Dawn Word List

Many junior members are disconcert regarding the selection of prolific vocabulary. We are often advised to go through the
Dawn news-paper vocabulary. Consequently, This thread contains the words frequently published in Dawn. Members are
requested to add their contribution too.

Aberration: deviation; abnormality

Abstruse: Difficult to comprehend
Acumen: sharpness of mind
Adroit: skill-ful (Maladroit = clumsy)
Adulation: worship; great praise
Advocate: support
Affability: friendliness; cordiality
Affinity: kinship
Affluence: wealth; oppulence
Agnostic: unsure of the existence of god
Alacrity: speed & eagerness; promptness
Alleviate: make less serve; reduce
Altruism: self-sacrifice
Amalgam: mixture
Amassed: accumulated
Ambiguous: vague; doubtful; equivocal
Ameliorate: make better; improve
Amiable: friendly; lovable
Anachronistic: out of normal time range
(Root -- chron always implies the time)
Animosity: hostility; hatred; ill-will
Apathetic: lacking energy or interest;
indifference
Arable: cab be cultivated; fit for pillowing
(example: arable land)
Arbitration: mediating between disputing
sides
Arboreal: living in trees (Root -- Arbor
always relates to trees)
Arcane: esoteric; obscure; known only to
few people
Archaic: old-fashioned
Articulation: joining; speaking clearly;
distinct
Ascertain: find out; make sure
Astute: wise; mentally sharp
Augment: increase in size or number
Aural: through the sense of hearing
Autocrat: absolute ruler; dictator
Autonomy: self-government
Barrage: bombardment; stream (of abuse
etc.); continous attack
Belabor: over-emphasizing
Belied: contradicted
Belitters: people who criticize/disparage

Benevolent: kindly; cheritable

Boorishness: rudeness; ill-mannered
behavior
Bountiful: generous
Brevity: briefness
Bypass: avoid; find a way around
Byzantine: excessive; decadent
Cacophony: noise; din
Callous: cruel & unfeeling
Candid: truthful; straight forward; free from
prejudice
Capricious: whimsical; changeable
Censure: criticize; blame
Cerebral: concerned with thinking
Circumstantial: accidental; indirect
Insightful: perceptive; can be understood
Insipid: flavourless; bland
Insolence: lack of respect; rudeness;
impudence
Insolvent: bankrupt
Insufferable: can not be tolerated
Insular: narrow-minded
Insurrectionist: rebel; combative
Integrity: honor; honesty
Intemperate: not moderate; excessive
Intermittent: on & off; not continous;
spasmodic
Intonation: tone of voice
intrigued: interested and curious
Intuition: sixth sense; gut feeling
Invocation: prayer
Irony: something unexpected; words to
convey opposite meaning
Irreproachable: can not be criticized;
blameless (Reproach = critize)
Irresolute: lacking firmness of purpose;
hesitant
Irreverence: lack of respect
Jaded: tired; bored
Jeopardize: put at risk; endanger
Judicious: fair; wise
Juxtaposition: placing two things next to
each other
Knack: trick; skill
Lackadaisical: lazy; careless; lax
Lamentable: regrettable

Languid: Lacking energy; weak

Lavish: to spend freely(v); costing alot;
opulent(adj)
Legitimate: to make legal; give approval to
Libelous: open to prosecution forr libel
(libel = written slander)
Lithe: flexible; supple
Litigious: seeking legal remedies
Lobby: to try to persuade; entrance hall
Lucid: clear; explained
Magnanimous: generous minded; bighearted
Mandate: permission
Mandatory: compulsory
Manifesto: statement of values
Manipulative: deceptive; skill-ful at
handling people
Marred: spoiled; ruined
Meager: small; scanty; unimportant
Mercenary: seeking money above all else;
interested in money and gain
Meticulous: thorough; taking care of details
Miffed: annoyed; vex
Mitigate: moderate; reduce intensity
Modicum: tiny amount
Momentous: of great importance
Monotonous: dull; repetitive
Morbidity: concern with death and disease
Motley: varied; miscellaneous
Circumvent: avoid; outwit; baffle
Coalition: a union of two parts
Ceorce: compel; force
Cognitions: mental knowledge
Compendious: containing a lot in a small
space/few words
Conciliatory: bringing together; ending a
dispute; soothing
Concord: agreement
Condone: tolerate
Conflagration: great fire
Congenial: friendly; sociable; suitable
Connoisseur: expert with good taste/
judgement
Consecrate: dedicate; make holy
Consummate: supremely good
Contagious: passed on through touch;
infectious
Convergence: coming together
Convivial: sociable
Copious: in large amount
Corollary: consequence; inference
Corpulence: very fat-ness
Corroborated: supported; given supporting
evidence

Credulity: belief on slight evidence

Cumulative: building up
Cursory: superficial
Curtail: cut short
Dalliance: non-serious involvement; toying
or playing
Dearth: shortage; lacking
Debacle: disaster
Debilitate: weaken
Debunk: throw out old indeas
Deferment: putting off
Deleterious: harmful
Deliberation: careful thought
Delineate: outline
Demagogue: mob leader; agitator
Demonstrative: expressing emotions freely
Denuded: stripped
Depreciatory: devaluing; criticizing
Derelict: rundown; abandoned
Derided: mocked
Despoiled: plunder; rob; deprive
Devious: cunning
Didactic: intending to preach or teach; an act
of teaching
Dilatory: slow; sluggish
Disarming: charming; unthreatening
Discernment: judgement
Discrepancy: inconsistency
Disillusioned: freed from wrong ideas
Disingenuous: crafy; double dealing
Disparaging: critical
Distension: swelling; distend; expand
ifty;clever,adriot,smart,stylish
nincompoop;foolish person
niggle;fuss over details,find fault in petty
matters
humdrum;dull,common place
vanity;unreal thing
valiant;brave
shrugged;to draw up shoulders or gesture of
indifference
zit;pimple
gig;engagement to play music

fret;worry,distressed
warped;distorted
narcissism;excessive or erotic interest in
oneself
palpabel;that can be touched,readily
percieved
profane;irrelevent,blasphemous,violate
bludgeons;heavy club,coerce
vilify;defame,speak ill of
Multifarious: having many aspects
Myopic: short-sighted (literal or metaphoric)
Naivete: innocence; lack of wordliness
Nefarious: infamous; very wicked
Negate: wipe out; nullify
Nemesis: fate; doom
Nihilism: belief in nothing; anarchy
Nondescript: having no special qualities;
ordinary
Notoriety: infamy
Obsequious: slavish; fawning
Occlusion: shutting out
Officious: interfering
Onerous: burdensome
Opacity: lack of transparency; being opaque
Opportunism: grabbing opportunities
Opting: choosing
Opulence: lavish display of wealth
Ornate: extremely decorated
Overhaul: renovate; examine
Palliative: sth that makes better but doesn`t
cure; easy pain
Pathos: sadness; stirring the emotions;
gloomy
Paucity: scarcity; shortage
Peer: An equal; to look closely at
Peevishness: childish sullenness; irritability
Penchant: tendency; leaning toward; liking
Penurious: miserly
Perquisites: perks; sth you recieve for your
job
Petulant: touchy; sulky; peevish
Phlegmatic: calm; imperturbable
Phobic: fearful (Root phobia always implies
fear)
Pilfer: steal; filch; rustle
Placid: peaceful; calm; serene
Plaudits: praise
Pliant: flexible

Polarized: divided into two extremes

Pragmatism: practicality
Preclude: prevent; make impossible
Precursor: forerunner; sth comes before
Predilection: liking for; penchant
Presumption: assuming too much
Profundity: depth (of ideas/thoughts)
Propensity: tendency; leaning predilection
Proponent: supporter
Prosaic: ordinary; dull
Prospectus: brochure
Prudent: wise; cautious
Punctilious: meticulous
Purportedly: apparently claiming
Quell: suppress; to stop sth such as protests
Quixotic: idealistic; impractical
Radical: revolutionary
Docile: obedient; subservient
Dubious: doubtful
Eclectic: taking things from different
sources; selective
Effacement: wiping out; rub out; (selfeffacement = excessive modesty)
Egotistical: selfish
Elitist: favoring top group; snob
Elusive: difficult to pin down
Emancipators: those who set others free
Embellished: adorned; decorated
Embittered: full of bitter feelings
Embodiment: living example of
Empathetic: exhibiting deep emotional
understanding
Empiric: found by experiment/practice
Encompassed: included; surrounded
Encroach: trespass; violate
Endorsed: supported
Entourage: group of followers; retinue;
cortege
Envisioning: imagining; predicting
Epitome: essence; typical example or
symbol of
Equanimity: peace of mind; balance; calm
Equitable: fair and equal
Eradicate: wipe out; remove
Erudition: learning; scholarly knowledge
Esoteric: obscure; arcane; known to few
Estrangement: separation
Eulogy: praise
Exacerbate: make worse
Exasperation: frustration and annoyance
Excise: cut out
Exemplar: excellent example of
Exonerated: proved not guilty; acquit
Exorbitant: excessive

Exotic: strange; foreign

Expeditious: speedy; hasten
Extant: still in existence; opposite of extinct
Extirpation: destruction
Extol: praise; glorify
Extrapolate: predict on the basis of existing
data; extended
Facile: over simplified
Faction: section; group with common
interests
Fastidious: very fussy; excessively
concerned (esp. about cleanliness)
Fawning: groveling; slavish; obsequious
Fidelity: faithfulness; loyalty
Finagle: wheedle; wangle; trick
Finesse: skill
Fitful: intermittent; on and off; not continous
Remiss: neglectful
Repertoire: range; set of skills
Reprehensible: very bad; culpable; blame worthy
Reprieve: let off (atleast temporarily); delay; cancel
Reprimanded: scolded
Resilience: strength; ability to withstand
Resolute: firm of purpose
Retraction: removal; taking back
Rhetoric: persuasive language
Robust: strong and sturdy
Rousing: stirring; full of enthusiasm
Rudimentary: elementary; basic; not developed
Salvageable: can be saved
Sanctity: holiness

Flabbergast: shock; make speechless

Flag: to lose energy; to signal
Rambunctious: boisterous; highly exuberant;
unruly
Rancor: bitterness and bad feeling
Ratify: give approval to (official)
Raze: known down, destroy
Reclusive: Avoid other people; solitary
Recrimination: blame
Rectitude: uprightness
Redolent: smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
Regressive: moving backwards (literal or
metaphoric)
Rehash: revamp hurriedly/carelessly; to
arrange in new form without improvement

Sarcasm: sneering; bitter remarks; ironic or

taunting
Scouring: cleaning thoroughly; thorough
searching; comb
Scrutinize: examine carefully
Scuttled: sunk; foil
Secluded: lonely; isolated
Sedate: calm; placid
Seditious: causing division or rebellion
Sedulous: thorough; eager
Serene: peaceful
Sermonize: give moral lecture
Shroud: a cover for dead body; to cover
Slipshod: careless; untidy
Solace: comfort
Solicitous: expressing care and concern
Somber: gloomy
Sophistry: devious logic
Soporific: sleep inducing; sleep producer
Sporadic: intermittent; not continous; short
stayed
Spurned: shunned; rejected

Squander: waste
Squelch: suppress; crush
Steadfastness: loyalty; firmness of purpose
Stifling: suppressing
Stipulated: insisted
Substantiate: give supporting evidence
Floridity: floweriness in language; redness
Foil: frustrate; battle; defeat
Formidable: inspiring awe; impressive and
powerful difficulty
Foster: support; encourage
Foundered: sank; failed; stumbled
Fraudulent: crooked; intending to cheat
Frugal: economical; parsimony
Furtive: secretive
Futile: useless; waste of time and effort
Gestures: signals
Glacial: icy; unfriendly
Glutton: greedy; spearing in eating and
drinking
Grating: harsh; rasping; irritating
Gratuitous: free; unwarranted

Grimy: dirty
Tactile: through the sense of touch
Hackneyed: commonplace; banal; over-used
Tangential: off the point; irrelevant
Heterogeneity: variety; non-uniformity
Temper: moderate
Hilarity: great laughter
Temperamental: volatile; changeable
Histronic: melodramatic; expressing
Temporize: put off; procratinate; delay
exaggerated emotion
Tenacious: holding firmly to idea or purpose
Holistic: whole; entire
Therapeutic: medicinal
Hubris: excessive pride; haughtiness
Thwarted: prevented
Husbandry: careful management of
Transitory: short-lived; not continous
resources
Teacly: too sweet; over sentimental
Idiosyncratic: quirky; eccentric; unique to an
Tremulous: hestitant
individual
Tribulation: trouble
Igominy: shame
Truculence: stubborness
Imperious: in a commanding manner
Undermine: weaken
Impetuosity: impulsiveness; rash
Unequivocal: certain; undoubtful
Impudent: cheeky; irrespectful
Unwitting: not deliberated
Inane: silly
Unyielding: not giving up
Incoherence: lack of clarity
Vacillate: waver; hesitate
Inconsequential: unimportant
Validated: proved right
Inconspicuous: not easily seen; indiscernible
Valor: bravery
Indiscriminate: without thought; random;
Venality: corruption
careless
Versatility: ability to do many things
Indomitable: unshakeable; fearless
Vex: annoy
Indulgent: kindly; pampering
Vicarious: experience indirectly; at
Ineffable: cant be expressed in words
secondhand
Ineptitude: lack of ability
Vigilant: wary; watchful
Infelicity: unsuitabilility; inappropriateness
Vindication: proving right; acquittal
Infusion: influx; addition
Vindictive: seeking revenge
Ingenuous: naive
Viscous: thick and sticky
Indigenous: native to a locality
Volatile: evaporates easily; mercurial; easily
Indictment: charge; legal accusation
angered; emotional
Innocuous: harmless
Voluminous: large; bulky; extensive
Inscrutable: not easy to comprehend
Vulnerable: open to attack; susceptible
Subversive: intending to overthrow;
Waning: declining
seditious; split
Warped: twisted; distorted
Succulent: juicy
Wary: cautious
Supplant: replace; usurp
Wannow: sift; separate good from bad
Supple: flexible; pliant; lithe
Wistful: sad; yearning; longing in a
Surfeit: excess
thoughtful way
Sustain: support; experience
Wrath: anger
Sycophant: toady; servile flatterer
Important word-list
I have selected these words for maximum usefulness. all have appeared in recent years on the
SAT, GMAT and GRE tests. I am not wasting your time on obscure words that you will never
hear again. The following words are also taken from various english magazines, articles and
newspapers.
Abhor: hate
Bigot: narrow-minded, prejudiced person
Counterfeit: fake; false
Enfranchise: give voting rights

Hamper: hinder; obstruct

Kindle: to start a fire
Noxious: harmful; poisonous; lethal
Placid: calm; peaceful

Remuneration: payment for work done

Talisman: lucky charm
Abasement: humiliation; degradation
Billowing: swelling; fluttering; waving
Cower: recoil in fear or servility; shrink
away from
Enhance: improve; make better or clearer
Harangue: noisy, attacking speech
Labyrinth: a maze
Nullify: to counter; make unimportant
Plaintiff: petitioner (in court of law)
Replete: full
Tangible: can be touched
Plagiarism: taking credit for someone else's
writing or ideas
Knotty: complex; difficult to solve
Engender: cause
Covert: hidden; undercover
Abrogate: cancel; deny; repeal
Blasphemy: speech which offends religious
sentiments
Credible: believable
Enigma: puzzle; mystery
Harbingers: indicators; bringers of warnings
Labyrinthine: complicated; highly
convoluted
Plaudit: statement giving strong praise
Reprehensible: shameful; very bad
Tardy: slow; late; overdue; delayed
Creditable: praiseworthy
Hasten: hurry; accelerate; rush
Laceration: a cut
Obdurate: stubborn
Plausible: can be believed; reasonable
Reprieve: a respite; postponement of a
sentence
Tawdry: of little value; gaudy
Abstain: desist; go without; withdraw
Blighted: damaged; destroyed; ruined
Credulous: gullible; ready to believe
anything
Enshroud: cover
Haughtiness: arrogance; pride
Lachrymose: tearful; sad
Obfuscate: deliberately make something
difficult to understand
Plethora: an excess
Repudiate: shun; eschew; back from
statement
Tedium: boredom
Abstemious: self denying; refraining from
indulging
Enunciation: clear pronunciation; accent;
articulation

Headstrong: stubborn; willful

Lackluster: dull; monotonous; bland
Objective: unbiased; not subjective
Pliable: flexible; not stubborn
Rescind: retract; repeal
Temper: to moderate; soften
Abstruse: difficult to understand; obscure
Cringe: recoil; flinch; shy away
Envenom: to cause bitterness and bad
feeling
Hedonism: self indulgence; pleasure-seeking
Laconic: using few words; brief; to the point
Oblique: indirect; slanting
Tenacious: stubborn; resolute; holding firm
to a purpose
Accolade: tribute; honor; praise
Bolster: support; prop up
Cryptic: puzzling; enigmatic
Ephemeral: short-lived
Lamentation: expression of regret or sorrow
Obliterate: destroy; demolish; eradicate
Plummet: fall suddenly and steeply
Resolution: determination
Tentative: not certain
Acquiesce: to agree to; give in to
Bombast: arrogant, pompous language
Curtail: cut short
Heed: listen to
Lampoon: ridicule; spoof
Oblivious: totally unaware
Podium: raised platform
Resonant: echoing
Tenuous: flimsy; not solid
Acrid sharp; pungent (used of smells and
tastes) Boorish ill-mannered Cynical
believing that people act only out of selfish
motives
Heresy against orthodox opinion
Obscure difficult to understand; partially
hidden Poignant deeply moving; strongly
affecting the emotions Respite a break;
intermission Terse concise; to the point
Debility weakness; incapacity
Hiatus interruption; pause
Languid tired; slow
Obscured: hidden; covered; buried
Poised: calm; collected; self-possessed
Resplendent: shining; glowing
Therapeutic: medicinal; curative
Acuity: sharpness (mental or visual)
Braggart: someone who boasts
Debunking: exposing false claims or myths

Hidebound: rigid in opinions

Languish: decay; fade away; get weaker
Obsequious: servile; submissive
Polemical: causing debate or argument
Restorative: a tonic
Thwart: prevent; frustrate
Adamant: forceful; inflexible
Brawny: muscular
Equivocate: speak ambiguously; avoid
telling the truth
Hieroglyphics: 1. picture writing; 2. writing
which is difficult to read or enigmatic
Larceny: theft; robbery; stealing
Ponderous: weighty; slow and heavy
Retention: preservation; withholding
Timorous: cowardly; fearful
Adroit: skilful Brevity being brief
Decorum: dignified, correct behavior
[decorous (a)]
Err: make a mistake
Hinder: obstruct
Largess: generosity
Obsolete: no longer valid
Reticent: restrained; holding something
back; uncommunicative
Tirade: stream of verbal abuse
Adulation: strong admiration; worship
Bristle: to show irritation
Erratic: wandering; irregular
Histrionic: theatrical; exaggerated
Laud: praise
Portend: foretell
Retraction: withdrawal; cancellation of a
statement
Titter: giggle quietly
Adversity: hardship
Broach: start to discuss; approach
Deference: respect
Esoteric: obscure and difficult to understand
Hoary: old; white with old age
Lavish: on a grand scale; wasteful
Obtuse: mentally dull
Portent: a warning sign; omen
Revere: worship
Advocate: support
Brusque: blunt; abrupt
Espouse: promote; take up; support
Hone: sharpen; increase; whet
Lax: careless; not strict
Obviate: avoid; make unnecessary
Poseur: someone who puts on an act
Riddled: full of (usually full of holes)
Torpid: inactive; lazy; stagnant
Defunct: no longer in existence

Etymology: the study of word origins

Legend: 1. key to map; 2. myth or story
Odious: hateful Posterity future generations
Rife: common
Torpor: dormancy; sluggishness; inactivity
Affable: friendly; social; easygoing
Bureaucracy: officialdom
Degradation: deprivation; poverty;
debasement
Eulogy: praise
Hypochondriac: a person obsessed with
health; having imaginary illnesses
Legion: in large numbers
Officious: domineering; intrusive;
meddlesome
Posthumous: after death
Rigor: thoroughness
Totter: walk unsteadily
Alacrity: eagerness; enthusiasm; quickness
Deleterious: harmful
Euphemism: a polite phrase to cover
something unpleasant
Hypocritical: insincere
Lethargic: tired; without energy
Ogle: stare at; observe in an obvious manner
Robust: strong; healthy; tough
Tractable: obedient; dutiful; polite
Deliberate: to think over deeply
Euphony: pleasant sounds
Iconoclast: person who opposes orthodoxy
Levity: flippancy; joking about serious
matters; lightness
Olfactory: concerned with the sense of smell
Alibi: an excuse that shows someone was
not at a crime scene
Buttress: strengthen; support
Delineation: demarcation; explanation;
definition; outlining
Evacuate: vacate; empty; abandon
Idiosyncrasy: a personal peculiarity;
something unique to an individual
Libertarian: someone who opposes tyranny
Ominous: threatening
Potent: powerful; compelling; strong
Ruminate: think over something; ponder
Transcribe: copy
Allay: to lessen
Byline: the line that tells you who wrote an
article
Demur: hesitate; refuse
Exacerbate: make worse
Ignominious: shameful
Omnipotent: all-powerful
Pragmatic: practical Ruse trick; stratagem

Transgress: go astray; disobey; commit a sin

Alleviate: make less severe
Cacophony: discordant loud noises
Denounce: condemn; speak out against
Exasperated: frustrated; annoyed
Ignominy: shame [ignominious (a) =
shameful]
Lithe: flexible; supple
Omniscient: all-knowing
Pragmatist: practical person; one who is
concerned with usefulness
Saccharin: falsely sweet
Transient: short-lived; ephemeral
Aloof: distant; detached; cold
Cajole: coax; wheedle; decieve by flattery
Deplete: use up; lessen
Exceptionable: very bad (something which
we should object to)
Illuminate: to light up or make clear
Livid: very angry
Onerous: burdensome; hard to undertake
Preamble: introductory material
Sacrosanct: very holy; inviolable
Traverse: to move across
Altruism: putting others first; being selfsacrificing
Deplore: regret
Exculpate: free someone from blame;
pardon; acquit
Illusory: deceptive; false; misleading
Lobbyist: person who tries to persuade
someone to support a particular cause
Onus: burden
Precarious: unstable; risky
Sagacious: wise
Trepidation: fear
Amass: accumulate
Callow: immature
Depravity: moral corruption
Execrable: very, very bad
Immoderate: excessive; extreme
Lofty: snooty; arrogant; haughty
Opaque: does not let light through
Precedent: a previous occurrence used as a
guide
Sage: a wise person; person celebrated for
wisdom
Trinket: something of little value; knickknack
Ambiguity: uncertainty; vagueness
Candid: frank; honest
Deprecate: criticize; denounce
Immutable: unchanging; permanent
Longevity: long life

Opulent: wealthy; rich; magnificent

Precept: guiding principle
Salacious: lecherous; erotic
Trite: unoriginal; dull
Ambiguous: unclear in meaning; can be
interpreted in different ways
Candor: frankness; openness
Deride: ridicule; make fun of; mock
Exemplary: outstandingly good; setting a
fine example
Impartial: unbiased; neutral
Loquacious: talkative
Sallow: yellowish
Trivial: unimportant
Ambivalence: lack of clarity; wavering;
being undecided
Cantankerous bad-tempered; quarrelsome
Exemplify: to serve as a good example
Impecunious: having no money
Lucid: clear
Ornate: highly decorated
Salubrious: health-giving
Truant: shirker; someone absent without
permission
Ambulatory: able to walk around (used of
hospital patients)
Capacious: spacious
Desecrate: to damage or pollute a holy place
Exhaustive: complete and thorough Impious
wicked; profane
Ludicrous: ridiculous; silly
Orthodox: conventional
Precipitous: done in a hurry
Salutary: something which teaches you a
lesson; beneficial
Truncate: cut short
Ameliorate: make better
Capitulate: surrender; give in to
Exonerates: acquits; absolves; removes
blame
Impoverished: destitute; poor
Ossify: 1. turn to bone; 2. become fixed and
rigid
Preclude: prevent or make impossible
Sanctimonious: hypocritically holy
Tumult: uproar; noise
Amelioration: improvement
Carping: constant criticism; finding faults
Desist: stop; discontinue; cease
Exorcism: getting free/rid of; eliminating
(especially demons)
Impromptu: unrehearsed; spontaneous
Lummox: clumsy person

Ostentatious: showy
Precocious: developing early
Sanction: give approval to
Turpitude: depravity
Amiable: friendly; lovable
Cartographer: person who makes maps
Despondent: having no hope; miserable
Expatriate: refugee; emigrant; someone
living away from his own country
Inadvertent: not intentional
Luscious: juicy; moist; succulent
Oust: push out of a position
Predecessor: one who came before
Sanguinary: bloodthirsty; bloody
Tyro: novice; beginner
Amity: friendship
Castigate: scold strongly
Destitution: hardship; poverty; misery
Expedient: convenient; practical
Lynch: assassinate; kill; illegal hanging
Overt: obvious; not hidden
Predicament: dilemma; difficult situation
Sanguine: optimistic; cheerful
Ubiquitous: found everywhere; omnipresent
Amorphous: lacking in shape
Deter: put off; prevent
Expedite: make faster
Incarceration: putting in prison
Machinations: plots and plans
Preeminent: famous; outstanding
Sardonic: mocking
Unalloyed: undiluted; total
Analgesic: medicine to combat pain
Caucus: type of private political meeting
Deteriorate: worsen; decline
Exposition: clear explanation
Incessant: without stopping
Maelstrom: whirlpool; storm in the ocean
Prerogative: right or privilege
Savant: person with knowledge
Unctuous: oily; using excessive flattery
Analogous: comparable
Caustic: burning
Detrimental: harmful
Extol: praise
Incipient: just beginning
Magnanimous: generous; big-hearted
Prescient: having fore-knowledge
Scale: to climb
Undermined: damaged; attacked
Anarchy: chaos; lack of government
Devoured: greedily eaten/consumed
Extradite: deport from one country back to
the home country

Inclination: tendency; a leaning toward

Palliative: a remedy that improves but
doesn't cure
Presentiment: a feeling that something might
happen
Scapegoat: person on whom blame is placed
for faults of others
Underscore: emphasize
Dexterous: skilful with hands
Extraneous: irrelevant
Incoherent: not clear
Maladroit: clumsy; unskillful
Pallid: pale
Presumptuous: assuming too much; arrogant
Scrupulous: careful; diligent; painstaking
Unequivocal: clear; obvious
Animosity: hatred; antagonism
Censorious: disapproving; critical
Dichotomy: a division into two parts
Extrapolate: extend; predict on the basis of
known data
Incongruous: not fitting in; out of place
Malady: illness
Palpable: easily felt; easily perceived
Pretentious: pompous; self-important
Scrutinize: examine carefully
Unfetter: set free
Censure: blame; criticize
Extrinsic: irrelevant; on the outside
Inconsequential: unimportant; insignificant;
negligible
Malediction: a curse Panacea remedy for all
ills
Prevaricate: speak misleadingly and
evasively
Cerebral: intellectual
Diffident: lacking confidence
Fallacious: false
Inconspicuous: not easily seen; subtle; not
noticeable
Malefactor: a wrong-doer
Paradigm: 1. example; 2. model; 3. way of
looking at things
Pristine unspoiled
Unprecedented: never having happened
before
Anomaly: something which does not fit in a
pattern; irregularity
Certitude: certainty
Digress: wander off the subject
Falter: hesitate; waver
Indelible: cannot be wiped out
Malinger: deliberately avoid work; shirk

Paradox: apparently contradictory statement

Sensuous: appealing to the senses
Unscathed: unharmed; intact; without a
scratch
Antagonism: hostility; strong opposition
Charlatan: trickster who claims knowledge
he doesn't have
Indifferent: 1. neutral; 2. not outstanding
Malingerer: person who deliberately tries to
avoid work
Paragon: a perfect example
Procrastinate: delay; put off
Unwitting: not deliberate; unconscious
Antagonistic: opposed; hostile; aggressive
Chary: watchful; wary of; cautious about;
reluctant to give
Dilatory: slow; falling behind with one's
work
Fanaticism: passion; excessive devotion
Indigenous: native to a particular area
Malleable: flexible; can be shaped
Paramount: of supreme importance
Prodigal: wasteful; extravagant
Sequester: isolate
Upbraid: scold; tell off; reprimand
Antediluvian: outdated; prehistoric; very
old-fashioned
Dilemma: puzzling situation
Fastidious: overly particular; finicky
Indolence: laziness
Prodigious: very large
Serendipity: fortunate coincidence; unsought
discovery
Uproarious: hilarious; hysterical; very funny
Dilettante: person who dabbles in a subject
without serious study
Inductee: novice; beginner
Manipulatable: influencable; controllable
Profane: unholy
Serene: calm; peaceful
Upshot: outcome
Diligent: hard-working
Feasible: possible and practicable
Indulgent: pampering; satisfying desires
Marred: damaged; spoiled
Pariah: an outcast from society
Urbane: sophisticated; suave; refined
Antiquated: outdated; old fashioned
Choleric: easily angered
Diorama: model of a scene
Fecund: fertile Inebriation drunkenness;
intoxication
Marshal: to gather together
Parity: equality

Profound: having deep meaning

Servile: overly submissive; groveling
Usurp: take someone's position (usually by
force)
Apathetic: indifferent; uninterested;
lethargic
Chronicler: person who records historical
information
Dirge: mournful song
Felicitous: apt
Ineffable: cannot be expressed in words
Marsupial: pouched mammal (like a
kangaroo)
Parochial: narrow-minded; concerned only
with local matters
Skeptical: doubting; not gullible
Utilitarian: useful
Apathy: lack of interest or emotion
Circuitous: indirect; roundabout (circuitous
statement)
Disapprobation: disapproval
Fervor: passion; enthusiasm; zeal
Inept: incompetent; unskilled; useless
Martinet: person who believes in strict
discipline
Parody: a mockery; imitation for ridicule;
spoof
Proletarian: member of the working class
Skirmish: minor battle
Utopian: a believer in an ideal world
Apocryphal: of doubtful origin; not original
Circumlocution: using too many words;
long-windedness
Discern: to distinguish one thing from
another
Fickle: unpredictable; whimsical; easily
swayed
Inertia: inactivity; lethargy
Masochist: person who intentionally inflicts
pain on himself
Parry: ward off; avoid
Prolific: producing a lot
Sluggard: slow-moving; lethargic person
Vacillate: waver; hesitate
Appease: pacify; soothe; calm down; make
peace with
Circumscribe: limit
Discord: disagreement
Finesse: skill
Inevitable: cannot be avoided
Matriarchy: society governed by women
Parsimonious: economical; frugal; thrifty
Proponents: promoters; supporters
Vacuous: empty; silly; meaningless

Apprehensive: worried; fearful

Circumspect: cautious; considering all sides
Discordancy: cacophony; harshness; jarring
Fitful: not continuous; stopping and starting
Inexorable: relentless
Maverick: a loner
Parsimony: stinginess; frugality; cost-cutting
Prosaic: dull; boring; ordinary
Vagrant: person wandering without a home
Arable: can be cultivated
Circumvent: avoid
Discrepancy: something which does not
match up; inconsistency
Flagrant: clearly wrong
Inexpedient: not advisable
Meager: in short supply
Partisan: biased; one-sided; committed to
one group
Proscribe: forbid
Solace: comfort for grief
Vapid: dull; uninspiring
Arbitrary: random; for no definite reason
Clairvoyant: psychic; mystic
Discriminate: to make a clear distinction;
see the difference
Flamboyant: showy; ornate Infallible
perfect; flawless; cannot make mistakes
Meander: wander from side to side
Pathos: evoking sadness or pity
Prosody: study of versification
Solicit: to ask for; seek
Variegated: multicolored; speckled
Arcane: obscure; known only to a few
people
Clamor: shout; scream
Discursiveness: long windedness;
indirectness
Flaunt: show off; display in a showy manner
Infamous: famous for something bad
Mellow: soft; melodious; ripe
Patron: one who give support (usually
financial)
Prostration: 1. lying face down; 2. be
overcome with extreme weakness
Somnambulist: sleepwalker
Vehemence: violence; fervor; forcefulness
Archaic: ancient; outdated; old fashioned
Clandestine: secret; covert; stealthy
Disdain: contempt; strong dislike
Flippant: making jokes about serious matters
Infer deduce; conclude
Menagerie: collection of animals

Patronize: condescend to; behave in an

arrogant manner towards
Protagonist: main character in film, book,
play etc.
Soothsayer: fortuneteller
Vehement: forceful
Archetype: classic example of
Clemency: mercy
Disinterested: unbiased
Flout: defy; reject
Ingnue: nave, unsophisticated person
Mendacious: given to lying
Paucity: shortage
Protean: changeable
Sophomoric: juvenile; immature
Venal: corrupt; can be bribed
Archives: collections of old records; place of
storage of old documents
Clich: overused expression; something
unoriginal
Disparage: criticize; belittle
Flustered: worked-up; not calm Ingrate
ungrateful person
Mercenary: concerned only with money
Peccadillo: minor weakness; trivial offence
Protg: person under protection of, or
guided by another
Soporific: inducing sleep; sleep producer
Veneer: surface coating
Articulate: clear; lucid; eloquent
Clientele: customers
Disparity: an inequality
Fly-by-night: unreliable; disreputable
Inimical: hostile
Mercurial: volatile; changeable
Pedant: person who insists on strict
adherence to rules or narrow learning
Protocol: procedure; code of behavior
Sparse: spare; bare; meager Venerate revere;
worship
Artifice: deception; trickery
Coalesce: come together; merge
Dispassionate: neutral; objective
Forensic: concerned with argument or
debate (esp. for legal evidence)
Innate: inherited; inborn
Merge: come together
Pedestrian: common; mundane; banal
Provincial: unsophisticated; narrow-minded
Specious: false
Venial: minor; unimportant
Artisan: craftsman
Coddle: pamper; fuss over; indulge
Disseminating: circulating; broadcasting;

spreading (information)
Fortitude: bravery Innocuous harmless;
inoffensive
Metaphorically: symbolically; figuratively
Peerless without equal
Prudent: cautious; wise
Speckled: spotted; freckled; dotted
Veracity: truthfulness
Ascetic: without luxuries; severely simple
Coercion: force
Diurnal: active in daytime
Fortuitous: happening by chance
Innovate: create; introduce something new
Meticulous: very careful; painstaking
Pejorative: derogatory
Puerile: childish
Sporadic: not continuous; intermittent
Verbose: talkative; long-winded; rambling
Assiduous: thorough; diligent
Cogent: lucid; well argued
Divert: 1. entertain; 2. distract; 3. cause a
detour
Fractious: irritable; difficult to control
Inscrutable: mysterious; impenetrable
Mettle: courage; bravery; valor
Pellucid: transparently clear
Punctilious: paying attention to small details
Spurious: false
Assuage: to calm
Cogitate: think over something; ponder
Docile: gentle and easily lead
Fraudulent: fake; false
Insentient: unfeeling
Milieu: environment
Pensive: in a thoughtful mood; thinking
deeply
Purloin: steal
Stagnant: still; not moving
Vertigo: dizziness
Astute: perceptive; sharp-witted
Collage: picture made from fragments of
other pictures
Dogmatic: having stubbornly held opinions
Frivolous: not serious Insipid dull; bland;
boring
Mire: swamp; muddy ground
Penury: poverty
Pusillanimous: cowardly
Staid: dull; sober; serious
Vestigial: not developed
Asylum: place of refuge or safety
Collate: arrange in order
Dolt: stupid person

Frugal: economical; not wasting anything

Instigate: to start; provoke
Misanthrope: hater of the rest of mankind
Perceptive: observant
Pyromania: compulsion to start fires
Stanza: section of a poem
Vignette: small sketch
Atheist: person who does not believe in God
Colloquial: local and informal (used of
language)
Dotard: foolish old man
Furrow: groove
Instigator: troublemaker; person who entices
others to do something
Misnomer: wrong name
Percipient: perceptive; insightful
Quaff: drink down quickly
Staunch: loyal; faithful; dependable
Vilification: blackening someone's name
Atrophy: waste away from lack of use
Collusion: plotting and planning
Drawl: speak slowly with words running
together
Furtive: hidden and secret
Insurgent: a rebel
Misogynist: hater of women
Perdition: damnation
Quagmire: marsh; bog
Stereotype: fixed image
Vindicate: prove right; remove blame
Attenuate: weaken
Commandeer: take possession of
Drivel: nonsense
Futile: useless; hopeless
Interminable: never-ending
Misrepresentation: deliberately deceiving
Peremptory: in a commanding manner
Virtuoso: an accomplished musician
Augment: increase; make bigger
Complacent: self-satisfied; smug
Droll: dryly amusing
Galleon: ancient type of sailing ship
Intermittent: sporadic; irregular
Mitigate: lessen; make less severe
Perfidy: treachery
Quandary: dilemma; puzzle
Stifle: suppress
Virulent: dangerous; harmful
Auspicious: favorable; promising to turn out
well
Compliant: easy to control; submissive
Drone: 1. monotonous noise (n); 2. to speak
with no emotion (v); 3.male bee

Gambol: frolic; leap; bound Intransigence

stubbornness
Modicum: small amount
Perfunctory: superficial; cursory
Quarantine: isolation to prevent the spread
of disease Stoic known for fortitude;
indifferent to pleasure or pain
Vital: essential; alive; important
Austere: severely plain; strict
Concatenate: link together
Dubious: doubtful Garble distort; confuse;
muddle
Intransigent: stubborn; unyielding
Momentous: very important
Peripatetic: nomadic; moving from place to
place Quarry 1. something that is hunted; 2.
mine for stone
Stoke: add fuel to; strengthen
Vitriolic: corrosive; strongly attacking
Aversion: a dislike of
Concatenation: linking into chains
Dupe: to fool someone
Garish: gaudy Intrepid brave
Monotonous: dull; unvarying
Peripheral: on the edge; not important
Querulous: always complaining
Stolid: impassive; dull; indifferent
Vivacity: liveliness; animation
Balk: hinder and prevent; hesitate over
Conciliate: to bring together; end a dispute
Dynamic: lively; vibrant; energetic
Garner: gather; collect Inveterate habitual
Moratorium: temporary prohibition or halt
to activity
Perjury: telling lies under oath
Quirk: oddity
Stratagem: plot; plan; trick
Vivify: enliven
Banal: common; dull
Concise: stated in few words
Ebullient: very lively; cheerful; jovial;
happy
Garrulous: talkative Invidious arousing envy
Moribund: on the point of death
Pernicious: destructive; harmful
Ramble: wander aimlessly
Strident: loud and harsh
Vociferous: noisy; loud in speech
Condescend: talk down to
Eccentric: unusual; quirky; odd
Gaunt: emaciated; bony and angular
Inviolable: cannot be invaded
Morose: gloomy; bad tempered

Persnickety: fastidious; fussy

Ramifications: branches; subdivisions of a
complex system; outcomes
Stringent: strict or severe
Volatile: dangerously unstable; evaporates
easily
Bane: troublesome influence
Condone: tacitly support; overlook
Eclectic: taking things from different
sources
Genre: a category; type Irascible easily
angered
Mundane: ordinary; worldly
Perpetuated: caused to continue
Rancor: resentment; animosity; bad feeling
Strut: swagger; show off
Voluble: talkative
Germane: relevant Ire anger [irate (a) = very
angry]
Munificent: generous; charitable
Perpetuity: eternity
Rant: use bombastic language
Stupefying: astonishing; shocking; stunning
into silence
Voluminous: very large; spacious
Bastion: fortress; stronghold
Conflagration: big fire
Efface: wipe out; remove all trace of
Germinal: just growing; not developed;
immature
Irksome: annoying; infuriating
Mutinous: very rebellious
Personable: attractive
Ratify: approve; consent
Subpoena: summons to court
Voracious: ravenous
Befuddle: confuse
Confound: confuse
Effigy: a model of a person
Gibbering: making meaningless noises
Ironic: satiric; unexpected
Myriad: in large numbers
Perspicacious: insightful; sharp; wise
Raucous: rough and unpleasant (of sounds)
Substantiate: give supporting evidence
Waive: surrender; give up
Begrudge: resent
Congeal: to solidify
Effusive: gushing; demonstrative
Glacial: hostile; unfriendly; cold; icy
Irrational: unreasonable; absurd
Navigable: suitable for sailing
Perspicacity: insight Raze destroy;
demolish; tear down

Subterfuge: a trick
Wane: grow less
Beguile: mislead; lure
Congenital: present from birth
Egalitarianism: belief in equality
Goad: prod; urge
Irreproachable: cannot be criticized; perfect
Nebulous: vague
Pertinent: relevant
Rebuttal: denial
Subtle: not obvious
Wary: hesitant; cautious
Belabor: explain in unnecessary detail
Connoisseur: person with refined taste and
good judgment
Egregious: outstandingly, obviously bad
Grate: (v) 1. to annoy; aggravate; vex; 2.
shred
Irrevocable: cannot be cancelled;
unchangeable
Nefarious: wicked; immoral; disreputable
Peruse: read carefully
Recant: disclaim; retract statement
Subversive: rebellious; revolutionary
Wax: to increase; to grow
Beleaguer: besiege; attack
Consecrate: dedicate
Egress: exit
Gratis: free of charge; without payment
Itinerant: nomadic; wandering from place to
place
Negate: cancel; deny
Pervasive: spreading everywhere
Recapitulate: summarize
Succinct: concise
Waylay: accost; stop; approach; hinder
Belie: contradict
Consensus: general agreement
Eloquent: fluent and persuasive in speech
Gratuitous: unwarranted
Jaded: tired; bored; worn out
Negligence: carelessness
Petrify: 1. terrify; 2. turn to stone
Receptacle: container; vessel; holder
Suffragist: someone who campaigns for
voting rights
Weighty: serious
Belittle: to demean
Conspicuous: easily seen; prominent
Elucidate: make clear
Gravity: seriousness
Jargon: specialized language used by experts
Neologism: newly coined word

Petulant: sulky; peevish

Recluse: someone who cuts himself off from
life
Supercilious: proud and haughty
Bellicose: war-like; aggressive
Consummate: complete; total; supremely
good
Elusive: hard to pin down
Gregarious: extroverted; sociable; outgoing
Jaundiced: cynical; pessimistic
Nettle: annoy
Phenomenon: an event or happening (plural:
phenomena)
Recuperate: get better after illness
Superlative: extremely good; the best
Whet: sharpen
Belligerent: aggressive; ready to fight
Contemporary: living or happening at the
same time
Emaciated: very thin; withered
Gritty: coarse; granular
Jaunt: short pleasure trip
Niggardly: miserly; stingy
Philanthropy: charity; love of mankind
Red tape: formalities; paperwork; official
procedure
Surly: grumpy; rude
Whimsical: capricious; changeable
Bemoan: complain about
Contrite: sorry
Emancipate: set free
Guffaw: sudden loud laughter
Jeopardize: put at risk; endanger
Nomadic: wandering from place to place
Philistine: uncultured person
Redolent: smelling of; giving off odors
Surreptitious: secret; sneaky; stealthy
Willful: stubborn
Benevolent: kindly
Contrition: sorrow and repentance
Embezzle: defraud; steal
Guile: cunning; craftiness
Jingoistic: extremely patriotic; nationalistic
Nonchalance: an appearance of indifference;
calm and composed
Phlegmatic: calm; imperturbable
Redress: put right something that was wrong
Surreptitiously: secretly; furtively; stealthily
Wily: cunning
Benign: kindly; harmless
Contumacious: stubborn
Embroil: involve in hostility or argument
Guileless: frank; straightforward; honest

Jocular: in a joking manner

Nondescript: having no special features; dull
and ordinary
Pillage: plunder
Redundant: unnecessary; superfluous
Susceptible: vulnerable
Wispy: flimsy; frail; delicate
Benignity: compassion; gentleness; fondness
Contusion: a bruise
Emerge: come out; appear
Gullibility: unwariness; trustfulness; being
easily fooled
Jollity: gaiety; happiness
Nonentity: a person of no importance; not
famous
Pinnacle: topmost point
Referendum: public vote
Suspect: doubtful
Wistful: melancholy; pensive; expressing a
longing for
Bequeath: leave something in one's will to
be given after one's death
Conundrum: a puzzle
Emulate: to imitate something admired
Gullible: easily fooled
Jubilant: ecstatic; delighted; rejoicing
Nostalgia: longing for the past
Pious: very religious
Refute: disprove
Sybarite: lover of luxury
Zany: crazy; wacky
Berate: scold; criticize
Conventional: usual; customary; common
Endorse: give support or approval to
Gustatory: concerned with the sense of taste
Judicious: correct in judgment; wise
Notoriety: infamy; known for wrong doing
Pivotal: of central importance
Regale: entertain
Sycophant: bootlicker; flatterer
Zeal: enthusiasm
Beret: type of cap
Corpulent: fat
Endurance: staying power; patience; stamina
Hackneyed: common and over-used
Jurisprudence: science or study of law
Novel: new; unusual
Placate: pacify; soothe; calm
Relegate: dismiss to a lower position
Taciturn: quiet; saying little
Zealot: fanatic
Bestial: behaving like a beast; brutal

Corrugated: highly folded

Enduring: lasting
Hallowed: worshipped; consecrated
Juxtapose: place next to
Novice: a beginner; tyro
Placebo: harmless medicine with no effect;
dummy medicine
Remorse: regret; sorrow; contrition
Tactile: concerned with the sense of touch
Zenith: summit
Abort: stop
Accord: agreement
Anoint: choose
Assimilate: to take in, fit into, or become
similar
Berate: to criticize or speak in an angry
manner to someone
Chastised: to criticize someone severely
Conceptual: based on ideas or principles
Consortium: an organization of several
businesses or banks joining together as a
group for a shared purpose
Contemplate: observe or study thoughtfully
Decapitating: to cut off the head of a person
Deficits: insufficiency
Delegate: a chosen person
Deploy: to use something in an effective
way
Dissidence: disagreement
Enclave: a group of people different than its
surrounding
Enunciate: to pronounce words clearly,
explain
Envisage: To conceive an image of a future
possibility
Emphatic: said in a strong way
Exploit: use well, use something unfairly
Extravagant: spending or doing more than
necessary
Galvanizes: to cause someone to suddenly
take action
Grievances: a complaint
Harmonious: friendly and peaceful
Hover: suspended in the air
Hurl: to throw something with a lot of force
Incentive: something which encourages a
person to do something
Incumbent: officially having the named
position, necessary
Inflation: continuous increase in prices
Ostracized: to exclude from a group
Perish: to die,to suffer destruction
Pertain: to have reference or relation

Pledge: a serious or formal promise

Precedence: act or fact of preceding
Prevail: to get control or influence
Quintessentially: typically
Rabid: irrationally extreme in opinion or
practice
Revitalize: to give new life
Revoke: to take back or withdraw
Sprout: to develop or grow quickly
Substantially: large in size, value or
importance, basic or essential
Sway: control
Tariff: the schedule or system of duties so
imposed
Inalienable: unable to be removed
Upsurge: a sudden increase in something
Vault: something likened to an arched roof
Venerable: deserving respect because of
age, high position etc
Vie: to compete with other people
Welter: a large & badly organized number
of things
One Word Substitution
1. Willful setting on fire of anothers other
house or similar property or ones own when
insured. Arson
2. The story of ones own life.
Autobiography
3. A place of refuge for criminals or debtors
Asylum
4. An assembly of listeners Audience
5. One who plays game for pleasure and not
as a profession. Amateur
6. A letter, document or poem of which the
writer is unknown. Anonymous
7. Medicine given to counteract poison
Antidote
8. An absolute government by one man.
Autocracy
9. That which can be absorbed into the
system. Assimilable
10. A person who advocates absence of
government, disorder and confusion.
Anarchist
11. A tank for keeping live aquatic plants or
animals Aquarian
12. Liable to be called to account
Answerable
13. A diplomatic minister of the highest
order sent by one sovereign power to
another. Ambassador
14. The gaseous envelope that surrounds the

earth. Atmosphere
15. A man who does not believe in the
existence of God. Atheist
16. The people found in a country at the
time of the earliest known settlement.
Aborigines
17. Anything that counteracts putrefaction.
Antiseptic
18. One who aims to compass holiness
through self-mortification. Ascetic
19. Deviation from the common rule.
Anomaly
20. To renounce formally the dignity of the
crown or office. Abdicate
21. To do away with a rule Abrogate
22. To make like to or to absorb in the
system. Assimilate
23. To turn friends into enemies Alienate
24. To increase the gravity of an offence
Aggravate
25. To bolt out of existence Annihilate
26. To increase the speed of Accelerate
27. Able to use left hand as well as right
Ambidextrous
28. Uncertainty of meaning Ambiguity
29. A general pardon granted by the
government to political offenders. Amnesty
30. One who cannot see Blind
31. One who breaks or fails in business. An
insolvent debtor. Bankrupt
32. Liable to be easily broken Brittle
33. A system of government centralized in
graded series of officials. Bureaucracy
34. The act of talking impiously about
sacred things. Blasphemy
35. One blindly and obstinately devoted to a
particular creed or party. Bigot
36. A lover of books, especially a collector
of rare books Bibliophile
37. A person of fair complexion and light
auburn-colored hair Blond
38. A woman of fair complexion and light
auburn-colored hair Blonde
39. A woman with dark skin and brown hair
Brunette
40. The crime or the state of having two
husbands at a time. Bigamy
41. The crime or the state of having two
wives at a time. Polygamy
42. A door in the back part of a building.
Secret means of approach. Back-door
43. The science of vegetable life Botany
44. Speaking two languages Bilingual
45. Persons belonging to the same time

Contemporaries
46. A list of the names of books Catalogue
47. A person recovering from sickness
Convalescent
48. One studied in textual criticism Critic
49. Too ready to believe Credulous
50. A person or heart insensible to kind
thoughts of sympathetic feelings. Callus
51. Sufficiency of means for living; ability
for a task. Competence
52. Men who work in the same institution.
Colleagues
53. (Person) free from local or national
prejudices. Cosmopolitan
54. The state of being unmarried Celibacy
55. Use of many words where few would do.
A roundabout way of speaking.
Circumlocution
56. Forcibly restrain or impel (person) into
quiet, obedience, or any course. Coerce
57. Belonging to one from birth Congenital
58. To burn with hot iron or caustic
Cauterize
59. To accuse falsely Calumniate
60. One averse to change or progress
Conservative
61. One who cannot hear Deaf
62. One who cannot speak Dumb
63. A language that is no long spoken Dead
64. A match in which neither party wins.
Drawn
65. A place where medicines are dispensed
especially to the poor, gratis. Dispensary
66. Government by the people Democracy
67. An animal that is kept by or living with
man. Domestic
68. The quantity drunk at a time. Draught
69. Want of rain or of water Drought
70. The extent of bishops jurisdiction
Diocese
71. Childishness of old age. Dotage
72. To think carefully about a matter. To
weigh well in ones mind. Deliberate
73. To deprive a thing of its sacred character.
Desecrate
74. To express disapproval of. Deprecate
75. To lower he worth of Depreciate
76. To depart from the main subject
temporarily in speech or writing Digress
77. To speak ill of Defame
78. Skill in managing international relations
Diplomacy
79. Fit to be eaten Edible
80. More like a woman than like a man

Effeminate
81. (Spoken) without preparation.
Extempore
82. A man who thinks of the freeing of the
lower classes from their disabilities. An
advocate of the emancipation of slave.
Emancipationist
83. One who thinks and speaks too much of
himself Egoist or Egotist.
84. One given to sensual enjoyment. One
who is choice and dainty in eating and
drinking. Epicure
85. The science that treats of the origin and
history of words. Etymology.
86. To make compete atonement for (ones
sins) Expiate
87. (Branch of government) concerned with
executing laws, decrees and sentences
Executive
88. A feeling of weariness or disgust from
satiety; Mental wariness from lack of
occupation or interest. Ennui
89. To unearth by digging Excavate
90. To make lucid or clear Elucidate
91. Stated in detail Explicit
92. Able to produce the result intended
Efficacious
93. A disease affecting a number of persons
simultaneously, in such manner as to show a
distinct connection with certain localities.
Endemic
94. To free (a person) from the burden of
blame. Exonerate
95. One who rides on horseback. Equestrian.
96. To work out (a plan) in all its details.
Elaborate
97. To lay stress upon (word in speaking)
Emphasize
98. To clear from the charge of a fault or
crime. Exculpate
99. Words inscribed on the tomb of a person.
A commemorative inscription on a
tombstone or monument. Epitaph
100. (A man) of unusual habits. Not
conforming to the common rules. Eccentric
101. To pull out by the roots Eradicate
102. Purify (book etc.) by removing
objectionable matter. Expurgate.
103. Capable of double meaning. Equivocal
104. A disease or accident that ends in death
Fatal
105. A man with a good reputation. Famous
106. A person excessively enthusiastic
especially on religious matters. Fanatic.

107. A man interested in the welfare of

woman. Feminist
108. To bring to nothing Frustrate
109. One who believes in the doctrine that
events are subject to fate and happen by
unavoidable necessity? Fatalist.
110. Disinfect or purify with fumes
Fumigate
111. A native of another country Foreigner
112. A person given to much talking
Garrulous
113. (Substance) having power to destroy
(especially disease-germs) Germicide.
114. The deliberate and systematic
destruction, in whole or in part, of an ethnic,
racial, religious, or national group. Genocide
115. Completely or approximately universal,
including or affecting all or nearly all parts.
General
116. One who sets glass in window-frames
Glazier
117. A day of gaiety and festivity Gala-day
118. Done or given for nothing. Gratuitous
119. Where merchandised are stored.
Godown
120. Organized priesthood in successive
grades; priestly government. Hierarchy
121. Writer of a history, especially official
historian of a court. Historiographer.
122. Work for which no salary is paid.
Honorary
123. One who kills a human being. Killing
of a human being. Homicide.
124. Belonging to an enemy. Showing
enmity. Hostile.
125. One skilled in hygiene Hygienist
126. One who cannot be selected under the
rules. Ineligible.
127. One who cannot read or write Illiterate
128. One who cannot pay his debts.
Insolvent.
129. One who is incapable of making a
mistake. Infallible
130. One who does not get tired. That
cannot be fatigued or wearied out.
Indefatigable
131. That which cannot be read. Illegible
132. That which cannot be bounded.
Illimitable
133. That which cannot be described.
Ineffable
134. That which cannot be heard. Inaudible
135. That which cannot be done. Impossible
136. That which cannot be seen. Invisible

137. That which cannot be endured.

Intolerable
138. That which cannot be blotted out or
effaced Indelible
139. That which cannot be understood
Incomprehensible
140. That which cannot be corrected
Incorrigible
141. That which cannot be separated
Inseparable
142. That which cannot be surmounted or
overcome. Insuperable
143. That which cannot be communicated
Incommunicable
144. That which cannot be believed.
Incredible
145. That which cannot be exhausted
Inexhaustible
146. That which cannot be solved Insoluble
147. That which cannot be repaired
Irreparable
148. That which cannot be imitated
Inimitable
149. That which cannot be reached or
approached. Inaccessible
150. That which cannot be penetrated
Impenetrable or Inscrutable
151. That which cannot be conquered
Invincible
152. That which cannot be wounded
Invulnerable
153. That which cannot be valued.
Invaluable
154. That which cannot be dispensed with
Indispensable
155. That which cannot be replaced.
Irreplaceable
156. That which cannot be recalled or
altered Irrevocable
157. That which cannot be taken by arms.
Impregnable
158. That which cannot be put into practice
Impracticable.
159. That which is prohibited by law. Illicit
160. That which is not to be repressed or
restrained. Irrepressible
161. That which cannot be imitated.
Inimitable
162. That which does not apply (to matter in
hand) Irrelevant
163. Worship of idols Idolatry
164. A breaker of images. Iconoclast.
165. Incapable of being exhausted
Inexhaustible

166. Liable to catch fire easily. Inflammable.

167. One who travels from place to place,
especially a judge. Itinerant.
168. Murder of an infant after birth,
especially with mothers consent. The
murder of an infant. Infanticide.
169. A peculiarity of temperament or
constitution. Idiosyncrasy.
170. To urge (a person to do something evil).
Instigate.
171. Not subject to variation in different
cases. Immutable.
172. To involve one in accusation.
Incriminate
173. To make insertions in a book so as to
give false impressions as to date, etc.
Interpolate.
174. That which cannot be avoided. Inveigh
175. A place where scientific experiments
are systematically carried on. Library.
176. A person skilled in foreign languages.
Linguist
177. A person given to much talking.
Loquacious.
178. One who advocates greater freedom in
political institutions. Liberal
179. The first public speech made by a
person. Maiden
180. A book or document written by hand.
Manuscript.
181. A building used for storing and
exhibition of objects illustrating antiquities,
natural history, art etc. Museum
182. A public place for the purposes of
buying and selling. Market
183. Birds moving from one place to
another. Migratory
184. The murder or murderer of ones own
mother. Matricide.
185. A hater of marriage. Misogamist.
186. The practice of being married to one at
a time. Monogamy
187. A hater of woman. Misogynist
188. A hater of mankind. Misanthrope
189. Hatred of reasoning or reasoned
argument Histology
190. Metals that can be beaten out by
hammering. Malleable
191. The civilian dress of one who wears a
uniform on duty. Mufti
192. To reduce to the smallest possible
proportions. Minimize
193. The daily morning service of the
Church of England. Matin

194. A strict disciplinarian, especially in the

army or navy. Martinet
195. Of the Middle ages. Mediaeval
196. A building in which dead bodies are
kept for a time. Mortuary.
197. Tendency to lay stress on material
aspects of objects. Materialism.
198. The land belonging to a nobleman.
Manor
199. A soldier who fights for the sake of
money Mercenary
200. A man with an evil reputation.
Notorious
201. A laborer employed in excavating etc.
for canals, railways, roads etc. Navvy
202. A medicine producing sleep. An
addictive drug, such as opium, that reduces
pain, alters mood and behavior, and usually
induces sleep or stupor. Narcotics
203. Coining or using of new words; new
coined word. Neologism
204. A person affected with nervous disorder
(Drug) affecting nervous system. Neurotic
205. Undue favor from holder of patronage
to his relatives. Nepotism
206. That which is open to objection.
Objectionable.
207. One who is all powerful Omnipotent
208. One who knows everything.
Omniscient
209. One who is present everywhere at the
same time. Omnipresent
210. One who looks at the bright side of
thing. Optimist
211. No longer in use. Obsolete
212. An institution for orphans education
etc. Orphanage
213. Government by a small exclusive class
Oligarchy
214. An eight-sided figure. Octagon
215. A person who is eight years old.
Octogenarian
216. To exclude from society, favor, or
common privileges. Ostracize
217. Government of rich people. Plutocracy
218. One who looks too much on the dark
side of things. Pessimist.
219. One who is liked by the people.
Popular
220. One who is born after the death of his
father. Posthumous
221. One who walks on foot. Pedestrian.
222. The murder or murderer of ones own
father Patricide

223. Common place remark, especially one

solemnly delivered. Platitude
224. One who exerts himself for the well
being of his fellow men. Philanthropist.
225. A lover of women. Phylogenies.
226. A universal remedy. Panacea
227. The practice of having more than one
spouse. Polygamy
228. Readiness or inclination to fight
Pugnacity
229. A plant or an animal living in or upon
another and drawing nutriment direction
from it. This is also used for a man who
depends on others. Parasite.
230. A lover of learning. Philomath
231. Medical examination of a body made
after death. Post-mortem
232. Property inherited from ones father or
ancestors. Patrimony
233. A writer who steels from the writings or
ideas of another. Plagiarist.
234. One who is excessively pure or nice in
the choice of words. Purist
235. To take for ones own use money or
property entrusted to ones care. Peculate.
236. An allowance granted over and above
the settled wages. Perquisites
237. One who, or that which, indicates the
approach of an event. Precursor
238. A play or entertainment in dumb show.
Pantomime
239. Marriage with many husbands.
Polyandry
240. Rights of succession belonging to the
eldest child. Primogeniture
241. The system of routine in government
and other public offices. Red-tapism
242. The murderer of participator in the
murder of a king. Regicide.
243. The sum paid to a man for a piece of
work. Remuneration.
244. Person who rises in arms against,
resists, or refuses allegiance to, the
established government. Rebel
245. Reserved in speech. Reticent
246. Having reference to the past or
enforcement from an earlier date.
Retrospective
247. To restore to like. Reanimate.
248. A form of government with a monarch
in which the supreme power is vested in
representatives elected by the people.
Republic
249. An office with salary but without work.

Sinecure
250. Intentional self-slaughter Suicide
251. Occurring at the same time.
Simultaneous
252. A hospital especially for convalescents
or consumptive : a health station.
Sanatorium
253. One who looks on especially at a show,
game, etc. Spectator
254. One who speaks for others;
representative. Spokesman
255. One who walks in his sleep
Somnambulist.
256. One who talks in his sleep.
Somniloquist.
257. A person who helps a stranger or
helpless person in difficulties. Samaritan
258. One indifferent to pleasure or pain.
Stoic
259. Profanation of a sacred place or thing:
the breaking into a place of worship and
stealing there from. Sacrilege
260. To destroy bacteria or other
microorganisms. Sterilize.
261. A speech addressed to ones self
Soliloquy.
262. Attempt to escape censure or defeat n
argument by evading the issue. Subterfuge.
263. To furnish with a subsidy, grant or
regular allowance. Subsidize
264. Occur at the same time. Synchronize
265. To mark the skin with indelible patterns
by pricking in coloring matter. Tattoo
266. To pursue time-serving policy. To yield
to circumstances. Temporize.
267. All of one mind. Unanimous
268. To move like waves. Undulate
269. One long exercised in any service,
especially in war. Veteran
270. One who uses to advocates a diet or
vegetable foods, to the exclusion of meat.
Vegetarian
271. Containing more words than are
wanted. Verbose.
272. Of ones own free will. Voluntary
273. Word for word. Verbatim
274. To move from side to side. Vacillate
275. (A person) of weak health.
Valetudinarian
276. Act of speaking, or uttering sounds in
such a manner that the voice appears to
come from other source than the speaker.
Ventriloquist.
277. To attempt to degrade by slander; to

defame. Vilify.
278. Evening prayer in the Church of
England. Vespers
279. One who may be sold or got for a price
Venal
280. A fault that may be forgiven. Venial
281. A room or portable closet for robes or
cloths. Wardrobe
282. Not tamed or cultivated. Wild
283. Impervious to water Water-proof
284. A place where birds, animals, etc. are
kept. Zoo
285. The science of animal life. Zoology.
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