Kaplan GRE
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- LATENT
- potential that is not readily apparent
- NEOPHYTE
- novice; beginner
- ENCOMIUM
- warm praise
- HERMETIC
- tightly sealed
- LEVITY
- an inappropriate lack of seriousness; overly casual
- WRAITH
- a ghost or specter; a ghost of a living person seen just before his/her death
- INTRACTABLE
- not easily managed or manipulated
- PROPRIETY
- the quality of behaving in a proper manner; obeying rules and customs
- ABASE
- to humble; disgrace
- GAMBOL
- to dance or skip around playfully
- NETTLE
- to irritate
- PROPITIATE
- to conciliate; to appease
- LEGERDEMAIN
- trickery
- HOMOGENEOUS
- of a similar kind
- CALUMNY
- a false and malicious accusation; misrepresentation
- PEREGRINATE
- to wander from place to place; to travel, especially on foot
- FRUGALITY
- tending to be thrifty or cheap
- AMORTIZE
- to diminish by installment payments
- VERNAL
- related to spring; fresh
- SYBARITE
- a person devoted to pleasure and luxury
- JETTISON
- to discard; get rid of as unnecessary or encumbering
- TIRADE
- long, harsh speech or verbal attack
- CHAUVINIST
- someone prejudiced in favor of a group to which he/she belongs
- LUCID
- clear and easily understood
- ABJURE
- to reject; abandon formally
- ANTIPATHY
- extreme dislike
- PALLID
- lacking color or liveliness
- LETHARGIC
- acting in an indifferent or slow, sluggish manner
- FATUOUS
- stupid; foolishly self-satisfied
- GULLIBLE
- easily deceived
- PHALANX
- a compact or close-knit body of people, animals, or things
- JOCULAR
- playful; humorous
- SUBLIME
- lofty or grand
- PANACHE
- flamboyance or dash in style and action; verve
- LAPIDARY
- relating to precious stones or the art of cutting them
- LIONIZE
- to treat as a celebrity
- SCINTILLA
- trace amount
- LAUD
- to give praise; to glorify
- FORD
- to cross a body of water by wading
- IMPASSE
- blocked path; dilemma with no solution
- APATHY
- lack of interest or emotion
- EXONERATE
- to clear of blame
- RIBALD
- humorous in a vulgar way
- ROCOCO
- very highly ornamented
- KINETIC
- relating to motion; characterized by movement
- FETID
- foul-smelling; putrid
- MOLT
- to shed hair, skin, or an outer layer periodically
- MANNERED
- artificial or stilted in character
- HYPERBOLE
- purposeful exaggeration for effect
- CANARD
- a lie
- PLETHORA
- excess
- CONNOISSEUR
- a person with expert knowledge or discriminating tastes
- PROFLIGATE
- corrupt; degenerate
- PITHY
- profound or substantial yet concise succinct, and to the point
- VITUPERATE
- to abuse verbally; berate
- SARDONIC
- cynical; scornfully mocking
- APOCRYPHAL
- of questionable authority or authenticity
- WIZENED
- shriveled; withered; wrinkled
- ARROGATE
- to claim without justification; to claim for oneself without right
- CANDID
- impartial and honest in speech
- INVECTIVE
- abusive language
- EFFIGY
- stuffed doll; likeness of a person
- DILETTANTE
- someone with an amateurish or superficial interest in a topic
- LIMPID
- clear; transparent
- MIRTH
- frivolity; gaiety; laughter
- UPBRAID
- to scold sharply
- POTENTATE
- monarch or ruler with great power
- MORES
- fixed customs or manners; moral attitudes
- LIBERTINE
- a free thinker, usually used disparagingly; one without moral restraint
- EFFICACY
- effectiveness
- EMBELLISH
- to add ornamental or fictitious details
- OBSTINATE
- stubborn; unyielding
- AFFECTED
- phony; artificial
- PRODIGAL
- lavish; wasteful
- VISCOUS
- thick and adhesive, like a slow-flowing fluid
- RAREFY
- to make thinner or sparser
- SATIATE
- to satisfy fully or overindulge
- FOMENT
- to arouse or incite
- POSIT
- to assume as real or conceded; propose as an explanation
- SPARTAN
- highly self-disciplined; frugal; austere
- PROLIFERATE
- to increase in number quickly
- REDRESS
- relief from wrong or injury
- PRUDENCE
- wisdom, caution, restraint
- ABSCOND
- to leave secretly
- LARGESS
- generous giving (as of money) to others who may seem inferior
- GARRULOUS
- tending to talk a lot
- INCARNADINE
- blood-red in color
- PROCLIVITY
- a natural inclination or predisposition
- SYNCOPATION
- temporary irregularity in musical rhythm
- ITINERANT
- wandering from place to place; unsettled
- TOME
- book, usually large and academic
- PLASTIC
- able to be molded, altered, or bent
- LAMPOON
- to ridicule with satire
- KNELL
- sound of a funeral bell; omen of death or failure
- CARTOGRAPHY
- science or art of making maps
- AUGUST
- dignified; grandiose
- EFFRONTERY
- impudent boldness; audacity
- PHILISTINE
- a person who is guided by materialism and is disdainful of intellectual or artistic values
- DECORUM
- appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety
- OPPROBRIUM
- public disgrace
- LACHRYMOSE
- tearful
- KUDOS
- fame, glory, or honor
- LAVISH
- extremely generous or extravagant; giving unsparingly
- SINECURE
- a well-paying job or office that requires little or no work
- AUSTERE
- severe or stern in appearance; undecorated
- SULLY
- to tarnish; taint
- DELETERIOUS
- subtly or unexpectedly harmful
- PERVADE
- to be present throughout; to permeate
- LOQUACIOUS
- talkative
- DITHER
- to act confusedly or without clear purpose
- DISTEND
- to swell, inflate, or bloat
- INSIPID
- lacking interest or flavor
- DIATRIBE
- an abusive, condemnatory speech
- OBVIATE
- to prevent; to make unnecessary
- EPICURE
- person with refined taste in food and wine
- MITIGATE
- to soften; to lessen
- INGRATIATE
- to gain favor with another by deliberate effort; to seek to please somebody so as to gain an advantage
- FANATICAL
- acting excessively enthusiastic; filled with extreme unquestioned devotion
- DEMAGOGUE
- a leader or rabble-rouser, usually appealing to emotion or prejudice
- CONTRITE
- deeply sorrowful or repentant for a wrong
- XENOPHOBIA
- a fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers
- EUPHONY
- pleasant, harmonious sound
- SOLECISM
- grammatical mistake; blunder in speech
- IMPLACABLE
- unable to be calmed down or made peaceful
- INQUEST
- an investigation; an inquiry
- PUSILLANIMOUS
- cowardly; without courage
- PRAGMATIC
- practical, as opposed to idealistic
- ACME
- highest point; summit; the highest level or degree attainable
- ACIDULOUS
- sour in taste or manner
- CONTUMACIOUS
- rebellious
- INTRANSIGENT
- uncompromising; refusing to be reconciled
- NASCENT
- starting to develop; coming into existence
- MAGNATE
- powerful or influential person
- OBSEQUIOUS
- overly submissive and eager to please
- STIGMA
- a mark of shame or discredit
- VERACITY
- filled with truth and accuracy
- WHIMSICAL
- lightly acting in a fanciful or capricious manner; unpredictable
- AUGURY
- prophecy; prediction of events
- IMPRECATION
- a curse
- ESCHEW
- to shun; to avoid (as something wrong or distasteful)
- AMULET
- ornament worn as a charm against evil spirits
- DESICCATE
- to dry out thoroughly
- SALIENT
- prominent; of notable significance
- IMPECUNIOUS
- poor; having no money
- ADULTERATE
- to make impure
- CATALYST
- something that brings about a change in something else
- DYSPEPTIC
- suffering from indigestion; gloomy and irritable
- COSSET
- to pamper; treat with great care
- BOOR
- crude person, one lacking manners or taste
- LASSITUDE
- a state of diminished energy
- ASSUAGE
- to make something unpleasant less severe
- METAPHOR
- figure of speech comparing two different things
- RUSTIC
- rural
- ARDOR
- intense and passionate feeling
- UMBRAGE
- offense; resentment
- BOMBASTIC
- pompous in speech and manner
- PRECIS
- short summary of facts
- PUGILISM
- boxing
- EBULLIENT
- exhilarated; full of enthusiasm and high spirits
- PERSPICACIOUS
- shrewd, astute, or keen-witted
- CLOYING
- sickly sweet; excessive
- POLITIC
- shrewd and practical in managing or dealing with things; diplomatic
- VACILLATE
- to physically sway or be indecisive
- CUPIDITY
- greed; strong desire
- PLACATE
- to soothe or pacify
- IMPERVIOUS
- impossible to penetrate
- BILK
- to cheat; defraud
- POLYGLOT
- a speaker of many languages
- REQUITE
- to return or repay
- COTERIE
- an intimate group of persons with a similar purpose
- PLUCKY
- courageous; spunky
- INGRATE
- ungrateful person
- DECOROUS
- proper; tasteful; socially correct
- FORESTALL
- to prevent or delay; anticipate
- SURFEIT
- excessive amount
- PRISTINE
- fresh and clean; uncorrupted
- LIVID
- discolored from a bruise; reddened with anger
- CATHOLIC
- universal; broad and comprehensive
- MONOTONY
- no variation; tediously the same
- MARTINET
- strict disciplinarian; one who rigidly follows rules
- CONVOLUTED
- intricate and complicated
- TURGID
- swollen as from a fluid; bloated
- COGENT
- convincing and well-reasoned
- ADVOCATE
- to speak in favor of
- FURTIVE
- secret, stealthy
- TRANSITORY
- temporary; lasting a brief time
- AXIOM
- premise; postulate; self-evident truth
- IMPUGN
- to call into question; to attack verbally
- CAUSTIC
- biting in wit
- ANTAGONIZE
- to annoy or provoke to anger
- ASSAIL
- to attack; assault
- HUSBAND
- to manage economically; to use sparingly
- ALACRITY
- speed or quickness
- COFFER
- strongbox; large chest for money
- OBLIQUE
- indirect or evasive; misleading or devious
- PRATTLE
- meaningless; foolish talk
- BIFURCATE
- to divide into two parts
- DEMUR
- to express doubts or objection
- EXIGENT
- urgent; requiring immediate action
- GLOWER
- to glare or stare angrily and intensely
- ENDEMIC
- belonging to a particular area; inherent
- QUIESCENT
- motionless
- DOCTRINAIRE
- rigidly devoted to theories without regard for practicality; dogmatic
- KINDLE
- to set fire to or ignite; excite or inspire
- SPECIOUS
- deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious
- SALUBRIOUS
- healthful
- WAN
- sickly pale
- PARADOX
- a contradiction or dilemma
- PHLEGMATIC
- calm and unemotional in temperament
- BOLSTER
- to support; prop up
- STRATAGEM
- trick designed to deceive an enemy
- HETEROGENEOUS
- composed of unlike parts; different; diverse
- MULTIFARIOUS
- diverse
- POLEMIC
- controversy; argument; verbal attack
- FLAG
- to decline in vigor, strength, or interest
- CRAVEN
- lacking courage
- CAPRICIOUS
- changing one's mind quickly and often
- CORROBORATE
- to support with evidence
- MAELSTROM
- whirlpool; turmoil; agitated state of mind
- CABAL
- a secret group seeking to overturn something
- HEGEMONY
- the domination of one state or group over its allies
- METICULOUS
- extremely careful; fastidious; painstaking
- TYRO
- beginner; novice
- USURY
- the practice of lending money at exorbitant rates
- TAWDRY
- gaudy, cheap, or showy
- BELFRY
- bell tower; room in which a bell is hung
- ELEGY
- a sorrowful poem or speech
- VENERATE
- to respect deeply
- VICISSITUDE
- a change or variation; ups and downs
- INCULCATE
- to teach; impress in the mind
- REPAST
- meal or mealtime
- MALLEABLE
- capable of being shaped
- PLEBEIAN
- crude or coarse; characteristic of commoners
- PRESCIENT
- having foresight
- DILATORY
- intended to delay
- DISSONANCE
- a harsh and disagreeable combination, especially of sounds
- JARGON
- nonsensical talk; specialized language
- ENERVATE
- to reduce in strength
- PRECIPITATE
- to throw violently or bring about abruptly; lacking deliberation
- PHILANTHROPY
- charity; a desire or effort to promote goodness
- INIQUITY
- sin; evil act
- TORPOR
- extreme mental and physical sluggishness
- PARIAH
- an outcast
- OFFICIOUS
- too helpful; meddlesome
- DIFFIDENT
- lacking self-confidence
- ZENITH
- the point of culmination; peak
- GUILE
- deceit; trickery
- INTER
- to bury
- ANACHRONISM
- something out of place in time
- RESTIVE
- impatient, uneasy, or restless
- MILITATE
- to operate against; work against
- SYCOPHANT
- a self-serving flatterer; yes-man
- PEJORATIVE
- having bad connotations; disparaging
- PERFIDIOUS
- willing to betray one's trust
- ABSTEMIOUS
- moderate in appetite
- EDIFY
- to instruct morally and spiritually
- LISSOME
- easily flexed; limber; agile
- SENTIENT
- aware; conscious; able to perceive
- FALLOW
- dormant; unused
- IRASCIBLE
- easily made angry
- HOARY
- very old; whitish or gray from age
- OVERWROUGHT
- agitated; overdone
- NEOLOGISM
- new word or expression
- YOKE
- to join together
- PERMEATE
- to penetrate
- GESTATION
- growth process from conception to birth
- DISABUSE
- to set right; free from error
- PALLIATE
- to make less serious; ease
- APOSTATE
- one who renounces a religious faith
- COLLUSION
- collaboration; complicity; conspiracy
- INURE
- to harden; accustom become used to
- DISPARATE
- fundamentally different; entirely unalike
- MALINGER
- to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill
- APPROBATION
- approval and praise
- BLIGHT
- to afflict; destroy
- FECUND
- fertile; fruitful; productive
- DEBUTANTE
- young woman making debut in high society
- VESTIGE
- a trace; remnant
- LANGUID
- lacking energy; indifferent; slow
- ESTIMABLE
- admirable
- INDOLENT
- habitually lazy or idle
- EXACERBATE
- to make worse
- PUERILE
- childish, immature, or silly
- MALEDICTION
- a curse; a wish of evil upon another
- PALATIAL
- relating to a palace; magnificent
- PASTICHE
- piece of literature or music imitating other works
- ABEYANCE
- temporary suppression or suspension
- EQUIVOCATE
- to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead
- DUPE
- to deceive; a person who is easily deceived
- PATHOGENIC
- causing disease
- DERIDE
- to speak of or treat with contempt; to mock
- CREDULOUS
- too trusting; gullible
- AESTHETIC
- concerning the appreciation of beauty
- SEDITION
- behavior that promotes rebellion or civil disorder against the state
- VIM
- vitality and energy
- CHICANERY
- deception by means of craft or guile
- AMALGAMATE
- to combine; to mix together
- VOLUBLE
- talkative; speaking easily; glib
- GRADATION
- process occurring by regular degrees or stages; variation in color
- ABATE
- to reduce in amount, degree, or severity
- ONEROUS
- troublesome and oppressive; burdensome
- ZEPHYR
- a gentle breeze; something airy or insubstantial
- LIBERAL
- tolerant or broad-minded; generous or lavish
- VERDANT
- green with vegetation; inexperienced
- DROLL
- amusing in a wry, subtle way
- PARAGON
- model of excellence or perfection
- AUDACIOUS
- fearless and daring
- RETICENT
- silent; reserved
- ZEALOT
- someone passionately devoted to a cause
- IMPIOUS
- not devout in religion
- INNOCUOUS
- harmless
- WAVER
- to fluctuate b/w choices
- BLITHE
- joyful, cheerful, or without appropriate thought
- UNCONSCIONABLE
- unscrupulous; shockingly unfair or unjust
- PARRY
- to ward off or deflect, especially by a quick-witted answer
- ECLECTIC
- selecting from or made up from a variety of sources
- LISTLESS
- lacking energy and enthusiasm
- ETHOS
- beliefs or character of a group
- NOISOME
- stinking; putrid
- ARBITRARY
- determined by chance or impulse
- FAWN
- to grovel
- DICTUM
- authoritative statement
- BURNISH
- to polish
- EXPONENT
- one who champions or advocates
- ANODYNE
- something that calms or soothes pain
- OCCLUDE
- to stop up; prevent the passage of
- DIURNAL
- existing during the day
- LEERY
- suspicious
- EXPLICIT
- clearly stated or shown; forthright in expression
- GREGARIOUS
- outgoing; sociable
- INTERREGNUM
- period between reigns
- SOPORIFIC
- causing sleep or lethargy
- PULCHRITUDE
- beauty
- REPLETE
- abundantly supplied; complete
- MISSIVE
- a written note or letter
- ICONOCLAST
- one who opposes established beliefs, customs, and institutions
- ANALOGOUS
- similar or alike in some way; equivalent to
- HAPLESS
- unfortunate; having bad luck
- CACOPHONY
- harsh, jarring noise
- ABERRANT
- deviating from what is normal or expected
- KEEN
- having a sharp edge; intellectually sharp; perceptive
- TRENCHANT
- acute, sharp, or incisive; forceful; effective
- SURLY
- rude and bad-tempered
- AGGRANDIZE
- to increase in power, influence, and reputation
- AMBIGUOUS
- doubtful or uncertain; can be interpreted several ways
- FRACTIOUS
- unruly; rebellious
- ENIGMA
- a puzzle; a mystery
- WANTON
- undisciplined; unrestrained; reckless
- VOLATILE
- easily arouse or changeable; lively or explosive
- REPOSE
- relaxation; leisure
- OROTUND
- pompous
- QUOTIDIAN
- occurring daily; commonplace
- FERVID
- intensely emotional; feverish
- DOGMATIC
- dictatorial in one's opinions
- INIMICAL
- hostile; unfriendly
- ABSTAIN
- to choose not to do something
- COALESCE
- to grow together to form a single whole
- WILY
- clever; deceptive
- VARIEGATED
- varied; marked with different colors
- JINGOISM
- belligerent support of one's country
- SACROSANCT
- extremely sacred; beyond criticism
- MAR
- to damage or deface; spoil
- EXCULPATE
- to clear from blame; prove innocent
- INVIDIOUS
- envious, obnoxious, or offensive; likely to promote ill-will
- PARE
- to trim off excess; reduce
- PERIPATETIC
- wandering from place to place, especially on foot
- DESULTORY
- jumping from one thing to another; disconnected
- MERCURIAL
- quick, shrewd, and unpredictable
- ABYSS
- an extremely deep hole
- QUERULOUS
- inclined to complain; irritable
- PUNGENT
- sharp and irritating to the senses
- DISCERN
- to perceive or recognize
- PERFUNCTORY
- done in a routine way; indifferent
- SLAKE
- to calm down or moderate
- ANALGESIA
- a lessening or pain without loss of consciousness
- IMBUE
- to infuse, dye, wet, or moisten
- INCHOATE
- not fully formed; disorganized
- MENDICANT
- beggar
- MONASTIC
- extremely plain or secluded
- DILATE
- to make larger; expand
- TERRESTRIAL
- earthly; down-to-earth; commonplace
- EMULATE
- to copy; to try to equal or excel
- CASTIGATE
- to punish or criticize harshly
- GRIEVOUS
- causing grief or sorrow; serious and distressing
- ZEAL
- passion; excitement
- LICENTIOUS
- immoral; unrestrained by society
- RHETORIC
- effective writing or speaking
- MERETRICIOUS
- gaudy; falsely attractive
- LAMENT
- to express sorrow; to grieve
- NADIR
- lowest point
- BURGEON
- to grow and flourish
- MAUDLIN
- overly sentimental
- FLORID
- excessively decorated or embellished
- SPORTIVE
- frolicsome; playful
- DEFACE
- to mar the appearance of; vandalize
- ARBITRATE
- to judge a dispute b/w two opposing parties
- OPAQUE
- impossible to see through; preventing the passage of light
- ERUDITE
- learned; scholarly; bookish
- LUMINOUS
- bright; brilliant; glowing
- MOLLIFY
- to calm or make less severe
- DIAPHANOUS
- allowing light to show through; delicate
- TACITURN
- silent; not talkative
- INTREPID
- fearless; resolutely courageous
- PANEGYRIC
- elaborate praise; formal hymn of praise
- OSTENSIBLE
- apparent
- PENURY
- an oppressive lack of resource (as money); severe poverty
- SAGACIOUS
- shrewd; wise
- JUDICIOUS
- sensible; showing good judgement
- GARNER
- to gather and store
- VEX
- to annoy; irritate; puzzle; confuse
- SYMBIOSIS
- cooperation; mutual helpfulness
- ALLEVIATE
- to make more bearable
- LARCENY
- theft of property
- STASIS
- a state of static balance or equilibrium; stagnation
- CURMUDGEON
- cranky person, usually old
- EXPURGATE
- to censor
- ANOMALY
- deviation from what is normal
- UNEQUIVOCAL
- absolute; certain
- ENUMERATE
- to count, list, or itemize
- ERRATIC
- wandering and unpredictable
- AERIE
- a nest built high in the air; an elevated, often secluded, dwelling
- IMPERTURBABLE
- not capable of being disturbed
- ESOTERIC
- known or understood only by a few
- REJOINDER
- response
- SERAPHIC
- angelic; sweet
- JUNCTURE
- point of time, especially where two things are joined
- NOMINAL
- existing in name only; negligible
- RACONTEUR
- witty, skillful storyteller
- VENERABLE
- respected because of age
- TOADY
- one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors
- PANOPLY
- impressive array
- REPUDIATE
- to reject the validity of
- INGENUOUS
- showing innocence or childlike simplicity
- ACCRETION
- a growth in size; an increase in amount
- TANGENTIAL
- digressing; diverting
- DIVINE
- to foretell or know by inspiration
- NUANCE
- a subtle expression of meaning or quality
- TALON
- claw of an animal, especially a bird of prey
- IDIOSYNCRASY
- peculiarity of temperament; eccentricity
- BANAL
- predictable; cliched; boring
- WINSOME
- charming; happily engaging
- ARCHAIC
- ancient; old-fashioned
- ABDICATE
- to give up a position, right, or power
- DEFERENCE
- respect; courtesy
- MYOPIC
- lacking foresight; having a narrow view or lang-range perspective
- LACONIC
- using few words
- IGNOBLE
- having low moral standards; not noble in character; mean
- EUPHEMISM
- use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one
- ERSATZ
- fake
- INVESTITURE
- ceremony conferring authority
- OSTENTATION
- excessive showiness
- CHAOS
- great disorder or confused situation
- DISTAFF
- the female branch of a family
- INEXORABLE
- inflexible; unyielding
- PECCADILLO
- minor sin or offense
- OBDURATE
- hardened in feeling; resistant to persuasion
- EPHEMERAL
- lasting a short time
- ATTENUATE
- to reduce in force or degree; weaken
- PREVARICATE
- to lie or deviate from the truth
- MISANTHROPE
- a person who dislikes others
- TACIT
- done without using words
- SUPPLANT
- to replace (another) by force; to take the place of
- LUGUBRIOUS
- sorrowful; mournful; dismal
- ARTICULATE
- able to speak clearly and expressively
- STENTORIAN
- extremely loud
- ELOQUENT
- persuasive and moving, especially in speech
- INUNDATE
- to overwhelm; to cover with water
- NUMISMATICS
- coin collecting
- EULOGY
- speech in praise of someone
- VERBOSE
- wordy
- NAIVE
- lacking sophistication or experience
- OSSIFY
- to change into bone; to become hardened or set in a rigidly conventional pattern
- QUIXOTIC
- overly idealistic; impractical
- BONHOMIE
- good-natured geniality; atmosphere of good cheer
- IMPETUOUS
- quick to act without thinking
- DECLIVITY
- downward slope
- SOBRIQUET
- nickname
- ENGENDER
- to produce, cause, or bring about
- DIRGE
- a funeral hymn or mournful speech
- MENDACIOUS
- dishonest
- SANGUINE
- ruddy; cheerfully optimistic
- CONDONE
- to overlook, pardon, or disregard
- AMELIORATE
- to make better; to improve
- CIRCUMSPECT
- cautious; aware of potential consequences
- PROBITY
- complete honesty and integriity
- GROVEL
- to humble oneself in a demeaning way
- BEVY
- group
- PARLEY
- discussion, usually b/w enemies
- DISSEMBLE
- to present a false appearance; to disguise one's real intentions or character
- GLIB
- fluent in an insincere manner; offhand; casual
- INSURRECTION
- rebellion
- DOGMA
- a firmly held opinion, especially a religious belief
- FORTUITOUS
- happening by chance; fortunate
- FRENETIC
- frantic; frenzied
- LUMBER
- to move slowly and awkwardly
- STOLID
- unemotional; lacking sensitivity
- CRESCENDO
- steadily increasing in volume or force
- OPINE
- to express an opinion
- PEDANT
- someone who shows off learning
- MACHINATION
- plot or scheme