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GRE 1 : (abase - necromancy)

G.R.E words from Abase to Necromancy.

There are some spelling mistakes that need to be corrected. Might also break it out into seperate lists that are smaller.
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Terms

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abase
lower, degrade
abash
embarrass
abjure
renounce
abnegation
self-sacrifice, renunciation
abominate
detestable
abominate
loathsome, hate
abrogate
abolish
absolve
pardon
abstemious
sparing in eating & drinking
abstruse
obscure, profound
abysmal
bottomless
accede
agree
acclaim
applaud
acclivity
sharp incline
accord
agreement
accouter
equip
accretion
growth, increase
acerbity
bitterness of speech
acquiesce
assent
acrimonious
bitterness
acrophobia
fear of heights
actuarial
calculating
actuate
motivate
acuity
sharpness
addle
muddle
adherent
supporter
adjunct
something attached (inferior)
adjuration
solemn urging
adroit
skilful
adulation
flattery
adventitious
accidental, casual
adversity
poverty
advert
refer
aegis
shield, defense
aerie
nest of a large bird
affable
easily approachable
affected
artificial, pretend
affliction
state of distress
affront
insult, offense
agglomeration
collection
aggrandize
increase or intensify
agnostic
one who is skeptical of God
agrarian
pertaining to land
alacrity
eagerness, cheerful promptness
alcove
nook, recess
allay
calm, pacify
allegory
story in which characters are used as symbols, eg: fables
alliteration
repetition of beginning sound
allude
refer
allure
entice, attract
allusion
indirect reference
altruistic
unselfish generosity
amalgamate
combine
ambivalence
state of having contradictory emotional attitudes
ameliorate
improve
amenable
readily manageable
amity
friendship
amoral
non-moral
amorous
moved by sexual love
amorphous
without shape
amok
in a state of rage
anachronism
something misplaced in time
analogous
comparable
analogy
similarity
anarchist
person who seeks to overturn govt.
anathema
solemn curse (anathematize)
anecdote
short account of interesting event
animadversion
critical remark
animosity
active enemy
animus
hostile feeling
anneal
make less brittle
annotate
comment
anodyne
pain killer
anoint
consecrate
anomalous
abnormal
anomaly
irregularity
antagonism
hostility
antecede
precede
antediluvian
antiquated
anthology
book of literary selections
anthropoid
manlike
anthropomorphic
having human form
anticlimax
letdown in thought or emotion
antipathy
aversion, dislike
antiquated
obsolete
antithesis
contrast
apathy
lack of caring
aphasia
loss of speech
aphorism
a saying or maxim
apiary
place where bees are kept
aplomb
poise or assurance
apocryphal
untrue, made up
apologist
one who writes in defense of a cause
apostate
one who abandons his religious faith or political belief
apothecary
druggist
apothegm
compact saying
apotheosis
elevation to god-hood, perfect example
appease
pacify
appellation
name or title
apposite
appropriate; fitting
apprise
inform
approbation
approval
appropriate
acquire
appurtenances
subordinate possessions
apropos
with reference to; regarding
aquiline
curved, hooked
arboretum
place where different varieties of trees are studied
arcade
covered passageway (lined with shops)
arcane
secret
archaic
antiquated
archetype
prototype, primitive pattern
ardor
heat, passion
arduous
hard, strenuous
argot
slang
aria
operatic solo
arraign
charge in court, indict
array
draw up in order
array
adorn
arroyo
gully
articulate
affective, distinct
artifice
trickery, deception
artless
without guile, open and honest
ascendancy
controlling influence
ascetic
practicing self-denial
ascribe
refer, attribute
ashen
ash colored
asinine
stupid
askance
indirect look
askew
crookedly; slanted
asperity
sharpness of temper
aspersion
slanderous remark
assail
assault
assay
analyze, evaluate
assiduous
diligent
assuage
ease or lessen pain
astral
relating to stars
astringent
binding, harsh or severe, causing contraction
astute
wise, shrewd
asunder
apart, into parts
atavism
resemblance to remote ancestors
atheistic
denying the existence of god
atrophy
wasting away
attribute
essential quality
attribute
gradual decrease in numbers
audacious
daring, bold
augury
omen, prophecy
austere
forbiddingly stern, severely simple or unornamented
autocratic
having absolute, unchecked power, dictatorial
automaton
mechanism that imitates actions or humans
auxiliary
providing or offering help, additional or subsidiary
avarice
greediness for wealth
aver
state confidently
avert
prevent, turn away
aviary
enclosure for birds
avid
greedy, eager for
avocation
secondary or minor occupation
avow
declare openly
avuncular
like an uncle
awl
pointed tool for piercing
awry
distorted, crooked
azure
sky blue
babble
chatter idly
bacchanalian
drunken
badinage
teasing conversion
bait
harass, tease
baleful
deadly, ominous, having a malign influence
balk
stop short
balk
foil
banal
hackneyed, commonplace, trite, lacking originality
balmy
mild, fragrant
bandy
discuss lightly, heated (words) exchange
bantering
good naturedly ridiculing
barefaced
shameless, bold, unconcealed
baroque
highly ornate
bastion
stronghold
bate
let down, restrain
bauble
trifle, trinket
bawdy
indecent, obscene
beatific
blissful
beatitude
blessedness, state of bliss, growing closer to god
bedizen
dress with vulgar finery
bedraggle
wet thoroughly
befuddle
confuse thoroughly
beget
father, produce, give rise to
begrudge
resent
beguile
mislead or delude, cheat, pastime
behemoth
monstrous size or power
beholden
obligated, indebted
behoove
be suited to, be incumbent upon
belabor
explain excessively, assail verbally
beleaguer
besiege or attack, harass
belie
contradict, give false impression
belittle
depreciate, disparage
bellicose
warlike
belligerent
quarrelsome
bemoan
lament, express disapproval of
bemused
confused
benediction
blessing
benevolent
generous, charitable
benign
not malignant, kindly, favorable
benison
blessing
bequeath
hand down, leave to some one by will
berate
scold strongly
bereavement
state of being deprived of something
bereft
deprived of, lacking
beseech
beg, plead
beset
harass or trouble
besiege
surround with armed forces, harass
besmirch
soil, defile
betoken
signify, indicate
betroth
become engaged to, marry
bevy
large group
bicameral
two chambered, as a legislative body
bigotry
stubborn intolerance
bilious
suffering from indigestion, irritable
bilk
swindle, cheat
bivouac
temporary encampment
blanch
bleach, whiten
bland
soothing or mild, agreeable
bucolic
rustic, pastoral
bugaboo
bugbear, object of baseless terror
bulwark
earthwork or other strong defense, person who defends
burgeon
grow forth, send out buds
burlesque
give an imitation that ridicules
burnish
make shiny by rubbing or polishing
buttress
support, prop up
cadence
rhythmic rise and fall( of sound), beat
cajole
coax, wheedle
callow
immature, youthful, inexperienced
calumny
malicious misrepresentation, slander
camaraderie
good fellowship
canard
unfound rumor, exaggerated report
candor
frankness, open honesty
canker
any evil, any ulcerous sore
canny
thrifty, shrewd
cant
insincere expression of piety, jargon of thieves
cantankerous
ill humored, irritable
cantata
story set to music
canto
division of a long poem
capacious
spacious
capitulate
surrender
caprice
whim
capricious
fickle, unpredictable
captious
faultfinding
carafe
glass water bottle, decanter
carapace
shell covering the back (turtle, crab)
careen
lurch, sway from side to side
carillon
set of bell capable of being played
carousal
drunken revel
carping
fault finding, petty criticism
carrion
rotting flesh of dead body
castigation
punishment, severe criticism
cataclysm
deluge, upheaval
catcall
shout of disapproval, boo
catechism
book for religious instruction, instruction by question and answers
catharsis
purging or cleaning of passageway
cathartic
purgative
catholic
universal
caucus
private meeting of members
caulk
make water tight
caustic
burning, sarcastically biting
cauterize
burn with hot iron
cavalcade
procession
cavalier
casual and offhand
cavil
make frivolous objections
cede
yield
celerity
speed, rapidity
censorious
critical
censure
blame or criticize
cerebration
thought
certitude
certainty
cessation
stoppage
cession
yield
chafe
warm by rubbing
chaff
worthless product of an endeavor
chaffing
bantering; joking
chagrin
vexation
charisma
divine gift, popular charm
chary
cautious
chase
ornament a metal surface by indent'g
chaste
pure, modest, virginal
chasten
discipline; punish in order to correct
chastise
punish
chauvinist
blindly devoted; zealous adherent
cherubic
angelic; innocent looking
chicanery
trickery; deception
chide
scold
chimerical
fantastically improbable; unrealistic
chisel
tool for cutting
chisel
swindle or cheat
chivalrous
courteous; faithful; brave
choleric
hot-tempered
chortle
chuckle with delight
churlish
boorish; rude
ciliated
having minute hairs
cipher
nonentity
cipher
secret code
circlet
small ring; band
circumlocution
indirect expression
circumscribe
limit; confine
circumspect
prudent; cautious
clairvoyant
having foresight; fortuneteller
clamber
climb by crawling
clamor
noise
clandestine
secret
clangor
loud, resounding noise
clarion
shrill, trumpet like sound
clavicle
collarbone
cleave
split or sever; remain faithful to; cling to
cleft
split
clemency
disposition to be lenient
climactic
relating to the highest point
clime
region; climate
clique
small exclusive group
cloister
monastery or convent
cloying
distasteful; excessively sweet or sentimental
coalesce
combine; fuse
coda
concluding section of a musical
coddle
treat gently or pamper
codicil
supplement to the body of a will
coercion
use of force to get something
coeval
living at the same time as; contemporary
cogent
convincing
cogitate
think over
cognate
related linguistically; allied by blood
cognitive
having to do with knowledge
cognizance
knowledge
cohere
stick together
cohesion
tendency to keep together
cohort
armed band
coiffure
hair style
colander
utensil with holes used for straining
collate
examine in order to verify authenticity, arrange in order
collation
light metal
colloquy
informal discussion
collusion
conspiring in a fraudulent scheme
comely
attractive, agreeable
comestible
something fit to be eaten
comeuppance
rebuke, deserts
comity
courtesy, civility
commandeer
to draft for military purpose, to take for public use
commensurate
equal in extent
commiserate
feel or express pity or sympathy for
communal
held in common, of a group of people
compact
agreement, contract
compelling
overpowering, irresistible effect
compendium
brief, comprehensive summary
commodious
spacious and comfortable
compilation
listing of statistical information in tabular or book form
complacency
self satisfaction, smugness
complaisant
trying to please obliging
complement
make perfect, complete, consummate
complementary
serving to complete something
compliant
yielding, conforming to requirements
complicity
participation, involvement
comport
behave, bear one's self
compromise
adjust or settle by making mutual concessions, endanger the interests or reputation of
compunction
remorse
concave
hallow
conceit
vanity or self love, whimsical idea, extravagant metaphor
conception
beginning, forming of an idea
concerted
mutually agreed on, done together
concession
an act of yielding
conciliatory
reconciling, soothing
conclave
private meeting
concoct
prepare by combing, make up in concert
concomitant
that which accompanies
concord
harmony
condescend
bestow courtesies with a superior air
condign
adequate, deservedly severe
condole
express sympathetic sorrow
condone
overlook, forgive, give tact approval, excuse
conflagration
great fire
conformity
harmony, agreement
congeal
freeze, coagulate
congenial
pleasant, friendly
congenital
existing at birth
compliance
readiness to yield, conformity in fulfilling requirements
blasé
bored with pleasure or dissipation
blighted
suffering from disease or destroyed
blithe
gay; joyous
blowhard
talkative boaster
bludgeon
club; heavy headed weapon
bluff
rough but good natured
bluff
pretense
bluster
blow in heavy gusts
bode
foreshadow
bohemian
unconventional (in an artistic way)
bombastic
pompous
boorish
rude; insensitive
bouillon
clear beef soup
bourgeois
middle class; dully conventional
bowdlerize
expurgate
braggadocio
boasting
braggart
boaster
bravado
swagger; assumed air of defiance
brazen
insolent
brevity
conciseness
brindled
tawny or grayish with spots
brocade
rich figured fabric
brook
tolerate
browbeat
intimidate; bully
brusque
blunt; abrupt
brooch
ornamental clasp
boisterous
violent; rough; noisy
conglomeration
mass of material sticking together
congruence
correspondence of parts, harmonious relationship
congruent
in agreement, corresponding
conjecture
guess, surmise
conjugal
pertaining to marriage
connivance
pretense of ignorance of something wrong, assistance, permission to offend
connotation
suggested or implied meaning of an expression
connubial
pertaining to marriage
consanguinity
kinship
conscientious
careful, scrupulous
consequential
pompous, self important
conservatory
school of fine arts (drama, music)
consign
deliver officially, entrust, set apart
consistency
absence of contradictions, dependability, degree of thickness, uniformity
consonance
harmony, agreement
consort
associate with
consort
husband or wife
constituent
supporter
construe
explain , interpret
contagion
infection
contend
struggle, compete, assert earnestly
contention
claim, thesis
contentious
quarrelsome
contest
dispute
contiguous
adjacent to, touching upon
continence
self restraint, sexual chastity
contortions
twisting, distortions
contrite
penitent
contrived
forced, artificial, not spontaneous
controvert
oppose with arguments, attempt to refute, contradiction
contumacious
disobedient, resisting authority
contusion
bruise
conviction
judgment that someone is guilty of crime, strongly held belief
convivial
festive, gay, characterized by joviality
convoke
call together
copious
plentiful
coquette
flirt
cornice
projecting molding on building
cornucopia
horn overflowing with fruit and grain, symbol of abundance
corporeal
material, bodily
corpulent
very fat
coterie
select circle, group that meets socially
countenance
approve, tolerate
countenance
face
countermand
cancel, revoke
counterpart
thing that completes another, things very much alike
covenant
agreement
covetous
avaricious
cow
intimidate, terrorize
cower
shrink quivering, as from fear
cozen
cheat, hoodwink, swindle
crabbed
sour, peevish
crass
very unrefined, gross insensible
craven
cowardly
credence
belief
credulity
gullibility, naiveté
creed
system of religious or ethical belief
crone
hag
crotchety
whimsical, eccentric
cull
reject, pick out
culpable
deserving blame
cupidity
greed
curator
superintendent, manager
curmudgeon
churlish, miserly individual
curtail
shorten, reduce
cynosure
object of general attention
dally
trifle with, procrastinate
dank
damp
dapper
neat and trim
dawdle
loiter, waste time
deadpan
wooden, impassive
debase
reduce in quality or value, degrade, lower in esteem
debauch
corrupt, seduce from virtue
debunk
expose as false, exaggerate, worthless, ridicule
decadence
decay
declivity
downward slope
décolleté
having a low cut neck line
decrepitude
state of collapse caused by illness or old age
decry
express strong disapproval of, disparage
default
failure to act
defer
delay till later
defer
submit, give in respectfully
deference
courteous regard for another's wish
defoliate
destroy leaves
defray
provide for the payment of
defrock
to strip a priest or minister of church authority
deify
turn into God
deign
stoop, condescend
deleterious
harmful
delineate
portray, depict, sketch
delude
deceive
deluge
flood rush
delusion
false belief, hallucination
delusive
deceptive, raising vain hopes
demagogue
false leader, person who appeals to peoples prejudice
demoniac
fiendish
demotic
object, hesitate
demur
grave, serious, coy
denigrate
blacken
denizen
inhabitant or resident, regular visitor
denotation
meaning, distinguishing by name
denouement
outcome, final development of the plot of a play or literary work
depravity
wickedness, extreme corruption
deprecate
express disapproval of protest against, belittle
depredation
plundering
deride
make fun of, ridicule
derision
ridicule
descry
catch sight of
despoil
plunder
despondent
depressed; gloomy
despot
tyrant
desultory
aimless; haphazard
determinate
having a fixed order
detraction
slandering; aspersion
devious
roundabout; erratic
devolve
deputize; pass on to others
diadem
crown
dialectical
relating to art of debate
diaphanous
transparent
diatribe
scolding
dichotomy
split; branching into two parts
dictum
authorative statement; maxim
didactic
teaching; instrumental
diffidence
shyness
diffuse
wordy; spread out
dilatory
delaying
dilettante
aimless follower of arts; amateur
diminution
lessening; reduction is size
dint
means; effort
diorama
life-size; 3d scene from nature or history
dirge
lament with music
disabuse
undeceive, correct a false impression
disaffected
disloyal
disavowal
denial, disclaiming
discerning
mentally quick and observant, having insight
disclaim
disown, renounce claim to
discombobulated
confused, discomposed
discomfit
defeat, disconcert, put to rout
disconcert
confuse, upset, embarrass
disconsolate
sad
discount
disregard
discrete
separate, unconnected
discretion
prudence, ability to adjust actions to circumstances
discriminating
able to see differences, prejudiced
discursive
digressing, rambling
disdain
view with scorn or contempt
disenfranchise
deprive of a civil right
disgruntle
make discontented
disingenuous
not naïve, sophisticated
disinter
dig up unearth
disinterested
unprejudiced
disjunction
act or state of separation, disunity
dispassionate
calm, impartial
dispirited
lacking in spirit
disport
amuse
disputatious
argumentative, fond of arguing
disquietude
uneasiness, anxiety
disquisition
formal systematic inquiry, an explanation of the results of a formal inquiry
dissemble
disguise, pretend
dissertation
formal essay
dissimulate
pretend, conceal by feigning
dissipate
squander, waste, scatter
distant
reserved or aloof, cold in manner
distrait
absentminded
diva
operatic singer, prima Donna
docket
program as for trial, book were such entries are made
doctrinaire
unable to compromise about points of doctrine, dogmatic unyielding
doddering
shaky, infirm from old age
doff
take off
dogged
determined, stubborn
doggerel
poor verse
dogmatic
opinionated, arbitrary, doctrinal
dolorous
sorrowful
dolt
stupid person
dormer
window projecting from roof
dotage
senility
dote
excessively fond of, show signs of mental decline
dour
sullen, stubborn
dowdy
slovenly, untidy
dregs
sediment, worthless residue
drivel
nonsense, foolishness
dross
queer and amusing
dross
waste mater, worthless impurities
dulcet
sweet sounding
duplicity
double dealing, hypocrisy
dutiful
respectful obedient
dyspeptic
suffering from indigestion
earthy
unrefined, coarse
ebullient
showing excitement, overflowing with enthusiasm
ecclesiastic
pertaining to church
eclectic
selective, composed of elements drawn from disparate sources
economy
efficiency or conciseness in using something
eddy
swirling current of water, air, etc
edict
decree(issued by a sovereign), official command
edify
instruct, correct morally
efface
rub out
effeminate
having womanly traits
Effervescence
inner excitement or exuberance, bubbling from fermentation or carbonation
effete
worn out, exhausted, barren
effluvium
noxious smell
effrontery
shameless boldness
effusion
pouring forth
effusive
pouring forth, gushing
egregious
notorious, conspicuously bad or shocking
egress
exit
ejaculation
exclamation
elegy
poem or song expressing lamentation
ellipsis
omission of words from text
elucidate
explain, enlighten
elysian
relating to paradise, blissful
emaciated
thin and wasted
emancipate
set free
embellish
adorn, ornament, enhance(as a story)
embezzlement
stealing
embroil
throw into confusion, involve in strife, entangle
emend
correct(usually a text)
emendation
correction of errors, improvement
emetic
substance causing vomiting
emollient
soothing or softening remedy
emolument
salary, compensation
empathy
ability to identify with another's feelings
empirical
based on experience
encomiastic
praising, eulogistic
encomium
high praise, eulogy
encumber
burden
endearment
fond word or act
endue
endow, provide with some quality
enervate
weaken
enfranchise
admit to rights of citizenship(the right to vote)
engender
cause, produce
enjoin
command, order, forbid
ennui
boredom
enrapture
please intensely
ensconce
settle comfortably
entomology
study of insects
entrance
put under a spell, carry away with emotions
entreat
plead ask earnestly
entrée
entrance, a way in
enunciate
utter or speak(especially distinctly
environ
enclose, surround
epaulet
ornament worn on the shoulder
ephemeral
short lived, fleeting
epicure
coinsure of food and drink
epigram
witty thought or saying(usually short)
epilogue
short speech at conclusion of a dramatic work
episodic
loosely connected
epistemologist
philosopher who studies the nature of knowledge
epitaph
inscription in memory of a dead person
epithet
word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person
epitome
perfect example or embodiment
equable
uniform, tranquil, steady
equanimity
calmness of temperament, composure
equine
resembling a horse
equipoise
balance, balancing force, equilibrium
equivocal
ambiguous, intentionally misleading
equivocate
lie, mislead, attempt to conceal the truth
errant
wandering
erudite
learned, scholarly
eschew
avoid
esoteric
hard to understand, known only to a chosen few
espouse
adopt, support
ethereal
light, heavenly, unusually refined
ethnology
study of human kind
ethos
underling character of a culture, group
etymology
study of word parts
eugenic
pertaining to the improvement of race
eulogistic
praising
eulogy
expression of praise(often on someone's death)
euphemism
mild expression in place of an unpleasant one
euphony
sweet sound
evanescent
fleeting, vanishing
evince
show clearly
evocative
tending to call up(emotions, memories)
ewe
female sheep
exacerbate
worsen, embitter
exalt
praise, raise in rank or dignity
exasperate
vex
exceptionable
objectionable
excise
cut away, cut out
excoriate
scold with biting harshness
exculpate
clear from blame
execrable
very bad
execrate
curse, express abhorrence for
exegesis
explanation(especially of biblical passages)
exemplify
show by example
exhilarating
invigorating and refreshing, cheering
exhort
urge
exigency
urgent situation
exiguous
small minute
existential
pertaining to existence
expansive
outgoing and sociable, broad and extensive, able to increase in size
expatiate
talk at length
expedient
suitable, practical, politic
explicate
explain, interpret, clarify
exploit
deed or action( particularly a brave deed)
exploit
make use of, sometimes unjustly
expository
explanatory, serving to explain
expostulation
protest, remonstrance
expropriate
take possession of
expurgate
clean, remove offensive parts of a book
extant
still in existence
extemporaneous
not planned, impromptu
extenuate
weaken , mitigate
extirpate
root up
extol
praise, glorify
extraneous
not essential, superfluous
exuberance
overflowing abundance, joyful, enthusiasm, lavishness, flamboyance
exude
give forth, discharge
exult
rejoice
facetious
joking(inappropriately), humorous
facile
easily accomplished, ready or fluent, superficial
faction
party, clique, dissension
factious
inclined to form factions, causing dissension
factitious
artificial, sham
factotum
handyman
fallow
plowed but not sowed, uncultivated
falter
hesitate
fanaticism
excessive zeal, extreme devotion to a cause
fancied
imagined, unreal
fancier
breeder or dealer of animals
farce
broad comedy, mockery
fastidious
difficult to please, squeamish
fatalism
belief that events are determined by force that is beyond ones control
fatuous
foolish, inane
fawning
courting favor by cringing and flattering
febrile
feverish
fecundity
fertility, fruitfulness
feint
trick, shift, sham blow
felicitous
suitably expressed, well chosen
felicity
happiness, appropriateness
fell
cruel, deadly
fell
cut or knock down,, bring down
ferment
agitation, commotion
ferret
drive or hunt out of hiding
fervid
ardent
fervor
glowing ardor, intensity of feeling
fester
rankle, produce irritation or resentment
fete
honor at a festival
fetid
malodorous
fetter
shackle
fiat
command
fidelity
loyalty
filch
steal
filial
pertaining to son or daughter
filibuster
block legislation by making long speeches
filigree
delicate lace like metal work
firebrand
hotheaded, troublemaker
fitful
intermittent, spasmodic
flag
droop, grow feeble
flagrant
conspicuously wicked, blatant, outrageous
flail
thresh grain by hand, strike or slap, toss about
flamboyant
ornate
flay
strip off skin, plunder
fledgling
inexperienced
flick
light stroke as with a whip
flinch
hesitate, shrink
flippant
lacking proper seriousness
flit
fly, dart lightly, pass swiftly by
florid
ruddy, reddish, flowery
flotsam
drifting wreckage
fluster
confuse
fluted
having vertical parallel grooves(pillar)
foible
weakness, slight fault
foil
contrast
foil
defeat, frustrate
foment
stir up, instigate
foppish
vain about dress and appearance
forbearance
patience
ford
place where the river can be crossed on foot
forensic
suitable to debate or courts of law
forestall
prevent by taking action in advance
forlorn
sad and lonely, wretched
forswear
renounce, abandon
fortuitous
accidental, by chance
founder
fail completely, sink
fracas
brawl, melee
fractious
unruly
fray
brawl
fret
to be annoyed or vexed
frieze
ornamental band on a wall
frond
fern leaf, palm, banana leaf
frustrate
thwart, defeat
fulminate
thunder, explode
fulsome
disgustingly excessive
funereal
sad, solemn
furtive
stealthy, sneaky
gadfly
animal biting fly, an irritating person
gainsay
deny
gall
bitterness, nerve
gall
annoy, chafe
gambol
romp, skip about, leap playfully
gamely
in a spirited manner, with courage
garrulous
wordy, talkative, loquacious
gaunt
lean and angular, barren
genuflect
bend the knee as in worship
germane
pertinent, bearing upon the case at hand
gerontocracy
government ruled by old people
gerrymander
change voting district lines
gibe
mock
glean
gather leavings
glib
fluent, facile, slick
gloat
express evil satisfaction, view malevolently
glower
scowl
goad
urge on
gossamer
sheer, like cobwebs
gull
trick, hoodwink
halcyon
calm, peaceful
hallowed
blessed, consecrated
hap
chance, luck
harangue
long passionate &vehement speech
harbinger
forerunner
hilarity
boisterous mirth
hindmost
furthest behind
hinterlands
back country
hireling
one who serves for hire
hirsute
hairy
histrionic
theatrical
hoary
white with age
homeostasis
tendency of a system to maintain relative stability
homily
serious warning, sermon
hortatory
encouraging, extortive
hubris
arrogance, excessive self conceit
hummock
small hill
husband
conserve, save, use sparingly
husbandry
frugality, thrift, agriculture
hyperbole
exaggeration, overstatement
hypercritical
excessively exacting
ichthyology
study of fish
iconoclastic
attacking cherished traditions
ignoble
not noble, unworthy
ignominy
deep disgrace, shame or dishonor
illimitable
infinite
imbibe
drink in
imbue
saturate, fill
immure
imprison, shut up in confinement
impale
pierce
impalpable
intangible, imperceptible
impecunious
without money
impenitent
not repentant
imperious
haughty, domineering
impetuous
violent, hasty, rash
impolitic
not wise
imponderable
weightless
import
significance
importune
beg persistently
imprecation
curse
improvident
thriftless
imprudent
lacking caution, injudicious
impudence
insolence, impertinence
impugn
dispute or contradict(in an insulting way), gainsay, challenge
impuissance
powerlessness, feebleness
impute
attribute, ascribe
inane
silly, senseless
incendiary
arsonist
inchoate
recently began, rudimentary, elementary
incipient
beginning, in an early stage
incommodious
not spacious, inconvenient
incongruity
lack of harmony, absurdity
incontinent
lacking self restraint, licentious
incontrovertible
indisputable ,not open to question
incorporeal
lacking a material body, insubstantial
incubus
burden, mental care, nightmare
indigence
poverty
indigent
poor, destitute
indignation
anger at injustice
indissoluble
permanent
indite
write, compose
indolent
lazy
indubitable
unable to be doubted, unquestionable
ineffable
unutterable, cannot be expressed in speech
ineluctable
irresistible, not to be escaped
inerrancy
infallibility
inexorable
relentless, unyielding, implacable
infirmity
weakness
infraction
violation
ingenuous
naïve and trusting, young, unsophisticated
ingratiate
become popular with
inimical
unfriendly, hostile, harmful, detrimental
iniquitous
wicked, immoral, unrighteous
innuendo
hint, insinuation
insalubrious
unwholesome, not healthy
insidious
stealthy, sly, treacherous
insipid
lacking in flavor, dull
insolvent
bankrupt, lacking money to pay
insouciant
indifferent, without concern or care
insularity
narrow mindedness, isolation
interdict
prohibit, forbid
interloper
intruder
internecine
mutually destructive
interregnum
period between two reigns
intimate
fearless
intractable
unruly, stubborn, unyielding
intransigence
refusal of any compromise, stubbornness
intrepid
fearless
inured
accustomed, hardened
invective
abuse
inveigh
denounce, utter censure or invective
inveigle
lead astray, wheedle
inveterate
deep rooted, habitual
invidious
designed to create ill will or envy
irascible
irritable, easily angered
iridescent
exhibiting rainbow like colors
irremediable
incurable, uncorrectable
irresolute
uncertain how to act, weak
irrevocable
unalterable, irreversible
isthmus
narrow neck of land connecting two larger bodies of land
itinerant
wandering, traveling
jaundiced
prejudiced (envious, hostile, resentful) yellowed
jaunt
trip, short journey
jaunty
lighthearted, animated, easy and carefree
jibe
agree, be in harmony with
jocose
given to joking
jocund
merry
junket
trip, especially one taken for pleasure by an official at public expense
ken
range of knowledge
kindred
related, similar in nature or character
knave
untrustworthy person, rogue, scoundrel
knell
tolling of a bell, especially to indicate a funeral, disaster
knoll
little round hill
labile
likely to change, unstable
lachrymose
producing tears
lackadaisical
lacking purpose or zest, halfhearted
laconic
briefing and to the point
laity
laypersons, person not connected with the clergy
lampoon
ridicule
lancet
small surgical tool for making incisions
languor
lassitude, depression
largess
generous gift
lascivious
lustful
lassitude
languor, weariness
latitude
freedom from narrow limitations
leaven
cause to rise or grow lighter, enliven
lectern
reading desk
legerdemain
sleight of hand
leonine
like a lion
levee
earthen or stone embankment
levity
lack of seriousness or steadiness, frivolity
lexicographer
compiler of dictionary
lexicon
dictionary
libel
defamatory statement, act of writing something that smears a persons a persons character
libertine
debauched person, roué
libidinous
lustful
libretto
text of an opera
licentious
amoral. lewd & lascivious, unrestrained
lien
legal claim on a property
ligneous
like wood
limn
draw, outline , describe
limpid
clear
lineaments
features, especially of the face
lionize
treat as a celebrity
list
tilt, lean over
litany
supplicatory prayer
lithe
flexible, supple
litotes
understatement for emphasis
livid
lead colored, black and blue, ashen, enraged
loath
reluctant, disinclined
lode
metal bearing vein
loll
lounge about
lope
gallop slowly
low
moo
lucre
money
lugubrious
mournful
luscious
pleasing to taste or smell
macabre
grisly, gruesome
macerate
soften by soaking in liquid, waste away
machinations
evil schemes or plot
maculated
spotted or stained
madrigal
pastoral song
magniloquent
boastful, pompous
maladroit
clumsy, bungling
malapropism
comic misuse of a word
malcontent
person dissatisfied with existing state of affairs
malediction
curse
malefactor
evildoer, criminal
malevolent
wishing evil
malfeasance
wrongdoing
malinger
one who feigns illness to escape duty
malodorous
foul smelling
manacle
restrain, handcuff
mannered
affected, not natural
manumit
emancipate, free from bondage
marshal
put in order
martinet
strict person
matriculate
enroll(college or school)
matrix
point of origin
maudlin
effusively sentimental
mawkish
mushy and gushy
mayhem
injury to body
mealymouthed
indirect in speech, hypocritical, evasive
medium
element that is a creatures natural environment
medium
channel communication, compromise
mellifluous
sweetly or smoothly flowing, melodious
menagerie
collection of wild animals
mendacious
lying, habitually dishonest
mendicant
beggar
mercenary
motivated solely by money or gain
mercurial
capricious, change, fickle
meretricious
flashy, tawdry
metaphor
implied comparison
mete
measure, distribute
miasma
swamp gas, heavy, vaporous atmosphere
milieu
environment, means of expression
minatory
menacing, threatening
mincing
affectedly dainty
minion
servile dependent
minutiae
petty details
mire
entangle, sticky in swampy ground
mirth
merriment, laughter
misanthrope
one who hates mankind
misapprehension
error, misunderstanding
miscellany
mixture of writing on various subjects
misnomer
wrong name, incorrect designation
misogamy
hatred of marriage
misogynist
hater of women
missive
letter
mode
prevailing style, manner
modicum
limited quantity
modish
fashionable
mollify
soothe
mollycoddle
pamper, indulge excessively
mordant
biting, sarcastic, stinging
mores
moral standards, conventions, customs
moribund
dying
morose
ill humored, sullen, melancholy
mortician
undertaker
mortify
humiliate, punish the flesh
mote
small speck
motif
theme
motility
ability to move spontaneously
motley
multicolored, mixed
mottled
blotched in color, spotted
mountebank
charlatan, boastful pretender
muggy
warm and damp
mulct
defraud a person of something
multifarious
varied, greatly diversified
munificent
very generous
muse
ponder
mutability
ability to change in form, fickleness
myriad
very large number
nadir
lowest point
naiveté
quality of being unsophisticated
narcissist
conceited person
nascent
coming into being, incipient
natation
swimming
natty
neatly or smartly dressed
nebulous
vague, hazy, cloudy
necromancy
black magic, dealings with the dead

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