Princeton Extra Words

Front 1

bent

*He had a naturally artistic bent.

Back 1

BENT =
leaning, inclination, proclivity

Front 2

brook

Back 2

BROOK =
to tolerate, endure, countenance

Front 3

chauvinist

Back 3

CHAUVINIST =
a blindly devoted patriot

Front 4

consequential

Back 4

CONSEQUENTIAL =
pompous, self-important

Front 5

damp

Back 5

DAMP =
to diminish the itensity or check the vibration of sound

Front 6

die

Back 6

DIE =
a tool used for shaping, as in a tool and die shop

Front 7

essay

*the newly born fawn essayed a few wobbly steps.

Back 7

ESSAY =
to test, try, attempt, experiment

Front 8

exact

*Even a victorious war exacts a heavy price.

Back 8

EXACT =
to demand, call for, require, take

Front 9

fell

*The lumberjacks arrived and felled many trees.

Back 9

FELL =
to cause to fall by striking or also, inhumanely cruel

Front 10

flag

Back 10

FLAG =
to sag or droop, to become spiritless

Front 11

ford

Back 11

FORD =
to wade across the shallow part of a river or stream

Front 12

flip

Back 12

FLIP =
sarcastic, impertinent, as in a flippant remark

Front 13

grouse

Back 13

GROUSE =
to complain or grumble

Front 14

guy

Back 14

GUY =
a rope, cord, cable attached to something as a brace; to steady or reinforce using a guy

Front 15

list

*THe ships' broken mast listed helplessly in the wind.

Back 15

LIST =
to tilt or lean to one side

Front 16

bent

*He had a naturally artistic bent.

Back 16

BENT =
leaning, inclination, proclivity

Front 17

brook

Back 17

BROOK =
to tolerate, endure, countenance

Front 18

chauvinist

Back 18

CHAUVINIST =
a blindly devoted patriot

Front 19

consequential

Back 19

CONSEQUENTIAL =
pompous, self-important

Front 20

damp

Back 20

DAMP =
to diminish the itensity or check the vibration of sound

Front 21

die

Back 21

DIE =
a tool used for shaping, as in a tool and die shop

Front 22

essay

*the newly born fawn essayed a few wobbly steps.

Back 22

ESSAY =
to test, try, attempt, experiment

Front 23

exact

*Even a victorious war exacts a heavy price.

Back 23

EXACT =
to demand, call for, require, take

Front 24

fell

*The lumberjacks arrived and felled many trees.

Back 24

FELL =
to cause to fall by striking or also, inhumanely cruel

Front 25

flag

Back 25

FLAG =
to sag or droop, to become spiritless

Front 26

ford

Back 26

FORD =
to wade across the shallow part of a river or stream

Front 27

flip

Back 27

FLIP =
sarcastic, impertinent, as in a flippant remark

Front 28

grouse

Back 28

GROUSE =
to complain or grumble

Front 29

guy

Back 29

GUY =
a rope, cord, cable attached to something as a brace; to steady or reinforce using a guy

Front 30

list

*THe ships' broken mast listed helplessly in the wind.

Back 30

LIST =
to tilt or lean to one side

Front 31

lumber

*Lumbering giants on land, walruses are actually graceful swimmers.

Back 31

LUMBER =
to move heavily and clumsily

Front 32

milk

Back 32

MILK =
to exploit, to squeeze every last ounce of

Front 33

mince

Back 33

MINCE =
to pronounce or speak affectedly, euphemize, speak too carefully

also, to take tiny steps or tiptoe

Front 34

nice

*He made a nice distinction between the two cases.

Back 34

NICE =
exacting, fastidious, exremely precise

Front 35

obtain

*Those standards no longer obtain.

Back 35

OBTAIN =
to be established, accepted or customary

Front 36

occult

Back 36

OCCULT =
hidden, concealed, beyond comprehension

Front 37

pied

*The Pied Piper was so named because of his multicolored coat.

Back 37

PIED =
multicolored, usually in blotches

Front 38

pine

Back 38

PINE =
to lose vigor (through grief); to yearn

Front 39

pluck

Back 39

PLUCK =
courage, spunk, fortitude

Front 40

prize

*The information was prized from him.

Back 40

PRIZE =
to pry, press or force with a lever; something taken by force, spoils

Front 41

rent

Back 41

torn, past tense of rend: He rent his garments;

an opening or tear caused by such: a large rent in the fabric

Front 42

sap

Back 42

SAP =
to ennervate or weaken the vitality of

also, a fool or nitwit

Front 43

scurvy

*He was a scurvy old reprobate.

Back 43

SCURVY =
contemptible, despicable

Front 44

singular

Back 44

SINGULAR =
exceptional, unusual, odd

Front 45

steep

*She was steeped in esoteric knowledge.

Back 45

STEEP =
to saturate or completely soak

Front 46

strut

Back 46

STRUT =
the supporting structural cross-part of a wing

Front 47

table

Back 47

TABLE =
to remove from consideration

Front 48

tender

*He tendered his resignation.

Back 48

TENDER =
to proffer or offer

Front 49

promulgate

Back 49

PROMULGATE =
To make known (a decree, for example) by public declaration; announce officially.

To put (a law) into effect by formal public announcement.

Front 50

deletrious

Back 50

DELETERIOUS =
Having a harmful effect; injurious: the deleterious effects of smoking.

Front 51

vociferous

Back 51

VOCIFEROUS =
Making, given to, or marked by noisy and vehement outcry

Front 52

cynicsim

Back 52

CYNICISM =
an attitude or belief that all people are motivate by selfishness