ESSENTIAL GRE WORDS

SECTION 1

1, abate reduce

2, abdicate give up

3, aberrant deviating

4, abeyance temporary suppression

5, abject miserable

6, abjure reject

7, abscission act of cutting

8, abscond depart secretly

9, abstemious moderate in appetite

10, abstinence the giving up of certain pleasures

SECTION 2

1, abysmal very bad

2, accretion growth in size

3, accrue grow by additions

4, adamant uncompromising

5, adjunct attached

6, admonish reprimand

7, adulterate corrupt

8, aesthetic relating to beauty or art

9, affected pretentious
10, affinity fondness

SECTION 3

1, aggrandize make larger

2, aggregate total

3, alacrity eagerness; speed

4, alchemy medieval chemical philosophy

5, allay ease; soothe

6, alleviate improve partially

7, alloy combination

8, allure power to entice by charm

9, amalgamate combine into a unified whole

10, ambiguous doubtful in meaning

SECTION 4

1, ambivalence conflicting emotional attitude

2, ambrosia something delicious

3, ameliorate improve

4, amenable cooperative

5, amenity something that provides pleasure

6, amulet ornament worn as charm

7, anachronism something out of the proper place or time

8, analgesic pain reducing medication

9, analogous comparable

10, anarchy state of disorder

SECTION 5

1, anodyne pain soothing

2, anomalous deviating from the norm

3, antecedent something that comes before

4, antediluvian prehistoric

5, antipathy dislike; hostility

6, apathy indifference

7, apex the highest point

8, apogee the highest point

9, apothegm short witty saying

10, appease to calm; pacify; placate

SECTION 6

1, appellation name

2, apposite appropriate and relevant

3, apprise to inform

4, approbation praise; approval

5, appropriate confiscate
6, apropos relevant

7, arabesque ornate design

8, archeology study of material evidence of past

9, ardor great emotion

10, arduous extremely difficult

SECTION 7

1, argot specialized vocabulary used by a group

2, arrest to seize

3, artifact item made by human craft

4, artless guileless

5, ascetic one who practices self denial

6, asperity severity; harshness

7, aspersion slander; false rumor

8, assiduous hardworking

9, assuage make less severe (alleviate)

10, astringent harsh; severe

SECTION 8

1, asylum place of refuge

2, atavism return of a trait after a period of absence

3, attenuate to weaken
4, audacious bold; daring

5, austere unadorned; stern

6, autonomous self-governing; independent

7, avarice greed

8, aver to affirm

9, avocation secondary occupation

10, avuncular benevolent and tolerant

SECTION 9

1, axiomatic taken for granted

2, bacchanalian pertaining to revelry

3, banal common place; trite

4, banter playful conversation

5, bard poet

6, bawdy obscene

7, beatify to bless; sanctify

8, bedizen to dress in a vulgar showy manner

9, behemoth huge creature

10, belie to contradict

 SECTION 10

1, beneficent kindly; doing good

2, bifurcate to divide into two parts

3, blandishment flattery

4, blaze unconcerned

5, bolster to give a boost to; support

6, bombastic pompous

7, boorish rude

8, bovine cowlike

9, brazen bold; shameless

10, broach to mention for the first time

SECTION 11

1, bucolic characteristics of the country side

2, burgeon flourish

3, burnish polish

4, buttress to reinforce; support

5, cacophonous unpleasant or harsh sounding

6, cadge to beg; sponge

7, callous thick-skinned; insensitive

8, calumny false and malicious accusation

9, canard false; deliberately misleading story

10, canon an established standard; a group of literary work

 SECTION 12

1, cant insincere talk; language of a particular group

2, cantankerous irritable; ill-humored

3, capricious fickle

4, captious faultfinding

5, cardinal of foremost importance

6, carnal of the flesh or body

7, carping to find fault; complain

8, cartography science of making maps

9, caste social stratification

10, castigation punishment; chastisement

SECTION 13

1, cataclysm a violent upheaval that causes great destruction

2, catalyst something causing change

3, categorical absolute; without exception

4, caucus smaller group within an organization

5, causal involving a cause

6, caustic sarcastically biting; burning

7, celestial concerning the sky or heavens

8, centrifugal moving away from a centre

9, centripetal moving or directed toward a centre

10, champion to defend or support

SECTION 14

1, chasten to correct by punishment or reproof

2, chicanery trickery; fraud

3, chivalry the qualities idealized by a knight

4, churlish rude; boorish

5, circuitous roundabout

6, clairvoyant one who can predict the future; psychic

7, clamor noisy outcry

8, clique a small, exclusive group

9, cloister to confine; seclude

10, coagulate thicken; congeal

SECTION 15

1, coalesce to cause to become one

2, coda concluding part of a literary or musical composition

3, codify to systematize

4, cognizant informed; conscious; aware

5, collage an assemblage of diverse elements

6, commensurate proportional

7, compendium brief comprehensive summary

8, complacent self-satisfied

9, complaisant overly polite; willing to please

10, complement something that completes

SECTION 16

1, compliant yielding

2, compunction uneasiness caused by guilt

3, concave curving inward

4, conciliatory overcoming distrust or hostility

5, concoct to invent

6, concomitant existing concurrently

7, condone to overlook voluntarily; forgive

8, confound to baffle; perplex

9, congenial similar in tastes and habits; friendly

10, conjugal pertaining to marriage agreement

SECTION 17

1, connoisseur a person possessing expert knowledge/traning

2, conscript a person compulsorily enrolled for military training

3, consecrate to declare sacred

4, contend to assert

5, contentious quarrelsome

6, contiguous touching; neighboring

7,continence self-control; abstention from sexual activity

8, contrite very sorrowful for a wrong

9, contumacious disobedient; rebellious

10, conundrum riddle; puzzle with no solution

SECTION 18

1, convention practice widely observed in a group

2, converge to come together

3, convex curved outward

4, convivial sociable

5, convoluted twisted; complicated

6, copious abundant; plentiful

7, coquette woman who flirts

8, cornucopia state of abundance

9, cosmology theory of the origin and the structure of the universe

10, covert hidden; secret

SECTION 19

1, covetous desiring something owned by another

2, cozen to mislead by trick or fraud; deceive

3, craven cowardly

4, credence acceptance of something as true

5, credo statement of belief or principle; creed

6, daunt to discourage; intimidate

7, dearth scarcity

8, debauchery corruption

9, decorum proper behaviour

10 defame to malign; harm someones reputation

SECTION 20

1, default to fail to act

2, defunct no longer existing

3, delineate to represent or depict

4, demographic related to population

5, demotic pertaining to people

6, demur to express doubt

7, denigrate to slur someones reputation

8, denizen; an inhabitant; a regular visitor

9, denouement outcome; unraveling of the plot of a play or literary work

SECTION 21

1, deride to mock

2, derivative something derived; unoriginal

3, desiccate to dry completely

4, desuetude state of disuse

5, desultory random; disconnected; rambling

6, deterrent something that discourages or hinders

7, detraction the act of taking away

8, diaphanous transparent; insubstantial; trivial

9, diatribe bitter verbal attack

10, dichotomy division into two usually contradicting parts

SECTION 22

1, diffidence shyness; lack of confidence

2, diffuse to spread out

3, digression act of straying from the main point

4, dirge funeral hymn

5, disabuse to free from a misconception

6, discerning perceptive; exhibiting keen insight and good judgment

7, discomfit to make uneasy; disconcert

8, discordant not in tune

9, discredit to dishonor; disgrace; cause to be doubted

10, discrepancy difference between

 SECTION 23

1, discrete constituting a separate thing; distinct

2, discretion quality of showing self-restraint in speech or action

3, disingenuous not candid; crafty

4, disinterested unprejudiced; objective

5, disjointed lacking order or coherence; dislocated

6,dismiss putt away from consideration

7, disparage to belittle

8, disparate dissimilar

9, dissemble to prevent; disguise ones motives

10, disseminate to spread; scatter; disperse

SECTION 24

1, dissident person who disagrees with beliefs

2, dissolution disintegration; debauchery

3, dissonance discord; lack of harmony

4, distend to expand; swell out

5, distill extract the essential elements

6, distrait inattentive; preoccupied

7, diverge to vary; go in different directions from the same point

8, divest to strip; deprive; rid

9, divulge to make known something that is secret

10, doctrinaire dogmatic; unyielding

SECTION 25

1, document to provide with written evidence to support

2, doggerel poor verse

3, dogmatic stating opinions without proof

4, dormant inactive

5, dross waste; worthless matter; trivial matter

6, dupe to deceive; trick

7, ebullient exhilarated; enthusiastic

8, eclectic selecting from different sources

9, effervescence state of high spirits or liveliness

10, effete depleted of vitality; decadent

SECTION 26

1, efficacy efficiency; effectiveness

2, effrontery shameless boldness; presumptuousness

3, egoism the tendency to see things in relation to oneself

4, egotistical excessively self-centered; conceited

5, elegy poem or song expressing lamentation; enhance

6, elicit to provoke; draw out

7, elixir a substance believed to have the power to cure ills

8, elysian blissful; delightful

9, emaciated thin and wasted

10, embellish to adorn; decorate

SECTION 27

1, emollient soothing; mollifying

2, empirical derived from observation or experiment

3, emulate imitate; copy

4, encomium a formal expression of praise

5, endemic inherent; belonging to an area

6, enervate weaken

7, engender to cause; produce

8, enhance to increase; improve

9, entomology the scientific study of insects

10, enunciate to produce clearly

SECTION 28

1, ephemeral short-lived; fleeting

2, epistemology branch of philosophy that deals with knowledge

3, equable steady; unvarying; serene

4, equanimity composure; calmness

5, equivocate to intentionally use vague language

6, errant mistaken; straying from the proper point

7, erudite learned; scholarly

8, esoteric hard to understand; known only by a few

9, essay to make an attempt; subject to a test

10, estimable admirable; possible to estimate

SECTION 29

1, ethnocentric based on the attitude that ones group is superior

2, etiology causes of origins

3, etymology origin and history of a word

4, eugenics study of the factors that influence the hereditary

qualities of the human race

5, eulogy high praise; especially of a dead

6, euphemism use of agreeable or inoffensive language in place

of unpleasant or offensive language

7, euphoria a feeling of extreme happiness

8, euthanasia mercy killing

9, evince to show plainly; be an inclination of

10, evocative tending to call to mind or produce a reaction

SECTION 30

1, exacerbate to aggravate; make worse

2, exact to force the payment of; demand and obtain by

authority

3, exculpate to clear from blame; vindicate; exonerate

4, execrable detestable; abhorrent

5, exhort to urge by strong appeals

6, exigency crisis; urgent requirement

7, existential having to do with existence

8, exorcise to expel evil spirits; free from bad influencs

9, expatiate to speak or write at length

10, expatriate to send into exile

SECTION 31

1, expiate to atone for

2, explicate to explain; interpret; clarify

3, expository explanatory

4, extant in existence; not lost

5, extemporaneous unrehearsed

6, extirpate to root up; to destroy

7, extraneous not essential

8, extrapolation the act of estimating by projecting known information

9, extrinsic not inherent or essential

10, facetious humorous

 SECTION 32

1, facilitate to make less difficult

2,factotum a person who does all sorts of work

3, fallacious based on a false idea or fact; misleading

4, fallow uncultivated

5, fatuous foolishly self-satisfied

6, fauna animals of a period or region

7,fawning seeking favor by flattering

8, felicitous suitably expressed; appropriate; well-chosen

9, feral existing in a wild or untamed state

10, fervor warmth and intensity of emotion

SECTION 33

1, fetid having a bad smell

2, fetter to bind; confine

3, fiat arbitrary order; authorization

4, fidelity loyalty; exact correspondence

5, filibuster use of obstructive tactics in a legislature to block

Passage of law

6, finesse to handle with a deceptive or evasive strategy

7, fissure crevice
8, flag to drop; grow weak

9, fledgling beginner; novice

10, flora plants of a region or area

SECTION 34

1, florid ruddy; reddish; flowery

2, flourish an embellishment or ornamentation

3,flout to treat scornfully

4, flux flowing; a continuous moving

5, foment to incite; arouse

6, forbearance patience

7, forestall to prevent; delay

8, formidable menacing; threatening

9, forswear renounce; repudiate

10, founder to sink; fail; collapse

SECTION 35

1, fracas a loud quarrel; brawl

2, fractious quarrelsome; unruly; rebellious

3, fresco a painting done on plaster

4, frieze ornamental band on a wall

5, froward stubbornly contrary; obstinately disobedient

6, frugality thrift

7, fulminate to attack loudly

8, fulsome so excessive as to be disgusting

9, fusion union; synthesis

10, futile futile; ineffective; fruitless

SECTION 36

1, gainsay to deny; dispute

2, gambol frolic; leap playfully

3, garrulous very talkative; wordy

4, gauche coarse and uncouth; clumsy

5, geniality cheerfulness; kindness; sociability

6, gerrymander to divide an area into voting districts

7, glib fluent in an insincere way

8, goad to prod; urge on

9, gossamer sheer; light and delicate

10, gouge to tear out; scoop out; overcharged

SECTION 37

1, grandiloquent pompous; bombastic

2, gregarious sociable

3, grouse to complain
4, guileless free from deceit; artless

5, guise outward appearance; pretense

6, gullible easily deceived

7, gustatory affecting the sense of taste

8, halcyon calm and peaceful; pacific

9, hallowed holy; sacred

10, harangue long pompous speech; tirade

SECTION 38

1, harrowing extremely distressing; terrifying

2, herbivorous plant feeding animal

3, hermetic tightly sealed; magical

4, heterodox unorthodox; not widely accepted

5, hieroglyphics a system of writing in which pictorial symbols

represent meaning or sound

6, hirsute covered with hair

7, histrionic relating to exaggerated emotional behaviour

calculated for effect

8, homeostasis automatic maintenance by an organism of normal

temperature

9, homily sermon; tedious moralizing lecture

10, homogenous composed of identical parts

SECTION 39

1, hyperbole purposeful exaggeration for effects

2, iconoclastic attacking cherished traditions

3, idolatry idol worship

4, igneous produced by fire; volcanic

5, imbroglio complicated situation; an entanglement

6, immutable unchangeable

7, impair to damage; injure

8, impassive showing no emotion

9, impecunious poor; having no money

10, impede to hinder; block

SECTION 40

1, impermeable impossible to penetrate

2, imperturbable not easily disturbed

3, impervious impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected

4, impinge to strike; encroach

5, implacable inflexible; incapable of being pleased

6, implausible unlikely; unbelievable

7, implicit implied; understood but not stated

8, implode collapse inwardly

9, imprecation curse

10, impute to release to a particular cause or source

SECTION 41

1, inadvertently carelessly; unintentionally

2, incarnate having bodily form

3, inchoate imperfectly formed

4, incongruity state of not fitting

5, inconsequential insignificant; unimportant

6, incorporate introduce something into another

7, incursion sudden invasion

8, indeterminate uncertain; indefinite

9, indigence poverty

10, indolent habitually lazy; idle

SECTION 42

1, ineluctable not to be avoided or escaped

2, inert unable to move

3, ingenuous naive and trusting ; lacking sophistication

4, inherent firmly established by nature or habit

5, innocuous harmless

6, insensible unconscious; unresponsive

7, insinuate to suggest; say indirectly; imply

8, insipid lacking in flavour; dull

9, insouciant indifferent; lacking concern or care

10, insularity narrow-minded; isolation

SECTION 43

1, insuperable insurmountable; unconquerable

2, intangible not material

3, interdict to forbid; prohibit; to confront and halt

4, internecine deadly to both sides

5, interpolate to insert; change by adding new words or material

6, interregnum interval between reigns; gap in continuity

7, intimate marked by close acquaintance

8, intractable not easily managed

9, intransigence stubbornness; refusal to compromise

10, introspective contemplating ones own thoughts and feelings

SECTION 44

1, inundate to cover with water; overwhelm

2, inured hardened; accustomed; used to

3, invective verbal abuse

4, inveigh to disapprove; protest vehemently

5, inveigle to win over by flattery or coaxing

6, inveterate confirmed; long-standing; deeply rooted

7, invidious likely to provoke ill will; offensive

8, irascible easily angered or irritated

9, irresolute unsure of how to act; weak

10, itinerant wandering from place to place; unsettled

SECTION 45

1, itinerary route of a travelers journey

2, jaundiced having a yellow discoloration of the skin; affected

By envy; resentment or hostility

3, jibe to be in agreement

4, jocose fond of joking; jocular; playful

5, juggernaut huge force destroying everything in its path

6, junta group of people united in political intrigue

7, juxtapose place side by side

8, kudos fame; glory; honour

9, labile likely to change

10, laconic using few words

SECTION 46

1, lambaste to thrash verbally or physically

2, lascivious lustful

3, lassitude lethargy; sluggishness

4, latent potential; present but not hidden

5, laud to praise

6, lethargic inactive

7, levee an embankment that prevents a river from flowing

8, levity light manner or attitude

9, liberal tolerant; broad minded; generous; lavish

10, libertine one without moral restraint

SECTION 47

1, libido sexual desire

2, lilliputian extremely small

3, limn to draw; describe

4, limpid clear; transparent

5, linguistic pertaining to language

6, litany lengthy recitation; repetitive chant

7, literati scholarly or learned person; sage

8, litigation legal proceedings

9, log record of a voyage; record of daily activities

10, loquacious talkative

SECTION 48
1, lucid bright; clear; intelligible

2, lucre money or profits

3, luminous bright; brilliant; glowing

4, lustrous shining

5, machiavellian crafty; double dealing

6, machinations plots or schemes

7, maelstrom whirlpool; turmoil

8, magnanimity generosity; nobility

9, malign to speak evil of

10, malinger to feign illness to escape duty

SECTION 49

1, malleable capable of being shaped; impressionable

2, maverick dissenter

3, megalomania delusions of power or importance

4, menagerie a variety of animals kept together

5, mendacious dishonest

6, mendicant beggar

7, meretricious gaudy; plausible but false; specious

8, mesmerize to hypnotize

9, metamorphosis change; transformation

10, metaphysics a branch of philosophy that investigates

 The ultimate nature or reality

SECTION 50

1, meteorological concerned with the weather

2, meticulous very careful; fastidious

3, mettle courage; endurance

4, mettlesome full of courage and fortitude; spirited

5, microcosm a small system having analogies to a higher

System; small world

6, militate to work against

7, minatory menacing; threatening

8, minuscule very small

9, minutia petty details

10, misanthrope one who hates humanity

SECTION 51

1, miscellany mixture of writings on various issues

2, miscreant criminal

3, misogynist one who hates women

4, mitigate to cause to become less harsh

5, monolithic solid and uniform

6, mnemonic related to memory; assisting memory

7, modicum limited in quantity

8, mollify to soothe

9, morose ill-humored

10, motley many colored; made up of many parts

SECTION 52

1, multifarious diverse

2, mundane concerned with the ordinary; worldly

3, necromancy black magic

4, negate to cancel out; nullify

5, neologism new word or expression

6, neophyte novice; beginner

7, nexus a center; a means of connection

8, nonplussed bewildered

9, nostalgia sentimental longing for a past time

10, nostrum medicine or remedy of doubtful effectiveness

SECTION 53

1, nugatory invalid; strifling

2, obdurate stubborn

3, obsequious overly submissive

4, obsequy funeral ceremony

5, obviate to make unnecessary

6, occlude to shut; block

7, occult relating to practices connected with supernatural

phenomena

8, odyssey a long adventurous voyage; a quest

9, officious too helpful; meddlesome

10, olfactory concerning the sense of smell

SECTION 54

1, oligarchy power to a few

2, onerous burdensome

3, onomatopoeia formation of words by sounds

4, opprobrium disgrace; contempt

5, ornithologist scientist who studies birds

6, oscillate to move back and forth

7, ostentatious showy; trying to attract attention

8, overweening presumptuous; arrogant

9, paean song of joy or triumph

10, paleontology study of past geological eras through fossil remains

SECTION 55

1, pallid lacking colour or liveliness

2, panegyric elaborate praise; formal hymn of praise

3, paragon model of excellence or perfection

4, partisan committed to a party; one sided

5, pathological departing from normal condition

6, patois a regional dialect

7, paucity scarcity; dearth

8, pedantic showing off learning

9, pellucid easily understood; transparent

10, penchant inclination

SECTION 56

1, penury extreme poverty

2, peregrination a wandering from place to place

3, perennial present throughout the year

4, peremptory imperative; leaving no choice

5, perfidious faithless; disloyal untrustworthy

6, perfunctory superficial; not thorough

7, perigee point in an orbit closest to the sun

8, permeable penetrable

9, perturb to disturb greatly

10, pervasive spread throughout every part

 SECTION 57

1, petulant rude; boorish; peevish

2, phlegmatic calm in temperament

3, phoenix mythical immortal bird that lives for 500years

4, physiognomy facial structure

5, piety devoutness

6, piquant appealingly stimulating; pleasantly pungent

7, pique stir

8, placate to lessen anothers anger

9, placid calm

10, plaintive melancholy; mournful

SECTION 58

1, plasticity condition of being able to be shaped

2, platitude stale; overused expression

3, platonic spiritual; without sensual desire

4, plethora excess; overabundance

5, plumb to determine the depth; to examine deeply

6, plummet to fall; plunge

7, plutocracy society ruled by the wealthy

8, porous full of holes

9, poseur person who affects an attitude

10, pragmatic practical

SECTION 59

1, prate to talk idly; chatter

2, prattle meaningless, foolish talk

3, preamble preliminary statement

4, precarious uncertain

5, precept principle; law

6, precipitate -v to cause to happen

7, precipitate adj rash; hasty; sudden

8, precursor forerunner; predecessor

9, preempt to supersede; appropriate for oneself

10, prehensile capable of grasping

SECTION 60

1, premonition forewarning; presentiment

2, presage to foretell; indicate in advance

3, presumptuous rude; improperly bold

4, preternatural beyond the normal course of nature

5, prevaricate to quibble

6, primordial original; existing from the beginning

7, pristine untouched; uncorrupted

8, probity honesty; high-mindedness

9, problematic posing a problem; doubtful; unsettled

10, prodigal wasteful; extravagant; lavish

SECTION 61

1, profound deep; not superficial

2, prohibitive preventing; forbidding

3, proliferate to increase rapidly

4, propensity inclination; tendency

5, propitiate to win over; appease

6, propriety correct conduct; fitness

7, proscribe to condemn; forbid; outlaw

8, provident providing for future needs; frugal

9, puissant powerful

10, punctilious careful in observing rules or behaviour

SECTION 62

1, pungent strong and sharp in smell or taste

2, purport to profess; suppose; claim

3, pusillanimous cowardly

4, quagmire marsh; difficult situation

5, quail to cower; lose heart

6, qualified limited; restricted

7, qualm sudden feeling of faintness or nausea

8,query to question

9, quibble to argue over insignificant and irrelevant details

10, quiescent inactive; still

SECTION 63

1, quorum a number of members necessary to conduct a meeting

2, raconteur witty, skillful story teller

3, rail to scold with bitter or abusive language

4, raiment clothing

5, ramification implication

6, rarefied refined

7, rationale fundamental reason

8, rebus puzzle in which pictures or symbols represent words

9, recalcitrant resisting authority or control

10, recant to retract a statement or opinion

SECTION 64

1, recluse person who lives in seclusion

2, recondite abstruse; profound

3, redoubtable formidable; arousing fear; worthy of respect

4, refractory resisting ordinary methods of treatment; unmanageable;

5, refulgent brightly shinning; resplendent; lustrous

6, refute to disprove; contradict

7, regale to entertain

8, relegate to consign to an inferior or lower position

9, remonstrate to object or protest

10, renege to go back in ones word

SECTION 65

1, reparation amends; compensation

2, repine fret; complain

3, reprise repetition, esp of a piece of music

4, reproach to find fault with; blame

5, reprobate morally unprincipled person

6,repudiate to reject as having no authority

7, rescind to cancel

8, resolution determination; resolve

9, resolve determination; firmness of purpose

10, reticent not speaking freely; reserved; terse

SECTION 66
1, reverent expressing deep respect; worshipful

2, riposte a retaliatory action or report

3, rococo excessively ornate

4, rubric title or heading

5, rue to regret

6, ruse trick; crafty stratagem; subterfuge

7, sage wise

8, salacious lascivious; lustful

9, salubrious healthful

10, salutary expecting an improvement; favorable to health

SECTION 67

1, sanction to approve; ratify; permit

2, sardonic cynical; scornfully mocking

3, sartorial pertaining to tailors

4, satiate to satisfy

5, saturate to soak thoroughly; imbue throghout

6, saturnine gloomy

7, satyr a creature that is half man

8, savour to enjoy; have a distinctive flavour or smell

9, schematic relating to or in the form of an outline or diagram

10, secrete produce and release substance into orgasm

 SECTION 68

1, sedition behaviour prompting rebellion

2, sedulous diligent

3, seismic relating to earthquakes; earth shaking

4, sensual gratifying the physical senses, esp sexual appetites

5, sensuous operating through the senses

6, sentient aware; conscious; able to to perceive

7,servile submissive; obedient

8, sextant navigation tool that determines latitude and longitude

9, shard a piece of broken glass or pottery

10, sidereal relating to the stars

SECTION 69

1, simian apelike; relating top apes

2, simile comparison of one thing with another

3, sinecure well paying job that requires little or no work

4, singular unique; extraordinary; odd

5, sinuous winding; intricate; complex

6, skeptic one who doubts

7, sobriety seriousness

8, sodden thoroughly soaked; saturated

9, solicitous concerned; attentive; eager

10, soliloquy literary speech by one character

SECTION 70

1, solvent able to met financial obligations

2, somatic relating to or affecting the body; corporeal

3, soporific sleep producing

4, sordid filthy; contemptible and corrupt

5, specious seeming to be logical and sound but not so

6, spectrum a broad range of related ideas or subjects; band of

Colours produced when light passes through a prism

7, spendthrift person who spends money recklessly

8, sporadic irregular

9, squalor filthy; wretched condition

10, staccato marked by abrupt clear-cut sounds

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1, stanch to stop or check the flow of

2, stentorian extremely loud

3, stigma mark of disgrace or inferiority

4, stint to be sparing; a period of time spent doing something

5, stipulate to specify as an essential condition

6, stolid having or showing little emotion

7, stratified arranged in layers

8, striated marked with thin, narrow grooves or channels

9, stricture something that restrains; negative criticism

10, strident loud; harsh; unpleasantly noisy

SECTION 72

1, strut to swagger; display to impress others

2, stultify to impair or reduce to uselessness

3, stupefy to dull the sense of; stun; astonish

4, stygian dark and gloomy; hellish

5, subpoena notice ordering someone to appear in court

6, subside to settle down; grow quiet

7, substantiate to support with proof or evidence

8, substantive essential; pertaining to the substance

9, subsume to include; incorporate

10, subversive intended to undermine or overthrow

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1, succor relief; help in time of distress or want

2, suffrage the right to vote

3, sundry various
4, supersede to replace, esp to displace as inferior or antiquated

5, supine lying on the back; marked by lethargy

6, supplant to replace; substitute

7, suppliant beseeching

8, supplicant one who asks humbly and earnestly

9, supposition the act of assuming to be true or real

10, syllogism a form of deductive reasoning that has a premise

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1, sylvan related to the woods or forest

2, tacit silently understood; implied

3, talisman charm to bring good luck and avert misfortune

4, tangential peripheral; digressing

5, tautology unnecessary repitition

6, taxonomy science of classification

7, tenet belief; doctrine

8, tenuous weak; insubstantial

9, terrestrial earthly; common place

10, theocracy government by priests

SECTION 75

1, thespian an actor or actress

2, timbre the characteristic quality of a sound produced by a

 Particular instrument or voice

3, tirade long, violent speech; verbal assault

4, toady flatter; hanger-on; yes-man

5, tome book, usually large and academic

6, torpor lethargic; dormancy; sluggishness

7, torque a turning or twisting force; the moment of a force

8, tortuous having many twists and turns; highly complex

9, tout to promote or praise energetically

10, tractable obedient; yielding

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1, transgression act of trespassing or violating a law or rule

2, transient temporary

3, translucent partially transparent

4, travail arduous work; tribulation; anguish

5, travesty parody; exaggerated imitation; caricature

6, treatise article treating a subject systematically

7, tremulous trembling; quivering; frugal; timid

8, trepidation fear and anxiety

9, truculence aggressiveness; anxiety

10, tryst agreement between lovers to meet

 SECTION 77

1, tumid swollen; distended

2, turbid muddy; opaque; in a state of great confusion

3, turgid swollen; bloated; pompous

4, tutelary serving as a guardian or protector

5, uncanny mysterious; strange

6, undulating moving in waves

7, unfeigned not false; not made up; genuine

8, untenable indefensible

9, untoward not favorable; troublesome

10, usury practice of lending money at exorbitant rates

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1, vacillate to waver; oscillate

2, vacuous empty; void lacking intelligence

3, valedictory pertaining to farewell

4, vapid tasteless

5, variegated varied; marked with different colours

6, vaunt to boast; brag

7, venal bribable; mercenary corruptible

8, vendetta prolonged feud marked by bitter hostility

9, venerate to adore; honour; respect

10, veracious truthful; accurate

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1, verbose wordy

2, vertigo dizziness

3, vexation irritation; annoyance; confuse; puzzlement

4, viable practicable; capable of developing

5, vindictive spiteful; vengeful; unforgiving

6, virtuoso someone with masterly skills;expert musician

7, visage countenance; appearance; aspect

8, viscous thick, syrupy, and sticky

9, vitiate to impair the quality of; corrupt

10, vituperative using or containing harsh abusive censure

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1, vivisection dissection, surgery, on living animals

2, vogue prevailing fashion or practice

3, volatile tending to vary frequently; fickle; capricious

4, vortex whirlpool; whirlwind; center of turbulence

5, warranted justified

6, wary careful; cautious

7, welter to wallow or roll; toss about

8, whimsical fanciful; unpredictable

9, wistful vaguely longing

10, zealot one who is fanatically devoted to a cause