Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
648 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
Abashed
|
ashamed or sorry
|
|
|
Aberration
|
deviation; abnormality
|
|
|
Abstruse
|
difficult to comprehend
|
|
|
Accolade
|
praise
|
|
|
Acumen
|
sharpness of mind
|
|
|
Adroit
|
skilful (Maladroit = clumsy)
|
|
|
Adroitness
|
skill
|
|
|
Advocate
|
support
|
|
|
Affability
|
friendliness; cordiality
|
|
|
Affluence
|
wealth and status
|
|
|
Agnostic
|
unsure of the existence of god
|
|
|
Alacrity
|
speed and eagerness
|
|
|
Alleviate
|
make less severe
|
|
|
Alleviation
|
making less severe
|
|
|
Allusion
|
indirect reference
|
|
|
Altruism
|
self-sacrifice
|
|
|
Amalgam
|
mixture
|
|
|
Amalgamation
|
mixture or joining of different components
|
|
|
Amassed
|
accumulated
|
|
|
Ambiguous
|
vague
|
|
|
Ambivalence
|
uncertainty; having 'mixed' feelings
|
|
|
Ambivalent
|
unable to decide
|
|
|
Ameliorating
|
making better
|
|
|
Amiable
|
friendly; lovable
|
|
|
Anachronistic
|
out of normal time range
|
|
|
Analogy
|
comparison
|
|
|
Anecdote
|
short account of something interesting; story
|
|
|
Animosity
|
hostility; hatred
|
|
|
Annihilated
|
wiped out
|
|
|
Anomalies
|
oddities; things that don't fit the pattern
|
|
|
Anomalous
|
odd; not fitting the pattern
|
|
|
Antipodes
|
places on opposite sides of the globe
|
|
|
Apathetic
|
lacking energy or interest
|
|
|
Apathy
|
lack of energy or interest
|
|
|
Apparition
|
ghost; something that 'appears'
|
|
|
Apprehension
|
worry; nervousness
|
|
|
Arbitration
|
mediating between disputing sides
|
|
|
Arboreal
|
living in trees
|
|
|
Arcane
|
obscure; known only to few people
|
|
|
Archaic
|
old-fashioned
|
|
|
Arduous
|
hard and difficult
|
|
|
Articulate
|
(adj.) able to express something well in words
|
|
|
Ascertain
|
find out; make sure
|
|
|
Aspersion
|
negative feeling; damaging remark
|
|
|
Assuage
|
to make less
|
|
|
Astute
|
wise; mentally sharp
|
|
|
Augmenting
|
increasing in size or number
|
|
|
Aural
|
through the sense of hearing
|
|
|
Auspicious
|
fortunate; indicative of a successful outcome
|
|
|
Autonomous
|
self-governing
|
|
|
Autonomy
|
self-government
|
|
|
Avuncular
|
acting like an uncle; kindly
|
|
|
Axiom
|
something that is taken to be true; basic idea that can't be questioned
|
|
|
Banal
|
dull; unoriginal
|
|
|
Barrage
|
bombardment; stream (of abuse etc.)
|
|
|
Belabor
|
over-emphasizing
|
|
|
Belied
|
contradicted
|
|
|
Belittlers
|
people who criticize/disparage
|
|
|
Bellicose
|
aggressive
|
|
|
Belligerence
|
aggression
|
|
|
Benevolent
|
kindly
|
|
|
Benign
|
kindly
|
|
|
Bereft of
|
without; deprived of
|
|
|
Bifurcation
|
division into two
|
|
|
Blanched
|
turned pale
|
|
|
Blatantly
|
obviously
|
|
|
Bolster
|
give support to
|
|
|
Bombastic
|
too elaborate; exaggerated
|
|
|
Boorishness
|
rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
|
|
|
Brevity
|
briefness
|
|
|
Bucolic
|
concerned with the countryside and farming
|
|
|
Bypasses
|
avoids; finds a way around
|
|
|
Byzantine
|
excessive; decadent
|
|
|
Cacophonous
|
very noisy; unpleasant sounding
|
|
|
Cacophony
|
noise; din
|
|
|
Callous
|
cruel and unfeeling
|
|
|
Callousness
|
cruelty; unfeeling behavior
|
|
|
Candid
|
truthful
|
|
|
Cantankerous
|
bad tempered
|
|
|
Capricious
|
changeable; fickle
|
|
|
Captivating
|
fascinating
|
|
|
Censure
|
blame; criticize
|
|
|
Censured
|
blamed
|
|
|
Censures
|
blames
|
|
|
Cherished
|
cared for; firmly-held
|
|
|
Chicanery
|
trickery; attempt to deceive
|
|
|
Chided
|
scolded
|
|
|
Churlish
|
ill-mannered
|
|
|
Circumstantial
|
accidental; indirect (as in circumstantial evidence)
|
|
|
Circumvent
|
avoid
|
|
|
Clairvoyant
|
able to see into the future/another dimension
|
|
|
Cliche
|
over-used expression
|
|
|
Coalition
|
a union of two parts
|
|
|
Coddled
|
over-protected; kept warm
|
|
|
Coerced
|
forced
|
|
|
Cognitions
|
mental knowledge
|
|
|
Cohesive
|
forming a whole; 'sticking' together
|
|
|
Comely
|
attractive
|
|
|
Complacent
|
smug; over-confident
|
|
|
Conception
|
1. idea; view. 2. beginning of pregnancy
|
|
|
Conciliatory
|
seeking compromise
|
|
|
Concord
|
agreement
|
|
|
Concordance
|
agreement
|
|
|
Concur
|
agree
|
|
|
Condoning
|
tolerating
|
|
|
Conducive to
|
suitable for; leading to
|
|
|
Conflagration
|
big fire
|
|
|
Conflagration
|
big fire
|
|
|
Congenial
|
friendly; sociable; suitable
|
|
|
Consecrated
|
dedicated; made holy
|
|
|
Consecration
|
dedication
|
|
|
Consummate
|
supremely good
|
|
|
Contagious
|
passed on through touch; infectious
|
|
|
Convergence
|
coming together
|
|
|
Convivial
|
sociable and friendly
|
|
|
Convoluted
|
complicated or long-winded
|
|
|
Copious
|
in large amounts
|
|
|
Cornucopia
|
literally a horn filled with fruits etc; symbol of plenty
|
|
|
Corollary
|
consequence; inference
|
|
|
Corroborated
|
supported; given supporting evidence
|
|
|
Cosmopolitan
|
composed of varied nationalities
|
|
|
Counterfeiter
|
faker; someone who makes fake money, for example
|
|
|
Credence
|
belief
|
|
|
Credulity
|
belief
|
|
|
Cryptic
|
hidden; obscure
|
|
|
Cumulative
|
building up
|
|
|
Currency
|
1. widespread acceptance, 2. money
|
|
|
Cursory
|
superficial
|
|
|
Curtail
|
cut short
|
|
|
Dalliance
|
non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
|
|
|
Dearth
|
shortage
|
|
|
Debacle
|
disaster
|
|
|
Debilitated
|
weakened
|
|
|
Debunkers
|
people who expose/throw out old ideas
|
|
|
Decimation
|
extensive destruction
|
|
|
Decipher
|
decode; work out meaning
|
|
|
Decorous
|
good and correct (used of behavior)
|
|
|
Deferential
|
showing respect
|
|
|
Deferment
|
putting off
|
|
|
Deft
|
skilful
|
|
|
Deleterious
|
harmful
|
|
|
Deliberation
|
careful thought
|
|
|
Delineates
|
outlines
|
|
|
Delinquency
|
wrong-doing
|
|
|
Demagogues
|
mob leaders; agitators
|
|
|
Denuded
|
stripped
|
|
|
Denunciation
|
act of speaking out against
|
|
|
Depravity
|
moral corruption
|
|
|
Derailed
|
thrown off course
|
|
|
Derelict
|
rundown; abandoned
|
|
|
Derided
|
mocked
|
|
|
Derivative
|
unoriginal
|
|
|
Desolate
|
lonely; devoid of life; feeling very sad and hopeless
|
|
|
Despoiled
|
spoiled
|
|
|
Despotic
|
acting like a tyrant
|
|
|
Deterrent
|
something that puts one off; a preventive
|
|
|
Detritus
|
rubbish
|
|
|
Devious
|
cunning
|
|
|
Devoid of
|
empty of
|
|
|
Diaphanous
|
very thin and transparent
|
|
|
Dichotomies
|
divisions into two parts
|
|
|
Dictum
|
often-used saying
|
|
|
Didactic
|
intending to teach or give instructions
|
|
|
Diffident
|
shy; hesitant
|
|
|
Digression
|
going off the point
|
|
|
Dilatory
|
slow; sluggish
|
|
|
Dilettante
|
person who dabbles in the arts
|
|
|
Disarming
|
charming; unthreatening
|
|
|
Discernment
|
judgment;
|
|
|
Discrepancy
|
inconsistency
|
|
|
Discriminating
|
1. able to make fine distinctions between; having good taste, 2. favoring one side/group and acting against another
|
|
|
Disdained
|
showed contempt for
|
|
|
Disillusioned
|
freed from wrong ideas
|
|
|
Disingenuous
|
crafty
|
|
|
Disparaged
|
criticized
|
|
|
Disparaging
|
criticizing
|
|
|
Dispassionate
|
unbiased; fair
|
|
|
Dispassionate
|
unbiased
|
|
|
Dispatch
|
speed and eagerness
|
|
|
Disposition
|
tendency; personality
|
|
|
Dissent
|
disagreement
|
|
|
Distension
|
swelling
|
|
|
Docile
|
placid; easily lead
|
|
|
Docile
|
tame; subservient
|
|
|
Dowager
|
an elderly woman of elevate social status
|
|
|
Dubious
|
doubtful
|
|
|
Dubious
|
doubtful
|
|
|
Eclectic
|
taking things from different sources
|
|
|
Effacement
|
wiping out; (self-effacement = excessive modesty)
|
|
|
Effusive
|
overly expressive of emotions; 'gushing'
|
|
|
Egalitarian
|
equal; believer in equality
|
|
|
Egotistical
|
selfish
|
|
|
Egotists
|
selfish people
|
|
|
Elicit
|
draw out (used mainly for information or feelings)
|
|
|
Elite
|
the upper levels in a society; the privileged ones
|
|
|
Elitist
|
favoring top group; snob
|
|
|
Elliptical
|
1. shaped like an ellipse, 2. indirect
|
|
|
Elusive
|
difficult to pin down
|
|
|
Emancipators
|
those who set others free
|
|
|
Embellished
|
decorated
|
|
|
Embittered
|
full of bitter feelings
|
|
|
Embodiment
|
living example of
|
|
|
Empathetic
|
understanding in an insightful way
|
|
|
Empathetic
|
exhibiting deep emotional understanding
|
|
|
Empiric
|
found by experiment/practice
|
|
|
Encompassed
|
included; surrounded
|
|
|
Encroaching
|
trespassing
|
|
|
Endorse
|
support
|
|
|
Endorsed
|
supported
|
|
|
Endorsement
|
support; approval
|
|
|
Enigma
|
puzzle
|
|
|
Enigmas
|
puzzles
|
|
|
Entourage
|
group of followers; retinue
|
|
|
Enumerate
|
count out; list
|
|
|
Envisioning
|
imagining, predicting
|
|
|
Ephemeral
|
short-lived
|
|
|
Epitome
|
essence; typical example or symbol of
|
|
|
Epitomizes
|
acts as a typical example of
|
|
|
Equanimity
|
peace of mind; balance; calm
|
|
|
Equitable
|
fair and equal
|
|
|
Equitable
|
fair and equal
|
|
|
Equivocal
|
ambiguous; something that can be interpreted in more than one way
|
|
|
Equivocate
|
speak ambiguously/vaguely
|
|
|
Eradicate
|
wipe out
|
|
|
Eradicate
|
wipe out
|
|
|
Eradicating
|
wiping out; destroying
|
|
|
Erroneous
|
wrong
|
|
|
Erudition
|
great knowledge or learning
|
|
|
Erudition
|
learning; scholarly knowledge
|
|
|
Esoteric
|
obscure
|
|
|
Esoteric
|
obscure
|
|
|
Esoteric
|
obscure
|
|
|
Estrangement
|
separation
|
|
|
Eulogy
|
praise
|
|
|
Evasiveness
|
trying to avoid something
|
|
|
Exacerbated
|
made worse
|
|
|
Exacerbates
|
makes worse
|
|
|
Exasperation
|
frustration and annoyance
|
|
|
Excised
|
cut out
|
|
|
Exemplars
|
excellent examples of
|
|
|
Exhilarating
|
exciting
|
|
|
Exonerated
|
proved not guilty
|
|
|
Exorbitant
|
excessive
|
|
|
Exotic
|
strange; foreign
|
|
|
Expeditious
|
speedy
|
|
|
Explicitly
|
very clear; nothing hidden
|
|
|
Extant
|
still in existence
|
|
|
Extirpation
|
destruction
|
|
|
Extolled
|
praised
|
|
|
Extrapolated
|
predicted on the basis of existing data; extended
|
|
|
Fabrication
|
something made up; untrue
|
|
|
Facetious
|
cheeky; not to be taken seriously
|
|
|
Faction
|
section; group with common interests
|
|
|
Factions
|
sides in a dispute; groups with common interests
|
|
|
Fastidious
|
very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
|
|
|
Fathom
|
1. (v) work out; understand, 2. (n) measure of depth
|
|
|
Fawning
|
groveling; ‘sucking up’ to people
|
|
|
Fervent
|
passionate
|
|
|
Fidelity
|
faithfulness; loyalty
|
|
|
Filial
|
concerned with the relationship between child and parent
|
|
|
Finagle
|
wheedle; wangle; trick
|
|
|
Finesse
|
skill
|
|
|
Fitful
|
intermittent; on and off; not continuous
|
|
|
Flabbergasted
|
shocked; speechless
|
|
|
Flag
|
1. to lose energy, 2. to signal
|
|
|
Flotsam
|
floating rubbish
|
|
|
Foil for
|
person that shows another to advantage
|
|
|
Foraging
|
searching for food
|
|
|
Foreboding
|
sense of doom
|
|
|
Formidable
|
inspiring awe
|
|
|
Foster
|
encourage
|
|
|
Foster
|
support; encourage
|
|
|
Fostered
|
encouraged
|
|
|
Foundered
|
sank
|
|
|
Fraudulent
|
crooked; intending to cheat
|
|
|
Frugal
|
economical
|
|
|
Funerary
|
concerned with funerals
|
|
|
Furtiveness
|
secretiveness
|
|
|
Futile
|
useless; waste of time and effort
|
|
|
Futility
|
uselessness
|
|
|
Galvanized
|
1. stirred into action; stimulated, 2. coated with zinc
|
|
|
Gestures
|
signals
|
|
|
Glacial
|
icy; unfriendly
|
|
|
Gluttonous
|
greedy
|
|
|
Grandiose
|
exaggerated; too great; on a grand scale
|
|
|
Grating
|
harsh; rasping
|
|
|
Gratuitous
|
free; unwarranted
|
|
|
Grimy
|
dirty
|
|
|
Hackneyed
|
stale and over-used
|
|
|
Hackneyed
|
commonplace; over-used
|
|
|
Harbored
|
held [as in 'harbored and idea']
|
|
|
Haughty
|
arrogant
|
|
|
Hilarious
|
very funny
|
|
|
Hilarity
|
great laughter
|
|
|
Hodgepodge
|
strange mixture
|
|
|
Holistic
|
whole; entire (Holistic viewpoint = seeing things as a whole)
|
|
|
Hubris
|
excessive pride
|
|
|
Husbandry
|
careful management of resources
|
|
|
Hyperbole
|
over-exaggeration
|
|
|
Hypothetical
|
based on guesswork; not proven
|
|
|
Hypothetical
|
not proven; based on guesswork
|
|
|
Iconoclast
|
person who goes against accepted authority
|
|
|
Idiosyncratic
|
quirky; unique to an individual
|
|
|
Idiosyncratic
|
quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
|
|
|
Idiosyncratic
|
eccentric
|
|
|
Ignominy
|
shame
|
|
|
Impetuosity
|
impulsiveness
|
|
|
Impetuous
|
impulsive
|
|
|
Impetuous
|
impulsive
|
|
|
Implacable
|
cannot be appeased; relentless
|
|
|
Imponderable
|
cannot be understood
|
|
|
Impudent
|
cheeky
|
|
|
Impugned
|
challenged; attacked in words
|
|
|
Inane
|
silly
|
|
|
Incoherence
|
lack of clarity
|
|
|
Inconsequential
|
unimportant
|
|
|
Inconspicuous
|
not easily seen
|
|
|
Incorrigible
|
cannot be corrected (of behavior)
|
|
|
Indecipherable
|
cannot be decoded; cannot be worked out
|
|
|
Indecorous
|
not well-behaved; lacking in dignity
|
|
|
Indictment
|
charge; legal accusation
|
|
|
Indigence
|
extreme poverty
|
|
|
Indigenous
|
native to a particular place
|
|
|
Indigenous
|
native to a locality
|
|
|
Indiscernible
|
not easy to see
|
|
|
Indiscriminate
|
without thought; random; careless
|
|
|
Indomitable
|
unshakeable; fearless
|
|
|
Ineffable
|
cannot be expressed in words
|
|
|
Ineffable
|
can’t be expressed in words
|
|
|
Inept
|
clumsy
|
|
|
Ineptitude
|
lack of ability
|
|
|
Infelicity
|
unsuitability; inappropriateness
|
|
|
Infusion
|
influx
|
|
|
Ingenuous
|
naïve
|
|
|
Inherent
|
inbuilt; genetic
|
|
|
Innocuous
|
harmless
|
|
|
Insightful
|
perceptive
|
|
|
Insipid
|
flavorless; bland
|
|
|
Insolence
|
lack of respect; rudeness
|
|
|
Insolence
|
rudeness
|
|
|
Insolvent
|
bankrupt
|
|
|
Insurrectionists
|
rebels
|
|
|
Integrity
|
honor; honesty
|
|
|
Integrity
|
honesty
|
|
|
Intemperance
|
lack of moderation
|
|
|
Intermittent
|
on and off; not continuous
|
|
|
Intricate
|
complicated
|
|
|
Intrigued
|
interested and curious
|
|
|
Intuition
|
sixth sense; ‘gut feeling’
|
|
|
Intuitions
|
gut feelings
|
|
|
Invocation
|
prayer
|
|
|
Irascible
|
easily angered
|
|
|
Ironic
|
unexpected
|
|
|
Irony
|
something unexpected; use of words to convey opposite meaning
|
|
|
Irrefutable
|
cannot be proved wrong
|
|
|
Irreproachable
|
cannot be criticized. (Reproach = criticize)
|
|
|
Irresolute
|
lacking firmness; inability to decide or commit
|
|
|
Irresolute
|
lacking firmness of purpose; hesitant
|
|
|
Irreverence
|
lack of respect
|
|
|
Irreverent
|
lacking respect
|
|
|
Jaded
|
tired; bored
|
|
|
Jeopardize
|
put at risk
|
|
|
Jingoism
|
using words to stir up exaggerated patriotism
|
|
|
Jubilant
|
joyful
|
|
|
Judicious
|
fair and equal
|
|
|
Judicious
|
fair; wise
|
|
|
Juxtaposition
|
placing two thing nest to each other
|
|
|
Knack
|
trick; skill
|
|
|
Lackadaisical
|
lazy; careless; lax
|
|
|
Lackadaisical
|
lazy
|
|
|
Lament
|
express regret over something
|
|
|
Lament
|
express regret
|
|
|
Lamentable
|
regrettable
|
|
|
Languid
|
having no energy or interest
|
|
|
Languid
|
lacking energy; weak
|
|
|
Lassitude
|
lack of energy
|
|
|
Legitimate
|
to make legal; give approval to
|
|
|
Levity
|
lack of seriousness; humor
|
|
|
Libelous
|
open to prosecution for libel (Libel = written slander)
|
|
|
Lithe
|
flexible
|
|
|
Lobby
|
1. to try to persuade, 2. entrance hall
|
|
|
Loquacious
|
talkative; using too many words
|
|
|
Loquacious
|
talkative
|
|
|
Lucid
|
clear
|
|
|
Lucid
|
clear
|
|
|
Lugubrious
|
mournful; very sad
|
|
|
Magnanimity
|
generosity (of spirit)
|
|
|
Mandate
|
permission
|
|
|
Manifesto
|
statement of values
|
|
|
Manipulative
|
deceptive; skilful at handling people
|
|
|
Marred
|
spoiled; ruined
|
|
|
Meager
|
small; scanty
|
|
|
Mediocre
|
average
|
|
|
Mellifluous
|
pleasant-sounding
|
|
|
Mendicancy
|
begging
|
|
|
Mercenary
|
seeking money above all else
|
|
|
Mercurial
|
rapidly changing
|
|
|
Metaphor
|
figurative speech; using implied comparisons
|
|
|
Metaphorical
|
not literal; figurative
|
|
|
Meticulous
|
thorough; taking care of details
|
|
|
Miffed
|
annoyed
|
|
|
Milieu
|
environment; surroundings
|
|
|
Miscreants
|
wrong-doers
|
|
|
Misnomer
|
wrong name for something
|
|
|
Mitigated
|
made less severe
|
|
|
Mitigated
|
made less severe
|
|
|
Mitigator
|
moderator
|
|
|
Modicum
|
tiny amount
|
|
|
Modicum
|
tiny amount
|
|
|
Mollified
|
calmed; pacified
|
|
|
Monotonous
|
dull; repetitive
|
|
|
Morbidity
|
concern with death and disease
|
|
|
Motley
|
varied; miscellaneous
|
|
|
Multifaceted
|
having many aspects
|
|
|
Multifarious
|
having many aspects
|
|
|
Mundane
|
dull; ordinary
|
|
|
Myopic
|
short-sighted (literal or metaphoric)
|
|
|
Naive
|
unsophisticated; simple and inexperienced
|
|
|
Naiveté
|
innocence; lack of worldliness
|
|
|
Nascent
|
just begun; in an early stage of development
|
|
|
Nefarious
|
infamous
|
|
|
Negate
|
wipe out
|
|
|
Nihilism
|
belief in nothing; anarchy
|
|
|
Nonchalant
|
assuming an appearance of not caring; indifferent
|
|
|
Nondescript
|
having no special qualities; ordinary
|
|
|
Nostalgia
|
longing for the past
|
|
|
Nostalgic
|
longing for the past
|
|
|
Notoriety
|
infamy
|
|
|
Obliterated
|
wiped out
|
|
|
Obsequious
|
groveling
|
|
|
Obtrusive
|
easily seen
|
|
|
Obtrusive
|
easily seen; 'sticking out'
|
|
|
Occlusion
|
shutting out
|
|
|
Officious
|
interfering
|
|
|
Omnipotent
|
all powerful
|
|
|
Onerous
|
burdensome
|
|
|
Opportunism
|
grabbing opportunities; seeking unprincipled advantage
|
|
|
Opting
|
choosing
|
|
|
Opulence
|
lavish display of wealth
|
|
|
Ornate
|
highly decorated
|
|
|
Orthographical
|
concerned with writing and spelling
|
|
|
Ossified
|
become fixed and rigid
|
|
|
Ostentatious
|
showy
|
|
|
Ousted
|
pushed out of a position
|
|
|
Overhaul
|
renovate
|
|
|
Pacifists
|
people who oppose war
|
|
|
Palpable
|
can be felt
|
|
|
Panacea
|
remedy for all ills
|
|
|
Paradoxically
|
counter to what one would think; contradictory
|
|
|
Pastoral
|
1. concerned with the countryside, 2. concerned with the care a pastor gives to someone
|
|
|
Pathos
|
sadness; stirring the emotions
|
|
|
Paucity
|
shortage
|
|
|
Pedagogy
|
science of teaching
|
|
|
Pedestrian
|
1. boring (adj), 2. person who walks (n)
|
|
|
Peevishness
|
childish sullenness; irritability
|
|
|
Penchant
|
tendency; leaning toward
|
|
|
Penurious
|
miserly
|
|
|
Perfidy
|
treachery; betrayal
|
|
|
Perquisites
|
‘perks’
|
|
|
Personification
|
1. attributing human qualities to something non-human, 2. acting as an example of
|
|
|
Perusal
|
careful reading
|
|
|
Petulant
|
sulky
|
|
|
Phlegmatic
|
calm
|
|
|
Phlegmatic
|
calm; imperturbable
|
|
|
Phobic
|
fearful
|
|
|
Pilfer
|
steal
|
|
|
Placid
|
calm and peaceful
|
|
|
Placid
|
peaceful
|
|
|
Plaudits
|
praise
|
|
|
Plausible
|
believable
|
|
|
Pliant
|
flexible
|
|
|
Polarized
|
divided into two extremes
|
|
|
Pragmatism
|
practicality
|
|
|
Preclude
|
prevent
|
|
|
Precursor
|
fore-runner; earlier version
|
|
|
Precursor
|
forerunner
|
|
|
Precursors
|
forerunners
|
|
|
Predilection
|
liking for; penchant
|
|
|
Preeminence
|
fame; top position
|
|
|
Presumption
|
assuming too much
|
|
|
Presumptive
|
presumed
|
|
|
Presumptuous
|
assuming too much; arrogant
|
|
|
Pretentious
|
putting on an act
|
|
|
Profiteer
|
someone who seeks to make unjustified profits
|
|
|
Profligacy
|
wasteful and immoral behavior
|
|
|
Profundity
|
depth (of ideas)
|
|
|
Prognosis
|
outlook
|
|
|
Prohibitive
|
very expensive
|
|
|
Prolific
|
producing a lot
|
|
|
Propagandist
|
someone who spreads ideas
|
|
|
Propensity
|
tendency; leaning’ predilection
|
|
|
Proponents
|
supporters
|
|
|
Prosaic
|
ordinary
|
|
|
Prospectus
|
brochure
|
|
|
Provocative
|
provoking
|
|
|
Proximity
|
closeness
|
|
|
Prudence
|
wisdom; caution
|
|
|
Prudent
|
wise; cautious
|
|
|
Pugnacious
|
aggressive
|
|
|
Punctilious
|
meticulous
|
|
|
Purportedly
|
apparently claiming
|
|
|
Purveyor
|
one who sells something or causes something to spread
|
|
|
Qualification
|
something added to modify an opinion
|
|
|
Quelled
|
suppressed
|
|
|
Quixotic
|
idealistic; impractical
|
|
|
Raiment
|
clothes; garments
|
|
|
Rambunctious
|
boisterous
|
|
|
Rancor
|
bitterness and bad feeling
|
|
|
Ratify
|
give official approval to
|
|
|
Raze
|
knock down
|
|
|
Razing
|
cutting down
|
|
|
Reciprocate
|
pay back
|
|
|
Reclusive
|
avoiding other people; solitary
|
|
|
Reconcile
|
bring disputing side together again
|
|
|
Reconcile
|
bring disputing sides together; overcome bad feeling
|
|
|
Recrimination
|
blame
|
|
|
Rectitude
|
uprightness
|
|
|
Regressive
|
moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
|
|
|
Rehash
|
revamp hurriedly/carelessly
|
|
|
Remiss
|
wrong
|
|
|
Remiss
|
neglectful
|
|
|
Remonstrance
|
criticism
|
|
|
Repertoire
|
range; set of skills
|
|
|
Repertory
|
story; stock; repertoire
|
|
|
Reprehensible
|
very bad
|
|
|
Reprieve
|
let off (at least temporarily)
|
|
|
Reprimanded
|
scolded
|
|
|
Resilience
|
strength; ability to withstand
|
|
|
Resilient
|
able to spring back; strong
|
|
|
Resolute
|
firm of purpose
|
|
|
Resonance
|
echo
|
|
|
Respite
|
break (from work etc.)
|
|
|
Respite
|
break from work etc.
|
|
|
Resurgence
|
revival
|
|
|
Reticent
|
shy; unwilling to reveal information
|
|
|
Retraction
|
removal; ‘taking back’
|
|
|
Retrenchment
|
reducing staff or forces; conserving resources
|
|
|
Reverential
|
showing respect
|
|
|
Revisionists
|
people who revise; anti-revolutionaries
|
|
|
Rhetoric
|
persuasive language
|
|
|
Robust
|
firm and strong
|
|
|
Rousing
|
stirring
|
|
|
Rudimentary
|
elementary; basic
|
|
|
Salvageable
|
can be saved
|
|
|
Sanctimonious
|
hypocritically holy; making a pretense of religious feeling
|
|
|
Sanctity
|
holiness
|
|
|
Sarcasm
|
sneering, bitter remarks; ironic or taunting
|
|
|
Sarcasm
|
mockery
|
|
|
Scouring
|
cleaning thoroughly; thorough searching
|
|
|
Scrutinize
|
examine carefully
|
|
|
Scuttled
|
sunk
|
|
|
Secluded
|
lonely; isolated
|
|
|
Sedate
|
calm; placid
|
|
|
Seditious
|
causing division or rebellion
|
|
|
Sedulous
|
thorough; eager
|
|
|
Serene
|
peaceful
|
|
|
Sermonized
|
gave moral lecture
|
|
|
Shroud
|
1. a cover for dead body, 2. to cover
|
|
|
Skeptical
|
doubtful
|
|
|
Skewed
|
distorted; bent
|
|
|
Slipshod
|
careless; untidy
|
|
|
Solace
|
comfort
|
|
|
Solicitousness
|
expressing care/concern
|
|
|
Sophistry
|
devious logic
|
|
|
Soporific
|
sleep-inducing
|
|
|
Sparse
|
thin; not thick
|
|
|
Sporadic
|
intermittent; on and off
|
|
|
Spurned
|
shunned; rejected
|
|
|
Squander
|
waste
|
|
|
Squelch
|
suppress; crush
|
|
|
Steadfastness
|
loyalty; firmness of purpose
|
|
|
Stifling
|
suppressing
|
|
|
Stipulated
|
insisted
|
|
|
Stoic
|
brave; able to tolerate whatever life throws at you
|
|
|
Stringent
|
strict
|
|
|
Stringent
|
strict
|
|
|
Substantiate
|
give supporting evidence
|
|
|
Substantiated
|
backed up; given supporting evidence
|
|
|
Subtle
|
not obvious
|
|
|
Subversive
|
intending to overthrow
|
|
|
Succinct
|
clear, short and well-expressed
|
|
|
Succumbing
|
giving in to; falling under the influence of
|
|
|
Sundry
|
miscellaneous
|
|
|
Supercilious
|
arrogant
|
|
|
Supplant
|
replace
|
|
|
Supple
|
flexible; pliant; lithe
|
|
|
Surfeit
|
excess
|
|
|
Sustain
|
support
|
|
|
Sustenance
|
support; food
|
|
|
Symbiotic
|
mutually advantageous; close relationship
|
|
|
Syncopated
|
with strongly accented rhythm
|
|
|
Tacit
|
unspoken; understood even thought not expressed in words
|
|
|
Tactile
|
through the sense of touch
|
|
|
Tangential
|
off the point; irrelevant
|
|
|
Taunted
|
teased; mocked
|
|
|
Temper
|
moderate
|
|
|
Temperamental
|
volatile; changeable
|
|
|
Temperate
|
mild; moderate
|
|
|
Temporize
|
put off; procrastinate
|
|
|
Tenable
|
can be held (of an opinion, for example)
|
|
|
Tenacious
|
holding firmly to idea or purpose
|
|
|
Tenacity
|
firmness of purpose
|
|
|
Tenacity
|
firmness of purpose
|
|
|
Tenuous
|
shaky; not firm
|
|
|
Torrid
|
hot and steamy
|
|
|
Transcend
|
go beyond a limit
|
|
|
Transitory
|
shot-lived
|
|
|
Treacly
|
too sweet; over sentimental
|
|
|
Tremulous
|
hesitant
|
|
|
Tribulations
|
troubles
|
|
|
Truculence
|
stubbornness
|
|
|
Undermine
|
attempt to overthrow; weaken
|
|
|
Underscore
|
emphasize
|
|
|
Understatement
|
making something seem less important than it is
|
|
|
Unequivocal
|
clear; cannot be misunderstood
|
|
|
Unequivocal
|
certain; cannot be disputed
|
|
|
Unqualified
|
without hesitation; complete and total
|
|
|
Unrelenting
|
never giving up; non-stop
|
|
|
Unwarranted
|
unjustified
|
|
|
Unwitting
|
not deliberate
|
|
|
Unyielding
|
not giving up
|
|
|
Vacillated
|
wavered; hesitated
|
|
|
Validated
|
proved right
|
|
|
Valor
|
bravery
|
|
|
Variegated
|
multicolored
|
|
|
Vector
|
carrier (of disease, for example)
|
|
|
Venality
|
corruption
|
|
|
Venerable
|
worthy of respect
|
|
|
Verbose
|
wordy
|
|
|
Versatility
|
ability to do many things
|
|
|
Viable
|
workable; able to live or grow
|
|
|
Vicarious
|
experienced indirectly; at secondhand
|
|
|
Vigilant
|
wary; watchful
|
|
|
Vindication
|
proving right
|
|
|
Vindictive
|
seeking revenge
|
|
|
Visceral
|
concerned with the 'guts'; physical rather than mental
|
|
|
Volatile
|
1. evaporates easily, 2. easily angered; emotional
|
|
|
Voluminous
|
large; bulky; extensive
|
|
|
Vulnerable
|
open to attack; susceptible
|
|
|
Vulnerable
|
open to attack; susceptible
|
|
|
Waning
|
declining
|
|
|
Warped
|
twisted; distorted
|
|
|
Wary
|
cautious
|
|
|
Watershed
|
1. area between two river basins, 2. turning point
|
|
|
Whimsical
|
fickle; changeable
|
|
|
Winnow
|
sift; separate good from bad
|
|
|
Wistful
|
full of sadness and longing
|
|
|
Wrath
|
anger
|
