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garrote
to strangle and rob
allusion
an indirect reference to something else; a hint
androphobia
the fear of men
colloquial
of or relating to conversation; characteristic of informal speech
munificent
lavish; generous; liberal
atrophy
a wasting away; degeneration
adamant
unyielding; stubborn
lassitude
fatigue; weariness ANTONYM: alacrity
tailings
waste material from the preparation of ores or grains
impermeable
impervious; not permitting passage through
miasma
a depleting or corrupting influence or atmosphere
fastidious
hard to please; fickle
assuage
to ease the intensity of; to appease; to pacify ANTONYM: exacerbate
collusion
a secret agreement, especially for an illegal purpose
eminent
prominent; famous; standing above others in some quality or position
innuendo
a veiled allusion; insinuation
franchise
the right to vote; a special privilege granted to a few; the right to market certain goods in a particular region
engender
to bring into being; to produce
mercurial
quickly changing; inconstant
iconoclast
one who destroys religious images or attacks established beliefs
cogent
pertinent; compelling; convincing
guffaw
a loud, boisterous burst of laughter
assiduous
diligent
erratic
unpredictable; wandering; arbitrary ANTONYM: static; stable
burnish
to make shiny or lustrous; to polish
elegy
a lament for the dead
hydroponics
cultivation of plants in liquid nutrients
exculpate
to exonerate; to clear of guilt or blame
lascivious
lewd; lustful; wanton
factitious
artificial; sham ANOTNYM: authentic
tureen
a casserole or bowl usually used to serve soup
genuflect
to go down on one's knee; to kneel, usually in obedience or respect
loggia
a roofed, open gallery, like a porch
ebullient
lively; enthusiastic; boiling up
dexterous
mentally skillful; artful; clever
immiscible
incapable of being mixed
lampoon
harsh, satirical writing, usually attacking an individual
coalesce
to grow together; to unite into a whole
hermenuetics
the study of principles of interpretation (e.g. in the Bible)
endue
to provide; to endow
Hellene
a native or inhabitant of Greece
motility
movement
apocryphal
of doubtful authenticity; spurious
megalomaniac
one who exhibits delusions of omnipotence or grandeur
epitome
a typical or ideal example
hibernate
to spend the winter in a dormant, inactive state
necropolis
a cemetery
herpetophobia
the fear of snakes
denoument
the unfolding or outcome of a series or events
edification
instruction; improvement; enlightenment
debonair
suave; courteious; sophisticated
djellabah
a loose-fitting gown worn in North Africa
jejune
immature; juvenile
invective
insulting or abusive language
junk
(1) trash; something that is not worth saving; (2) a type of Chinese ship
decorous
properl in good taste; correct
brontophobia
the fear of thunder
foment
to instigate, incite, or arouse
phobia
an inexplicable fear of something
fetid
having an offensive ordor
hermetic
sealed off from external influencel airtightl abstruse or occult
ambergris
a product of sperm whales usd in the manufacture or perfume
griffin
a mythical anymal having the head and wings of an eagle and the body and legs of a lion
malefactor
an evil-doer; a criminal
hypertrophy
an exaggerated increase or complexity
homophobia
the fear of homosexuals
arrogate
to claim or seize without justification; to usurp
garner
to collect; to accumulate
acquiesce
to agree silently; to accept tacitly
moot
questionable; debatably
discourse
to converse; to discuss formally
arachnophobia
the fear of spiders
exacerbate
to make more violent or more severe ANTONYM: assuage; sppease
nefarious
wicked; vile
addle
to throw into fonfusion; to confound
effete
exhausted; worn-out ANTONYM: effervescent
imminent
about to happen (usually rreferring to something threatening)
dray
a vehicle used to haul goods
gamut
the entire range
improvident
not providing for the future; careless
masticate
to chew
canonical
orthodox; authoritive
abscond
to depart secretly; to hide (oneself)
indigent
impoverished
martinet
a strict disciplinarian
dauntless
fearless
captious
critical; fault-finding
dissemble
to feign or pretend
capitulate
to cease resisting; to surrender (often after negotiations)
glabrous
smooth; referring to a surface without hair or projections
axiom
a self-evident rule or truth; a qidely accepted saying
marred
injured; blemished; damaged
dilettante
one who is involved in a variety of things, none of them seriously; dabbler
croupier
a collector and payer of bets at a casino
claustrophobia
the fear of closed places
iniquitoue
vicious; wicked
laudable
worthy of praise
circumlocution
an indirect expression; wordy or evasive language
elucidate
to shed light upon; to make clear
misogynistic
characterized by hatred of women
dolt
a stupid person
kindle
to activate or inspire; to arouse
fagoting
a type of embroidery
igneous
referring to rock formed from molten magme; volcanic
cooper
a maker of casks or barrels
effusive
overflowing very demonstrative
accolade
an award or honor; high praise
froward
hapbitually disobedient; not willing to compromise
diaphanous
sheer; extremely delicate
disingenuous
lacking in candor
caustic
acrid; biting
fiduciary
a trustee
libertine
a person who is not restrained by convention or morality
germane
closely related; relevant; fitting
necromancy
magic; witchcraft
hiatus
a gap or interruption in time or in a continuum
fractious
unruly; quarrelsome
acumen
keenness
incorrigible
unruly; delinquent
abhorrence
repugnance; detestation
mordant
biting in manner or style; incisive
facetious
humorous; not serious
haiku
a type of unrymed Japanese poem consisting of three lines
doughty
fearless; valiant
abstemious
sparing or moderate, especially in eating or drinking ANTONYM: dluttonous
egregious
conspicuously bad; flagrant
ordination
an initiation into religious service
napery
table linens
labyrinth
a place full of intricate passageways; something extremely complex or intricate
chiromancy
palmistry
harbinger
someone or something that foreshadows what is to come
desultory
lacking plan, regularity, or purpose; random
intractable
hard to manage; unruly; obstinate
lucid
clear; sane ; translucent; luminous
banal
trite; commonplace
blighted
withered or rotten; destroyed; frustrated
catholic
universal ANTONYM: provincial; parochial
antipathy
firm dislike; hatred ANTONYM: sympathy
equivocal
ambiguous; deliberately confusing; able to be interpreted in more than one way
catharsis
purification of emotions, especially through art
bucolic
pastoral; relating to rural life
andiron
a metal support used for holding logs in a hearth
inure
to accustom to accept something undesirable; to habituate
doggerel
comic, loose verse
disinterested
unbiased
kudos
praise; compliments
dint
a force; a power
enervate
to exhaust, weaken, or unnerve ANTONYM: invigorate
fealty
allegiance
expunge
to strike out; to obliterate or erase
hackneyed
overused; trite; commonplace
ecumenical
(1) haing to do with a body of churches; (2) worldwide or general in extent or application
exigent
urgent; requiring prompt action; taxing
baleful
menacing; harmful
astraphobia
the fear of lightning
biennial
occuring every two years
eclectic
selecting from many sources what seems to be the best; catholic
denre
an artistic category or type
nadir
(1) the lowest point; (2) a point in the sky opposite the zenith
vapid
flat; uninteresting; insipid
cowl
(1) a hood; (2) a cover for an engine
Cimmerian
(1) adj. shrouded in gloom and darkness; (2) n. a mythical people described by Homer as dwelling in gloom
cajole
to persuade a reluctant person to do something; to coax
bromidic
lacking originality; trite
cloy
to satiate
lurid
(1) gruesome; shocking; (2) ghastly pale
heretic
one who goes against an established religion or belief; nonconformist
caduceus
the emblem of the medical profession (a staff wutg ubtertwubed snajes and wings at the top)
hypothetical
based on conjecture; conditional
impecunious
having little or no money
loquacious
talkative
agoraphobia
the fear of open spaces
littoral
relating to the shore or coastal region
alacrity
liveliness or eagerness; readiness ANTONYM: lassitude
incarnadine
blood red
nexus
a connection or link
glut
to oversupply; to satiate
hypocritical
pretending to have qualities or virtues that are not possessed; dissembling
acrophobia
the fear of heights
desiccate
to dry out
jocund
gay; cheerful
conjoin
to join or act together
cavil
to raise trivial objections; to nitpick
chartreuse
yellow-green
explicate
to explain
abnegation
self-denial
pathos
something that evokes pity, compassion, or sorrw
corroborate
to confirm; to back up with evidence
defalcate
to embezzle; to abscond with money
amphora
an ancient two-handled Greek jar
licentious
lacking moral restraints, especially sexual ones; lustful
goad
to urge, egg on, or incite to do something ANTONYM: curb
fulsome
(1) abundant; copious; (2)morally offensive; disgusting
discomfit
to confuse, to deject; to frustrate; to deceive
efface
to make indistinct by wearing away; to erase or remove
cache
(1) a hiding place; (2) something hidden in a secure place
fuchsia
vivid reddish purple
antiseptic
free from germs, exceptionally clean
imbue
to permeate or influence
depredate
to lay waste; to plunder
egress
(1) n. an exit; (2) v. to go out from
bulbous
rotund; round like a bulb
litigate
to try in court; to contest in law
hirsute
hairy ANTONYM: glabrous
intrepid
fearless ANTONYM: timorous
hone
to sharpen
ephemeral
lasting a short time; transient
abut
to border on; to terminate at the boundary or point of contact
invidious
offensive; envious; obnoxious
jocose
humorous; witty
balmy
soothing; mild
effluvium
a disagreeable or noxious vapor; escaping gas
cerulean
resembling the blue of the sky
ligneous
woodlike
lugubrious
gloomy; sorrowful
fallible
capable of making a mistake or error
emanate
to send out; to emit
cabal
group united to plot, especially the overthrow of authority
miscreant
a heretic; a villain; one who commits illegal acts
hyperbole
an exaggeration
duplicity
concealment of one's true intentions by misleading words or actions; deception
magenta
deep purplish red
cashmere
a fine wool from a cashmere goat (derived from Kashmir, India)
abrogate
to break, as a treaty or law
chimerical
fantastically visionary; wildly fanciful
debilitate
to weaken ANTONYM: invigorate
jargon
specialized terminology of a certain group; a lingo
circumspect
considering all options; cautious
homonyms
homophones; also, words that are spelled the same but have different meanings (e.g. cleave, quail, bear)
contentious
rebellious; stubbornly disobedient; renegade
choleric
easily angered or irritated
jocular
habitually happy or cheerful
alpinism
mountain climbing
gulch
a deep pit; a ravine
judicious
wise; sagacious; prudent
aberration
something not typical; a deviation
meticulous
extremely concerned with details; well organized
chicanery
trickery; artful deception
cacophony
a harsh-sounding mixture of words, voices, or sounds
feasible
practical; workable
abstain
to refrain deliberately from an action or practice, usually as a form of self-denial
gaunt
excessively thin; lean
disavow
to deny
jezebel
a shameless, brazen woman
inciphient
just beginning; in the early stages; commencing
benign
gracious; favorable; not threatening to health ANTONYM: malignant
idyllic
carefree and lighthearted; peaceful
delusion
a deception; a false psychotic belief regarding oneself or others
forbear
an ancestor or forefather
gainsay
to deny; to contradict
fatuous
silly; inane
boycott
to engage in a concerted refusal to have dealings with (a person, store, organization) as a sign of disapproval
adulambrate
to intimate or foreshadow; to obscure
galvanize
(1) to stimulate or excite; (2) to coat with zinc
buccal
pertaining to the cheeks or side of the mouth
caliber
the diameter of the bore of a gun
dialectic
logical argumentation
incontrovertible
unquestionable; indisputable
chauvinism
excessive or blind patriotism
delineate
to describe; to portray; to sketch
diffident
shy; lacking in self-confidence
impugn
to attack. Especially as false or lacking integrity
chastise
to criticize harshly; to castigate
diametric
completely opposed; at opposite extremes
stygian
(1) dark and gloomy; (2) relating to the Styx (in Gree mythology, the river of the underworld)
juxtapose
to place right next to something
dissenter
one who goes against an opinion; nonconformist
flagon
a flask with a handle and lid
dissuade
to persuade someone not to do something
inimical
hostile; unfriendly ANTONYM: amicable
deliquesce
to melt away or dissolve; to become soft, especially with age
junta
a political group or committee, especially after a revolution
homophones
words that sound alike but have different meanings
azure
sky blue
epiphany
a sudden, and often divine, enlightenment or realization
anathema
a ban or curse; a denunciation accompanied by excommunication
impassive
apathetic; expressionless
feckless
worthless; feeble
jettison
to sacrifice cargo to lighten a ship or vehicle
necrophobia
the fear of death
compulsion
an impulse to perform an irrational act
induction
(1) an initiation into military service; (2) reasoning from parts to whole
effervescent
lively; bubbly ANTONYM: effete
bumptious
aggressive and assertive in an offensive way ANTONYM: shy; self-effacing
didactic
intend to teach, moralize, or preach
clandestine
surreptitious; secret
mitigate
to soften; to lessen the severity of
maudlin
foolishly sentimental or morose
malignant
evil; injurious; tending to produce death ANTONYM: benign
guile
deceitful cunning; cleverness
brook
to bear or tolerate; to put up with
cynosure
the center of interest
bibliophile
one who loves books
gourmand
one who eats and drinks excessively; glutton
ineluctable
inescapable; inevitable
malfeasance
wrongdoing; official misconduct
harangue
a ranting speech without much real meaning
alms
charity; something given to the poor (usually refers to small change)
immutable
not susceptible to change
fraught
laden; charged
homogeneous
of uniform structure or composition
metamorphic
referring to rock formed from sedimentary rock and changed through pressure or heat
incongruous
not like the others in a group; out of place; incompatible
coda
a passage that concludes a musical or literary work
abysmal
immeasurable; bottomless
artifice
cleverness; ingenuity
fecund
fruitful; fertile
brusque
abrupt or short in manner or speech
hirsute
roughly hairy
bombastic
pompous; overblown; turgid
teamster
a person who drives a truck as an occupation
pellucid
reflecting light evenly; easy to understand
insurgent
a person who revolts against established authority
depraved
morally corrupt or evil
blithe
happy; merry; cheerful
lethargic
slow moving; sluggish
anodyne
a pain reliever
foray
(1) v. to ravage for spoils; to pillage; (2) n. sudden, sometimes brief, invasion
dross
waste material from molten metal
gauge
the size of a shotgun; measure of the interior diameter of the barrel
cassock
a loose robe worn by priests
flaccid
limp; flabby ANTONYM: resilient
cynophobia
the fear of dogs
vandal
one who destroys property
agglomeration
a collection in a mass, heap or cluster; aggrandizement
frenetic
frantic; frenzied
apogee
the point in a satellite's orbit that is farthest from the center of the earth
kinetic
related to motion
antithesis
the direct opposite
altruistic
unselfish; concerned with the welfare of others
homily
an inspirational discourse; a sermon
inanition
a loss of vitality from lack of food and water
boreal
northern ANTONYM: austral
limpid
clear and simple in style; transparent; serene and untroubled
intransigent
stubborn; uncompromising
laconic
concise ANTONYM: verbose; redundant
enigma
a baffling situation; something that is hard to explain or solve
ludicrous
laughable; rediculous
frugal
economical; thrifty; sparing
fulminate
to denounce; to send forth invectives; to explode
diminution
a decrease; a lessening
bellicose
inclined to start wars or fights ANTONYM: pacific
bifurcate
divided in two branches; forked
fugacious
disapperaring after a short time; short-lived; evanescent
demur
to object; to take exception
niggardly
stingy
gorgon
one of three snake-haired sisters whose glance turned the beholder into stone
inculcate
to teach and impress by repetition
fallacious
erroneous; deceiving; misleading
denounce
to express strong disapproval, especially publicly
mandatory
necessary; obligatory
kindred
(1) n. relatives; kinship; (2) adj. similar in nature; like
debacle
a violent breakdown; a sudden overthrow
garrulous
wordy; extremely talkative; gabby ANTONYM: taciturn
burnoose
a hooded Arabic cloak
beneficent
beneficial ANTONYM: deleterious
denim
a durable, twilled, usually cotton fabric qoven with white filling thread
absolve
to set free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt
slag
scoria; refuse from the melting of metals or reduction of ore
expedite
to speed up; to hasten
hierarchy
a graded or ranked classification determined on the basis of age, economic status, or class
gratuitous
not required by the circumstances; unwarranted; unnecessary
jenny
a female donkey
chaff
waste material from the threshing of wheat
lucre
monetary gain; profit
minotaur
a monster, half man and half bull, confined in a labyrinth
naiad
a water nymph
nomenclature
a standardized system of symbols for a particular subject; usually art or science
jetty
a projection or structure extending into a body of water
inchoate
beginning; insipient; only imperfectly formed
hybrid
anything that is the product of at least two different sources
irascible
easily angered; choleric; malevolent
evanescent
fleeting; hardly visible; ephemeral
euphemism
(1) the substitution of a positive expression for something that may be interpreted as negative or distasteful; (2) the expression that is substituted
fortuitous
happening by chance; unplanned
ductile
malleable
deprecate
to play down; to belittle
flag
to weaken; to slow down
candid
frank
buoyant
(1) having the ability to float (2) cheerful; gay
draconian
severe (as a code of laws); cruel
empirical
based on expertise, observation, or experimental evidence
chimera
(1) a fire-breathing monster with the head of a lion, the body of a goat, and the tail of a serpent; (2) illusion or mental fabrication
deleterious
harmful ANTONYM: beneficial; salubrious; salutary
adroit
showing skill, cleverness, or resourcefulness
clemency
an act of leniency; mercy
foible
a minor flaq or shortcoming in character; a weakness
gauche
lacking social grace; crude; awkward
millennium
a thousand years
adulation
excessive praise
hoary
gray or white with age
gelding
a castrated male horse
dichotomy
division, especially into two contradictory groups
indigenous
having originated naturally in a particular environment
kaleidoscope
(1) a succession of changing patterns or scenes; (2) a changing pattern or scene
carp
to complain
furtive
sly; shifty
deciduous
falling off or shedding at a certain season; ephemeral; not permanent
abjure
to renounce upon oath
anneal
to toughen or to strengthen
aestivate (estivate)
to spend the summer in an inactive state
adjure
to command solemnly; to advise earnestly; to beg
noisome
offensive; harmful
archon
the chief magistrate in ancient Athens; any ruler
anomaly
an aberration; a deviation; an irregularity
attenuate
to lessen in amount, force, or value; to weaken
calumny
a lie told to damage another's reputation; slander
conundrum
a puzzle; a riddle
culinary
having to do with the kitchen or cooking
allegory
a symbolic expression or description
teamster
to avoid; to shun
diatribe
a bitter denunciation ANTONYM: panegyric
austral
southern ANTONYM: boreal
fitful
irregular; spasmodic
fervid
very hot; intense in feeling or emotion; impassioned
buffoon
a clown or ludicrous figure; someone who amuses with jokes or tricks
imprecate
to curse
knave
a sly, deceitful man or boy
cognizant
perceptive; observant
maverick
a rebel; a nonconformist
lambent
flickering; softly bright or radiant, as a candle
jalousie
a type of blind or shutter having adjustable slats or louvers and usually made of glass
broach
to make known for the first time; to open up (a subject) for discussion
apocalyptic
of, or relating to, a revelation or discovery
aphelion
the point in a planet's orbit that is farthest from the sun
indemnify
(1) to secure against loss; (2) to compensate for hurt or loss
elan
dash; vigorous spirit
doctrinaire
dogmatic
abstruse
hard to understand or grasp; esoteric
bathos
sentimalism; overdone pathos; triteness; anticlimax
impolitic
inwise; injudicious
declaim
to make a bombastic speech
gregarious
liking companionship; sociable
despot
a ruler with absolute power
ignominious
infamous; despicable
hyaline
transparent or almost so; glassy
prescient
having foresight or foreknowledge of the future
aquiline
hooked; like an eagle
dilatory
tending to cause delay ANTONYM: expeditious
incisive
keen; direct; decisive
meretricious
attractive only on the surface; superficial; pretentious
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