Gre Word List ::part 1

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abase

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v. lower; degrade; humiliate.

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abash

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v. embarrass.

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abate

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v. subside or moderate.

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abdicate

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v. renounce; give up.

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aberrant

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adj. abnormal or deviant.

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aberration

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n. abnormality; departure from the norm; mental irregularity or disorder.

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abet

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v. assist, usually in doing something wrong; encourage.

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abeyance

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n. suspended action.

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abject

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adj. wretched; lacking pride.

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abjure

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v. renounce upon oath; disavow.

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ablution

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n. washing.

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abnegation

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n. renunciation; self-sacrifice.

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abominate

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v. loathe; hate.

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aboriginal

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adj., n. being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native.

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abortive

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adj. unsuccessful; fruitless.

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abrogate

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v. abolish

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abscission

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n. removal by cutting off, as in surgery; separation.

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abscond

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v. depart secretly and hide.

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absolve

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v. pardon (an offense).

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abstain

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v. refrain; withhold from participation.

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abstemious

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adj. sparing in eating and drinking; temperate.

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abstinence

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n. restraint from eating or drinking.

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abstract

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adj. theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational.

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abstruse

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adj. obscure; profound; difficult to understand

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abusive

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adj. coarsely insulting; physically harmful.

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abut

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v. border upon; adjoin.

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abysmal

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adj. bottomless.

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abyss

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n. enormous chasm; vast, bottomless pit.

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academic

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adj. related to a school; not practical or directly useful.

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accede

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v. agree.

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accelerate

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v. move faster.

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accessible

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adj. easy to approach; obtainable.

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accesory

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adj., n. additional object; useful but not essential thing.

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acclaim

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v. applaud; announce with great approval.

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acclimate

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v. adjust to climate or environment; adapt.

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acclivity

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n. sharp up slope of a hill.

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accolade

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n. award of merit.

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accommodate

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v. oblige or help someone; adjust or bring into harmony; adapt.

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accomplice

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n. partner in crime.

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accord

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n. agreement.

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accost

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v. approach and speak first to a person.

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accoutre

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v. equip.

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accretion

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n. growth; increase.

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accrue

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v. come about by addition.

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acerbic

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adj. bitter or sour in nature; sharp and cutting.

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acerbity

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n. bitterness of speech and temper.

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acetic

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adj. vinegary

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acidulous

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adj. slightly sour; sharp; caustic.

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acknowledge

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v. recognize; admit.

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acme

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n. peak; pinnacle; highest point.

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acoustics

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n. science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in.

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acquiesce

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v. assent; agree passively.

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acquittal

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n. deliverance from a charge.

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acrid

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adj. sharp; bitterly pungent.

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acrimonious

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adj. bitter in words or manner.

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acrophobia

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n. fear of heights.

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actuarial

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adj. calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics.

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actuate

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v. motivate.

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acuity

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n. sharpness.

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acumen

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n. mental keenness.

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acute

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adj. quickly perceptive; keen; brief and severe.

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adage

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n. wise saying; proverb.

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adamant

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adj. hard; inflexible.

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adapt

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v. alter; modify.

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addendum

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n. addition; appendix to book.

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addiction

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n. compulsive, habitual need.

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addle

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v. muddle; drive crazy; become rotten.

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address

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v. direct a speech to; deal with or discuss.

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adept

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n., adj. expert at.

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adhere

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v. stick fast.

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adherent

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n. supporter; follower.

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adjacent

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adj. adjoining; neighboring; close by.

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adjunct

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adj., n. something (generally nonessential or inferior) added on or attached.

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adjuration

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n. solemn urging; grave warning.

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adjutant

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n. staff officer assisting the commander; assistant.

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admonish

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v. warn; reprove.

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adorn

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v. decorate.

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adroit

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adj. skillful.

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adulation

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n. flattery; admiration.

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adulterate

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v. make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances.

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advent

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n. arrival.

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adventitious

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adj. accidental; casual.

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adversary

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n. opponent; enemy.

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adverse

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adj. unfavorable; hostile.

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adversity

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n. poverty; misfortune.

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advert

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v. refer (to).

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advocacy

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n. support; active pleading on behalf of someone or something.

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advocate

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v. urge; plead for.

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aegis

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n. shield; defense.

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aerie

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n. nest of a large bird of prey (eagle, hawk).

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aesthetic

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adj. artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful.

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affable

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adj. easily approachable; warmly friendly.

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affected

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adj. artificial; pretended; assumed in order to impress.

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affidavit

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n. written statement made under oath.

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affiliation

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n. joining; associating with.

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affinity

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n. kinship

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affirmation

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n. positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath.

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affix

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v. attach or add on; fasten

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affliction

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n. state of distress; cause of suffering.

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affluence

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n. abundance; wealth.

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affront

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n. insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect.

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agape

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adj. open mouthed

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agenda

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n. items of business at a meeting.

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agglomeration

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n. collection; heap

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aggrandize

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v. increase or intensify; raise in power, wealth, rank or honor

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aggregate

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v. gather; accumulate.

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aggressor

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n. attacker.

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aghast

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adj. horrified; dumbfounded.

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agility

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n. nimbleness.

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agitate

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v. stir up; disturb.

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agnostic

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n. one who is skeptical of the existence of a god or any ultimate reality.

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agog

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adj. highly excited; intensely curious.

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agrarian

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adj. pertaining to land or its cultivation.

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alacrity

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n. cheerful promptness; eagerness

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alchemy

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n. medieval form of speculative thought that aimed to transform base metals (lead or copper) into silver or gold and to discover a means of prolonging life.

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alcove

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n. nook; recess.

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alias

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n. an assumed name.

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alienate

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v. make hostile; separate.

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alimentary

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adj. supplying nourishment.

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alimony

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n. payments made to an ex-spouse after divorce.

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allay

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n. calm; pacify.

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allege

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v. state without proof.

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allegiance

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n. loyalty.

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allegory

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n. story in which characters are used as symbols; fable.

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alleviate

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v. relieve.

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alliteration

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n. repetition of beginning sound in poetry.

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allocate

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v. assign.

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alloy

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n. a mixture as of metals; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate.

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allude

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v. refer indirectly.

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allure

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v. entice; attract.

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allusion

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n. indirect reference.

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alluvial

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adj. pertaining to soil deposits left by running water.

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aloof

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adj. apart; reserved.

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aloft

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adv. upward.

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altercation

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n. noisy quarrel; heated dispute.

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altruistic

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adj. unselfishly generous; concerned for others.

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amalgamate

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v. combine; unite in one body.

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amass

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v. collect

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amazon

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n. female warrior

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ambidextrous

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adj. capable of using either hand with equal ease.

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ambiance

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n. environment; atmosphere

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ambiguous

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adj. unclear or doubtful in meaning.

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ambivalence

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n. the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes.

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amble

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n. moving at an easy pace.

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ambrosia

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n. food of the gods.

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ambulatory

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adj. able to walk; not bedridden.

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ameliorate

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v. improve.

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amenable

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adj. readily managed or willing to be led; answerable or accountable legally.

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amend

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v. correct; change, generally for the better.

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amenities

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n. convenient features; courtesies.

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amiable

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adj. agreeable; lovable; warm friendly.

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amicable

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adj. politely friendly; not quarrelsome.

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amiss

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adj. wrong; faulty.

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amity

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n. friendship

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amnesia

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n. loss of memory.

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amnesty

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n. pardon.

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amoral

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adj. non-moral.

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amorous

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adj. moved by sexual love; loving.

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amorphous

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adj. formless; lacking shape or definition.

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amphibian

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adj. able to live both on land and in water.

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amphitheatre

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n. oval building with tiers of seats.

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ample

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adj. abundant.

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amplify

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v. broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make stronger.

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amputate

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v. cut off part of body; prune.

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amok (also amuck)

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adj. in a state of rage.

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amulet

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n. charm; talisman.

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anachronism

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n. something or someone misplaced in time.

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analgesic

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adj. causing insensitivity to pain.

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analogous

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adj. comparable.

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analogy

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n. similarity; parallelism.

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anarchist

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n. person who seeks to overturn the established government; advocate of abolishing authority.

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anarchy

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n. absence of governing body; state of disorder.

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anathema

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n. solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse.

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ancestry

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n. family descent.

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anchor

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v. secure of fasten firmly.

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ancillary

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adj. serving as an aid or accessory; auxiliary.

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anecdote

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n. short account of an amusing or interesting event.

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anemia

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n. condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles.

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anesthetic

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n. substance that removes sensation with or without loss of consciousness.

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anguish

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n. acute pain; extreme suffering.

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angular

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adj. sharp-cornered; stiff in manner.

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animadversion

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n. critical remark.

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animated

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adj. lively; spirited.

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animosity

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n. active enemy.

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animus

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n. hostile feeling or intent.

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annals

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n. records; history.

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anneal

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v. reduce brittleness and improve toughness by heating and cooling.

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annex

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v. attach; take possession of.

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annihilate

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v. destroy.

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annotate

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v. comment; make explanatory notes.

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annuity

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n. yearly allowance.

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annul

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v. make void.

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anodyne

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n. drug that relieves pain; opiate.

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anoint

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v. consecrate.

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anomalous

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adj. abnormal; irregular.

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anomaly

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n. irregularity.

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anonymity

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n. state of being nameless.

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antagonism

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n. hostility; active resistance.

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antecede

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v. precede.

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antecedents

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n. preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background.

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antediluvian

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adj. antiquated; extremely ancient.

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anthem

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n. song of praise or patriotism.

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anthology

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n. book of literary selections by various authors.

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anthropoid

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adj. manlike.

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anthropologist

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n. student of the history and science of humankind.

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anthropomorphic

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adj. having human form and characteristics.

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antic

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adj. extravagantly odd.

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anticlimax

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n. let down in thought or emotion.

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antidote

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n. remedy to counteract a poison or disease.

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antipathy

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n. aversion; dislike.

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antiquated

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adj. obsolete; outdated.

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antiseptic

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n. substance that prevents infection.

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antithesis

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n. contract; direct opposite of or to.

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anvil

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n. iron block used in hammering out metals.

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apathy

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n. lack of caring; indifference.

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ape

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v. imitate or mimic.

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aperture

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n. opening; hole.

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apex

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n. tip; summit; climax.

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aphasia

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n. loss of speech due to injury or illness.

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aphorism

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n. pithy maxim or saying.

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apiary

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n. a place where bees are kept.

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aplomb

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n. poise; assurance.

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apocalyptic

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adj. prophetic; pertaining to revelations.

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apocryphal

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adj. spurious; not authentic; invented rather than true.

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apogee

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n. highest point.

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apolitical

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adj. having an aversion or lack of concern for political affairs.

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apologist

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n. one who writes in defence of a cause or institution; one who makes an apology.

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apostate

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n. one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs.

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apothecary

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n. druggist.

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apothegm

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n. pithy, compact saying.

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apotheosis

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n. elevation to godhood; an ideal example of something.

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appall

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v. dismay; shock.

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apparition

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n. ghost; phantom.

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appease

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v. pacify or soothe; relieve.

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appellation

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n. name; title.

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append

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v. attach.

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application

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n. diligent attention.

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apposite

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adj. appropriate; fitting.

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appraise

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v. estimate value of.

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appreciate

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v. be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of.

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apprehend

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v. arrest (a criminal); dread; perceive.

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apprehensive

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adj. fearful; discerning.

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apprise

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v. inform.

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approbation

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n. approval.

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appropriate

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v. acquire; take possession of for one's own use.

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appurtenances

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n. subordinate possessions.

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apropos

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adj. to the point and timely. prep. with reference to; regarding.

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aptitude

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n. fitness; talent.

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aquiline

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adj. curved, hooked.

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arabesque

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n. style of decoration involving intertwined plants and abstract curves; ballet position with one leg supporting the weight of the body while the other leg is extended in back.

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arable

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adj. fit for growing crops.

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arbiter

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n. person with power to decide a matter in dispute; judge.

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arbitrary

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adj. unreasonable or capricious; tyrannical.

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arbitrate

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v. act as judge.

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arboretum

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n. place where different varieties of trees and shrubs are studied and exhibited.

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arcade

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n. a covered passageway, usually lined with shops.

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arcane

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adj. secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated.

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archaeology

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n. study of artefacts and relics of early mankind.

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archaic

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adj. antiquated.

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archetype

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n. prototype; primitive pattern.

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archipelago

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n. group of closely located islands.

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archives

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n. public records; place where public records are kept.

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ardour

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n. heat; passion; zeal.

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arduous

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adj. hard; strenuous.

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argot

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n. slang.

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aria

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n. operatic solo.

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arid

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adj. dry; barren.

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aristocracy

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n. hereditary nobility; privileged class.

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armada

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n. fleet of warships.

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aromatic

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adj. fragrant.

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arraign

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n. charge in court; indict.

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array

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v. marshal; draw up in order. v. clothe; adorn.

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arrears

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n. being in debt.

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arrest

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v. stop or check; seize or capture (the attention).

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arrhythmic

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adj. lacking rhythm or regularity.

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arrogance

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n. pride; haughtiness.

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arroyo

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n. gully.

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arsenal

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n. storage place for military equipment.

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artful

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adj. cunning; craft; sly.

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articulate

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adj. effective; distinct.

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artefact

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n. object made by human beings, either hand-made or mass-produced.

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artifice

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n. deception; trickery.

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artisan

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n. manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist.

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artless

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adj. without guile; open and honest.

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ascendancy

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n. controlling influence.

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ascetic

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adj. practising self-denial; austere.

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ascribe

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v. refer; attribute; assign.

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aseptic

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adj. preventing infection; having a cleansing effect.

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ashen

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adj. ash-coloured; deadly pale.

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asinine

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adj. stupid.

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askance

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adv. with a sideways or indirect look.

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askew

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adv. crookedly; slanted; at an angle.

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asperity

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n. sharpness (of temper).

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aspersion

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n. slanderous remark.

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aspirant

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n. seeker after position or status.

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aspire

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v. seek to attain; long for.

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assail

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v. assault.

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assay

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v. analyse; evaluate.

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assent

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v. agree; accept.

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assert

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v. state strongly or positively; insist on or demand recognition of (rights, claims, etc.).

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assessment

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n. estimation; appraisal.

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assiduous

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adj. diligent.

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assimilate

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v. absorb; cause to become homogeneous.

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assuage

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v. ease or lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger); soothe (anger).

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assumption

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n. something taken for granted; the taking over or taking possession of.

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assurance

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n. promise or pledge; certainty; self-confidence.

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asteroid

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n. small planet.

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astigmatism

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n. eye defect that prevents proper focus.

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astral

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adj. relating to the stars.

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astringent

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adj. binding; causing contraction; harsh or severe.

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astronomical

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adj. enormously large or extensive.

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astute

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adj. wise; shrewd; keen.

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asunder

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adv. into parts; apart.

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asylum

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n. place of refuge or shelter; protection.

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asymmetric

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adj. not identical on both sides of a dividing central line.

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atavism

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n. resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; reversion to an earlier type; throwback.

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atheist

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n. one who denies the existence of God.

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atone

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v. make amends for; pay for.

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atrocity

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n. brutal deed.

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atrophy

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n. wasting away.

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attentive

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adj. alert and watchful; considerate; thoughtful.

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attenuate

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v. make thinner; weaken or lessen (in density, force, degree).

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attest

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v. testify; bear witness.

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attribute

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n. essential quality. v. ascribe; explain.

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attrition

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n. gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in the work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment.

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atypical

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adj. not normal.

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audacious

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adj. daring; bold.

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audit

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n. examination of accounts.

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augment

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v. increase; add to.

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augury

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n. omen; prophecy.

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august

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adj. impressive; majestic.

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aureole

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n. sun's corona; halo.

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auroral

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adj. pertaining to the Aurora Borealis.

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auspicious

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adj. favouring success.

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austere

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adj. forbiddingly stern; severely simple and not ornamented.

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authenticate

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v. prove genuine.

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authoritarian

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adj. subordinating the individual to the state; completely dominating another's will.

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authoritative

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adj. having the weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial.

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autocratic

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adj. having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial.

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automaton

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n. mechanism that imitates actions of humans.

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autonomous

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adj. self-governing.

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autopsy

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n. examination of a dead body; post mortem.

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auxiliary

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adj. offering or providing help; additional or subsidiary.

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avalanche

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n. great mass of falling snow and ice.

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avarice

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n. greediness for wealth.

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avenge

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v. take vengeance for something (or on behalf of someone).

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aver

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v. assert confidently or declare; as used in law, state formally as a fact.

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averse

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adj. reluctant; disinclined.

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aversion

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n. firm dislike.

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avert

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v. prevent; turn away.

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aviary

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n. enclosure for birds.

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avid

Back 352

adj. greedy; eager for.

Front 353

avocation

Back 353

n. secondary or minor occupation.

Front 354

avow

Back 354

v. declare openly.

Front 355

avuncular

Back 355

adj. like an uncle.

Front 356

awe

Back 356

n. solemn wonder.

Front 357

awl

Back 357

n. pointed tool used for piercing.

Front 358

awry

Back 358

adv. distorted; crooked.

Front 359

axiom

Back 359

n. self-evident truth requiring no proof.

Front 360

azure

Back 360

adj. sky blue.

Front 361

babble

Back 361

v. chatter idly.

Front 362

Bacchanalian

Back 362

adj. drunken.

Front 363

badger

Back 363

v. pester; annoy.

Front 364

badinage

Back 364

n. teasing conversation.

Front 365

baffle

Back 365

v. frustrate; perplex.

Front 366

bait

Back 366

v. harass; tease.

Front 367

baleful

Back 367

adj. threatening; menacing; sinister; foreshadowing evil.

Front 368

baulk

Back 368

v. stop short, as if in faced with an obstacle, and refuse to continue. v. foil.

Front 369

ballast

Back 369

n. heavy substance used to add stability or weight.

Front 370

balm

Back 370

n. something that relieves pain.

Front 371

balmy

Back 371

adj. mild; fragrant.

Front 372

banal

Back 372

adj. hackneyed; commonplace; trite; lacking originality.

Front 373

bandy

Back 373

v. discuss lightly or glibly; exchange (words) heatedly.

Front 374

bane

Back 374

n. curse; cause of ruin.

Front 375

baneful

Back 375

adj. destructive; causing ruin or death.

Front 376

bantering

Back 376

adj. good-naturedly ridiculing.

Front 377

barb

Back 377

n. sharp projection from fishhook or other object; openly cutting remark.

Front 378

bard

Back 378

n. poet

Front 379

barefaced

Back 379

adj. shameless; bold; unconcealed.

Front 380

baroque

Back 380

adj. highly ornate.

Front 381

barrage

Back 381

n. barrier laid down by artillery fire; overwhelming profusion.

Front 382

barrister

Back 382

n. counsellor-at-law.

Front 383

barterer

Back 383

n. trader.

Front 384

bask

Back 384

v. luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth.

Front 385

bastion

Back 385

n. stronghold; something seen as a source of protection.

Front 386

bate

Back 386

v. let down; restrain.

Front 387

bauble

Back 387

n. trinket; trifle.

Front 388

bawdy

Back 388

adj. indecent; obscene.

Front 389

beatific

Back 389

adj. showing or producing joy; blissful.

Front 390

beatify

Back 390

v. bless or sanctify; proclaim someone dead to be one of the blessed.

Front 391

beatitude

Back 391

n. blessedness; state of bliss.

Front 392

bedizen

Back 392

v. dress with vulgar finery.

Front 393

bedraggle

Back 393

v. wet thoroughly.

Front 394

beeline

Back 394

n. direct, quick route.

Front 395

befuddle

Back 395

v. confuse thoroughly.

Front 396

beget

Back 396

v. father; produce; give rise to.

Front 397

begrudge

Back 397

v. resent.

Front 398

beguile

Back 398

v. mislead or delude; cheat; pass time.

Front 399

behemoth

Back 399

n. huge creature; something of monstrous size or power.

Front 400

beholden

Back 400

adj. obligated; indebted.

Front 401

behove

Back 401

v. be necessary or proper for; be incumbent upon.

Front 402

belabour

Back 402

v. explain or go over excessively or to a ridiculous degree; assail verbally.

Front 403

belated

Back 403

adj. delayed.

Front 404

beleaguer

Back 404

v. besiege or attack; harass.

Front 405

belie

Back 405

v. contradict; give a false impression.

Front 406

belittle

Back 406

v. disparage; deprecate.

Front 407

bellicose

Back 407

adj. warlike; pugnacious; naturally inclined to fight.

Front 408

belligerent

Back 408

adj. quarrelsome.

Front 409

bemoan

Back 409

v. lament; express disapproval of.

Front 410

bemused

Back 410

adj. confused; lost in thought; preoccupied.

Front 411

benediction

Back 411

n. blessing.

Front 412

benefactor

Back 412

n. gift giver; patron.

Front 413

beneficent

Back 413

adj. kindly; doing good.

Front 414

beneficial

Back 414

adj. helpful; useful.

Front 415

beneficiary

Back 415

n. person entitled to benefits or proceeds of any insurance policy or will.

Front 416

benevolent

Back 416

adj. generous; charitable.

Front 417

benign

Back 417

adj. kindly; favourable; not malignant.

Front 418

benison

Back 418

n. blessing.

Front 419

bent

Back 419

adj.; n. determined; natural talent or inclination.

Front 420

bequeath

Back 420

v. leave to someone by means of a will; hand down.

Front 421

berate

Back 421

v. scold strongly.

Front 422

bereavement

Back 422

n. state of being deprived of something valuable or belived.

Front 423

bereft

Back 423

adj. deprived of; lacking.

Front 424

berserk

Back 424

adj. frenzied.

Front 425

beseech

Back 425

v. beg; plead with.

Front 426

beset

Back 426

v. harass or trouble; hem in.

Front 427

besiege

Back 427

v. surround with armed forces; harass (with requests).

Front 428

besmirch

Back 428

v. soil, defile.

Front 429

bestial

Back 429

adj. beast like; brutal; inhuman.

Front 430

confer

Back 430

v. to grant as a possession; to bestow.

Front 431

betoken

Back 431

v. signify; indicate.

Front 432

betray

Back 432

v. be unfaithful; reveal (unconsciously or unwillingly).

Front 433

betroth

Back 433

v. become engaged to marry.

Front 434

bevy

Back 434

n. large group.

Front 435

bicameral

Back 435

adj. two-chambered, as a legislative body.

Front 436

bicker

Back 436

v. quarrel.

Front 437

biennial

Back 437

adj. every two years.

Front 438

bifurcated

Back 438

adj. divided into two branches; forked.

Front 439

bigotry

Back 439

n. stubborn intolerance.

Front 440

bilious

Back 440

adj. suffering from a liver complaint; peevishly ill humoured.

Front 441

bilk

Back 441

v. swindle; cheat.

Front 442

billowing

Back 442

adj. swelling out in waves; surging.

Front 443

bivouac

Back 443

n. temporary encampment.

Front 444

bizarre

Back 444

adj. fantastic; violently contrasting.

Front 445

blanch

Back 445

v. bleach; whiten.

Front 446

bland

Back 446

adj. soothing or mild; agreeable.

Front 447

blandish

Back 447

v. cajole; coax with flattery.

Front 448

blandishment

Back 448

n. flattery.

Front 449

blare

Back 449

n. loud, harsh roar or screech; dazzling blaze of light.

Front 450

blasé

Back 450

adj. bored with pleasure or dissipation.

Front 451

blasphemy

Back 451

n. irreverence; sacrilege; cursing.

Front 452

blatant

Back 452

adj. extremely obvious; loudly offensive.

Front 453

bleak

Back 453

adj. cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favourable.

Front 454

blighted

Back 454

adj. suffering from a disease; destroyed.

Front 455

blithe

Back 455

adj. carefree and unconcerned (perhaps foolishly so); cheerful and gay.

Front 456

bloated

Back 456

adj. swollen or puffed as with water or air.

Front 457

blowhard

Back 457

n. talkative boaster.

Front 458

bludgeon

Back 458

n. club; heavy-handed weapon.

Front 459

bluff

Back 459

adj. rough but good-natured. n. pretence (of strength); deception; high cliff.

Front 460

blunder

Back 460

n. error.

Front 461

blurt

Back 461

v. utter impulsively.

Front 462

bluster

Back 462

v. blow in heavy gusts; threaten emptily; bully.

Front 463

bode

Back 463

v. foreshadow; portend.

Front 464

bogus

Back 464

adj. counterfeit; not authentic.

Front 465

bohemian

Back 465

adj. unconventional (in an artistic way).

Front 466

boisterous

Back 466

adj. violent; rough; noisy.

Front 467

bolster

Back 467

v. support; reinforce.

Front 468

bolt

Back 468

n. door bar; fastening pin or screw; length of fabric. v. dash or dart off; fasten (a door); gobble down.

Front 469

bombardment

Back 469

n. attack (as with missiles).

Front 470

bombastic

Back 470

adj. pompous; using inflated language.

Front 471

boon

Back 471

n. blessing; benefit.

Front 472

boorish

Back 472

adj. rude; insensitive.

Front 473

bouillon

Back 473

n. clear beef soup.

Front 474

bountiful

Back 474

adj. abundant; graciously generous.

Front 475

bourgeois

Back 475

adj. middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional.

Front 476

bovine

Back 476

adj. cow like; placid and dull.

Front 477

bowdlerize

Back 477

v. expurgate.

Front 478

boycott

Back 478

v. refrain from buying or using.

Front 479

brackish

Back 479

adj. somewhat saline.

Front 480

braggadocio

Back 480

n. boasting.

Front 481

braggart

Back 481

n. boaster.

Front 482

brandish

Back 482

v. wave around; flourish.

Front 483

bravado

Back 483

n. swagger; assumed air of defiance.

Front 484

brawn

Back 484

n. muscular strength; sturdiness.

Front 485

brazen

Back 485

adj. insolent.

Front 486

breach

Back 486

n. breaking of contract or duty; fissure of gap.

Front 487

breadth

Back 487

n. width; extent.

Front 488

brevity

Back 488

n. conciseness.

Front 489

brindled

Back 489

adj. tawny or greyish with streaks or spots.

Front 490

bristling

Back 490

adj. rising like bristles; showing irritation.

Front 491

brittle

Back 491

adj. easily broken; emotionally fragile, easily offended; difficult.

Front 492

broach

Back 492

v. introduce; open up.

Front 493

brocade

Back 493

n. rich, figured fabric.

Front 494

brochure

Back 494

n. pamphlet.

Front 495

brooch

Back 495

n. ornamental clasp.

Front 496

brook

Back 496

v. tolerate; endure.

Front 497

browbeat

Back 497

v. bully; intimidate.

Front 498

browse

Back 498

v. graze; skim or glance at casually.

Front 499

brunt

Back 499

n. main impact or shock.

Front 500

brusque

Back 500

adj. blunt; abrupt.

Front 501

buccaneer

Back 501

n. pirate.

Front 502

bucolic

Back 502

adj. rustic; pastoral.

Front 503

buffet

Back 503

n. table with food set out for people to serve themselves; meal at which people help themselves to food that's been set out. v. slap; batter; knock about.

Front 504

buffoonery

Back 504

n. clowning.

Front 505

bugaboo

Back 505

n. bugbear; object of baseless terror.

Front 506

bullion

Back 506

n. gold and silver in the form of bars.

Front 507

bulwark

Back 507

n. earthwork or other strong defence; person who defends.

Front 508

bungle

Back 508

v. mismanage; blunder.

Front 509

buoyant

Back 509

adj. able to float; cheerful and optimistic.

Front 510

bureaucracy

Back 510

n. over regulated administrative system marked by red tape.

Front 511

burgeon

Back 511

v. grow forth; send out buds.

Front 512

burlesque

Back 512

v. give an imitation that ridicules.

Front 513

burnish

Back 513

v. make shiny by rubbing; polish.

Front 514

buttress

Back 514

v. support; prop up.

Front 515

buxom

Back 515

adj. full-bosomed; plump; jolly.

Front 516

cabal

Back 516

n. small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests.

Front 517

cache

Back 517

n. hiding place.

Front 518

cacophonous

Back 518

adj. discordant; inharmonious.

Front 519

cadaver

Back 519

n. corpse.

Front 520

cadaverous

Back 520

adj. like a corpse; pale.

Front 521

cadence

Back 521

n. rhythmic rise and fall (of words or sounds); beat.

Front 522

cadge

Back 522

v. beg; mooch; pan handle.

Front 523

cajole

Back 523

v. coax; wheedle.

Front 524

calamity

Back 524

n. disaster; misery.

Front 525

calculated

Back 525

adj. deliberately planned; likely.

Front 526

cauldron

Back 526

n. large kettle.

Front 527

calibre

Back 527

n. ability; quality.

Front 528

calligraphy

Back 528

n. beautiful writing; excellent penmanship.

Front 529

callous

Back 529

adj. hardened; unfeeling.

Front 530

callow

Back 530

adj. youthful; immature; inexperienced.

Front 531

calorific

Back 531

adj. heat-producing.

Front 532

calumny

Back 532

n. malicious misrepresentation; slander.

Front 533

camaraderie

Back 533

n. good-fellowship.

Front 534

cameo

Back 534

n. shell or jewel carved in relief; stars special appearance in a minor role in a film.

Front 535

camouflage

Back 535

v. disguise; conceal.

Front 536

canard

Back 536

n. false or unfounded story; fabricated report.

Front 537

candour

Back 537

n. frankness; open honestly.

Front 538

canine

Back 538

adj. related to dogs; dog like.

Front 539

canker

Back 539

n. any ulcerous sore; any evil.

Front 540

canny

Back 540

adj. shrewd; thrifty.

Front 541

canon

Back 541

n. collection of authoritative lists of books (e.g., by an author, or accepted as scripture); rule or principle, frequently religious.

Front 542

cant

Back 542

n. insincere expressions of piety; jargon of thieves.

Front 543

cantankerous

Back 543

adj. ill-humoured; irritable.

Front 544

cantata

Back 544

n. story set to music, to be sung by a chorus.

Front 545

canter

Back 545

n. slow gallop.

Front 546

canto

Back 546

n. division of a long poem.

Front 547

canvass

Back 547

v. determine or seek opinions, votes, etc.

Front 548

capacious

Back 548

adj. spacious

Front 549

capacity

Back 549

n. mental or physical ability; role; ability to accommodate.

Front 550

capillary

Back 550

adj. having a very fine bore.

Front 551

capitulate

Back 551

v. surrender.

Front 552

caprice

Back 552

n. whim

Front 553

capricious

Back 553

adj. unpredictable; fickle.

Front 554

caption

Back 554

n. title; chapter heading; text under illustration.

Front 555

captious

Back 555

adj. faultfinding.

Front 556

carafe

Back 556

n. glass water bottle; decanter.

Front 557

carapace

Back 557

n. shell covering the back (of a turtle, crab, etc.).

Front 558

carat

Back 558

n. unit of weight for precious stones; measure of fineness of gold.

Front 559

carcinogenic

Back 559

adj. causing cancer.

Front 560

cardinal

Back 560

adj. chief.

Front 561

cardiologist

Back 561

n. doctor specializing in ailments of the heart

Front 562

careen

Back 562

v. lurch; sway from side to side.

Front 563

caricature

Back 563

n. distortion; burlesque.

Front 564

carillon

Back 564

n. a set of bells capable of being played.

Front 565

carnage

Back 565

n. destruction of life.

Front 566

carnal

Back 566

adj. fleshy.

Front 567

carnivorous

Back 567

adj. meat-eating.

Front 568

carousal

Back 568

n. drunken revel.

Front 569

carping

Back 569

n. petty criticism; fault finding.

Front 570

carrion

Back 570

n. rotting flesh of a dead body.

Front 571

cartographer

Back 571

n. map-maker.

Front 572

cascade

Back 572

n. small waterfall.

Front 573

caste

Back 573

n. one of the hereditary classes in Hindu society, social stratification; prestige.

Front 574

castigation

Back 574

n. punishment; severe criticism.

Front 575

casualty

Back 575

n. serious or fatal accident.

Front 576

cataclysm

Back 576

n. deluge; upheaval; a sudden violent event.

Front 577

catalyst

Back 577

n. agent that influences the pace of a chemical reaction while it remains unaffected and unchanged; person or thing that causes action.

Front 578

catapult

Back 578

n. slingshot; hurling machine.

Front 579

cataract

Back 579

n. great waterfall; eye abnormality.

Front 580

catastrophe

Back 580

n. calamity; disaster.

Front 581

catcall

Back 581

n. shout of disapproval; boo.

Front 582

catechism

Back 582

n. book for religious instruction; instruction by question and answer.

Front 583

categorical

Back 583

adj. without exceptions; unqualified; absolute.

Front 584

catharsis

Back 584

n. purging or cleansing of any passage of the body.

Front 585

cathartic

Back 585

n. purgative.

Front 586

catholic

Back 586

adj. universal; wide-ranging liberal.

Front 587

caucus

Back 587

n. private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy.

Front 588

caulk

Back 588

v. to make watertight (by plugging seams).

Front 589

causal

Back 589

adj. implying a cause-and-effect relationship.

Front 590

caustic

Back 590

adj. burning; sarcastically biting.

Front 591

cauterize

Back 591

v. burn with hot iron or caustic.

Front 592

cavalcade

Back 592

n. procession; parade.

Front 593

cavalier

Back 593

adj. casual and offhand; arrogant.

Front 594

cavil

Back 594

v. make frivolous objections.

Front 595

cede

Back 595

v. yield (title, territory) to; surrender formally.

Front 596

celerity

Back 596

n. speed; rapidity.

Front 597

celestial

Back 597

adj. heavenly.

Front 598

celibate

Back 598

adj. abstaining from sexual intercourse; unmarried.

Front 599

censor

Back 599

n. overseer of morals; person who eliminates inappropriate matter.

Front 600

censorious

Back 600

adj. critical.

Front 601

censure

Back 601

v. blame; criticize.

Front 602

centaur

Back 602

n. mythical figure, half man and half horse.

Front 603

centigrade

Back 603

adj. denoting a widely used temperature scale (basically same as Celsius).

Front 604

centrifugal

Back 604

adj. radiating; departing from the center.

Front 605

centrifuge

Back 605

n. machine that separates substances by whirling them.

Front 606

centripetal

Back 606

adj. tending toward the center.

Front 607

centurion

Back 607

n. Roman army officer.

Front 608

cerebral

Back 608

adj. pertaining to the brain or intellect.

Front 609

cerebration

Back 609

n. thought.

Front 610

ceremonious

Back 610

adj. marked by formality.

Front 611

certitude

Back 611

n. certainty.

Front 612

cessation

Back 612

n. stoppage.

Front 613

cession

Back 613

n. yielding (something) to another; ceding.

Front 614

chafe

Back 614

v. warm by rubbing; making sore (by rubbing).

Front 615

chaff

Back 615

n. worthless products of an endeavor.

Front 616

chaffing

Back 616

adj. bantering; joking.

Front 617

chagrin

Back 617

n. vexation (caused by humiliation or injured pride); disappointment.

Front 618

chalice

Back 618

n. goblet; consecrated cup.

Front 619

chameleon

Back 619

n. lizard that changes color in different situations.

Front 620

champion

Back 620

v. support militantly.

Front 621

chaotic

Back 621

adj. in utter disorder.

Front 622

charisma

Back 622

n. divine gift; great popular charm or appeal.

Front 623

charlatan

Back 623

n. quack; pretender to knowledge.

Front 624

chary

Back 624

adj. cautious; sparing or restrained about giving; shy.

Front 625

chase

Back 625

v. ornament a metal surface by indenting.

Front 626

chasm

Back 626

n. abyss.

Front 627

chassis

Back 627

n. framework and working parts of an automobile.

Front 628

chaste

Back 628

adj. pure; virginal; modest.

Front 629

chasten

Back 629

v. correct by punishment or scolding; restrain.

Front 630

chastened

Back 630

adj. humbled; subdued; rebuked.

Front 631

chastise

Back 631

v. punish or scold; reprimand.

Front 632

chauvinist

Back 632

n. blindly devoted patriot; zealous adherent of a group or cause.

Front 633

check

Back 633

v. stop motion; curb or restrain.

Front 634

checkered

Back 634

adj. marked by changes in fortune.

Front 635

cherubic

Back 635

adj. angelic; innocent-looking.

Front 636

chicanery

Back 636

n. trickery; deception.

Front 637

chide

Back 637

v. scold.

Front 638

chimerical

Back 638

adj. fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; imaginative.

Front 639

chisel

Back 639

n. wedge like tool for cutting. v. swindle or cheat; cut with a chisel.

Front 640

chivalrous

Back 640

adj. courteous; faithful; brave.

Front 641

choleric

Back 641

adj. hot-tempered.

Front 642

choreography

Back 642

n. art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances.

Front 643

chortle

Back 643

v. chuckle with delight.

Front 644

chronic

Back 644

adj. long established, as a disease.

Front 645

chronicle

Back 645

v. report; record (in chronological order).

Front 646

churlish

Back 646

adj. boorish; rude.

Front 647

ciliated

Back 647

adj. having minute hairs.

Front 648

cipher

Back 648

n. nonentity; worthless person or thing; secret code.

Front 649

circlet

Back 649

n. small ring; band.

Front 650

circuitous

Back 650

adj. roundabout.

Front 651

circumlocution

Back 651

n. unnecessarily wordy and indirect speech; evasive language.

Front 652

circumscribe

Back 652

v. limit narrowly; confine or restrict; define.

Front 653

circumspect

Back 653

adj. prudent; cautious.

Front 654

circumvent

Back 654

v. outwit; baffle.

Front 655

cistern

Back 655

n. reservoir or water tank.

Front 656

citadel

Back 656

n. fortress.

Front 657

cite

Back 657

v. quote; commend.

Front 658

civil

Back 658

adj. having to do with citizens or the state; courteous and polite.

Front 659

clairvoyant

Back 659

adj., n. having foresight; fortuneteller.

Front 660

clamber

Back 660

v. climb by crawling.

Front 661

clamor

Back 661

n. noise.

Front 662

clandestine

Back 662

adj. secret.

Front 663

clangor

Back 663

n. loud, resounding noise.

Front 664

clapper

Back 664

n. striker (tongue) of a bell.

Front 665

clarion

Back 665

adj. shrill, trumpet like sound.

Front 666

claustrophobia

Back 666

n. fear of being locked in.

Front 667

clavicle

Back 667

n. collarbone.

Front 668

cleave

Back 668

n. split or severe; cling to; remain faithful to.

Front 669

cleft

Back 669

n. split.

Front 670

clemency

Back 670

n. disposition to be lenient; mildness, as of the weather.

Front 671

cliche

Back 671

n. phrase dulled in meaning by repetition.

Front 672

clientele

Back 672

n. body of customers.

Front 673

climatic

Back 673

adj. relating to the highest point.

Front 674

clime

Back 674

n. region; climate.

Front 675

clique

Back 675

n. small, exclusive group.

Front 676

cloister

Back 676

n. monastery or convent.

Front 677

clout

Back 677

n. great influence (especially political or social).

Front 678

cloying

Back 678

adj. distasteful (because excessive); excessively sweet or sentimental.

Front 679

coagulate

Back 679

v. thicken; congeal; clot.

Front 680

coalesce

Back 680

v. combine; fuse.

Front 681

coalition

Back 681

n. partnership; league; union.

Front 682

coda

Back 682

n. concluding section of a musical or literary composition; something that rounds out, summarizes, or concludes.

Front 683

coddle

Back 683

v. treat gently; pamper.

Front 684

codicil

Back 684

n. supplement to the body of a will.

Front 685

codify

Back 685

v. arrange (laws, rules) as a code; classify.

Front 686

coercion

Back 686

n. use of force to get someone to obey.

Front 687

coeval

Back 687

adj. living at the same time as; contemporary.

Front 688

cog

Back 688

n. tooth projecting from a wheel.

Front 689

cogent

Back 689

adj. convincing.

Front 690

cogitate

Back 690

v. think over.

Front 691

cognate

Back 691

adj. related linguistically; allied by blood; similar or akin in nature.

Front 692

cognitive

Back 692

adj. having to do with knowing or perceiving related to the mental processes.

Front 693

cognizance

Back 693

n. knowledge

Front 694

cohabit

Back 694

v. live together.

Front 695

cohere

Back 695

v. stick together.

Front 696

cohesion

Back 696

n. tendency to keep together.

Front 697

cohorts

Back 697

n. armed band.

Front 698

coiffure

Back 698

n. hairstyle.

Front 699

coin

Back 699

v. make coins; invent or fabricate.

Front 700

coincidence

Back 700

n. the chance occurrence, at the same time, of two or more seemingly connected events.

Front 701

colander

Back 701

n. utensil with perforated bottom used for straining.

Front 702

collaborate

Back 702

v. work together.

Front 703

collage

Back 703

n. work of art put together from fragments.

Front 704

collate

Back 704

v. examine in order to verify authenticity; arrange in order.

Front 705

collateral

Back 705

n. security given for loan.

Front 706

collation

Back 706

n. a light meal.

Front 707

colloquial

Back 707

adj. pertaining to conversational or common speech; informal.

Front 708

colloquy

Back 708

n. informal discussion.

Front 709

collusion

Back 709

n. conspiring in a fraudulent scheme.

Front 710

colossal

Back 710

adj. huge.

Front 711

colossus

Back 711

n. gigantic statue.

Front 712

comatose

Back 712

adj. in a coma; extremely sleepy.

Front 713

combustible

Back 713

adj. easily burned.

Front 714

comely

Back 714

adj. attractive; agreeable.

Front 715

comestible

Back 715

n. something fit to be eaten.

Front 716

comeuppance

Back 716

n. rebuke; deserts.

Front 717

comity

Back 717

n. courtesy; civility.

Front 718

commandeer

Back 718

v. to draft for military purposes; to take for public use.

Front 719

commemorative

Back 719

adj. remembering; honoring.

Front 720

commensurate

Back 720

adj. corresponding in extent, degree, amount, etc.; proportionate.

Front 721

commiserate

Back 721

v. feel or express pity or sympathy for.

Front 722

commodious

Back 722

adj. spacious and comfortable.

Front 723

communal

Back 723

adj. held in common; a group of people.

Front 724

compact

Back 724

n. agreement; contract. adj. tightly packed; firm; brief.

Front 725

compatible

Back 725

adj. harmonious; in harmony with.

Front 726

compelling

Back 726

adj. overpowering; irresistible in effect.

Front 727

compendium

Back 727

v. brief, comprehensive summary.

Front 728

compensatory

Back 728

adj. making up for; repaying.

Front 729

compilation

Back 729

n. listing of statistical information in tabular or book form.

Front 730

compile

Back 730

v. assemble; gather; accumulate.

Front 731

complacency

Back 731

n. self-satisfaction; smugness.

Front 732

complaisant

Back 732

adj. trying to please; overly polite obliging.

Front 733

complement

Back 733

v. complete; consummate; make perfect.

Front 734

complementary

Back 734

adj. serving to complete something.

Front 735

compliance

Back 735

n. readiness to yield; conformity in fulfilling requirements.

Front 736

compliant

Back 736

adj. yielding; conforming to requirements.

Front 737

complicity

Back 737

n. involvement in a crime; participation.

Front 738

component

Back 738

n. element; ingredient.

Front 739

comport

Back 739

v. bear one's self; behave.

Front 740

composure

Back 740

n. mental calmness.

Front 741

compound

Back 741

v. combine constitute; pay interest; increase.

Front 742

comprehensive

Back 742

adj. through; inclusive.

Front 743

compress

Back 743

v. squeeze or press together; make more compact.

Front 744

comprise

Back 744

v. include; consist of.

Front 745

compromise

Back 745

v. adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of.

Front 746

compunction

Back 746

n. remorse.

Front 747

compute

Back 747

v. reckon; calculate.

Front 748

concatenate

Back 748

v. link as in a chain.

Front 749

concave

Back 749

adj. hollow.

Front 750

concede

Back 750

v. admit; yield.

Front 751

conceit

Back 751

n. vanity or self-love; whimsical idea; extravagant metaphor.

Front 752

concentric

Back 752

adj. having a common center.

Front 753

conception

Back 753

n. beginning; forming of an idea.

Front 754

concerted

Back 754

adj. mutually agreed on; done together.

Front 755

concession

Back 755

n. an act of yielding.

Front 756

conciliatory

Back 756

adj. reconciling; soothing.

Front 757

concise

Back 757

adj. brief and compact.

Front 758

conclave

Back 758

n. private meeting.

Front 759

conclusive

Back 759

adj. decisive; ending all debate.

Front 760

concoct

Back 760

v. prepare by combining; make up in concert.

Front 761

concomitant

Back 761

n. that which accompanies.

Front 762

concord

Back 762

n. harmony.

Front 763

concur

Back 763

v. agree.

Front 764

concurrent

Back 764

adj. happening at the same time.

Front 765

condescend

Back 765

v. bestow courtesies with a superior air.

Front 766

condign

Back 766

adj. appropriate; deserved (almost always in the essence of deservedly severe, as in condign punishment).

Front 767

condiment

Back 767

n. food seasoning; spice.

Front 768

condole

Back 768

v. express sympathetic sorrow.

Front 769

condone

Back 769

v. overlook; forgive; give tacit approval; excuse.

Front 770

conductive

Back 770

adj. helpful; contributive.

Front 771

conduit

Back 771

n. aqueduct; passageway for fluids.

Front 772

confidant

Back 772

n. trusted friend.

Front 773

confine

Back 773

v. shut in; restrict.

Front 774

confiscate

Back 774

v. seize; commandeer.

Front 775

conflagration

Back 775

n. great fire.

Front 776

conflate

Back 776

v. meld or fuse; confuse; combine into one.

Front 777

confluence

Back 777

n. flowing together; crowd.

Front 778

conformity

Back 778

n. harmony; agreement.

Front 779

confound

Back 779

v. confuse; puzzle.

Front 780

congeal

Back 780

v. freeze coagulate.

Front 781

congenial

Back 781

adj. pleasant; friendly.

Front 782

congenital

Back 782

adj. existing at birth.

Front 783

conglomeration

Back 783

n. mass of material sticking together.

Front 784

congruence

Back 784

n. correspondence of parts; harmonious relationship.

Front 785

congruent

Back 785

adj. in agreement; corresponding.

Front 786

conifer

Back 786

n. pine tree; cone-bearing tree.

Front 787

conjecture

Back 787

v. infer on the basis of insufficient data; surmise; guess.

Front 788

conjugal

Back 788

adj. pertaining to marriage.

Front 789

conjure

Back 789

v. summon a devil; practice magic; imagine or invent.

Front 790

connivance

Back 790

n. pretense of ignorance of something wrong; to plot or scheme; permission to be a wench.

Front 791

connoisseur

Back 791

n. person competent to act as a judge of art, etc.; a lover of an art.

Front 792

connotation

Back 792

n. suggested or implied meaning of an expression.

Front 793

connubial

Back 793

adj. pertaining to marriage or the matrimonial state.

Front 794

consanguinity

Back 794

n. kinship.

Front 795

conscientious

Back 795

adj. scrupulous; careful.

Front 796

conscript

Back 796

n. draftee; person forced into military service.

Front 797

consecrate

Back 797

v. dedicate; sanctify.

Front 798

consensus

Back 798

n. general agreement; opinion reached by a group as a whole.

Front 799

consequential

Back 799

adj. pompous; self-important.

Front 800

conservatory

Back 800

n. school of the fine arts (especially music or drama).

Front 801

consign

Back 801

n. deliver officially; entrust; set apart.

Front 802

consistency

Back 802

n. absence of contradictions; dependability; uniformity; degree of thickness.

Front 803

console

Back 803

v. lessen sadness or disappointment; give comfort.

Front 804

consolidation

Back 804

n. unification; process of becoming firmer or stronger.

Front 805

consonance

Back 805

n. harmony; agreement.

Front 806

consort

Back 806

v. associate with. n. husband or wife.

Front 807

conspiracy

Back 807

n. treacherous plot.

Front 808

constituent

Back 808

n. supporter.

Front 809

constraint

Back 809

n. compulsion; repression of feelings.

Front 810

construe

Back 810

v. explain; interpret.

Front 811

consummate

Back 811

adj. wholly without flaw; supremely skilled; complete and utter.

Front 812

contagion

Back 812

n. infection.

Front 813

contaminate

Back 813

v. pollute.

Front 814

contempt

Back 814

n. scorn; disdain.

Front 815

contend

Back 815

v. struggle; compete; assert earnestly.

Front 816

contention

Back 816

n. claim; thesis.

Front 817

contentious

Back 817

adj. quarrelsome.

Front 818

contest

Back 818

v. dispute.

Front 819

context

Back 819

v. writings preceding and following the passage quoted.

Front 820

contiguous

Back 820

adj. adjacent to; touching upon

Front 821

continence

Back 821

n. self-restraint; sexual chastity

Front 822

contingent

Back 822

adj. dependent on; conditional. n. group that makes up part of a gathering.

Front 823

contortions

Back 823

n. twistings; distortions.

Front 824

contraband

Back 824

n. illegal trade; smuggling; smuggled goods.

Front 825

contravene

Back 825

n. contradict; oppose; infringe on or transgress.

Front 826

contrite

Back 826

adj. penitent.

Front 827

contrived

Back 827

adj. forced; artificial; not spontaneous.

Front 828

controvert

Back 828

v. oppose with arguments; attempt to refute; contradict.

Front 829

contumacious

Back 829

adj. disobedient; resisting authority.

Front 830

contusion

Back 830

n. bruise.

Front 831

conundrum

Back 831

n. riddle; difficult problem.

Front 832

convene

Back 832

v. assemble.

Front 833

convention

Back 833

n. social or moral custom; established practice.

Front 834

conventional

Back 834

adj. ordinary; typical.

Front 835

converge

Back 835

v. approach; tend to meet; come together.

Front 836

conversant

Back 836

adj. familiar with.

Front 837

converse

Back 837

n. opposite.

Front 838

convert

Back 838

n. one who has adopted a different religion or opinion.

Front 839

convex

Back 839

adj. curving outward.

Front 840

conveyance

Back 840

n. vehicle; transfer.

Front 841

conviction

Back 841

n. judgement that someone is guilt of a crime; strongly held in belief.

Front 842

convivial

Back 842

adj. festive; gay; characterized by joviality.

Front 843

convoke

Back 843

v. call together.

Front 844

convoluted

Back 844

adj. coiled around; involved intricate.

Front 845

copious

Back 845

adj. plentiful.

Front 846

coquette

Back 846

n. flirt.

Front 847

cordial

Back 847

adj. gracious; heartfelt.

Front 848

cordon

Back 848

n. extended line of men or fortifications to prevent access or egress.

Front 849

cornice

Back 849

n. projecting molding on building (usually above columns).

Front 850

cornucopia

Back 850

n. horn overflowing with fruit and grain; symbol of abundance.

Front 851

corollary

Back 851

n. consequence; accompaniment.

Front 852

corporeal

Back 852

adj. bodily; material.

Front 853

corpulent

Back 853

adj. very fat.

Front 854

correlation

Back 854

n. mutual relationship.

Front 855

corroborate

Back 855

v. confirm; support.

Front 856

corrode

Back 856

v. destroy by chemical action.

Front 857

corrosive

Back 857

adj. eating away by chemicals or disease.

Front 858

corrugated

Back 858

adj. wrinkled; ridged.

Front 859

cosmic

Back 859

adj. pertaining to the universe; vast.

Front 860

coterie

Back 860

n. group that meets socially; select circle.

Front 861

countenance

Back 861

v. approve; tolerate. n. face.

Front 862

countermand

Back 862

v. cancel; revoke.

Front 863

counterpart

Back 863

n. a thing that completes another; things very much alike.

Front 864

coup

Back 864

n. highly successful action or sudden attack.

Front 865

couple

Back 865

v. join; unite.

Front 866

courier

Back 866

n. messenger.

Front 867

covenant

Back 867

n. agreement.

Front 868

covert

Back 868

adj. secret; hidden; implied.

Front 869

covetous

Back 869

adj. avaricious; eagerly desirous of.

Front 870

cow

Back 870

v. terrorize; intimidate.

Front 871

cower

Back 871

v. shrink quivering, as from fear.

Front 872

coy

Back 872

adj. shy; modest; coquettish.

Front 873

cozen

Back 873

v. cheat; hoodwink; swindle.

Front 874

crabbed

Back 874

adj. sour; peevish.

Front 875

crass

Back 875

adj. very unrefined; grossly insensible.

Front 876

craven

Back 876

adj. cowardly.

Front 877

credence

Back 877

n. belief.

Front 878

credo

Back 878

n. creed.

Front 879

credulity

Back 879

n. belief on slight evidence; gullibility; naivete.

Front 880

creed

Back 880

n. system of religious or ethical belief.

Front 881

crescendo

Back 881

n. increase in the volume or intensity, as in a musical passage; climax.

Front 882

crestfallen

Back 882

adj. dejected; dispirited.

Front 883

crevice

Back 883

n. crack; fissure.

Front 884

cringe

Back 884

v. shrink back, as if in fear.

Front 885

criteria

Back 885

n. pl. standards used in judging.

Front 886

crone

Back 886

n. hag.

Front 887

crotchety

Back 887

adj. eccentric; whimsical.

Front 888

crux

Back 888

n. essential or main point.

Front 889

crypt

Back 889

n. secret recess or vault usually used for burial.

Front 890

cryptic

Back 890

adj. mysterious; hidden; secret.

Front 891

cubicle

Back 891

n. small chamber used for sleeping.

Front 892

cuisine

Back 892

n. style of cooking.

Front 893

culinary

Back 893

adj. relating to cooking.

Front 894

cult

Back 894

v. pick out; reject.

Front 895

culmination

Back 895

n. attainment of highest point.

Front 896

culpable

Back 896

adj. deserving blame.

Front 897

culvert

Back 897

n. artificial channel for water.

Front 898

cumbersome

Back 898

adj. heavy; hard to manage.

Front 899

cumulative

Back 899

adj. growing by addition.

Front 900

cupidity

Back 900

n. greed.

Front 901

curator

Back 901

n. superintendent; manager.

Front 902

curmudgeon

Back 902

n. churlish, miserly individual.

Front 903

cursive

Back 903

adj. flowing, running.

Front 904

cursory

Back 904

adj. casual; hastily done.

Front 905

curtail

Back 905

v. shorten; reduce.

Front 906

cynical

Back 906

adj. skeptical or distrustful of human motives.

Front 907

cynosure

Back 907

n. object of general attention.

Front 908

dabble

Back 908

v. work at in a non-serious fashion; splash around.

Front 909

dais

Back 909

n. raised platform for guests of honor.

Front 910

dally

Back 910

v. trifle with; procrastinate.

Front 911

damp

Back 911

v. lessen in intensity; diminish; mute.

Front 912

dank

Back 912

adj. damp.

Front 913

dapper

Back 913

adj. neat and trim.

Front 914

dappled

Back 914

adj. spotted.

Front 915

daub

Back 915

v. smear (as with paint).

Front 916

daunt

Back 916

v. intimidate; frighten.

Front 917

dauntless

Back 917

adj. bold.

Front 918

dawdle

Back 918

v. loiter; waste time.

Front 919

deadlock

Back 919

n. standstill; stalemate.

Front 920

deadpan

Back 920

adj. wooden; impassive.

Front 921

dearth

Back 921

n. scarcity.

Front 922

debacle

Back 922

n. sudden downfall; complete disaster.

Front 923

debase

Back 923

v. reduce the quality or value; lower in esteem; degrade.

Front 924

debauch

Back 924

v. corrupt; seduce from virtue.

Front 925

debilitate

Back 925

v. weaken; enfeeble.

Front 926

debonair

Back 926

adj. urbane and suave; amiable; cheerful and carefree.

Front 927

debris

Back 927

n. rubble.

Front 928

debunk

Back 928

v. expose as false, exaggerated, worthless, etc.; ridicule.

Front 929

debutante

Back 929

n. young woman making formal entrance into society.

Front 930

decadence

Back 930

n. decay.

Front 931

decant

Back 931

v. pour off gently.

Front 932

decapitate

Back 932

v. behead.

Front 933

decelerate

Back 933

v. slow down.

Front 934

deciduous

Back 934

adj. falling off, as of leaves.

Front 935

decimate

Back 935

v. kill, usually one out of ten.

Front 936

decipher

Back 936

v. decode.

Front 937

declivity

Back 937

n. downward slope.

Front 938

decollete

Back 938

adj. having a low-cut neckline.

Front 939

decomposition

Back 939

n. decay.

Front 940

decorum

Back 940

n. propriety; orderliness and good taste in manners.

Front 941

decoy

Back 941

n. lure or bait.

Front 942

decrepitude

Back 942

n. state of collapse caused by illness or old age.

Front 943

decry

Back 943

v. express strong disapproval of; disparage.

Front 944

deducible

Back 944

adj. derived by reasoning.

Front 945

deface

Back 945

v. mar; disfigure.

Front 946

defame

Back 946

v. harm someone's reputation; malign; slander.

Front 947

default

Back 947

n. failure to act.

Front 948

defeatist

Back 948

adj. resigned to defeat; accepting defeat as a natural outcome.

Front 949

defection

Back 949

n. desertion.

Front 950

defer

Back 950

v. delay till later; exempt temporarily; give in respectfully; submit.

Front 951

deference

Back 951

n. courteous regard for another's wish.

Front 952

defiance

Back 952

n. refusal to yield; resistance.

Front 953

defile

Back 953

v. pollute; profane.

Front 954

definitive

Back 954

adj. most reliable or complete.

Front 955

deflect

Back 955

v. turn aside.

Front 956

defoliate

Back 956

v. destroy leaves.

Front 957

defray

Back 957

v. provide for the payment of.

Front 958

defrock

Back 958

v. to strip a priest or minister of church authority.

Front 959

deft

Back 959

adj. neat; skillful.

Front 960

defunct

Back 960

adj. dead; no longer in use or existence.

Front 961

degenerate

Back 961

v. become worse; deteriorate.

Front 962

degradation

Back 962

n. humiliation; debasement; degeneration.

Front 963

dehydrate

Back 963

v. remove water from; dry out.

Front 964

deify

Back 964

v. turn into a god; idolize.

Front 965

deign

Back 965

v. condescend; stoop.

Front 966

delete

Back 966

v. erase; strike out.

Front 967

deleterious

Back 967

adj. harmful.

Front 968

deliberate

Back 968

v. consider; ponder.

Front 969

delineate

Back 969

v. portray; depict; sketch.

Front 970

delirium

Back 970

n. mental disorder marked by confusion.

Front 971

delta

Back 971

n. flat plain of mud or sand between branches of a river.

Front 972

delude

Back 972

v. deceive.

Front 973

deluge

Back 973

n. flood; rush.

Front 974

delusion

Back 974

n. false belief; hallucination.

Front 975

delusive

Back 975

adj. deceptive; raising vain hopes.

Front 976

delve

Back 976

v. dig; investigate.

Front 977

demagogue

Back 977

n. person who appeals to person's prejudice; false leader.

Front 978

demean

Back 978

v. degrade; humiliate.

Front 979

demeanor

Back 979

n. behaviour; bearing.

Front 980

demented

Back 980

adj. insane.

Front 981

demise

Back 981

n. death.

Front 982

demographic

Back 982

adj. related to population balance.

Front 983

demolition

Back 983

n. destruction.

Front 984

demoniac

Back 984

adj. fiendish.

Front 985

demotic

Back 985

adj. pertaining to the people.

Front 986

demur

Back 986

n. objection; protest. v. object (because of doubts, scruples); hesitate.

Front 987

demure

Back 987

adj. grave; serious; coy.

Front 988

denigrate

Back 988

v. blacken.

Front 989

denizen

Back 989

n. inhabitant or resident; regular visitor.

Front 990

denotation

Back 990

n. meaning; distinguishing by name.

Front 991

denoument

Back 991

n. outcome; final development of the plot of a play or other literary work.

Front 992

denounce

Back 992

v. condemn; criticize.

Front 993

depict

Back 993

v. portray.

Front 994

deplete

Back 994

v. reduce; exhaust.

Front 995

deplore

Back 995

v. regret, condemn.

Front 996

deploy

Back 996

v. spread out [troops] in an extended though shallow battle line.

Front 997

depose

Back 997

v. dethrone; remove from office.

Front 998

deposition

Back 998

n. testimony under oath.

Front 999

depravity

Back 999

n. extreme corruption; wickedness.

Front 1000

deprecate

Back 1000

v. express disapproval of; protest against; belittle.

Front 1001

depreciate

Back 1001

v. lessin in value.

Front 1002

depredation

Back 1002

n. plundering.

Front 1003

derange

Back 1003

v. make insane; disarrange.

Front 1004

derelict

Back 1004

adj. abandoned; negligent.

Front 1005

deride

Back 1005

v. ridicule; make fun of.

Front 1006

derivative

Back 1006

adj. unoriginal; obtained from another source.

Front 1007

dermatologist

Back 1007

n. one who studies the skin and its diseases.

Front 1008

derogatory

Back 1008

adj. expressing a low opinion.

Front 1009

descry

Back 1009

v. catch sight of.

Front 1010

desecrate

Back 1010

v. profane; violate the sanctity of.

Front 1011

desiccate

Back 1011

v. dry up.

Front 1012

desolate

Back 1012

adj. unpopulated; joyless. v. rob of joy; lay waste to; forsake.

Front 1013

desperado

Back 1013

n. reckless outlaw.

Front 1014

despise

Back 1014

v. look on with scorn; regard as worthless or distasteful.

Front 1015

despoil

Back 1015

v. strip of valuables; rob.

Front 1016

despondent

Back 1016

adj. depressed; gloomy.

Front 1017

despot

Back 1017

n. tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler.

Front 1018

destitute

Back 1018

adj. extremely poor.

Front 1019

desuetude

Back 1019

n. state of disuse.

Front 1020

desultory

Back 1020

adj. aimless; haphazard; digressing at random.

Front 1021

detached

Back 1021

adj. emotionally removed; calm and objective; physically separate.

Front 1022

determinate

Back 1022

adj. having a fixed order of procedure; invariable.

Front 1023

determination

Back 1023

n. resolve; measurement or calculation; decision.

Front 1024

deterrent

Back 1024

n. something that discourages; hindrance.

Front 1025

detonation

Back 1025

n. explosion.

Front 1026

detraction

Back 1026

n. slandering; aspersion.

Front 1027

detrimental

Back 1027

adj. harmful; damaging.

Front 1028

deviate

Back 1028

v. turn away from (a principle, norm); depart; diverge.

Front 1029

devious

Back 1029

adj. roundabout; erratic; not straightforward.

Front 1030

devise

Back 1030

v. think up; invent; plan.

Front 1031

devoid

Back 1031

adj. lacking.

Front 1032

devolve

Back 1032

v. to be transferred to another; delegate to another; gradually worsen.

Front 1033

devotee

Back 1033

n. enthusiastic follower.

Front 1034

devout

Back 1034

adj. pious.

Front 1035

dexterous

Back 1035

adj. skillful.

Front 1036

diabolical

Back 1036

adj. devilish.

Front 1037

diadem

Back 1037

n. crown.

Front 1038

dialectical

Back 1038

adj. relating to the art of debate; mutual or reciprocal.

Front 1039

diaphanous

Back 1039

adj. sheer; transparent.

Front 1040

diatribe

Back 1040

n. bitter scolding; invective.

Front 1041

dichotomy

Back 1041

n. split; branching into two parts (especially contradictory ones).

Front 1042

dictum

Back 1042

n. authoritative and weighty statement; saying; maxim.

Front 1043

didactic

Back 1043

adj. teaching; instructional.

Front 1044

die

Back 1044

n. device for steaming or impressing; mold.

Front 1045

diffidence

Back 1045

n. shyness.

Front 1046

diffuse

Back 1046

adj. wordy; rambling; spread out (like a gas).

Front 1047

digression

Back 1047

n. wandering away from the subject.

Front 1048

dilapidated

Back 1048

adj. ruined because of neglect.

Front 1049

dilate

Back 1049

v. expand.

Front 1050

dilatory

Back 1050

adj. tending to delay; intentionally delaying.

Front 1051

dilemma

Back 1051

n. problem; choice of two unsatisfactory alternatives.

Front 1052

dilettante

Back 1052

n. aimless follower of the arts; amateur; dabbler.

Front 1053

diligence

Back 1053

n. steadiness of effort; persistent hard work.

Front 1054

dilute

Back 1054

v. make less concentrated; reduce in strength.

Front 1055

diminution

Back 1055

n. lessening; reduction in size.

Front 1056

din

Back 1056

n. continued loud noise.

Front 1057

dinghy

Back 1057

n. small boat (often ship's boat).

Front 1058

dingy

Back 1058

adj. dull; not fresh; cheerless.

Front 1059

dint

Back 1059

n. means; effort; (uncountable) force; power; -- esp. in the phrase by dint of.

Front 1060

diorama

Back 1060

n. life-size, three-dimensional scene from nature or history.

Front 1061

dire

Back 1061

adj. disastrous.

Front 1062

dirge

Back 1062

n. lament with music.

Front 1063

disabuse

Back 1063

v. correct a false impression.

Front 1064

disapprobation

Back 1064

n. disapproval; condemnation.

Front 1065

disarray

Back 1065

n. a disorderly or untidy state.

Front 1066

disavowal

Back 1066

n. denial; disclaiming.

Front 1067

disband

Back 1067

v. dissolve; disperse.

Front 1068

disburse

Back 1068

v. pay out.

Front 1069

discernible

Back 1069

adj. distinguishable; perceivable.

Front 1070

discerning

Back 1070

adj. mentally quick and observant; having insight.

Front 1071

disclaim

Back 1071

v. disown; renounce claim to.

Front 1072

disclose

Back 1072

v. reveal.

Front 1073

discombobulated

Back 1073

adj. confused; discomposed.

Front 1074

discomfit

Back 1074

v. put to rout; defeat; disconcert.

Front 1075

disconcert

Back 1075

v. confuse; upset; embarrass.

Front 1076

disconsolate

Back 1076

adj. sad.

Front 1077

discord

Back 1077

n. conflict; lack of harmony.

Front 1078

discordant

Back 1078

adj. not harmonious; conflicting.

Front 1079

discount

Back 1079

v. disregard.

Front 1080

discourse

Back 1080

n. formal discussion; conversation.

Front 1081

discredit

Back 1081

v. defame; destroy confidence in; disbelieve.

Front 1082

discrepancy

Back 1082

n. lack of consistency; difference.

Front 1083

discrete

Back 1083

adj. separate; unconnected; consisting of distinct parts.

Front 1084

discretion

Back 1084

n. prudence in speech, actions; ability to decide responsibility; freedom to act on one's own.

Front 1085

discriminating

Back 1085

adj. able to see differences; prejudiced.

Front 1086

discursive

Back 1086

adj. digressing; rambling.

Front 1087

disdain

Back 1087

v. view with scorn or contempt.

Front 1088

disembark

Back 1088

v. go ashore; unload cargo from a ship.

Front 1089

disenfranchise

Back 1089

v. deprive of a civil right.

Front 1090

disengage

Back 1090

v. uncouple; separate; disconnect.

Front 1091

disfigure

Back 1091

v. mar the appearance of; spoil.

Front 1092

disgorge

Back 1092

v. surrender something; eject; vomit.

Front 1093

disgruntle

Back 1093

v. make discontented.

Front 1094

dishearten

Back 1094

v. discourage

Front 1095

disheveled

Back 1095

adj. untidy.

Front 1096

disinclination

Back 1096

n. unwillingness.

Front 1097

disingenuous

Back 1097

adj. lacking genuine candor; insincere.

Front 1098

disinter

Back 1098

v. dig up; unearth.

Front 1099

disinterested

Back 1099

adj. unprejudiced.

Front 1100

disjointed

Back 1100

adj. lacking coherence; separated at the joints.

Front 1101

disjunction

Back 1101

n. act or state of separation; disunity.

Front 1102

dislodge

Back 1102

v. remove (forcibly).

Front 1103

dismantle

Back 1103

v. take apart.

Front 1104

dismember

Back 1104

v. cut into small parts.

Front 1105

dismiss

Back 1105

v. eliminate from consideration; reject.

Front 1106

disparage

Back 1106

v. belittle.

Front 1107

disparate

Back 1107

adj. basically different; unrelated.

Front 1108

disparity

Back 1108

n. difference; condition of inequality.

Front 1109

dispassionate

Back 1109

adj. calm; impartial.

Front 1110

dispatch

Back 1110

n. speediness; prompt execution; message sent with all due speed.

Front 1111

dispel

Back 1111

v. scatter; drive away; cause to vanish.

Front 1112

disperse

Back 1112

v. scatter.

Front 1113

dispirited

Back 1113

adj. lacking in spirit.

Front 1114

disport

Back 1114

v. amuse.

Front 1115

disputatious

Back 1115

adj. argumentative; fond of arguing.

Front 1116

disquietude

Back 1116

n. uneasiness; anxiety.

Front 1117

disquisition

Back 1117

n. a formal systematic inquiry; an explanation of the results of a formal inquiry.

Front 1118

dissection

Back 1118

n. analysis; cutting apart in order to examine.

Front 1119

dissemble

Back 1119

v. disguise; pretend.

Front 1120

disseminate

Back 1120

v. distribute; spread; scatter (like seeds).

Front 1121

dissent

Back 1121

v. disagree.

Front 1122

dissertation

Back 1122

n. formal essay.

Front 1123

dissident

Back 1123

adj. dissenting; rebellious.

Front 1124

dissimulate

Back 1124

v. pretend; conceal by feigning.

Front 1125

dissipate

Back 1125

v. squander; waste; scatter.

Front 1126

dissolution

Back 1126

n. disintegration; looseness in morals.

Front 1127

dissonance

Back 1127

n. discord; opposite of harmony.

Front 1128

dissuade

Back 1128

v. persuade not to do; discourage.

Front 1129

distant

Back 1129

adj. reserved or aloof; cold in manner.

Front 1130

distend

Back 1130

v. expand; swell out.

Front 1131

distill

Back 1131

v. purify; refine; concentrate.

Front 1132

distinction

Back 1132

n. honor; contrast; discrimination.

Front 1133

distort

Back 1133

v. twist out of shape.

Front 1134

distrait

Back 1134

adj. inattentive; distracted, often by anxiety.

Front 1135

distraught

Back 1135

adj. upset; distracted by anxiety.

Front 1136

diurnal

Back 1136

adj. daily.

Front 1137

diva

Back 1137

n. operatic singer; prima donna.

Front 1138

diverge

Back 1138

v. vary; go in different direction from the same point.

Front 1139

divergent

Back 1139

adj. differing; deviating.

Front 1140

diverse

Back 1140

adj. differing in some characteristics; various.

Front 1141

diversion

Back 1141

n. act of turning aside; pastime.

Front 1142

diversity

Back 1142

n. variety; dissimilitude.

Front 1143

divest

Back 1143

v. strip; deprive.

Front 1144

divine

Back 1144

v. perceive intuitively; foresee the future.

Front 1145

divulge

Back 1145

v. reveal.

Front 1146

docile

Back 1146

adj. obedient; easily managed.

Front 1147

docket

Back 1147

n. program as for trial; book where such entries are made.

Front 1148

doctrinaire

Back 1148

adj. unable to compromise about points of doctrine; dogmatic; unyielding.

Front 1149

doctrine

Back 1149

n. teachings in general; particular principle (religious, legal, etc.) taught.

Front 1150

document

Back 1150

v. provide written evidence.

Front 1151

doddering

Back 1151

adj. shaky; infirm from old age.

Front 1152

doff

Back 1152

v. take off.

Front 1153

dogged

Back 1153

adj. determined; stubborn.

Front 1154

doggerel

Back 1154

n. poor verse.

Front 1155

dogmatic

Back 1155

adj. opinionated; arbitrary; doctrinal.

Front 1156

doldrums

Back 1156

n. blues; listlessness; slack period.

Front 1157

doleful

Back 1157

adj. mournful; causing sadness.

Front 1158

dolorous

Back 1158

adj. sorrowful.

Front 1159

dolt

Back 1159

n. stupid person; dunce.

Front 1160

domicile

Back 1160

n. home.

Front 1161

domineer

Back 1161

v. rule over tyrannically.

Front 1162

don

Back 1162

v. put on.

Front 1163

dormant

Back 1163

adj. sleeping; lethargic; latent.

Front 1164

dormer

Back 1164

n. window projecting from roof.

Front 1165

dorsal

Back 1165

adj. relating to the back of an animal.

Front 1166

dossier

Back 1166

n. file of documents on a subject.

Front 1167

dotage

Back 1167

n. senility.

Front 1168

dote

Back 1168

v. be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline.

Front 1169

dour

Back 1169

adj. sullen; stubborn.

Front 1170

douse

Back 1170

v. plunge into water; drench; extinguish.

Front 1171

dowdy

Back 1171

adj. slovenly; untidy.

Front 1172

downcast

Back 1172

adj. disheartened; sad.

Front 1173

drab

Back 1173

adj. dull; lacking color; cheerless.

Front 1174

draconian

Back 1174

adj. extremely severe.

Front 1175

dregs

Back 1175

n. sediment; worthless residue.

Front 1176

drivel

Back 1176

n. nonsense; foolishness.

Front 1177

droll

Back 1177

adj. queer and amusing.

Front 1178

drone

Back 1178

n. idle person; male bee.

Front 1179

dross

Back 1179

n. waste matter; worthless impurities

Front 1180

drudgery

Back 1180

n. menial work.

Front 1181

dubious

Back 1181

adj. questionable; filled with doubt.

Front 1182

ductile

Back 1182

adj. malleable; flexible; pliable.

Front 1183

dulcet

Back 1183

adj. sweet sounding.

Front 1184

dumbfound

Back 1184

v. astonish.

Front 1185

dupe

Back 1185

n. someone easily fooled.

Front 1186

duplicity

Back 1186

n. double-dealing; hypocrisy.

Front 1187

duration

Back 1187

n. length of time something lasts.

Front 1188

duress

Back 1188

n. forcible restraint, especially unlawfully.

Front 1189

dutiful

Back 1189

adj. respectful; obedient.

Front 1190

dwindle

Back 1190

v. shrink; reduce.

Front 1191

dynamic

Back 1191

adj. energetic; vigorously active.

Front 1192

dyspeptic

Back 1192

adj. suffering from indigestion.

Front 1193

earthy

Back 1193

adj. unrefined; coarse.

Front 1194

ebb

Back 1194

v. recede; lessen.

Front 1195

ebullient

Back 1195

adj. showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm.

Front 1196

eccentric

Back 1196

adj. irregular; odd; whimsical; bizarre.

Front 1197

eccentricity

Back 1197

n. oddity; idiosyncrasy.

Front 1198

ecclesiastic

Back 1198

adj. pertaining to the church.

Front 1199

eclectic

Back 1199

adj. selective; composed of elements drawn from disparate sources.

Front 1200

eclipse

Back 1200

v. darken; extinguish; surpass.

Front 1201

ecologist

Back 1201

n. person concerned with the interrelationship between living organisms and their environment.

Front 1202

economy

Back 1202

n. efficiency or conciseness in using something.

Front 1203

ecstasy

Back 1203

n. rapture; joy; any overpowering emotion.

Front 1204

eddy

Back 1204

n. swirling current of water, air, etc.

Front 1205

edict

Back 1205

n. decree (especially one issued by a sovereign); official command.

Front 1206

edify

Back 1206

v. instruct; correct morally.

Front 1207

eerie

Back 1207

adj. weird.

Front 1208

efface

Back 1208

v. rub out.

Front 1209

effectual

Back 1209

adj. able to produce a desired effect; valid.

Front 1210

effeminate

Back 1210

adj. having womanly traits.

Front 1211

effervescence

Back 1211

n. inner excitement or exuberance; bubbling from fermentation or carbonation.

Front 1212

effete

Back 1212

adj. lacking vigor; worn out; sterile.

Front 1213

efficacy

Back 1213

n. power to produce desired effect.

Front 1214

effigy

Back 1214

n. dummy.

Front 1215

effluvium

Back 1215

n. noxious smell.

Front 1216

effrontery

Back 1216

n. impudence; shameless boldness; sheer nerve; presumptuousness.

Front 1217

effusion

Back 1217

n. pouring forth.

Front 1218

effusive

Back 1218

adj. pouring forth; gushing.

Front 1219

egoism

Back 1219

n. excessive interest in one's self; belief that one should be interested in one's self rather than in others.

Front 1220

egotistical

Back 1220

adj. excessively self-centered; self-important; conceited.

Front 1221

egregious

Back 1221

adj. notorious; conspicuously bad or shocking.

Front 1222

egress

Back 1222

n. exit.

Front 1223

ejaculation

Back 1223

n. exclamation.

Front 1224

elaboration

Back 1224

n. addition of details; intricacy.

Front 1225

elated

Back 1225

adj. overjoyed; in high spirits.

Front 1226

elegy

Back 1226

n. poem or song expressing lamentation.

Front 1227

elicit

Back 1227

v. draw out by discussion.

Front 1228

elixir

Back 1228

n. cure-all; something invigorating.

Front 1229

ellipsis

Back 1229

n. omission of words from a text.

Front 1230

elliptical

Back 1230

adj. oval; ambiguous, either purposely or because key words have been left out.

Front 1231

eloquence

Back 1231

n. expressiveness; persuasive speech.

Front 1232

elucidate

Back 1232

v. explain; enlighten.

Front 1233

elusive

Back 1233

adj. evasive; baffling; hard to grasp.

Front 1234

Elysian

Back 1234

adj. relating to paradise; blissful.

Front 1235

emaciated

Back 1235

adj. thin and wasted.

Front 1236

emanate

Back 1236

v. issue forth.

Front 1237

emancipate

Back 1237

v. set free.

Front 1238

embargo

Back 1238

n. ban on commerce or other activity.

Front 1239

embark

Back 1239

v. commence; go on board a boat; begin a journey.

Front 1240

embed

Back 1240

v. enclose; place in something.

Front 1241

embellish

Back 1241

v. adorn; ornament; enhance, as a story.

Front 1242

embezzlement

Back 1242

n. stealing.

Front 1243

emboss

Back 1243

v. produce a design in raised relief.

Front 1244

embrace

Back 1244

v. hug; adopt; espouse; accept readily; encircle; include.

Front 1245

embroider

Back 1245

v. decorate with needlework; ornament with fancy or fictitious details.

Front 1246

embroil

Back 1246

v. throw into confusion; involve in strife; entangle.

Front 1247

embryonic

Back 1247

adj. undeveloped; rudimentary.

Front 1248

emend

Back 1248

v. correct, usually a text.

Front 1249

emendation

Back 1249

n. correction of errors; improvement.

Front 1250

emetic

Back 1250

n. substance causing vomiting.

Front 1251

eminent

Back 1251

n. high; lofty.

Front 1252

emissary

Back 1252

n. agent; messenger.

Front 1253

emollient

Back 1253

n. soothing or softening remedy.

Front 1254

emolument

Back 1254

n. salary; compensation.

Front 1255

empathy

Back 1255

n. ability to identify with another's feelings, ideas, etc.

Front 1256

empirical

Back 1256

adj. based on experience.

Front 1257

emulate

Back 1257

v. imitate; rival.

Front 1258

enamored

Back 1258

adj. in love.

Front 1259

encipher

Back 1259

v. encode; convert a message into code.

Front 1260

enclave

Back 1260

n. territory enclosed within an alien land.

Front 1261

encomiastic

Back 1261

adj. praising; eulogistic.

Front 1262

encomium

Back 1262

n. high praise; eulogy.

Front 1263

encompass

Back 1263

v. surround or encircle; enclose; include.

Front 1264

encroachment

Back 1264

n. gradual intrusion.

Front 1265

encumber

Back 1265

v. burden.

Front 1266

endearment

Back 1266

n. fond word or act.

Front 1267

endemic

Back 1267

adj. prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific area or country.

Front 1268

endorse

Back 1268

v. approve; support.

Front 1269

endue

Back 1269

v. provide with some quality; endow.

Front 1270

enduring

Back 1270

adj. lasting; surviving.

Front 1271

energize

Back 1271

v. invigorate; make forceful and active.

Front 1272

enervate

Back 1272

v. weaken.

Front 1273

enfranchise

Back 1273

v. admit to the rights of citizen (especially the right to vote).

Front 1274

engage

Back 1274

v. attract; hire; pledge oneself; confront.

Front 1275

engaging

Back 1275

adj. charming; attractive.

Front 1276

engender

Back 1276

v. cause; produce.

Front 1277

engross

Back 1277

v. occupy fully.

Front 1278

enhance

Back 1278

v. increase; improve.

Front 1279

enigma

Back 1279

n. puzzle; mystery

Front 1280

enigmatic

Back 1280

adj. obscure; puzzling.

Front 1281

enjoin

Back 1281

v. command; order; forbid.

Front 1282

enmity

Back 1282

n. ill will; hatred.

Front 1283

ennui

Back 1283

n. boredom.

Front 1284

enormity

Back 1284

n. hugeness.

Front 1285

enrapture

Back 1285

v. please intensely.

Front 1286

ensconce

Back 1286

v. settle comfortably.

Front 1287

ensue

Back 1287

v. follow as a consequence; result.

Front 1288

entail

Back 1288

v. require; necessitate; involve.

Front 1289

enterprising

Back 1289

adj. full of initiative.

Front 1290

enthrall

Back 1290

v. capture; enslave.

Front 1291

entice

Back 1291

v. lure; attract; tempt.

Front 1292

entity

Back 1292

n. real being.

Front 1293

entomology

Back 1293

n. study of insects.

Front 1294

entrance

Back 1294

v. put under a spell; carry away with emotion.

Front 1295

entreat

Back 1295

v. plead; ask earnestly.

Front 1296

entree

Back 1296

n. entrance; a way in.

Front 1297

entrepreneur

Back 1297

n. businessperson; contractor.

Front 1298

enumerate

Back 1298

v. list; mention one by one.

Front 1299

enunciate

Back 1299

v. utter or speak, especially distinctly.

Front 1300

environ

Back 1300

v. enclose; surround.

Front 1301

eon

Back 1301

n. long period of time; an age.

Front 1302

epaulet

Back 1302

n. ornament worn on the shoulder (of a uniform, etc.).

Front 1303

ephemeral

Back 1303

adj. short-lived; fleeting.

Front 1304

epic

Back 1304

n. long heroic poem, novel, or similar work of art.

Front 1305

epicure

Back 1305

n. connoisseur of food and drink.

Front 1306

epigram

Back 1306

n. witty thought or saying, usually short.

Front 1307

epilogue

Back 1307

n. short speech at conclusion of dramatic work.

Front 1308

episodic

Back 1308

adj. loosely connected.

Front 1309

epistemologist

Back 1309

n. philosopher who studies the nature of knowledge.

Front 1310

epitaph

Back 1310

n. inscription in memory of a dead person.

Front 1311

epithet

Back 1311

n. word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing.

Front 1312

epitome

Back 1312

n. perfect example or embodiment.

Front 1313

epoch

Back 1313

n. period of time.

Front 1314

equable

Back 1314

adj. tranquil; steady; uniform.

Front 1315

equanimity

Back 1315

n. calmness of temperament; composure.

Front 1316

equestrian

Back 1316

n. rider on horseback.

Front 1317

equilibrium

Back 1317

n. balance.

Front 1318

equine

Back 1318

adj. resembling a horse.

Front 1319

equinox

Back 1319

n. period of equal days and nights; the beginning of spring and autumn.

Front 1320

equipoise

Back 1320

n. balance; balancing force; equilibrium.

Front 1321

equitable

Back 1321

adj. fair; impartial.

Front 1322

equity

Back 1322

n. fairness; justice.

Front 1323

equivocal

Back 1323

adj. ambiguous; intentionally misleading; avoid commiting oneself in what one says.

Front 1324

equivocate

Back 1324

v. lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth.

Front 1325

erode

Back 1325

v. eat away.

Front 1326

erotic

Back 1326

adj. of, pertaining to, or treating of sexual love; amatory

Front 1327

errant

Back 1327

adj. wandering.

Front 1328

erratic

Back 1328

adj. odd; unpredictable.

Front 1329

erroneous

Back 1329

adj. mistaken; wrong.

Front 1330

erudite

Back 1330

adj. learned; scholarly.

Front 1331

escapade

Back 1331

n. prank; flighty conduct.

Front 1332

eschew

Back 1332

v. avoid.

Front 1333

esoteric

Back 1333

adj. hard to understand; known only to the chosen few.

Front 1334

espionage

Back 1334

n. spying.

Front 1335

espouse

Back 1335

v. adopt; support.

Front 1336

essay

Back 1336

v. make an attempt at; test.

Front 1337

esteem

Back 1337

v. respect; value.

Front 1338

estimable

Back 1338

adj. worthy of esteem; admirable.

Front 1339

estranged

Back 1339

adj. separated; alienated.

Front 1340

ethereal

Back 1340

adj. light; heavenly; unusually refined.

Front 1341

ethnic

Back 1341

adj. relating to races.

Front 1342

ethnology

Back 1342

n. study of humankind.

Front 1343

ethos

Back 1343

n. underlying character of a culture, group, etc.

Front 1344

etymology

Back 1344

n. study of word parts.

Front 1345

eugenic

Back 1345

adj. pertaining to the improvement of race.

Front 1346

eulogistic

Back 1346

adj. praising.

Front 1347

eulogy

Back 1347

n. expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death.

Front 1348

euphemism

Back 1348

n. mild expression in place of an unpleasant one.

Front 1349

euphony

Back 1349

n. sweet sound.

Front 1350

euphoria

Back 1350

n. feeling of exaggerated (or unfounded) well-being.

Front 1351

euthanasia

Back 1351

n. mercy killing.

Front 1352

evanescent

Back 1352

adj. fleeting; vanishing.

Front 1353

evasive

Back 1353

adj. not frank; eluding.

Front 1354

evince

Back 1354

v. show clearly.

Front 1355

evenhanded

Back 1355

adj. impartial; fair.

Front 1356

evocative

Back 1356

adj. tending to call up (emotions, memories).

Front 1357

evoke

Back 1357

v. call forth.

Front 1358

ewe

Back 1358

n. female sheep.

Front 1359

exacerbate

Back 1359

v. worsen; embitter.

Front 1360

exact

Back 1360

v. require or demand, often forcibly; take.

Front 1361

exacting

Back 1361

adj. extremely demanding.

Front 1362

exalt

Back 1362

v. raise in rank or dignity; praise.

Front 1363

exasperate

Back 1363

v. vex.

Front 1364

exceptionable

Back 1364

adj. objectionable.

Front 1365

excerpt

Back 1365

n. selected passage (written or musical).

Front 1366

excise

Back 1366

v. cut away; cut out.

Front 1367

exclaim

Back 1367

v. cry out suddenly.

Front 1368

excoriate

Back 1368

v. scold with biting harshness; strip the skin off.

Front 1369

exculpate

Back 1369

v. clear from blame.

Front 1370

execrable

Back 1370

adj. very bad.

Front 1371

execrate

Back 1371

v. curse; express abhorrence for.

Front 1372

execute

Back 1372

v. put into effect; carry out.

Front 1373

exegesis

Back 1373

n. explanation, especially of biblical passages.

Front 1374

exemplary

Back 1374

adj. serving as a model; outstanding.

Front 1375

exemplify

Back 1375

v. show by example; furnish an example.

Front 1376

exempt

Back 1376

adj. not subject to a duty or obligation.

Front 1377

exertion

Back 1377

n. effort; expenditure of much physical work.

Front 1378

exhilarating

Back 1378

adj. invigorating and refreshing; cheering.

Front 1379

exhort

Back 1379

v. urge.

Front 1380

exhume

Back 1380

v. dig out of the ground; remove from the grave.

Front 1381

exigency

Back 1381

n. urgent situation; pressing needs or demands; state of requiring immediate attention.

Front 1382

exiguous

Back 1382

adj. small; minute.

Front 1383

existential

Back 1383

adj. pertaining to existence; pertaining to the philosophy of existentialism.

Front 1384

exodus

Back 1384

n. departure.

Front 1385

exonerate

Back 1385

v. acquit; exculpate.

Front 1386

exorbitant

Back 1386

adj. excessive.

Front 1387

exorcise

Back 1387

v. drive out evil spirits.

Front 1388

exotic

Back 1388

adj. not native; strange.

Front 1389

expansive

Back 1389

adj. outgoing and sociable; broad and extensive; able to increase in size.

Front 1390

expatiate

Back 1390

v. talk at length.

Front 1391

expatriate

Back 1391

n. exile; someone who has withdrawn from his native land.

Front 1392

expedient

Back 1392

adj. suitable; practical; politic.

Front 1393

expedite

Back 1393

v. hasten.

Front 1394

expenditure

Back 1394

n. payment or expense; output.

Front 1395

expertise

Back 1395

n. specialized knowledge; expert skill.

Front 1396

expiate

Back 1396

v. make amends for (a sin).

Front 1397

expletive

Back 1397

n. interjection; profane oath.

Front 1398

explicate

Back 1398

v. explain; interpret; clarify.

Front 1399

explicit

Back 1399

adj. totally clear; definite; outspoken.

Front 1400

exploit

Back 1400

n. deed or action, particularly a brave deed. v. make use of, sometimes unjustly.

Front 1401

expository

Back 1401

adj. explanatory; serving to explain.

Front 1402

expostulation

Back 1402

n. protest; remonstrance.

Front 1403

exposure

Back 1403

n. risk, particularly of being exposed to disease or to the elements; unmasking; act of laying something open.

Front 1404

expropriate

Back 1404

v. take possession of.

Front 1405

expunge

Back 1405

v. cancel; remove.

Front 1406

expurgate

Back 1406

v. clean; remove offensive parts of a book.

Front 1407

extant

Back 1407

adj. still in existence.

Front 1408

extemporaneous

Back 1408

adj. not planned; impromptu.

Front 1409

extenuate

Back 1409

v. weaken; mitigate.

Front 1410

extirpate

Back 1410

v. root up.

Front 1411

extol

Back 1411

v. praise; glorify.

Front 1412

extort

Back 1412

v. wring from; get money by threats, etc.

Front 1413

extradition

Back 1413

n. surrender of prisoner by one state to another.

Front 1414

extraneous

Back 1414

adj. not essential; superfluous.

Front 1415

extrapolation

Back 1415

n. projection; conjecture.

Front 1416

extricate

Back 1416

v. free; disentangle.

Front 1417

extrinsic

Back 1417

adj. external; not essential; extraneous.

Front 1418

extrovert

Back 1418

n. person interested mostly in external objects and actions.

Front 1419

extrude

Back 1419

v. force or push out.

Front 1420

exuberance

Back 1420

n. overflowing abundance; joyful enthusiasm; flamboyance; lavishness.

Front 1421

exude

Back 1421

v. discharge; give forth.

Front 1422

exult

Back 1422

v. rejoice.

Front 1423

fabricate

Back 1423

v. build; lie.

Front 1424

facade

Back 1424

n. front (of building); superficial or false appearance.

Front 1425

facet

Back 1425

n. small plane surface (of a gem); a side.

Front 1426

facetious

Back 1426

adj. joking (often inappropriately); humorous.

Front 1427

facile

Back 1427

adj. easily accomplished; ready or fluent; superficial.

Front 1428

facilitate

Back 1428

v. help bring about; make less difficult.

Front 1429

facsimile

Back 1429

n. copy.

Front 1430

faction

Back 1430

n. party; clique; dissension.

Front 1431

factious

Back 1431

adj. inclined to form factions; causing dissension.

Front 1432

factitious

Back 1432

adj. artificial; sham.

Front 1433

factotum

Back 1433

n. handyman; person who does all kinds of work.

Front 1434

faculty

Back 1434

n. mental or bodily powers; teaching staff.

Front 1435

fallacious

Back 1435

adj. false; misleading.

Front 1436

fallacy

Back 1436

n. mistaken idea based on flawed reasoning; invalid argument.

Front 1437

fallible

Back 1437

adj. liable to err.

Front 1438

fallow

Back 1438

adj. plowed but not sowed; uncultivated.

Front 1439

falter

Back 1439

v. hesitate.

Front 1440

fanaticism

Back 1440

n. excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause.

Front 1441

fancied

Back 1441

adj. imagined; unreal.

Front 1442

fancier

Back 1442

n. breeder or dealer of animals.

Front 1443

fancy

Back 1443

n. notion; whim; inclination.

Front 1444

fanfare

Back 1444

n. call by bungles or trumpets; showy display.

Front 1445

farce

Back 1445

n. broad comedy; mockery.

Front 1446

fastidious

Back 1446

adj. difficult to please; squeamish.

Front 1447

fatalism

Back 1447

n. belief that events are determined by forces beyond one's control.

Front 1448

fathom

Back 1448

v. comprehend; investigate.

Front 1449

fatuous

Back 1449

adj. brainless; inane; foolish, yet smug.

Front 1450

fauna

Back 1450

n. animals of a period or region.

Front 1451

fawning

Back 1451

adj. trying to please by behaving obsequiously, flattering, or cringing.

Front 1452

faze

Back 1452

v. disconcert; dismay.

Front 1453

feasible

Back 1453

adj. practical.

Front 1454

febrile

Back 1454

adj. feverish.

Front 1455

feckless

Back 1455

adj. feeble and ineffective; careless and irresponsible.

Front 1456

fecundity

Back 1456

n. fertility; fruitfulness.

Front 1457

feign

Back 1457

v. pretend.

Front 1458

feint

Back 1458

n. trick; shift; sham blow.

Front 1459

felicitous

Back 1459

adj. apt; suitably expressed; well chosen.

Front 1460

felicity

Back 1460

n. happiness; appropriateness (of a remark, choice, etc).

Front 1461

fell

Back 1461

adj. cruel; deadly. v. cut or knock down; bring down (with a missile).

Front 1462

felon

Back 1462

n. person convicted of a grave crime.

Front 1463

feral

Back 1463

adj. not domestic; wild.

Front 1464

ferment

Back 1464

n. agitation; commotion.

Front 1465

ferret

Back 1465

v. drive or hunt out of hiding.

Front 1466

fervent

Back 1466

adj. ardent; hot.

Front 1467

fervid

Back 1467

adj. ardent.

Front 1468

fervor

Back 1468

n. glowing ardor; intensity of feeling.

Front 1469

fester

Back 1469

v. rankle; produce irritation or resentment.

Front 1470

festive

Back 1470

adj. joyous; celebratory.

Front 1471

fete

Back 1471

v. honor at a festival.

Front 1472

fetid

Back 1472

adj. malodorous; foul-smelling.

Front 1473

fetter

Back 1473

v. shackle.

Front 1474

fiasco

Back 1474

n. total failure.

Front 1475

fiat

Back 1475

n. command; authorization.

Front 1476

fickle

Back 1476

adj. changeable; faithless.

Front 1477

fictitious

Back 1477

adj. imaginary.

Front 1478

fidelity

Back 1478

n. loyalty.

Front 1479

figment

Back 1479

n. invention; imaginary thing.

Front 1480

figurative

Back 1480

adj. not literal, but metaphorical; using a figure of speech.

Front 1481

figurine

Back 1481

n. small ornamental statuette.

Front 1482

filch

Back 1482

v. steal.

Front 1483

filial

Back 1483

adj. pertaining to a son or daughter.

Front 1484

filibuster

Back 1484

v. block legislation by making long speeches.

Front 1485

filigree

Back 1485

n. delicate, lace-like metalwork.

Front 1486

filing

Back 1486

n. particle removed by a file.

Front 1487

finale

Back 1487

n. conclusion.

Front 1488

finesse

Back 1488

n. delicate skill.

Front 1489

finicky

Back 1489

adj. too particular; fussy.

Front 1490

finite

Back 1490

adj. limited.

Front 1491

firebrand

Back 1491

n. hothead; troublemaker.

Front 1492

fissure

Back 1492

n. crevice.

Front 1493

fitful

Back 1493

adj. spasmodic; intermittent.

Front 1494

flaccid

Back 1494

adj. flabby.

Front 1495

flag

Back 1495

v. droop; grow feeble.

Front 1496

flagrant

Back 1496

adj. conspicuously wicked; blatant; outrageous.

Front 1497

flail

Back 1497

v. thresh grain by hand; strike or slap; toss about.

Front 1498

flair

Back 1498

n. talent.

Front 1499

flamboyant

Back 1499

adj. ornate.

Front 1500

flaunt

Back 1500

v. display ostentatiously.

Front 1501

flay

Back 1501

v. strip off skin; plunder; whip; attack with harsh criticism.

Front 1502

fleck

Back 1502

v. spot.

Front 1503

fledgling

Back 1503

adj. inexperienced.

Front 1504

fleece

Back 1504

n. wool coat of a sheep. v. con or trick someone out of money.

Front 1505

flick

Back 1505

n. light stroke with a whip.

Front 1506

flinch

Back 1506

v. hesitate; shrink.

Front 1507

flippant

Back 1507

adj. lacking proper seriousness.

Front 1508

flit

Back 1508

v. fly; dart lightly; pass swiftly by.

Front 1509

floe

Back 1509

n. mass of floating ice.

Front 1510

flora

Back 1510

n. plants of a region or era.

Front 1511

florid

Back 1511

adj. ruddy; reddish; flowery.

Front 1512

flotsam

Back 1512

n. drifting wreckage.

Front 1513

flounder

Back 1513

v. struggle and thrash about; proceed clumsily or falter.

Front 1514

flourish

Back 1514

v. grow well; prosper; make sweeping gestures.

Front 1515

flout

Back 1515

v. reject; mock; show contempt for.

Front 1516

fluctuate

Back 1516

v. waver; shift.

Front 1517

fluency

Back 1517

n. smoothness of speech.

Front 1518

fluke

Back 1518

n. unlikely occurrence; stroke of fortune.

Front 1519

fluster

Back 1519

v. confuse.

Front 1520

fluted

Back 1520

adj. having vertical parallel grooves (as in a pillar).

Front 1521

flux

Back 1521

n. flowing; series of changes.

Front 1522

fodder

Back 1522

n. coarse food for cattle, horses, etc.

Front 1523

foible

Back 1523

n. weakness; slight fault.

Front 1524

foil

Back 1524

n. contrast. v. defeat; frustrate.

Front 1525

foist

Back 1525

v. insert improperly; palm off.

Front 1526

foliage

Back 1526

n. masses of leaves.

Front 1527

foment

Back 1527

v. stir up; investigate.

Front 1528

foolhardy

Back 1528

adj. rash.

Front 1529

fop

Back 1529

n. dandy; man excessively preoccupied with his clothes.

Front 1530

foray

Back 1530

n. raid.

Front 1531

forbearance

Back 1531

n. patience.

Front 1532

ford

Back 1532

n. place where a river can be crossed on foot.

Front 1533

forbears

Back 1533

n. ancestors.

Front 1534

foreboding

Back 1534

n. premonition of evil.

Front 1535

forensic

Back 1535

adj. suitable to debate or courts of law.

Front 1536

foreshadow

Back 1536

v. give an indication beforehand; portend; prefigure.

Front 1537

foresight

Back 1537

n. ability to foresee future happenings; prudence.

Front 1538

forestall

Back 1538

v. prevent by taking action in advance.

Front 1539

forgo

Back 1539

v. give up; do without.

Front 1540

forlorn

Back 1540

adj. sad and lonely; wretched.

Front 1541

formality

Back 1541

n. ceremonious quality; something done just for form's sake.

Front 1542

formidable

Back 1542

adj. inspiring fear or apprehension; difficult; awe-inspiring.

Front 1543

forsake

Back 1543

v. desert; abandon; renounce.

Front 1544

forswear

Back 1544

v. renounce; abandon.

Front 1545

forte

Back 1545

n. strong point or special talent.

Front 1546

forthright

Back 1546

adj. straightforward; direct; frank.

Front 1547

fortitude

Back 1547

n. bravery; courage.

Front 1548

fortuitous

Back 1548

adj. accidental; by chance.

Front 1549

foster

Back 1549

v. rear; encourage.

Front 1550

founder

Back 1550

v. fail completely; sink. n. person who establishes (an organization, business).

Front 1551

fracas

Back 1551

n. brawl, melee.

Front 1552

fractious

Back 1552

adj. unruly; disobedient; irritable.

Front 1553

frail

Back 1553

adj. weak.

Front 1554

franchise

Back 1554

n. right granted by authority; right to vote; license to sell a product in a particular territory.

Front 1555

frantic

Back 1555

adj. wild.

Front 1556

fraudulent

Back 1556

adj. cheating; deceitful.

Front 1557

fraught

Back 1557

adj. filled or charged with; causing emotional distress.

Front 1558

fray

Back 1558

n. brawl.

Front 1559

frenetic

Back 1559

adj. frenzied; frantic.

Front 1560

frenzied

Back 1560

adj. madly excited.

Front 1561

fresco

Back 1561

n. painting on plaster (usually fresh).

Front 1562

fret

Back 1562

v. be annoyed or vexed.

Front 1563

friction

Back 1563

n. clash in opinion; rubbing against.

Front 1564

frieze

Back 1564

n. ornamental band on a wall.

Front 1565

frigid

Back 1565

adj. intensely cold.

Front 1566

fritter

Back 1566

v. waste.

Front 1567

frivolous

Back 1567

adj. lacking in seriousness; self-indulgently carefree; relatively unimportant.

Front 1568

frolicsome

Back 1568

adj. prankish; gay.

Front 1569

frond

Back 1569

n. fern leaf; palm or banana leaf.

Front 1570

froward

Back 1570

adj. stubbornly contrary; obstinately disobedient.

Front 1571

fructify

Back 1571

v. bear fruit.

Front 1572

frugality

Back 1572

n. thrift; economy.

Front 1573

fruition

Back 1573

n. bearing of fruit; fulfillment; realization.

Front 1574

frustrate

Back 1574

v. thwart; defeat.

Front 1575

fugitive

Back 1575

adj. fleeting or transitory; roving.

Front 1576

fulcrum

Back 1576

n. support on which a lever rests.

Front 1577

fulminate

Back 1577

v. denounce thunderously; explode.

Front 1578

fulsome

Back 1578

adj. disgustingly excessive.

Front 1579

functionary

Back 1579

n. official.

Front 1580

fundamental

Back 1580

v. basic; primary; essential.

Front 1581

funereal

Back 1581

adj. sad; solemn.

Front 1582

furor

Back 1582

n. frenzy; great excitement.

Front 1583

furtive

Back 1583

adj. stealthy; sneaky.

Front 1584

fusillade

Back 1584

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

Front 1585

fusion

Back 1585

n. union; blending; synthesis.

Front 1586

futile

Back 1586

adj. useless; hopeless; ineffectual.

Front 1587

gadfly

Back 1587

n. animal-biting fly; an irritating person.

Front 1588

gaffe

Back 1588

n. social blunder.

Front 1589

gainsay

Back 1589

v. deny.

Front 1590

gait

Back 1590

n. manner of walking or running; speed.

Front 1591

galaxy

Back 1591

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

Front 1592

gale

Back 1592

n. windstorm; gust of wind; emotional outburst (laughter, tears).

Front 1593

gall

Back 1593

n. bitterness; nerve. v. annoy; chafe.

Front 1594

galleon

Back 1594

n. large sailing ship.

Front 1595

galvanize

Back 1595

v. stimulate by shock; stir up; revitalize.

Front 1596

gambit

Back 1596

n. opening in chess in which a piece is sacrificed.

Front 1597

gambol

Back 1597

v. romp; skip about; leap playfully.

Front 1598

gamely

Back 1598

adj. in a spirited manner; with courage.

Front 1599

gamut

Back 1599

n. entire range.

Front 1600

gape

Back 1600

v. open widely.

Front 1601

garbled

Back 1601

adj. mixed up; jumbled; distorted.

Front 1602

gargantuan

Back 1602

adj. huge; enormous.

Front 1603

gargoyle

Back 1603

n. waterspout carved in grotesque figures on a building.

Front 1604

garish

Back 1604

adj. overbright in color; gaudy.

Front 1605

garner

Back 1605

v. gather; store up.

Front 1606

garnish

Back 1606

v. decorate.

Front 1607

garrulous

Back 1607

adj. loquacious; wordy; talkative.

Front 1608

gastronomy

Back 1608

n. science of preparing and serving good food.

Front 1609

gauche

Back 1609

adj. clumsy; coarse and uncouth.

Front 1610

gaudy

Back 1610

adj. flashy; showy.

Front 1611

gaunt

Back 1611

adj. lean and angular; barren.

Front 1612

gavel

Back 1612

n. hammerlike tool; mallet.

Front 1613

gawk

Back 1613

v. stare foolishly; look in open-mouthed awe.

Front 1614

gazette

Back 1614

n. official periodical publication.

Front 1615

genealogy

Back 1615

n. record of descent; lineage.

Front 1616

generality

Back 1616

n. vague statement.

Front 1617

generate

Back 1617

v. cause; produce; create.

Front 1618

generic

Back 1618

adj. characteristic of an entire class or species.

Front 1619

genesis

Back 1619

n. beginning; origin.

Front 1620

geniality

Back 1620

n. cheerfulness; kindliness; sympathy.

Front 1621

genre

Back 1621

n. particular variety of art or literature.

Front 1622

genteel

Back 1622

adj. well-bred; elegant.

Front 1623

gentility

Back 1623

n. those of gentle birth; refinement.

Front 1624

gentry

Back 1624

n. people of standing; class of people just below nobility.

Front 1625

genuflect

Back 1625

v. bend the knee as in worship.

Front 1626

germane

Back 1626

adj. pertinent; bearing upon the case at hand.

Front 1627

germinal

Back 1627

adj. pertaining to a germ; creative.

Front 1628

germinate

Back 1628

v. cause to sprout; sprout.

Front 1629

gerontocracy

Back 1629

n. government ruled by old people.

Front 1630

gerrymander

Back 1630

v. change voting district lines in order to favor a political party.

Front 1631

gestate

Back 1631

v. evolve, as in prenatal growth.

Front 1632

gesticulation

Back 1632

n. motion; gesture.

Front 1633

ghastly

Back 1633

adj. horrible.

Front 1634

gibberish

Back 1634

n. nonsense; babbling.

Front 1635

gibe

Back 1635

v. mock.

Front 1636

giddy

Back 1636

adj. light-hearted; dizzy.

Front 1637

gingerly

Back 1637

adj. very carefully.

Front 1638

girth

Back 1638

n. distance around something; circumference.

Front 1639

gist

Back 1639

n. essence.

Front 1640

glacial

Back 1640

adj. like a glacier; extremely cold.

Front 1641

glaring

Back 1641

adj. highly conspicuous; harshly bright.

Front 1642

glaze

Back 1642

v. cover with a thin and shiny surface.

Front 1643

glean

Back 1643

v. gather leavings.

Front 1644

glib

Back 1644

adj. fluent; facile; slick.

Front 1645

glimmer

Back 1645

v. shine erratically; twinkle.

Front 1646

gloat

Back 1646

v. express evil satisfaction; view malevolently.

Front 1647

gloss over

Back 1647

v. explain away.

Front 1648

glossary

Back 1648

n. brief explanation of words used in the text.

Front 1649

glossy

Back 1649

adj. smooth and shining.

Front 1650

glower

Back 1650

v. scowl.

Front 1651

glut

Back 1651

v. overstock; fill to excess.

Front 1652

glutinous

Back 1652

adj. sticky; viscous.

Front 1653

glutton

Back 1653

n. someone who eats too much.

Front 1654

gnarled

Back 1654

adj. twisted.

Front 1655

gnome

Back 1655

n. dwarf; underground spirit.

Front 1656

goad

Back 1656

v. urge on.

Front 1657

gorge

Back 1657

n. narrow canyon; steep, rocky cleft. v. stuff oneself.

Front 1658

gory

Back 1658

adj. bloody.

Front 1659

gossamer

Back 1659

adj. sheer; like cobwebs.

Front 1660

gouge

Back 1660

v. tear out; overcharge.

Front 1661

gourmand

Back 1661

n. epicure; person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink.

Front 1662

gourmet

Back 1662

n. connosseur of food and drink.

Front 1663

graduated

Back 1663

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

Front 1664

granary

Back 1664

n. storehouse for grain.

Front 1665

grandeur

Back 1665

n. impressiveness; stateliness; majesty.

Front 1666

grandiloquent

Back 1666

adj. pompous; bombastic; using high-sounding language.

Front 1667

grandiose

Back 1667

adj. pretentious; high-flown; ridiculously exaggerated; impressive.

Front 1668

granulate

Back 1668

v. form into grains.

Front 1669

graphic

Back 1669

adj. pertaining to the art of delineating; vividly described.

Front 1670

grapple

Back 1670

v. wrestle; come to grips with.

Front 1671

grate

Back 1671

v. make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect; shred.

Front 1672

gratify

Back 1672

v. please.

Front 1673

gratis

Back 1673

adj. free.

Front 1674

gratuitous

Back 1674

adj. given freely; unwarranted; uncalled for.

Front 1675

gratuity

Back 1675

n. tip.

Front 1676

gravity

Back 1676

n. seriousness.

Front 1677

gregarious

Back 1677

adj. sociable.

Front 1678

grievance

Back 1678

n. cause of complaint.

Front 1679

grill

Back 1679

v. question severely.

Front 1680

grimace

Back 1680

n. a facial distortion to show feeling such as pain, disgust, etc.

Front 1681

grisly

Back 1681

adj. ghastly.

Front 1682

grotesque

Back 1682

adj. fantastic; comically hideous.

Front 1683

grotto

Back 1683

n. small cavern.

Front 1684

grouse

Back 1684

v. complain; fuss.

Front 1685

grovel

Back 1685

n. crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate.

Front 1686

grudging

Back 1686

adj. unwilling; reluctant; stingy.

Front 1687

gruel

Back 1687

n. thin, liquid porridge.

Front 1688

grueling

Back 1688

adj. exhausting.

Front 1689

gruesome

Back 1689

adj. grisly; horrible.

Front 1690

gruff

Back 1690

adj. rough-mannered.

Front 1691

guffaw

Back 1691

n. boisterous laughter.

Front 1692

guile

Back 1692

n. deceit; duplicity; wiliness; cunning.

Front 1693

guileless

Back 1693

adj. without deceit.

Front 1694

guise

Back 1694

n. appearance; costume.

Front 1695

gull

Back 1695

v. trick; hoodwink.

Front 1696

gullible

Back 1696

adj. easily deceived.

Front 1697

gustatory

Back 1697

adj. affecting the sense of taste.

Front 1698

gusto

Back 1698

n. enjoyment; enthusiasm.

Front 1699

gusty

Back 1699

adj. windy.

Front 1700

guy

Back 1700

n. cabin or chain attached to something that needs to be braced or steadied.

Front 1701

gyroscope

Back 1701

n. apparatus used to maintain balance, ascertain direction, etc.

Front 1702

habituate

Back 1702

v. accustom or familiarize; addict.

Front 1703

hackles

Back 1703

n. hairs on the back and neck, especially of a dog.

Front 1704

hackneyed

Back 1704

adj. commonplace; trite.

Front 1705

haggard

Back 1705

adj. wasted away; gaunt.

Front 1706

haggle

Back 1706

v. argue about prices.

Front 1707

halcyon

Back 1707

adj. calm; peaceful.

Front 1708

hale

Back 1708

adj. healthy.

Front 1709

hallowed

Back 1709

adj. blessed; consecrated.

Front 1710

hallucination

Back 1710

n. delusion.

Front 1711

halting

Back 1711

adj. hesitant; faltering.

Front 1712

hamper

Back 1712

v. obstruct.

Front 1713

hap

Back 1713

n. chance; luck.

Front 1714

haphazard

Back 1714

adj. random; by chance.

Front 1715

hapless

Back 1715

adj. unfortunate.

Front 1716

harangue

Back 1716

n. long, passionate, and vehement speech.

Front 1717

harass

Back 1717

v. annoy by repeated attacks.

Front 1718

harbinger

Back 1718

n. forerunner.

Front 1719

harbor

Back 1719

v. provide a refuge for; hide.

Front 1720

hardy

Back 1720

adj. sturdy; robust; able to stand inclement weather.

Front 1721

harping

Back 1721

n. tiresome dwelling on a subject.

Front 1722

harrowing

Back 1722

adj. agonizing; distressing; traumatic.

Front 1723

harry

Back 1723

v. harass, annoy, torment; raid.

Front 1724

hatch

Back 1724

n. deck opening; lid covering a deck opening.

Front 1725

haughtiness

Back 1725

n. pride; arrogance.

Front 1726

haven

Back 1726

n. place of safety; refuge.

Front 1727

hazardous

Back 1727

adj. dangerous.

Front 1728

hazy

Back 1728

adj. slightly obscure.

Front 1729

headlong

Back 1729

adj. hasty; rash.

Front 1730

headstrong

Back 1730

adj. stubborn; willful; unyielding.

Front 1731

heckler

Back 1731

n. person who verbally harasses others.

Front 1732

hedonist

Back 1732

n. one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life.

Front 1733

heedless

Back 1733

adj. not noticing; disregarding.

Front 1734

hegemoney

Back 1734

n. dominance, especially one of nation over others.

Front 1735

heinous

Back 1735

adj. atrocious; hatefully bad.

Front 1736

herbivorous

Back 1736

adj. grain-eating.

Front 1737

heresy

Back 1737

n. opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion.

Front 1738

hermetic

Back 1738

adj. sealed by fusion so as to be airtight; obscure and mysterious; occult.

Front 1739

hermitage

Back 1739

n. home of a hermit.

Front 1740

herpetologist

Back 1740

n. one who studies reptiles.

Front 1741

heterodox

Back 1741

adj. unorthodox; unconventional.

Front 1742

heterogeneous

Back 1742

adj; dissimilar; mixed.

Front 1743

hew

Back 1743

v. cut to pieces with an ax or sword.

Front 1744

heyday

Back 1744

n. time of greated success; prime.

Front 1745

hiatus

Back 1745

n. gap; pause.

Front 1746

hibernal

Back 1746

adj. wintry.

Front 1747

hibernate

Back 1747

v. sleep throughout the winter.

Front 1748

hierarchy

Back 1748

n. arrangement by rank or standing; authoritarian body divided into ranks.

Front 1749

hieroglyphic

Back 1749

n. picture writing.

Front 1750

hilarity

Back 1750

n. boisterous mirth.

Front 1751

hindmost

Back 1751

adj. furthest behind.

Front 1752

hinderance

Back 1752

n. block; obstacle.

Front 1753

hinterlands

Back 1753

n. back country.

Front 1754

hireling

Back 1754

n. one who serves for hire (usually used contemptuously).

Front 1755

hirsute

Back 1755

adj. hairy.

Front 1756

histrionic

Back 1756

adj. theatrical.

Front 1757

hoard

Back 1757

v. stockpile; accumulate for future use.

Front 1758

hoary

Back 1758

adj. white with age.

Front 1759

hoax

Back 1759

n. trick; practical joke.

Front 1760

holocaust

Back 1760

n. destruction by fire.

Front 1761

holster

Back 1761

n. pistol case.

Front 1762

homage

Back 1762

n. honor; tribute.

Front 1763

homeostasis

Back 1763

n. tendency of a system to maintain relative stability.

Front 1764

homespun

Back 1764

adj. domestic; made at home.

Front 1765

homily

Back 1765

n. sermon; serious warning.

Front 1766

homogeneous

Back 1766

adj. of the same kind.

Front 1767

hone

Back 1767

v. sharpen.

Front 1768

hoodwink

Back 1768

v. deceive; delude.

Front 1769

horde

Back 1769

n. crowd.

Front 1770

hortatory

Back 1770

adj. encouraging; exhorting.

Front 1771

horticultural

Back 1771

adj. pertaining to cultivation of gardens.

Front 1772

hostility

Back 1772

n. unfriendliness; hatred.

Front 1773

hovel

Back 1773

n. shack; small, wretched house.

Front 1774

hover

Back 1774

v. hang about; wait nearby.

Front 1775

hubbub

Back 1775

n. confused uproar.

Front 1776

hubris

Back 1776

n. arrogance; excessive self-conceit.

Front 1777

hue

Back 1777

n. color; aspect.

Front 1778

hue and cry

Back 1778

n. outcry.

Front 1779

humane

Back 1779

adj. marked by kindness or consideration.

Front 1780

humdrum

Back 1780

adj. dull; monotonous.

Front 1781

humid

Back 1781

adj. damp.

Front 1782

humility

Back 1782

n. humbleness of spirit.

Front 1783

hummock

Back 1783

n. small hill.

Front 1784

humus

Back 1784

n. substance formed by decaying vegetable matter.

Front 1785

hurtle

Back 1785

v. crash; rush.

Front 1786

husband

Back 1786

v. use sparingly; conserve; save.

Front 1787

husbandry

Back 1787

n. frugality; thrift; agriculture.

Front 1788

hybrid

Back 1788

n. mongrel; mixed breed.

Front 1789

hydrophobia

Back 1789

n. fear of water; rabies.

Front 1790

hyperbole

Back 1790

n. exaggeration; overstatement.

Front 1791

hypercritical

Back 1791

adj. excessively exacting.

Front 1792

hypochondriac

Back 1792

n. person unduly worried about his health; worrier without cause about illness.

Front 1793

hypocritical

Back 1793

adj. pretending to be virtuous; deceiving.

Front 1794

ichthyology

Back 1794

n. study of fish.

Front 1795

icon

Back 1795

n. religious image; idol.

Front 1796

iconoclastic

Back 1796

adj. attacking cherished traditions.

Front 1797

ideology

Back 1797

n. system of ideas characteristic of a group or culture.

Front 1798

idiom

Back 1798

n. expression whose meaning as a whole differs from the meaning of its individual words; distinctive style.

Front 1799

idiosyncrasy

Back 1799

n. individual trait, usually odd in nature.

Front 1800

idolatry

Back 1800

n. worship of idols; excessive admiration.

Front 1801

idyllic

Back 1801

adj. charmingly carefree; simple.

Front 1802

igneous

Back 1802

adj. produced by fire; volcanic.

Front 1803

ignite

Back 1803

v. kindle; light.

Front 1804

ignoble

Back 1804

adj. unworthy; not noble.

Front 1805

ignominy

Back 1805

n. deep disgrace; shame or dishonor.

Front 1806

illicit

Back 1806

adj. illegal.

Front 1807

illimitable

Back 1807

adj. infinite.

Front 1808

illuminate

Back 1808

v. brighten; clear up or make understandable; enlighten.

Front 1809

illusion

Back 1809

n. misleading vision.

Front 1810

illusive

Back 1810

adj. deceiving.

Front 1811

illusory

Back 1811

adj. deceptive; not real.

Front 1812

imbalance

Back 1812

n. lack of balance or symmetry; disproportion.

Front 1813

imbecility

Back 1813

n. weakness of mind.

Front 1814

imbibe

Back 1814

v. drink in.

Front 1815

imbroglio

Back 1815

n. complicated situation; painful or complex misunderstanding; entanglement; confused mass (as of papers).

Front 1816

imbue

Back 1816

v. saturate, fill.

Front 1817

immaculate

Back 1817

adj. spotless; flawless; absolutely clean.

Front 1818

imminent

Back 1818

adj. near at hand; impending.

Front 1819

immobility

Back 1819

n. state of being immovable.

Front 1820

immolate

Back 1820

v. offer as sacrifice.

Front 1821

immune

Back 1821

adj. resistant to; free or exempt from.

Front 1822

immure

Back 1822

v. imprison; shut up in confinement.

Front 1823

immutable

Back 1823

adj. unchangeable.

Front 1824

impair

Back 1824

v. injure; hurt.

Front 1825

impale

Back 1825

v. pierce.

Front 1826

impalpable

Back 1826

adj. imperceptible; intangible.

Front 1827

impartial

Back 1827

adj. not biased; fair.

Front 1828

impassable

Back 1828

adj. not able to be travelled or crossed.

Front 1829

impasse

Back 1829

n. predicament from which there is no escape.

Front 1830

impassive

Back 1830

adj. without feeling; imperturbable; stoical.

Front 1831

impeach

Back 1831

v. charge with crime in office; indict.

Front 1832

impeccable

Back 1832

adj. faultless.

Front 1833

impecunious

Back 1833

adj. without money.

Front 1834

impede

Back 1834

v. hinder; block.

Front 1835

impediment

Back 1835

n. hindrance; stumbling-block.

Front 1836

impel

Back 1836

v. drive or force onward.

Front 1837

impending

Back 1837

adj. nearing; approaching.

Front 1838

impenetrable

Back 1838

adj. not able to be pierced or entered.

Front 1839

impenitent

Back 1839

adj. not repentant.

Front 1840

imperative

Back 1840

adj. absolutely necessary; critically important.

Front 1841

imperceptible

Back 1841

adj. unnoticeable; undetectable.

Front 1842

imperial

Back 1842

adj. like an emperor; related to an empire.

Front 1843

imperious

Back 1843

adj. domineering; haughty.

Front 1844

impermeable

Back 1844

adj. impervious; not permitting passage through its substance.

Front 1845

impertinent

Back 1845

adj. insolent; rude.

Front 1846

imperturbable

Back 1846

adj. calm; placid.

Front 1847

impervious

Back 1847

adj. impenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed.

Front 1848

impetuous

Back 1848

adj. violent; hasty; rash.

Front 1849

impetus

Back 1849

n. moving force; incentive; stimulus.

Front 1850

impiety

Back 1850

n. irreverence; lack of respect for God.

Front 1851

impinge

Back 1851

v. infringe; touch; collide with.

Front 1852

impious

Back 1852

adj. irreverent.

Front 1853

implacable

Back 1853

adj. incapable of being pacified.

Front 1854

implausible

Back 1854

adj. unlikely; unbelievable.

Front 1855

implement

Back 1855

v. put into effect; supply with tools.

Front 1856

implicate

Back 1856

v. incriminate; show to be involved.

Front 1857

implication

Back 1857

n. something hinted at or suggested.

Front 1858

implicit

Back 1858

adj. understood but not stated.

Front 1859

implode

Back 1859

v. burst inward.

Front 1860

implore

Back 1860

v. beg.

Front 1861

imply

Back 1861

v. suggest a meaning not expressed; signify.

Front 1862

impolitic

Back 1862

adj. not wise.

Front 1863

imponderable

Back 1863

adj. weightless.

Front 1864

import

Back 1864

n. significance.

Front 1865

importunate

Back 1865

adj. urging; demanding.

Front 1866

importune

Back 1866

v. beg persistently.

Front 1867

imposture

Back 1867

n. assuming a false identity; masquerade.

Front 1868

impotent

Back 1868

adj. weak; ineffective.

Front 1869

imprecation

Back 1869

n. curse.

Front 1870

impregnable

Back 1870

adj. invulnerable.

Front 1871

impromptu

Back 1871

adj. without previous preparation; off the cuff; on the spur of the moment.

Front 1872

impropriety

Back 1872

n. improperness; unsuitableness.

Front 1873

improvident

Back 1873

adj. thriftless.

Front 1874

improvise

Back 1874

v. compose on the spur of the moment.

Front 1875

imprudent

Back 1875

adj. lacking caution; injuducious.

Front 1876

impudence

Back 1876

n. impertinence; insolence.

Front 1877

impugn

Back 1877

v. dispute or contradict (often in an insulting way); challenge; gainsay.

Front 1878

impuissance

Back 1878

n. powerlessness; feebleness.

Front 1879

impunity

Back 1879

n. freedom from punishment or harm.

Front 1880

impute

Back 1880

v. attribute; ascribe.

Front 1881

inadvertently

Back 1881

adj. unintentionally; by oversight; carelessly.

Front 1882

inalienable

Back 1882

adj. not to be taken away; nontransferable.

Front 1883

inane

Back 1883

adj. silly; senseless.

Front 1884

inanimate

Back 1884

adj. lifeless.

Front 1885

inarticulate

Back 1885

adj. speechless; producing indistinct speech.

Front 1886

inaugurate

Back 1886

v. begin formally; install in office.

Front 1887

incandescent

Back 1887

adj. strikingly bright; shining with intense heat.

Front 1888

incantation

Back 1888

n. singing or chanting of magic spells; magical formula.

Front 1889

incapacitate

Back 1889

v. disable.

Front 1890

incarcerate

Back 1890

v. imprison.

Front 1891

incarnate

Back 1891

adj. endowed with flesh; personified.

Front 1892

incarnation

Back 1892

n. act of assuming a human body and human nature.

Front 1893

incendiary

Back 1893

n. arsonist.

Front 1894

incense

Back 1894

v. enrage; infuriate.

Front 1895

incentive

Back 1895

n. spur; motive.

Front 1896

inception

Back 1896

n. start; beginning.

Front 1897

incessant

Back 1897

adj. uninterrupted; unceasing.

Front 1898

inchoate

Back 1898

adj. recently begun; rudimentary; elementary.

Front 1899

incidence

Back 1899

n. rate of occurence; particular occurrence.

Front 1900

incidental

Back 1900

adj. not essential; minor.

Front 1901

incipient

Back 1901

adj. beginning; in an early age.

Front 1902

incisive

Back 1902

adj. cutting; sharp.

Front 1903

incite

Back 1903

v. arouse to action; goad; motivate; induce to exist.

Front 1904

inclement

Back 1904

adj. stormy; unkind.

Front 1905

incline

Back 1905

n. slope; slant.

Front 1906

inclined

Back 1906

adj. tending or leaned toward; bent.

Front 1907

inclusive

Back 1907

adj. tending to include all.

Front 1908

incognito

Back 1908

adj. with identity concealed; using an assumed name.

Front 1909

incoherent

Back 1909

adj. unintelligible; muddled; illogical.

Front 1910

incommodious

Back 1910

adj. not spacious; inconvenient.

Front 1911

incompatible

Back 1911

adj. inharmonious.

Front 1912

incongruity

Back 1912

n. lack of harmony; absurdity.

Front 1913

inconsequential

Back 1913

adj. insignificant; unimportant.

Front 1914

inconsistency

Back 1914

n. state of being self-contradictory; lack of uniformity or steadiness.

Front 1915

incontinent

Back 1915

adj. lacking self-restraint; licentious.

Front 1916

incontrovertible

Back 1916

adj. indisputable; not open to question.

Front 1917

incorporate

Back 1917

v. introduce something into a larger whole; combine; unite.

Front 1918

incorporeal

Back 1918

adj. lacking a material body; insubstantial.

Front 1919

incorrigible

Back 1919

adj. uncorrectable.

Front 1920

incredulity

Back 1920

n. tendency to disbelief.

Front 1921

incredulous

Back 1921

adj. withholding belief; skeptical.

Front 1922

increment

Back 1922

n. increase.

Front 1923

incriminate

Back 1923

v. accuse; serve as evidence against.

Front 1924

incrustation

Back 1924

n. hard coating or crust.

Front 1925

incubate

Back 1925

v. hatch.

Front 1926

incubus

Back 1926

n. burden; mental care; nightmare.

Front 1927

inculcate

Back 1927

v. teach.

Front 1928

incumbent

Back 1928

adj. obligatory; currently holding an office.

Front 1929

incur

Back 1929

v. bring down upon oneself.

Front 1930

incursion

Back 1930

n. temporary invasion.

Front 1931

indefatigable

Back 1931

adj. tireless.

Front 1932

indelible

Back 1932

adj. not able to be erased.

Front 1933

indemnify

Back 1933

v. make secure against loss; compensate for loss.

Front 1934

indentation

Back 1934

n. notch; deep recess.

Front 1935

indenture

Back 1935

v. bind as servant or apprentice to master.

Front 1936

indeterminate

Back 1936

adj. uncertain; not clearly fixed; indefinite.

Front 1937

indicative

Back 1937

adj. suggestive; implying.

Front 1938

indices

Back 1938

n. pl. signs; indications.

Front 1939

indict

Back 1939

v. charge.

Front 1940

indifferent

Back 1940

adj. unmoved or unconcerned by; mediocre.

Front 1941

indigence

Back 1941

n. poverty.

Front 1942

indigenous

Back 1942

adj. native.

Front 1943

indigent

Back 1943

adj. poor; destitute.

Front 1944

indignation

Back 1944

n. anger at an injustice.

Front 1945

indignity

Back 1945

n. offensive or insulting treatment.

Front 1946

indiscriminate

Back 1946

adj. choosing at random; confused.

Front 1947

indisputable

Back 1947

adj. too certain to be disputed.

Front 1948

indissoluble

Back 1948

adj. permanent.

Front 1949

indite

Back 1949

v. write; compose.

Front 1950

indolent

Back 1950

adj. lazy.

Front 1951

indomitable

Back 1951

adj. unconquerable; unyielding.

Front 1952

indubitable

Back 1952

adj. unable to be doubted; unquestionable.

Front 1953

induce

Back 1953

v. persuade; bring about.

Front 1954

inductive

Back 1954

adj. pertaining to induction or proceeding from the specific to the general.

Front 1955

indulgent

Back 1955

adj. disposed or prone to indulge, humor, gratify, or give way to one's own or another's desires, etc., or to be compliant, lenient, or forbearing; showing or ready to show favor; favorable; indisposed to be severe or harsh, or to exercise necessary restraint: as, an indulgent parent; to be indulgent to servants.

Front 1956

industrious

Back 1956

adj. diligent; hard-working.

Front 1957

inebriated

Back 1957

adj. habitually intoxicated; drunk.

Front 1958

ineffable

Back 1958

adj. unutterable; cannot be expressed in speech.

Front 1959

ineffectual

Back 1959

adj. not effective; weak.

Front 1960

ineluctable

Back 1960

adj. irresistible; not to be escaped.

Front 1961

inept

Back 1961

adj. lacking skill; unsuited; incompetent.

Front 1962

inequity

Back 1962

n. unfairness.

Front 1963

inerrancy

Back 1963

n. infallibility.

Front 1964

inert

Back 1964

adj. inactive; lacking power to move.

Front 1965

inevitable

Back 1965

adj. unavoidable.

Front 1966

inexorable

Back 1966

adj. relentless; unyielding; implacable.

Front 1967

infallible

Back 1967

adj. unerring.

Front 1968

infamous

Back 1968

adj. notoriously bad.

Front 1969

infantile

Back 1969

adj. childish; infantlike.

Front 1970

infer

Back 1970

v. deduce; conclude.

Front 1971

infernal

Back 1971

adj. pertaining to hell; devilish.

Front 1972

infidel

Back 1972

n. unbeliever.

Front 1973

infiltrate

Back 1973

v. pass into or through; penetrate (an organization) sneakily.

Front 1974

infinistesimal

Back 1974

adj. very small.

Front 1975

infirmity

Back 1975

n. weakness.

Front 1976

inflated

Back 1976

adj. exaggerated; pompous; enlarged (with air or gas).

Front 1977

influx

Back 1977

n. flowing into.

Front 1978

infraction

Back 1978

n. violation (of a rule or regulation); breach.

Front 1979

infringe

Back 1979

v. violate; encroach.

Front 1980

ingenious

Back 1980

adj. clever; resourceful.

Front 1981

ingenuous

Back 1981

adj. niave and trusting; young; unsophisticated.

Front 1982

ingrained

Back 1982

adj. deeply established; firmly rooted.

Front 1983

ingrate

Back 1983

n. ungreatful person.

Front 1984

ingratiate

Back 1984

v. become popular with.

Front 1985

inherent

Back 1985

adj. firmly established by nature or habit.

Front 1986

inhibit

Back 1986

v. restrain; retard or prevent.

Front 1987

inimical

Back 1987

adj. unfriendly; hostile; harmful; detrimental.

Front 1988

inimitable

Back 1988

adj. matchless; not able to be imitated.

Front 1989

iniquitous

Back 1989

adj. wicked; immoral; unrighteous.

Front 1990

initiate

Back 1990

v. begin; orginate; receive into a group.

Front 1991

injurious

Back 1991

adj. harmful.

Front 1992

inkling

Back 1992

n. hint.

Front 1993

innate

Back 1993

adj. inborn.

Front 1994

innocuous

Back 1994

adj. harmless.

Front 1995

innovation

Back 1995

n. change; introduction of something new.

Front 1996

innuendo

Back 1996

n. hint; insinuation.

Front 1997

inopportune

Back 1997

adj. untimely; poorly chosen.

Front 1998

inordinate

Back 1998

adj. unrestrained; excessive.

Front 1999

inquisitor

Back 1999

n. questioner (especially harsh); investigator.

Front 2000

insalubrious

Back 2000

adj. unwholesome; not healthful.

Front 2001

insatiable

Back 2001

adj. not easily satisfied; unquenchable; greedy.

Front 2002

inscrutable

Back 2002

adj. impenetrable; not readily understood; mysterious.

Front 2003

insensate

Back 2003

adj. without feeling.

Front 2004

insensible

Back 2004

adj. unconscious; unresponsive.

Front 2005

insidious

Back 2005

adj. treacherous; stealthy; sly.

Front 2006

insightful

Back 2006

adj. discerning; perceptive.

Front 2007

insinuate

Back 2007

v. hint; imply; creep in.

Front 2008

insipid

Back 2008

adj. lacking in flavour; dull.

Front 2009

insolence

Back 2009

n. impudent disrespect; haughtiness.

Front 2010

insolvent

Back 2010

adj. bankrupt; lacking money to pay.

Front 2011

insomnia

Back 2011

n. wakefulness; inability to sleep.

Front 2012

insouciant

Back 2012

adj. indifferent; without concern or care.

Front 2013

instigate

Back 2013

v. urge; start; provoke.

Front 2014

insubordination

Back 2014

n. disobedience; rebelliousness.

Front 2015

insubstantial

Back 2015

adj. lacking substance; insignificant; frail.

Front 2016

insularity

Back 2016

n. narrow-mindedness; isolation.

Front 2017

insuperable

Back 2017

adj. insurmountable; unbeatable.

Front 2018

insurgent

Back 2018

adj. rebellious.

Front 2019

insurmountable

Back 2019

adj. overwhelming; unbeatable; insuperable.

Front 2020

insurrection

Back 2020

n. rebellion; uprising.

Front 2021

intangible

Back 2021

adj. not able to be perceived by touch; vague.

Front 2022

integral

Back 2022

adj. complete; necessary for completeness.

Front 2023

integrate

Back 2023

v. make whole; combine; make into one unit.

Front 2024

integrity

Back 2024

n. uprightness; wholeness.

Front 2025

intellect

Back 2025

n. higher mental powers.

Front 2026

intelligentsia

Back 2026

n. intellectuals; members of the educated elite [often used derogatorily].

Front 2027

inter

Back 2027

v. bury.

Front 2028

interdict

Back 2028

v. prohibit; forbid.

Front 2029

interim

Back 2029

n. meantime.

Front 2030

interloper

Back 2030

n. intruder.

Front 2031

interminable

Back 2031

adj. endless.

Front 2032

intermittent

Back 2032

adj. periodic; on and off.

Front 2033

internecine

Back 2033

adj. mutually destructive.

Front 2034

interpolate

Back 2034

v. insert between.

Front 2035

interregnum

Back 2035

n. period between two reigns.

Front 2036

interrogate

Back 2036

v. question closely; cross-examine.

Front 2037

intervene

Back 2037

v. come between.

Front 2038

intimate

Back 2038

v. hint.

Front 2039

intimidate

Back 2039

v. frighten.

Front 2040

intractable

Back 2040

adj. unruly; stubborn; unyielding.

Front 2041

intransigence

Back 2041

n. refusal of any compromise; stubbornness.

Front 2042

intrepid

Back 2042

adj. fearless.

Front 2043

intrinsic

Back 2043

adj. essential; inherent; built-in.

Front 2044

introspective

Back 2044

adj. looking within oneself.

Front 2045

introvert

Back 2045

n. one who is introspective; inclined to think more about oneself.

Front 2046

intrude

Back 2046

v. trespass; enter as an uninvited person.

Front 2047

intuition

Back 2047

n. immediate insight; power of knowing without reasoning.

Front 2048

inundate

Back 2048

v. overwhelm; flood; submerge.

Front 2049

inured

Back 2049

adj. accustomed; hardened.

Front 2050

invalidate

Back 2050

v. weaken; destroy.

Front 2051

invective

Back 2051

n. abuse.

Front 2052

inveigh

Back 2052

v. denounce; utter censure or invective.

Front 2053

inveigle

Back 2053

v. lead astray; wheedle.

Front 2054

inverse

Back 2054

adj. opposite.

Front 2055

invert

Back 2055

v. turn upside down or inside out.

Front 2056

inveterate

Back 2056

adj. deep-rooted; habitual.

Front 2057

invidious

Back 2057

adj. designed to create ill will or envy.

Front 2058

invincible

Back 2058

adj. unconquerable.

Front 2059

inviolable

Back 2059

adj. secure from corruption, attack, or violation; unassailable.

Front 2060

invocation

Back 2060

n. prayer for help; calling upon as a reference or support.

Front 2061

invoke

Back 2061

v. call upon; ask for.

Front 2062

invulnerable

Back 2062

adj. incapable of injury.

Front 2063

iota

Back 2063

n. very small quantity.

Front 2064

irascible

Back 2064

adj. irritable; easily angered.

Front 2065

irate

Back 2065

adj. angry.

Front 2066

iridescent

Back 2066

adj. exhibiting rainbowlike colors.

Front 2067

irksome

Back 2067

adj. annoying; tedious.

Front 2068

ironic

Back 2068

adj. occuring in an unexpected and contrary manner.

Front 2069

irony

Back 2069

n. hidden sarcasm or satire; use of words that seem to mean the opposite of what they actually mean.

Front 2070

irreconcilable

Back 2070

adj. incompatible; not able to be resolved.

Front 2071

irrefutable

Back 2071

adj. indisputable; incontrovertible; undeniable.

Front 2072

irrelevant

Back 2072

adj. not applicable; unrelated.

Front 2073

irremediable

Back 2073

adj. incurable; uncorrectable.

Front 2074

irreparable

Back 2074

adj. not able to be corrected or repaired.

Front 2075

irrepressible

Back 2075

adj. unable to be restrained or held back.

Front 2076

irreproachable

Back 2076

adj. blameless; impeccable.

Front 2077

irresolute

Back 2077

adj. uncertain how to act; weak.

Front 2078

irretrievable

Back 2078

adj. impossible to recover or regain; irreparable.

Front 2079

irreverence

Back 2079

n. lack of proper respect.

Front 2080

irrevocable

Back 2080

adj. unalterable; irreversible.

Front 2081

isotope

Back 2081

n. varying form of an element.

Front 2082

isthmus

Back 2082

n. narrow neck of land connecting two larger bodies of land.

Front 2083

itinerant

Back 2083

adj. wandering; traveling.

Front 2084

itinerary

Back 2084

n. plan of a trip.

Front 2085

jabber

Back 2085

v. chatter rapidly or unintelligibly.

Front 2086

jaded

Back 2086

adj. fatigued; surfeited.

Front 2087

jargon

Back 2087

n. language used by a special group; technical terminology; gibberish.

Front 2088

jaundiced

Back 2088

adj. prejudiced (envious, hostile, or resentful); yellowed.

Front 2089

jaunt

Back 2089

n. trip; short journey.

Front 2090

jaunty

Back 2090

adj. lighthearted; animated; easy and carefree.

Front 2091

jeopardize

Back 2091

v. endanger; imperil; put at risk.

Front 2092

jettison

Back 2092

v. throw overboard.

Front 2093

jibe

Back 2093

v. agree; be in harmony with.

Front 2094

jingois

Back 2094

n. extremely aggressive and militant patriot; warlike chauvinist.

Front 2095

jocose

Back 2095

adj. given to joking.

Front 2096

jocular

Back 2096

adj. said or done in jest.

Front 2097

jocund

Back 2097

adj. merry.

Front 2098

jollity

Back 2098

n. gaiety; cheerfulness.

Front 2099

jostle

Back 2099

v. shove; bump.

Front 2100

jovial

Back 2100

adj. good-natured; merry.

Front 2101

jubilation

Back 2101

n. rejoicing.

Front 2102

judicious

Back 2102

adj. sound in judgement; wise.

Front 2103

juggernaut

Back 2103

n. irresistible crushing force.

Front 2104

juncture

Back 2104

n. crisis; joining point.

Front 2105

junket

Back 2105

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

Front 2106

junta

Back 2106

n. group of persons joined in political intrigue; cabal.

Front 2107

jurisprudence

Back 2107

n. science of law.

Front 2108

justification

Back 2108

n. good or just reason; defense; excuse.

Front 2109

juxtapose

Back 2109

v. place side by side.

Front 2110

kaleidoscope

Back 2110

n. tube in which patterns made by the reflection in mirrors of colored pieces of glass, etc., produce interesting symmetrical effects.

Front 2111

ken

Back 2111

n. range of knowledge.

Front 2112

kernel

Back 2112

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

Front 2113

killjoy

Back 2113

n. grouch; spoilsport.

Front 2114

kindle

Back 2114

v. start a fire; inspire.

Front 2115

kindred

Back 2115

adj. related; similar in nature or character.

Front 2116

kinetic

Back 2116

adj. producing motion.

Front 2117

kismet

Back 2117

n. fate.

Front 2118

kleptomaniac

Back 2118

n. person who has a compulsive desire to steal.

Front 2119

knave

Back 2119

n. untrustworthy person; rogue; scoundrel.

Front 2120

knead

Back 2120

v. mix; work dough.

Front 2121

knell

Back 2121

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

Front 2122

knit

Back 2122

v. contract into wrinkles; grow together.

Front 2123

knoll

Back 2123

n. little, round hill.

Front 2124

knotty

Back 2124

adj. intricate; difficult; tangled.

Front 2125

kudos

Back 2125

n. honor; glory; praise.

Front 2126

labile

Back 2126

adj. likely to change; unstable.

Front 2127

laborious

Back 2127

adj. demanding much work or care; tedious.

Front 2128

labyrinth

Back 2128

n. maze.

Front 2129

laceration

Back 2129

n. torn, ragged wound.

Front 2130

lachrymose

Back 2130

adj. producing tears.

Front 2131

lackadaisical

Back 2131

adj. lacking purpose or zest; halfhearted; languid.

Front 2132

lackluster

Back 2132

adj. dull.

Front 2133

laconic

Back 2133

adj. brief and to the point.

Front 2134

laggard

Back 2134

adj. slow; sluggish.

Front 2135

lagoon

Back 2135

n. shallow body of water near a sea; lake.

Front 2136

laity

Back 2136

n. laypersons; persons not connected with the clergy.

Front 2137

lambaste

Back 2137

v. beat; thrash verbally or physically.

Front 2138

lament

Back 2138

v. grieve; express sorrow.

Front 2139

lampoon

Back 2139

v. ridicule.

Front 2140

lancet

Back 2140

n. small surgical tool for making incisions.

Front 2141

languid

Back 2141

adj. weary; sluggish; listless.

Front 2142

languor

Back 2142

n. lassitude; depression.

Front 2143

lank

Back 2143

adj. long and thin.

Front 2144

lap

Back 2144

v. take in food or drink with one's tongue; splash gently.

Front 2145

larceny

Back 2145

n. theft.

Front 2146

larder

Back 2146

n. pantry; place where food is kept.

Front 2147

largess

Back 2147

n. generous gift.

Front 2148

lascivious

Back 2148

adj. lustful.

Front 2149

lassitude

Back 2149

n. languor; weariness.

Front 2150

latent

Back 2150

adj. potential but undeveloped; dormant; hidden.

Front 2151

lateral

Back 2151

adj. coming from the side.

Front 2152

latitude

Back 2152

n. freedom from narrow limitations.

Front 2153

laud

Back 2153

v. praise.

Front 2154

lavish

Back 2154

adj. liberal; wasteful.

Front 2155

lax

Back 2155

adj. careless.

Front 2156

leaven

Back 2156

v. cause to rise or grow lighter; enliven.

Front 2157

lechery

Back 2157

n. gross lewdness; lustfulness.

Front 2158

lectern

Back 2158

n. reading desk.

Front 2159

leery

Back 2159

adj. suspicious; cautious.

Front 2160

leeway

Back 2160

n. room to move; margin.

Front 2161

legacy

Back 2161

n. a gift made by a will.

Front 2162

legend

Back 2162

n. explanatory list of symbols on a map.

Front 2163

legerdemain

Back 2163

n. sleight of hand.

Front 2164

leniency

Back 2164

n. mildness; permissiveness.

Front 2165

leonine

Back 2165

adj. like a lion.

Front 2166

lethal

Back 2166

adj. deadly.

Front 2167

lethargic

Back 2167

adj. drowsy; dull.

Front 2168

levee

Back 2168

n. earthen or stone embankment to prevent flooding.

Front 2169

levitate

Back 2169

v. float in the air (especially by magical means).

Front 2170

levity

Back 2170

n. lack of seriousness or steadiness; frivolity.

Front 2171

levy

Back 2171

v. impose (a fine); collect (a payment).

Front 2172

lewd

Back 2172

adj. lustful.

Front 2173

lexicographer

Back 2173

n. compiler of a dictionary.

Front 2174

lexicon

Back 2174

n. dictionary.

Front 2175

liability

Back 2175

n. drawback; debts.

Front 2176

liaison

Back 2176

n. contract that keeps parties in communication; go-between; secret love affair.

Front 2177

libel

Back 2177

n. defamatory statement; act of writing something that smears a person's character.

Front 2178

libertine

Back 2178

n. debauched person, roue.

Front 2179

libidinous

Back 2179

adj. lustful.

Front 2180

libido

Back 2180

n. emotional urges behind human activity.

Front 2181

libretto

Back 2181

n. text of an opera.

Front 2182

licentious

Back 2182

adj. amoral; lewd and lascivious; unrestrained.

Front 2183

lien

Back 2183

n. legal claim on a property.

Front 2184

ligneous

Back 2184

adj. like wood.

Front 2185

lilliputian

Back 2185

adj. extremely small.

Front 2186

limber

Back 2186

adj. flexible.

Front 2187

limbo

Back 2187

n. region near heaven or hell where certain souls are kept; a prison (slang).

Front 2188

limn

Back 2188

v. draw; outline; describe.

Front 2189

limpid

Back 2189

adj. clear.

Front 2190

lineage

Back 2190

n. descent; ancestry.

Front 2191

lineaments

Back 2191

n. features, especially of the face.

Front 2192

linger

Back 2192

v. loiter or dawdle; continue or persist.

Front 2193

linguistic

Back 2193

adj. pertaining to language.

Front 2194

lionize

Back 2194

v. treat as a celebrity.

Front 2195

liquidate

Back 2195

v. settle accounts; clear up.

Front 2196

list

Back 2196

v. tilt; lean over.

Front 2197

listless

Back 2197

adj. lacking in spirit or energy.

Front 2198

litany

Back 2198

n. supplicatory prayer.

Front 2199

lithe

Back 2199

adj. flexible; supple.

Front 2200

litigation

Back 2200

n. lawsuit.

Front 2201

litotes

Back 2201

n. understatement for emphasis.

Front 2202

livid

Back 2202

adj. lead-colored; black and blue; ashen; enraged.

Front 2203

loath

Back 2203

adj. reluctant; disinclined.

Front 2204

loathe

Back 2204

v. detest.

Front 2205

lode

Back 2205

n. a vein of metallic ore that lies within definite boundaries, or within a fissure; (by extension) a rich source of supply.

Front 2206

lofty

Back 2206

adj. very high.

Front 2207

log

Back 2207

n. record of a voyage or flight; record of day-to-day activities.

Front 2208

loiter

Back 2208

v. hang around; linger.

Front 2209

loll

Back 2209

v. lounge about.

Front 2210

longevity

Back 2210

n. long life.

Front 2211

loom

Back 2211

v. appear or take shape (usually in an enlarged or distormed form).

Front 2212

lope

Back 2212

v. gallop slowly.

Front 2213

loquacious

Back 2213

adj. talkative.

Front 2214

lout

Back 2214

n. clumsy person.

Front 2215

low

Back 2215

v. moo.

Front 2216

lucid

Back 2216

adj. easily understood; clear; intelligible.

Front 2217

lucrative

Back 2217

adj. profitable.

Front 2218

lucre

Back 2218

n. money.

Front 2219

ludicrous

Back 2219

adj. laughable; trifling.

Front 2220

lugubrious

Back 2220

adj. mournful.

Front 2221

lull

Back 2221

n. moment of calm.

Front 2222

lumber

Back 2222

v. move heavily or clumsily.

Front 2223

lumen

Back 2223

n. unit of light energy (one candle's worth).

Front 2224

luminary

Back 2224

n. celebrity; dignitary.

Front 2225

luminous

Back 2225

adj. shining; issuing light.

Front 2226

lunar

Back 2226

adj. pertaining to the moon.

Front 2227

lunge

Back 2227

v. make a quick dive or reach; thrust.

Front 2228

lurid

Back 2228

adj. wild; sensational; graphic; gruesome.

Front 2229

lurk

Back 2229

v. stealthily lie in waiting; slink; exist unperceived.

Front 2230

luscious

Back 2230

adj. pleasing to taste or smell.

Front 2231

luster

Back 2231

n. shine; gloss.

Front 2232

lustrous

Back 2232

adj. shining.

Front 2233

luxuriant

Back 2233

adj. abundant; rich and splendid; fertile.

Front 2234

macabre

Back 2234

adj. gruesome; grisly.

Front 2235

mace

Back 2235

n. ceremonial staff; clublike medieval weapon.

Front 2236

macerate

Back 2236

v. soften by soaking in liquid; waste away.

Front 2237

Machiavellian

Back 2237

adj. crafty; double-dealing.

Front 2238

machinations

Back 2238

n. evil schemes or plots.

Front 2239

maculated

Back 2239

adj. spotted; stained.

Front 2240

madrigal

Back 2240

n. pastoral song.

Front 2241

maelstrom

Back 2241

n. whirlpool.

Front 2242

magisterial

Back 2242

adj. authoritative; imperious.

Front 2243

magnanimity

Back 2243

n. generosity.

Front 2244

magnate

Back 2244

n. person of prominence or influence.

Front 2245

magniloquent

Back 2245

adj. boastful, pompous.

Front 2246

magnitude

Back 2246

n. greatness; extent.

Front 2247

maim

Back 2247

v. mutilate; injure.

Front 2248

maladroit

Back 2248

adj. clumsy; bungling.

Front 2249

malady

Back 2249

n. illness.

Front 2250

malaise

Back 2250

n. uneasiness; vague feeling of ill health.

Front 2251

malapropism

Back 2251

n. comic misuse of a word.

Front 2252

malcontent

Back 2252

n. person dissatisfied with existing state of affairs.

Front 2253

malediction

Back 2253

n. curse.

Front 2254

malefactor

Back 2254

n. evildoer; criminal.

Front 2255

malevolent

Back 2255

adj. wishing evil.

Front 2256

malfeasance

Back 2256

n. wrongdoing.

Front 2257

malicious

Back 2257

adj. hateful; spiteful.

Front 2258

malign

Back 2258

v. speak evil of; bad-mouth; defame.

Front 2259

malignant

Back 2259

adj. injurious; tending to cause death; agressively malevolent.

Front 2260

malingerer

Back 2260

n. one who feigns illness to escape duty.

Front 2261

malleable

Back 2261

adj. capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable.

Front 2262

malodorous

Back 2262

adj. foul-smelling.

Front 2263

mammal

Back 2263

n. vertebrate animal whose female suckles its young.

Front 2264

mammoth

Back 2264

adj. gigantic; enormous.

Front 2265

manacle

Back 2265

v. restrain; handcuff.

Front 2266

mandate

Back 2266

n. order; charge.

Front 2267

mandatory

Back 2267

adj. obligatory.

Front 2268

mangy

Back 2268

adj. shabby; wretched.

Front 2269

maniacal

Back 2269

adj. raging mad; insane.

Front 2270

manifest

Back 2270

adj. evident; visible; obvious.

Front 2271

manifestation

Back 2271

n. outward demonstration; indication.

Front 2272

manifesto

Back 2272

n. declaration; statement of policy.

Front 2273

manifold

Back 2273

adj. numerous; varied.

Front 2274

manipulate

Back 2274

v. operate with one's hands; control or play upon (people, forces, etc.) artfully.

Front 2275

mannered

Back 2275

adj. affected; not natural.

Front 2276

manumit

Back 2276

v. emancipate; free from bondage. (noun manumission)

Front 2277

marital

Back 2277

adj. pertaining to marriage.

Front 2278

maritime

Back 2278

adj. bordering the sea; nautical.

Front 2279

marked

Back 2279

adj. noticeable; targed for vengence.

Front 2280

marred

Back 2280

adj. damaged; disfigured.

Front 2281

marshal

Back 2281

v. put in order.

Front 2282

marsupial

Back 2282

n. one of a family of mammals that nurse their offspring in a pouch.

Front 2283

martial

Back 2283

adj. warlike.

Front 2284

martinet

Back 2284

n. a strict disciplinarian.

Front 2285

martyr

Back 2285

n. one who voluntarily suffers death for his or her religion or cause; great sufferer.

Front 2286

masochist

Back 2286

n. person who enjoys his own pain.

Front 2287

masticate

Back 2287

v. chew.

Front 2288

materialism

Back 2288

n. preoccupation with physical comforts and things.

Front 2289

maternal

Back 2289

adj. motherly.

Front 2290

matriarch

Back 2290

n. woman who rules a family or larger social group.

Front 2291

matriculate

Back 2291

v. enroll (in college or graduate school).

Front 2292

matrix

Back 2292

n. point of origin; array of numbers or algebraic symbols; mold or die.

Front 2293

maudlin

Back 2293

adj. effusively sentimental.

Front 2294

maul

Back 2294

v. handle roughly.

Front 2295

mausoleum

Back 2295

n. monumental tomb.

Front 2296

mauve

Back 2296

adj. pale purple.

Front 2297

maverick

Back 2297

n. rebel; nonconformist.

Front 2298

mawkish

Back 2298

adj. mushy and gushy; icky-sticky sentimental; maudlin.

Front 2299

maxim

Back 2299

n. proverb; a truth pithily stated.

Front 2300

mayhem

Back 2300

n. injury to body.

Front 2301

meager

Back 2301

adj. scanty; inadequate.

Front 2302

mealymouthed

Back 2302

adj. indirect in speech; hypocritical; evasive.

Front 2303

meander

Back 2303

v. wind or turn in its course.

Front 2304

meddlesome

Back 2304

adj. interfering.

Front 2305

mediate

Back 2305

v. settle a dispute through the services of an outsider.

Front 2306

mediocre

Back 2306

adj. ordinary; commonplace.

Front 2307

meditation

Back 2307

n. reflection; thought.

Front 2308

medium

Back 2308

n. element that is a creature's natural environment; nutrient setting in which microorganisms are cultivated. n. appropriate occupation or means of expression; channel of communication; compromise.

Front 2309

medley

Back 2309

n. mixture.

Front 2310

meek

Back 2310

adj. submissive; patient and long-suffering.

Front 2311

megalomania

Back 2311

n. a psychopathological condition characterized by delusional fantasies of wealth, power, or omnipotence; an obsession with grandiose or extravagant things or actions.

Front 2312

melancholy

Back 2312

adj. gloomy; morose; blue.

Front 2313

melee

Back 2313

n. fight.

Front 2314

mellifluous

Back 2314

adj. sweetly or smoothly flowing; melodious.

Front 2315

memento

Back 2315

n. token; reminder.

Front 2316

memorialize

Back 2316

v. commemmorate.

Front 2317

menagerie

Back 2317

n. collection of wild animals.

Front 2318

mendacious

Back 2318

adj. lying; habitually dishonest.

Front 2319

mendicant

Back 2319

n. beggar.

Front 2320

menial

Back 2320

adj. suitable for servants; lowly; mean.

Front 2321

mentor

Back 2321

n. counselor; teacher.

Front 2322

merchantile

Back 2322

adj. concerning trade.

Front 2323

mercenary

Back 2323

adj. motivated solely by money or gain.

Front 2324

mercurial

Back 2324

adj. capricious; changing; fickle.

Front 2325

mereticious

Back 2325

adj. flashy; tawdry.

Front 2326

merger

Back 2326

n. combination (of two business corporations).

Front 2327

mesmerize

Back 2327

v. hypnotize.

Front 2328

metallurgical

Back 2328

adj. pertaining to the art of removing metals from ores.

Front 2329

metamorphosis

Back 2329

n. change of form.

Front 2330

metaphor

Back 2330

n. implied comparison.

Front 2331

metaphysical

Back 2331

adj. pertaining to speculative philosophy.

Front 2332

mete

Back 2332

v. measure; distribute.

Front 2333

meteoric

Back 2333

adj. swift; momentarily brilliant.

Front 2334

methodical

Back 2334

adj. systematic.

Front 2335

meticulous

Back 2335

adj. excessively careful; painstaking; scrupulous.

Front 2336

metropolis

Back 2336

n. large city.

Front 2337

mettle

Back 2337

n. courage; spirit.

Front 2338

miasma

Back 2338

n. swamp gas; heavy, vaporous atmosphere, often eminating from decaying matter; pervasive corrupting influence.

Front 2339

microcosm

Back 2339

n. small world; the world in a miniature.

Front 2340

migrant

Back 2340

adj. changing its habitat; wandering.

Front 2341

migratory

Back 2341

adj. wandering.

Front 2342

milieu

Back 2342

n. environment; means of expression.

Front 2343

militant

Back 2343

adj. combative; bellicose.

Front 2344

militate

Back 2344

v. work against.

Front 2345

millennium

Back 2345

n. thousand-year period; period of happiness and prosperity.

Front 2346

mimicry

Back 2346

n. imitation.

Front 2347

minatory

Back 2347

adj. menacing; threatening.

Front 2348

mincing

Back 2348

adj. affectedly dainty.

Front 2349

minion

Back 2349

n. a servile dependent.

Front 2350

miniscule

Back 2350

adj. extremely small.

Front 2351

minute

Back 2351

adj. extremely small.

Front 2352

minutiae

Back 2352

n. petty details.

Front 2353

mirage

Back 2353

n. unreal reflection; optical illusion.

Front 2354

mire

Back 2354

v. entangle; stick in swampy ground.

Front 2355

mirth

Back 2355

n. merriment; laughter.

Front 2356

misadventure

Back 2356

n. mischance; ill luck.

Front 2357

misanthrope

Back 2357

n. one who hates mankind.

Front 2358

misapprehension

Back 2358

n. error; misunderstanding.

Front 2359

miscellany

Back 2359

n. mixture of writings on various subjects.

Front 2360

mischance

Back 2360

n. ill luck.

Front 2361

misconstrue

Back 2361

v. interpret incorrectly; misjudge.

Front 2362

miscreant

Back 2362

n. wretch; villian.

Front 2363

misdemeanor

Back 2363

n. minor crime.

Front 2364

miserly

Back 2364

adj. stingy; mean.

Front 2365

misgivings

Back 2365

n. doubts.

Front 2366

mishap

Back 2366

n. accident.

Front 2367

misnomer

Back 2367

n. wrong name; incorrect designation.

Front 2368

misogamy

Back 2368

n. hatred of marriage.

Front 2369

misogynist

Back 2369

n. hater of women.

Front 2370

missile

Back 2370

n. object to be thrown or projected.

Front 2371

missive

Back 2371

n. letter.

Front 2372

mite

Back 2372

n. very small object or creature; small coin.

Front 2373

mitigate

Back 2373

v. lessen in intensity; moderate; appease.

Front 2374

mnemonic

Back 2374

adj. pertaining to memory.

Front 2375

mobile

Back 2375

adj. movable; not fixed.

Front 2376

mock

Back 2376

v. ridicule; imitate, often in derision.

Front 2377

mode

Back 2377

n. prevailing style; manner; way of doing something.

Front 2378

modicum

Back 2378

n. limited quantity.

Front 2379

modish

Back 2379

adj. fashionable.

Front 2380

modulate

Back 2380

v. tone down in intensity; regulate; change from one key to another.

Front 2381

mogul

Back 2381

n. powerful person.

Front 2382

molecule

Back 2382

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

Front 2383

mollify

Back 2383

v. soothe.

Front 2384

mollycoddle

Back 2384

v. pamper; indulge excessively.

Front 2385

molt

Back 2385

v. shed or cast off hairs of feathers.

Front 2386

molten

Back 2386

adj. melted.

Front 2387

momentous

Back 2387

adj. very important.

Front 2388

momentum

Back 2388

n. quantity of motion of a moving body; impetus.

Front 2389

monarchy

Back 2389

n. government under a single ruler.

Front 2390

monastic

Back 2390

adj. related to monks or monasteries; removed from worldly concerns.

Front 2391

monetary

Back 2391

adj. pertaining to money.

Front 2392

monochromatic

Back 2392

adj. having only one colour.

Front 2393

monolithic

Back 2393

adj. solidly uniform; unyielding.

Front 2394

monotheism

Back 2394

n. belief in one God.

Front 2395

monotony

Back 2395

n. sameness leading to boredom.

Front 2396

monumental

Back 2396

adj. massive.

Front 2397

moodiness

Back 2397

n. fits of depression or gloom.

Front 2398

moratorium

Back 2398

n. legal delay of payment.

Front 2399

morbid

Back 2399

adj. given to unwholesome thought; moody; characteristic of disease.

Front 2400

mordant

Back 2400

adj. biting; sarcastic; stinging.

Front 2401

mores

Back 2401

n. conventions; moral standards; customs.

Front 2402

moribund

Back 2402

adj. dying.

Front 2403

morose

Back 2403

adj. ill-humored; sullen; melancholy.

Front 2404

mortician

Back 2404

n. undertaker.

Front 2405

mortify

Back 2405

v. humiliate; punish the flesh.

Front 2406

mosaic

Back 2406

n. picture made of small, colorful inlaid tiles.

Front 2407

mote

Back 2407

n. small speck.

Front 2408

motif

Back 2408

n. theme.

Front 2409

motility

Back 2409

n. ability to move spontaneously.

Front 2410

motley

Back 2410

adj. multicolored; mixed.

Front 2411

mottled

Back 2411

adj. blotched in coloring; spotted.

Front 2412

mountebank

Back 2412

n. charlatan; boastful pretender.

Front 2413

muddle

Back 2413

v. confuse; mix up.

Front 2414

muggy

Back 2414

adj. warm and damp.

Front 2415

mulct

Back 2415

v. defraud a person of something.

Front 2416

multifarious

Back 2416

adj. varied; greatly diversified.

Front 2417

multiform

Back 2417

adj. having many forms.

Front 2418

multilingual

Back 2418

adj. having many languages.

Front 2419

multiplicity

Back 2419

n. state of being numerous.

Front 2420

mundane

Back 2420

adj. worldly as opposed to spiritual; everyday.

Front 2421

munificent

Back 2421

adj. very generous.

Front 2422

mural

Back 2422

n. wall painting.

Front 2423

murky

Back 2423

adj. dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague.

Front 2424

muse

Back 2424

v. ponder.

Front 2425

musky

Back 2425

adj. having the odor of musk.

Front 2426

muster

Back 2426

v. gather; assemble.

Front 2427

musty

Back 2427

adj. stale; spoiled by age.

Front 2428

mutability

Back 2428

n. ability to change in form; fickleness.

Front 2429

muted

Back 2429

adj. silent; muffled; toned down.

Front 2430

mutilate

Back 2430

v. maim.

Front 2431

mutinous

Back 2431

adj. unruly; rebellious.

Front 2432

myopic

Back 2432

adj. nearsighted; lacking foresight.

Front 2433

myriad

Back 2433

n. very large number.

Front 2434

nadir

Back 2434

n. lowest point.

Front 2435

naivete

Back 2435

n. quality of being unsophisticated; simplicity; artlessness; gullibility.

Front 2436

narcissist

Back 2436

n. conceited person.

Front 2437

narrative

Back 2437

adj. related to telling a story.

Front 2438

nascent

Back 2438

adj. incipient; coming into being.

Front 2439

natation

Back 2439

n. swimming.

Front 2440

natty

Back 2440

adj. neatly or smartly dressed.

Front 2441

nauseate

Back 2441

v. cause to become sick; fill with disgust.

Front 2442

nautical

Back 2442

adj. pertaining to ships or navigation.

Front 2443

navigable

Back 2443

adj. wide and deep enough to allow ships to pass through; able to be steered.

Front 2444

nebulous

Back 2444

adj. vague; haze; cloudy.

Front 2445

necromancy

Back 2445

n. black magic; dealing with the dead.

Front 2446

nefarious

Back 2446

adj. very wicked.

Front 2447

negate

Back 2447

v. cancel out; nullify; deny.

Front 2448

negligence

Back 2448

n. neglect; failure to take reasonable care.

Front 2449

negligible

Back 2449

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

Front 2450

nemesis

Back 2450

n. someone seeking revenge.

Front 2451

neologism

Back 2451

n. new or newly coined word or phrase.

Front 2452

neophyte

Back 2452

n. recent convert; beginner.

Front 2453

nepotism

Back 2453

n. favoritism (to a relative).

Front 2454

nether

Back 2454

adj. lower.

Front 2455

nettle

Back 2455

v. annoy; vex.

Front 2456

nexus

Back 2456

n. connection.

Front 2457

nib

Back 2457

n. beak; pen point.

Front 2458

nicety

Back 2458

n. precision; minute distinction; nice.

Front 2459

niggardly

Back 2459

adj. meanly stingy; parsimonious.

Front 2460

niggle

Back 2460

v. spend too much time on minor points; carp.

Front 2461

nihilist

Back 2461

n. one who considers traditional beliefs to be groundless and existence meaningless; absolute skeptic; revolutionary terrorist.

Front 2462

nip

Back 2462

v. stop something's growth or development; snip off; bite; make numb with cold.

Front 2463

nirvana

Back 2463

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

Front 2464

nocturnal

Back 2464

adj. done at night.

Front 2465

noisome

Back 2465

adj. foul-smelling; unwholesome.

Front 2466

nomadic

Back 2466

adj. wandering.

Front 2467

nomenclature

Back 2467

n. terminology; system of names.

Front 2468

nominal

Back 2468

adj. in name only; trifling.

Front 2469

nonchalance

Back 2469

n. indifference; lack of concern; composure.

Front 2470

noncommittal

Back 2470

adj. neutral; unpledged; undecided.

Front 2471

nondescript

Back 2471

adj. undistinctive; ordinary.

Front 2472

nonentity

Back 2472

n. person of no importance; nonexistence.

Front 2473

nonplus

Back 2473

v. bring to a halt by confusion; perplex.

Front 2474

nostalgia

Back 2474

n. homesickness; longing for the past.

Front 2475

nostrum

Back 2475

n. questionable medicine.

Front 2476

notable

Back 2476

adj. conspicuous; important; distinguished.

Front 2477

notoriety

Back 2477

n. disrepute; ill fame.

Front 2478

novelty

Back 2478

n. something new; newness.

Front 2479

novice

Back 2479

n. beginner.

Front 2480

noxious

Back 2480

adj. harmful.

Front 2481

nuance

Back 2481

n. shade of difference in meaning or colour; subtle distinction.

Front 2482

nubile

Back 2482

adj. marriageable.

Front 2483

nugatory

Back 2483

adj. futile; worthless.

Front 2484

nullify

Back 2484

v. to make invalid.

Front 2485

numismatist

Back 2485

n. person who collects coins.

Front 2486

nuptial

Back 2486

adj. related to marriage.

Front 2487

nurture

Back 2487

v. nourish; educate; foster.

Front 2488

nutrient

Back 2488

n. nourishing substance.

Front 2489

oaf

Back 2489

n. stupid, awkward person.

Front 2490

obdurate

Back 2490

adj. stubborn.

Front 2491

obeisance

Back 2491

n. bow.

Front 2492

obelisk

Back 2492

n. tall column tapering and ending in a pyramid.

Front 2493

obese

Back 2493

adj. excessively fat.