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GRE set 1

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quiescence
Being quiet, still, or at rest; inactive
antediluvian
Of or pertaining to the times, things, events before the great flood in the days of Noah.
diatribe
A bitter or malicious criticism.
consummate
To bring to completion.
molt
To cast off, as hair, feathers, etc.
contrite
Broken in spirit because of a sense of sin.
dissent
Disagreement.
provident
Anticipating and making ready for future wants or emergencies.
corroboration
Confirmation.
peregrination
A wandering.
garrulous
Given to constant trivial talking.
aggrandize
To cause to appear greatly.
supercilious
Exhibiting haughty and careless contempt.
credulous
Easily deceived.
regale
To give unusual pleasure.
intransigent
Not capable of being swayed or diverted from a course.
earthenware
Anything made of clay and baked in a kiln or dried in the sun.
arboreal
Of or pertaining to a tree or trees.
supplicate
To beg.
ameliorate
To relieve, as from pain or hardship
premature
Coming too soon.
anathema
Anything forbidden, as by social usage.
wean
To transfer (the young) from dependence on mother's milk to another form of nourishment.
encomium
A formal or discriminating expression of praise.
rapacious
Sieze by force, avaricious
impetuous
Impulsive.
sybarite
A luxurious person.
plummet
A piece of lead for making soundings, adjusting walls to the vertical.
bask
To make warm by genial heat.
idiosyncrasy
A mental quality or habit peculiar to an individual.
denouement
That part of a play or story in which the mystery is cleared up.
mendicant
A beggar.
munificent
Extraordinarily generous.
untoward
Causing annoyance or hindrance.
evanescent
Fleeting.
ostracism
Exclusion from intercourse or favor, as in society or politics.
quibble
An utterly trivial distinction or objection.
delineate
To represent by sketch or diagram.
heterogeneous
Consisting of dissimilar elements or ingredients of different kinds.
succinct
Concise.
ostentation
A display dictated by vanity and intended to invite applause or flattery.
evoke
To call or summon forth.
calumny
Slander.
sequence
The order in which a number or persons, things, or events follow one another in space or time.
inculcate
To teach by frequent repetitions.
stigma
A mark of infamy or token of disgrace attaching to a person as the result of evil-doing.
frantic
Frenzied.
somniferous
Tending to produce sleep.
indolent
Habitually inactive or idle.
apogee
The climax.
emblazon
To set forth publicly or in glowing terms.
repulsive
Grossly offensive.
imbue
To dye; to instill profoundly.
nadir
The lowest point.
inveterate
Habitual.
obtrude
To be pushed or to push oneself into undue prominence.
blithe
Joyous.
equanimity
Calmness; composure.
exculpate
To relieve of blame.
presumption
That which may be logically assumed to be true until disproved.
agile
Able to move or act quickly, physically, or mentally.
censure
To criticize severely; also, an expression of disapproval.
dearth
Scarcity, as of something customary, essential ,or desirable.
portent
Anything that indicates what is to happen.
iconoclast
An image-breaker.
pathos
The quality in any form of representation that rouses emotion or sympathy.
procrastination
Delay.
verbiage
Use of many words without necessity.
impromptu
Anything done or said on the impulse of the moment.
pungency
The quality of affecting the sense of smell.
elucidate
To bring out more clearly the facts concerning.
supernumerary
Superfluous.
engrave
To cut or carve in or upon some surface.
perfunctory
Half-hearted.
aloof
Not in sympathy with or desiring to associate with others.
itinerate
To wander from place to place.
solace
Comfort in grief, trouble, or calamity.
apparition
Ghost.
fawn
A young deer.
massacre
The unnecessary and indiscriminate killing of human beings.
burnish
To make brilliant or shining.
gamut
The whole range or sequence.
inure
To harden or toughen by use, exercise, or exposure.
erudite
Very-learned.
prudence
Caution.
vitiate
To contaminate.
luminary
One of the heavenly bodies as a source of light.
unctuous
Oily.
repel
To force or keep back in a manner, physically or mentally.
alacrity
Cheerful willingness.
improvident
Lacking foresight or thrift.
levee
An embankment beside a river or stream or an arm of the sea, to prevent overflow.
requisite
Necessary.
expropriate
To deprive of possession; also, to transfer (another's property) to oneself.
prevalent
Of wide extent or frequent occurrence.
frugal
Economical.
turgid
Swollen.
harbinger
One who or that which foreruns and announces the coming of any person or thing.
complaisance
Politeness.
insurrection
The state of being in active resistance to authority.
effulgence
Splendor.
exigency
A critical period or condition.
prim
Stiffly proper.
vituperate
To overwhelm with wordy abuse.
malign
To speak evil of, especially to do so falsely and severely.
imbroglio
A misunderstanding attended by ill feeling, perplexity, or strife.
noisome
Very offensive, particularly to the sense of smell.
chicanery
The use of trickery to deceive.
forfeit
To lose possession of through failure to fulfill some obligation.
ire
Wrath.
felon
A criminal or depraved person.
laudable
Praiseworthy.
susceptibility
A specific capability of feeling or emotion.
austere
Severely simple; unadorned.
comestible
Fit to be eaten.
acquiesce
To comply; submit.
evince
To make manifest or evident.
precarious
Perilous.
indigenous
Native.
conflagration
A great fire, as of many buildings, a forest, or the like.
vicissitude
A change, especially a complete change, of condition or circumstances, as of fortune.
specious
Plausible.
obviate
To clear away or provide for, as an objection or difficulty.
epithet
Word used adjectivally to describe some quality or attribute of is objects, as in "Father Aeneas".
undulate
To move like a wave or in waves.
hypocrisy
Extreme insincerity.
restive
Resisting control.
sinecure
Any position having emoluments with few or no duties.
consternation
Panic.
officious
Intermeddling with what is not one's concern.
forbearance
Patient endurance or toleration of offenses.
undermine
To subvert in an underhand way.
recant
To withdraw formally one's belief (in something previously believed or maintained).
aberrant
Markedly different from an accepted norm.
crass
Coarse or thick in nature or structure, as opposed to thin or fine.
dissolution
A breaking up of a union of persons.
chary
Careful; wary; cautious.
latent
Dormant.
denizen
Inhabitant.
mesmerize
To hypnotize.
florid
Flushed with red.
prosaic
Unimaginative.
disallow
To withhold permission or sanction.
ardor
Intensity of passion or affection.
expostulate
To discuss.
malleable
Pliant.
panacea
A remedy or medicine proposed for or professing to cure all diseases.
Epicurean
Indulging, ministering, or pertaining to daintiness of appetite.
diffident
Affected or possessed with self-distrust.
myriad
A vast indefinite number.
quotidian
Of an everyday character; ordinary.
obfuscate
To darken; to obscure.
polyglot
Speaking several tongues.
incipient
Initial.
propinquity
Nearness.
regicide
The killing of a king or sovereign.
counterfeit
Made to resemble something else.
obdurate
Impassive to feelings of humanity or pity.
cacophony
A disagreeable, harsh, or discordant sound or combination of sounds or tones.
dexterity
Readiness, precision, efficiency, and ease in any physical activity or in any echanical work.
abeyance
A state of suspension or temporary inaction.
copious
Plenteous.
inscrutable
Impenetrably mysterious or profound.
cognizant
Taking notice.
ponderous
Unusually weighty or forcible.
ineffable
Unutterable.
scabbard
The sheath of a sword or similar bladed weapon.
astute
Keen in discernment.
incongruous
Unsuitable for the time, place, or occasion.
expiate
To make satisfaction or amends for.
flout
To treat with contempt.
neophyte
Having the character of a beginner.
soporific
Causing sleep; also, something that causes sleep.
repudiate
To refuse to have anything to do with.
abrogate
To abolish, repeal.
blatant
Noisily or offensively loud or clamorous.
console
To comfort.
impute
To attribute.
dissemble
To hide by pretending something different.
hirsute
Having a hairy covering.
deplete
To reduce or lessen, as by use, exhaustion, or waste.
mettle
Courage.
plethora
Excess; superabundance.
turbid
In a state of turmoil; muddled
vagary
A sudden desire or action
prescience
Knowledge of events before they take place.
salutary
Beneficial.
sedulous
Persevering in effort or endeavor.
impecunious
Having no money.
shrewd
Characterized by skill at understanding and profiting by circumstances.
onus
A burden or responsibility.
inept
Not fit or suitable.
paragon
A model of excellence.
appease
To soothe by quieting anger or indignation.
buoyant
Having the power or tendency to float or keep afloat.
voluble
Having great fluency in speaking.
apostate
False.
vapid
Having lost sparkling quality and flavor.
odium
A feeling of extreme repugnance, or of dislike and disgust.
terse
Pithy.
peccadillo
A small breach of propriety or principle.
innocuous
Harmless.
cajole
To impose on or dupe by flattering speech.
admonition
Gentle reproof.
chagrin
Keen vexation, annoyance, or mortification, as at one's failures or errors.
paucity
Fewness.
ramify
To divide or subdivide into branches or subdivisions.
finesse
Subtle contrivance used to gain a point.
renovate
To restore after deterioration, as a building.
aver
To avouch, justify or prove
veracity
Truthfulness.
recalcitrant
Marked by stubborn resistance.
redress
To set right, as a wrong by compensation or the punishment of the wrong-doer.
foible
A personal weakness or failing.
pernicious
Tending to kill or hurt.
indolence
Laziness.
head
Adv. Precipitately, as in diving.
palate
The roof of the mouth.
irksome
Wearisome.
raconteur
A person skilled in telling stories.
penchant
A bias in favor of something.
persiflage
Banter.
libel
Defamation.
sardonic
Scornfully or bitterly sarcastic.
stingy
Cheap, unwilling to spend money.
sycophant
A servile flatterer, especially of those in authority or influence.
recluse
One who lives in retirement or seclusion.
gossamer
Flimsy.
lien
A legal claim or hold on property, as security for a debt or charge.
cynosure
That to which general interest or attention is directed.
benign
Good and kind of heart.
punctilious
Strictly observant of the rules or forms prescribed by law or custom.
interdict
Authoritative act of prohibition.
judicious
Prudent.
compunction
Remorseful feeling.
pedestrian
One who journeys on foot.
perspicacity
Acuteness or discernment.
erratic
Irregular.
rebuff
A peremptory or unexpected rejection of advances or approaches.
discomfit
To put to confusion.
vainglory
Excessive, pretentious, and demonstrative vanity.
protuberant
Bulging.
cower
To crouch down tremblingly, as through fear or shame.
abet
To aid, promote, or encourage the commission of (an offense).
benefactor
A doer of kindly and charitable acts.
apprise
To give notice to; to inform.
invidious
Showing or feeling envy.
audacious
Fearless.
approbation
Sanction.
mischievous
Fond of tricks.
curtail
To cut off or cut short.
extinct
Being no longer in existence.
edible
Suitable to be eaten.
tractable
Easily led or controlled.
conceit
Self-flattering opinion.
impervious
Impenetrable.
poignant
Severely painful or acute to the spirit.
autocrat
Any one who claims or wields unrestricted or undisputed authority or influence.
loquacious
Talkative.
conciliatory
Tending to reconcile.
proclivity
A natural inclination.
veritable
Real; true; genuine.
baleful
Malignant.
enervate
To render ineffective or inoperative.
sophistry
Reasoning sound in appearance only, especially when designedly deceptive.
parsimonious
Unduly sparing in the use or expenditure of money.
diaphanous
Transparent.
trenchant
Cutting deeply and quickly.
taciturn
Disinclined to conversation.
inundate
To fill with an overflowing abundance.
fragile
Easily broken.
insipid
Tasteless.
deprave
To render bad, especially morally bad.
extempore
Without studied or special preparation.
vociferous
Making a loud outcry.
apocryphal
Of doubtful authority or authenticity.
profligate
Recklessly wasteful
respite
Interval of rest.
obstreperous
Boisterous.
morbid
Caused by or denoting a diseased or unsound condition of body or mind.
maudlin
Foolishly and tearfully affectionate.
exuberance
Rich supply.
lassitude
Lack of vitality or energy.
exorbitant
Going beyond usual and proper limits.
espy
To keep close watch.
lugubrious
Indicating sorrow, often ridiculously.
immaculate
Without spot or blemish.
mollify
To soothe.
quiescent
Being in a state of repose or inaction.
profligacy
Shameless viciousness.
indistinct
Vague.
pugnacious
Quarrelsome.
imperturbable
Calm.
gainsay
To contradict; to deny.
palliate
To cause to appear less guilty.
circumlocution
Indirect or roundabout expression.
perjury
A solemn assertion of a falsity.
berate
To scold severely.
mien
The external appearance or manner of a person.
bedaub
To smear over, as with something oily or sticky.
dilatory
Tending to cause delay.
sagacious
Able to discern and distinguish with wise perception.
vigilant
Being on the alert to discover and ward off danger or insure safety.
variegated
Having marks or patches of different colors; also, varied.
sluggard
A person habitually lazy or idle.
implacable
Incapable of being pacified.
arrant
Notoriously bad.
valorous
Courageous.
derision
Ridicule.
truculent
Having the character or the spirit of a savage.
cabal
A number of persons secretly united for effecting by intrigue some private purpose.
insensible
Imperceptible.
ascribe
To assign as a quality or attribute.
peremptory
Precluding question or appeal.
Quixotic
Chivalrous or romantic to a ridiculous or extravagant degree.
licentious
Wanton.
discredit
To injure the reputation of.
forgery
Counterfeiting.
disheveled
Disordered; disorderly; untidy.
contiguous
Touching or joining at the edge or boundary.
edacious
Given to eating.
panegyric
A formal and elaborate eulogy, written or spoken, of a person or of an act.
avow
To declare openly.
mendacious
Untrue.
languid
Relaxed.
sinuous
Curving in and out.
assuage
To cause to be less harsh, violent, or severe, as excitement, appetite, pain, or disease.
hoodwink
To deceive.
implicit
Implied.
prodigal
One wasteful or extravagant, especially in the use of money or property.
euphonious
Characterized by agreeableness of sound.
foment
To nurse to life or activity; to encourage.
acrid
Harshly pungent or bitter.
venal
Mercenary, corrupt.
ossify
To convert into bone.
satyr
A very lascivious person.
embellish
To make beautiful or elegant by adding attractive or ornamental features.
ostracize
To exclude from public or private favor.
boorish
Rude.
ingenuous
Candid, frank, or open in character or quality.
equanimity
Evenness of mind or temper.
concur
To agree.
adage
An old saying.
ablution
A washing or cleansing, especially of the body.
breach
The violation of official duty, lawful right, or a legal obligation.
coerce
To force.
bellicose
Warlike.
cupidity
Avarice.
flippant
Having a light, pert, trifling disposition.
sumptuous
Rich and costly.
asperity
Harshness or roughness of temper.
noxious
Hurtful.
discountenance
To look upon with disfavor.
negligent
Apt to omit what ought to be done.
factious
Turbulent.
equivocal
Ambiguous.
petrify
To convert into a substance of stony hardness and character.
nugatory
Having no power or force.
condense
To abridge.
adamant
Any substance of exceeding hardness or impenetrability.
lithe
Supple.
cursory
Rapid and superficial.
irascible
Prone to anger.
mellifluous
Sweetly or smoothly flowing.
precocious
Having the mental faculties prematurely developed.
elegy
A lyric poem lamenting the dead.
impair
To cause to become less or worse.
remonstrate
To present a verbal or written protest to those who have power to right or prevent a wrong.
equivocate
To use words of double meaning.
insouciant
Nonchalant.
ruminate
To chew over again, as food previously swallowed and regurgitated.
complement
To make complete.
conspicuous
Clearly visible.
ebullient
Showing enthusiasm or exhilaration of feeling.
dormant
Being in a state of or resembling sleep.
inane
Silly.
bombast
Inflated or extravagant language, especially on unimportant subjects.
peripatetic
Walking about.
mettlesome
Having courage or spirit.
sanguine
Cheerfully confident; optimistic.
veneer
Outside show or elegance.
abjure
To recant, renounce, repudiate under oath.
inadvertent
Accidental.
stolid
Expressing no power of feeling or perceiving.
aplomb
Confidence; coolness.
jocular
Inclined to joke.
turpitude
Depravity.
centurion
A captain of a company of one hundred infantry in the ancient Roman army.
interim
Time between acts or periods.
errant
Roving or wandering, as in search of adventure or opportunity for gallant deeds.
indigence
Poverty.
scribble
Hasty, careless writing.
salacious
Having strong sexual desires.
egress
Any place of exit.
whimsical
Capricious.
banal
Commonplace.
ruffian
A lawless or recklessly brutal fellow.
resonance
Able to reinforce sound by sympathetic vibrations.
derivative
Coming or acquired from some origin.
enigma
A riddle.
deposition
Testimony legally taken on interrogatories and reduced to writing, for use as evidence in court.
rotund
Round from fullness or plumpness.
probity
Virtue or integrity tested and confirmed.
feint
Any sham, pretense, or deceptive movement.
odious
Hateful.
accede
To agree.
engender
To produce.
transient
One who or that which is only of temporary existence.
ambidextrous
Having the ability of using both hands with equal skill or ease.
raucous
Harsh.
monomania
The unreasonable pursuit of one idea.
prevaricate
To use ambiguous or evasive language for the purpose of deceiving or diverting attention.
apposite
Appropriate.
prolix
Verbose.
supersede
To displace.
ferocity
Savageness.
superfluous
Being more than is needed.
adumbrate
To represent beforehand in outline or by emblem.
imminent
Dangerous and close at hand.
extort
To obtain by violence, threats, compulsion, or the subjection of another to some necessity.
duplicity
Double-dealing.
immutable
Unchangeable.
laudatory
Pertaining to, expressing, or containing praise.
multifarious
Having great diversity or variety.
acumen
Quickness of intellectual insight, or discernment; keenness of discrimination.
meticulous
Over-cautious.
boisterous
Unchecked merriment or animal spirits.
volatile
Changeable.
exacerbate
To make more sharp, severe, or virulent.
supine
Lying on the back.
plumb
A weight suspended by a line to test the verticality of something.
gregarious
Sociable, outgoing
importune
To harass with persistent demands or entreaties.
astringent
Harsh in disposition or character.
assiduous
Unceasing; persistent
descry
To discern.
argot
A specialized vocabulary peculiar to a particular group.
upbraid
To reproach as deserving blame.
verdant
Green with vegetation.
confluence
The place where streams meet.
extirpate
To root out; to eradicate.
risible
Capable of exciting laughter.
emaciate
To waste away in flesh.
pusillanimous
Without spirit or bravery.
agog
In eager desire.
disconcert
To disturb the composure of.
connoisseur
A critical judge of art, especially one with thorough knowledge and sound judgment of art.
visage
The face, countenance, or look of a person.
embezzle
To misappropriate secretly.
pristine
Primitive.
importunate
Urgent in character, request, or demand.
capacious
Roomy.
aggravate
To make heavier, worse, or more burdensome.
equable
Equal and uniform; also, serene.
animosity
Hatred.
belligerent
Manifesting a warlike spirit.
implicate
To show or prove to be involved in or concerned
impede
To be an obstacle or to place obstacles in the way of.
ominous
Portentous.
plea
An argument to obtain some desired action.
palpable
Perceptible by feeling or touch.
nostrum
Any scheme or recipe of a charlatan character.
inveigh
To utter vehement censure or invective.
levity
Frivolity.
aversion
A mental condition of fixed opposition to or dislike of some particular thing.
deleterious
Hurtful, morally or physically.
venial
That may be pardoned or forgiven, a forgivable sin.
distraught
Bewildered.
reprobate
One abandoned to depravity and sin.
introspection
The act of observing and analyzing one's own thoughts and feelings.
capitulate
To surrender or stipulate terms.
malaise
A condition of uneasiness or ill-being.
temerity
Foolhardy disregard of danger; recklessness.
extinguish
To render extinct.
recondite
Incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding.
preternatural
Extraordinary.
suppress
To prevent from being disclosed or punished.
blandishment
Flattery intended to persuade.
salubrious
Healthful; promoting health.
listless
Inattentive.
repast
A meal; figuratively, any refreshment.
transitory
Existing for a short time only.
reverent
Humble.
petulant
Displaying impatience.
callow
Without experience of the world.
invalid
One who is disabled by illness or injury.
antidote
Anything that will counteract or remove the effects of poison, disease, or the like.
mordant
Biting.
expedient
Contributing to personal advantage.
apotheosis
Deification.
umbrage
A sense of injury.
refractory
Not amenable to control.
microcosm
The world or universe on a small scale.
intrepid
Fearless and bold.
castigate
To punish.
indulgent
Yielding to the desires or humor of oneself or those under one's care.
insinuate
To imply.
guile
Duplicity.
itinerant
Wandering.
cogent
Appealing strongly to the reason or conscience.
eschew
To keep clear of.
reiterate
To say or do again and again.
torpid
Dull; sluggish; inactive.
truculence
Ferocity.
severance
Separation.
explicate
To clear from involvement.
somnolent
Sleepy.
concord
Harmony.
morose
Gloomy.
placate
To bring from a state of angry or hostile feeling to one of patience or friendliness.
irate
Moved to anger.
platitude
A written or spoken statement that is flat, dull, or commonplace.
taut
Stretched tight.
pyre
A heap of combustibles arranged for burning a dead body.
broach
To mention, for the first time.
stanch
To stop the flowing of; to check.
qualm
A fit of nausea.
dogmatic
Making statements without argument or evidence.
benevolence
Any act of kindness or well-doing.
prodigious
Immense.
lexicon
A dictionary.
tortuous
Abounding in irregular bends or turns.
retinue
The group of people who accompany an important person during travels.
synopsis
A syllabus or summary.
gourmand
A connoisseur in the delicacies of the table.
propitious
Kindly disposed.
exigency
State of requiring immediate action; also, an urgent situation; also, that which is required in a
scintilla
The faintest ray.
coeval
Existing during the same period of time; also, a contemporary.
resilience
The power of springing back to a former position
congeal
To coagulate.
inexorable
Unrelenting.
cogitate
Consider carefully and deeply; ponder.
glimmer
A faint, wavering, unsteady light.
deter
To frighten away.
pique
To excite a slight degree of anger in.
extenuate
To diminish the gravity or importance of.
penury
Indigence.
skiff
Usually, a small light boat propelled by oars.
squalid
Having a dirty, mean, poverty-stricken appearance.
onerous
Burdensome or oppressive.
vehement
Very eager or urgent.
abstemious
Characterized by self denial or abstinence, as in the use of drink, food.
alcove
A covered recess connected with or at the side of a larger room.
tyro
One slightly skilled in or acquainted with any trade or profession.
incessant
Unceasing.
extant
Still existing and known.
eulogy
A spoken or written laudation of a person's life or character.
mawkish
Sickening or insipid.
imperious
Insisting on obedience.
imperative
Obligatory.
infuse
To instill, introduce, or inculcate, as principles or qualities.
pious
Religious.
junta
A council or assembly that deliberates in secret upon the affairs of government.
oblique
Slanting; said of lines.
plenary
Entire.
recuperate
To recover.
vivify
To endue with life.
divulge
To tell or make known, as something previously private or secret.
beatify
To make supremely happy.
extol
To praise in the highest terms.
recrudescent
Becoming raw or sore again.
cant
To talk in a singsong, preaching tone with affected solemnity.
sanction
To approve authoritatively.
bolster
To support, as something wrong.
lachrymose
Given to shedding tears.
paroxysm
A sudden outburst of any kind of activity.
elicit
To educe or extract gradually or without violence.
candid
Straightforward.
moribund
On the point of dying.
salient
Standing out prominently.
demagogue
An unprincipled politician.
vigilance
Alert and intent mental watchfulness in guarding against danger.
virtu
Rare, curious, or beautiful quality.
fallacious
Illogical.
ribald
Indulging in or manifesting coarse indecency or obscenity.
dubious
Doubtful.
epitome
A simplified representation.
abscond
To depart suddenly and secretly, as for the purpose of escaping arrest.
brittle
Fragile.
spurious
Not genuine.
animadversion
The utterance of criticism or censure.
harangue
A tirade.
effete
Exhausted, as having performed its functions.
constrict
To bind.
enmity
Hatred.
requite
To repay either good or evil to, as to a person.
rescind
To make void, as an act, by the enacting authority or a superior authority.
trite
Made commonplace by frequent repetition.
modicum
A small or token amount.
conjoin
To unite.
lustrous
Shining.
corporeal
Of a material nature; physical.
ascetic
Given to severe self-denial and practicing excessive abstinence and devotion.
penurious
Excessively sparing in the use of money.
hospitable
Disposed to treat strangers or guests with generous kindness.
profuse
Produced or displayed in overabundance.
ineluctable
Impossible to avoid.
permeate
To pervade.
entangle
To involve in difficulties, confusion, or complications.
invective
An utterance intended to cast censure, or reproach.
extraneous
Having no essential relation to a subject.
egregious
Extreme.
impiety
Irreverence toward God.
efficacy
The power to produce an intended effect as shown in the production of it.
gesticulate
To make gestures or motions, as in speaking, or in place of speech.
entreat
To ask for or request earnestly.
caustic
Sarcastic and severe.
indelible
That can not be blotted out, effaced, destroyed, or removed.
comport
To conduct or behave (oneself).
tutelage
The act of training or the state of being under instruction.
fulminate
To cause to explode.
endemic
Peculiar to some specified country or people.
virago
Loud talkative women, strong statured women
exhaustive
Thorough and complete in execution.
pellucid
Translucent.
torrid
Excessively hot.
phlegmatic
Not easily roused to feeling or action.
covert
Concealed, especially for an evil purpose.
miser
A person given to saving and hoarding unduly.
veracious
Habitually disposed to speak the truth.
proscribe
To reject, as a teaching or a practice, with condemnation or denunciation.
aberration
Deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course.
indomitable
Unconquerable.
nefarious
Wicked in the extreme.
partisan
Characterized by or exhibiting undue or unreasoning devotion to a party.
repine
To indulge in fretfulness and faultfinding.
travesty
A grotesque imitation.
satiate
To satisfy fully the appetite or desire of.
colloquial
Pertaining or peculiar to common speech as distinguished from literary.
atonement
Amends, reparation, or expiation made from wrong or injury.
disseminate
To sow or scatter abroad, as seed is sown.
impassive
Unmoved by or not exhibiting feeling.
inimical
Adverse.
auspicious
Favorable omen
perturbation
Mental excitement or confusion.
forswear
To renounce upon oath.
fugacious
Fleeting.
reciprocity
Equal mutual rights and benefits granted and enjoyed.
redoubtable
Formidable.
iota
A small or insignificant mark or part.
dilate
To enlarge in all directions.
coddle
To treat as a baby or an invalid.
captious
Hypercritical.
bumptious
Full of offensive and aggressive self-conceit.
solvent
Having sufficient funds to pay all debts.
gullible
Credulous.
grandiloquent
Speaking in or characterized by a pompous or bombastic style.
flamboyant
Characterized by extravagance and in general by want of good taste.
incite
To rouse to a particular action.
heresy
An opinion or doctrine subversive of settled beliefs or accepted principles.
erroneous
Incorrect.
diffidence
Self-distrust.
panoply
A full set of armor.
surfeit
To feed to fullness or to satiety.
contumacious
Rebellious.
foppish
Characteristic of one who is unduly devoted to dress and the niceties of manners.
submerge
To place or plunge under water.
deluge
To overwhelm with a flood of water.
opprobrium
The state of being scornfully reproached or accused of evil.
correlate
To put in some relation of connection or correspondence.
reactionary
Pertaining to, of the nature of, causing, or favoring reaction.
sonorous
Resonant.
lackadaisical
Listless.
fatuous
Idiotic
deign
To deem worthy of notice or account.
fervor
Ardor or intensity of feeling.
grievous
Creating affliction.
impugn
To assail with arguments, insinuations, or accusations.
transgress
To break a law.
inchoate
Incipient.
quandary
A puzzling predicament.
ignominious
Shameful.
palatial
Magnificent.
desuetude
A state of disuse or inactivity.
predominate
To be chief in importance, quantity, or degree.
perfidy
Treachery.
heinous
Odiously sinful.
timorous
Lacking courage.
halcyon
Calm.
ambiguous
Having a double meaning.
revere
To regard with worshipful veneration.
effrontery
Unblushing impudence.
desultory
Not connected with what precedes.
invincible
Not to be conquered, subdued, or overcome.
winsome
Attractive.
Zeitgeist
The intellectual and moral tendencies that characterize any age or epoch.
preclude
To prevent.
lascivious
Lustful.
Pariah
A member of a degraded class; a social outcast.
obtrusive
Tending to be pushed or to push oneself into undue prominence.
legacy
A bequest.
physiognomy
The external appearance merely.
defer
To delay or put off to some other time.
countervail
To offset.
abut
To touch at the end or boundary line.
expatiate
To speak or write at some length.
commemorate
To serve as a remembrance of.
ubiquitous
Being present everywhere.
augury
Omen
misnomer
A name wrongly or mistakenly applied.
fulsome
Offensive from excess of praise or commendation.
subterfuge
Evasion.
puerile
Childish.
savor
To perceive by taste or smell.
miscreant
A villain.
presage
To foretell.
desiccant
Any remedy which, when applied externally, dries up or absorbs moisture, as that of wounds.
affable
Easy to approach.
vestige
A visible trace, mark, or impression, of something absent, lost, or gone.
avarice
Passion for getting and keeping riches.
fervid
Intense.
verbose
Wordy.
amalgamate
To mix or blend together in a homogeneous body.
relapse
To suffer a return of a disease after partial recovery.
cornucopia
The horn of plenty, symbolizing peace and prosperity.
abstruse
Dealing with matters difficult to be understood.
surcharge
An additional amount charged.
jovial
Merry.
illicit
Unlawful.
deride
To ridicule.
malcontent
One who is dissatisfied with the existing state of affairs.
portend
To indicate as being about to happen, especially by previous signs.
equilibrium
A state of balance.
cataract
Opacity of the lens of the eye resulting in complete or partial blindness.
encumbrance
A burdensome and troublesome load.
bewilder
To confuse the perceptions or judgment of.
mundane
Worldly, as opposed to spiritual or celestial.
eradicate
To destroy thoroughly.
germane
Relevant.
travail
Hard or agonizing labor.
disconsolate
Hopelessly sad; also, saddening; cheerless.
sordid
Filthy, morally degraded
malevolence
Ill will.
collusion
A secret agreement for a wrongful purpose.
meretricious
Alluring by false or gaudy show.
deprecate
To express disapproval or regret for, with hope for the opposite.
trepidation
Nervous uncertainty of feeling.
educe
To draw out.
facile
Not difficult to do.
discreet
Judicious.
didactic
Pertaining to teaching.
obsequious
Showing a servile readiness to fall in with the wishes or will of another.
ignoble
Low in character or purpose.
alleviate
To make less burdensome or less hard to bear.
facetious
Amusing.
fidelity
Loyalty.
auxiliary
One who or that which aids or helps, especially when regarded as subsidiary or accessory.
ulterior
Not so pertinent as something else to the matter spoken of.
moderation
Temperance.
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