Wordly Wise Comprehensive Review
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- apocryphal
- Of dubious authenticity or origin; spurious
- arcane
- Understood by only a few; mysterious
- convene
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1. To summon or cause to assemble
2. To gather or assemble; to meet formally - expedient
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1. Useful for some purpose; convenient
2. Concerned primarily or exclusively with serving one's own interest - exude
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1. To flow out slowly; to ooze or exit.
2. To give forth; to exhibit in abundance. - gesticulate
- To motion enthusiastically with the body or limbs
- inperturbable
- Calm and assured
- increment
- An increase, addition or gain, often by regular, consecutive amounts
- levity
- Excessive frivolity; a lack of seriousness; joking
- mortify
- To embarrass or humiliate
- periphery
- The area around the edges; the outermost part
- raconteur
- One who tells stories withskill and wit
- reiterate
- To say or do over again; to repeat
- subterfuge
- A deceptive scheme or strategy
- vacillate
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1. To move back and forth from lack of balance; waver
2. To alternate indecisevely between opinions or courses of action. - accoutrements
- Equipment or accessories
- aggrieved
- Feeling or expressing a sense of injustice, injury or offense.
- choleric
- Easily anagered; quick-tempered
- comport
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1. To behave or conduct oneself
2. To be in accord or agreement - disconcert
- To disrupt the self-possession or confidence of; to perturb or fluster
- fauna
- Animals of a region or period, considered as a whole
- interpose
- To place or come between; to intervene or interrupt.
- maraud
- To roam in search of plunder
- modicum
- A small amount
- opulent
- Having or exhibiting great wealth or abundance.
- patrician
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noun: A member of the nobility
adj: Of noble birth; showing refinement of taste or manners - phlegmatic
- Not given to action or reaction; sluggish or calm in temperament.
- propensity
- A natural inclination or tendancy
- therapeutic
- Relating to the treatment of a disease; contributing to general well-being.
- utilitarian
- Relating to usefulnees rather than beauty; practical
- atrophy
- To waste away or fail to develop
- efficacy
- The power to bring about the desired result; effectiveness
- emolument
- Salary or fees for work done; compensation
- icon
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1. A religious painting, especially one revered by the Eastern Christian churches
2. A symbol or image whose form suggests its meaning.
3. One who is idolized - incipient
- Beginning to exist or appear; in the first stage
- inculcate
- To impress upon or teach by frequent repetition
- inestimable
- Too valuable or great to be measured
- lackluster
- Lacking brightness or vitality; without spirit or enthusiasm
- martinet
- A strict disciplinarian
- prodigious
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1. Extremely large in bulk, quantity, or degree
2. Causing amazement or wonder - regimen
- A regulated program, especially one designed to improve or maintain health.
- stellar
- Of or related to a star
- stoic
- One seemingly indifferent to pleasure or pain
- vibrant
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1. Full of life or vigor
2. Bright or vivid
3. Quivering or vibrating - zealous
- Very enthusiastic; fervant; passionate on behalf of someone or something.
- autonomy
- The quality or state of being self-governing; independence
- circumspect
- Cautious and pruent; heedful of consequences
- composure
- Calmness of mind or bearing; self-control
- edifice
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1. A large, imposing structure or building
2. A complex structure or system built up over time, as if it were a real building. - ensconce
- To settle or place securely or snugly
- environs
- The area adjoining or surrounding a place
- hapless
- Marked by the absence of good luck; unfortunate
- heinous
- Shockingly evil or wicked
- incognito
- With one's identity concealed; unrecognized
- indoctrinate
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1. To teach or train in the fundamentals
2. To instill or teach from a partisan point of view - interim
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noun: An interval of time between events
adj: Belonging to or taking place between events; temporary - mausoleum
- A large and impressive tomb
- pillage
- To rob or plunder
- reverie
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1. The condition of being lost in thought
2. A daydream - thrall
- A loss of one's ability to act freely; a state over which one appears to have no control.
- abstruse
- Difficult to understand
- accrue
- To arise or increase as a natural result or growth, usually used with "to" or "from"
- acquiesce
- To accept as inevitable; to cmoply passively
- besmirch
- To stain or tarnish; to make dirty
- explicit
- Fully and clearly expressed, leaving nothing merely implied.
- histrionic
- Purposely affected; theatrical
- impropriety
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1. The quality or state of being improper or unsuitable
2. Something that is improper - inveigle
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1. To lure or trick into doing something
2. To obtain by flattery or trickery - penitent
- Sorry for having done wrong
- probity
- Honesty; trustworhtiness; adherence to virtue
- purport
- To give or present the often false impression of being someone or intending something
- repercussion
- An unforeseen or indirect result or effect of an event.
- revelation
- Something that is made known or revealed , often coming as a surprise
- surfeit
- An overabundant supply; an excess.
- unsavory
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1. Having an unpleasant look, taste or smell.
2. Morally offensive - anathema
- Someone or something that is intensely disliked, cursed or shunned.
- assuage
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1. To satisfy
2. To lesson or reduce the intensity of - avuncular
- Like a benevolent uncle; famliar and indulgent.
- convivial
- Sociable; concerned with good company and festivities.
- eclectic
- Combining elements from a variety of sources.
- epigram
- A short, witty poem or saying
- expound
- To explain in detail; to set forth
- intrinsic
- Relating to the essential nature of something; real or actual.
- inveterate
- Habitual or deeply rooted; persistent
- mogul
- A very powerful or wealthy person; a magnate
- munificent
- Extremely generous; liberal in giving.
- nascent
- Begining to exsit; emerging.
- perspicacious
- Clear-sighted; shrewd
- philistine
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noun: One who is indifferent to or disdainful of intellectual values
adj: Smugly ignorant of artistic or intellectual qualities. - propitious
- Tending to favor or assist; encouraging
- archipelago
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1. A large group of islands
2. A body of water containing a large number of islands - careen
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1. To rush headlong, often with a swerving or luching motion.
2. To cause to lean or tip to one side - cavalier
- Showing an offhand or carefree disregard; arrogant
- contiguous
- Sharing a boundry; being very close or in contact; adjacent
- correlate
- To connect related thins; to bring things into proper relation with one another.
- etymology
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1. The history of a word
2. The science that studies such histories - frenetic
- Wildly excited; frantic
- kinetic
- Relating to motion
- presage
- To foretell; to warn or indicate in advnace
- pulverize
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1. To crush or grind into dust or powder
2. To demolish - recondite
- Difficult to understand; abstruse
- repulse
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1. to repel; to drive back
2. to reject in a cool or distant mannner
3. to disgust - seismic
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1.Caused by or having to do with earhquakes
2. Having powerful and widespread effects - undulate
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1. To form or move in waves
2. To have a wavelike appearance or motion - upheaval
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1. a radicalor violent change
2. A forceful lifting or warping from beneath - betrothed
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adj: Engaged to be married
noun: A person to whom one is engaged to be married - blasphemy
- An act or statement that shows disrespect or irreverence toward something considered sacred.
- cadence
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1. A rhythm marked by a regular beat.
2. The rising and falling of the voice in human speech. - canon
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1. A rule or principle that provides the norm for judgment.
2. The works of a writer accepted as authentic - denouement
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1. The outcome of a series of events
2. The final resolution following the climax of the plot of a work of drama or fiction. - edict
- A statement or command having the force of law.
- enamor
- to inspire with love; to captivate
- insensate
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1. lacking sensation or awareness
2. Lacking sense or ability to reason
3. Brutal; lacking feeling - renegade
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1. a person who deserts one group or cause for another; a traitor
2. A person who rejects lawful behavior - soliloguy
- A speech in which a character's thoughts are given verbal expression.
- stricture
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1. A strong criticism
2. Anything that restricts or limits - triumvirate
- A group of three, especially one possessing great power or eminence
- usurp
- To seize and hold power or authority in an illegal or unjust manner
- vestment
- An outer garmet, especially one indicating a role, rank or office
- votary
- A person who is devoted to a cause or organization, especially one of religous nature
- advent
- A coming or arrival
- blase
- indifferent to what others might find pleasurable or exciting because of excessive indulgence or enjoyment; unconcerned.
- bravado
- An ostentatious display of bravery; defiant or swaggering behavior
- disparate
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1. containing ormade up of fundamentally different and often incongruous elements.
2. Showing a marked difference or inequality - domicile
- One's house or place of residence
- fabricate
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1. To make by putting parts together; to construct
2. to invent in order to deceive - intinerant
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1. Traveling from place to place
2. One who goes from place to place - lilliputian
- Extremely samll or appearing to be so.
- phobia
- A strong, irrational fear
- proclivity
- A strong inclination towards something
- projectile
- An object impelled with force or self-propelled through the air
- queasy
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1. Causing nausea or tending to be nauseous.
2. Causing or experiencing uneasiness; squeamish - reciprocate
- To exchange in kind; to repay
- relegate
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1. To put out of sight or mind; demote
2. to assign for a decision or further action - vertigo
- Dizziness or a tilting, spinning sensation
- amnesia
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1. a loss of memory, usually caused by shock or injury
2. a gap in one's memory - appease
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1. to bring to a state of peace or quiet
2. to pacify an adversary, often by making concessions - attrition
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1. a gradual reduction in numbers or loss of strength
2. a weakening resulting from pressure or harassment - debacle
- a sudden collapse, downfall, or failure
- defoliate
- To strip a plant of leaves, thereby damaging or destroying it
- equestrian
- having to do with horseback riding
- expunge
- to obliterate or erase completely
- hackneyed
- commonplace; trite; lacking force or significance because of overuse
- opporbrium
- scornful treatment or contempt, especially as a result of disgraceful behaviour
- proviso
- a statement that makes a condition, qualification, or restriction
- sully
- to soil, tarnish, or besmirch
- tactile
- relating to or perceptible by the sense of touch
- upbraid
- to scold or criticize severely; to find fault with
- verdant
- green with vegetation; covered with green plants
- vertex
- the point opposite and farthest from the base; summit
- attenuate
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1. To make or become thin
2. To lessen the amount, force, or value of - behemouth
- Something or someone of enormous size or power
- disinter
- To remove from a grave or tomb; to dig up
- impinge
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1. To go beyond desirable or established limits; to encroach.
2. To come into contact with, especially forcefully - multifarious
- Having many forms; varied, versatile.
- oxymoron
- A combination of words that seem to be contradictory
- plenitude
- An ample amount; an abundance
- postulate
- To assume as a fact based on the best available evidence
- prevail
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1. To prove superior in power and strength
2. To remain in effect or use; to be current or widespread - putrefy
- To become rotten or decayed, giving off a foul odor
- salubrious
- Beneficial to health or well-being
- succulent
- Fresh and juicy
- tundra
- Flat, treeless plains of the arctic regions
- unequivocal
- Leaving no room for misunderstanding; unambiguous
- vicissitudes
- Fluctuations in conditions; changes in fortune
- amity
- Peaceful relations (particularly between nations); friendship
- animadversion
- A critical or hostile comment
- antithetical
- Being in direct and outspoken opposition
- bellicose
- Inclined to quarrel; combative, warlike
- bucolic
- Of or relating to country life; rustic; pastoral
- craven
- Utterly lacking courage; willing to give up or capitulate
- exalt
- To rais in rank, wealth, or honor; to praise highly; glorify
- impugn
- To attack as false; to call into question
- introspective
- Inclined to look inward and examine one's thougths and feelings
- metier
- Work or activity for which one is particularly suited.
- penurious
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1. Marked by extreme poverty
2. Stingy; lacking generosity - privation
- An instance or condition of extreme hardship; a lack of comfort
- sobriquet
- A nickname
- tantamount
- Equivalent to; the same as (used with "to")
- throes
- Conditions of painful or difficult change, struggle or turmoil
- altruism
- The putting of others' well-being ahead of one's own; unselfishness
- concurrent
- Taking place at the same time; simultaneous
- context
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1. The circumstances in which something exists or occurs
2. The surroundings of a word or phrase in a spoken or written passage - crass
- Lacking delicacy or sensitivity; gross.
- cuisine
- Style of cooking
- debase
- To lower the quality, character or status of; to devalue
- enjoin
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1. To direct or command
2. To forbid or prohibit - extemporaneous
- Composed or performed on the spur of the moment, with little or no planning
- genesis
- An origin, creation, or beginning
- libation
- A liquid, usually wine, especially when poured as an offering or drunk as part of a ceremony
- malaise
- A vague feeling of uneasiness or unwellness
- platitude
- A thought or remark that is dull or trite
- reconcile
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1. To establish an amicable relationship
2. To bring to quiet submission - sunder
- To break or force apart; to sever
- trevail
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1. Activity that is arduous and burdensome; toil
2. Suffering or anguish - abeyance
- A state (usually temporary) of inactivity or suspension
- buttress
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1. A projecting structure that supports a wall or building
2. Anything that supports or protects - commensurate
- Corresponding in size, degree or amount; proportionate; of equal value
- dilatory
- Slow to act or respond; delaying, tardy
- ecumenical
- Universal; inclusive, especially concerning religous matters
- facade
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1. The front or face of a building
2. A superficial appearance; an illusion - gargoyle
- A grotesque stone figure used as a decorative feature on a building or as an ornament; a spout projecting
- moot
- To debate, suggest or discuss
- pinnacle
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1. A tall, slender, pointed top; peak
2. The highest poing of achievement - requiem
- A funeral mass or service; a musical composition honoring the dead
- sacrosact
- Highly sacred or holy; not to be violated
- sensuous
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1. Coming from or acting on the senses
2. Producing an agreeable effect on the senses - tenet
- A principle or belief held to be true, especially by members of an organization
- transcend
- To go above the limits of; to exceed or surpass
- venue
- The scene or locale of any action or event; the place of an alleged crime
- arbiter
- One whose decisions are accepted as final; a judge
- conclave
- A private meeting or secret assembly
- concomitant
- Accompanying; occupying or existing at the same time
- coterie
- An intimate or exclusive group; a clique
- demur
- To raise objections; to withhold one's approval or agreement
- entice
- To lead or persuade by arousing desire or hope; allure
- flaunt
- To parade or display conspicuously or boldly
- genteel
- Polite, elegant, stylish; sometimes overly so
- graphic
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1. Evoking a sharp mental picture; vivid
2. Concerning the pictorial arts, as drawing, painting, etc. - inimical
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1. Expressing hostility or unfriendly intent
2. Having adverse or harmful effects - inordinate
- Beyond what is ordinary or reasonable in amount or scope; excessive
- ludicrous
- Provoking or describing laughter because of absurdity; ridiculous
- oligarchy
- Government by a small, elite group
- redoubtable
- Worthy of respect; formidable
- repugnant
- Highly distasteful; offensive; repulsive
- archives
- Public or institutional records, especially historical documents that are preserved; the place where such records are kept
- chattel
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1. An item of property that can be moved, as distinct from real
2. A human being considered as property - commodious
- Having plenty of space to move around freely; roomy
- conflagration
- A large, diastrous fire
- limbo
- A place or state of neglect, oblivion, or transition
- lineage
- LIne of descent; ancestory
- listless
- Indifferent, spiritless; showing lack of motivation or interest
- metropolis
- An important city, especially one regarded as the center of a particular activity
- perfunctory
- Done in a routine way, without care or particular interest
- pristine
- Like new; spotless; free of dirt and decay
- ramshackle
- Loosely made; appearing ready to collapse; dilapidated
- sequester
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1. To set apart; to seclude
2. To seize, especially by legal authority - subversive
- Planning to undermine or overthrow an established order
- terminus
- The final destination or goal of a journey or endeavor; the finishing point
- virulent
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1. Extremely harmful or poisonous; deadly
2. Full of hate; bitter or spiteful - autocratic
- Exercising sole or complete control; dictorial
- caustic
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1. Capable of destroying tissue by chemical action; corrosive
2. Very sarcastic; sharp or biting - debilitate
- To impair the strength of; to enfeeble
- duplicitous
- Marked by deception
- emissary
- A representative sent on a special errand
- felicitous
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1. Happily suited to an occasion or situation; appropriate and graceful
2. Marked by happiness or good fortune; pleasant; charming - forthright
- Direct; straightforward; frank
- inpecunious
- Being habitually without money; poor
- jaundiced
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1. Of unhealthy yellow appearance
2. Affected by jealousy, resentment or hositility - mercenary
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adj. Serving merely for money or gain; greety
noun. A soldier who fights for whoever pays him