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- consecrate
- (v.) to dedicate something to a holy purpose
- devious
- (adj.) not straightforward, deceitful
- curt
- (adj.) abruptly and rudely short
- coagulate
- (v.) to thicken, clot
- deride
- (v.) to laugh at mockingly, scorn
- exigent
- (adj.) urgent, critical
- diminutive
- (adj.) small or miniature
- aggrandize
- (v.) to increase or make greater
- accommodating
- (adj.) helpful, obliging, polite
- debase
- (v.) to lower the quality or esteem of something
- choreography
- (n.) the arrangement of dances
- augment
- (v.) to add to, expand
- engender
- (v.) to bring about, create, generate
- blight
- 1. (n.) a plague, disease 2. (n.) something that destroys hope
- dither
- (v.) to be indecisive
- confidant
- (n.) a person entrusted with secrets
- expunge
- (v.) to obliterate, eradicate
- contrite
- (adj.) penitent, eager to be forgiven
- appropriate
- (v.) to take, make use of
- expiate
- (v.) to make amends for, atone
- eminent
- 1. (adj.) distinguished, prominent, famous 2. (adj.)conspicuous
- auspicious
- (adj.) favorable, indicative of good things
- cavort
- (v.) to leap about, behave boisterously
- erudite
- (adj.) learned
- bourgeois
- (n.) a middle-class person, capitalist
- ascribe
- (v.) to assign, credit, attribute to
- bereft
- (adj.) devoid of, without
- antiquated
- (adj.) old, out of date
- banal
- (adj.) dull, commonplace
- dissonance
- (n.) lack of harmony or consistency
- extricate
- (v.) to disentangle
- elicit
- (v.) to bring forth, draw out, evoke
- commodious
- (adj.) roomy (Holden invited the three women to join him in the back seat
- abject
- (adj.) wretched, pitiful
- arrogate
- (v.) to take without justification
- cordial
- (adj.) warm, affectionate (His cordial greeting melted my anger at once.)
- defunct
- (adj.) no longer used or existing
- dynamic
- (adj.) actively changing
- bombastic
- (adj.) excessively confident, pompous
- contravene
- (v.) to contradict, oppose, violate
- acquiesce
- (v.) to agree without protesting
- consonant
- (adj.) in harmony
- absolution
- (n.) freedom from blame, guilt, sin
- conciliatory
- (adj.) friendly, agreeable
- constrain
- (v.)to forcibly restrict
- concomitant
- (adj.) accompanying in a subordinate fashion
- aggrieved
- (adj.) distressed, wronged, injured
- catalog
- 1. (v.) to list, enter into a list 2. (n.) a list or collection
- abduct
- (v.)to kidnap, take by force
- edict
- (n.) an order, decree
- calibrate
- (v.) to set, standardize
- discretion
- (n.) the quality of being reserved in speech or action; good judgment
- admonish
- (v.) to caution, criticize, reprove
- desiccated
- (adj.) dried up, dehydrated
- circumscribed
- (adj.) marked off, bounded
- antithesis
- (n.) the absolute opposite
- convention
- 1. (n.) an assembly of people 2. (n.) a rule, custom
- constituent
- (n.) an essential part
- audacious
- (adj.) excessively bold
- coerce
- (v.) to make somebody do something by force or threat
- duplicity
- (n.) crafty dishonesty
- deferential
- (adj.) showing respect for another's authority
- clandestine
- (adj.) secret
- elegy
- (n.) a speech given in honor of a dead person
- canvas
- 1. (n.) a piece of cloth on which an artist paints 2. (v.) to cover, inspect
- dissuade
- (v.) to persuade someone not to do something
- diffuse
- 1. (v.) to scatter, thin out, break up 2. (adj.) not concentrated, scattered, disorganized
- aerial
- (adj.) somehow related to the air
- despondent
- (adj.) feeling depressed, discouraged, hopeless
- covert
- (adj.) secretly engaged in
- derivative
- (adj.) taken directly from a source, unoriginal
- advocate
- 1. (v.)to argue in favor of something 2. (n.) a person who argues in favor of something
- circumspect
- (adj.) cautious
- construe
- (v.) to interpret
- corrosive
- (adj.) having the tendency to erode or eat away
- etymology
- (n.) the history of words, their origin and development
- deplore
- (v.) to feel or express sorrow, disapproval
- condone
- (v.) to pardon, deliberately overlook
- catalyze
- (v.) to charge, inspire
- demean
- (v.) to lower the status or stature of something
- assail
- (v.) to attack
- chronological
- (adj.) arranged in order of time
- disavow
- (v.) to deny knowledge of or responsibility for
- emollient
- (adj.) soothing (This emollient cream makes my skin very smooth.)
- austere
- (adj.) very bare, bleak
- enfranchise
- (v.) to grant the vote to
- callous
- (adj.) harsh, cold, unfeeling
- cobbler
- (n.) a person who makes or repairs shoes
- convoluted
- (adj.) intricate, complicated
- compelling
- (adj.) forceful, demanding attention
- attribute
- 1. (v.) to credit, assign 2. (n.) a facet or trait
- exult
- (v.) to rejoice
- embellish
- 1. (v.) to decorate, adorn 2. (v.)to add details to, enhance
- arbitrary
- (adj.) based on factors that appear random
- allege
- (v.) to assert, usually without proof
- corpulence
- (adj.)extreme fatness
- ambivalent
- (adj.) having opposing feelings
- collateral
- 1. (adj.) secondary 2. (n.) a rule, custom
- compunction
- (n.) distress caused by feeling guilty
- denigrate
- (v.) to belittle, diminish the opinion of
- convivial
- (adj.) characterized by feasting, drinking, merriment
- commendation
- (n.) a notice of approval or recognition
- depravity
- (n.) wickedness
- behemoth
- (n.) something of tremendous power or size
- embezzle
- (v.) to steal money by falsifying records
- accentuate
- (v.) to stress, highlight
- carouse
- (v.) to party, celebrate (We caroused all night after getting married.)
- epitome
- (n.) a perfect example, embodiment
- cerebral
- (adj.) related to the intellect
- coalesce
- (v.) to fuse into a whole
- deft
- (adj.) skillful, capable
- atone
- (v.) to repent, make amends
- disparage
- (v.) to criticize or speak ill of
- antecedent
- (n.) something that came before
- apocryphal
- (adj.) fictitious, false, wrong
- disheartened
- (adj.) feeling a loss of spirit or morale
- antiseptic
- (adj.) clean, sterile
- ennui
- (n.) boredom, weariness
- ethereal
- (adj.) heavenly, exceptionally delicate or refined
- anomaly
- (n.) something that does not fit into the normal order
- consummate
- (v.) to complete a deal; to complete a marriage ceremony through sexual
- cleave
- 1. (v.) to divide into parts 2. (v.) to stick together firmly
- congeal
- (v.) to thicken into a solid (The sauce had congealed into a thick paste.)
- divine
- (adj.) godly, exceedingly wonderful
- agile
- (adj.) quick, nimble (The dogs were too slow to catch the agile rabbit.)
- adamant
- (adj.) impervious, immovable, unyielding
- epistolary
- (adj.) relating to or contained in letters
- docile
- (adj.) easily taught or trained
- clemency
- (n.) mercy
- compliment
- (n.) an expression of esteem or approval
- affinity
- (n.)a spontaneous feeling of closeness
- eclectic
- (adj.) consisting of a diverse variety of elements
- complicit
- (adj.) being an accomplice in a wrongful act
- connive
- (v.) to plot, scheme (She connived to get me to give up my vacation plans.)
- discern
- (v.) to perceive, detect
- ecstatic
- (adj.) intensely and overpoweringly happy
- deliberate
- (adj.) intentional, reflecting careful consideration
- concord
- (n.) harmonious agreement
- defile
- (v.) to make unclean, impure
- coherent
- (adj.) logically consistent, intelligible
- discomfit
- (v.) to thwart, baffle
- antagonism
- (n.) hostility (Superman and Bizarro Superman shared a mutual
- extant
- (adj.) existing, not destroyed or lost
- canny
- (adj.) shrewd, careful
- debauch
- (v.) to corrupt by means of sensual pleasures
- caustic
- (adj.) bitter, biting, acidic
- congenial
- (adj.) pleasantly agreeable
- efface
- (v.) to wipe out, obliterate, rub away
- adverse
- (adj.)antagonistic, unfavorable, dangerous
- elated
- (adj.) overjoyed, thrilled
- abide
- 1. (v.) to put up with 2. (v.) to remain
- efficacious
- (adj.) effective
- contentious
- (adj.) having a tendency to quarrel or dispute
- arbitration
- (n.) the process or act of resolving a dispute
- chronicle
- 1. (n.) a written history 2. (v.) to write a history
- anarchist
- (n.) one who wants to eliminate all government
- emote
- (v.) to express emotion
- disperse
- (v.) to scatter, cause to scatter
- effervescent
- (adj.) bubbly, lively
- clamor
- 1. (n.) loud noise 2. (v.)to loudly insist
- bashful
- (adj.) shy, excessively timid
- culpable
- (adj.) deserving blame
- elaborate
- (adj.) complex, detailed, intricate
- dormant
- (adj.) sleeping, temporarily inactive
- archaic
- (adj.) of or relating to an earlier period in time, outdated
- complacency
- (n.) self-satisfied ignorance of danger
- abscond
- (v.) to sneak away and hide
- encumber
- (v.) to weigh down, burden
- anxiety
- (n.) intense uneasiness
- cogent
- (adj.) intellectually convincing
- circumlocution
- (n.) indirect and wordy language
- clergy
- (n.) members of Christian holy orders
- dirge
- (n.) a mournful song, especially for a funeral
- accretion
- (n.) slow growth in size or amount
- desecrate
- (v.) to violate the sacredness of a thing or place
- abort
- (v.) to give up on a half-finished project or effort
- benign
- (adj.) favorable, not threatening, mild
- berate
- (v.) to scold vehemently
- abstruse
- (adj.) hard to comprehend
- beseech
- (v.) to beg, plead, implore
- debacle
- (n.) a disastrous failure, disruption
- capricious
- (adj.) subject to whim, fickle
- bane
- (n.) a burden (Advanced physics is the bane of many students' academic lives.)
- duress
- (n.) hardship, threat
- boisterous
- (adj.) loud and full of energy
- exculpate
- (v.) to free from guilt or blame, exonerate
- euphoric
- (adj.) elated, uplifted
- aspersion
- (n.) a curse, expression of ill-will
- blandish
- (v.) to coax by using flattery
- disseminate
- (v.) to spread widely
- demarcation
- (n.) the marking of boundaries or categories
- execrable
- (adj.) loathsome, detestable
- coronation
- (n.) the act of crowning
- compensate
- (v.) to make an appropriate payment for something
- approbation
- (n.) praise
- defamatory
- (adj.) harmful toward another's reputation
- caucus
- (n.) a meeting usually held by people working toward the same goal
- consign
- (v.) to give something over to another's care
- dissemble
- (v.) to conceal, fake
- avarice
- (n.) excessive greed
- battery
- 1.(n.) a device that supplies power 2. (n.)assault, beating
- disrepute
- (n.) a state of being held in low regard
- anesthesia
- (n.) loss of sensation
- espouse
- (v.) to take up as a cause, support
- contusion
- (n.) bruise, injury
- elucidate
- (v.) to clarify, explain
- aspire
- (v.) to long for, aim toward
- cloying
- (adj.) sickeningly sweet
- atrophy
- (v.) to wither away, decay
- counteract
- (v.) to neutralize, make ineffective
- coup
- 1. (n.) a brilliant, unexpected act 2. (n.) the overthrow of a government and assumption of authority
- didactic
- 1. (adj.) intended to instruct 2. (adj.) overly moralistic
- cognizant
- (adj.) aware, mindful
- discrepancy
- (n.) difference, failure of things to correspond
- culmination
- (n.) the climax toward which something progresses
- compliant
- (adj.) ready to adapt oneself to another's wishes
- derelict
- (adj.) abandoned, run-down
- audible
- (adj.) able to be heard
- dilatory
- (adj.) tending to delay, causing delay
- ballad
- (n.) a love song
- alias
- (n.) a false name or identity
- ebullient
- (adj.) extremely lively, enthusiastic
- atypical
- (adj.) not typical, unusual
- destitute
- (adj.) impoverished, utterly lacking
- confection
- (n.) a sweet, fancy food
- distend
- (v.) to swell out
- brazen
- (adj.) excessively bold, brash
- burnish
- (v.) to polish, shine
- annul
- (v.) to make void or invalid
- egregious
- (adj.) extremely bad
- capacious
- (adj.) very spacious
- entail
- (v.) to include as a necessary step
- dour
- (adj.)stern, joyless
- balk
- (v.) to stop, block abruptly
- excavate
- (v.) to dig out of the ground and remove
- discursive
- (adj.) rambling, lacking order
- amenable
- (adj.) willing, compliant
- collusion
- (n.) secret agreement, conspiracy
- amalgamate
- (v.) to bring together, unite
- anthology
- (n.) a selected collection of writings, songs, etc.
- diaphanous
- (adj.) light, airy, transparent
- bard
- (n.) a poet, often a singer as well
- aquatic
- (adj.) relating to water
- convene
- (v.) to call together
- exacerbate
- (v.) to make more violent, intense
- altercation
- (n.) a dispute, fight
- exalt
- (v.) to glorify, praise (Michael Jordan is the figure in basketball we exalt the most.)
- equivocal
- (adj.) ambiguous, uncertain, undecided
- comprehensive
- (adj.) including everything
- allocate
- (v.) to distribute, set aside
- colossus
- (n.) a gigantic statue or thing
- excursion
- (n.) a trip or outing
- enamor
- (v.) to fill with love, fascinate, usually used in passive form followed by "of" or "with"
- buttress
- 1. (v.) to support, hold up (The column buttresses the roof above the statue.) 2.something that offers support
- congruity
- (n.) the quality of being in agreement
- anathema
- (n.) a cursed, detested person
- divulge
- (v.) to reveal something secret
- arboreal
- (adj.) of or relating to trees
- concede
- (v.) to accept as valid
- calamity
- (n.) an event with disastrous consequences
- avenge
- (v.) to seek revenge
- abjure
- (v.) to reject, renounce
- cadence
- (n.) a rhythm, progression of sound
- captivate
- (v.) to get the attention of, hold
- abdicate
- (v.) to give up a position, usually one of leadership
- cherish
- (v.) to feel or show affection toward something
- accost
- (v.) to confront verbally
- conundrum
- (n.) puzzle, problem
- abnegation
- (n.) denial of comfort to oneself
- disgruntled
- (adj.) upset, not content
- eloquent
- (adj.) expressive, articulate, moving
- exonerate
- (v.) to free from guilt or blame, exculpate
- circumvent
- (v.) to get around
- confluence
- (n.) a gathering together
- chastise
- (v.) to criticize severely
- amenity
- (n.) an item that increases comfort
- commensurate
- (adj.) corresponding in size or amount
- enigmatic
- (adj.) mystifying, cryptic
- consolation
- (n.) an act of comforting
- arcane
- (adj.) obscure, secret, known only by a few
- disclose
- (v.) to reveal, make public
- arable
- (adj.) suitable for growing crops
- expedient
- (adj.) advisable, advantageous, serving one's self-interest
- artisan
- (n.) a craftsman
- affront
- (n.) an insult
- demure
- (adj.) quiet, modest, reserved
- colloquial
- (adj.) characteristic of informal conversation
- contemporaneous
- (adj.) existing during the same time
- conduit
- (n.) a pipe or channel through which something passes
- ascertain
- (v.) to perceive, learn
- capitulate
- (v.) to surrender
- artifact
- (n.) a remaining piece from an extinct culture or place
- bilk
- (v.) cheat, defraud
- abet
- (v.)to aid, help, encourage
- despot
- (n.) one who has total power and rules brutally
- effrontery
- (n.) impudence, nerve, insolence
- debunk
- (v.) to expose the falseness of something
- antediluvian
- (adj.) ancient
- archetypal
- (adj.) the most representative or typical example of something
- esoteric
- (adj.) understood by only a select few
- enmity
- (n.) ill will, hatred, hostility
- decorous
- (adj.) socially proper, appropriate
- decry
- (v.) to criticize openly
- dialect
- (n.) a variation of a language
- elude
- (v.) to evade, escape
- complement
- (v.) to complete, make perfect
- exorbitant
- (adj.) excessive
- conflagration
- (n.) great fire
- disparate
- (adj.) sharply differing, containing sharply contrasting elements
- carp
- (v.) to annoy, pester
- attain
- (v.) to achieve, arrive at
- appraise
- (v.) to assess the worth or value of
- expurgate
- (v.) to remove offensive or incorrect parts, usually of a book
- emaciated
- (adj.) very thin, enfeebled looking
- dispatch
- (v.) to send off to accomplish a duty
- enthrall
- (v.) to charm, hold spellbound
- apprehend
- 1. (v.) to seize, arrest 2. (v.) to understand, grasp
- arbiter
- (n.) one who can resolve a dispute, make a decision
- dispel
- (v.) to drive away, scatter
- disaffected
- (adj.) rebellious, resentful of authority
- agnostic
- (adj.) believing that the existence of God cannot be proven or disproven
- chide
- (v.) to voice disapproval
- cajole
- (v.) to urge, coax (Fred's buddies cajoled him into attending the bachelor party.)
- accede
- (v.) to agree
- anguish
- (n.) extreme sadness, torment
- curtail
- (v.) to lessen, reduce (Since losing his job, he had to curtail his spending.)
- empirical
- 1. (adj.) based on observation or experience 2. (adj.) capable of being proved or disproved by experiment
- abrogate
- (v.) to abolish, usually by authority
- compress
- (v.) to apply pressure, squeeze together
- exhort
- (v.) to urge, prod, spur
- dearth
- (n.) a lack, scarcity
- equanimity
- (n.) composure
- covet
- (v.) to desire enviously
- cosmopolitan
- (adj.) sophisticated, worldly
- dogmatic
- (adj.) aggressively and arrogantly certain about unproved principles
- concoct
- (v.) to fabricate, make up
- dissipate
- 1. (v.) to disappear, cause to disappear 2. (v.) to waste
- denounce
- (v.) to criticize publicly
- beguile
- (v.) to trick, deceive
- acerbic
- (adj.) biting, bitter in tone or taste
- bias
- (n.) a tendency, inclination, prejudice
- ameliorate
- (v.) to improve
- emend
- (v.) to correct or revise a written text
- condolence
- (n.) an expression of sympathy in sorrow
- discordant
- (adj.) not agreeing, not in harmony with
- cursory
- (adj.) brief to the point of being superficial
- chaos
- (n.) absolute disorder
- analgesic
- (n.) something that reduces pain
- calumny
- (n.) an attempt to spoil someone else's reputation by spreading lies
- aberration
- (n.) something that differs from the norm
- divisive
- (adj.) causing dissent, discord
- aggregate
- (n.) a whole or total
- appalling
- (adj.) inspiring shock, horror, disgust
- allay
- (v.) to soothe, ease
- deter
- (v.) to discourage, prevent from doing
- dissent
- 1. (v.) to disagree 2. (n.) the act of disagreeing
- combustion
- (n.) the act or process of burning