SAT VOCAB WORDS
Terms
undefined, object
copy deck
- renovation
- state of being renewed
- Milieu
- An environment or a setting.
- rendezvous
- a meeting, usually secret
- Antagonistic
- acting in opposition, hostile, unfriendly
- ambulance
- n. A vehicle fitted for conveying the sick and wounded.
- conditional
- provisional, contingent
- autonomy
- n. Self-government.
- curator
- someone in charge of a museum or zoo
- Remenisce
- The act or practice of recalling the past.
- adage
- old saying, proverb
- arbor
- n. A tree.
- athirst
- adj. Wanting water.
- abyss
- n. Bottomless gulf.
- Exhaustive
- very thorough and complete
- adjourn
- to postpone; to suspend for a period of time
- albino
- n. A person with milky white skin and hair, and eyes with bright red pupil and usually pink iris.
- Judicious
- having or exhibiting sound judgment; prudent
- appertain
- v. To belong, as by right, fitness, association, classification, possession, or natural relation.
- Conciliatory
- To overcome distrust and hostility
- angular
- adj. Sharp-cornered.
- prophecy
- a prediction
- aeronaut
- n. One who navigates the air, a balloonist.
- germinate
- to bud or sprout
- lobbyist
- persuader of legislators
- regal
- royal, splendid
- browbeat
- to intimidate
- tactile
- tangible
- imbue
- suffuse
- accompaniment
- n. A subordinate part or parts, enriching or supporting the leading part.
- surrogate
- a substitute
- acquittal
- n. A discharge from accusation by judicial action.
- afresh
- adv. Once more, after rest or interval.
- adjacent
- n. That which is near or bordering upon.
- placate
- to quiet down, appease
- abstain
- v. To keep oneself back (from doing or using something).
- Virtuoso
- A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts
- ante
- v. In the game of poker, to put up a stake before the cards are dealt.
- brash
- bold
- dearth
- scarcity, lack
- anxious
- adj. Distressed in mind respecting some uncertain matter.
- Magnanimous
- Generous in forgiving;unselfish
- abominate
- v. To hate violently.
- underhanded
- sneaky
- Prudent
- exercising good judgment or common sense.
- ameliorate
- v. To relieve, as from pain or hardship
- apprehend
- v. To make a prisoner of (a person) in the name of the law.
- Ingenuous
- Openly straightforward or frank; candid
- chaste
- pure; not engaging in sexual activity
- Urbane
- Polite, refined, and often elegant in manner
- agile
- adj. Able to move or act quickly, physically, or mentally.
- temperament
- your usual mood or behavior
- abidance
- n. An abiding.
- refractory
- stubborn
- distraction
- mental distress; that which amuses or entertains
- abhor
- to hate or view with repugnance
- parody
- a humorous imitation
- arrear
- n. Something overdue and unpaid.
- Arduous
- Hard, difficult, tiresome.
- benevolent
- friendly, helpful
- anthropomorphous
- adj. Having or resembling human form.
- transmit
- to send something out; to broadcast; to pass from one person to another
- illuminate
- to light up or make clear
- Remonstrate
- To say or plead in protest, objection, or reproof
- paucity
- smallness of number; scarcity
- acquit
- v. To free or clear, as from accusation.
- Irrevocable
- Impossible to retract or take back
- acumen
- n. Quickness of intellectual insight, or discernment; keenness of discrimination.
- coalesce
- to come together
- juxtapose
- to place side by side
- inherent
- included as an essential part; intrinsic
- apposition
- n. The act of placing side by side, together, or in contact.
- facilitate
- to make easier; to help bring about
- acknowledgment
- n. Recognition.
- hypothesis
- theory requiring proof
- adjunct
- an accessory, something added on
- aeronautic
- relating to aircraft
- archaic
- adj. Antiquated
- Apotheosis
- An exalted or glorified example:
- accomplice
- n. An associate in wrong-doing.
- almanac
- n. A series of tables giving the days of the week together with certain astronomical information.
- adhesion
- n. The state of being attached or joined.
- aplomb
- confidence
- mendicant
- beggar
- Acquiesce
- assent, agree passively, comply without protest
- Doctrinaire
- person attached to a practice without regard to practicality
- tenacious
- persistent, resolute
- assonate
- v. To accord in sound, especially vowel sound.
- antiphony
- n. An anthem or other composition sung responsively.
- jest
- to joke
- proclivity
- propensity; preference
- debilitating
- weakening, harmful
- assess
- v. To determine the amount of (a tax or other sum to be paid).
- caprice
- sudden, unpredictable change
- Tangential
- not relevant
- Unwitting
- Not knowing; unaware
- Homogeneous
- all of the same or similar kind or nature;
- ephemeral
- momentary, fleeting
- Noxious
- Harmful
- abhorrence
- n. The act of detesting extremely.
- anhydrous
- adj. Withered.
- agitate
- v. To move or excite (the feelings or thoughts).
- contiguous
- lying side by side
- aerial
- adj. Of, pertaining to, or like the air.
- augment
- v. To make bigger.
- travesty
- mockery
- adumbrate
- v. To represent beforehand in outline or by emblem.
- amenable
- adj. Willing and ready to submit.
- Encroach
- To advance beyond proper or former limits
- indictment
- the situation of having been charged with a crime
- emblematic
- symbolic, representative of more
- conformist
- follower of customs
- plight
- a bad situation, a predicament
- affiliate
- n. Some auxiliary person or thing.
- aggression
- n. An unprovoked attack.
- abdominal
- n. Of, pertaining to, or situated on the abdomen.
- advocate
- n. One who pleads the cause of another, as in a legal or ecclesiastical court.
- writhe
- to twist
- accessible
- adj. Approachable.
- congenial
- agreeable
- avocation
- n. Diversion.
- quiver
- a portable container for arrows
- ambiguous
- adj. Having a double meaning.
- Perfunctory
- Done routinely and with little interest or care
- Profess
- To affirm openly; declare or claim
- accurate
- adj. Conforming exactly to truth or to a standard.
- dubious
- doubtful
- Refute
- invalidate
- Olympian
- majestic; God-like
- statiate
- to satisfy
- ambivalent
- having opposing or mixed feelings
- rapture
- filled with delight; ectasy
- brazen
- made with brass; to face with defiance and impudence
- amphibious
- adj. Living both on land and in water.
- Chattel
- An item of personal, movable property; slave.
- abnegate
- v. To renounce (a right or privilege).
- anthology
- n. A collection of extracts from the writings of various authors.
- stymie
- to frustrate
- decisive
- conclusive; beyond doubt; showing determination
- antislavery
- adj. Opposed to human slavery.
- parched
- dried up
- Contrite
- Feeling regret and sorrow for one's sins or offenses
- tactful
- diplomatic, polite
- Alchemy
- medieval chemistry
- Apocalypse
- Great or total devastation; doom
- acidify
- v. To change into acid.
- abstinence
- act of refraining from
- accumulate
- v. To become greater in quantity or number.
- accuse
- v. To charge with wrong doing, misconduct, or error.
- anachronism
- n. Anything occurring or existing out of its proper time.
- awaken
- v. To arouse, as emotion, interest, or the like.
- Nihilism
- total rejection of established laws
- Connoisseur
- An expert, particularly in matters of art and taste.
- ado
- n. unnecessary activity or ceremony.
- choleric
- irritable
- Exacting
- demanding
- Adhere
- stick fast, be a devoted follower
- sagacity
- wisdom
- ailment
- n. Slight sickness.
- abstruse
- adj. Dealing with matters difficult to be understood.
- assets
- n. pl. Property in general, regarded as applicable to the payment of debts.
- asperity
- n. Harshness or roughness of temper.
- tepid
- neither hot nor cold; lukewarm; bland
- intuitive
- instinctive, untaught
- adduce
- v. To bring forward or name for consideration.
- apostle
- n. Any messenger commissioned by or as by divine authority.
- alacrity
- cheerful willingness; swiftness
- alcohol
- n. A volatile, inflammable, colorless liquid of a penetrating odor and burning taste.
- Assiduous
- hardworking
- mar
- to spoil, to mark
- acquiesce
- v. To comply; submit.
- Roster
- A list of names, especially of personnel available.
- decibel
- a degree of loudness
- acme
- n. The highest point, or summit.
- akin
- adj. Of similar nature or qualities.
- jovial
- happy
- opulent
- wealthy
- Abate
- subside, moderate
- affectation
- n. A studied or ostentatious pretense or attempt.
- acid
- n. A sour substance.
- Debauchery
- Extreme indulgence in sensual pleasures
- facet
- an aspect of something
- Lament
- To express sorrow or regret; to mourn.
- aggregate
- n. The entire number, sum, mass, or quantity of something.
- akin
- related to or alike
- pedantic
- overly scholary, boring
- adversity
- misfortune
- antediluvian
- adj. Of or pertaining to the times, things, events before the great flood in the days of Noah.
- impute
- to attribute to someone
- abrupt
- adj. Beginning, ending, or changing suddenly or with a break.
- Abash
- to make ashamed
- circumscribe
- to encircle with a line, to limit in any way
- azure
- n. The color of the sky.
- amalgamate
- v. To mix or blend together in a homogeneous body.
- arraign
- v. To call into court, as a person indicted for crime, and demand whether he pleads guilty or not.
- adieu
- inter. Good-by; farewell.
- Aloof
- Distant, reserved in manner, uninvolved.
- Fauna
- catalog of the animals of a specific region or period
- attract
- to pull towards; to stimulate interest
- autobiography
- n. The story of one's life written by himself.
- dogged
- persistent in effort; stubbornly tencious
- empathy
- sharing of feelings
- anathema
- n. Anything forbidden, as by social usage.
- absorb
- v. To drink in or suck up, as a sponge absorbs water.
- addendum
- n. Something added, or to be added.
- substantiate
- to verify, confirm
- aristocracy
- n. A hereditary nobility
- allotment
- n. Portion.
- dupe
- to deceive; to trick; a person easily tricked
- Incessant
- Continuing without interruption
- harmonious
- in agreement
- armory
- n. An arsenal.
- adjuration
- n. A vehement appeal.
- Affront
- insult, offense, intentional act of disrespect; ~vb: insult or hurt the feelings of intentionally
- flagrant
- noticeable
- ironic
- the use of words to express an unintended or contradictory meaning
- pinnacle
- top, apex; peak
- artifice
- trickery, clever ruse
- amply
- adv. Sufficiently.
- atomizer
- n. An apparatus for reducing a liquid to a fine spray, as for disinfection, inhalation, etc.
- arboreal
- adj. Of or pertaining to a tree or trees.
- archaeology
- n. The branch of anthropology concerned with the systematic investigation of the relics of man.
- jubilant
- overly joyful
- intangible
- unable to be touched or sensed
- refurbish
- to brighten, or freshen up; to renovate
- archangel
- n. An angel of high rank.
- arbitrary
- adj. Fixed or done capriciously.
- advocate
- to speak in support of something
- Antarctic
- adj. Pertaining to the south pole or the regions near it.
- Vilify
- to make a villain
- Expunge
- To remove; delete; erase.
- Adulterate
- To make impure by adding extraneous or inferior ingredients.
- arrangement
- n. The act of putting in proper order, or the state of being put in order.
- apiary
- a place where bees are kept
- abusive
- adj. Employing harsh words or ill treatment.
- ailing
- to give pain or have suffering
- Austere
- Stern, as in manner, plain, simple
- austere
- severe
- bile
- ill temper, irritablility
- aspire
- v. To have an earnest desire, wish, or longing, as for something high and good, not yet attained.
- aurora
- n. A luminous phenomenon in the upper regions of the atmosphere.
- Beleaguer
- To besiege, beset, surround, harass.
- repudiate
- to put down, to renounce
- nonchalant
- calm, casual
- abridge
- v. To make shorter in words, keeping the essential features, leaning out minor particles.
- corrupt
- marked by immorality; dishonest; containing errors (as a text)
- adjunct
- n. Something joined to or connected with another thing, but holding a subordinate place.
- Ambidextrous
- capable of using either hand with equal ease
- academy
- n. Any institution where the higher branches of learning are taught.
- Temerity
- rash boldness
- prosaic
- run-of-the-mill
- congeal
- to thicken, or change from liquid to solid
- aroma
- n. An agreeable odor.
- aural
- adj. Of or pertaining to the ear.
- inadvertent
- unintentional
- staunch
- steady, loyal
- Alacrity
- cheerful, promptness, without reluctance
- divergent
- variant, moving apart
- opportune
- appropriate to time or circumstances: timely, lucky
- admissible
- adj. Having the right or privilege of entry.
- fortuitous
- lucky
- alternate
- n. One chosen to act in place of another, in case of the absence or incapacity of that other.
- Paltry
- Lacking in importance or worth
- apparition
- n. Ghost.
- abrade
- v. To wear away the surface or some part of by friction.
- dogmatic
- arrogantly asserting unproved principles
- expunge
- to delete or omit completely
- ordinance
- decree
- intrepid
- fearless, adventurous
- Garrulous
- Wordy and rambling:
- habitat
- the place where a person or thing is ordinarily found
- Contrived
- Obviously planned or calculated
- acetic
- adj. Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of vinegar.
- pacifist
- one opposed to force
- accuracy
- n. Exactness.
- liberal
- generous; giving freely
- aberration
- n. Deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course.
- anatomy
- n. That branch of morphology which treats of the structure of organisms.
- archetype
- n. A prototype.
- amalgam
- n. An alloy or union of mercury with another metal.
- alleviate
- v. To make less burdensome or less hard to bear.
- annunciation
- n. Proclamation.
- anteroom
- n. A room situated before and opening into another, usually larger.
- mundane
- ordinary, common
- appraise
- v. To estimate the money value of.
- novice
- a beginner
- movement
- a rhythmic sequence
- alacrity
- n. Cheerful willingness.
- alcove
- n. A covered recess connected with or at the side of a larger room.
- abbreviate
- shorten, abridge
- din
- loud, confused noise
- aver
- v. To assert as a fact.
- aspirant
- n. One who seeks earnestly, as for advancement, honors, place.
- Migratory
- Roving, wandering, a nomadic person.
- assonance
- n. Resemblance or correspondence in sound.
- animadversion
- n. The utterance of criticism or censure.
- wantonly
- without a reason
- quell
- stifle
- suppress
- to end an activity
- anew
- adv. Once more.
- imminent
- about to happen, on the verge of occurring
- Malaise
- A general sense of depression or unease
- atrocious
- adj. Outrageously or wantonly wicked, criminal, vile, or cruel.
- fidelity
- faithfulness to duties; truthfulness
- arrange
- v. To put in definite or proper order.
- alias
- n. An assumed name.
- Abundant
- present in great quantity, over-sufficient, plentiful
- ascribe
- v. To assign as a quality or attribute.
- affix
- v. To fasten.
- acrimony
- n. Sharpness or bitterness of speech or temper.
- assay
- n. The chemical analysis or testing of an alloy ore.
- superficial
- lacking in depth
- acknowledge
- v. To recognize; to admit the genuineness or validity of.
- gully
- to undergo erosion (usually by water)
- Stratum
- a level of society
- entourage
- group of followers, attendants, or assisstants
- resilient
- quick to recover
- superfluous
- more than enough
- authentic
- adj. Of undisputed origin.
- circuitous
- indirect, roundabout
- Achillean
- adj. Invulnerable.
- autopsy
- n. The examination of a dead body by dissection to ascertain the cause of death.
- Exemplify
- To illustrate by example
- adherence
- n. Attachment.
- aqueous
- adj. Of, pertaining to, or containing water.
- outwit
- outsmart
- acute
- sharp, intense; crucial
- ambitious
- adj. Eagerly desirous and aspiring.
- quarry
- a hunted bird or animal; prey
- Bludgeon
- A short, heavy thick club that has one end larger then the other.
- ambrosial
- adj. Divinely sweet, fragrant, or delicious.
- atonement
- n. Amends, reparation, or expiation made from wrong or injury.
- compromise
- to settle differences
- antispasmodic
- adj. Tending to prevent or relieve non-inflammatory spasmodic affections.
- attorney-general
- n. The chief law-officer of a government.
- sanctuary
- a holy place; a place of refuge
- ambidextrous
- adj. Having the ability of using both hands with equal skill or ease.
- dormant
- temporarily inactive, asleep
- abrogate
- v. To abolish, repeal.
- Abolish
- cancel, put an end to
- arbiter
- n. One chosen or appointed, by mutual consent of parties in dispute, to decide matters.
- aeronautics
- n. the art or practice of flying aircraft
- acerbity
- n. Sourness, with bitterness and astringency.
- Apocryphal
- Of questionable authorship or authenticity
- acquisition
- n. Anything gained, or made one's own, usually by effort or labor.
- auricle
- n. One of the two chambers of the heart which receives the blood from the veins.
- Amenable
- Responsive to advice, authority, or suggestion; willing.
- apparent
- adj. Easily understood.
- belligerent
- hostile, warlike
- acclaim
- to praise enthusiastically, esp. publicly
- adverse
- unfavorable, opposed, going against
- burnish
- to make shiny
- academic
- adj. Of or pertaining to an academy, college, or university.
- Emulate
- To strive to equal or excel, especially through imitation
- avidity
- n. Greediness.
- aldermanship
- n. The dignity, condition, office, or term of office of an alderman.
- alkali
- n. Anything that will neutralize an acid, as lime, magnesia, etc.
- minutiae
- trivia; unimportant
- astute
- adj. Keen in discernment.
- alley
- n. A narrow street, garden path, walk, or the like.
- accursed
- adj. Doomed to evil, misery, or misfortune.
- nebulous
- hazy, not well-defined
- amateur
- adj. Practicing an art or occupation for the love of it, but not as a profession.
- advertiser
- n. One who advertises, especially in newspapers.
- antecede
- v. To precede.
- abed
- adv. In bed; on a bed.
- limber
- bending and moving easily
- anachronistic
- out-of-date
- actionable
- adj. Affording cause for instituting an action, as trespass, slanderous words.
- insolent
- disrespectful, rude
- assonant
- adj. Having resemblance of sound.
- innate
- possessed at birth, not learned
- absurd
- adj. Inconsistent with reason or common sense.
- anode
- n. The point where or path by which a voltaic current enters an electrolyte or the like.
- Stymie
- An obstacle or obstruction
- notorious
- known widely and unfavorably
- Assimilate
- absorb, take (food) into the body and digest it, understand (knowledge) completely and be able to use properly, cause to become homogeneous
- anticlimax
- n. A gradual or sudden decrease in the importance or impressiveness of what is said.
- Machination
- The act of plotting
- aggravate
- to make worse
- compassion
- sympathy, mercy
- impasse
- a deadlock, a point at which one can go no further
- aborigines
- n. The original of earliest known inhabitants of a country.
- splice
- to join, bind, attach
- assuage
- v. To cause to be less harsh, violent, or severe, as excitement, appetite, pain, or disease.
- annotate
- v. To make explanatory or critical notes on or upon.
- perjury
- making deliberately false statements when under oath
- congregation
- an assembly of persons, a gathering
- miser
- stingy with money; mean
- Notorious
- Known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous
- Opportune
- Occuring or coming at a good time.
- fervent
- zealous; more intense than eager
- anterior
- adj. Prior.
- assailant
- n. One who attacks.
- ornithology
- study of birds
- sustain
- to support
- abominable
- adj. Very hateful.
- antemeridian
- adj. Before noon.
- condone
- to forgive or disregard an offense
- Austere
- forbiddingly stern, escetic, without comfort or enjoyment, severely simple and unornamented
- jubilation
- joy, exultation
- futile
- having no useful result
- assiduous
- adj. Diligent.
- Polemic
- controversial
- objective
- not influenced by personal opinion, just the facts
- renowned
- well-known, famous, celebrated
- oath
- a formal promise
- deft
- skillful
- profane
- to abuse or put to ill use
- adherent
- adj. Clinging or sticking fast.
- optimum
- the most favorable point or condition
- appease
- v. To soothe by quieting anger or indignation.
- inscribe
- to write or etch words on or into a surface
- Bulwark
- A defensive wall, something serving as a principle defense.
- addle
- v. To make inefficient or worthless; muddle.
- perversion
- to corrupt, misdirect, or misuse
- spurious
- phony, false
- prosperity
- wealth, success
- procure
- to obtain
- Autocratic
- having absolute unchecked power, dictatorial
- administrator
- n. One who manages affairs of any kind.
- evanescent
- short-lived, as an image
- deficient
- lacking an essential part
- exquisite
- of extreme beauty or excellence
- Aspire
- seek to attain (position or status), long for
- adoration
- n. Profound devotion.
- abstract
- without reference to specific instance or concrete existence; theoretical; to remove
- altruistic
- doing good for others
- arid
- extremely dry
- auxiliary
- n. One who or that which aids or helps, especially when regarded as subsidiary or accessory.
- Slander
- A false and malicious statement or report about someone.
- amity
- n. Friendship.
- Chronic
- continuing for a long time (illness)
- alliance
- n. Any combination or union for some common purpose.
- frivolous
- of little importance
- affront
- n. An open insult or indignity.
- abdomen
- n. In mammals, the visceral cavity between the diaphragm and the pelvic floor; the belly.
- alienable
- adj. Capable of being aliened or alienated, as lands.
- Peripatetic
- Walking about or from place to place; traveling on foot
- encompass
- to form a circle or a ring around
- decomposition
- disintegration
- authenticity
- n. The state or quality of being genuine, or of the origin and authorship claimed.
- artifice
- n. Trickery.
- outmoded
- no longer stylish
- afoot
- adv. In progress.
- actuality
- n. Any reality.
- Prodigal
- extravagant, reckless
- varidgated
- having many parts or colors
- Sloth
- Aversion to work or exertion; laziness; indolence
- novice
- beginner
- Dearth
- A scarce supply; a lack:
- Sequester
- to keep apart or remove (by law)
- allude
- v. To refer incidentally, or by suggestion.
- Despondent
- Feeling dejected, having no hope
- irritable
- petulant
- alluvion
- n. Flood.
- hostility
- animosity
- renaissance
- rebirth, or revival
- abrasion
- n. That which is rubbed off.
- anesthetic
- adj. Pertaining to or producing loss of sensation.
- alienation
- n. Estrangement.
- appreciable
- adj. Capable of being discerned by the senses or intellect.
- augur
- v. To predict.
- austere
- adj. Severely simple; unadorned.
- provocative
- inflammatory
- Impede
- To obstruct or interfere with; to delay.
- Apathy
- lack of caring, indifference, lack of concern or interest in important matters
- Auxiliary
- offering or providing help, additional or subsidiary
- Circuitous
- Being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course
- Palliate
- to make less serious
- amplitude
- n. Largeness.
- surreptitious
- secret, stealthy
- aerostat
- n. A balloon or other apparatus floating in or sustained by the air.
- Milieu
- Surrounding or enviorment.
- access
- n. A way of approach or entrance; passage.
- antechamber
- n. A waiting room for those who seek audience.
- provincial
- limited in perspective; unsophisticated
- autocrat
- n. Any one who claims or wields unrestricted or undisputed authority or influence.
- credible
- plausible
- apathy
- n. Insensibility to emotion or passionate feeling.
- amusement
- n. Diversion.
- spontaneity
- impulsive action
- vicarious
- felt as if one were taking part in the experiences of another
- Mercurial
- Quick and changeable in temperament; volatile
- emulate
- follow an example
- ardent
- characterized by passion or desire
- Efface
- To rub away.
- anonymous
- adj. Of unknown authorship.
- agrarian
- adj. Pertaining to land, especially agricultural land.
- integrity
- honesty, decency
- acclaim
- v. To utter with a shout.
- superficial
- on the surface only; shallow; not thorough
- overwrought
- extremely agitated, hysterical
- excavate
- to dig up
- Paradigm
- One that serves as a pattern or model.
- epoch
- a period of time
- acetate
- n. A salt of acetic acid.
- abomination
- n. A very detestable act or practice.
- Augustinian
- adj. Pertaining to St. Augustine, his doctrines, or the religious orders called after him.
- archbishop
- n. The chief of the bishops of an ecclesiastical province in the Greek, Roman, and Anglican church.
- Antichrist
- n. Any opponent or enemy of Christ, whether a person or a power.
- Incongruous
- Not appropriate, unsuited to the surroundings, not fitting in.
- acoustic
- adj. Pertaining to the act or sense of hearing.
- chaff
- waste
- saturate
- to fill something to a point where it can hold no more
- antipathize
- v. To show or feel a feeling of antagonism, aversion, or dislike.
- ebullient
- overflowing with fervor, enthusiasm, or excitement
- atone
- v. To make amends for.
- arboriculture
- n. The cultivation of trees or shrubs.
- alder
- n. Any shrub or small tree of the genus Alumnus, of the oak family.
- Altruism
- devotion to others, without selfish motives
- actuary
- n. An officer, as of an insurance company, who calculates and states the risks and premiums.
- accede
- v. To agree.
- Proximity
- near or next; closeness
- Ambivalent
- having mixed feelings
- abhorrent
- adj. Very repugnant; hateful.
- affirmative
- adj. Answering yes; to a question at issue.
- acquiescence
- n. Passive consent.
- audition
- n. The act or sensation of hearing.
- squander
- to waste on something worthless
- airy
- adj. Delicate, ethereal.
- nonchalant
- seemingly to be unconcerned or indifferent
- demagogue
- rabble-rousing leader
- Plebian
- common people
- Relinquish
- To let go; surrender
- abridgment
- n. A condensed form as of a book or play.
- arid
- adj. Very dry.
- censure
- to criticize harshly
- enervating
- tiring, weakening
- fabricate
- falsify
- Farcical
- mockery
- academician
- n. A member of an academy of literature, art, or science.
- Benevolent
- Characterized by or suggestive of doing good
- Ponderous
- Having great weight - or dull
- antecedent
- n. One who or that which precedes or goes before, as in time, place, rank, order, or causality.
- accommodate
- v. To furnish something as a kindness or favor.
- Allegiance
- loyalty
- azalea
- n. A flowering shrub.
- brood
- to be deep in thought; to think over moodily and at length
- ambush
- n. The act or state of lying concealed for the purpose of surprising or attacking the enemy.
- ardor
- n. Intensity of passion or affection.
- arrival
- n. A coming to stopping-place or destination.
- aspiration
- n. An earnest wish for that which is above one's present reach.
- Novel
- new
- apology
- n. A disclaimer of intentional error or offense.
- Enervate
- To weaken or destroy the strength or vitality
- admonition
- n. Gentle reproof.
- ratify
- to approve, usually a law
- archipelago
- n. Any large body of water studded with islands, or the islands collectively themselves.
- surfeit
- overly abundant supply, an excess
- Stringent
- imposing rigorous standards of performance
- acrid
- adj. Harshly pungent or bitter.
- approbation
- n. Sanction.
- fickle
- easily changeable, especially in emotions
- ascertain
- to find out or discover by examination
- aperture
- n. Hole.
- apotheosis
- n. Deification.
- eddy
- a small whirlpool or any similar current
- assiduous
- hard-working
- autonomous
- adj. Self-governing.
- frugal
- thrifty
- rout
- conquer, defeat, and chase off
- incendiary
- an agitator
- abbot
- n. The superior of a community of monks.
- Forbear
- To refrain from, to abstain, to be patient or tolerant.
- impetuous
- rash, impulsive
- Endemic
- peculiar to a particular locality, region, or people
- Attrition
- rubbing away or wearing down by friction
- incompetent
- not able to do something properly
- accustom
- v. To make familiar by use.
- armful
- n. As much as can be held in the arm or arms.
- alderman
- n. A member of a municipal legislative body, who usually exercises also certain judicial functions.
- boisterous
- loud and unrestrained
- apiary
- n. A place where bees are kept.
- ostentatious
- showy, pretentious
- bravado
- showy and pretentious display of courage
- aboveboard
- adv. & adj. Without concealment, fraud, or trickery.
- Poignant
- Profoundly moving; touching: physically painful
- Exhort
- To make urgent appeal.
- averse
- adj. Reluctant.
- avert
- v. To turn away or aside.
- merge
- to blend together
- alteration
- n. Change or modification.
- pachyderm
- thick-skinned animal
- succumb
- to give in, to submit
- antilogy
- n. Inconsistency or contradiction in terms or ideas.
- Hyperbole
- A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect
- abyss
- a deep narrow pit
- abscess
- n. A Collection of pus in a cavity formed within some tissue of the body.
- acquire
- v. To get as one's own.
- apostate
- adj. False.
- imply
- to express indirectly
- vigor
- strength, energy
- amicable
- adj. Done in a friendly spirit.
- ablution
- n. A washing or cleansing, especially of the body.
- inert
- having no power to move or act; resisting motion or action
- warlock
- a male witch
- Subjugate
- To bring under control; conquer
- acreage
- n. Quantity or extent of land, especially of cultivated land.
- querulous
- irritable
- Histronic
- Overly dramatic, theatrical.
- afterthought
- n. A thought that comes later than its appropriate or expected time.
- Circumlocution
- The use of unnecessarily wordy and indirect language
- exemplary
- outstanding
- altruist
- n. One who advocates or practices altruism.
- allure
- fascination, appeal
- transient
- temporary, fleeting
- polymorphous
- having many shapes
- Inane
- silly
- Sobriety
- Moderation in or abstinence from consumption of alcoholic liquor
- inspire
- to have an animating effect upon; influence or impel
- Destitute
- Utterly lacking
- Arroyo
- gully, narrow channel formed by rainwater
- abscond
- v. To depart suddenly and secretly, as for the purpose of escaping arrest.
- arrogant
- adj. Unduly or excessively proud, as of wealth, station, learning, etc.
- apothecary
- n. One who keeps drugs for sale and puts up prescriptions.
- athwart
- adv. From side to side.
- sarcastic
- the use of witty language used to insult or show displeasure
- humanitarian
- promoting social welfare; philanthropist
- aspirant
- someone reaching for something
- deleterious
- harmful
- antic
- n. A grotesque, ludicrous, or fantastic action.
- canter
- slower than a gallop
- anthropology
- n. The science of man in general.
- Curtail
- to cut short
- disperse
- to scatter in different directions
- Amity
- friendship, peaceful relationship between nations
- erudite
- knowledgable and learned
- Arthurian
- adj. Pertaining to King Arthur, the real or legendary hero of British poetic story.
- taint
- to poison as a drink, to corrupt as a person
- null
- zero value
- assassinate
- v. To kill, as by surprise or secret assault, especially the killing of some eminent person.
- autocracy
- n. Absolute government.
- outskirts
- outer borders
- reconciliation
- agreement after a quarrel
- boorish
- rude
- peruse
- read
- scull
- a small rowboat or an oar for a rowboat
- Atrocity
- atrocious act
- absolve
- clear
- artful
- adj. Characterized by craft or cunning.
- Contiguous
- adjoining or near
- antedate
- v. To assign or affix a date to earlier than the actual one.
- auditory
- adj. Of or pertaining to hearing or the organs or sense of hearing.
- ache
- v. To be in pain or distress.
- Abstruse
- obscure, profound, difficult to understand
- advocacy
- n. The act of pleading a cause.
- accredit
- v. To give credit or authority to.
- Adroit
- Skillful and adept under pressing conditions
- antonym
- n. A word directly opposed to another in meaning.
- alienate
- v. To cause to turn away.
- banal
- unoriginal and boring
- ascendant
- adj. Dominant.
- acute
- adj. Having fine and penetrating discernment.
- Evade
- To elude or avoid by cunning; to flee from a pursuer.
- Rudimentary
- rough, first draft
- apostasy
- n. A total departure from one's faith or religion.
- incumbent
- someone who is currently holding a political position
- annuity
- n. An annual allowance, payment, or income.
- Cerebral
- Of or relating to the brain; an intellectual person.
- reclusive
- withdrawn, hermit-like
- atrocity
- horrible, usually butal, act
- antipodes
- n. A place or region on the opposite side of the earth.
- Circumscribe
- To draw a line around; encircle - to restrict
- Audacious
- daring, bold
- alabaster
- n. A white or delicately tinted fine-grained gypsum.
- inquiry
- a request for information
- archaeology
- the recovery and study of material evidence from the past
- digression
- straying from main point
- revel
- celebrate noisily, have a party
- allege
- v. To assert to be true, especially in a formal manner, as in court.
- Fatuous
- Delusive; unreal
- Abhor
- to hate
- inauspicious
- ominous
- avalanche
- n. The fall or sliding of a mass of snow or ice down a mountain-slope, often bearing with it rock.
- abdicate
- to give up power
- trite
- lacking originality, inspiration
- Amenable
- obedient, compliant, readily managed, resonsive, willing to be led, answerable or accountable legally
- clairvoyant
- able to see the future
- affluence
- n. A profuse or abundant supply of riches.
- adulterant
- n. An adulterating substance.
- Arid
- (of land) dry, barren, unproductive
- annihilate
- to destroy completely
- anemometer
- n. An instrument for measuring the force or velocity of wind.
- analyst
- n. One who analyzes or makes use of the analytical method.
- jeer
- to make fun of
- reminiscence
- a memory, the act or recalling the past
- absence
- n. The fact of not being present or available.
- assent
- v. To express agreement with a statement or matter of opinion.
- appropriate
- adj. Suitable for the purpose and circumstances.
- antagonism
- n. Mutual opposition or resistance of counteracting forces, principles, or persons.
- abbey
- n. The group of buildings which collectively form the dwelling-place of a society of monks or nuns.
- ransack
- to search thoroughly and messily
- Trenchant
- Cutting, incisive, having a sharp point, caustic, sarcastic.
- arboretum
- n. A botanical garden or place devoted to the cultivation of trees or shrubs.
- allot
- v. To assign a definite thing or part to a certain person.
- aesthetic
- pertaining to beauty
- alternative
- n. Something that may or must exist, be taken or chosen, or done instead of something else.
- elucidate
- make clear
- Contentious
- quarrelsome
- rabid
- afflicted with rabies
- rancor
- bad feeling, bitterness
- Americanism
- n. A peculiar sense in which an English word or phrase is used in the United States.
- appall
- v. To fill with dismay or horror.
- adept
- very skilled
- Ruminate
- turn a matter over and over in the mind
- prudent
- wise, careful, cautious
- Apotheosis
- elevation to godhood, an ideal example of something
- anthology
- an assorment of works of art
- Capitulate
- to surrender under specified conditions; come to terms
- aide-de-camp
- n. An officer who receives and transmits the orders of the general.
- aversion
- n. A mental condition of fixed opposition to or dislike of some particular thing.
- inevitable
- unavoidable, certain
- animosity
- n. Hatred.
- Aberration
- A deviation from the proper or expected course
- saucy
- impudent, impertinent, flippant
- astringent
- adj. Harsh in disposition or character.
- altar
- n. Any raised place or structure on which sacrifices may be offered or incense burned.
- Peremptory
- Final
- perfidious
- disloyal
- repartee
- witty conversation, retort
- refutation
- disproof
- Microcosm
- a miniature model of something
- marvel
- to be astonished or surprised; to wonder
- Unremitting
- Never slackening; persistent
- able-bodied
- adj. Competent for physical service.
- Perfidy
- Deliberate breach of faith, treachery
- accouter
- v. To dress.
- Incantation
- Ritual recitation of verbal charms, spells to produce a magic effect
- adamant
- n. Any substance of exceeding hardness or impenetrability.
- Anglo-Saxon
- n. The entire English race wherever found, as in Europe, the United States, or India.
- Rustic
- Charmingly simple or unsophisticated
- Aptitude
- fitness, talent
- aloof
- adv. Not in sympathy with or desiring to associate with others.
- affable
- adj. Easy to approach.
- sporadic
- having no pattern or order
- antenatal
- adj. Occurring or existing before birth.
- amorous
- adj. Having a propensity for falling in love.
- temperate
- consistent; moderate; without extremes
- quest
- a pursuit or search
- venerable
- respectable due to age
- angelic
- adj. Saintly.
- agglomerate
- v. To pile or heap together.
- slander
- a false and mean-spirited statement meant to injure someone
- convergence
- joining of parts
- analogy
- n. Reasoning in which from certain and known relations or resemblance others are formed.
- apex
- n. The highest point, as of a mountain.
- Proficient
- Having or marked by an advanced degree of competence
- taut
- stretched tightly; tense
- altercate
- v. To contend angrily or zealously in words.
- seethe
- to heave or bubble from great inner turmoil, as a volcano; to boil
- aqueduct
- n. A water-conduit, particularly one for supplying a community from a distance.
- overt
- open to view
- Despot
- A ruler with absolute power, tyrant
- cascade
- waterfall, as in a type of fireworks
- scathing
- overly critical
- subjective
- influenced by personal opinion, biased
- Comprehensive
- showing extensive understanding
- admonish
- v. To warn of a fault.
- analyze
- v. To examine minutely or critically.
- aperture
- opening
- appellation
- n. The name or title by which a particular person, class, or thing is called.
- absolution
- n. Forgiveness, or passing over of offenses.
- arbitrate
- v. To act or give judgment as umpire.
- Appease
- To satisfy or relieve
- Arbitrary
- unreasonable or capricious, random, tyrannical
- doff
- to remove or take off, as clothing
- somber
- serious, dark, gloomy
- ascetic
- adj. Given to severe self-denial and practicing excessive abstinence and devotion.
- annals
- n. A record of events in their chronological order, year by year.
- robust
- healthy
- vend
- to sell
- Astute
- to be shrewd,clever
- anarchy
- n. Absence or utter disregard of government.
- tumult
- noise and confusion
- Dissolution
- breaking into small parts
- Injunction
- The act of giving a command, directive, or order
- trifle
- something of little importance; to talk in a joking manner
- Frugal
- cheap
- Address
- to speak to
- scald
- burn with hot liquid or steam
- Audacity
- fearless daring
- barrage
- a flood
- abbess
- n. The lady superior of a nunnery.
- pedestrian
- ordinary, dull
- schism
- division or separation between groups of members within an organization
- Incite
- To arouse to action.
- laurels
- vine
- abnormal
- adj. Not conformed to the ordinary rule or standard.
- sedate
- to calm, especially by use of a drug
- Annex
- attach, add to a large thing, take possession of, incorporate (territory) into a larger existing political unit
- abject
- adj. Sunk to a low condition.
- Belittle
- to make small or to put down
- secular
- not religious; worldly
- auburn
- adj. Reddish-brown, said usually of the hair.
- summit
- a conference
- ampere
- n. The practical unit of electric-current strength.
- avarice
- n. Passion for getting and keeping riches.
- ampersand
- n. The character &; and.
- aggravation
- n. The fact of being made heavier or more heinous, as a crime , offense, misfortune, etc.
- Innate
- Possessed as an essential characteristic; inherent.
- analytical
- intending to understand the nature of something
- overbearing
- bossy and arrogant, decisively important
- amicable
- agreeable
- aggravate
- v. To make heavier, worse, or more burdensome.
- Tantamount
- having the same or equivalent in effect or value
- alter
- v. To make change in.
- forthcoming
- about to appear; available when needed; communicative
- recur
- to return; to occur again
- ancestry
- n. One's ancestors collectively.
- skit
- a short comic scene
- atheism
- n. The denial of the existence of God.
- abet
- v. To aid, promote, or encourage the commission of (an offense).
- altruism
- n. Benevolence to others on subordination to self-interest.
- appellate
- adj. Capable of being appealed to.
- prehensile
- grasping
- satellite
- moon, a small thing going around a bigger thing
- attest
- v. To certify as accurate, genuine, or true.
- admittance
- n. Entrance, or the right or permission to enter.
- auspice
- n. favoring, protecting, or propitious influence or guidance.
- pugnent
- sharp
- extricate
- to release from difficulty or an entanglement
- abstemious
- adj. Characterized by self denial or abstinence, as in the use of drink, food.
- Deride
- ridicule, treat contemptuously
- Tautological
- repetition of the same sense in different words; redundancy
- heterogenous
- not uniform; made up of different parts
- extenuating
- guilt diminishing
- accept
- v. To take when offered.
- ordination
- ceremony making someone a minister
- tether
- chain or rope tied to an animal to keep in within specific bounds
- spurn
- to reject
- Incense
- To cause to be extremely angry; infuriate.
- conventional
- traditional, ordinary
- subtle
- elusive, sly, ambiguous
- audible
- adj. Loud enough to be heard.
- Apathy
- no emotion
- allusion
- n. An indirect and incidental reference to something without definite mention of it.
- Cajole
- to convince
- Quixotic
- Idealistic and totally impractial.
- Aggregate
- sum, total; ~vb: accumulate, add up to
- Furtive
- secretly (sly)
- autumnal
- adj. Of or pertaining to autumn.
- artless
- adj. Ingenuous.
- annual
- adj. Occurring every year.
- anecdote
- short account of event
- Polarize
- To cause to concentrate about two conflicting or contrasting positions
- allege
- to declare that something is true without proof
- alien
- n. One who owes allegiance to a foreign government.
- insinuation
- a sneaky suggestion or something bad
- ornate
- elaborately or excessive decorated
- aphorism
- n. Proverb.
- superfluous
- more than what is required or needed
- amphitheater
- n. An edifice of elliptical shape, constructed about a central open space or arena.
- Appease
- pacify or soothe
- reverence
- profound respect
- congregation
- crowd of people
- benign
- good, harmless
- adhere
- v. To stick fast or together.
- cache
- a hiding place for treasure
- aggrandizement
- glorification
- Hierarchy
- categorization
- Purported
- Assumed to be such; supposed
- meager
- sparse; thin and deficient
- reimburse
- to repay someone for their expenses
- ashen
- adj. Pale.
- amorphous
- adj. Without determinate shape.
- arable
- suitable for growing crops (of land)
- orient
- adjust
- amour
- n. A love-affair, especially one of an illicit nature.
- Acumen
- mental keenness, sharpness of judgment, ability to judge quickly and well
- amatory
- adj. Designed to excite love.
- despondent
- in a state of depression
- aviary
- n. A spacious cage or enclosure in which live birds are kept.
- antiquary
- n. One who collects and examines old things, as coins, books, medals, weapons, etc.
- recalcitrant
- disobedient, stubborn
- enhance
- improve, augment
- deluge
- to overflow with water; inundate
- inconsequential
- trivial
- arrant
- adj. Notoriously bad.
- condescending
- patronizing
- advent
- n. The coming or arrival, as of any important change, event, state, or personage.
- prolific
- fertile, very productive
- rancid
- having a strong smell, offensive
- arrogate
- v. To take, demand, or claim, especially presumptuously or without reasons or grounds.
- paradox
- contradiction, something that doesn't fit
- Adroit
- skillful (in using mind or hand)
- afire
- adv. & adj. On fire, literally or figuratively.
- Inherent
- Existing as an essential constituent or characteristic; intrinsic.
- ambulate
- v. To walk about
- outspoken
- blunt
- misbegotten
- poorly conceived, poorly planned, based on false assumptions and reasonings
- discredit
- dishonor, disgrace
- adjutant
- adj. Auxiliary.
- pugnacious
- hostile
- Accost
- approach and speak first to a person
- Vindictive
- Disposed to seek revenge; revengeful
- ovation
- enthusiastic applause
- abscission
- n. The act of cutting off, as in a surgical operation.
- anemic
- adj. Affected with anemia.
- Capricious
- impulsive and unpredictable
- Annals
- records arranged in yearly parts, history
- wary
- watchful, alert
- scrutinize
- to observe carefully
- domestic
- relating to the home or family; relating to one's own country
- incredulous
- disbelieving; skeptical
- aura
- n. Pervasive psychic influence supposed to emanate from persons
- glib
- able to speak profusely; having a ready flow of words
- Relentless
- unyielding in severity or strictness;
- archdeacon
- n. A high official administrator of the affairs of a diocese.
- aboriginal
- adj. Primitive; unsophisticated.
- assassination
- n. Murderer, as by secret assault or treachery.
- Advent
- arrival
- accost
- v. To speak to.
- antiquate
- v. To make old or out of date.
- Lugubrious
- exaggeratedly mournful
- exasperation
- irritation, frustration
- Abate
- to reduce
- anthracite
- n. Hard coal.
- hierarchy
- a ranking according to status or ability; a group having authority
- orthodox
- traditional, conservaative belief
- haughty
- stuck-up; arrogant; snobbish
- aggrandize
- v. To cause to appear greatly.
- Apocalyptic
- prophetic, pertaining to revelations especially of disaster
- absorption
- n. The act or process of absorbing.
- Putative
- Generally regarded as such; supposed
- Complacent
- self-satisfied
- aristocrat
- n. A hereditary noble or one nearly connected with nobility.
- asexual
- adj. Having no distinct sexual organs.
- beguile
- to delude, deceive by trickery
- assailable
- able to be attacked
- allay
- v. To calm the violence or reduce the intensity of; mitigate.
- rabble
- large, disorderly, and easily excited mob
- adulterate
- v. To make impure by the admixture of other or baser ingredients.
- extroverted
- outgoing or interested in people
- Assuage
- To satisfy or appease (hunger or thirst, for example)
- aghast
- adj. Struck with terror and amazement.
- amputate
- v. To remove by cutting, as a limb or some portion of the body.
- arcade
- n. A vaulted passageway or street; a roofed passageway having shops, etc., opening from it.
- Choleric
- hot tempered
- audacious
- adj. Fearless.
- antemundane
- adj. Pertaining to time before the world's creation.
- Panacea
- A remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all.
- armada
- n. A fleet of war-vessels.
- hovel
- a shack
- abduction
- n. A carrying away of a person against his will, or illegally.
- altitude
- n. Vertical distance or elevation above any point or base-level, as the sea.
- avow
- v. To declare openly.
- asylum
- sanctuary
- Husbandry
- the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
- rancorous
- hateful
- Metamorphosis
- marked change in appearance, character, condition, or function
- Benign
- of no danger
- accelerate
- v. To move faster.
- submissive
- meek
- eccentric
- odd, unconventional
- consensus
- an agreement
- ordeal
- severe trial or affliction
- abundant
- adj. Plentiful.
- incompatible
- unable to work together
- Unconscionable
- unscrupulous (without conscious)
- precocious
- talented beyond one's age
- anticyclone
- n. An atmospheric condition of high central pressure, with currents flowing outward.
- Adulation
- Excessive flattery or admiration.
- Infer
- to imply
- Dogmatic
- authoritative, arrogant assertion of unproved or unprovable principles
- pretentious
- pompous, self-important
- Fatalist
- doctrine that all events are predetermined by fate and unalterable
- debunk
- to prove false
- Asunder
- To seperate, apart from each other in position.
- Dulcet
- Melodious, soft, soothing.
- ardor
- a passion
- decree
- an order or a command
- antiphon
- n. A response or alteration of responses, generally musical.
- adulation
- high praise
- trepidation
- fear, apprehension
- founder
- to sink
- ingenuity
- innovation, creativity
- reprehensible
- deserving to be severely criticized
- Debacle
- A sudden, disastrous collapse, downfall, or defeat
- camaraderie
- trust among friends
- outlandish
- bizarre, peculiar
- Distinguish
- To perceive as being different or distinct.
- alchemy
- n. Chemistry of the middle ages, characterized by the pursuit of changing base metals to gold.
- acrimonious
- adj. Full of bitterness.
- assignee
- n. One who is appointed to act for another in the management of certain property and interests.
- brig
- the prison of a ship
- assassin
- n. One who kills, or tries to kill, treacherously or secretly.
- fallow
- unused
- Candor
- sincerity of expression; openness.
- Unctuous
- suave or smooth
- animalcule
- n. An animal of microscopic smallness.
- atrocity
- n. Great cruelty or reckless wickedness.
- Virulent
- Extremely infectious or poisonous.
- adversity
- n. Misfortune.
- append
- v. To add or attach, as something accessory, subordinate, or supplementary.
- perennial
- lasting through the years
- pious
- deeply religious
- recreation
- something done for fun, a hobby or game
- archaism
- n. Obsolescence.
- antique
- adj. Pertaining to ancient times.
- absolve
- v. To free from sin or its penalties.
- advert
- v. To refer incidentally.
- ruse
- a clever trick
- insomnia
- inability to fall asleep
- Relegate
- To assign to a lower position or to classify something
- Comprise
- To consist of; be composed of:
- attache
- n. A subordinate member of a diplomatic embassy.
- awry
- adv. & adj. Out of the proper form, direction, or position.
- antagonist
- opponent
- submissive
- to surrender; to propose or put forward
- assess
- to evaluate or determine the worth of
- album
- n. A book whose leaves are so made to form paper frames for holding photographs or the like.
- accompanist
- n. One who or that which accompanies.
- wan
- sickly; feeble or pale
- adjacency
- n. The state of being adjacent.
- vacant
- stark
- Daunt
- To abate the courage of; discourage
- orator
- speaker
- ornithologist
- scientific student of birds
- Eminent
- noteworthy
- sanctimonious
- acting morally superior, holier-than-thou
- surmise
- to guess, to infer
- antistrophe
- n. The inversion of terms in successive classes, as in "the home of joy and the joy of home".
- champion
- side with
- anecdote
- n. A brief account of some interesting event or incident.
- automaton
- n. Any living being whose actions are or appear to be involuntary or mechanical.
- countenance
- to approve or support; the general appearance or behavior of something or someone
- orgy
- wild, drunken revelry
- solicit
- to seek something from another; to make a request of someone
- vindicate
- to clear from blame
- animate
- v. To make alive.
- Provincial
- limited to one's small outlook
- Genteel
- Refined in manner; well-bred and polite
- palatable
- good tasting
- anemia
- n. Deficiency of blood or red corpuscles.
- accessory
- n. A person or thing that aids the principal agent.
- abjure
- v. To recant, renounce, repudiate under oath.
- abeyance
- n. A state of suspension or temporary inaction.
- insipid
- lacking interest, dull, boring
- acquittance
- n. Release or discharge from indebtedness, obligation, or responsibility.
- advisory
- adj. Not mandatory.
- Rigorous
- harsh
- skeptical
- doubtful
- accusatory
- adj. Of, pertaining to, or involving an accusation.
- aghast
- overcome by surprise
- account
- n. A record or statement of receipts and expenditures, or of business transactions.
- stealthy
- sneaky, secret
- allegory
- n. The setting forth of a subject under the guise of another subject of aptly suggestive likeness.
- actuate
- v. To move or incite to action.
- Analogous
- comparable, similar
- Affable
- easily approachable, easy to talk to, warmly friendly
- annalist
- n. Historian.
- deport
- to behave in accord with the rules
- Singular
- Being only one; individual.
- abscond
- leave
- destroy
- subvert
- anagram
- n. The letters of a word or phrase so transposed as to make a different word or phrase.
- acquaint
- v. To make familiar or conversant.
- vitalize
- make something come alive
- abut
- v. To touch at the end or boundary line.
- Porcine
- As of a pig.
- arborescent
- adj. Having the nature of a tree.
- ostensible
- apparent, pretended
- discursive
- covering a wide area or digressing from a topic
- abdicate
- v. To give up (royal power or the like).
- autarchy
- n. Unrestricted power.
- collaborate
- to work together
- abase
- v. To lower in position, estimation, or the like; degrade.
- achromatic
- adj. Colorless,
- alcoholism
- n. A condition resulting from the inordinate or persistent use of alcoholic beverages.
- assessor
- n. An officer whose duty it is to assess taxes.
- lament
- to express grief for, mourn
- haughty
- arrogant, condescending
- Absolve
- pardon (an offense)
- decrepit
- unhealthy; weak
- assimilate
- v. To adapt.
- Inaugurate
- to begin officially
- Visionary
- One who is given to impractical or speculative ideas; a dreamer
- accordion
- n. A portable free-reed musical instrument.
- Azure
- sky blue
- Anglophobia
- n. Hatred or dread of England or of what is English.
- auricular
- adj. Of or pertaining to the ear, its auricle, or the sense of hearing.
- ostentatious
- displaying wealth
- disdain
- to regard with scorn
- apposite
- adj. Appropriate.
- insurgent
- rebel; rising in revolt, starting a revolution
- antidote
- n. Anything that will counteract or remove the effects of poison, disease, or the like.
- diligent
- hard-working
- aye
- adv. An expression of assent.
- suffice
- to be adequate or enough
- eradicate
- to erase or get rid of
- declamation
- excercise in speech-giving; attack or protest
- Pensive
- in thought
- tenacious
- holding firmly, especially to a belief, stubborn
- adjudge
- v. To award or bestow by formal decision.
- outstrip
- outdo
- accession
- n. Induction or elevation, as to dignity, office, or government.
- Procrastinate
- To put off until later
- menace
- a threat; to threaten
- aerostatics
- n. The branch of pneumatics that treats of the equilibrium, pressure, and mechanical properties.
- eminent
- distinguished, high in rank or station
- exquisite
- beautifully made or designed
- Abject
- showing utter hoplessness and misery
- albeit
- conj. Even though.
- chasm
- gorge or deep canyon
- Homily
- An inspirational saying or platitude
- assailable
- vulnerable
- ascension
- n. The act of rising.
- pretense
- a false or misleading show of something
- affect
- v. To act upon
- apprehensible
- adj. Capable of being conceived.
- antitoxin
- n. A substance which neutralizes the poisonous products of micro-organisms.
- Admonish
- To reprove gently but earnestly
- adverse
- adj. Opposing or opposed.
- restrained
- controlled, restricted
- tact
- a keen sense of what to do or what to say
- hedonist
- pleasure seeker
- accord
- to be in agreement
- Aphasia
- loss of speech due to injury or illness
- amorphous
- without shape
- apogee
- n. The climax.
- Benefactor
- One that gives aid, especially financial aid
- Artesian
- well n. A very deep bored well. water rises due to underground pressure
- accomplish
- v. To bring to pass.
- accompany
- v. To go with, or be associated with, as a companion.
- irate
- enraged
- florid
- flushed, ornate
- affectation
- attempt to appear to be what one is not, for the purpose of impressing others
- grotesque
- odd or unnatural in some way
- Mentor
- to tutor
- Cacophony
- Harsh sounds.
- wanton
- hard to control, unruly
- admonish
- to scold
- askance
- adv. With a side or indirect glance or meaning.
- meticulous
- careful, paying attention to details
- aggrieve
- v. To give grief or sorrow to.
- Ameliorate
- To make or become better; improve
- censor
- to remove material, suppress
- annihilate
- v. To destroy absolutely.
- aggress
- v. To make the first attack.
- anonymous
- nameless
- auriferous
- adj. Containing gold.
- annex
- v. To add or affix at the end.
- aliment
- n. That which nourishes.
- hackneyed
- overused, cliched
- biased
- favoring one side or opinion over another
- Magnate
- powerful or influential person
- rue
- to regret
- Rogue
- An unprincipled, deceitful, and unreliable person; a scoundrel or rascal
- hoax
- falsification
- adroit
- adj. Having skill in the use of the bodily or mental powers.
- ally
- n. A person or thing connected with another, usually in some relation of helpfulness.
- Itinerant
- One who travels from place to place.
- Inveterate
- deeply rooted
- govel
- to humble oneself, to beg
- animadvert
- v. To pass criticism or censure.
- alto
- n. The lowest or deepest female voice or part.
- Complicity
- Involvement as an accomplice in a questionable act or a crime
- accusation
- n. A charge of crime, misdemeanor, or error.
- Arcane
- esoteric, secret, mysterious, known only to the initiated
- abstinence
- n. Self denial.
- Profane
- Vulgar or coarse.
- ardent
- adj. Burning with passion.
- obscure
- hidden or dark, hard to see
- aforesaid
- adj. Said in a preceding part or before.
- emulate
- to imitate or copy
- longevity
- long life
- antiseptic
- n. Anything that destroys or restrains the growth of putrefactive micro-organisms.
- Docile
- Ready and willing to be taught; teachable, complicit
- absent-minded
- adj. Lacking in attention to immediate surroundings or business.
- procrastinate
- to delay unnecessarily
- analogous
- adj. Corresponding (to some other) in certain respects, as in form, proportion, relations.
- flippant
- not serious, playful; irreverent
- ascent
- n. A rising, soaring, or climbing.