English Vocabulary
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- somber
- dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit
- converge
- to move toward one point, approach nearer together
- plod
- to walk heavily or slowly; to work slowly
- dour
- stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored
- exhilarate
- to enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to
- deploy
- to position or arrange; to utilize; to form up
- stolid
- not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive
- craven
- cowardly; a coward
- extol
- to praise extravagently
- panacea
- a remedy for all ills; cure-all; an answer to all problems
- cursory
- hasty, not thorough
- musty
- stale, moldy; out-of-date
- fortitude
- courage in facing difficulties
- perpetuate
- to make permanent or long lasting
- invulnerable
- not able to be wounded or hurt; shielded against attack
- obviate
- to anticipate and prevent; to remove, disopose of
- adroit
- skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind
- punitive
- inflicting or aiming at punishment
- turbulent
- disorderly, riotouts, violent; stormy
- premeditated
- considered beforehand, deliberately planned
- meticulous
- extremely careful; particular about details
- sojourn
- a temporary stay; to stay for a time
- ominous
- unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen
- amicable
- peaceable, friendly
- artifice
- a skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill; trickery
- muse
- to think about in a dreamy way, ponder
- redress
- to set right, remedy; relief from wrong of injury
- intimation
- a hint, indirect suggestion
- holocaust
- a large-scale destruction, espically by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering
- coerce
- to compel, force
- scrupulous
- exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; having high moral standards, principled
- impervious
- not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance
- tentative
- experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant
- chivalrous
- marked by honor, courtesy, and courage; knightly
- squalid
- filthy, wretched, debased
- voluminous
- of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length
- delete
- to erase, wipe out, cut out
- omniscient
- knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding
- ambidextrous
- able to use both hands equally well; very skillful; deceitful, hypocritical
- destitute
- deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in
- ironic
- suggesting an incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens; given to irony, sarcastic
- quintessence
- the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example
- adversary
- an enemy, opponent
- suppress
- to stop by force, put down
- warily
- cautiously, with great care
- facile
- easily done or attained; superficial; ready, fluent; easily shown but not sincerely felt
- venial
- easily excused; pardonable
- malevolent
- spiteful, showing ill will
- renegade
- one who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw; traitorous; unconventional, unorthodox
- reiterate
- to say again, repeat
- officious
- meddling; excessively forward in offering sevices or assuming authority
- finite
- having limits; lasting for a limited time
- solace
- comfort, relief; to comfort, console
- demise
- a death, especially of a person in a lofty position
- belligerent
- given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive; one at war, one engaged in war
- pungent
- causing a sharp sensation; stinging, biting
- implicate
- to involve in; to connect with or be related to
- urbane
- refined in manner or style, suave
- stately
- dignified, majestic
- attainment
- an accomplishment, the act of achieving
- unkempt
- not combed; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished, rude
- nostalgia
- a longing for something past; homesickness
- feasible
- possible, able to be done
- altruistic
- unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others
- opulent
- wealthy, luxorious; ample; grandiose
- extirpate
- to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally
- tepid
- lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest
- discern
- to see clearly, recognize
- nonchalant
- cool and confident, unconcerned
- grimace
- a wry face, facial distortion; to make a wry face
- bequeath
- to give or pass on as an inheritance
- fallow
- plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish-yellow; land left unseeded; to plow but no seed
- duplicity
- treachery, decitfulness
- chaos
- great confusion, disorder
- embark
- to go aboard; to make a start; to invest
- gibe
- to utter taunting words; an expression of scorn
- bereft
- deprived of; made unhappy through a loss
- guise
- an external appearance, cover, mask
- impetus
- a moving force, impulse, stimulus
- culinary
- of or related to cooking or the kitchen
- insidious
- intended to decieve or entrap; sly, treacherous
- abhor
- to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply
- reprehensible
- deserving blame or punishment
- pinnacle
- a high peak or point
- benevolent
- kindly, charitable
- explicit
- definite, clearly stated
- clemency
- mercy, humaneness; mildness, moderateness
- negligible
- so unimportant that it can be disregarded
- precedent
- an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action
- supercilious
- proud and contemptuous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority
- pliable
- easily bent, flexible; easily influenced
- martinet
- a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules
- rampant
- growing without check, running wild
- adulterate
- to corrupt, make worse by the additon of something of lesser value
- retrogress
- to move backward; to return to an earlier condition
- repose
- to rest; lie; place; relaxation, peace of mind, calmness
- supple
- bending easily; bending with agility; readily adaptable; servile
- unfeigned
- sincere, real, without pretense
- dearth
- a lack, scarcity, inadequate supply; a famine
- discrepency
- a difference; a lack of agreement
- deft
- skillful, nimble
- inclement
- stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action
- skulk
- to move about stealthily; to lie in hiding
- benefactor
- one who does good to others
- harass
- to disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks
- waive
- to do without, give up voluntarily; to put off temporarily, defer
- gape
- to stare with open mouth; to open the mouth wide; to open wide
- venal
- open to or marked by bribery or corruption
- inter
- to bury, commit to the earth; to consign to oblivion
- uncanny
- strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation
- diffident
- shy, lacking self-confidence; modest, reserved
- cogent
- forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point
- jeopardy
- danger
- averse
- having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling
- temerity
- rashness, boldness
- infallible
- free from error; absolutely dependable
- remiss
- neglectful in performance of one's duty, careless
- verbatim
- word for word; exactly as written or spoken
- scrutinize
- to examine closely
- indomitable
- unconquerable, refusing to yield
- truculent
- fierce and cruel; aggressive; deadly, destructive; scathingly harsh
- comprise
- to include or contain; to be made up of
- inopportune
- coming at a bad time; no appropriate
- brandish
- to wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion
- ascertain
- to find out
- buffet
- to slap of cuff; to strike repeatedly; to drive or force with blows; to force one's way with difficulty; a slap, blow
- expunge
- to erase, obliterate, destroy
- virulent
- extremely poisonous; full of malice; spiteful
- corrosive
- eating away gradually, acidlike; bitterly sarcastic
- augment
- to make larger, increase
- vociferous
- loud and noisy; compelling attention
- disperse
- to scatter, spread far and wide
- extant
- still existing; not exterminated, destroyed, or lost
- alienate
- to turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer, or convey
- amend
- to change in a formal way; to change for the better
- accede
- to yield to; to assume an office or dignity
- esteem
- to regard highly; a highly favorable opinion or judgment
- affiliated
- associated, connected
- commodious
- roomy, spacious
- assent
- to express agreement; agreement