexperienced person

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n fleece

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wool coat of a sheep; V: shear the fleece from; rob by a trick; swindle; plunder

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s shear

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remove (fleece or hair) by cutting; remove the hair or fleece from; cut with or as if with shears; N: shears; pair of scissors

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s trickster

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person who cheats people

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n flick

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light stroke as with a whip; V: move with a light quick blow; strike with a light quick blow (as from a whip); Ex. flick the switch

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s flicker

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burn unsteadily or fitfully; move waveringly; N: flickering movement or light; brief sensation; Ex. flicker of excitement

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s flutter

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(of a bird with large wings) wave (the wings) lightly, rapidly, and irregularly; vibrate rapidly or erratically; fly by waving quickly; flitter; N.

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n flinch

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hesitate; shrink back (in fear of something unpleasant); Ex. She did not flinch in the face of danger.

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n flippant

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lacking proper seriousness; Ex. flippant remarks about death; N. flippancy

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s flip

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send (something) spinning, often into the air, by striking with a light quick blow; turn over; Ex. flip over

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n flit

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fly; fly or move lightly or quickly; dart lightly; pass swiftly by; Ex. a bee flitting from flower to flower

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n floe

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flat mass of floating ice

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flora

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plants of a region or era

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s florescence

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condition or period of flowering

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n florid

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ruddy; (of a complexion) reddish; flowery; very ornate; CF. rose

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s flush

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redden; blush; flow suddenly and abundantly; wash out by a rapid brief flow of water; N: reddish tinge; blush; brief rush; rush of strong feeling; Ex. flush of pride; ADJ: having surfaces in the same plane; even; blushing

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s blush

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become red in the face (from embarrassment or shame); become red or rosy; N.

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s tinge

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give a slight degree of a color or quality to; N: slight degree of a color or quality; Ex. tinged with grey/jealousy

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s tint

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slight degree of color; V: give a tint to

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s flowery

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full of flowers; full of ornate expressions

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n flotsam

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drifting wreckage

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s jetsam

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things thrown from a ship (to lighten the ship)

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n flounder

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struggle and thrash about; proceed clumsily or falter (as in water, mud, snow, etc.); proceed in confusion

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s thrash

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beat with a whip or flail; defeat utterly; talk about thoroughly in order to find the answer; move wildly or violently; Ex. The fishes thrashed about in the net.

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flourish

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grow well; prosper; make sweeping gestures; wave; brandish; Ex. The trees flourished in the sun. N: showy movement or gesture; embellishment or ornamentation (esp. in handwriting)

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n flout

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reject; mock; show contempt for; scorn; Ex. flout the rules

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s curb

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chain or strap used with a bit to restrain a horse; something that checks; V: check; restrain

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fluctuate

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waver; shift; rise and fall as if in waves; change or vary irregularly

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fluency

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smoothness of speech; ADJ. fluent

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n fluke

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unlikely occurrence; stroke of fortune; accidental stroke of good luck; ADJ. fluky

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n fluster

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confuse; make nervous and confused; N.

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n fluted

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having vertical parallel grooves (as in a pillar); V. flute: make long parallel inward curves in; N. flute: long rounded groove incised on the shaft of a column

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s groove

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long narrow channel made in a surface to guide the movement of something; Ex. groove of the record

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s stammer

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speak with involuntarily pauses or repetitions

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n flux

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flowing; series of changes; fluctuation; Ex. in a state of flux

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n fodder

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coarse food for cattle, horses, etc.; feed for livestock; CF. food

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n foible

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small weakness of character; slight fault; CF. feeble

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n foil

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contrast; one that by contrast enhances the distinctive characteristics of another

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n foil

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defeat; frustrate; prevent from being successful; thwart; CF. fail

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n foist

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insert improperly; impose upon another by coercion; palm off; pass off as genuine or worthy; CF. fist

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s palm

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conceal in the palm of the hand; palm off: pass off; Ex. palm off some bad oranges onto the lady/the painting as a real Renoir

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s pass_off

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present falsely; represent falsely to be

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n foliage

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masses of leaves; CF. defoliate

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n foment

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stir up; incite; instigate; promote the growth of (something evil or unpleasant)

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n foolhardy

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rash; reckless; foolishly daring

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n foppish

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vain about dress and appearance; N. fop: man who takes too much interest in his clothes and appearance

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n foray

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raid; sudden raid or military advance; V.

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n forbearance

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patience; forgiveness; V. forbear: refrain from (in a generous and forgiving way); be patient; Ex. forbear to send him to prison

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n ford

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place where a river can be crossed on foot; V.

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n forebears(forbears)

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ancestors

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foreboding

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premonition of evil; feeling of coming evil; V. forebode: be a warning of (something unpleasant)

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n forensic

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suitable to debate or courts of law; of or used in legal proceedings and the tracking of criminals; Ex. forensic science/medicine

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s forum

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public square of an ancient Roman city; public place for open discussion; court of law

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foreshadow

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give an indication beforehand; be a sign of (what is coming); portend; prefigure

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s prefigure

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be a sign of; foreshadow

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s forerunner

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predecessor; one that comes before and indicates the approach of another

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foresight

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ability to foresee future happenings; prudence in providing for the future

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forestall

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prevent by taking action in advance

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s nuptial

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of marriage or the wedding ceremony; N; nuptials; wedding ceremony

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s forfeit

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something surrendered as punishment for a crime or breach of contract; V: lose as a forfeit; N. forfeiture

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s forge

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counterfeit; reproduce fraudulently; form by heating in a forge and hammering into shape; move with a sudden increase of speed or power; Ex. forged ahead in the last two years; N: furnace where metals are heated

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forgo(forego)

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give up; do without

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forlorn

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sad and lonely; wretched; desolate

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formality

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ceremonious quality; ceremonious adherence to rules; something done just for form's sake; Ex. mere formality

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formidable

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menacing; arousing fear; threatening; difficult to defeat; Ex. formidable foe/question

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s menace

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threat; V: threaten

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n forsake

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desert; abandon; renounce

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n forswear

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renounce under oath; abandon; make a solemn promise to give up; CF. abjure

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forte

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strong point or special talent in a person's character

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n forthright

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straightforward; direct; frank

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s forthcoming

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happening in the near future; ready; willing to help; Ex. No answer was forthcoming.

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fortitude

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bravery; courage; strength of mind

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n fortuitous

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accidental; by chance; N. fortuity

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n foster

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rear; bring up (for a certain period only); encourage; promote the development of (feelings or ideas); Ex. help foster friendly relations; ADJ: giving parental care although not related by blood; Ex. foster parents

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n founder

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fail completely; sink; CF. flounder

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founder

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person who establishes (an organization or business)

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n fracas

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brawl(noisy quarrel or fight) in which a number of people take part; melee

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n fractious

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unruly; peevish; cranky; bad-tempered; Ex. fractious horse

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frail

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weak; N. frailty

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franchise

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right or privilege granted by authority; right to vote; license to sell a product in a particular territory

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n frantic

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wild; distraught as from fear or worry; Ex. frantic with fear

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fraudulent

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cheating; deceitful; Ex. fraudulent means; N. fraud: deception; swindle

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n fraught

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filled (with something unpleasant); full; Ex. fraught with danger and difficulties; CF. freight

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n fray

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brawl; fight; V: wear away or unravel by rubbing; have loose threads developing; cause to become worn out (a person's temper or nerves); CF. rub

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n frenetic(phrenetic)

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frenzied; frantic

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n frenzied

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madly excited; N. frenzy: violent wild excitement

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n fresco

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painting on wet plaster (usually fresh)

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s paste

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smooth viscous mixture as of flour(powder made by crushing grain) and water (used as an adhesive); V: cause to adhere by applying paste

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s pastry

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paste of flour and water (eaten when baked)

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s plaster

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paste that hardens to a smooth solid and is used for coating walls; V.

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n fret

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be annoyed or vexed; Ex. fret over your poor grades; N: irritation of mind; ADJ. fretful

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friction

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clash or conflict in opinion; rubbing against

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n frieze

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ornamental horizontal band on a wall

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frigid

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intensely cold; cold in manner; Ex. frigid zone

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n fritter

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waste (time or money on unimportant things)

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frivolous

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lacking in seriousness; flippant; self-indulgently carefree; unworthy of serious attention; relatively unimportant; trivial

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s self-indulgence

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excessive indulgence of one's own desire

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s carefree

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free from worries; having no problems

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n frolicsome

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prankish; gay; playful; merry; frisky

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s frolic

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play and jump about happily; frisk; Ex. frolicking young lambs

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n frond

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fern leaf; palm or banana leaf

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s litter

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waste material thrown away (as bits of paper scattered untidily); V: cover untidily with scattered litter

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n fructify

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bear fruit; produce fruit

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frugality

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thrift; economy; ADJ. frugal: practicing economy; costing little; inexpensive

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fruition

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bearing of fruit; fulfillment; realization; Ex. come to/be brought to fruition

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frustrate

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thwart; defeat; prevent from accomplishing a purpose

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fugitive

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fleeting or transitory; lasting only a short time; roving(wandering); running away or fleeing as from the law; N: one who flees; Ex. fugitives at large

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n fulcrum

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support on which a lever rests or pivots

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n fulminate

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thunder; explode; issue a severe denunciation

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n fulsome

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disgustingly excessive; offensively flattering; Ex. fulsome praise/expressions of admire

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fumble

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move the fingers and hands awkwardly (in search of something); mishandle or drop a ball that is in play; bungle; botch; spoil by mishandling; N.

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n functionary

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official (who performs a particular function)

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s functional

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made for practical use only (without decoration); functioning; Ex. functional modern furniture; CF. functionalism

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fundamental

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basic; primary; essential

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n funereal

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sad; solemn; suitable for a funeral

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n furor

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frenzy; great anger and excitement; CF. fury

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n furtive

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stealthy; quiet and secret (trying to escape notice); sneaky; Ex. furtive glance

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s sneak

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move, give, or take in a quiet, stealthy way; N: one who sneaks; ADJ. sneaky

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s underhand(underhanded)

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done slyly and secretly (being dishonest)

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s sly

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clever in deceiving; secretive; not telling one's intentions

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n fusillade

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simultaneous firing or outburst (of missiles, questions, etc.)

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fusion

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union; coalition; V. fuse

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futile

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useless; hopeless; ineffectual

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n gadfly

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animal-biting fly; irritating person

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n gaffe

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social blunder

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n gainsay

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deny

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n gait

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manner of walking or running; speed

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galaxy

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large isolated system of stars, such as the Milky Way; collection of brilliant personalities

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gale

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windstorm; gust of wind; emotional outburst (laughters, tears); Ex. gale of laughter

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n gall

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bitterness of feeling; nerve; effrontery; ´ãÁó(bile); CF. gall bladder

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n gall

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annoy; exasperate; chafe; N: skin sore caused by rubbing (as on the skin of a horse); exasperation

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galleon

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large three-masted sailing ship

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s galley

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low ship with sails (rowed along by slaves)

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s clipper

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sailing vessel built for great speed

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s pinnace

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small boat

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s clip

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cut off with shears; fasten; N: something clipped off (as a short extract from film); clasp or fastener

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n galvanize

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stimulate or shock by an electric current; stimulate by shock; shock into action; stir up; coat with rust-resistant zinc by using electricity

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s galvanic

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of the production of electricity by the action of an acid on a metal; having the effect of an electric shock; Ex. galvanic cell; galvanic effect; CF. Luigi Galvani

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n gambit

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opening in chess in which a piece is sacrificed; action made to produce a future advantage

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s ploy

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strategem to gain an advantage; tactic; Ex. management ploy

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n gambol

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romp; skip about; leap about playfully; frolic; N.

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s romp

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play or frolic boisterously; gambol; N.

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s zest

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outer skin of an orange used for giving a special taste to food; spice; interest; flavor; spirited enjoyment; Ex. add a certain zest to the affair; Ex. zest for life

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n gamely

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in a spirited manner; with courage; Ex. fight gamely against a superior boxer; ADJ. game

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n gamut

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entire range

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n gape

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open widely; open the mouth wide; stare wonderingly with the mouth open; CF. agape

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n garbled

Back 303

mixed up; jumbled; distorted; V. garble: mix up or distort (a message) to such an extent as to make misleading or unintelligible

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s jumble

Back 304

mix in a confused way

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n gargantuan

Back 305

huge; enormous; gigantic; CF. the hero of Gargantua and Pantagruel

Front 306

gargoyle

Back 306

waterspout carved in grotesque figures on a building

Front 308

n garish

Back 308

overbright in color; unpleasantly bright; gaudy

Front 309

s trim

Back 309

make neat or tidy by clipping; reduce by removing what is unnecessary; ornament; decorate (round the edges); Ex. trim the cost; Ex. jacket trimmed with fur; N. ADJ: tidy; in good order

Front 310

n garner

Back 310

gather; store up; amass

Front 311

n garnish

Back 311

decorate; add a garnish to; decorate (food or drink) with small items such as lemon slices; N.

Front 312

n garrulous

Back 312

loquacious; wordy; talkative; N. garrulity

Front 314

n gastronomy

Back 314

art and science of preparing and serving good food; CF. gastronome

Front 315

gauche

Back 315

clumsy (in social behavior); coarse and uncouth

Front 316

n gaudy

Back 316

flashy; showy

Front 317

s flashy

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showy; gaudy; giving a momentary brilliance

Front 318

s gild

Back 318

cover with a thin layer of gold

Front 320

n gaunt

Back 320

lean and angular; thin and bony; emaciated; barren

Front 321

n gavel

Back 321

hammerlike tool; mallet(wooden hammer) used by a presiding officer or an auctioneer; V.

Front 322

s bid

Back 322

command; utter (a greeting); offer as a price; N: offer of a price; amount offered; earnest effort to gain something; Ex. bid for freedom

Front 323

n gawk

Back 323

stare foolishly; look in open-mouthed awe

Front 324

n gazette

Back 324

official periodical publication; newspaper

Front 326

genealogy

Back 326

record of descent; lineage; ancestry; study of ancestry

Front 327

generality

Back 327

vague statement; general statement which is not detailed; quality of being general; greater part; most; Ex. generality of people

Front 328

generate

Back 328

cause; produce; create

Front 329

generic

Back 329

characteristic of an entire class or species; of a genus

Front 330

s genus

Back 330

division of animals or plants, below a family and above a species

Front 332

genesis

Back 332

beginning; origin

Front 333

n geniality

Back 333

cheerfulness; kindliness; sympathy; ADJ. genial: cheerful and good-tempered

Front 334

genre

Back 334

particular variety of art or literature

Front 335

n genteel

Back 335

well-bred; elegant; striving to convey an appearance of refinement; Ex. genteel poverty

Front 336

n gentility

Back 336

those of gentle birth; high social class; refinement; quality of being genteel

Front 338

s breed

Back 338

produce young; rear; bring up; produce (an undesirable condition); N: kind or sort of animal or plant

Front 339

s crossbreed

Back 339

hybridize; N: hybrid; CF. interbreed; CF. inbreed

Front 340

s well-bred

Back 340

of good upbringing; well-mannered and refined

Front 341

n gentry

Back 341

people of standing(rank or position); people of good family or high social position; class of people just below nobility

Front 342

s gentle

Back 342

kindly; soft; mild; of good family

Front 344

n genuflect

Back 344

bend the knee as in worship

Front 345

germane

Back 345

pertinent; bearing upon(having connection with) the case at hand; appropriate

Front 346

n germinal

Back 346

pertaining to a germ; creative; Ex. germinal idea

Front 347

s germ

Back 347

earliest form of an organism; seed or bud; something that may develop into something larger or more important; microbe

Front 348

germinate

Back 348

cause to sprout; sprout

Front 350

s sprout

Back 350

begin to grow; give off shoots or buds; N: new growth on a plant; shoot

Front 351

s shoot

Back 351

new growth from a plant

Front 352

gerontocracy

Back 352

government ruled by old people

Front 353

s gerontology

Back 353

study of the sociological phenomena associated with old age

Front 354

s geriatrics

Back 354

medical treatment and care of old age

Front 356

n gerrymander

Back 356

change voting district lines in order to favor a political party; N. CF. Elbridge Gerry + (sala)mander

Front 357

n gestate

Back 357

evolve as in prenatal growth; N. gestation: period of development from conception until birth

Front 358

s natal

Back 358

connected with birth; CF. prenatal; CF. postnatal

Front 359

n gesticulation

Back 359

motion; gesture; V. gesticulate: make gestures (while speaking)

Front 360

n ghastly

Back 360

horrible; terrifying; resembling ghosts; CF. aghast

Front 362

n gibberish

Back 362

nonsense; nonsensical or unintelligible talk or writing; babbling

Front 363

n gibe

Back 363

mock; make jeering remarks; N: jeering remarks

Front 364

n giddy

Back 364

light-hearted; not serious; frivolous; dizzy; causing dizziness; Ex. giddy youth; Ex. giddy climb/height

Front 365

n gingerly

Back 365

very carefully; ADJ.

Front 366

n girth

Back 366

distance around something; circumference

Front 368

n gist

Back 368

essence; main point; substance

Front 369

glacial

Back 369

like a glacier; of an ice age; extremely cold; Ex. glacial epoch; CF. iceberg

Front 370

n glaring

Back 370

(of something bad) highly conspicuous; harshly bright; shining intensely and blindingly

Front 371

s glare

Back 371

shine intensely and blindingly; stare fixedly and angrily; N.

Front 372

n glaze

Back 372

cover with a thin and shiny surface; apply a glaze to; N: thin, smooth, shiny coating (as for pottery); Ex. unglazed pottery

Front 374

n glean

Back 374

gather leavings; gather grain left behind by reapers; gather bit by bit (facts or information) often with difficulty

Front 375

glib

Back 375

fluent (with insincerity or superficiality); facile; slick

Front 376

s slick

Back 376

make smooth or glossy; N: smooth surface; Ex. oil slick; ADJ: smooth; glossy; deftly executed; adroit; glib

Front 377

s sleek

Back 377

smooth and shining (as from good health); V.

Front 378

n glimmer

Back 378

shine erratically; twinkle; N: dim or unsteady light; faint indication; Ex. glimmer of hope

Front 380

s glitter

Back 380

shine brightly with flashing points of light; Ex. glittering diamond ring; N: sparkling light; attractiveness; glamor; Ex. glitter of the sun on the waves

Front 381

s glamor

Back 381

compelling charm; ADJ. glamorous

Front 382

n gloat

Back 382

express evil satisfaction; look at or think about with evil satisfaction; view malevolently; Ex. The thief gloated over the stolen jewels.

Front 383

n gloss_over

Back 383

explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults

Front 384

s gloss

Back 384

brief explanation note or translation of a difficult expression; V.

Front 386

glossary

Back 386

brief explanation of words used in the text

Front 387

n glossy

Back 387

smooth and shining; N. gloss: shiny brightness on a surface; superficially attractive appearance; Ex. gloss of good manners

Front 388

s mat

Back 388

not shiny; matte; having a dull finish; N: flat piece of material used as a floor covering; V.

Front 389

s finish

Back 389

surface texture; completeness of execution

Front 390

s finished

Back 390

properly made and complete; Ex. finished product/performance

Front 392

n glower

Back 392

scowl; glare; look or stare angrily

Front 393

s scowl

Back 393

frown angrily; N: angry frown

Front 394

n glut

Back 394

overstock; fill beyond capacity (with food); fill to excess; N: oversupply

Front 395

n glutinous

Back 395

sticky; viscous; gluey

Front 396

glutton

Back 396

someone who eats too much; ADJ. gluttonous: given to gluttony; greedy; CF. gluttony: habit of eating too much

Front 398

n gnarled

Back 398

twisted

Front 399

s gnarl

Back 399

protruding knot on a tree; V.

Front 400

gnome

Back 400

dwarf; underground spirit who guards treasure hoards

Front 401

goad

Back 401

urge on; drive with a goad; cause (someone) to do something by continued annoyance; Ex. They goaded him into doing it by saying he was a coward; N: sharp-pointed stick for driving cattle; stimulus; CF. annoy continually

Front 402

n gorge

Back 402

narrow canyon; steep rocky cleft; ravine (made by a stream which runs through it)

Front 404

n gorge

Back 404

stuff oneself (with food); glut; CF. gorgeous: dazzlingly beautiful

Front 405

n gory

Back 405

bloody; N. gore: blood (from a wound)

Front 406

s shudder

Back 406

shake uncontrollably; tremble; V.

Front 407

n gossamer

Back 407

sheer; very light; like cobwebs; N: soft and sheer fabric; cobweb

Front 408

s sheer

Back 408

pure; thin and transparent; very steep

Front 410

n gouge

Back 410

tear out; cut out (as if with a gouge); Ex. gouge his eyes out; N: chisel for cutting out hollow areas in wood

Front 411

n gouge

Back 411

overcharge (with high price); extort from; Ex. gouge the public; CF. usury

Front 412

n gourmand

Back 412

epicure; person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink

Front 413

n gourmet

Back 413

connoisseur of food and drink; epicure

Front 414

graduated

Back 414

arranged by degrees (of height, difficulty, etc.)

Front 416

s graduate

Back 416

arrange into categories or grades; divide into marked intervals (for use in measurement); Ex. graduated ruler

Front 417

n granary

Back 417

storehouse for grain

Front 418

grandeur

Back 418

impressiveness; stateliness; majesty

Front 419

s stately

Back 419

formal; ceremonious; grand in style or size; majestic

Front 420

grandiloquent

Back 420

(of a person or speech) using high sounding or important-sounding language; pompous; bombastic

Front 422

grandiose

Back 422

affectedly grand; pretentious; high-flown; ridiculously exaggerated; impressive; great in size or scope; grand; Ex. grandiose ideas

Front 423

s high-flown

Back 423

highly pretentious or inflated

Front 424

s matin\'ee(matinee)

Back 424

dramatic or musical performance given in the afternoon

Front 425

n granulate

Back 425

form into grains or granules; N. granule: grain or particle

Front 426

graphic

Back 426

pertaining to the art of delineating; vividly described

Front 428

s vivid

Back 428

(of light or color) bright and distinct; evoking lifelike mental images; Ex. vivid red hair/description

Front 429

s graphite

Back 429

black form of carbon used in lead pencils

Front 430

n grapple

Back 430

wrestle; come to grips with; take hold of and struggle with; Ex. grapple with the burglar

Front 431

n grate

Back 431

make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect; shred by rubbing against a rough surface; Ex. grated cheese N: framework of metal bars to hold fuel in a fireplace

Front 432

gratify

Back 432

please; satisfy; Ex. gratify a desire

Front 434

n gratis

Back 434

free; without charge; ADJ.

Front 435

gratuitous

Back 435

given freely; unwarranted; uncalled for; done without good reason; Ex. gratuitous comment

Front 436

gratuity

Back 436

tip

Front 437

gravity

Back 437

seriousness; ADJ. grave

Front 438

gregarious

Back 438

sociable; (of an animal) tending to form a group

Front 440

grievance

Back 440

cause of complaint; complaint

Front 441

n grill

Back 441

question severely; cook on a grill; broil; N: cooking surface of parallel metal bars

Front 442

s broil

Back 442

cook by direct heat; N.

Front 443

s grim

Back 443

causing great fear; unrelenting; determined in spite of fear; Ex. grim smile

Front 444

n grimace

Back 444

facial distortion to show feeling such as pain, disgust, etc; V.

Front 446

n grisly

Back 446

ghastly; horrifying; Ex. grisly remains of the bodies

Front 447

s groom

Back 447

man employed to take care of horses; V: make neat and trim; clean and brush (an animal)

Front 448

grotesque

Back 448

fantastic; comically hideous; strange and unnatural (causing fear or amusement)

Front 449

s hideous

Back 449

repulsive to the sight; ugly; repugnant; Ex. hideous face/scream

Front 450

n grotto

Back 450

small cavern

Front 452

n grouse

Back 452

complain; fuss; grumble; grouch; N: plump chickenlike game bird

Front 453

s grumble

Back 453

complain; mutter discontentedly; grouch; N.

Front 454

s mutter

Back 454

utter (complaining words) indistinctly in low tones

Front 455

s rumble

Back 455

make or move with a deep rolling sound (as thunder or stomach)

Front 456

n grovel

Back 456

crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate; behave in a servile manner

Front 458

grudging

Back 458

unwilling; reluctant; stingy(giving reluctantly)

Front 459

n gruel

Back 459

thin liquid porridge

Front 460

s porridge

Back 460

soft food made by boiling oatmeal

Front 461

s oatmeal

Back 461

crushed oats used for making porridge

Front 462

n grueling

Back 462

exhausting; Ex. grueling marathon race

Front 464

n gruesome

Back 464

grisly; horrible

Front 465

n gruff

Back 465

rough-mannered; (of a voice) rough; hoarse

Front 466

s grunt

Back 466

utter a deep guttural sound (as a pig does); N.

Front 467

n guffaw

Back 467

boisterous laughter; V.

Front 468

guile

Back 468

deceit; duplicity; wiliness; cunning; Ex. persuade her by guile

Front 470

s cunning

Back 470

clever in deceiving; sly; N: cleverness in deceiving; deceit

Front 471

guileless

Back 471

without deceit

Front 472

guise

Back 472

outward appearance; costume; Ex. in a new guise

Front 473

n gull

Back 473

trick; deceive; hoodwink; N: person who is easily tricked; dupe

Front 474

gullible

Back 474

easily deceived

Front 476

n gustatory

Back 476

affecting or relating to the sense of taste

Front 477

n gusto

Back 477

eager enjoyment; zest; enthusiasm

Front 478

gusty

Back 478

windy

Front 479

s gust

Back 479

strong abrupt rush of wind; V. CF. bluster

Front 480

n guy

Back 480

cable or chain attached to something that needs to be braced or steadied; CF. guide

Front 482

s topple

Back 482

become unsteady and fall down

Front 483

s overthrow

Back 483

topple; N.

Front 484

s overturn

Back 484

turn over; capsize; topple

Front 485

s capsize

Back 485

(of a boat) turn over

Front 486

gyroscope

Back 486

apparatus used to maintain balance, ascertain direction, etc.

Front 488

n habituate

Back 488

accustom or familiarize; addict

Front 489

n hackles

Back 489

hairs on back and neck, especially of a dog; Ex. make someone's hackles rise

Front 490

s growl

Back 490

low, guttural, menacing sound (as of a dog)

Front 491

hackneyed

Back 491

commonplace; trite

Front 492

n haggard

Back 492

wasted away; gaunt; Ex. haggard faces of the rescued miners

Front 494

n haggle

Back 494

argue about prices (in an attempt to bargain)

Front 495

n halcyon

Back 495

calm; peaceful; Ex. halcyon days

Front 496

n hale

Back 496

healthy

Front 497

s hail

Back 497

frozen rain drop; V: salute or greet; precipitate hail

Front 498

n hallowed

Back 498

blessed; consecrated; Ex. hallowed ground; V. hallow: set apart as holy

Front 500

hallucination

Back 500

delusion; false idea; false perception of objects with a compelling sense of their reality; objects so perceived; V. hallucinate; ADJ. hallucinatory

Front 501

n halting

Back 501

hesitant; faltering; not fluent; Ex. halting steps/voice; V. halt: proceed or act with uncertainty; falter; hesitate; waver; stop

Front 502

s waver

Back 502

move or swing back and forth; be uncertain or unsteady in decision or movement; Ex. wavering between accepting and refusing

Front 503

hamper

Back 503

obstruct; prevent the free movement of; N: ½Ä·áÇ°À̳ª ÀǺ¹ µîÀ» ´ã´Â ¹Ù±¸´Ï

Front 504

n hap

Back 504

chance; luck

Front 506

haphazard

Back 506

random; by chance; happening in an unplanned manner; Ex. haphazard growth of the town

Front 507

n hapless

Back 507

unfortunate; luckless

Front 508

n harangue

Back 508

long, passionate, and vehement speech; V.

Front 509

harass

Back 509

annoy by repeated attacks

Front 510

harbinger

Back 510

forerunner (which foreshadows what is to come)

Front 512

harbor

Back 512

give protection (by giving food and shelter); provide a refuge for; hide; keep in mind (thoughts or feelings); Ex. harbor a grudge/criminal; N: place of shelter; refuge

Front 513

s habitat

Back 513

natural home of a plant or animal; CF. habitation

Front 514

n hardy

Back 514

(of people or animals) sturdy; robust; (of plants) able to stand inclement(stormy) weather

Front 515

n harping

Back 515

tiresome dwelling on a subject; V. harp: dwell on(think or speak a lot about) tediously

Front 516

n harrowing

Back 516

agonizing; distressing; traumatic; V. harrow: break up and level (soil) with a harrow; inflict great distress on; agonize; N: farming machine to break up the earth

Front 518

harry

Back 518

harass, annoy, torment (by repeated attacks); raid

Front 519

hatch

Back 519

deck opening; lid covering a deck opening; V: emerge from an egg; produce (young) from an egg

Front 520

s latch

Back 520

fastening or lock consisting of a movable bar that fits into a notch; V: close with a latch

Front 521

s notch

Back 521

V-shaped cut in a surface; V.

Front 522

haughtiness

Back 522

pride; arrogance; ADJ. haughty

Front 524

s haunt

Back 524

(of a spirit) visit (a place); come to mind continually; visit (a place) regularly; frequent; Ex. haunted house; Ex. haunted by his last words; N: place much frequented

Front 525

n haven

Back 525

place of safety; refuge; harbor; Ex. tax haven

Front 526

s havoc

Back 526

widespread damage; disorder; chaos

Front 527

hazardous

Back 527

dangerous

Front 528

s hazard

Back 528

venture; put in danger; risk; Ex. hazard a guess; N: possible source of danger

Front 530

hazy

Back 530

slightly obscure; misty; unclear; N. haze: light mist or smoke; confused state of mind

Front 531

n headlong

Back 531

hasty; rash; headfirst; ADV.

Front 532

s headfirst

Back 532

moving with the head leading; headlong

Front 533

n headstrong

Back 533

willful; stubborn; unyielding; determined to have one's own way; CF. no 'excessive'

Front 534

n heckler

Back 534

person who verbally harasses others; V. heckle: verbally harass as with gibes (by interrupting a speaker or speech)

Front 536

hedonist

Back 536

one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life; CF. hedonism: practice of living one's life purely for pleasure

Front 537

heedless

Back 537

not noticing; disregarding

Front 538

s heed

Back 538

pay attention to; N: close attention

Front 539

n hegemony

Back 539

dominance especially of one nation over others

Front 540

n heinous

Back 540

atrocious; wicked; hatefully bad; Ex. heinous crime

Front 542

s gross

Back 542

total; fragrant; clearly wrong; (of people's behavior) coarse; corpulent; Ex. gross insolence/behavior; V: earn as a total amount; N: 12 dozens

Front 543

s helm

Back 543

steering wheel of a ship; position of control

Front 544

herbivorous

Back 544

grain-eating; CF. herbivore

Front 545

heresy

Back 545

opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion; ADJ. heretical; CF. heretic

Front 546

n hermetic

Back 546

sealed by fusion so as to be airtight; airtight

Front 548

n hermetic

Back 548

concerning alchemy or magic; obscure and mysterious; occult

Front 549

s sterile

Back 549

incapable of producing young; free from microorganism; V. sterilize

Front 550

n hermitage

Back 550

home of a hermit

Front 551

n herpetologist

Back 551

one who studies reptiles; CF. herpetology: branch of zoology that deals with reptiles and amphibians

Front 552

n heterodox

Back 552

(of beliefs) against accepted opinion; unorthodox; unconventional

Front 554

heterogeneous

Back 554

dissimilar; mixed; not homogeneous; consisting of dissimilar elements or plants

Front 555

n hew

Back 555

cut to pieces with ax or sword; chop; N.

Front 556

n heyday

Back 556

time of greatest success or power; prime

Front 557

s prime

Back 557

period of ideal or peak condition; earliest or beginning stage; Ex. in the prime of life; Ex. prime of the year(spring); ADJ: first in importance or rank; first; V: make ready; prepare

Front 558

s primary

Back 558

first in rank or importance; principal; earliest in time; Ex. primary stages; N. CF. first

Front 560

s primal

Back 560

first in rank or importance; being first in time; original; Ex. man's primal innocence

Front 561

s primate

Back 561

group of mammals including humans

Front 562

n hiatus

Back 562

gap; pause; gap or interruption in space or time; break

Front 563

n hibernal

Back 563

wintry; wintery; of or like winter

Front 564

hibernate

Back 564

sleep throughout the winter; N. hibernation

Front 566

hierarchy

Back 566

arrangement by rank or standing; authoritarian body divided into ranks; body of persons having authority

Front 567

s totem

Back 567

animal, plant, or natural object serving as a symbol of a clan or family; representation of this; Ex. totem pole

Front 568

hieroglyphic

Back 568

picture writing; ADJ.

Front 569

n hilarity

Back 569

boisterous mirth(merriment; laughter); ADJ. hilarious: full of laughter

Front 570

n hindmost

Back 570

furthest behind; farthest to the rear

Front 572

s wage

Back 572

begin and continue (a war)

Front 573

hindrance

Back 573

block; obstacle; V. hinder

Front 574

n hinterlands

Back 574

back country; inner part of a country; OP. foreland

Front 575

n hireling

Back 575

one who serves for hire (usually used contemptuously); one who works solely for compensation; Ex. hireling politician

Front 576

n hirsute

Back 576

hairy; having a lot of hair

Front 578

n histrionic

Back 578

theatrical; excessively dramatic or emotional; affected; of actors or acting; N. histrionics: histrionic behavior

Front 579

s historic

Back 579

important in history; Ex. historic battle

Front 580

s historical

Back 580

connected with history; based on events in history (whether regarded as important or not)

Front 581

n hoard

Back 581

stockpile; accumulate for future use; N: supply stored for future use

Front 582

n hoary

Back 582

white with age

Front 584

n hoax

Back 584

trick which makes someone take action; practical joke; Ex. hoax mail; V.

Front 585

n holocaust

Back 585

destruction by fire; CF. burnt whole; CF. Holocaust

Front 586

n holster

Back 586

leather pistol case (that hangs on a belt around the waist)

Front 587

homage

Back 587

honor; tribute; great respect; Ex. pay/do homage to

Front 588

n homeostasis

Back 588

tendency of a system or organism to maintain relative stability or internal equilibrium; CF. homeo-: constant; Ex. homeotherm

Front 590

homespun

Back 590

domestic; made at home; spun or woven at home; simple and ordinary; Ex. homespun philosophy

Front 591

s spin

Back 591

rotate swiftly; make (thread) by twisting (cotton, wool, etc.); N.

Front 592

n homily

Back 592

sermon; tedious moralizing lecture; serious warning; ADJ. homiletic

Front 593

homogeneous

Back 593

of the same kind; uniform in composition throughout

Front 594

n hone

Back 594

sharpen (a tool); N: whetstone for sharpening a tool

Front 596

n hoodwink

Back 596

deceive; delude

Front 597

n horde

Back 597

crowd; swarm

Front 598

s swarm

Back 598

large group of insects moving in a mass; crowd of people or animals; V: move in a crowd or mass

Front 599

n hortatory

Back 599

encouraging; exhortive; marked by exhortation; CF. exhort

Front 600

n horticultural

Back 600

pertaining to cultivation of gardens; N. horticulture: science or art of cultivating fruits, vegetables, or ornamental plants; CF. agriculture: science or art of farming or growing crops

Front 602

hostility

Back 602

unfriendliness; hatred; enmity; ADJ. hostile

Front 603

n hovel

Back 603

shack; small wretched house

Front 604

s hut

Back 604

crude dwelling; shack

Front 605

s shack

Back 605

crude cabin

Front 606

s shed

Back 606

small roofed structure for storage and shelter; V: pour forth; lose by natural process; repel without allowing penetration; radiate; cast; Ex. shed tears/light/water/skin/leaves

Front 608

n hover

Back 608

hang about; (of birds or aircraft) stay in the air in one place; (of people) wait nearby; stay around one place; waver; be in an uncertain state

Front 609

n hubbub

Back 609

confused uproar; loud noise; din

Front 610

n hubris

Back 610

arrogance; excessive self-conceit

Front 611

n hue

Back 611

color; aspect; Ex. opinions of every hue

Front 612

n hue_and_cry

Back 612

outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule

Front 614

humane

Back 614

marked by kindness or consideration; kind and compassionate; humanitarian

Front 615

humanitarian

Back 615

one devoted to the promotion of human welfare; CF. humanism

Front 616

n humdrum

Back 616

dull; monotonous

Front 617

humid

Back 617

damp; N. humidity

Front 618

n humility

Back 618

humbleness of spirit

Front 620

s humble

Back 620

of low rank or position; modest; having a low opinion of oneself and a high opinion of others; unassuming; not proud; V. humiliate: make humble; cause to feel ashamed or to lose the respect of others

Front 621

n hummock

Back 621

small hill; hillock

Front 622

n humus

Back 622

substance or rich soil formed by decaying vegetable matter; CF. soil

Front 623

n hurtle

Back 623

crash; rush; move with great speed; Ex. hurtling runaway train

Front 624

n husband

Back 624

use sparingly; conserve; save; Ex. husband one's energy; CF. house holder

Front 626

n husbandry

Back 626

frugality; thrift; economy; agriculture; farming; Ex. animal husbandry; CF. husbandman

Front 627

hybrid

Back 627

mongrel; mixed breed; V. hybridize

Front 628

s mongrel

Back 628

plant or animal (esp. a dog) of mixed breed; ADJ.

Front 629

s pedigree

Back 629

line of ancestors; ancestry; lineage; ADJ. (of an animal) descended from of a chosen family; Ex. pedigree dog; CF. crane's foot

Front 630

n hydrophobia

Back 630

fear of water; rabies

Front 632

s rabies

Back 632

disease passed on by the bite of an infected animal (causing madness and death)

Front 633

s hygiene

Back 633

science and practice of the promotion and preservation of health; ADJ. hygienic: showing careful attention to cleanness (to prevent disease); Ex. hygienic condition

Front 634

n hyperbole

Back 634

exaggeration; overstatement; ADJ. hyperbolic: of hyperbole; of a hyperbola

Front 635

hypercritical

Back 635

excessively exacting; too critical (without noticing good qualities)

Front 636

n hypochondriac

Back 636

person unduly worried about his health; worrier without cause about illness; ADJ. CF. hypochondria: neurosis that one is or is becoming ill; CF. abdomen

Front 638

hypocritical

Back 638

pretending to be virtuous; deceiving; N. hypocrisy: profession of beliefs one does not possess; CF. hypocrite

Front 639

hypothetical

Back 639

based on assumptions or hypotheses; supposed; N. hypothesis

Front 640

n ichthyology

Back 640

study of fish; CF. ichthyo-: fish

Front 641

icon(ikon)

Back 641

religious image; idol; image or representation

Front 642

n iconoclastic

Back 642

attacking cherished traditions; N. iconoclast: one who attacks traditional ideas; one who destroys sacred images

Front 644

ideology

Back 644

system of ideas characteristic of a group or culture

Front 645

n idiom

Back 645

expression whose meaning as a whole differs from the meanings of its individual words; distinctive style (of expression); Ex. idiom of the modern popular music; ADJ. idiomatic

Front 646

idiosyncrasy

Back 646

individual trait usually odd in nature; behavioral peculiarity; eccentricity; attitude, behavior, or opinion peculiar to a person; anything highly individual or eccentric; ADJ. idiosyncratic

Front 647

n idolatry

Back 647

worship of idols; excessive admiration or devotion; ADJ. idolatrous

Front 648

n idyllic

Back 648

charmingly carefree; simple and happy; Ex. idyllic scene

Front 650

s idyll(idyl)

Back 650

short poem idealizing rural life; simple happy period of life (in the country); scene from such a time; Ex. idyll of two young lovers

Front 651

n igneous

Back 651

produced by fire; of fire; volcanic; (of rocks) formed from lava; Ex. igneous meteorite

Front 652

ignite

Back 652

kindle; light; catch fire or set fire to

Front 653

n ignoble

Back 653

unworthy; not noble; dishonorable; Ex. ignoble deed

Front 654

n ignominy

Back 654

deep disgrace; shame or dishonor; ADJ. ignominious; Ex. ignominous defeat

Front 656

illicit

Back 656

illegal

Front 657

n illimitable

Back 657

infinite; limitless

Front 658

illuminate

Back 658

brighten; clear up or make understandable; enlighten; enable to understand; Ex. illuminating remarks

Front 659

illusion

Back 659

misleading vision or visual image; false idea or belief; CF. delusion

Front 660

illusive

Back 660

deceiving; based on illusion; causing illusion; deceptive

Front 662

illusory

Back 662

illusive; deceptive; not real

Front 663

imbalance

Back 663

lack of balance or symmetry; disproportion

Front 664

s disproportion

Back 664

lack of proportion (between the parts); ADJ. disproportionate

Front 665

n imbecility

Back 665

weakness of mind; state of being an imbecile; N. imbecile: stupid person; fool

Front 666

imbibe

Back 666

drink in

Front 668

n imbroglio

Back 668

complicated situation (as in a play); painful or complex misunderstanding (as in a play); entanglement; confused mass (as of papers); V. embroil

Front 669

n imbue

Back 669

saturate(soak thoroughly); fill; Ex. imbue someone with feelings

Front 670

immaculate

Back 670

spotless; flawless; absolutely clean

Front 671

s tenant

Back 671

one that pays rent to use property owned by another

Front 672

s tenancy

Back 672

possession of land or building by rent; period of a tenant's occupancy

Front 674

imminent

Back 674

impending; near at hand

Front 675

immobility

Back 675

state of being immovable

Front 676

n immolate

Back 676

offer or kill as a sacrifice (by fire)

Front 677

immune

Back 677

resistant to; free or exempt from; N. immunity

Front 678

n immure

Back 678

imprison; shut up in confinement; CF. wall

Front 680

immutable

Back 680

unchangeable

Front 681

impair

Back 681

injure; hurt; damage

Front 682

n impale

Back 682

pierce (with a sharp point); Ex. impaled by the spear

Front 683

impalpable

Back 683

imperceptible(not easily understood); intangible; OP. palpable: tangible; easily perceptible

Front 684

impartial

Back 684

not biased; fair; N. impartiality

Front 686

s impart

Back 686

grant a share of; make known; Ex. news to impart

Front 687

impassable

Back 687

not able to be traveled or crossed

Front 688

impasse

Back 688

predicament(dangerous condition) from which there is no escape; situation allowing for no further progress

Front 689

impassive

Back 689

without feeling; expressionless; imperturbable; stoical; Ex. impassive face

Front 690

n impeach

Back 690

charge (a public official) with crime in office; raise doubts about; indict; Ex. impeach a witness's credibility

Front 692

n impeccable

Back 692

faultless

Front 693

s credential

Back 693

evidence concerning one's authority; written proof of a person's position; Ex. The new ambassador presented his credentials to the court.

Front 694

impecunious

Back 694

without money

Front 695

impede

Back 695

hide; retard or obstruct the progress of; block

Front 696

s retard

Back 696

delay (in development); ADJ. retarded: (as of a child) slower in development

Front 698

impediment

Back 698

hindrance; stumbling-block; speech defect preventing clear articulation; Ex. speech impediment

Front 699

impel

Back 699

drive or force onward; drive to take action; urge to action

Front 700

impending

Back 700

nearing; approaching; about to happen

Front 701

impenetrable

Back 701

not able to be pierced or entered; beyond understanding; impossible to understand; Ex. impenetrable mystery

Front 702

impenitent

Back 702

not repentant

Front 704

imperative

Back 704

absolutely necessary; that must be done; critically important; expressing command; Ex. It is imperative that; N: something that must be done

Front 705

imperceptible

Back 705

unnoticeable; impossible to perceive; undetectable

Front 706

imperial

Back 706

like an emperor; related to an empire; CF. imperialism

Front 707

s imperil

Back 707

put in danger

Front 708

n imperious

Back 708

domineering; too commanding; haughty; CF. imperial/emperor

Front 710

impermeable

Back 710

impervious; not permitting passage through its substance; impossible to permeate

Front 711

impertinent

Back 711

insolent; rude; not pertinent; N. impertinence

Front 712

imperturbable

Back 712

unshakably calm; placid

Front 713

s collected

Back 713

composed; calm; self-possessed

Front 714

n impervious

Back 714

impenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed; incapable of being affected (in one's opinions); Ex. impervious to water/criticism

Front 716

impetuous

Back 716

violent; hasty; rash; impulsive; without careful thought; Ex. impetuous decision

Front 717

impetus

Back 717

moving force; momentum; force of a moving body; incentive; stimulus; impulse

Front 718

impiety

Back 718

irreverence; lack of respect for God or piety

Front 719

n impinge

Back 719

infringe; encroach; influence; touch; collide with; Ex. The effects are impinging on every aspect of our lives.

Front 720

impious

Back 720

irreverent

Front 722

implacable

Back 722

incapable of being pacified; impossible to appease; Ex. implacable enemy

Front 723

implausible

Back 723

unlikely (to be true); unbelievable; Ex. implausible alibi

Front 724

implement

Back 724

put into effect; enforce; carry out; supply with tools; Ex. implement the plan/suggestion; N: tool or instrument

Front 725

implicate

Back 725

incriminate; involve incriminatingly; show to be involved (in a crime); Ex. implicate someone in the crime

Front 726

implication

Back 726

something hinted at or suggested; implying; implicating

Front 728

implicit

Back 728

understood but not stated; implied; unquestioning and complete; Ex. implicit trust

Front 729

implode

Back 729

burst inward; CF. vaccum tube

Front 730

implore

Back 730

beg

Front 731

imply

Back 731

suggest a meaning not expressed; signify

Front 732

n impolitic

Back 732

not wise; not expedient; not politic

Front 734

imponderable

Back 734

weightless; that cannot undergo precise evaluation; CF. pound

Front 735

import

Back 735

significance; importance; meaning

Front 736

s significant

Back 736

expressing a meaning; important; Ex. significant smile; N. significance: importance; meaning; V. signify: denote; mean; signal; make known; matter; be significant

Front 737

n importunate

Back 737

urging; always demanding; troublesomely urgent or persistent

Front 738

n importune

Back 738

beg persistently; make repeated requests (in an annoying way)

Front 740

imposture

Back 740

assuming a false identity; masquerade; CF. impostor

Front 741

s masquerade

Back 741

wear a mask or disguise; pretend; N: costume party or ball at which masks are worn; pretense; disguise

Front 742

impotent

Back 742

weak; ineffective; lacking in physical strength or power

Front 743

s crave

Back 743

desire; want intensely

Front 744

n imprecation

Back 744

curse; swearword

Front 746

n impregnable

Back 746

invulnerable; impossible to capture or enter by force; Ex. impregnable fort/argument; CF. take

Front 747

s impregnate

Back 747

make pregnant; fill thoroughly; saturate

Front 748

impromptu

Back 748

without previous preparation; off the cuff(end of a sleeve); on the spur of the moment

Front 749

impropriety

Back 749

improperness; unsuitableness

Front 750

improvident

Back 750

thriftless; not providing for the future

Front 752

improvise

Back 752

compose on the spur of the moment

Front 753

imprudent

Back 753

lacking caution; not prudent; injudicious

Front 754

impudence

Back 754

impertinence; insolence

Front 755

n impugn

Back 755

dispute or contradict (often in an insulting way); attack as false or questionable; challenge; gainsay; CF. fight

Front 756

n impuissance

Back 756

powerlessness; feebleness

Front 758

impunity

Back 758

freedom from punishment or harm; CF. punish

Front 759

n impute

Back 759

attribute; ascribe; charge; N. imputation

Front 760

inadvertently

Back 760

unintentionally; by oversight; carelessly

Front 761

s oversee

Back 761

watch over and direct; supervise; N. oversight: unintentional failure to notice or do something; supervision

Front 762

inalienable

Back 762

not to be taken away; nontransferable; Ex. inalienable rights

Front 764

n inane

Back 764

silly; senseless; Ex. inane remarks; N. inanity

Front 765

inanimate

Back 765

lifeless; not animate

Front 766

n inarticulate

Back 766

speechless; producing indistinct speech; not articulate; not expressing oneself clearly

Front 767

s speechless

Back 767

unable for the moment to speak (because of strong feeling); Ex. speechless with anger

Front 768

inaugurate

Back 768

begin formally; install in office; induct into office by a formal ceremony; N. inauguration; ADJ. inaugural

Front 770

n incandescent

Back 770

strikingly bright; shining with intense heat; emitting visible light when heated; Ex. incandescent light bulb; CF. candle

Front 771

n incantation

Back 771

singing or chanting of magic spells; magical formula; (the saying of) words used in magic; CF. enchant

Front 772

s chant

Back 772

tune(melody) in which a number of words are sung on the same note; V: sing (a chant); utter (a slogan) in the manner of a chant

Front 773

s charm

Back 773

quality of pleasing; amulet; action or formula thought to have magical power; spell; V: attract; cast a spell on; bewitch

Front 774

s bewitch

Back 774

cast a spell over; captivate completely

Front 776

s recite

Back 776

repeat aloud (something learned); describe; Ex. recite his complaints; N. recitation

Front 777

s recital

Back 777

act of reciting publicly; detailed account; performance of music or dance (by a solo performer)

Front 778

n incapacitate

Back 778

disable; N. incapacity: lack of capacity

Front 779

incarcerate

Back 779

imprison

Front 780

incarnate

Back 780

endowed with flesh; invested with bodily form; personified; Ex. devil incarnate; V: give bodily form to; embody

Front 782

incarnation

Back 782

act of assuming a human body and human nature; one who personifies something; personification; Ex. previous incarnation/reincarnation

Front 783

s personify

Back 783

represent (an inanimate object) as a person; be the embodiment or perfect example of; Ex. She is evil/patience personified; N. personification

Front 784

incendiary

Back 784

arsonist; ADJ: causing fire; of arson; Ex. incendiary bomb

Front 785

incense

Back 785

enrage; infuriate(make furious); make extremely angry; outrage; N: aromatic substance burned to produce a pleasant odor

Front 786

incentive

Back 786

spur; motive; something which encourages one to greater activity

Front 788

inception

Back 788

start; beginning

Front 789

incessant

Back 789

uninterrupted; unceasing

Front 790

n inchoate

Back 790

(of desire, wish, plan) recently begun; not explicit; at the beginning of development; rudimentary; elementary; Ex. inchoate mass

Front 791

incidence

Back 791

rate of occurrence; particular occurrence; Ex. high incidence of infant mortality

Front 792

incidental

Back 792

not essential; minor; N: something incidental

Front 794

s incident

Back 794

event; event that causes a crisis

Front 795

s incinerate

Back 795

burn to ashes

Front 796

incipient

Back 796

beginning; in an early stage

Front 797

incisive

Back 797

(appreciatively) cutting; sharp; Ex. incisive remarks; V. incise: make a cut into

Front 798

incite

Back 798

arouse to action; goad; motivate; induce to exist; Ex. incite a riot/the crowd to rebellion

Front 800

n inclement

Back 800

stormy; unkind; unmerciful; CF. clement

Front 801

incline

Back 801

slope; slant; Ex. steep incline

Front 802

inclined

Back 802

tending or leaning toward; bent; V. incline: slant; dispose; be disposed; tend

Front 803

s tend

Back 803

have a tendency; take care of; minister; serve at; apply one's attention; attend

Front 804

inclusive

Back 804

tending to include all; all-inclusive; Ex. inclusive charge

Front 806

incognito

Back 806

with identity concealed; using an assumed name; ADJ.

Front 807

incoherent

Back 807

unintelligible; muddled; unable to express one's thoughts in an orderly manner; illogical; lacking cohesion; not coherent

Front 808

incommodious

Back 808

not spacious; inconvenient

Front 809

incompatible

Back 809

inharmonious; N. incompatibility

Front 810

incongruity

Back 810

lack of harmony; absurdity; ADJ. incongruous: lacking in harmony; inappropriate

Front 812

s attire

Back 812

clothe; N: clothing; array; apparel

Front 813

inconsequential

Back 813

insignificant; unimportant

Front 814

inconsistency

Back 814

state of being self-contradictory; lack of uniformity or steadiness; ADJ. inconsistent: displaying a lack of consistency; erratic; contradictory; incompatible

Front 815

incontinent

Back 815

lacking self-restraint; not continent; licentious

Front 816

incontrovertible

Back 816

indisputable; impossible to dispute; not open to question; unquestionable

Front 818

incorporate

Back 818

introduce something into a larger whole; include; embody; give material form to; ADJ.

Front 819

n incorporeal

Back 819

without a material body; insubstantial

Front 820

incorrigible

Back 820

uncorrectable

Front 821

incredulity

Back 821

tendency to disbelief

Front 822

incredulous

Back 822

withholding belief; skeptical; showing disbelief

Front 824

increment

Back 824

increase

Front 825

incriminate

Back 825

accuse of or implicate in a crime; serve as evidence against; cause to seem or make guilty of a crime; Ex. incriminating evidence

Front 826

n incrustation

Back 826

hard coating or crust; V. incrust: encrust; cover with a crust

Front 827

incubate

Back 827

hatch; warm (eggs) with the body to promote hatching; maintain at optimal environment conditions for development; be holding in one's body an infection which is going to develop into a disease; N. incubation; CF. incubation:disease

Front 828

s inasmuch_as

Back 828

since; owing to the fact that

Front 830

incubus

Back 830

burden; very worriying problem; mental care; nightmare; male devil; CF. succubus

Front 831

inculcate

Back 831

teach (ideas or principles); instill

Front 832

incumbent

Back 832

obligatory; imposed as an obligation; currently holding an office; N: person who holds an office

Front 833

incur

Back 833

bring upon oneself

Front 834

incursion

Back 834

temporary invasion; CF. excursion: short journey

Front 836

indefatigable

Back 836

tireless; untiring; showing no sign of getting tired

Front 837

indelible

Back 837

not able to be erased

Front 838

n indemnify

Back 838

make secure against damage or loss; compensate for damage or loss; CF. make uninjured

Front 839

indentation

Back 839

notch; deep recess; V. indent; CF. tooth

Front 840

n indenture

Back 840

bind as servant or apprentice to master; bind by indenture; N: contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified time (as between an apprentice and his master)

Front 842

indeterminate

Back 842

uncertain; not clearly fixed; indefinite

Front 843

indicative

Back 843

suggestive; implying; serving to indicate

Front 844

indices

Back 844

signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index

Front 845

indict

Back 845

charge; N. indictment

Front 846

indifferent

Back 846

unmoved or unconcerned by; having no interest in; mediocre; neither good nor bad

Front 848

indigence

Back 848

poverty

Front 849

indigenous

Back 849

native; Ex. plant indigenous to the New World

Front 850

indigent

Back 850

poor; destitute

Front 851

indignation

Back 851

anger at an injustice; Ex. righteous indignation; ADJ. indignant

Front 852

s righteous

Back 852

morally upright; just

Front 854

s rightful

Back 854

legally correct; Ex. rightful owner

Front 855

indignity

Back 855

treatment or situation that causes shame or loss of dignity, respect; offensive or insulting treatment; humiliating or degrading treatment; Ex. I suffered the indignity of having to say that in front of them.

Front 856

indiscriminate

Back 856

choosing at random; confused; not based on careful distinctions

Front 857

indisputable

Back 857

too certain to be disputed; beyond doubt

Front 858

indissoluble

Back 858

permanent; impossible to dissolve or disintegrate

Front 860

indite

Back 860

write; compose

Front 861

indolent

Back 861

lazy

Front 862

indomitable

Back 862

unconquerable; unyielding

Front 863

n indubitable

Back 863

unable to be doubted; which cannot be doubted; unquestionable

Front 864

induce

Back 864

persuade; lead to do something; bring about; N. inducement

Front 866

inductive

Back 866

pertaining to induction or proceeding from the specific to the general

Front 867

s induct

Back 867

place formally in office; install; admit as a member; initiate; N. induction: inducting; process of deriving general principles from particular facts

Front 868

indulgent

Back 868

humoring; yielding; lenient; showing indulgence

Front 869

s indulge

Back 869

yield to; gratify; allow oneself a special pleasure; Ex. indulge one's every whim/a child/in a big cigarette; N. indulgence

Front 870

s humor

Back 870

indulge; comply with the wishes of; N. quality that makes something amusing; state of mind; mood; Ex. in a bad humor; Ex. out of humor

Front 872

industrious

Back 872

diligent; hard-working; N. industry

Front 873

n inebriated

Back 873

habitually intoxicated; drunk; N. inebriety

Front 874

s inebriate

Back 874

make drunk; intoxicate; N. intoxicated person

Front 875

s intoxicate

Back 875

make drunk; stimulate or excite; Ex. intoxicated by all the money he might win

Front 876

n ineffable

Back 876

unutterable; not to be uttered; taboo; that cannot be expressed in speech; indescribable; unspeakable; inexpressible; Ex. ineffable name/joy

Front 878

ineffectual

Back 878

not effective; not having a desired effect; weak

Front 879

n ineluctable

Back 879

irresistible; not to be escaped; unavoidable

Front 880

inept

Back 880

unsuited; inappropriate; lacking skill; incompetent; CF. inapt: (of statements or ideas) inappropriate

Front 881

inequity

Back 881

unfairness; ADJ. inequitable

Front 882

n inerrancy

Back 882

infallibility

Front 884

n inert

Back 884

inactive; lacking power to move; unable to move or act; Ex. chemically inert; N. inertia: state of being inert; force which keeps a thing in the position or state

Front 885

inevitable

Back 885

unavoidable

Front 886

n inexorable

Back 886

relentless; unyielding; implacable; not capable of being changed by entreaty or efforts; Ex. inexorable price rises

Front 887

infallible

Back 887

unerring; never making mistakes

Front 888

infamous

Back 888

notoriously bad; notorious; well known for being bad; Ex. infamous behavior; N: infamy: infamous act; evil fame or reputation

Front 890

infantile

Back 890

childish; infantlike

Front 891

infer

Back 891

deduce; conclude; N. inference

Front 892

n infernal

Back 892

pertaining to hell; devilish; N. inferno: place of fiery heat or destruction

Front 893

n infidel

Back 893

unbeliever (with respect to a particular religion)

Front 894

infiltrate

Back 894

pass into or through; penetrate or enter (an organization) sneakily; Ex. infiltrate the troops into enemy territory; CF. infiltrator

Front 896

s penetrate

Back 896

enter into; pierce; permeate; see through; grasp the inner significance of; understand

Front 897

infinitesimal

Back 897

very small

Front 898

infirmity

Back 898

weakness

Front 899

inflated

Back 899

exaggerated; pompous; enlarged (with air or gas)

Front 900

influx

Back 900

flowing into

Front 902

infraction

Back 902

violation (of a rule or regulation); breach

Front 903

infringe

Back 903

violate (a law); encroach (the right of another person)

Front 904

ingenious

Back 904

marked by inventive skill; clever; resourceful; N. ingenuity

Front 905

s resourceful

Back 905

clever and imaginative (in dealing with difficult situations); N. resource, resourcefulness

Front 906

ingenuous

Back 906

naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated; candid

Front 908

s ingenue

Back 908

ing\'enue; young innocent girl

Front 909

ingrained

Back 909

deeply established; firmly rooted; Ex. ingrained dirt/prejudice

Front 910

ingrate

Back 910

ungrateful person (not expressing thanks)

Front 911

n ingratiate

Back 911

become popular with; bring (oneself) in favor of another; Ex. ingratiate himself with the boss

Front 912

inherent

Back 912

firmly established by nature or habit; intrinsic

Front 914

inhibit

Back 914

restrain; prohibit; retard or prevent; N. inhibition

Front 915

s inhibited

Back 915

(of a person) unable to express what one really feels

Front 916

s uninhibited

Back 916

having no inhibitions; free in behavior and feelings

Front 917

n inimical

Back 917

(of someone) unfriendly; hostile; (of something) harmful; detrimental; CF. enemy

Front 918

inimitable

Back 918

matchless; not able to be imitated

Front 920

iniquitous

Back 920

wicked; immoral; unrighteous; N. iniquity; Ex. den of iniquity

Front 921

initiate

Back 921

begin; originate; receive into a group; introduce to a new field or activity; Ex. initiate someone into the mysteries of a secret religion; N: one who has been initiated

Front 922

injurious

Back 922

harmful; causing injury

Front 923

n inkling

Back 923

hint; slight indication

Front 924

innate

Back 924

inborn

Front 926

innocuous

Back 926

harmless

Front 927

innovation

Back 927

change; something newly introduced; introduction of something new; V. innovate: begin or introduce (something new); be creative; ADJ. innovative

Front 928

n innuendo

Back 928

indirect or subtle (derogatory) hint; insinuation; Ex. sexual innuendo

Front 929

inopportune

Back 929

untimely; inappropriate or ill-timed; poorly chosen

Front 930

n inordinate

Back 930

beyond reasonable limits; unrestrained; excessive; Ex. inordinate demands

Front 932

inquisitor

Back 932

questioner (especially harsh); investigator; person making an inquisition

Front 933

s inquisitive

Back 933

eager for knowledge; unduly curious

Front 934

n insalubrious

Back 934

unwholesome; not healthful; Ex. insalubrious place

Front 935

s healthful

Back 935

conducive to good health; Ex. healthful mountain air

Front 936

s healthy

Back 936

possessing good health; healthful

Front 938

s wholesome

Back 938

conducive to mental or physical health; healthful

Front 939

insatiable

Back 939

not easily satisfied; unquenchable; Ex. insatiable appetite

Front 940

n inscrutable

Back 940

difficult to understand; impenetrable; not readily understood; mysterious

Front 941

n insensate

Back 941

without feeling; lacking sense; foolish

Front 942

n insensible

Back 942

unconscious; unresponsive; insensitive; unaware; imperceptible; Ex. insensible of his danger/to pain; Ex. insensible change; CF. not the opposite of sensible

Front 944

n insidious

Back 944

treacherous; stealthy; sly; working or spreading harmfully in a stealthy manner; Ex. insidious spreading of dry rot

Front 945

insightful

Back 945

discerning; perceptive

Front 946

n insinuate

Back 946

hint; imply; suggest indirectly; creep in; introduce or insert (oneself) by artful means; Ex. insinuate himself into the boss's favor; CF. ingratiate

Front 947

s creep

Back 947

move with body close to the ground; move stealthily or slowly; N.

Front 948

s artful

Back 948

exhibiting art or skill; deceitful; cunning; CF. artifice

Front 950

n insipid

Back 950

lacking in flavor; lacking interest; dull; Ex. insipid food/character

Front 951

insolence

Back 951

impudent disrespect; haughtiness; ADJ. insolent; CF. haughty + rude

Front 952

insolvent

Back 952

bankrupt; lacking money to pay; N. insolvency

Front 953

insomnia

Back 953

wakefulness; inability to sleep

Front 954

n insouciant

Back 954

without concern or care; unconcerned; indifferent

Front 956

n instigate

Back 956

start; urge; provoke; incite; Ex. instigate a search/quarrel

Front 957

insubordination

Back 957

disobedience; rebelliousness; ADJ. insubordinate

Front 958

insubstantial

Back 958

lacking substance; insignificant; frail; immaterial

Front 959

n insularity

Back 959

narrow-mindedness; isolation; ADJ. insular: of an island; isolated; narrow-minded; CF. peninsula

Front 960

insuperable

Back 960

insurmountable; unbeatable; Ex. insuperable difficulties

Front 962

s odds

Back 962

chances; probability; disagreement; Ex. The odds are that it will rain. Ex. at odds with

Front 963

insurgent

Back 963

rebellious; N.

Front 964

insurmountable

Back 964

overwhelming; unbeatable; insuperable

Front 965

insurrection

Back 965

rebellion; uprising

Front 966

intangible

Back 966

not able to be perceived by touch; vague

Front 968

integral

Back 968

complete; necessary for completeness; Ex. integral part

Front 969

integrate

Back 969

make whole; combine; make into one unit

Front 970

integrity

Back 970

honesty; uprightness; wholeness; state of being whole and undivided; completeness

Front 971

s upright

Back 971

(sitting or standing) straight up; honest; moral

Front 972

intellect

Back 972

higher mental powers; person of great intellectual ability

Front 974

intelligentsia

Back 974

intellectuals; members of the educated elite (often used derogatorily)

Front 975

inter

Back 975

bury; N. interment

Front 976

s cemetery

Back 976

place for burying the dead

Front 977

interdict

Back 977

prohibit; forbid; N.

Front 978

interim

Back 978

meantime; Ex. in the interim; ADJ. taking place during an interim; Ex. interim paper

Front 980

n interloper

Back 980

intruder; one who interferes

Front 981

interminable

Back 981

endless

Front 982

intermittent

Back 982

periodic; on and off; stopping and starting at intervals

Front 983

internecine

Back 983

mutually destructive

Front 984

n interpolate

Back 984

insert between

Front 986

n interregnum

Back 986

period between two successive reigns or governments

Front 987

n interrogate

Back 987

question closely; cross-examine; cross-question

Front 988

intervene

Back 988

come between; interfere; Ex. intervened to prevent a fight; N. intervention

Front 989

n intimate

Back 989

hint; suggest; imply; ADJ: marked by close relationship; familiar; private; personal; Ex. intimate knowledge/thoughts in the diary; N: close friend or confidant; CF. intimacy

Front 990

intimidate

Back 990

frighten; N. intimidation

Front 992

intractable

Back 992

unruly; difficult to manage; Ex. intractable problem/child

Front 993

intransigence

Back 993

refusal of any compromise; stubbornness; ADJ. intransigent: uncompromising

Front 994

intrepid

Back 994

fearless

Front 995

intrinsic

Back 995

essential; inherent; built-in

Front 996

n introspective

Back 996

looking within oneself; N. introspection: self-examination

Front 998

introvert

Back 998

one who is introspective or inclined to think more about oneself; ADJ. introverted

Front 999

n intrude

Back 999

put or force in without being asked; trespass; enter as an uninvited person; Ex. intrude one's own opinion into the report; CF. thrust in

Front 1000

intuition

Back 1000

immediate insight; power of knowing without reasoning; ADJ. intuitive; V. intuit: know by intuition

Front 1001

inundate

Back 1001

flood; overflow; submerge; cover completely; Ex. inundated with work

Front 1002

s overwhelm

Back 1002

(of water) cover completely; defeat completely by much greater force; Ex. overwhelmed by grief

Front 1004

s submerge

Back 1004

place under water; dip; go under water; cover completely (as with water); Ex. submerged in work

Front 1005

s engulf

Back 1005

surround and swallow up

Front 1006

n inured

Back 1006

accustomed; hardened; Ex. inured to the Alaskan cold; V. inure: make used to something undesirable; harden; CF. unfeeling

Front 1007

invalidate

Back 1007

weaken; destroy; make invalid; nullify

Front 1008

s invalid

Back 1008

one incapacitated(disabled) by a chronic illness; ADJ: incapacitated by illness; not valid; null; V: allow to leave (a military force) because of ill-health

Front 1010

invective

Back 1010

abuse

Front 1011

n inveigh

Back 1011

denounce; utter censure or invective; Ex. inveigh against the evils of drink

Front 1012

n inveigle

Back 1012

deceive; lead astray by deception; wheedle(cajole); Ex. inveigle her into joining the club; CF. interest dishonestly

Front 1013

inverse

Back 1013

opposite

Front 1014

invert

Back 1014

turn upside down or inside out; reverse the position or condition of

Front 1016

inveterate

Back 1016

deep-rooted; habitual; CF. grow old

Front 1017

n invidious

Back 1017

designed to create ill will or envy; tending to rouse ill will or envy; Ex. invidious comparison

Front 1018

invincible

Back 1018

unconquerable

Front 1019

n inviolable

Back 1019

secure from corruption, attack, or violation(or profanation); unassailable; Ex. inviolable oath/rights; N. inviolability

Front 1020

n invocation

Back 1020

prayer for help (used in invoking); calling upon as a reference or support; act of invoking

Front 1022

n invoke

Back 1022

call and bring into use (a right or law); call on/upon (a higher power or god) for help; ask for; beg for; conjure (a spirit); Ex. invoke the veto power; Ex. invoke one's advisor/God

Front 1023

invulnerable

Back 1023

incapable of injury; impossible to damage or injure

Front 1024

iota

Back 1024

very small quantity

Front 1025

n irascible

Back 1025

irritable; easily angered

Front 1026

n irate

Back 1026

angry; CF. ire: anger; wrath

Front 1028

n iridescent

Back 1028

exhibiting rainbowlike colors; Ex. iridescent oil slick; N. iridescence

Front 1029

irksome

Back 1029

annoying; tedious; V. irk: annoy

Front 1030

ironic

Back 1030

expressing irony; occurring in an unexpected and contrary manner

Front 1031

n irony

Back 1031

hidden sarcasm or satire; use of words that seem to mean the opposite of what they actually mean; use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning

Front 1032

irreconcilable

Back 1032

impossible to reconcile; incompatible; not able to be resolved

Front 1034

irrefutable

Back 1034

indisputable; incontrovertible; undeniable

Front 1035

irrelevant

Back 1035

not applicable; unrelated

Front 1036

irremediable

Back 1036

incurable; uncorrectable; impossible to remedy

Front 1037

irreparable

Back 1037

not able to be corrected or repaired; impossible to repair

Front 1038

irrepressible

Back 1038

unable to be restrained or held back; impossible to hold back

Front 1040

irreproachable

Back 1040

beyond reproach; blameless; impeccable; Ex. irreproachable conduct

Front 1041

irresolute

Back 1041

uncertain how to act; weak; lacking in resolution; indecisive; N. irresolution

Front 1042

s indecisive

Back 1042

marked by indecision; inconclusive; Ex. indecisive battle

Front 1043

s indecision

Back 1043

irresolution; inability to make up one's mind

Front 1044

irretrievable

Back 1044

impossible to recover or regain; CF. retrieve

Front 1046

irreverence

Back 1046

lack of proper respect or reverence; ADJ. irreverent

Front 1047

irrevocable

Back 1047

unalterable; irreversible; impossible to revoke

Front 1048

isotope

Back 1048

varying from of an element

Front 1049

n isthmus

Back 1049

narrow neck of land connecting two larger bodies of land

Front 1050

n itinerant

Back 1050

wandering; traveling from place to place (to perform work); Ex. itinerant preacher

Front 1052

n itinerary

Back 1052

plan of a trip; record of a trip

Front 1053

n jabber

Back 1053

chatter rapidly or unintelligibly

Front 1054

s jab

Back 1054

poke abruptly with something sharp; punch with short blows

Front 1055

n jaded

Back 1055

tired or uninterested by surfeit; fatigued; surfeited; worn out; wearied; Ex. jaded appetite

Front 1056

jargon

Back 1056

language used by special group; technical terminology; gibberish; nonsensical or incoherent talk

Front 1058

n jaundiced

Back 1058

yellowed; prejudiced (envious, hostile, or resentful) from long and disappointing experience of human affairs; Ex. with a jaundiced eye

Front 1059

s jaundice

Back 1059

medical condition in which the skin, the white part of the eyes, etc. turn yellow; V: affect with jaundice; affect with prejudice, envy, or hostility; bias

Front 1060

n jaunt

Back 1060

trip; short journey

Front 1061

n jaunty

Back 1061

cheerful and pleased with life; lighthearted; animated; easy and carefree; dapper in appearance; Ex. jaunty person/hat

Front 1062

jeopardize

Back 1062

endanger; imperil; put at risk; N. jeopardy: danger

Front 1064

n jettison

Back 1064

throw overboard (from a ship or plane)

Front 1065

n jibe

Back 1065

agree; be in harmony with; gibe

Front 1066

jingoist

Back 1066

extremely aggressive and militant patriot; warlike chauvinist; N. jingoism: extreme nationalism

Front 1067

n jocose

Back 1067

given to(having a tendency of) joking

Front 1068

n jocular

Back 1068

said or done in jest or playfully; marked by joking

Front 1070

s jest

Back 1070

playful remark or act; V. act or speak playfully

Front 1071

n jocund

Back 1071

merry

Front 1072

n jollity

Back 1072

gaiety; cheerfulness; ADJ. jolly: merry; gay

Front 1073

n jostle

Back 1073

shove; bump; push against (someone) rather roughly; Ex. jostled by the crowds

Front 1074

s shove

Back 1074

push forward; push roughly; Ex. pushing and shoving to get on the bus; N.

Front 1076

s bump

Back 1076

hit or knock against with force; N.

Front 1077

n jovial

Back 1077

good-natured; merry; cheerful

Front 1078

jubilation

Back 1078

rejoicing; great joy

Front 1079

judicious

Back 1079

sound on judgment; wise

Front 1080

n juggernaut

Back 1080

irresistible crushing force; overwhelming advancing force that crushes everything in its path

Front 1082

s jug

Back 1082

pitcher; container for holding liquids

Front 1083

n juncture

Back 1083

crisis; point in time; joining point; joint; act of joining

Front 1084

n junket

Back 1084

trip especially one taken for pleasure by an official at public expense

Front 1085

n junta

Back 1085

group of persons joined in political intrigue; cabal; group of military officers ruling a country after seizing power (by force)

Front 1086

n jurisprudence

Back 1086

science of law

Front 1088

s jurisdiction

Back 1088

right and power to apply the law; authority

Front 1089

s juridical

Back 1089

of the law and its administration; CF. judicial: of courts of law; CF. judiciary

Front 1090

n juxtapose

Back 1090

place side by side; CF. next

Front 1091

n kaleidoscope

Back 1091

tube in which patterns made by the reflection in mirrors of colored pieces of glass, etc. produce interesting symmetrical effects; series of changing events; Ex. kaleidoscope of European history; CF. beautiful

Front 1092

n ken

Back 1092

range of knowledge; Ex. beyond one's ken

Front 1094

kernel

Back 1094

central or vital part; core; whole seed (as of corn)

Front 1095

n killjoy

Back 1095

grouch; spoilsport; one who intentionally spoils the pleasure of others

Front 1096

s grouch

Back 1096

bad-tempered complaint; person who keeps complaining; V: complain; grumble

Front 1097

s spoilsport

Back 1097

one who spoils the pleasure of others

Front 1098

kindle

Back 1098

start a fire; ignite; inspire; arouse

Front 1100

n kindred

Back 1100

related; belonging to the same group; similar in nature or character; Ex. kindred languages; N: relative; kin; kinship

Front 1101

kinetic

Back 1101

producing motion; of motion

Front 1102

n kismet

Back 1102

fate; destiny; Ex. Kismet is the Arabic word for fate.

Front 1103

n kleptomaniac

Back 1103

person who has a compulsive desire to steal

Front 1104

n knave

Back 1104

untrustworthy person; rogue; scoundrel; jack; N. knavery

Front 1106

n knead

Back 1106

mix; work dough; mix and work into a uniform mass (with the hands); Ex. knead dough

Front 1107

n knell

Back 1107

tolling of a bell especially to indicate a funeral, disaster, etc.; sound of the funeral bell; V.

Front 1108

s toll

Back 1108

sound (a large bell) slowly at regular intervals; N: sound of a bell; fixed tax or charge

Front 1109

s curfew

Back 1109

regulation requiring all people to leave the streets at stated times; signal (as a bell) announcing the hour of a curfew

Front 1110

n knit

Back 1110

contract into wrinkles; grow together; join together closely; make (a fabric or garment) by interwining yarn or thread; Ex. knit the brow; Ex. The bones should knit together in a few weeks.

Front 1112

s crochet

Back 1112

make (a piece of needlework) by looping thread with a hooked needle; N. CF. crotchet

Front 1113

n knoll

Back 1113

little round hill; hillock

Front 1114

n knotty

Back 1114

intricate; difficult; tangled; CF. knot

Front 1115

n kudos

Back 1115

honor; glory; acclaim or praise for exceptional achievement

Front 1116

s entourage

Back 1116

group of attendants; retinue; CF. surround

Front 1118

n labile

Back 1118

likely to change; unstable; Ex. emotionally labile; N. lability

Front 1119

laborious

Back 1119

demanding much work or care; tedious

Front 1120

labyrinth

Back 1120

maze

Front 1121

n laceration

Back 1121

torn ragged wound; V. lacerate: tear (the skin as with broken glass); wound

Front 1122

s rip

Back 1122

tear or be torn quickly and violently; Ex. The sail ripped under the force of the wind; N.

Front 1124

s rag

Back 1124

scrap of cloth; ADJ. ragged: old and torn; seeming unfinished and imperfect; Ex. ragged debut/performance

Front 1125

n lachrymose

Back 1125

producing tears; tearful

Front 1126

n lackadaisical

Back 1126

lacking interest or effort; lacking purpose or zest; lazy; halfhearted; languid

Front 1127

s halfhearted

Back 1127

exhibiting little interest or enthusiasm

Front 1128

n lackluster

Back 1128

lacking luster(shine; gloss); dull

Front 1130

n laconic

Back 1130

brief and to the point; using few words; terse

Front 1131

n laggard

Back 1131

slow; sluggish; N: one who lags; straggler

Front 1132

s lag

Back 1132

move or develop more slowly; straggle; Ex. lag behind the rest; N.

Front 1133

s straggle

Back 1133

stray or fall behind (a main group); spread out in a scattered group; Ex. straggling marathon racer; Ex. straggling branch

Front 1134

n lagoon

Back 1134

shallow body of water or lake near a sea; lake separated from a sea by sandbars or coral reefs

Front 1136

n laity

Back 1136

laypersons; laymen; persons not connected with the clergy

Front 1137

s layman

Back 1137

man who is not a cleric; man who is nonprofessional

Front 1138

lament

Back 1138

grieve; express sorrow; N. lamentation

Front 1139

n lampoon

Back 1139

ridicule; N: written attack ridiculing or satirizing a person, group, or institution

Front 1140

n lancet

Back 1140

small surgical tool for making incisions

Front 1142

s lance

Back 1142

pierce with a lance; cut into; N: spearlike weapon

Front 1143

languid

Back 1143

lacking energy or vitality; weary; sluggish; listless

Front 1144

languish

Back 1144

lose animation or strength

Front 1145

languor

Back 1145

lack of physical or mental energy; lassitude; depression

Front 1146

n lank

Back 1146

long and thin; Ex. Lank, gaunt, Abraham Lincoln

Front 1148

n lap

Back 1148

take in food or drink with one's tongue; splash gently; Ex. waves lapping the shore; N: front area from the waist to the knees of a seated person

Front 1149

n larceny

Back 1149

theft; Ex. petit larceny

Front 1150

n larder

Back 1150

pantry; place where food is kept

Front 1151

n largess

Back 1151

generous gift (given to people who do not have enough)

Front 1152

lascivious

Back 1152

lustful

Front 1154

s lust

Back 1154

intense sexual desire; intense eagerness; V.

Front 1155

n lassitude

Back 1155

languor; weariness; listlessness

Front 1156

latent

Back 1156

present but not yet noticeable or active; dormant; hidden; N. latency; CF. potential

Front 1157

lateral

Back 1157

of or coming from the side

Front 1158

n latitude

Back 1158

freedom from narrow limitations

Front 1160

laud

Back 1160

praise; N. ADJ. laudable: praiseworthy; ADJ. laudatory: expressing praise

Front 1161

n lavish

Back 1161

liberal; wasteful; generous or wasteful in giving or using; abundant; profuse; great; Ex. decorated lavishly; V. give in abundance

Front 1162

n lax

Back 1162

careless; negligent; not paying enough attention; Ex. lax service

Front 1163

n leaven

Back 1163

add leaven to; cause to rise or grow lighter; enliven; N: agent, such as yeast, that causes dough to rise (by fermentation); element that lightens or enlivens

Front 1164

s enliven

Back 1164

make lively or spirited; animate

Front 1166

lechery

Back 1166

gross lewdness; lustfulness; ADJ. lecherous; N. lecher: lecherous man

Front 1167

n lectern

Back 1167

reading desk or stand for a public speaker

Front 1168

n leery

Back 1168

(of someone) suspicious; wary; cautious

Front 1169

n leeway

Back 1169

room to move; margin; latitude; Ex. leeway for the deadline

Front 1170

s margin

Back 1170

border; room; allowance beyond what is needed; Ex. margin of safety

Front 1172

s marginal

Back 1172

of a margin; barely within a limit; Ex. marginal effect/writing ability

Front 1173

legacy

Back 1173

gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor

Front 1174

legend

Back 1174

explanatory list of symbols on a map

Front 1175

n legerdemain

Back 1175

sleight(dexterity) of hand; CF. light of hand

Front 1176

leniency

Back 1176

mildness; permissiveness; ADJ. lenient: not severe in judgment or punishment

Front 1178

s permissive

Back 1178

allowing much freedom; lenient; Ex. permissive society

Front 1179

leonine

Back 1179

like a lion

Front 1180

lethal

Back 1180

deadly

Front 1181

lethargic

Back 1181

drowsy; dull; N. lethargy: state of sluggishness and inactivity

Front 1182

n levee

Back 1182

earthen or stone embankment to prevent flooding; CF. raise

Front 1184

n levitate

Back 1184

rise and float in the air (especially by magical means); CF. light

Front 1185

levity

Back 1185

lack of seriousness or steadiness; frivolity; lightness of manner

Front 1186

n levy

Back 1186

impose (a fine); collect (a payment); impose or collect (a tax); Ex. levy a tax on tobacco

Front 1187

lewd

Back 1187

lustful

Front 1188

n lexicographer

Back 1188

compiler of a dictionary; CF. lexicography: work of compiling a dictionary

Front 1190

n lexicon

Back 1190

dictionary

Front 1191

n liability

Back 1191

drawback; handicap; debts; obligation; responsibility; condition of being liable; ADJ. liable: likely; responsible (for paying)

Front 1192

liaison

Back 1192

contact that keeps parties in communication; communication between groups; one that maintains communication; go-between; secret love affair; V. liaise: keep a connection

Front 1193

libel

Back 1193

defamatory written statement; act of writing something that smears a person's character; V. ADJ. libelous

Front 1194

n libertine

Back 1194

debauched person; dissolute or licentious person; rou\'e; CF. free

Front 1196

s rou\'e

Back 1196

lecherous man

Front 1197

libidinous

Back 1197

lustful

Front 1198

n libido

Back 1198

psychic and emotional energy or urges behind human activity; sexual desire

Front 1199

n libretto

Back 1199

text of an opera or oratorio; CF. book

Front 1200

licentious

Back 1200

amoral; lewd and lascivious; unrestrained

Front 1202

s license

Back 1202

official or legal permission; latitude of action or speech; excessive freedom that causes harm or damage; V.

Front 1203

n lien

Back 1203

legal claim or right on a property

Front 1204

n ligneous

Back 1204

like wood

Front 1205

n lilliputian

Back 1205

extremely small; CF. Lilliput in Gulliver's Travels

Front 1206

n limber

Back 1206

flexible; supple; pliable; V.

Front 1208

n limbo

Back 1208

region near heaven or hell where certain souls are kept; prison (slang); Ex. Purgatory and Limbo

Front 1209

s abode

Back 1209

dwelling place; home

Front 1210

s abide

Back 1210

dwell; abide by: comply with; put up with; tolerate; Ex. abide by the rules; Ex. I can't abide rude people.

Front 1211

n limn

Back 1211

draw; outline; describe; CF. line ?

Front 1212

n limpid

Back 1212

crystal clear

Front 1214

lineage

Back 1214

descent; ancestry

Front 1215

n lineaments

Back 1215

features especially of the face; distinctive shape or contour of the face; CF. line

Front 1216

s feature

Back 1216

distinctive part of the faces (as the eyes or mouth); features: overall appearance of the face; prominent or distinctive quality; prominent article; film; V: make prominent

Front 1217

s linger

Back 1217

loiter or dawdle; be slow in leaving; delay going; continue or persist; be slow to disappear; Ex. The smell lingered for days.

Front 1218

s persist

Back 1218

continue in existence; last; continue in a course of action in spite of opposition; Ex. persist in/with something; ADJ. persistent

Front 1220

linguistic

Back 1220

pertaining to language

Front 1221

s lionize

Back 1221

treat (a person) as a celebrity

Front 1222

s liquidate

Back 1222

settle accounts; pay off (a debt); clear up; eliminate; kill or abolish

Front 1223

s list

Back 1223

tilt (as of a ship); lean over (to one side)

Front 1224

listless

Back 1224

lacking in spirit or energy; languid

Front 1226

n litany

Back 1226

supplicatory prayer; prayer in which the priest calls out and the people replies in the same words

Front 1227

n lithe

Back 1227

flexible; supple; CF. limber

Front 1228

s willowy

Back 1228

flexible; pliant; slender; CF. willow

Front 1229

n litigation

Back 1229

lawsuit; N. litigant: one party in a lawsuit; V. litigate

Front 1230

n litotes

Back 1230

understatement for emphasis; Ex. ``not bad(=pretty good)''

Front 1232

s understate

Back 1232

state with less truth than seems warranted by the facts; Ex. He understated the seriousness of the crime; N. understatement; OP. overstate

Front 1233

n livid

Back 1233

lead-colored; black and blue (as from a bruise); ashen; enraged; extremely angry

Front 1234

n loath

Back 1234

reluctant; unwilling; disinclined; Ex. Romeo and Juliet were both loath for him to go.

Front 1235

loathe

Back 1235

detest; ADJ. loathsome: arousing loathing; offensive; Ex. loathsome smell

Front 1236

n lode

Back 1236

metal-bearing vein(long deposit of an ore)

Front 1238

lofty

Back 1238

very high

Front 1239

s loft

Back 1239

room or space under the roof; attic

Front 1240

log

Back 1240

record of a voyage or flight; record of day-to-day activities; section of a trunk; V.

Front 1241

loiter

Back 1241

hang about/around; stand idly about; linger

Front 1242

n loll

Back 1242

lounge about

Front 1244

s lounge

Back 1244

stand, sit, or lie in a lazy, relaxed way

Front 1245

longevity

Back 1245

long life; long duration

Front 1246

n loom

Back 1246

appear or take shape (usually in an enlarged, indistinct, or distorted form); Ex. The shadow of the gallows loomed threateningly. N: apparatus for making thread into cloth

Front 1247

s gallows

Back 1247

framework from which a noose is suspended (used for execution by hanging)

Front 1248

s noose

Back 1248

loop formed in a rope

Front 1250

n lope

Back 1250

gallop slowly

Front 1251

loquacious

Back 1251

talkative; N. loquacity

Front 1252

n lout

Back 1252

clumsy person; ADJ. loutish; CF. from countrysides ?

Front 1253

n low

Back 1253

moo; make the sound of a cow

Front 1254

s lubricate

Back 1254

apply a lubricant to; N. lubricant: substance that reduces friction

Front 1256

lucid

Back 1256

easily understood; clear; intelligible; N. lucidity

Front 1257

lucrative

Back 1257

profitable; producing wealth

Front 1258

n lucre

Back 1258

money; profit; Ex. filthy lucre

Front 1259

s filth

Back 1259

dirty matter; ADJ. filthy

Front 1260

n ludicrous

Back 1260

laughable; ridiculous; trifling

Front 1262

n lugubrious

Back 1262

mournful; sorrowful

Front 1263

n lull

Back 1263

moment of calm; period of reduced activity; Ex. a lull in the rain; V: cause to become less active; cause to sleep or rest; Ex. lull the opponents into a false sense of security; CF. lullaby

Front 1264

n lumber

Back 1264

move heavily or clumsily; Ex. The bear lumbered through the woods; N: timber

Front 1265

n lumen

Back 1265

unit of light energy (one candle's worth)

Front 1266

n luminary

Back 1266

celebrity (in a specific field); dignitary; object that gives light (as a celestial body)

Front 1268

s dignitary

Back 1268

person of high rank or position

Front 1269

n luminous

Back 1269

shining (esp. in the dark); issuing light; Ex. luminous paint/road signs

Front 1270

lunar

Back 1270

pertaining to the moon

Front 1271

s lunatic

Back 1271

insane; Ex. lunatic asylum

Front 1272

n lurid

Back 1272

wild; sensational; graphic; gruesome; horrible; Ex. lurid details of the murder

Front 1274

n lurk

Back 1274

stealthily lie in waiting; slink; exist unperceived

Front 1275

s slink

Back 1275

move furtively; ADJ. slinky: stealthy; furtive; sneaky (as in ambush)

Front 1276

n luscious

Back 1276

pleasing to taste or smell; delicious

Front 1277

n luster

Back 1277

shine; gloss (of a polished surface)

Front 1278

n lustrous

Back 1278

shining; brilliant; Ex. lustrous hair

Front 1280

n luxuriant

Back 1280

abundant; growing healthily and in large amounts; excessively ornate; rich and splendid; fertile; Ex. luxuriant forests/prose; CF. luxurious, luxuriate

Front 1281

n macabre

Back 1281

gruesome; grisly; ghastly; CF. of death

Front 1282

s morgue

Back 1282

mortuary; place where bodies are kept before burial or cremation

Front 1283

s cremate

Back 1283

incinerate (a corpse); N. crematory, crematorium

Front 1284

n mace

Back 1284

ceremonial staff used as a symbol of authority; clublike medieval weapon

Front 1286

n macerate

Back 1286

soften by soaking in liquid; waste away; Ex. macerate powdered wood to make paper

Front 1287

n Machiavellian

Back 1287

crafty; double-dealing; of the political doctrine of Machiavelli, which holds that craft and deceit are justified in pursuing political power

Front 1288

n machinations

Back 1288

evil schemes or plots; schemes or plots to achieve an evil end; V. machinate

Front 1289

n maculated

Back 1289

spotted; stained; CF. immaculate

Front 1290

n madrigal

Back 1290

pastoral song; song for several singers without instruments

Front 1292

n maelstrom

Back 1292

violent whirlpool; violent or tublent situation; CF. stream

Front 1293

n magisterial

Back 1293

authoritative; imperious; commanding; of a magistrate; Ex. magisterial study of Roman law; Ex. magisterial manner

Front 1294

s magistrate

Back 1294

official with power to administer the law

Front 1295

magnanimity

Back 1295

generosity; ADJ. magnanimous: generous

Front 1296

n magnate

Back 1296

person of prominence or influence; powerful or influential person (in business or industry); Ex. oil magnate

Front 1298

magniloquent

Back 1298

boastful; pompous

Front 1299

magnitude

Back 1299

greatness (in size or extent); extent

Front 1300

n maim

Back 1300

mutilate; injure lastingly; disable; cripple; Ex. maimed for life

Front 1301

s mangle

Back 1301

tear or cut to pieces; mutilate or disfigure; Ex. badly mangled bodies

Front 1302

maladroit

Back 1302

clumsy; not skillful; awkward; bungling

Front 1304

malady

Back 1304

illness

Front 1305

n malaise

Back 1305

uneasiness; vague feeling of ill health (without any particular pain or appearance of disease)

Front 1306

n malapropism

Back 1306

comic misuse of a word; CF. Mrs. Malaprop

Front 1307

s malapropos

Back 1307

inappropriate; ADV.

Front 1308

malcontent

Back 1308

person dissatisfied with existing state of affairs; discontented person; ADJ: discontented

Front 1310

malediction

Back 1310

curse

Front 1311

malefactor

Back 1311

evildoer; criminal

Front 1312

s maleficient

Back 1312

doing evil; N. maleficience

Front 1313

malevolent

Back 1313

wishing evil; exhibiting ill will; N. malevolence

Front 1314

n malfeasance

Back 1314

wrongdoing; misconduct (by a public official)

Front 1316

malicious

Back 1316

hateful; spiteful; expressing malice; N. malice: desire to harm others; spite

Front 1317

malign

Back 1317

speak evil of; bad-mouth(criticize spitefully); defame; ADJ: harmful; Ex. malign influence

Front 1318

malignant

Back 1318

tending to cause death; highly injurious; aggressively malevolent; Ex. malignant tumor

Front 1319

malingerer

Back 1319

one who feigns illness to escape duty; V. malinger: feign illness to avoid work

Front 1320

n malleable

Back 1320

(of a metal) capable of being shaped by pounding(beating); pliable; (of someone) impressionable(easily influenced); easily controlled; tractable

Front 1322

malodorous

Back 1322

foul-smelling

Front 1323

s compost

Back 1323

mixture of decaying organic matter used as fertilizer; V: put or make compost

Front 1324

mammal

Back 1324

vertebrate animal whose female suckles its young

Front 1325

s vertebrate

Back 1325

having a backbone or spinal column; N: group of animals having a segmented spinal column

Front 1326

s suckle

Back 1326

give or take milk at the breast or udder

Front 1328

s nurse

Back 1328

suckle; take care of (as a nurse); bear in mind; Ex. nursing mother; Ex. nurse a hope/grudge against someone

Front 1329

mammoth

Back 1329

gigantic; enormous

Front 1330

manacle

Back 1330

restrain; handcuff; N.

Front 1331

n mandate

Back 1331

order; charge; authoritative command; power to govern another country; power to given to a government; region under administration; V: give a mandate to; place under a mandate; Ex. mandated territory

Front 1332

mandatory

Back 1332

obligatory; compulsory; of a mandate

Front 1334

n mangy

Back 1334

shabby; wretched; suffering from mange; of bad appearance

Front 1335

s mange

Back 1335

skin disease (esp. of domestic animals) marked by loss of hair

Front 1336

maniacal

Back 1336

raging mad; insane; N. maniac: insane person; CF. mania: disorder of the mind; intense enthusiasm

Front 1337

manifest

Back 1337

evident; visible; obvious; V: show plainly

Front 1338

n manifestation

Back 1338

outward demonstration; manifesting; indication of the presence of something; Ex. manifestation of his pronounced musical bent

Front 1340

s pronounced

Back 1340

distinct; very noticeable; Ex. pronounced limp

Front 1341

manifesto

Back 1341

public declaration of principles; statement of policy

Front 1342

n manifold

Back 1342

many in number or kind; numerous; varied

Front 1343

n manipulate

Back 1343

operate with one's hands; control or play upon (people, forces, etc.) artfully; maneuver; Ex. how to manipulate publicity and men; ADJ. manipulative

Front 1344

n mannered

Back 1344

affected; not natural; Ex. mannered way of speech

Front 1346

s mannerism

Back 1346

distinctive behavioral trait; affected style in art (according to a set of styles)

Front 1347

n manumit

Back 1347

emancipate; free from slavery or bondage

Front 1348

marital

Back 1348

pertaining to marriage

Front 1349

n maritime

Back 1349

bordering on(adjacent to) the sea; nautical; of the ships or the sea; Ex. Maritime Provinces

Front 1350

marked

Back 1350

noticeable; targeted for vengeance or attack; Ex. marked improvement/man

Front 1352

n marred

Back 1352

damaged; disfigured; V. mar: spoil; disfigure

Front 1353

n marshal

Back 1353

put in order; guide ceremoniously to the correct place; Ex. marshal the children into the museum; N: military officer; official

Front 1354

s enlist

Back 1354

(cause to) join the armed forces; obtain (help, sympathy, or support)

Front 1355

n marsupial

Back 1355

one of a family of mammals that nurse their offspring in a pouch(pocket of skin or leather); CF. kangaroo, opossum, wombat

Front 1356

martial

Back 1356

warlike; of war; Ex. martial art/law

Front 1358

s cadet

Back 1358

student at a military school

Front 1359

n martinet

Back 1359

strict disciplinarian; person who demands total obedience to rules and orders; CF. Jean Martinet

Front 1360

martyr

Back 1360

one who voluntarily suffers death for his or her religion or cause; great sufferer; Ex. martyr to his rheumatism

Front 1361

masochist

Back 1361

person who enjoys his own pain; CF. masochism

Front 1362

n masticate

Back 1362

chew

Front 1364

materialism

Back 1364

preoccupation with physical comforts and things; excessive regard for worldly concerns (rather than spiritual matters)

Front 1365

maternal

Back 1365

motherly; N. maternity: motherhood

Front 1366

matriarch

Back 1366

woman who rules a family or larger social group

Front 1367

n matriculate

Back 1367

enroll (in college or graduate school); CF. matrix

Front 1368

n matrix

Back 1368

point of origin; array of numbers or algebraic symbols; mold or die; Ex. the matrix of Western civilization

Front 1370

n maudlin

Back 1370

effusively sentimental

Front 1371

s sentimental

Back 1371

swayed by sentiment; appealing to the sentiments

Front 1372

n maul

Back 1372

handle roughly; batter; injure by beating; Ex. mauled by his overexcited fans; N: heavy long-handled hammer

Front 1373

n mausoleum

Back 1373

monumental tomb; large stately tomb; CF. Mausolos

Front 1374

n mauve

Back 1374

pale purple

Front 1376

n maverick

Back 1376

rebel; nonconformist (in a group)

Front 1377

n mawkish

Back 1377

mushy(sentimental) and gushy; icky-sticky sentimental; excessively and objectionably sentimental

Front 1378

maxim

Back 1378

proverb; truth pithily stated

Front 1379

n mayhem

Back 1379

injury to body; crime of willfully maiming or crippling a person; violent disorder; Ex. mayhem in the zoo; CF. maim

Front 1380

meager

Back 1380

scanty; inadequate

Front 1382

n mealymouthed

Back 1382

indirect in speech (when something unpleasant must be said); hypocritical; evasive

Front 1383

n meander

Back 1383

wind or turn in its course; follow a winding or turning course; move aimlessly and idly

Front 1384

n meddlesome

Back 1384

interfering; V. meddle: interfere

Front 1385

mediate

Back 1385

settle a dispute through the services of an outsider; act as an intermediary; produce by mediating; Ex. mediate a cease-fire

Front 1386

s intermediary

Back 1386

intermediate; acting as a mediator; N: mediator; go-between

Front 1388

mediocre

Back 1388

ordinary; commonplace; neither good nor bad

Front 1389

meditation

Back 1389

reflection; thought; V. meditate

Front 1390

medium

Back 1390

element that is a creature's natural environment; nutrient setting in which microorganisms are cultivated; appropriate occupation or means of expression; channel of communication; compromise; middle position between extremes; intervening substance through which something else is transmitted

Front 1391

n medley

Back 1391

mixture

Front 1392

n meek

Back 1392

submissive; patient and long-suffering

Front 1394

s suitor

Back 1394

man who is courting a woman

Front 1395

n megalomania

Back 1395

mania for doing grandiose things; mental disorder characterized by delusions of wealth, power, or importance

Front 1396

melancholy

Back 1396

gloomy; morose; blue; N. ADJ. melancholic; CF. melancholia

Front 1397

s blue

Back 1397

gloomy; depressed

Front 1398

melee

Back 1398

fight

Front 1400

n mellifluous

Back 1400

(of words or a voice) sweetly or smoothly flowing; melodious; having a pleasant tune

Front 1401

n memento

Back 1401

token; reminder of the past; keepsake; Ex. memento of your visit

Front 1402

memorialize

Back 1402

commemorate

Front 1403

s memorial

Back 1403

something, such as a monument or holiday, intended to honor the memory of a person or event; ADJ: commemorative

Front 1404

n menagerie

Back 1404

collection of wild animals on exhibition; zoo

Front 1406

n mendacious

Back 1406

lying; habitually dishonest; N. mendacity

Front 1407

n mendicant

Back 1407

beggar; ADJ: living as a beggar

Front 1408

s alms

Back 1408

money or goods given to the poor

Front 1409

n menial

Back 1409

suitable for servants; lowly; mean; N: someone who does menial work (esp. servant in a house)

Front 1410

n mentor

Back 1410

counselor; teacher

Front 1412

n mercantile

Back 1412

concerning trade or merchants

Front 1413

mercenary

Back 1413

motivated solely by money or gain; N.

Front 1414

n mercurial

Back 1414

capricious; quick and changing; fickle; containing the element mercury; Ex. mercurial temper; CF. mood

Front 1415

s quicksilver

Back 1415

mercury

Front 1416

n meretricious

Back 1416

flashy; tawdry; attractive on the surface but of no real value; Ex. metericious argument/jewel; CF. prostitute

Front 1418

s vulgar

Back 1418

of the common people; deficient in refinement; not refined; coarse; Ex. vulgar display of wealth; N. vulgarism: vulgarity; crudely indecent word; CF. vulgarian: vulgar person; boor; lout

Front 1419

n merger

Back 1419

combination (of two business corporations); act of merging

Front 1420

n mesmerize

Back 1420

hypnotize; N. mesmerism; CF. Franz Mesmer

Front 1421

n metallurgical

Back 1421

pertaining to the art of removing metals from ores; N. metallurgy: science that deals with extracting metals from ores

Front 1422

metamorphosis

Back 1422

change of form; Ex. metamorphosis of caterpillar to butterfly; V. metamorphose: change by metamorphosis

Front 1424

metaphor

Back 1424

implied comparison; CF. simile

Front 1425

s soar

Back 1425

rise or fly high in the air; Ex. The rocket soared into the sky.

Front 1426

metaphysical

Back 1426

pertaining to speculative philosophy; of metaphysics; N. metaphysics: branch of philosophy that examines the nature of reality

Front 1427

n mete

Back 1427

measure; distribute; administer; Ex. mete out justice/punishment

Front 1428

meteoric

Back 1428

like a meteor; swift; momentarily brilliant; Ex. meteoric rise to fame; N. meteor

Front 1430

methodical

Back 1430

systematic; N. method: systematic method of procedure

Front 1431

meticulous

Back 1431

excessively careful (with great attention to detail); painstaking; scrupulous

Front 1432

metropolis

Back 1432

large city

Front 1433

n mettle

Back 1433

courage (to continue bravely in spite of difficulties); spirit; ADJ. mettlesome

Front 1434

n miasma

Back 1434

swamp gas; heavy vaporous atmosphere often emanating from decaying matter; pervasive corrupting influence; noxious atmosphere or influence

Front 1436

s swamp

Back 1436

wetland; marsh; V: flood; overwhelm; drench in with liquid

Front 1437

microcosm

Back 1437

small representative world; world in miniature; Ex. microcosm of English society

Front 1438

s miniature

Back 1438

small model; small painting; ADJ: small

Front 1439

migrant

Back 1439

changing its habitat; wandering; Ex. migrant birds/workers; N: one that migrates

Front 1440

migratory

Back 1440

wandering; V. migrate: move from one region and settle in another; move periodically from one region to another

Front 1442

n milieu

Back 1442

social environment; means of expression; Ex. feel out of one's milieu; Ex. His proper milieu is watercolor.

Front 1443

militant

Back 1443

combative; bellicose; N.

Front 1444

n militate

Back 1444

work against; Ex. militate against the chances of promotion; CF. serve as a soldier

Front 1445

s militia

Back 1445

army composed of ordinary citizens rather than professional soldiers

Front 1446

millennium

Back 1446

thousand-year period (as in the New Testament); hoped-for period of happiness and prosperity

Front 1448

mimicry

Back 1448

imitation

Front 1449

s mime

Back 1449

pantomime(act without dialogue); mimicry; mimer; V: mimic; pantomime

Front 1450

n minatory

Back 1450

menacing; threatening

Front 1451

n mincing

Back 1451

affectedly dainty(delicate); V. mince: cut (esp. meat) into very small pieces; walk with exaggerated primness; walk in an unnatural way, taking little short steps; Ex. The actor minced across the stage; CF. mincemeat; CF. mincer

Front 1452

s dainty

Back 1452

delicate; delicately beautiful; fastidious; not easy to please; Ex. dainty movement/dress

Front 1454

s exquisite

Back 1454

delicate; very finely made; extremely beautiful; Ex. exquisite piece of jewelry

Front 1455

s choice

Back 1455

delicate; of very fine quality

Front 1456

n minion

Back 1456

servile dependent; obsequious follower

Front 1457

n minuscule(miniscule)

Back 1457

extremely small

Front 1458

minute

Back 1458

extremely small; CF. minutes: official record of the proceedings at a meeting

Front 1460

n minutiae

Back 1460

petty or trivial details; CF. minutia

Front 1461

mirage

Back 1461

unreal reflection; optical illusion

Front 1462

n mire

Back 1462

entangle; stick in swampy ground; stick or sink in mire; N: bog; deep mud; Ex. sucked deeper into the mire

Front 1463

n mirth

Back 1463

merriment; laughter

Front 1464

n misadventure

Back 1464

mischance; ill luck; Ex. death by misadventure

Front 1466

misanthrope

Back 1466

one who hates mankind; misanthropist

Front 1467

s vile

Back 1467

despicable; unpleasant; disgusting; Ex. vile slander

Front 1468

misapprehension

Back 1468

error; misunderstanding; V. misapprehend

Front 1469

miscellany

Back 1469

mixture of writings on various subjects; collection of various items

Front 1470

s miscellaneous

Back 1470

made up of a variety of parts

Front 1472

n mischance

Back 1472

ill luck

Front 1473

misconstrue

Back 1473

interpret incorrectly; misinterpret; misjudge

Front 1474

n miscreant

Back 1474

wretch; wrongdoer; villain; Ex. kindness to the miscreant; CF. believe

Front 1475

s wretch

Back 1475

miserable person; bad or despicable person; ADJ. wretched: miserable; bad; contemptible; vile

Front 1476

misdemeanor

Back 1476

minor crime; misdeed; wrongdoing

Front 1478

s misconduct

Back 1478

immoral behavior; bad management; V.

Front 1479

miserly

Back 1479

stingy; mean

Front 1480

n misgivings

Back 1480

doubts

Front 1481

n mishap

Back 1481

unfortunate accident

Front 1482

n misnomer

Back 1482

wrong or improper name; incorrect designation

Front 1484

misogamy

Back 1484

hatred of marriage

Front 1485

misogynist

Back 1485

hater of woman; CF. misogyny

Front 1486

missile

Back 1486

object to be thrown or projected

Front 1487

n missive

Back 1487

letter; written statement; CF. sent

Front 1488

n mite

Back 1488

very small object or insect-like creature; small coin

Front 1490

mitigate

Back 1490

appease; moderate; make or become less in force or intensity

Front 1491

n mnemonic

Back 1491

pertaining to memory; assisting the memory; N: device, such as as formula or rhyme, used as a mnemonic aid

Front 1492

mobile

Back 1492

movable; not fixed; N. mobility

Front 1493

n mock

Back 1493

ridicule; deride; imitate often in derision

Front 1494

mode

Back 1494

prevailing style; current fashion; manner; way of doing something; Ex. in the latest mode; Ex. simple mode of life

Front 1496

n modicum

Back 1496

limited quantity; small amount; Ex. He does not have a modicum of sense; CF. moderate

Front 1497

n modish

Back 1497

fashionable; conforming to the current fashion

Front 1498

n modulate

Back 1498

tone down in intensity; change the intensity or tone of; regulate; change from one musical key to another; Ex. modulate from E to G

Front 1499

n mogul

Back 1499

powerful person; Ex. oil moguls; CF. Mogol, Moghul; CF. Mongolian

Front 1500

molecule

Back 1500

the smallest particle (one or more atoms) of a substance that has all the properties of that substance

Front 1502

n mollify

Back 1502

soothe an angry person

Front 1503

n mollycoddle

Back 1503

pamper; coddle; baby; indulge excessively

Front 1504

n molt(moult)

Back 1504

periodically shed or cast off hairs or feathers (for replacement by a new growth)

Front 1505

n molten

Back 1505

melted; Ex. molten lava

Front 1506

momentous

Back 1506

very important; N. moment; CF. momentary

Front 1508

momentum

Back 1508

quantity of motion of a moving body; impetus; moving force

Front 1509

monarchy

Back 1509

government under a single ruler

Front 1510

monastic

Back 1510

related to monks or monasteries; removed from worldly concerns

Front 1511

monetary

Back 1511

pertaining to money

Front 1512

monochromatic

Back 1512

having only one color

Front 1514

s monochrome

Back 1514

painting in only one color; ADJ.

Front 1515

s monogram

Back 1515

design composed of one or more initials of a name; V.

Front 1516

s monograph

Back 1516

scholarly article

Front 1517

n monolithic

Back 1517

solidly uniform; unchangeable; unyielding; N. monolith: large block of stone

Front 1518

monotheism

Back 1518

belief in one God

Front 1520

monotony

Back 1520

sameness leading to boredom; monotonousness; ADJ. monotonous; CF. monotone

Front 1521

n monumental

Back 1521

massive; impressively large; built as a monument

Front 1522

n moodiness

Back 1522

fits of depression or gloom; ADJ. moody: given to changeable moods; subject to periods of depression; gloomy CF. mood: state of mind or emotion

Front 1523

n moratorium

Back 1523

legal delay of payment or action; Ex. declare moratorium on the building of new houses

Front 1524

n morbid

Back 1524

given to unwholesome or unhealthy thought; moody; characteristic of disease; Ex. morbid curiosity; N. morbidity; CF. disease

Front 1526

n mordant

Back 1526

biting; sarcastic; stinging; (apprec.) incisive; cutting; Ex. mordant pen/wit

Front 1527

n mores

Back 1527

conventions; moral standards; moral customs

Front 1528

n moribund

Back 1528

dying; at the point of death; CF. death

Front 1529

n morose

Back 1529

ill-humored; sullen; sullenly melancholy

Front 1530

n mortician

Back 1530

undertaker; CF. death

Front 1532

s undertaker

Back 1532

funeral director; one whose business is to arrange burials

Front 1533

n mortify

Back 1533

humiliate by embarassing excessively; shame; punish the flesh; discipline (one's body) by self-denial; Ex. mortified by her blunder; Ex. mortify the flesh; CF. cause to die

Front 1534

mosaic

Back 1534

picture made of small colorful inlaid tiles; ADJ.

Front 1535

n mote

Back 1535

small speck (esp. of dust)

Front 1536

s speck

Back 1536

small piece or mark; Ex. speck of dust in the eye

Front 1538

n motif

Back 1538

theme; recurrent thematic element in a musical or literary work; single or repeated pattern; figure

Front 1539

n motility

Back 1539

ability to move spontaneously; ADJ. motile: moving spontaneously

Front 1540

n motley

Back 1540

multi-colored (as of a garment worn by a jester); mixed; heterogeneous; CF. jester: one who jests (as a paid fool at medieval courts)

Front 1541

s motto

Back 1541

brief statement used to express a principle

Front 1542

n mottled

Back 1542

blotched in coloring; spotted; Ex. mottled face; V. mottle: mark with blotches of different colors

Front 1544

s blotch

Back 1544

spot; blot; CF. blot+botch

Front 1545

s blemish

Back 1545

mar; spoil the beauty or perfection of; N: flaw or defect (that spoils perfection); Ex. blemishes in the crystal; CF. unblemished

Front 1546

n mountebank

Back 1546

charlatan; boastful pretender

Front 1547

s peddle

Back 1547

travel about selling (wares); CF. foot

Front 1548

n muddle

Back 1548

confuse; mix up confusedly; N: state of confusion

Front 1550

n muggy

Back 1550

(of weather) warm and damp

Front 1551

n mulct

Back 1551

defraud a person of something; swindle; Ex. mulct the boy of his legacy

Front 1552

n multifarious

Back 1552

varied; greatly diversified; Ex. multifarious activities

Front 1553

multiform

Back 1553

having many forms

Front 1554

multilingual

Back 1554

having many languages; fluent in several languages

Front 1556

multiplicity

Back 1556

state of being numerous or multiple; large number; Ex. multiplicity of details; ADJ. multiple: of more than one element

Front 1557

n mundane

Back 1557

worldly as opposed to spiritual; everyday; of the ordinary; Ex. mundane existence; CF. world

Front 1558

n munificent

Back 1558

very generous in giving; Ex. munificent benefactor; N. munificience

Front 1559

n mural

Back 1559

wall painting

Front 1560

n murky

Back 1560

dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague; Ex. murky night/fog; N. murk: partial or complete darkness; gloom

Front 1562

n muse

Back 1562

ponder at length; N: source of inspiration (esp. of a poet)

Front 1563

n musky

Back 1563

having the odor of musk; N. musk: odorous substance secreted by an Asian deer

Front 1564

n muster

Back 1564

gather; assemble (troops); Ex. muster up one's strength for the ordeal; N.

Front 1565

n musty

Back 1565

stale (in odor or taste); spoiled by age; CF. moist

Front 1566

mutablility

Back 1566

ability to change in form; fickleness; ADJ. mutable: able to change; fickle; CF. mutate; CF. mutant

Front 1568

muted

Back 1568

silent; muffled; toned down; Ex. muted traffic noise

Front 1569

s mute

Back 1569

silent; without speech; not pronounced; unable to speak; N: one who is incapable of speech; V: soften the sound, color, shade of

Front 1570

n mutilate

Back 1570

maim; injure lastingly; deprive of a limb or an essential part

Front 1571

n mutinous

Back 1571

unruly; rebellious; Ex. mutinous teenagers; N. mutiny: open rebellion; CF. mutineer

Front 1572

n myopic

Back 1572

nearsighted; lacking foresight; N. myopia

Front 1574

n myriad

Back 1574

very large number; ADJ. CF. ten thousand

Front 1575

n nadir

Back 1575

lowest point; point on the celestial sphere diametrically opposite the zenith

Front 1576

naivet\'e(naivety)

Back 1576

quality of being unsophisticated; simplicity; artlessness; gullibility; ADJ. naive(na\"ive): ingenuous; lacking worldliness; simple; credulous

Front 1577

narcissist

Back 1577

conceited person; N. narcissism; CF. narcissus

Front 1578

narrative

Back 1578

related to telling a story; N: narrated account; story; V. narrate: tell (a story); CF. narration

Front 1580

n nascent

Back 1580

incipient; coming into being or existence; Ex. nascent ability in music

Front 1581

natation

Back 1581

swimming

Front 1582

n natty

Back 1582

neatly or smartly dressed; dapper; smart; Ex. natty dresser

Front 1583

s smart

Back 1583

intelligent; quick and energetic; fashionable; Ex. smart pace/restaurant; V: cause or feel a sharp pain; N: smarting pain

Front 1584

nauseate

Back 1584

cause to become sick; fill with disgust; fill nausea

Front 1586

s nausea

Back 1586

feeling of sickness and desire to vomit; disgust; CF. seasickness

Front 1587

s nauseous

Back 1587

causing nausea; feeling nausea

Front 1588

nautical

Back 1588

pertaining to ships or navigation

Front 1589

n navigable

Back 1589

(of a body of water) wide and deep enough to allow ships to pass through; (of a ship or aircraft) able to be steered

Front 1590

n nebulous

Back 1590

vague; hazy; cloudy; of a nebula; Ex. nebulous proposal

Front 1592

s nebula

Back 1592

diffuse mass of interstellar dust or gas; galaxy

Front 1593

n necromancy

Back 1593

black magic; sorcery; dealings with the dead; art that professes to communicate with the spirits of the dead so as to predict the future; CF. necromancer; CF. necro+divination; CF. necro-: death; Ex. necropolis

Front 1594

n nefarious

Back 1594

very wicked

Front 1595

negate

Back 1595

cancel out; nullify; cause to have no effect; deny; N. negation

Front 1596

negligence

Back 1596

neglect; failure to take reasonable care; ADJ. negligent: neglectful; lax; not taking enough care

Front 1598

negligible

Back 1598

so small, trifling, or unimportant as to be easily disregarded

Front 1599

nemesis

Back 1599

someone seeking revenge; source of downfall or ruin; CF. Nemesis

Front 1600

n neologism

Back 1600

new or newly coined word or phrase

Front 1601

n neophyte

Back 1601

recent convert; new member of a religious group; beginner; CF. plant

Front 1602

n nepotism

Back 1602

favoritism (to a relative); CF. nephew

Front 1604

s favoritism

Back 1604

display of partiality toward a favored person

Front 1605

n nether

Back 1605

lower; Ex. nether garments/regions

Front 1606

n nettle

Back 1606

irritate; annoy; vex; ADJ. nettlesome

Front 1607

n nexus

Back 1607

connection

Front 1608

n nib

Back 1608

beak(bill); pen point

Front 1610

n nicety

Back 1610

precision; accuracy; minute distinction or difference; Ex. to a nicety: exactly; precisely; Ex. distinguish between niceties

Front 1611

n niggardly

Back 1611

meanly stingy; parsimonious; N. niggard: stingy person

Front 1612

n niggle

Back 1612

spend too much time on minor points (esp. when finding fault); find fault; Ex. niggle over details; ADJ. niggling

Front 1613

n nihilist

Back 1613

one who considers traditional beliefs to be groundless and existence meaningless; absolute skeptic; revolutionary terrorist; CF. nihilism: belief that nothing has meaning or value; belief that destruction of existing political or social institutions is necessary for future improvement

Front 1614

n nip

Back 1614

snip off; stop something's growth or development; bite; make numb with cold; Ex. nip the plan; Ex. A guard dog nipped the postman; Ex. fingers nipped by the extreme chill

Front 1616

s snip

Back 1616

short quick cut with scissors; V: cut with scissors

Front 1617

s pinch

Back 1617

squeeze between the thumb and a finger, or other edges; Ex. I had to pinch myself to make sure I wasn't dreaming. N: amount that can be held between the thumb and a finger

Front 1618

n nirvana

Back 1618

in Buddhist teachings, the ideal state in which the individual loses himself in the attainment of an impersonal beatitude

Front 1619

s impersonal

Back 1619

not being a person; not showing personal feelings; Ex. impersonal force/manner/organization

Front 1620

nocturnal

Back 1620

done or active at night; Ex. nocturnal animals/raids; CF. nocturne

Front 1622

n noisome

Back 1622

foul smelling; very unpleasant; unwholesome

Front 1623

nomadic

Back 1623

wandering; N. nomad: tribe who migrates from place to place

Front 1624

nomenclature

Back 1624

terminology(system of specialized words); system of names or naming things

Front 1625

nominal

Back 1625

in name only; of a name; trifling; (of a sum of money) very small; CF. nominate: propose as a candidate; appoint

Front 1626

n nonchalance

Back 1626

indifference; lack of concern; composure; ADJ. nonchalant: unconcerned; cool; indifferent; Ex. nonchalant attitude to his debts

Front 1628

noncommittal

Back 1628

neutral; refusing commitment to a particular opinion; unpledged; undecided

Front 1629

n nondescript

Back 1629

undistinctive; ordinary; ordinary-looking; Ex. nondescript fellow in a crowd

Front 1630

nonentity

Back 1630

person of no importance; nonexistence

Front 1631

n nonplus

Back 1631

put at a loss; bring to a halt by confusion; perplex; CF. no more

Front 1632

nostalgia

Back 1632

homesickness; longing for the past; Ex. nostalgia for the clothes of 1920s; ADJ. nostalgic

Front 1634

n nostrum

Back 1634

questionable medicine; quack medicine; CF. our (remedy)

Front 1635

notable

Back 1635

conspicuous; worthy of note; remarkable; important; distinguished; noted

Front 1636

notoriety

Back 1636

disrepute; ill fame

Front 1637

s nova

Back 1637

star that suddenly becomes much brighter and then returns to its original brightness

Front 1638

n novelty

Back 1638

something new; newness; ADJ. novel: new; original

Front 1640

novice

Back 1640

beginner

Front 1641

noxious

Back 1641

harmful; CF. obnoxious

Front 1642

n nuance

Back 1642

shade of slight difference in meaning or color; subtle distinction

Front 1643

s shade

Back 1643

slight difference in degree; nuance; degree of color; Ex. shades of meaning/grey

Front 1644

s gradation

Back 1644

series of gradual stages; degree in such a progression

Front 1646

n nubile

Back 1646

marriageable; of marriageable age; CF. connubial

Front 1647

n nugatory

Back 1647

worthless; futile

Front 1648

nullify

Back 1648

make invalid; make null; invalidate

Front 1649

n numismatist

Back 1649

person who collects coins; N. numismatics: study or collection of money, coins, and medals

Front 1650

n nuptial

Back 1650

related to marriage or the wedding ceremony; N. nuptials: wedding ceremony

Front 1652

n nurture

Back 1652

nourish; feed; educate; rear; care for while it is growing or developing; foster; cultivate; N: something that nourishes; rearing

Front 1653

n nutrient

Back 1653

nourishing substance; ADJ: providing nourishment

Front 1654

s nutrition

Back 1654

process of nourishing or being nourished; CF. malnutrition

Front 1655

s nutritious

Back 1655

providing nourishment

Front 1656

s nourish

Back 1656

provide with food necessary for life and growth

Front 1658

s nourishment

Back 1658

something that nourishes; food

Front 1659

n oaf

Back 1659

stupid awkward person; CF. elf

Front 1660

obdurate

Back 1660

stubborn; refusing to change one's belief

Front 1661

obeisance

Back 1661

bow (to show respect and obedience)

Front 1662

obelisk

Back 1662

tall column tapering(becoming gradually narrower toward the end) and ending in a pyramid

Front 1664

obese

Back 1664

excessively fat; N. obesity

Front 1665

n obfuscate

Back 1665

confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex; make so confused as to be difficult to understand

Front 1666

n obituary

Back 1666

death notice (esp. in a newspaper); ADJ.

Front 1667

objective

Back 1667

not influenced by emotions; fair; N: goal; aim

Front 1668

obligatory

Back 1668

binding; required; compulsory; V. oblige: constrain; make grateful; do a favor; accommodate

Front 1670

oblique

Back 1670

indirect; slanting (deviating from the perpendicular or from a straight line); Ex. oblique reference

Front 1671

obliterate

Back 1671

destroy completely; wipe out; Ex. obliterate the village

Front 1672

oblivion

Back 1672

obscurity; condition of being completely forgotten; forgetfulness

Front 1673

n oblivious

Back 1673

inattentive or unmindful; unaware; wholly absorbed; forgetful(having the habit of forgetting)

Front 1674

obloquy

Back 1674

slander; disgrace; infamy

Front 1676

n obnoxious

Back 1676

offensive; disagreeable; Ex. obnoxious smell

Front 1677

obscure

Back 1677

dark; vague; unclear; not well known; Ex. obscure meaning/village; V: darken; cover; make unclear; Ex. obscure the moon/meaning

Front 1678

obsequious

Back 1678

slavishly attentive; servile; full of servile compliance; sycophantic

Front 1679

s slavish

Back 1679

of or like a slave; servile; showing no originality; copied very closely; Ex. slavish devotion/copy of the original

Front 1680

obsequy

Back 1680

funeral ceremony

Front 1682

obsessive

Back 1682

related to thinking about something constantly; of an obsession; preoccupying; N. obsession: compulsive preoccupation with a fixed idea; compulsive idea; V. obsess: preoccupy the mind of excessively

Front 1683

obsidian

Back 1683

black volcanic rock

Front 1684

s scion

Back 1684

detached plant shoot used in grafting; descendant

Front 1685

obsolete

Back 1685

outmoded; no longer used

Front 1686

obstetrician

Back 1686

physician specializing in delivery(assisting in giving birth) of babies; N. obstetrics; CF. midwife

Front 1688

obstinate

Back 1688

stubborn; hard to control or treat; Ex. obstinate cough; N. obstinacy

Front 1689

obstreperous

Back 1689

boisterous; noisy and uncontrollable

Front 1690

n obtrude

Back 1690

push (oneself or one's ideas) forward or intrude; impose (oneself or one's ideas) on others; butt in; stick out or extrude; thrust out; Ex. obtrude A on B; ADJ. obtrusive; N. obtrusion; CF. unobtrusive

Front 1691

obtuse

Back 1691

blunt; not sharp; stupid; slow in understanding

Front 1692

obviate

Back 1692

make unnecessary; get rid of; Ex. obviate the need

Front 1694

Occident

Back 1694

the West

Front 1695

n occlude

Back 1695

shut; close; obstruct; Ex. A blood clot occluded an artery.

Front 1696

occult

Back 1696

mysterious; secret; supernatural; beyond human comprehension; CF. mysterious to human ?; OP. bare

Front 1697

oculist

Back 1697

physician who specializes in treatment of the eyes

Front 1698

n odious

Back 1698

arousing strong dislike; hateful(causing hatred); vile

Front 1700

n odium

Back 1700

detestation; quality of being odious; hatefulness; disrepute (resulting from hateful conduct)

Front 1701

n odoriferous

Back 1701

giving off an odor

Front 1702

odorous

Back 1702

having an odor

Front 1703

n odyssey

Back 1703

long, eventful, adventurous journey

Front 1704

offensive

Back 1704

attacking; insulting; distasteful; V. offend: violate; hurt the feelings of; N. offense: offending; violating of a moral or social code; crime; attack; Ex. first offense

Front 1706

offhand

Back 1706

casual; done without prior thought or preparation

Front 1707

n officious

Back 1707

meddlesome; excessively pushy in offering one's services; overly eager in offering unwanted services or advices; Ex. officious bellboy

Front 1708

s pushy

Back 1708

disagreeably aggressive

Front 1709

n ogle

Back 1709

look at amorously; make eyes at; Ex. old men ogling young girls

Front 1710

n olfactory

Back 1710

concerning the sense of smell

Front 1712

oligarchy

Back 1712

government by a privileged few

Front 1713

ominous

Back 1713

threatening; of an evil omen

Front 1714

s threat

Back 1714

sign or warning (of coming danger); Ex. threat of rain; V: express a threat; give warning of (something bad); Ex. The cloud threatens rain.

Front 1715

omnipotent

Back 1715

all-powerful; having unlimited power

Front 1716

omnipresent

Back 1716

universally present; ubiquitous

Front 1718

omniscient

Back 1718

all-knowing

Front 1719

omnivorous

Back 1719

eating both plant and animal food; devouring everything

Front 1720

n onerous

Back 1720

burdensome

Front 1721

n onomatopoeia

Back 1721

words formed in imitation of natural sounds

Front 1722

s rustle

Back 1722

make slight sounds like silk moving or being rubbed together

Front 1724

onslaught

Back 1724

vicious assault; fierce attack; Ex. unexpected onslaught of the enemy

Front 1725

s slaughter

Back 1725

killing of animals for food; massacre; V: butcher (animals) for food; kill in large numbers

Front 1726

n onus

Back 1726

burden; responsibility

Front 1727

s spare

Back 1727

give; use; refrain from harming; save from experiencing; exempt; Ex. spare me 5 minutes; Ex. Take this money and spare my life; Ex. The emperor was spared the onus; ADJ: kept in reserve; free for other use; unoccupied; Ex. spare time

Front 1728

n opalescent

Back 1728

iridescent; lustrous; like an opal; N. opalescence

Front 1730

opaque

Back 1730

dark; not transparent; N. opacity

Front 1731

opiate

Back 1731

medicine to induce sleep or deaden pain; something that relieves emotions or causes inaction; sleep-producing drug containing opium

Front 1732

opportune

Back 1732

timely; well-chosen

Front 1733

opportunist

Back 1733

individual who sacrifices principles for expediency by taking advantage of circumstances; N. opportunism

Front 1734

n opprobrium

Back 1734

infamy; disgrace arising from shameful conduct; vilification(slander); scorn; contempt; Ex. opprobrium hurled against him; ADJ. opprobrious: expressing contempt; shameful or infamous

Front 1736

optician

Back 1736

maker and seller of eyeglasses

Front 1737

optimist

Back 1737

person who looks on the bright side; N. optimism

Front 1738

optimum

Back 1738

most favorable; optimal; N: most favorable condition

Front 1739

optional

Back 1739

not compulsory; left to one's choice; N. option: act of choosing; choice; freedom or power to choose; something available as a choice; Ex. have no option; Ex. two options

Front 1740

optometrist

Back 1740

one who fits glasses to remedy visual defects

Front 1742

opulence

Back 1742

extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance; ADJ. opulent: possessing great wealth; abundant

Front 1743

n opus

Back 1743

work (esp. musical composition); Ex. magnum opus: masterpiece; CF. opera

Front 1744

n oracular

Back 1744

of an oracle; prophetic; uttered as if with divine authority; mysterious or ambiguous; hard to understand; N. oracle: wiser person; prophecy made by an oracle

Front 1745

orator

Back 1745

public speaker

Front 1746

oratorio

Back 1746

dramatic poem set to music; long musical work with singing but without acting; CF. cantata

Front 1748

n ordain

Back 1748

decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine; install as a minister, priest, or rabbi; N. ordainment; CF. ordination

Front 1749

ordeal

Back 1749

severe trial or affliction; difficult experience; trial(test of patience or endurance); affliction

Front 1750

ordinance

Back 1750

decree; authoritative order

Front 1751

n ordination

Back 1751

ceremony conferring holy orders; ceremony of ordaining a priest

Front 1752

n orgy

Back 1752

wild drunken revelry; unrestrained indulgence in an activity; Ex. orgy of shopping

Front 1754

orient

Back 1754

get one's bearings; adjust; make familiar with a situation; orientate

Front 1755

orientation

Back 1755

act of finding oneself in society; orienting

Front 1756

n orifice

Back 1756

mouthlike opening; small opening (esp. to a cavern or passage of the body); CF. mouth

Front 1757

ornate

Back 1757

excessively or elaborately decorated

Front 1758

n ornithologist

Back 1758

scientific student of birds; N. ornithology: scientific study of birds

Front 1760

orthodox

Back 1760

traditional; (of someone) conservative in belief; adhering to an established doctrine

Front 1761

n orthography

Back 1761

correct spelling; CF. ortho-: straight; correct; Ex. orthodontics

Front 1762

oscillate

Back 1762

vibrate pendulumlike; waver

Front 1763

n osseous

Back 1763

made of bone; bony

Front 1764

n ossify

Back 1764

change or harden into bone; become hard and unchanging in one's ideas

Front 1766

ostensible

Back 1766

apparent; appearing as such; professed(pretended); pretended; Ex. ostensible purpose of the expedition

Front 1767

s apparent

Back 1767

evident; easily seen or understood; appearing as such; Ex. apparent improvement

Front 1768

n ostentatious

Back 1768

showy; trying to attract attention; pretentious; N. ostentation: showy display

Front 1769

n ostracize

Back 1769

banish from a group; exclude from public favor; ban; Ex. His friends ostracized him. N. ostracism

Front 1770

s blackball

Back 1770

vote against (an applicant); ostracize; N: negative vote

Front 1772

n oust

Back 1772

expel; drive out; force out; N. ouster: ousting

Front 1773

outlandish

Back 1773

bizzare; peculiar; unconventional

Front 1774

outmoded

Back 1774

no longer in fashion or use; no longer stylish; old-fashioned

Front 1775

n outskirts

Back 1775

fringes; outer borders (as of a city); Ex. outskirts of Boston

Front 1776

outspoken

Back 1776

candid; blunt

Front 1778

s blunt

Back 1778

having a dull edge; abrupt and frank in speech or manner; brusque; V: make or become blunt

Front 1779

n outstrip

Back 1779

outrun; surpass; outdo

Front 1780

outwit

Back 1780

outsmart; defeat by behaving more cleverly

Front 1781

n ovation

Back 1781

enthusiastic applause

Front 1782

overbearing

Back 1782

bossy; domineering and arrogant; decisively important; Ex. overbearing manner/importance; V. overbear: dominate

Front 1784

overt

Back 1784

open to view; public; not secret; CF. covert

Front 1785

n overweening

Back 1785

arrogant; presumptuous

Front 1786

n overwrought

Back 1786

nervous or excited; extremely agitated; hysterical; wrought-up; CF. wrought: made or done

Front 1787

s hysteria

Back 1787

excessive or uncontrollable excitement; N. hysteric: person suffering from hysteria; CF. hysterics: attack of hysteria

Front 1788

ovoid

Back 1788

egg-shaped; CF. ovum; CF. ovulate

Front 1790

pachyderm

Back 1790

thick-skinned animal

Front 1791

pacifist

Back 1791

one opposed to force; antimilitarist; ADJ. N. pacifism: opposition to war as a means of resolving disputes

Front 1792

pacify

Back 1792

soothe; make calm or quiet; subdue; bring peace to

Front 1793

n paean

Back 1793

song of praise or joy; Ex. paeans celebrating the victory

Front 1794

n painstaking

Back 1794

taking pains; showing hard work; taking great care; very careful and through

Front 1796

n palatable

Back 1796

agreeable; pleasing to the taste

Front 1797

n palate

Back 1797

roof of the mouth; sense of the taste

Front 1798

n palatial

Back 1798

of or suitable for a palace; magnificent

Front 1799

n paleontology

Back 1799

study of prehistoric life or fossils; CF. paleo-: ancient or prehistoric; Ex. paleography: study of ancient written documents

Front 1800

palette

Back 1800

board on which painter mixes pigments(coloring matters)

Front 1802

n palimpsest

Back 1802

parchment or piece of writing material used for second time after original writing has been erased

Front 1803

s parchment

Back 1803

writing material made from the skin of a sheep or goat

Front 1804

n pall

Back 1804

become boring; grow tiresome

Front 1805

n pallet

Back 1805

small poor bed; Ex. straw pallet

Front 1806

n palliate

Back 1806

ease pain (without curing); make less severe or offensive (a crime or illness)

Front 1808

n pallid

Back 1808

pale; wan; Ex. pallid complexion

Front 1809

palpable

Back 1809

tangible; (of something bad) easily perceptible; obvious; Ex. palpable blunder

Front 1810

n palpitate

Back 1810

throb; beat rapidly; flutter; tremble; Ex. Her heart began to palpitate.

Front 1811

s throb

Back 1811

(of a heart or machine) beat rapidly or violently; N. Ex. hearthrob: heartbeat; sweetheart

Front 1812

n paltry

Back 1812

insignificant; petty; trifling; contemptible; Ex. paltry sum; CF. trash

Front 1814

n pan

Back 1814

criticize harshly

Front 1815

panacea

Back 1815

cure-all; remedy for all diseases

Front 1816

n panache

Back 1816

flair; manner of doing things without any difficulty (causing admiration); flamboyance; bunch of feathers (on a helmet); Ex. with great panache; CF. ÀÜ ¾Æ·¡·Î õÀ» »©³»´Â ¼Ø¾¾

Front 1817

pandemic

Back 1817

widespread; affecting the majority of people; N: pandemic disease; CF. all people

Front 1818

pandemonium

Back 1818

wild tumult(commotion); wild noisy disorder; CF. Paradise Lost

Front 1820

n pander

Back 1820

cater to (the low desires of others)

Front 1821

s cater

Back 1821

provide food and drink (for); cater to: try to satisfy (desires of a bad kind)

Front 1822

n panegyric

Back 1822

formal praise; encomium; Ex. I don't deserve such panegyrics.

Front 1823

panoramic

Back 1823

denoting an unobstructed and comprehensive view; N. panorama: unbroken view of a wide area

Front 1824

pantomime

Back 1824

acting without dialogue; V.

Front 1826

papyrus

Back 1826

ancient paper made from stem of papyrus plant

Front 1827

n parable

Back 1827

short simple story teaching a moral

Front 1828

paradigm

Back 1828

model; example that serves as a model; pattern; list of all the inflectional forms of a word

Front 1829

paradox

Back 1829

something apparently contradictory in nature (that may nonetheless be true); statement that looks false but is actually correct

Front 1830

paragon

Back 1830

model of perfection; Ex. paragon of virtue

Front 1832

parallelism

Back 1832

state of being parallel; similarity; analogy

Front 1833

s parallel

Back 1833

similar; analogous; corresponding; N: parallel line; person or thing that is parallel (to another); similarity; Ex. know of no parallel to the case; Ex. without parallel; V: be similar to; make parallel; Ex. Your experience parallels mine; CF. unparalleled

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n parameter

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limit; independent variable; Ex. parameters of the problem; Ex. within the parameters of the budget

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paramount

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foremost in importance; supreme; CF. para-: beyond; above; Ex. paranormal

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paramour

Back 1836

illicit lover

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s inamorata

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woman whom a man loves

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paranoia

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psychosis marked by delusions of grandeur or persecution; N: ADJ: paranoid, paranoiac

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paraphernalia

Back 1840

equipment; odds and ends used in a particular activity; personal belongings; Ex. photographic paraphernalia; CF. married woman's property exclusive of her dowry

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s dowry

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money or property brought by a bride to her husband at marriage

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paraphrase

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restate a passage in one's own words while retaining thought of author; N: restatement of a text in other words

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parasite

Back 1844

animal or plant living on another; toady; sycophant; CF. para-: beside

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s infest

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inhabit in numbers large enough to be harmful; Ex. Mice infested the house; Ex. shark-infested waters

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n parched

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extremely dry; very thirsty; V. parch: make or become extremely dry (by exposure to heat)

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n pariah

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social outcast; Ex. Mariah the pariah

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s outcast

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one that has been excluded from a society; ADJ.

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parity

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equality; close resemblance; CF. disparate

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n parlance

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language; manner of speaking; idiom; Ex. in legal/common parlance

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n parley

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conference (between opponents); CF. speak

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n parochial

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narrow in scope or outlook; provincial; related to parishes

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s parish

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area in the care of a single priest and served by one main church

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s outlook

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point of view; view from a particular place; expectation for the future; prospect; Ex. outlook on life; Ex. pleasing outlook; Ex. weather outlook

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parody

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humorous imitation; spoof; takeoff; travesty; V.

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s spoof

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parody

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s takeoff

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burlesque; act of leaving the ground

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paroxysm

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fit or attack of pain, laughter, rage; sudden outburst

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n parquet

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floor made of wood strips inlaid in a mosaic like matter; CF. strip: long narrow piece

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parry

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ward off a blow; deflect; Ex. He parried the unwelcome question very skillfully; N. CF. ¸·´Â´Ù´Â °³³äÀÌ ¾Æ´Ô

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s ward

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administrative division of a city; division in a hospital or prison; incompetent person placed under the protection of a guardian; V: guard; ward off: avert

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parsimony

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stinginess; excessive frugality; ADJ. parsimonious

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partial

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incomplete; favoring one side over another; having a liking for something

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partiality

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state of being partial; inclination; favorable bias; special fondness; preference

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n partisan

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one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party (with dislike of any others); N: strong supporter of a party; guerrilla

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s parvenu

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upstart; newly rich person

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partition

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divide into parts

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n pass\'e

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old-fashioned; past the prime

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passive

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not active; acted upon; receiving an action without acting in return; accepting without resistance

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n pastiche

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imitation of another's style in musical composition or in writing; work of art openly imitating the works of other artists

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pastoral

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rural; of rural life; idyllic; of a pastor

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patent

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obvious; easily seen; open for the public to read; of or protected by a patent; Ex. patent to everyone; N.

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pathetic

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causing sadness, compassion, pity; touching

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s touching

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causing a feeling of pity or sympathy; pathetic; V. touch: cause to feel pity or sympathy; ADJ. touched

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pathological

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pertaining to disease; N. pathology: study of disease

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n pathos

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tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings; Ex. pathos that runs through the novel

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n patina

Back 1883

green crust on old bronze works or copper; tone slowly taken by varnished painting

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s varnish

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paint used to coat a surface with a glossy film; glossy coating produced by using this substance; Ex. nail varnish; V.

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n patois

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local or provincial dialect

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patriarch

Back 1887

father and ruler of a family or tribe

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n patrician

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noble; aristocratic; N: person of high rank; aristocrat; CF. member of the governing classes in ancient Rome; CF. plebian

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patronize

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support; act superior toward; treat in a condescending manner; be a customer of; N. patron: one that supports; regular customer; N. patronage; CF. boycott

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paucity

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scarcity; dearth

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pauper

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very poor person

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n peccadillo

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slight offense or fault; CF. sin

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s swipe

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hit with a sweeping motion; N.

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pecuniary

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pertaining to money

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pedagogue

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teacher; CF. child leader

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pedagogy

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teaching; art of education

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n pedant

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scholar who overemphasizes book learning, trivial details of learning, or technicalities

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n pedantic

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bookish; showing off learning; marked by an excessive ostentatious concern for book learning; N. pedantry

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s bookish

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fond of books and reading

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s studious

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given to diligent study

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n pedestrian

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ordinary; dull; unimaginative(lacking in imagination); going on foot; Ex. pedestrian prose; N.

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s precinct

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division of a city for election or police purposes; precincts: space that surrounds a building; Ex. precincts of the college

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s pedigree

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ancestry; lineage

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pediatrician

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physician specializing in children's diseases; N. pediatrics

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peerless

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having no equal; incomparable

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s peer

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one who has equal standing with another; nobleman; V: look intently; N. peerage; CF. peeress

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n pejorative

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(of a word or phrase) suggesting that someone is of little value; negative in connotation; having a belittling effect; Ex. Many women now considers ``housewife'' a pejorative expression, because it patronized them.

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n pell-mell

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in confusion; disorderly; Ex. dash pell-mell

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n pellucid

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transparent; limpid(crystal clear); clear in meaning; easy to understand

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n penance

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self-imposed punishment for sin; Ex. do penance for one's sins; CF. penitent

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n penchant

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strong inclination; strong liking (esp. for something that is disapproved of by other people); Ex. penchant for fast cars

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pendant(pendent)

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hanging down from something; pending; N: ornament (hanging from a necklace etc.)

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s pending

Back 1918

not yet decided or settled; impending; Ex. pending decision; PREP. while awaiting; until; Ex. delay the decision pending his return

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n pendulous

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hanging; suspended

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s suspend

Back 1920

cause to stop for a period; interrupt; hold in abeyance; defer; hang from above; exclude for a period from a position; Ex. suspended state; Ex. suspend judgment; Ex. suspended from the team; N. suspension

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s suspense

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state of being undecided; anxiety or apprehension resulting from uncertainty

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penitent

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repentant; N.

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n pensive

Back 1924

dreamily or deeply thoughtful; sadly thoughtful; thoughtful with a hint of sadness; contemplative; CF. think over

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n penumbra

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partial shadow (in an eclipse); CF. almost shadow

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penury

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extreme poverty; stinginess; ADJ. penurious: very poor; stingy

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n peon

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landless agricultural worker; bond servant; menial worker; N. peonage

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perceptive

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insightful; showing a good ability at perceiving and understanding; aware; wise; of perception

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n percussion

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striking one object against another sharply; Ex. percussion instrument; N: striking together of two bodies; sound caused by percussion

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n perdition

Back 1931

damnation; complete ruin; hell

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s damn

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condemn; criticize severely; condemn to everlasting punishment; doom; bring to ruin; N. damnation

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s doom

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condemnation to a severe penalty; ruin; fate (esp. a tragic or ruinous one); V.

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peregrination

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journey; V. peregrinate

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n peremptory

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demanding and leaving no choice; imperative; Ex. peremptory decree/knock

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perennial

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something long-lasting; perennial plant; ADJ: lasting through the year or many years; lasting for a long time; enduring

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perfidious

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treacherous; disloyal; N. perfidy: treachery

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perforate

Back 1940

pierce; put a hole through

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perfunctory

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done routinely and with little care; superficial; not thorough; lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm; Ex. perfunctory kiss

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perigee

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point of moon's orbit when it is nearest the earth; CF. apogee

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perimeter

Back 1943

outer boundary; length of the outer boundary; circumference

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s bound

Back 1944

leap or spring; limit or confine; constitute the limit of; Ex. bounded by Canada; N: leap or jumping; boundary; ADJ: certain; having a duty to do something (legally or morally); confined by bonds; Ex. We are bound to be late; Ex. I am bound to say my opinion; CF. bounce, rebound

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n peripatetic

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walking about from place to place (to work); moving; Ex. peripatetic school of philosophy

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n peripheral

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of a periphery; marginal; outer; of minor importance; not central; Ex. peripheral nerve/interest

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n periphery

Back 1948

outside edge especially of a round surface; perimeter; Ex. periphery of the town

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perjury

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false testimony while under oath; V. perjure oneself: testify falsely under oath

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permeable

Back 1950

that can be permeated; penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass through; V. permeate: spread or flow throughout; charge

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n pernicious

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very harmful; deadly; very destructive; Ex. pernicious effect/anemia

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n peroration

Back 1953

conclusion of an oration; perorating; V. perorate: conclude a speech; speak at great length

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n perpetrate

Back 1954

commit an offense; do (something wrong)

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perpetual

Back 1955

everlasting

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perpetuate

Back 1956

make perpetual; make something last for a long time; preserve from extinction; N. perpetuity

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n perquisite(perk)

Back 1958

any gain above stipulated salary; Ex. perquisites such as free meals and a car

Front 1959

n personable

Back 1959

attractive (in personality or appearance)

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perspicacious

Back 1960

(of someone) having insight; penetrating; astute

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perspicuity

Back 1961

clearness of expression; freedom from ambiguity

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perspicuous

Back 1962

(of something) plainly expressed; easy to understand; Ex. perspicuous comments

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n pert

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(esp. of a girl or young woman) impertinent; forward; trim; jaunty; Ex. pert young miss/hat

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s forward

Back 1965

presumptuous or bold

Front 1966

pertinacious

Back 1966

holding tenaciously to an action; stubborn; persistent

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pertinent

Back 1967

suitable; to the point; relevant

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perturb

Back 1968

disturb greatly

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n peruse

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read through with care; N. perusal

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pervasive

Back 1971

spread throughout; V. pervade: (of smells, ideas, feelings) spread throughout; charge; permeate

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n perverse

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purposely continuing to do something wrong; stubbornly wrongheaded; perverted; directed away from what is right; wicked and unacceptable; Ex. perverse satisfaction; Ex. Hannibal Lecter in a perverse mood; N. perversity

Front 1973

perversion

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corruption; turning from right to wrong

Front 1974

s pervert

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corrupt; turn from right to wrong; misuse; Ex. perverted sexual desire/scientific knowledge; N: person whose sexual behavior is not natural

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s wrongheaded

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stubbornly wrong

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pessimism

Back 1977

belief that life is basically bad or evil; gloominess; tendency to take the gloomiest possible view of a situation; ADJ. pessimistic

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n pestilential(pestilent)

Back 1978

causing plague; tending to cause death; baneful; N. pestilence: fatal epidemic disease (esp. bubonic plague)

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n pestle

Back 1979

tool for mashing or grinding substances in a hard bowl or mortar

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s mortar

Back 1980

vessel in which substances are crushed with a pestle

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s mash

Back 1982

crush into mash; convert into mash; N: mixture of ground grain and nutrients fed to livestock and fowl

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n petrify

Back 1983

turn to stone; cause to become stonelike; stun or paralyze

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petty

Back 1984

trivial; unimportant; very small; small-minded; petty-minded

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n petulant

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touchy; peevish; ill-tempered

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s phalanx

Back 1986

formation of infantry carrying overlapping shields and long spears; group of men packed together (for attack or defense)

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n pharisaical

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pertaining to the Pharisees, who paid scrupulous attention to tradition; self-righteous; hypocritical

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s pharisee

Back 1989

Pharisee: member of an ancient Jewish group that emphasized strict observance of the Mosaic law (considering themselves very holy); hypocritical self-righteous person

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s self-righteous

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sure of one's own righteousness; moralistic

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n phenomena

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observable facts; subjects of scientific investigation; SG. phenomenon: observable fact; very unusual person, thing, or event; marvel; wonder; CF. phenomenons; ADJ. phenomenal: very unusual; extraordinary; of a phenomenon; Ex. phenomenal strength

Front 1992

philanderer

Back 1992

faithless lover; flirt

Front 1994

philanthropist

Back 1994

lover of mankind; doer of good; N. philanthropy

Front 1995

n philatelist

Back 1995

stamp-collector; N. philately: stamp collecting

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n philistine

Back 1996

narrow-minded person, uncultured and exclusively interested in material gain; uncultured person who is indifferent to artistic and cultural values; member of an ancient people in Palestine; OP. aesthete

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n philology

Back 1997

study of language or words

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n phlegmatic

Back 1998

calm and unexcitable; not easily disturbed; CF. phlegm: sticky mucus produced in the respiratory tract

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phobia

Back 2000

morbid fear