Barron's GRE 4814 words - List 1
Barron's GRE 4814 words - List 1
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- resignation
- patiently submissiveness; statement that one is quitting a job; ADJ. resigned: acquiescent
- harangue
- long, passionate, and vehement speech; V.
- recount
- narrate or tell (a story); count over again
- exquisite
- delicate; very finely made; extremely beautiful; Ex. exquisite piece of jewelry
- pore
- study industriously; ponder; scrutinize; Ex. pore over the book; N.
- induct
- place formally in office; install; admit as a member; initiate; N. induction: inducting; process of deriving general principles from particular facts
- embargo
- ban on commerce or other activity
- deadlock
- standstill resulting from the opposition of two unrelenting forces; stalemate
- paranoia
- psychosis marked by delusions of grandeur or persecution; N: ADJ: paranoid, paranoiac
- euphony
- sweet sound; ADJ. euphonious
- saturate
- soak thoroughly; imbue; impregnate; charge; fill to capacity
- recrimination
- countercharges; V. recriminate
- humor
- indulge; comply with the wishes of; N. quality that makes something amusing; state of mind; mood; Ex. in a bad humor; Ex. out of humor
- antipathy
- aversion; dislike or opposition
- hiatus
- gap; pause; gap or interruption in space or time; break
- mural
- wall painting
- archaeology
- study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
- malcontent
- person dissatisfied with existing state of affairs; discontented person; ADJ: discontented
- obese
- excessively fat; N. obesity
- distend
- expand; swell out
- potpourri
- heterogeneous mixture; medley; mixture of dried flower petals a pot (to give a pleasant smell to a room)
- descry
- catch sight of (something distant)
- acidulous
- slightly sour (in taste or manner); sharp; caustic
- monastic
- related to monks or monasteries; removed from worldly concerns
- erroneous
- mistaken; wrong; incorrect
- tenuous
- thin; slim; rare
- entomology
- study of insects
- avow
- declare openly; N. avowal
- torque
- twisting force; force producing rotation
- intelligentsia
- intellectuals; members of the educated elite (often used derogatorily)
- homogeneous
- of the same kind; uniform in composition throughout
- pestle
- tool for mashing or grinding substances in a hard bowl or mortar
- unwonted
- unaccustomed; unusual; Ex. He arrived with unwonted punctuality.
- sycophant
- servile flatterer; bootlicker; yes man; ADJ. sycophantic
- mercantile
- concerning trade or merchants
- noose
- loop formed in a rope
- congruent
- in agreement; harmonious; corresponding; coinciding exactly; CF. congruous
- skiff
- small light sailboat or rowboat
- bequeath
- leave to someone by means of a will; hand down in his will; N. bequest
- cemetery
- place for burying the dead
- laggard
- slow; sluggish; N: one who lags; straggler
- pestilential(pestilent)
- causing plague; tending to cause death; baneful; N. pestilence: fatal epidemic disease (esp. bubonic plague)
- aver
- state confidently; declare as true
- palliate
- ease pain (without curing); make less severe or offensive (a crime or illness)
- gerontocracy
- government ruled by old people
- expeditious
- done with speed; quick; N. expedition
- subliminal
- below the threshold of conscious perception; Ex. subliminal advertisement
- dysentery
- inflammatory disorder of the lower intestinal tract
- provender
- dry food for livestock; fodder
- podiatrist
- doctor who treats ailments of the feet; chiropodist; N. podiatrics
- malodorous
- foul-smelling
- brawn
- human muscle; muscular strength; sturdiness
- formidable
- menacing; arousing fear; threatening; difficult to defeat; Ex. formidable foe/question
- flout
- reject; mock; show contempt for; scorn; Ex. flout the rules
- sporadic
- occurring irregularly; intermittent
- deliberate
- consider; ponder; ADJ: done on purpose; slow
- quaint
- odd in an old-fashioned way; odd; old-fashioned; picturesque
- irrelevant
- not applicable; unrelated
- rudimentary
- elementary; not developed; crude; N. rudiment: fundamental element or principle; Ex. rudiments of the language
- phalanx
- formation of infantry carrying overlapping shields and long spears; group of men packed together (for attack or defense)
- bantering
- joking talk; good-naturedly ridiculing; N.V. banter
- incongruity
- lack of harmony; absurdity; ADJ. incongruous: lacking in harmony; inappropriate
- stench
- strong foul odor; reek; stink
- palatial
- of or suitable for a palace; magnificent
- regicide
- murder of a king or queen
- reverend
- deserving reverence; N: priest
- apparent
- evident; easily seen or understood; appearing as such; Ex. apparent improvement
- abrogate
- abolish
- halting
- hesitant; faltering; not fluent; Ex. halting steps/voice; V. halt: proceed or act with uncertainty; falter; hesitate; waver; stop
- vibrant
- full of vigor or energy; vibrating
- legato
- (of music) played smoothly
- warranted
- justified; authorized
- abbreviate
- shorten
- moodiness
- fits of depression or gloom; ADJ. moody: given to changeable moods; subject to periods of depression; gloomy CF. mood: | state of mind or emotion
- congruence
- correspondence of parts; harmonious relationship; CF. congruity
- prate
- talk idly; speak foolishly; boast idly
- magnanimity
- generosity; ADJ. magnanimous: generous
- worldly
- engrossed in matters of this earth; not spiritual; of the material world
- nova
- star that suddenly becomes much brighter and then returns to its original brightness
- verisimilitude
- appearance of truth; quality of appearing to be true or real; likelihood; Ex. verisimilitude of her performance as Lady Macbeth
- inamorata
- woman whom a man loves
- dainty
- delicate; delicately beautiful; fastidious; not easy to please; Ex. dainty movement/dress
- affidavit
- written statement made under oath (for use as proof in a court of law)
- deterrent
- something that discourages or deters
- jaunty
- cheerful and pleased with life; lighthearted; animated; easy and carefree; dapper in appearance; Ex. jaunty person/hat
- metallurgical
- pertaining to the art of removing metals from ores; N. metallurgy: science that deals with extracting metals from ores
- beneficiary
- person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will
- indiscriminate
- choosing at random; confused; not based on careful distinctions
- copious
- plentiful
- denouement
- final outcome; final development of the plot of a play or other literary work; the end of a story when everything is explained
- hone
- sharpen (a tool); N: whetstone for sharpening a tool
- degenerate
- become worse in quality; deteriorate; ADJ: having become worse; Ex. a degenerate species; N: depraved or corrupt person
- nubile
- marriageable; of marriageable age; CF. connubial
- devotee
- enthusiastic follower; enthusiast; Ex. devotee of Bach
- craft
- skill (esp. with one's hands); skill in deceiving people; guile; ADJ. crafty: cleverly deceitful; cunning
- feebleminded
- deficient in intelligence; very stupid
- epistemologist
- philosopher who studies the nature of knowledge; N. epistemology
- travesty
- copy or example of something that completely misrepresents the true nature of the real thing; comical parody or imitation; treatment aimed at making something appear ridiculous; Ex. travesty of justice; OP. paragon
- urgent
- compelling immediate action; pressing; persistent; importunate; Ex. urgent in his demands
- fritter
- waste (time or money on unimportant things)
- leash
- restraining rope fastened to the collar of an animal (to control it); Ex. a dog on a leash
- archipelago
- group of closely located islands
- momentous
- very important; N. moment; CF. momentary
- patronize
- support; act superior toward; treat in a condescending manner; be a customer of; N. patron: one that supports; regular customer; N. patronage; CF. boycott
- emolument
- salary; payment for an office; compensation
- expedient
- suitable (for a particular purpose although not necessarily morally correct); practical; politic(prudent); N: something expedient
- servile
- slavish; cringing; N. servility
- bauble
- trinket; cheap jewel; trifle
- console
- lessen sadness or disappointment; give comfort; allay the sorrow of; N. consolation
- disembark
- debark; go ashore (from a ship); unload cargo from a ship; CF. embark
- cantata
- story set to music to be sung by a chorus (shorter than an oratorio)
- exonerate
- acquit; exculpate; free from blame or guilt
- ossify
- change or harden into bone; become hard and unchanging in one's ideas
- castrate
- remove the sex organs (of a male animal or person)
- gouge
- overcharge (with high price); extort from; Ex. gouge the public; CF. usury
- myopic
- nearsighted; lacking foresight; N. myopia
- cache
- hiding place; V.
- rumble
- make or move with a deep rolling sound (as thunder or stomach)
- shirk
- avoid (responsibility, work, etc.); malinger
- mass
- Christian religious ceremony; CF. Mass: ceremony of the Eucharist
- marred
- damaged; disfigured; V. mar: spoil; disfigure
- digression
- wandering away from the subject; V. digress
- resplendent
- brilliant; splendid in appearance; dazzling; glorious
- promulgate
- announce; proclaim a doctrine or law; make known by official publication
- wallow
- roll in mud; indulge in; (of a ship) roll in a rough sea; become helpless; Ex. wallow in the mud/luxury
- tentative
- not fully worked out or developed; provisional; experimental; uncertain; hesitant; not definite or positive; Ex. tentative agreement/reply
- resilient
- elastic; having the power of springing back; able to recover quickly (as from misfortune)
- incarnation
- act of assuming a human body and human nature; one who personifies something; personification; Ex. previous incarnation/reincarnation
- urge
- drive or force forward (by causing impulses); drive to take action; impel; entreat earnestly; Ex. urge horses; N: impulse that prompts action
- colloquial
- pertaining to conversational or common speech; informal; N. colloquialism: colloquial expression
- clap
- strike the palms of the hands together with a sudden explosive sound; come together suddenly with a sharp sound; put or send promptly; Ex. clap the thief in jail; N: clapping; loud or explosive sound; CF. applause
- pulverize
- crush or grind into very small particles
- constitution
- constituting; system of laws; composition of something; physical makeup or structure of a person; Ex. men with strong constitutions
- heterogeneous
- dissimilar; mixed; not homogeneous; consisting of dissimilar elements or plants
- panegyric
- formal praise; encomium; Ex. I don't deserve such panegyrics.
- sublimate
- refine; purify; replace (natural urges) with socially acceptable activities; change between a solid state and a gaseous state
- invoke
- call and bring into use (a right or law); call on/upon (a higher power or god) for help; ask for; beg for; conjure (a spirit); Ex. invoke the veto power; Ex. invoke one's advisor/God
- attest
- testify; bear witness
- exotic
- not native; from another part of the world; strange; intriguingly unusual; Ex. exotic flower/dress
- jargon
- language used by special group; technical terminology; gibberish; nonsensical or incoherent talk
- treasure
- keep as precious; cherish
- torrent
- rushing stream; flood; Ex. The rain fell in torrents.
- distinction
- honor; excellence; difference; contrast; discrimination; Ex. graduated with distinction; Ex. a writer of real distinction
- casualty
- serious or fatal accident; person killed or wounded in an accident or battle
- rant
- speak violently or excitedly; rave; talk excitedly showing anger; scold; make a grandiloquent speech; Ex. The priest ranted about the devil.
- betray
- be unfaithful; reveal (unconsciously or unwillingly); Ex. Her trembling hands betray her anxiety.
- fiend
- evil spirit; devil
- dys-
- abnormal; impaired
- countermand
- cancel; revoke (an order)
- gravity
- seriousness; ADJ. grave
- commodious
- spacious and comfortable
- largess
- generous gift (given to people who do not have enough)
- grudging
- unwilling; reluctant; stingy(giving reluctantly)
- prescience
- ability to foretell the future; knowledge of actions before they occur; ADJ. prescient
- malapropism
- comic misuse of a word; CF. Mrs. Malaprop
- parable
- short simple story teaching a moral
- retaliate
- repay in kind (usually for bad treatment); V. retaliate
- venerable
- deserving high respect; commanding respect; CF. command: deserve and get
- assay
- analyze (to discover what materials are present); evaluate (soil or ore)
- bestial
- beastlike; brutal; inhuman; very cruel
- dichotomy
- division into two opposite parts; split; branching into two parts (especially contradictory ones)
- delirium
- mental disorder marked by confusion; uncontrolled excitement; ADJ. delirious
- wily
- crafty; cunning; artful; N. wile: deceitful stratagem
- supposititious
- assumed; counterfeit; hypothetical
- ideology
- system of ideas characteristic of a group or culture
- junket
- trip especially one taken for pleasure by an official at public expense
- retroactive
- taking effect before its enactment (as a law) or imposition (as a tax); (of a law) having effect on the past as well as the future
- kleptomaniac
- person who has a compulsive desire to steal
- inundate
- flood; overflow; submerge; cover completely; Ex. inundated with work
- narrative
- related to telling a story; N: narrated account; story; V. narrate: tell (a story); CF. narration
- requisition
- formal demand or request; Ex. requisition for more computing equipment; V.
- actuary
- someone who advises insurance companies
- meter
- arrangement of words in the form of poetry (by accentual rhythm)
- precipitate
- hurl downward; throw headlong; hasten; cause to happen sooner; condense and fall as rain or snow; cause (a solid substance) to be separated from a solution; ADJ. hasty; rash; premature; sudden
- incredulous
- withholding belief; skeptical; showing disbelief
- bacchanal
- noisy party with a lot of drinking
- pass\'e
- old-fashioned; past the prime
- astringent
- binding; causing contraction (stopping bleeding); harsh or severe; stringent; Ex. astringent criticism
- impeach
- charge (a public official) with crime in office; raise doubts about; indict; Ex. impeach a witness's credibility
- embezzlement
- taking for one's own use in violation of trust; stealing (of money placed in one's care)
- palette
- board on which painter mixes pigments(coloring matters)
- infernal
- pertaining to hell; devilish; N. inferno: place of fiery heat or destruction
- distort
- twist out of shape; give a false account of; misrepresent; N. distortion
- proliferate
- grow rapidly (in numbers); spread; multiply; N. proliferation
- condiments
- seasonings; spices
- havoc
- widespread damage; disorder; chaos
- nonchalance
- indifference; lack of concern; composure; ADJ. nonchalant: unconcerned; cool; indifferent; Ex. nonchalant attitude to his debts
- stipulate
- state as a necessary condition (of an agreement); make express conditions; specify; Ex. He stipulated payment in advance
- admonish
- warn or speak to with gentle disapproval; reprove
- enterprising
- full of initiative; showing enterprise
- aphorism
- pithy maxim or saying; ADJ. aphoristic
- duration
- length of time something lasts
- wanton
- unrestrained; gratuitously cruel; willfully malicious; unchaste; sexually improper; promiscuous; Ex. wanton spending/killing; CF. having no just cause
- recession
- withdrawal; retreat; time of low economic activity
- expatriate
- exile; someone who has withdrawn from his native land; V: exile; banish; leave one's country
- indolent
- lazy
- gracious
- kind in a generous way (to someone less important)
- meander
- wind or turn in its course; follow a winding or turning course; move aimlessly and idly
- doctrine
- teachings in general; particular principle (religious, legal, etc.) taught; dogma; tenet; ADJ. doctrinal
- immolate
- offer or kill as a sacrifice (by fire)
- forum
- public square of an ancient Roman city; public place for open discussion; court of law
- beatific
- giving or showing bliss; blissful
- bandy
- discuss lightly or glibly; discuss in a frivolous manner; exchange (words) heatedly; quarrel; Ex. bandy words with
- fetid(foetid)
- malodorous; foul
- sequester
- isolate; segregate; seclude; retire from public life
- proselytize
- (induce someone to) convert to a religion or belief; N. proselyte: new convert to a doctrine or religion
- rare
- (of air) thin in density; rarefied; Ex. rare air of the mountains
- voluminous
- having great volume (as of a garment or container); bulky; large
- equitable
- fair; impartial; OP. inequitable
- catapult
- slingshot; hurling machine; V: fire from catapult
- forte
- strong point or special talent in a person's character
- ecstasy
- rapture; very strong feeling of joy and happiness; any overpowering emotion; ADJ. ecstatic: causing or experiencing ecstasy
- extrapolation
- projection; conjecture; V. extrapolate: infer (unknown information) from known information
- forsake
- desert; abandon; renounce
- mawkish
- mushy(sentimental) and gushy; icky-sticky sentimental; excessively and objectionably sentimental
- monolithic
- solidly uniform; unchangeable; unyielding; N. monolith: large block of stone
- desperado
- reckless, desperate outlaw
- xenophobia
- fear or hatred of foreigners; N. xenophobe
- apostate
- one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs; N. apostasy
- histrionic
- theatrical; excessively dramatic or emotional; affected; of actors or acting; N. histrionics: histrionic behavior
- distill
- refine (a liquid by evaporating and subsequent condensation); concentrate; separate the most important parts from; Ex. distill fresh water from sea water; CF. brew
- polarize
- split into opposite extremes or camps
- commemorative
- remembering; honoring the memory of; Ex. commemorative stamp
- hygiene
- science and practice of the promotion and preservation of health; ADJ. hygienic: showing careful attention to cleanness (to prevent disease); Ex. hygienic condition
- anthem
- song of praise or patriotism; Ex. national anthem
- aromatic
- fragrant; having a sweet smell; N. aroma: strong pleasant smell
- viscid
- adhesive; gluey
- indissoluble
- permanent; impossible to dissolve or disintegrate
- pigment
- coloring matter (usually powder to be mixed with water or oil)
- fray
- brawl; fight; V: wear away or unravel by rubbing; have loose threads developing; cause to become worn out (a person's temper or nerves); CF. rub
- unregenerate
- making no attempt to change one's bad practices
- chaste
- morally pure; virginal; abstaining from illicit sexual acts; modest; simple (of a style of writing); not highly decorated; austere
- inanimate
- lifeless; not animate
- delusion
- false belief; hallucination; deluding; Ex. delusions of grandeur; Ex. under the delusion that
- judiciary
- judicial branch of government
- whorl
- ring of leaves around stem; ring; circular arrangement; Ex. whorls on the fingers
- grimace
- facial distortion to show feeling such as pain, disgust, etc; V.
- lionize
- treat (a person) as a celebrity
- besiege
- surround with armed forces; harass (with requests); annoy continually
- threadbare
- worn through till the threads show; shabby and poor; hackneyed; Ex. threadbare excuses
- accoutre
- equip; N. accoutrement
- yen
- strong desire; longing; urge; Ex. yen for travel
- self-righteous
- sure of one's own righteousness; moralistic
- maelstrom
- violent whirlpool; violent or tublent situation; CF. stream
- opalescent
- iridescent; lustrous; like an opal; N. opalescence
- aegis
- shield; protection; defense
- incarcerate
- imprison
- promiscuous
- mixed indiscriminately; indiscriminate; not choosing carefully; indiscriminate in the choice of sexual partners; irregular, particularly sexually; Ex. promiscuous life/girl; N. promiscuity
- denotation
- meaning; distinguishing by name; V. denote: indicate; refer to directly; mean; CF. connotation
- gaudy
- flashy; showy
- polarity
- state of having two opposite qualities
- brisk
- quick and active; marked by liveliness and vigor
- stump
- base of a tree trunk left after the rest has been cut down; V: walk in a heavy manner; baffle; puzzle
- plump
- pleasantly fat; nicely rounded
- striated
- marked with parallel bands; striped; grooved; Ex. striated rocks; V. striate; N. stria: thin groove or line
- blemish
- mar; spoil the beauty or perfection of; N: flaw or defect (that spoils perfection); Ex. blemishes in the crystal; CF. unblemished
- rou\'e
- lecherous man
- ravage
- devastate; plunder; despoil; Ex. crops ravaged by storms
- bewitch
- cast a spell over; captivate completely
- illuminate
- brighten; clear up or make understandable; enlighten; enable to understand; Ex. illuminating remarks
- cognate
- having a common origin; related linguistically; allied by blood; similar or akin in nature; Ex. cognate languages; N.
- herd
- group of animals; crowd; one who looks after a herd; Ex. shepherd/goatherd; Ex. herd instinct; Ex. herdsman; V: come together in a herd; look after a herd; Ex. herd cattle
- career
- rush wildly; go at full speed
- annex
- attach; add to a large thing; take possession of; incorporate (territory) into a larger existing political unit (by force); N: building added to a large one
- sophist
- teacher of philosophy; quibbler; employer of fallacious reasoning; N. sophism: plausible but fallacious argument
- groove
- long narrow channel made in a surface to guide the movement of something; Ex. groove of the record
- jaundice
- medical condition in which the skin, the white part of the eyes, etc. turn yellow; V: affect with jaundice; affect with prejudice, envy, or hostility; bias
- impugn
- dispute or contradict (often in an insulting way); attack as false or questionable; challenge; gainsay; CF. fight
- adjuration
- solemn urging; V. adjure: entreat earnestly; enjoin solemnly
- wistful
- sadly thoughtful (because of desires or memories); sadly pensive; vaguely longing
- engulf
- surround and swallow up
- trivia
- trifles; unimportant matters
- serpentine
- winding; twisting; of or like a serpent; Ex. serpentine course of the river; N. serpent: snake
- fructify
- bear fruit; produce fruit
- metaphor
- implied comparison; CF. simile
- exigency
- urgent situation; ADJ. exigent
- frisk
- move about playfully; froric; ADJ. frisky: playful
- florescence
- condition or period of flowering
- trickle
- flow in drops or in a thin stream; N.
- deleterious
- harmful
- reprobate
- morally disapproved person; person hardened in sin, devoid of a sense of decency; CF. disapproved by God ?
- stentorian
- (of the voice) extremely loud; CF. Stentor: a loud herald in the Iliad
- stilted
- bombastic; stiffly pompous; Ex. stilted rhetoric; CF. stiff: formal
- wince
- move back suddenly; shrink back; flinch; Ex. She winced as she touched the cold body.
- disbar
- make (a lawyer) leave the bar or the legal profession
- apiarist
- person who keeps bees
- citadel
- fortress
- defect
- shortcoming; V: desert (in order to join the opposite one)
- recumbent
- reclining; lying down completely or in part
- sherbet
- flavored dessert ice
- blackball
- vote against (an applicant); ostracize; N: negative vote
- vie
- contend; compete
- brook
- tolerate; endure; Ex. brook no interference; N: small stream
- vouch
- give a personal guarantee; Ex. I can vouch for his integrity; N. voucher
- sparse
- not thick; thinly scattered; scanty
- qualms
- uneasy feelings; misgivings; uneasy fears especially about matters of conscience; Ex. I have no qualms about giving this assignment to Helen.
- renege
- break a promise; deny; go back on; Ex. renege on the contract/paying off the debt
- loiter
- hang about/around; stand idly about; linger
- alliteration
- repetition of beginning sound in poetry
- rile
- irritate; vex; muddy
- forthright
- straightforward; direct; frank
- disingenuous
- not naive; not candid; sophisticated; worldly wise; OP. ingenuous
- nebulous
- vague; hazy; cloudy; of a nebula; Ex. nebulous proposal
- deciduous
- falling off at a specific season or stage of growth as of leaves; Ex. deciduous tree/teeth
- contrivance
- something contrived; machine or apparatus; clever deceitful plan; scheme
- caucus
- private meeting of a group of people in a political party to select officers or determine policy; CF. the Caucus club of Boston
- violate
- break (a law); defile; desecrate; assault sexually; Ex. violate graves
- sloth
- slow moving tree-dwelling mammal; laziness; ADJ. slothful: lazy; indolent
- disgorge
- surrender something (stolen); eject; vomit; OP. gorge
- dowdy
- untidy (of a woman or clothes); slovenly; dressed in an unattractive way; shabby; CF. unattractive woman
- sojourn
- temporary stay; V: stay for a time
- gild
- cover with a thin layer of gold
- rickety
- (of buildings) likely to break or fall apart; of rickets; CF. rickets; CF. vitamin D
- extant
- (of something written or painted) still in existence
- plane
- carpenter's tool for smoothing and leveling wood; V. CF. flat
- orient
- get one's bearings; adjust; make familiar with a situation; orientate
- verbiage
- pompous array of words; too many unnecessary words; wordiness
- tanner
- person who turns animal hides into leather
- quibble
- minor objection or complaint; V: raise minor objections; carp; cavil
- daunt
- intimidate; frighten; discourage; dishearten
- prurient
- having or causing lustful desires and thoughts; arousing immoderate sexual desire
- inasmuch_as
- since; owing to the fact that
- distinct
- clearly different; clearly noticed
- revulsion
- sudden strong feeling of disgust; sudden violent change of feeling; negative reaction; Ex. revulsion from the scenes of torture
- penumbra
- partial shadow (in an eclipse); CF. almost shadow
- somnambulist
- sleepwalker; V. somnambulate; N. somnambulism
- codify
- arrange (laws or rules) as a code; classify; N. code: system of words used instead of ordinary writing; collection of laws, rules, established social customs
- communal
- held in common; public; of a group of people; of a commune
- outfit
- clothing or equipment for a special purpose; Ex. cowboy outfit
- bacchanalian
- drunken
- solicitor
- lawyer in the lower court of law
- prehensile
- capable of grasping or holding (esp. by wrapping around); Ex. prehensile tails
- expound
- explain
- forward
- presumptuous or bold
- irrevocable
- unalterable; irreversible; impossible to revoke
- significant
- expressing a meaning; important; Ex. significant smile; N. significance: importance; meaning; V. signify: denote; mean; signal; make known; matter; be significant
- fit
- sudden outburst of an illness or feeling; convulsion caused by epilepsy
- procrastinate
- postpone; delay or put off
- fluke
- unlikely occurrence; stroke of fortune; accidental stroke of good luck; ADJ. fluky
- expedite
- hasten; make go faster
- animadversion
- critical remark; V. animadvert: comment critically with disapproval
- amok(amuck)
- in a state of rage; Ex. run amok
- filth
- dirty matter; ADJ. filthy
- paleontology
- study of prehistoric life or fossils; CF. paleo-: ancient or prehistoric; Ex. paleography: study of ancient written documents
- falsify
- make (something written) false by changing
- ordain
- decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine; install as a minister, priest, or rabbi; N. ordainment; CF. ordination
- benison
- blessing
- renounce
- abandon; give up (by formal announcement); disown; repudiate; Ex. renounce one's claim to the property/one's religion; N. renunciation
- fetish(fetich)
- object believed to have spiritual powers; object of excessive attention or reverence; CF. fetishism
- compilation
- listing of information in tabular or book form; compiling
- recourse
- resorting to help when in trouble; Ex. without recourse to
- ordeal
- severe trial or affliction; difficult experience; trial(test of patience or endurance); affliction
- stalwart
- physically strong; brawny; steadfast; strong in mind or determination; Ex. stalwart supporter; N: stalwart follower
- resentment
- indignation; bitterness; displeasure; V. resent: feel anger about
- endearment
- fond word or act; expression of affection
- comeuppance
- deserts; well-deserved punishment or misfortune; rebuke
- impasse
- predicament(dangerous condition) from which there is no escape; situation allowing for no further progress
- dubious
- questionable; (of something) causing doubt; (of someone) filled with doubt; N. dubiety
- tactile
- pertaining to the organs or sense of touch
- anthropologist
- student of the history and science of humankind
- torrid
- (of weather) hot or scorching; passionate; Ex. torrid love affairs
- corpulent
- very fat; N. corpulence
- flail
- beat with or as if with a flail; move wildly; thresh grain by hand; strike or slap; toss about; N: threshing tool consisting of a stick swinging from the end of a long handle
- prepossessing
- attractive; CF. preoccupying ?
- implicate
- incriminate; involve incriminatingly; show to be involved (in a crime); Ex. implicate someone in the crime