Barron's Gre Hard Words (Attempt 2)

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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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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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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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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

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

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n dint

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means; effort; Ex. by dint of hard work

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s Shangri-la

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imaginary remote paradise on earth; CF. Lost Horizon

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n inchoate

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(of desire

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s analgesia

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condition of being unable to feel pain

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n doldrums

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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

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n predilection

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preference; partiality

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n impute

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attribute; ascribe; charge; N. imputation

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secular

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worldly; not pertaining to church matters or religion; temporal

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n debonair

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(of men) friendly

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antagonism

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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

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n chaff

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

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consecrate

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

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n unguent

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ointment

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n threadbare

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

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s maleficient

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doing evil; N. maleficience

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proscribe

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prohibit; ostracize; banish; outlaw

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diabolical

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diabolic; devilish; fiendish

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n reprise

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

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n promulgate

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

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impenetrable

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

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s psychic

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of psyche; mental; of or possessing extraordinary mental powers

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n comport

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

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purgatory

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

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n snivel

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

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derision

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ridicule; ADJ. derisive; CF. derisory

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n factitious

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

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n culvert

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artificial channel for water; drain crossing under a road

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execrate

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curse; express abhorrence for; detest

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biennial

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every two years

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h 11

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s coma

Back 271

deep prolonged unconsciousness caused by disease

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n blanch

Back 272

bleach; whiten; make white or pale

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malady

Back 273

illness

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n exegesis

Back 274

explanation

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n hortatory

Back 275

encouraging; exhortive; marked by exhortation; CF. exhort

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centrifuge

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machine that separates substances by whirling them

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n gibe

Back 277

mock; make jeering remarks; N: jeering remarks

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s endear

Back 278

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

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n thespian

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pertaining to drama; N: actor or actress

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n repine

Back 280

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

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s effectuate

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effect; produce; achieve; Ex. effectuate a reconciliation

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n tawdry

Back 282

cheap and gaudy; Ex. tawdry jewelry

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conjure

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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.

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deflect

Back 284

turn aside; turn away from a straight course

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n motley

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

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barrage

Back 286

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

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s malapropos

Back 287

inappropriate; ADV.

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s engaged

Back 288

employed; busy; betrothed; involved in conflict

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discerning

Back 289

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

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s pedigree

Back 290

ancestry; lineage

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s militia

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army composed of ordinary citizens rather than professional soldiers

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supersede

Back 292

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

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malodorous

Back 293

foul-smelling

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denizen

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(animal

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approbation

Back 295

approval

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s gloss

Back 296

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

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absolve

Back 297

pardon (an offense)

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unwieldy

Back 298

awkward (to carry or move); cumbersome; unmanageable

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n tarantula

Back 299

venomous spider

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s high-flown

Back 300

highly pretentious or inflated

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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

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comely

Back 302

attractive; agreeable; having a pleasing appearance

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diffidence

Back 303

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

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s fleet

Back 304

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

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n mettle

Back 305

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

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ambulatory

Back 306

able to walk

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n accoutre

Back 307

equip; N. accoutrement

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derelict

Back 308

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

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proxy

Back 309

authorized agent; authority to act for another

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s lag

Back 310

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

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diminution

Back 311

lessening; reduction in size; V. diminish

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s psychosomatic

Back 312

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

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n philistine

Back 313

narrow-minded person

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n gaunt

Back 314

lean and angular; thin and bony; emaciated; barren

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n clemency

Back 315

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

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n demoniac(demoniacal)

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

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n cataract

Back 317

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

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s dribble

Back 318

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

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indignity

Back 319

treatment or situation that causes shame or loss of dignity

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trenchant

Back 320

cutting; incisive; keen

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s peevish

Back 321

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

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ideology

Back 322

system of ideas characteristic of a group or culture

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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.

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s Elysium

Back 324

place or condition of bliss

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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 ?\'\'

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n epitaph

Back 326

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

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n germinal

Back 327

pertaining to a germ; creative; Ex. germinal idea

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n pallet

Back 328

small poor bed; Ex. straw pallet

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ventriloquist

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

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egotistical

Back 330

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

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n sunder

Back 331

separate; part; CF. asunder

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n glaring

Back 332

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

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n allegory

Back 333

story

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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

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scanty

Back 335

meager; insufficient

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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.

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n arable

Back 338

fit for growing crops; Ex. arable land

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n betroth

Back 339

become engaged to marry

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distort

Back 340

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

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n pert

Back 341

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

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somatic

Back 342

pertaining to the body; bodily; physical

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s avantgarde

Back 343

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

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allure

Back 344

entice; attract; tempt

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n disconcert

Back 345

confuse; upset; embarrass; perturb

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s swagger

Back 346

walk or behave with an over-confident manner

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prostrate

Back 347

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

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outmoded

Back 348

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

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crypt

Back 349

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

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n ordination

Back 350

ceremony conferring holy orders; ceremony of ordaining a priest

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n memento

Back 351

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

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n unobtrusive

Back 352

inconspicuous; not blatant

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n dapper

Back 353

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

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erudite

Back 354

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

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n rakish

Back 355

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

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n phlegmatic

Back 356

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

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s hereafter

Back 357

life after death

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n canker

Back 358

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

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n puerile

Back 359

childish; immature; CF. puer: boy

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n lumen

Back 360

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

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n progeny

Back 361

children; offspring; descendants

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n dolt

Back 362

slow-thinking stupid person; CF. dull

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verity

Back 363

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

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n finesse

Back 364

delicate skill; V: handle with finesse

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n iconoclastic

Back 365

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

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n insidious

Back 366

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

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n rostrum

Back 367

raised platform for speech-making; pulpit

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concave

Back 368

hollow; curved inwards; OP. convex

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n lien

Back 369

legal claim or right on a property

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confiscate

Back 370

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

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n gaudy

Back 371

flashy; showy

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s dyslexia

Back 372

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

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annals

Back 373

records arranged in yearly parts; history

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n diorama

Back 374

life-size

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n provender

Back 375

dry food for livestock; fodder

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dexterous

Back 376

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

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n fluke

Back 377

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

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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.

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n bedraggle

Back 379

wet thoroughly; ADJ. bedraggled: draggled

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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

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n lank

Back 383

long and thin; Ex. Lank

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n physiological

Back 384

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

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breadth

Back 385

width; extent

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catapult

Back 386

slingshot; hurling machine; V: fire from catapult

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s inamorata

Back 387

woman whom a man loves

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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

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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

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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

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s plane

Back 396

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

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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

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aspersion

Back 400

slanderous remark; Ex. cast aspersions on

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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

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n raspy

Back 403

making a harsh noise; grating; harsh

Front 404

indite

Back 404

write; compose

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aboriginal

Back 405

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

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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.

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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

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n hew

Back 416

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

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n impale

Back 417

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

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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

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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)

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h 42

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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