Barron's Gre Hard Words

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'n patois'

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'local or provincial dialect'

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'n intimate'

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

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'n exceptionable'

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'objectionable; likely to cause dislike; offensive; CF. unexceptionable: entirely acceptable'

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'paroxysm'

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'fit or attack of pain

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'n pith'

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'core or marrow; spongelike substance in the center of stems; essence; substance'

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'n secrete'

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'conceal; hide away or cache; produce and release a substance into an organism; CF. secretive'

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'condiments'

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'seasonings; spices'

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'n dutiful(duteous)'

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'(of people or their behavior) respectful; obedient (filled with a sense of duty)'

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'despot'

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'tyrant; harsh

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'n fell'

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'cruel; (of a disease) deadly'

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'complement'

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'complete; consummate; make perfect; N.'

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'consonance'

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'harmony; agreement'

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'mammoth'

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'gigantic; enormous'

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's hygiene'

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

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'n supine'

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'lying on back; passive; inactive; Ex. The defeated pugilist lay supine; Ex. supine acceptance of the decision'

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's dynamo'

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'generator for producing electricity; energetic person'

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's pulpit'

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'raised platform used in preaching (in a church)'

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's loft'

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'room or space under the roof; attic'

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'n sartorial'

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'pertaining to tailors or tailoring; Ex. a man of great sartorial elegance; CF. sartor: tailor'

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'n gruff'

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

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'n balmy'

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'soft and mild (of air); fragrant'

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'n perpetrate'

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'commit an offense; do (something wrong)'

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'incubus'

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

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'germinate'

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'cause to sprout; sprout'

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'n sinewy'

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'(of meat) tough; strong and firm; muscular; N. sinew: tendon; strong cord connecting a muscle to a bone'

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'n flounder'

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'struggle and thrash about; proceed clumsily or falter (as in water

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's outlaw'

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'fugitive from the law (excluded from legal protection); V: declare (someone) to be an outlaw; deprive of the protection of the law; declare illegal; Ex. Drinking has been outlawed.'

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'n liability'

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

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's clip'

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

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's pass_off'

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'present falsely; represent falsely to be'

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'n dogged'

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'determined; stubborn; stubbornly persevering; tenacious; Ex. Inspector Javert\'s dogged pursuit of Jean Valjean'

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'n polemic'

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'attack or defense of an opinion; controversy or refutation; argument in support of point of view; N. polemics: art of debate or controversy'

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'n mulct'

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

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'n ligneous'

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'like wood'

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'n fritter'

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'waste (time or money on unimportant things)'

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'n glaze'

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'cover with a thin and shiny surface; apply a glaze to; N: thin

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's crinkle'

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'wrinkle'

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'n blas\\\'e'

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'bored with pleasure or dissipation; uninterested or bored'

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'n mannered'

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'affected; not natural; Ex. mannered way of speech'

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's finish'

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'surface texture; completeness of execution'

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'n odium'

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

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'fluency'

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'smoothness of speech; ADJ. fluent'

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's vulgar'

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

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'n suborn'

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'persuade to act unlawfully (especially to commit perjury); N. subornation'

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'n tarry'

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'linger; delay in starting or going; dawdle'

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'n d\\\'ecollet\\\'e'

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'(of a dress) having a low-cut neckline; CF. d\\\'ecolletage: low neckline (on a dress)'

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'n pellucid'

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

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'n ruddy'

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'reddish; (of the face) reddish and healthy-looking'

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'n teetotalism'

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'practice of abstaining totally from alcoholic drinks; N. teetotaler;; ADJ. teetotal; CF. T + total'

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's culprit'

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'one guilty of a crime'

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'n lode'

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'metal-bearing vein(long deposit of an ore)'

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'n sibylline'

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'prophetic; oracular; N. sibyl: woman prophet (in the ancient world)'

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's lionize'

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'treat (a person) as a celebrity'

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'n yokel'

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'rustic; country bumpkin; Ã̳ð'

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'n gouge'

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

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'h 27'

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''

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'n haggard'

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

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'n bilious'

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'suffering from indigestion; sick from having too much bile; irritable; easily irritated'

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'reprisal'

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'retaliation'

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'epilogue'

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'short speech at conclusion of dramatic work'

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'n sardonic'

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'scornfully mocking; disdainful; sarcastic; cynical; Ex. sardonic smile'

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'n unimpeachable'

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'that cannot be impeached; beyond doubt or question; blameless and exemplary'

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'microcosm'

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

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'incommodious'

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'not spacious; inconvenient'

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'n daub'

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'smear (as with paint); cover with something sticky; Ex. daub one\'s clothes with mud/paint; N: small bit of sticky substance; Ex. a daub of paint'

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'n glutinous'

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'sticky; viscous; gluey'

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's repose'

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'resting; state of being at rest; calmness; V: lie at rest; relax; put or place; Ex. repose our hopes in a single man'

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'n machinations'

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

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'n facade(fa\\c{c}ade)'

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'front or face (of building); superficial or false appearance'

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'congruence'

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'correspondence of parts; harmonious relationship; CF. congruity'

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'n entree(entr\\\'ee)'

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'entrance; a way in; right to enter; main dish of a meal; Ex. entree into the exclusive circle'

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'n feint'

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

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'promontory'

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'headland'

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'apposite'

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'appropriate; fitting'

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's scrimmage'

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'disorderly fight between two or more people'

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'accretion'

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'growth or increase in size by gradual addition; growth; increase; increase by natural growth; Ex. towers and other accretions of the castle; V. accrete'

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'n minatory'

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'menacing; threatening'

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's enterprise'

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'willingness to take new ventures; initiative; business organization; plan (that is difficult or daring); Ex. their latest enterprise to sail round the world in a small boat'

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'n tribulation'

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'suffering; ordeal; distress; trial'

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'sublime'

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'causing deep feelings of wonder

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'n orthography'

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

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'cupidity'

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'greed (for wealth); CF. cupid; CF. Cupid'

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'n wastrel'

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'waster; profligate'

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's providence'

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'quality of being provident; divine care; god\'s care; Providence: god; Ex. It seemed like providence that the doctor happened to be there; ADJ. providential: of divine providence; fortunate'

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'vivisection'

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'act of dissecting living animals'

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's maroon'

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'leave helpless on a deserted island or coast; ADJ. red brown'

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's hysteria'

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

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'replenish'

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'fill up again'

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'forgo(forego)'

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'give up; do without'

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'conflagration'

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'great fire'

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'austere'

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'forbiddingly stern; ascetic; without comfort or enjoyment; severely simple and unornamented; Ex. a monk\'s austere life; Ex. austere grandeur of the cathedral; N. austerity'

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'utopia'

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'ideal place

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'adjuration'

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'solemn urging; V. adjure: entreat earnestly; enjoin solemnly'

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'n tutelary'

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'protective; pertaining to a guardianship; Ex. tutelary deities'

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'n peripheral'

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

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's historical'

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

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'n interregnum'

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'period between two successive reigns or governments'

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'n kaleidoscope'

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'tube in which patterns made by the reflection in mirrors of colored pieces of glass

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'masochist'

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'person who enjoys his own pain; CF. masochism'

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'n marred'

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'damaged; disfigured; V. mar: spoil; disfigure'

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'n interloper'

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'intruder; one who interferes'

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's pretension'

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'pretentiousness; claim (without foundation); Ex. I make no pretensions to skill as an artist.'

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'compunction'

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'remorse; strong uneasiness caused by guilt'

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's jaundice'

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'medical condition in which the skin

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'requiem'

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'mass for the dead; dirge'

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'sanguine'

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'optimistic; cheerful; hopeful; of the color of blood; red'

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'n egress'

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'exit; opening for going out; act of going out; OP. ingress'

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'n crabbed'

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'sour; bad-tempered; peevish; difficult to read as handwriting'

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'ebb'

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'(of the tide) recede; lessen; diminish; N. OP. flow: rise of tide'

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'atone'

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'make amends for; pay for; Ex. atone for'

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's pose'

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'assume a particular posture; put forward; present; affect a particular attitude (to impress others); Ex. pose a threat; N.'

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'n hap'

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'chance; luck'

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'n amulet'

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'charm; talisman; an object worn believed to protect against evil

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'capacious'

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'spacious'

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's bog'

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'soft wet land; V: hinder or be hindered; Ex. bogged down in the mud'

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'cleave'

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'split or sever; cling to; remain faithful to; N. cleavage; ADJ. cloven'

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'n junta'

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

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'n sidereal'

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'relating to stars; Ex. sidereal day'

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'mediocre'

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'ordinary; commonplace; neither good nor bad'

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'inductive'

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'pertaining to induction or proceeding from the specific to the general'

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'exigency'

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'urgent situation; ADJ. exigent'

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'n retrograde'

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'go backwards; recede; degenerate; deteriorate; ADJ.'

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'benison'

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'blessing'

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'n caulk(calk)'

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'make watertight (by blocking up cracks as in a ship)'

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'n venerate'

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'revere; treat with great respect'

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'n salubrious'

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'healthful; conducive to health or well-being; socially desirable; Ex. salubrious area; CF. health'

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's damn'

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

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'elicit'

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'draw out fact or information (by discussion or from someone)'

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'n recast'

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'reconstruct (a sentence

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's resign'

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'give up (a position

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'n skulk'

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'move furtively and secretly; Ex. He skulked through the less fashionable sections of the city.'

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'contusion'

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'bruise'

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'summation'

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'act of finding the total; summing-up; summary (esp. one given by the judge at the end of a trial)'

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'n document'

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'provide written evidence (for a claim); record with documents; N.'

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'anticlimax'

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'letdown in thought or emotion; something unexciting

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's wrongheaded'

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'stubbornly wrong'

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'imperceptible'

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'unnoticeable; impossible to perceive; undetectable'

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'inclusive'

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

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'invert'

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

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's tawny'

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'brownish yellow'

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'anesthetic'

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'substance that removes sensation with or without loss of consciousness; N. anesthesia'

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'n wax'

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'increase gradually (as the moon); grow'

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'n comatose'

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'in a coma; extremely sleepy'

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'exotic'

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'not native; from another part of the world; strange; intriguingly unusual; Ex. exotic flower/dress'

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'translucent'

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'partly transparent'

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'n bolt'

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'door bar; fastening pin or screw; length of fabric; large roll of cloth; V: dash or dart off; fasten (a'

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'complaisant'

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'trying to please; obliging; willing to please others'

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'n pejorative'

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

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'n mace'

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

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'sublimate'

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'refine; purify; replace (natural urges) with socially acceptable activities; change between a solid state and a gaseous state'

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'n shrew'

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'scolding woman; very small mouselike animal'

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'n spangle'

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'small shiny metallic piece sewn to clothing for ornamentation'

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'n calorific'

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'heat-producing; N. calorie'

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'n guy'

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

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'n fastidious'

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'difficult to please; squeamish; fussy; finicky'

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'n perquisite(perk)'

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'any gain above stipulated salary; Ex. perquisites such as free meals and a car'

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'n waft'

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'move gently (in air or in seas) by wind or waves; Ex. leaves wafting past the window'

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'astute'

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'wise; shrewd; keen; seeing quickly something that is to one\'s advantage'

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'n ethnology'

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'study of humankind; study of the different races of human beings; CF. anthropology'

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'n sedulous'

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'diligent; assiduous; paying attention; N. sedulity'

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'epicure'

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'connoisseur of food and drink; gourmet; ADJ. epicurean; CF. Epicurus'

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'touchstone'

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'stone used to test the fineness of gold alloys; criterion; standard'

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'n granulate'

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

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's standstill'

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'condition of no movement or activity; stop'

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'h 39'

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''

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'demean'

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'disgrace; humiliate; debase in dignity; behave'

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'n adjutant'

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'staff officer assisting the commander; assistant'

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'n raconteur'

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'story-teller; one who tells stories with wit and skill'

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's smug'

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'self-satisfied; complacent'

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'contiguous'

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'adjacent to; touching upon'

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's feud'

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'bitter prolonged quarrel (usually between two peoples or families); V. CF. Romeo and Juliet; CF. feudal

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'n debutante'

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'young woman making formal entrance into society'

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'compile'

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'assemble; gather; accumulate; make (a report or a book) from facts and information found in various places; Ex. compile a dictionary'

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'n rue'

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'regret; lament; mourn; Ex. He will rue the day; N. ADJ. rueful'

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'n gall'

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

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'destitute'

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'extremely poor; lacking means of subsistence; utterly lacking; devoid; Ex. destitute of any experience'

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'desultory'

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'aimless; haphazard; digressing at random'

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'entail'

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'make necessary; require; necessitate; involve; limit the inheritance of (property) to a specified succession of heirs; Ex. entail A on/upon B'

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'n ductile'

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'malleable; pliable; (of metals) easily pulled into shape; flexible; (of someone) easily influenced or controlled'

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'n polemical(polemic)'

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'aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious (rather than simply expressing opinions)'

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'n peroration'

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'conclusion of an oration; perorating; V. perorate: conclude a speech; speak at great length'

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'h 20'

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''

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'n broach'

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'introduce as a subject; moot; open up'

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'n clarion'

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'shrill

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'orient'

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

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'consistency'

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'absence of contradictions; uniformity; degree of thickness or firmness; Ex. consistency of thick cream; CF. viscous'

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's whim'

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'sudden capricious idea; fancy'

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'n peon'

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

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'n tessellated'

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'mosaic; inlaid; Ex. tessellated pattern'

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'n collation'

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'a light meal; collating'

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'warranty'

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'guarantee; assurance by seller'

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'complacency'

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'self-satisfaction; smugness; ADJ. complacent'

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'contempt'

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'scorn; disdain; ADJ. contemptuous; CF. contemptible'

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'n gawk'

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'stare foolishly; look in open-mouthed awe'

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'optimist'

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'person who looks on the bright side; N. optimism'

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'n jibe'

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'agree; be in harmony with; gibe'

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'n hackles'

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'hairs on back and neck

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'n vise'

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'vice; tool for holding work in place; clamping device'

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's suckle'

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'give or take milk at the breast or udder'

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's suffocate'

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'die or kill from lack of air; suppress'

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'n epaulet(epaulette)'

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'ornament worn on the shoulder (of a uniform

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'pinnacle'

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'peak; highest point; acme; Ex. pinnacle of fame'

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'sophisticated'

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'worldly wise and urbane; refined; complex; N. sophistication; V. sophisticate'

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'endue'

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'provide with some quality; endow'

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'n haven'

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

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'n mausoleum'

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'monumental tomb; large stately tomb; CF. Mausolos'

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'psychopathic'

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'pertaining to mental dearrangement; N. psychopath: person with an antisocial personality disorder'

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'podiatrist'

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'doctor who treats ailments of the feet; chiropodist; N. podiatrics'

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'n minuscule(miniscule)'

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'extremely small'

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'n coy'

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'shy (flirtatiously); showing a (pretended) lack of self-confidence; modest; coquettish; CF. job offer¸¦ ¹Þ¾ÒÀ» ¶§'

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'n deleterious'

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'harmful'

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'n salutary'

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'tending to improve; beneficial; wholesome; Ex. The punishment had a salutary effect on the boy; CF. health'

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'n pied'

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'piebald; variegated(many-colored); multicolored'

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'n preternatural'

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'beyond what is normal in nature; supernatural; Ex. preternatural strength/forces'

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'exhume'

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'dig out of the ground; remove from a grave'

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'parallelism'

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'state of being parallel; similarity; analogy'

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's crest'

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'top (as of a hill or wave); showy feathers on the head of a bird'

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'n legerdemain'

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

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'disjunction'

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'act or state of separation; disunity; CF. disjunctive: expressing a choice between two ideas; CF. conjunction; CF. conjunctive'

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's misconduct'

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'immoral behavior; bad management; V.'

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'n disquisition'

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'formal systematic inquiry; explanation of the results of a formal inquiry; long formal speech or written report'

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'n scoff'

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'laugh (at); mock; ridicule; Ex. scoff at their threats'

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'eccentric'

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'irregular; odd; unconventional; whimsical; bizarre; not concentric'

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'ellipsis'

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'omission of words from a text; mark used to indicate an omission (when the meaning can be understood without them); PL. ellipses'

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's latch'

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

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's prong'

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'pointed projecting part'

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'centripetal'

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'tending toward the center'

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'n vicissitude'

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'change (esp. from good to bad); change of fortune; CF. the last emperor of China'

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's zest'

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

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'leniency'

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

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'pyromaniac'

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'person with an insane desire to set things on fire'

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'n ordain'

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'decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine; install as a minister

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'pique'

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'irritation; resentment from wounded pride (eg. loss in a contest); V: provoke; arouse; annoy; cause to feel resentment; Ex. pique her curiosity'

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'aggrandize'

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'make greater; increase in power

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'momentous'

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'very important; N. moment; CF. momentary'

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's uproar'

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'noisy confusion'

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'n whit'

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'small amount; smallest speck; Ex. not a whit of'

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'pacifist'

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

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'throes'

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'violent anguish'

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'n pathos'

Back 240

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

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'n dint'

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'means; effort; Ex. by dint of hard work'

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's Shangri-la'

Back 242

'imaginary remote paradise on earth; CF. Lost Horizon'

Front 243

'n inchoate'

Back 243

'(of desire

Front 244

's analgesia'

Back 244

'condition of being unable to feel pain'

Front 245

'n doldrums'

Back 245

'blues; listlessness(lack of spirit or energy); slack(inactive) period; period of stagnation; ocean area near the equator where ships cannot move because there is no wind; Ex. in the doldrums'

Front 246

'n predilection'

Back 246

'preference; partiality'

Front 247

'n impute'

Back 247

'attribute; ascribe; charge; N. imputation'

Front 248

'secular'

Back 248

'worldly; not pertaining to church matters or religion; temporal'

Front 249

'n debonair'

Back 249

'(of men) friendly

Front 250

'antagonism'

Back 250

'hostility; active opposition; V. antagonize: cause to become an enemy; N. antagonist: person who is opposed to another; opponent; adversary; principal character in oppostion to the protagonist'

Front 251

'n chaff'

Back 251

'worthless products of an endeavor; husk(outer seed cover) separated from grain; Ex. separate the wheat from the chaff'

Front 252

'consecrate'

Back 252

'dedicate; sanctify; declare as sacred; Ex. consecrate one\'s life to helping the poor'

Front 253

'n unguent'

Back 253

'ointment'

Front 254

'n threadbare'

Back 254

'worn through till the threads show; shabby and poor; hackneyed; Ex. threadbare excuses'

Front 255

's maleficient'

Back 255

'doing evil; N. maleficience'

Front 256

'proscribe'

Back 256

'prohibit; ostracize; banish; outlaw'

Front 257

'diabolical'

Back 257

'diabolic; devilish; fiendish'

Front 258

'n reprise'

Back 258

'musical repetition; repeating of a piece of music; repeat performance; recurrent action; Ex. reprise in the finale; Ex. constant reprises'

Front 259

'n promulgate'

Back 259

'announce; proclaim a doctrine or law; make known by official publication'

Front 260

'impenetrable'

Back 260

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

Front 261

's psychic'

Back 261

'of psyche; mental; of or possessing extraordinary mental powers'

Front 262

'n comport'

Back 262

'bear one\'s self; behave; Ex. comport oneself; N. comportment'

Front 263

'purgatory'

Back 263

'place of spiritual expiation; temporary state or place in which the souls must expiate their sins'

Front 264

'n snivel'

Back 264

'complain or whine tearfully; run at the nose; snuffle; Ex. Don\'t come back sniveling to me.'

Front 265

'derision'

Back 265

'ridicule; ADJ. derisive; CF. derisory'

Front 266

'n factitious'

Back 266

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

Front 267

'n culvert'

Back 267

'artificial channel for water; drain crossing under a road'

Front 268

'execrate'

Back 268

'curse; express abhorrence for; detest'

Front 269

'biennial'

Back 269

'every two years'

Front 270

'h 11'

Back 270

''

Front 271

's coma'

Back 271

'deep prolonged unconsciousness caused by disease

Front 272

'n blanch'

Back 272

'bleach; whiten; make white or pale'

Front 273

'malady'

Back 273

'illness'

Front 274

'n exegesis'

Back 274

'explanation

Front 275

'n hortatory'

Back 275

'encouraging; exhortive; marked by exhortation; CF. exhort'

Front 276

'centrifuge'

Back 276

'machine that separates substances by whirling them'

Front 277

'n gibe'

Back 277

'mock; make jeering remarks; N: jeering remarks'

Front 278

's endear'

Back 278

'make beloved; Ex. endear her to everyone; ADJ. dear: loved; cherished; high-priced'

Front 279

'n thespian'

Back 279

'pertaining to drama; N: actor or actress'

Front 280

'n repine'

Back 280

'fret; complain; be annoyed; Ex. repine over the undone work'

Front 281

's effectuate'

Back 281

'effect; produce; achieve; Ex. effectuate a reconciliation'

Front 282

'n tawdry'

Back 282

'cheap and gaudy; Ex. tawdry jewelry'

Front 283

'conjure'

Back 283

'cause to appear by magic; summon (a devil or a spirit) by magical power; practice magic (esp. by very quick movement of the hands); evoke; conjure up: bring into the mind; Ex. The magician conjured a rabbit out of his hat.'

Front 284

'deflect'

Back 284

'turn aside; turn away from a straight course'

Front 285

'n motley'

Back 285

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

Front 286

'barrage'

Back 286

'barrier laid down by artillery fire; overwhelming profusion; large number of questions or statements; Ex. a barrage of criticism'

Front 287

's malapropos'

Back 287

'inappropriate; ADV.'

Front 288

's engaged'

Back 288

'employed; busy; betrothed; involved in conflict'

Front 289

'discerning'

Back 289

'mentally quick and observant; having insight; perceptive; able to make good judgments; V. discern: perceive'

Front 290

's pedigree'

Back 290

'ancestry; lineage'

Front 291

's militia'

Back 291

'army composed of ordinary citizens rather than professional soldiers'

Front 292

'supersede'

Back 292

'replace; cause to be set aside; make obsolete; N. supersession'

Front 293

'malodorous'

Back 293

'foul-smelling'

Front 294

'denizen'

Back 294

'(animal

Front 295

'approbation'

Back 295

'approval'

Front 296

's gloss'

Back 296

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

Front 297

'absolve'

Back 297

'pardon (an offense)'

Front 298

'unwieldy'

Back 298

'awkward (to carry or move); cumbersome; unmanageable'

Front 299

'n tarantula'

Back 299

'venomous spider'

Front 300

's high-flown'

Back 300

'highly pretentious or inflated'

Front 301

'n taper'

Back 301

'very thin candle; gradual decrease in the width of a long object; V. make or become gradually narrower toward one end'

Front 302

'comely'

Back 302

'attractive; agreeable; having a pleasing appearance'

Front 303

'diffidence'

Back 303

'shyness; lack of self-confidence; timidity; ADJ. diffident'

Front 304

's fleet'

Back 304

'fast; rapid; N. ADJ. fleeting: passing quickly; ephemeral'

Front 305

'n mettle'

Back 305

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

Front 306

'ambulatory'

Back 306

'able to walk'

Front 307

'n accoutre'

Back 307

'equip; N. accoutrement'

Front 308

'derelict'

Back 308

'negligent; (of someone) neglectful of duty; (of something) deserted by an owner; abandoned; N: abandoned property; homeless or vagrant person'

Front 309

'proxy'

Back 309

'authorized agent; authority to act for another'

Front 310

's lag'

Back 310

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

Front 311

'diminution'

Back 311

'lessening; reduction in size; V. diminish'

Front 312

's psychosomatic'

Back 312

'of the influence of the mind on the body (esp. with respect to disease)'

Front 313

'n philistine'

Back 313

'narrow-minded person

Front 314

'n gaunt'

Back 314

'lean and angular; thin and bony; emaciated; barren'

Front 315

'n clemency'

Back 315

'disposition to be lenient in deciding punishments; mildness as of the weather; ADJ. clement'

Front 316

'n demoniac(demoniacal)'

Back 316

'fiendish; cruel; N. demon: evil supernatural being; devil'

Front 317

'n cataract'

Back 317

'great waterfall; eye abnormality (causing a gradual loss of eyesight)'

Front 318

's dribble'

Back 318

'flow or fall in drops; let saliva flow out slowly from the mouth; move a ball; N.'

Front 319

'indignity'

Back 319

'treatment or situation that causes shame or loss of dignity

Front 320

'trenchant'

Back 320

'cutting; incisive; keen'

Front 321

's peevish'

Back 321

'bad-tempered; irritable; V. peeve: make angry'

Front 322

'ideology'

Back 322

'system of ideas characteristic of a group or culture'

Front 323

's dull'

Back 323

'(of colors or surfaces) not bright; cloudy; overcast; boring; (of edge or sound) not sharp; not rapid; sluggish; slow in thinking and understanding; stupid; V.'

Front 324

's Elysium'

Back 324

'place or condition of bliss'

Front 325

'n rhetoric'

Back 325

'art of effective communication; art of using language effectively and persuasively; style of speaking or writing; grandiloquent language; Ex. political rhetoric; ADJ. rhetorical; CF. rhetorical question: question to which no answer is expected as ``Who knows it ?\'\''

Front 326

'n epitaph'

Back 326

'inscription in memory of a dead person (as on a tombstone)'

Front 327

'n germinal'

Back 327

'pertaining to a germ; creative; Ex. germinal idea'

Front 328

'n pallet'

Back 328

'small poor bed; Ex. straw pallet'

Front 329

'ventriloquist'

Back 329

'someone who can make his or her voice seem to come from another person or thing (without moving lips or jaws); N. ventriloquism

Front 330

'egotistical'

Back 330

'egotistic; excessively self-centered(egocentric); self-important; conceited'

Front 331

'n sunder'

Back 331

'separate; part; CF. asunder'

Front 332

'n glaring'

Back 332

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

Front 333

'n allegory'

Back 333

'story

Front 334

'n tether'

Back 334

'tie (an animal) with a rope or tether; N: rope or chain to which an animal is tied; limit of one\'s endurance; Ex. the end of one\'s tether'

Front 335

'scanty'

Back 335

'meager; insufficient'

Front 336

'herbivorous'

Back 336

'grain-eating; CF. herbivore'

Front 337

's license'

Back 337

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

Front 338

'n arable'

Back 338

'fit for growing crops; Ex. arable land'

Front 339

'n betroth'

Back 339

'become engaged to marry'

Front 340

'distort'

Back 340

'twist out of shape; give a false account of; misrepresent; N. distortion'

Front 341

'n pert'

Back 341

'(esp. of a girl or young woman) impertinent; forward; trim; jaunty; Ex. pert young miss/hat'

Front 342

'somatic'

Back 342

'pertaining to the body; bodily; physical'

Front 343

's avantgarde'

Back 343

'group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard'

Front 344

'allure'

Back 344

'entice; attract; tempt'

Front 345

'n disconcert'

Back 345

'confuse; upset; embarrass; perturb'

Front 346

's swagger'

Back 346

'walk or behave with an over-confident manner'

Front 347

'prostrate'

Back 347

'stretch out full on ground; make prostrate; enervate; Ex. prostrating illness; ADJ: lying face down; having lost all strength'

Front 348

'outmoded'

Back 348

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

Front 349

'crypt'

Back 349

'secret recess or vault usually used for burial; underground room (under a church)'

Front 350

'n ordination'

Back 350

'ceremony conferring holy orders; ceremony of ordaining a priest'

Front 351

'n memento'

Back 351

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

Front 352

'n unobtrusive'

Back 352

'inconspicuous; not blatant'

Front 353

'n dapper'

Back 353

'neat and trim (in appearance); (of small men) neat in appearance and quick in movements; neat; spry'

Front 354

'erudite'

Back 354

'(of a person or book) learned; full of learning; scholarly; N. erudition'

Front 355

'n rakish'

Back 355

'jaunty; stylish; sporty; morally corrupt; dissolute; Ex. He wore his hat at a rakish and jaunty angle.'

Front 356

'n phlegmatic'

Back 356

'calm and unexcitable; not easily disturbed; CF. phlegm: sticky mucus produced in the respiratory tract'

Front 357

's hereafter'

Back 357

'life after death'

Front 358

'n canker'

Back 358

'any ulcerous sore; ulcer; any evil; CF. cancer'

Front 359

'n puerile'

Back 359

'childish; immature; CF. puer: boy'

Front 360

'n lumen'

Back 360

'unit of light energy (one candle\'s worth)'

Front 361

'n progeny'

Back 361

'children; offspring; descendants'

Front 362

'n dolt'

Back 362

'slow-thinking stupid person; CF. dull'

Front 363

'verity'

Back 363

'quality of being true; lasting truth or principle; Ex. the verity of his testimony; Ex. one of the eternal verities'

Front 364

'n finesse'

Back 364

'delicate skill; V: handle with finesse'

Front 365

'n iconoclastic'

Back 365

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

Front 366

'n insidious'

Back 366

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

Front 367

'n rostrum'

Back 367

'raised platform for speech-making; pulpit'

Front 368

'concave'

Back 368

'hollow; curved inwards; OP. convex'

Front 369

'n lien'

Back 369

'legal claim or right on a property'

Front 370

'confiscate'

Back 370

'seize; take possession of (private property) by official order (usu. as a punishment); commandeer'

Front 371

'n gaudy'

Back 371

'flashy; showy'

Front 372

's dyslexia'

Back 372

'word blindness; learning disorder marked by impairment of the ability to read'

Front 373

'annals'

Back 373

'records arranged in yearly parts; history'

Front 374

'n diorama'

Back 374

'life-size

Front 375

'n provender'

Back 375

'dry food for livestock; fodder'

Front 376

'dexterous'

Back 376

'skillful; skill in using hands or mind; N. dexterity'

Front 377

'n fluke'

Back 377

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

Front 378

's gush'

Back 378

'(of liquid) pour out in large quantities from a hole; make an excessive display of feeling (without true feeling); Ex. Blood gushed from the wound.'

Front 379

'n bedraggle'

Back 379

'wet thoroughly; ADJ. bedraggled: draggled'

Front 380

'n vernal'

Back 380

'pertaining to spring'

Front 381

'colloquy'

Back 381

'informal discussion; conversation'

Front 382

's urge'

Back 382

'drive or force forward (by causing impulses); drive to take action; impel; entreat earnestly; Ex. urge horses; N: impulse that prompts action'

Front 383

'n lank'

Back 383

'long and thin; Ex. Lank

Front 384

'n physiological'

Back 384

'pertaining to the science of the function of living organisms; N. physiology'

Front 385

'breadth'

Back 385

'width; extent'

Front 386

'catapult'

Back 386

'slingshot; hurling machine; V: fire from catapult'

Front 387

's inamorata'

Back 387

'woman whom a man loves'

Front 388

'obstreperous'

Back 388

'boisterous; noisy and uncontrollable'

Front 389

'temerity'

Back 389

'boldness; nerve; rashness; Ex. temerity to ask for a pay increase after only three day\'s work'

Front 390

'h 2'

Back 390

''

Front 391

'embrace'

Back 391

'hug; clasp with the arms; adopt or espouse; accept readily; encircle; include; Ex. embrace the cause/socialism; Ex. all-embracing; CF. brace; CF. bracelet'

Front 392

'extant'

Back 392

'(of something written or painted) still in existence'

Front 393

'flora'

Back 393

'plants of a region or era'

Front 394

'trepidation'

Back 394

'fear; nervous apprehension'

Front 395

'opiate'

Back 395

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

Front 396

's plane'

Back 396

'carpenter\'s tool for smoothing and leveling wood; V. CF. flat'

Front 397

'n brindled'

Back 397

'tawny or grayish with streaks or spots (of animals)'

Front 398

's overture'

Back 398

'musical introduction to a long musical piece; first offer or proposal (to begin talks in the hope of reaching an agreement); Ex. overtures for peace'

Front 399

'migrant'

Back 399

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

Front 400

'aspersion'

Back 400

'slanderous remark; Ex. cast aspersions on'

Front 401

's primal'

Back 401

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

Front 402

'n bawdy'

Back 402

'indecent; obscene; about sex in a rude funny way; CF. bawd'

Front 403

'n raspy'

Back 403

'making a harsh noise; grating; harsh'

Front 404

'indite'

Back 404

'write; compose'

Front 405

'aboriginal'

Back 405

'being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native; indigenous; N. aborigine'

Front 406

'n grisly'

Back 406

'ghastly; horrifying; Ex. grisly remains of the bodies'

Front 407

's masquerade'

Back 407

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

Front 408

's disproportion'

Back 408

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

Front 409

's puzzle'

Back 409

'baffle or confuse by a difficult problem; ponder over a problem in an effort to solve; clarify or solve by reasoning; Ex. puzzle out the answer; N.'

Front 410

'n saturnine'

Back 410

'morose; gloomy; Ex. Do not be misled by his saturnine countenance.'

Front 411

's creep'

Back 411

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

Front 412

's decree'

Back 412

'authoritative order; edict; judgment of a court of law; V: order or judge by decree'

Front 413

'commandeer'

Back 413

'take (private property) for military use without needing permission or giving payment; draft for military purposes'

Front 414

'tenacity'

Back 414

'firmness; persistence'

Front 415

'n facile'

Back 415

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

Front 416

'n hew'

Back 416

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

Front 417

'n impale'

Back 417

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

Front 418

'import'

Back 418

'significance; importance; meaning'

Front 419

'n surfeit'

Back 419

'satiate; feed or supply to excess; stuff; indulge to excess in anything; N: surfeiting; excessive amount; Ex. surfeit of food'

Front 420

'n tipple'

Back 420

'drink (alcoholic beverages) frequently; N: alcoholic drink'

Front 421

'n impuissance'

Back 421

'powerlessness; feebleness'

Front 422

'n gull'

Back 422

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

Front 423

'n sumptuous'

Back 423

'grand suggesting great expense; lavish; rich; Ex. sumptuous feast'

Front 424

'tyro'

Back 424

'beginner; novice'

Front 425

's awful'

Back 425

'terrible; very bad'

Front 426

'obsessive'

Back 426

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

Front 427

'n insensible'

Back 427

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

Front 428

'n bemoan'

Back 428

'lament; moan for; express sorrow or disapproval of'

Front 429

'n die'

Back 429

'metal block used for shaping metal or plastic; device for stamping or impressing; mold; CF. dice'

Front 430

's transcendental'

Back 430

'going beyond common thought or ideas; impossible to understand by practical experiences or practices; known only by studying thoughts or intuition; OP. empirical; CF. transcendentalism'

Front 431

'proliferate'

Back 431

'grow rapidly (in numbers); spread; multiply; N. proliferation'

Front 432

'n drone'

Back 432

'talk dully; buzz or murmur like a bee; N.'

Front 433

's idyll(idyl)'

Back 433

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

Front 434

'vertigo'

Back 434

'severe dizziness; giddiness'

Front 435

'n carapace'

Back 435

'shell covering the back (of a turtle

Front 436

's constitution'

Back 436

'constituting; system of laws; composition of something; physical makeup or structure of a person; Ex. men with strong constitutions'

Front 437

'n shard'

Back 437

'fragment generally of broken pottery (glass

Front 438

'n eminent'

Back 438

'rising above others; high; lofty; distinguished; Ex. eminent position'

Front 439

'n impugn'

Back 439

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

Front 440

'n cow'

Back 440

'terrorize; intimidate'

Front 441

'n clout'

Back 441

'great influence (especially political or social); hard blow with fist'

Front 442

'volition'

Back 442

'act of using one\'s will; act of making a conscious choice; Ex. She selected this dress of her own volition.'

Front 443

'n jocular'

Back 443

'said or done in jest or playfully; marked by joking'

Front 444

's brood'

Back 444

'sit on in order to hatch; think deeply or worry anxiously; N: the young of certain animals; group of young birds hatched at one time'

Front 445

's deputize'

Back 445

'work or appoint as a deputy; N. deputy: person who has the power to take charge when the leading person is away'

Front 446

'prognosis'

Back 446

'forecasted course of a disease; prediction; CF. prognostic'

Front 447

'n stricture'

Back 447

'severe and adverse criticism; critical comments; limit or restriction'

Front 448

'n junket'

Back 448

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

Front 449

'n argot'

Back 449

'slang; speech spoken by only a small group of people'

Front 450

's decorous'

Back 450

'proper (in behavior

Front 451

'n entrance'

Back 451

'put under a spell(condition caused by magical power); carry away(fill with strong feeling) with emotion; put into a trance; fill with delight'

Front 452

'n foil'

Back 452

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

Front 453

'terse'

Back 453

'concise; abrupt; pithy'

Front 454

'insurmountable'

Back 454

'overwhelming; unbeatable; insuperable'

Front 455

's mason'

Back 455

'one who builds or works with stone or brick; N. masonry: work of a mason; stonework or brickwork'

Front 456

'diligence'

Back 456

'steadiness of effort; persistent hard work'

Front 457

'n vassal'

Back 457

'in feudalism

Front 458

'ancillary'

Back 458

'serving as an aid or accessory; auxiliary; N.'

Front 459

'n rift'

Back 459

'narrow opening in a large mass; break in a friendly relation; Ex. through a rift in the clouds; OP. reconcilation'

Front 460

's blight'

Back 460

'plant disease; V: infect with blight; ruin; destroy'

Front 461

'n spasmodic'

Back 461

'fitful; periodic; of or like a spasm; N. spasm: sudden involuntary muscular contraction; sudden burst of energy or emotion'

Front 462

's feature'

Back 462

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

Front 463

'gauche'

Back 463

'clumsy (in social behavior); coarse and uncouth'

Front 464

'apogee'

Back 464

'highest point; the point farthest from the earth; OP. perigee'

Front 465

'disdain'

Back 465

'treat with scorn or contempt'

Front 466

'n flay'

Back 466

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

Front 467

'placate'

Back 467

'pacify; bring peace to; conciliate; appease'

Front 468

'expedite'

Back 468

'hasten; make go faster'

Front 469

'rampart'

Back 469

'defensive mound of earth'

Front 470

'n atypical'

Back 470

'not normal; not typical'

Front 471

'n insouciant'

Back 471

'without concern or care; unconcerned; indifferent'

Front 472

'n vacuous'

Back 472

'empty; lacking in ideas; inane; stupid; Ex. vacuous expression; N. vacuity'

Front 473

'n vitreous'

Back 473

'of glass; pertaining to or resembling glass; V. vitrify: change into glass; CF. petrify'

Front 474

'n yeoman'

Back 474

'man or farmer owning small estate; middle-class farmer'

Front 475

'n supernumerary'

Back 475

'person or thing excess of what is necessary; extra; ADJ: additional to the usual or necessary number'

Front 476

'adjacent'

Back 476

'adjoining; neighboring; close by'

Front 477

'n auroral'

Back 477

'pertaining to the aurora borealis; CF. aurora australis'

Front 478

'cantankerous'

Back 478

'ill-humored; irritable'

Front 479

'glib'

Back 479

'fluent (with insincerity or superficiality); facile; slick'

Front 480

'n tantalize'

Back 480

'tease; excite by exposing something desirable while keeping it out of reach; torture with disappointment; CF. Tantalus: Greek mythological figure'

Front 481

'n tantrum'

Back 481

'fit of bad temper; fit of petulance; caprice; Ex. The child went into tantrums.'

Front 482

'deterrent'

Back 482

'something that discourages or deters'

Front 483

'definitive'

Back 483

'most reliable; authorative and complete; that cannot be improved; conclusive; decisive; definite; Ex. definitive decision by the supreme court'

Front 484

'stipulate'

Back 484

'state as a necessary condition (of an agreement); make express conditions; specify; Ex. He stipulated payment in advance'

Front 485

'ravage'

Back 485

'devastate; plunder; despoil; Ex. crops ravaged by storms'

Front 486

'n smattering'

Back 486

'slight knowledge; small scattered number or amount; Ex. smattering of German'

Front 487

'eccentricity'

Back 487

'oddity; idiosyncrasy'

Front 488

'n invidious'

Back 488

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

Front 489

'aphasia'

Back 489

'loss of speech due to injury or illness'

Front 490

'n quotidian'

Back 490

'daily; commonplace; customary; Ex. quotidian routine'

Front 491

'pomposity'

Back 491

'self-important behavior; acting like a stuffed shirt(pompous person); ADJ. pompous: self-important'

Front 492

'n dirge'

Back 492

'funeral song; slow mournful piece of music (sung over a dead person)'

Front 493

'h 42'

Back 493

''

Front 494

's glitter'

Back 494

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

Front 495

'consign'

Back 495

'send to a person or place for sale; deliver officially; entrust; put into the care of another; set apart (for a special purpose); N. consignment; CF. consignor

Front 496

'intuition'

Back 496

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

Front 497

'n anvil'

Back 497

'iron block used in hammering out metals'

Front 498

's regent'

Back 498

'a person who governs in place of a ruler who is ill

Front 499

'n tonsure'

Back 499

'shaving of the head especially by person entering religious orders; V.'

Front 500

'n expropriate'

Back 500

'take possession of (often for public use and without payment)'

Front 501

's natal'

Back 501

'connected with birth; CF. prenatal; CF. postnatal'

Front 502

'combustible'

Back 502

'easily burned; N. CF. combustion'

Front 503

'n phylum'

Back 503

'major classification

Front 504

'stealth'

Back 504

'action of moving secretly or unseen; slyness; sneakiness; secretiveness; ADJ. stealthy'

Front 505

's rivet'

Back 505

'metal pin used for fastening metal plates together; V: fasten with a rivet; engross'

Front 506

'n malapropism'

Back 506

'comic misuse of a word; CF. Mrs. Malaprop'

Front 507

'n extenuate'

Back 507

'weaken; mitigate; lessen the seriousness of (bad behavior)'

Front 508

'n burnish'

Back 508

'make shiny by rubbing; polish'

Front 509

'n poseur'

Back 509

'person who pretends to be sophisticated

Front 510

'obtuse'

Back 510

'blunt; not sharp; stupid; slow in understanding'

Front 511

'supplant'

Back 511

'take the place of unfairly; usurp; replace'

Front 512

'banal'

Back 512

'hackneyed; commonplace; trite; lacking originality; clich\\\'ed'

Front 513

'n ferment'

Back 513

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

Front 514

's pharisee'

Back 514

'Pharisee: member of an ancient Jewish group that emphasized strict observance of the Mosaic law (considering themselves very holy); hypocritical self-righteous person'

Front 515

'n impeach'

Back 515

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

Front 516

'n inert'

Back 516

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

Front 517

'n inveigh'

Back 517

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

Front 518

'impetuous'

Back 518

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

Front 519

's bacchanal'

Back 519

'noisy party with a lot of drinking'

Front 520

'sensual'

Back 520

'devoted to the pleasures of the sense; carnal; voluptuous; Ex. sensual woman/curves/lips'

Front 521

'n palatable'

Back 521

'agreeable; pleasing to the taste'

Front 522

's warrant'

Back 522

'justification; written order that serves as authorization (esp. a judicial writ); Ex. search/death warrant; V: justify; guarantee'

Front 523

'n factotum'

Back 523

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

Front 524

'n chalice'

Back 524

'goblet; consecrated cup'

Front 525

'contortions'

Back 525

'twistings; distortions; V. contort: twist violently out of shape; CF. contortionist'

Front 526

'n retroactive'

Back 526

'taking effect before its enactment (as a law) or imposition (as a tax); (of a law) having effect on the past as well as the future'

Front 527

'congenital'

Back 527

'existing at birth'

Front 528

'n corrugated'

Back 528

'wrinkled; ridged'

Front 529

'avalanche'

Back 529

'great mass of falling snow and ice'

Front 530

's mar'

Back 530

'spoil the appearance of'

Front 531

'n aureole'

Back 531

'sun\'s corona; halo; bright circle of light'

Front 532

'senility'

Back 532

'old age; feeblemindedness of old age; ADJ. senile: resulting from old age; showing the weakness of body or mind from old age; Ex. senile dementia'

Front 533

's corpuscle'

Back 533

'red or white cell in the blood'

Front 534

'n rider'

Back 534

'amendment or clause added to a legislative bill'

Front 535

'covert'

Back 535

'secret; hidden; implied; OP. overt'

Front 536

's elope'

Back 536

'run away secretly with the intention of getting married'

Front 537

'n wince'

Back 537

'move back suddenly; shrink back; flinch; Ex. She winced as she touched the cold body.'

Front 538

'degenerate'

Back 538

'become worse in quality; deteriorate; ADJ: having become worse; Ex. a degenerate species; N: depraved or corrupt person'

Front 539

's wretch'

Back 539

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

Front 540

'requisite'

Back 540

'necessary requirement; something required; ADJ: required; necessary'

Front 541

'n meretricious'

Back 541

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

Front 542

'lineage'

Back 542

'descent; ancestry'

Front 543

's stench'

Back 543

'strong foul odor; reek; stink'

Front 544

'disperse'

Back 544

'scatter; Ex. disperse the cloud/crowd'

Front 545

's egotism'

Back 545

'tendency to speak or write of oneself excessively; conceit; self-importance'

Front 546

'n corporeal'

Back 546

'bodily (rather than spiritual); of a bodily form; material; tangible'

Front 547

'n dowdy'

Back 547

'untidy (of a woman or clothes); slovenly; dressed in an unattractive way; shabby; CF. unattractive woman'

Front 548

'orientation'

Back 548

'act of finding oneself in society; orienting'

Front 549

'tactile'

Back 549

'pertaining to the organs or sense of touch'

Front 550

'delusion'

Back 550

'false belief; hallucination; deluding; Ex. delusions of grandeur; Ex. under the delusion that'

Front 551

'daunt'

Back 551

'intimidate; frighten; discourage; dishearten'

Front 552

'arcade'

Back 552

'a covered passageway usually lined with shops'

Front 553

'dilute'

Back 553

'make (a liquid) less concentrated; reduce in strength; Ex. dilute the influence of the president'

Front 554

'indefatigable'

Back 554

'tireless; untiring; showing no sign of getting tired'

Front 555

'n swathe'

Back 555

'swath; wrap around; bandage; Ex. one\'s head swathed in bandages'

Front 556

'attentive'

Back 556

'alert and watchful; listening carefully; paying attention; considerate; thoughtful; politely helpful; Ex. attentive audience; Ex. He was attentive to the old lady; N. attentions: act of courtesy and consideration'

Front 557

's cemetery'

Back 557

'place for burying the dead'

Front 558

'n functionary'

Back 558

'official (who performs a particular function)'

Front 559

'n hinterlands'

Back 559

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

Front 560

'gratuitous'

Back 560

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

Front 561

'n existential'

Back 561

'pertaining to existence; pertaining to the philosophy of existentialism'

Front 562

'n taut'

Back 562

'tight; strained; tense; ready; OP. slack'

Front 563

's variegate'

Back 563

'change the appearance of (by marking with different colors)'

Front 564

's dowse'

Back 564

'use a divining rod to search for underground water or minerals'

Front 565

'n opalescent'

Back 565

'iridescent; lustrous; like an opal; N. opalescence'

Front 566

'n labile'

Back 566

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

Front 567

'n inveigle'

Back 567

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

Front 568

's apparent'

Back 568

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

Front 569

'immaculate'

Back 569

'spotless; flawless; absolutely clean'

Front 570

's distinct'

Back 570

'clearly different; clearly noticed'

Front 571

'n comity'

Back 571

'courtesy; civility; Ex. comity of nations'

Front 572

'n matriculate'

Back 572

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

Front 573

'metamorphosis'

Back 573

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

Front 574

'n quarry'

Back 574

'dig into (to get stone); N: mine; ä¼®Àå'

Front 575

'n aquiline'

Back 575

'curved; hooked; of or like an eagle; Ex. aquiline nose'

Front 576

's hindsight'

Back 576

'understanding the nature of an event after it has actually happened'

Front 577

's smother'

Back 577

'kill from lack of air; suppress; cover thickly; Ex. smothered in little stickers'

Front 578

's effulgent'

Back 578

'shining brightly; brilliant'

Front 579

'n viand'

Back 579

'food; CF. live'

Front 580

'n putative'

Back 580

'supposed; reputed; generally regarded as such; Ex. putative father of the child'

Front 581

's bridle'

Back 581

'harness fitted about a horse\'s head (used to restrain); curb; check; V: put a bridle on; control or restrain; show anger'

Front 582

'n archaic'

Back 582

'antiquated; no longer used; belonging to the past; N.'

Front 583

's scorch'

Back 583

'sear; N.'

Front 584

'n gentility'

Back 584

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

Front 585

'n peruse'

Back 585

'read through with care; N. perusal'

Front 586

'n lassitude'

Back 586

'languor; weariness; listlessness'

Front 587

's blunt'

Back 587

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

Front 588

's foul'

Back 588

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

Front 589

'vampire'

Back 589

'ghostly being that sucks the blood of the living'

Front 590

's poise'

Back 590

'good judgment with composure; balance; V: place in a carefully balanced position'

Front 591

's consonant'

Back 591

'harmonious; in agreement; N.'

Front 592

's memorial'

Back 592

'something

Front 593

'contention'

Back 593

'assertion; claim; thesis; struggling; competition'

Front 594

'proponent'

Back 594

'supporter; backer; opposite of opponent'

Front 595

'resolve'

Back 595

'decide; settle; solve; separate; make a determined decision; N. resolution'

Front 596

's corpus'

Back 596

'collection (of writings or information); Ex. the corpus of Shakespear\'s works; Cf. corpse'

Front 597

's impoverish'

Back 597

'make poor; deprive of natural strength or something important; Ex. impoverished soil'

Front 598

'recondite'

Back 598

'abstruse; not easily understood; profound; secret'

Front 599

'n nip'

Back 599

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

Front 600

'n filigree'

Back 600

'delicate ornamental lacelike metalwork'

Front 601

'reverent'

Back 601

'respectful; worshipful; V. revere: regard with reverence; N. reverence: profound respect'

Front 602

'n aerie(aery

Back 602

eyrie

Front 603

's shed'

Back 603

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

Front 604

'entice'

Back 604

'lure; persuade to do (something wrong); attract; tempt'

Front 605

'scale'

Back 605

'climb up; ascend; remove or come off in scales; N: flake of epidermis; ascending or descending series of musical tones'

Front 606

'n plenary'

Back 606

'(of power) complete; full; fully attended by all qualified members; Ex. plenary power'

Front 607

'prophylactic'

Back 607

'used to prevent disease; N: something prophylactic; condom; N. prophylaxis: prevention of disease'

Front 608

'n slovenly'

Back 608

'untidy; careless in work habits; slipshod; N. sloven: one who is habitually untidy or careless'

Front 609

's remit'

Back 609

'transmit (money) in payment; free someone from a debt or punishment'

Front 610

'n dyspeptic'

Back 610

'suffering from indigestion; N. dyspepsia: indigestion; difficulty in digesting food'

Front 611

's career'

Back 611

'rush wildly; go at full speed'

Front 612

'accrue'

Back 612

'come to one as a gain; accumulate over time; come about by addition; Ex. benefits that accrue from scientific research; Ex. interest accruing in a bank account; N. accrual'

Front 613

'audit'

Back 613

'examination of accounts of a business; official examination; V.'

Front 614

'n spry'

Back 614

'(esp. of older people) vigorously active; nimble'

Front 615

's abide'

Back 615

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

Front 616

'expiate'

Back 616

'make amends for (a sin)'

Front 617

'n cadence'

Back 617

'rhythmic rise and fall (of words or sounds); beat; regular beat of sound; rhythm'

Front 618

'dilemma'

Back 618

'situation that requires a choice between equally unfavorable options; problem; choice of two unsatisfactory alternatives'

Front 619

'n tanner'

Back 619

'person who turns animal hides into leather'

Front 620

'n chimerical'

Back 620

'fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; N. chimera: unreal fancy; fire-breathing female creature'

Front 621

'belittle'

Back 621

'disparage; depreciate'

Front 622

'antecedents'

Back 622

'preceding events that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background'

Front 623

'h 40'

Back 623

''

Front 624

'militant'

Back 624

'combative; bellicose; N.'

Front 625

'n execrable'

Back 625

'very bad; detestable'

Front 626

'd\\\'eb\\^acle'

Back 626

'sudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster'

Front 627

'n unfledged'

Back 627

'immature; not having the feathers necessary to fly; CF. fledgling'

Front 628

's resound'

Back 628

'(of a place) be filled with sound; (of a sound) sound loudly; sound back; echo; Ex. hall resounded with laughter'

Front 629

'acrophobia'

Back 629

'fear of heights'

Front 630

'n zany'

Back 630

'comic; crazy; N: clown; comical person (given to outlandish behavior)'

Front 631

'condole'

Back 631

'express condolences; N. condolence: sympathy for someone who has experienced great sorrow'

Front 632

'satellite'

Back 632

'small body revolving around a larger one'

Front 633

'oblivion'

Back 633

'obscurity; condition of being completely forgotten; forgetfulness'

Front 634

'disenfranchise'

Back 634

'disfranchise; deprive of a civil right; OP. enfranchise'

Front 635

'cohere'

Back 635

'stick together'

Front 636

'n beatitude'

Back 636

'blessedness; state of great happiness'

Front 637

'n bilk'

Back 637

'swindle; cheat'

Front 638

'n mendacious'

Back 638

'lying; habitually dishonest; N. mendacity'

Front 639

'n infernal'

Back 639

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

Front 640

'humid'

Back 640

'damp; N. humidity'

Front 641

'n motif'

Back 641

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

Front 642

'n flag'

Back 642

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

Front 643

's reminiscent'

Back 643

'suggestive of something (in the past); of reminiscence'

Front 644

'rummage'

Back 644

'ransack; thoroughly search'

Front 645

'propellant(propellent)'

Back 645

'substance which propels or drives forward (such as an explosive charge or a rocket fuel)'

Front 646

'ascendancy'

Back 646

'controlling influence; position of controlling influence; CF. in the ascendant'

Front 647

'fidelity'

Back 647

'loyalty; accuracy'

Front 648

's prosper'

Back 648

'become successful (esp. financially); thrive; grow well; Ex. children prospering under his care'

Front 649

'n malfeasance'

Back 649

'wrongdoing; misconduct (by a public official)'

Front 650

'n genuflect'

Back 650

'bend the knee as in worship'

Front 651

's forge'

Back 651

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

Front 652

'implication'

Back 652

'something hinted at or suggested; implying; implicating'

Front 653

'fancied'

Back 653

'imagined; unreal'

Front 654

'refraction'

Back 654

'bending of a ray of light'

Front 655

'n scabbard'

Back 655

'case for a sword blade; sheath'

Front 656

'licentious'

Back 656

'amoral; lewd and lascivious; unrestrained'

Front 657

'rococo'

Back 657

'ornate; highly decorated; N. CF. 18th century'

Front 658

'sleight'

Back 658

'dexterity; CF. sleight of hand: legerdemain; quickness of the hands in doing tricks'

Front 659

's putrefy'

Back 659

'make or become putrid; N. putrefaction'

Front 660

'n abscission'

Back 660

'cutting off; separation'

Front 661

'conjecture'

Back 661

'surmise; guess; V.'

Front 662

'metropolis'

Back 662

'large city'

Front 663

'n halcyon'

Back 663

'calm; peaceful; Ex. halcyon days'

Front 664

'n molt(moult)'

Back 664

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

Front 665

'n baleful'

Back 665

'evil; malignant in intent or effect; deadly; having a malign influence; portending evil; ominous; threatening; Ex. baleful look'

Front 666

'n vivacious'

Back 666

'lively or animated; sprightly'

Front 667

'stratagem'

Back 667

'deceptive scheme; clever trick'

Front 668

'aggregate'

Back 668

'sum; total; ADJ. V: gather into a mass or whole; accumulate; add up to; Ex. aggregate 100 dollars'

Front 669

'n pittance'

Back 669

'small amount (of money); small allowance or wage'

Front 670

'n impeccable'

Back 670

'faultless'

Front 671

'dialectical'

Back 671

'relating to the art of debate; mutual or reciprocal; Ex. dialectical situation; N. dialectic: art of arriving at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments'

Front 672

'wrench'

Back 672

'twist; pull; strain; Ex. He wrenched the gun out of her hands.'

Front 673

'n baroque'

Back 673

'highly ornate'

Front 674

'inverse'

Back 674

'opposite'

Front 675

'n overwrought'

Back 675

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

Front 676

'n circumspect'

Back 676

'prudent; cautious; acting after careful thought'

Front 677

'n adage'

Back 677

'wise saying; proverb'

Front 678

'n ragamuffin'

Back 678

'dirty child in torn clothes; person wearing tattered clothes'

Front 679

'inanimate'

Back 679

'lifeless; not animate'

Front 680

'n filing'

Back 680

'particle removed by a file'

Front 681

'n dregs'

Back 681

'sediment in a liquid; lees; worthless residue'

Front 682

'n piebald'

Back 682

'of different colors; mottled; spotted in different colors (esp. in black and white); Ex. piebald horse; CF. pie+bald'

Front 683

'solvent'

Back 683

'substance that dissolves another; ADJ: capable of dissolving another substance'

Front 684

'n transport'

Back 684

'strong emotion; rapture; Ex. in a transport/transports of; V: move to strong emotion; enrapture'

Front 685

'acute'

Back 685

'(of the senses) sharp; quickly perceptive; keen; penetrating; brief and severe; Ex. acute sense of smell/analysis/pain'

Front 686

'n primp'

Back 686

'groom oneself with care; adorn oneself'

Front 687

's fashion'

Back 687

'give shape to; make; Ex. fashion the pot out of clay'

Front 688

'n choleric'

Back 688

'hot-tempered; bad-tempered; irritable; easily angered; CF. cholera'

Front 689

'impassive'

Back 689

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

Front 690

'delirium'

Back 690

'mental disorder marked by confusion; uncontrolled excitement; ADJ. delirious'

Front 691

'longevity'

Back 691

'long life; long duration'

Front 692

'convivial'

Back 692

'pleasantly merry; festive; joyous; gay; characterized by joviality; jovial'

Front 693

'n unseemly'

Back 693

'unbecoming; not proper in behavior; indecent; Ex. leave with unseemly haste'

Front 694

'n limpid'

Back 694

'crystal clear'

Front 695

'n swelter'

Back 695

'(of a person) suffer from oppressive heat; be oppressed by heat'

Front 696

's wholesome'

Back 696

'conducive to mental or physical health; healthful'

Front 697

'assent'

Back 697

'agree; accept; N. assessment'

Front 698

's geriatrics'

Back 698

'medical treatment and care of old age'

Front 699

'n obtrude'

Back 699

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

Front 700

'n galvanize'

Back 700

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

Front 701

'n devolve'

Back 701

'deputize; pass or be passed to others (power

Front 702

'n sphinx-like'

Back 702

'enigmatic; mysterious'

Front 703

'monastic'

Back 703

'related to monks or monasteries; removed from worldly concerns'

Front 704

'regeneration'

Back 704

'spiritual rebirth; Ex. regeneration of the prisoners; V. regenerate: give or obtain new life; reform spiritually'

Front 705

'pertinacious'

Back 705

'holding tenaciously to an action; stubborn; persistent'

Front 706

'n coquette'

Back 706

'flirt; flirtatious woman; woman who tries to attract the admiration of men without sincere feelings; V.'

Front 707

'cerebration'

Back 707

'thought; working of the brain'

Front 708

'n prevaricate'

Back 708

'lie; hide the truth (by equivocating)'

Front 709

'n frond'

Back 709

'fern leaf; palm or banana leaf'

Front 710

'n archives'

Back 710

'public records; place where public records are kept'

Front 711

'n meander'

Back 711

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

Front 712

'n plumb'

Back 712

'exactly vertical; N: weight on the end of a line; V: examine very carefully or critically in order to understand; measure depth (by sounding); Ex. plumb the depth of'

Front 713

'n heterodox'

Back 713

'(of beliefs) against accepted opinion; unorthodox; unconventional'

Front 714

's token'

Back 714

'outward sign; Ex. a token of our gratitude'

Front 715

'etymology'

Back 715

'study of word parts; study of the origins of words'

Front 716

'n sojourn'

Back 716

'temporary stay; V: stay for a time'

Front 717

'amenable'

Back 717

'obedient; compliant; readily managed; responsive; willing to be led; answerable or accountable legally; responsible; able to be tested by; Ex. amenable to sensible suggestions; Ex. He is very amenable; Ex. amenable to the usual tests'

Front 718

's notch'

Back 718

'V-shaped cut in a surface; V.'

Front 719

'n lineaments'

Back 719

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

Front 720

's groove'

Back 720

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

Front 721

'n ratiocination'

Back 721

'reasoning; act of drawing conclusions from premises; V. ratiocinate: reason logically'

Front 722

'galleon'

Back 722

'large three-masted sailing ship'

Front 723

'n empathy'

Back 723

'ability to identify with another\'s feelings

Front 724

'intermittent'

Back 724

'periodic; on and off; stopping and starting at intervals'

Front 725

'subsistence'

Back 725

'existence; means of subsisting; means of support; livelihood; V. subsist: exist; maintain life (at a meager level)'

Front 726

's plebiscite'

Back 726

'direct vote by the entire electorate (on an important issue)'

Front 727

'subtlety'

Back 727

'perceptiveness; ingenuity; delicacy; ADJ. subtle: delicate; so slight as to be difficult to detect; able to make fine distinctions; clever; Ex. subtle mind/differences in meaning'

Front 728

'n buttress'

Back 728

'support; prop up; N. stationary structure to support wall; Ex. flying buttress'

Front 729

'n bestial'

Back 729

'beastlike; brutal; inhuman; very cruel'

Front 730

'obdurate'

Back 730

'stubborn; refusing to change one\'s belief'

Front 731

's Epicurean'

Back 731

'believing that pleasure is good and suffering is bad and should be avoided; N.'

Front 732

'reaper'

Back 732

'one who harvests grain; Ex. the Grim Reaper; V. reap: cut and gather (crop); harvest a crop'

Front 733

'n talon'

Back 733

'claw of bird'

Front 734

'pachyderm'

Back 734

'thick-skinned animal'

Front 735

'incline'

Back 735

'slope; slant; Ex. steep incline'

Front 736

's hull'

Back 736

'husk; dry outer covering of a seed; frame or body of a ship'

Front 737

'fallible'

Back 737

'liable to err'

Front 738

's parish'

Back 738

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

Front 739

'n vignette'

Back 739

'small drawing placed at the beginning or end of a chapter; picture; short literary sketch; short written description of a character or scene'

Front 740

'n flux'

Back 740

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

Front 741

's rustle'

Back 741

'make slight sounds like silk moving or being rubbed together'

Front 742

'digression'

Back 742

'wandering away from the subject; V. digress'

Front 743

'alleviate'

Back 743

'relieve (pain)'

Front 744

's gerontology'

Back 744

'study of the sociological phenomena associated with old age'

Front 745

'chaste'

Back 745

'morally pure; virginal; abstaining from illicit sexual acts; modest; simple (of a style of writing); not highly decorated; austere'

Front 746

'prolong'

Back 746

'lengthen; extend; draw out'

Front 747

'n perdition'

Back 747

'damnation; complete ruin; hell'

Front 748

'ostensible'

Back 748

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

Front 749

's disbar'

Back 749

'make (a lawyer) leave the bar or the legal profession'

Front 750

'n piquant'

Back 750

'pleasantly tart-tasting; spicy; pleasantly stimulating; Ex. piquant situation when my old enemy asked for my help'

Front 751

'n scotch'

Back 751

'stamp out(put an end to); thwart; hinder; Ex. scotch the rumor; CF. cut; CF. È°µ¿À» ÁÙÀÌ´Â ÀǹÌ'

Front 752

'n promote'

Back 752

'advance in rank; advance; help to flourish; advocate; help actively in forming; publicize or popularize; Ex. Milk promotes health; Ex. promote a match/bill; Ex. promote a new product'

Front 753

'depict'

Back 753

'portray'

Front 754

'n simian'

Back 754

'monkeylike; N: ape or monkey'

Front 755

'indissoluble'

Back 755

'permanent; impossible to dissolve or disintegrate'

Front 756

'n petrify'

Back 756

'turn to stone; cause to become stonelike; stun or paralyze'

Front 757

'n herpetologist'

Back 757

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

Front 758

'melee'

Back 758

'fight'

Front 759

'n megalomania'

Back 759

'mania for doing grandiose things; mental disorder characterized by delusions of wealth

Front 760

'n foppish'

Back 760

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

Front 761

's nova'

Back 761

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

Front 762

's litter'

Back 762

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

Front 763

'n kindred'

Back 763

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

Front 764

'anthropologist'

Back 764

'student of the history and science of humankind'

Front 765

'barterer'

Back 765

'trader; V. barter: trade; exchange good for other goods rather than money'

Front 766

's pang'

Back 766

'sudden sharp feeling of pain'

Front 767

'unfeigned'

Back 767

'genuine; real'

Front 768

'n blandishment'

Back 768

'flattery'

Front 769

'scenario'

Back 769

'plot outline; screenplay(script for a movie); opera libretto; outline of possible future events'

Front 770

'n sere'

Back 770

'sear; parched; dry'

Front 771

'discriminating'

Back 771

'able to see differences; discerning; prejudiced; N. discrimination'

Front 772

'n gastronomy'

Back 772

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

Front 773

'n musty'

Back 773

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

Front 774

'n variegated'

Back 774

'(esp. of a flower or leaf) many-colored'

Front 775

's gradation'

Back 775

'series of gradual stages; degree in such a progression'

Front 776

'n niggle'

Back 776

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

Front 777

'calumny'

Back 777

'malicious misrepresentation; slander'

Front 778

'unravel'

Back 778

'disentangle; solve'

Front 779

'conscientious'

Back 779

'scrupulous; through and careful; Ex. conscientious worker'

Front 780

'depredation'

Back 780

'plundering; destruction'

Front 781

'n strut'

Back 781

'pompous walk; V: walk in a self-important manner'

Front 782

'default'

Back 782

'failure to act; failure to perform a task or be present; V.'

Front 783

'incontinent'

Back 783

'lacking self-restraint; not continent; licentious'

Front 784

'n nether'

Back 784

'lower; Ex. nether garments/regions'

Front 785

'reprove'

Back 785

'censure; rebuke; N. reproof'

Front 786

'virus'

Back 786

'disease communicator'

Front 787

'n downcast'

Back 787

'disheartened; dejected; sad; directed downward'

Front 788

'avocation'

Back 788

'secondary or minor occupation'

Front 789

'h 3'

Back 789

''

Front 790

'n balm'

Back 790

'something that relieves pain; oily liquid with a pleasant smell from trees'

Front 791

'jargon'

Back 791

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

Front 792

'n domineer'

Back 792

'rule over tyrannically'

Front 793

'n mercantile'

Back 793

'concerning trade or merchants'

Front 794

'derivative'

Back 794

'unoriginal; obtained from another source; Ex. derivative prose style; N.'

Front 795

'cache'

Back 795

'hiding place; V.'

Front 796

'n pestle'

Back 796

'tool for mashing or grinding substances in a hard bowl or mortar'

Front 797

'amenities'

Back 797

'convenient features that helps to make life pleasant; social courtesies'

Front 798

'interdict'

Back 798

'prohibit; forbid; N.'

Front 799

'n preen'

Back 799

'make oneself tidy in appearance; feel self-satisfaction or pride; (of a bird) smooth or clean (feathers) with the beak; Ex. preen oneself on; CF. prune'

Front 800

'demented'

Back 800

'insane'

Front 801

'avow'

Back 801

'declare openly; N. avowal'

Front 802

'prerogative'

Back 802

'privilege; unquestionable right; CF. ask before'

Front 803

'n steadfast'

Back 803

'steadily loyal; unswerving; steady'

Front 804

'n slipshod'

Back 804

'slovenly; careless; sloppy; untidy; shabby; Ex. slipshod work'

Front 805

'n clavicle'

Back 805

'collarbone'

Front 806

'complementary'

Back 806

'serving to complete something'

Front 807

's fuddle'

Back 807

'make stupid or confused as with alcholic drink; N. in a fuddle: confused'

Front 808

'apocalyptic'

Back 808

'prophetic; pertaining to revelations especially of disaster; N. apocalypse'

Front 809

'n verdant'

Back 809

'green; covered with green plants or grass; lush in vegetation; Ex. verdant meadows'

Front 810

'n nondescript'

Back 810

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

Front 811

's dysentery'

Back 811

'inflammatory disorder of the lower intestinal tract'

Front 812

'surveillance'

Back 812

'close observation of a person (esp. one under suspicion); watching; guarding'

Front 813

'incentive'

Back 813

'spur; motive; something which encourages one to greater activity'

Front 814

'incumbent'

Back 814

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

Front 815

'n fester'

Back 815

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

Front 816

's compulsion'

Back 816

'compelling; strong desire that is difficult to control; irresistible impulse'

Front 817

'n unwonted'

Back 817

'unaccustomed; unusual; Ex. He arrived with unwonted punctuality.'

Front 818

'allegiance'

Back 818

'loyalty'

Front 819

'n slight'

Back 819

'insult to one\'s dignity; snub; V: treat as if of small importance; insult; snub; ADJ. small in size; of small importance'

Front 820

'n glossy'

Back 820

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

Front 821

'n acidulous'

Back 821

'slightly sour (in taste or manner); sharp; caustic'

Front 822

'n sepulcher'

Back 822

'tomb; V: place in a sepulcher; ADJ. sepulchral'

Front 823

'n spate'

Back 823

'sudden flood or rush; Ex. spate of accidents'

Front 824

'n turmoil'

Back 824

'extreme confusion; great commotion and confusion; Ex. throw the country into turmoil'

Front 825

's graphite'

Back 825

'black form of carbon used in lead pencils'

Front 826

'actuarial'

Back 826

'calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics'

Front 827

'n sensitization'

Back 827

'process of being made sensitive or acutely responsive to an external agent or substance; V. sensitize: make or become sensitive'

Front 828

'n gaffe'

Back 828

'social blunder'

Front 829

'n mite'

Back 829

'very small object or insect-like creature; small coin'

Front 830

'haphazard'

Back 830

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

Front 831

'assurance'

Back 831

'firm statement that something is certainly true; promise or pledge; certainty; confidence in one\'s own ability; self-confidence; Ex. In spite of all his assurances

Front 832

'energize'

Back 832

'invigorate; give energy to; make forceful and active'

Front 833

'n spat'

Back 833

'squabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel'

Front 834

's outlook'

Back 834

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

Front 835

's flighty'

Back 835

'(esp. of a woman\'s behavior) capricious; often changing

Front 836

'n cantata'

Back 836

'story set to music to be sung by a chorus (shorter than an oratorio)'

Front 837

'n fallow'

Back 837

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

Front 838

'context'

Back 838

'writings preceding and following the passage quoted; circumstance in which an event occurs'

Front 839

'sinister'

Back 839

'evil; ominous'

Front 840

'finite'

Back 840

'limited'

Front 841

'friction'

Back 841

'clash or conflict in opinion; rubbing against'

Front 842

'n fulcrum'

Back 842

'support on which a lever rests or pivots'

Front 843

'n unmitigated'

Back 843

'(of something bad) not moderated; unrelieved or immoderate; without qualification; absolute; Ex. unmitigated disaster'

Front 844

'construe'

Back 844

'explain; interpret; Ex. construe her silence as meaning that she agreed; CF. misconstrue'

Front 845

'pillory'

Back 845

'punish by placing in a wooden frame or pillory; subject or expose to criticism and ridicule; N.'

Front 846

'delude'

Back 846

'deceive'

Front 847

'n deign'

Back 847

'condescend; stoop'

Front 848

'n largess'

Back 848

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

Front 849

'ancestry'

Back 849

'family descent; ADJ. ancestral'

Front 850

'n crevice'

Back 850

'crack; fissure'

Front 851

'actuary'

Back 851

'someone who advises insurance companies'

Front 852

's stout'

Back 852

'rather fat; strong in body; sturdy; resolute; determined; strong in determination; Ex. stout stick/supporter'

Front 853

'n penumbra'

Back 853

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

Front 854

'n cubicle'

Back 854

'small chamber used for sleeping or work'

Front 855

's persevere'

Back 855

'continue steadily in spite of difficulties'

Front 856

'n importune'

Back 856

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

Front 857

'n gorge'

Back 857

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

Front 858

'traduce'

Back 858

'expose to slander'

Front 859

'astringent'

Back 859

'binding; causing contraction (stopping bleeding); harsh or severe; stringent; Ex. astringent criticism'

Front 860

'n sallow'

Back 860

'(of the skin) yellowish and unhealthy-looking; sickly in color; Ex. sallow complexion due to jaundice'

Front 861

'n mayhem'

Back 861

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

Front 862

's motto'

Back 862

'brief statement used to express a principle'

Front 863

'denotation'

Back 863

'meaning; distinguishing by name; V. denote: indicate; refer to directly; mean; CF. connotation'

Front 864

'profane'

Back 864

'violate; desecrate (something holy); treat unworthily; be profane for; ADJ: secular; nonreligious; irreverent for holy things'

Front 865

'n vituperative'

Back 865

'abusive; scolding; V. vituperate: berate; scold; rail against abusively'

Front 866

'migratory'

Back 866

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

Front 867

'n gloat'

Back 867

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

Front 868

'paraphernalia'

Back 868

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

Front 869

'aria'

Back 869

'operatic solo; a song sung by one person in an opera or oratorio'

Front 870

'prefatory'

Back 870

'introductory; of a preface'

Front 871

'indict'

Back 871

'charge; N. indictment'

Front 872

'n supposititious'

Back 872

'assumed; counterfeit; hypothetical'

Front 873

's stumble'

Back 873

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

Front 874

'connivance'

Back 874

'pretense of ignorance of something wrong; assistance; permission to offend; V. connive: feign ignorance (of a wrong); cooperate secretly in an illegal action; conspire'

Front 875

'n rectitude'

Back 875

'moral correctness; moral uprightness; moral virtue; correctness of judgment'

Front 876

'discomfit'

Back 876

'frustrate; put to rout; defeat; disconcert; embarrass; perturb'

Front 877

'n deadpan'

Back 877

'wooden; impassive; with no show of feeling; with an expressionless face'

Front 878

'n cameo'

Back 878

'shell or jewel carved in relief; star\'s special appearance in a minor role in a film'

Front 879

's defect'

Back 879

'shortcoming; V: desert (in order to join the opposite one)'

Front 880

'n dotage'

Back 880

'senility; feeblemindedness of old age; Ex. In one\'s dotage'

Front 881

's straggle'

Back 881

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

Front 882

'n crotchety'

Back 882

'(of someone old) eccentric; odd; whimsical; bad-tempered; N. crotchet: odd or whimsical notion'

Front 883

'irreparable'

Back 883

'not able to be corrected or repaired; impossible to repair'

Front 884

'culmination'

Back 884

'highest point; climax; V. culminate in: reach the highest point in; end in; Ex. a series of minor clashes culminating in war'

Front 885

'glacial'

Back 885

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

Front 886

'subsidy'

Back 886

'direct financial aid by government

Front 887

'notoriety'

Back 887

'disrepute; ill fame'

Front 888

'n quarry'

Back 888

'person or animal of pursuit; victim; object of a hunt; prey'

Front 889

's confidential'

Back 889

'spoken or written in secret; trusted with private matters; Ex. confidential secretary'

Front 890

'n propinquity'

Back 890

'nearness (in space or relationship); proximity; kinship'

Front 891

'n mottled'

Back 891

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

Front 892

's forward'

Back 892

'presumptuous or bold'

Front 893

'n spruce'

Back 893

'neat and trim in appearance; smart; Ex. Be spruce for your job interview; V.'

Front 894

'n churlish'

Back 894

'boorish; rude; N. churl: boor; yahoo'

Front 895

'progenitor'

Back 895

'ancestor'

Front 896

'missile'

Back 896

'object to be thrown or projected'

Front 897

's tramp'

Back 897

'walk with a heavy step; travel on foot; N: vagrant; one who travels aimlessly about; long walk; sound of heavy walking'

Front 898

's draught'

Back 898

'current of air (through a room or to a fire); act of pulling roads; act of swallowing liquid or amount of liquid swallowed at a time'

Front 899

'methodical'

Back 899

'systematic; N. method: systematic method of procedure'

Front 900

's broil'

Back 900

'cook by direct heat; N.'

Front 901

'wily'

Back 901

'crafty; cunning; artful; N. wile: deceitful stratagem'

Front 902

'n flaccid'

Back 902

'flabby; lacking firmness; weak; Ex. flaccid muscles'

Front 903

'hindrance'

Back 903

'block; obstacle; V. hinder'

Front 904

'acuity'

Back 904

'sharpness (of mind or senses of sight or hearing)'

Front 905

'implore'

Back 905

'beg'

Front 906

's nutritious'

Back 906

'providing nourishment'

Front 907

'anarchist'

Back 907

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

Front 908

'pecuniary'

Back 908

'pertaining to money'

Front 909

'n tract'

Back 909

'propaganda pamphlet (esp. by a religious or political group); expanse of land; region of indefinite size; system of related organs; Ex. digestive tract'

Front 910

'n sordid'

Back 910

'filthy; foul; base; vile; Ex. sordid bed/story'

Front 911

'n ventral'

Back 911

'abdominal'

Front 912

'n wreak'

Back 912

'inflict; Ex. wreak one\'s vengeance on'

Front 913

'sanction'

Back 913

'approve; ratify; N: permission; penalty intended to enforce compliance'

Front 914

'conversant'

Back 914

'familiar with; having knowledge of'

Front 915

'ordinance'

Back 915

'decree; authoritative order'

Front 916

's monogram'

Back 916

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

Front 917

's prime'

Back 917

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

Front 918

'centurion'

Back 918

'Roman army officer (commanding a company of about 100 soldiers)'

Front 919

'ironic'

Back 919

'expressing irony; occurring in an unexpected and contrary manner'

Front 920

'pessimism'

Back 920

'belief that life is basically bad or evil; gloominess; tendency to take the gloomiest possible view of a situation; ADJ. pessimistic'

Front 921

'n knoll'

Back 921

'little round hill; hillock'

Front 922

'n navigable'

Back 922

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

Front 923

'vigor'

Back 923

'active strength; energy; enthusiasm; ADJ. vigorous'

Front 924

'n stint'

Back 924

'supply; allotted amount of work; assigned portion of work; limitation; Ex. two-year stint in the army; Ex. without stint'

Front 925

'n torrid'

Back 925

'(of weather) hot or scorching; passionate; Ex. torrid love affairs'

Front 926

'n harangue'

Back 926

'long

Front 927

'decorum'

Back 927

'propriety; orderliness and good taste in manners; appropriateness of behavior or conduct'

Front 928

's interstice'

Back 928

'narrow space between things'

Front 929

'n filch'

Back 929

'steal (things of small value)'

Front 930

'peregrination'

Back 930

'journey; V. peregrinate'

Front 931

'eloquence'

Back 931

'expressiveness; persuasive speech; ADJ. eloquent: movingly expressive; expressing ideas well so that the hearers can be influeneced'

Front 932

'outspoken'

Back 932

'candid; blunt'

Front 933

'negate'

Back 933

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

Front 934

'n felicitous'

Back 934

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

Front 935

's base'

Back 935

'contemptible; morally bad; inferior in value or quality; Ex. base motives/conduct; Ex. base metal such as iron'

Front 936

's sonic'

Back 936

'of sound or its speed in air; CF. subsonic

Front 937

'impromptu'

Back 937

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

Front 938

'bovine'

Back 938

'cowlike; placid and dull; slow-thinking; calm'

Front 939

'amplify'

Back 939

'increase in size or effect; expand; broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make stronger; Ex. amplify one\'s remarks with a graph'

Front 940

'n babble'

Back 940

'chatter idly or foolishly; make continuous sounds like water running gently over rounded stone; N.'

Front 941

'n vacillate'

Back 941

'waver (in opinion); fluctuate; sway to and fro; N. vacillation'

Front 942

'n skinflint'

Back 942

'miser; stingy person'

Front 943

'premonitory'

Back 943

'serving to warn'

Front 944

's scrap'

Back 944

'small bit or fragment; discarded waste material; fight; Ex. a scrap of paper/cloth; V: break into parts for disposal; discard as worthless; fight; quarrel'

Front 945

'n levy'

Back 945

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

Front 946

'exodus'

Back 946

'departure (of a large number of people)'

Front 947

'n scurvy'

Back 947

'contemptible; despicable; N: disease caused by deficiency of Vitamin C'

Front 948

'n mote'

Back 948

'small speck (esp. of dust)'

Front 949

'probity'

Back 949

'uprightness; honesty; incorruptibility'

Front 950

'provincial'

Back 950

'pertaining to a province; limited in outlook; narrow; unsophisticated'

Front 951

'stellar'

Back 951

'pertaining to the stars; of a star performer; outstanding; Ex. stellar attraction of the entire performance'

Front 952

'n stentorian'

Back 952

'(of the voice) extremely loud; CF. Stentor: a loud herald in the Iliad'

Front 953

's gangrene'

Back 953

'decay of body tissue caused by insufficient blood supply (usually following injury); ADJ. gangrenous'

Front 954

'n purchase'

Back 954

'secure grasp or hold; firm grasp or footing'

Front 955

'n courier'

Back 955

'messenger'

Front 956

'n perverse'

Back 956

'purposely continuing to do something wrong; stubbornly wrongheaded; perverted; directed away from what is right; wicked and unacceptable; Ex. perverse satisfaction; Ex. Hannibal Lecter in a perverse mood; N. perversity'

Front 957

'gyroscope'

Back 957

'apparatus used to maintain balance

Front 958

'avert'

Back 958

'prevent; avoid; turn away (eyes or thought); Ex. An accident was averted by his quick thinking; Ex. She averted her eyes from the terrible sight.'

Front 959

's rooster'

Back 959

'cock; adult male chicken'

Front 960

'embroil'

Back 960

'throw into confusion; involve in strife

Front 961

's vibrant'

Back 961

'full of vigor or energy; vibrating'

Front 962

'n skiff'

Back 962

'small light sailboat or rowboat'

Front 963

'amphitheater'

Back 963

'oval building with tiers of seats; CF. arena'

Front 964

'apprehend'

Back 964

'arrest (a criminal); dread; perceive; N. apprehension'

Front 965

'n pestilential(pestilent)'

Back 965

'causing plague; tending to cause death; baneful; N. pestilence: fatal epidemic disease (esp. bubonic plague)'

Front 966

'n masticate'

Back 966

'chew'

Front 967

'n capacity'

Back 967

'mental or physical ability; role; position or duty; ability to accommodate; Ex. in my capacity as president'

Front 968

'pauper'

Back 968

'very poor person'

Front 969

'n distant'

Back 969

'reserved or aloof; cold in manner; Ex. distant greeting; ADV. distantly'

Front 970

'n welter'

Back 970

'wallow (as in mud or high seas); lie soaked (as in blood); Ex. The victims weltered in their blood.'

Front 971

'n mordant'

Back 971

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

Front 972

'n brackish'

Back 972

'somewhat saline'

Front 973

'implicate'

Back 973

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

Front 974

'curtail'

Back 974

'shorten; reduce'

Front 975

'n serrated'

Back 975

'having a sawtoothed edge; Ex. serrated leaf'

Front 976

'n hyperbole'

Back 976

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

Front 977

'n palpitate'

Back 977

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

Front 978

'incompatible'

Back 978

'inharmonious; N. incompatibility'

Front 979

's sleigh'

Back 979

'large vehicle drawn by a horse over snow or ice'

Front 980

'n rarefied'

Back 980

'made less dense (of a gas); V. rarefy: make less dense; N. rarefaction'

Front 981

'punctilious'

Back 981

'minutely attentive (perhaps too much so) to fine points; stressing niceties of conduct or form; N. punctilio

Front 982

's ward'

Back 982

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

Front 983

'constituent'

Back 983

'supporter; voter; member of a constituency; component'

Front 984

'n alcove'

Back 984

'nook; recess'

Front 985

's penology'

Back 985

'study of prison management and criminal rehabilitation'

Front 986

's menace'

Back 986

'threat; V: threaten'

Front 987

'n detached'

Back 987

'emotionally removed; free from emotional involvement; calm and objective; physically separate; N. detachment; CF. attachment'

Front 988

'n plasticity'

Back 988

'ability to be molded; ADJ. plastic: capable of being shaped or molded; Ex. plastic material such as clay'

Front 989

's collected'

Back 989

'composed; calm; self-possessed'

Front 990

'irksome'

Back 990

'annoying; tedious; V. irk: annoy'

Front 991

'n hermetic'

Back 991

'concerning alchemy or magic; obscure and mysterious; occult'

Front 992

'vaporize'

Back 992

'turn into vapor (steam

Front 993

'efficacy'

Back 993

'power to produce desired effect; ADJ. efficacious: effectual'

Front 994

'n warren'

Back 994

'tunnels in which rabbits live; overcrowded living area; crowded conditions in which people live'

Front 995

'dorsal'

Back 995

'relating to the back of an animal; Ex. dorsal fin'

Front 996

'n untoward'

Back 996

'unexpected and adverse; unfortunate or unlucky; Ex. untoward encounter'

Front 997

'abstemious'

Back 997

'sparing in eating and drinking; temperate'

Front 998

'vantage'

Back 998

'position giving an advantage (such as a strategic point); CF. vantagepoint'

Front 999

'n revile'

Back 999

'attack with abusive language; vilify(slander)'

Front 1000

'insubordination'

Back 1000

'disobedience; rebelliousness; ADJ. insubordinate'

Front 1001

's ambush'

Back 1001

'act of lying in wait to attack by surprise; sudden attack made from a concealed position; Ex. lie in ambush; V.'

Front 1002

'n osseous'

Back 1002

'made of bone; bony'

Front 1003

'n demotic'

Back 1003

'of or pertaining to the people'

Front 1004

'n litigation'

Back 1004

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

Front 1005

'n disband'

Back 1005

'dissolve; disperse; (of a group) break up and separate; Ex. The club has disbanded.'

Front 1006

'n nugatory'

Back 1006

'worthless; futile'

Front 1007

'n stilted'

Back 1007

'bombastic; stiffly pompous; Ex. stilted rhetoric; CF. stiff: formal'

Front 1008

'seclusion'

Back 1008

'isolation; solitude; V. seclude: set apart from others; isolate'

Front 1009

's boor'

Back 1009

'rude

Front 1010

's toll'

Back 1010

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

Front 1011

'simplistic'

Back 1011

'oversimplified'

Front 1012

's draft'

Back 1012

'first rough form; conscription; draught; V: make a draft of; conscript'

Front 1013

's snip'

Back 1013

'short quick cut with scissors; V: cut with scissors'

Front 1014

'n paleontology'

Back 1014

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

Front 1015

'cordial'

Back 1015

'warmly friendly; gracious; heartfelt; Ex. cordial welcome'

Front 1016

'Occident'

Back 1016

'the West'

Front 1017

'n turgid'

Back 1017

'swollen; distended (as from liquid)'

Front 1018

'n diatribe'

Back 1018

'bitter scolding or denunciation; invective; abuse'

Front 1019

'impassable'

Back 1019

'not able to be traveled or crossed'

Front 1020

'n parameter'

Back 1020

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

Front 1021

'n histrionic'

Back 1021

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

Front 1022

'vortex'

Back 1022

'whirlwind; whirlpool; center of turbulence; predicament into which one is inexorably plunged'

Front 1023

'n quiver'

Back 1023

'tremble; shake; N.'

Front 1024

'n troth'

Back 1024

'pledge of good faith especially in betrothal; betrothal; Ex. by my troth'

Front 1025

'irremediable'

Back 1025

'incurable; uncorrectable; impossible to remedy'

Front 1026

'amorous'

Back 1026

'moved by sexual love; loving; of sexual love; Ex. amorous advances'

Front 1027

'audacious'

Back 1027

'daring; bold; N. audacity'

Front 1028

'glutton'

Back 1028

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

Front 1029

'n eschew'

Back 1029

'avoid habitually; Ex. eschew alcoholic drinks'

Front 1030

'n bluff'

Back 1030

'pretense (of strength); deception; high cliff; ADJ: rough but good-natured'

Front 1031

'catharsis'

Back 1031

'purging or cleansing of any passage of the body; purging and weakening of strong emotions as a result of experiencing a dramatic work of art'

Front 1032

'n duress'

Back 1032

'forcible restraint

Front 1033

's tint'

Back 1033

'slight degree of color; V: give a tint to'

Front 1034

'n fetid(foetid)'

Back 1034

'malodorous; foul'

Front 1035

'n preempt'

Back 1035

'prevent in advance; head off(forestall); forestall by acting first; appropriate for oneself before others; supplant; take the place of; displace; Ex. preempt any attempts; ADJ. preemptive'

Front 1036

'n monolithic'

Back 1036

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

Front 1037

'n effervescence'

Back 1037

'inner excitement or exuberance; showing high spirits; emitting bubbles forming inside; bubbling from fermentation or carbonation; ADJ. effervescent; V. effervesce'

Front 1038

'n virulent'

Back 1038

'(of a disease or poison) extremely harmful or poisonous; (of a feeling) hostile; bitter; N. virulence; CF. virus; CF. venom'

Front 1039

'n apostate'

Back 1039

'one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs; N. apostasy'

Front 1040

'premeditate'

Back 1040

'plan in advance; Ex. premeditated murder'

Front 1041

'n betoken'

Back 1041

'signify; indicate; be a sign of'

Front 1042

'absolute'

Back 1042

'complete; totally unlimited; having complete power; certain; not relative; Ex. absolute honesty/ruler; CF. absolutism'

Front 1043

'reprehensible'

Back 1043

'deserving blame; blameworthy; V. reprehend: blame'

Front 1044

'denigrate'

Back 1044

'blacken; defame'

Front 1045

's clot'

Back 1045

'half-solid lump formed from a liquid (or blood); V.'

Front 1046

'prominent'

Back 1046

'protruding(sticking out); conspicuous; notable; eminent'

Front 1047

'n veer'

Back 1047

'change in direction; swerve'

Front 1048

'n fitful'

Back 1048

'spasmodic; intermittent; irregular'

Front 1049

'guise'

Back 1049

'outward appearance; costume; Ex. in a new guise'

Front 1050

'n gossamer'

Back 1050

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

Front 1051

's impassioned'

Back 1051

'(of speech) filled with passion; fervent'

Front 1052

's plumber'

Back 1052

'one who installs and repairs pipes and plumbing(pipes)'

Front 1053

's spoof'

Back 1053

'parody'

Front 1054

's sober'

Back 1054

'serious; solemn; not drunken; abstemious or temperate; V: make or become sober'

Front 1055

'n homeostasis'

Back 1055

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

Front 1056

'inherent'

Back 1056

'firmly established by nature or habit; intrinsic'

Front 1057

'ambiguous'

Back 1057

'unclear or doubtful in meaning; having more than one possible interpretation'

Front 1058

's dominate'

Back 1058

'control; rule; enjoy a commanding position in; overlook from a height; ³»·Á´Ùº¸´Ù'

Front 1059

's chorus'

Back 1059

'phrase repeated throughout a song or poem'

Front 1060

'n billowing'

Back 1060

'swelling out in waves; surging'

Front 1061

'n roseate'

Back 1061

'rosy; optimistic; Ex. roseate views'

Front 1062

'n fervor'

Back 1062

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

Front 1063

'n doctrinaire'

Back 1063

'unable to compromise about points of doctrine; dogmatic; unyielding; marked by inflexible attachment to a doctrine without regard to its practical difficulties'

Front 1064

's seasonal'

Back 1064

'of a particular season; Ex. seasonal rise in employment'

Front 1065

'flagrant'

Back 1065

'conspicuously wicked

Front 1066

's stamp'

Back 1066

'step on heavily (so as to crush or extinguish); put an end to; imprint or impress with a mark

Front 1067

'disputatious'

Back 1067

'argumentative; fond of argument'

Front 1068

's wag'

Back 1068

'shake repeatedly from side to side; Ex. The dog wagged its tail; N: humorous person; wit'

Front 1069

'stalemate'

Back 1069

'deadlock; situation in which further action is blocked'

Front 1070

'n flotsam'

Back 1070

'drifting wreckage'

Front 1071

'n recalcitrant'

Back 1071

'disobedient or resisting authority even after being punished; obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority; unruly; Ex. recalcitrant child'

Front 1072

'n parched'

Back 1072

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

Front 1073

'profusion'

Back 1073

'great amount; plenty; overabundance; excess; lavish expenditure; Ex. profusion of choices; ADJ. profuse: plentiful; copious; giving or given abundantly; extravagant'

Front 1074

'discrepancy'

Back 1074

'lack of consistency or agreement as between facts; difference; Ex. discrepancy between two descriptions'

Front 1075

'mimicry'

Back 1075

'imitation'

Front 1076

'n whittle'

Back 1076

'pare; cut away thin bits (from wood); fashion in this way; reduce gradually; trim'

Front 1077

'temperament'

Back 1077

'characteristic frame of mind; disposition; emotional excess; ADJ. temperamental: of temperament; having frequent changes of temper; Ex. temperamental dislike of sports; Ex. temperamental actress'

Front 1078

'n solder'

Back 1078

'repair or make whole by using a metal alloy; N: metal alloy (usually tin and lead) used in the molten state to join metallic parts'

Front 1079

'inopportune'

Back 1079

'untimely; inappropriate or ill-timed; poorly chosen'

Front 1080

'n sheaf'

Back 1080

'bundle of stalks of grain; any bundle of things tied together'

Front 1081

's compulsory'

Back 1081

'obligatory; that must be done'

Front 1082

'contrite'

Back 1082

'penitent; repentant; N. contrition'

Front 1083

'supercilious'

Back 1083

'haughty; arrogant; condescending; patronizing; CF. eyebrow

Front 1084

'n inured'

Back 1084

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

Front 1085

'h 46'

Back 1085

''

Front 1086

'n garbled'

Back 1086

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

Front 1087

'n nirvana'

Back 1087

'in Buddhist teachings

Front 1088

'n husbandry'

Back 1088

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

Front 1089

'n dulcet'

Back 1089

'sweet sounding; pleasing to the ear; melodious'

Front 1090

'n coup'

Back 1090

'highly successful action or sudden attack; coup(s) d\'\\\'etat; CF. coup de gr\\^ace: deathblow or shot which kills'

Front 1091

'propagate'

Back 1091

'increase in number by producing young; multiply; spread; Ex. Most plants propagate by seed; Ex. newspaper propagating their ideas'

Front 1092

's parvenu'

Back 1092

'upstart; newly rich person'

Front 1093

'n roster'

Back 1093

'list (of names)'

Front 1094

's deserts'

Back 1094

'what someone deserves'

Front 1095

'n caste'

Back 1095

'one of the hereditary classes in Hindu society; social stratification; prestige'

Front 1096

'n gusto'

Back 1096

'eager enjoyment; zest; enthusiasm'

Front 1097

'integrate'

Back 1097

'make whole; combine; make into one unit'

Front 1098

'generic'

Back 1098

'characteristic of an entire class or species; of a genus'

Front 1099

'n pedant'

Back 1099

'scholar who overemphasizes book learning

Front 1100

'n physiognomy'

Back 1100

'face (as showing the character and the mind); art of judging human character from facial features'

Front 1101

's pare'

Back 1101

'cut away the outer covering or skin of (with a knife); trim; Ex. pare apples/expenses'

Front 1102

's stun'

Back 1102

'make unconscious or numb as by a blow; amaze; astound'

Front 1103

'compute'

Back 1103

'reckon; calculate'

Front 1104

'franchise'

Back 1104

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

Front 1105

'imperturbable'

Back 1105

'unshakably calm; placid'

Front 1106

'inhibit'

Back 1106

'restrain; prohibit; retard or prevent; N. inhibition'

Front 1107

'n studied'

Back 1107

'carefully contrived; calculated; unspontaneous; deliberate; thoughtful; Ex. studied remark'

Front 1108

'n oracular'

Back 1108

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

Front 1109

'indulgent'

Back 1109

'humoring; yielding; lenient; showing indulgence'

Front 1110

'gratuity'

Back 1110

'tip'

Front 1111

'n pendulous'

Back 1111

'hanging; suspended'

Front 1112

'n uncouth'

Back 1112

'boorish; clumsy in speech or behavior; outlandish'

Front 1113

'n disengage'

Back 1113

'uncouple; separate; disconnect; stop fighting; OP. engage'

Front 1114

'conservatory(conservatoire)'

Back 1114

'school of the fine arts (especially music or drama); glass-enclosed area; CF. conservancy'

Front 1115

'belligerent'

Back 1115

'quarrelsome'

Front 1116

'n prim'

Back 1116

'proper to the point of affectation; very precise and formal; exceedingly proper'

Front 1117

'adept'

Back 1117

'expert at; very skilled'

Front 1118

'n hibernal'

Back 1118

'wintry; wintery; of or like winter'

Front 1119

'narrative'

Back 1119

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

Front 1120

'n pugnacity'

Back 1120

'combativeness; disposition to fight; ADJ. pugnacious: (of people) belligerent; combative in nature'

Front 1121

's memoir'

Back 1121

'memoirs; autobiography; biography'

Front 1122

'purported'

Back 1122

'alleged; claimed; reputed or rumored; Ex. purported Satanists'

Front 1123

'naivet\\\'e(naivety)'

Back 1123

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

Front 1124

'torpor'

Back 1124

'lethargy; sluggishness; dormancy; ADJ. torpid: lethargic; lazy; inactive; (of an animal) dormant; hibernating'

Front 1125

'cringe'

Back 1125

'shrink back as if in fear; cower'

Front 1126

'citadel'

Back 1126

'fortress'

Front 1127

'quack'

Back 1127

'charlatan; impostor'

Front 1128

'n disheveled'

Back 1128

'untidy (of hair or clothing); V. dishevel'

Front 1129

'n foliage'

Back 1129

'masses of leaves; CF. defoliate'

Front 1130

'n didactic'

Back 1130

'(of speech or writing) intended to teach a moral lesson; teaching; instructional; N. didacticism'

Front 1131

's far-fetched'

Back 1131

'too improbable to be believed; implausible; Ex. far-fetched story'

Front 1132

'erotic'

Back 1132

'pertaining to passionate love or sexual love'

Front 1133

'n glimmer'

Back 1133

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

Front 1134

'diaphanous'

Back 1134

'sheer; transparent'

Front 1135

'inveterate'

Back 1135

'deep-rooted; habitual; CF. grow old'

Front 1136

'n parlance'

Back 1136

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

Front 1137

'n dabble'

Back 1137

'work at in a nonserious fashion; splash around; move noisily in a liquid'

Front 1138

'n limn'

Back 1138

'draw; outline; describe; CF. line ?'

Front 1139

'n bevy'

Back 1139

'large group; Ex. a bevy of starlets'

Front 1140

'n fodder'

Back 1140

'coarse food for cattle

Front 1141

's grim'

Back 1141

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

Front 1142

'n ape'

Back 1142

'imitate or mimic (a person\'s behavior or manner)'

Front 1143

's meter'

Back 1143

'arrangement of words in the form of poetry (by accentual rhythm)'

Front 1144

'n canine'

Back 1144

'related to dogs; doglike'

Front 1145

'n ensconce'

Back 1145

'settle comfortably; place comfortably (in a secure place)'

Front 1146

'defunct'

Back 1146

'dead; no longer in use or existence'

Front 1147

'advent'

Back 1147

'arrival'

Front 1148

'n dilettante'

Back 1148

'aimless follower of an art or a field of knowledge (not taking it seriously); amateur; dabbler; CF. delight'

Front 1149

'spectrum'

Back 1149

'colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism; broad and continuous range; Ex. whole spectrum of modern thoughts'

Front 1150

's gnarl'

Back 1150

'protruding knot on a tree; V.'

Front 1151

'repugnance'

Back 1151

'disgust; strong dislike; loathing; ADJ. repugnant: arousing disgust; repulsive'

Front 1152

'repeal'

Back 1152

'revoke; annul'

Front 1153

'n meddlesome'

Back 1153

'interfering; V. meddle: interfere'

Front 1154

'encompass'

Back 1154

'surround; include; Ex. His activities encompass publishing and computers.'

Front 1155

'n coeval'

Back 1155

'living at the same time as; existing during the same period of time; contemporary; of the same age'

Front 1156

's clipper'

Back 1156

'sailing vessel built for great speed'

Front 1157

'n cistern'

Back 1157

'reservoir or water tank'

Front 1158

'procrastinate'

Back 1158

'postpone; delay or put off'

Front 1159

'n purveyor'

Back 1159

'furnisher of foodstuffs; caterer; V. purvey: supply (eg. food); furnish; CF. provide'

Front 1160

'offhand'

Back 1160

'casual; done without prior thought or preparation'

Front 1161

'n application'

Back 1161

'diligent attention; diligence; V. apply oneself'

Front 1162

'n extol'

Back 1162

'praise very highly; glorify'

Front 1163

's bank'

Back 1163

'heap; piled-up mass; embankment; lateral tilting (as of an aircraft in turning); V: pile up; protect with a bank; tilt in turning'

Front 1164

'embed(imbed)'

Back 1164

'enclose; place in something; fix firmly in a surrounding mass'

Front 1165

'allocate'

Back 1165

'assign; set apart for a particular purpose'

Front 1166

'epoch'

Back 1166

'period of time'

Front 1167

'iniquitous'

Back 1167

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

Front 1168

'n striated'

Back 1168

'marked with parallel bands; striped; grooved; Ex. striated rocks; V. striate; N. stria: thin groove or line'

Front 1169

's bearing'

Back 1169

'deportment; connection'

Front 1170

'n vegetate'

Back 1170

'live in a monotonous way (without interests or activity); CF. vegetation: plants of an area; CF. vegetarian; CF. vegan'

Front 1171

'n roil'

Back 1171

'make liquids murky by stirring up sediment; disturb'

Front 1172

'precedent'

Back 1172

'preceding (in time

Front 1173

'colossus'

Back 1173

'gigantic statue; person or thing of great size or importance'

Front 1174

'n bedizen'

Back 1174

'dress with vulgar finery'

Front 1175

'perspicuous'

Back 1175

'(of something) plainly expressed; easy to understand; Ex. perspicuous comments'

Front 1176

's imperil'

Back 1176

'put in danger'

Front 1177

'n sinuous'

Back 1177

'twisting; winding; bending in and out; not morally honest'

Front 1178

'n uxorious'

Back 1178

'excessively submissive or devoted to one\'s wife; CF. uxor: wife'

Front 1179

'n errant'

Back 1179

'wandering (esp. in search of adventure); straying from proper moral standards; Ex. knight-errant'

Front 1180

'n simper'

Back 1180

'smirk; smile in a silly way; smile affectedly'

Front 1181

's bust'

Back 1181

'piece of sculpture showing a person\'s head

Front 1182

'n slapdash'

Back 1182

'hasty and careless; haphazard; sloppy(carelessly done)'

Front 1183

'n pernicious'

Back 1183

'very harmful; deadly; very destructive; Ex. pernicious effect/anemia'

Front 1184

'ineffectual'

Back 1184

'not effective; not having a desired effect; weak'

Front 1185

'n reverberate'

Back 1185

'echo repeatedly; resound; Ex. The thunder reverberated across the valley.'

Front 1186

'polity'

Back 1186

'(particular form of) political organization; form of government of nation or state; Ex. student polity'

Front 1187

'n analgesic'

Back 1187

'causing insensitivity to pain; N.'

Front 1188

's fetish(fetich)'

Back 1188

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

Front 1189

'angular'

Back 1189

'sharp-cornered; having an angle; not rounded (body); bony; lean; gaunt; stiff in manner'

Front 1190

'forestall'

Back 1190

'prevent by taking action in advance'

Front 1191

'n luminous'

Back 1191

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

Front 1192

'truncate'

Back 1192

'cut the top off; shorten'

Front 1193

'n warble'

Back 1193

'(of a bird) sing; babble; N.'

Front 1194

's stately'

Back 1194

'formal; ceremonious; grand in style or size; majestic'

Front 1195

's airy'

Back 1195

'of air; high in the air; lofty; immaterial; unreal'

Front 1196

'n limber'

Back 1196

'flexible; supple; pliable; V.'

Front 1197

'n acrimonious'

Back 1197

'stinging; caustic; bitter in words or manner; N. acrimony: bitter ill-natured animosity in speech or behavior'

Front 1198

'n wistful'

Back 1198

'sadly thoughtful (because of desires or memories); sadly pensive; vaguely longing'

Front 1199

'assiduous'

Back 1199

'diligent'

Front 1200

's treasure'

Back 1200

'keep as precious; cherish'

Front 1201

's snuffle'

Back 1201

'sniffle; sniff repeatedly (in order to keep liquid from running out of the nose)'

Front 1202

's mantle'

Back 1202

'loose sleeveless outer garment; cloak; something that covers or envelops; the layer of the earth between the crust and the core'

Front 1203

'rustic'

Back 1203

'pertaining to country people; unsophisticated; simple; crude; uncouth; (of furniture) rough with the bark left on; N. rural person; rustic person'

Front 1204

'amnesty'

Back 1204

'pardon (allowed by government to political criminals)'

Front 1205

'n raucous'

Back 1205

'(of voice) harsh and unpleasant; (of people) disorderly and boisterous; Ex. raucous shouts'

Front 1206

'n importunate'

Back 1206

'urging; always demanding; troublesomely urgent or persistent'

Front 1207

'n floe'

Back 1207

'flat mass of floating ice'

Front 1208

'n rife'

Back 1208

'(of something bad) widespread; abundant; current'

Front 1209

'perspicacious'

Back 1209

'(of someone) having insight; penetrating; astute'

Front 1210

'n maim'

Back 1210

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

Front 1211

'n disembark'

Back 1211

'debark; go ashore (from a ship); unload cargo from a ship; CF. embark'

Front 1212

'n catechism'

Back 1212

'book for religious instruction in question-and-answer form; religious instruction by question and answer; V. catechize'

Front 1213

'n coda'

Back 1213

'concluding section of a musical or literary composition'

Front 1214

'egoism'

Back 1214

'excessive interest in one\'s self; belief that one should be interested in one\'s self rather than in others; selfishness; ADJ. egoistic

Front 1215

'n acme'

Back 1215

'peak; pinnacle; highest point'

Front 1216

'n hapless'

Back 1216

'unfortunate; luckless'

Front 1217

'prodigal'

Back 1217

'wasteful; reckless with money; profuse; Ex. a mind prodigal of ideas; N. prodigality'

Front 1218

'zealot'

Back 1218

'one who is zealous; fanatic; person who shows excessive zeal'

Front 1219

'n seemly'

Back 1219

'(of behavior) proper; appropriate'

Front 1220

'n carping'

Back 1220

'petty criticism; fault-finding; fretful complaining; quibble'

Front 1221

's germ'

Back 1221

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

Front 1222

'n febrile'

Back 1222

'feverish'

Front 1223

'beneficent'

Back 1223

'kindly; doing good'

Front 1224

'extemporaneous'

Back 1224

'not planned; impromptu; extempore'

Front 1225

'insurrection'

Back 1225

'rebellion; uprising'

Front 1226

'n stickler'

Back 1226

'perfectionist; person who insists things be exactly right'

Front 1227

'corrode'

Back 1227

'destroy or wear away gradually by chemical action (over a long period)'

Front 1228

'animadversion'

Back 1228

'critical remark; V. animadvert: comment critically with disapproval'

Front 1229

'n expostulation'

Back 1229

'protest; remonstrance; reasoning with someone to correct or dissuade; V. expostulate'

Front 1230

'disabuse'

Back 1230

'correct a false impression; undeceive; free from a wrong belief'

Front 1231

'n tumid'

Back 1231

'(of a part of the body) swollen; distended; bombastic; pompous'

Front 1232

's solicitor'

Back 1232

'lawyer in the lower court of law'

Front 1233

'n inclement'

Back 1233

'stormy; unkind; unmerciful; CF. clement'

Front 1234

'pendant(pendent)'

Back 1234

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

Front 1235

'n opus'

Back 1235

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

Front 1236

'atrocity'

Back 1236

'brutal deed; ADJ. atrocious'

Front 1237

'n hue'

Back 1237

'color; aspect; Ex. opinions of every hue'

Front 1238

'abysmal'

Back 1238

'bottomless'

Front 1239

'wrath'

Back 1239

'anger; fury'

Front 1240

's rightful'

Back 1240

'legally correct; Ex. rightful owner'

Front 1241

'n pass\\\'e'

Back 1241

'old-fashioned; past the prime'

Front 1242

'n lap'

Back 1242

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

Front 1243

's juridical'

Back 1243

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

Front 1244

'n ballast'

Back 1244

'heavy substance used to add stability or weight; V. supply with ballast'

Front 1245

's dereliction'

Back 1245

'neglect of duty; abandonment'

Front 1246

'universal'

Back 1246

'characterizing or affecting all; general; present everywhere; of the universe; cosmic; Ex. universal agreement; Ex. a subject of universal interest'

Front 1247

'n tureen'

Back 1247

'deep dish for serving soup'

Front 1248

'n fulsome'

Back 1248

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

Front 1249

'n credo'

Back 1249

'creed'

Front 1250

'n exude'

Back 1250

'flow out slowly; discharge (gradually); give forth; N. exudation'

Front 1251

'waive'

Back 1251

'give up temporarily; yield; N. waiver: waiving a right or claim; document that waives a right or claim'

Front 1252

'n reprobate'

Back 1252

'morally disapproved person; person hardened in sin

Front 1253

'expository'

Back 1253

'explanatory; serving to explain; N. exposition: explaining; exhibition'

Front 1254

's bar'

Back 1254

'railing in a courtroom; legal profession; vertical line dividing a staff into equal measures; Ex. prisoner at the bar; V: shut in or out with bars; forbid; exclude; CF. barrister'

Front 1255

'n gadfly'

Back 1255

'animal-biting fly; irritating person'

Front 1256

'n succulent'

Back 1256

'juicy; full of juice or sap; full of richness; N: succulent plant such as a cactus'

Front 1257

'homogeneous'

Back 1257

'of the same kind; uniform in composition throughout'

Front 1258

'barrister'

Back 1258

'counselor-at-law or lawyer in the higher court of law; CF. bar'

Front 1259

'imply'

Back 1259

'suggest a meaning not expressed; signify'

Front 1260

'redundant'

Back 1260

'superfluous; more than is necessary; verbose; excessively wordy; repetitious'

Front 1261

'n parochial'

Back 1261

'narrow in scope or outlook; provincial; related to parishes'

Front 1262

's overwhelm'

Back 1262

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

Front 1263

'n peripatetic'

Back 1263

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

Front 1264

'n peccadillo'

Back 1264

'slight offense or fault; CF. sin'

Front 1265

'n prurient'

Back 1265

'having or causing lustful desires and thoughts; arousing immoderate sexual desire'

Front 1266

'n plethora'

Back 1266

'excess; overabundance; Ex. a plethora of excuses'

Front 1267

'n holocaust'

Back 1267

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

Front 1268

'n runic'

Back 1268

'mysterious; set down in an ancient alphabet; N. rune: one of the letters of an alphabet used by ancient Germanic peoples (cut on stone or wood); magic charm'

Front 1269

'subdue'

Back 1269

'less intense; quieter; Ex. subdued lighting; Ex. subdue: conquer; make less intense; quiet; Ex. subdue one\'s anger'

Front 1270

's hypnosis'

Back 1270

'induced sleeping state; ADJ. hypnotic; V. hypnotize'

Front 1271

'n trappings'

Back 1271

'outward decorations; ornaments (as an outward sign of rank)'

Front 1272

's executive'

Back 1272

'person having administrative authority; one branch of government executing laws; ADJ: relating to executing'

Front 1273

'impenitent'

Back 1273

'not repentant'

Front 1274

'n flit'

Back 1274

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

Front 1275

'n marshal'

Back 1275

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

Front 1276

'n salacious'

Back 1276

'lascivious; lustful; Ex. salacious monk'

Front 1277

'precipitate'

Back 1277

'hurl downward; throw headlong; hasten; cause to happen sooner; condense and fall as rain or snow; cause (a solid substance) to be separated from a solution; ADJ. hasty; rash; premature; sudden'

Front 1278

'n magisterial'

Back 1278

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

Front 1279

's outfit'

Back 1279

'clothing or equipment for a special purpose; Ex. cowboy outfit'

Front 1280

'recumbent'

Back 1280

'reclining; lying down completely or in part'

Front 1281

'n venal'

Back 1281

'capable of being bribed; corrupt; CF. vernal'

Front 1282

'censure'

Back 1282

'blame; criticize; express strong disapproval; N: severe criticism; strong disapproval'

Front 1283

's gallows'

Back 1283

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

Front 1284

'n pummel'

Back 1284

'pommel; beat or pound with fists'

Front 1285

'malingerer'

Back 1285

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

Front 1286

'impair'

Back 1286

'injure; hurt; damage'

Front 1287

'prognosticate'

Back 1287

'predict (according to present indications)'

Front 1288

'consort'

Back 1288

'associate with; keep company; N: husband or wife (or a ruler)'

Front 1289

's grumble'

Back 1289

'complain; mutter discontentedly; grouch; N.'

Front 1290

's legato'

Back 1290

'(of music) played smoothly'

Front 1291

'n respite'

Back 1291

'time for rest; interval of relief; delay in punishment; reprieve'

Front 1292

'solvent'

Back 1292

'able to pay all depths; N. solvency'

Front 1293

'felon'

Back 1293

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

Front 1294

'perfidious'

Back 1294

'treacherous; disloyal; N. perfidy: treachery'

Front 1295

'n silt'

Back 1295

'sediment deposited by running water (at the entrance to a harbor or by a bend in a river)'

Front 1296

'specious'

Back 1296

'seemingly reasonable but incorrect; misleading (often intentionally)'

Front 1297

'n slag'

Back 1297

'glassy residue from smelting metal; dross; waste matter'

Front 1298

'fortitude'

Back 1298

'bravery; courage; strength of mind'

Front 1299

's rare'

Back 1299

'(of air) thin in density; rarefied; Ex. rare air of the mountains'

Front 1300

'n travesty'

Back 1300

'copy or example of something that completely misrepresents the true nature of the real thing; comical parody or imitation; treatment aimed at making something appear ridiculous; Ex. travesty of justice; OP. paragon'

Front 1301

'lofty'

Back 1301

'very high'

Front 1302

'virtual'

Back 1302

'in essence; existing in essence though not in actual form; for practical purposes; Ex. virtual ruler/space'

Front 1303

'n salient'

Back 1303

'prominent; projecting beyond a line; conspicuous; Ex. salient features'

Front 1304

'n bouillon'

Back 1304

'clear beef (or meat) soup'

Front 1305

'n shunt'

Back 1305

'move (a railway train) from one track to another; turn aside; divert; sidetrack; Ex. shunt traffic around an accident; N.'

Front 1306

's rou\\\'e'

Back 1306

'lecherous man'

Front 1307

'distill'

Back 1307

'refine (a liquid by evaporating and subsequent condensation); concentrate; separate the most important parts from; Ex. distill fresh water from sea water; CF. brew'

Front 1308

'n scurrilous'

Back 1308

'abusive; obscene; indecent; Ex. scurrilous remark'

Front 1309

'n quintessence'

Back 1309

'purest and highest embodiment; perfect example; apotheosis; most essential element; Ex. quintessence of wit; ADJ. quintessential; CF. fifth essence'

Front 1310

'n demographic'

Back 1310

'related to population balance; N. demography: statistical study of human population'

Front 1311

'rigid'

Back 1311

'hard and unbending; stiff and unyielding; fixed in behavior or views; strict; rigorous; Ex. rigid rule'

Front 1312

'flourish'

Back 1312

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

Front 1313

'depreciate'

Back 1313

'lessen in value; belittle; represent as of little value'

Front 1314

'evince'

Back 1314

'show clearly'

Front 1315

'h 1'

Back 1315

''

Front 1316

'n guffaw'

Back 1316

'boisterous laughter; V.'

Front 1317

's vivid'

Back 1317

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

Front 1318

'n decomposition'

Back 1318

'decay; V. decompose: decay; break and separate into simple parts'

Front 1319

'n fluted'

Back 1319

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

Front 1320

'ambience'

Back 1320

'environment; atmosphere; Ex. restraurant with a pleasant ambience; ADJ. ambient: completely surrounding; Ex. ambient temperature'

Front 1321

'n loll'

Back 1321

'lounge about'

Front 1322

'n brandish'

Back 1322

'wave around (a weapon); flourish'

Front 1323

'n scuttle'

Back 1323

'sink (a ship) by cutting holes in the hull; scrap; discard; N: small hatch in a ship\'s deck or hull'

Front 1324

'fluctuate'

Back 1324

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

Front 1325

'empirical'

Back 1325

'based on experience'

Front 1326

'n sodden'

Back 1326

'thoroughly soaked; dull or stupid as if from drink'

Front 1327

'n stupor'

Back 1327

'state of being stupefied; state of apathy; daze; lack of awareness'

Front 1328

'impecunious'

Back 1328

'without money'

Front 1329

'expenditure'

Back 1329

'payment or expense; expending; something expended; output; Ex. receipt for the expenditure; Ex. expenditure of all the energy'

Front 1330

'n tenuous'

Back 1330

'thin; slim; rare'

Front 1331

'n askew'

Back 1331

'crookedly; slanted; at an angle'

Front 1332

'n apothecary'

Back 1332

'druggist; pharmacist'

Front 1333

'n gesticulation'

Back 1333

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

Front 1334

'expound'

Back 1334

'explain'

Front 1335

'n hireling'

Back 1335

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

Front 1336

'n strut'

Back 1336

'supporting bar; CF. airplane wingÀ̳ª building µîÀ» support'

Front 1337

'n gait'

Back 1337

'manner of walking or running; speed'

Front 1338

'n visceral'

Back 1338

'felt in one\'s inner organs; N. viscera: internal body organs; CF. eviscerate'

Front 1339

'overt'

Back 1339

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

Front 1340

'n regale'

Back 1340

'entertain'

Front 1341

'n bate'

Back 1341

'let down; lessen the force of; moderate; restrain; Ex. with bated breath; CF. abate'

Front 1342

'n actuate'

Back 1342

'motivate; activate; cause to act'

Front 1343

'asperity'

Back 1343

'sharpness; roughness; severity (of temper or weather); Ex. asperities of a Russian winter'

Front 1344

'proviso'

Back 1344

'stipulation; condition in an agreement; provision'

Front 1345

'n vitiate'

Back 1345

'spoil the effect of; make inoperative; corrupt morally'

Front 1346

'arch-'

Back 1346

'chief; first; Ex. archbishop'

Front 1347

'n prate'

Back 1347

'talk idly; speak foolishly; boast idly'

Front 1348

'n fusillade'

Back 1348

'simultaneous firing or outburst (of missiles

Front 1349

'trajectory'

Back 1349

'path taken by a projectile; Ex. trajectory of a bullet'

Front 1350

'impel'

Back 1350

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

Front 1351

'ovoid'

Back 1351

'egg-shaped; CF. ovum; CF. ovulate'

Front 1352

's Bacchanalia'

Back 1352

'the ancient Roman festival in honor of Bacchus'

Front 1353

'n appurtenances'

Back 1353

'subordinate possessions; something added to a more important thing'

Front 1354

'n blurt'

Back 1354

'utter impulsively from nervousness or excitement'

Front 1355

'n laconic'

Back 1355

'brief and to the point; using few words; terse'

Front 1356

'lascivious'

Back 1356

'lustful'

Front 1357

'malign'

Back 1357

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

Front 1358

'n assert'

Back 1358

'state strongly or positively; demand recognition of (rights

Front 1359

'impiety'

Back 1359

'irreverence; lack of respect for God or piety'

Front 1360

'succor'

Back 1360

'assist (someone in difficulty); aid; comfort; N.'

Front 1361

'traverse'

Back 1361

'go through or across'

Front 1362

'compress'

Back 1362

'force into less space; squeeze; contract; put into fewer words; N: thick mass of cloth pressed to part of the body to stop bleeding or swelling

Front 1363

'enormity'

Back 1363

'hugeness (in a bad sense); excessive wickedness; Ex. enormity of the crime; ADJ. enormous'

Front 1364

's smart'

Back 1364

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

Front 1365

'desecrate'

Back 1365

'profane; violate the sanctity of'

Front 1366

'n veneer'

Back 1366

'thin surface layer (of good quality wood

Front 1367

'n bloated'

Back 1367

'(unpleasantly) swollen or puffed as with water or air'

Front 1368

's lot'

Back 1368

'object used in making a determination at random; fate; piece of land'

Front 1369

'outwit'

Back 1369

'outsmart; defeat by behaving more cleverly'

Front 1370

'n suture'

Back 1370

'stitches sewn to hold the cut edges of a wound or incision; material used in sewing; V: sew together a wound'

Front 1371

'n tutelage'

Back 1371

'guardianship; training; function of a tutor; instruction'

Front 1372

'n drivel'

Back 1372

'nonsense; foolishness; V: talk nonsense'

Front 1373

'arrogance'

Back 1373

'pride; haughtiness; ADJ. arrogant: unpleasantly self-important (with a strong confidence in one\'s own importance and a lack of respect for other people)'

Front 1374

'docile'

Back 1374

'obedient; easily managed; submissive'

Front 1375

's finery'

Back 1375

'beautiful clothes for a special occasion'

Front 1376

'n scurry'

Back 1376

'move hastily; hurry; move briskly'

Front 1377

'n snicker'

Back 1377

'half-stifled(suppressed) laugh; V.'

Front 1378

'n dross'

Back 1378

'waste matter; worthless impurities'

Front 1379

'n foster'

Back 1379

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

Front 1380

'underlying'

Back 1380

'lying below; fundamental'

Front 1381

'n disclaim'

Back 1381

'disown; renounce claim to; deny; CF. disclaimer'

Front 1382

's debut'

Back 1382

'd\\\'ebut; first public appearance; formal presentation of a young woman to society'

Front 1383

'n shirk'

Back 1383

'avoid (responsibility

Front 1384

'n skimp'

Back 1384

'provide or use scantily; live very economically; Ex. skimp on necessities; ADJ. skimpy: inadequate in amount; scanty; stingy; niggardly'

Front 1385

's discriminate'

Back 1385

'distinguish; make distinctions on the basis of preference'

Front 1386

'loquacious'

Back 1386

'talkative; N. loquacity'

Front 1387

'respiration'

Back 1387

'breathing; exhalation; ADJ. respiratory'

Front 1388

's brink'

Back 1388

'edge (at the top of a cliff); Ex. on the brink of the Grand Canyon'

Front 1389

'n drab'

Back 1389

'dull; lacking color; cheerless ; Ex. drab coat/life'

Front 1390

'n doggerel'

Back 1390

'poor verse'

Front 1391

'emollient'

Back 1391

'soothing or softening remedy (for the skin); ADJ.'

Front 1392

'dormant'

Back 1392

'sleeping; temporarily inactive; lethargic; latent'

Front 1393

'impalpable'

Back 1393

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

Front 1394

'n hiatus'

Back 1394

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

Front 1395

'n palimpsest'

Back 1395

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

Front 1396

'gerontocracy'

Back 1396

'government ruled by old people'

Front 1397

'cosmic'

Back 1397

'pertaining to the universe; vast'

Front 1398

'aspire'

Back 1398

'seek to attain (position or status); long for; Ex. aspire to become president; Ex. aspire to/after the leadership'

Front 1399

'sloth'

Back 1399

'slow moving tree-dwelling mammal; laziness; ADJ. slothful: lazy; indolent'

Front 1400

's brand'

Back 1400

'trademark; mark burned on the hide of an animal; mark burned into the flesh of criminals; mark of disgrace; V: mark with a brand; give a lasting bad name; stigmatize; Ex. The press branded him a liar.'

Front 1401

'artifacts'

Back 1401

'object made by human beings

Front 1402

's indecisive'

Back 1402

'marked by indecision; inconclusive; Ex. indecisive battle'

Front 1403

'n paean'

Back 1403

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

Front 1404

'n potable'

Back 1404

'suitable for drinking; drinkable'

Front 1405

's swear'

Back 1405

'vow; promise; use profane oaths; use offensive words'

Front 1406

'n spurn'

Back 1406

'reject disdainfully; scorn; Ex. She spurned all offers of help.'

Front 1407

'n testator'

Back 1407

'maker of a will; CF. testatrix'

Front 1408

'n ineluctable'

Back 1408

'irresistible; not to be escaped; unavoidable'

Front 1409

'amphibian'

Back 1409

'able to live both on land and in water; N.'

Front 1410

'bureaucracy'

Back 1410

'overregulated administrative system marked by red tape; ADJ. bureaucratic'

Front 1411

'infamous'

Back 1411

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

Front 1412

's historic'

Back 1412

'important in history; Ex. historic battle'

Front 1413

'n caucus'

Back 1413

'private meeting of a group of people in a political party to select officers or determine policy; CF. the Caucus club of Boston'

Front 1414

'n suavity'

Back 1414

'urbanity; polish; ADJ. suave: smooth and courteous'

Front 1415

'n substantive'

Back 1415

'substantial; essential; pertaining to the substance; substantial; considerable; Ex. substantive issues'

Front 1416

'n unscathed'

Back 1416

'unharmed; Ex. escape the accident unscathed'

Front 1417

's mash'

Back 1417

'crush into mash; convert into mash; N: mixture of ground grain and nutrients fed to livestock and fowl'

Front 1418

'n lucre'

Back 1418

'money; profit; Ex. filthy lucre'

Front 1419

'demagogue'

Back 1419

'person who appeals to people\'s prejudice; false leader of people; CF. demagoguery'

Front 1420

'n captious'

Back 1420

'faultfinding; too critical'

Front 1421

'satiate'

Back 1421

'satisfy fully (physical needs such as hunger); sate; N. satiety: condition of being satiated'

Front 1422

'internecine'

Back 1422

'mutually destructive'

Front 1423

'n refectory'

Back 1423

'dining hall; room where meals are served (in a school)'

Front 1424

'n unconscionable'

Back 1424

'unscrupulous; not guided by conscience; excessive; beyond reason; Ex. unconscionable demand'

Front 1425

'optometrist'

Back 1425

'one who fits glasses to remedy visual defects'

Front 1426

'n descry'

Back 1426

'catch sight of (something distant)'

Front 1427

'n gerrymander'

Back 1427

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

Front 1428

'legend'

Back 1428

'explanatory list of symbols on a map'

Front 1429

'n prolixity'

Back 1429

'tedious wordiness; verbosity; ADJ. prolix: wordy; verbose; diffuse'

Front 1430

'medium'

Back 1430

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

Front 1431

'n testy'

Back 1431

'irritable; impatient and bad-tempered; short-tempered; N. testiness'

Front 1432

'rally'

Back 1432

'come or bring together; call up or summon (forces

Front 1433

'n promiscuous'

Back 1433

'mixed indiscriminately; indiscriminate; not choosing carefully; indiscriminate in the choice of sexual partners; irregular

Front 1434

'n fledgling(fledgeling)'

Back 1434

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

Front 1435

'n skulduggery(skullduggery)'

Back 1435

'dishonest behavior or action; Ex. skulduggery in the election'

Front 1436

'n pinion'

Back 1436

'restrain or immobilize by binding the wings or legs; N: bird\'s wing'

Front 1437

'n savant'

Back 1437

'scholar; learned person; CF. savoir: know'

Front 1438

'n umbrage'

Back 1438

'resentment; anger; sense of injury or insult; Ex. take umbrage at his rudeness'

Front 1439

'patent'

Back 1439

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

Front 1440

'convoke'

Back 1440

'call together; Ex. convoke Parliament; N. convocation'

Front 1441

'n pterodactyl'

Back 1441

'extinct flying reptile; CF. wing+finger'

Front 1442

'n mores'

Back 1442

'conventions; moral standards; moral customs'

Front 1443

'cumulative'

Back 1443

'growing by addition; accumulative'

Front 1444

'n elysian'

Back 1444

'relating to paradise; blissful'

Front 1445

's wage'

Back 1445

'begin and continue (a war)'

Front 1446

'n rubric'

Back 1446

'title or heading (in red print); directions for religious ceremony; protocol'

Front 1447

'n dismiss'

Back 1447

'eliminate from consideration; no longer consider; put out of court without further hearing; reject; discharge from employment; direct to leave; ADJ. dismissive; N. dismissal'

Front 1448

'ramification'

Back 1448

'branching out; subdivision; one branch of a system; one of the results following from an action or decision; Ex. ramifications of a business/the decision'

Front 1449

'extrovert'

Back 1449

'person interested mostly in external objects and actions'

Front 1450

'n carousal'

Back 1450

'drunken revel; V. carouse'

Front 1451

'n potpourri'

Back 1451

'heterogeneous mixture; medley; mixture of dried flower petals a pot (to give a pleasant smell to a room)'

Front 1452

'n impervious'

Back 1452

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

Front 1453

'n lavish'

Back 1453

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

Front 1454

'exertion'

Back 1454

'effort; expenditure of much physical work; V. exert oneself: make a great effort'

Front 1455

'n brittle'

Back 1455

'hard but easily broken; difficult; unstable; Ex. brittle situation'

Front 1456

'n quizzical'

Back 1456

'curious; suggesting puzzlement (without saying); questioning; teasing; mocking; bantering; Ex. quizzical glance'

Front 1457

'n quagmire'

Back 1457

'bog; marsh; soft

Front 1458

'martial'

Back 1458

'warlike; of war; Ex. martial art/law'

Front 1459

'n subterfuge'

Back 1459

'stratagem(deceptive scheme); pretense; evasion; Ex. resort to a harmless subterfuge'

Front 1460

'n laity'

Back 1460

'laypersons; laymen; persons not connected with the clergy'

Front 1461

'n withdrawn'

Back 1461

'introverted; retiring; remote'

Front 1462

'multiplicity'

Back 1462

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

Front 1463

'n dispirited'

Back 1463

'lacking in spirit'

Front 1464

's squelch'

Back 1464

'produce a splashing sound (when stepping through mud); crush; squash; CF. ÁøÈëÀ» À§¿¡¼­ ¹âÀ» ¶§'

Front 1465

'n hypochondriac'

Back 1465

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

Front 1466

'n figurine'

Back 1466

'small ornamental statuette(very small statue)'

Front 1467

'corpulent'

Back 1467

'very fat; N. corpulence'

Front 1468

'compact'

Back 1468

'agreement; contract; ADJ: tightly packed; firm; brief; concise; Ex. compact statement'

Front 1469

'n medley'

Back 1469

'mixture'

Front 1470

'atheistic'

Back 1470

'denying the existence of God; N. atheism'

Front 1471

'ingenuous'

Back 1471

'naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated; candid'

Front 1472

'n dormer'

Back 1472

'window projecting upright from roof; CF. sleeping room'

Front 1473

's compulsive'

Back 1473

'resulting from compulsion'

Front 1474

'n dictum'

Back 1474

'authoritative and weighty statement (made by a judge in court); saying; maxim; CF. obiter dictum: incidental

Front 1475

'n venial'

Back 1475

'(of a fault or sin) forgivable; trivial'

Front 1476

'n manumit'

Back 1476

'emancipate; free from slavery or bondage'

Front 1477

'n mutilate'

Back 1477

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

Front 1478

'n subsume'

Back 1478

'include (as a member of a group); encompass'

Front 1479

'n buxom'

Back 1479

'full-bosomed; plump; jolly'

Front 1480

'n litany'

Back 1480

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

Front 1481

'n continence'

Back 1481

'self-restraint; sexual chastity; sexual abstinence; voluntary control over bladder and bowel functions; ADJ. continent'

Front 1482

'concord'

Back 1482

'harmony; accord'

Front 1483

'n quail'

Back 1483

'cower; shrink back in fear; lose heart'

Front 1484

's confidence'

Back 1484

'self-assurance; calm unworried feeling based on a strong belief in one\'s abilities; strong belief in the ability of a person or plan; trust or faith in a person or thing; something confided; secret; Ex. confidence in your ability; Ex. I\'m telling you this in confidence; Ex. exchange confidences about their boyfriends; ADJ. confident'

Front 1485

'obelisk'

Back 1485

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

Front 1486

'n sever'

Back 1486

'separate; cut off (a part) from a whole; break up (a relationship); N. severance; CF. severance pay: extra pay given an employee upon leaving a position'

Front 1487

'temperate'

Back 1487

'moderate; restrained; self-controlled; moderate in respect to temperature; CF. temperance: moderation and self-restraint; abstinence of alcoholic drinks; Ex. temperance society'

Front 1488

'n canard'

Back 1488

'unfounded false rumor; exaggerated false report'

Front 1489

'alliteration'

Back 1489

'repetition of beginning sound in poetry'

Front 1490

'n prehensile'

Back 1490

'capable of grasping or holding (esp. by wrapping around); Ex. prehensile tails'

Front 1491

'n overweening'

Back 1491

'arrogant; presumptuous'

Front 1492

'n immolate'

Back 1492

'offer or kill as a sacrifice (by fire)'

Front 1493

'n gestate'

Back 1493

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

Front 1494

's brisk'

Back 1494

'quick and active; marked by liveliness and vigor'

Front 1495

's swell'

Back 1495

'long wave of water that moves continuously without breaking; V.'

Front 1496

's apiarist'

Back 1496

'person who keeps bees'

Front 1497

'h 9'

Back 1497

''

Front 1498

'n morbid'

Back 1498

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

Front 1499

'purport'

Back 1499

'intention; purpose; meaning; V: claim; profess; Ex. order which purports to be signed by the general'

Front 1500

'n noisome'

Back 1500

'foul smelling; very unpleasant; unwholesome'

Front 1501

'n headlong'

Back 1501

'hasty; rash; headfirst; ADV.'

Front 1502

's intermediary'

Back 1502

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

Front 1503

's shade'

Back 1503

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

Front 1504

'n grate'

Back 1504

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

Front 1505

's padre'

Back 1505

'chaplain (in the armed forces)'

Front 1506

's significant'

Back 1506

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

Front 1507

's ecliptic'

Back 1507

'path of the sun and the planets'

Front 1508

'n trough'

Back 1508

'long narrow container for feeding farm animals; lowest point (of a wave

Front 1509

'n verdigris'

Back 1509

'green coating or patina on copper which has been exposed to the weather'

Front 1510

's reckon'

Back 1510

'count; calculate; regard as; think; suppose'

Front 1511

's sow'

Back 1511

'plant or scatter seed'

Front 1512

'vertex'

Back 1512

'summit; highest point; PL. vertices'

Front 1513

'n welt'

Back 1513

'raised mark from a beating or whipping'

Front 1514

'n stint'

Back 1514

'set limits in amount or number; be thrifty; ADJ. stinting

Front 1515

'n luster'

Back 1515

'shine; gloss (of a polished surface)'

Front 1516

's wade'

Back 1516

'walk through a substance

Front 1517

'revert'

Back 1517

'relapse; backslide; turn back to; return to the former owner; N. reversion'

Front 1518

'n diadem'

Back 1518

'crown'

Front 1519

'n sylvan'

Back 1519

'pertaining to the woods or the country'

Front 1520

'n mete'

Back 1520

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

Front 1521

'n arroyo'

Back 1521

'gully; narrow channel formed by rainwater'

Front 1522

'sustenance'

Back 1522

'sustaining; means of livelihood

Front 1523

'n jettison'

Back 1523

'throw overboard (from a ship or plane)'

Front 1524

'receptive'

Back 1524

'quick or willing to receive (ideas

Front 1525

's mime'

Back 1525

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

Front 1526

'abscond'

Back 1526

'depart secretly and hide'

Front 1527

's conspire'

Back 1527

'take part in a conspiracy; (of events) work together; combine; Ex. Events conspired to produce great difficulties.'

Front 1528

'n levitate'

Back 1528

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

Front 1529

'recurrent'

Back 1529

'occurring again and again'

Front 1530

's compartment'

Back 1530

'one of the parts into which an enclosed space is divided'

Front 1531

's humor'

Back 1531

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

Front 1532

'n spoonerism'

Back 1532

'accidental transposition of sounds in successive words; Ex. ``Let me sew you to your sheet\'\' for ``Let me show you to your seat\'\'; CF. William Spooner'

Front 1533

'n pharisaical'

Back 1533

'pertaining to the Pharisees

Front 1534

'n nostrum'

Back 1534

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

Front 1535

'alchemy'

Back 1535

'medieval chemistry'

Front 1536

'obsidian'

Back 1536

'black volcanic rock'

Front 1537

'n retribution'

Back 1537

'deserved punishment for wrongdoing; punishment for offenses; compensation; vengeance; CF. pay back'

Front 1538

'deadlock'

Back 1538

'standstill resulting from the opposition of two unrelenting forces; stalemate'

Front 1539

'n shyster'

Back 1539

'lawyer using questionable methods; unscrupulous practioner'

Front 1540

'pathetic'

Back 1540

'causing sadness

Front 1541

's scraps'

Back 1541

'leftover food'

Front 1542

's comeback'

Back 1542

'retort; quick clever reply; return to former status'

Front 1543

's terminal'

Back 1543

'part that forms the end; railroad or bus station; ADJ. forming an end; ending in death; fatal; Ex. terminal cancer'

Front 1544

'futile'

Back 1544

'useless; hopeless; ineffectual'

Front 1545

'n clamber'

Back 1545

'climb by crawling with difficulties; scramble'

Front 1546

'n prosaic'

Back 1546

'lacking in imagination; dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact(concerned with facts

Front 1547

'n bland'

Back 1547

'soothing or mild (food); agreeable; causing no trouble or offence'

Front 1548

'panoramic'

Back 1548

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

Front 1549

's shear'

Back 1549

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

Front 1550

'h 22'

Back 1550

''

Front 1551

'n skittish'

Back 1551

'inconstant; capricious; frivolous; not serious; Ex. charming but skittish young woman; CF. skit'

Front 1552

'n tycoon'

Back 1552

'wealthy and powerful businessperson; wealthy leader; magnate; Ex. business tycoon'

Front 1553

'incarcerate'

Back 1553

'imprison'

Front 1554

'n livid'

Back 1554

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

Front 1555

'adorn'

Back 1555

'decorate'

Front 1556

'n sluice'

Back 1556

'artificial channel for directing or controlling the flow of water (with a gate to regulate the flow)'

Front 1557

'unruly'

Back 1557

'disobedient; lawless; difficult to control'

Front 1558

's bigot'

Back 1558

'one who is intolerant (in matters of religion or politics)'

Front 1559

'n talisman'

Back 1559

'charm; object believed to give supernatural powers to or protect its bearer'

Front 1560

'n metallurgical'

Back 1560

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

Front 1561

'adventitious'

Back 1561

'accidental; casual; happening by chance'

Front 1562

'n tightwad'

Back 1562

'miser; excessively frugal person'

Front 1563

's soothsayer'

Back 1563

'one who foretells the future'

Front 1564

'n totter'

Back 1564

'shake or move unsteadily; sway as if about to fall'

Front 1565

's ferocious'

Back 1565

'fierce; violent; N. ferocity'

Front 1566

'sanguinary'

Back 1566

'bloody; with much bloodshed'

Front 1567

'dermatologist'

Back 1567

'one who studies the skin and its diseases'

Front 1568

'n patrician'

Back 1568

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

Front 1569

'homage'

Back 1569

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

Front 1570

'genealogy'

Back 1570

'record of descent; lineage; ancestry; study of ancestry'

Front 1571

's hurl'

Back 1571

'throw forcefully; shout out violently'

Front 1572

'pulverize'

Back 1572

'crush or grind into very small particles'

Front 1573

'n jaundiced'

Back 1573

'yellowed; prejudiced (envious

Front 1574

'ramify'

Back 1574

'branch out; divide into branches or subdivisions'

Front 1575

'n patina'

Back 1575

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

Front 1576

'n rebus'

Back 1576

'representation of words in the form of pictures or symbols; puzzle in which pictures or letters stand for words; Ex. ``R U 18\'\' is a rebus for ``Are you 18\'\'.'

Front 1577

's score'

Back 1577

'number of points; written form of a musical composition; reason; group of 20; notch or incision; Ex. full/vocal score; Ex. Don\'t worry on that score; V: mark with lines or notches; Ex. score the paper to make it easy to fold'

Front 1578

'n contraband'

Back 1578

'illegal trade; smuggling; smuggled goods; ADJ.'

Front 1579

'n juxtapose'

Back 1579

'place side by side; CF. next'

Front 1580

'graduated'

Back 1580

'arranged by degrees (of height

Front 1581

'n numismatist'

Back 1581

'person who collects coins; N. numismatics: study or collection of money

Front 1582

'omnivorous'

Back 1582

'eating both plant and animal food; devouring everything'

Front 1583

'n discursive'

Back 1583

'(of a person or writing) digressing; rambling (without any clear plan)'

Front 1584

'academic'

Back 1584

'related to a school; not practical or directly useful'

Front 1585

'n cant'

Back 1585

'insincere speech or expression of piety; jargon of thieves; special words used by a particular group of people'

Front 1586

's plump'

Back 1586

'pleasantly fat; nicely rounded'

Front 1587

'n invoke'

Back 1587

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

Front 1588

'n pr\\\'ecis'

Back 1588

'abstract; concise summing up of main points; concise summary of a text'

Front 1589

'n plaintive'

Back 1589

'expressing sorrow; mournful; Ex. plaintive song'

Front 1590

'n mirth'

Back 1590

'merriment; laughter'

Front 1591

's noose'

Back 1591

'loop formed in a rope'

Front 1592

'tender'

Back 1592

'offer formally; extend; Ex. tender one\'s resignation/the exact fare; N: formal offer; money; Ex. legal tender; ADJ: young and vulnerable; sensitive to the touch; sore; soft; delicate; Ex. child of tender years; Ex. tender wound'

Front 1593

'n chafe'

Back 1593

'warm by rubbing; make sore by rubbing; N.'

Front 1594

'dilapidated'

Back 1594

'falling to pieces; in a bad condition; ruined because of neglect; Ex. dilapidated old car/castle; N. dilapidation'

Front 1595

'n colander'

Back 1595

'utensil with perforated bottom used for straining'

Front 1596

's impregnate'

Back 1596

'make pregnant; fill thoroughly; saturate'

Front 1597

's maraud'

Back 1597

'move in search of plunder; Ex. marauding army'

Front 1598

's putrescent'

Back 1598

'becoming putrid; putrefying'

Front 1599

'n modicum'

Back 1599

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

Front 1600

'dilatory'

Back 1600

'delaying; tending to delay'

Front 1601

'n quisling'

Back 1601

'traitor who aids invaders; CF. Vidkun Quisling'

Front 1602

'exiguous'

Back 1602

'small in amount; minute'

Front 1603

'n catholic'

Back 1603

'(of likings and interests) universal; general; broad; including many different parts; wide-ranging liberal; Ex. catholic opinions/tastes'

Front 1604

'n opprobrium'

Back 1604

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

Front 1605

'bequeath'

Back 1605

'leave to someone by means of a will; hand down in his will; N. bequest'

Front 1606

'n gnarled'

Back 1606

'twisted'

Front 1607

'n nubile'

Back 1607

'marriageable; of marriageable age; CF. connubial'

Front 1608

'n equine'

Back 1608

'resembling a horse; Ex. equine face'

Front 1609

'n potentate'

Back 1609

'monarch; sovereign'

Front 1610

'coercion'

Back 1610

'use of force to get someone to object; compelling; V. coerce'

Front 1611

'n scad'

Back 1611

'a great quantity; Ex. scads of clothes'

Front 1612

'n scaffold'

Back 1612

'temporary platform for workers (to work at heights above the ground); bracing framework; platform for execution'

Front 1613

'n foil'

Back 1613

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

Front 1614

'calligraphy'

Back 1614

'beautiful writing; excellent penmanship'

Front 1615

'n blithe(blithesome)'

Back 1615

'gay; joyous'

Front 1616

's mass'

Back 1616

'Christian religious ceremony; CF. Mass: ceremony of the Eucharist'

Front 1617

'n stygian'

Back 1617

'unpleasantly dark; gloomy; hellish; deathly; CF. Styx: the chief river in the subterranean land of the dead'

Front 1618

'n elaboration'

Back 1618

'addition of details; intricacy'

Front 1619

'craven'

Back 1619

'cowardly'

Front 1620

'n fleck'

Back 1620

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

Front 1621

'presentiment'

Back 1621

'premonition; foreboding; feeling something will happen; anticipatory fear'

Front 1622

's trance'

Back 1622

'hypnotic state; ecstatic state; detachment from one\'s physical surrounding (as in contemplation or daydreaming); CF. transition'

Front 1623

'monetary'

Back 1623

'pertaining to money'

Front 1624

'n libretto'

Back 1624

'text of an opera or oratorio; CF. book'

Front 1625

'retort'

Back 1625

'quick sharp reply; V.'

Front 1626

'attrition'

Back 1626

'rubbing away by friction; gradual decrease in numbers or strength; reduction in the work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment; Ex. a war of attrition'

Front 1627

'n whinny'

Back 1627

'neigh like a horse; CF. neigh: make the sound which horses make'

Front 1628

'n seamy'

Back 1628

'sordid; base; filthy; unwholesome; Ex. seamy side of city life'

Front 1629

'ascribe'

Back 1629

'refer; attribute; assign'

Front 1630

'n tiller'

Back 1630

'handle used to move boat\'s rudder (to steer)'

Front 1631

'decoy'

Back 1631

'lure or bait; V.'

Front 1632

'n wither'

Back 1632

'(of a plant) dry up from loss of moisture; lose freshness; shrivel; decay'

Front 1633

'levity'

Back 1633

'lack of seriousness or steadiness; frivolity; lightness of manner'

Front 1634

'affluence'

Back 1634

'abundance; wealth'

Front 1635

'tome'

Back 1635

'large volume; book'

Front 1636

's rotund'

Back 1636

'(of a person) fat and round'

Front 1637

's slavish'

Back 1637

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

Front 1638

'exploit'

Back 1638

'make use of

Front 1639

'n solicitous'

Back 1639

'anxious; worried; concerned; eager; Ex. solicitous to do something; N. solicitude'

Front 1640

'precipitous'

Back 1640

'steep; overhasty; precipitate'

Front 1641

'extirpate'

Back 1641

'root up; uproot; destroy completely'

Front 1642

'animated'

Back 1642

'lively; spirited'

Front 1643

'n horticultural'

Back 1643

'pertaining to cultivation of gardens; N. horticulture: science or art of cultivating fruits

Front 1644

'stringent'

Back 1644

'(of rules) binding; rigid; marked by scarcity of money; Ex. stringent economic conditions'

Front 1645

's prefigure'

Back 1645

'be a sign of; foreshadow'

Front 1646

's enact'

Back 1646

'make (a bill) into law'

Front 1647

's graze'

Back 1647

'(of an animal) feed on growing grass; cause (an animal) to feed on grass; scrape (esp. the skin) or touch lightly in passing; brush; Ex. We can\'t graze the cattle till summer; N: surface wound'

Front 1648

'alloy'

Back 1648

'mixture as of metals; something added that lowers in value or purity; V: mix; make less pure; lower in value or quality; spoil; CF. unalloyed: not in mixture with other maetals; pure; complete; unqualified; Ex. unalloyed happiness'

Front 1649

'expertise'

Back 1649

'specialized knowledge (in a particular field); expert skill'

Front 1650

'n modulate'

Back 1650

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

Front 1651

'n odious'

Back 1651

'arousing strong dislike; hateful(causing hatred); vile'

Front 1652

'retract'

Back 1652

'withdraw; take back; draw back; Ex. retract a statement/an offer/claws; N. retraction; CF. retractile'

Front 1653

's figure'

Back 1653

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

Front 1654

'n mortify'

Back 1654

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

Front 1655

's jetsam'

Back 1655

'things thrown from a ship (to lighten the ship)'

Front 1656

's rasp'

Back 1656

'(of a sound) grate on (eg. nerves); make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect; rub with something rough; Ex. The cat\'s tongue rasped my hand.'

Front 1657

'n jaunty'

Back 1657

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

Front 1658

'n conclave'

Back 1658

'private secret meeting'

Front 1659

'n desperado'

Back 1659

'reckless

Front 1660

'n gavel'

Back 1660

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

Front 1661

'misconstrue'

Back 1661

'interpret incorrectly; misinterpret; misjudge'

Front 1662

's swipe'

Back 1662

'hit with a sweeping motion; N.'

Front 1663

'n lout'

Back 1663

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

Front 1664

'n carafe'

Back 1664

'glass water bottle; decanter'

Front 1665

'exacting'

Back 1665

'extremely demanding; Ex. exacting standard of safety'

Front 1666

'n caldron(cauldron)'

Back 1666

'large kettle'

Front 1667

'n chase'

Back 1667

'ornament a metal surface by indenting; follow rapidly to catch'

Front 1668

'immune'

Back 1668

'resistant to; free or exempt from; N. immunity'

Front 1669

'n factious'

Back 1669

'inclined to form factions; causing dissension'

Front 1670

'n coiffure'

Back 1670

'hairstyle'

Front 1671

'n pedantic'

Back 1671

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

Front 1672

's flashy'

Back 1672

'showy; gaudy; giving a momentary brilliance'

Front 1673

'synthetic'

Back 1673

'not natural; artificial; resulting from synthesis; Ex. synthetic fiber; N.'

Front 1674

'n modish'

Back 1674

'fashionable; conforming to the current fashion'

Front 1675

'n contravene'

Back 1675

'contradict; oppose; violate (a rule

Front 1676

'recant'

Back 1676

'disclaim or disavow; retract a previous statement; openly confess error; Ex. recant one\'s faith/a statement'

Front 1677

'languid'

Back 1677

'lacking energy or vitality; weary; sluggish; listless'

Front 1678

'corroborate'

Back 1678

'confirm; support; strengthen'

Front 1679

'n grotto'

Back 1679

'small cavern'

Front 1680

'diva'

Back 1680

'operatic singer; prima donna'

Front 1681

'n distrait'

Back 1681

'absentminded; distracted'

Front 1682

'natation'

Back 1682

'swimming'

Front 1683

'n satyr'

Back 1683

'half-human

Front 1684

's brag'

Back 1684

'boast'

Front 1685

'n niggardly'

Back 1685

'meanly stingy; parsimonious; N. niggard: stingy person'

Front 1686

'n sonorous'

Back 1686

'resonant; producing a full deep sound; producing sound'

Front 1687

'vociferous'

Back 1687

'clamorous; noisy; V. vociferate: cry out loudly (when complaining)'

Front 1688

'n sherbet'

Back 1688

'flavored dessert ice'

Front 1689

'precipitant'

Back 1689

'something that causes a substance in a chemical solution to separate out in solid form; ħÀüÁ¦; OP. solvent'

Front 1690

'n eddy'

Back 1690

'swirling current of water

Front 1691

'chronic'

Back 1691

'long established as a disease'

Front 1692

'n dissemble'

Back 1692

'disguise; hide the real nature of; pretend'

Front 1693

'despoil'

Back 1693

'plunder; sack; Ex. despoil the village'

Front 1694

's outcast'

Back 1694

'one that has been excluded from a society; ADJ.'

Front 1695

'n curmudgeon'

Back 1695

'churlish

Front 1696

's rational'

Back 1696

'(of a person) having reason; (of ideas) based on reason; logical'

Front 1697

'pervasive'

Back 1697

'spread throughout; V. pervade: (of smells

Front 1698

'n vintner'

Back 1698

'wine merchant; winemaker; seller of wine'

Front 1699

'n posture'

Back 1699

'assume an affected pose; act artificially; N: pose; attitude'

Front 1700

'n temporize'

Back 1700

'gain time as by postponing an action; avoid committing oneself'

Front 1701

'n welter'

Back 1701

'confusion; turmoil; confused mass; bewildering jumble; Ex. welter of data'

Front 1702

'n seine'

Back 1702

'seine net; net for catching fish'

Front 1703

'n primogeniture'

Back 1703

'seniority by birth; state of being the first-born child; right of the eldest child (to inherit the entire property of one or both parents)'

Front 1704

'n braggadocio'

Back 1704

'boasting'

Front 1705

'n charlatan'

Back 1705

'quack; pretender to knowledge (esp. in medicine)'

Front 1706

'n disinter'

Back 1706

'dig up; unearth; OP. inter'

Front 1707

'gale'

Back 1707

'windstorm; gust of wind; emotional outburst (laughters

Front 1708

'n reparation'

Back 1708

'compensation (for loss or wrong); amends; Ex. make reparation for the damage; CF. repair'

Front 1709

'n dappled'

Back 1709

'spotted'

Front 1710

's margin'

Back 1710

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

Front 1711

'n mollify'

Back 1711

'soothe an angry person'

Front 1712

'n earthy'

Back 1712

'unrefined; coarse; of earth; Ex. earthy remarks; OP. ethereal'

Front 1713

'n vicarious'

Back 1713

'experienced as if one were taking part in the experience of another; done by a deputy for other people; acting as a substitute; Ex. vicarious thrill at the movies; Ex. the vicarious sufferings of Christ'

Front 1714

'beget'

Back 1714

'father; become the father of; produce; give rise to'

Front 1715

'retinue'

Back 1715

'following; attendants'

Front 1716

'n retentive'

Back 1716

'holding; able to retain things (esp. facts in the mind); having a good memory'

Front 1717

'n ferret'

Back 1717

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

Front 1718

'eclectic'

Back 1718

'selective; composed of elements drawn from disparate sources; selecting individual elements from a variety of sources; N. eclecticism'

Front 1719

'listless'

Back 1719

'lacking in spirit or energy; languid'

Front 1720

'theoretical'

Back 1720

'based on theory; not practical or applied; hypothetical'

Front 1721

'maladroit'

Back 1721

'clumsy; not skillful; awkward; bungling'

Front 1722

'cacophonous'

Back 1722

'discordant; inharmonious; N. cacophony: unpleasant mixture of loud sounds'

Front 1723

'n presumptuous'

Back 1723

'going beyond what is right; excessively forward; arrogant; taking liberties'

Front 1724

's cue'

Back 1724

'word or signal (as in a play to prompt another actor\'s speech or entrance); reminder or hint; V: give a cue to'

Front 1725

'n callow'

Back 1725

'youthful; immature; inexperienced'

Front 1726

'n mangy'

Back 1726

'shabby; wretched; suffering from mange; of bad appearance'

Front 1727

'n taint'

Back 1727

'contaminate; cause to lose purity; modify with a trace of something bad; Ex. tainted reputation; N: stain; touch of decay or bad influence; CF. touch'

Front 1728

'n bludgeon'

Back 1728

'club; heavy-headed weapon; V.'

Front 1729

'undulating'

Back 1729

'moving with a wavelike motion; V. undulate; CF. und: wave'

Front 1730

'subliminal'

Back 1730

'below the threshold of conscious perception; Ex. subliminal advertisement'

Front 1731

'aseptic'

Back 1731

'preventing infection; having a cleansing effect'

Front 1732

'annihilate'

Back 1732

'destroy'

Front 1733

's contrivance'

Back 1733

'something contrived; machine or apparatus; clever deceitful plan; scheme'

Front 1734

'n buffet'

Back 1734

'strike forcefully; slap; batter; knock out; N: table with food set out for people to server themselves; meal at which people help themselves to food that\'s been set'

Front 1735

'n cavil'

Back 1735

'quibble; make frivolous objections; find fault unnecessarily'

Front 1736

'practicable'

Back 1736

'feasible'

Front 1737

's snub'

Back 1737

'ignore or behave coldly toward; Ex. I made a suggestion but she snubbed me; N.'

Front 1738

'n gibberish'

Back 1738

'nonsense; nonsensical or unintelligible talk or writing; babbling'

Front 1739

'n chaffing'

Back 1739

'bantering; joking'

Front 1740

'esteem'

Back 1740

'respect; value; judge; N.'

Front 1741

'n unprepossessing'

Back 1741

'unattractive'

Front 1742

'oculist'

Back 1742

'physician who specializes in treatment of the eyes'

Front 1743

'n pall'

Back 1743

'become boring; grow tiresome'

Front 1744

's ransack'

Back 1744

'search thoroughly; pillage (going through a place); Ex. Enemy soldiers ransacked the town.'

Front 1745

'n bucolic'

Back 1745

'rustic; pastoral'

Front 1746

'n sear'

Back 1746

'burn the surface of; char or burn; brand; parch; cause (a plant) to wither'

Front 1747

's beware'

Back 1747

'be cautious (of)'

Front 1748

'encipher'

Back 1748

'encode; convert a message into code; put into cipher'

Front 1749

'malediction'

Back 1749

'curse'

Front 1750

'n yen'

Back 1750

'strong desire; longing; urge; Ex. yen for travel'

Front 1751

's embitter'

Back 1751

'make bitter; fill with painful or bitter feelings; make sad and angry; Ex. He was embittered by many disappointments.'

Front 1752

'n limbo'

Back 1752

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

Front 1753

'n apocryphal'

Back 1753

'(of a story) widely believed but untrue'

Front 1754

'n privy'

Back 1754

'secret; hidden; not public; made a participant in something secret; Ex. privy chamber government; Ex. be privy to a discussion; CF. private'

Front 1755

'n canter'

Back 1755

'slow gallop; V. CF. trot'

Front 1756

's inquisitive'

Back 1756

'eager for knowledge; unduly curious'

Front 1757

'n apoplexy'

Back 1757

'stroke; loss of consciousness caused by too much blood in the brain'

Front 1758

'delta'

Back 1758

'flat plain of mud or sand between branches of a river'

Front 1759

'emend'

Back 1759

'correct (usually a text); N. emendation: correction of errors; improvement'

Front 1760

'h 18'

Back 1760

''

Front 1761

'mosaic'

Back 1761

'picture made of small colorful inlaid tiles; ADJ.'

Front 1762

's tickle'

Back 1762

'touch (the body) lightly so as to cause laughter; please'

Front 1763

'propound'

Back 1763

'put forth for consideration or analysis; set forth; Ex. propound a problem/theory'

Front 1764

's metrical'

Back 1764

'metric; written in the form of poetry; Ex. metrical translation of Homer'

Front 1765

'n upshot'

Back 1765

'outcome; final result'

Front 1766

's elastic'

Back 1766

'able to spring back into shape; quick to recover (as from disappointment); able to adapt to change; Ex. elastic plans; N: elastic material'

Front 1767

'n maelstrom'

Back 1767

'violent whirlpool; violent or tublent situation; CF. stream'

Front 1768

'n contingent'

Back 1768

'dependent on something uncertain or in the future; conditional; happening by chance; accidental; N: a group of soldiers

Front 1769

'n conundrum'

Back 1769

'riddle; difficult problem'

Front 1770

'n begrudge'

Back 1770

'envy; give or allow unwillingly; grudge; Ex. We shouldn\'t begrudge him his success.'

Front 1771

'retrospective'

Back 1771

'looking back on the past; N. retrospection; V. retrospect'

Front 1772

'skirmish'

Back 1772

'minor fight; minor battle in war; V.'

Front 1773

'papyrus'

Back 1773

'ancient paper made from stem of papyrus plant'

Front 1774

'n whiff'

Back 1774

'puff or gust (of air

Front 1775

'controvert'

Back 1775

'oppose with arguments; attempt to refute; contradict; ADJ. controversial; N. controversy'

Front 1776

's botch'

Back 1776

'mismanage; blow'

Front 1777

'intellect'

Back 1777

'higher mental powers; person of great intellectual ability'

Front 1778

'n ineffable'

Back 1778

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

Front 1779

'n raiment'

Back 1779

'clothing; garments; Ex. I have no raiment fit to wear.'

Front 1780

'centigrade'

Back 1780

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

Front 1781

'incidental'

Back 1781

'not essential; minor; N: something incidental'

Front 1782

'h 41'

Back 1782

''

Front 1783

'n pry'

Back 1783

'inquire impertinently (someone else\'s private affairs); use leverage to raise or open something; prize; N. pries: tool for prying'

Front 1784

'n anathema'

Back 1784

'solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse; V. anathematize'

Front 1785

'n rote'

Back 1785

'repetition; memorization through repetition without understanding; Ex. learn poetry by rote'

Front 1786

'impede'

Back 1786

'hide; retard or obstruct the progress of; block'

Front 1787

'n beguile'

Back 1787

'deceive; mislead or delude; cheat; pass time pleasantly; charm or attract; Ex. beguiling smile'

Front 1788

's ingenue'

Back 1788

'ing\\\'enue; young innocent girl'

Front 1789

'legacy'

Back 1789

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

Front 1790

's trifle'

Back 1790

'something of little importance or value; small amount; Ex. a trifle; V: treat without seriousness; flirt'

Front 1791

's bout'

Back 1791

'match; short period of great activity; Ex. wrestling bout; bout of drinking/flu'

Front 1792

'n impinge'

Back 1792

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

Front 1793

'acquiesce'

Back 1793

'assent; agree passively; comply without protest'

Front 1794

'n bauble'

Back 1794

'trinket; cheap jewel; trifle'

Front 1795

'n leery'

Back 1795

'(of someone) suspicious; wary; cautious'

Front 1796

'n phenomena'

Back 1796

'observable facts; subjects of scientific investigation; SG. phenomenon: observable fact; very unusual person

Front 1797

'incense'

Back 1797

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

Front 1798

'pedagogue'

Back 1798

'teacher; CF. child leader'

Front 1799

'compliance'

Back 1799

'conformity in fulfilling requirements; readiness to yield; disposition to yield to others; V. comply'

Front 1800

'arbiter'

Back 1800

'person with power to decide a matter in dispute; judge who is in a position ot make influential judgments; Ex. supreme arbiter of fashion in beachware'

Front 1801

'n igneous'

Back 1801

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

Front 1802

'n ken'

Back 1802

'range of knowledge; Ex. beyond one\'s ken'

Front 1803

'n ciliated'

Back 1803

'having minute hairs; CF. cilium; CF. cilia: eyelash'

Front 1804

'countenance'

Back 1804

'approve; support; tolerate; Ex. countenance his rude behavior; N: face; appearance'

Front 1805

'n propitious'

Back 1805

'favorable; auspicious; advantageous; fortunate; Ex. propitious day/sign'

Front 1806

'aver'

Back 1806

'state confidently; declare as true'

Front 1807

'perjury'

Back 1807

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

Front 1808

'n ruse'

Back 1808

'trick to deceive; stratagem'

Front 1809

'n truism'

Back 1809

'self-evident truth'

Front 1810

's freebooter'

Back 1810

'pirate or plunderer who makes war in order to grow rich'

Front 1811

'n ethnic'

Back 1811

'relating to races'

Front 1812

'n harrowing'

Back 1812

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

Front 1813

'carillon'

Back 1813

'a set of bells (often in a tower) capable of being played'

Front 1814

'n swill'

Back 1814

'drink greedily'

Front 1815

'n tendentious'

Back 1815

'promoting a particular point of view; biased; having an aim; designed to further a cause; Ex. tendentious rather than truth-seeking; CF. tend: move in a certain direction'

Front 1816

'n shaving'

Back 1816

'very thin piece

Front 1817

'n astigmatism'

Back 1817

'eye defect which prevents proper focus; OP. stigmatism'

Front 1818

'n mincing'

Back 1818

'affectedly dainty(delicate); V. mince: cut (esp. meat) into very small pieces; walk with exaggerated primness; walk in an unnatural way

Front 1819

'n wangle'

Back 1819

'achieve by cleverness or trick; wiggle out; fake; Ex. She tried to wangle an invitation to the party.'

Front 1820

'incriminate'

Back 1820

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

Front 1821

'trite'

Back 1821

'hackneyed; commonplace'

Front 1822

'n codicil'

Back 1822

'supplement to the body of a will; later addition to a will'

Front 1823

'inalienable'

Back 1823

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

Front 1824

'n discombobulated'

Back 1824

'discomposed; confused'

Front 1825

'n coagulate'

Back 1825

'congeal; thicken; clot; N. coagulant'

Front 1826

'n clapper'

Back 1826

'striker (tongue) of a bell'

Front 1827

'n weather'

Back 1827

'pass safely through (a storm or difficult period); endure the effects of weather or other forces'

Front 1828

'concomitant'

Back 1828

'that which accompanies; Ex. Deafnes is a frequent concommitant of old age; ADJ: existing or happening together with something else'

Front 1829

'n natty'

Back 1829

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

Front 1830

'n bait'

Back 1830

'harass; tease; torment; Ex. badger baiting; N: food or other lure used to catch fish or trap animals'

Front 1831

'unassailable'

Back 1831

'not open to attack; impregnable; not subject to question'

Front 1832

'n motility'

Back 1832

'ability to move spontaneously; ADJ. motile: moving spontaneously'

Front 1833

'n faze'

Back 1833

'disconcert; dismay; embarrass'

Front 1834

'perspicuity'

Back 1834

'clearness of expression; freedom from ambiguity'

Front 1835

'n lackluster'

Back 1835

'lacking luster(shine; gloss); dull'

Front 1836

'n bohemian'

Back 1836

'unconventional (in an artistic way)'

Front 1837

'ingrained'

Back 1837

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

Front 1838

'n toady'

Back 1838

'servile flatterer; yes man; sycophant; V: be a toady to; fawn'

Front 1839

'malicious'

Back 1839

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

Front 1840

'n puissant'

Back 1840

'powerful; strong; potent; N. puissance: power'

Front 1841

'n stymie'

Back 1841

'thwart; present an obstacle; stump'

Front 1842

'galaxy'

Back 1842

'large isolated system of stars

Front 1843

'n incrustation'

Back 1843

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

Front 1844

'n sanctimonious'

Back 1844

'displaying ostentatious or hypocritical devoutness; N. sanctimony: hypocritical piety'

Front 1845

'emolument'

Back 1845

'salary; payment for an office; compensation'

Front 1846

'acquittal'

Back 1846

'deliverance from a charge; V. acquit: free from a charge or accusation; discharge from a duty; conduct (oneself) in a specified manner'

Front 1847

'n sundry'

Back 1847

'miscellaneous; various; several; N. sundries: small miscellaneous items'

Front 1848

's infest'

Back 1848

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

Front 1849

'n whelp'

Back 1849

'young animal (esp. of the dog or cat family); young wolf

Front 1850

'n larder'

Back 1850

'pantry; place where food is kept'

Front 1851

'n epithet'

Back 1851

'word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing; descriptive phrase to characterize a person (often contemptous)'

Front 1852

'n disport'

Back 1852

'amuse; Ex. disport oneself; CF. divert'

Front 1853

's emblazon'

Back 1853

'ornament richly (a shield or flag); N. emblazonment'

Front 1854

'remonstrate'

Back 1854

'protest; objection; V. remonstrate: say in protest'

Front 1855

's contrive'

Back 1855

'invent or fabricate in a clever way (by improvisation); manage; Ex. contrive to attract his attention'

Front 1856

'resplendent'

Back 1856

'brilliant; splendid in appearance; dazzling; glorious'

Front 1857

'n lackadaisical'

Back 1857

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

Front 1858

'n sate'

Back 1858

'satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy'

Front 1859

'thrifty'

Back 1859

'careful about money; economical; N. thrift'

Front 1860

'n wake'

Back 1860

'trail of ship or other object through water; path of something that has gone before; Ex. hunger followed in the wake of the war'

Front 1861

'n lexicon'

Back 1861

'dictionary'

Front 1862

'cloister'

Back 1862

'monastery or convent'

Front 1863

'n lectern'

Back 1863

'reading desk or stand for a public speaker'

Front 1864

'abdicate'

Back 1864

'renounce; give up (position

Front 1865

'abusive'

Back 1865

'coarsely insulting; physically harmful'

Front 1866

'n winsome'

Back 1866

'charming (in a childlike way); agreeable; gracious; engaging'

Front 1867

'n acclivity'

Back 1867

'sharp upslope of a hill; OP. declivity'

Front 1868

'refulgent'

Back 1868

'effulgent; brilliant; brightly shining; gleaming; Ex. refulgent moon'

Front 1869

'languish'

Back 1869

'lose animation or strength'

Front 1870

's unregenerate'

Back 1870

'making no attempt to change one\'s bad practices'

Front 1871

'termination'

Back 1871

'end; V. terminate'

Front 1872

'marked'

Back 1872

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

Front 1873

'n martinet'

Back 1873

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

Front 1874

'n relish'

Back 1874

'enjoy; savor; N: enjoyment; zest'

Front 1875

'n burgeon'

Back 1875

'grow rapidly; grow forth; send out buds; Ex. burgeoning computer industry; CF. bludgeon'

Front 1876

'n whorl'

Back 1876

'ring of leaves around stem; ring; circular arrangement; Ex. whorls on the fingers'

Front 1877

'n plenitude'

Back 1877

'abundance; plenty; great amount; completeness; fullness; CF. plenary

Front 1878

'reprieve'

Back 1878

'postponement or cancelation of a punishment; temporary stay; V: postpone or cancel the punishment of'

Front 1879

'spectral'

Back 1879

'ghostly; N. specter: spectre; ghost; phantom'

Front 1880

'n cavalier'

Back 1880

'casual and offhand; arrogant; N: knight'

Front 1881

'malefactor'

Back 1881

'evildoer; criminal'

Front 1882

'n strew'

Back 1882

'spread randomly; sprinkle; scatter; Ex. flower girl strewing rose petals'

Front 1883

's warp'

Back 1883

'twist out of shape; N.'

Front 1884

'n provenance'

Back 1884

'place of origin; origin or source of something; Ex. Gunpowder is of Chinese provenance; CF. come'

Front 1885

'n ribald'

Back 1885

'marked by vulgar lewd humor; wanton; profane; N. ribaldry: ribald language or joke'

Front 1886

'n cynosure'

Back 1886

'object of general attention; person or thing that is a center of attention; CF. Ursa Minor'

Front 1887

'n canny'

Back 1887

'shrewd in money matters; thrifty'

Front 1888

'n capitulate'

Back 1888

'surrender; give up all resistance'

Front 1889

's bulge'

Back 1889

'protruding part; swelling of a surface; Ex. The apple made a bulge in his pocket; V: swell outward; protrude'

Front 1890

'n crone'

Back 1890

'hag; ugly old woman'

Front 1891

'n don'

Back 1891

'put on; OP. doff'

Front 1892

'n interpolate'

Back 1892

'insert between'

Front 1893

'loiter'

Back 1893

'hang about/around; stand idly about; linger'

Front 1894

'adamant'

Back 1894

'hard; inflexible'

Front 1895

'n array'

Back 1895

'marshal; draw up in order; arrange in order; clothe splendidly; adorn; N: fine clothes; ordered group; Ex. in battle array'

Front 1896

'integrity'

Back 1896

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

Front 1897

'aversion'

Back 1897

'firm dislike'

Front 1898

'n chassis'

Back 1898

'framework and working parts of an automobile; framework to which components are attached'

Front 1899

'n visionary'

Back 1899

'produced by imagination; fanciful; mystical; showing foresight; N: one having foresight; one given to speculative impractical ideas'

Front 1900

'n holster'

Back 1900

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

Front 1901

'n rent'

Back 1901

'tear made by rending; rip; split'

Front 1902

'ephemeral'

Back 1902

'short-lived; fleeting'

Front 1903

'n quixotic'

Back 1903

'idealistic but impractical; CF. Don Quixote'

Front 1904

'n stultify'

Back 1904

'make stupid in mind; cause to appear or become stupid or inconsistent; suppress; frustrate or hinder; Ex. stultifying effect of uninteresting work; Ex. stultify free expression'

Front 1905

'augment'

Back 1905

'increase; add to'

Front 1906

'recapitulate'

Back 1906

'summarize'

Front 1907

'circlet'

Back 1907

'small ring; band of gold

Front 1908

'n bemused'

Back 1908

'confused; lost in thought; preoccupied'

Front 1909

'n inebriated'

Back 1909

'habitually intoxicated; drunk; N. inebriety'

Front 1910

'n percussion'

Back 1910

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

Front 1911

'depose'

Back 1911

'dethrone; remove from office; give a deposition; testify'

Front 1912

'hypocritical'

Back 1912

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

Front 1913

'unrequited'

Back 1913

'not requited; not reciprocated; Ex. unrequited love'

Front 1914

's bound'

Back 1914

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

Front 1915

'incredulous'

Back 1915

'withholding belief; skeptical; showing disbelief'

Front 1916

'n proscenium'

Back 1916

'part of stage in front of curtain; front arch of a stage'

Front 1917

'n rhapsodize'

Back 1917

'speak or write in an exaggeratedly enthusiastic manner; Ex. rhapsodize over the beauty of the scenery'

Front 1918

'n epistemologist'

Back 1918

'philosopher who studies the nature of knowledge; N. epistemology'

Front 1919

's gust'

Back 1919

'strong abrupt rush of wind; V. CF. bluster'

Front 1920

'redolent'

Back 1920

'odorous; fragrant; suggestive (of an odor); Ex. redolent of onions/mystery'

Front 1921

'n blighted'

Back 1921

'suffering from a disease; destroyed'

Front 1922

'n benefit'

Back 1922

'advantage; anything that brings helpl

Front 1923

'n luxuriant'

Back 1923

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

Front 1924

'n episodic'

Back 1924

'(of a story or play) loosely connected; made up of separate and loosely connected parts; N. episode: incident in the course of an experience'

Front 1925

'kinetic'

Back 1925

'producing motion; of motion'

Front 1926

'miscellany'

Back 1926

'mixture of writings on various subjects; collection of various items'

Front 1927

'nomadic'

Back 1927

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

Front 1928

'solemnity'

Back 1928

'seriousness; gravity'

Front 1929

'n rampant'

Back 1929

'growing or spreading uncontrollably; growing in profusion; unrestrained; Ex. rampant lawlessness/weed'

Front 1930

'n excoriate'

Back 1930

'scold with biting harshness; censure strongly; strip the skin off'

Front 1931

'n hone'

Back 1931

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

Front 1932

'n knave'

Back 1932

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

Front 1933

'n aperture'

Back 1933

'opening; hole; adjustable opening in a camera that limits the amount of light'

Front 1934

'n regatta'

Back 1934

'boat or yacht race'

Front 1935

's mange'

Back 1935

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

Front 1936

'benefactor'

Back 1936

'gift giver; patron; person who does good or who gives money for a good purpose'

Front 1937

'n vendetta'

Back 1937

'blood feud (esp. between two families); CF. Nina Williams'

Front 1938

'n determinate'

Back 1938

'having a fixed order of procedure; precisely defined; invariable; fixed; conclusive; final'

Front 1939

'n panegyric'

Back 1939

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

Front 1940

's willowy'

Back 1940

'flexible; pliant; slender; CF. willow'

Front 1941

'distend'

Back 1941

'expand; swell out'

Front 1942

'n diffuse'

Back 1942

'wordy; verbose; rambling; spread out (like a gas); V: spread out in all directions; disperse; N. diffusion; CF. suffuse'

Front 1943

'n low'

Back 1943

'moo; make the sound of a cow'

Front 1944

'n countermand'

Back 1944

'cancel; revoke (an order)'

Front 1945

'insuperable'

Back 1945

'insurmountable; unbeatable; Ex. insuperable difficulties'

Front 1946

'incipient'

Back 1946

'beginning; in an early stage'

Front 1947

'n inordinate'

Back 1947

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

Front 1948

'defile'

Back 1948

'pollute; make filthy or dirty; corrupt morally; profane; desecrate; N: narrow passage or gorge through mountains'

Front 1949

'n inexorable'

Back 1949

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

Front 1950

'n brazen'

Back 1950

'insolent; without shame; bold; Ex. brazen lie; V: face with bold self-assurance or with unshamed confidence'

Front 1951

's inebriate'

Back 1951

'make drunk; intoxicate; N. intoxicated person'

Front 1952

'n insensate'

Back 1952

'without feeling; lacking sense; foolish'

Front 1953

'n immure'

Back 1953

'imprison; shut up in confinement; CF. wall'

Front 1954

'embezzlement'

Back 1954

'taking for one\'s own use in violation of trust; stealing (of money placed in one\'s care)'

Front 1955

'n lancet'

Back 1955

'small surgical tool for making incisions'

Front 1956

'aptitude'

Back 1956

'fitness; talent'

Front 1957

'n acetic'

Back 1957

'vinegary'

Front 1958

'vestige'

Back 1958

'trace; remains; Ex. vestiges of some ancient religion'

Front 1959

'n forsake'

Back 1959

'desert; abandon; renounce'

Front 1960

's growl'

Back 1960

'low

Front 1961

'reactionary'

Back 1961

'strongly opposed to social or political change; opposing progress; politically ultraconservative; N. OP. radical'

Front 1962

'n edify'

Back 1962

'instruct; correct morally'

Front 1963

'n founder'

Back 1963

'fail completely; sink; CF. flounder'

Front 1964

'pastoral'

Back 1964

'rural; of rural life; idyllic; of a pastor'

Front 1965

'n panache'

Back 1965

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

Front 1966

'n bereavement'

Back 1966

'state of being deprived of something valuable or beloved; state of being bereaved or bereft'

Front 1967

'n usury'

Back 1967

'lending money at illegal high rates of interest'

Front 1968

'n disburse'

Back 1968

'pay out (as from a fund); N. disbursement; CF. purse'

Front 1969

'ornate'

Back 1969

'excessively or elaborately decorated'

Front 1970

'n rotundity'

Back 1970

'roundness; sonorousness of speech'

Front 1971

'n hoary'

Back 1971

'white with age'

Front 1972

'quay'

Back 1972

'dock; wharf; pier; landing place (for boats)'

Front 1973

'anneal'

Back 1973

'reduce brittleness and improve toughness by heating and cooling (metal or glass)'

Front 1974

's healthful'

Back 1974

'conducive to good health; Ex. healthful mountain air'

Front 1975

'n chastise'

Back 1975

'punish as by beating; criticize severely'

Front 1976

'n vanguard'

Back 1976

'forerunners; foremost position of an army; advance forces; foremost position in a trend or movement; CF. rearguard'

Front 1977

's chuckle'

Back 1977

'laugh quietly'

Front 1978

'n sententious'

Back 1978

'pithy; terse; concise; aphoristic'

Front 1979

'verge'

Back 1979

'border; edge

Front 1980

'n superannuated'

Back 1980

'retired or disqualified because of age; outmoded; obsolete'

Front 1981

's reduce'

Back 1981

'diminish; bring to a weaker or more difficult condition; demote; lower in rank; separate into components by analysis; Ex. reduced to the ranks; Ex. reduce the house to rubble; N. reduction'

Front 1982

'n husband'

Back 1982

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

Front 1983

'n wanderlust'

Back 1983

'strong longing to travel'

Front 1984

'effete'

Back 1984

'having lost one\'s original power; barren; worn out; exhausted'

Front 1985

'regicide'

Back 1985

'murder of a king or queen'

Front 1986

's halfhearted'

Back 1986

'exhibiting little interest or enthusiasm'

Front 1987

'muted'

Back 1987

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

Front 1988

'n fancier'

Back 1988

'breeder or dealer of animals; one who has a special interest

Front 1989

'n veritable'

Back 1989

'being truly so; real or genuine; actual; not false or imaginary'

Front 1990

'n d\\\'enouement'

Back 1990

'final outcome; final development of the plot of a play or other literary work; the end of a story when everything is explained'

Front 1991

's herald'

Back 1991

'messenger; sign of something to come; V: announce; proclaim; Ex. unheralded researcher'

Front 1992

'n strident'

Back 1992

'loud and harsh; insistent; N. stridency'

Front 1993

's sprightly'

Back 1993

'lively'

Front 1994

'annex'

Back 1994

'attach; add to a large thing; take possession of; incorporate (territory) into a larger existing political unit (by force); N: building added to a large one'

Front 1995

'n artifice'

Back 1995

'deception; trickery'

Front 1996

'n fresco'

Back 1996

'painting on wet plaster (usually fresh)'

Front 1997

'n piscatorial'

Back 1997

'pertaining to fishing; CF. Pisces'

Front 1998

'n sinecure'

Back 1998

'well-paid position with little responsibility; CF. sine cure: without care; CF. San Serif'

Front 1999

'n beeline'

Back 1999

'direct quick route'

Front 2000

'n magnate'

Back 2000

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

Front 2001

'influx'

Back 2001

'flowing into'

Front 2002

'n ethereal'

Back 2002

'like a spirit or fairy; unearthly light; heavenly; unusually refined; Ex. She has an ethereal beauty; CF. ether: upper air'

Front 2003

'apathy'

Back 2003

'lack of caring; indifference; lack of concern or interest in important matters; Ex. He was sunk in apathy after his failure; ADJ. apathetic'

Front 2004

'n isthmus'

Back 2004

'narrow neck of land connecting two larger bodies of land'

Front 2005

'entity'

Back 2005

'real being'

Front 2006

's permissive'

Back 2006

'allowing much freedom; lenient; Ex. permissive society'

Front 2007

's sway'

Back 2007

'swing from side to side; influence (someone) to change one\'s opinion; N.'

Front 2008

'title'

Back 2008

'name (of a book

Front 2009

'virtue'

Back 2009

'goodness; moral excellence; good quality; advantage; Ex. by virtue of; Ex. make a virtue of necessity'

Front 2010

'precocious'

Back 2010

'advanced in development; N. precocity'

Front 2011

'woe'

Back 2011

'great sorrow; deep inconsolable grief; affliction; suffering; Ex. financial woes'

Front 2012

'euphemism'

Back 2012

'mild expression in place of an unpleasant one; ADJ. euphemistic'

Front 2013

'mode'

Back 2013

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

Front 2014

's thrash'

Back 2014

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

Front 2015

'n coterie'

Back 2015

'group that meets socially; select circle; close group of people with shared interests'

Front 2016

'converse'

Back 2016

'opposite; ADJ.'

Front 2017

'n demure'

Back 2017

'(of a woman or child) grave; quiet and serious; coy; pretending to be demure'

Front 2018

'categorical'

Back 2018

'without exceptions; made without any doubt in mind; unqualified; absolute'

Front 2019

'n thrall'

Back 2019

'slave; bondage; slavery; Ex. Her beauty held him in thrall; CF. enthrall'

Front 2020

'spawn'

Back 2020

'lay eggs (in large numbers); produce offspring (in large numbers); N: eggs of aquatic animals'

Front 2021

'discretion'

Back 2021

'prudence; ability to adjust actions to circumstances; freedom of action or judgment; ADJ. discreet; CF. discretionary'

Front 2022

's confide'

Back 2022

'tell in confidence (to a person one trusts); be confident about'

Front 2023

's sprout'

Back 2023

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

Front 2024

'n riddle'

Back 2024

'pierce with holes; permeate or spread throughout; Ex. The gunman riddled the car with bullets; Ex. The whole report is riddled with errors; N. large sieve (separating earth from stone)'

Front 2025

'n impolitic'

Back 2025

'not wise; not expedient; not politic'

Front 2026

'allay'

Back 2026

'calm; pacify'

Front 2027

'n azure'

Back 2027

'sky blue'

Front 2028

's rake'

Back 2028

'immoral or dissolute person'

Front 2029

'laborious'

Back 2029

'demanding much work or care; tedious'

Front 2030

'n gape'

Back 2030

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

Front 2031

's rake'

Back 2031

'angle of a slope; V: slant from the perpendicular'

Front 2032

'n amok(amuck)'

Back 2032

'in a state of rage; Ex. run amok'

Front 2033

'decapitate'

Back 2033

'behead'

Front 2034

'recuperate'

Back 2034

'recover; return to health; regain; Ex. recuperate losses'

Front 2035

'n epigram'

Back 2035

'witty thought or saying

Front 2036

's groom'

Back 2036

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

Front 2037

'n enunciate'

Back 2037

'announce; proclaim; utter or speak

Front 2038

'n capillary'

Back 2038

'having a very fine bore; resembling a hair; fine and slender; Ex. capillary attraction; N: very fine hairlike tube; CF. capillarity'

Front 2039

's flirt'

Back 2039

'behave in a way that attracts (sexual) attention; deal triflingly with; N: one (or woman) given to flirting; ADJ. flirtatious'

Front 2040

'n bowdlerize'

Back 2040

'expurgate; CF. Thomas Bowdler'

Front 2041

'sacrilegious'

Back 2041

'desecrating; profane; N. sacrilege: desecration

Front 2042

'n verve'

Back 2042

'enthusiasm (as in artistic performance or composition); liveliness; vigor'

Front 2043

's rolling'

Back 2043

'(of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments'

Front 2044

'n semblance'

Back 2044

'outward appearance; guise; Ex. We called in the troops to bring a/some semblance of order to the city.'

Front 2045

'n sportive'

Back 2045

'playful; frolicsome; merry; CF. sport: play or frolic; CF. sportsmanlike'

Front 2046

's lunatic'

Back 2046

'insane; Ex. lunatic asylum'

Front 2047

'harry'

Back 2047

'harass

Front 2048

's tatter'

Back 2048

'torn piece of cloth; ADJ. tattered: (of clothes) old and torn; (of a person) dressed in old torn clothes'

Front 2049

'n protean'

Back 2049

'able to take on many forms; versatile; CF. Proteus: sea god to change his shape at will'

Front 2050

'n tithe'

Back 2050

'tax of one-tenth (contributed to a church); V: pay a tithe'

Front 2051

'convention'

Back 2051

'social or moral custom; established practice; formal meeting; international agreement'

Front 2052

'increment'

Back 2052

'increase'

Front 2053

'n garrulous'

Back 2053

'loquacious; wordy; talkative; N. garrulity'

Front 2054

'dissident'

Back 2054

'dissenting (with an opinion

Front 2055

'n emetic'

Back 2055

'substance causing vomiting; ADJ.'

Front 2056

'insatiable'

Back 2056

'not easily satisfied; unquenchable; Ex. insatiable appetite'

Front 2057

'n menagerie'

Back 2057

'collection of wild animals on exhibition; zoo'

Front 2058

's interjection'

Back 2058

'exclamation; Ex. ``Ouch\'\''

Front 2059

'n granary'

Back 2059

'storehouse for grain'

Front 2060

'n jocund'

Back 2060

'merry'

Front 2061

'n leaven'

Back 2061

'add leaven to; cause to rise or grow lighter; enliven; N: agent

Front 2062

's tribune'

Back 2062

'official of ancient Rome elected by the plebians to protect their rights; protector of the people'

Front 2063

'dolorous'

Back 2063

'sorrowful; N. dolor'

Front 2064

'lethargic'

Back 2064

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

Front 2065

'refute'

Back 2065

'disprove; prove to be false; N. refutation'

Front 2066

'n onomatopoeia'

Back 2066

'words formed in imitation of natural sounds'

Front 2067

'n cauterize'

Back 2067

'burn (a wound or snakebite

Front 2068

'n dais'

Back 2068

'raised platform for speakers or other important people'

Front 2069

'n travail'

Back 2069

'strenuous work; toil; painful labor; labor of childbirth'

Front 2070

's discompose'

Back 2070

'disturb the composure of; confuse'

Front 2071

'enigma'

Back 2071

'puzzle; mystery; ADJ. enigmatic: obscure; puzzling'

Front 2072

's desperate'

Back 2072

'having lost all hope; despairing; reckless and violent because of loss of hope or despair; undertaken as a last resort'

Front 2073

'n madrigal'

Back 2073

'pastoral song; song for several singers without instruments'

Front 2074

'mercenary'

Back 2074

'motivated solely by money or gain; N.'

Front 2075

'n drone'

Back 2075

'idle person who lives on other people\'s work; male bee'

Front 2076

'n betray'

Back 2076

'be unfaithful; reveal (unconsciously or unwillingly); Ex. Her trembling hands betray her anxiety.'

Front 2077

's rig'

Back 2077

'arrangement of masts and sails; V: equip (a ship) with rigging; ADJ. rigging: ropes that hold up a ship\'s sails'

Front 2078

'n purse'

Back 2078

'pucker; contract (lips) into wrinkles; N: wallet'

Front 2079

'alluvial'

Back 2079

'pertaining to soil deposits left by running water'

Front 2080

'coalition'

Back 2080

'partnership; league; union of separate political parties'

Front 2081

'n serpentine'

Back 2081

'winding; twisting; of or like a serpent; Ex. serpentine course of the river; N. serpent: snake'

Front 2082

'n prude'

Back 2082

'excessively modest or proper person (who is easily shocked by improper things

Front 2083

'n relegate'

Back 2083

'put into a lower or worse place; banish to an inferior position; delegate; assign; Ex. relegate the old furniture to the children\'s room; Ex. relegated to the second division'

Front 2084

'avarice'

Back 2084

'greediness for wealth'

Front 2085

'n spendthrift'

Back 2085

'someone who wastes money; CF. thrift: accumulated wealth'

Front 2086

'n apiary'

Back 2086

'a place where bees are kept'

Front 2087

'n cabal'

Back 2087

'small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests'

Front 2088

'n hermetic'

Back 2088

'sealed by fusion so as to be airtight; airtight'

Front 2089

'n pastiche'

Back 2089

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

Front 2090

'n turpitude'

Back 2090

'depravity; baseness; Ex. moral turpitude'

Front 2091

'epitome'

Back 2091

'perfect example or embodiment; brief summary; Ex. epitome of good manners; V. epitomize: make an epitome of; be an epitome of; embody'

Front 2092

'obsequious'

Back 2092

'slavishly attentive; servile; full of servile compliance; sycophantic'

Front 2093

'repartee'

Back 2093

'quick clever reply'

Front 2094

'n rivulet'

Back 2094

'small stream; CF. rill < rivulet < river'

Front 2095

'coin'

Back 2095

'make coins; invent or fabricate (a word or phrase); N. coinage: word or phrase recently invented'

Front 2096

'n canto'

Back 2096

'division of a long poem'

Front 2097

'fusion'

Back 2097

'union; coalition; V. fuse'

Front 2098

'n plumage'

Back 2098

'feathers of a bird;'

Front 2099

'n subaltern'

Back 2099

'subordinate'

Front 2100

'replica'

Back 2100

'copy'

Front 2101

'homespun'

Back 2101

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

Front 2102

'n knell'

Back 2102

'tolling of a bell especially to indicate a funeral

Front 2103

'efface'

Back 2103

'rub out; remove the surface of'

Front 2104

'attenuate'

Back 2104

'make thin; weaken'

Front 2105

'n fret'

Back 2105

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

Front 2106

's requisition'

Back 2106

'formal demand or request; Ex. requisition for more computing equipment; V.'

Front 2107

'n berate'

Back 2107

'scold strongly'

Front 2108

'n cajole'

Back 2108

'persuade by praise or false promise; coax; wheedle'

Front 2109

'contumacious'

Back 2109

'stubborn and disobedient; resisting authority (esp. disobedient to an order made by a court)'

Front 2110

'complicity'

Back 2110

'participation; involvement (in a questionable act or a crime)'

Front 2111

'h 34'

Back 2111

''

Front 2112

'n unctuous'

Back 2112

'oily; bland; insincerely suave'

Front 2113

'collate'

Back 2113

'examine and compare in order to verify authenticity; arrange in order (the sheets of a book before they are bound)'

Front 2114

'molecule'

Back 2114

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

Front 2115

'n barefaced'

Back 2115

'shameless and noticeable; blatant; bold; unconcealed; having no covering on the face; Ex. barefaced lie'

Front 2116

'n nutrient'

Back 2116

'nourishing substance; ADJ: providing nourishment'

Front 2117

'n killjoy'

Back 2117

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

Front 2118

'n requite'

Back 2118

'make return for; repay; reciprocate; revenge; N. requittal'

Front 2119

'h 6'

Back 2119

''

Front 2120

'slake'

Back 2120

'satisfy (thirst); quench; sate'

Front 2121

'n staid'

Back 2121

'serious and sedate; sober; Ex. staid during the funeral ceremony'

Front 2122

'n tautological'

Back 2122

'needlessly repetitious; Ex. ``It was visible to the eye\'\'; N. tautology: needless repetition of the same sense; statement that is always true'

Front 2123

'n hovel'

Back 2123

'shack; small wretched house'

Front 2124

'n debauch'

Back 2124

'corrupt morally; seduce from virtue; N. debauchery: wild behavior (with sex and alcohol)'

Front 2125

's capsize'

Back 2125

'(of a boat) turn over'

Front 2126

'n pander'

Back 2126

'cater to (the low desires of others)'

Front 2127

'n quell'

Back 2127

'suppress; put an end to; put down forcibly; extinguish; quiet; Ex. ``Army Quells Rebellion\'\' in newspaper; CF. kill'

Front 2128

'transcendent'

Back 2128

'exceeding ordinary limits; superior; surpassing; V. transcend: go beyond; exceed; surpass; N. transcendancy'

Front 2129

'decant'

Back 2129

'pour off gently (wine or liquid)'

Front 2130

'n stanch'

Back 2130

'stop or check flow of blood; Ex. stanch the gushing wound'

Front 2131

'ravel'

Back 2131

'fall apart into tangles; entangle; unravel or untwist'

Front 2132

'hedonist'

Back 2132

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

Front 2133

'vehement'

Back 2133

'forceful; intensely emotional; with marked vigor; strong; N. vehemence'

Front 2134

'n filial'

Back 2134

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

Front 2135

's list'

Back 2135

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

Front 2136

'n careen'

Back 2136

'lurch; sway from side to side; move with irregular swinging movement; stagger'

Front 2137

'credence'

Back 2137

'belief'

Front 2138

'n shun'

Back 2138

'keep away from; avoid deliberately; Ex. She has been shunned by her neighbors.'

Front 2139

'abnegation'

Back 2139

'renunciation; self-sacrifice; self-abnegation'

Front 2140

'n awl'

Back 2140

'pointed tool used for piercing'

Front 2141

'oratorio'

Back 2141

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

Front 2142

'n blasphemy'

Back 2142

'irreverence; sacrilege; cursing; bad language about God or holy things; V. blasphem; ADJ. blasphemous; CF. sacrilege'

Front 2143

'n ramshackle'

Back 2143

'(of a building or vehicle) poorly constructed; rickety; falling apart'

Front 2144

's prepossessing'

Back 2144

'attractive; CF. preoccupying ?'

Front 2145

'n litotes'

Back 2145

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

Front 2146

'n verisimilar'

Back 2146

'having the appearance of truth or reality; probable or likely to be true; plausible'

Front 2147

'n prosody'

Back 2147

'art of versification; study of the metrical structure of verse'

Front 2148

's debar'

Back 2148

'bar; forbid; exclude; Ex. debarred from jury services'

Front 2149

'superfluous'

Back 2149

'excessive; overabundant; unnecessary; N. superfluity'

Front 2150

'n parley'

Back 2150

'conference (between opponents); CF. speak'

Front 2151

's tension'

Back 2151

'stretching; condition of being stretched; mental strain; strained relationship between groups or people'

Front 2152

'n frolicsome'

Back 2152

'prankish; gay; playful; merry; frisky'

Front 2153

'n doff'

Back 2153

'take off; OP. don'

Front 2154

'amend'

Back 2154

'correct; change ; generally for the better'

Front 2155

'acumen'

Back 2155

'mental keenness; sharpness of judgment; ability to judge quickly and well; Ex. business acumen'

Front 2156

'composure'

Back 2156

'mental calmness'

Front 2157

'n kleptomaniac'

Back 2157

'person who has a compulsive desire to steal'

Front 2158

'enjoin'

Back 2158

'command; order; forbid'

Front 2159

'n dissolution'

Back 2159

'disintegration; reduction to a liquid form; looseness in morals; sensual indulgence; debauchery; ADJ. dissolute: lacking in moral restraint; leading an immoral life'

Front 2160

'n solecism'

Back 2160

'nonstandard grammatical construction; construction that is flagrantly incorrect grammatically; violation of social etiquette'

Front 2161

'n pulchritude'

Back 2161

'beauty; comeliness; ADJ. pulchritudinous'

Front 2162

's ration'

Back 2162

'fixed portion; V: distribute as rations'

Front 2163

'n gorge'

Back 2163

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

Front 2164

'fissure'

Back 2164

'crevice; crack'

Front 2165

'unfetter'

Back 2165

'liberate; free from chains; V. unfetter'

Front 2166

's palm'

Back 2166

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

Front 2167

'atrophy'

Back 2167

'wasting away; V: weaken and lose flesh and muscle (through lack of blood or lack of use)'

Front 2168

'alacrity'

Back 2168

'cheerful promptness without reluctance'

Front 2169

's dominant'

Back 2169

'exercising the most influence; high and easily seen; stronger than the other part of a system; not recessive'

Front 2170

's convulsion'

Back 2170

'violent uncontrollable shaking movement (caused by illness); V. convulse; ADJ. convulsive'

Front 2171

'n avid'

Back 2171

'greedy; extremely eager for; Ex. avid learner; N. avidity'

Front 2172

'implicit'

Back 2172

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

Front 2173

'n wheedle'

Back 2173

'deceive

Front 2174

'indisputable'

Back 2174

'too certain to be disputed; beyond doubt'

Front 2175

'n quirk'

Back 2175

'sudden sharp turn or twist; startling twist; caprice; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity of behavior; Ex. by a quirk of fate'

Front 2176

'n befuddle'

Back 2176

'confuse thoroughly'

Front 2177

's prize'

Back 2177

'pry; move with a lever; value highly; esteem; Ex. his most prized possession; N: something captured during war-time (esp. an enemy ship)'

Front 2178

'n doddering'

Back 2178

'shaky; infirm from old age; V. dodder'

Front 2179

'n douse'

Back 2179

'plunge into water or liquid; dip; immerse; drench; wet throughly; extinguish; throw water over; dowse'

Front 2180

'n horde'

Back 2180

'crowd; swarm'

Front 2181

's scion'

Back 2181

'detached plant shoot used in grafting; descendant'

Front 2182

'n gainsay'

Back 2182

'deny'

Front 2183

'n pine'

Back 2183

'long for; yearn; languish from longing or grief; decline'

Front 2184

's fiend'

Back 2184

'evil spirit; devil'

Front 2185

'n resurge'

Back 2185

'rise again; flow to and fro; N. resurgence; ADJ. resurgent: (of ideas or beliefs) experiencing revival; surging again'

Front 2186

'dilate'

Back 2186

'expand; dilate on/upon: speak or write at length on (a subject)'

Front 2187

'n mountebank'

Back 2187

'charlatan; boastful pretender'

Front 2188

's ram'

Back 2188

'male sheep; V. strike or drive against with a heavy impact'

Front 2189

's drudge'

Back 2189

'do drudgery; N: person who drudges'

Front 2190

'unerringly'

Back 2190

'infallibly; ADJ. unerring: making no mistakes'

Front 2191

'outrage'

Back 2191

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

Front 2192

'n filibuster'

Back 2192

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

Front 2193

'n vouchsafe'

Back 2193

'grant condescendingly; guarantee; Ex. vouchsafe your fair return on your investment'

Front 2194

'tempo'

Back 2194

'speed of music'

Front 2195

'h 4'

Back 2195

''

Front 2196

's concordat'

Back 2196

'formal agreement'

Front 2197

'n unction'

Back 2197

'the act of anointing with oil; Ex. extreme unction'

Front 2198

'n fete(f\\^ete)'

Back 2198

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

Front 2199

'n fanciful'

Back 2199

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

Front 2200

's bid'

Back 2200

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

Front 2201

'render'

Back 2201

'give; deliver; provide; represent in verbal or artistic form; depict; perform; make; translate; Ex. render the song beautifully'

Front 2202

'n sadistic'

Back 2202

'inclined to cruelty; N. sadism: delight in cruelty'

Front 2203

'n draconian'

Back 2203

'extremely severe; Ex. draconian punishment; CF. Draco: Athenian politician'

Front 2204

'n garner'

Back 2204

'gather; store up; amass'

Front 2205

'disclose'

Back 2205

'reveal; N. disclosure'

Front 2206

'n elixir'

Back 2206

'cure-all; panacea; something invigorating'

Front 2207

'rudimentary'

Back 2207

'elementary; not developed; crude; N. rudiment: fundamental element or principle; Ex. rudiments of the language'

Front 2208

'engaging'

Back 2208

'charming; attractive'

Front 2209

'n beleaguer'

Back 2209

'besiege or attack (with an army); harass; beset'

Front 2210

'effectual'

Back 2210

'able to produce a desired effect; valid'

Front 2211

'n mealymouthed'

Back 2211

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

Front 2212

'n imprecation'

Back 2212

'curse; swearword'

Front 2213

'n gamely'

Back 2213

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

Front 2214

's curb'

Back 2214

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

Front 2215

'n dingy'

Back 2215

'(of things and place) dirty and dull; Ex. dingy street/curtain'

Front 2216

'adversity'

Back 2216

'great hardship or affliction; misfortune; calamitous event'

Front 2217

'condign'

Back 2217

'adequate; (of punishment) severe and well deserved'

Front 2218

'lechery'

Back 2218

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

Front 2219

'n dumbfound(dumfound)'

Back 2219

'astonish (making dumb); ADJ. dumbfounded

Front 2220

'n waylay'

Back 2220

'ambush; lie in wait for and attack'

Front 2221

'agnostic'

Back 2221

'one who is skeptical of the existence or knowability of a god or any ultimate reality'

Front 2222

'n burlesque'

Back 2222

'give an imitation that ridicules; imitate mockingly'

Front 2223

'remiss'

Back 2223

'negligent; careless about a duty'

Front 2224

'n viscid'

Back 2224

'adhesive; gluey'

Front 2225

'n cornice'

Back 2225

'projecting molding on building (usually above columns or pillars); ó¸¶ Àå½Ä'

Front 2226

's defalcate'

Back 2226

'embezzle'

Front 2227

'n forensic'

Back 2227

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

Front 2228

'n macerate'

Back 2228

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

Front 2229

'n staccato'

Back 2229

'played in an abrupt manner; marked by abrupt sharp sound; Ex. staccato applause'

Front 2230

'n thermal'

Back 2230

'pertaining to heat; producing heat; warm; Ex. thermal bath; N: rising current of warm air'

Front 2231

'preponderance'

Back 2231

'superiority of power

Front 2232

'n refractory'

Back 2232

'unmanageable; disobedient and stubborn; Ex. refractory horse'

Front 2233

'n prelate'

Back 2233

'church dignitary; priest of high position in the church (esp. bishop)'

Front 2234

'h 48'

Back 2234

''

Front 2235

'n suffuse'

Back 2235

'spread through or over (with a color or liquid); charge; Ex. A blush suffused her cheeks.'

Front 2236

's billow'

Back 2236

'large wave of water; a great swell or surge (of smoke); V: surge

Front 2237

'n extraneous'

Back 2237

'not essential; irrelevant; superfluous; external; coming from the outside; Ex. extraneous details/noise/to the subject'

Front 2238

'prototype'

Back 2238

'original work used as a model by others'

Front 2239

'unintimating'

Back 2239

'unfrightening'

Front 2240

'n incorporeal'

Back 2240

'without a material body; insubstantial'

Front 2241

'n abeyance'

Back 2241

'suspended action'

Front 2242

'hatch'

Back 2242

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

Front 2243

'leonine'

Back 2243

'like a lion'

Front 2244

'n commemorative'

Back 2244

'remembering; honoring the memory of; Ex. commemorative stamp'

Front 2245

'irretrievable'

Back 2245

'impossible to recover or regain; CF. retrieve'

Front 2246

'h 44'

Back 2246

''

Front 2247

'eugenic'

Back 2247

'pertaining to the improvement of race; N. eugenics: study of hereditary improvement of the human race'

Front 2248

'n periphery'

Back 2248

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

Front 2249

'n flippant'

Back 2249

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

Front 2250

'reprobation'

Back 2250

'severe disapproval; CF. approbation'

Front 2251

'prodigy'

Back 2251

'highly gifted child; person with exceptional talents; marvel; wonder'

Front 2252

'n cavalcade'

Back 2252

'procession of riders or horse-drawn carriages; parade; CF. cavalry'

Front 2253

's scrappy'

Back 2253

'quarrelsome'

Front 2254

'n haggle'

Back 2254

'argue about prices (in an attempt to bargain)'

Front 2255

'abrasive'

Back 2255

'rubbing away; tending to grind down'

Front 2256

'criteria'

Back 2256

'standards used in judging; CF. criterion'

Front 2257

'nullify'

Back 2257

'make invalid; make null; invalidate'

Front 2258

'n prattle'

Back 2258

'talk idly; babble; N. CF. prate'

Front 2259

'n apropos'

Back 2259

'with reference to; regarding; Ex. remarks apropos (of) the present situation; ADJ. ADV.'

Front 2260

'n splice'

Back 2260

'join together end to end to make one continuous length; fasten together; unite; Ex. splice two strips of tape; N.'

Front 2261

'hypercritical'

Back 2261

'excessively exacting; too critical (without noticing good qualities)'

Front 2262

's tablet'

Back 2262

'small round piece of medicine; flat piece of stone or metal bearing an inscription; Ex. stone tablet on the wall'

Front 2263

'beseech'

Back 2263

'beg; plead with'

Front 2264

'syllogism'

Back 2264

'logical formula consisting of a major premise

Front 2265

'n sage'

Back 2265

'person celebrated for wisdom; wise person; ADJ: wise'

Front 2266

's volley'

Back 2266

'simultaneous discharge of a number of shots; V.'

Front 2267

'n pusillanimous'

Back 2267

'cowardly; lacking courage; fainthearted'

Front 2268

'n gourmand'

Back 2268

'epicure; person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink'

Front 2269

'palette'

Back 2269

'board on which painter mixes pigments(coloring matters)'

Front 2270

's galvanic'

Back 2270

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

Front 2271

's havoc'

Back 2271

'widespread damage; disorder; chaos'

Front 2272

's recreant'

Back 2272

'disloyal; cowardly; N: disloyal and cowardly person'

Front 2273

'n homily'

Back 2273

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

Front 2274

'pugilist'

Back 2274

'boxer; CF. pugilism: boxing'

Front 2275

'n deciduous'

Back 2275

'falling off at a specific season or stage of growth as of leaves; Ex. deciduous tree/teeth'

Front 2276

'n maculated'

Back 2276

'spotted; stained; CF. immaculate'

Front 2277

's mangle'

Back 2277

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

Front 2278

'obliterate'

Back 2278

'destroy completely; wipe out; Ex. obliterate the village'

Front 2279

'chronicle'

Back 2279

'report; record (in chronological order)'

Front 2280

's fuss:'

Back 2280

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

Front 2281

'n feral'

Back 2281

'(of an animal) not domestic; wild'

Front 2282

'n fiat'

Back 2282

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

Front 2283

'theocracy'

Back 2283

'government run by religious leaders'

Front 2284

'cognate'

Back 2284

'having a common origin; related linguistically; allied by blood; similar or akin in nature; Ex. cognate languages; N.'

Front 2285

's nebula'

Back 2285

'diffuse mass of interstellar dust or gas; galaxy'

Front 2286

's fancy'

Back 2286

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

Front 2287

'solstice'

Back 2287

'point or time at which the sun is farthest from the equator'

Front 2288

'n expatiate'

Back 2288

'talk at length; speak or write in detail'

Front 2289

'perpetuate'

Back 2289

'make perpetual; make something last for a long time; preserve from extinction; N. perpetuity'

Front 2290

'n piecemeal'

Back 2290

'one part at a time; gradually; in stages; Ex. read a novel piecemeal'

Front 2291

's voluptuous'

Back 2291

'sensual; of or giving sensual pleasure; indulging in sensual pleasures; Ex. voluptuous lines; Ex. voluptuous life of the Romans; N. voluptuary: voluptuous person'

Front 2292

's tenancy'

Back 2292

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

Front 2293

'repercussion'

Back 2293

'rebound; reaction; reverberation; Ex. serious repercussion'

Front 2294

'rout'

Back 2294

'put to rout; stampede; drive out; N: complete defeat and disorderly retreat'

Front 2295

'n prescience'

Back 2295

'ability to foretell the future; knowledge of actions before they occur; ADJ. prescient'

Front 2296

'malignant'

Back 2296

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

Front 2297

'acoustics'

Back 2297

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

Front 2298

'n anodyne'

Back 2298

'drug that relieves pain or trouble; ÁøÅëÁ¦; opiate; ADJ. Ex. anodyne statement'

Front 2299

'genesis'

Back 2299

'beginning; origin'

Front 2300

'n effluvium'

Back 2300

'noxious(harmful) smell'

Front 2301

'underscore'

Back 2301

'underline; emphasize'

Front 2302

'n cozen'

Back 2302

'cheat; hoodwink; swindle'

Front 2303

'n nib'

Back 2303

'beak(bill); pen point'

Front 2304

'n ennui'

Back 2304

'boredom; listlessness and dissatisfaction resulting from lack of interest; CF. annoy'

Front 2305

'egregious'

Back 2305

'notorious; conspicuously bad or shocking'

Front 2306

's pedestal'

Back 2306

'support or base as for a pillar or statue'

Front 2307

'n disaffected'

Back 2307

'disloyal; lacking loyality; V. disaffect: cause to lose affection or loyalty'

Front 2308

'n fulminate'

Back 2308

'thunder; explode; issue a severe denunciation'

Front 2309

'grandiloquent'

Back 2309

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

Front 2310

'n squat'

Back 2310

'short and thick; stocky; Ex. ugly squat tower; V. N.'

Front 2311

'evanescent'

Back 2311

'fleeting; vanishing; soon disappearing; V. evanesce'

Front 2312

'n assay'

Back 2312

'analyze (to discover what materials are present); evaluate (soil or ore)'

Front 2313

's kneel'

Back 2313

'go down on one\'s knee(s)'

Front 2314

's elaborate'

Back 2314

'work out carefully; add more detail or information; ADJ.'

Front 2315

'n timbre'

Back 2315

'quality of a musical tone produced by a musical instrument (which distinguishes it from others of the same pitch)'

Front 2316

'n malaise'

Back 2316

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

Front 2317

'thematic'

Back 2317

'of a theme; relating to a unifying motif or idea'

Front 2318

'n artless'

Back 2318

'without guile; open and honest'

Front 2319

'hybrid'

Back 2319

'mongrel; mixed breed; V. hybridize'

Front 2320

'n harping'

Back 2320

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

Front 2321

'n fracas'

Back 2321

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

Front 2322

'n endearment'

Back 2322

'fond word or act; expression of affection'

Front 2323

'rend'

Back 2323

'split; tear apart; N. rent; CF. heartrending: causing deep sorrow'

Front 2324

's sledge'

Back 2324

'large sled drawn by work animals'

Front 2325

'n spatula'

Back 2325

'broad-bladed instrument used for spreading or mixing'

Front 2326

'opportune'

Back 2326

'timely; well-chosen'

Front 2327

'amity'

Back 2327

'friendship; peaceful relationship as between nations'

Front 2328

'amnesia'

Back 2328

'loss of memory'

Front 2329

'analogy'

Back 2329

'similarity; parallelism; comparing two similar things'

Front 2330

'n furtive'

Back 2330

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

Front 2331

'n catcall'

Back 2331

'shout of disapproval or displeasure (made at the theater or a sports match); boo; V.'

Front 2332

'n ravine'

Back 2332

'narrow valley with steep sides; gorge; CF. gully

Front 2333

's porridge'

Back 2333

'soft food made by boiling oatmeal'

Front 2334

'soliloquy'

Back 2334

'talking to oneself (esp. in a play); CF. monologue: soliloquy; long speech by one person (often monopolizing a conversation)'

Front 2335

'n titillate'

Back 2335

'tickle; excite pleasantly; Ex. not to titillate the audience but to enlighten it'

Front 2336

'insightful'

Back 2336

'discerning; perceptive'

Front 2337

'fraudulent'

Back 2337

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

Front 2338

'n moribund'

Back 2338

'dying; at the point of death; CF. death'

Front 2339

'n demur'

Back 2339

'object (because of doubts

Front 2340

's wisp'

Back 2340

'small bunch (of hair); faint streak (of smoke)'

Front 2341

's crossbreed'

Back 2341

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

Front 2342

'n tertiary'

Back 2342

'third in order or rank'

Front 2343

'exalt'

Back 2343

'raise in rank or dignity; praise highly; inspire; Ex. exalt the imagination; ADJ. exalted; N. exaltation'

Front 2344

'hieroglyphic'

Back 2344

'picture writing; ADJ.'

Front 2345

'n clangor'

Back 2345

'loud resounding noise; sound of repeated clanging'

Front 2346

'prevalent'

Back 2346

'widespread; generally accepted'

Front 2347

'obsequy'

Back 2347

'funeral ceremony'

Front 2348

'n miasma'

Back 2348

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

Front 2349

'manacle'

Back 2349

'restrain; handcuff; N.'

Front 2350

'n atavism'

Back 2350

'resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; reversion to an earlier type; throwback; ADJ. atavistic'

Front 2351

'n debunk'

Back 2351

'expose as false

Front 2352

's slack'

Back 2352

'moving slowly; sluggish; inactive; (of a rope) loose; negligent; lax; Ex. slack season; Ex. slack in one\'s work; N. V.'

Front 2353

's hail'

Back 2353

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

Front 2354

'n jocose'

Back 2354

'given to(having a tendency of) joking'

Front 2355

'n sybarite'

Back 2355

'lover of luxury; person devoted to pleasure and luxury; CF. Sybaris: an ancient Greek city in Italy'

Front 2356

'n musky'

Back 2356

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

Front 2357

'sensuous'

Back 2357

'giving pleasure to the senses; pertaining to the physical senses; operating through the senses; sensuous feeling of soft velvet on the skin'

Front 2358

'diverge'

Back 2358

'vary; go in different directions from the same point; ADJ. divergent: differing; deviating'

Front 2359

'celerity'

Back 2359

'speed; rapidity'

Front 2360

's cross'

Back 2360

'bad-tempered; showing ill-humor; angry'

Front 2361

'encomiastic'

Back 2361

'praising; eulogistic; N. encomium: very high praise; eulogy'

Front 2362

'congeal'

Back 2362

'freeze; coagulate'

Front 2363

'n animus'

Back 2363

'hostile feeling or intent; animosity; hostility; disposition'

Front 2364

'zenith'

Back 2364

'point directly overhead in the sky; summit; acme; highest point'

Front 2365

'n quiescent'

Back 2365

'dormant; temporarily inactive; at rest; N. quiescence'

Front 2366

'n maudlin'

Back 2366

'effusively sentimental'

Front 2367

'foresight'

Back 2367

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

Front 2368

'n disgorge'

Back 2368

'surrender something (stolen); eject; vomit; OP. gorge'

Front 2369

'n petulant'

Back 2369

'touchy; peevish; ill-tempered'

Front 2370

'n personable'

Back 2370

'attractive (in personality or appearance)'

Front 2371

's odds'

Back 2371

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

Front 2372

's pedigree'

Back 2372

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

Front 2373

'decrepitude'

Back 2373

'state of collapse or weakness caused by illness or old age'

Front 2374

'nautical'

Back 2374

'pertaining to ships or navigation'

Front 2375

'n cleft'

Back 2375

'N: split'

Front 2376

'explicate'

Back 2376

'explain in detail; interpret; clarify; CF. explicable'

Front 2377

'rendition'

Back 2377

'rendering; translation; artistic interpretation of a song

Front 2378

'n gambit'

Back 2378

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

Front 2379

's underhand(underhanded)'

Back 2379

'done slyly and secretly (being dishonest)'

Front 2380

'endemic'

Back 2380

'prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific area or country; peculiar to a particular region or people; CF. pandemic'

Front 2381

'seismic'

Back 2381

'pertaining to earthquakes'

Front 2382

'n lithe'

Back 2382

'flexible; supple; CF. limber'

Front 2383

's studious'

Back 2383

'given to diligent study'

Front 2384

'ecologist'

Back 2384

'person concerned with the interrelationship between living organisms and their environment; person concerned with the detrimental effects of human civilization on the environment; CF. ecology'

Front 2385

'arrears'

Back 2385

'being in debt; money that should have been paid; work that should have been done'

Front 2386

's linger'

Back 2386

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

Front 2387

'n nexus'

Back 2387

'connection'

Front 2388

'n Machiavellian'

Back 2388

'crafty; double-dealing; of the political doctrine of Machiavelli

Front 2389

'caption'

Back 2389

'title; chapter heading; text under illustration'

Front 2390

'component'

Back 2390

'element; ingredient'

Front 2391

'n lax'

Back 2391

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

Front 2392

'n smelt'

Back 2392

'melt (ore) for separating and removing the metal; melt or blend ores changing their chemical composition'

Front 2393

'n restive'

Back 2393

'impatiently restless (induced by external coercion or restriction); restlessly impatient; obstinately resisting control; Ex. restive horses because of wolves; CF. not a general synonym for `restless\''

Front 2394

'n stolid'

Back 2394

'dull; impassive; showing little emotion when strong feelings are expected'

Front 2395

'n quaff'

Back 2395

'drink with zest; drink with relish(zest; hearty enjoyment); ²Ü²©²Ü²© ¸¶½Ã´Ù; CF. sip'

Front 2396

's hazard'

Back 2396

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

Front 2397

'sedentary'

Back 2397

'requiring sitting; done while sitting; not moving from one place to another; settled; Ex. sedentary job/population'

Front 2398

'infraction'

Back 2398

'violation (of a rule or regulation); breach'

Front 2399

'comprehensive'

Back 2399

'broad; including a lot or everything; thorough; inclusive'

Front 2400

'gravity'

Back 2400

'seriousness; ADJ. grave'

Front 2401

'imponderable'

Back 2401

'weightless; that cannot undergo precise evaluation; CF. pound'

Front 2402

'desolate'

Back 2402

'make desolate; forsake; abandon and desert'

Front 2403

'n aegis'

Back 2403

'shield; protection; defense'

Front 2404

'n ceremonious'

Back 2404

'marked by formality; extremely formal and polite; CF. ceremony: conventional social courtesy'

Front 2405

's stampede'

Back 2405

'sudden frenzied rush (of panic-stricken animals or people); V: participate in or cause stampede; Ex. stampede before the price rises'

Front 2406

'n rousing'

Back 2406

'lively; inducing excitement; stirring; V. rouse: waken; arouse from sleep or depression; excite; stir up'

Front 2407

's lance'

Back 2407

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

Front 2408

's phalanx'

Back 2408

'formation of infantry carrying overlapping shields and long spears; group of men packed together (for attack or defense)'

Front 2409

'n venison'

Back 2409

'meat of a deer; CF. cow: beef; CF. pig: pork

Front 2410

'deference'

Back 2410

'courteous regard for another\'s wish; courteous yielding to another\'s wish or opinion (showing respect); ADJ. deferential; OP. effrontery'

Front 2411

'n inviolable'

Back 2411

'secure from corruption

Front 2412

'n imbroglio'

Back 2412

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

Front 2413

's buffoon'

Back 2413

'stupid person; clown'

Front 2414

'equinox'

Back 2414

'period of equal days and nights; the beginning of spring and autumn; Ex. vernal/autumnal equinox; ADJ. equinoctial'

Front 2415

'lateral'

Back 2415

'of or coming from the side'

Front 2416

'obloquy'

Back 2416

'slander; disgrace; infamy'

Front 2417

's dummy'

Back 2417

'imitation of a real object used as a substitute; effigy'

Front 2418

'n palliate'

Back 2418

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

Front 2419

'guile'

Back 2419

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

Front 2420

's gracious'

Back 2420

'kind in a generous way (to someone less important)'

Front 2421

'misogamy'

Back 2421

'hatred of marriage'

Front 2422

'consanguinity'

Back 2422

'kinship; relationship by birth'

Front 2423

'excise'

Back 2423

'cut away; cut out; N: government tax on good produced and used inside a country; N. excision'

Front 2424

'n heinous'

Back 2424

'atrocious; wicked; hatefully bad; Ex. heinous crime'

Front 2425

'besiege'

Back 2425

'surround with armed forces; harass (with requests); annoy continually'

Front 2426

'libel'

Back 2426

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

Front 2427

'n wrangle'

Back 2427

'quarrel noisily; obtain through arguing; herd cattle; N.'

Front 2428

'n knead'

Back 2428

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

Front 2429

's furrow'

Back 2429

'long shallow trench made by a plow; deep wrinkle in the skin; V.'

Front 2430

'clamor'

Back 2430

'loud continous noise; continuous demand or complaint made by a large number of people; V: make a clamor; express (a demand) continually and loudly; ADJ. clamorous'

Front 2431

'n stipple'

Back 2431

'paint or draw with dots or short strokes'

Front 2432

'n chide'

Back 2432

'scold; rebuke (someone who has done wrong)'

Front 2433

'n sentient'

Back 2433

'capable of sensation and conscious; aware; sensitive; Ex. sentient creature; N. sentience'

Front 2434

's run-down'

Back 2434

'(of a place) dilapidated; in a bad condition; (of a person) weak or exhausted'

Front 2435

'nemesis'

Back 2435

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

Front 2436

'ursine'

Back 2436

'bearlike; pertaining to a bear'

Front 2437

'n archetype'

Back 2437

'prototype; primitive pattern'

Front 2438

's paste'

Back 2438

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

Front 2439

'interim'

Back 2439

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

Front 2440

'n nicety'

Back 2440

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

Front 2441

's compassion'

Back 2441

'sympathy for the suffering of others; ADJ. compassionate'

Front 2442

'n libido'

Back 2442

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

Front 2443

'n mundane'

Back 2443

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

Front 2444

'engross'

Back 2444

'occupy fully; absorb'

Front 2445

'n carrion'

Back 2445

'rotting flesh of a dead body; CF. vulture'

Front 2446

'appropriate'

Back 2446

'acquire; take possession of for one\'s own use without permission; set aside for a particular purpose; allocate; CF. misappropriate'

Front 2447

'n pulmonary'

Back 2447

'pertaining to the lungs'

Front 2448

's lounge'

Back 2448

'stand

Front 2449

'sibling'

Back 2449

'brother or sister'

Front 2450

'anoint'

Back 2450

'consecrate; put oil on (in a religious ceremony)'

Front 2451

'precedent'

Back 2451

'something preceding in time which may be used as an authority or guide for future action; V. precede; CF. unprecedented'

Front 2452

'n mural'

Back 2452

'wall painting'

Front 2453

'malevolent'

Back 2453

'wishing evil; exhibiting ill will; N. malevolence'

Front 2454

'n poultice'

Back 2454

'soothing application applied to sore and inflamed portions of the body'

Front 2455

'cogitate'

Back 2455

'think over; ponder'

Front 2456

'n nadir'

Back 2456

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

Front 2457

'imperative'

Back 2457

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

Front 2458

'n dote'

Back 2458

'be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline'

Front 2459

'n officious'

Back 2459

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

Front 2460

'pandemic'

Back 2460

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

Front 2461

'n restitution'

Back 2461

'returning something (lost or stolen) to the rightful owner; reparation; indemnification; compensation for loss

Front 2462

's wring'

Back 2462

'twist (to extract liquid); extract by twisting; wrench painfully (necks or hands)'

Front 2463

'valedictory'

Back 2463

'pertaining to farewell; N: farewell address (esp. at graduation exercises)'

Front 2464

'sophistry'

Back 2464

'seemingly plausible but fallacious reasoning; sophism'

Front 2465

'invective'

Back 2465

'abuse'

Front 2466

'indiscriminate'

Back 2466

'choosing at random; confused; not based on careful distinctions'

Front 2467

's horoscope'

Back 2467

'diagram of the positions of stars at a given moment (eg. of a person\'s birth) used by astrologers'

Front 2468

'frail'

Back 2468

'weak; N. frailty'

Front 2469

'n truculence'

Back 2469

'aggressiveness; ferocity; ADJ. truculent: aggressive; pugnacious; fierce'

Front 2470

'indolent'

Back 2470

'lazy'

Front 2471

'sophist'

Back 2471

'teacher of philosophy; quibbler; employer of fallacious reasoning; N. sophism: plausible but fallacious argument'

Front 2472

's valediction'

Back 2472

'saying farewell; expression of leave-taking'

Front 2473

'diversion'

Back 2473

'act of turning aside; pastime; V. divert: turn aside from a course; distract; amuse'

Front 2474

's bump'

Back 2474

'hit or knock against with force; N.'

Front 2475

'contagion'

Back 2475

'infection (by contact); ADJ. contagious; CF. infectious: that can be passed by infection in the air'

Front 2476

's vigilante'

Back 2476

'one who without authority assumes law enforcement powers'

Front 2477

'n vulpine'

Back 2477

'like a fox; crafty'

Front 2478

'impertinent'

Back 2478

'insolent; rude; not pertinent; N. impertinence'

Front 2479

'benign'

Back 2479

'kindly; favorable; not malignant (disease); Ex. benign tumor'

Front 2480

'n frieze'

Back 2480

'ornamental horizontal band on a wall'

Front 2481

'n uproarious'

Back 2481

'marked by commotion or uproar; very noisy (esp. with laughter); hilarious; causing loud laughter; extremely funny'

Front 2482

's patrimony'

Back 2482

'property inherited from a father'

Front 2483

'n supererogatory'

Back 2483

'superfluous; more than needed or demanded'

Front 2484

'superficial'

Back 2484

'of the surface; not deep; shallow; not thorough; trivial; Ex. superficial analysis/knowledge'

Front 2485

'retain'

Back 2485

'keep; maintain possession of; employ (esp. a lawyer or advisor); N. retainer: servant; fee paid to retain an advisor'

Front 2486

's lace'

Back 2486

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

Front 2487

'contest'

Back 2487

'dispute; argue about the rightness of; compete for; try to win; Ex. contest the election results; Ex. contest a seat in Parliament; N.'

Front 2488

'presage'

Back 2488

'foretell; be a warning or sign of; N: presentiment; foreboding; omen'

Front 2489

'ascetic'

Back 2489

'practicing self-denial; avoiding physical pleasures and comforts; austere; Ex. ascetic life of Buddhist monks; N. asceticism'

Front 2490

's battalion'

Back 2490

'army unit made up of four or more companies'