Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
499 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
abase (v.) - to lower, demean, degrade
|
|
|
abate (v.) - to lessen, to reduce in severity
|
|
|
abbreviate (v.) - to shorten, reduce
|
|
|
abduct (v.) - to kidnap
|
|
|
aberration (n.) - a deviation from the expected course
|
|
|
abhor (v.) - to hate, loathe
|
|
|
abide (v.) - to put up with, tolerate
|
|
|
abject (adj.) - of the most miserable or contemptible kind
|
|
|
abort (v.) - to give up unfinished
|
|
|
abridge (v.) - to shorten, cut down
|
|
|
abrogate (v.) - to abolish, often by authority
|
|
|
abscond (v.) - to sneak away and hide
|
|
|
abundant (adj.) - in great numbers
|
|
|
accede (v.) - to agree
|
|
|
accentuate (v.) - to emphasize, to highlight
|
|
|
accommodating (adj.) - obliging, helpful
|
|
|
accost (v.) - to approach or confront aggressively
|
|
|
acumen (n.) - keen insight
|
|
|
acute (adj.) - sharp, severe
|
|
|
affable (adj.) - friendly, amiable
|
|
|
affluent (adj.) - rich, wealthy
|
|
|
aggrandize (v.) - to increase or make greater
|
|
|
aggregate (v.) - to gather, amass
|
|
|
aghast (adj.) - struck by amazement or terror
|
|
|
agoraphobia (n.) - an abnormal fear of open or public places
|
|
|
akimbo (adj.) - with hands on hips and elbows extending outward
|
|
|
alacrity (n.) - speed, readiness
|
|
|
algid (adj.) - frigid, cold
|
|
|
allay (v.) - to sooth, assuage
|
|
|
alleviate (v.) - to relieve
|
|
|
aloof (adj.) - reserved, distant
|
|
|
altercation (n.) - an argument, dispute
|
|
|
amalgamation (n.) - a union, a merger
|
|
|
ambivalent (adj.) - having contradictory feelings
|
|
|
amble (v.) - to stroll, walk
|
|
|
ameliorate (v.) - to improve, to make better
|
|
|
amend (v.) - to change for the better, improve
|
|
|
amiable (adj.) - friendly, affable
|
|
|
amorous (adj.) - relating to or showing love
|
|
|
amorphous (adj.) - without shape or borders
|
|
|
anomaly (n.) - something that does not fit into the normal order
|
|
|
antechamber (n.) - a waiting room
|
|
|
anxiety (n.) - uneasiness
|
|
|
aphorism (n.) - a short saying
|
|
|
apocalypse (n.) - total devastation, the end of the world
|
|
|
apparitional (adj.) - ghostly, spectral
|
|
|
arbitrator (n.) - one who settles controversy between two sides
|
|
|
ascetic (n.) - one who practices restraint as a means of self-discipline, usually religious
|
|
|
assuage (v.) - to ease, pacify
|
|
|
atone (v.) - to apologize, make amends
|
|
|
audacious (adj.) - excessively bold
|
|
|
augment (v.) - to increase or make larger
|
|
|
austere (adj.) - very bare, bleak, simple
|
|
|
baleful (adj.) - harmful, threatening
|
|
|
bard (n.) - a poet, often a singer as well
|
|
|
battery (n.) - an assault or an array of similar things intended for use together
|
|
|
belligerent (adj.) - contentious, ready to fight
|
|
|
benevolent (adj.) - kind, good, caring
|
|
|
benign (adj.) - non-threatening, innocuous
|
|
|
berate (v.) - to scold severely
|
|
|
bereft (adj.) - without, devoid of
|
|
|
bide (v.) - to wait, or remain in a condition
|
|
|
bilk (v.) - to cheat, to swindle
|
|
|
blandish (v.) - to coax through flattery
|
|
|
bloated (adj.) - swollen, bigger than desired
|
|
|
boisterous (adj.) - loud, energetic
|
|
|
bourgeois (adj.) - middle class
|
|
|
brash (adj.) - hasty or lacking in sensitivity
|
|
|
brazen (adj.) - excessively bold, brash
|
|
|
brumal (adj.) - wintry, relating to winter
|
|
|
brusque (adj.) - short, abrupt, dismissive
|
|
|
buffet (n.) - a spread of food involving choices
|
|
|
buffet (v.) - to hit or strike
|
|
|
burgeon (v.) - to come forth, blossom
|
|
|
cacophony (n.) - noise, discordant sound
|
|
|
cadence (n.) - rhythm
|
|
|
cajole (v.) - to urge, coax
|
|
|
callous (adj.) - harsh, cold, unfeeling
|
|
|
calumny (n.) - an attempt to defame another’s reputation
|
|
|
camaraderie (n.) - cheerful unity among a group
|
|
|
canvas (n.) - a piece of cloth on which an artist paints
|
|
|
capricious (adj.) - impulsive, unpredictable, subject to whim
|
|
|
captivate (v.) - to hold the interest of, to gain the attention of
|
|
|
carouse (v.) - to revel, to party
|
|
|
cavity (n.) - a hole
|
|
|
cavort (v.) - to frolic, leap, prance
|
|
|
celestial (adj.) - relating to the sky or the heavens
|
|
|
chastise (v.) - to criticize, to scold
|
|
|
choreographed (adj.) - arranged, as in dance
|
|
|
circumlocution (n.) - indirect language
|
|
|
circumspect (adj.) - cautious
|
|
|
clairvoyant (adj.) - able to see things that others cannot
|
|
|
claustrophobia (n.) - an abnormal fear of closed or crowded spaces
|
|
|
cliché (n.) - a trite, overused expression
|
|
|
coalesce (v.) - to combine into one
|
|
|
cogent (adj.) - intelligent, viable
|
|
|
collusion (n.) - a conspiracy, a secret agreement
|
|
|
colossus (n.) - an enormous structure
|
|
|
comatose (adj.) - lethargic
|
|
|
commendable (adj.) - worthy of praise
|
|
|
commodious (adj.) - spacious, roomy
|
|
|
compel (v.) - to force
|
|
|
complicit (adj.) - being an accomplice in a wrongful act
|
|
|
compliment (n.) - an expression of esteem or approval
|
|
|
concede (v.) - to give in, to accept
|
|
|
conciliatory (adj.) - agreeable, friendly
|
|
|
concoct (v.) - to make up or invent
|
|
|
concord (n.) - agreement
|
|
|
conduit (n.) - a pipe, passage, channel
|
|
|
confluence (n.) - a convergence, a coming together
|
|
|
confound (v.) - to frustrate
|
|
|
connotation (n.) - a meaning or association suggested by a word beyond its definition
|
|
|
contusion (n.) - bruise, injury
|
|
|
convalescence (n.) - the gradual return to health after illness
|
|
|
copious (adj.) - abundant, plentiful
|
|
|
corpulent (adj.) - very fat
|
|
|
cosmopolitan (adj.) - worldly, sophisticated
|
|
|
credulity (n.) - readiness to believe
|
|
|
cursory (adj.) - brief to the point of being superficial
|
|
|
daft (adj.) - insane, foolish
|
|
|
daunting (adj.) - intimidating
|
|
|
dearth (n.) - a lack, scarcity
|
|
|
defame (v.) - to destroy the reputation of
|
|
|
deft (adj.) - skilled, adept
|
|
|
defunct (adj.) - no longer used or existing
|
|
|
deleterious (adj.) - harmful
|
|
|
delude (v.) - to deceive, to mislead
|
|
|
deluge (n.) - a great flood or something that overwhelms like a flood
|
|
|
derelict (adj.) - run-down, abandoned
|
|
|
desolate (adj.) - deserted, lifeless
|
|
|
despondent (adj.) - discouraged, hopeless, depressed
|
|
|
destitute (adj.) - impoverished
|
|
|
diaphanous (adj.) - transparent, light, airy
|
|
|
dictate (v.) - to pronounce, command, prescribe
|
|
|
differentiate (v.) - to distinguish, to make different
|
|
|
dilapidated (adj.) - in a state of disrepair
|
|
|
diligent (adj.) - careful, showing care
|
|
|
diminish (v.) - to decrease or make smaller
|
|
|
diminutive (adj.) - miniature, small
|
|
|
discreet (adj.) - prudent or inconspicuous
|
|
|
discrete (adj.) - separate, distinct, individual
|
|
|
disparage (v.) - to criticize, degrade, belittle
|
|
|
dissonance (n.) - lack of harmony or agreement
|
|
|
divergent (adj.) - different, deviating, contrary
|
|
|
diverse (adj.) - varied
|
|
|
divisive (adj.) - causing conflict, opposition
|
|
|
domicile (n.) - a residence, a home
|
|
|
doppelganger (n.) - a ghostly double of a living person
|
|
|
douse (v.) - to drench, saturate
|
|
|
dutiful (adj.) - careful to fulfill obligations
|
|
|
dynamic (adj.) - characterized by continuous change or activity
|
|
|
elocution (n.) - the art of public speaking
|
|
|
elucidate (v.) - to clarify
|
|
|
empathetic (adj.) - feeling another’s pain as one’s own
|
|
|
empathy (n.) - the experience of another’s feelings as one’s own
|
|
|
enervate (v.) - to weaken, make weary
|
|
|
enervated (adj.) - lacking energy, weakened, exhausted
|
|
|
entity (n.) - something that exists as a discrete unit
|
|
|
entomology (n.) - the study of insects
|
|
|
envious (adj.) - jealous
|
|
|
erect (v.) - to construct, to raise
|
|
|
erroneous (adj.) - mistaken, incorrect
|
|
|
espouse (v.) - to support, or to marry
|
|
|
espy (v.)– - catch sight of, glimpse
|
|
|
ethereal (adj.) - heavenly, exceptionally delicate or refined
|
|
|
euphoric (adj.) - elated, overjoyed
|
|
|
exacerbate (v.) - to make more violent, intense
|
|
|
excursion (n.) - a trip, an outing
|
|
|
exemplary (adj.) - serving as an example
|
|
|
exigent (adj.) - critical, urgent
|
|
|
existential (adj.) - relating to existence
|
|
|
exorbitant (adj.) - excessive
|
|
|
extol (v.) - to praise
|
|
|
extravagant (adj.) - excessive, over-the-top
|
|
|
fabricate (v.) - to invent, make-up, concoct
|
|
|
fabulist (n.) - a teller of fables; a liar
|
|
|
facile (adj.) - easy
|
|
|
fallacious (adj.) - incorrect, misleading
|
|
|
familial (adj.) - relating to family
|
|
|
fatuous (adj.) - silly, foolish
|
|
|
fecund (adj.) - fertile, fruitful
|
|
|
feign (v.) - to fake or pretend to
|
|
|
feral (adj.) - savage, wild, untamed
|
|
|
fetter (v.) - to restrain, chain, tie
|
|
|
fey (adj.) - magical
|
|
|
fickle (adj.) - characterized by changeableness, whimsical
|
|
|
figurative (adj.) - symbolic
|
|
|
firmament (n.) - the sky, the heavens
|
|
|
flabbergasted (adj.) - astounded, stupefied
|
|
|
flaccid (adj.) - limp
|
|
|
flattery (n.) - compliments, sycophancy
|
|
|
flout (v.) - to scorn, ignore, show contempt for
|
|
|
fluctuate (v.) - to vary irregularly
|
|
|
flux (n.) - a state of constant change or a flow
|
|
|
forage (v.) - to rummage, scavenge, graze for food
|
|
|
forestall (v.) - to delay, impede
|
|
|
forlorn (adj.) - lonely, hopeless
|
|
|
formidable (adj.) - arousing fear or alarm
|
|
|
forsake (v.) - to abandon, forget
|
|
|
fortify (v.) - to strengthen
|
|
|
fortitude (n.) - strength, bravery
|
|
|
fortuitous (adj.) - lucky, occurring by chance
|
|
|
foster (v.) - to stimulate, promote, encourage
|
|
|
frenetic (adj.) - frenzied, hectic, frantic
|
|
|
gape (v.) - to open the mouth and stare stupidly
|
|
|
gay (adj.) - happy, cheery, or homosexual
|
|
|
gluttonous (adj.) - insatiable in appetite
|
|
|
goad (v.) - to urge, to provoke into action
|
|
|
gourmand (n.) - one who likes eating and drinking
|
|
|
grandiose (adj.) - extraordinary, grand in scope
|
|
|
gregarious (adj.) - sociable, outgoing
|
|
|
grotto (n.) - a small cave or cavern
|
|
|
guile (n.) - deceitful actions or behavior
|
|
|
hail (v.) - to come from
|
|
|
hapless (adj.) - unlucky
|
|
|
harmony (n.) - agreement, often of sound
|
|
|
harrowing (adj.) - agonizing, distressing
|
|
|
hedonist (n.) - one whose primary pursuit is pleasure
|
|
|
henchman (n.) - a trusted follower, goon
|
|
|
hiatus (n.) - an interruption in continuity, a break
|
|
|
hiemal (adj.) - wintry, relating to winter
|
|
|
hierarchy (n.) - a ranking system of groups or individuals
|
|
|
histrionic (adj.) - excessively dramatic or emotional
|
|
|
idolatrous (adj.) - worshiping excessively an object or person
|
|
|
illusory (adj.) - deceptive, produced by an illusion
|
|
|
immaculate (adj.) - impeccably clean, spotless, pure
|
|
|
immutable (adj.) - not susceptible to change
|
|
|
impecunious (adj.) - excessively poor
|
|
|
impervious (adj.) - unable to be penetrated, unaffected
|
|
|
impudent (adj.) - rude, improper
|
|
|
incessant (adj.) - without interruption
|
|
|
incisive (adj.) - clear, sharp, direct
|
|
|
inclement (adj.) - stormy, bad, severe
|
|
|
inclination (n.) - a tendency, propensity
|
|
|
indictment (n.) - accusation of wrongdoing
|
|
|
indignation (n.) - anger due to an unfair situation
|
|
|
inextricable (adj.) - hopelessly confused or tangled
|
|
|
infuse (v.) - to inject
|
|
|
ingenious (adj.) - marked by special intelligence
|
|
|
inimical (adj.) - hostile, threatening
|
|
|
iniquity (n.) - a wicked act, a sin
|
|
|
innate (adj.) - inborn, native, inherent
|
|
|
innocuous (adj.) - harmless
|
|
|
inquisitor (n.) - someone who asks questions or makes an inquiry
|
|
|
inundate (v.) - to flood
|
|
|
invariable (adj.) - not susceptible to change
|
|
|
invective (n.) - a verbal attack
|
|
|
inveterate (adj.) - habitual, natural
|
|
|
irascible (adj.) - easily angered
|
|
|
jubilant (adj.) - joyful, happy
|
|
|
judicious (adj.) - of sound judgment
|
|
|
juvenile (adj.) - young or immature
|
|
|
juxtapose (v.) - to put next to each other
|
|
|
labyrinthine (adj.) - intricate, maze-like
|
|
|
laceration (n.) - a cut, a rip
|
|
|
lachrymose (adj.) - tearful
|
|
|
latent (adj.) - present but hidden
|
|
|
laud (v.) - to applaud or praise
|
|
|
laudatory (adj.) - admiring, praising
|
|
|
lavish (adj.) - extravagant
|
|
|
lethargic (adj.) - sluggish, weary, apathetic
|
|
|
lewd (adj.) - vulgar, offensive, rude
|
|
|
libel (n.) - a statement that gives an unjust or unfavorable representation of a person or thing
|
|
|
licentious (adj.) - amoral, lawless, lewd
|
|
|
limber (adj.) - bending or flexing readily, pliable
|
|
|
limpid (adj.) - clear, easily understood
|
|
|
linchpin (n.) - something that holds separate things together
|
|
|
lithe (adj.) - graceful, flexible, supple
|
|
|
loquacious (adj.) - talkative
|
|
|
lull (n.) - a relatively calm interval, as in a storm
|
|
|
luminescence (n.) - light from non-thermal sources
|
|
|
magnanimous (adj.) - generous, noble
|
|
|
malaise (n.) - vague feeling of discomfort
|
|
|
malevolent (adj.) - having intent to harm others
|
|
|
malicious (adj.) - malevolent, harmful
|
|
|
malign (v.) - to slander, to smear, to libel, to defame, to speak evil of
|
|
|
malleable (adj.) - easily shaped or formed
|
|
|
mandatory (adj.) - required, not optional
|
|
|
manifest (v.) - to show clearly
|
|
|
manifold (adj.) - many
|
|
|
masticate (v.) - to chew
|
|
|
matrimony (n.) - marriage
|
|
|
maudlin (adj.) - sentimental
|
|
|
maxim (n.) - a common saying of advice or virtue
|
|
|
meager (adj.) - lacking in quality stature
|
|
|
mediate (v.) - to intervene, to arbitrate, to sort out
|
|
|
melodramatic (adj.) - exaggeratedly emotional or sentimental; histrionic
|
|
|
mendacious (adj.) - inclined to lie or mislead
|
|
|
mercurial (adj.) - quick and changeable in temperament
|
|
|
meritorious (adj.) - deserving of praise or merit
|
|
|
metamorphosis (n.) - a change of form, shape, substance
|
|
|
mimic (v.) - to imitate, to copy
|
|
|
misogyny (n.) - hatred of women
|
|
|
modicum (n.) - a small amount of something
|
|
|
mollify (v.) - to soften in temper
|
|
|
monogamy (n.) - having only one spouse at a time
|
|
|
mores (n.) - moral attitudes
|
|
|
morose (adj.) - gloomy or sullen
|
|
|
munificent (adj.) - generous, benevolent
|
|
|
mutability (n.) - capability of change
|
|
|
myopic (adj.) - short-sighted
|
|
|
myriad (adj.) - consisting of a very great number
|
|
|
narrate (v.) - to tell a story
|
|
|
nebulous (adj.) - indistinct, hazy
|
|
|
nefarious (adj.) - horribly villainous
|
|
|
neologism (n.) - the creation of new words, or a new word
|
|
|
neonate (n.) - a newborn baby
|
|
|
noisome (adj.) - foul, offensive, particularly to the sense of smell
|
|
|
notoriety (n.) - infamy, known in bad regard
|
|
|
novel (adj.) - strikingly new, unusual, or different
|
|
|
noxious (adj.) - harmful, toxic
|
|
|
obdurate (adj.) - unyielding to persuasion or moral influences
|
|
|
obfuscate (v.) - to render incomprehensible
|
|
|
obsequious (adj.) - excessively compliant or submissive
|
|
|
odious (adj.) - meriting strong displeasure
|
|
|
officious (adj.) - offering unwanted help or service
|
|
|
olfactory (adj.) - relating to the sense of smell
|
|
|
ominous (adj.) - foreboding or foreshadowing evil, portentous
|
|
|
oration (n.) - a dignified and formal speech
|
|
|
ostracize (v.) - to exclude from a community
|
|
|
pacify (v.) - to sooth, ease
|
|
|
paragon (n.) - model of perfection
|
|
|
pariah (n.) - an outcast
|
|
|
parody (n.) - a satirical imitation
|
|
|
patent (adj.) - clear, apparent
|
|
|
pedagogue (n.) - a schoolteacher
|
|
|
pellucid (adj.) - clear
|
|
|
penchant (n.) - a tendency, partiality, preference
|
|
|
peregrinate (v.) - to travel from place to place on foot
|
|
|
perfunctory (adj.) - showing little enthusiasm, done as duty
|
|
|
permeate (v.) - to spread out, to pervade
|
|
|
persevere (v.) - to persist, remain constant
|
|
|
pertinacious (adj.) - stubbornly persistent, holding to a belief or position
|
|
|
peruse (v.) - to examine carefully
|
|
|
pervasive (adj.) - to spread throughout
|
|
|
petulance (n.) - irritability, impoliteness
|
|
|
physiognomy (n.) - the art of judging human character from facial features
|
|
|
pique (v.) - to provoke or to cause indignation
|
|
|
pithy (adj.) - succinctly meaningful
|
|
|
pittance (n.)– - very small amount
|
|
|
placate (v.) - to soothe, appease
|
|
|
placid (adj.) - calm, tranquil
|
|
|
plethora (n.) - a great number, an abundance
|
|
|
pliable (adj.) - flexible, bendable
|
|
|
poach (v.) - to hunt or fish illegally
|
|
|
poised (adj.) - balanced, readied
|
|
|
polygamy (n.) - having more than one spouse at a time
|
|
|
portentous (adj.) - foreboding or foreshadowing evil, ominous
|
|
|
portly (adj.) - fat, chubby, round
|
|
|
precarious (adj.) - dangerously lacking in security or stability
|
|
|
predestination (n.) - the concept of destiny or fate
|
|
|
premonition (n.) - a presentiment of the future
|
|
|
preponderance (n.) - a great amount or frequency
|
|
|
presage (n.) - an omen
|
|
|
prestidigitation (n.) - a sleight of hand
|
|
|
presumptuous (adj.) - disrespectfully bold
|
|
|
profane (adj.) - indecent, blasphemous
|
|
|
profuse (adj.) - abundant, lavish, prolific
|
|
|
propensity (n.) - an inclination, preference
|
|
|
propriety (n.) - decency, state of being proper
|
|
|
protean (adj.) - readily taking on various shapes or forms
|
|
|
prudent (adj.) - cautious, careful
|
|
|
puerile (adj.) - immature
|
|
|
pugnacious (adj.) - belligerent
|
|
|
pulchritude (n.) - physical beauty
|
|
|
punctilious (adj.) - eager to follow rules
|
|
|
pungent (adj.) - having a sharp, strong quality especially related to smell
|
|
|
purport (v.) - to present an intention that is often FALSE
|
|
|
putrid (adj.) - rotten, rancid, foul
|
|
|
quaint (adj.) - old-fashioned
|
|
|
quid pro - (n., latin) – a mutually beneficial exchange
|
|
|
quotidian (adj.) - daily, everyday
|
|
|
radiant (adj.) - bright, beaming
|
|
|
rancid (adj.) - rotten, spoiled, disgusting in smell or taste
|
|
|
ratiocinate (v.) - to think, contemplate
|
|
|
raze (v.) - to demolish
|
|
|
recalcitrant (adj.) - defiant
|
|
|
recalibrate (v.) - to readjust or make corrections to
|
|
|
recapitulate (v.) - to repeat, reiterate
|
|
|
rectify (v.) - to set right, correct
|
|
|
redact (v.) - to revise, edit
|
|
|
redoubtable (adj.) - formidable, commanding respect
|
|
|
redress (v.) - to set right or remedy
|
|
|
reel (v.) - to be thrown off balance or feel dizzy
|
|
|
refrain (v.) - to hold oneself back, forbear
|
|
|
reiterate (v.) - to repeat
|
|
|
relish (v.) - to take zestful pleasure in, enjoy the flavor of
|
|
|
remiss (adj.) - negligent, exhibiting carelessness
|
|
|
render (v.) - to say, or to make
|
|
|
renovate (v.) - to restore, return to original state
|
|
|
repose (n.) - rest, sleep
|
|
|
reprehensible (adj.) - deserving criticism
|
|
|
repudiate (v.) - to reject, turn down
|
|
|
repulse (v.) - to cause disgust or distaste, or to drive back, repel
|
|
|
requisition (n.) - a demand for goods, often by an authority
|
|
|
restitution (n.) - compensation, reimbursement
|
|
|
retaliation (n.) - revenge, punishment
|
|
|
retract (v.) - withdraw
|
|
|
retribution (n.) - vengeance, revenge, payback
|
|
|
revel (v.) - to enjoy
|
|
|
rife (adj.) - abundant
|
|
|
ruddy (adj.) - having a healthy, reddish color
|
|
|
ruse (n.) - a trick
|
|
|
rustic (adj.) - relating to country life
|
|
|
saccharine (adj.) - overly sweet
|
|
|
sacrosanct (adj.) - sacred, holy
|
|
|
sagacious (adj.) - shrewd, showing sound judgment
|
|
|
salient (adj.) - significant, conspicuous
|
|
|
salutation (n.) - a greeting
|
|
|
sanguine (adj.) - cheery, optimistic, hopeful
|
|
|
sate (v.) - to satisfy (an appetite) fully.
|
|
|
satiate (v.) - to satisfy excessively
|
|
|
savor (v.) - to appreciate fully, enjoy
|
|
|
scathing (adj.) - hurtful, critical
|
|
|
scourge (n.) - a plague
|
|
|
scurrilous (adj.) - crude, vulgar
|
|
|
sedate (v.) - to calm, soothe
|
|
|
sedentary (adj.) - sitting
|
|
|
seer (n.) - a fortune teller
|
|
|
seminal (adj.) - original, ground-breaking
|
|
|
serendipity (n.) - the act of finding things not sought, luck
|
|
|
slander (n.) - a FALSE statement to damage the reputation of another
|
|
|
sobriety (n.) - moderation from excess, calm, tranquility
|
|
|
somnolent (adj.) - sleepy
|
|
|
soothsayer (n.) - a fortune teller
|
|
|
sordid (adj.) - dirty
|
|
|
spectral (adj.) - ghostly
|
|
|
spurious (adj.) - FALSE but intended to seem believable or possible
|
|
|
stagnant (adj.) - still, not flowing
|
|
|
stagnate (v.) - to be idle, to be still
|
|
|
static (adj.) - not moving, being at rest
|
|
|
steadfast (adj.) - fixed or unchanging
|
|
|
strenuous (adj.) - requiring tremendous strength or energy
|
|
|
strife (n.) - conflict
|
|
|
stupefy (v.) - to astound
|
|
|
submissive (adj.) - easily yielding to authority
|
|
|
subsist (v.) - to live, exist
|
|
|
succinct (adj.) - marked by compact precision
|
|
|
suffice (v.) - to meet needs
|
|
|
supplant (v.) - to displace and substitute for another
|
|
|
surfeit (n.) - an excess, a surplus, an overabundance
|
|
|
surmise (v.) - to guess, infer, suppose
|
|
|
surreptitious (adj.) - done in a secret, or stealthy way
|
|
|
swarthy (adj.) - of dark color or complexion
|
|
|
sybarite (n.) - someone devoted to pleasure and luxury, a voluptuary
|
|
|
sycophant (n.) - a self-serving flatterer
|
|
|
sympathetic (adj.) - compassionate
|
|
|
sympathy (n.) - an expression of pity for another, compassion
|
|
|
synopsis (n.) - a summary
|
|
|
taciturn (adj.) - not inclined to talk
|
|
|
tantamount (adj.) - equivalent in value or significance
|
|
|
tedious (adj.) - boring, dull
|
|
|
telepathic (adj.) - capable of reading minds
|
|
|
tenuous (adj.) - having little substance or strength
|
|
|
terrestrial (adj.) - relating to the land
|
|
|
terse (adj.) - abrupt, short, brief
|
|
|
timorous (adj.) - fearful, timid
|
|
|
tome (n.) - a large book
|
|
|
toothsome (adj.) - delicious, luscious
|
|
|
torpid (adj.) - lazy, lethargic, moving slowly
|
|
|
torrid (adj.) - giving off intense heat, passionate
|
|
|
tortuous (adj.) - winding, twisted
|
|
|
tragedy (n.) - a disastrous event, or a work of art in which the hero meets a terrible fate
|
|
|
tranquil (adj.) - calm, serene, peaceful
|
|
|
travesty (n.) - a grossly inferior imitation
|
|
|
trek (v.) - to walk, travel by foot
|
|
|
trite (adj.) - overused, hackneyed
|
|
|
truculent (adj.) - eager to fight, violent
|
|
|
ubiquitous (adj.) - existing everywhere, widespread
|
|
|
ultimate (n.) - the last part, or a fundamental element
|
|
|
umbrage (n.) - anger, offense, resentment
|
|
|
uncanny (adj.) - of supernatural character or origin
|
|
|
undulate (v.) - to move in a smooth wavelike motion
|
|
|
uniform (adj.) - unvarying, conforming to one principle
|
|
|
unilateral (adj.) - having only one side
|
|
|
unique (adj.) - being the only one of its kind
|
|
|
upbraid (v.) - to criticize, scold, reproach
|
|
|
vacillate (v.) - to sway from one side to another
|
|
|
variance (n.) - a difference between what is expected and what actually occurs
|
|
|
variegate (v.) - to diversify
|
|
|
vast (adj.) - enormous, immense
|
|
|
veneer (n.) - a superficial or deceptively attractive appearance, façade
|
|
|
veracious (adj.) - honest, truthful
|
|
|
verbose (adj.) - wordy
|
|
|
vicarious (adj.) - experienced through another’s actions
|
|
|
vicissitudes (n.) - the unexpected changes and shifts often encountered in one’s life
|
|
|
vigor (n.) - vitality and energy, vim.
|
|
|
vim (n.) - and energy, vigor.
|
|
|
vivacious (adj.) - lively, spirited, full of life
|
|
|
vocation (n.) - one’s work or professional calling
|
|
|
volition (n.) - a conscious choice or decision
|
|
|
voluminous (adj.) - large, ample
|
|
|
voluptuary (n.) - someone devoted to sensory pleasure and luxury, a sybarite
|
|
|
wane (v.) - to decrease gradually in size or degree
|
|
|
wax (v.) - to increase gradually in size or degree
|
|
|
weather (v.) - to withstand or survive a situation
|
|
|
whet (v.) - to make more keen, stimulate
|
|
|
winsome (adj.) - charming, attractive
|
|
|
Zeitgeist (n.) - the spirit of the time
|
|