GRE vocab
Barron's and Kaplan's high frequency words
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- viscous
- syrupy, sticky
- pertinacious
- adj. Persistent or unyielding.
- insidious
- Intended to deceive or entrap
- inconsequential
- insignificant; unimportant
- abdicate
- renounce; give up (position, right, or responsibility)
- erudite*
- learned; scholarly
- impugn
- To attack as false or questionable; challenge in argument
- insularity
- narrow-mindedness, isolated
- opiate
- medicine to induce sleep or deaden pain
- villify
- abuse or belittle unjustly or maliciously
- elicit
- to draw or bring forth information
- derivative
- unoriginal, obtained from another source
- prevaricate*
- to equivocate, to stray from the truth
- euphemism
- a pleasant or inoffensive expression used in place of an unpleasant or offensive one
- penury
- extreme poverty, sever poverty, stinginess
- querulous
- complaining; fretful
- onerous*
- burdensome or oppressive
- precept
- practical rule guiding conduct
- embellish
- adorn, ornament, enhance (as a story)
- inchoate*
- not yet fully formed, rudimentary, elementary
- vituperative
- abusive; scolding
- vicarious
- felt or experienced secondhand
- contravene
- to contradict, oppose, violate
- subside
- settle down; descend; grow quiet
- corporeal
- tangible, material; of body and flesh
- dogmatic*
- opinionated, arbitrary, doctrinal
- mercurial
- quick, changeable in character, fleeting
- efficacy*
- effectiveness; capability to produce a desired effect
- salient
- conspicuous, highly relevant, prominent
- loquacious
- talkative, garrulous
- discrete
- unconnected, separate, distinct
- expound
- to elaborate, to explain in great detail
- rescind
- to repeal, cancel
- propitiate*
- to appease; to conciliate
- itinerary
- A detailed account or diary of a journey.
- stint
- be thrifty, sparing; set limits
- burnish
- to polish, rub to a shine
- default
- failure to act; failure to perform a task or be present; V.
- anachronism*
- something or someone misplaced in time; an obsolete or archaic form
- tacit
- not spoken; implied by actions or statements
- latent
- present but not yet active developed or visible
- prudence
- exercise of good judgement; caution or restraint
- recant
- disclaim or disavow; retract a previous statement; openly confess error
- circumscribed
- marked off, bounded
- inured
- accustomed, hardened
- indigence
- poverty
- magnanimity
- generosity
- probity*
- uprightness, incorruptibility
- abate*
- to reduce in amount, degree or severity
- indeterminate
- uncertain; not clearly fixed; indefinite
- disjointed
- disconnected, lacking coherence
- convoluted*
- adj. coiled around; involved; intricate.
- proliferate*
- to grow or increase rapidly
- dissonance
- inharmonious or harsh sound; discord
- potentate
- a monarch, very powerful ruler, sovereign
- neophyte*
- recent convert, beginner
- coagulate
- v. thicken; congeal; clot
- desiccate*
- to dry out or dehydrate; to make dry or dull
- vitiate
- to pervert, debase, make ineffective
- despondency
- depression, dejection
- burgeon
- to grow, sprout, flourish
- partisan
- one-sided, committed to a party, biased or prejudiced.
- fledgling
- adj. inexperienced.
- heterodox
- not in accordance with established or accepted doctrines or opinions
- inundate
- overwhelm; flood; submerge
- importune
- ask incessantly, to beg, to nag
- transgression
- a violation of a law, command or duty
- elocution
- The art of correct intonation, inflection, and gesture in public speaking or reading.
- plummet
- fall, plunge steeply
- disparage
- to slight or belittle
- flout
- reject, mock, to go against (as in going against tradition or conventions)
- recluse
- hermit; loner
- discredit
- reject as false
- sundry
- Miscellaneous; separate; assorted
- vacillate
- waver; fluctuate
- reprehensible
- condemnable: bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
- insolent
- disrespectful; impertinent
- obviate
- make unnecessary, get rid of
- whimsical
- subject to erratic behaviour; unpredictable; acting on a whim; capricious
- protract
- prolong; lengthen in time; draw out
- subterfuge
- a trick used to evade a rule or concequence
- insinuate
- To imply.
- taciturn
- habitually silent, talking little
- elegy*
- A sorrowful poem or speech
- commensurate
- equal, proportional
- prohibitive
- tending to prevent or forbid
- refractory*
- stubborn, unmanageable, intractable, rebellious
- recumbent
- reclining, lying down completely or in part
- divest
- strip (as of clothes); deprive (as of rights); dispossess;
- tendentious
- biased; showing marked tendencies; partisan
- obfuscate
- confuse, muddle, cause confusion, make needlessly complex
- presumptuous
- assuming too much; arrogant
- percipient
- perceptive; insightful
- guile
- trickery; deceit
- strut
- a brace used to support a structure against pressures from the side
- facetious
- comical; jocular; flippant
- ostentatious
- showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention
- precursor
- forerunner; predecessor
- contentious
- quarrelsome; controversial; likely to cause arguments
- conflagration
- a large destructive fire
- document
- provide written evidence
- banal
- hackneyed; commonplace; trite; lacking originality; clich'ed
- sedition
- conduct or language inciting resistance to or rebellion against lawful authority
- bombastic*
- pompous; absurdly lofty in style
- piquancy
- the quality of being spicy or engagingly provocative; having lively charm
- enigma
- a mystery or puzzle
- epithet
- a term or phrase describing or characterizing (n.)
- indigent
- extremely poor.
- propitiate
- to appease; to conciliate.
- fallacious
- erroneous; misleading or deceptive
- dilatory*
- delaying; tending to delay
- impair
- to damage, weaken, or lessen
- inamorata
- a female lover
- volatile
- changeable, inconstant, fickle, unstable, explosive
- connoissuer
- a person who is especially competent to pass critical judgements in an art, particularly one of the fine arts or in matters of taste
- circumscribe
- limit; confine; draw a line around
- esoteric*
- intended for or understood by a small, specific group
- immutable
- unchangeable
- derision
- scoffing at, mockery, ridicule
- delude
- to fool, decieve; to mislead utterly
- shard
- fragment, generally of pottery
- aver*
- to affirm positively; declare
- abstruse
- difficult to understand, recondite, concealed
- ephemeral*
- (adj) momentary; transient; fleeting
- substantiate
- support (a claim) with evidence; establish with evidence; verify
- obtuse
- blunt; not sharp; stupid; slow in understanding
- appease
- to quiet, calm, allay; to pacify or conciliate
- puissant
- powerful, strong, potent
- proscribe*
- prohibit; ostracize; banish; outlaw
- refute
- to disprove
- malleable
- easily shaped or formed; easily influenced
- obdurate
- stubborn; inflexible
- gainsay
- to contradict; to deny.
- permutation
- N. transformation; reaarangement of elements
- magnate
- a person of influence or distinction in any sphere
- dogma
- a firmly held opinion, especially a religious belief
- propriety*
- correct or appropriate behavior
- oblique
- slanting, indirect, evasive, devious, misleading
- inculpate
- to charge with fault
- innocuous
- harmless
- fatuous
- vacuously, smugly, and unconsciously foolish
- epigram
- a brief, witty or satirical saying
- transcendent
- surpassing, exceeding ordinary limits, superior
- implicit
- (adj.) implied or understood though unexpressed
- circumambulate
- walk around something
- fawning*
- adj. trying to please by behaving obsequiously, flattering, or cringing.
- chicanery*
- trickery; decitfulness; artifice, especially legal or political
- extrapolation
- projection; conjecture
- desultory*
- aimless; haphazard; digressing at random
- confluence
- a flowing or coming together
- quibble
- minor objection or complaint
- vociferous
- crying out noisily; clamorous
- antipathy*
- aversion; dislike
- enhance
- improve, augment
- ambivalence
- the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes or opinions
- verbose
- wordy, very talkative
- viable
- practical or workable
- amity
- n. friendly relationship between people or countries
- anarchy
- absence of governing body; state of disorder
- apartheid
- policy of racial segregation
- equivocate*
- 1. To use evasive or deliberately vague language. 2 To stray from truthfulness or sincerity.
- maverick
- rebel, nonconformist
- impetuous*
- impulsive, forceful, with energy
- ambiguous
- unclear or doubtful in meaning; having more than one possible interpretation
- fervor
- great intensity of emotion; intense heat
- problematic
- doubtful; questionable
- capricious*
- fickle, whimsical, given to change, unpredictable
- tonic
- something giving strength or energy
- attenuate
- make thin. weaken, enervate.
- dormant
- sleeping; temporarily inactive; lethargic; latent
- pedantic
- bookish, showing off learning
- insensate
- Lacking sensation or awareness
- mordant
- Biting; sarcastic; hateful; stinging; cutting
- misanthrope*
- one who hates mankind
- conciliatory
- reconciling, soothing, comforting, mollifying
- inadvertently
- unintentionally; by oversight; carelessly
- philanthropy
- goodwill to fellowmen; active effort to promote human welfare
- interloper
- an unwanted visitor; an intruder or trespasser
- malfeasance
- misconduct or wrongdoing, especially by a public official
- deference*
- Respectful submission or yielding, as to another's opinion, wishes, or judgment.
- occlude
- to stop, to prevent the passage of
- insensible
- unconscious, unresponsive, unaffected
- perennial
- lasting through the years
- prognosticate
- to foretell from signs or symptoms; presage
- irascible*
- irritable, easily angered
- abjure
- v. to renounce, repudiate, or retract, esp. with formal solemnity; recant, To recant, renounce, repudiate under oath.
- compunction
- remorse; strong uneasiness caused by guilt
- doctrine
- a belief, principle or teaching
- decry
- condemn: express strong disapproval of
- inherent
- firmly established by nature or habit; intrinsic
- presentiment
- a premonition.
- accretion
- an increase by natural growth or addition
- apogee
- highest or most distant point
- levee
- An embankment beside a river or stream or an arm of the sea, to prevent overflow.
- exculpate*
- clear from blame or guilt
- veracious*
- truthful
- acerbic
- biting, bitter in tone or taste
- precarious
- uncertain, risky, dangerous.
- frugality
- thrift; economy
- pragmatic
- practical, favoring utility.
- irresolute
- unresolved, indecisive
- permeable
- penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass through
- appropriate
- to take without permission, to set aside for a particular use
- analogous
- comparable; similar
- acrid
- sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to the eyes, nose, etc
- nascent
- coming into existence; emerging
- perfunctory*
- done in a superficial or half-hearted manner; without interest or enthusiasm
- officious
- meddlesome
- subjugate
- conquer; bring under control
- inert
- sluggish; inactive
- promulgate
- to make known by public declaration, announce officially
- craven
- adj. cowardly.
- pugnacious
- combative; belligerent
- winnow
- to seperate and remove what is undesirable and leave what is desirable
- facilitate
- help bring about; make less difficult
- perquisite
- gratuity or tip
- goad
- to urge on in a negitive sense
- qualified
- limited; restricted
- corroborate
- confirm; support; strengthen
- perspicacious
- having insight, penetrating, astute
- flag
- droop, grow feeble
- circumspect
- careful, cautious, prudent, watchful
- imperturbable
- unshakably calm; placid
- discerning
- mentally quick and observant, having insight
- avocation
- something one does in addition to a principle occupation
- warranted
- justified; authorised
- torpor*
- lethargy; sluggishness; dormancy
- aberrant
- abnormal or deviant
- peregrination
- the act of traveling: an excursion, especially on foot or to a foreign country
- intransigent*
- refusing to compromise, irreconcilable
- complaisant*
- trying to please; obliging; willing to please others
- sporadic
- occurring irregularly; intermittent
- prescient
- seeming to have knowlege or events before they occur; gifted with foresight
- arduous
- hard, strenuous
- supercilious
- haughty, disdainful
- litigate
- to try in court; to engage in legal proceedings
- felicitous
- apt; suitably expressed, well chosen, apropos
- eulogy*
- expression of praise (often on someone's death)
- castigate*
- to punish or criticize severely.
- profound
- having great depth or seriousness
- convalescent
- a person who is recovering from illness
- rejoinder
- retort, come back, reply
- disinterested
- unprejudiced; free from bias and self-interest; objective
- confound
- to frustrate, confuse
- futile
- useless; hopeless; ineffectual
- remonstrate
- argue in protest or opposition
- peripatetic
- walking or traveling about; itinerant
- approbation*
- (n.) the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval
- disseminate*
- distribute; spread; scatter (like seeds)
- indoctrinate
- to teach, or brainwash
- induce
- persuade; lead to do something; bring about
- supposition
- assumption; hypothesis; surmise
- pathogenic
- causing disease or suffering
- tenable
- reasonable, defensible
- animus
- hostile feeling or attitude
- precocious
- (adj) unusually advanced or talented at an early age
- perfidy
- faithlessness; treachery.
- autonomous*
- adj. self-governing; acting independently
- porous
- full of pores; like a sieve
- precipitate
- 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
- buttress
- support, prop up
- miscegenation
- interbreeding of races
- omnivorous
- eating every kind of food; eagerlpey taking in everything
- diverge
- v. vary; go in different directions from the same point.
- petulant
- unreasonably impatient, irritable
- intractable
- stubborn, unyielding
- propound
- to put forward for consideration.
- digression
- a straying from the main point
- dismiss
- eliminate from consideration; reject
- halcyon
- calm and tranquil; prosperous and golden
- diatribe
- n. A bitter or malicious criticism.
- pusillanimous
- cowardly, fainthearted
- ascetic
- practicing self-denial; austere
- diffident*
- overly shy or modest
- impervious*
- incapable of being penetrated or affected
- subpoena
- summons to court
- bilateral
- adj. Two-sided.
- truculence
- aggressiveness; ferocity
- repudiate*
- disown; disavow; deny
- morose
- gloomy, sullen
- implacable
- incapable of being pacified.
- panoply
- a splendid or impressive array.
- propensity
- natural inclination
- apotheosis
- (1) a model of excellence or perfection of a kind; (2) the elevantion or exaltation of a person to the rank of god
- obsolescent
- Passing out of use, as a word.
- adjoin*
- to be close or in contact with
- deterrent
- obstacle; something that discourages something else from happening
- ablution
- n. A washing or cleansing, especially of the body., A washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of a religious rite.
- aggregate
- n. The entire number, sum, mass, or quantity of something.
- mollify*
- to reduce in intensity; to calm; to soothe; to soften.
- abrogate
- abolish or annul by authority; put down
- forestall*
- prevent by taking action in advance, preempt
- benign
- kindly; favorable; not malignant (disease); Ex. benign tumor
- platitude
- trite remark, common place statement
- mitigate*
- To make milder or more endurable.
- circuitous
- indirect, roundabout
- proselytize
- to convert (someone) to another religion, belief, etc.
- grandiloquent*
- adj. pompous; bombastic; using high-sounding language.
- sociopath
- a person who shows extremely aggressive and antisocial behavior
- ebullient
- showing excitement, overflowing with enthusiasm
- anomalous
- abnormal; irregular
- dour
- sullen; gloomy; stubborn
- exacerbate*
- worsen; aggravate; embitter
- exult
- to rejoice, to celebrate
- acquiesce
- v. To comply; submit.
- dirge
- mournful song
- eugenics
- a movement advocating improving the human race by controlling hereditary factors in mating
- empirical
- relying on experience or observation, not merely theoretical
- torpid
- sleeping, sluggish, lethargic, dormant
- impede
- hide; retard or obstruct the progress of; block
- reticent*
- reserved, untalkative, silent, taciturn
- eclectic*
- selective, composed of elements drawn from disparate sources
- converge
- v. approach; tend to meet; come together.
- philanderer
- one who engages in love affairs lightly or insincerely
- invective*
- denunciatory or abusive expression or discourse
- unconscionable
- immoral or excessive
- idolatry
- excessive or blind adoration; worship of an object
- engender*
- cause; produce; give rise to
- amatory
- adj. Designed to excite love.
- votary
- a person who vows to live a life of religious service (such as a monk or nun)
- hypocritical
- Acting in such a way as to contradict ones spoken beliefs
- skeptic
- a person who is not easy to convince unless positive proof is given
- contention
- claim, thesis
- delineate
- to portray, depict, sketch out
- malign
- to speak evil of, slander.
- effrontery
- rudeness without any sense of shame; shameless boldness; presumptousness; nerve; cheek
- negate
- cancel out; nullify; cause to have no effect
- maladroit
- clumsy; not skillful; awkward; bungling
- disabuse*
- To set right; to free from error
- relegate
- to assign to an inferior position, to banish or send into exile
- abeyance
- suspended action
- sanction
- to give official authorization or approval
- inimical
- hostile; harmful
- gyration
- revolving, to move in a circular motion
- pungent
- stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic
- prodigal*
- wasteful; reckless with money
- austere*
- forbiddingly stern; severely simple
- specious*
- (adj.) deceptive, apparently good or valid but lacking real merit.
- diffuse*
- to scatter widely; unfocused
- dupe*
- someone easily fooled or deceived; V: deceive
- euphony
- pleasing sound
- striated
- striped; grooved; banded
- saturate
- soak thoroughly; imbue; impregnate; charge; fill to capacity
- effigy
- dummy; likeness of a person made of wood, paper, or stone
- oscillate
- to swing back and forth
- artless
- without guile, open and honest
- solicitious
- showing care or concern
- bolster
- v. support; reinforce
- rarefied
- made less dense
- luminous
- emitting light; full of light
- pervasive
- (adj) dispersed throughout
- homogeneous
- of the same kind; uniform in composition throughout
- savor
- enjoy; have a distinctive flavor, smell, or quality
- quiescent*
- at rest, dormant, torpid
- piety
- devoutness; reverence for God
- puerile
- childish, silly, juvenile
- acrimonious
- caustic , biting , or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner
- aesthetic
- artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful (of a person or building)
- hyperbole
- exaggeration for emphasis or for rhetorical effect
- coda
- concluding section of a musical or literary composition
- fractious
- irritable; peevish
- obsequious*
- slavishly attentive, servile, sycophancy
- volition
- power of choosing or determining
- apostasy*
- the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes)
- recalcitrant
- obstinately stubborn, determined to resist authority, unruly
- daunt
- intimidate; frighten; discourage; dishearten
- dichotomy*
- division into two opposite parts; split; branching into two parts (especially contradictory ones)
- adulterate*
- to make impure
- catalyst
- a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction ; any agent that causes change.
- laud
- To praise in words or song.
- concentric
- having a common centre
- inveterate
- deep rooted, ingrained, habitual
- denigrate
- blacken; belittle; defame
- abject
- adj. wretched; hopeless
- doleful
- mournful or full of sorrow; causing grief.
- malevolent
- wishing evil
- laconic
- brief, to the point, terse
- stolid*
- showing no emotion; impassive
- iconoclast*
- One who attacks and seeks to overthrow traditional or popular ideas or institutions
- admonish
- v. warn; reprove.( When her courtiers questioned her religious beliefs, Mary Stuart admonished them, declaring that she would worship as she pleased.)
- stipulate
- state or put forward as a necessary condition
- piebald
- composed of incongruous parts; of different colors, esp. blotched or spotted black and white
- predilection
- partiality, preference
- panegyric
- formal praise, eulogy
- emulate
- v. To imitate with intent to equal or surpass.
- levity
- lack of seriousness or steadiness; frivolity; lightness of manner
- apathy*
- lack of interest or emotion; uncaring; indifference
- satiate
- satisfy fully
- gregarious
- extroverted; sociable; outgoing
- phlegmatic
- calm, sluggish, unemotional
- distill
- v. purify; refine; concentrate.
- extol
- praise; glorify
- zealot
- fanatic; preson who shows excessive enthusiasm
- decadent
- decaying or decayed, especially in terms of morals
- heterogeneous
- Consisting of dissimilar elements or ingredients of different kinds.
- lucid
- easily understood; clear
- execrable
- detestable; extremely bad.
- credulous*
- gullible, too willing to believe
- obstreperous
- boisterous; noisy and uncontrollable
- discordant
- not harmonious; conflicting
- cursory
- hasty, superficial
- dystrophy
- faulty or inadequate nutrition or development
- conciliate
- to reconcile, to pacify, to renew a friendship
- indolence*
- supreme laziness or idleness; sloth
- meticulous
- extremely careful and precise
- wary
- very cautious; watchful
- duplicity
- double-dealing; hypocrisy
- tenuous
- having little substance or strength; shaky; unsure, weak
- venerate
- revere
- lassitude
- weariness, tiredness
- fusillade
- simultaneous firing or outburst (of missiles, questions, etc.)
- dilettante
- an amateur or dabbler
- incursion
- an invasion or a raid; a running into
- metamorphosis
- a marked change in appearance, character, condition or function
- provident
- displaying foresight, thrifty, preparing for emergencies
- contrite
- feeling regret for a fault or offence
- mendacious
- lying, habitually dishonest
- deign
- to think fit or in accordance with one's dignity;condescend
- gouge
- tear out; overcharge
- punctilious
- formal, strict
- welter
- turmoil; a bewildering jumble
- discrepancy
- n. lack of consistency; difference.
- congenital
- present from birth
- exigent
- urgent, requiring immediate action
- aggrandize
- make greater; increase in power, wealth, rank, or honor; N. aggrandizement
- intransigence
- unwillingness to compromise, stubbornness, intractability
- supersede
- replace; cause to be set aside; make obsolete
- penchant
- strong inclination, liking
- implode
- to burst inward
- amalgamate
- To mix or blend together in a homogeneous body.
- insipid*
- Lacking taste or significance or dull and uninteresting
- oblique
- indirect; slanting
- foment*
- stir up, instigate
- preclude
- make impossible, eliminate
- voracious
- having a huge appetite, greedy, ravenous; excessively eager
- plethora*
- overabundance; excess
- philology
- study of language
- condone
- overlook; forgive; give tacit approval; excuse
- preamble
- introductory statement
- ribald
- Characterized as vulgar; wanton; profane; bawdy
- alacrity
- eagerness, cheerful promptness
- capitulate
- surrender; give up all resistance
- rectory
- an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector
- reprisals
- retaliation
- conundrum
- riddle; difficult problem
- boorish
- crude, offensive, rude
- reprobate*
- a depraved, vicious, or unprincipled person; scoundrel
- distend
- expand; swell out
- arrogate
- to claim or seize without right or justification; to appropriate
- minatory
- menacing, threatening
- log
- record of a voyage or flight; record of day-to-day activities
- abstemious*
- sparing in eating and drinking; temperate
- supplicate
- petition humbly; pray to grant a favor
- dissemble*
- to hide, conceal, disguise
- androgen
- Hormones that produce or stimulate the development of male characteristics
- plasticity
- easily changed, molded
- salubrious
- promoting health or well-being
- abscond*
- depart secretly and hide
- deferential
- respectful and polite in a submisive way
- reverent
- respectful; worshipful
- disport
- To amuse oneself in light or lively fashion: Frolic.
- sprightly
- lively full of life; spicy flavorful
- tirade
- a long angry or violent speech; a diatribe
- maxim
- n. A principle accepted as true and acted on as a rule or guide.
- convoke
- to call together
- empathy
- Identification with and understanding of another's situation, feelings, and motives
- adventitious
- accidental; casual; happening by chance
- pathological
- pertaining to diseases
- adjure
- to beg or command
- decorum
- propriety, properness.
- ameliorate
- to improve or better
- stigma*
- mark of shame or disgrace
- disingenuous
- giving a false appearance of simple frankness, hence calculating and crafty
- cogent*
- logical and convincing
- harangue
- long passionate and vehement speech
- paucity*
- scarcity; dearth
- garrulous
- loquacious; wordy; talkative
- equanimity
- calmness; composure.
- impassive*
- without feeling, not affected by pain
- lethargic
- slow moving; sleepy or tired
- malinger
- one who feigns illness to escape duty
- belie
- give a false impression
- verisimilitude
- appearing true or real
- tenacious
- stubborn; resolute; holding firm to a purpose
- revile
- to denounce abusively
- dregs
- sediment, worthless residue
- endemic
- prevailing in a specific area
- soporific*
- sleep causing, marked by sleepiness
- impermeable
- impervious; not permitting passage through its substance; impossible to permeate
- enervate*
- weaken, deprive of strength, attenuate.
- secrete
- hide away or cache; produce and release a substance into an organism
- assuage
- mak less severe; ease or lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger); soothe (anger)
- perfidious*
- treacherous, disloyal
- incorporate
- combine so as to form one body
- altruist
- Unselfish concern for the welfare of others
- mendicant
- a beggar
- compendium
- a concise but comprehensive summary of a larger work
- incongruity
- lack of harmony; absurdity
- prescience
- ability to foretell the future
- assiduous*
- (adj) persistent; hard-working
- androgynous
- having both male and female characteristics
- estimable
- admirable; commendable, creditable, laudable, meritorious, venerable
- audacious
- daring; bold; N. audacity
- compliant
- readily acting in accordance with a rule, order, or the wishes or others; yielding; comforming to requirements
- complacent
- self-satisfied, overly pleased with oneself, contented to a fault
- reproach
- express disapproval or disappointment
- infusion
- the introduction of; the addition of
- deride
- ridicule; make fun of; mock
- mundane
- commonplace; ordinary
- caustic
- able to burn or eat away by chemical action; bitting, sarcastic
- benevolent
- generous; charitable; having a wish to do good
- pristine
- primitive, unspoiled
- affable
- easy-going; friendly
- alleviate
- to ease a pain or a burden
- apprise
- to give notice to; to inform., inform; notify
- dissolution
- disintegration, looseness in morals
- exigency
- n. urgent situation; pressing needs or demands; state of requiring immediate attention.
- recondite
- abstruse; not easily understood; profound; secret
- placate
- pacify; conciliate
- fiduciary
- held in trust; depending on trust
- ineffable
- unutterable, cannot be expressed in speech
- belligerent
- giving to waging war, Hostile, ready to start a fight, or ready to go to war
- paragon*
- model of excellence or perfection
- disquiet
- to take away peace, disturb, agitate, perturb
- ingenuous*
- naïve and trusting, young, unsophisticated
- opprobrium*
- disgrace arising from shameful conduct; contempt, reproach
- tangential
- peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing
- gullible
- easily deceived
- effluence
- the action or process of flowing out
- guileless
- without deceit
- tortuous
- winding full of curves
- verity
- quality of being true, lasting truth or principle
- atrophy
- the wasting away of a body organ or tissue; any progressive decline or failure; to waste away
- tractable*
- docile; manageable, governable.